Chapter 48: Poverty Limits Imagination

As Bi Fang successfully escapes from the glacial valley, the barrage of congratulations floods the screen, with viewers expressing their admiration and praise. Every now and then, a spaceship floats by, causing envy among the onlookers.

At this moment, several rewards catch the attention of everyone.

Pete Not Skinned gifts the host 1 spaceship—Damn! The host is amazing! You are my big brother!

Jun No See gifts the host 2 spaceships—Little Cong is too petty. When it comes to rewarding, you have to learn from me.

Pete Not Skinned gifts the host 5 spaceships—Are you trying to talk money with me?

Jun No See gifts the host 10 spaceships—No, I am just stating the facts.

Oh damn, are these wealthy people going to have a competition in real life?

The audience stares in disbelief as the spaceships fly by one after another.

Wang Xiacong and Kong Chao, on the other hand, are becoming more determined, each competing more fiercely than before.

In the living room, Kong Chao, relying on his height and build, presses Wang Xiacong’s head down and laughs: “You’re not tough at all, Pete! Give it up! You’ve spent all your pocket money for this month. Where did your rewards come from? The top spot is mine!”

“You’re dreaming!”

Wang Xiacong refuses to be outdone. He shrugs his shoulders, escaping Kong Chao’s grasp, and continues to recharge his phone: “I still have plenty of New Year’s money. Don’t even think about surpassing me!”

“What?!”

Kong Chao is shocked and quickly checks his phone. Indeed, the reward list is refreshed once again, and the top spot has changed.

“You’ll regret it! I’m about to call people for help!”

“You think I don’t have friends? Let’s see who’s afraid of whom!”

Wang Xiacong and Kong Chao glare at each other before picking up their phones to make calls.

With the two of them leading the way, the universe spaceship’s brushing activity in the entire live broadcast room keeps rising. The popularity alone has reached more than 300,000, which is incredible.

Wang Yongbo, who has been watching the data backstage, is even more excited. It’s been so long since Wolftooth TV had such a hot live broadcast!

Although Wolftooth TV appears to be carefree, every year, Wang Yongbo watches its traffic decline, and his anxiety grows. However, he remains powerless to change the situation. As the traffic decreases, new anchors become less interested in joining, let alone famous ones. This vicious cycle leads to Wolftooth’s worsening circumstances year after year.

Now that there’s finally a glimmer of hope, how can he not be excited?

Bi Fang, you really are my lucky star!

After lying on the ground for a while, Bi Fang gets up again. Looking at the nearby crevasse, he feels apprehensive: “That situation was dangerous just now. If I had fallen in, the chances of survival would have been very slim. So, when trying to survive in an icy world, always pay attention to the conditions. Danger may be lurking beneath the snow.”

Bi Fang scans the surroundings and discovers the glacial valley is vast. After a long detour, he finally finds a narrow section less than a meter wide and not too deep. He takes a leap and crosses the glacial valley.

‘You all saw earlier, the edge of the glacial valley is unstable. If you want to jump, don’t choose a barely manageable gap. The width should be less than a meter. Of course, if you can avoid it, go around. My risky move was to save time, so it’s not worth learning from.’

Not worth learning…

Though he says it’s not right, his body says otherwise.

The audience resumes their playful banter after their initial shock.

Bi Fang shakes his head and glances at the live broadcast. He notices the changes in reward rankings. The number one spot, which was previously occupied by Lord Shepherd, has dropped to number three!

This is a rare occurrence.

Bi Fang had been too preoccupied with the crisis earlier to notice. Having checked the record, he learns that the two students were the ones who sent the rewards.

Are there really so many rich second generations these days?

Bi Fang shakes his head and prepares to move on but suddenly remembers news from his previous life. He urgently asks the number one and two on the list: “When it comes to rewards, please do what you can afford. Don’t do anything illegal just to reward!”

Don’t worry, Lord Fang, this is just a week’s worth of my allowance. No big problem.

Yeah, when my dad comes back next week, I’ll be fully revived! By then, number one will be no match for me!

Don’t dream! It’s not just you who has parents!

Damn! Is it really that poverty limits my imagination?

Bi Fang falls silent. The pocket money for a week almost surpasses what he earns in a single live broadcast.

He doesn’t dare to think or imagine.

After only a few words, he feels weak and tormented by a heart demon. If this continues, he fears his life won’t last long.

Bi Fang, having received his answers, stops talking and proceeds in silence.

The silver and snowy world, which appears beautiful at first glance, becomes monotonous and dull as time passes.

Moreover, as the sun rises higher in the sky, the reflection from the snowfields intensifies. Many viewers begin to feel dizzy just by looking at the screen.

“You are experiencing snow blindness.”

Bi Fang quickly dimmed the drone’s camera light. He hadn’t experienced any discomfort earlier and thought the audience wouldn’t either, so he had taken no precautions. Now that many viewers were sending messages about the discomfort to their eyes, he realized the issue.

Snow blindness is an inflammation caused by ultraviolet (UV) damage to the eyes. Since snow has a very high reflectance of sunlight, around 95%, being exposed to a snowfield is nearly the same as looking directly at the sun. Prolonged exposure can cause eyes to tear up and turn red due to UV damage.

“I apologize for not noticing the issue earlier and not considering this,” Bi Fang first apologized to the viewers, and then said, “Fortunately, you are watching through the drone, so the effects should not be too severe. Just glance out of a window, and you should be fine.”

“If one really develops snow blindness, it would take three to five days to recover. In a wilderness survival situation, this can be very fatal. To prevent snow blindness on the snowfields, we can use sunglasses or a dark cloth to shield our eyes, which can effectively weaken the strong light.”

“Of course, if you’re lacking the means, you can also use charcoal to draw a line under your eyelids, which can effectively reduce the glare.”

As he spoke, Bi Fang took a dark T-shirt from his backpack, tore off a piece of cloth, cut a slit, and tied it around his eyes. The dark cloth would absorb light, reducing the amount that would enter the eyes.

‘So cool, it has an assassin vibe to it.’

‘I want one too.’

‘Don’t bother. You think it’s cool because Bi Fang is already handsome. You won’t pull it off.’

‘Well said. Being good-looking makes even the smallest actions charming.’

“Alright, everything should be fine now.”

Bi Fang tested the tightness of the cloth strip, making sure it wouldn’t easily fall off. Then he took out a water bottle from his pocket and took two small sips. After several hours of body heat transfer, all the water inside the bottle had melted and even had some warmth, making it ideal for quenching thirst without irritating the stomach.