Chapter 909: Ruler of Esports 23

Soon, more viewers began saying that their gifts were actually for the moderator.

Seeing how much everyone enjoyed it, Little Cutie leaned even harder into the act, doubling down on the exaggerated compliments.

If it weren’t for helping the host make money, he grumbled inwardly, would I, the great system, be here flattering humans like this?

…

The livestream platform had a gift ranking system.

Although Tang Wan’s popularity had grown rapidly over the past few days, she hadn’t received many gifts before. But tonight, thanks to Little Cutie’s antics, the gift count skyrocketed.

Within just an hour, her stream had climbed into the top ten of the gift rankings.

Tang Wan herself didn’t notice.

Since she was streaming directly from her phone, she couldn’t clearly see the backend data. It wasn’t until the end of a match—when Little Cutie reminded her—that she briefly addressed it.

“Thank you for the gifts,” she said calmly. “If you enjoy the stream, don’t forget to follow. I’ll be live every night from seven to ten.”

Then she immediately queued for another match.

…

This round was noticeably harder.

The opponents were strong, while her teammates struggled. The match dragged on, tense and uncertain.

But at the most critical moment—

Tang Wan’s Li Bai made a decisive play.

With a perfectly timed equipment swap and resurrection armor activation, she dove into the enemy team, cut through them in a blur of movement—

Five kills.

A complete turnaround.

The entire chat exploded.

“WHAT WAS THAT?!”
“INSANE!”
“This is the first time I’ve seen a female streamer play Li Bai like this!”
“Take my money!”

Another wave of gifts flooded the screen.

Most were small amounts—one yuan, five yuan—but with hundreds of viewers contributing, it quickly added up.

In just that moment, Tang Wan had already received over four thousand yuan. After the platform split, she would still take home more than two thousand.

Then—

A big spender appeared.

Ten airplanes were sent at once.

Each worth 500 yuan.

Five thousand yuan in a single burst.

Little Cutie immediately responded, practically glowing with excitement:

“Thank you, netizen ‘Spaghetti Daddy’ for the airplanes! Your dazzling generosity shines brighter than the stars in the night sky!”

The sender paused.

…Is this moderator always this sweet?

He was just a rich second-generation who liked Li Bai but couldn’t play well himself. He hadn’t expected to be praised like this.

Without hesitation, he sent another ten airplanes.

“Take me to the top!” he typed.

Little Cutie snorted softly.

Then replied in a completely different tone:

“Each supporter receives one exclusive customized compliment! The more you give, the more beautiful the praise—but I’m only one moderator, and praising everyone is exhausting!”

The big spender: “…”

This guy… interesting.

He chuckled and typed again, “If I spend ten thousand, don’t I get any extra benefits? Does the streamer have a fan club?”

Little Cutie processed quickly, then replied:

“The streamer doesn’t have a fan group yet. But don’t worry—once she reaches King 100 stars, she will personally carry fans to rank up!”

…

Hearing this, many viewers lit up.

With Tang Wan’s skill level, reaching King 100 stars was only a matter of time—and getting carried by her? That was a dream.

Meanwhile, her position on the gift leaderboard continued to rise.

Top five.

And that’s when things really changed.

The top ten spots on the leaderboard were usually occupied by established streamers with stable fanbases. So when an unfamiliar name suddenly broke into the top five, curious viewers flooded in.

“Who is this streamer?”
“Never seen this name before…”
“Let’s check it out—”

And just like that—

Tang Wan’s stream entered a new wave of explosive growth.