One task name had silenced all four people.
Why did this final main quest sound so indecent?
The light screen above them continued to scroll:
[Quest Description: After completing two main quests, the story has reached its conclusion. Surely you and the TA you chose have already had a deep conversation and gotten to know each other? Then let's end this trial with a special challenge—
Contact your TA now and, by any means necessary, make them willingly submit at your feet and call you "Daddy" from the bottom of their heart!]
[Quest countdown begins—]
[12:00:00—]
[11:59:59—]
[11:59:58—]
After reading the quest description, everyone except Wen Nan was about to cry.
The fat man's chubby cheeks scrunched together as he tilted his head back and stared at the two key phrases in the quest description: "willingly" and "from the bottom of their heart."
In other words, the target had to say "Daddy" out loud themselves—and mean it.
A trick like handing someone a test paper with a question like "Xiao Ming's father bought two cartons of cigarettes..." and getting the homeroom teacher to read it aloud wouldn't work here.
So how was he supposed to get that terrifying, masochistic teacher in the staff room to call him those two words?
The same question was weighing on Huang Tao and Shao Ling.
Huang Tao thought despairingly that he was always the one getting pinned to the ground and rubbed into the dirt. He'd be lucky if he didn't end up on his knees calling the other person Daddy. How could he expect the other person to call him Daddy instead?
Shao Ling had it even worse.
Come to think of it, while his livestream had been blocked, he'd already done who-knew-how-many times in some deserted corner, kneeling and calling someone Daddy. But he'd been calling Brother with Eight-Pack Abs Daddy. Now their roles had to be reversed. How could the other guy possibly agree?
He suddenly felt that the two Attribute Trial Cards Grandpa Ye had given him had gone to waste.
Even if he turned into a hunk with eighteen-pack abs, there was no way he could complete the final quest.
He was doomed to never leave this beginner Trial Zone.
While the other three were mired in misery, Wen Nan was troubled too.
But his troubles were clearly nothing like theirs. What was bothering him was—
Why was there only twelve hours? That was far too little time!
9527: [The contestant's current targets, 'Pure and Cute Deskmate,' 'Beautiful and Juicy School Beauty,' and 'Cold and Scheming Straight-A Student,' have all reached 99% completion. They are perfect strategy characters and will not count toward this main quest's completion.
The contestant only needs to follow the quest description and strategy 'Fair and Tender Neighbor Auntie' and 'the fiery sports-school girl with a hot temper and a hot body' to clear the trial.
We wish you success!]
He only had to win over Lin Xuemei and Little Chili?
That was a relief.
Wen Nan let out a long breath.
If he kept being forced to stop halfway because of time limits, he'd never be able to take it.
It was bad for his health to hold it in.
Time was short, so there was no time to waste. Though all four had their own worries, they hurried toward the door.
On the way, Wen Nan brushed past Shao Ling and tossed a tube of ointment into his arms.
Shao Ling caught it, looking baffled. "What... is this?"
Before he could finish speaking, the system notification rang in his mind.
00: [Received item from another contestant: Fist* Ointment.]
00: [Accept?]
Shao Ling: !!!
"How... do you have something like this?!"
Wen Nan didn't answer. He just patted Shao Ling on the shoulder. "Take it. I think you might find it useful."
Then, under Shao Ling's watchful gaze, Wen Nan turned and walked over to the fat man.
As soon as the fat man saw Wen Nan approaching, his face lit up. "Grandpa Ye!" he cried, and the system notification immediately sounded in his mind.
Xiaoxiao: [Received item from another contestant: Sleep Capsules x 20]
Xiaoxiao: [Received item from another contestant: Nutrient Supplements x 20]
Xiaoxiao: [Received item from another contestant: Safety Bubbles x 20]
Xiaoxiao: [Received item from another contestant: Attribute Trial Cards x 8]
Xiaoxiao: [Received item from another contestant: Little Leather Whip]
Xiaoxiao: [Accept?]
Looking at the new items in his equipment slot, the fat man was so moved he almost cried again.
He really was Grandpa Ye's most beloved grandson, wasn't he? He'd gotten twice as many gifts for this quest as for the last one!
But...
Had something weird gotten mixed in there?
As he wondered, he turned to look at Wen Nan—but the other man was already heading for the school gate, leaving only a back that seemed to say he'd done his good deed and wanted no credit.
With the final main quest underway, the livestream for Nine Times a Night reopened too.
[He's here!]
[Here, here!]
[Holy crap! What an opening!]
[This main quest...]
[So intense?]
[Are they even allowed to broadcast this? Won't the stream get blocked for another dozen hours? This quest only lasts twelve hours!]
[Holy crap, look at the streamer's Equipment Backup Slot!]
[What is it, what is it? Another legendary item?]
[Holy crap, awesome.]
[My eyes have been opened.]
[Who could've imagined that one day I'd be learning this kind of stuff in a horror survival game?]
[That's way too many items...]
[Did the streamer sneak off to some fancy club in the middle of the night?]
[Boss, you're my only source of spiritual sustenance these days!]
[Livestream, please hold on this time!]
Wen Nan left the campus and made his way to Lin Xuemei's house, knocking on the door.
Qiqi had only just left, so Lin Xuemei thought she'd come back. Her hair was loose and slightly tousled, her long lashes drooping as she came to the door, still half asleep. "Did you forget your keys again..."
She stopped halfway through the sentence when she saw Wen Nan standing there.
She was wearing only an oversized pink bunny T-shirt. Its loose neckline had slipped below her collarbone, and the hem barely covered her thighs.
When Wen Nan smiled at her, Lin Xuemei stared at him in a daze. "Qiqi's already gone to school..."
"I'm not here for her." Wen Nan stepped forward and squeezed inside. "I'm here for you."
"For me... Xiao Jiu!"
Before Lin Xuemei could finish asking, Wen Nan raised a hand, scooped her up in his arms, and hurried toward the bedroom.
Startled, Lin Xuemei lifted her arms and wrapped them around Wen Nan's neck. "Aren't you, aren't you going to class?"
Wen Nan smiled. "Class? I'll take you first."
As he spoke, Wen Nan took four outfits from his Equipment Backup Slot—
A white maid outfit trimmed with lace, a JK uniform that showed everything it should and shouldn't, a camisole nightdress in a Victoria's Secret style that was practically no outfit at all, and a bunny-girl costume.
"Pick one?"
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