The People Inside, Listen Up! You're Surrounded!

Deep within Moyang Lake lies an unknown stretch of shoreline.

The sand sculptures of the two Floating City are incredibly lifelike.

Xu Nan watched as the lake water overflowed the sand sculpture, suppressing his explosive temper:

"Is this your Floating City? Are you an idiot?"

The dragon wagged its tail happily. "Teacher, don't be impatient, please hear me out."

This guy seems to have been greatly influenced by Earthification; although he looks quite terrifying, his words are rather comical.

At Xu Nan's insistence, the Bronze Dragon shrank in size and now lies beside Xu Nan, almost the size of a large dog.

"Teacher, look! These two Floating City sand sculptures are so exquisite. They must have been meticulously crafted by someone. Look how lifelike this Gnoll is..."

"This proves that the person who created this sand sculpture must have seen the Floating City with their own eyes. If we just find this person, wouldn't the problem be solved?"

The Bronze Dragon spoke eloquently.

Xu Nan fell into deep thought.

He was clearly not pondering why the Bronze Dragon was so intelligent, but rather reflecting on himself, wondering if he had recently become obsessed with women and neglected to improve his intelligence.

How could I not have thought of something so obvious?

"Looks like I'll need to work on my intelligence from now on!"

Xu Nan, after much painful reflection, was also satisfied with the intelligence of the Bronze Dragon.

In the past, when he watched it, he often saw similar descriptions. "The intelligence of a certain creature is no less than that of humans." However, in the subsequent plot development, the intelligence shown by that creature would definitely not exceed that of a five-year-old human child.

Okay, a five-year-old human child is still a human!

"Okay, then smell this 'sand sculpture noodle' and let's find the person in charge first!"

Xu Nan patted the Bronze Dragon's head with satisfaction.

The dragon protested, feeling wronged. "Teacher, I'm not a dog..."

Xu Nan thought about it and agreed; they couldn't let a noble Bronze Dragon do the work of a drug-sniffing dog.

At times like this, however, he missed Tang Haibao a little.

"Let's look around and see if there are any signs of biological activity!"

Xu Nan.

"Teacher, you promised me that if I found the Floating City, you would give me the chance to dress as a woman..."

"She was naked the whole time, and she was very shy."

The Bronze Dragon was somewhat shy.

Xu Nan had a headache. It's one thing for you to wear clothes, but what kind of youthful, ancient costume, fantasy, and domestically produced TV series did you watch to learn this shyness?

However, he had indeed promised them, and he couldn't go back on his word.

"Wait a minute."

Xu Nan opened the Lost Paradise Trading Center and bought more than thirty copies of the Magic Book "The Art of Tailoring" in one go!

In Lost Paradise, knowledge is very expensive, so these Magic Book cost Xu Nan a lot of Constant Gold Coin.

The Bronze Dragon stared wide-eyed at Xu Nan's actions, utterly bewildered.

Xu Nan sighed, took out a book titled "From Apprentice to Master: An Introduction to Tailoring," and took a bite!

Snap, snap, scraps of paper flew everywhere.

[Gluttonous Nature] Activated!

[You have consumed "From Apprentice to Master: An Introduction to Tailoring," and you have learned the skill of tailoring.]

Your tailoring experience +100

You have consumed "Stephenson 'Tailor Shop Top Ten Latest Styles".

Your tailoring experience +200

[You have consumed "Making Maid Outfits and Designing Backdoors"]

Your tailoring experience +500

As Xu Nan ate, tears streamed down her face.

The reason is simple: it's just so damn awful!

Even though he had mixed it with soda, it didn't work!

I don't know if it's because my teeth are bad lately or if the books I'm learning about tailoring are just too hard to eat, but Xu Nan was having a really hard time eating, and was covered in sweat.

"The teacher is amazing!"

"In my hometown, there was a Scroll Dragon that liked to sleep inside books and also liked to steal and eat books, but he wasn't as efficient at eating books as you are!"

"Teacher, I want to learn!"

The dragon was howling over there, its roars irritating Xu Nan. She stuffed the scraps of paper into her mouth and then glared at her fiercely.

"Shut up! You want to learn everything! Don't you know how tiring it is to be a teacher!?"

"I'll make you a wearable one for now. Once we find the real Floating City, I'll make you a second one. After that, we'll see how you perform and see if there's a third or fourth one."

The Bronze Dragon looked at Xu Nan expectantly. "What was the first piece of women's clothing that you made for me, teacher?"

Xu Nan wiped the crumbs from the corner of his mouth and pondered:

"How about we make you a scarf?"

Five hours later, Xu Nan, exhausted, put away the [Arcane Art - Workbench].

The first piece of women's clothing given to the dragon is now ready. Of course, Xu Nan didn't really go so far as to just make do with a scarf.

He made a vest for the Bronze Dragon.

It was modeled after the women's jacket style, and then drastically modified to fit the shape of the Bronze Dragon. According to Xu Nan's own claims, it is a masterpiece of exquisite craftsmanship.

