The entire dorm was filled with cries of "Grandpa!"
The Fatty couldn't sit still. Before Wen Nan could respond, he stepped in front of him. "Hey, you can't just call anyone Grandpa."
Just then, a new prompt appeared on the light screen—
[Player Ye Jiu, please confirm your identity.]
Wen Nan stepped forward, raised his arm, and tapped the [Confirm] button.
[Player Ye Jiu, the results of your main quest settlement are as follows:
Completion status: Complete;
Quest score: 94 points;
Quest rating: Excellent;
Extra reward: Lucky draw (unlimited attempts);
Target selected: Pure and Cute Deskmate;
Target conquest progress: 99%;
Target selected: Beautiful and Juicy School Beauty;
Target conquest progress: 99%;
Target selected: Hot-tempered, hot-bodied sports school hottie;
Target conquest progress: 72%;
Target selected: Fair and Tender Neighbor Auntie;
Target conquest progress: 89%;
Target selected: Cold and Scheming Straight-A Student;
Target conquest progress: 99%;
Livestream popularity settlement: 12,738 gold coins;
Livestream betting settlement: 168,674 gold coins;
Livestream tips settlement: 18,863 gold coins;
Account balance: 295,829 gold coins.]
Wen Nan scanned the entire settlement panel from top to bottom—
As expected, his quest rating was still Excellent, and his score had even improved slightly. So he'd earned another bonus lucky draw.
Thanks to the Gentleman's Agreement, Yu the Scholar's conquest progress had also risen to 99%.
However, his account balance had clearly taken a hit. He'd had more than 590,000 gold coins after the last settlement, and now it had been cut in half. But there was nothing he could do about that. His livestream had been blocked for so long in the middle of the quest.
Still, it wasn't a big deal.
He couldn't spend all that money on this map anyway. As long as he had enough left for the lucky draw, he was fine.
As he thought this, he looked up and saw the other three staring at him in disbelief.
Wen Nan paused. "What's wrong?"
His results had been about the same after the last quest. What was so surprising this time?
The Fatty smacked his lips and pointed at the row of conquest progress percentages on the light screen. "Grandpa, how did you do it? Three perfect conquests! The other two are at 89% and 72%, which is enough to clear the game already.
"With your current progress, you could lock it in and just hole up in the dorm for the next quest. You'd clear it without lifting a finger!"
Wen Nan smiled but didn't reply.
It wasn't that easy. The progress would drop if he didn't keep it up. He'd still have to take the final main quest seriously.
Shao Ling looked ready to cry. "I only have one conquest target, and I can't even get past 10%. You're going after five at once, so how did you still get results like this? How did you do it?"
"Grandpa's a tough guy. He doesn't talk much. He just gets it done!"
The Fatty chimed in sycophantically, then couldn't help adding, "But, Grandpa, didn't you only get back to school this afternoon after visiting Fair and Tender Neighbor Auntie? So how did you get the rest of their progress so high...?"
The Fatty figured that after spending the night with Fair and Tender Neighbor Auntie, Wen Nan must have focused the whole quest on her. But who could've guessed that not only had she reached 89%, the other three targets had all hit an incredible 99% too?
Everyone knew the female ghost bosses in this game couldn't be conquered to 100%—the game took off one point so players wouldn't get cocky. So 99% meant a perfect conquest.
He'd spent a whole day and night outside school, then come back and perfected three more conquests in just a few hours?
The Fatty was stunned.
He gazed at the man across from him with admiration and couldn't help thinking: his Grandpa really was a Time Management Master.
The settlement panel vanished from the light screen overhead, replaced by another set of prompts—
[Congratulations, players! Main Quest 2 has officially ended!]
[Main Quest 3 will be issued promptly at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. Please check this screen at that time.]
[The time before Main Quest 3 officially begins is for players to rest. During this period, players may move about freely.]
[Player livestreams will reopen once Main Quest 3 officially begins.]
[Please note: players are advised not to leave their respawn points outside of quest periods. Any consequences will be your own responsibility!]
[The countdown to the start of Main Quest 2 is as follows—]
[8:00:00—]
[7:59:59—]
[7:59:58—]
[7:59:57—]
"Grandpa, are you doing a lucky draw?"
The Fatty sidled up to Wen Nan, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.
Of course he was.
The delightful lucky-draw segment had to be squeezed into every moment of the rest period.
At the thought, Wen Nan's lips curled up. He opened his player panel, then his smile froze.
The 295,829 gold coins in his account balance were now greyed out and locked.
Wen Nan: [9527?]
9527: [During this quest settlement, it was detected that your livestream was blocked for 14 hours and 36 minutes, exceeding the maximum permitted blocking period by 4 hours and 36 minutes. As a penalty for this violation, your account balance will be locked for 4 hours and 36 minutes after settlement. It has been locked for 11 minutes. You may use your account balance again in 4 hours and 25 minutes.]
Wen Nan: ?
Was lasting too long a mistake too?
So there was a penalty for blocking the livestream for too long? Why hadn't anyone explained that in advance?
Though even if they had, he wouldn't have gotten out of Lin Xuemei's bed any sooner.
But he already didn't have enough time for the lucky draw. Even after using all eight hours of the previous rest period, he'd only managed to get one gold-tier legend. Now more than half his time was being taken away. With his luck, wasn't he likely to end up with nothing at all?
Wen Nan plopped back into his chair in frustration. "I can't draw anything right now. I'll just have to wait."
Shao Ling cautiously walked over to Wen Nan. He opened his mouth, then hesitated.
"Is something up?" Wen Nan looked up at him.
Shao Ling thought it over, then gritted his teeth. "Um, Grandpa Ye, could you... lend me an Attribute Trial Card?"
He called it "borrowing," but once the Trial Map ended, they'd all go their separate ways and might never meet again. There'd be no chance to return it.
It was basically the same as asking for one outright.
Shao Ling knew his request was a bit much, so he felt especially awkward asking. After all, he wasn't asking for equipment that could be bought directly from the shop.
But then—
00: [You have received items from another player: Attribute Trial Card x 2]
00: [Accept?]
At the system notification in his mind, Shao Ling jerked his head up and looked at Wen Nan, eyes full of gratitude.
He... he was just giving them to him?
And he'd given him two at once?!
Since entering the Trial Zone, Shao Ling had never before seen such kindness. Tears welled in his eyes.
Before he could even get out a word of thanks, Huang Tao's sturdy body bumped Shao Ling's thin frame aside.
Huang Tao hesitated, then spoke up too. "Grandpa Ye, I..."
JI: [You have received 5,000 gold coins from another player. They will be credited to your account once that player's account is unlocked.]
Huang Tao stared at his account balance, stunned.
Was this really Grandpa God of Wealth?!
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