Mecha Girl.
Her real name was Qin Muyan.
As an extremely rare, die-hard fan of mechanical technology, she had no interest in what ordinary girls cared about: bags, lipstick, cosmetics, or the latest luxury clothing.
Instead, she was infatuated with muscular, modern machinery and technological products.
It was a bit like preferring battle attire over dresses.
Fresh out of university, unsure of what kind of job to look for, Qin Muyan, at the urging and goading of her best friend, decided to turn her hobby into a means of livelihood.
And so, she became a streamer on a certain video platform, primarily focusing on CG, hand-drawn art, and educational content related to technology and machinery.
Qin Muyan was also incredibly stubborn and had the straightforward personality of a typical engineer.
When she said her focus was on technology and machinery, she would never resort to showing her face or resorting to suggestive content to gain followers.
Be pure in your intentions, and even purer in your actions.
This directly led to Qin Muyan, who could have easily gained fame and fortune with her good looks, struggling to make ends meet solely on her skills.
Of course.
After half a year in the streaming world, Qin Muyan had learned a lot about the industry's unspoken rules... and even developed a bit of disgust for them.
If she had streamed with her face visible,
even if she stopped fiddling with these tech products, her clear, lovely, unadorned face, with its pure, first-love aura, would have been enough to attract many wealthy patrons to become her top supporter.
But.
Everyone has their own aspirations.
Not everyone is solely pursuing money.
Beyond the red banknotes, there are dreams, interests, and hobbies – pursuits that seem worthless but are worth holding onto.
Looking at the mere three thousand-plus followers in her livestream,
Qin Muyan's heart felt a chill.
A meager amount of silver could stump even a hero!
If all else failed, she would have to abandon full-time streaming, find a job that could pay the bills, and continue her tech streams in her free time.
Speaking of which.
Nearly two thousand of these three thousand-plus followers were gained just a few days ago when she fiercely defended a mysterious "Brother Hao" against haters.
Speaking of which.
That Brother Hao was truly a die-hard enthusiast who genuinely loved mechs and fighter jets – modern human technological artifacts.
It was just a shame.
His single request for help and reward was worth millions.
It was beyond the reach of ordinary people like Qin Muyan.
Otherwise, she would have considered following and privately messaging this mysterious Brother Hao to discuss the intricate details of the mech field.
Shaking her dark, beautiful hair.
She cast these impractical thoughts aside.
Qin Muyan clicked the "start streaming" button.
It was still a faceless stream. This time, she wanted to showcase the mechs that Brother Hao had displayed recently to her small audience.
She had spent a full three days preparing for this stream.
She planned to explain, from her own understanding, the fluid dynamics, biomimetics, and applied physics of mechs.
After this stream ended,
she might not have time for regular streaming for a long while.
The topic was too niche; the audience wouldn't understand.
The meager income from the stream was insufficient to cover Qin Muyan's basic living expenses.
"Actually, the notion that humanoid bionic mechs have weak practicality, widely circulated online, is a complete fallacy..."
"Earth life has evolved for billions of years, and humanity's dominance of this world proves that the human body's structure is the optimal golden ratio..."
"The development trend of intelligent AI robots at institutions like Boston Dynamics in Maple Leaf country can serve as evidence for my judgment..."
As Qin Muyan explained, she projected her prepared PowerPoint slides onto the livestream.
The intelligent AI robots on the PPT, from the initial BigDog to subsequent models like SpotMini and Spot, increasingly showed a trend of their two limbs leaving the ground.
By the time of the Atlas model developed in recent years, it was already a robot extremely similar to a human.
And the latest version Qin Muyan could find, the Handle model.
From its appearance, aside from the wheels on the sides of its legs to increase its speed, its entire body was almost indistinguishable from a normal adult man.
After thoroughly explaining the relevant models of intelligent AI robots from Boston Dynamics,
she solemnly and responsibly concluded:
"Facts prove that humanoid bionic, large-scale intelligent AI robots are the future mainstream trend..."
"However, human technology currently cannot support the autonomous operation of mechs over ten meters tall..."
"Furthermore, our country's intelligent AI robot research field has been significantly surpassed by foreign countries. Boston Dynamics has already developed bionic humanoid robots like the Handle series, while our domestic research is still stuck at dog-like robots like BigDog..."
"What's even more lamentable is that the code for our country's BigDog robot is a replica of the open-source code from Boston Dynamics' initial generation. Meanwhile, Boston Dynamics' humanoid bionic robots have already reached their sixth generation, leaving our country five generations behind..."
Qin Muyan's tone became much lower.
It was clear that she was saddened by the fact that the country's robotics field lagged five generations behind foreign counterparts.
Then, her voice picked up again.
She projected an image onto the livestream screen again: the "toy mech" pictures that Meng Hao had sent her a few days ago.
"However, Brother Hao's 'toy mech' on our platform, whether it's the streamlined body, the joint bearings, or the matte-colored metal casing, possesses the nascent form of a large-scale bionic humanoid mech that foreign countries have yet to crack..."
"In fact, I boldly speculate that this Brother Hao is a patriotic entrepreneur. His true intention is not to build so-called large-scale all-metal mech toys, but rather to target truly giant combat mechs, like those seen in films and TV shows such as Transformers and Pacific Rim, which would surpass foreign capabilities by several generations..."
"Therefore, though my words may be insignificant, I still urge everyone not to deliberately slander Brother Hao just to gain traffic. Let us give our national technological industry some encouragement and sunshine..."
By the end of her speech,
even though Qin Muyan's face was not visible,
the few hundred viewers in the livestream could tell that her voice was choked with emotion.
This faceless streamer genuinely wished to see China build large-scale intelligent AI robots that could outperform foreign ones—the so-called large mechs!
After calming herself down,
Qin Muyan continued at a normal pace and tone, spending nearly an hour to finish the content of this stream.
In conclusion,
she sadly bid farewell once more.
"I truly love tech products and modern mechanical engineering..."
"But, this genre is too niche in the streaming world. I'm just an ordinary person, and I need to eat and live to survive..."
"So, I might not be able to stream regularly anymore. I need to go out and earn money to support myself, and I can only stream for you all in my spare time..."
"May we meet again on the vast road ahead!"
Just as Qin Muyan, who could barely control her tears, was about to end the stream,
a familiar ID popped up.
"Stopping stream?"
"Did you ask me, your fan, about it?"
The next second,
a new follower appeared in Qin Muyan's livestream.