Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?-Chapter 55 - 54 Your Masterpiece?

Yu Shujun’s molars were about to shatter, his face twisted, his expression screaming refusal.

Yet the circular pattern on the back of his neck flashed with a golden light, leaving Yu Shujun no room to refuse.

"Master..."

The two words, filled with extreme shame and humiliation, were forced out of Yu Shujun’s mouth with difficulty.

Raising his hand to support Wen Nan’s hand reaching out to him, Yu Shujun’s entire body was stiff, yet he still reverently kissed the back of the other’s hand.

Wen Nan was momentarily stunned.

He extended his hand, originally just intending to shake hands with the other.

But that didn’t matter anymore, Wen Nan still maintained that faint smile, as if he hadn’t noticed Yu Shujun’s inner turmoil, and with a lighthearted tone, he said, "Good boy, call me that a few more times. Once I tire of it, I’ll let you stop."

As he spoke, Wen Nan’s gaze fell, sweeping over the control pattern on Yu Shujun’s neck.

That control pattern was golden.

Qiqi’s silver control pattern was only level 1. Though it didn’t require much to light up—just a 90% favorability rate—the duration was equally short, just one hour.

But now, the pattern branded on Yu Shujun, under the blessing of the Tears of the Flower, had reached level 3.

9527: [Level 3 control pattern, requires favorability of: 99% to light up, duration: permanent (except when altered by an irresistible force, or if the controlled subject dies).]

Seeing this duration, Wen Nan smirked with satisfaction.

In his equipment inventory, the 3-minute effect time of the item [Tears of the Flower] had already ended, which meant if it had only affected Qiqi’s pattern earlier, it would have been forcibly reverted to level 1 by now.

However, the level 3 pattern on Yu Shujun’s neck would never expire—because it was replicated using the Great Demon Master’s Divine Staff Fragment.

The skill replicated from the Divine Staff Fragment would ignore the original skill duration and be preserved permanently.

No wonder the Divine Staff Fragment, crafted by the Creator God, was renowned for its effects.

But in truth, Wen Nan felt a slight regret deep down—

Ever since Yu Shujun proposed signing that ’gentleman’s agreement’, Wen Nan had been wary of trickery from him; otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked Yu Shujun to keep the strategy degree at 99%.

And ever since Yu Shujun requested to share Wen Nan’s spare equipment inventory, Wen Nan had activated the Divine Staff Fragment right away because he had already decided back then to replicate this control pattern.

Yu Shujun’s consequent rage, accusing Wen Nan of squandering valuable resources, was simply because he believed there wasn’t any skill or equipment worth replicating in this novice trial map.

That’s because, in the minds of these high-ranking players, such a Divine Staff Fragment should be used for truly impactful skills or equipment.

But Wen Nan didn’t see it that way.

He was an easygoing person who was content with simple pleasures; those truly impactful skills or equipment didn’t seem that great to him.

Wen Nan had seen novel protagonists who treated romance games as war strategy games, daily management games as combat games, and even pet-raising games as battle games.

Constantly thinking of fighting and killing felt too exhausting to Wen Nan.

Since he was in a romance game, his idea was simple; he just wanted to leisurely enjoy a romance.

So, when Yu Shujun saw that the Divine Staff Fragment in his equipment inventory had already been activated, Wen Nan still thought—if the other party would give up and stop coveting his fragment, he would let him go.

Initially, Wen Nan wanted to replicate this control pattern not to use it on Yu Shujun—after all, despite Yu Shujun’s strength, being a player, a cross-dresser, and someone who could stir up trouble in his ’harem’, Wen Nan wasn’t very interested in keeping him as an exclusive character, as that would just be trouble.

At first, Wen Nan intended to replicate a control pattern to use on Lin Xue Mei.

He quite liked Lin Xue Mei, especially liked the feel of her fair and tender touch, and genuinely wanted to keep her by his side. Moreover, Lin Xue Mei was Qiqi’s aunt, and since he planned to always keep Qiqi by his side, it wouldn’t be bad to bring Lin Xue Mei along as company for Qiqi.

However, it’s a pity, as plans changed.

Yu Shujun kept pressing, and in the end, Wen Nan had no choice but to fight back and use the pattern on him.

But Wen Nan quickly adjusted his mindset—though Lin Xue Mei wasn’t there, having a powerful player like Yu Shujun wasn’t bad either.

He had just passed through the first trial map and already encountered a player as strong as Yu Shujun, which suggested that the game world was filled with many strong players.

The road ahead wouldn’t be as smooth as anticipated.

Having Yu Shujun around to preserve life at critical moments was quite beneficial.

As he was lost in thought, the system displayed a real-time countdown from the refresh point—

[00:00:59—]

[00:00:58—]

[00:00:57—]

There was less than a minute left until the settlement time for the last main quest?!

He hadn’t made it back to the refresh point yet.

Wen Nan maxed out his agility, turned around, and dashed off the field toward the boys’ dormitory at top speed.

Rushing and hurrying, he barely made it to the front of the dormitory just in time, yet the sight stunned Wen Nan.

The boys’ dormitory had collapsed.

Wen Nan turned his head to Yu Shujun who chased him, "...Your handiwork?"

Yu Shujun shrugged without much expression, "Just dismantled a few supporting columns."

Wen Nan: ?

This was the map’s refresh point!

But, that being said...

"Isn’t the refresh point invincible? Shouldn’t all strategy characters or NPCs in any map be unable to approach the refresh point? How could you even dismantle the supporting columns of the refresh point?!"

Yu Shujun sneered contemptuously, "Such a trivial matter, it’s nothing."

But that sneer didn’t last long; compelled by the control pattern, he had to add through gritted teeth, "Master."

Wen Nan shook his head, just about to say something when the system’s quest countdown ended.

[Now entering main quest settlement time]

[All players, please take your positions]

Originally, these prompts should be projected onto a light screen over the dormitory’s roof, but now, they could only appear in Wen Nan’s mind.

Without the refresh point, how could they take their positions?

He was still mulling over this when—

The world spun, everything around him crumbling, his body plummeting swiftly.

Opening his eyes again, Wen Nan found himself in an abyss so dark he couldn’t see his hand before his face.