Chapter 41: Announcements And Billows

“A Dark Energy Spike? Is the spiritual energy rejuvenation really happening? F*ck!”

“Is this real? Is this April Fool’s?”

“I’m finished. I don’t have any awakened superpower so am I going to die?”

“A Super Livestream Hero? Are they trying to create superheroes like the Avengers?”

“Is there any way to detect superpowers? I seriously think that I’m one of the Awakened Superhumans.”

The next morning, all major media houses in the country began reporting on the Dark Energy Spikes and 2D wormhole. It was as if they decided to report on them at the same time.

There was lots of talk on the streets, campuses, offices, and so on. Despite the accompanying safety announcements regarding Operation SLSH, people were panicking and deployment rates had drastically increased as well.

Thankfully, China was flourishing and the 2D wormhole did not cause huge turmoil. Since there was an announcement on Operation SLSH, the panic subsided after just half a day.

People were talking about it, and online debates were getting heated. However, in truth, it did not change people’s lives much. On the contrary, foreign sites were blowing up after China violated the international pact and reported on those things before other countries did. Foreign netizens focused their attention on China, and foreign officials were forced to take urgent measures…

Let us stop the gossip for a while and focus on Lin Yu.

Lin Yu was unfazed by the reports as he knew what was happening. He was still attending classes and writing his own Academic Genius System.

Unfortunately, the billow still affected him eventually.

“Livestreamer, are you an Awakened Superhuman? Did you make your Exo gauntlets with superpowers?”

“Uploader, did you know about Operation SLSH? Are you an Awakened Superhuman? Are you in the first SLSH list?”

“It doesn’t matter if he’s an Awakened Superhuman, does it? It seems like the robber was an Awakened Superhuman as well. If the Prop Master could KO the robber, why wouldn’t he make it on the SLSH list?”

“I think so too. Great, I’ll have livestreams to watch from now on. When will you shoot a live mecha production video for self-defense?”

Lin Yu had an influx of direct messages on B site on the day the 2D wormhole and Super Livestream Heroes were announced. The comment sections on his videos were blowing up as well.

He was at an advantage as he became viral with his Exo gauntlet before the existence of Awakened Superhumans was announced. He was already a ‘superhero’ for many people.

However, Lin Yu felt helpless as well. He had released a few statements saying that he was not an Awakened Superhuman and was not participating in Operation SLSH. Nonetheless, no one believed him and on the contrary, he received more messages than ever.

This situation lasted for two days until the first SLSH list was announced and the platform went live.

Public figures did not have privacy. After the previous exposure, some people knew who he was.

Some of his fans looked at the list over and over again, while others even watched the live broadcast on the SLSH platform. However, Lin Yu could not be found anywhere. That was when the fans finally believed his previous statements.

As a result… Lin Yu sighed at the vicissitude of his fans.

He had all kinds of fans in his 1.2 million followers count. Some people were loyal fans because he was ‘normal’, while others felt bad for him and thought he deserved to be on the SLSH platform.

Meanwhile, some of his fans shifted their attention from Lin Yu’s account to the livestreamers on the SLSH platform and others even insulted him.

People were peculiar. They would be blinded by love, but once they lost feelings, they would quickly end things and stomp their ‘ex’ into the ground. It was as if Lin Yu was history they did not want to remember.

Meanwhile, the number of times his loyal fans voiced out for him on the SLSH platform was at its peak.

B site was a powerful platform; whenever the users’ favorite bloggers got in trouble, they would speak out for them in solidarity. The SLSH platform’s live broadcast was interrupted multiple times, and people were dissatisfied and annoyed. Some even went as far as harassing Lin Yu.

“Retarded fans. A tech nerd is human after all, isn’t he?”

“Haha, did you really think you can become a Super Livestream Hero by building some mecha? Awaken your superpower before you talk.”

“Can you please take care of your retarded fans? Play among yourselves and don’t annoy us on SLSH’s live broadcast.”

Countless people went to Lin Yu’s comment sections and began complaining about his fans. He even recognized some of the usernames as well.

Having one retarded fan was worse than having ten haters, and Lin Yu finally understood what this saying meant. There was no use for him to release statements to his followers anymore. He was stuck between two parties and was suffering from the crossfire.

He did not know whether to laugh or cry over the situation.

He could not criticize his loyal fans as they were defending him. If he chose to do so, he would attract haters. He was suffering the crossfire and unintentionally offending a huge group of people.

“Don’t these things only happen to handsome guys? Who knew that it could happen to me as well?”

After refreshing his B site page, Lin Yu rubbed his eyes and sighed.

He had been bothered by this for two days and spent more time handling the conflict than writing his program.

“Relax, this will only last for a few days and will settle down eventually. You’re a famous uploader with over a million fans. No Super Livestream Hero could reach this popularity in such a short time.”

Zhou Jie comforted Lin Yu.

“Although I have over a million fans, platforms like B site are getting pushed away by the SLSH platform. Who knows how many people are still actively using this site?”

Lin Yu shook his head.

Some of his fans unfollowed over the past few days, but the truth was that more people did not even bother unfollowing Lin Yu and just silently left the site.

Moreover…the SLSH platform did not need much time to achieve millions of users. After all, it was a platform with a unique selling point and was being publicized by the authorities.

Lin Yu looked over at the classroom door silently.

Yes, they were in a classroom. The whole dorm was actually in class.

Lin Yu wanted to be here. He had been determined to become an academic genius lately and rarely missed any classes. With Zhou Jie and the others, they were dragged over here by Xu Zhaoyang.

According to Xu Zhaoyang, he was now a ‘public figure’ who needed to leave a good impression for his followers. That was why he was here to take his studies seriously. He encouraged Zhou Jie and the others to accompany him as well.

It seemed like Operation SLSH was pretty influential—slackers were now attending classes to maintain their image.

However, no one knew whether Xu Zhaoyang came to class for his image or just to show off.