8: The Raven God ascends the throne, settlement of 110,000! System, are you hiding something?

At the moment his fist clenched, a clear and absolute command was thunderously issued deep within Jiang Ming's consciousness.

[Disperse].

The second after the command was issued, the huge vortex in the sky did not disappear instantly.

A scene even more bizarre and beyond everyone's imagination unfolded.

On the outermost layer of the vortex, those hundreds of Ravens, like soldiers receiving a unified order, detached from the circling formation all at once.

They no longer rotated but merged into a straight black line, flying resolutely toward the city's eastern skyline.

Then came the second layer.

Another group of Ravens detached from the main body, adjusted their direction, and retreated in an orderly fashion toward the high-rise buildings in the south of the city.

The third layer, the fourth layer... that huge black vortex that had blotted out the sun and brought a doomsday-like sense of oppression was now being unraveled.

It disintegrated layer by layer, turning into dozens of black "long dragons" of varying thicknesses.

These "long dragons" traced different trajectories in the sky, retreating in an orderly manner toward the north, south, east, and west of the city.

The entire process was filled with an indescribable sense of order and ceremony.

Not a single Raven fell behind; there wasn't a hint of chaos.

They came in a sky-covering swarm, and as they left, they carried a solemnity akin to a military withdrawal.

In the livestream room, the bullet chat that had just been boiling over because of the destroyed drone fell into a strange state of speechlessness again.

Everyone was stunned.

In less than a minute.

The last Raven in the sky turned into a tiny black dot and disappeared at the end of the horizon.

The brilliant midday sun once again shone unreservedly across the entire City Center Square.

The sky was crystal blue, as if the terrifying spectacle that had blotted out the sun just now had never happened.

Everything was over.

Jiang Ming faced the phone camera and showed his first smile since the broadcast began.

It was a relaxed, pleasant smile with a hint of playfulness.

"Thank you for witnessing this, my dear viewers."

Jiang Ming finished speaking softly, then swiped his finger across the screen and decisively closed the livestream.

Without the slightest hesitation.

He quickly packed away his phone and tripod, stuffing them into a backpack he had prepared earlier.

Then he took a black baseball cap from the side pocket of the backpack, put it on, and pulled up a disposable mask, covering most of his face.

After doing all this, Jiang Ming turned and blended into the crowd that had begun moving again after the spectacle vanished, people gathered in small groups discussing it heatedly.

His movements were natural and smooth, not attracting anyone's attention.

A few minutes later.

Several police officers finally broke through the crowd and reached the flower bed where Jiang Ming had been livestreaming.

All they saw were a few lingering passersby holding up their phones to take pictures of the empty sky.

The target had long since vanished without a trace.

That night.

A screenshot went viral in every corner of the Chinese internet.

It was the final frame Jiang Ming left before closing the livestream.

A white T-shirt, a clean face, and that mysterious, playful smile.

The image was frantically reposted by countless netizens, accompanied by two eye-catching characters.

[Crow God]... Inside the rental house.

Jiang Ming tossed his backpack onto the floor casually.

He ignored the continuous vibration of hundreds of message notifications flooding into the phone in his pocket.

Jiang Ming took out his phone, muted it, and placed it face down on the nightstand.

The clamor and praise from the outside world had nothing to do with him.

He sat cross-legged on the bed and closed his eyes.

The entire world instantly fell silent.

Jiang Ming's consciousness actively sank into the chaotic ocean deep within his mind.

A cold, absolutely neutral stream of system information emerged on time.

[Livestream ended, calculating emotion points settlement...]

A translucent virtual light screen slowly unfolded in Jiang Ming's "vision."

On the screen were two rapidly scrolling progress bars.

The label for the first progress bar was [Positive Emotional Value].

Below it, the detailed sources were listed: shock, excitement, worship, fanaticism, curiosity... The numbers started from zero, jumping upward frantically, finally settling on a value that made Jiang Ming's heart skip a beat.

81,345.

The label for the second progress bar was [Negative Emotional Value].

The source composition was equally clear: Li Hao's breakdown, the fear of mockers, the jealousy of anti-fans, the panic of passersby at the scene... Its number finally stopped at: 32,550.

After the two progress bars stopped scrolling, the system began the final summary.

[Total emotion points obtained from this livestream: 113,895 points.]

Over 110,000!

Jiang Ming's heart beat violently.

This was the first "huge sum" in his life, in a true sense, obtained through his own abilities.

Although it couldn't be exchanged for a single penny in reality, Jiang Ming knew its value far exceeded any worldly wealth.

Before Jiang Ming could recover from this massive gain, the system interface refreshed again.

The familiar text representing the upgrade system emerged.

[Newbie Benefit: First Choice (Completed)]

[emotion points required for the Second Choice: 10,000 (Satisfied)]

[emotion points required for the Third Choice: 100,000 (Satisfied)]

[emotion points required for the Fourth Choice: 1,000,000 (Not Satisfied)]

...Jiang Ming's consciousness rested on those two bright red "Satisfied" labels.

Twice.

The gains from this single livestream were actually enough to perform two "Destinys Triple Choice" directly.

A strong impulse surged in his heart.

He was almost ready to immediately open the selection with his mind to see what kind of surprise the system would bring him this time.

But Jiang Ming forcibly suppressed this impulse.

No.

I can't be so hasty.

According to the system's rules, for every choice, the system generates options based on his current environment and potential needs.

He had just finished a livestream that shook the whole internet and was currently at the center of the storm.

What would the system generate if he opened the choice in this state?

Items to help him hide his identity? Or abilities to handle the upcoming media storm?

These things might be useful, but they weren't what he wanted most.

More importantly, making two choices in a row without any buffer or settling in between meant the basis for the second choice's generation would likely be heavily influenced by the results of the first.

This would greatly reduce the freedom and possibilities of the choices.

The best way was to make one choice first, use the new ability or item obtained to create a brand-new situation, and place himself in a new "environment" and "need" state.

Then open the third choice.

Only then could the gains from the two choices be maximized.

Jiang Ming slowly exhaled and made a decision.

Only make one choice for now.

The remaining 100,000 emotion points would be kept as seed capital for the third choice, as well as a trump card for emergencies.

Just as Jiang Ming cleared his thoughts and prepared to communicate with the system via his mind to open the second choice...

Another change occurred.

A new line of text, composed of pure golden light, slowly emerged at the very top of the system interface.

[Detected that the host has completed their first 'phenomenal' livestream; the influence far exceeded expectations, fulfilling a hidden condition.]

[Special function 'Choice Enhancement' has been unlocked.]

[Choice Enhancement: Before opening the 'Destinys Triple Choice', the host can invest emotion points to perform 'Quality Enhancement' on this choice. The more emotion points invested, the higher the 'floor' of the three options, and the probability of rare and powerful options appearing will increase accordingly.]