Popularity is everything; I play a super genius

You can choose to convert it into the current world's universal currency at a certain ratio and withdraw it directly for use.

3. [Charity Channel]:

A special feature has been added—

The host can choose through the backend settings not to convert the reward currency into the local world's currency, but instead to use it directly through a special channel opened by the system for charitable and public welfare activities on Earth (including but not limited to donating to impoverished children, donating materials and funds to disaster areas, and providing free medical treatment to patients). The system will ensure 100% transparency and implementation of the funds.

4. [Charity Incentive Bonus]:

When the host chooses to donate the reward revenue to charity, they will receive an additional 20% bonus to the reward popularity value for that portion.

“This feature…” Qi Ji’s eyes lit up slightly.

It can increase popularity, earn money in this world, and even allow you to do charity?

He made the decision almost instantly.

Qi Ji operated in the background, setting the earnings from donations to:

100% donated to charity on Earth!

He's determined to get that 20% bonus for public welfare!

……

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Chapter 46 Should I kneel too?

The settings will take effect immediately upon completion.

A line of gold text, resembling a system announcement, slowly floats across the top of the screen:

"The streamer 'Qiji' has set the following: All proceeds from donations received in this live stream will be donated entirely to various charitable and public welfare causes on Earth! Thank you for your support and kindness!"

The moment this announcement was released, the already lively chat room, filled with donations and heartwarming sibling moments, exploded with excitement:

"Holy crap!!! Really?!"

"All of it will be used for charity?! The anchor is amazing! (voice cracks)"

"233 Although, we should praise the production team here!"

"All for charity? Holy crap, the production team spent so much money, they didn't really just do it for love, did they?"

"For the thought that counts, this small gift is nothing!"

"Me too! It's not much, just a small token of my appreciation!"

[Ding! Ding! Ding! ...]

System notification sounds began to ring out one after another, in rapid succession!

[System notification: User '洒家是个起名废' has rewarded you with 5 monthly tickets!]

[System notification: User '塵世閒游真君鍾小狸' has rewarded you with a 'Fairy Herb'!]

[System notification: User...]

The donation notifications flooded in like a waterfall. Although each donation might not be large, the sheer number of them made up for it!

Moreover, the audience's enthusiasm was clearly ignited!

At the same time, Qi Ji could clearly feel that the number representing popularity on the system panel was jumping and increasing at a speed that had never been seen during previous live broadcasts!

This caused Saki and her sister to grin foolishly every now and then while eating.

The laughter reached the younger sister, who couldn't help but giggle too.

"Brother, are you that happy to eat with me?"

"Of course, I'm super happy!"

In front of his younger sister, Saki is not the tsundere type; he will frankly express his feelings.

This made the younger sister, who was more shy, a little embarrassed.

……

After finishing dinner and returning home, I ended the broadcast.

Qi Ji glanced at the backstage area and realized that in just the short time he had been eating, he had gained a full 50,000 popularity points!

It's almost equivalent to his livestream earnings plus video revenue share for half a week.

Of course, he also knows that tonight's wave of "tipping" is more due to the novelty of the newly opened tipping channel, plus his statement that all proceeds will be used for charity, which aroused the enthusiasm of the audience.

This kind of explosive revenue from tips won't happen often.

Unless there are special programs or major events, it will probably be difficult to get such frequent donations in the future.

Even so, Saki felt satisfied.

Because this means he has another source of income from popularity points!

With the 50,000 tonight, his million-dollar plan has taken another big step forward, saving him a lot of time.

I closed my eyes and rested for a while.

Once his younger sister was almost asleep, Qi Ji took a deep breath and suddenly sat up in bed with a somersault.

Although I went through all sorts of things today and am now practically exhausted, I didn't sleep well during the day and almost started snoring as soon as my head hit the pillow.

But Saki gritted her teeth and forced herself to get up.

He's not a genius; he understands this better than anyone else.

His current seemingly effortless skill is the result of nine years of hard work and dedication.

My daily practice is unwavering.

Rain or shine, they worked without a single day of rest.

Therefore, today is no exception.

Ultimately, it is this world filled with echoes, void beasts, and rifts that makes it difficult for Saki to feel secure.

