Chapter 70: The 70th Day of Livestream Selling
As for Lin Zhao’s idea of livestreaming lessons, the expert team thought it was feasible.
After all, the spread and export of culture was something Huaguo had been committed to since ancient times. It involved all kinds of considerations and significance, such as increasing international influence, building cultural identity, creating a talent-attraction effect, and so on. It was just that now, the stage for dissemination had expanded from the international level to the cosmic level.
Of course, the expert team would not oppose it.
Their only concern was exposing Blue Star’s coordinates. Under the dark forest law of the universe, the control and guidance of information had to be handled with extreme caution. What could be taught and what could not be said could both bring about enormous ethical and security issues.
But as long as it was a problem, there would always be a way to solve it.
Although some of Lin Xiang’s theories had yet to be verified, they were already enough to draw serious attention from above. They wanted to unite every force that could be united.
In less than three months, the expert team had produced a set of trial lesson content.
Although it did not immediately achieve Lin Zhao’s goal of padding out his livestream hours, these three months were not especially hard for Lin Zhao to get through, because he had Reinhardt.
It was not that Reinhardt was livestreaming in his place, though Reinhardt was very willing to do so.
Rather, Reinhardt had given Lin Zhao a flower called the “Sigh of Ishtars.” More accurately, it was not given by the current Lenny-cat, who spent all day swishing his big tail and cosplaying as a catboy, but by the previous Prince Reinhardt—the cowardly Prince Reinhardt who had chatted with Lin Zhao across the stars of the universe, seeming to talk about everything, yet never daring to say even one word of affection.
Grand Duchess Elowen had found it on the bedside table in Reinhardt’s starship bedroom while investigating the cause of her younger brother’s mental power going out of control. It was tied with a beautiful ribbon and sealed with a wax stamp. Inside the transparent bag was a flowerpot Lin Zhao had once mentioned to Reinhardt.
At a glance, it was obviously a gift that had been sitting there for quite some time.
The Sigh of Ishtars, as the name suggested, was a specialty produced in the Duchy of Ishtars, Reinhardt’s territory. In fact, before Reinhardt was granted the title, the Yasa Empire’s Ishtars had once been selected as one of the top hundred romantic destinations in the universe most recommended for couples to visit together. It had long been known as the City of Romance.
Although now, whenever people thought of Ishtars, all that remained in their minds was the cold Second Legion and its unapproachable commander, Reinhardt, the Sigh of Ishtars was still one of the most expensive and sought-after flowers in the entire universe.
No matter the time or place, this was a present that was more than presentable.
Only her useless little brother would be so hesitant and overcautious until now.
Grand Duchess Elowen curled her lip in disdain and carried forward the tradition of women having the final say in their family. With a grand wave of her hand, she decided to send the gift on her brother’s behalf, along with a cultivation video Reinhardt had recorded—a file so large no one knew how much storage it took up.
Yes, what Reinhardt had given was not a finished flower, but a seed that Lin Zhao needed to cultivate himself.
Only then would the Sigh of Ishtars take on the grower’s own underlying color when it bloomed. This was also one of the reasons it was so popular. There were countless beautiful flowers in the universe, but only this one belonged completely to you. It bloomed only because of your soul.
It would even change color according to the state of its owner’s soul at different ages.
Of course, the Ishtars territory also sold fully grown flowers. But flowers cultivated by machine only possessed pure splendor and beauty.
Different varieties had different prices.
The seed Lin Zhao received was black. He thought it looked like obsidian, while Reinhardt said in the card that it was like his black hair. At the same time, this was also the most expensive variety among the Sighs of Ishtars.
It was basically only supplied to the royal family or top nobles of various star systems.
“Can I really take good care of it?” Lin Zhao was a little worried. At first, he was still hesitating over whether to ask Mr. Dandelion for help. But in the virtual video Reinhardt had prepared for him, Reinhardt had already said, “Don’t worry. The one I’m giving you is extremely tenacious. There are almost no cases of failure. This is also one of the reasons this variety of seed is so expensive.”
Because your investment would basically never go to waste.
