After the official live broadcast recording began, the number of viewers in each live stream started to drop sharply.
Without celebrity interaction, netizens could only watch the live stream footage, which felt like watching an extra-long behind-the-scenes video. Unless they were true fans of the celebrity, very few people would choose to keep watching these programs.
Of course, there's a reason why this form of live broadcast recording exists.
This is also a method of attracting traffic; viewers who watch the live stream often continue to watch the main show once it's released.
To boost ratings, the production team would also invite other celebrities, as well as the guests' family and friends, to the observation room to watch the show when the main program aired, recording their reactions. This was also one of the show's highlights.
However, the audience in Mu Li's live stream was somewhat special. Besides watching Mu Li, they also wanted to see Togekiss again. Many people chose to stay in the live stream just to see Togekiss.
So, when the production team switched to live broadcast recording mode, although the popularity of Mu Li's live stream decreased, it still remained stable at over 100,000 viewers.
This meant that over 100,000 people watched Mu Li sleep in the car for half an hour.
Mu Li was completely unaware of this. He thought that after the live broadcast ended, most people would leave. After all, he wouldn't be willing to watch program recordings himself; he was very clear about the difference between the finished product and the raw footage.
Finally, after Mu Li returned home, before he even had a chance to change his shoes, he was picked up and carried out by Arcanine again.
The staff member, seeing Mu Li return, was a bit speechless and couldn't help but ask, "Are you still going out this late?"
Mu Li subconsciously nodded, "I'm going out to walk the dog."
The staff member's teeth ached a little at the sight of such a large Arcanine, and as they debated how they should follow him, Mu Li said, "Can you just put a GoPro on my head? After all, there's not much to film when walking a dog; just some footage will do."
The staff member readily agreed, equipped Mu Li, and then let him leave.
Mu Li struggled to climb onto Arcanine's back, then just lay sprawled on it, muttering, "I can't do this, I'm so sleepy. I'll just let you guys see the scenery."
With that, he fixed the camera onto Arcanine's head, then continued to sleep on Arcanine's back.
Arcanine didn't care about anything else. He only knew that as long as Mu Li was on his back, he could run wild anywhere. So, he immediately activated his maximum speed, instantly disappearing from the road's view.
Compared to the already sleeping Mu Li, the viewers still in the live stream were stunned.
【Mommy? What's going on?】
【Why do I feel like I'm on a roller coaster from the camera's perspective?】
【Where's the streamer? Why is the camera on Arcanine's head?】
...
That night, the viewers in Mu Li's live stream personally experienced just how fast an Arcanine in Extreme Speed state could run.
A height of tens of meters, he would jump without hesitation. As soon as he reached an empty straight road, the surrounding lights turned into blurs.
【Mommy, I'm scared.】
【Too fast, it's just too fast! Isn't this a show recording? Do they need to go this all out?】
【This is much more exciting than a racing game!】
【Why can I feel weightlessness in the video?】
...
The staff members watching the show backstage were also going crazy.
Didn't he say he was going to walk the dog?
How did he end up in the wilderness in just a few minutes?
More importantly, Mu Li didn't even bring his phone; his phone was still with Gardevoir, so the staff couldn't contact him even if they wanted to.
The staff could only watch Arcanine speed along. Some of the more timid girls even felt like they were going to pass out on the spot.
But soon, the viewers in the live stream saw a strange sight.
Arcanine quickly ran into the wilderness. With a long howl from him, many Pokémon responded from the surroundings.
Hearing these responses, Arcanine gradually slowed down, beginning to run slowly across the plains.
Just as everyone thought Arcanine couldn't run anymore, Pokémon began to gather around him: Ponyta, Rapidash, Rhydon, Tauros, Doduo, and various other Pokémon all converged on Arcanine, following behind him as he ran, yet not a single Pokémon would overtake Arcanine's position.
【Is this a King? A King Pokémon?】
【The person upstairs must be mistaken! How is this a King Pokémon? This Arcanine is clearly an Overlord!】
【I just asked my mentor, and my mentor said this Arcanine is an Overlord—from the Pokémon Ecology Department of the Academy of Sciences.】
【Impossible, how can an Overlord Pokémon be this small?】
【This isn't a script, is it?】
【The person upstairs makes me laugh, try to come up with a script like this yourself!】
【But this Overlord Arcanine's size is indeed a bit small.】
...
The comments were still discussing Arcanine's size, and at this moment, even larger Pokémon joined Arcanine's group.
Staraptor flew in from the sky, large Torterra also joined the run, and there were Onix, Steelix...
Although the viewers couldn't see the scene behind them, they knew that the originally quite large Arcanine would appear frail next to these massive Pokémon.
An Overlord, naturally, must possess an Overlord's majesty.
