Noob Player

After taking a shower and dinner, Shen was chilling on his comfy couch. He turned on his tv that broadcasted about the Tribe Online. The channel was documenting one of the pro players' gameplay. One of the benefits of being a pro player was getting a contract from the tv and having your gameplay broadcasted.

Of course, the pro player was just showing the general stuff like tips and tricks to level up quickly, a common trick that could be found on the forum. There was no something like a secret or hidden mechanics as the pro player would keep such a thing for himself. The reason the tv contracted the pro player was that the player usually had a big fanbase.

The player he watched, for example, this man, was extremely handsome. Yes, the pro player was so handsome that he had to add extremely before the handsome. The tv wanted that attraction; hence he got to appear on TV without showing high-quality gameplay.

Shen watched the tv for a while before he opened the forum out of boredom. The pro player on TV just showed the constant grinding, which was boring. It had been a week since he posted the video of the Boss Battle between the Wrath Troll and Ice Vulture. He checked the view and was shocked to see the number of his video's views.

"It's not a bug, right?" He refreshed the page, and the number was still the same. The video had reached 17 million views, halfway to 18 million views. He could not believe this because he put the video behind the paywall. Of course, he did not charge that much, but he still earned that much.

1 Yuan to watch the video. Once you unlocked the video, it would remain open. There was a chance for people to watch the video repeatedly, but he still earned a lot even though most of them watched the video repeatedly.

Shen opened his forum wallet and was stunned when he saw the number in his virtual wallet. He earned a little over 21 million Yuan, but the earning was split between him and the forum. It was 70:30, and he got seventy while the forum got thirty. Even with the split, he still had almost 15 million Yuan, 14.819.867 Yuan, to be more exact.

Shen let out a silly smile as he scratched his head. "I have earned back the cost of the gaming pod…." And he earned that much by just posting a few videos on the forum. "This is why everyone wants to play the game to earn money…." If you made it big, you would earn a lot. Of course, many also failed to earn a penny.

"The saying is right," Shen remembered some random talk show he watched in the past where the guest gave a tip to be famous as a celebrity. "Either you look extremely attractive, or you look extremely ugly." At that time, there were a few big names with "Extremely ugly" looks.

He was that extremely ugly celebrity. Despite his ugliness, people still watched him, which in this case, he was terrible at the game. The number one noob in the game, that was him, but he earned a lot. If those haters knew how much he made, they would hate him even more.

Shen then checked the previous video. Thanks to the Boss Battle, people started to watch his previous video as well. "Wait, I got this much just from two videos?" He realized that he only had two videos locked behind the paywall, and the first locked video had almost ten million views.

"This is insane…." Shen shook his head, but he kept smiling. "Let's celebrate this with Eunha and Uncle Wen. Sister Mei Mei should know a good restaurant."

He took out his phone and called Sister Mei Mei. He checked the clock, and it was seven-twenty. "She should be at home right now."

The call quickly connected, and Mei Mei immediately answered the call. "What's up, Shen? It's unusual of you to call me first. Do you need anything? I will return home Saturday night."

"Yes. Sister Mei Mei…" Shen told her his plan about dinner. The main issue was that he wanted to bring Eunha to have a good place. She must be stuffy to stay at the shop and kindergarten all day. He could not play with her that often since the grinding and the sparring.

"How much?" That was Sister Mei Mei's response.

"How much what?" Shen thought Sister Mei Mei was asking how much he earned. He was about to tell her the actual number, but she spoke first. "The budget, of course, and I need to know the budget before looking for a place to eat.

"It does not matter. Get the best place, but I don't want the food to be too oily or too much meat, and it's not good for Eunha." Greasy food was not good for someone with heart disease. He did not want the celebration to turn into a misfortune.

"In that case, I know a good place with seafood, and that place also has the best unagi…." Shen could hear the droll from the other side of the phone when Sister Mei Mei mentioned unagi. "It's grilled unagi, so we don't need to worry about the oily food. And seafood should be good for Eunha, ah, that place also has a big aquarium…."

The more he listened to Sister Mei Mei, the more Shen felt this might be an excellent place to eat. "What about Uncle Wen and Auntie Jun? Do they have seafood allergies?"

"Don't worry about that, Shen. They are fine with seafood, but this place may be too costly. The last time I went to this place, we had to pay three thousand for four people." That was too expensive for a dinner, a month's wage for a particular profession. 

However, three thousand was nothing compared to how much he earned.

"That's fine, Sister Mei Mei. I earned a lot from the game, and I can afford that much." Shen was not stingy when it came to the people close to him. "I should invite Dale and Ming too." He muttered in a low voice

"Then I will book a table for eight. Is that alright, Shen?" Mei Mei overheard him.

"Okie. Do we need to pay upfront for the booking? Should I transfer the money to you, Sister Mei?" Since it was a high-class restaurant, he thought they needed to pay for the booking.

"No worry. Your Sister Mei still can afford the booking fee, and I will message you the appointment later." Yu Mei would not allow Shen to pay for everything when he was the one who paid for the food.

"Alright, see you later, Sister Mei." After that, Shen closed the call and looked at the time. It was seven-thirty past three minutes, and he was late for the appointment with Yue. "Oopsie, I will be late." Shen turned off the tv and hopped off from the couch.

He drank a glass of water and headed toward the bathroom to pee. After that, he rushed toward his room and hopped into the gaming pod. As he logged in, the interface showed two options now and an announcement.

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