### Chapter 007: Chapter 7

### Chapter 007: Chapter 7

The Henchmen Group was furious. In the past, they had to tolerate Bai Xiaoyu's presence due to his status, but now that he had fallen so low, how dare he still provoke them?

The group chat of The Henchmen Group exploded.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! How dare this loser? Who gave him the courage?"

"Damn, I'm so pissed! I'll go check if there's a more humiliating gift list. Watch me teach him a lesson!"

"Come on, let's do this! Send him to the front page in the 'Stench of the Newcomer' section and put him on the Humiliation List. Let's see if he cries."

Dare to provoke them?

They would make sure this live stream was flooded with rotten eggs, decorated with spoiled cabbages, adorned with stink bugs, and have ten tons of sewage sprayed from the roof!

Bai Xiaoyu, let's see if you're scared!

Yu Xi, after being patted on the head by Bai Xiaoyu, looked a bit shy. But when he saw what was happening in the Star Network live stream, he instantly transformed into a fire-breathing dragon, almost bursting with anger. "Teacher Bai, they've gone too far!"

Seeing his assistant fuming and ready to fight, Bai Xiaoyu patted his shoulder to calm him down. "Xiao Xi, don't be angry. Look at it this way—we've earned back our energy boxes and the repair fluid for Egg No. 1."

Yu Xi was stunned for a moment before exclaiming, "Really?"

For the past two days, he had been worried sick about running out of supplies for the incubation center. Even in his dreams, he saw the eggs malnourished and hatching poorly, leading to Teacher Bai being dragged to the Interstellar Court, while he could only cry helplessly.

Bai Xiaoyu nodded; those hundred little stars must have been sent by his assistant.

He couldn't help but marvel. Compared to the original owner's Henchmen Group, his assistant had never received any help from the original owner and had even been swindled out of five thousand credit points. Yet, he still quietly helped in his own way.

As for the Henchmen Group, aside from Ding Lan, who had received the most support from the original owner, everyone else had been cultivated using significant resources. Their equipment, including their mechs, upgrades, repairs, and energy boxes, all required substantial costs. It was as if the original owner had spent all his pocket money from childhood on them, only for them to turn against him now.

The remaining assets under his name were also taken away by his siblings, leaving the once extravagant playboy struggling with less than a million credit points for the incubation center, not even sparing Yu Xi's meager contributions.

Now, seeing the skyrocketing gift income, Bai Xiaoyu noted that the majority came from those few individuals, with the rest contributed by Ding Lan's fans, who didn't donate much—barely a fraction of the others'.

Bai Xiaoyu's target was the original owner's Henchmen Group. Thinking about the previous system tasks and the debts left behind, he gradually smiled.

These Henchmen were, in a certain sense, truly... cute.

He began to doubt the original owner's judgment. Perhaps the original owner envisioned leading a group of brave followers to the throne, but instead, they were just a bunch of amateurs causing chaos.

Regardless, now that the original owner had fallen so low, dealing with these leftovers seemed fair enough. And watching the live stream fill up with rotten eggs, Bai Xiaoyu's eyes sparkled with amusement. He gently reminded Yu Xi, "Xiao Xi, exit the holographic mode or lower your senses except for vision. Set everything else to the minimum."

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu smiling, Yu Xi reflexively nodded. "Okay, I'll do it right away."

After following the instructions, he felt a bit puzzled. Why did Teacher Bai seem so gentle yet somehow unsettling?

Was it just his imagination?

It must be.

Meanwhile, The Henchmen Group grew increasingly aggressive, and soon the live stream was overwhelmed with various effects. The holographic live stream allowed real-time interaction besides chat messages, making the situation feel dire for those inside.

The Henchmen Group couldn't even return to the group chat and started yelling directly in the live stream.

"Wait, there are too many rotten eggs. They're not refreshing fast enough, and there are spoiled cabbages and bugs. It smells awful."

"There's no place to stand. Oh my god, the sewage is rushing over with rotten eggs and other disgusting things!"

"Who threw the sewage? This is a basic system live stream, barely ten square meters. There's no room for all this sewage. It's already up to my ankles and rising!"

"Oh god, rotten eggs are exploding on my face. Ugh!!"

"Stop throwing sewage, it's reaching my neck!"

