Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?-Chapter 69 - 66: The Much-Anticipated Selection Segment Is Here Again
Chapter 69: Chapter 66: The Much-Anticipated Selection Segment Is Here Again
The darkness before his eyes faded away, and his vision became clear again. Wen Nan looked around and found himself in an apartment.
This apartment wasn’t very large, about sixty to seventy square meters, with three bedrooms and one living room, along with a kitchen and a bathroom.
Judging by the minimalist decor inside, this probably wasn’t a residential home but a company dormitory.
Besides Wen Nan, there were five other players in the living room, all of whom had been teleported to this map almost simultaneously.
Wen Nan instantly spotted the most conspicuous person among the five, the one with the yellow hair, "Huang Yan?"
Huang Yan was overjoyed to see Wen Nan, "President! What a coincidence, you’ve entered this instance too?"
Saying this, Huang Yan cheerfully walked over to Wen Nan’s side, just about to exchange pleasantries when a game notification started to appear on the screen above them, and all six present immediately stopped what they were doing and looked up at the screen.
[Dear players, congratulations on passing the trial, and welcome to your arrival!]
[This map is a beginner instance, difficulty level: LV.5.]
As soon as the notification rolled to the second line, there was an immediate uproar, and except for Wen Nan, the faces of the other players turned serious.
"What?"
Wen Nan looked at Huang Yan.
Huang Yan leaned over to Wen Nan’s ear and whispered, "President, don’t you know? In this game, LV.1 to LV.5 are beginner instances..."
The six players present were all newcomers who just came out of the trial zone and would naturally only be assigned to beginner instances. However, being assigned to the highest difficulty map of a beginner instance for the first time is somewhat unsettling.
However, Wen Nan didn’t think it was a big deal—after all, romance strategies are more fun with challenges.
Just as he was thinking this, the notification on the screen started rolling again—
[Please choose your target for the strategy:]
[A. The inexperienced young junior sister oozing cuteness]
[B. The fierce young housewife next door]
[C. The stray girl who clings to you after being rescued]
[D. The wealthy woman desperately seeking a child]
[E. The extremely imposing but soft-hearted female CEO]
[F. The sweet neighbor girl you watched grow up]
Wen Nan propped his chin with his hand and browsed through the options with interest.
Hmm, this time the options were surprisingly normal, with no diverse elements mixed in.
This made him a bit indecisive.
But... wait, why are there only 6 options?
[Each target can only be selected by one player; simultaneously, each player can only select one target.]
What?
Is this a single-choice question?
This is really unfriendly for a "want-it-all" player like him!
[The options are currently locked and will officially open for selection after the 100-second preparation time ends.]
[Entering preparation time now:]
[99——]
[98——]
As the countdown started, Huang Yan immediately leaned over to Wen Nan and whispered,
"President, it’s okay, don’t pull a long face. Although the level of this map is indeed too high and unfriendly to newbies like us, don’t be afraid, I have a tool that can help us in a pinch and ease your decision-making!"
Hearing this, Wen Nan’s interest was piqued, "What tool?"
Huang Yan accessed his system and shared an item with Wen Nan—the [Target Star Rating Detector].
Hmm, this indeed is a good item.
Wen Nan clicked on all six options in turn and quickly figured out their difficulty levels—from top to bottom, they were: five and a half stars, six stars, six and a half stars, seven stars, ten stars, and five stars.
Looking at it this way, the results were crystal clear.
"The very imposing female CEO has ten stars?" Wen Nan raised an eyebrow and asked.
Huang Yan nodded emphatically, "Yes, President, I understand what you mean!"
The two shared a knowing smile and spoke simultaneously—
Huang Yan: "Avoid at all costs!"
Wen Nan: "Great, it’s her then!"
Huang Yan: ?
Isn’t his president somewhat muddle-headed, suffering from some mental disorder?
In the blink of an eye, the countdown on the screen was down to the last few seconds, and the red flashing lights in the room accompanied by alarm sounds made all the players tense—
This was unlike the trial map that had a few easy-peasy targets; now it was all high-difficulty strategy targets, and it’s a single-choice question... time for some speed competition!
[3——]
[2——]
[1——]
As soon as the countdown ended, a man in a suit dashed forward with an arrow-like speed.
Huang Yan, seeing this, was not to be outdone and quickly followed, their hands nearly simultaneously reaching the option of the "neighbor girl."
However, the man gained an advantage with his height and ultimately secured the "neighbor girl" strategy with a 0.1-second lead.
Defeated, Huang Yan tried switching to "young junior sister," but it was too late. In the end, reluctantly, Huang Yan opted for the "young housewife."
Watching the players rush forward in this frenzy, Wen Nan couldn’t help but criticize internally: it’s just a romance strategy game, all the options seemed quite nice, did they have to scramble like this, making it seem like the Olympic hundred-meter dash?
Distracted, Wen Nan looked up again and found that there was only one option left on the screen, none other than the one he wanted the most, the "high difficulty female CEO."
Wen Nan couldn’t wait, feeling satisfied as he casually strolled up and lightly tapped on the last option.
Huang Yan came back to Wen Nan, not willing to admit in front of the president that, despite being a high-level lv4 player, his agility had been outmatched by other newcomers, so he stubbornly said:
"It’s fine, the young housewife, that’s the role I originally wanted the most."
Wen Nan glanced at Huang Yan’s bright yellow hair meaningfully, "Yeah, suits your temperament..."
As they were speaking, the notification on the screen began to roll again—
[Strategy targets selected; now distributing character soul dolls to each player.]
...Character soul dolls? What’s that?
As he wondered, a palm-sized female doll suddenly dropped into Wen Nan’s hand.
The doll was exquisitely crafted, lifelike, dressed in a costly high-end professional outfit with fair skin, which felt as delicate and soft as real skin to the touch. Beneath the open collar of the blouse, the impressive bust was remarkably eye-catching.
As Wen Nan’s gaze locked onto the doll, a line of system prompts appeared above her head—
[Soul Doll: The Extremely Imposing but Soft-hearted Female CEO]
[Soul Thread Count Triggered: 0/5]
Is this... a model of the strategy target he selected? So well-made?
This game is quite thoughtful.
As he was thinking, the notification on the screen changed again—
[Soul dolls have been distributed, and all players must ensure that during nighttime rest, the doll is placed within a one-meter radius of the player to ensure that the soul doll can be effective.]
Effective?
Can a well-crafted strategy target doll, placed nearby at night, be effective?
For... well, you know?
As Wen Nan was puzzled, he looked up to find the other five players staring at their dolls with looks of extreme terror.
What’s wrong with them?
