Chapter 37: Thorough and Unrestrained
On the glowing screen at the refresh point, the countdown for the main quest continued to tick down.
[05:00:59——]
[05:00:58——]
[05:00:57——]
In One Night Nine Times Wolf’s streaming room, the popularity hadn't waned, but the barrage of comments had become sparse. Most viewers had chosen to idle, convinced the stream wasn’t coming back anytime soon.
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[Detected: all sensitive content in One Night Nine Times Wolf’s stream has been thoroughly cleared...]
[Now transferring you back to the live broadcast...]
[Enjoy your viewing!]
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[What the—?]
[It’s finally back on?]
[It’s already three in the afternoon! Did he really go at it nonstop all night?]
[Is he really that fierce?]
[Impressive.]
[Is there any meat left? Even broth would do.]
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[(*￣m￣)]
[Nope.]
[Even the last hint of meat aroma is gone.]
[Damn, this censorship is beyond thorough!]
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It was Sunday afternoon at three o’clock, five hours remained until the second main quest ended.
Wen Nan stepped alone from Lin Xue Mei and Qiqi’s home, paused at the stairwell, gazed at the sky, and took a deep breath.
After a fulfilling night, his mind was clear and refreshed!
It was time to use these last few hours to find Little Pepper and finish the quest completely.
With this thought, Wen Nan called out to the system in his mind: [9527, check quest progress.]
9527: [Main quest 2, current completion rate: 99%.]
Wen Nan: ?
99% already? Is something wrong?
9527: [Congratulations, contestant! Only one step remains to complete this main quest—return to the refresh point on time, and the quest is considered successfully completed!]
Wen Nan: [Wait, I haven’t even met Little Pepper yet. Did she self-strategize?]
9527: [This quest’s theme is to discover the hidden desires in the target’s heart. However, as your target is ‘the hot-tempered, fiery-bodied athlete girl,’ her personality is straightforward and sincere, always speaks her mind, and possesses no ‘hidden desires’—thus, nothing requires fulfillment. In this quest, she is an automatically strategizable target.]
Wen Nan: ?
Is that even possible? Like a buy-four-get-one-free deal?
He shrugged with a smile—this was exactly what he’d hoped for.
Five hours left, and suddenly time felt abundant...
If he’d known, he wouldn’t have hurried out earlier—he could’ve eaten a bit more.
But that was just wishful thinking. He opened his equipment panel and saw only 15 attribute trial cards left. Wen Nan decided to use them sparingly—
If, at the quest settlement, there was no spin-and-win bonus, he’d need to save his last 15 cards for the final quest.
Last time, he’d won 63 cards in the lottery, gifted Fatty 4, and had 59 when he left home.
He’d thought that at Lin Xue Mei and Qiqi’s house, maxing out his charm would suffice. But after using the Truth Serum, when carrying Lin Xue Mei to the guest room, he realized he’d underestimated the situation.
Charm was secondary. Lin Xue Mei, just over thirty, at her peak, was like a wolf or tiger. Without maxing out strength and agility, Wen Nan couldn’t keep pace at all.
In reality, he’d been careless. When it came to practice, not only strength and agility mattered, but armor was crucial too—
A four-and-a-half-star target was very different from ordinary characters; at her peak, she could "devour" a man.
So, best to be content and not greedy.
Thinking this, Wen Nan straightened his clothes and leisurely headed toward the school.
Their house was nearby; he arrived within ten minutes.
Just as he stepped through the gates, he heard a pig-like howl from the office beside the classroom building.
Wen Nan looked up toward the homeroom teacher’s office, considered for a moment, and decided to go over—a dating sim game, new players, each with their own target, supposed to mind their own business. But since Fatty called him ‘Grandpa,’ and the grandson was bawling so hard, Wen Nan figured Grandpa should check in.
He approached the window and saw Fatty, just as before, sprawled dramatically across the desk, face twisted in agony, howling at the top of his lungs.
Wen Nan squinted, thinking—hadn’t he given Fatty trial cards and a safety bubble? Were they useless?
Just then, Fatty unexpectedly looked up and met Wen Nan’s gaze, immediately composing himself and even managed a smile.
Wen Nan: ?
In his mind, the system notification sounded.
9527: [Detected a new contestant nearby sending a friend request. View?]
Wen Nan: [View.]
9527: [Contestant ‘Wang Er Xiao’ requests to add you as a friend. Accept?]
Wen Nan: [Accept.]
9527: [You are now friends with ‘Wang Er Xiao.’ Say hello.]
Before Wen Nan could reply, messages came pouring in—
[Wang Er Xiao: Grandpa! You came to see me?]
[Wang Er Xiao: Grandpa! I’m fine. With your trial cards, my armor’s maxed out.]
[Wang Er Xiao: And the safety bubble, I’m using that too.]
[Wang Er Xiao: Now, the old witch’s baton on my butt feels like a tickle; I treat it as a massage, it’s great, not painful at all.]
[Wang Er Xiao: Grandpa! Don’t worry about me, I’m doing fine.]
[Wang Er Xiao: I’m yelling so loud just to put on a show for the old witch.]
“Ah, ouch, ouch, ah—”
Fatty kept sending messages to Wen Nan through the system, while diligently howling at the desk.
[Wang Er Xiao: My quest progress is already at 86%! At this rate, I might finish a whole hour early!]
[Wang Er Xiao: Am I awesome or what!]
Wen Nan chuckled softly.
[Night Nine: Awesome.]
[Wang Er Xiao: Hehe, mainly because Grandpa’s gear is awesome.]
After boasting, Fatty realized something, and while howling, kept messaging.
[Wang Er Xiao: Wait, Grandpa, weren’t you at Qiqi’s aunt’s place for your quest? Why are you back at school so early? Aren’t you doing the quest?]
[Night Nine: Finished.]
[Wang Er Xiao: Huh?]
[Wang Er Xiao: So fast?!]
[Wang Er Xiao: How did you do it?!]
[Night Nine: Just did it directly.]
[Wang Er Xiao: What do you mean, did it directly?]
[Wang Er Xiao: Wait a minute...]
[Wang Er Xiao: No way, you didn’t...]
[Wang Er Xiao: Just... go all the way, did you?!]
[Night Nine: Yes.]
Fatty, hearing this, forgot to act, sprang up from the desk, looked at Wen Nan, and was awestruck.
Goodness, his Grandpa—what a legend!
He’d seen pros who could handle female ghosts unscathed, but never anyone like his Grandpa... who actually went all the way with a female ghost.