In the heart of the Xia country, the Life Evolution Bureau's building stood silently in the darkness at 4 a.m., like a giant pondering, overlooking this land full of vitality. The waves lapped gently against the shore, making a rhythmic sound, as if composing a prelude for the approaching dawn.

Secretary Ernle, a middle-aged man always dressed in a crisp suit and with not a hair out of place, knocked lightly on the office door. The door slid open silently, as if pushed by an invisible hand.

"Director." Secretary Ernle's voice echoed in the quiet air as his gaze fell on Charles Bennett, who was sitting at his desk, intently watching the holographic screen replaying the intense battles.

Charles Bennett, a man with deep eyes and a resolute jaw, had a faint smile on his face, as if he was looking forward to the upcoming discussion.

"The second round of the Fire Seed Cup has come to an end, and the top eight teams have been determined," Secretary Ernle reported. "For the upcoming media promotion, should we follow the usual strategy?"

"Promoting the competition, promoting these masters, that's our old rule," Charles Bennett replied with a smile, his eyes twinkling with a hint of cunning. "But in this rapidly changing era, we also need to know how to be flexible. Tomorrow's four matches, the first three have little controversy, but the fourth one is different! Both teams are strong enough... It's a great topic for discussion. Increase the promotion for the fourth match, especially for Eugene Fong and Jamie Smith, raise their publicity level to level one."

"Level one?" Secretary Ernle's eyes widened in surprise. "Currently, only Ray Cloud has that level of publicity. With such a high heat now, won't it kill them prematurely?"

"Ray Willow's publicity heat is at the top level, known to everyone," Charles Bennett said with a smile. "I haven't seen him destroyed by it. A true master, besides having exceptional skills, must also have a strong mindset. If they can't handle such attention, they have no future, and if they're destroyed, they're destroyed."

"Understood." Secretary Ernle responded respectfully.

"The time left for our Blue Star is not much," Charles Bennett said softly, his voice carrying an imperceptible sense of urgency. "We must seize the time and do everything we can to cultivate batches of masters. Xia country's strategy is already considered moderate, while the actions of the Cherry Blossom country are ten times more frantic."

"I understand."

Secretary Ernle nodded, "I will immediately arrange the task according to the level one publicity level."

Charles Bennett nodded in approval.

...

In the morning, Jamie Smith's family was having breakfast together. Nowadays, family meals are usually in the morning because after a night of virtual world gaming, breakfast time is when there's the most to talk about.

"Grandson, your rewards from yesterday's match were really high," Jamie Smith's grandfather, an old man with a face full of wrinkles but a spirited look, said with sensitivity to the rewards. "A single match, and the rewards exceeded ten million."

"I only get a little over a quarter of that," Jamie Smith said nonchalantly, his eyes showing a certain indifference to money.

"Still complaining? You little..." Grandpa Smith glared.

May Lee, sitting nearby, chimed in, "Nowadays, people have seen too many divine-level battles and are used to all kinds of amazing performances. It's getting harder and harder to make them reward. Even in the Fire Seed Cup, it's very difficult to get a reward of a million for an excellent performance. Yesterday, Jamie's match with rewards over ten million should be the highest since the start of the Fire Seed Cup. Eugene Fong's defeat of Yvonne Archer only got about three million in rewards."

"He's foolish."

Grandpa Smith immediately said, "Rewards are also about stimulating the audience's excitement. Like my grandson did very well, first dealing with three members of the Golden Eagle team, each kill made people excited, and then after killing three, the audience's excitement kept rising, and then he fought with Lily Steel... When the audience is excited enough, they naturally reward."

"Eugene Fong is different. He didn't show his strength much at the beginning."

"One on one, he only showed his strength against Yvonne Archer! Once he showed it, he was incredibly fierce and violent. The audience was still stunned, and he had already killed Yvonne Archer. After the kill, the battle was over. There's no more rewarding! Many people haven't reacted yet, and when they come back to their senses, the game is over." Grandpa Smith shook his head, "He just didn't give the audience enough time to vent their emotions."

Jamie Smith gave a thumbs-up in agreement.

May Lee also exclaimed, "Grandpa, I've also live-streamed, but I didn't think about it so much."

"You've only live-streamed a few times, not even a fraction of mine," Grandpa Smith shook his head, his eyes filled with memories. "Back in the day, I live-streamed for hours every day, all year round without stopping. After so many years of live-streaming, these are all basic skills. It's a pity that I don't have my grandson's spear and shield skills; if I were as good as him... If I were to live-stream, modestly speaking, being in the top three live-streamers on the entire platform would be easy."

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"Sometimes, it's not about showing all your strength to attract attention," Grandpa Smith continued, his words carrying a deep meaning. "You can even deliberately perform to create the battle situation you want, to completely detonate the audience's emotions, and the audience will be excited."

"Perform?" Jamie Smith and May Lee looked at each other in confusion.

"Most of the audience knows you're performing, but your game makes them feel pleasure, happiness, and satisfaction. Then they will like your live broadcast," Grandpa Smith said, his eyes twinkling with wisdom. "In simple terms... in the live broadcast, you are a performer, you need to perform a wonderful performance. Whether it's anger, roaring, these are all performances. If the performance is good, the audience will reward."

May Lee nodded, "I understand."

"Can't learn it," Jamie Smith shook his head, his eyes showing a certain determination, "Martial arts and weapon fighting are my lifelong pursuits."

Grandpa Smith looked at Jamie Smith, "Perhaps this is the reason why you are so strong, but the so-called 'lifelong pursuit' is not exclusive. You can improve the watchability of your game while pursuing martial arts."

