Chapter 139: Episode 12.6

"Another day, another dungeon adventure with yours truly. The sexy and your alpha daddy, Mian!" A bulky alpha male in green armor and warm white fur around his neck comically said while making duck faces in front of the camera.

[BBCreamOholic: Damn, there he goes again! A big, hulking, handsome guy acting cute!]

[GIggity: I never thought I had a thing for a gap moe, but Daddy Mian... Please headlock me with your cute, muscled biceps!]

[BeckaBet: Oh, is it a live dungeon broadcast today? Be careful and make sure to go back home. I’m no longer angry at you, Daddy...]

[LOL. Delulu much, upstairs?]

Not a trace of shame could be seen on his face as he continued to make fun of his face. Even his friend, the cameraman, couldn’t help but snort at him like a pig as he made a fool out of his square, manly face.

He doesn’t care even when the comments get wild; those are usual occurrences from his online fans.

Even if there’s a change in expression, it should be only his antics intensifying as gifts fluttered in his livestream.

"Earning money is so damn hard," that is the only thought he had.

Qin Mian is a B-Class awakener currently working as an unaffiliated hunter. He’s free from the corporate commitment of guilds. Something he doesn’t like since, aside from being a hunter, he also wanted to be a famous internet personality.

He partially fulfilled this because he’s finally gaining popularity on the video-sharing website Mewtube. However, a significant portion of his toughness as an alpha is compromised because of his unconventional acting style in his streams.

The online competition is challenging for creators like him, so he’s got no choice but to grit his teeth and think of a way to make himself stand out. Being a handsome beefcake will not let him survive the cutthroat competition, so he has no choice but to put on a persona that’s a little far from his real personality.

Of course, he’s happy and proud that he fulfilled his dreams. But it’s not like he doesn’t have any challenges, and he’s not just referring to the everyday struggle to keep himself relevant to the public as a content creator.

"Are you guys excited for today’s dungeon exploration?" Qin Mian’s question ended with a wink, driving his fans into a frenzy.

[Yes! Where did you go for today’s live? Did you go somewhere north? You are too covered when it’s summer break!]

"Ha! An "X"! I’ll give you an X for that deduction. Hahaha! Yesterday, I boarded the world-famous train network in City Z. Do you think I have the time to go to the north? Where are most of the dungeons handled by guilds? There is no way I will do that when the Hunter Association regulates many affordable public dungeons in this region! I’m alone and too poor in this life to avail myself of the entrance fee in the dungeons in the north," Qin Mian said with great passion in his facial expression.

In that part, he’s not just trying to be relative. There’s a zesty slice of truth in that.

Having no guild as a backer has its downsides.

Unaffiliated or independent hunter’s entry to dungeons is very limited since dungeons owned by high-ranking guilds are commonly reserved for their hunters. If there are a few that are open to outsiders, most of the time, it’s accompanied by high entrance fees.

Fortunately, there are public dungeons owned and directly regulated by the Hunter Association— lots of them.

They are considerably cheaper compared to guild-owned dungeons.

[SEAmen: Waah! Why are you letting yourself suffer in public dungeons? That place is too wild for you! There will be other hunters and parties present, and most of them are hot-blooded alphas who love to play dirty!]

Wait, did you forget that I’m an alpha too? Or do you have ping pong balls for an eye?

[I can’t agree more! Why can’t alphas be like Bai Tingfeng? He’s cool, handsome, hot, and happily married too! Huhuhu!]

[I know, right. The picture! Shen Yuan’s licking his husband— my crush— is the biggest heartbreak!]

Qin Mian became silent, too. His crush is Shen Yuan, so he could relate, but shouldn’t they be talking about him because this is his livestream?!

"Are you guys sure that it’s only alphas who are hot-blooded?" he tried to veer off the conversation. As a respect to his crush, his platform will not facilitate rumors towards Shen Yuan.

[ToughVat: Yes, and the marshals there don’t care much about the hunters. Most of the time, they’ll meddle once the hunter is in a near-death situation. This is the reason why there’s a lot of delinquents are choosing private dungeons.]

[BeckaBet: Run, Mian! Run!]

"My Meanies," He called his fandom name.

Subconsciously, he looked around at the arriving hunters and hunter parties. Why are his fans saying this when he’s already in the location, and the delinquents they are referring to are around him?

What if they saw this and hated him because of this?

