Looking around, the small path and rice field ridges were crawling with dense clusters of crayfish.
They looked like bright red ribbons winding through a patchwork of green and yellow, standing out vividly in the landscape.
"Whoa, there really are so many crayfish!"
"This is insane—why does it feel like crayfish are invading Earth?"
"The streamer totally called it! These crayfish are basically lying around just waiting to be picked up!"
"There's got to be more than 25kg here. If he picks them all up, it might go over a hundred!"
"And they're all huge! Looks like the streamer's going to make a killing today!"
"Yukinoshita Is My Wife" tipped ten rockets.
"Yukinoshita Is My Wife": "Where are all those trolls now? Come out and eat your words!"
"Probably already ran off."
"Bunch of cowards!"
"Trolls always act like that. Nothing new to see here."
"What, we're just letting them off the hook like that?"
"Let them off? No way! That group was obviously sent over by that streamer named Qian Qian. We'll go after her next time!"
"Totally agree. We've gotta make them feel the might of the Hanhan Guard Squad!"
"Love how you used the word 'go after,' lol…"
Li Ran didn't respond. He had already harvested a solid chunk of "Frustration Value" from that group—his mission was complete.
The crayfish, seemingly either stunned by the heavy rain or emboldened by their numbers, didn't even flee when people approached. They continued to crawl leisurely down the path.
Some were even getting into full-on fights over territory...
Li Ran didn't hesitate—he just started picking them up.
His hands were large and nimble, easily snatching four or five crayfish at once.
"I don't know why, but watching this makes me nervous. If I were the streamer, I don't think I'd dare grab them."
"Same. Those pincers really hurt. Just the other day, I saw a video of a crayfish latching onto a cat's paw and refusing to let go—it looked painful!"
"Those beautiful hands were made for catching crayfish. Such a perfect match!"
"Be careful, hubby. Don't let the crayfish pinch you—my heart would break!"
"Pinched? Sorry, I admit that sounded a bit dirty, hehe."
"Let go of that crayfish and fight me instead!"
"Y'all are driving the bus straight off the cliff…"
"Let me off this bus, this isn't headed for kindergarten…"
Li Ran focused on collecting for a while. When he looked back and saw the chat once again filled with dirty jokes, he sighed helplessly.
"Alright, let me give you guys something to do."
He summoned Drone No. 1, zoomed the camera in, and locked it on two large crayfish in the middle of a heated battle.
"Here, place your bets. Which one do you think will win?"
"Crayfish battle? I'm in!"
"Place your bets, place your bets! No take-backs!"
"The big one looks strong and mighty—my money's on him!"
"The small one's compact and fierce. Didn't you see it already snapped one of the big guy's claws?"
"Whoa, for real? This little guy's got skills!"
"Snapped… Hehe…"
"Someone upstairs is clearly being dirty again…"
Li Ran was too absorbed in crayfish collection to keep watching the chat.
In just ten minutes, he had filled an entire water bucket and a large woven sack.
But there were still crayfish left along half the ridge, and he was out of containers. He looked a little regretful.
"I didn't bring enough bags. Should've brought another woven sack. Total oversight."
"You really were planning to leave nothing behind, huh?"
"So cruel!"
"Stop already, Li! There's no end to making money!"
Li Ran replied, "I was actually planning to give these crayfish away to fans.
If you don't want them, I'll just release them back into the wild."
The moment he said that, the chat exploded—
"WHAT?! You should've said so earlier!"
"Crayfish are an agricultural pest—we have to wipe them out completely! Don't go soft now!"
"Li! Go home and get more bags! You could fill at least two more!"
"Is it too late for me to bring you a sack?"
"Mid Lane King" tipped a rocket.
"Mid Lane King": "Li, I don't want much—just reserve 2.5kg for me."
"Yukinoshita Is My Wife" tipped another rocket.
"Yukinoshita Is My Wife": "I'll take 2.5kg too. Big or small, not picky."
"Wait, if the big shots are already reserving theirs, will there be anything left for us?"
Li Ran shook his head. "I said it's a benefit giveaway. No money involved. I'll be refunding those tips later."
"There's about 50kg of crayfish in total. I'll split them into fifty portions and send them to fifty fans.
Just DM me on 'Misborn'—first come, first served."
The once noisy and rowdy chat instantly went dead silent.
A few seconds later, messages started flooding in again.
"Li, I already messaged you—I'm first!"
"No way, I was definitely the first!"
"You guys fight for first. I'm aiming for just top fifty."
"Wait—is the streamer manually picking the winners? A lot of streamers rig these giveaways."
"Yeah, I think so too. No way the big donors get ignored."
Before the skeptics could stir up more doubt, the stream suddenly displayed a series of images—screenshots of Li Ran's inbox, all showing the earliest DMs.
Li Ran: "Here are the screenshots of the first fifty messages I received.
Check them yourselves. If your name is here, send me your address. I'll ship everything out by tomorrow."
"Holy crap, the streamer's actually this fair?"
"None of the big donors made it into the list!"
"Li Ran, you're a legend!"
"Who said he was rigging the giveaway? Come out and take your slap!"
"I made it on the list, hahaha!"
"I can't believe I actually won something for once. I'm tearing up…"
"Hubby, when you send my crayfish, can you also include a signed photo? And maybe even a kiss print?"
"…"
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