The countdown to the main quest kept ticking on the light screen at the respawn point.
[05:00:59--]
[05:00:58--]
[05:00:57--]
The popularity of Nine Times a Night's livestream remained high, but the comments had become sparse. Most viewers had gone idle, apparently convinced that the stream would never come back.
[The sensitive footage in Nine Times a Night's livestream has been completely removed...]
[You are now being transferred back to the livestream...]
[Enjoy watching!]
[Holy crap?]
[It's finally back?]
[It's already three in the afternoon! Did he really go all night without a break?]
[Is he really that vigorous?]
[Incredible.]
[Is there any meat left? Meat soup would do.]
[(ˇˇ)]
[(*￣m￣)]
[There's nothing left.]
[Even the last trace of meat has vanished.]
[Holy crap, they censored it way too thoroughly!]
It was three on Sunday afternoon, with five hours left before the second main quest ended.
Wen Nan walked out of Lin Xuemei and Qiqi's home alone. He stood at the stairwell, looked up at the sky, and took a deep breath.
After a fulfilling night, he felt refreshed and energized!
Now he had to use these last few hours to find Little Chili and finish the quest once and for all.
With that in mind, Wen Nan called out to the system in his head. [9527, check the quest progress.]
9527: [Main Quest 2, current completion: 99%.]
Wen Nan: ?
Ninety-nine percent? Was something wrong?
9527: [Congratulations, player! You only have one last step left to complete this main quest—return to the respawn point on time, and the quest will be considered successfully completed!]
Wen Nan: [Wait, I haven't even met Little Chili yet. Did she win herself over?!]
9527: [The theme of this quest is to uncover the target's innermost, hidden desire. The target, "the outspoken, hot-bodied sports-school beauty with a fiery personality," is frank and straightforward, and speaks her mind freely. She has no "hidden desire," so there is nothing to fulfill. Thus, for this quest, she can be won over automatically.]
Wen Nan: ?
That worked too? Buy four, get one free?
Wen Nan chuckled and shrugged. He couldn't ask for more.
With five hours left, he suddenly had plenty of time...
If he'd known, he wouldn't have left in such a hurry. He could have eaten a little more.
But that was just wishful thinking. When he opened his equipment menu and saw that he had only fifteen Attribute Trial Cards left, Wen Nan decided to use them sparingly—
If this quest didn't award him another roulette spin when it was settled, he'd need to save those fifteen cards for the final quest.
He'd drawn a total of sixty-three Attribute Trial Cards last time and given four to the chubby guy, leaving him with fifty-nine when he went out.
He'd thought that once he got to Lin Xuemei and Qiqi's place, he'd only need to max out his Charm. But after using the [Truth Serum] and carrying Lin Xuemei to the guest bedroom, Wen Nan realized he'd made things too simple.
Charm was secondary. Lin Xuemei was just over thirty, in the prime of her appetite, and Wen Nan couldn't keep up without maxing out his Strength and Agility.
In truth, Wen Nan had still underestimated things. Only when he actually put it into practice did he realize that Strength and Agility weren't enough—Armor mattered even more—
A four-and-a-half-star target was very different from an ordinary character. At the height of her passion, she would "eat people alive."
So he had to be content and not get greedy.
With that thought, Wen Nan straightened his clothes and strolled toward the school.
His home wasn't far from the school, and it took him just over ten minutes to get there.
As soon as he stepped through the school gate, he heard a pig being slaughtered—or so it sounded—from an office beside the teaching building.
Wen Nan glanced up at the homeroom teacher's office and thought it over before heading upstairs. This was a romance攻略 game, and the new players each had their own targets. They weren't supposed to interfere with each other, but since the chubby guy called him Grandpa, and his grandson was wailing like that, Wen Nan figured he ought to go check on him.
When he reached the window, he saw the chubby guy, just like before, sprawled over the desk in a ridiculously suggestive pose, grimacing and howling at the top of his lungs.
Wen Nan narrowed his eyes at the sight. He'd given him Attribute Trial Cards and a Safety Bubble. Had he not used them?
Just then, the chubby guy looked up by chance and met Wen Nan's gaze. He immediately smoothed out his twisted expression and even managed to force a smile.
Wen Nan: ?
A system notification sounded in his mind.
9527: [A nearby player has sent you a friend request. Would you like to view it?]
Wen Nan: [View it.]
9527: [Player "Wang Xiaoer" has requested to add you as a friend. Accept?]
Wen Nan: [Accept.]
9527: [You and "Wang Xiaoer" are now friends. Say hello!]
Before Wen Nan could reply, messages from the other side began popping up one after another—
[Wang Xiaoer: Grandpa! What brings you here?]
[Wang Xiaoer: Grandpa! I'm fine. I maxed out my Armor with the Attribute Trial Cards you gave me.]
[Wang Xiaoer: I'm using the Safety Bubble too.]
[Wang Xiaoer: The old hag's ruler feels like a tickle on my butt now. I'm treating it like a massage. It feels great. Doesn't hurt a bit.]
[Wang Xiaoer: Grandpa! Don't worry about me. I'm doing great.]
[Wang Xiaoer: I'm yelling this loud just to put on a show for the old hag.]
"Ah! Ow, ow, ow! Ah—"
The chubby guy sent messages to Wen Nan through the system while still lying on the desk and howling with professional dedication.
[Wang Xiaoer: My quest completion is already at 86%! At this rate, I might finish an hour early!]
[Wang Xiaoer: Am I impressive or what?]
Wen Nan chuckled.
[Ye Jiu: Impressive.]
[Wang Xiaoer: Hehe, it's mainly because my grandpa's gear is impressive.]
After boasting for a while, the chubby guy came back to his senses. Still howling, he continued sending messages.
[Wang Xiaoer: Wait, Grandpa, weren't you going to Qiqi's aunt's place to do your quest? Why are you back at school so early? Are you giving up on the quest?]
[Ye Jiu: I finished it.]
[Wang Xiaoer: Huh?]
[Wang Xiaoer: That fast?!]
[Wang Xiaoer: How'd you do it?!]
[Ye Jiu: I just... did it.]
[Wang Xiaoer: What do you mean, "just did it"?]
[Wang Xiaoer: Hang on...]
[Wang Xiaoer: Wait, you didn't...]
[Wang Xiaoer: Go straight to... home base?!]
[Ye Jiu: I did.]
At that, the chubby guy forgot to act for a moment. He sprang up from the desk and looked at Wen Nan with newfound reverence.
Good lord, what kind of a legend was his grandpa?!
He'd heard of experts who could take on female ghosts without getting hurt, but he'd never heard of anyone like his grandpa... actually going straight at a female ghost?!
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