Lin Yi leaned on the sofa, holding a soft white towel in one hand to dry the water droplets on his head, wearing a light-colored T-shirt that didn't look very soft. After a few days of regular diet and proper exercise, his lips were healthy and rosy, which, combined with his dark eyes and fair skin, did not meet the perfect facial features of the interstellar standard, but because of this imperfection, he looked very unique.
The reporter who had applied for a call request earlier had been released from the blacklist and was now communicating with Lin Yi through the communicator.
"We would like to hold a public press conference to explain to the public some previous events that have had a public impact. Are you willing?" A steady male voice came from the communicator.
"Where's the reward?" Lin Yi asked instead of answering.
The other party was stunned for a moment, thinking he had misheard: "Did you say 'reward'?"
"Of course." Lin Yi's fingertips gently rubbed his hair, half-closing his eyes and being very patient, but the words he said were not pleasant to the ear. "Don't you know how much benefit such a press conference can bring you, and how much it will devalue me?"
As for who will benefit and who will lose at that time, Lin Yi doesn't think it will be decided by the other party.
The reporter from Yin Yue was choked by Lin Yi's straightforward words and was greatly surprised.
He had never had direct contact with Lin Yi, but after reading all the previous reports on Lin Yi, he knew clearly that Lin Yi had the common problem of most omegas, or the common problem of omegas who were indulged and cultivated in this era, that is, weakness and lack of independent thinking.
As a senior reporter in Yinyue Entertainment, he had rich interview experience, and designing traps and language skills were his bread and butter. However, Lin Yi at this moment made the reporter have a bad premonition.
But then, the reporter thought of the promotion he was promised after this interview, and this strange premonition was immediately swept aside by him. At the same time, he felt that Lin Yi might be giving up on himself by saying this, after all, Lin Yi was really short of money at this time.
"We will uphold the most objective and fair reporting," the reporter said with empty words. After a quick calculation in his mind, he gave Lin Yi a number, "We can give you a reward of 10,000 yuan."
As expected, he was born in the lower class, and it was his instinct to go to great lengths to gain a small profit. The reporter secretly despised Lin Yi in his heart.
"What's the interview time?"
"Half an hour."
"Ten minutes." Lin Yi said, his tone leaving no room for compromise.
The other party was obviously choked by Lin Yi again, but he immediately agreed: "Okay."
The press conference was live broadcast, so Lin Yi didn't have to go out. His image could be projected directly to the reporter, and the same could be done for the reporter. There was no difference between the interview between the two and face-to-face communication.
The press conference was scheduled for ten minutes later, which did not leave Lin Yi much time to prepare. However, Lin Yi did not plan to prepare in a big way.
After he confirmed that the 10,000 yuan had been deposited into his account, he sat on the sofa and browsed the Star Network supermarket without any psychological burden.
Lin Yi knew why the reporter came to interview him at this time. The day after tomorrow would be the day for the filming of the variety show "Where Are We From". Although the discussion about him online was still quite hot these days, it was obviously going downhill because there was no new material to support it. If he added more fuel to the fire now, coupled with Lin Yi's possible poor performance on the variety show in the next few days, the original owner would be completely unable to recover.
As for what people have been scolding him about online recently, Lin Yi also knew. He would basically browse the news on Starnet every day, from Qin Nuo's return to Capital Star to the latest version of the intelligent brain, etc., Lin Yi was overwhelmed by the countless comments that he saw from the corner of his eyes.
The Empire's Star Network Supermarket has a wide variety of products. Lin Yi is browsing the area of machine shells that are compatible with the intelligent brain. Although he is sitting on the sofa, the scene around him is already a picture of countless shelves extending forward.
Little A now realized that what Lin Yi said before was not just to tease it, and happily circled around Lin Yi's feet.
It has not had any upgrades since it followed Lin Yi, and the batteries in the machine shell that facilitates its physical work have mostly broken down, so it has to sit and charge for a while whenever it has time.
"How about this one?" Lin Yi pointed to another machine shell that looked very similar to Xiao A's current one, but had been upgraded by about ten generations.
Little A turned his head and looked at the model carefully. Finally, he glanced at the price of the machine shell. He was full of expectations, but now he was scared.
"One hundred thousand is too expensive, but if the master thinks it's appropriate, Xiao A has no problem with it." Xiao A said shyly.
Lin Yi nodded as if thinking, "Oh, I think it's a bit expensive."
Little A's eyes, which were originally fixed on the new phone with desire, suddenly turned to Lin Yi. The entire display screen lit up, as if a pair of big eyes were staring at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi couldn't help but burst out laughing, then he chose to pay with a swipe of his finger and made an appointment for the goods to be delivered to his door half an hour later.
When Xiao A received the order information, he was surprised and delighted at once, "Oh my, oh my."
At the same time, the ten-minute interval had arrived, and the reporter who had made an appointment earlier immediately made a video call request.
Little A was startled when he heard the ringing sound, but was forced to calm down by the system program. It turned its wheels and came in front of Lin Yi, pointing the camera on its head towards him, while reserving one for the reporter.
With a beep, Lin Yi saw a man who looked to be in his forties appear in front of him. Looking to be in his forties meant that this man was at least almost a hundred years old.
The other person was wearing a pair of glasses and elegant clothes. He was sitting in an office chair facing Lin Yi with a faint smile on his face.