Of course, those who could afford this type of seed usually did not buy it for resale. They wanted a flower that belonged uniquely to themselves.
It only needed three months.
Lin Zhao counted on his fingers. If he livestreamed a continuous series called Plant Growth Diary, wouldn’t that be just perfect? He really loved Lenny to death. As expected of his like-minded good friend!
The best friend!
Reinhardt sat to the side, both ears standing upright as he stared fixedly at Lin Zhao. With a deeply displeased expression, he said, “Do you like him more, or me more?”
“Who?”
“The person who gave you the flower.”
Lin Zhao was slightly confused as he replied, “But this is the flower you gave me.”
Reinhardt the big cat stubbornly shook his head. “I don’t remember it.” So it did not count. “Do you like the old me more, or the current me?”
Lin Zhao did not know whether to laugh or cry. He could only take the initiative to stroke Reinhardt’s tail. This was one of the ways to make Reinhardt feel comfortable and calm down quickly. And while Reinhardt instinctively narrowed his eyes and focused on enjoying it, Lin Zhao quickly changed his phrasing. “Although the one who sent the seed was the old you, the one who’s going to raise it with me into the most beautiful flower in the world is you.”
Reinhardt pursed his lips with restraint and accepted this explanation. Very reluctantly.
“We’re the number one closest pair in the world,” Lin Zhao landed the fatal blow.
Reinhardt was finally satisfied. Exactly. He and Lin Zhao were the number one closest pair in the world!
Then these two number-one-close fools solemnly opened the black seed, which had been placed in a wrapping of space gel, during a livestream facing different planes.
They watched as the growth hormone needed for life was injected into the sleeping seed, making it flash with an even more gem-like brilliance.
To be fair, the seed was even smaller than Lin Zhao had imagined. It was only about the size of a pea. The outside was covered in a layer of fuzz like black velvet. Under certain light, this fuzz would refract a faint rainbow sheen, as if a tiny piece of nebula had been sealed on its surface. Or perhaps it was like Reinhardt had given Lin Zhao a star cluster hidden somewhere in the universe.
When it was first planted, it was not directly placed into the flowerpot. Fortunately, Lin Zhao was the type to always read the instructions before assembling or installing anything, rather than relying entirely on instinct.
He stopped Reinhardt just in time before the awakened seed was about to be shoved directly and brutally into the soil.
Although Grand Duchess Elowen had not mentioned the price of the flower, with Reinhardt’s usual style, it was obviously impossible for him to give anything cheap. Lin Zhao did not want to waste it.
“We need to put it into the petri dish first.”
The petri dish was a transparent hemisphere. Its base had long been filled with the growth medium it needed and soaked in a precisely proportioned plant nutrient solution.
Mr. Dandelion, watching the livestream, was so greedy he could have cried.
It explained to Kai that although it could basically survive without much food or water, this was like how humans, even after growing up, would still crave the snacks they loved as children. To it, that nutrient solution was like cheese sticks.
Kai said nothing. In private, he sent Lin Zhao a message asking if the nutrient solution was for sale.
The petri dish was fixed onto a slow-rotating stand. This was to simulate the environment of the Ishtars territory in all directions, so that even after leaving the Yasa star system, its roots would still know which direction to grow.
“It really is delicate,” Reinhardt curled his lip, his big tail snapping loudly back and forth. That was a standard expression of displeasure for feline creatures. Although Lin Zhao had persuaded him and he had accepted this flower, it was obvious that he still never forgot to speak ill of it at every opportunity, hoping Lin Zhao would forget this damned flower. “I’m nothing like it.”
Fortunately, during the livestream, 1114 had already muted Reinhardt’s voice. Otherwise, he would have embarrassed himself across the entire universe.
In fact, even if Reinhardt’s voice had not been transmitted, Adjutant Carlos, who was always keeping an eye on his superior’s condition, still saw through what he was doing at once.
Back then, Carlos had secretly stalked his imaginary rival’s social media account because he was jealous of his wife’s ideal type, and Reinhardt had mocked him countless times for being so pathetic.
He really wanted to ask, Your Highness, are you any less pathetic now that you’re getting jealous of a flower?
