“Did you come to find me just for this?” Laura turned to look at Connor. “Why don’t you just stream on your own account? Why come to me?”

“Live streaming requires real-name authentication, and I’m afraid that if I register with my own identity, I’ll get caught.”

In his previous life, Connor had lived too simply. He had no idea how many ways Garrett had used to monitor him. He didn’t even dare to send Laura a message; instead, he came in person to ask her for an account.

“Besides the account, you also need to buy me a new smart brain.”

After all, all his smart brains were bought by Garrett, and he figured that his every move was under Garrett’s watchful eye.

Laura’s eye twitched. “I owe you! Are you also planning to stream from my house in the future?”

Connor looked at her as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “Of course! I wouldn’t dare to stream from my own home.”

Who knows where there might be cameras?

“It’s a pity you didn’t go to the Lizard Clan to be a spy!” Laura shot him a glance and rummaged through a drawer to pull out an old smart brain. “I don’t have a new one, so make do with this.”

Connor didn’t fuss about it. He picked up the smart brain, downloaded the Chóngyú APP, and skillfully entered Laura’s ID number. Then he pointed the camera at Laura’s face. “Darling, blink.”

Laura: …

After the face recognition was completed, a pop-up appeared on the Chóngyú homepage.

[Click here to authenticate as a male bug and get an exclusive badge]

Connor’s brow twitched, and he decisively closed the pop-up.

He didn’t even have time to hide his identity, so how could he dare to authenticate as a male bug? Besides, he didn’t need to make money off the male bug identity, so there was no need to increase the risk.

After completing the real-name authentication, a small blue V appeared under his profile picture. Connor looked at the string of garbled usernames, thought for a moment, and changed it to “Mángguǒ Lǎoshī”.

In his previous life, he loved eating mangoes, but after arriving in the Bug Clan, he hadn’t had one since.

It might be due to the climate; tropical fruits like mangoes and coconuts, which were common on Blue Star, were produced in very low quantities in the Bug Clan, making them extremely expensive—most bugs simply couldn’t afford them.

Of course, if Connor wanted to eat them, the simplest way would be to marry a few wealthy female servants or female slaves. As an S-class male bug, this wouldn’t be a difficult task for him.

But at that time, he was wholeheartedly in love with Garrett, wanting to be with him for life, so he rejected the female bugs that the Male Protection Association introduced to him, sticking to Garrett’s meager salary and managing everything at home.

Later, when Garrett got promoted, they moved from a cramped one-bedroom apartment without even a separate bathroom to a luxurious villa. Connor thought he would finally be able to eat mangoes and coconuts, but the female bugs strictly limited his diet.

He could only eat what was on the menu, and the only fruits available were apples and pears.

It was simply absurd.

Connor cursed a couple of times in his heart and opened the non-face-revealing effect in the live stream.

Cucumbers, zucchinis, watermelons…

Connor flipped through them one by one and was surprised to find mangoes!

He clicked on it to try, and immediately a mango head with a pair of eyes and a mouth appeared on the screen.

Connor checked from side to side, confirming that he wouldn’t be exposed, then added a voice changer and tagged it with “Pet Communication,” “I Love Cute Pets,” and “Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator” before starting the live stream.

Recently, there had been quite a few streamers claiming to communicate with pets online, and some even charged a hefty fee. Although many netizens were skeptical, some paid for consultations for various reasons. With the mix of truth and lies, plus the marketing hype, Mango Teacher, Pet Communicators had indeed gained some popularity on Chóngyú.

Riding the wave of pet communication, and with the algorithm supporting new streamers, as soon as Connor started streaming, seven or eight netizens flooded into his live room.

“Hello everyone, welcome to Mango Teacher’s live room. I’m a Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator, so feel free to ask me any questions about your pets.”

[Wow, what a yellow mango!]
[What Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator? Pure scammer.]
[I spent 500 star coins before, and that Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator said my baby barks all day because it’s hungry. Does he know my dog eats three pounds of dog food a day?]
[Wait, did you see the streamer’s eyes? They’re actually black. Could he be a male bug?]
[The one before must be going crazy wanting a male bug. With this effect, the eyes are all black, okay? Besides, if he were really a male bug, where’s his exclusive badge?]

Looking at the comments accusing him of being a scammer, Connor wasn’t angry at all.

After all, before awakening his abilities, he didn’t believe in those Mango Teacher, Pet Communicators online either.

“Whether I’m a scammer or not, you’ll only know if you try. Today is my first day streaming, and the first connection is free. If you think I helped you solve your problem, feel free to send me a small gift.”

[Free? I see other Mango Teacher, Pet Communicators charging a lot!]
[This mango seems pretty reliable.]
[What free? It’s definitely a scam to get money, just like those beauty salons, luring you in and then ripping you off.]
[I agree, whoever connects is a big fool.]

Although many netizens continued to insult him in various ways, there were also some who were eager to take advantage of the free offer and immediately connected.

After all, it didn’t cost them anything, so they might as well play along. Even if the streamer was wrong, there was no loss.

So, within a few seconds, the first guest connected to the live stream. A young female bug looked worried, pointing at a beautiful ragdoll cat sitting properly at her feet, with a bow around its neck like a fairy. “Hello, Mango Teacher. My cat Mimi is seven years old. She used to have a great temperament, but recently, whenever I touch her neck, she bites me. Can you help me see what’s going on?”

“Touch her a bit for me to see.”

The young female bug shrank back. “I… I don’t dare.”

