Chapter 356 The Mighty Little Doctor of Rosewood City
Kaida felt helpless and sad, but she could only watch James head down the mountain.
As they parted, she handed James a basket full of grapes.
James understood that Kaida was trying to mend their relationship, so he accepted her gesture and reminded her to be extra careful tonight.
Back at his rundown villa, James took out the unfinished General gemstone and retreated to his room to work on it.
After three hours, the General gemstone was transformed. It was still the same blood-red stone, but the symbols and text on it were now clear.
Under the light, the gemstone's patterns were not only smooth but also seemed to have a faint blood-like glow.
When James gripped it with a drop of his blood, the red light intensified, and symbols and text appeared in mid-air, exuding an aura of menace.
The gloomy atmosphere in the villa's hall was instantly dispelled.
This General gemstone could not only drive away evil spirits but could also eliminate thousands of them.
Holding the blood-red stone, James felt a surge of satisfaction.
Just then, his phone vibrated. He thought it was Kaida, but it turned out to be Bruce.
Bruce had been thinking about him and, finding some free time today, invited James over for dinner.
James initially declined, not wanting to cause any arguments between Bruce and Marigold, but Bruce insisted.
So, James reluctantly agreed to go to Bruce's house.
Half an hour later, James arrived at Bruce's villa, carrying the fruit basket Kaida had given him.
The villa was two and a half stories tall, with front and back yards and three parking spaces, worth five million dollars.
Clearly, Bruce was doing quite well in Glowing Oasis.
"Hey, James! You made it!" Bruce greeted James with a smile.
"You didn't have to bring anything." He took the fruit basket from James and placed it on the table, then called out, "Marigold, Coralie, James is here. Make some extra dishes."
Marigold, busy in the dining room, and Coralie, playing on her phone on the couch, glanced at James with a hint of disdain.
Especially when they saw the fruit basket, they shook their heads, thinking he was just a poor guy who always brought cheap gifts.
James politely greeted them, "Hello, Mr. Howard, Mrs. Howard, Coralie."
Marigold responded with a nod, then coldly said to Bruce, "My parents called earlier. They'll be coming over later."
"The museum's been quiet, so they're planning to stay with us for a couple of days."
Marigold added, "After dinner, help me tidy up the room."
"Your father is coming?" Bruce was slightly taken aback. Marigold's father had been a museum director, and even though he was retired and rehired, he still had a high opinion of himself.
Marigold's parents had always looked down on Bruce as their son-in-law, so their sudden decision to stay for two days was surprising.
But Bruce quickly realized it was to prevent him from spending time with James.
He was annoyed by Marigold's snobbery but couldn't say much, as they were his in-laws. He simply replied, "Alright, I get it. Let's get cooking; James must be starving."
James had been in Glowing Oasis for a few days, and Bruce felt it was only right to treat him to a meal.
"The beef is still stewing with radishes. He brought a fruit basket, didn't he?" Marigold rolled her eyes. "Let him wash and eat it himself."
"Watch your attitude." Bruce scolded her, then took the fruit basket to wash it himself, calling out to James, "James, have a seat. I'll help Marigold in the kitchen."
Bruce also called out to Coralie, "Coralie, take some time to chat with James. You're the host, after all."
Coralie, still on her phone, replied impatiently, "Yeah, yeah, I got it."
James smiled, "Coralie, don't worry about it. I can manage on my own."
"Hillbilly." Coralie glanced at James and muttered, but she still gave Bruce some respect, replying, "James, I don't know what you like to do. Feel free to use your phone. I'm going to my room to stream."
She then left James and headed upstairs. After a few steps, she felt it was too cold-hearted and added, "You can watch my Cloud Sound Company stream to pass the time."
Leaving her room number, she went to her room to earn some extra cash.
James watched her leave and suddenly remembered he was a major shareholder in Thousand Shadows Group, which included Cloud Sound Company.
He recalled Kaitlyn asking him to register an account, so he took out his phone and logged in as 'Rosewood City Little Doctor.'
He was surprised to find Kaitlyn was also in Glowing Oasis, busy at a filming base, with many funny clips in her videos, which were quite entertaining.
James remembered her talking about the eighteen women of Glowing Oasis, and it seemed she had decided to pursue a career in entertainment.
He thought about visiting Kaitlyn someday to inquire about Mary.
After watching Kaitlyn's videos, James was about to log off when he saw Coralie's room number and decided to check it out.
James quickly entered Coralie's stream.
Coralie had changed clothes and looked very fashionable.
She was already pretty, and now dressed in Floral Elegance, pouting and acting cute, she was quite captivating.
"Hello to all the new viewers!" Coralie waved with a bright smile. "I'm glad you're here."
Many new viewers cheered, feeling pleased to be acknowledged.
Coralie smiled sweetly again, "Friends of Coralie, what songs do you like to hear lately?"
James typed, [Coralie, how about 'Aguji Qiu'?]
Just then, a user named 'Glowing OasisVance' appeared: [A newcomer, and you dare to ask Coralie to sing?]
[What little doctor, just a loser.]
[Coralie, don't pay attention to these freeloaders.]
[Sing 'Unfinished Emotions,' and I'll send you ten drone gifts.]
Each drone gift was worth a hundred dollars, so ten would be a thousand dollars. Glowing OasisVance was quite wealthy.
Soon, the screen lit up with notifications.
[Glowing OasisVance sent a drone!]
[Glowing OasisVance sent a drone!]
[Glowing OasisVance sent a drone!]
