Even though the faint fragrance from the young girl beside him made his face redden slightly.
"Itās almost your turn. How are you feeling now?" Yin Yin continued, asking in an easy-going manner.
"Nervous, excited, thrilled..." Zhao Fan replied.
"Do you have anything to say about the Heart of Dream Experience Hall, jointly established by Pingyun and Heart of Myriad Spirits?"
"I just want to thank Pingyun Group and Heart of Myriad Spirits for giving me this opportunity..."
The younger brother behind him finally couldnāt stand it. "Dude, stop with the thank yous! Itās your turn..."
Zhao Fan shot the guy a glare, then looked expectantly at Yin Yin, who had also fallen silent.
"Goddess Yin Yin, may I take a photo with you?"
"Of course! And perfect timing, Iām about to go inside the Experience Hall to live stream. Letās go together."
At these words, while the younger brother behind him looked a bit resentful, Zhao Fan, his eyes shining with pleasant surprise, walked over to the counter.
The Experience Hall was quite spacious, decorated in a mechanical, sci-fi style. To one side were public rest areas with various snacks and refreshments.
As the two of them approached the counter, a voice called out, "Please wait a moment. You can begin your experience after the current participants have left. Also, miss, you cannot enter ahead of others without queuing. Of course, if youāre just here to rest for a while, thatās perfectly fine. We offer complimentary tea and beverages."
Zhao Fan looked behind the counter and saw three figures there.
Two young women with professional smiles stood there, issuing the reminder; he recognized them as the ones he had seen from afar. The third was a young man sitting further inside, playing on his phone. Being seated behind the counter, he was indeed hard to spot from a distance.
Hearing someone approach, the young man glanced up. When he saw Goddess Yin Yin beside Zhao Fan, his eyes widened in astonishment. "Yin Yin?"
The goddess looked at the man before her, momentarily stunned. She opened her mouth. "Li Shu? What are you doing here? Werenāt you..."
What Li Shu "wasnāt," Zhao Fan had no idea. But judging by the look of things, this guy seemed to know the goddess?
Zhao Fan eyed him warily.
Li Shu, however, didnāt seem to mind Zhao Fanās scrutiny. "They were a bit short-staffed for the opening, so I came to help out. Yinās school belle, long time no see! You seem to be doing well since graduation."
So they were classmates?
Zhao Fan realized.
"Iāve been well, haha." Yin Yin chuckled. "I heard from other classmates that you passed the Breeder examination. Congratulations, thatās remarkable! I might have to rely on you for help in the future."
"Oh, not at all. My skills are pretty basic; itās just that Bro Ping sees something in me."
"Haha, since when were you so modest?"
This guy was actually a Breeder?
Zhao Fan felt a pang of envy mixed with a sense of inferiority. He knew that online, among the keyboard warriors, Breedersāwhether Low-level or Intermediate Levelāwere often dismissed as insignificant or even called Vampires. Yet, possessing such a status and certificate signified entry into a completely different world. Especially since this guy was so young.
Truly, the world of a goddess was beyond his reach... But then again, who was this Bro Ping that Li Shu kept mentioning every other sentence?
Zhao Fan didnāt get a chance to find out. Just then, a spot opened up. The receptionist handed Zhao Fan a sensor, and he was led by another staff member into the designated experience room.
Watching Zhao Fanās retreating figure, Li Shu finally smiled and remarked, "Well, well, Yinās school belle has so many fans now. Looks like youāre on your way to becoming a big star..."
"Iām just a minor internet celebrity; I wouldnāt call myself a big star. Besides," Yin Yin gestured with the camera in her hand, "Iām live streaming right now. If you say that, my viewers will probably laugh themselves silly." She was, however, very careful; aside from Zhao Fan earlier, Li Shu was kept out of the cameraās view the entire time. Yin Yin was very discreet about certain things.
Because of this, many bullet comments in the live stream started responding to the new voice that had appeared off-camera:
"Yin Yin is the biggest star!"
"Oh no, has our Yin Yin been tricked? Didnāt she just graduate? How can her classmate already be a Breeder? Thatās got to be nonsense, right?"
"Even if he is, heās probably just a Low-level Breeder. Nothing to get cocky about."
Li Shu, however, hadnāt given it that much thought. "How is that not being a big star? Every time I watch your live stream, you have over a million concurrent viewers. Even some actual celebrities donāt get that many when they stream."
A smile played on Yin Yinās lips. "You actually have time to watch my live streams?"
"Of course! I even learned some monster-grinding techniques in Heart of Dreams from your streams. Iām telling you, even Bro Ping has to admit youāre better in that department."
Yin Yinās eyes lit up. "He plays too?"
Li Shu glanced at the camera and nodded with a smile, but he didnāt elaborate further on the topic. "So, youāre here today doing an outdoor live stream of our place? You should come by and hang out more often when you have time."
"Haha, with you saying that, I can relax. As long as I donāt get kicked out, Iāll be fine."
"Donāt worry," Li Shu said, patting his chest reassuringly. "I canāt speak for other places, but here and within Heart of Myriad Spirits, as long as you donāt try to enter someoneās private room or Bro Pingās lab, you can go wherever you please. You havenāt been before, have you? You should check out Heart of Phoenix; itās truly spectacular."
"Really?"
Clearly, while Yin Yin was enjoying her chat with Li Shu, some viewers in the live stream were getting impatient:
"Yin Yin, stop chatting! Itās rare for you to do an outdoor stream. Hurry up and show us what this Heart of Dream Experience Hall looks like! Iām already planning a trip to Linzhou just to visit this place..."