Chapter 173: Alone With Moon
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Step One: Obtain Foundation Stone Fragment
Original Destined Owner: Jiang Feng
Current Fate Value at Risk: 15,000
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Shen Tian looked at the item.
Then Jiang Feng.
This was it.
The beginning.
Jiang Feng examined the description.
Guild Foundation Stone Fragment
Collect 5 fragments to construct a Guild Foundation Stone.
Requirement to establish a player guild.
MoonPetal smiled.
"That’s rare."
Jiang Feng nodded.
"Very."
LittleMaple leaned closer.
"You should make one."
He looked toward her.
"A guild?"
"Yeah!"
She smiled brightly.
"You’d be a good leader."
Jiang Feng became quiet.
That sentence...
Hit unexpectedly hard.
Titan Esports.
Captain.
Team leader.
Then discarded.
For days...
He hadn’t allowed himself to think about leading people again.
He’d planned to play alone.
No organization.
No responsibilities.
Just himself.
But Eternal Realm had already changed that.
MoonPetal.
LittleMaple.
Shen Tian.
People he actually enjoyed playing with.
Jiang Feng looked toward the fragment.
MoonPetal spoke.
"I’d join."
He looked at her.
She shrugged.
"You’re good."
LittleMaple raised both hands.
"Me too!"
Jiang Feng smiled.
"You’re Level 5."
"So?"
"Nothing."
He laughed.
Then looked toward Shen Tian.
"What about you?"
Shen Tian paused.
Xu Ning immediately looked at him.
This was an important moment.
Join Jiang Feng’s destined guild...
And become part of its Fate.
Or...
Compete.
Shen Tian smiled.
"I’ll pass."
Jiang Feng looked slightly surprised.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Why?"
Shen Tian thought.
Then answered honestly.
"I think I’ll make my own."
Silence.
MoonPetal blinked.
Jiang Feng stared.
Then...
A grin slowly appeared.
"Competition?"
Shen Tian smiled.
"Maybe."
Instead of becoming annoyed...
Jiang Feng extended his hand.
"Then don’t make a weak one."
Shen Tian shook it.
"Same to you."
MoonPetal watched.
Something about the exchange made her smile.
Two players.
Both talented.
Neither insecure.
Neither afraid of competition.
LittleMaple looked excited.
"Guild war someday?"
Jiang Feng laughed.
"Hopefully not immediately."
Shen Tian smiled.
"No promises."
The group returned to town.
News of the hidden boss spread quickly.
So did Shen Tian’s presence.
Players recognized him constantly now.
"ShenTian!"
"Stream today?"
"When are you live?"
"Can I get a screenshot?"
One particularly enthusiastic player ran directly in front of him.
"DUDE!"
Shen Tian stopped.
The man pointed.
"Your PK clip was insane!"
"Thanks."
"I tried the arc-shot thing!"
"How’d it go?"
"I killed myself."
Shen Tian stared.
"...How?"
"I shot upward during a cliff fight."
"..."
"The arrow hit me after I fell."
MoonPetal covered her mouth.
Jiang Feng turned away.
Even Shen Yan looked momentarily confused.
Shen Tian slowly placed a hand on the man’s shoulder.
"Maybe don’t copy me."
The player nodded solemnly.
"Understood."
Then ran away.
MoonPetal burst out laughing.
Shen Tian looked at her.
"It’s not funny."
"It’s extremely funny."
Jiang Feng nodded.
"Agreed."
MoonPetal eventually brought up the stream again.
"You should go live."
Shen Tian looked toward her.
"Now?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because people are asking."
"That’s not my problem."
MoonPetal stared.
"You’re terrible at this."
Shen Tian shrugged.
Jiang Feng smiled.
"She has a point."
MoonPetal opened Shen Tian’s channel page.
"You gained almost seventy thousand followers overnight."
Shen Tian blinked.
"How do you know the exact number?"
She froze.
For half a second...
Only half.
Then recovered.
"I checked."
Jiang Feng raised an eyebrow.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Checked?"
MoonPetal’s face warmed.
"Your channel was trending."
"Uh-huh."
"Everyone saw it."
"Right."
She narrowed her eyes.
"Stop."
"I’m not doing anything."
"Your face is."
Jiang Feng laughed.
Shen Tian started the stream.
SHENTIAN LIVE
Title: Hidden Boss Hunting | Eternal Realm
Viewers appeared almost instantly.
1,000
3,000
7,500
15,000
Shen Tian stared.
"This is weird."
MoonPetal stood beside him.
"Say hello."
"Why?"
"Because they’re watching you."
Shen Tian looked toward the virtual stream camera.
"Hello."
Chat exploded.
HE’S LIVE
THE AIMBOT MAN
BRO SAID HELLO LIKE WE INTERRUPTED HIM
MOONPETAL IS THERE
WAIT WHO’S THE SWORD GIRL
Shen Yan saw the last comment.
Her expression became cold.
Shen Tian immediately disabled visible chat near her.
"Probably safer."
MoonPetal laughed.
They began hunting.
Shen Tian naturally became entertaining without trying.
Mostly because he had absolutely no understanding of streamer behavior.
A viewer donated.
$50: Can you explain your Ranger build?
Shen Tian looked at his equipment.
"I equip things with better numbers."
MoonPetal nearly choked.
Chat exploded.
GENIUS
META SOLVED
BETTER NUMBERS BUILD
Jiang Feng shook his head.
"Professional."
Shen Tian ignored him.
Another donation.
$100: Favorite skill?
"Power Shot."
Why?
"Big number."
MoonPetal covered her face.
"Please let me manage your stream."
"No."
"You need me."
"I absolutely don’t."
A donation immediately arrived.
MoonMoon donated $500.
Message: You absolutely do.
Shen Tian stopped.
MoonPetal froze.
Jiang Feng looked between them.
Shen Tian slowly turned toward MoonPetal.
"..."
MoonPetal stared straight ahead.
Her virtual face couldn’t completely hide the embarrassment.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Interesting."
"What?"
"Nothing."
"Why are you looking at me?"
"No reason."
Another donation.
MoonMoon donated $100.
Message: Stop looking at me.
Chat went insane.
WAIT
MOONMOON IS MOONPETAL???
TOP DONOR REVEAL
LMAOOOOO
SHE EXPOSED HERSELF
MoonPetal’s eyes widened.
"..."
Then she realized.
She had used the words...
Stop looking at me.
While Shen Tian had been visibly looking directly at her.
Her hands slowly rose to cover her face.
"No."
Shen Tian laughed.
Jiang Feng burst out laughing.
LittleMaple, who had joined the stream chat from outside the party, typed:
LittleMaple: MOON!!!!
MoonPetal groaned.
"I hate everyone."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Thanks for the donation."
She glared through her fingers.
"Give it back."
"No refunds."
"You said you don’t need money!"
"Principle."
"WHAT PRINCIPLE?!"
The viewer count climbed past...
42,000.
Later...
They stopped near a lake.
The sun was setting inside Eternal Realm.
Orange light reflected across the water.
Jiang Feng and LittleMaple had left to complete another quest.
Shen Yan had gone to check on their mother after Yin Suyi sent twelve messages demanding to know what Shen Tian was doing.
That left...
Shen Tian.
And MoonPetal.
For the first time...
Alone.
MoonPetal sat on a rock beside the lake.
Shen Tian sat nearby.
His stream remained active.
But he’d switched it to a scenic break screen so viewers couldn’t hear them.
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(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
SEND POWESTONES!!!
ALL SUPER GIFTS (Magic Castle, Space Ship, Golden Gachapon) = MORE ChapterS!