"It's too troublesome," Jamie Smith frowned upon hearing this.

"Sometimes it doesn't even need to be performed, just changing some fighting methods can improve the watchability," Grandpa Smith said.

"I don't lack money," Jamie Smith said, showing a bit of disdain, "I really don't want to bother, I haven't even started live streaming now."

Yeah.

The grandson hasn't even started live streaming.

Grandpa Smith shook his head helplessly and left, "I've been broadcasting for a lifetime, and no one has inherited my skills, what a pity, what a pity."

Jamie Smith and May Lee looked at each other and laughed.

Neither of them could learn it.

Jamie Smith is more focused on martial arts and doesn't even want to start live streaming.

May Lee, before the virtual world, only live-streamed once a month. Nowadays, she is more focused on playing games in live streams, and she is very serious about singing, she must be well-prepared before starting a live stream.

"Dad, you want to teach your live streaming skills again?" Hugh Smith, eating a meat bun, looked at his father with a smile, "You wanted to teach me back then."

"None of you have ever lacked money," Grandpa Smith shook his head, "When you lack money, you will know that this is a good skill."

At this moment, the wall holographic screen is broadcasting the news.

"In the second round of the Fire Seed Cup National Competition, there was a big upset. Lily Steel, who has won the World Martial Arts Competition three times, was easily defeated by Jamie Smith in the Fire Seed Cup."

The whole family turned their heads to watch.

The news showed the battle scene, Jamie Smith like a demon god, one shield at a time, smashing three members of the Golden Eagle team into nothingness. He also smashed Lily Steel flying into a residential building.

"Four members of the Golden Eagle team, including the captain Lily Steel, were killed by Jamie Smith with a shield."

...

In Penghai City.

Sean Hill stood in front of the office floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the bustling scenery of Penghai City, feeling very satisfied.

"Tsk tsk tsk, compared with the fairy mansion in the virtual world, this new office is still a bit worse," Sean Hill sighed.

On the wall holographic screen, the program was eliminating Jamie Smith and Eugene Fong.

"I prefer Eugene Fong! Eugene Fong is one on one, and he killed Yvonne Archer forcefully. Who is Yvonne Archer? For a long time, he has been one of the top three masters in Xia country. Eugene Fong can kill him, and he is fully qualified to be in the top three

of Xia country. As for Jamie Smith? He only defeated Lily Steel, and Lily Steel is much worse than Yvonne Archer."

"Didn't you watch the game? Jamie Smith, one shield at a time, that was a complete crush. Lily Steel couldn't let Jamie Smith fully exert his strength! Moreover, he is 29 years old this year, and he also has international competition experience, which is much richer than Eugene Fong's."

"Yes, he is 29 years old, and Eugene Fong is only 20 years old. Eugene Fong is a genius."

"Let's not talk about it, let's take a look at some information about Eugene Fong. This is the first-hand information from our program group."

The program began to play some growth information about Eugene Fong.

"Boss."

Joe Chew, who was on the side, was puzzled, "What's going on, why is there news about Jamie Smith and Eugene Fong everywhere today, and various programs are also discussing them?"

"After all, the Fire Seed Cup competition is a national concern," Sean Hill said nonchalantly, "There are four games in the third round, and the one with controversy is only the game between Jamie Smith and Eugene Fong, so it's normal for there to be more discussions."

"But this Jamie Smith, he really hit the jackpot," Sean Hill curled his lips, "A kid who was retired due to a broken leg, and when the era of the virtual world came, he actually made a comeback. But Xia country is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and masters emerge from the people, and in just more than a month, Eugene Fong has emerged. I believe that in a few months... There will be ten or a hundred Eugene Fongs, and then Jamie Smith will be nothing!"

"You're right, boss, the past professional players were geniuses who rose from millions of people in the world. Now it's a competition of seven billion people, and the past professional players' genius... Most of them are not geniuses anymore."

"But..."

Joe Chew looked at the program and frowned, "Boss, I have been collecting various program live broadcast information, and I always feel that today's discussion heat about Jamie Smith and Eugene Fong is a bit exaggerated."

"After all, one defeated Lily Steel, and the other defeated Yvonne Archer. If you look at them being eliminated, how many people will still discuss them?" Sean Hill frowned, "Alright, don't mention Jamie Smith, it's really a bummer."

"Yes," Joe Chew understood that the boss didn't like Jamie Smith.

"Hurry up and get busy with our company," Sean Hill instructed, "Now is the time for our live broadcast company to grow rapidly, and the Fire Seed Cup competition has obviously stimulated the national mood. The heat of the whole people practicing martial arts and paying attention to martial arts live broadcasts... It's obviously much higher than before."

"Yes," Joe Chew obediently responded.

...

In the bar.

During the day, Lena Smith was getting drunk in the bar.

He looked up at the screen in the bar, which was divided into two, with the upper part playing the scene of Jamie Smith killing Lily Steel, and the lower part playing the scene of Eugene Fong killing Yvonne Archer.

The host was still excitedly talking.

"Why is there Jamie Smith and Eugene Fong everywhere?" Lena Smith, with bloodshot eyes, looked at the screen.

"The Golden Eagle Group is so mean, as soon as the game is over, they let me sweep the floor out? How can they be so despicable and shameless?" Lena Smith was angry and resentful, "If it weren't for you guys, I would still be in Jamie Smith's team, and the game's prize money alone would be more than what the Golden Eagle team gives!"

"None of these big groups are good guys," Lena Smith drank angrily and resentfully.