Wen Nan's gaze slowly shifted from the roll of parchment to Yu Shujun's face.
Yu Shujun looked serious now, patiently waiting for Wen Nan's answer.
After a brief standoff, Wen Nan raised a hand and took the parchment.
"Fine. I'll sign."
[!] [!!!] [No way?] [How can he agree to this?] [Don't be so lacking in confidence in the streamer. He's a legendary big shot too.] [Exactly. Two immortals are fighting; why should us little people worry?] [The big shot must have his own reasons for this game.] [Right, don't panic yet.] [Maybe the streamer just wants to find out the other party's terms and test what they're planning?] [That's possible.] [Let's wait and see.] [Watching.]
Wen Nan unrolled the parchment and saw the terms of the Gentleman's Agreement they had discussed earlier already written on it:
[Gentleman's Agreement-- Party A: Ye Jiu Party B: Yu Shujun Terms: 1) This agreement applies only within the current Trial Zone map and for half an hour after leaving the map and entering the Game Lobby. It becomes invalid upon leaving the map or when the time limit expires; 2) During the term of this agreement, Party B must stay away from Party A's chosen targets. If any of Party A's four targets shows a change in their conquest progress as a result of Party B's actions, Party B will be deemed to have breached the agreement; 3) During the term of this agreement, Party B must maintain their conquest progress at 99%. If it falls below that figure at any time, Party B will be deemed to have breached the agreement; 4) During the term of this agreement, Party A agrees not to make any moves to conquer Party B and not to interfere with Party B's freedom of action within this map; 5) During the term of this agreement, Party A agrees not to disclose Party B's true identity to any organization, institution, system, or individual, including, but not limited to, by way of verbal hints, written notice, exposure, or reporting; 6) During the term of this agreement, Party A agrees to share use of Party A's 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 stored in the slot by Party B. After leaving this map, Party A must return them to Party B five minutes before the agreement ends. Otherwise, Party A will be deemed to have breached the agreement; 7) Both parties must complete iris, fingerprint, and DNA identity verification to ensure that they are signing in person; 8) This agreement overrides the existing account information of both parties and relies solely on the biological verification information specified in clause 7); 9) Once signed, this agreement cannot be revoked or amended; 10) If there are no objections, Party A and Party B should proceed with verification.]
One clause after another appeared on the parchment. At the end of the agreement, a scanning laser was projected.
Wen Nan read the terms from beginning to end. Seeing no problems, he stepped forward first and stood within the laser's scanning range.
A series of identity checks followed, from iris and facial recognition to fingerprinting and DNA sampling. Once they were complete, a message appeared at the bottom of the parchment:
[Party A has completed identity verification—verification passed!] [Thank you for your cooperation!] [Party B, please complete identity verification...]
[(..)] [()] [(;)] [(?)] [He really signed?!] [Don't!] [No!!] [Wait a second!] [Stop right there!] [This is so screwed] [How could he sign?!]
Wen Nan naturally couldn't see the anguished barrage in his livestream chat, but the stream's overall popularity was being tallied in real time and relayed to his system.
The moment he completed identity verification, his livestream's popularity soared past 800,000, reaching a new high since he entered the game.
Seeing the number, Wen Nan raised an eyebrow and immediately called out to the system in his mind.
9527: [I'm here.]
Wen Nan: [Open the betting pool! Same topic as during the first mission—bet on whether I can complete this mission successfully.]
The betting pool opened in the livestream, and in an instant, the odds climbed to nearly eighty to one.
Wen Nan contentedly closed the system and looked at Yu Shujun, gesturing for her to go ahead. "Your turn."
Yu Shujun walked slowly into the laser's scanning range.
[Party B's identity verification in progress. Please wait...] [Party B's fingerprints have been successfully recorded...] [Party B's DNA has been successfully recorded...] [Party B's iris verification failed...] [Database match found. An error has been detected in Party B's iris information. Please remove your glasses and try again...]
At the result, Wen Nan raised one eyebrow and looked at Yu Shujun.
Yu Shujun's expression darkened. She seemed to have tried to bluff her way through, but it hadn't worked. In the end, she reluctantly stepped back, first removing her thick, non-prescription glasses, then reaching into her eyes to take out her contact lenses.
To make sure she passed the facial recognition afterward, she also removed the shading powder on her nose, as well as her blush and lip tint.
Though she had only taken off some of her makeup, her appearance underwent a dramatic transformation—
Her pupils, made to look smaller with gray, small-diameter contacts, now appeared large and bright, as black as pebbles washed clean by rain.
Her nose, deliberately made flat and blunt, became refined and upturned. Her lips, painted with a dull, drying gray-brown tint that drained them of color, turned cherry-red, with a full cupid's bow that drew the eye and held it there.
Even with only part of her real face revealed, Yu Shujun was already more beautiful than the campus belle, Wu Yuwei.
And among the five targets Wen Nan was pursuing, Wu Yuwei was already the most beautiful.
In other words, Yu Shujun's true appearance outclassed every female character on this map...
Thinking of this, Wen Nan couldn't help shaking his head inwardly. What a waste of such a pretty face. She's a guy.
[Party B has completed identity verification—verification passed!] [Thank you for your cooperation!] [Both Party A and Party B have completed verification!] [Congratulations! The Gentleman's Agreement has officially been established!] [We wish you both success in your pursuit of true love!]
Yu Shujun: ...
Wen Nan: ...
Seriously, who wrote the built-in prompts on this parchment? Was something wrong with them? Couldn't they tell when a message was appropriate?
As Wen Nan grumbled inwardly, Yu Shujun had already returned to her usual expressionless look. She handed him one copy of the parchment. "The agreement is in duplicate. We'll each keep a copy."
"OK." Wen Nan snapped his fingers. "Pleasure doing business with you." He turned and left.
The instant he turned away, Yu Shujun, still standing where she was, let the corner of her lips curl into a sinister smile.
[Holy shit!] [Did you see the top student smile?] [I saw it!] [That's the classic smile of a movie villain!] [I knew she was up to something!] Looks like Jiu Cilang is done for. [Jiu, Dad watched you grow up. I really don't want to see you die like this, but this time, you really did it to yourself.] [Even if Ye Jiu is a legendary big shot too, after getting played like this, he'll probably have no chance to fight back.] [Sigh, what a shame. Hurry up and place your bets.]
As he walked away, Wen Nan called out to the system in his mind: [9527, check mission progress.]
9527: [Main quest 2, current completion: 60%.]
Hearing that number, a satisfied smile appeared on Wen Nan's face—
Everything was under control.
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