Connor: “… If you don’t dare, why are you raising her? Use a stick to poke her, hurry up.”

Before the connected female bug could say anything, a string of question marks flashed across the comments.

[This streamer’s attitude is so bad!]
[Yeah, what a scammer, acting all high and mighty.]
[You don’t understand, Mango Teacher, Pet Communicators are like fortune tellers; the more arrogant they are, the easier it is to scam money.]
[Hehe, waiting to see the streamer get slapped in the face.]

The young female bug found a drying rack and cautiously poked the ragdoll cat’s neck. The next second, the originally docile ragdoll cat suddenly sprang up and bit the drying rack.

The young female bug was so scared that her face turned pale, and she screamed, throwing the rack away.

The ragdoll cat bit the rack with its sharp teeth, growling lowly, “You two-legged beast, how dare you touch me! You’re in cahoots with that two-legged beast from last week who splashed water on me, right? I’m in so much pain!”

Connor’s expression was hard to describe.

Who would have thought that the beautiful ragdoll cat, looking like a doll, would say so many things that needed to be censored?

Fortunately, other bugs couldn’t understand its cries; otherwise, his live stream would definitely get banned.

“Were you the one who took her to get a bath last week?”

The young female bug was shocked. “How… how did you know?”

“Ever since you took her to get a bath last week, has she stopped letting you touch her neck?”

“That seems to be the case.”

Connor was confident. “It’s because the groomer hurt her last time during the bath, so she reacted this way. Just give her some treats to coax her, and next time, take her to a different pet hospital for a bath.”

After Connor finished speaking, he directly kicked the young female bug out. “Next!”

Looking at the bug kiss sent by the young female bug on the screen, the viewers in the live room were stunned.

[Wow, the streamer really can understand, right?]
[That one was obviously a plant, okay?]
[I think so too. Judging that the cat was stressed based on its reaction is reasonable, but how could he know it was because of the bath?]
[No matter if it’s true or not, the streamer is too arrogant.]
[Yeah, just kicking people out like that, no manners at all.]

Meanwhile, Connor had already connected with the second viewer.

A tall female bug pointed at a border collie curled up on the sofa. “Hello, Mango Teacher. My dog limps when it walks, but I’ve taken it to the hospital several times, and they say there’s nothing wrong.”

“Okay, put it on the ground.”

The female bug placed the border collie on the ground, and the black-and-white border collie suddenly lifted one leg, limping around the female bug in circles, its fluffy tail wagging like a paddle, whining and acting cute.

“Mommy, my leg hurts! I need freeze-dried food to get better, beef flavor, Mommy!”

The female bug looked at the limping border collie with concern. “Mango Teacher, my dog isn’t really sick, is it…?”

“Yes, this condition is very serious; it can’t be delayed.” Connor said seriously, “You need to listen to me now. Go get a bag of beef freeze-dried food, and it must be beef flavor.”

Meanwhile, a string of question marks scrolled across the screen.

[Isn’t the dog limping? Why does it need freeze-dried food?]
[I told you that one was a plant!]
[I want to see how the streamer gets out of this one.]
[Quick, take it to the doctor; don’t delay the little dog!]

“Oh, okay!” The female bug was so flustered by Connor’s words that she hurriedly took out a bag of freeze-dried food. “And… then what?”

“Tear it open and feed it.”

“Huh?”

The female bug’s mind was a mess, but her hands moved faster than her brain, tearing open the freeze-dried food and pouring it into the dog’s bowl.

In the next moment, the border collie dashed toward the bowl and devoured the food, then trotted back, showing no signs of limping at all.

The female bug was stunned. “He… why isn’t he limping anymore?”

Connor’s expression was deadpan. “Did your dog injure its leg before?”

“Yes.”

“When it was injured, did you feed it beef freeze-dried food?”

“Yes.”

“Well, it was just acting, all for the sake of getting beef freeze-dried food.” Connor coldly kicked the female bug offline. “Next!”

[Wow, amazing!]
[The streamer really can understand what dogs are saying, right?]
[This is too mysterious; I’m starting to get scared.]
[I think it’s also a plant; otherwise, it doesn’t make sense.]
[Regardless of whether it’s true or not, the streamer’s attitude is too bad; what’s with the arrogance?]
[You don’t understand; only bugs with real skills can be arrogant.]

While Connor continued to answer questions, someone uploaded the recording of the previous border collie live stream to the Star Network. In less than half an hour, the recording was shared over ten thousand times, shooting straight to the trending topics.

So, when Connor answered two more questions and looked up again, the number of viewers in the live room had jumped from a dozen to over 30,000. The comments were flooding in, and although most of them were still insults, the heat was steadily rising, and more and more viewers were lining up to connect.

A smile appeared on Connor’s face.

Getting insulted was no big deal; what streamer hasn’t been insulted?

Even if he was blacklisted, as long as he had heat, he could make money. Once he earned 100,000 star coins, he could go to the Ant Clan and start a new, wonderful life.

Thinking of this, Connor perked up and continued to the next connection.

*

Meanwhile, on the starship, Garrett finished his morning work, opened his smart brain, wished Connor a good afternoon, and then browsed the latest news on the Star Network.

Suddenly, the Star Network pushed a video, seemingly a recording from a live stream. The streamer used a mango effect, obscuring their features, but those black eyes looked just like his male bug.

Garrett’s breath caught in his throat as he opened the comments section and followed the pinned comment into the live room.