Ten consecutive gifts, totaling a thousand dollars.
Coralie smiled and called out, "Thank you, Glowing OasisVance."
[Coralie, sing 'Unfinished Emotions' for me, and pull your shirt down a bit. After you finish, I'll send you a hundred more drone gifts.]
Glowing OasisVance was feeling triumphant. [That Rosewood City Little Doctor loser, tell him to get lost.]
Other viewers chimed in, "Unfinished Emotions, Unfinished Emotions."
Coralie was about to start singing when James sneered, "A thousand dollars, and you call that generous?"
[Poor people who don't spend money have no right to speak!] Glowing OasisVance mocked, [If you have the guts, compete with me in gifts. Whoever sends more is the other's grandpa.]
James leaned back on the couch and laughed, [Get ready to be my grandson.]
Glowing OasisVance scoffed, [I can't stand you poor folks. No skills to make money, but you're great at bragging.]
James replied indifferently, [Being poor is better than being a parvenu.]
[Don't just talk. Dare to compete or not?]
Glowing OasisVance looked down on James, [If you dare, accept the challenge. If not, get lost.]
James agreed without hesitation, [Let's get started then.]
After all, the platform was his, and Coralie was a low-level streamer with a low gift share. James didn't mind boosting the platform's popularity.
[Alright, five thousand people here can witness this. I hope no one tries to cheat later!]
Glowing OasisVance: [If I don't make you lose convincingly today, I'll livestream myself eating half a pound of crap.]
[Rosewood City Little Doctor sent a helicopter!]
Suddenly, the system displayed a red notification.
[Rosewood City Little Doctor sent a helicopter!]
[Rosewood City Little Doctor sent a helicopter!]
Ten consecutive helicopters, totaling ten thousand dollars. James started the battle by charging money.
The livestream room was filled with exclamations. A wealthy person indeed.
Coralie's smile was sweet. "Thank you, Rosewood City Little Doctor."
[Interesting, but too little money.]
Glowing OasisVance dismissed it, then sent twenty helicopters in one go.
Twenty thousand dollars.
James didn't pause, responding with ten fighter jets.
A hundred thousand dollars.
This move caused a stir in the livestream room. After all, sending a hundred thousand dollars in one go excited Coralie.
She had been streaming for a long time, and apart from Vance's strong support, no one had been so generous.
Glowing OasisVance hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and sent ten fighter jets.
Although his total tonight was eleven thousand dollars more than James, this time it wasn't a crushing defeat.
"Is that all you got?" James sneered, sending out a series of super rockets.
Each super rocket was worth a hundred thousand dollars, and James sent ten of them.
It was a million dollars.
The appearance of super rockets caused another uproar in the livestream room.
Coralie was stunned in front of the camera, her enticing mouth slightly open, clearly shocked.
A hundred thousand dollars?
Then followed by a million dollars?
This was beyond her wildest dreams for the night.
Coralie's highest monthly gift total had been a hundred thousand dollars, thanks to Vance and his colleagues from Wish Group.
Now, it was over a million dollars in just a few minutes.
Coralie felt dizzy.
The livestream platform was also stunned, seemingly encountering such a wealthy person for the first time, and soon broadcasted and flashed gold across the entire platform.
The name Rosewood City Little Doctor quickly spread throughout Cloud Sound.
Countless viewers flocked to Coralie's livestream room.
Many beautiful streamers also joined to see Coralie.
Three thousand, four thousand, eight thousand, twenty thousand, fifty thousand...
The number of viewers in Coralie's livestream room snowballed.
[Who is this wealthy person? Is his dad Trevor?]
[This is insane! Spending a million dollars on a livestream, it's terrifying.]
[Is he crazy? Did some kid steal his parent's phone?]
A crowd of viewers discussed fervently.
But the matter wasn't over. James put on a provocative smile as he typed, [Grandson, are you admitting defeat?]
Glowing OasisVance was furious and gritted his teeth.
Twenty super rockets followed.
Two million dollars.
He wanted to crush James.
He wanted to regain his face, or else his account would become a joke, and Coralie would look down on him.
Moreover, Vance believed that spending two million dollars would surely impress Coralie, and within three days, he could have her in bed.
[Two million dollars? Two million dollars?]
Coralie jumped up in excitement, repeatedly thanking Vance.
Glowing OasisVance was aggressive, [Still want to play? Can you handle it?]
[Silent now?]
[Have the guts to crush me, do it!]
His words was disdainful and provocative.
James didn't respond.
Glowing OasisVance sneered, [Out of money, huh?]
Seeing James's silence, the livestream room became noisy.
[No response? Looks like Rosewood City Little Doctor is done.]
[Glowing OasisVance is still the best.]
[Of course, I heard he's the nephew of Mystic Alliance's Mr. Murphy, very wealthy.]
[That Rosewood City Little Doctor is probably just a parvenu, can't compete with Glowing OasisVance.]
"A million dollars was probably all he had, didn't expect Glowing OasisVance to send two million dollars, crushing him."
[Poor people are just poor, no stamina. Trying to woo a woman, embarrassing.]
[Glowing OasisVance, I'm a streamer from the next room, come play with me sometime.]
Everyone praised Glowing OasisVance while belittling the silent Rosewood City Little Doctor.
At this moment, Glowing OasisVance was enjoying himself, feeling like he was showering glory.
Suddenly, a loud noise.
A space battleship appeared!
It was worth ten million dollars!
The entire livestream room fell silent.