Chapter 10: Live Streaming Studio Compilation Tool (Please Favorite and Recommend!)

It felt like slipping on a heavy "coat" once again, and Li Xu could feel his body.

All his senses were gradually returning, but the inevitable consequences of being hunched over a computer desk for a long time made their presence known!

Within the pins and needles caused by poor blood circulation, there was an intense stinging pain; every joint and muscle across his body was numb, as if on strike.

He moaned in pain, not daring to move in the slightest, almost restraining the urge to call someone for help, but he resisted!

Secret!

His secret!

Right there, inside this computer.

Yes, as the black vortex-like exit vanished, a distinctly different "application interface" appeared in the center of the screen, with the title: Streaming Tool Compiler!

How plain the name was, paired with an interface that showed no traces of anomaly—something anyone would overlook, but not Li Xu, not even the slightest risk could be taken.

It took a good ten minutes before the tingling and stinging in his body subsided, and only then did he stand up from his chair and, after moving around a bit, he took a deep breath.

10:15 AM.

Unable to wait any longer, he dove back in, cautiously eyeing the interface on the screen, his right hand on the mouse yet afraid to make a move.

The interface of the compiling tool was simple.

The most prominent features were three buttons, positioned at the very top: [Streaming Related], [Reality Support and Enhancement], and [App Store].

Li Xu was both nervous and excited. After a while, he moved the cursor to the [Streaming Related] button and carefully clicked it!

With a click of the mouse, the interface changed, like flipping open a new page in a book. Li Xu was thrilled as he began to read...

At first glance, it looked just like an ordinary web player, with a video playback interface in the middle, a familiar progress bar, and three small buttons for play, pause, and fast forward. To the left was a dropdown list, which was empty; the few available categories were frustratingly grayed out.

To the right seemed to be the area for images and advertisements. Of course, it was compared to common web video players; the general layout and structure were similar, but in front of Li Xu, there were just empty boxes and bars, without a single character, without any prompt.

Li Xu blinked, astonished at the sheer level of simplicity—it was sky-high!

Still not giving up hope, he searched meticulously and finally found two green categories in the left-hand dropdown menu: Past Playback and Program Production!

Li Xu couldn't tell if he was more happy or disappointed. He moved the cursor over, clicked, and the 'Past Playback' dropdown list unfolded:

[Category One Space — Plot World Code A001 — First Episode, August 11, 2016.]

He opened the dropdown menu for [Program Production], and this time, there was finally something different!

The new entries included just two items, one green and one white. The green one read: [Plot World A001, Entry Countdown: 13 hours, 38 minutes.], while the grayed-out one, not yet activated, displayed: [New World Energy Material Collection, Activation with Relevant Props Required.]

Relevant props?

That would be the App Store, right?

The sense of anticipation returned!

But the newly appeared [App Store] page left him stunned!

There was nothing, absolutely nothing!

Are you kidding me!

No props to open the new world, no divine artifacts for use in reality, no gift packs that turn him into a superman... not even a hint, not a single clue!

It's just a blank page!

Oh, wait, there's something in the bottom right corner, a small box, indicating the resources he currently has.

Inside the box, there's a graphic of a diamond and a small flame, both unremarkable. The diamond graphic is filled with white for about one fifth of its area, and when the mouse hovers over it, thank heaven, there's finally a tip: "mental power reserve 191.65nt."

The little flame is just an outline sketched by a line, hardly any color fill is visible, and when the mouse hovers over it, a new tip shows up stating: Power of Faith 0.31nt.

Is that it?

The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Li Xu gritted his teeth, and without a doubt, this was vastly different from his initial setup!

In his setup, this livestreaming compilation tool was like a personal cheating device that could be unfolded anytime and anywhere in reality, with all sorts of magical functions and a plethora of Golden Finger props - it goes without saying, the protagonist was to rely on it to show off and slap faces.

And now, being confined to the computer was one thing, but it didn't have any unique functions at all; the interface and content were simple and crude, without a single bit of user-friendly design.

You could at least give me some hints, or else provide a generic AI, specifically for being cute and answering questions, right? What's the meaning of this now?

Whether disappointed or annoyed, reality is just like that.

It's actually quite understandable. Any setting is just a simple definition and description, and most ideas only exist in Li Xu's head, many still merely vague thoughts and directions.

Though the current situation diverged from his expectations, deep down he also understood that this was a process he was bound to go through in the early stages of accumulation.

Calm down, set aside those impetuous emotions, and there are still many clues and opportunities to be found.

For example, do the different color fillings of the diamond and the small flame graphics correspond to different levels of reserves?

If a mental power reserve of 191.65nt fills about one fifth of the area, then would 1000nt of mental power reserve be a White Diamond?

Given the straightforward style of the compilation tool, this is very likely.

Then what about after that? Are there Green Diamonds, Blue Diamonds... Green Flame, Blue Flame... and other such commonplace things?

Could the reason why the App Store was empty have something to do with the fact that he has too few resources accumulated?

As for the livestreaming-related pages... there's nothing to complain about; it's just the beginning, just the beginning, just the beginning – important things must be said three times!

Li Xu took a deep breath.

Alright, since he couldn't start out with a big bang and shake the world, he had to proceed step by step with honesty. That said, with such a bizarre event, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and a chance to change his fate falling into his lap like a pie from the sky, what was there to complain about, what was there to be pretentious about?

After some mental preparation like this, he calmed down. As the tension, excitement, and emotional turmoil that had kept him on edge relaxed, a deep exhaustion and sleepiness, like a tidal wave, swept over him!

After all, livestreaming couldn't replace sleep, and he had been awake since yesterday without any rest.

There's also a "Reality Support and Enhancement" I haven't looked at yet...

The mouse clicked it carelessly, Li Xu planned to take a quick glance and then go get some sleep...

Unexpectedly, when he had lost all hope, reality gave him another big surprise!