âThe owner of your local joint and some celebrity you see on TV are on completely different levels.
âWhat do you mean? I think sheâs stronger. The people talking like that in Jiang Jiujiuâs thread are obviously just her fans! Look at the screenshots Xiong Xin posted. A lot of those supportive messages were from his friends, werenât they?
He already comes from a privileged background. How can you count a few words of encouragement from his friends?
âSo now itâs a crime to come from a good family? Is support from friends not real support?
âYou know exactly what I mean.
âOf course I know. You think Jiang Jiujiu is better than Xiong Xin, and I just canât agree with that. How can you compare a mecha pilot to a cook?
â?? Donât you think the very fact that a cook can compete on the same stage as a mecha pilot makes her extraordinarily talented?
Sheâs even stronger than a mecha pilot like Xiong Xin. Itâs a niche field, so her audience is naturally smaller. That just makes her accomplishments more impressive.
âI donât. Theyâre not in the same league. You canât compare them.
âWell, Jiang Jiujiu is also a Spirit Healing Master!
âWho knows if thatâs true? Sheâs not certified. At her age, if she really were a Spirit Healing Master, she should be in school, not out here enjoying all this hype.
âWhatâs with that tone??? What do you mean, "at her age enjoying all this hype"? Arenât Xiong Xin, and that Posena you were hyping up before, both young students who livestream on the side?
âItâs not the same dimension. You canât compare them.
Thus spoke the slightly older, extremely stubborn user.
âFine, fine, fine, I get it. Youâre just a hypocrite with double standards.
The two of them kept arguing. As the argument dragged on, it was nearly four-thirty. Just as the younger user was about to give up, a wave of new people suddenly flooded their argument thread, frantically tagging everyone.
[@OP @TheRealist Stop arguing! You guys just get internet in Meteorite Village or something?! Drop the debate, Jiang Jiujiuâs fans are for real more incredible than Xiong Xinâs!]
[@TheRealist Stop doubting it! She really is a Spirit Healing Master!]
[@OP @TheRealist Jiang Jiujiu started her stream, and my god... sheâs incredible. I took a look around and realized everything we saw in that topic today was just the tip of the iceberg.]
Summoned by a torrent of tags, the OP finally returned, only to find everyone speaking in a language he couldnât understand.
OP: ??
OP: What Spirit Healing Master? What do you mean sheâs live? I thought the PK match hadnât started yet?
[@OP It hasnât, but... ugh, itâs hard to explain in just a few words. Go to her livestream, then check the trending topics, and youâll get it! Sheâs seriously incredible!!!]
Just as this user finished speaking, another person suddenly popped up and tagged them.
[Stop with the exposition! Holy crap, come look! Come look! Our little boss is going off, holy crapâ]
[!!!!]
Their excitement was palpable.
Seeing all this, the OPâs curiosity got the better of him. He navigated to the Federationâs streaming platform and clicked on Jiang Jiujiuâs channel.
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A young woman with her hair tied back, revealing a smooth forehead, faced the camera. Her almond-shaped eyes were a soft brown, and the corners of her eyes and brows held a natural, smiling curve.
"Welcome, everyone, to my stream! And no, no, todayâs PK match hasnât started, and the time hasnât been moved up or anything."
"Iâm not starting the cooking early, either. This is just a little bonus stream for everyone."
Jiang Qiuqiu waved at the camera. "Itâs almost the New Year, and after the annual gala, Iâm going to apply to host a communal New Yearâs Eve dinner."
"Hm... whatâs a New Yearâs Eve dinner? Thatâs the meal we eat on the night of December 30th."
The meal on the eve of the New Year is called the New Yearâs Eve dinner.
[No, no, no, Juju, I think you misunderstood me! I wasnât asking what a New Yearâs Eve dinner is! Geez, who cares about that! I just want to knowâhow much food will there be? How many dishes? Itâs communal? How do we get in?]
This fan spoke for everyone.
"The New Yearâs Eve dinner is still in the planning stages right now. It will be communal, and Iâll apply to use a holographic hall. The food will be unlimited, and Iâm planning on preparing about eighteen dishes."
"The menu isnât set yet, but it should include things like braised âguguâ meat, braised fish, pork knuckle, roasted fowl..."
Jiang Qiuqiu rattled off a whole list of other dishes.
[Okay, okay, okay! You can stop now!]
[Just tell me right now, this instant, how to sign up for this event, how do I get in on this New Yearâs Eve dinner?! My mouth is already watering uncontrollably!]
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The crowdâs enthusiasm for the event was explosive enough to blow the roof off.