Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?

Hu Jiayao looked bewildered, thinking that the biggest challenge with this map was finding the [Queen] and the [Princess]. Why was the other side so confident they could find them quickly?

But since the guild leader said it would be soon, it surely would be resolved soon.

After all, players like the guild leader and new players like them were not on the same level.

The difference in their levels meant they were not playing the same game at all.

If the guild leader says it can be done, there's no need to doubt — tagging along with the guild leader will surely lead to success.

With this thought, Hu Jiayao put his mind at ease, put down the lunch box, stood up straight, heels together, saluted, and said, "Guild leader, if there's anything you need me to do next, just say the word."

Wen Nan said calmly, "Just complete your main storyline tasks."

Hu Jiayao acknowledged, wondering if his responsibility was too light, and couldn't help but ask, "The traitor's lair must be the partially constructed building from my first task. Do I need to sweep through it again?"

Wen Nan shook his head, "No need."

Wei Zhe had already been discovered by both Yang Mingzhong and Hu Jiayao. During the Divine Staff Sheath eligibility test, it was clearly known there was a high-level player with 2.5 Fragments on this map. Also, when his first main task settles, he will find out that Wen Nan has already stolen his faction card.

With so much happening, the other party couldn't possibly stay at the original lair.

However, Hu Jiayao volunteering reminded Wen Nan, and he looked at him, "If your task is almost done, there's something you can pay attention to."

Hu Jiayao immediately stood tall, "Guild leader, just say the word!"

"In our grade, there's a student in my class named Zhou Shijie. Check his situation and track his movements; you might uncover some clues."

Hu Jiayao silently memorized the name. The two of them parted ways at the bathroom, and Wen Nan went straight to the women's restroom next door.

Yu Shujun was still waiting outside, while Guan Ailin stood by the window at the sink, staring dazedly at the streetlights on the street outside.

Wen Nan approached her from behind, quietly wrapped his hands around her slender waist before she came to her senses, and lifted her up like a doll onto the sink next to them.

Guan Ailin let out a small exclamation as Wen Nan lifted her like a doll to sit on the sink nearby.

Wen Nan gently rubbed her soft, cool earlobe, "What are you so engrossed in looking at by the window?"

Guan Ailin smiled with crescent eyes, "Looking at this new world, it's so interesting."

"What's so interesting?"

Guan Ailin didn't answer Wen Nan's question. She took off her high heels and wrapped her legs around Wen Nan's waist, slender arms around his neck, pulling him close, and whispered in his ear:

"Rest time is almost over, the second main task is about to start, shouldn't you, as a player, enter the refresh point yet?"

"Is that so?" Wen Nan raised his hand, grasped Guan Ailin's ankle, and laughed, "When the rest time gets to the final countdown, the refresh point lights up a warning red light. Let me see, is it red?"

Because of the other's actions, Guan Ailin had to lean back, supporting herself on the sink, her cheeks flushed red. She bit her lip, lowered her eyes, and restrained her urge to close the refresh point's door, whispering:

"Don't look, it's almost time, hurry up..."

Wen Nan checked the time and stopped teasing her, directly entering the refresh point, immediately hearing the system prompt —

[00:00:03——]

[00:00:02——]

[00:00:01——]

[Beep!]

[New player task delivered, please check!]

[Detected that the player has a content determination card. If you use this card, you can set this main storyline task yourself. Would you like to use the determination card now?]

Wen Nan immediately clicked to use it, took out the card from his equipment backup slot, and inserted it.

With a soft gasp from Guan Ailin, the system prompt transitioned —

[You have used a content judgment card. Please enter the main storyline task content in the input box below.

Note: The content of the main storyline task you enter must be limited to this instance map and must not exceed the range set within the instance. It cannot be left blank, nor can it be set with content such as "keep breathing for 10 seconds," "maintain heartbeat for 1 minute," and so on, as these would be too easy and similar to skipping the main storyline task.

The content you enter will be first reviewed by the system. If it is deemed valid task content, it will pass and enter the countdown for the main storyline task.

Below, please enter your main storyline task content—]

Looking at the input box suspended inside the refresh point, Wen Nan paused for a moment.

Guan Ailin noticed his hesitation, shyly lowered her eyelashes, moved her legs somewhat uneasily, and said, "You don't have to manually input it, just use voice or give the command in your mind... hmm..."

Midway through speaking, Wen Nan leaned over her, making her gasp lightly, unable to continue speaking.

Wen Nan whispered with a chuckle by her ear, "But I like manual input; it has a better tactile feel."

With that, his fingers kept moving, entering his main storyline task onto that small system floating screen —

[Main Task 2: Kiss the character with the [Queen] role.]

[Task Description: If the player successfully kisses the [Queen], the main storyline task will automatically end.]

Once entered, the system prompt transitioned —

[The task content is under review. Please wait...]

[Sorry, your main storyline task content does not meet the difficulty requirement and cannot be approved. Please resubmit a task of appropriate difficulty that takes at least 3 hours—]

Wen Nan was taken aback.

He also felt that just a kiss wasn't enough. However, he wrote it tactfully and conservatively considering the big picture, but it wasn't approved?

This system, was it transplanted from an old visual novel? Doesn't like bland tasks, prefers something more prolonged?

Since that's the case, Wen Nan wouldn't hold back either. With a bold wave, he re-entered the content—

[Main Task 2: Engage in a passionate ** with the character holding the [Queen] role until both parties achieve **.]

