Chapter 11: Sixty Years of Magical Power

Such a scene left those netizens who had been advising him not to worship him feeling a bit dazed.

【If it weren't for the fact that the chair the streamer is sitting on is clearly a real chair, I would have truly thought the Ancestor of Thunder had descended in person!】

【Streamer! The only thing missing between you and the statue behind you is the divine beast Qilin!】

【Say no more. If there were a drought where I live, and I saw someone who looked as much like the deity as you do, I’d definitely bow and pray, no matter what.】

Lin Nan’s appearance was truly intimidating, making every netizen who entered the livestream for the first time unable to help but look up at the title, wanting to confirm whether they had actually entered the roleplay category.

On top of that, because of the comments and gifts, the livestream’s popularity kept rising, bringing in more recommended traffic and causing the number of concurrent viewers to soar.

The screen was flooded with gifts, many of which were items like incense.

Many people believed that since Lin Nan looked so much like the deity, he might just be a reincarnation of a god, and there was no harm in offering a prayer.

This caused Lin Nan’s livestream to climb higher and higher, overtaking many streamers with long legs and black stockings, and breaking into the top fifty of the roleplay category!

*Thump!*

When the notification "This livestream has entered the top fifty of the category" appeared,

Wang Chengyu, who was sitting on the upper bunk looking at the comments on his phone, stood up in excitement and slammed his head directly into the ceiling, wincing in pain.

But he quickly covered his mouth with his hand, not daring to make a sound for fear of disrupting Lin Nan’s broadcast.

Lin Nan was having an even harder time holding back, all while complying with the netizens' requests to mimic the poses of the Ancestor of Thunder from various statues.

When Lin Nan had struck over a dozen poses and finally fulfilled all the netizens' requests, that familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears again.

【Congratulations to the host for roleplaying the Ancestor of Thunder again and completing the suggestions:】

【⑥ Understand the lore of the Ancestor of Thunder, restore his demeanor and personality. ⑦ The magic weapons: Male and Female Twin Whips and the Five Thunder Token.】

【Roleplay completion increased: 2%】

【Congratulations to the host for exceeding 5% completion in roleplaying the Ancestor of Thunder! Reward obtained: Sixty years of magic power!】

Hearing the reward, Lin Nan couldn't help but be stunned.

Sixty years of magic power?

If taken literally, did that mean he now possessed the magic power of an immortal equivalent to sixty years of cultivation?

Is this for real?

Lin Nan was skeptical and could only consult the system.

Soon, he had an epiphany.

It turned out that the reason his formation hadn't worked as expected before wasn't because he drew it wrong or used the wrong incantations.

It was because he lacked magic power!

Thinking about it, this was actually quite normal. Even if an ordinary person obtained the skills of a god, it would be impossible to use them without magic power!

Magic power is the foundation of all supernatural abilities and spells.

And this reward of sixty years of magic power was somewhat like a "mana bar" in a game.

According to current units of measurement, one *jiazi* (a sixty-year cycle) is equivalent to sixty years.

In other words, if he used up this sixty years' worth of magic power, would he be unable to continue casting the spells he had learned?

Once again, through the system, Lin Nan learned that this magic power was a consumable. If he wanted to cast divine spells, he had to obtain magic power to cover the cost of each ability.

Alternatively, he could master a method of immortal cultivation and generate his own magic power.

But for an ordinary mortal, how easy could it be to obtain a method to cultivate magic power?

Moreover, Lin Nan didn't possess such cultivation methods for the time being.

As for the magic power he had just obtained, it was more like a mana bar; since it wasn't his own, it didn't provide any physical enhancement or strengthening to his body—it could only be used to fuel the casting of spells.

"So that's how it is."

"Still, having it is better than not having it. I hope I can obtain a real cultivation method in the future and generate my own magic power."

After clarifying the situation regarding the reward, he turned his attention back to his phone.

The people in the comment section praying for rain were impossible to dissuade no matter how he tried, so Lin Nan simply stopped trying.

And after learning that magic power was a consumable, Lin Nan decided that, just in case, he should probably stockpile as much as possible.

So, Lin Nan leaned closer to the camera and spoke

"Does everyone think there is anything else I can improve upon in my roleplay?"

【I think it's already really good. You've been listening to our suggestions enough, streamer.】

【You really... I'm moved to tears!】

【Actually, I think there is still room for improvement, please don't flame me, everyone.】

【The streamer's costume, makeup, and magic weapons are indeed great, but the indoor space is really too small. Could you give us a performance outdoors?】

【That's true. It looks like the streamer is in a dorm. Even though this dorm is better than most, the space is indeed a bit small to do any big movements.】

【If possible, could the streamer make a Qilin prop yourself?】

【I agree! If you really have a mount, I’d honestly want to hang your picture up and worship it!】

This remark gave Lin Nan quite a scare.

"Don't!"

"Everyone, please don't!"

"I'm afraid I'll lose years off my life if you worship me!"

At the same time, the system panel that recorded suggestions added these two new entries.

【Detected that the host has received multiple suggestions, now recorded in the suggestion column.】

【Received suggestion: The Ancestor of Thunder descends to walk among mortals! Difficulty: Extremely low! Completion reward: 0.5% roleplay completion.】

【Received suggestion: The Nine Heavens Yingyuan Thunder Sound Puhua Tianzun subdues the mount, the Ink Qilin. Difficulty: Extremely high! Completion reward: 10% roleplay completion!】

After reading them, Lin Nan began to consider how to complete these two suggestions.

"Performing outdoors isn't impossible, as long as I pick an open space with good lighting."

"But this Qilin mount everyone is talking about is really difficult. This thing doesn't exist in real life..."

Seeing Lin Nan frowning, the comment section began offering ideas.

【Actually, you could try looking for nearby scenic spots to see if there are any Qilin stone statues?】

【Or, the streamer could check if there are finished products for sale on Taobao?】

【Yeah, the size doesn't matter. We can paint it ourselves when it arrives to make it look more imposing!】

Time passed, and before he knew it, it was eleven o'clock.

"Regarding the Qilin mount, I will try to find one and give it a shot according to your suggestions."

"You can wait for my notification for the next livestream. That's all for today, my fellow immortals, see you next time."

After saying goodbye to the netizens, Lin Nan closed the livestream and immediately took off his headpiece, finally feeling his scalp breathe a little.

Only then did he notice Wang Chengyu still clutching his head.

"What's wrong, Fatty?"

"Ugh, I was just too excited seeing the top fifty notification and accidentally hit my head."

Even though his head was still throbbing with pain, Wang Chengyu said excitedly

"Brother Nan, do you know that the cumulative number of viewers for this livestream has already exceeded fifty thousand!"

"You're really famous!"

Lin Nan smiled without saying a word.

He felt that the biggest gain today wasn't the gifts or the number of viewers, but the magic power he had obtained.

At this moment, Jiang Tao reminded the two of them

"Our class mentor just posted a notice in the group, telling us to go to the academic affairs office tomorrow to pick up our military training uniforms."

"He also said to go early so that the class numbers at the front of the line are more complete, that way everyone can get the right sizes."

Lin Nan nodded.

"Alright, then we have to get up early tomorrow morning. Let's get to sleep."

(End of chapter)