Steal a Kiss?

The arrival of the Second Day brought obvious changes to the Earth.

People genuinely felt a mysterious and powerful force brutally and wantonly transforming the environment in which they had lived for generations.

Most importantly, compared to the vague and uncertain First Day, this time, people heard the voices from the Pro World much more clearly.

That night, a "miracle" occurred over London, with countless ethereal figures hovering over the once foggy city, shocking the entire world.

This event had a huge impact on the Western world. Many followers of Earth's native religions were discussing the authenticity of otherworldly deities, and some fanatical believers even clamored that their own gods were the true gods, and that the gods of the Pro World were merely mortals with power but no substance...

In a sense, they're not wrong either. It's just that their power is so great that they can even perform miracles across worlds. We haven't seen your gods perform any miracles, have we? In fact, many people know this in their hearts. Haven't you seen that the Pope of the Vatican hasn't said a word?

The entire Earth is becoming unfamiliar at a visible rate.

Cruise ships are frequently sinking, planes are mysteriously disappearing, and sea levels have become extremely unstable. Many island nations are seeking international aid, except for Japan. Unfortunately, given the circumstances, the entire Japanese island group simply sank. Strangely, the Korean Peninsula, not far from them, remains thriving.

After everyone lamented the loss of several unique industries in Neon Country, what they felt most was fear of the power of the gods from another world.

For various reasons, direct communication between continents has been severed, and satellite signal strength is also very poor. Space agencies around the world are closely monitoring the increasing altitude of satellite orbits and the fluctuating signal strength. Based on current data, it's not difficult to analyze that the Earth is expanding at an abnormal rate...

People abroad are filled with anxiety.

The situation in China is slightly better; people are still in the mood to discuss whether Bilibili is dying out and where to watch anime in the future.

Some people have already started selling their hard drives containing several terabytes of data that they've treasured for years. Resources that were once readily available have become so precious, which is truly remarkable.

Apart from some coastal areas that are also affected by sea-level changes, most inland areas are not significantly impacted.

Perhaps because of the outstanding performance of the China region on the First Day, the Pro Gods actually gave China special attention.

For example, the Plane Bubble that appear after the Second Day are most prevalent in the Chinese player base. Everyone's gotten used to carrying firecrackers, lime powder, pepper spray, and frying pans when they go grocery shopping or to the supermarket, since they often find themselves unexpectedly entering a dungeon while browsing fruit at the fruit stand...

To ensure the safety of the people, the country has relaxed some controls on weapons, excluding firearms.

There was some chaos at first, but basic order was maintained thanks to the extensive suppression by the Thousand Rays Society at the grassroots level. There were reports of bandits and mountain strongholds emerging in some remote and impoverished areas, but most areas remained under control.

The China are quite adaptable.

A representative example is the subway train that crashed into a Gnoll Camp in neighboring PingAn City yesterday.

It's estimated that the passengers who were going to miss their shift and clock in for work were so angry that they grabbed their weapons and rushed out of the carriage, whipped the Gnoll who had already been hit by the subway, looted them, and then went to work. Through the video footage afterward, we can even see that some girls were wearing high heels when they went out to snatch the corpses of the jackals.

Actually, this is not surprising at all. After all, Thousand Rays Society offers high prices for the corpses of otherworldly creatures.

But the saying "a great reward will surely attract brave men" doesn't apply everywhere.

The situation is different in the neighboring Jiangdong Province. Xu Nan's colleagues at Thousand Rays Society couldn't find many corpses there, even at high prices; the reason is that the locals there were more affected, mainly in terms of their dietary habits.

The deployment of a large number of Tier 2 monsters did not completely destroy social order as Xu Nan had anticipated. Although it was somewhat difficult, everyone managed to survive. The evening news broadcast continued as usual, only with significantly altered content.

May the prosperity of China last forever.

Xu Nan sat in the guardhouse at the back gate of the school, playing chess with the old security guard and listening to the radio news, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

This was a week later, after the Second Day.

That night, the Floating City that Xu Nan had anticipated did not happen.

According to Roy's recollection afterward, it seemed that a mysterious force was pulling the High-imitation Floating City together. The two Floating City left the dark clouds, intertwined with each other, and flew towards the outskirts of the city before finally disappearing.

According to Thousand Rays Society's deductions, both Floating City should have entered the [Five Yang Lake] area. Similar to the Riverbend, it's a place where Earth and the Pro World merged prematurely, and it's rumored that an evil dragon lurks there.

Five Yang Lake was already a famous tourist attraction in H City, covering a large area. After the Earth expanded, it became even more exaggerated.

Many areas were mysterious, completely unknown regions, becoming untouched virgin lands.

Thousand Rays Society is currently making urgent preparations for the pioneering operation.

