Too Persistent, Also Wrong

The entire dormitory was filled with the sound of people calling him "Grandpa."

The fatty couldn't sit still. Before Wen Nan could respond, he stepped forward to block the others. "Hey, you can't just go around calling people Grandpa like that."

Just then, a new prompt appeared on the light screen—

[Please, contestant Ye Jiu, confirm your identity.]

Wen Nan walked up, raised his arm, and tapped the [Confirm] button.

[Contestant Ye Jiu, the settlement for this main quest is as follows:

Completion Status: Completed;

Quest Score: 94 points;

Quest Rating: Excellent;

Extra Reward: Lucky Wheel Draw (Unlimited attempts);

Selected Target: Pure and Cute Deskmate;

Target Affection Level: 99%;

Selected Target: Beautiful and Juicy School Beauty;

Target Affection Level: 99%;

Selected Target: Fiery and Hot-Bodied Sports School Girl;

Target Affection Level: 72%;

Selected Target: Fair and Tender Neighbor Auntie;

Target Affection Level: 89%;

Selected Target: Cold and Scheming Straight-A Student;

Target Affection Level: 99%;

Livestream Popularity Settlement: 12,738 gold coins;

Livestream Betting Settlement: 168,674 gold coins;

Livestream Donation Settlement: 18,863 gold coins;

Account Balance: 295,829 gold coins.]

Wen Nan scanned the entire settlement panel from top to bottom—

Unsurprisingly, his quest rating was Excellent again, and his score had even improved slightly, which was why he had received the extra Lucky Wheel reward once more.

Because of the gentleman's agreement they had signed, Yu the Scholar's affection level had also been pulled up to 99%.

However, his account balance had clearly decreased this time. Last time he had over 590,000, but this time it had been cut in half. There was no helping that, though; his livestream had been blocked for such a long time in the middle.

Still, it wasn't a big problem.

He couldn't spend all this money on this map anyway, and his current balance was enough for him to draw from the wheel.

As he was thinking this, he looked up and saw the other three staring at him, their faces full of disbelief.

Wen Nan was stunned. "What's wrong?"

His last quest settlement had been around this level, so what was there to be surprised about this time?

The fatty clicked his tongue and pointed at the row of target affection levels on the light screen above. "Grandpa, how did you do it? Three perfect captures! The remaining two at 89% and 72% are already at a level where you could clear the game directly.

"With your current affection levels, if you just lock them in, you could just slack off in the dorm for the next quest and clear it while lying down!"

Wen Nan smiled but didn't respond.

It wasn't that easy; if you didn't maintain the affection levels, they would drop. He would definitely have to work hard on the final main quest.

Shao Ling looked like he was about to cry. "I only have one target, and I can't even get past 10%. You captured five at the same time—how are you still at this level? How on earth did you do it?"

"Grandpa is a ruthless man. He doesn't talk much; he just gets it done!"

The fatty chimed in sycophantically. After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh, "But Grandpa, didn't you just return to school from the Fair and Tender Neighbor Auntie's place this afternoon? Then those remaining affection levels..."

The fatty thought to himself that since Wen Nan had spent the night at the Fair and Tender Neighbor Auntie's place, he must have focused his main efforts there. Yet, who would have thought that not only did he get 89% with her, but he also managed to get a whopping 99% with the other three characters!

One had to know that the female ghost bosses in this game never reached 100% affection (they deducted one point for fear that the players would get arrogant), so 99% was a perfect capture.

He had spent a day and a night outside of school, and then in just a few short hours after returning, he had secured three more perfect captures?

The fatty was shocked.

He looked at the person opposite him with admiration, unable to help but exclaim: His Grandpa really was a master of time management.

On the light screen above, the settlement panel vanished, replaced by another row of prompts—

[Congratulations to all contestants! Main Quest 2 has officially ended!]

[Main Quest 3 will be issued promptly at 6:00 AM tomorrow morning. Please keep an eye on this screen at that time.]

[Before Main Quest 3 officially begins, it is rest time for the contestants. During this period, contestants are free to move about.]

[The contestant's livestream will reopen after Main Quest 3 officially begins.]

[Please note: Outside of mission periods, it is not recommended for contestants to leave the spawn point. Otherwise, you will be solely responsible for all consequences!]

[The countdown to the start of Main Mission 2 begins now--]

[8:00:00--]

[7:59:59--]

[7:59:58--]

[7:59:57--]

"Ye, are we doing a draw?"

The fatty leaned in toward Wen Nan, rubbing his hands together, eager to give it a try.

Draw, of course.

A delightful draw session should naturally be maxed out during rest periods.

Thinking of this, Wen Nan curled his lips into a smile and opened his contestant panel, only for his smile to freeze.

The 295,829 gold coins in his account balance were now grayed out, in a locked state.

Wen Nan: [9527?]

9527: [During the settlement of this mission, it was detected that the contestant's livestream blackout time reached 14 hours and 36 minutes, exceeding the maximum permitted limit by 4 hours and 36 minutes. As a penalty for the violation, the account balance will be locked for 4 hours and 36 minutes following the settlement. It has now been locked for 11 minutes; you may resume using your account balance in 4 hours and 25 minutes.]

Wen Nan: ?

Is it a crime to have too much stamina?

There's a penalty for having the livestream blacked out for too long? Why wasn't this made clear beforehand?

Though, even if they had told him in advance, he wouldn't have gotten out of Lin Xuemei's bed any earlier.

However, he didn't have enough time for draws as it was. Even using the full eight hours of his previous rest period, he had only managed to pull one Golden Legend. Now that more than half of his time had been docked, given his luck, wouldn't it be highly likely he'd pull nothing at all?

Wen Nan sat back in his chair indignantly. "Can't draw now. Just have to wait."

Shao Ling walked cautiously toward Wen Nan, opening his mouth, then hesitating.

"Something up?" Wen Nan looked up at him.

Shao Ling thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Um, Ye, could you... lend me, lend me an Attribute Trial Card."

He said "lend," but once this trial map ended, everyone would go their separate ways and likely never meet again, so there would be no chance to return it.

This was no different from asking for it outright.

Shao Ling knew his request was a bit excessive, which was why he felt so guilty asking. After all, he wasn't asking for equipment that could be bought directly from the shop.

However, to his surprise—

00: [Received item gifted by another contestant: Attribute Trial Card x 2]

00: [Accept?]

The system notification echoing in his mind made Shao Ling snap his head up, looking at Wen Nan with eyes full of gratitude.

He... he just gave them to him?

And he gave him two at once?!

Since entering the trial zone, this was the first time Shao Ling had experienced any human kindness, and tears threatened to spill from his eyes.

Before he could even utter a word of thanks, Shao Ling's thin frame was shoved aside by Huang Tao's sturdy body.

Huang Tao also spoke hesitantly: "Ye, I..."

JI: [Received 5,000 gold coins gifted by another contestant. The funds will be credited once the contestant's account is unlocked.]

Looking at his account balance, Huang Tao was stunned.

Is this guy... really the God of Wealth?!