DEM Chapter 57: Strange Favorability Increase!

After working nonstop until six in the evening, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi finally prepared enough dragonscale roasted geese.

Twenty whole geese!
Counting the ones roasted earlier, that made a total of twenty-four.

Su Yuan set aside the four fattest geese for the school students who had pre-ordered, as a gesture of appreciation.

The rest were either packaged or shipped out.

During this time, Su Yuan kept his promise, keeping the livestream running so viewers could see that every batch he sent out was the real deal.

Yin Qiyue even showed the audience the preparation process and the sanitary conditions of the kitchen.

Of course, steps involving the Ancient Corpse Refining Technique were conveniently left out.

The viewers weren’t fools. By now, they could tell this was a carefully orchestrated live sales stream.

The acting skills of Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi, two livestreaming newbies, were barely passable.
Even their sales pitch and tactics felt a bit outdated.

But for Yin Qiyue’s sake, and because the dragonscale roasted goose was genuinely novel, the audience still bought in.

That said, it was a one-time deal.

If the goose’s quality didn’t live up to expectations after delivery, no amount of hype would bring buyers back next time.

But Su Yuan was supremely confident in the product’s quality.

Once the goose’s sales stabilized, he planned to roll out more new items.

For instance, using the Ancient Corpse Refining Technique to roast pigeons, ducks, or suckling pigs to expand their customer base.

During the roasting process, Su Yuan spared no effort in teaching Chen Nuoyi all the techniques of Ancient Corpse Refining, hoping she could soon handle it independently.

After all, in Su Yuan’s grand money-making plan, live-streamed sales were just one piece. He had more ventures to pursue and couldn’t stay stuck in the cafeteria kitchen forever.

After a full day of work, Chen Nuoyi had learned about seventy to eighty percent of the technique, nearly ready to graduate.

Su Yuan could tell that when it came to cooking, Chen Nuoyi had absolutely no talent.

But who said making dragonscale roasted goose was about cooking? It was clearly corpse refining, okay?

When it came to learning demonic secrets like this, Chen Nuoyi picked it up without a peep, truly living up to her title as the Fallen Saintess.

After the day’s work, the trio faced an inevitable issue: how to split the spoils… ahem, how to handle their legitimate earnings.

Surprisingly, their biggest disagreement wasn’t about anyone feeling shortchanged.

The actual situation went like this…

“Coach, this livestream wouldn’t have happened without you. Taking only forty percent is way too little. You should take another twenty percent!”

Chen Nuoyi grabbed Su Yuan’s sleeve, her sparkling eyes filled with earnest sincerity.

Beside her, Yin Qiyue clutched Chen Nuoyi’s sleeve, looking pitiful. “Nuoyi, I don’t care about livestream commissions. I just want to stay by your side. Can I give my share to you?”

After a back-and-forth tug-of-war, Su Yuan slammed his fist down. “Alright, stop arguing with me!”

His stern expression instantly silenced both girls.

He turned to Yin Qiyue first.

“Classmate Yin, this livestream’s success relied entirely on your account and traffic. In theory, you should take the biggest slice of the pie.”

“But since both Chen Nuoyi and I urgently need money, we’ll split it forty-forty-twenty for now, with you taking twenty percent.”

“Once we can afford to ease up or earn enough, we’ll let you take the lion’s share. Any issues?”

Yin Qiyue lowered her head. “I have no problem with that. I still think I should give my share to Nuoyi…”

Su Yuan cut her off. “As long as we can cover the special advanced class tuition, there won’t be many other expenses for studying. What does the Class Leader need all that money for?”

“You take what’s yours, or how can we ask you to livestream with us again without feeling guilty?”

“Well… alright then.”

The purple-eyed girl mumbled.

[Yin Qiyue Favorability +10]

Su Yuan: “???”

A strange favorability increase.

He turned to Chen Nuoyi, speaking earnestly. “Class Leader, don’t talk about giving me more money. Right now, the priority is ensuring both of us save up ten million to get into the top ten academies.”

“If you really feel you owe me, you can make it up to me once you’re financially free, right?”

Hearing this, Chen Nuoyi stopped insisting and nodded lightly. “Okay, I understand.”

With the money split settled, the trio tidied up the kitchen and headed out of the school.

It was dinnertime, and Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi planned to deliver food for two hours before heading to work at the Peach Oolong.

Though the livestream had netted each of them over 30,000 in a day, they couldn’t earn that much every day. Regular work still had to continue.

Even a mosquito’s leg is meat, after all.

Besides, two hours of delivery could earn a few hundred yuan, and working at the Peach Oolong, plus refining pills, brought in one or two thousand. This steady income was perfect for their living expenses.

However, as the group left the school gates, they ran into a group of unexpected visitors!

“You two again?”

Before Su Yuan could speak, Chen Nuoyi frowned first.

Standing before them were Huang Sheng and his cousin.

Compared to yesterday, the two were in drastically different states.

Huang Sheng’s tall, robust frame had become shockingly emaciated overnight, even shrinking a few centimeters in height.

He was practically skin and bones, looking completely transformed!

As for Huang Sheng’s cousin, his appearance hadn’t changed much; if anything, his aura seemed slightly stronger than the previous night.

But the change in his demeanor and temperament struck Chen Nuoyi as even stranger than Huang Sheng’s physical transformation.

His entire body trembled unnaturally, his posture hunched. His hands fidgeted restlessly, scratching at himself, and his feet shuffled incessantly.

He kept sniffing, glancing around aimlessly, his eyes unfocused and vacant.

It wasn’t until Su Yuan’s group appeared in front of him that he snapped to attention, locking his gaze on Su Yuan.

Chen Nuoyi instantly grew wary. Last time, Su Yuan had easily dealt with them because they didn’t know about his Abyssal Spiritual Energy.

This time, things might not end so peacefully.

Yin Qiyue also sensed something was off. She cautiously pulled out her phone. “Nuoyi, who are these people? Should I start a livestream to expose them?”

Su Yuan: “…”

He looked at Yin Qiyue in surprise, suddenly realizing the immense power of this influencer with over 200,000 fans.

With just a casual livestream, she could ruin someone’s reputation, leaving them socially dead and potentially harassed at their doorstep!

Wasn’t that more effective than the Seven Arrows Nail Head Curse?
In the face of livestreaming, divine techniques were nothing!

But before Yin Qiyue or Chen Nuoyi could act, Huang Sheng’s cousin lunged at Su Yuan and… slid to his knees in front of him.

Under Yin Qiyue and Chen Nuoyi’s stunned gazes, he clung to Su Yuan’s leg, tears and snot streaming down his face.

“Su Yuan, Brother Su Yuan, I beg you, please grant me another immortal pill!”

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