Chapter 23:
"System, open the shop," Tang Yu said silently in his mind.
As soon as the words fell, a mall panel immediately appeared in his mind.
All the characters inside were lit up.
There were so many characters that Tang Yu scrolled for a long time without finding the one he wanted.
Finally, he simply communicated with the system: "Search for Silver Wolf."
{Ding: Target locked on Silver Wolf for host.}
Seeing Silver Wolf, Tang Yu was extremely excited.
Hu Tao had retained her ghost-exorcising abilities after coming to this world, so Silver Wolf must have kept her terrifyingly powerful hacking skills too.
"Purchase," Tang Yu commanded mentally.
{Ding: Purchase successful. System is delivering. Please wait patiently, host.}
After finishing this, Tang Yu looked toward the camera.
Only then did he realize his popularity had dropped by more than 50,000 again. To win back the viewers, he put on a mysterious expression and said to the audience: "Family, you all say the Panda Burning Incense virus is unbeatable, but I have a friend who can write code to crack it with just a wave of her hand. Do you believe me?"
As soon as he said this, the viewers' interest was instantly piqued.
After all, even Alibaba—the top internet company in China run by Ma Yun— couldn't crack Panda Burning Incense in a short time.
You're saying your friend can? Isn't that just bragging?
{Host, your popularity is dropping—you can't just brag like this! Keep it up and we're leaving too.} {Exactly! We kinda like you, but if you keep saying unrealistic stuff, we're unfollowing.} {Just because Hu Tao follows you doesn't mean you can disgust us.}
Immediately, many viewers started spamming skeptical comments.
Tang Yu gave a crooked smile. He understood why they didn't believe him.
After all, this world didn't have Honkai: Star Rail—they naturally had no idea how terrifying Silver Wolf was.
Ding-dong—
Right at that moment, the doorbell of Tang Yu's room rang.
This caught him a little off guard.
The system's delivery speed was surprisingly fast!
He went to open the door. It was the same delivery guy as before.
After signing, Tang Yu dragged the long box inside.
This stunned the viewers!
Especially his old fans—the moment they saw the box, they immediately got excited.
{WTF! Host still remembers he's an unboxing streamer!} {Haha! What's in the box this time? Kinda looking forward to it.} {Last time it was Hu Tao—will it be another 2D beautiful girl this time?} {Excited +1, excited +1, hahaha!} {...}
The previously quiet barrage suddenly boiled over the moment they saw the box.
And the popularity value immediately shot up by 50,000 again.
Tang Yu grinned mischievously. He decided to tease them a bit: "You guys didn't believe me earlier, right?"
{Don't believe! Don't believe!} {Don't believe!! Don't believe!}
The viewers' responses were surprisingly unified.
This was exactly the effect Tang Yu wanted. He dragged out his voice: "Then what if my friend really can solve the Panda Burning Incense virus?"
{Then we'll apologize and spam you with gifts!} {Exactly! Host, your friend isn't inside the box, right?} {Host, hurry up and unbox—stop teasing!} {...}
Unable to hold back their curiosity, the viewers urged Tang Yu nonstop.
Tang Yu stopped dragging it out. He took a pair of scissors from the cabinet and cut open the outer packaging of the box.
Then, he swiftly lifted the lid.
What came into view was a silver-haired girl wearing silver clothing and sunglasses on her head.
She was about the same height as Hu Tao, but thanks to her high boots, her legs looked much longer and more slender.
It was none other than Silver Wolf herself.
Gulp.
The moment Tang Yu saw Silver Wolf, his eyes lit up.
Beautiful! Too beautiful!
He originally thought Hu Tao was already the ceiling of cuteness, but now it seemed Silver Wolf was in no way inferior.
The viewers were even more shocked than Tang Yu.
Their astonishment far exceeded his— after all, Tang Yu had at least been mentally prepared. The audience, on the other hand, was completely unboxing blind.
{WTF! What a cute girl! Those legs are way too long and perfect!} {2D really is the best. Never seen this character before—is she another original from the host?} {Host, you're insane. Where do you find these girls to cosplay? Each one is so adorable.} {WTF! I want to be Silver Wolf's dog!} {Upstairs, didn't you say a few days ago you'd be Hu Tao's dog? Why the switch?} {Switch my ass—I've always been a dog!} {Get lost! I'm the real dog! I'm their dog—specializing in eating their sh*t.} {...}
The moment Silver Wolf appeared, the chat immediately erupted into arguments.
And the reason for the fight was hilariously absurd— they were all fighting over who got to be the "dog that eats sh*t"!
As for Silver Wolf herself, right now she was completely dazed.
She remembered being attacked by dark matter on the Astral Express, then passing out. When she opened her eyes again, she was lying in this strange place.
Seeing Tang Yu staring at her so blatantly, she instinctively pressed her legs together. "You… who are you?"
Silver Wolf's voice carried confusion mixed with faint anger. Deep in her eyes, strong wariness flashed.
"Hello, my name is Tang Yu." Tang Yu gave a warm smile. He also realized he'd been too forward.
To quickly salvage his image in Silver Wolf's mind, he extended his hand toward her: "Welcome to Blue Star."
Blue Star? The term was completely unfamiliar to Silver Wolf.
"Hello, I'm Silver Wolf." Silver Wolf didn't take Tang Yu's hand. Instead, she supported herself and stood up.
{WTF! There's even plot—they're pretending not to know each other! LOL!} {Host said your friend could crack Panda Burning Incense—hurry up and show us!} {Her name's Silver Wolf, and she's so cute—how could she possibly be a hacker?!} {Exactly! Host is bragging, but his friend really is adorable. I forgive the host.} {....}
After standing up, Silver Wolf stared at Tang Yu's phone. A trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"This is an electronic device… looks like the tech in your world is pretty decent."
"It is!"
"Do you want to learn about this world?"
Tang Yu looked at Silver Wolf and curled his lips into a grin.
Hearing this, Silver Wolf immediately nodded.
"Here." Tang Yu took out a spare phone from the cabinet and handed it to her.
She didn't stand on ceremony and took it directly.
After that, Tang Yu didn't speak, and Silver Wolf didn't ask questions.
She skillfully operated the phone. Half an hour later, all the confusion in her eyes had disappeared.
Through searching, she had gained a rough understanding of this world.
At that moment, the system's voice sounded in Tang Yu's mind.
Choice 1: Invite Silver Wolf to crack the Panda Burning Incense virus. Reward: Hacker Skill LV9.
Choice 2: Ignore the virus and treat Silver Wolf to a meal. Reward: Never-Fat Physique.
Choice 3: Slack off and do nothing. Reward: Slacker Medal.
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