PDLP Chapter 10 Pushing the Stream
Chapter 10 Pushing the Stream
Okay.
Meng Ran's act was so pretentious.
Coupled with that rather handsome face.
Clarissa's gaze faltered for a moment.
However, she quickly regained her composure.
She straightened up and gave a sweet smile: "I like your cleverness, sir."
After saying that, she added, "See you at the association tomorrow."
"Tomorrow's Saturday, are you planning to exploit me, your employee?"
"..." Clarissa, I forgot about that.
"But I'll go to the association tomorrow." Meng Ran meant he would be working overtime.
Anyway, with his entire fortune of several hundred dollars, he doesn't have the money to do anything else for the time being.
The weather in Detroit has been terrible these days, so I might as well go to the association to mooch off their water, electricity, and internet, and maybe steal... well, some toilet paper while I'm at it.
From Clarissa's perspective, however, Meng Ran's gesture seemed like an invitation.
Therefore, she did not answer immediately.
Hands behind the back.
He lowered his eyes and took a few steps back in thought.
She then looked up at Meng Ran inside the car and said, "I'll go too."
Done.
She turned around abruptly.
The ends of her red hair swayed, just like her turbulent heart.
He waved to Meng Ran with his back turned and skipped happily into the courtyard.
Watching her figure completely disappear into the courtyard, Meng Ran flicked the cigarette in his hand away.
He actually hates smoking in the car.
Especially since this is Clarissa's car.
That was just pure showing off.
…………
Approaching 12 o'clock.
Meng Ran finally drove the car to the apartment building with a heavy heart.
along the way.
He saw seven police cars drive by.
All I can say is, this is Detroit for you!
Fortunately, the place he lived in was arguably the safest location in Midtown Detroit.
It's an old red-brick apartment near Wayne State University, just a ten-minute walk from the association.
Because of the presence of universities and other institutions, there is a relatively large police presence here, unlike other neighborhoods where people dare not go out at night.
"Are you home yet?"
Thea was still worried about Meng Ran's safety, so she called to check on him.
Meng Ran went up to the third floor while answering the phone.
But as soon as he entered the house, he wanted to leave.
It's so damn dirty!
The living room carpet in this shared three-bedroom apartment was covered with dried, hardened stains from de-icing agents, mud, and wet footprints brought in from outside.
Besides.
There was also a lot of old grime, so much so that you couldn't tell what color the carpet originally was.
To be honest, it's understandable that carpets are used in old houses in Detroit for noise reduction and warmth.
But what Meng Ran couldn't understand was why the hell did they have to wear outdoor shoes inside?
Would it kill you to change into a pair of indoor shoes?
Out of sight, out of mind, Meng Ran walked into the second bedroom she had rented for $430.
I thought it would be a little better in the bedroom.
However, it did not.
The musty smell and cheap perfume in the bedroom, amplified by the warmth of the heating, created an absolutely amazing odor!
Holding her breath, Meng Ran quickly walked to the window and suddenly pushed it open to let in some fresh air.
A cold wind brushed my face.
Meng Ran couldn't help but think of the original owner's parents.
His father was originally a government-sponsored student studying abroad in China. He later stayed in the United States, joined General Motors, and married a white woman named Erin Cole who also worked at GM.
In order to be completely Westernized, the original owner's father even changed his surname to Cole, taking the same surname as his wife.
Therefore, Meng Ran's full name is actually "Bane Cole", and there is no trace of Chinese descent in his name at all.
However, a year earlier (2008), the financial tsunami swept the globe.
The original owner's father was laid off by General Motors and then became an alcoholic. One day, he got drunk and ran around, and froze to death outside.
The father's passing led to the original owner's house being foreclosed on due to mortgage defaults.
As for the original owner's white mother...
That's even more heavyweight.
He died of a drug overdose in 04.
Therefore, in Meng Ran's initial "girl saves bullfrog" plan, the girl's family background was actually based on the original owner of the body.
Even more outrageous is that the original owner's mother was on drugs when she was pregnant with him.
Fortunately, the system gave Meng Ran a new body, so there was no need to worry about the physiological risks brought by the "poison in the womb".
In short, apart from the Buick and some memorabilia, the original owner's parents left him nothing.
"No, I need to make some money quickly."
