On the morning of August 21st, Kāng nà went to Láolā’s house bright and early.

According to the event rules, participating streamers needed to start their broadcasts at 10 AM and continue until 8 PM. The top ten streamers in terms of points not only received generous star coin rewards but also got featured on the homepage. The point calculation was quite complex, taking into account factors like the number of online viewers, the amount of bullet comments, and the number of likes. To prevent streamers from artificially inflating their scores, Chóngyú specifically stated that tips would not count towards points.

At exactly 10 AM, Kāng nà started his live stream on time. As soon as he went live, four to five thousand viewers flooded into the chat room.

Kāng nà raised an eyebrow in surprise. As a streamer who had only been active for a month, he had less than 100,000 followers. Normally, having one or two thousand viewers online was already pretty good. Even with the event hosted by Chóngyú, it wouldn’t suddenly attract this many viewers!

While having high popularity was a good thing, Kāng nà couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

Before he could figure it out, the bullet comments in the chat started rolling in like crazy.
[So this is the so-called amazing pet communicator? I think it’s just average.]
[What’s so amazing? Just a scam artist. Those previous clips were clearly staged.]
[Can communicate with pets? Purely a tax on intelligence.]
[Mángguǒ Lao Shi is pretty impressive; he helped me distinguish between a myna and a crow before…]
[Not only are there staged comments, but there are also paid commenters. Seriously, doesn’t Chóngyú care?]
[Exactly! This streamer not only hides their face but also uses a voice changer. Clearly guilty!]
[Pet live streaming festival? What qualifications does a scammer like this have to participate? I’m reporting this!]

Kāng nà frowned as he read the barrage of comments attacking him on the screen.

In the past, while there were always a few viewers expressing doubts, it was usually just a handful. Even during his first live stream, he hadn’t faced such an overwhelming wave of accusations and insults like today.

There was only one possibility: he was being attacked by paid commenters.

As for who was behind the attack, it was obvious—Àishā’s pet owner, Sūshān. After all, he had only offended one streamer since he started broadcasting.

Kāng nà pursed his lips and ignored the chaotic comments: “Hello everyone, I’m the pet communicator Mángguǒ. If you have any questions about pets, feel free to connect. The current price is five-star coins per minute, and if it’s less than a minute, it will still be counted as a full minute.”

After finishing his introduction, he connected with the first guest in line.

“What problems does your pet have?”

The connected viewer had a system avatar and didn’t turn on their video. They started shouting with a hoarse voice: “Problems? I’m here to curse you! Don’t you have any shame, scamming people under the guise of a pet communicator? I’m going to report you to Chóngyú, you scumbag!”

Before the person could finish their rant, Kāng nà kicked them off the line. His expression was flat, and his voice was as straight as a line: “If anyone thinks I’m a scammer, feel free to report me. But if you come into my live stream to insult me without any evidence, I’ll kick you out. If you want to waste your money, go ahead and curse.”

Meanwhile, on the top floor of Méngqù Company, the silver-haired Yàcí was directing a beautiful calico cat to perform various difficult tricks.

As a phenomenon-level internet celebrity with nearly ten million fans, Sūshān was undoubtedly the number one streamer in the pet niche. As soon as she started her broadcast, her points skyrocketed to first place, nearly doubling the second place.

After finishing a segment, Sūshān instructed her assistant to take Àishā for water and called over her assistant: “Is everything arranged with the paid commenters?”

The assistant quickly pulled up Mángguǒ’s live stream: “It’s all set. The paid commenters are flooding the chat, and the connected accounts are all arranged by the PR company.”

“Good job.”

The silver-haired Yàcí stared at the rolling comments on the virtual screen, a cold smile creeping onto her lips.

A small streamer with less than 100,000 fans dared to stand up for justice? Today, she was going to show this Mángguǒ what happens when you offend Sūshān!

“Have the PR company add more fuel to the fire; it would be best to get a trending topic.”

Today, she was going to ruin this Mángguǒ and make them roll out of the streaming world!

This was already the twelfth viewer that Kāng nà had kicked off.

Every connected troll came in swinging, hurling insults and sarcasm without saying anything else. If this continued, not only would today’s event be ruined, but his account wouldn’t survive either.

He had just taken a moment to check his homepage, and he had already lost nearly 10,000 followers.

Kāng nà anxiously stared at the screen, his mind racing. The next second, the number of viewers in the live stream surged again.
[So this is the streamer trending right now.]
[What kind of streamer? Just a pure scam.]
[Pet owners, don’t let this communicator fool you!]
[Is it true? I’ve seen clips of this streamer before, and they seemed pretty impressive.]
[Impressive? The connected ones are all staged; it’s purely scripted.]
[Yeah, the trending topic is solid evidence; don’t get scammed!]

Trending topic? What trending topic?

Kāng nà minimized the live stream and opened the star network, where he saw a glaring headline on the trending list—“Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator collapses; the so-called communication with pets is actually scripted.”

Kāng nà’s head buzzed, and he couldn’t help but clench his fists.

He never expected that Sūshān would not only hire paid commenters to attack him but also buy a trending topic to ruin him.

Kāng nà’s mind was racing.

Given the current situation, it seemed impossible to continue his live stream. Fortunately, his previous broadcasts had gone well, and with the massive tips of 3957 star coins, he had already saved up 70,000 star coins.

Since he couldn’t continue the live stream, he might as well make the most of today. One minute for five-star coins, ten minutes would be fifty star coins, and a hundred minutes would be five hundred star coins.

He would earn as much as he could; everything else could wait until after this live stream ended.

With that thought, Kāng nà no longer hesitated and prepared himself for the insults as he connected with the next viewer.

However, when he connected, the other party not only didn’t start cursing but also turned on their video.

The next second, a handsome short-haired male bug appeared on the screen. Although he was only wearing silk pajamas and had a charming smile, there was an air of nobility and sharpness about him that set him apart from ordinary male bugs.

Before Kāng nà could say anything, the live stream exploded.
[What the heck, am I seeing things?]
[Someone tell me if this is the prince I think it is!]
[Look at the username; it seems to be correct.]
[I checked the homepage again, and it’s definitely him.]
[What the heck! Why are you doing this? He’s a scammer!]

The noble short-haired male bug shrugged: “A scammer? Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator was recommended to me by my dear friend. I trust Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator. Can you help me check on my precious pet?”

Kāng nà nodded in a daze: “Sure, no problem. May I ask who you are?”

“It seems Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator doesn’t usually play on Chóngyú,” the short-haired male bug smiled slightly and extended his hand, “Let me introduce myself; I’m the son of the Bug Emperor, Derek Aguilar.”