"I want to stop, but I can't. I dumped ten sewage tanks, one after another. I'll try again. Oh no, I made it worse. Now it's all coming down faster, ah..."

With a loud crash, all the sewage poured in instantly.

In the next second, all visitors were submerged, gulping water everywhere.

In a holographic live stream, visitors enter a virtual room where they can view the stream through their own or the broadcaster's perspective. To better experience the content, they usually open all their senses. For harmless streams without pain, people default to the full sensory experience.

The live stream requires active cleaning. While the system has some automatic maintenance, anything beyond that needs the broadcaster's command.

Visitors can overlap without taking up space, but gifts cannot. Bai Xiaoyu had given the command to stop cleaning and refreshing. Now, watching the black and yellow sewage flood the stream, he chuckled softly at the visitors floating in the sewage, bubbles rising from their mouths.

Yu Xi covered his mouth, completely stunned.

Where am I? What happened? How did a peaceful live stream suddenly turn into a disaster scene?

"What... what... what is going on?"

Bai Xiaoyu smiled. "Perhaps it's karma catching up with them."

Yu Xi realized, "Ah, I see."

So the two of them quietly watched as the crowd flopped around like fish, their legs kicking for a few seconds before flipping over.

Then, rows of white ghostly figures with only mouths and two black dots for eyes floated out, trembling continuously as if they were about to vomit, with black smoke rising from their mouths, seemingly still reeking of that terrifying stench.

Yu Xi couldn't help but burst into laughter, and Bai Xiaoyu's expression also relaxed as he asked, "Are these ghosts spiritual entities?"

Yu Xi tried to hold back his laughter. "Yes, in the Star Network, if a character is subjected to extreme stress, they enter this out-of-body state. That sewage is one of the most pungent items on the Star Network's gift list. Its full name is the Tenfold Stench Water. The smell of rotten eggs dissipates in the air, but this sewage is inherently extremely foul-smelling. It's said that the system scanned the foulest sewers in the galaxy to generate its data. Moreover, it has the added effect of absorbing other odors. In other words, not only does the sewage itself reek, but it also carries the smells of rotten eggs, spoiled cabbage, and stink bugs. They all have default 100% sensory perception, so no one can handle it."

Bai Xiaoyu admired the trembling ghosts while opening the system's gift income interface.

Rotten Eggs *30732, split income: 153660.

Spoiled Cabbage *5365, split income: 53650.

Stink Bugs *1003, split income: 7522.5.

Tenfold Stench Water *10, split income: 25000.

Stars *100, split income: 50.

Total income: 239882.5.

Seeing the numbers, Bai Xiaoyu's lips curved slightly.

It seemed the original owner's Henchmen Group was quite wealthy.

This would at least alleviate his immediate financial troubles. At the very least, he now had enough for the two repair agents needed for Egg No. 1, which he had temporarily named.

At this moment, the ghosts, who had regained their senses, started cursing each other.

"Jiang Zihao, it's all your fault! Are you out of your mind? Dumping all that sewage at once."

"Wang Ge, how dare you blame me? If it weren't for those rotten eggs, the system wouldn't have been unable to clean up in time, and one even hit my mouth. Ugh!"

"Stop arguing. Don't forget where we are, you idiots."

Bai Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow. "So it's Wang Ge and Jiang Zihao, huh? How did you like the hospitality?"

The ghosts looked at each other, feeling embarrassed and nauseous at the mention of 'taste.'

Feeling guilty yet more enraged, they muttered threats, saying things like, "You'll pay for this; just wait and see."

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "I'm so scared."

Wang Ge felt smug, thinking Bai Xiaoyu had backed down. Seeing the former leader, who used to lord over him, in such a pitiful state was incredibly satisfying. "Scared? This is just the beginning. Even if you beg for mercy, we won't let you off."

Bai Xiaoyu: "Oh."

He had never feared anyone during his time in the post-apocalyptic world.

Ding Lan sensed something different about Bai Xiaoyu's tone. He couldn't pinpoint what exactly had changed, but he couldn't articulate it.

Well, given Bai Xiaoyu's current state, there was no need to worry about him making a comeback.

After all, it wasn't just them; Bai Xiaoyu's siblings in the capital star would be the first to object.

In fact, Bai Xiaoyu's live stream had more than just the Henchmen Group; many were spies sent by his siblings.