In this world, people die every moment for one reason or another.

A person without power cannot protect anything.

Only by possessing power, and being strong enough, can one grasp what one desires and live the life one wants.

But Saki is a greedy person; he wants too much.

Therefore, we can only give more and more.

……

Today, I started my practice later than usual.

So this time, Qi Ji cultivated until dawn before dragging his sweat-drenched body to end his day's arduous training.

Unexpectedly, on my way home, I saw two familiar figures in the distance—

Fire, wood, and instant!

Qi Ji quickly slipped into the shadows at the corner of the alley.

He couldn't let those two see him looking like he'd just finished training and was covered in sweat...

It doesn't match his image as a genius.

Because of his "Max" level physique, Saki's hearing is far superior to that of ordinary people, and the conversation between the two clearly reached his ears:

"I'm determined to get Saki to teach me how to become stronger!" Hōki's voice was full of enthusiasm.

"Yes, yes, yes... then why did you drag me along..." Setsuna's voice sounded much weaker, filled with a strong sense of morning grumpiness and resentment from not having slept enough.

Although the girl is usually decisive and spirited, she is actually a beautiful young woman.

For young girls, sufficient sleep is undoubtedly a necessity.

For a moment, I even felt that I had been training too hard lately, and that lack of sleep had made my skin seem to have gotten worse.

"Setsuna! Get your act together! Don't embarrass yourself!" Faced with Setsuna's lack of ambition, Huomu retorted:

"Don't you want to become stronger? Do you intend to hide behind Saki-san for every mission from now on, just like yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, the yawn that was in progress suddenly stopped, and after a brief moment of confusion, the look in his eyes quickly became firm.

She thought of the helplessness she felt when facing the Golden Warhawk yesterday, the blood arrow that almost took Bai Lili's life, and the frustration of only being able to barely restrain it but not truly eliminate the threat...

After a moment of silence, he spoke in a low voice:

"Yes... of course I want to become stronger, I dream about it..."

"So! Let's go ask Saki-kun to teach us! Let's go, hurry up!"

"This kind of thing... is impossible, right?" Setsuna thought that Hōki was being too presumptuous.

For Echoers, the method to become stronger has always been a closely guarded secret.

The reason why those Echoing Families have been able to stand strong for generations is because they have mastered unique secret techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation.

We'd be trying to keep this a secret, how could we possibly hand it over to a stranger who's just a classmate?

"How will you know it won't work if you don't try?" Huo Mu's logic has always been simple and straightforward.

"And you heard it yesterday, didn't you? Saki asked me to think about 'why I have no power'—isn't that a hint that I should ask him for advice?"

"Really……"

For a moment, I felt like I couldn't understand the meaning at all.

"Of course it's true!"

Huo Mu clenched his fist and once again pulled out his so-called "sure-win method".

"Don't worry, Setsuna. When the time comes, we just need to kneel down together and beg Saki-chan, and Saki-chan will definitely agree!"

Saki-kun sometimes seems difficult to get along with, but actually, he's a super nice guy who doesn't know how to say no!

"..."

At that moment, the corner of his mouth twitched violently. How did this guy end up talking about such a heavy topic as kneeling again?

Therefore—

"...Do I have to kneel too?"

"Correct!"

……

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Chapter 47 Her Questioning of Life

"You're right, my foot!" Setsuna finally snapped, unable to contain herself any longer.

"I won't kneel! If you want to kneel, kneel yourself!"

She made up her mind that she would treat Saki to a meal today.

She still owed Qi Ji a meal, but hadn't had the chance to treat him.

She completed the task yesterday, and the academy settled her payment, leaving her with some extra money, which she used to repay the favor.

Hiding in the shadows, Saki heard their conversation clearly.

Upon realizing that they were indeed after him, he quickly slipped away and got home before the two of them.

I took a quick shower and lay down on the bed.

I had just closed my eyes when there was a knock on the door.

Saki pretended to have been woken up:

"Who is it... so early in the morning..."

Saki yawned and just opened the door—

"Saki-kun! This is a once-in-a-lifetime request, please grant me your wish!!!"