"That scenario doesn’t happen always. Besides, my companions today looked like serious hunters, not the kind who will pull mischief on strangers."

"And if someone did try, don’t worry. I’ll be crushing them with my cute babies in my arms," He flexed his biceps because he couldn’t say the answer he had in mind.

All of a sudden, a flurry of gifts rained on him once again.

Money! Money! Money!

"Wow! Thank you! You’re the best, My Meanies!"

[RevolutionaryBender: That’s for your next dungeon exploration! Pick a private dungeon and get a personal marshal who will help you once you’re in danger.]

Qin Mian quickly contemplated this proposition. His friend behind the camera signaled him to accept it, and upon weighing the advantages and disadvantages, he decided it was better to experience the expensive private dungeons.

"Okay, I’ll listen to RevolutionaryBender. So, guys, after this dungeon exploration, please drop my recommendations in the edited footage of this live stream. The one with the most likes, I’ll be choosing that as my next goal dungeon."

[BeckaBet: Ayie! Okay!]

[So, where are you now? Why do you look so cold?]

"Well, I only moved one province above from City Z. It’s near the capital city and has a lot of mountains." Qin Mian signaled his cameraman to pan in the dungeon gate.

Aside from the black-and-white space rift, the familiar frosted rocky mountainside was seen there. The viewers instantly know where he was based on his clues and this iconic site, which drove some into a frenzy.

[ToughVat: No way! City T?! The Taiyuan Ice Dungeon?! That is the most difficult B-Rank Dungeon because of its bitingly cold environment and those goddamned yetis!]

[Lighting a candle to anchor]

[Lighting a candle to anchor +1]

[Lighting a candle to anchor+2]

[BeckaBet: Darling, let’s kiss and make up! Please come back home. You’re in grave danger!]

"Yah! Your doubts hurt my fluffy egg heart. You’ve seen how strong I am once I transformed, right? My razor-sharp claws could kill the yetis just fine, and I’m agile in half-fox form!"

"Besides, if something did happen, I have my friend Shaoran with me; he could call for help from the fellow hunters in the dungeon. There are also dungeon marshals who will oversee the situation. I’ll be fine!"

[RevolutionaryBender: You might not be aware of it, but the more difficult the dungeon, the more useless the dungeon marshals are. Most of them will just let a hunter die rather than save them because it’s natural for deaths to happen under challenging dungeons.]

[RevolutionaryBender: But there are some who are also helpful. However, they are very rare. I know a dungeon marshal who’s stationed in the Taiyuan Ice Dungeon. Focus the camera on the dungeon marshal once they come. Let me see if it’s my friend. I’ll message him immediately to take care of you.]

Qin Mian widened his eyes a little. What a very generous fan!

Shaoran, the cameraman, mouthed, "This RevolutionaryBender is a local tyrant!"

"Are you being serious, RevolutionaryBender?! From now on, I will call you big brother!"

The fan only typed Hahaha.

While waiting, Qin Mian made sure to keep his viewers engaged in the live stream.

Other hunters and party also continued to come, waiting tens of meters away from the black-and-white rift of space.

Qin Mian didn’t know that someone was plotting his misfortune somewhere far from where he was.

"The foundation for the backup plan is set."

A man in a black cloak replied with his old sunken face, "Good, we can’t afford any mishap like what happened to Shen Yuan. But for now, we will focus on taking that man. We must do this right because that Damned Black Cat is boasting he could kill Shen Yuan quickly. We can’t be a loser in the face of that annoying double-faced idol."

"Understood, Your Eminence!"

The man resumed looking at the live stream now; they needed to do something so that Qin Mian would be isolated once in the dungeon.

Back to the young alpha male, he’s alert when waiting for the coming dungeon marshal. Of course, help is extended to him, so he would gladly accept it.

While conversing with his viewers, his eyes keep on darting to the places where their dungeon marshal will come.

Suddenly, the camera that’s pointed at Qin Mian shook hard.

"Holy shit!" Shaoran blurted out. His eyes are almost on the verge of popping up.

Qin Mian is initially angry at his friend for suddenly acting up, but then he realizes that everyone facing in the direction where his friend is facing either has a gaping mouth or creates a deep-sounding scream of excitement!

Thus, he looked at it, too, and he was surprised and driven to madness!

"Oh, my god! Shen Yuan?!"

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