"The contract is finally over. From now on, I don't have to painstakingly grind hours for a pittance anymore."
Hudson Pitt sighed as he looked at his somewhat haggard face in the mirror.
He was a gaming streamer on Twitch, and a fairly popular one at that.
Every time he started a stream, there were at least two or three thousand people in the room.
Logically speaking, although a streamer like him wouldn't be fabulously wealthy, he should still lead a decent life.
But the reality was quite the opposite.
His monthly salary was pitifully low.
Take this month, for example...his actual take-home pay was less than four thousand dollars, which was worse than a regular worker in a warehouse.
The reason for all of this was simple: he'd been tricked into signing with a talent agency when he first entered the industry last year.
The agency's contract was brutal.
His monthly livestream duration couldn't be less than 300 hours, which meant 10 hours a day with no days off allowed!
The kicker was that under such a harsh contract, he only received a ten percent cut of donations! And there was no base salary!
Twitch took fifty percent, and the agency took forty percent!
Hudson had no issue with Twitch taking fifty percent. After all, he was making a living on their platform, so it was reasonable for them to take half. Other livestreaming platforms were the same.
But on what grounds did the agency take forty percent?!
If the agency had ever promoted Hudson to help him reach his current popularity, he could have accepted it.
But they hadn't!
From beginning to end, Hudson had been all on his own!
The only agency member he'd ever interacted with was the person who had tricked him into signing the contract in the first place.
After successfully roping Hudson in, that person had pretty much ignored him.
Every time they reached out to Hudson, it was to remind him that his hours were insufficient and to tell him to make them up.
Hudson had long since had enough of this vampiric behavior.
If it weren't for the exorbitant contract termination fees and his reluctance to abandon the popularity he'd worked so hard to build over the past year, he would have quit long ago!
Even now, Hudson didn't understand why he'd been so brain-dead as to sign such a contract.
Now that a year had passed, he was finally free!
Looking at the words [No MCN Contract] on his profile, Hudson smiled from the bottom of his heart.
Right then, a mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for meeting the activation conditions. The Livestream Sign-in System has been successfully activated!]
Hearing this sudden sound, Hudson blinked in confusion.
"Huh? Did I work so much overtime that I'm hallucinating?"
Hudson muttered to himself.
Yesterday, in order to make up his hours for the month, he'd livestreamed for over twenty hours...almost a full day and night.
So his first reaction upon hearing the mechanical voice was that he was hallucinating.
But then, the mechanical voice rang out again.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. With a total livestream duration of 3,600 hours, the Livestream Sign-in System is officially activated!]
Now Hudson was certain, this was no hallucination!
Because the voice was incredibly clear. It was ringing right inside his head.
The word "system" was not unfamiliar to Hudson.
After all, he was a young man and had read his fair share of web novels.
He'd also fantasized about one day awakening a badass system that would lead him to the pinnacle of life.
He didn't expect it to actually come true today!
He calmed his excited emotions and tried to speak with the system in his mind.
"System, are you there?"
[Ding! I am here.]
It was still that mechanical voice.
Hearing the system's reply, Hudson's heart, which had just barely calmed down, began to race once more.
"What functions do you have?"
[Ding! This system is the Livestream Sign-in System. As the name suggests, as long as the host meets the daily livestream duration, you will receive one sign-in opportunity. After each successful sign-in, the system will reward the host with a mysterious prize. The rewards will be determined based on the host's livestream content, level of influence, number of viewers, and various other factors.]
After hearing the system's explanation, a thought flashed through Hudson's mind.
"Am I a natural-born streaming prodigy? Even my system is related to it."
[Ding! It has been detected that the host has a Newbie Gift Pack that has not yet been claimed. Would you like to claim it?]
The system's voice rang out again.
Hudson didn't hesitate for a second. "Claim!"
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for opening the Newbie Gift Pack. You have received Body Strengthening Fluid x1.]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for opening the Newbie Gift Pack. You have received one Audi A8L.]
[Issuing rewards...]
A white light flashed before Hudson's eyes.
In the next second, a bottle of blue liquid and a car key appeared in front of him.
At the same time, information flooded into Hudson's mind.
Body Strengthening Fluid: Repairs internal injuries and strengthens the user's body. The specific effects depend on the user's physical condition. Each person can only consume one bottle.
Audi A8L: The Audi A8L is a luxury car with a profound sense of opulence and technology. Not only is its exterior majestic, but its interior is also crafted with ingenuity, using high-end materials such as genuine leather, wood trim, and piano lacquer panels...
After briefly digesting the information in his mind, Hudson's gaze shifted to the liquid and the car key in front of him.
The moment he touched the car key, Hudson felt as if he could already see the Audi A8L parked downstairs at his rental apartment.
Not only that, but the entire legal purchase process of the vehicle appeared in his mind, as if he'd witnessed it with his own eyes!
"The system is truly thorough...it even went through the proper legal procedures..."
Hudson grinned.
He then put down the car key and picked up the Body Strengthening Fluid.
Looking at the blue liquid, Hudson didn't even think twice. He simply uncapped it and downed it in one go.
He wanted to see just how effective this thing really was.
The liquid slid down Hudson's throat, leaving a faint fragrance lingering in his mouth.
In the next second, a warm current appeared within Hudson's body.
He felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring...the sense of comfort made him involuntarily close his eyes.
This feeling came quickly and left just as fast.
A moment later, the warm current vanished.
Hudson looked at himself in the mirror and found that his skin had become quite a bit clearer, and his features had undergone subtle changes. He clearly still looked like himself, yet he'd become much more handsome, transforming from an ordinary decent-looking guy into someone genuinely striking.
Not only that, but his energy, which had been somewhat drained from staying up late to make up livestreaming hours, had completely recovered.
At this moment, Hudson felt full of vitality, as if he had an endless supply of strength.
He lifted his shirt to take a look and found that his previously thin body had somehow become robust.
His physique looked like he'd been a professional bodybuilder for years.
Those bulging muscles were like perfect ancient Greek sculptures, and even Hudson couldn't help but admire them.
After appreciating himself for a while, Hudson suddenly remembered something.
He glanced at his phone...it was already 11:52 PM, almost midnight!
He hurriedly asked the system in his mind, "Can I refresh the sign-in after midnight?"
[Ding! Yes, the livestream sign-in refreshes every day at midnight. The host only needs to livestream for 2 hours to complete the sign-in and claim the reward.]
Hearing this, Hudson nodded.
Great, this was much more conscientious than the agency he had been signed with.