Totally Won

[(☉⊙)]

[∑(;°Д°)]

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[!!!]

[How much?]

[Wait, did I hear that right?]

[90%?!]

[The streamer's affection rating for Qiqi is actually as high as 90%?]

[Holy crap, this is the first time I've ever seen someone hit 90% affection with a target before the first mission is even over.]

[Big Boss, I was wrong. I shouldn't have doubted you.]

[The Big Boss is still the Big Boss.]

[Oh! I get it now! No wonder the Big Boss used the [Safety Bubble] on Qiqi earlier. So that was his way of boosting the affection rating?]

[Damn, I thought the streamer was an idiot for not using the [Safety Bubble] on himself. I kneel before the Big Boss.]

[I cursed him for being an idiot when he put the [Safety Bubble] on Qiqi too. I kneel before the Big Boss.]

[Big Boss is a legend.]

[Everything the Big Boss does must have a deeper meaning. If you noobs don't get it, just shut up and learn.]

[Big Boss is a legend.]

Out on the playground, Wen Nan stared at the circular sigil manifesting on his palm, lost in thought.

So... the target of his affection could become his exclusive subordinate?

He had no idea this so-called Taming Sigil existed, and he certainly hadn't used the [Safety Bubble] on Qiqi for some deep, calculated strategy to boost his affection rating, as the chat speculated.

He gave the [Safety Bubble] to Qiqi for a simple reason—he refused to be a coward, so he wouldn't use it on himself, and he wanted to protect his girl.

He hadn't expected such a simple decision to push Qiqi's affection to 90% and unlock this Taming Sigil.

He wasn't about to turn down a free, exclusive character.

Wen Nan: [Activate Sigil!]

The moment the command was issued, the circular pattern on his palm flashed with golden light, which flowed slowly up his arm and toward his chest.

In an instant, he felt a special mental connection with Qiqi, and a specific thought flashed through his mind: Qiqi belonged solely to him, and she was willing to do anything for him.

'Qiqi.'

Wen Nan called out in his mind.

A golden light flickered around Qiqi's body. She stared fixedly at the back of Wen Nan's head, waiting for his command.

Wen Nan pondered for a moment before giving the order: 'Help me... persuade your aunt.'

The command had barely left his mind when a figure shot out from behind Wen Nan like an arrow released from a bow, rushing toward Lin Xuemei at high speed.

Before Wen Nan could even process what was happening, Qiqi had already wrapped herself around Lin Xuemei's waist.

She opened her blood-filled maw, her sharp canines snapping toward Lin Xuemei's neck like a tiger seizing its prey by the throat, attempting a lethal strike.

However, Lin Xuemei was not about to sit still and die. The moment Qiqi's blood-soaked fangs were about to touch her neck, a layer of frost bloomed across her skin, turning her soft flesh as hard as a steel plate.

Qiqi's teeth shattered the moment they touched the skin.

The next second, the tip of an ice spike formed on Lin Xuemei's finger, aimed directly at Qiqi's throat.

"Hiss."

Seeing this, Wen Nan instinctively reached up to touch his own neck, his teeth aching in sympathy.

He had only asked her to persuade her, not to be so aggressive...

[It's over.]

[Looks like she's about to be countered.]

[Qiqi is a three-and-a-half-star, she has no chance of winning in a head-on fight against a four-and-a-half-star ghost like Big Bear.]

[What a pity. The Taming Sigil he just activated is already gone.]

However, the sharp ice spike stopped just as it pierced the surface of Qiqi's skin.

Dark, viscous blood seeped from Qiqi's skin, flowing back along the ice spike toward Lin Xuemei's palm.

In an instant, Lin Xuemei's expression softened, and the killing intent surrounding her vanished completely.

9527: [Bloodline connection detected.]

9527: [Key character relationship triggered: Bloodline Suppression—]

[The target Lin Xuemei and the target Liu Qi share a familial bond.]

[Lin Xuemei raised Liu Qi from childhood, treating her like her own daughter with the utmost love and indulgence.]

No matter what Liu Qi did to Lin Xuemei, as long as Liu Qi hugged her tightly just like in their childhood, Lin Xuemei would unconditionally choose to forgive her.

[Bloodline suppression is an inherent character attribute, ignoring the difficulty star rating of the conquest.]

Hearing the system's explanation in his mind, Wen Nan let out a long sigh of relief.

He knew it; the mention of the relationship between Qiqi and Aunt Mei in the character background introduction wouldn't be useless information.

Fortunately, he had bet correctly.

Pushing Qiqi out to help him persuade Aunt Mei—that move had been the right one.

As for the next step, he just needed to handle Little Chili.

Just as he was thinking this, a roar came from behind, followed immediately by a tongue of fire erupting toward the direction of Lin Xuemei and Qiqi.

"Lit—"

Click!

Before Wen Nan could even finish saying "Little Chili," the tongue of fire was frozen into an icicle in mid-air.

Uh...

Wen Nan turned back and saw that Little Chili, who had been bathed in flames just a moment ago, was now frozen solid into an ice sculpture.

It looked like...

She was done for, taken out in one move.

[Holy crap, one star difference, is the combat power gap really this huge?]

[A four-and-a-half-star female ghost boss, truly terrifying.]

[It seems Big Bear really went easy on the streamer earlier. If she had actually wanted to attack, the streamer would probably have died several times over by now.]

[It seems maxing out the charm stat really works.]

[This charm stat is more badass than I expected. If I had known, I would have put points into it too.]

[First of all, can you be as steady as the big boss? Can you be as calm as the big boss when facing a female ghost? You can't, so the charm stat would be trash for you.]

[I just realized, the streamer lit up Qiqi's Taming Sigil, and Qiqi has bloodline suppression over Big Bear. So, rounding it up, didn't the streamer just get a buy-one-get-one-free deal and secure two exclusive female ghosts?]

[It really seems that way...]

[This wave is a total win.]

[Did you see that? While you guys were still debating whether to use the [Safety Bubble], the big boss was already considering how to capture two exclusive female ghosts at once!]

[You guys are on the first floor, while the streamer is already in the atmosphere.]

[Badass.]

[Big boss is awesome.]

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He never expected to survive such a chaotic shura field where all three capture targets appeared at once so smoothly.

Wen Nan looked up at the black mist in the sky that was about to dissipate, letting out a long breath.

However, before he could even finish exhaling, he heard the system ring in his mind.

9527: [Main Quest 1 has entered the final countdown stage.]

9527: [Your remaining time: 25 minutes.]

9527: [Your 3-hour beginner's gift pack trial period is about to end.]

9527: [In 5 minutes, your charm stat will revert to 4/100.]

9527: [As of now, there is one conquest target you have never interacted with. Please be aware that if you fail to successfully meet with the final conquest target before the main quest ends, it will be considered a mission failure.]