Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?-Chapter 117 - 114 New Background, New Skills

...Side quest?

So, although it’s still a date, it’s entirely different from the last time when Wen Nan initiated the invitation.

This time, the system recognized Guan Ailin’s active invitation.

So, if it’s successfully completed, not only will there be experience points, but there’s also a possibility, like the side quest with the school beauty last time, to randomly drop equipment or items.

Moreover, the most important point is that the progress made during this date will be genuinely recorded into the character card, unlike last time, where it returned to its original value after the date ended.

Such an opportunity, of course, Wen Nan wouldn’t refuse.

However, there’s a slight issue now—

These two movie tickets... they’re handwritten!

They indeed use that thermal paper commonly used for movie tickets nowadays, but the movie name on it is written with a red ballpoint pen, and even next to it, there are two stick figures drawn holding a dog...

This soul artist’s drawing does match the theme.

And this theme—"Let’s raise a dog"—was something Wen Nan made up on the spot to avoid getting his Mind Reading Technique discovered during a chat with Guan Ailin in this office.

At that time, to cover up the lie, Wen Nan specifically asked the system to find out if there were any recent movie themes related to dogs, and the system "kindly" found the movie "The Outside World" for him.

As for now, looking at these two handwritten movie tickets in hand, Wen Nan was at a loss for words.

He touched the row of characters on the ticket, the not yet completely dry scarlet ink immediately stained his fingertip, he rubbed it lightly, the red mark spreading on his finger pad.

What kind of prank is this? Or some sort of weird kink? Or, is it deliberate to test me?

Wen Nan thought as he raised his head and looked at Guan Ailin, meeting her eyes filled with sincerity and a bit of apprehension.

"You... don’t want to go?" she asked cautiously.

It doesn’t seem to be a matter of whether I want to go or not, right?

From her serious expression, it doesn’t look like she’s joking with Wen Nan either.

Could it be... it’s really a movie ticket?

Am I falling ill again?

Wen Nan regretted using the [Mind Reading Technique] on Yang Jingyuan; apparently, it’s the big boss here who really needs this skill.

Seeing Wen Nan not responding, Guan Ailin lowered her eyes, a hint of disappointment appearing on her face, as she raised her hand to take back the tickets,

"If you don’t want to go, then just—"

"—I do, how could I not want to go." Wen Nan immediately pulled back his hand, carefully placing the movie tickets back into the envelope, "I’m just so happy that it took me a moment to react."

Guan Ailin smiled again, "At 9:50 in the evening, I’ll be waiting for you downstairs twenty minutes early; this time, don’t be late again."

Wen Nan nodded, smiled, and responded, "See you tonight."

No matter if it’s his issue or the movie ticket issue, since the system acknowledged this as a side quest, he might as well agree first. Anyway, the main quest is already at 100% completion, so going on a date, he’s guaranteed not to lose.

Coming out of the CEO’s office, Wen Nan stretched, checked the time—it was just right at 3 PM.

Time for tea!

Walking through the well-guarded central reception hall, Wen Nan headed towards the company’s north gate.

Crossing the road in front of the gate, he walked directly into the café facing the north gate.

"Welcome, may I help you with any drinks?"

Just as he pushed the door open, a staff member standing behind the counter greeted Wen Nan with a full smile.

Wen Nan couldn’t help but marvel inwardly, the attitude of NPCs in this instance is way better than those in the game lobby.

Wen Nan approached the ordering counter, and the staff immediately flashed a pearly white smile, pointing to the menu in front,

"Would you like to try our signature hand-brewed coffee? We have a special tea time offer now, with just an additional 20 yuan, you can get a blueberry cheesecake."

Without even looking at the menu the staff pointed to, Wen Nan directly asked, "Do you have an activation point here?"

The staff was a bit taken aback, stunned for a few seconds, then said, "I’m sorry, sir, what did you say?"

"Activation point," Wen Nan repeated slowly, "Activation point for low-level strategy characters."

The staff was stunned again, "I’m sorry, sir, what did you say?"

Wen Nan stopped speaking.

Isn’t it here?

The café directly opposite the company’s north gate... isn’t this the place?

Wen Nan: [9527.]

9527: [I’m here.]

Wen Nan: [Isn’t the activation point you mentioned previously here?]

9527: [The system shows you are already at the activation point, good luck activating.]

Wen Nan: ...

Just as Wen Nan was about to ask something more, the staff spoke again: "Sir, if you can’t decide on a drink for now, you can sit at the side and order online by scanning the code."

Saying that, he gestured toward a table by the window in the corner.

Seeing the QR code on that table, Wen Nan guessed something, without another word, he walked over and sat down, scanning the code.

Immediately, a stream of system prompts appeared before his eyes—

[Welcome to the 13th character activation point of "The Office’s Forbidden **"!]

[Please choose the character you wish to activate on this map...]

Wen Nan had no choice; he only had one low-star character to activate—Qiqi.

[Proceeding with identity verification—]

[Please place your control pattern for this character into the scanning window, while positioning your face within the facial recognition frame...]

[Player identity verification completed, control pattern verification completed...]

[Identity verification passed, the character Liu Qi will be activated for you shortly.]

[To adapt to the new map level and match the player’s background, the character to be activated requires an information update.]

[Randomly matching the new background introduction and corresponding character skill needed for character activation, please wait...]

Seeing the printed prompts in front of him, Wen Nan was taken aback.

Activating a character in a new instance also adds a new background? And even... comes with a new character skill?

Such a good thing?

[Random matching completed, the background introduction and corresponding skills that can be updated for the character Liu Qi are as follows—

1. Well-honed Green Plum:

Background update: Your desk mate and first love, Qiqi, chose a different city than you when filling out the voluntary form after graduating from high school. Since then, you two have been separated north and south, rarely contacting each other. In the new city, Qiqi joined a free fighting club and fell deeply in love with the sport. Within a few short years, she honed her skills, becoming unrivaled in non-professional competitions.

You accidentally watched one of her matches and reunited with her as she stepped off the podium.

Additional Skill: Well-honed (Passive Skill), character output and burst, are permanently increased by 200% based on the original foundation.

2. Impervious Green Plum:

Background update: After graduating from high school, Qiqi attended the SAT exam and successfully went abroad for undergraduate studies. While abroad, she encountered "fanatic promotions by missionaries," "rampant spread of political correctness," "brainwashing by various organizations such as animal protection, environmental protection, and feminism," yet she remained steadfast in her beliefs without being assimilated. Eventually, she successfully returned home, managing to remain the girl she once was.

Additional Skill: Impervious (Passive Skill), character armor and poison resistance attribute, are permanently increased by 300% based on the original foundation.

3. Understanding Green Plum:

Background update: After graduating high school, Qiqi enrolled at the local teacher’s college, choosing a psychology major, eventually becoming a psychological consultant. She silently came to the city you were in, quietly guarding you.

Additional Skill: Understanding (AOE Skill), upon using this skill, within a 5-meter range, all characters will be in sync with her feelings, the degree of synchronization varies based on character star level, skill duration 30 minutes, cooldown time 2 hours.]

[Please choose the background and skill for your character to match with...]