Surprise? Unexpected?

Looking at the two options before him, Wen Nan raised his hand but did not make a choice immediately.

[Don't accept, it's definitely a trap.]

[Who knows if there's some high-risk weapon hidden among those items lying on the ground?]

[Exactly, like that grass covered in blood and mud; it might be some unknown virus that would crash the streamer's backup inventory if he takes it.]

[I think those holey socks look pretty suspicious too.]

[Refuse.]

[Wait, did you guys forget the streamer signed a Gentleman's Agreement? He has no right to refuse; he has to agree to the share.]

[The agreement only said to share once, it didn't specify when. I think he should wait until the mission countdown ends, right before the final settlement, to fulfill it.]

[Yeah, this playground feels like a huge problem too. He should definitely head to the boys' dormitory entrance first. The moment he initiates the share, he can immediately duck into a spawn point. Even if Yu Shujun is a player in disguise, her current identity is a female ghost. As long as she's a ghost, she can't enter a spawn point.]

[The problem is, if that weed really is a virus that destroys player systems like you guys say, it won't matter if the streamer hides in a spawn point, right?]

[Regardless, he shouldn't accept it right now.]

[Yes, it's not just a timing issue. The location chosen is also very suspicious. I have a feeling it's a pit Yu Shujun dug, just waiting for the streamer to jump in.]

On the playground, seeing Wen Nan hesitate, Yu Shujun chuckled, "What, looking to back out?"

Wen Nan came to his senses and shook his head with a smile, "We already signed a Gentleman's Agreement, how could I back out now?"

He raised his hand and tapped directly on the [Accept] button.

The next moment, a "click" sounded in his mind, like a safe being unlocked.

Immediately after, in his equipment backup inventory, a pile of "trash" appeared among his empty Money Bags.

Wen Nan casually picked up the weed covered in blood and dirt, and the system immediately displayed the description text—

9527: [Sanqi Herb: Possesses strong medicinal properties; can quickly stop bleeding and accelerate wound healing.]

It sounded like a perfectly normal healing potion.

Wen Nan swiped his finger to the next slot and saw two pairs of holey Athletic Socks. Similarly, the description text soon appeared—

9527: [Athletic Socks: Possesses a certain speed-boosting effect. Once equipped, increases agility by 2%.]

Looking at the tattered pair of socks, it was actually a fairly practical piece of equipment?

Wen Nan continued to scroll, seeing the Blackboard Eraser he couldn't inspect earlier—

9527: [Blackboard Eraser: Classroom exclusive. In any classroom, while standing on the podium, throw this item with full force. If it successfully hits the target, it can inflict a certain amount of damage. The specific damage value depends on the target's strength and armor value.]

Looking at this description, the image of his head teacher's stiff, stern face inexplicably surfaced in Wen Nan's mind—this item seemed tailor-made for her.

But then again, what was the difference between this item description and a real-world blackboard eraser? Wasn't this thing meant for teachers to throw at students in the first place?

Scrolling further, there was a crushed Empty Mineral Water Bottle, and the corresponding description text soon appeared—

9527: [Empty Mineral Water Bottle: Can be deposited into the system's Trash Transfer Station to receive a reward of 1 gold coin.]

This description was exactly the same as the soda can Wen Nan had picked up earlier.

He kept scrolling, and everything else was similar—it seemed that the items Yu Shujun had placed into Wen Nan's inventory were not abnormal at all; they were all low-level items scavenged from this map.

[Hey, the brother who said there was a system virus, come out and talk.]

[What kind of trash items are these?]

[They look completely useless.]

[It's a trial map for novice players; what kind of good stuff were you expecting to scavenge here?]

[Exactly, they're just level 1 newbies. Even if you gave them high-level gear, they wouldn't be able to use it, right?]

[Come to think of it, it looks like Yu the Scholar wasn't pulling a fast one? Was she really just trying to use the streamer's inventory to transport things out?]

[Impossible.]

[There's definitely a problem...]

[Wait! When these items were on the playground earlier, the system showed the streamer didn't have the right to view the item descriptions, right? But now that they're in the backup inventory, the streamer can easily view the descriptions. Doesn't that mean what they're sharing isn't just storage permissions, but also usage rights!]

[So what?]

[Holy crap!]

[Damn.]

[That move is truly sinister.]

[Too underhanded.]

[What are you all talking about? What is actually going on?]

[Don't you get it yet? If this so-called shared equipment backup slot doesn't just store items, but allows for direct viewing and usage rights, then the streamer's equipment...]

[Does that mean it's completely open for Yu the Scholar to share?]

[Damn.]

[!]

While Wen Nan was still flipping page by page through the descriptions of the "trash" Yu Shujun had deposited, Yu Shujun had already skillfully opened Wen Nan's equipment slot through her own character system.

After only a brief scan, Yu Shujun immediately locked onto that piece of equipment—the fragment emitting a faint blue glow.

That's right, the claim that characters couldn't take equipment out of the map and therefore needed a player's help was all nonsense.

It was nothing more than a pretext Yu Shujun had fabricated.

The ultimate goal of that Gentleman's Agreement was singular: to have Ye Jiu grant Yu Shujun access to his equipment backup slot so she could successfully obtain that item.

The Archmage Staff Fragment.

From the very beginning, this was Yu Shujun's purpose for entering this map.

The prophecy handed to Yu Shujun by The Scattered Wind and Water clearly stated that the final Archmage Staff Fragment would drop within this trial map.

When she first entered the map, Yu Shujun wasn't sure how the fragment would drop.

After scouring every corner of the map, Yu Shujun confirmed it—the fragment didn't exist as a hidden item, but dropped directly into a player's equipment slot from the gacha pool!

Although it took some effort, it didn't matter; the result was the same. The fragment had ultimately fallen into Yu Shujun's hands.

With a smug smile on her face, Yu Shujun raised her hand and successfully grasped the beautiful gemstone fragment from the system.

The moment her palm touched the fragment, it flashed with light.

Upon reading the prompt on the fragment, Yu Shujun's pupils constricted.

She snapped her head up, eyes wide, and stared at the man opposite her in disbelief, "You...?!"

At some point, Wen Nan had already put away the equipment description page.

Seeing Yu Shujun's fury, Wen Nan curled his lips into a smile that was rather infuriating.

He gestured toward the Archmage Staff Fragment in Yu Shujun's hand with his chin and asked:

"Surprised? Unexpected, isn't it?"