Chapter 101 Clash of Pride
Anyway, it was not Skyview's money. It was just some data hacked together. Skyview didn't mind spending the money and casually gave Stephanie a one-year Emperor subscription.
Shark's noble titles were set up to satisfy the vanity of the wealthy. For mid-tier streamers like Stephanie, her room never had a genuine Emperor; it was always the agency that gave her the title. After all, a one-year Emperor subscription costed $20,000. Even rich people cared about cost-effectiveness. If they were to subscribe to an Emperor, they would do it for top-tier streamers like Lucas or Angel. Giving it to a mid-tier streamer would greatly diminish the show-off effect.
[NovaGaze ain't even worthy to be a mod in your stream. Strip his powers! He's just fit for picking trash in the countryside!]
[NovaGaze, you need to know your place. You don't look as good as me, you're not as talented as me, and you don't have as much money as me. Stop embarrassing yourself here.]
Skyview was deliberately picking a fight because he was really annoyed with NovaGaze, so he started making sarcastic remarks to provoke him. In this regard, Skyview was quite nasty; every word he said could make people angry. But he didn't care. After all, with a computer screen between them, NovaGaze couldn't come at him for revenge!
Iron Man, Spider-Man, Green Lantern, Batman—they were all nothing!
Online, he was invincible!
Skyview was a keyboard warrior, and most netizens were like him. The internet was a relatively open community where one could hide his true identity, especially on platforms like Shark. Who would know who was really behind the screen without making some effort to search? So keyboard warriors acted recklessly, hurling insults with a fearless attitude.
If they were in their real-life social circles, they wouldn't dare to insult others so freely. Otherwise, if their parents, friends, colleagues, or bosses found out, it would cause trouble.
At this moment, seeing Skyview's relentless taunting of NovaGaze, other keyboard warriors joined in, kicking him while he was down. Normally, NovaGaze was a wealthy figure, but now he was being insulted by numerous netizens.
People always liked to kick those who were stronger than them when they were down and showed fake sympathy to those who were weaker. It was human nature, nothing surprising.
[NovaGaze, why aren't you saying anything? Are you scared?]
[NovaGaze, didn't you claim to be rich back in the day? Why aren't you showing off now?]
[NovaGaze, don't be disheartened. You can't compare to a super-rich guy like Boring Surf. Just don't be too sad; the most important thing is to be happy.]
The chat was filled with all kinds of mockery towards NovaGaze.
Humans were not born with self-control; it was developed over time. The stronger a person's self-control, the greater their achievements.
NovaGaze had decent self-control. His family owned mines, and his father was a wise man. His father believed that the era of wild economic growth in Golden Valley would eventually pass. Without education, it would be hard to start from scratch, and even with wealth, it would be hard to maintain it without knowledge. A typical example was Tom, the son of a coal tycoon. After his parents passed away, he inherited a billion-dollar fortune and married a beautiful actress. But within a few years, he squandered it all, and the actress left after taking advantage of him.
This all boiled down to the lack of education. Truly cultured and tasteful wealthy people would never marry a no-name actress.
Twilight Town's top beauty, Maya Smith, had to put in a lot of effort to marry into a wealthy family.
But no matter how strong a person's self-control was, there were always moments of irrationality. Humans were not entirely rational beings. Those who played pay-to-win games might understand this well. They started with the intention of just trying it out, but once they lost control, they ended up spending a month's salary and relying on food stamps. Regret came too late; the game company wouldn't refund the money since they were not minors.
Now, seeing so many mocking comments, NovaGaze was infuriated!
[Damn you, Boring Surf! You think just because you subscribed to an Emperor, you're better than me? I can afford it too! I'll be the mod in Stephanie's stream, and don't think you can trample on my dignity just because you're rich! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have money!] NovaGaze sent his message. His words seemed familiar, almost like what Skyview had said earlier when pretending to be poor. Ironic, indeed.
NovaGaze subscribed to a one-year Emperor for Stephanie.
[NovaGaze, you broke guy, let me tell you clearly: with money, you can do whatever you want! I just sent a hundred super gifts. You can't afford that. In front of me, you're nothing. Ah!] Skyview's fingers flew across the keyboard, fully displaying his bully nature.
[The bully of Shark, Boring Surf, doing whatever he wants with money!]
[Boring Surf is now the new bully of Shark. Impressive, I'm too poor, so I'm out!]
In the chat, a bunch of sycophants were fawning over Skyview.
Skyview felt great, really great, extremely great!
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