Everything is Under Control

Wen Nan's gaze shifted slowly from the parchment to Yu Shujun's face.

Yu Shujun looked earnest now, waiting patiently for Wen Nan's reply.

After a moment of stalemate, Wen Nan raised his hand and took the parchment.

"Fine, I'll sign."

[!]

[!!!]

[No way?]

[How could he agree to this?]

[Don't lose faith in the streamer just yet, he's a legendary big shot, isn't he?]

[Exactly, when two gods clash, why should we little ghosts worry?]

[The big shot naturally has his own logic for this game.]

[Right, don't be so hasty.]

[Maybe the streamer is just trying to bait out the terms of the agreement to test what the other party is planning?]

[That makes sense.]

[Let's wait and see.]

[Camping.]

Wen Nan unfurled the parchment and saw the contents of the gentleman's agreement they had previously discussed already written out:

[Gentleman's Agreement—

Party A: Ye Jiu

Party B: Yu Shujun

Terms:

1) This agreement is limited to the current trial zone map and the half-hour period after leaving the map and entering the game lobby. Once the map is left or the time limit is exceeded, the agreement becomes void;

2) During the validity of the agreement, Party B must ensure they stay away from the capture targets chosen by Party A. If the capture progress of any of Party A's four targets fluctuates due to any action by Party B, it shall be deemed a breach of contract by Party B;

3) During the validity of the agreement, Party B must ensure their capture progress remains at 99%. If at any moment the capture progress falls below this value, it shall be deemed a breach of contract by Party B;

4) During the validity of the agreement, Party A promises not to engage in any capture actions toward Party B and will not interfere with Party B's freedom of movement within this map;

5) During the validity of the agreement, Party A promises not to disclose Party B's true identity to any organization, system, or individual, including but not limited to verbal hints, written notification, or reporting/whistleblowing;

6) During the validity of the agreement, Party A promises to share access to their equipment backup slot with Party B once before the final main quest settlement. During this period, Party A may not use any equipment or items deposited by Party B into the backup slot. Upon leaving this map, all items must be returned to Party B 5 minutes before the agreement ends; otherwise, it shall be deemed a breach of contract by Party A;

7) This agreement requires both parties to complete iris, fingerprint, and DNA identity verification to ensure it is signed by the individuals themselves;

8) This agreement ignores the existing account information of both parties and is based solely on the biological verification information stated in 7);

9) Once signed, this agreement is irrevocable and unalterable;

10) If there are no objections, please proceed to the verification process.]

Line after line of terms appeared on the parchment, and at the bottom of the agreement, a scanning laser was projected.

Wen Nan read through the terms from beginning to end, found no issues, and was the first to step forward into the range of the laser scan.

From iris and facial recognition to fingerprint and DNA extraction, a series of identity authentications were completed, and a prompt appeared at the bottom of the parchment:

[Party A has completed identity verification—Authentication passed!]

[Thank you for your cooperation!]

[Next, please have Party B complete the identity verification...]

[(..)]

[()]

[(;)]

[()?]

[He really signed it?!]

[Don't!]

[No!!]

[Wait a second!]

[Stop it, quick!]

[Isn't this just asking for death?]

[How could you sign it, ahhhhhhh!]

Wen Nan naturally couldn't see the wailing in his livestream's chat, but the overall popularity of the stream was being tracked in real-time and transmitted to his system.

The moment he completed his identity verification, his stream's popularity surged past 800,000, setting a new all-time high since he entered the game.

Seeing this level of engagement, Wen Nan raised an eyebrow and immediately summoned the system in his mind.

9527: [I am here.]

Wen Nan: [Open the betting! We'll stick to the same theme as the first mission—place your bets on whether I can successfully complete this one.]

The betting pool opened, and in an instant, the odds were pushed to nearly eighty to one.

Satisfied, Wen Nan closed the system and gestured toward Yu Shujun, "Your turn."

Yu Shujun walked slowly into the range of the laser scanner.

[Verifying Party B's identity, please wait...]

[Party B's fingerprint recorded successfully...]

[Party B's DNA recorded successfully...]

[Party B's iris verification failed...]

[Database match indicates an error in Party B's iris information. Please remove your glasses and re-verify...]

Seeing this result, Wen Nan arched one brow and looked at Yu Shujun.

Yu Shujun's expression darkened. It seemed he had hoped to bluff his way through, but failing that, he stepped back in resignation, first removing his thick, non-prescription glasses, then reaching into his eyes to take out his contact lenses.

To prevent any further issues with facial recognition, he also wiped away the shading powder on the bridge of his nose, as well as his blush and lip gloss.

Although he had only removed a portion of his makeup, the other party's appearance underwent a qualitative leap—

The pupils, which had been deliberately shrunk with gray, small-diameter colored contacts, were now large and bright, pitch-black like pebbles washed by rain.

The nose, intentionally contoured to look flat and blunt, became upturned and refined. The lips, previously coated in a dry, dull, earthy-gray gloss, were now as rosy as cherries, with a full cupid's bow that made it impossible to look away.

Even with only a portion of his true face revealed, Yu Shujun's looks already surpassed those of the school beauty, Wu Yuwei.

And in terms of pure aesthetics, Wu Yuwei had been the most beautiful of the five targets Wen Nan was tasked with pursuing.

In other words, Yu Shujun's true appearance completely crushed every other female character on this map...

Thinking this, Wen Nan couldn't help but shake his head inwardly—what a pity, such a beautiful face, and he's a man.

[Party B has completed identity verification—Authentication passed!]

[Thank you for your cooperation!]

[Both Party A and Party B have completed verification!]

[Congratulations to you both, the gentleman's agreement is officially reached!]

[Wishing you both a happy ending soon!]

Yu Shujun: ...

Wen Nan: ...

Wait, who wrote the built-in prompts for this parchment? Is there something wrong with it? Can it not read the room?

As Wen Nan grumbled to himself, Yu Shujun had already returned to his expressionless facade, handing one copy of the parchment to Wen Nan. "The agreement is in duplicate; we shall each keep one."

"OK." Wen Nan snapped his fingers. "Pleasure doing business with you." He turned and walked away.

The moment he turned his back, Yu Shujun, standing where he was, curled the corners of his lips into a sinister, chilling smile.

[Holy crap!]

[Did you guys see the nerd's smile?]

[I saw it!]

[Isn't that the signature smile of a movie supervillain?]

[I told you it was a trap.]

[Looks like Jiu Cilang is finished.]

[Jiu, I've watched you grow, and I really don't want you to die like this, but you really walked into your own grave with this one.]

[Even if Ye Jiu really is a legendary-tier big shot, he's been played, and I'm afraid he won't have any way to fight back now.]

[Sigh, what a pity. Hurry up and place your bets.]

Turning to leave, Wen Nan called out to the system in his mind: [9527, check the mission completion progress.]

9527: [Main Mission 2, current completion rate: 60%.]

Hearing this number, a satisfied smile appeared on Wen Nan's face—

Everything was under control.