Her Food Livestream Broke the Galaxy

Chapter 252: The Prey Is Out of the Cage, the Falcon Is Ready

’She should be alone at Starry Sky Wander right now...’

After quickly finishing up his work, Mo Si couldn’t resist messaging Jiang Qiuqiu.

Black Hole: Are you asleep?

Jiang Qiuqiu: No, why would I be asleep? It’s still early.

Black Hole: It’s late. You should get some rest.

Jiang Qiuqiu: I’m outside on the swing.

Black Hole: It’s that cold and you’re still outside?

...

Jiang Qiuqiu: Why the sudden change in tone?

Black Hole: Are you scared, being all alone at Starry Sky Wander?

Jiang Qiuqiu: Oh? Are you worried about me?

Black Hole: You’re still a young girl. Of course I’m worried.

Perhaps she really was the type to put romance before friendship. After seeing his message, much of the sadness she’d felt from the day’s farewell washed away.

She propped her chin on her hand, reading the message from Mo Si. After a moment’s thought, she sent a reply—

"If you’re worried about me, then hurry back!"

"I miss you... doing Spiritual Training with me." Her voice was soft and low, yet it was like a spring breeze caressing jade-green waters.

Thirteen Stars was a Polar Planet in the Federation Star System, infamous for being a desolate world. No flowers or trees grew there; it was devoid of life. Yet, at that moment, Mo Si felt a small, brilliantly colored flower bloom in his heart.

He wanted to go back sooner.

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The day after Mo Chengyu moved out, Jiang Qiuqiu chatted with her for a bit on her terminal. She was as lively as ever, but her project was clearly keeping her busy, and her replies were slow. Not wanting to disturb her, Jiang Qiuqiu ended the call and went to plan the menu for her upcoming featured stream.

The dish Jiang Qiuqiu was preparing this time wasn’t complicated, but it was a long-time champion of late-night food stalls and street vendors: oysters.

Since she had extra time today, Jiang Qiuqiu decided to rig up a charcoal grill.

Luckily, the kitchen was large enough. She summoned some nearby home-improvement robots, fed them the schematics and a rough visual, and they quickly got to work.

Charcoal wasn’t sold in this day and age, but there was a type of firestone that was very similar. Jiang Qiuqiu ordered a batch, but since she placed the order late in the day, everything didn’t arrive until evening.

She lit the fire, ready to test out her cobbled-together setup.

After checking the heat output, burn duration, and flame size, Jiang Qiuqiu found that the grill worked surprisingly well.

That evening, Meimei sent a message to confirm the specific time for the live stream.

Since the featured segment would last for six hours, the 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM slot wasn’t ideal. So this time, it was adjusted to a 6:00 PM to midnight slot.

Jiang Qiuqiu had already notified her fans two days prior, so there was nothing more to discuss. She simply confirmed the time.

"Alright, Qiuqiu, see you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

When she woke up, the most high-traffic day of the first PK round had arrived. The homepage’s featured spot was usually reserved for streamers with a platform value of over two billion, and Little President Qian had gone to great lengths to convince management to give the spot to Jiang Qiuqiu.

That was why today’s stream was so crucial.

After putting the ingredients from Taotao Fresh into the temperature-controlled container, she noted it was still very early. Staying home all day would be boring. While changing, Jiang Qiuqiu noticed the sparse selection of clothes in her wardrobe and finally remembered her previous decision to check out the winter clothing stores in the Federal City District.

Once the idea took hold, she acted on it immediately. She tidied up the house, grabbed her Star Coins, and headed straight for the Federal Main City.

But unbeknownst to Jiang Qiuqiu, the moment she left Starry Sky Wander, someone received a message—text and an attached picture.

—The prey is out of the cage. [Image Attached]

—Falcon 1 is in position.

—She’s a walking five million Star Coins.

—Copy.