Free Web NovelChapter 183: Chapter 181: The Mermaid Princess’s Song
Bai Su accidentally clicked "confirm," and with that one slip of the finger, the whole affair shot to the top of the trending charts.
#DukeOfSnowCountryAndSeaClanPrincessFightViciouslyOverMale
#BaiSuMermaidPrincess
#MermaidPrincessProvokesOurDuke
#BattleOfFaithSaturday
#BaiSuWillCrushHerEffortlessly
#TheMightOfPowerfulFemaleBaiSu
#BaiSuTheLightOfSnowCountry
A whole slew of chaotic tags were pushed to the top of the trending list.
Bai Su couldn’t help but pinch the bridge of her nose, her head aching. After work, she logged straight off the web and went back to her residence to rest.
She pulled the covers over her head. Whatever it was could wait until she was well-rested.
While she was sleeping, the Mermaid Princess had already arrived at the Snow Country Imperial City. She was in the embassy, fiddling with her equipment and preparing to go live.
Her real-name verified account had already attracted a ton of traffic and gained a significant number of followers after she’d called out Bai Su in her livestream.
A large portion of them were basically fans from Bai Su’s livestream.
They weren’t exactly true fans of the princess; they just didn’t want to miss the Saturday night livestream.
As the princess of the Mermaid Clan, Rosa Meiya certainly possessed all their inherent advantages: a sweet voice and ethereal looks.
Her crystal-clear eyes were like deep jewels, shimmering with a golden light that could easily capture anyone’s attention.
Her long, deep blue hair fell in gentle curls, swaying gracefully like seaweed in the deep sea. She was effortlessly beautiful.
Besides their mermaid tails, the most distinct Beastification trait of the Mermaid Clan was the fins on their ears.
Rosa Meiya started the platform’s livestream, then had her staff spend money to boost her stream’s traffic.
For a clan from the deep sea, money was the one thing they didn’t lack.
Everyone who entered the stream couldn’t help but be bewitched by her appearance.
[So this is the mermaid who was running her mouth, challenging our Duke Bai Su?]
[Hmm... I have to admit, she does have some looks and skill.]
[Damn, damn, damn, now I’m starting to get jealous of Li Chenlin and Yelias.]
[Gorgeous! Gorgeous! I’m losing my mind! How can such a beautiful mermaid exist in this world? No, how can such a beautiful *female* exist in this world?!]
[If I could marry the Mermaid Princess and be her first Beast Husband, I’d even be willing to eat Bai Su’s cooking for all three meals a day!]
[Okay, okay, okay, trying to have your cake and eat it too, huh?]
With her beauty alone, Rosa Meiya easily convinced the casual viewers who clicked into her livestream to stay.
Even casual viewers with nothing better to do were captivated after getting such an up-close look at her stunning beauty.
In truth, in the Interstellar Beast World, technology was so advanced that ugly people were almost nonexistent; looks could basically be adjusted through science.
But someone as beautiful as Rosa Meiya was still a rare sight.
She was different from the typically slender and frail females of Snow Country, and also different from Bai Su’s bright, alluring curves.
Rosa Meiya’s beauty was more of an ethereal quality, like something hidden in the depths of the sea. She was as beautiful as a delicate elf.
Besides, merfolk were born with a natural charm buff. It was hard not to be bewitched when meeting their gaze.
Even through the camera, whenever Rosa Meiya stared into the lens, new viewers were easily enchanted, losing themselves in her beauty.
She didn’t do much, just rested her chin on her hand with a sweet smile and greeted the viewers. "Hi! Hello, everyone. I’m Rosa Meiya."
"What am I doing here in Snow Country? I’m here to find a Beast Husband, of course!"
"Haha, I’m very easygoing, you know. I have a super good temper."
"Thank you for the compliments. You all are so enthusiastic."
"Why am I competing with Bai Su? Because I’ve got my eye on her Beast Husband. I really like Yelias."
"It’s not really stealing, is it? I knew Yelias long before she did. The Lanton Family even promised him to me, but then he was given to Bai Su instead."
"Of course, I’m not saying it’s Bai Su’s fault or anything."
"Li Chenlin is one of Bai Su’s suitors? Haha... That’s only because he hasn’t met me!"
