Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 495 - 332 There’s a ghost!_2

Chapter 495: Chapter 332 There’s a ghost!_2

The two young people, having just finished exchanging ideas with their peers, bought two piping hot rolls from the villagers, drank some water from their thermos cups, and, seeing that the time was about right, they started tonight’s work.

One was responsible for filming, the other for engaging in front of the camera.

"Shall we get started now? I see some nocturnal animals have come out, should we film some bugs first?"

"Wait a bit longer, let’s walk a bit further; this spot is too close to the road, there’s nothing much to film. It’s the same stuff every day, no need to film it again."

"Hey, we’ve been here for quite a few days now, haven’t found anything, should we keep going? It’s really tiring to stream at night!"

"There are still gains; hasn’t our account gained several hundred followers?"

"Out of those several hundred followers, over ninety percent were from the livestream on the Ghost Festival!"

On the Ghost Festival, traditional thinking suggests it’s best not to go out at night, especially not to desolate rural areas.

But for those trying to make it in livestreaming, this was a rare opportunity! Going against the grain always seemed to attract more attention.

Those afraid to venture out would let their curiosity get the better of them and go online to see how others were spending their time out and about.

That day, the duo really hammed up the atmosphere, all screams and scares, tricking a bunch of viewers into giving tips, including two who gave massive donations. They were thrilled that day.

"All that stuff is just superstition. As long as you don’t believe in it, there’s nothing to fear. If you really couldn’t go out, what about those who work the night shift? What about the office workers in the cities working overtime?!"

The speaker scoffed and patted his companion, "Before that livestream, didn’t you also not want to go out? Now you can’t wait for another Ghost Festival!"

His partner chuckled, "Well, that’s after seeing the benefits. Money gives you courage!"

Thinking back to the Ghost Festival’s earnings, it was indeed tempting!

"It’s just unfortunate that there were so many others with the same idea that day. The streamers with a lot of followers, they really know how to play it up! Their production teams do such a great job!"

"We don’t have to envy others; just keep working hard, and one day we’ll also have a big team like that!"

If they weren’t scared on the Ghost Festival, other times were even less of a worry. As long as the weather wasn’t terrible, livestreaming in the mountains at night came with little psychological burden for them.

Even if they wanted another Ghost Festival, it wasn’t possible to simply conjure up another one!

The biodiversity on Fan Mountain wasn’t particularly rich. The villagers said they hadn’t seen large predators in this area, and as long as you didn’t venture into dangerous terrains, it was relatively safe.

The mountains here didn’t have much dense forest, mostly just meadows and shrubs, and a scattering of robust young trees.

"We’ll keep filming for two more days; if there’s still no discovery, we’ll change locations."

"And if changing locations doesn’t yield any progress? If there’s still no change, should we consider getting some plastic surgery? After all, it’s a world that values appearances. Looking good helps increase followers quickly. We don’t need to go all out, just some minor tweaks?"

"Looking good? It’s character charm that’s the true path! Character charm stands the test of time!"

"But our rent can’t stand the test of time!"

For a moment, the atmosphere turned somewhat silent.

The chirping of nighttime insects seemed almost mocking.

"We’re just getting started with this, let’s treat it as gaining experience."

"Do you think we should use some tricks?"

"What kind of tricks? Fake it? That guy last month who used a silver ringneck snake to pass off as a king cobra to attract traffic, he got caught faking, and it ended badly for him!"

Of course, the main reason that the snake video creator was apprehended wasn’t because of the fakery but the inclusion of a silver ringneck snake in his video. Authorities wanted to track the origin of the silver ringneck snake.

With current regulations, it’s not easy to handle such snakes.

Originally not native to our country, the silver ringneck snake was bought by many as a pet when regulations were lax.

Later, when keeping them became prohibited, herpetology enthusiasts surrendered their pet snakes to zoos across the country.

So, logically speaking, it shouldn’t be here!

"He couldn’t even fake it well and ended up sending himself to jail, the idiot!"

As they talked, the pair walked further up the mountain and started today’s livestream.

After a lively and humorous opening, when they saw someone’s message in the chat, the streamer responded:

"Why don’t you come during the day? You must be new, right? No worries, I’ll explain again. My friend, you don’t know this, but we have no choice, silver ringneck snakes hide during the day and only come out at night..."

"It’s indeed very dark here, there’s a bit of moonlight today, but actually, it’s still not very clear. The phone can only capture where the flashlight shines..."

"...Of course there are snakes, not as many as in the south, but according to the villagers, there are snakes here. Most of the native snakes are non-poisonous or only mildly poisonous; there used to be pit vipers, but you see them less now."

"It’s extremely hard to find snakes here. I see some bloggers from the southern regions go into the mountains at night and encounter several green bamboo snakes, I heard those snakes are very skittish..."

"Us go to the south? Nah, we don’t have the guts for that, to be honest, we are a bit scared of snakes. We’ve just heard that silver ringneck snakes have small fangs and are generally gentle and timid, not likely to attack humans aggressively. With the right protective measures, there’s no need to fear. Look at the clothes and shoes I’m wearing today..."

"I’m pigeon-toed? No, the regulars in our livestream know that we walk differently when climbing and descending mountains; we use a pigeon-toed step when going uphill. I don’t walk like this normally!"