Chapter 56: The Answer Sheet of a Genius

Huang Tao, Shao Ling, and Fatty were all stunned.

The entire map had been destroyed; the refresh points were gone, the system crashed and was awaiting repairs—a colossal, unprecedented disaster. And you call this a "minor incident"?

Shao Ling, his face full of shock, asked, "How... how did you even manage that?"

Huang Tao tried to guess, "Did you use some hidden item?"

At this moment, Fatty turned his head, his gaze passing over Wen Nan's shoulder to rest on the girl who now stood behind him in silence. "Could it be... is it related to the character you brought out, Grandpa? Is she... my grandma?!"

Wen Nan shrugged, "You're overthinking it."

In terms of gender, this was a trap; in terms of status, at best, Yu Shujun now counted as Wen Nan's Pokémon.

Fatty was staring at Yu Shujun's face when suddenly her eyelids lifted, sending a sharp glare his way.

So fierce!

Fatty quickly withdrew his gaze in panic, no longer daring to look at her. The questions he had wanted to ask were swallowed.

Just then, the crimson notification above disappeared from the light screen, replaced by the familiar settlement interface—

[Entering main quest settlement time]
[All players, please take your positions]

Everyone present collected their thoughts and looked up.

As with the previous two settlements, a prompt appeared on the screen—

[Player Huang Tao, please confirm your identity]

Huang Tao tugged at his overalls, leapt forward, and pressed the [Confirm] button with practiced ease. The results appeared instantly—

[Player Huang Tao, main quest settlement details:
Completion status: Completed;
Task score: 80 points;
Task rating: Good;
Extra rewards: None;
Chosen target: Buddy who loves singing, dancing, and basketball;
Target affection level: 68%;
Livestream popularity settlement: 854 coins;
Livestream betting settlement: 346 coins;
Livestream donations settlement: 500 coins;
Account balance: 6,368 coins.]

Looking at his final settlement panel, Huang Tao was overwhelmed with joy—he'd passed!

And for the first time, he'd received a task score as high as 80, with the target affection level solidly over 60%.

Though the livestream popularity and donations were still as low as ever, thanks to Night Lord's earlier gift of 5,000 coins, his balance had finally reached over six thousand—a fortune for him.

Everything far exceeded his expectations.

The screen shifted—

[Player Wang Erxiao, please confirm your identity]

Fatty stepped forward, swinging his arm. His little whip snapped precisely onto the [Confirm] button.

The results appeared on the screen—

[Player Wang Erxiao, main quest settlement details:
Completion status: Completed;
Task score: 90 points;
Task rating: Excellent;
Extra rewards: Scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding scalding;
Chosen target: Conservative, married homeroom teacher;
Target affection level: 72%;
Livestream popularity settlement: 823 coins;
Livestream betting settlement: 336 coins;
Livestream donations settlement: 800 coins;
Account balance: 5,081 coins.]

Looking at his settlement panel, Fatty's eyes lit up—he'd passed, and not just with any rating, but "Excellent," the highest, just like his grandpa!

But... shouldn't "Excellent" come with a spin-the-wheel prize? Why was the extra rewards column filled with a string of "scalding" characters? What kind of nonsense was that?

As the question surfaced, his system promptly responded—

Little Xiao: [The spin-the-wheel prize program was an embedded applet in this trial's map. Due to the refresh point being destroyed by unavoidable factors, both the prize program and the prize pool were ruined and cannot be repaired. Thus, there are no extra rewards for this settlement.]

Fine, no lucky draw then. As long as he cleared the level, nothing else mattered.

The screen switched again—

[Player Shao Ling, please confirm your identity]

Shao Ling hitched up his waistband, stepped forward, and pressed the [Confirm] button.

The results appeared—

[Player Shao Ling, main quest settlement details:
Completion status: Completed;
Task score: 92 points;
Task rating: Excellent;
Extra rewards: Hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding hoarding;
Chosen target: Brother with eight-pack abs;
Target affection level: 95%;
Livestream popularity settlement: 6,699 coins;
Livestream betting settlement: 1,111 coins;
Livestream donations settlement: 5,200 coins;
Account balance: 30,675 coins.]

Like Fatty, Shao Ling also received an "Excellent" rating, but due to the crash at the settlement point, there were no extra rewards.

His gaze lingered on the 95% affection level, and Shao Ling stood rigidly in place, beginning to cry silently.

He mourned for his own suffering—had he known the positions would be switched, affection could leap from 5% to 95% in a single task; why did he have to endure so much in his previous attempts!

Now, effortlessly, he'd achieved such a high affection level. If his eight-pack brother were a rare, controllable character, he could have brought him out of the map, belt and all.

Thinking of this, Shao Ling collected himself, peering through teary eyes at Yu Shujun behind Wen Nan.

Was it possible...?

Just as he was about to ask, a new prompt appeared on the screen—

[Player Night Nine, please confirm your identity]

Wen Nan stepped forward, raised his arm, and pressed the [Confirm] button.

[Player Night Nine, main quest settlement details:
Completion status: Completed;
Task score: 100 points;
Task rating: Excellent;
Extra rewards: Gibberish gibberish gibberish gibberish gibberish;
Chosen target: Pure and cute deskmate;
Target affection level: 99%;
Chosen target: Gorgeous, juicy campus beauty;
Target affection level: 99%;
Chosen target: Fiery, athletic schoolgirl;
Target affection level: 99%;
Chosen target: Snowy and tender neighbor auntie;
Target affection level: 99%;
Chosen target: Cold, scheming top student;
Target affection level: 99%;
Livestream popularity settlement: 22,738 coins;
Livestream betting settlement: 367,664 coins;
Livestream donations settlement: 19,863 coins;
Account balance: 688,194 coins.]

Looking at Wen Nan's settlement panel, the other three all showed complex expressions.

There was shock, admiration, and awe—but gone were the sentiments they had when first entering the map.

They remembered clearly: the first time they teleported to the refresh point and saw Night Nine claiming all five targets, their disdain, mockery, and scorn.

Now, as the novice trial drew to a close, Night Nine had handed in a perfect score, and they realized the clown was themselves.

A genius scores 100 only because the paper allows for 100.

Night Lord perfectly conquered five targets only because he was given five options.

Thinking of this, Fatty respectfully asked, "Grandpa, how many targets do you plan to choose next map?"