Meng Ran closed the window, found a bath towel in the closet, and headed to the bathroom.
One good thing about Americans is that they like to shower in the morning.
Therefore, there is plenty of hot water available at night.
While washing, Meng Ran began studying the system's stat allocation.
At this moment, including the 100 Chaos reputation points he received from the initial "Protect the Bullfrog Protest," he has a total of 600 Chaos reputation points.
He decided to allocate points to Strength first.
[Consumes 200 Chaos Reputation Points to add points...]
[Strength 8 → 10 (Consumes 200 Chaos Reputation Points → 11)]
[Current available Chaos reputation points: 400]
"A pay-to-win mini-game, huh?"
"The price starts to go up after adding 10?"
Looking at the remaining 400 Chaos Reputation Points, Meng Ran pondered for a moment and then spent another 100 to increase [Agility] from 9 to 10.
Then, I spent another 200 to raise my strength to 11.
In an instant, a feeling of fullness spread throughout my body.
I clenched my fist, and the stretching sensation in my muscles was incredibly clear.
This even gave Meng Ran an urge to hit the sandbag.
There's no more punching bag to fight.
You can look in the mirror in the bathroom.
In the mirror, the originally thin body developed clearly defined muscles after [Strength] was increased to 11.
Whether these muscles are functional or not is another matter, but their lines are absolutely gorgeous.
As a result, his physique and temperament have also improved significantly.
All I can say is that it's a product of the system, clearly designed to grow into the most standard and perfect shape.
Not only that, Meng Ran's originally haggard face also became more energetic.
"Oh shit!"
"Why didn't it grow like this on Earth?"
"How much happiness did I miss out on?"
After admiring it for a good seven or eight minutes, Meng Ran finally opened the body panel again.
[Host: Meng Ran]
[Constitution: 9 (Consumes 100 Chaos Reputation Points → 10)]
[Strength: 11 (Consumes 300 Chaos Reputation Points → 12)]
Agility: 10 (Consumes 200 Chaos Reputation Points → 11)
[Mental Strength: 15 (Cannot be increased at the moment)]
[Current available Chaos reputation points: 100]
[Current skill card draw chance x2]
Looking at the panel, the [Constitution] stat is indeed a bit of a drag.
If we compare Meng Ran to a car, then [strength], [agility], and [mental strength] are his performance characteristics.
His physical constitution is his endurance.
By adding points, Meng Ran's performance improved, but his battery life was poor.
However, considering the life-saving properties of [Constitution], he refrained from adding any points to it.
Then, he turned his attention to the card draw.
Press the shower gel.
I washed my hands thoroughly three times.
Meng Ran then issued the command using his consciousness.
[Random skill card drawing in progress...]
[Receive 2 x 400 million-level streaming cards]
"Streaming card?"
Upon discovering something new, Meng Ran quickly checked the description.
I must say, this thing is a bit domineering. It can ignore the platform's control and rules and push traffic to the target audience in a concentrated manner.
Moreover, it doesn't require a one-time investment of 400 million.
You can split your investment, investing 20 on one platform and 30 on another.
Moreover, the streaming card can also be used as a "paid troll with real user identities".
However, this online army is a one-time event. Furthermore, the streaming card must be used within 72 hours.
But that's enough.
A topic that can stay on the internet for three days is already a big topic.
Of course, the US internet environment in 09 was definitely different from before the traverse. We still need to investigate how to maximize the streaming card's effectiveness.
Based on this.
Meng Ran's mind started working again.
It's important to understand that this "eating meat and smoking" issue definitely needs to be promoted online.
But I can't just use these two [streaming cards] like that. Because the donation goes to the association, not to myself.
I'm just an ordinary employee earning 1500 after tax.
There's no reason to take something out of your pocket and give it away selflessly.
According to past procedures, NGOs have always outsourced their online promotion work.
Meng Ran wondered if he could take on outsourced online promotion work and use the "Push Stream Cards" to earn some real money to improve his life.
At least move to a different house, right?
I'm thinking about it now.
A burst of loud music interrupted Meng Ran's train of thought.
I quickly dried myself off, wrapped myself in a towel, and left the bathroom.
But in the living room, his two male roommates, both juniors, were drinking and dancing with two girls to music.
Today is Friday.
Are these four people planning to throw a party?