Vividly

On the refresh point's light screen, the countdown for the main quest continued to tick away.

[05:00:59--]

[05:00:58--]

[05:00:57--]

In Nine Times a Night's livestream room, the popularity remained high, but the chat had become sparse. Most viewers had chosen to idle, seemingly convinced that the stream wouldn't be coming back on.

[Sensitive footage in Nine Times a Night's livestream room has been completely cleared...]

[Redirecting you to the live feed now...]

[We hope you enjoy the show!]

[What the f*ck?]

[It's finally back?]

[It's already three in the afternoon, damn it! Did he really go nine times a night without a break?]

[Is he actually that fierce?]

[Awesome.]

[Any scraps left? Even broth will do.]

[(ˇˇ)]

[(*￣m￣)]

[Nothing left.]

[Even the last trace of the scent has dissipated.]

[Damn, this censorship is way too thorough!]

It was three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, with five hours remaining until the end of the second main quest.

Wen Nan walked out of Lin Xuemei and Qiqi's home alone. Standing at the top of the stairs, he looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

After a fulfilling night, he felt refreshed and invigorated!

Next, he needed to use these final few hours to find Little Chili and bring the quest to a complete end.

With this thought, Wen Nan called out to the system in his mind: [9527, check quest progress.]

9527: [Main Quest 2, current completion rate: 99%.]

Wen Nan: ?

99%? That high? Is there something wrong?

9527: [Congratulations, contestant! You are only one step away from completing this main quest—returning to the refresh point on time will count as a successful completion!]

Wen Nan: [Wait, I haven't even met Little Chili yet. Did she self-complete the conquest?!]

9527: [The theme of this quest is to discover the hidden, deep-seated desires of the conquest target. Because the target, a 'fiery-tempered and hot-bodied sports school girl,' is straightforward and frank, she speaks her mind about everything. Since she has no 'hidden desires' that need to be satisfied, she is classified as an automatically conquered target for this quest.]

Wen Nan: ?

It works like that? Is this a buy-four-get-one-free deal?

Wen Nan chuckled and shrugged; he couldn't ask for anything better.

With five hours left, time had suddenly become exceptionally abundant...

If he had known it would be like this, he wouldn't have been in such a rush to leave; he clearly could have had a bit more.

However, thoughts aside, he opened his equipment tab and saw that the Attribute Trial Cards showed only 15 remaining. Wen Nan decided he should still use them sparingly—

In case the quest settlement didn't grant a lucky draw wheel, he would need to save these remaining 15 Attribute Trial Cards for the final quest.

He had drawn a total of 63 Attribute Trial Cards last time, gave 4 to the fatty, and had 59 when he left.

He had originally thought that once he reached Lin Xuemei and Qiqi's place, he would only need to max out his Charisma. But after using the [Truth Serum] and carrying Lin Xuemei to the guest bedroom, Wen Nan realized he had underestimated the situation.

Charisma was secondary; Lin Xuemei was just past thirty, an age where she was like a wolf or a tiger. If Wen Nan hadn't maxed out his Strength and Agility, he wouldn't have been able to hold up at all.

In reality, Wen Nan had still been careless. Only when it came to practice did he realize that it wasn't just Strength and Agility—Armor was even more important.

A four-and-a-half-star conquest target was quite different from an ordinary character; when she reached the peak of her excitement, she would literally "eat" people.

Therefore, he had to be content and not get too greedy.

Thinking of this, Wen Nan straightened his clothes and strolled leisurely toward the school.

Their home was not far from the school, and they arrived in just over ten minutes.

Just as they stepped through the school gate, a blood-curdling howl could be heard from the office on the side of the teaching building.

Wen Nan looked up at his homeroom teacher's office. After a moment of thought, he decided to walk over. This was a romance strategy game, and since the new players each had their own targets, they were supposed to mind their own business. However, since the fatty had called him "Grandpa," and his "grandson" was crying like that, Wen Nan figured he should at least go take a look.

As soon as he reached the window, he saw the fatty in the same flamboyant pose as before, sprawled against the desk, baring his teeth and howling at the top of his lungs.

Wen Nan narrowed his eyes at the scene, wondering if the Attribute Trial Card and Safety Bubble he'd given him had failed.

Just then, the fatty looked up unexpectedly and locked eyes with Wen Nan. He immediately wiped the twisted expression off his face and actually managed to squeeze a smile at him.

Wen Nan: ?

A system notification chimed in his mind.

9527: [A new player nearby has sent a friend request. Would you like to view it?]

Wen Nan: [View]

9527: [Player 'Wang Xiaoer' requests to add you as a friend. Do you accept?]

Wen Nan: [Accept]

9527: [You and 'Wang Xiaoer' are now friends. Why not say hello?]

Before Wen Nan could respond, messages from the other side began popping up one after another—

[Wang Xiaoer: Grandpa! Why did you come to see me?]

[Wang Xiaoer: Grandpa! I'm fine. With the Attribute Trial Card you gave me, I maxed out my armor.]

[Wang Xiaoer: I'm using the Safety Bubble too.]

[Wang Xiaoer: Right now, the teacher's cane hitting my butt feels like a back scratch. I'm treating it like a massage; it's comfortable, not painful at all.]

[Wang Xiaoer: Grandpa! Don't worry about me, I'm doing great.]

[Wang Xiaoer: I'm only screaming this loud to put on a show for the old hag.]

"Ah, ouch, ouch, ah—"

While the fatty was frantically sending messages to Wen Nan through the system, he didn't forget to keep up his professional performance, howling away on the desk.

[Wang Xiaoer: My mission completion rate has already reached 86%! At this rate, I might even finish an hour early!]

[Wang Xiaoer: Isn't that impressive!]

Wen Nan chuckled softly.

[Ye Jiu: Impressive.]

[Wang Xiaoer: Hehe, it's mostly because my grandpa's gear is impressive.]

After bragging, the fatty realized something. While still howling, he continued to send messages.

[Wang Xiaoer: Wait, Grandpa, didn't you go to Qiqi's aunt's place for your mission? Why are you back at school so early? Are you giving up on the mission?]

[Ye Jiu: I finished it.]

[Wang Xiaoer: Huh?]

[Wang Xiaoer: That fast?!]

[Wang Xiaoer: How did you do it?!]

[Ye Jiu: I just... did it directly.]

[Wang Xiaoer: What do you mean, did it directly?]

[Wang Xiaoer: Wait a second...]

[Wang Xiaoer: No, you didn't...]

[Wang Xiaoer: You didn't just... go all the way, did you?!]

[Ye Jiu: Yes.]

Upon hearing this, the fatty forgot all about his act. He sprang up from the desk and looked at Wen Nan with newfound, solemn respect.

Holy crap, what kind of god-tier person was his grandpa?!

He had seen big shots who could take down female ghosts without getting a scratch, but he had never seen anyone like his grandpa... who actually, directly, did, the, ghost?