Of course, many people with similar ideas secretly infiltrated the Five Yang Lake area, but most of them never returned. As for the Floating City, not even a trace of it was seen.

Xu Nan has only completed part of the tasks assigned by Lost Paradise. Ophy said that the Daily Council would reward him based on his performance, but the reward has not yet been given, so Xu Nan has given up hope.

During this week, he mainly focused on actively and diligently grinding reputation in Azure Dreamland.

Then, following the instructions on the scroll, all the preparations for Initiate Sorcerer were completed, except for one thing.

[Protoss Approval: 0/1]

"I've managed to grind my reputation in Azure Dreamland to Friendly (300+), so why haven't I seen a single Protoss?"

"How can I showcase my charm and talents if we don't meet in person?"

"Those evil spirits are something else, it's been almost ten days and they haven't come to steal the Blue Crystal Mine, so I haven't been able to use my fighting power!"

Xu Nan couldn't help but complain whenever she thought about these things.

His strength was blocked.

Since accepting the quest to advance to the next level Initiate Sorcerer after opening the scroll, Ron Sorcerer level has been stuck. Unless Xu Nan succeeds, he might be stuck at this level for the rest of his life.

Two days ago, Qin Lele successfully advanced to the rank of Flying Thief. Although she didn't tell Xu Nan already knew.

Don't ask him how he knew; it's all from tears.

Xu Nan was spurred on. He decided that if moving three more bricks didn't work, he would have to resort to the unconventional methods mentioned in the scroll.

Don't blame me, I was forced into it!

Xu Nan felt a pang of pity as she imagined a pitiful Star Spirit loli locked in a cage, forced to sacrifice her own power.

"What are you thinking about?! General!"

The old security guard nearly knocked the entire chessboard away with a thud.

Xu Nan glanced at the chessboard. Heh, this old man had stolen a rook and a knight while he was distracted. Oh well, he wouldn't bother with him.

"What kind of information can you possibly gather from this surveillance?"

Although the old security guard wasn't a member of the Special Ops Team, he was one of their informants.

Xu Nan's recent visits to him were actually an investigation into clues about the underground city next door.

The clues Old Hai provided were vague, so Xu Nan asked Blazing Fire to help investigate. They discovered traces of life activity not far underground. But strangely, they couldn't find the entrance to that underground city!

Xu Nan had to figure it out on his own, and it was Wang Dongdong who eventually found the information.

Every so often, a strange figure dressed in a mascot costume appears at the shop near the school's back gate, buying large quantities of food and water; while the mascot is common, the problem is that there are no events happening at the desolate school back gate.

Xu Nan glanced at the shadows near the store and narrowed his eyes:

"They're here."

In the cold wind, a burly figure crept closer furtively.

Xu Nan picked up the walkie-talkie immediately. "What are you waiting for? Go!"

Pretending to be the Salted Fish Three Brothers, they made a decisive move. These days, they have been doing a good job as new-type urban management officers, and catching a bulky doll is a piece of cake.

After the doll was flattened, it began to struggle, and then, unexpectedly, Wang Dongdong's wail was heard.

A sharp horn pierced through the doll's head, drawing blood from Wang Dongdong's thigh.

Xu Nan was slightly taken aback:

"Minotaur?"

After arresting the suspect, Minotaur, Xu Nan sent Wang Dongdong to the hospital, while the other two stayed behind to take turns guarding and interrogating him.

As for himself, he was off work, of course!

What leader would personally interrogate a criminal?

After returning to the underground city, he bypassed Blazing Fire, who had recently transformed into a resentful woman, and quietly returned home.

"Huh? Xin'er's door isn't closed properly?"

Xu Nan walked over with some surprise. This was not like Xin'er's style. He glanced inside and saw Xin'er sleeping on the big pink bed in a thin nightgown, without even a blanket in the middle of winter.

"You've gone to your afternoon nap way too late!"

Xu Nan couldn't help but complain, then went into the room to cover her with the blanket.

The girl's delicate fragrance wafted over again, and Xu Nan's eyelids twitched.

Even while sleeping soundly, Xin'er's profile was still stunning, perhaps only slightly less beautiful than Xu Nan in women's clothing...

For some reason, Xu Nan's heart started beating slightly faster.

"Just a blanket... just a blanket..."

He told himself to stay calm.

However, at this moment, the Quest Card lost its composure.

[Ron Sorcerer Daily Bloodline Awakening Quest]

[Task Name: A Kiss with Her Beauty]

[Task Description: Seeing your adorable little sister sleeping soundly, how about you, as her older brother, show some brotherly love? Give Xin'er a Xin'er, like a real older brother!]

[Mission Rewards: Advancement Energy Index +1; Shame Points 30]

Xu Nan's lips twitched slightly as she began to hypnotize herself:

"A kiss on the forehead... that shouldn't count as a kiss, right..."

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