Arcanine, who was still running, let out a long howl towards the sky. Golden light particles actually emanated from him, and these golden lights spread at a visible speed. The originally over 2-meter tall Arcanine grew at a visible speed, directly becoming twenty to thirty meters tall.
However, what the camera saw was only Arcanine emitting some golden light, and for some reason, the view seemed to rise a bit. But since the surroundings were all plains and there were no reference objects, the change in the camera's view was not obvious.
In the live stream, everyone was not aware of the change and was still arguing whether Arcanine was an Overlord Pokémon or not.
Arcanine's state didn't last too long; he quickly returned to his two-meter height, dispersed the Pokémon that had followed him, and began to run back.
【The streamer can really sleep, huh? His own dog has already run a lap in the suburbs, and he's still not awake.】
【I can't imagine how comfortable it would be to sleep on Arcanine's back.】
【Wouldn't it be bumpy?】
【I really want to just dive in.】
【Am I the only one who wants to bury myself in the streamer's arms?】
【You're not alone, upstairs!】
...
Only those who had ridden Mu Li's Arcanine knew that his Arcanine's back was even steadier than flat ground.
How much effort Arcanine had put in to get Mu Li to walk with him! The most important part was practicing stable carrying. Although Mu Li never asked him to, Arcanine always remembered whenever Mu Li got jostled too much or even fell off his back after walking with him.
Over time, this became a basic requirement for Mu Li's Pokémon when carrying people. Whether it was Togekiss, Tyranitar, Dragonite, or other Pokémon, they all trained specifically for this, so that Mu Li could rest peacefully on their backs.
This was the Pokémon's gentleness towards him.
At this time, Mu Li was indeed very tired. From being woken up by the production team staff in the morning to ending the live broadcast at 10 PM, he had barely rested except for his afternoon nap.
He only slightly woke up after Arcanine returned home, and after a quick wash, he climbed back into bed and fell asleep.
He slept straight until 7 AM the next morning, when he was once again woken up by Arcanine.
Mu Li noticed that his frequency of walking the dog lately was a bit high. This dog wasn't this fussy before, needing to be walked every day, was he?
People who often keep dogs know that dogs need daily exercise, especially larger dogs who have more energy.
Mu Li had a pretty good idea of how big his own dog was.
Should he just send the dog back?
But if he sent the dog back, he wouldn't have anything to pet. It was really hard to choose!
After much consideration, Mu Li decided that in the future, he would just hand over the task of walking the dog to Gardevoir. Gardevoir could just teleport to the wilderness, and Arcanine could run as much as he wanted.
Yes, that's it.
After returning home, Mu Li noticed all the cameras in the house and then remembered that he was still recording a show.
Liu Yun had told him before that his show needed to have some watchability, so he still had to find something to do, right?
Mu Li had watched this show before. The guests either ate and played with their families, or they invited some artist friends to play together.
"Why don't I ask Brother Yunyi if he's free to teach me Sing today?"
As soon as he thought of it, Mu Li immediately dialed Xu Yunyi's number, and it connected quickly.
"Brother Yunyi, are you free today? I want to come to you to learn music?" Mu Li got straight to the point.
"Yes, I have time today. I'm exercising right now. Why don't you just come over? I can even take you through a couple of sets." Xu Yunyi agreed directly, clearly knowing that Mu Li was doing a show and even specifically thought of exercising as a way to help him boost the show's viewership.
Mu Li readily agreed; he didn't know what to do anyway.
However, this scene was done secretly by Mu Li. The audience only saw Mu Li making a call but didn't know who he was calling.
After finishing the call, Mu Li put his mic back on and briefly introduced the day's schedule: "Today, I'm going to meet a senior who promised to teach me Sing. Everyone, look forward to it."
After starting to record the show, Mu Li was already very used to speaking to himself like this.
"That senior said he was going to take me to work out," Mu Li sighed. "Why does something like working out exist in this world? I'm not even fat... But since I've already agreed, I still need to take it seriously."
Hearing Mu Li say he was going to work out, Indeedee immediately ran over.
"Indeedee, do I have any workout clothes?" Mu Li asked.
Indeedee nodded, ran directly to the walk-in closet, and soon came out with two sets of clothes: one for going out and one for working out.
"I didn't expect to actually have something like this," Mu Li said, a bit speechless. "Who bought me workout clothes?"
Gardevoir, passing by, scoffed and explained, "Your Mommy bought them for you last year."
Mu Li couldn't help but cover his face, "Why would my mom buy me something so completely useless?"
Gardevoir pointed to the workout clothes, meaning: Aren't you using them now?
"Forget it, this is fine." Mu Li directly gave up struggling, picked up the two sets of clothes, and threw them onto the floor. A pair of small purple chubby hands suddenly reached out from the shadow, hugged the clothes, and then returned into the shadow.