[Task Description: If the player successfully completes ** with the [Queen], and both the player and [Queen] achieve ** at least once, the main storyline task will automatically end.]

[Task content review ongoing. Please wait...]

[Congratulations, player! Your Main Task 2 has been successfully set!]

[Please choose the duration for this task—

3 hours;

12 hours;

24 hours;

36 hours.]

Only up to a day and a half? With Wen Nan's situation, a character might need 6 hours alone to resolve. No matter how it's considered, it should take at least three days.

Helplessly, Wen Nan chose the last option, and immediately a task countdown appeared in his mind.

With this main task, he just needed to complete his job in this colorful romance game, and the [Queen]'s identity would naturally be revealed.

However, there's a significant risk in setting the main task this way: the one holding the [Queen] card might not necessarily be a female character.

If the stocky Professor Wang Yajun turned out to be the [Queen], this task would become incredibly risky.

However, Wen Nan had made a simple cost-benefit analysis. First, based on the clues he had gathered, he believed it was unlikely that Wang Yajun was the [Queen]. Secondly, among the people whose identities were unknown and needed investigating, only Wang Yajun and Yang Mingzhong were male.

Wen Nan already had a vague guess about Yang Mingzhong's identity that didn't seem necessary to consider for this main task. Therefore, the only risk was Wang Yajun.

Wen Nan would start this task with a few female characters, eliminating them one by one, leaving Wang Yajun for last.

If by the end of the task only Wang Yajun remained, he might have to resort to using [Eve's Transformation] and grit his teeth to resolve the situation.

However, that possibility was very slim because Wen Nan already had a suspicion in his mind about who the actual [Queen] was.

While deeply contemplating, there was a disturbance inside the refresh point. Wen Nan snapped back to attention, noticing Guan Ailin's face flushed crimson, spreading down to her chest. She raised her hand, gently holding Wen Nan's arm, and asked:

"The main task has started. Do we... still need to stay inside the refresh point?"

Wen Nan smirked, advancing further into the cramped refresh point,

"Of course, this time I won't leave until the refresh point can't accommodate me anymore."

...

...

At half-past nine in the evening, Lv Xiaohong sent a text message saying she was back from picking up goods and asked if Wen Nan was available to go out for a late-night snack.

Wen Nan gladly agreed.

Guan Ailin was exhausted, her legs weak and unable to walk, so Wen Nan left her in Minmin's blood donation van, instructing her to rest assured.

Yu Shujun once again silently followed behind Wen Nan.

Wen Nan stopped in his tracks, turning incredulously to the other person, "You don't need to do the settlement? Or the next main task?"

Are we playing the same instance?

Yu Shujun didn't answer, merely raised an eyelid, giving him a glance filled with: Why do you care?

Wen Nan seemed to see some bashfulness in that glance. He shrugged and said no more.

The campus of T University was quite large. From the platform in front of the male dormitory to the main gate, it usually took about twenty minutes to walk.

Wen Nan hadn't maxed out his agility points and walked leisurely like an ordinary student.

Yu Shujun quietly walked beside him, keeping pace.

There was no moon tonight, and the stars were scarce. The streetlights on both sides of the road were the only source of light. The dull yellow lights softened the black asphalt road with a layer of soft dark gold.

The road they were on now was the main avenue of T University, lined with plane trees about seven or eight meters tall on both sides, their shadows dancing on the ground, forming mottled patterns.

Wen Nan turned to look at the person beside him. The night made his companion's sharp features appear softer, the shadows of the trees flickering across his face, adding a touch of liveliness to his usually indifferent demeanor.

Students in a hurry passed them, sometimes spotting couples hand-in-hand, arm-in-arm, intimately brushing past them.

Yu Shujun, who had been staring straight ahead, locked eyes momentarily on a couple's interlocked hands as they walked past, his brows knitted slightly, erasing any visible emotion from his eyes.

Compared to those couples, Yu Shujun and Wen Nan, one arm's distance apart, appeared particularly aloof.

The atmosphere grew somewhat awkward for a moment. With no bickering between them, Wen Nan felt rather unsettled.

He decided to speak up, casually bringing up a topic to break the silence: "When I was in college, there was also such a Wutong Avenue on campus. During autumn, the plane trees on both sides looked like orderly arranged golden garlands. It was beautiful and became a popular check-in spot, attracting many newlyweds to take wedding photos."

Yu Shujun finally shifted his gaze from the couple's interlocked hands, instead looking at his companion, quietly listening to him speak.

Wen Nan continued, "Because there were so many newlyweds wearing wedding gowns and groom suits, holding bouquets and coming here to witness love, a saying started circulating among the students——

'Having s** on Lovers' Hill doesn't count as true love, but walking side by side down Wutong Avenue means you'll end up together.'

Upon hearing this, a strange expression finally appeared on Yu Shujun's face.

He lifted his head, opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but after a moment of hesitation, he eventually said nothing, lowering his eyes, his long lashes casting twin shadows over his cheeks.

While recounting this, Wen Nan's gaze was fixed on the road ahead shrouded in night, lost in a memory he couldn't return to. When he snapped back and looked at his companion again, Yu Shujun had already composed himself, back to his usual cold demeanor.

Wen Nan didn't notice the fleeting expression on his face nor how, at the end of the Wutong road, Yu Shujun discreetly stretched out his hand, trying to grasp Wen Nan's fingers.