Primordial World: Big shots are all my friends-Chapter 945 - 863: The Arrival of Mile

A girl disguised as a man in dashing Sword Immortal attire, Xiao Jin, appeared. With sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, full of heroic spirit, she grasped the Longsword at her waist, gazed forty-five degrees ahead, and proudly said, "This sword of mine shall open the Heavenly Eye for all beings of the heavens; let the sword rise!"

Qiang~ The sound of the sword’s cry rang out as Xiao Jin’s Longsword was drawn from its sheath, cutting through with a bright sword light. In an instant, the heavens shone brightly, auspicious clouds abounded, and a screen slowly descended from within the auspicious aura.

Qiang~ The Longsword returned to its sheath, and the male-attired Xiao Jin proudly said, "With this sword, Heaven and Earth shine, and in the Three Realms Mall, I’m the strongest."

After speaking, she turned and walked back, disappearing into a small patch of mist, like a solitary undefeated warrior, proudly surveying the world as the strongest swordsman.

White Jin was already accustomed to Xiao Jin’s whimsical transformations thrice a day; as long as she enjoyed it, let her be!

Facing the live broadcast camera, Bai Jin displayed a kind and friendly smile.

Bai Jin waved her hand and said with a smile, "Dear old friends, it’s time for us to showcase delicacies again today. What I will teach you today is stir-fried snails. Because I am now visiting the East Sea, I can only use stir-fried sea snails, though the small freshwater screws are actually the best choice."

The screen was constantly flooded with comments.

Thunder God Wen Zhong rewarded with three Third-grade Divine Seals.

Judicial Celestial Nezha rewarded with one Fourth-grade Divine Seal.

Judicial Celestial Sun Wukong rewarded with one Fourth-grade Divine Seal.

Heavenly Emperor Hao Tian rewarded with one Nine-grade Divine Seal.

Kui Ang rewarded with one Nine-grade Divine Seal.

Buddha Ancestor Wutian rewarded with one Nine-grade Divine Seal.

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A dense shower of divine seals flashed continuously, their light splashing, completely obscuring Bai Jin’s figure. The audience in the live broadcast room kept increasing, and all the ordinary viewers were dumbfounded. With so many rewards, how much money must it be! Is being a food streamer really this profitable now? Should I consider becoming a food streamer too?!

Bai Jin clasped her hands, cheerfully saying, "Thank you for the rewards, dear old friends. Actually, there’s no need to reward. I don’t stream to make money, nor do I have much interest in money. Recently I’ve been streaming cooking just to pass the time and hoping to make a few friends online."

"Friends~"

"Streamer, I want to be friends with you~"

"Streamer, as your good friend, can I have half the gifts you received as a reward?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Good friends help each other out; you’ve got so many rewards. How can the streamer handle it all? Just leave it all to me, I’ll help the streamer manage all these rewards."

...

Comments of various colors flashed by continuously.

Bai Jin was somewhat speechless; this batch of viewers was really difficult to manage, and she said, "Xiao Jin, turn off the reward effects and comments."

"As you command!" Xiao Jin’s heroic voice sounded.

The live broadcast room instantly became clean, and all those messy things were gone.

Bai Jin then showed a satisfied smile, casually took a large screw from the basket to show, and said with a smile, "Now let’s continue cooking. Choosing the right screw is crucial for stir-frying: too small lacks texture, too large can’t be swallowed easily—a segment of finger size is usually best. This one is clearly too big, and we won’t be using it."

Bai Jin casually discarded the large screw, then took out a thumb-sized small screw and smiled, saying, "This one is just right. Generally speaking, after catching screws, you shouldn’t eat them immediately. Keep them in a basin of clear water to expel sand, usually for one or two days. Since I’m using sea snails, they don’t need to expel sand. Now, we need to pick out all suitable screws."

Maitreya in the basket felt a bit foolish; after all the effort to shrink down, you now don’t want big ones in the video, only small ones? That’s not your usual style! Now what do I do?

Bai Jin waved her hand, and all the screws flew out, spinning like a vortex. All the large screws were flung out, leaving only a pile of small screws suspended in the air.

"The selection is thus complete. The next step is cleaning and tail removal. I’ll skip the cleaning step directly."

Bai Jin pinched a screw and said, "To remove the tail, you do it like this—cut off the pointed part. You can use a hammer or pliers at home, or like me, just crush it directly."

Bai Jin applied light pressure, and pop~ the screw’s tail was crushed, and she casually tossed it aside.

Bai Jin took another one, and with a gentle pinch, pop~ the screw’s tail was crushed.

Pop pop pop~ One by one, Bai Jin crushed their tails and casually tossed them aside.

Bai Jin’s mischievous hand reached for Maitreya’s screw, and with a light pinch, hmm~ it didn’t budge; another pinch, still immobile; with force, the screw slightly trembled.

Bai Jin smiled, looked towards the live broadcast room, and said calmly, "Dear old friends, I suddenly have an urgent matter to attend to, so the method for stir-fried screws will be shared next time. I’m logging off now, but until next time, we shall not part." The broadcast screen abruptly shrank to a point of light and disappeared.

Bai Jin’s smile disappeared, and she tossed the screw in her hand, commanding, "Reveal yourself!"

The screw hit the ground with a crack, rolled twice, and then stayed still.

Bai Jin raised her finger, the sharp sword light flickering on it, and said sternly, "If you don’t reveal yourself, my sword will soon fall."

A flash of light appeared on the screw, transforming into a chubby monk, who clasped his hands together and recited, "Greetings, Emperor Gouchen."

Bai Jin lowered her hand, surprised, "Maitreya Buddha~ why have you turned into a sea screw?"

Maitreya chuckled dryly and said, "Upon hearing Emperor’s invitation to gather at the East Sea, I concealed myself to come here."

Bai Jin remarked, "Concealing your form shouldn’t result in becoming a sea screw, right? And such a small one too; I almost cooked you into a dish."

Maitreya couldn’t help but exclaim, "Emperor, you can’t blame me! I only wanted to stay hidden—who would have thought you’d start cooking sea screws, and even go for the small ones?"

"Why the need for concealment?"

Maitreya Buddha hesitated immediately.

"So you don’t trust me?"

Maitreya hesitated for a moment, then said earnestly, "I don’t know whether the Bai Jin I see now is Emperor Gouchen of the Heavenly Court or the Demon Sect Leader from the Demon Realm."

Bai Jin gestured and said, "Maitreya Buddha, come with me."

Maitreya Buddha nodded; at this point, he had no other choice but to proceed and see what happens.

Bai Jin led Maitreya Buddha to the main hall, where they were seated as host and guest, with Illusion Peach Demon Venerable serving fragrant tea and snacks, then respectfully retreating.

Bai Jin tasted the tea and said, "Maitreya, if you don’t trust me, why did you still come looking for me?"

Maitreya Buddha sighed and said, "Because I have no other options left." The plump face was devoid of its usual smile, filled instead with a sense of weariness.