In Watt Kirk's live - stream room, Watt Kirk, with an e - cigarette in his mouth, was puffing out clouds of vapor in front of the screen.
If it were any other streamer doing this, they would definitely be blocked by the platform's supervisors immediately.
But Watt Kirk was one of the shareholders of Meow Live. Which supervisor would dare to discipline him?
He generously showed the interface where his ranking on the wealth list had soared to second place to the viewers in the live - stream room.
[Wealth: 20,000,000, Ranking: 2]
The two - million wealth value was recharged right in front of the live - stream viewers.
There was no trickery involved. So, apart from countless "Like"s in the comments, the viewers were frantically praising Watt Kirk.
Watt Kirk sneered mockingly, "I've recharged the money. It's been so long. Now it seems some people have made up their minds to pretend to be dead. Guys, tell me what we should do about this?"
The enthusiastic viewers quickly posted their opinions in the comments.
"Let the official come out and apologize!"
"This is obviously a game shill. Now the official is pretending to be dead. They're probably having an emergency meeting overnight to figure out how to apologize."
"Haha, I get it. It must be the 'temporary worker' excuse again."
"I'm just waiting for the gem compensation now. It'd be great if they could also reward a few sets of rare furniture. Hehe."
"Shill, come out and apologize! Official, come out and apologize!"
"Warning: I'll quit the game!"
"..."
Looking at the comments, Watt Kirk was secretly delighted. The popularity of the live - stream room had soared to over ten million.
Moreover, in just a few hours, this incident had made it into the top ten on the hot search list.
He believed it wouldn't be a problem to reach the top three.
This time, not only had he gained a lot of face and a huge increase in fans, but Meow Live had also reaped a large amount of traffic.
It could be said that the two - million recharge this time had brought him hidden benefits far beyond the gifts in the live - stream room.
In the internet age, traffic is king. To hell with Sweet Home and that so - called tycoon. They'll all be my stepping stones!
Watt Kirk had successfully pulled off another hype and was in an extremely good mood.
He struck while the iron was hot and said, "Guys, don't worry. I'll definitely see this through to the end. If the official doesn't give us an explanation, I'll lead you all to quit this game. This lousy game isn't worth playing..."
"Brother Watt , Brother Watt !"
Just as Watt Kirk was getting carried away, his assistant, who had been looking down and operating the account, suddenly looked up and interrupted him.
"Can't you see I'm talking to the guys?" Watt Kirk said impatiently.
The assistant pointed at the screen with a trembling hand and said, "Brother Watt , that tycoon just recharged again."
"So what if he recharged..." His voice got stuck in his throat. After a moment, he asked, "How much did he recharge?"
The assistant shook his head. "I don't know, but his total wealth is 20,000,001, just exceeding ours and knocking us down a rank."
As soon as these words were spoken, Watt Kirk's face flushed slightly, and a distinct look of anger gradually appeared.
The wealth value was only one dollar more than his.
This was a blatant provocation! Having been flattered by countless people since childhood, how could he stand such an insult?
"Damn it..." He instinctively wanted to swear, but finally managed to suppress his anger. Don't get angry. If I get angry now, I'll lose! He thought to himself and also glanced at the comments.
Sure enough, the mood in the live - stream room changed as quickly as a weather vane.
The onlookers who were bashing the official and Lincoln just a second ago had changed their tune.
"Damn, this tycoon is really getting into it. He's going head - to - head with Watt Kirk?"
"Insane! This is getting more and more confusing."
"Guys, there's nothing confusing about it. Since this tycoon dares to go against Young Master Chang, he definitely isn't a shill hired by the official."
"Right. With things having escalated to this point, if the official were behind it, they wouldn't be fanning the flames. After all, this kind of thing can't stand scrutiny."
"Young Master Watt has kicked a hornet's nest this time. This guy recharged twenty million in just two days."
"I was going to say earlier that there's no evidence that he's a shill. It's all just based on Watt Kirk's words. Now, the real person has come out to slap him in the face. So funny."
"..."
Seeing these fickle comments, Watt Kirk almost lost his temper again. But he also understood that public opinion on the internet was like this, changing in an instant.
Watt Kirk controlled his emotions and gave a wink to his assistant beside him.
The latter immediately understood and said, "what's so great about recharging twenty million in two days? Our Brother Watt recharged twenty million in just two hours and is still so humble and low - key."
"Moreover, we're not even sure if this guy is a shill. Maybe the official is pulling the strings behind the scenes."
As soon as these words were spoken, some of the viewers in the live - stream room agreed.
Seeing this, Watt Kirk also said, "Humph, I don't care who this guy is. How dare he challenge me?
"Fine, since he wants to play, I'll play with him to the end. ALe..."
The assistant immediately responded.
Watt Kirk took a puff of his e - cigarette and, while puffing out the vapor, said, "Recharge another ten million for me. I want to see how long he can keep up."
As soon as these words were spoken, the viewers in the live - stream room were shocked again.
They knew that Watt Kirk had recharged twenty million in just over two hours.
They thought that would be the end of it, but unexpectedly, he was going to recharge again, and he was talking about ten million so casually.
Many viewers who were about to leave after watching the show suddenly became interested again.
With Watt Kirk's approval, the assistant, with an excited face, operated the account and carefully started typing the numbers into the recharge column. Seven zeros - another ten million!
[Ding! Congratulations to player "I Dominate All" for successfully recharging 10,000,000 gems.]
[Ding! Congratulations to player "I Dominate All" for rising in the wealth ranking. Current ranking: 2]
Looking at the system prompts, although the viewers weren't as excited as the first time, they still gave Watt Kirk enough face, and the screen was filled with "Like"s again.
Looking at the screen full of praise, Watt Kirk wasn't in a very good mood. What could have been solved with twenty million now cost him another ten million.
And the tide had turned. Many people had started to suspect that [I'm a big tycoon] wasn't a shill hired by the official.
In this way, the basis of his initial claim no longer held. Even if this incident got out, people would just laugh at him for being a fool with too much money.
But even though he understood this, at this point, Watt Kirk couldn't back down.
Once he did, the rich - second - generation persona he had built up over the years would collapse in an instant, and he would become a complete laughingstock.
Watt Kirk stared intently at the phone interface.
For a long time, there was no change in the wealth ranking. [I'm a big tycoon] was stuck in third place and seemed not to be moving.
He let out a long sigh of relief. Thirty million was still within the acceptable range...
"Watt , Brother Watt ..." The assistant's voice trembled as he slowly turned his head.
Watt Kirk's heart skipped a beat.
He quickly looked at the ranking list. Sure enough, [I'm a big tycoon], who was just in third place, had suddenly jumped to second place, and the wealth value was exactly 30,000,001.
Watt Kirk's face turned as black as coal.
"This guy..."
"He's definitely doing this on purpose!!!"