Chapter 19: Settlement Panel
Seeing the prompt on the overhead screen, all four of them stood up at once, respectfully lining up beneath the display, waiting for the results to appear.
The glances that the Fatty, Glasses, and the Athlete cast toward Wen Nan still carried a trace of disbelief.
They hadn’t harbored any particular hostility toward Wen Nan at first. In fact, when they’d initially entered this refresh point, they’d reasonably suspected that Wen Nan might be an experienced veteran, perhaps hoping to capitalize on the livestream’s popularity to earn enough coins for a safety bubble.
But during their earlier “misery contest,” Wen Nan’s attitude had utterly unsettled them—
How could anyone possibly pick five female ghost bosses at once and still complete the main quest without a hitch?
Even those legendary top players might not be able to pull that off!
“He’s definitely lying!”
“He must’ve bought a safety bubble and played dirty but refused to admit it right away!”
“Such a stubborn mouth—if he ever gets swallowed whole by a female ghost, that mouth of his will have to be pulled out from his rear end the next day!”
Such convictions took root in the three men’s hearts. For the moment, their anxiety over their own mission results was drowned out by a giddy anticipation to see Wen Nan make a fool of himself.
In this charged atmosphere, a line of text popped up on the screen—Please confirm identity, contestant Huang Tao.
The athlete stepped forward and slapped the Confirm button on the screen. The result appeared a moment later:
Contestant Huang Tao, main quest settlement as follows:
Completion Status: Completed
Mission Score: 62 points
Mission Rating: Average
Extra Rewards: None
Chosen Target: Bro who likes singing, dancing, and basketball
Target Strategy Progress: 20%
Livestream Popularity Settlement: 23 coins
Livestream Betting Settlement: 36 coins
Livestream Tips Settlement: None
Account Balance: 159 coins.
Looking at his own settlement panel, Huang Tao’s expression grew tense.
Though he’d technically completed the quest, both his score and rating were barely passing—just scraping by. If he performed even a little worse next time, he might not make it through at all.
And the coins he earned from the livestream were pitifully meager. After a whole night of struggle, he didn’t even have enough to buy the cheapest nutritional supplement, let alone the thousand-coin safety bubble.
Seeing Huang Tao’s expression, Fatty tried to console him:
“At least you cleared the quest this time. A low score is just that, no extra rewards. But look on the bright side—you’ve already got 20% strategy progress with your target, and that’s only your first main quest. After three, you’ll definitely reach 60%. In the Trial Zone, as long as your target strategy progress exceeds 60%, you can clear the stage. With results like these, just keep it up and you’ll pass for sure.”
With these words, Huang Tao’s mood eased a little. He nodded and moved aside, leaving space beneath the screen.
The display shifted again—
Please confirm identity, contestant Wang Erxiao.
Fatty stepped forward, tiptoeing nervously, and pressed the Confirm button.
The result appeared:
Contestant Wang Erxiao, main quest settlement as follows:
Completion Status: Completed
Mission Score: 63 points
Mission Rating: Average
Extra Rewards: None
Chosen Target: Stern, married homeroom teacher
Target Strategy Progress: 9%
Livestream Popularity Settlement: 623 coins
Livestream Betting Settlement: 938 coins
Livestream Tips Settlement: 200 coins
Account Balance: 1,861 coins.
Fatty couldn’t help feeling a bit dejected at his result.
His score was about the same as Huang Tao’s—both borderline passes. And his target strategy progress was only 9%! That meant he’d have to endure six more rounds of punishment, as brutal as tonight’s, to reach the 60% needed for clearance.
The only consolation was the coins he’d earned—enough, at last, to buy a safety bubble. That meant his backside would be spared a couple of bruises next time.
Once again, the display shifted—
Please confirm identity, contestant Shao Ling.
Glasses hobbled to the front, steadying himself on the table, and hit the Confirm button.
The result appeared:
Contestant Shao Ling, main quest settlement as follows:
Completion Status: Completed
Mission Score: 69 points
Mission Rating: Average
Extra Rewards: None
Chosen Target: Brother with eight-pack abs
Target Strategy Progress: 3%
Livestream Popularity Settlement: 3,689 coins
Livestream Betting Settlement: 1,624 coins
Livestream Tips Settlement: 1,200 coins
Account Balance: 6,613 coins.
Fatty nearly drooled with envy at Shao Ling’s account balance.
“Six thousand six hundred coins? That much?! That’s enough for six safety bubbles! Three hours of safety time—next round you could just sail through without lifting a finger!”
But Shao Ling didn’t seem the least bit comforted by Fatty’s words. His mouth twitched as he replied,
“I was lying down and barely scraped through this time too—there was nothing easy about it!”
He didn’t even mention that, if his livestream hadn’t been suspended midway due to some overly explicit content, his coin earnings might have broken ten thousand. Now, even with this small fortune, what use was it to him?
The so-called safety bubble was useless in his case. Despite his efforts, his target strategy progress was only 3%. If he relied on a safety bubble next time, his eight-pack-abs brother would probably be even more dissatisfied with him.
The so-called “safety bubble” was less reliable than a safe word, at least for him.
Staring at their settlement panels, each of the three had their own worries. In the end, all eyes turned simultaneously to Wen Nan.
Their own results were set in stone, beyond change. But if this so-called “Night Nine-Times” performed worse than any of them, that would at least be a small comfort.
Please confirm identity, contestant Night Nine.
As the prompt appeared, Wen Nan stepped forward, raised his hand, and pressed the Confirm button.
Contestant Night Nine, main quest settlement as follows:
Completion Status: Completed
Mission Score: 91 points
Mission Rating: Excellent
Extra Rewards: Spin-the-wheel draw (unlimited attempts)
Chosen Target: Pure and adorable deskmate
Target Strategy Progress: 99%
Chosen Target: Stunning and voluptuous school beauty
Target Strategy Progress: 83%
Chosen Target: Fiery and curvy athlete girl
Target Strategy Progress: 72%
Chosen Target: Snow-white and delicate neighbor aunt
Target Strategy Progress: 36%
Chosen Target: Cool and cunning top student
Target Strategy Progress: 60%
Livestream Popularity Settlement: 16,738 coins
Livestream Betting Settlement: 368,893 coins
Livestream Tips Settlement: 9,823 coins
Account Balance: 395,554 coins.
Seeing this settlement panel, the three were left utterly dumbfounded.