"Why not? When you’re as beautiful as I am, it’s hard not to be aware of it, right?"
"When we hit 200,000 viewers, I’ll sing a song for you all. It’s rare to hear a song from the Mermaid Clan on land."
The number of viewers in the livestream shot up from just a few hundred at the start, to thousands, tens of thousands, fifty thousand, a hundred thousand, and it was still climbing.
This was how the platform’s traffic-boosting algorithm worked. Once a livestream was determined to have high activity, a large viewership, and high popularity, it would be placed into a larger traffic pool to attract even more viewers.
And that was before even mentioning that Rosa Meiya had people paying to boost her traffic.
In less than an hour, the number of viewers in the livestream quickly soared to two hundred thousand.
Rosa Meiya seemed unfazed by the situation. She gazed at the camera with a lazy yet cute expression. "We’re at two hundred thousand already. Let me sing a song for all of you..."
She parted her red lips, and a light, lilting melody flowed from her throat.
The uniquely ethereal sound, exclusive to a mermaid’s voice, flowed out as smooth as silk.
The live comments fell silent for a moment, then instantly exploded, flooding the screen.
[AAAAAAAH IT SOUNDS SO GOOD!]
[HOLY SHIT! Is that really a sound a Beastman can make?]
[I don’t understand a word, but it just sounds so good. I feel it all the way down to my tailbone.]
[I’m writhing on my bed like a maggot! What’s a miracle? THIS is a miracle!!!]
After just one livestream, Rosa Meiya’s account had gained tens of thousands of new followers.
She and the content of her livestream once again hit the trending topics.
#RosaMeiyaLivestream
#SongOfTheMermaid
#InTheFaceOfAbsoluteVocalTalentAllTheFrillsAreJustPaperTigers!
#IHaveThusShownHerMyFavorAmIMakingHerVictoryTooEasy
Public opinion online gradually began to shift.
Wen Lan and Wen Dabao also happened to be watching the livestream.
Wen Lan yawned lazily. "Have you assessed their threat level?"
Wen Dabao didn’t seem to take them seriously. "Just a bunch of harmless big-headed fish."
She thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Dad, do you think that Bai Su woman can win? If she loses, the netizens will tear her apart, won’t they?"
Wen Lan lifted an eyelid. "What’s it to you? You care?"
Wen Dabao said, "Oh, I thought *you* cared."
Wen Lan rolled his eyes. "Get outta here! What’s there to care about two females fighting over a man? To think even trash like Li Chenlin is being fought over... Instead of spending all this energy hyping up the price of garbage, they should donate more to disaster relief. They clearly have too much time on their hands."
He shuffled off in his slippers, stuck a cigarette in his mouth, and squatted by the back kitchen door to smoke. As he smoked, he scrolled through the online comments, his brow furrowed in a frown that never eased.
*
During Bai Su’s livestream at noon, the internet had been full of praise. But now, different voices were slowly starting to emerge.
[You guys really should have listened to the Mermaid Princess sing this afternoon. I became a fan on the spot!!]
[It’s different, completely different. Now my heart and eyes are filled with nothing but the Mermaid Princess.]
[Boohooo, why didn’t I know about the Mermaid Princess sooner? She’s so beautiful.]
[Those god-tier looks are insane! THAT’s a real top-tier beauty! What kind of taste did those people who were hyping up Bai Su even have?]
[Hey, there’s no need to praise one by putting the other one down, right?]
[Bai Su had too many fans before, I didn’t dare say anything. But to think they had the nerve to hype *that* up. It’s hilarious.]
[A face like Rosa Meiya’s is a total curb-stomp from a higher dimension.]
[From this day forward, I, Hu Hansan, am but a dog for the Mermaid Princess!]
[What "princess from another country"? We’re all from the same continent. Why draw lines between us?]
The video of the Mermaid Princess singing on her livestream went viral on the internet. Almost everyone who heard her voice inevitably became a fan, some to the point of being hopelessly hooked.
A portion of people who hadn’t seen the video remained firm in their support for Bai Su.
When Bai Su woke up, before she even went online, the first thing she saw was a message from Yan Qingya.
She had sent a long, indignant message: "Susu! Don’t you worry, I’ll definitely support you no matter what!"
"Any fans who could be swayed like that weren’t true fans anyway. You’re better off without them!"
