# Chapter 1977: Crowdfunding the Bounty
At this moment, Huan Lou was completely enraged. Not only did he dare to dance with the number one beauty of Wanxiang Star, publicly groping and flirting with her right in front of everyone's faces!
But he also had the audacity to ask everyone for gifts?!
He'd seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless!
ꐦ▼皿▼ "You want me to charge up gifts, is that it? Fine, I'll charge you some right now!"
With that, he made a phone call to call in reinforcements. His finger slipped, and a pile of Star Source Points disappeared from his source core!
Suddenly, a Wanted List appeared on the holographic projection right next to the gift ranking!
In his rage, Huan Lou added 15 billion Star Source Points to Jiangnan's bounty on top of the original 1 billion bounty!
The total reached 2.5 billion!
Fa Ma saw this and immediately got excited!
(ꐦ･ˇ益ˇ･) "Not asking for gifts, huh? Let's see if you can still smile. I'm matching that!"
So he followed Huan Lou and threw in another 1.5 billion!
On the Wanted List, Jiangnan's ranking, boosted by the bounty deposits, skyrocketed!
At this moment, the audience in the venue also noticed the Wanted List on the big screen, and their eyes instantly turned red!
The anger they had nowhere to vent finally found a target, and they all frantically searched for the bounty deposit interface!
٩(ꐦఠдఠ)و "Ahhh~ You dare to dance with my goddess, openly go on stage and disgust everyone? I'll charge you to death!"
"Count me in! I don't have much, but I can spare a bit of cash. Consider it my small contribution!"
"Brothers! Charge up with me! Unity is strength! More people mean more power! Send Jiang Black Ghost to the top!"
(ꐦ｀益´)ᕤ "Hello? Pawn my spaceship! Transfer the Star Source Points! Yes, that's right! Sell the property too! Don't ask why! The answer is: I'm climbing the rankings!"
"Excuse me, is this the Silicon-Based Loan Center? I need to take out a loan!"
At this moment, under the frantic efforts of a million viewers, Jiangnan's bounty skyrocketed. The string of numbers surged rapidly, quickly jumping from the billions to the tens of billions!
And it was still rising!
By now, Jiangnan had already shot up to second place on the Wanted List!
Inside Box 666, everyone stared wide-eyed at the Wanted List!
Olivia's jaw dropped:
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇) "Th-this... this isn't what I imagined at all, is it?"
"Yue Li dances and gets gifts? How does Jiangnan dancing get his bounty raised?"
Mo Mo's face turned pale:
(๑ŏ﹏ŏ๑) "Th-this is already heading toward a hundred billion? Will there even be a way to survive after the Black Mark Assembly is over?"
Maka Dula was stunned:
∑(°口°๑) "Boss! This is equivalent to..."
Pangbulaji: !!!
O(≧益≦)O "Shut up! I know you're good at math! Don't say it out loud! I can calculate it myself!"
Qiu Niao and Wa Te also twitched their mouths as they watched!
Historically, dancing before the Black Mark Assembly and managing to get the bounty list to jump out—Jiangnan was probably the first, right?
Wen Ge looked at the skyrocketing bounty with resentment!
(΄◞ิ⥎◟ิ‵) "Damn it! How can they do this!"
Then, with a face full of sorrow, he followed suit and threw a few hundred million into the bounty!
Even Edius was joining in! He was going all out!
At this moment, Jiangnan was still lost in his dance with Yue Li on the center stage, spinning, leaping, eyes closed!
Listening to the rustling sounds and the announcements from the Father of Success, Jiangnan's mouth was nearly split to his ears!
(◕︶╰╯︶◕)
He never expected his dance moves to be so captivating! There were too many people sending gifts!
As expected! He was still this popular even in the starry sky!
Jiangnan had absolutely no idea that everyone was depositing into the bounty on the Wanted List!
He even leaned in and sniffed Yue Li!
(◕≖ิ͜ʖ≖ิ) "Mmm~ How fragrant~ Hehehe, just one sniff and I'm full~ Because your beauty is enough to feast my eyes!"
Yue Li was almost driven crazy by his flirting!
This Jiang Flirt was absolutely professional, wasn't he?
The audience below was furious:
٩(థ益థꐦ)و "Jiang Dung! Let go of my goddess Yue Li right now!"
With that, they hurled toy dolls at Jiangnan with such speed that it even broke the sound barrier!
Seeing someone throw dolls, everyone's eyes lit up and they followed suit, throwing their own dolls!
This didn't count as an attack, right?
However, Jiangnan simply opened an Alternate Dimension, fully deploying three pairs of wormholes connected to it!
The wormholes flashed wildly in the air, catching the dolls flying in from all directions!
All of them were collected into the Alternate Dimension!
Jiangnan was overjoyed:
(◕ºั╰╯ºั◕) "Thank you! Thank you all for your affection! I can truly feel your enthusiasm!"
He remembered that the more dolls thrown, the more popular you were, right?
He had received way more dolls than Yue Li!
Beside him, Ling Yin was crouching on stage, trembling, holding her head and singing, her voice even carrying a tremble!
୧(☍⌂⁰♬)୨
She had hosted for so many years and seen all kinds of big scenes!
But this was the most intense she had ever seen!
Jiangnan was truly shameless!
As the waltz came to an end, Jiangnan raised both middle fingers and spun around on stage to thank everyone!
After all, this was an internationally friendly gesture; it should be universal in the starry sky, right?
╭∩╮(͡⚆ヮ͡⚆)╭∩╮
The audience was furious, their resentment value maxed out!
