The Empress’ Livestream

Pangdahai: “Bro, to be able to get in and watch this stream is already pretty good. Can you imagine a dorm room with eight people trying to watch the stream together on one screen?”

Paidaxing: “But the host’s channel is super weird, right? There’s a capacity limit of only 3,000 people. Are there any rich people here? Can someone please give the host a few Imperial Thrones to boost her Popularity Points?”

Bufu Nilaidawoa: “Even if she’s gifted with Imperial Thrones, the channel is still too strange. The rules and regulations are very different from any other streaming app.”

Jiang Pengji read the complaints and discussions before she replied.

Host V: “Please be patient. It’s part of my plan to increase the channel’s capacity.”

Jiang Pengji posted the rules for the different stream interaction modes into the chat.

Host V: “Right now, I’m gathering suggestions for the full interaction mode. Feel free to suggest anything. I will then pick a few suggestions and open a poll. As for the other mode, I will start that when there’s an opportunity.”

Most of the channel was filled with new viewers, so Jiang Pengji decided to fill them in on the different streaming modes.

Pangdahai: “I want to see the host visit a brothel. I heard that this channel has a lot of pretty girls.”

Jiang Pengji’s viewers were very curious about brothels, and she thought this might be because the modern era’s views on prostitution were far more ambiguous than the current era.

After Pangdahai commented that he wanted the host to visit a brothel, the stream filled with comments from other viewers who shared the same sentiment.

Paidaxing: “Wait. I heard that the host is a girl. Are you guys crazy to let a girl into a brothel? If the host gets into any trouble in that sort of place, you will all be responsible! You’re a bunch of irresponsible people!”

Some viewers just wanted to start trouble, but there were also a few good souls.

Other than Paidaxing, there was a small minority of viewers who supported his views. In ancient times, a girl’s reputation was very important.

Even if nothing were to happen, if news of an underage girl visiting a brothel got out, her reputation would be tarnished.

Jiang Pengji watched the commotion.

She did want to visit a brothel since there was much eye candy there.

But… Liu She would probably not want his daughter visiting a brothel.

Jiang Pengji watched the comments for a little longer before she turned her head and told Taxue, “Call Xu Ke over.”

Xunmei, who was next to her, perked up at the mention of Xu Ke. Her gaze was full of longing as she looked at Jiang Pengji.

Taxue was quite unwilling because she did not have a good impression of Xu Ke. When she saw Xunmei’s reaction, she frowned but agreed before she left.

Xu Ke’s room was not too far from Jiang Pengji’s wing, and Taxue was an efficient maid. She quickly brought the other boy over.

“Let’s go,” Jiang Pengji said to Xu Ke.

Jiang Pengji was worried that Xu Ke was not threatening enough to oversee the guards’ first training.

Other than Jiang Pengji’s carriage, there were two other carriages full of heavy items.

“What is it?” Xu Ke asked when he saw the other two carriages.

“Proper training requires proper training tools. I got the seamstresses to sew up a few sandbags, but the material is too rough, so regular sand could leak out from it. So I got some dried clay to replace the sand,” Jiang Pengji explained.

Xu Ke cocked his head in contemplation. He thought about the plan she had drawn up and the amount of wood she had bought the day before.

“Is the wood from yesterday also for training purposes?”

“Hm,” Jiang Pengji hummed in agreement. “The carpenters said they’d need ten to fifteen days to finish them. The only problem is whether they will be usable. If they aren’t, we will need to find better wood or another replacement.”

Xu Ke thought back about the plan before suddenly realizing something. “I heard that the Lius’ wood workshop is one of the best in Hejian. The carpenters there are wonderfully talented and have years of experience. What did you request that would challenge their expertise?”

“When have you ever seen a guard making his rounds empty-handed?” Jiang Pengji side-eyed him.

Xu Ke’s expression changed. “Privately manufactured weapons?”

“Of course not. They’re just crossbows that I’ve made some adjustments to. They can even be used for hunting. You reminded me that not everyone has the strength to draw a heavy bow. Even a strongman would not be able to draw a bow if he was weak with hunger. To be able to draw a bow, one needs years of training. This would take too much effort, and the results would not be promising.”

Even though Jiang Pengji was not explicit in her explanation, Xu Ke caught her meaning. She was hinting that these crossbows could be used by weaker people or even someone with poor eyesight.

“If such a weapon could exist, you would have to make sure you chose the right carpenters, or the secret could get out.”

Xu Ke seemed calm, but his mind was in turmoil… Could such a weapon exist?

Jiang Pengji nodded her head in agreement. In an era where technology was rudimentary at best, any weapons that were slightly more advanced gave them an advantage. Even if her ideas did not work, she could not let others use them.

“I’m not a naive person. I would obviously get trustworthy people to work on my weapons.”

Manzui Gouliang: “#laughcry. Don’t bully the adorkable kid.”

Xu Ke looked very much like a celebrity from the viewers’ era, and they had an affectionately nicknamed him “adorkable.”

“Langjun is obviously not naive,” Xu Ke replied solemnly.

She was very reliable!