One of Bai Xiaoyu's brothers, Bai Qi, was also present.

Watching the Henchmen Group's antics, he silently called them useless.

Bai Qi ranked 101st among the royal heirs, right behind Bai Xiaoyu.

The enmity between Bai Xiaoyu and Bai Qi could be traced back to their mothers.

When Bai Qi's mother was deeply involved with their father, Bai Xiaoyu's mother suddenly appeared.

The power of a first love was irresistible, and Bai Qi's mother became the quickest to fall out of favor.

Only after Bai Xiaoyu's mother became pregnant did Bai Qi's mother get another chance.

This resulted in Bai Qi being a few months younger than Bai Xiaoyu.

Thus, the relationship between Bai Qi's family and Bai Xiaoyu's family had always been strained. They relied on their family's influence, as they were a prominent clan in the capital star.

The capital star had eight major families, and Bai Qi's mother came from one of them—the Huang family.

The Huang family primarily dealt in medicinal agents, including repair agents and growth fluids for newborn eggs. After Bai Qi's mother gave birth to him, their market share rapidly increased and now occupies nearly fifteen percent of the entire interstellar market.

Fifteen percent of the market across countless planets is a staggering number.

However, their family had even bigger ambitions. While they dared not challenge the royal family's fifty percent market share, they kept a close eye on other families.

They suppressed smaller pharmaceutical companies and targeted the Xu family, another major clan.

The Xu family, aware of the Huang family's ambitions, especially after Bai Qi's birth, sent their own beauty to seduce Bai Xiaoyu's father and bore a small beastman, ranking 110th.

Thus, the Xu family stood firm against the Huang family, and the two families have been at odds ever since.

Both families held significant market shares.

On almost every planet, their medicinal agents were present, and each region was mostly dominated by one or the other. Especially on the peripheral and backward planets, half of the regions were controlled by the two families due to high costs, leaving little room for smaller competitors.

An example of such a peripheral planet is D36, where Bai Xiaoyu currently resided.

Meanwhile, Bai Qi watched the darkened live stream, recalling Bai Xiaoyu's conversation with the president and knowing he needed two more repair agents. He remembered that Zone 9 of Planet D36 was covered by their family's pharmaceutical network, right?

Bai Xiaoyu was unaware of this. After the ghosts in his live stream had dispersed, he ended the broadcast.

He planned to buy the other two Restorative Agents as soon as possible.

Opening the official website of the Pharmacy Department, Bai Xiaoyu browsed the prices listed on the homepage.

Apart from the two Restorative Agents priced at fifty thousand credit points each, there was also the nutrient solution needed for the incubation system at the incubation facility, which was applied for quarterly.

Given their current situation at the incubation facility, a quarter-dose (S) would suffice, costing eight hundred thousand credit points. Larger doses like M and L were more than they needed for now.

Orders could be placed through the application interface, with delivery by the supplier or collection in person.

If one preferred, they could even purchase from other planets. The original owner had used this reason to leave.

However, Restorative Agents were relatively scarce, with limited quantities available in each district.

If not purchased within one's own district, other districts wouldn't have extra supplies to sell to non-residents.

Even if someone wanted to apply, it was difficult to obtain them. Only Incubation Specialists were eligible.

There weren't many Incubation Specialists on the fringe planets, but there were plenty on prosperous planets like the Capital Star.

Some major forces had their own dedicated Incubation Specialists.

Families like the Huangs and Xus would not send their children to incubation facilities; instead, they had their own specialists for one-on-one incubation, using the best agents and professional processes. This is why many offspring from these families have a higher chance of being born as beasts.

Bai Xiaoyu's application to purchase two Restorative Agents was quickly approved, costing him one hundred thousand credit points.

Looking at his remaining balance, 139,882.5 credit points.

Between the nutrient solution and the energy box for the incubation system, he ultimately chose the energy box.

The low-grade energy box for the incubation system cost 110,000 credit points and lasted a quarter.

After placing the order, his remaining balance dropped to 29,882.5 credit points.

This amount was far too little to purchase the nutrient solution that cost eight hundred thousand credit points.

But the nutrient solution would run out in a few days, so he needed to find a way.

Right, there was still the five thousand credit points owed to Yu Xi.

These credit points couldn't buy the nutrient solution anyway, so he might as well repay Yu Xi first.

