The First Patriarch: Streaming My Cosmic Harem

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Mental Stream Link

With a simple mental command, he opened the main interface to finally check his rewards.

[Congratulations! You have completed your first Quest.]

Objective: Debut Stream

Task: Survive your first encounter with Duchess Rosalind.

Condition: Maintain 1,000 Concurrent Divine Viewers for at least an hour.

Reward: 30 EXP Points, 100 Karma Points, First Stream Bonus Box

Azriel’s eyes locked onto the glowing text floating in front of him.

A wave of satisfaction washed over him as he read through the notifications.

He had done more than just survive, he had completely flipped the script on his executioner and secured a massive baseline for his presence in this world.

With a simple flick of his fingers, he tapped the screen to claim the rewards.

Ding!

[30 EXP has been added to your profile.]

[100 Karma Points have been credited to your balance.]

[First Stream Bonus Box has been moved to your Inventory. Would you like to open it now?]

He didn’t open it just yet, deciding to hold off since another glowing notification icon was flashing right beneath the prompt.

It was a separate, detailed summary regarding the metrics and stats from last night’s chaotic broadcast.

He tapped the flashing icon, and the screen expanded into a dark gold analytics dashboard, detailing exactly how the higher entities had reacted to his performance.

[Broadcast Summary: The Sovereign’s Bedchamber]

Total Stream Duration: 9 hours, 42 minutes

Peak Concurrent Viewers: 1,569

Total Likes: 1637

Membership Purchased: 658

The system screen flickered, displaying the finalized revenue breakdown in clean, neon-gold lettering.

[Revenue Breakdown: Broadcast #1]

Gift Earnings: 0 KP (Feature Locked)

Membership Earnings: 6,580 KP (658 x 10 KP)

Total Revenue: 6,580 KP

Azriel’s eyes darted down, looking for his actual payout, but the next set of lines made his smile vanish instantly.

[Platform Deductions]

AURELIAS Network Share (55%): 3,619 KP

Host Net Payout (45%): 2,961 KP

[System Notice: The Gift and Donation feature is currently locked. This feature automatically unlocks once your channel crosses a milestone of 1,000 active Memberships. You currently have 658 Memberships. You can activate and configure gifts once the milestone is achieved.]

"Fifty-five percent?!" Azriel blurted out, staring at the screen in pure disbelief.

"Nearly four thousand points gone just like that? This isn’t a network, this is literal highway robbery!"

He cursed the AURELIAS network under his breath, thoroughly irritated by the massive cut.

Back on Earth, streaming platforms took a bite, but a fifty-five percent tax from a bunch of omnipotent higher entities felt exceptionally petty.

Still, looking at the silver lining, he had walked away from his very first stream with a clean 2,961 Karma Points sitting in his balance.

Considering the gift option was entirely locked for his debut, making almost three thousand points solely off those thirsty, degenerate goddesses purchasing memberships was an insane head start.

Granted, Azriel didn’t actually know the true purchasing power or worth of a single Karma Point yet.

He just remembered a system log from last night showing a minor goddess raging in the chat because he had set the membership price at a flat 10 KP.

Apparently, that was considered aggressively expensive for a completely unranked newbie streamer.

Azriel, however, thought the price was completely justified, if they wanted front-row seats to watch a Duchess ride him, they were going to have to pay a premium for it.

He would figure out the exact market value of his earnings later.

Once he hit that one thousand subscriber milestone on the next stream and unlocked the direct donation feature, the real wealth would start rolling in.

Closing the analytics tab with a frustrated swipe, Azriel called up his inventory, his eyes landing back on the unopened item waiting for him.

[Would you like to open the ’First Stream Bonus Box’?]

"Open it," Azriel commanded mentally.

The iron-bound chest icon in his virtual inventory shattered into a burst of pixelated gold light, and three distinct notifications materialized in front of him, accompanied by a satisfying chime.

Ding!

[Congratulations! You have received the following rewards from your First Stream Bonus Box]

Skill: Mental Stream Link (Primordial Rank)

Consumable: Low-Grade Iron-Skin Elixir (Common)

Passive Attribute Card (+2 Endurance)

Azriel studied the floating cards, his eyes immediately narrowing on the first reward.

[Skill: Mental Stream Link (Primordial Rank)]

Type: Streamer Skill

Description: Establishes a direct, silent bridge between the Host’s mind and the AURELIAS streaming matrix. Allows the Host to narrate, read, and converse with the live chat completely through thought, without vibrating a single vocal cord in the physical world.

"This is perfect," Azriel muttered, a wicked grin spreading across his lips as he claimed the skill.

"I can literally chat with the viewers whenever I want, without worrying about a single thing, especially Rose catching on to what I’m doing right in front of her."

He shifted his gaze to the next two rewards.

[Low-Grade Iron-Skin Elixir (Common)]

Type: Consumable / Alchemical Tonic

Effect: Upon consumption, temporarily hardens the skin and muscle fibers, reducing physical damage taken by 10% for 30 minutes. Permanently grants a minor baseline resistance to blunt force trauma after the first consumption.

[Passive Attribute Card]

Type: Stats

Effect: Endurance +2

Description: Your body adapts to enduring grueling situations and relentless pressure. Your physical stamina pool and cellular recovery rate are permanently enhanced.

The moment his eyes finished scanning the passive attribute card, it dissolved into a warm, heavy mist that seeped directly into his chest.

Azriel gasped as a sudden wave of density spread through his muscle fibers.

His lungs felt deeper, his core felt firmer, and the lingering spiritual fatigue from the vitality potions completely vanished, replaced by a solid, grounded strength.

"Damn, I can last longer with this."

He pulled up his status screen to verify the changes, a grin spreading across his face as he looked at the newly added points.

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