Even after three hours, Gan Lan remained completely focused on her carving. The number of viewers in the stream hadn’t decreased; instead, it had grown significantly.
Green Trees Red Flowers: [It seems boring, but why am I so mesmerized watching it? The streamer’s focused expression, coupled with the flying carving knife in her hand, is deeply captivating.]
Blue Sky White Sun Flag Flying: [I think I must have fallen in love with this streamer. Otherwise, why could I stare intently at her for three hours without her even changing her posture, and still be reluctant to blink?]
Spicy Crab Smells Best: [Under the protective shield at such a comfortable temperature, the streamer is actually sweating! How much energy must this require? It breaks my heart a little. Streamer, take a break! There’s no rush!]
Three hours later, Gan Lan set down her carving knife, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and stood up to stretch her body and take a sip of water. She chatted with the viewers in the stream for a bit to relax, then picked up the carving knife again.
The wing feathers were mostly completed; next were the flight feathers. She aimed to finish carving the Phoenix today, and then apply color tomorrow—meaning applying the cream. That would also be a meticulous job, and she didn’t know if she could finish it. If not, she would probably have to stay up late tomorrow night to get it done.
Gan Lan had just finished carving half of the flight feathers when she was interrupted by the robot, Yi. "Lanlan, it’s time for you to eat!"
Usually, Gan Lan ate her meals on time, so she didn’t need a robot to remind her. Today, immersed in her carving, she couldn’t feel the hunger.
Yi couldn’t help it anymore and came to remind Gan Lan to eat. Speaking of these robots, Gan Lan had truly witnessed how advanced the technology of this world was. They cared for people and looked after them. If you didn’t eat on time, they would remind you; if you forgot to take your medicine, they would remind you. They were smart and incredibly thoughtful!
With this in mind, Gan Lan had another idea. The wildly popular instant noodles could be produced by these robots. If she pitched this idea to the dean, it would be another way to make money.
It would also be a boon for people with clumsy hands. As long as you soaked the noodles in hot water, you could enjoy a delicious meal, and it would be cheap too. She could profit off it for a while before releasing the patent rights. After all, she needed to save money right now!
Gan Lan pushed these thoughts aside for a moment, rubbed her somewhat flat stomach, and walked over to Yi, linking arms with her. Although robots were called robots, they weren’t made entirely of metal. Instead, they had bodies like humans, with arms, body heat, and softness. If it weren’t for her lifeless eyes, she would look exactly like a real person.
Yi was a beautiful girl with a gentle tone of voice.
Originally, she did have a metal body, but when Gan Lan had money, she paid to upgrade her. The other four robots were also upgraded. She had spent quite a few Credit Points on it, but it was absolutely worth it!
"I’ll go eat right now. Have you eaten, Yi?" Ever since Gan Lan upgraded their bodies, she always felt they were real people and couldn’t treat them like machines anymore.
"I’ve already changed today’s energy box. I boiled a bowl of snail rice noodles for you. Eat first. You’ve already missed the optimal dining time, and it would take too long for you to cook yourself," Yi complained gently.
"Thank you, Yi. I’ll go eat now! You are really too sweet!" Gan Lan let go of Yi’s arm, walked straight to the table where the snail rice noodles were, and started slurping.
The viewers in the live stream also became lively. Earlier, when Gan Lan was carving, they silently kept quiet, afraid of disturbing her. Gan Lan had turned off the barrage switch during the carving, but the viewers tacitly refrained from sending messages anyway. Occasionally, a sporadic few popped up to express their love for her.
I’m Too Stressed: [I finally dare to speak up! Even though the streamer turned off the barrage earlier, I always felt like sending a message would affect her.]
Immortal Barbecue: [Me too, I didn’t dare make a sound. Mainly, I was also in class just now, so I just idled in the stream, occasionally glancing at my junior. Also, I’m slurping rice noodles right now too!]
Snail Rice Noodles Smell So Good: [I’m eating too! Slurping rice noodles with my junior makes them taste even better!]
You Don’t Know Either: [I’m going to step away for a bit. I really can’t stand the smell of snail rice noodles, but watching the streamer slurp them, I’m afraid I won’t be able to resist trying...]
Qida Is So Pretty: [I’ll step away for a bit too and come back later. Streamer, it’s not that I don’t love you, but there’s something wrong with my nose T.T]
...
Gan Lan quickly slurped the noodles; she was really pressed for time. She had to finish the entire body of the Phoenix today. Right now, there was still half of the flight feathers and nine tail feathers remaining. It was still a massive project.
After finishing the bowl of noodles and drinking a glass of juice, she stood up and walked slowly toward the small room.
"Today’s stream will probably go until very late, so remember to eat!" Gan Lan reminded the viewers in the stream, then picked up the carving knife again, her fingers flying nimbly.
By the time it grew dark, she had finally finished four phoenix tail feathers, leaving five remaining. It seemed she really was going to stream very late today.
Gan Lan put down the carving knife, stretched her back, and shook out her hands. Her hands were too sore and already shaking a bit. She was still pushing herself too hard.
She decided to have dinner first before tackling the remaining five tail feathers. Since her hands were somewhat shaky, she decided against cooking and figured boiling a bowl of rice noodles would suffice.
Gan Lan prepared a bowl of beef rice noodles for herself, adding some pickled mustard greens. She also prepared a virtual bowl for the viewers in the live stream. After all, many of them had been watching from morning until now, so they must be hungry too.
"You guys must be hungry too, right? Let’s slurp some rice noodles together! The stream will likely go late today, so you can always come back tomorrow. Go take care of your own things first." Gan Lan took a sip of the broth, picked up the rice noodles with her chopsticks, and began to eat.
System Prompt: [Congratulations to the streamer for receiving 199 Cosmic Starships gifted by ’Handsome Mingyu’. Broadcasting to the entire network.]
Network Broadcast: [’Handsome Mingyu’ says to ’Come and have some barbecue!’: I want to watch the world-shocking cake you are giving me come to life! The process of making this cake is truly too complicated. Junior, I’m so moved. How can you be so good to me? I almost thought you were in love with me!]
Seeing this network-wide broadcast, Gan Lan paused her chopsticks. Her mouth twitched as she said, "Senior, you’re overthinking it. Please stop this dangerous line of thought."
Handsome Mingyu: [As the number one handsome man of Mingzong, with both wealth and looks, you actually don’t like me? I’m so heartbroken, BOOHOO.]
Sky Blue: [Heh! Take a good look in the mirror before you speak. Junior, whatever you do, don’t fall for him. He’s a playboy!]
Feiran: [Exactly. He is not someone you can entrust your life to. Don’t be fooled by his superficial appearance!]
Hot Pot Balls: [That’s right! Who knows how many girlfriends he’s had! From kindergarten until now, it’s been at least a few hundred! Scumbag!]
Handsome Mingyu: [Pfft! You guys are just jealous of me! They were all after my beauty, but I never dated them. How dare you ruin my reputation! I haven’t even held a girl’s hand before!]
Feiran: [Then what about my hand...?]
Sky Blue: [Hahahaha, exactly! Didn’t you hold Princess Yan’s hand back then? And you refuse to admit it!]
Handsome Mingyu: [...He’s a guy! That doesn’t count!]
Live Stream Viewers: [What are you guys talking about? Is this some incredible secret?]
Gan Lan looked shocked. Boss Yan actually outed himself!