Yue Li was drenched in sweat, panting slightly, just recovering from that heart-pounding dance!
It was absolutely unforgettable for life!
Just as she was about to say something, she turned and saw the Wanted List on the big screen!
She almost spat out a mouthful of old blood!
↜(⃔っ꒪ͦ口꒪ͦC)⃕ Holy crap! What the hell!
How did Jiangnan's bounty jump from 1 billion to 114.7 billion in an instant?!
Second place on the entire starry sky's Wanted List?
Except for that one existence, no one had a higher bounty than him!
Jiangnan was still flipping people off in every direction to thank them!
Yue Li's face turned pale, and she quickly pushed Jiangnan!
↜(⃔っ≥﹏≤)⃕っ "Quick! Go back to your box! Don't stand here! I still have to sell goods!"
Jiangnan was reluctant:
(•︠～•︡◕) "Eh~ But I haven't had my fill yet. How about another dance?"
Yue Li: !!!
Another dance? If he danced again, his bounty wouldn't stop at less than two or three hundred billion!
"Dance my foot! If you dance again, you won't live long! Get back there!"
Jiangnan said dejectedly: "Alright then. Don't forget to split the gift money with me, okay?"
With that, he teleported back to the box, and Yue Li finally breathed a sigh of relief!
Back in the box, Jiangnan said smugly:
(︶.̮︶◕) "How was my dance? Did you guys send me a little gift to show support?"
Olivia's mouth twitched:
(๑◔﹏◔ิ๑) "The dance was indeed quite handsome. But are you sure you want us to show support like that?"
She then winked toward the big screen!
Jiangnan was puzzled and followed Olivia's gaze!
He instantly froze solid!
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪◕) "Holy crap! A hundred billion bounty? What's going on? They didn't send me gifts?"
Ye Yuan couldn't hold back his laughter:
(´థжథ) "No! They happily deposited into the bounty. A million people crowdfunded a wave of bounty!"
"Jiang Hundred Billion! Not bad, huh? You're now a man worth a hundred billion!"
Jiangnan's eyes suddenly blazed with light, his face black tinged with red, and he roared:
٩(⁰̷̴口⁰̷̴◕)و "Awesome! Amazing! Amazing!"
He was even happier than if he had received gifts!
Qiu Niao was stunned: "Are you really that brave? A hundred billion bounty and you're not panicking? With that amount, even Planet Destroyers would find it irresistible!"
"Even Star Devourer-level big shots would take the opportunity to catch you. After all, no one turns down money!"
How the hell did this guy Jiangnan survive until now?
Jiangnan's face was full of pride. He wasn't afraid in the slightest!
After the Black Mark Assembly, he had no intention of living peacefully anyway. He didn't even know if this meeting would end safely!
A hundred billion bounty? This was a badge of honor, an affirmation of his inhumanity!
Jiangnan winked at Huan Lou:
(◕◔◡◔ิ) "What do you think? Isn't my value quite impressive now?"
"Is it enough to bid for a few Black Marks?"
[From Huan Lou: Resentment Value +1008!]
This kid wasn't worried at all; in fact, he was proud!
Huan Lou sneered: "Cherish your time now. I want to see how you die!"
"You don't even need me to make a move. Someone will deliver you to me!"
On stage, Yue Li was also dry-mouthed, trying to suppress the increasingly agitated audience!
How could she dare to delay any longer? Otherwise, the Tianyu Grand Auction House would be demolished!
So she quickly gave Ling Yin a look!
"I declare the Black Mark Assembly officially begins!"
Ling Yin quickly took over the stage, wiping the cold sweat off her forehead!
"Next! Let us welcome the first auction item of this Black Mark! The Zeus God Shield!"
In an instant, a massive particle transmission machine rose from the center of the stage!
The Zeus God Shield was directly transmitted over!
It was a huge hexagonal mechanical device composed of metal hexagons assembled together!
The whole thing was bright white, with small modules numbering in the tens of thousands!
This oddly shaped object immediately confused Jiangnan!
Zeus God Shield? What the hell was that?
As soon as this item appeared, a buzz of discussion erupted in the venue!
Ling Yin enthusiastically said: "The Zeus God Shield! Many of you have probably heard of it. It is a famous planetary shield brand in the starry sky, a type of Forbidden Weapon!"
"Developed and manufactured by the Zeus God Arsenal of the Dark Cosmos Entity race. Once activated, it can deploy automatically with worry-free operation!"
"It can form an energy barrier, providing full 360-degree protection for planets with a diameter of less than 1 million kilometers!"
"It also forms a dark matter force field shield around the planet. Its defensive power is enough to withstand planetary impacts, stellar tearing, and meteor showers—that's nothing!"
"It can even block attacks from ordinary Planet Destroyers! Its energy is supplied by dark matter, and the shield system can support 30,000 years without replacement! Truly the best shield for civilization development and planetary safety!"
"Starting bid: 19.9 billion Star Source Points! Bidding begins!"
At this moment, Jiangnan suddenly stood up, staring at the Zeus God Shield, drool almost pouring out!
(ง✪﹃✪)ง
A powerful shield that could protect an entire planet?
Holy crap! This thing was beyond Jiangnan's imagination. How glorious had the civilization of the starry sky races reached?
Zeus God Shield? Even this was for sale at the Black Mark Assembly?
Starting off with a Forbidden Weapon?
If he could equip Blue Star with this thing, wouldn't that be perfect?
Jiangnan swallowed his saliva:
(ಠĹ̯ಠ◕) "This thing! I want it!"