Chapter 5

The livestream screen froze the moment my order went through.

Chad and Tiffany’s expressions of wild joy were abruptly replaced by shock.

“Chad… EmpressGale, she just ordered another ten thousand packs…”

Tiffany’s voice, now laced with a sob, utterly shattered Chad’s fleeting hope.

On the screen, after a brief, stunned silence, question marks and exclamation points erupted like a volcanic explosion.

“Holy crap! Again? Is she an actual money-printing machine?”

“Wait a minute! Didn’t she already get the cards? Why is she still buying?”

“I’m confused, what is this rich lady trying to do?”

Chad’s face went from ashen to deep green, his eyes glued to the “Order Placed Successfully” system notification on the screen.

His lips trembled, unable to utter a single word.

I didn’t give him a moment to breathe, initiating another paid call-in.

“Chad, don’t just stand there, keep unboxing,” I said calmly, fighting back a smile.

Chad snapped back to reality, suddenly jumping up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

“What exactly do you want?! You already pulled the Golden Ox! The event is over!”

“Over?” I chuckled softly.

“Who said it’s over? Your rule is: 'Spend a Million, No Card? Get a Hundred-Times Refund,' but it didn't say there was a limit.”

I stated my case clearly and precisely.

“Let me break it down for you. My first order totaled one million credits. You unboxed ninety-nine thousand worth of packs and pulled nothing. Even in that last one thousand credits worth of packs, you didn’t pull a Golden Ox. Therefore, according to your rules, that first million-credit order already triggered the hundred-times refund clause. That’s one hundred million credits.”

“As for the two cards you just pulled, they belong to my *second* million-credit order. Congratulations, you don't have to pay for the second million-credit order, and I can temporarily ignore the hundred million from the first. Now, I’ve placed a *third* million-credit order. Please start unboxing. Millions of viewers are watching, don't try to back out now.”

My words ignited the chat once again.

“Holy crap! I get it! She’s a logical genius!”

“Yeah! The first million absolutely didn’t yield the card! Those two were from the second million!”

“OMG, you can play it like that? So the streamer has to pay 100 million?!”

“This isn’t just unboxing cards anymore, this is psychological warfare!”

“It’s over, Chad just messed with the wrong person!”

Chad’s breathing grew incredibly ragged. He pointed at the camera, his face contorted in a furious scream.

“This is extortion! Malicious ordering! You’re trying to ruin us! I’m not unboxing! Go ahead and sue me!”

He resorted to being a complete jerk.

Tiffany also caught on, immediately turning to the camera and crying.

“EmpressGale, why are you doing this? We’re just a small business trying to earn an honest living. You’re so rich, why do you have to pick on us? You’re trying to drive us to ruin!”

They started playing the victim card, attempting to gain sympathy and shift public opinion.

Some fans started defending them, but most people were simply watching the drama unfold.

I coldly observed their pathetic performance.

“Chad, are you sure about that? Are you admitting, in front of a million people, that the promise displayed on your livestream’s background wall is a lie? Or are you saying your entire livestream is a scam?”

“I…” Chad was choked into silence.

“I’ll give you two choices.” My voice hardened.

“Either you immediately transfer one hundred million credits to my account and then continue unboxing the cards from my third million-credit order. Or, I call the police right now and report you for commercial fraud. You choose.”

After I stated my demands, Chad slumped in his chair, remaining motionless for a long time.

The livestream descended into a dead silence.

Suddenly, the screen went black.

They went offline.

They thought going offline would solve everything?

How naive.

I immediately edited the recorded livestream footage, especially the segments where they promised the hundred-times refund and where they finally admitted to being dishonest. I attached all my order records and payment proofs and posted them online.