In contrast, Lin Yi was just sitting casually on the sofa, his hair was completely dry, and he didn't change his clothes, looking very homely.
Of course, when such shots were interpreted negatively by netizens who were already prejudiced against him, they were naturally interpreted negatively.
Many netizens have heard about this content that was posted in real time on the Internet. Some of them watched it openly at home, while others watched it at home. They did not want to miss the opportunity to criticize Lin Yi in this live broadcast.
"Is it because you have no manners to dress up, or are you pretending to be innocent on purpose?"
"It must be intentional! Didn't she cry before? Maybe she will cry again soon."
"I want to see what this scum can say in his defense."
The original owner really couldn't make any excuses, because he had been trampled to death by everyone. Even though Lin Yi's only connection with the original owner was this body, he could still understand the original owner's despair and pain at the time.
Lin Yi restrained some of the emotions that made him frown when looking at the reporter opposite him, and said calmly: "Let's start."
"It's rumored online that you've lost your fertility, and can't even control the secretion of pheromones. Is that true?" The reporter was an alpha, and he was clearly not comfortable asking these questions.
Lin Yi's eyes met his, his gaze was calm, and he said, "This is true."
Most netizens were shocked by Lin Yi’s words, and no one believed that an omega would actually say in front of the camera that he had lost his fertility.
"Do you have any regrets about this? After all, an omega who has lost his fertility..." The reporter did not finish his words, but his tone was not soft, and his words were deliberately chosen to hit the sore spot just right.
Even if he didn't finish this sentence, everyone understood it.
Lin Yi asked him back: "Please describe your problem accurately. What is the connection after 'omega who has lost his fertility'?"
He was still calm while speaking, and this sudden question made the reporter feel a little embarrassed. After all, if you see the truth but don't say it, it will make the situation awkward if you say it too clearly.
But Lin Yi's gaze fell on him coldly. Although he was just an omega and they were not even in the same room, the reporter still felt a little uncomfortable. In order to prevent the atmosphere from getting cold, he had to speak after a moment: "According to some comments on the Internet, 'An omega without reproductive ability is like a monster.' Sorry, I just relayed what was said on the Internet."
Lin Yi smiled and said, “Really?”
It is not clear whether these two words were a counter-question to the reporter's statement that infertility is equivalent to being a monster, or a mockery of the reporter's use of online statements as a cover-up.
At this point, not only the reporters sitting opposite Lin Yi who were feeling uneasy because of his gaze, but even ordinary netizens had noticed that something was wrong.
"Why do I feel that this Lin Yi is not the same as the previous Lin Yi?"
"Why do I sense the aura from Lin Yi... Isn't he a useless omega..."
"And the one who felt the aura through the network cable was daydreaming, right?"
As for whether infertile omegas are considered monsters, for most netizens this does not seem to be a problem at all, but rather an established and tacit fact.
That's why what Lin Yi said next seemed so shocking.
"I used to feel regretful, but now I don't think so anymore. A person's life should not be determined by whether he is an alpha, omega or beta, nor by whether he can reproduce. Whether I can give birth to offspring has nothing to do with my own achievements. No gender should be looked up to or looked down upon for this, because everything starts from the person himself, not some insignificant additional functions."
Lin Yi's words basically overturned the empire's ideas for hundreds of years, and some people found his words ridiculous.
"What nonsense! No wonder he is a man so vicious as to destroy people's glands. What he says is ignorant and unnatural!"
Of course, there are also people who suffer from gender oppression, such as some betas and some alphas and omegas who have rebellious ideas in their hearts and are dissatisfied with the status quo. They agree with Lin Yi.
"Not to mention other things Lin Yi did, but I still agree with this sentence!"
"I'm addicted. For a moment I just thought Lin Yi was so handsome..."
The reporter sitting opposite Lin Yi was even more shocked than the netizens. As an alpha, the obedience and dependence of an omega was reasonable, correct and logical. Lin Yi's words made him forget to control his expression and even changed the subject from the original topic.
"What do you mean by 'achievement'? What kind of achievements do you think an omega like you can achieve?" He could barely hide the contempt on his face, as if he was certain that Lin Yi's life was over.
"If by 'an omega like me' you mean an omega who has lost his fertility, then my answer is that anything is possible." Facing the hint of anger on the reporter's face, Lin Yi remained calm.
"I don't think so." The reporter was increasingly dissatisfied with Lin Yi's attitude, thinking that what he said was simply like a mental patient. "I can give you many examples of things that you can't do in your lifetime."
"For example?" Lin Yi was still very patient, but his eyes glanced at the interview countdown on Xiao A's head.
"For example," the reporter did not have to spend much effort to come up with a very topical and indeed impossible example, and finally showed a relieved and complacent smile on his face, "For example, Marshal Qin Nuo is about to return to the capital planet. You can never become his spouse in this life, right?"
Not to mention how many top-level candidates for fiancé or fiancé Qin Nuo himself has, the Williams family would not tolerate a waste like Lin Yi marrying into their family.
Lin Yi leaned his elbow on the armrest of the sofa, gently supporting one of his cheeks, his eyes showing impatience with such boring questions that kept coming back, "First, achievements have nothing to do with marriage partners; second, do you want to make a bet