Unlike many university dormitories that provided televisions in common areas, their room offered little entertainment beyond internet access. Whenever Ryan and Luke weren't around, Dylan usually passed the time browsing the internet, reading the latest news, or occasionally watching livestreams to relax before classes.It wasn't an expensive hobby.In fact, livestreaming has become one of the fastest-growing forms of online entertainment over the past several years. Thousands of creators broadcast every imaginable type of content each day. Some sang for their audiences, others performed dance routines, while many spent hours playing games, answering viewers' questions, teaching useful skills, preparing meals, or simply chatting casually with the people watching them.Dylan had never been particularly attached to any specific streamer.Whenever he had free time, he simply watched whatever happened to catch his attention. For him, livestreams were nothing more than an enjoyable way to

The moment Hailey's livestream filled the screen, the contrast between her broadcast and the previous five became immediately apparent. There was no energetic background music echoing through the room, no colorful LED lights decorating the walls, and no carefully arranged backdrop designed to impress viewers at first glance. Instead, she sat quietly behind a neat wooden desk inside what appeared to be her dormitory room. The setting was remarkably simple, yet everything around her was organized with almost meticulous precision. Several thick engineering textbooks were stacked neatly beside her laptop, each marked with colorful sticky notes that suggested countless hours of study. A compact toolbox containing screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, and several precision instruments rested near one corner of the desk. Beside it lay a small circuit board, several connecting wires, two ordinary household batteries, a handful of resistors, and a tiny LED bulb. Behind her, a whiteboard

Dylan's gaze lingered on the small wallet icon beneath Hailey's livestream for several seconds. The tiny symbol looked insignificant compared to everything else displayed on the screen, yet he knew that a single tap would completely change the direction of the competition. His thumb hovered over it without moving, not because he was uncertain about helping Hailey, but because he found himself reflecting on how dramatically his life had changed in less than twenty-four hours. Only yesterday, pressing that button would have been meaningless. Back then, his wallet balance would have been empty. Even if he genuinely wanted to encourage Hailey after remembering everything she had done for him, there would have been nothing he could offer beyond typing a few supportive words into the rapidly moving comment section. Those comments would have disappeared within seconds, buried beneath thousands of newer messages before Hailey even had the chance to read them. That had been the reality of

The breathtaking animation of the sixth Celestial Crown had only just faded from the screen when another spectacular display immediately erupted across the livestream platform, leaving countless viewers wondering whether their eyes were deceiving them. Brilliant streams of golden light burst from the heavens like a shower of celestial fireworks, while countless sparkling stars cascaded gracefully through the virtual sky. The magnificent crystal crown slowly descended amid an explosion of shimmering radiance, accompanied by the platform's majestic orchestral soundtrack that echoed simultaneously through every livestream currently connected to the competition. The visual effects were so grand that they momentarily overwhelmed every other element on the screen, forcing millions of eyes to focus on the dazzling spectacle unfolding before them. Before anyone had the opportunity to recover from the previous announcement or even process what they had just witnessed, another familiar

Another Celestial Crown descended from the virtual heavens, filling every livestream with a breathtaking display of golden light. The majestic crown slowly rotated above Hailey's broadcast as countless shimmering stars cascaded across the screen, accompanied by the platform's signature orchestral theme. Before the animation had even faded, the now-familiar global announcement appeared once again. Congratulations! User "NightWalker" has sent a Celestial Crown to Streamer Hailey Brooks! At this point, nobody was counting anymore. The viewers had gone beyond shock. They were witnessing something that would undoubtedly become one of the platform's most talked-about moments. Comments flooded the screen at such an astonishing speed that they blurred into an endless river of text. "This is definitely a platform record!" "How much has he spent already?" "Someone do the math!" "If each Crown costs ten thousand dollars..." "Oh my God..." "He's already spent over two hundred thousan