Transferring the credit points to Yu Xi, Bai Xiaoyu felt a debt lifted from his shoulders.

Beside him, Yu Xi was surprised. "Incubation Specialist Bai, why are you transferring me credit points?"

Bai Xiaoyu: "I'm repaying the credit points I borrowed from you."

Yu Xi: "Incubation Specialist Bai, you were robbed by space pirates, and even the nutrient solution from the incubation facility was stolen. How can I accept your credit points? Even if repayment is due, it should come from the space pirates. Besides, you've given me an extra thousand credit points."

Bai Xiaoyu: "Your account was empty, and you even gave away the last bit of credit points. Now that I have some, repaying debts is only right. As for the extra thousand credit points, it's a bonus for your good performance today."

While Bai Xiaoyu was convincing Yu Xi, in another part of the holographic star network, in the meeting room of the Huang's Pharmacy, Bai Qi, sitting in the main seat, indeed saw Bai Xiaoyu's Restorative Agent application.

A man in his thirties stood respectfully before him, the head of the Huang's Pharmacy on planet D36.

Knowing about the enmity between Bai Xiaoyu and Bai Qi, he cautiously asked, "Young Master, shall we reject the application?"

Bai Qi sneered, "Why reject it? If Bai Xiaoyu wants it, we'll give it to him."

Observing Bai Qi's expression and seeing no objection, the head replied, "Yes."

Bai Qi continued, "However, it will be a different kind."

The head was puzzled. "Young Master, please instruct."

Bai Qi turned his chair, leaving only his back visible. "I remember your planet's research department developed a new product. Send that to him."

The head's heart skipped a beat. That new Restorative Agent had a high failure rate, accelerating the dispersal of the yolk upon failure, with no remedy. Unlike other Restorative Agents, which had milder effects and could be salvaged, even if successful, it would reduce the potential of the child inside the egg.

The head left to carry out the task, while Bai Qi turned back with a cold smile. "Bai Xiaoyu, you deserve this. Your subordinates are now under my control, and your assets, though insignificant compared to the Huang family's, are still quite satisfying. Now that the Huang family's pharmacy is on track, Father looks favorably upon me. And you, once so doted upon by Father, are never mentioned again."

"This gift is for you. I hope you enjoy it."

After placing his order, Bai Xiaoyu noticed that the incubation system, which had been inactive for a day, suddenly popped up. "Host has completed 50% progress on obtaining one Restorative Agent within seven days. Please continue working hard."

He nodded casually, finally having time to venture out and explore this world.

The location of the incubation facility was quiet. Yesterday, from the balcony of his room, he discovered that behind the facility, just beyond the wall, lay a forest.

As an Incubation Specialist, forests were familiar territory for him.

Many medicinal herbs were found only in well-preserved forests.

Before the apocalypse, environmental destruction had led to the extinction of many herbs.

How were the forests in this interstellar era?

The desire to restore eggs, sparked by the numerous eggs at the incubation facility, grew stronger when he saw the forest.

He wanted to take a look.

With this thought in mind, he acted on it.

He sought information from Yu Xi about the nearby forest, and Yu Xi followed him out with an energy gun from the incubation facility.

Together, they ventured out, with Yu Xi chattering behind him.

"Incubation Specialist Bai, why are you going to the forest? I often go to the edge of the forest; I know it well."

Bai Xiaoyu: "I'll go see if there are any familiar herbs. What about you? With your small frame, what will you do if you encounter danger?"

Yu Xi waved his fist, flexing his arm like a bodybuilder to show off his biceps. "I'm going to gather herbs to sell and make money. What do you mean by 'small frame'? I'll grow more. Plus, I have an A-grade physique, so I'm not afraid of ordinary beasts. Master Bai, I'm more worried about you. You seem to be... cough cough."

Bai Xiaoyu looked at Yu Xi, who suddenly stopped talking and looked guilty, and said nonchalantly, "It's fine, F-grade physique. There's nothing that can't be said."

Never would he have thought that this little assistant had an A-grade physique, while the original owner's F-grade physique couldn't even compare to a child.

Upon arriving in the forest, Bai Xiaoyu was quickly drawn to a green plant ahead.

It was actually a Cleansing Marrow Grass. Before the apocalypse, he had only seen it a few times; could they find it just by stepping out here?