Settlement Panel

At the prompt on the light screen overhead, all four stood up at once and waited beneath it respectfully for their results.

The Fatty, the Bespectacled Man, and the Sports Student still looked at Wen Nan with unconcealed disdain.

They hadn't been particularly hostile toward Wen Nan to begin with. In fact, when they first entered this refresh point, they'd reasonably suspected he was some experienced big shot. They'd even guessed he was planning to use his livestream's popularity to earn coins and buy a Safety Bubble.

But Wen Nan's attitude during their misery contest earlier had completely shattered their composure—

How could anyone choose five female ghost bosses and still complete the main quest without a hitch?

Even those legendary big shots might not be able to pull that off!

He's definitely lying!

He must've bought a Safety Bubble and played it safe, but he won't even admit it!

That guy's got a real stubborn mouth! One day, a female ghost's going to swallow him whole, and the next day that mouth will come back out the other end!

This belief immediately took root in the other three men's minds.

For a moment, their anxiety about their own quest results was drowned out by their desire to watch Wen Nan make a fool of himself.

In that atmosphere, a line of text appeared on the light screen—

[Player Huang Tao, please confirm your identity]

The Sports Student stepped forward and slapped the [Confirm] button on the light screen. The result appeared a moment later—

[Player Huang Tao, your main quest results are as follows:

Completion status: Completed;

Quest score: 62 points;

Quest rating: Average;

Extra reward: None;

Chosen target: Brother Who Likes Singing Dancing and Basketball;

Target affection progress: 20%;

Livestream popularity settlement: 23 coins;

Livestream betting settlement: 36 coins;

Livestream tips settlement: None;

Account balance: 159 coins.]

Looking at his settlement panel, the Sports Student, Huang Tao, wore a grave expression.

He'd completed the quest, but both his score and rating were low. He'd only scraped through with a passing grade. In other words, if he did even a little worse next time, he might not pass.

And the coins settled from his livestream were pitifully few. After all that effort over the course of a night, he couldn't even afford the cheapest Nutrient Supplement, let alone the 1,000-coin Safety Bubble.

Seeing Huang Tao's expression, the Fatty offered some words of comfort.

"At least you completed the quest. A low score isn't the end of the world. It just means you don't get an extra reward.

"Look on the bright side: your target affection progress is high. It's only your first main quest, and you're already at 20%. After three main quests, you'll definitely be over 60%. As long as your target affection progress is above 60%, you can clear the Trial Zone. Keep up this performance and you'll definitely make it."

After hearing the Fatty's reassurance, Huang Tao's expression eased a little. He nodded and moved away from the spot directly beneath the light screen.

The display changed—

[Player Wang Xiaoer, please confirm your identity]

The Fatty stepped forward, rose shakily onto his toes, and tapped the [Confirm] button on the light screen.

The results appeared—

[Player Wang Xiaoer, your main quest results are as follows:

Completion status: Completed;

Quest score: 63 points;

Quest rating: Average;

Extra reward: None;

Chosen target: Old-fashioned Married Homeroom Teacher;

Target affection progress: 9%;

Livestream popularity settlement: 623 coins;

Livestream betting settlement: 938 coins;

Livestream tips settlement: 200 coins;

Account balance: 1,861 coins.]

The Fatty felt a little deflated when he saw his results.

His score was about the same as the Sports Student Huang Tao's. They were both barely passing. And his target affection progress was only 9%—so low! That meant he'd have to endure the kind of beating he'd taken tonight, skin split and flesh bruised, another six times to reach 60% affection progress.

Still, there was one consolation: he'd earned a decent number of coins. He had enough to buy a Safety Bubble, at least, so next time he could spare his butt a couple of extra blooms.

The light screen changed again—

[Player Shao Ling, please confirm your identity]

The Bespectacled Man steadied himself against the table and hobbled forward to press the [Confirm] button.

The results appeared—

[Player Shao Ling, your main quest results are as follows:

Completion status: Completed;

Quest score: 69 points;

Quest rating: Average;

Extra reward: None;

Chosen target: Brother with Eight-Pack Abs;

Target affection progress: 3%;

Livestream popularity settlement: 3,689 coins;

Livestream betting settlement: 1,624 coins;

Livestream tips settlement: 1,200 coins;

Account balance: 6,613 coins.]

Seeing Shao Ling's account balance, the Fatty nearly drooled with envy.

"More than 6,600 coins? That's a lot! You could buy six Safety Bubbles with that! That's three hours of protection altogether. Next time, you'll breeze through the quest—you can just lie there and pass!"

Shao Ling didn't look the least bit comforted by the Fatty's words. His mouth twitched as he said,

"I passed by lying there this time, too. And it wasn't easy at all!"

He didn't have the heart to mention that his earnings might have topped 10,000 coins. Partway through the livestream, certain scenes had been too explicit to show, so it had been forced to pause. That was why he'd ended up with only a little over 6,000 coins.

But even with such a huge pile of coins, what good were they?

The Safety Bubble was useless to him. He'd tried so hard this time, and his target affection progress was still only 3%. If he used a Safety Bubble next time, who knew how much more displeased Brother with Eight-Pack Abs would be with him?

For him, a so-called Safety Bubble was nowhere near as useful as a safeword.

Looking at their settlement panels, the three men each had their own worries. In the end, they all turned to look at Wen Nan.

Their own results were set in stone and couldn't be changed. But if the results for the man in front of them, "Nine Times a Night," were much worse than theirs, that might at least offer them some comfort.

[Player Ye Jiu, please confirm your identity]

As the prompt appeared on the light screen, Wen Nan stepped forward, raised his arm, and slapped the [Confirm] button.

[Player Ye Jiu, your main quest results are as follows:

Completion status: Completed;

Quest score: 91 points;

Quest rating: Excellent;

Extra reward: Spin-the-wheel draw (unlimited attempts);

Chosen target: Pure and Cute Deskmate;

Target affection progress: 99%;

Chosen target: Beautiful and Juicy School Beauty;

Target affection progress: 83%;

Chosen target: The fiery-tempered, hot-bodied sports school beauty;

Target affection progress: 72%;

Chosen target: Fair and Tender Neighbor Auntie;

Target affection progress: 36%;

Chosen target: Cold and Scheming Straight-A Student;

Target affection progress: 60%;

Livestream popularity settlement: 16,738 coins;

Livestream betting settlement: 368,893 coins;

Livestream tips settlement: 9,823 coins;

Account balance: 395,554 coins.]

The other three gaped at the settlement panel, their jaws dropping.