In reality, wearing Bronze Dragon's body is not much different from an Er Ha dyed gray wearing a pink vest.

However, the Bronze Dragon was quite happy with this, and even fixed his shrinking technique on this body shape so that Xu Nan could tailor clothes for her.

Xu Nan had no choice but to give up.

Fortunately, once this dragon grows up, it will be able to master human Transformation Technique, giving her a much wider selection of women's clothing and eliminating the need for Xu Nan to work as a private tailor.

Xu Nan, who has now become a "Advanced Tailor," suddenly discovered a broad road to dominating all professions.

That's done by buying Magic Book to eat!

Xu Nan, with his Gluttonous Nature, could even increase his alchemy experience by devouring others, and the same applied to other skills, especially life skills. For example, tailoring, appraisal, blacksmithing... With enough Magic Book, Xu Nan theoretically could eat his way to becoming a top student!

Unfortunately, many professions do not have corresponding Magic Book, and even if they do, there are still limitations.

In tailoring, no matter how much Xu Nan studies, he will eventually become Advanced Tailor. At this stage, further studying books will not increase experience; the only way to improve skills is through hands-on practice, little by little.

However, the time saved in the early stages of learning is something other tailors can't even imagine, and Xu Nan is already very satisfied with it.

"However, I've been feeling a bit unwell in my stomach these past two days. I wonder if eating too many Magic Book will have any negative effects..."

Xu Nan touched her abdomen, feeling some discomfort.

I'll have to ask Professor Luo Mang for a reply later.

[Return to Swimming Arcane Art - Workbench]

Logically, after Xu Nan reaches Tier 2, he could use 50 Shame Points to upgrade it to "Xu Nan's Workshop". However, when Xu Nan tried to do so, the system prompted Xu Nan that he needed to complete a task to successfully upgrade the secret technique.

[Ron Sorcerer Secret Method Level Up Quest]

[Target Spell: Workbench]

[Task Description: Only by unleashing the spatial power latent within our blood can we upgrade our workbench into a studio; if that doesn't work, then let's eat something.]

[Mission Requirement: Consume the shells of three Archaeopteryx eggs...]

Xu Nan was puzzled. Did the Archaeopteryx eggshell have anything to do with spatial power? Even in the Pro World, the Archaeopteryx wasn't exactly a common creature. On Earth, well, forget it!

Rather than hoping to find Archaeopteryx's nest, it's better to pray that you'll bump into their close relative Metal Dragon... Wait a minute!

Metal Dragon?

Xu Nan's eyes lit up. Wasn't there one right beside him? And it was a female dragon!

It's important to know that Archaeopteryx and Bronze Dragon have a blood relationship. Xu Nan inquired with the system, and it seems that anything with a related bloodline is acceptable!

"Can you lay eggs?" Xu Nan asked, looking at the Bronze Dragon that was jumping around in its vest.

The Bronze Dragon was stunned for a moment.

"Can you lay eggs?" Xu Nan repeated.

The Bronze Dragon, blushing, began to back away, pulling at his vest.

"Teacher, what... what do you want to do?"

"I'm still a minor... Waaaaah..."

"If you insist, I'll give it a try..."

Immature Bronze Dragon cannot lay eggs, of course.

Xu Nan felt it was a pity.

After a while of rummaging around on the lake beach, the man and the dragon finally caught the person who made the sand sculpture.

That was a rare lake fairy.

If it weren't for the Bronze Dragon's built-in +1 affinity bonus to friendly factions, Xu Nan estimated that finding this lake fairy would have been quite difficult. This thing is like a spirit from ancient Chinese mythology, born from the moisture of Moyang Lake and integrated into the surrounding landscape.

Lake Fairy belongs to the fairy spirit clan. Xu Nan released Lulu to communicate with him and easily obtained what he wanted.

"Those two Floating City became entangled and fell into the barrier of the Shadow Realm. I heard they even disrupted the plans of some important figures in the Shadow Realm!"

"I dare not go closer. I heard that the fighting over there is fierce. Earthlings, Lyles adventurers, and mercenaries from the Shadow Realm are all fighting each other."

"I advise you not to go there. It seems that one of the Floating City is about to be taken over by mercenaries from the Shadow Realm!"

Hu Xian patted her heart and told Xu Nan the information.

It turns out that a strange barrier has appeared in the heart of Moyang Lake.

Lake Fairy suspects that the barrier is related to the Shadow Realm.

When the Twin Floating City fell, they landed precisely within the barrier, so they did not have a significant impact on other areas of Five Yang Lake.

North of the barrier, a poisonous dragon is engaged in a fierce battle with the elite forces of the Thousand Rays Society. The Blue Scale Fishmen that Xu Nan encountered were subordinates of the poisonous dragon.

Near the barrier, it seems that many forces are also probing.

The current situation is very unclear, but Xu Nan can't care about that!

He's now Awakening Power, so why shouldn't he take a chance?

"Where is the barrier?"

"Vest, let's go!" Xu Nan said with high spirits.

Well, calling her an evil dragon isn't quite right either. Xu Nan decided to give her a name: "Proud Vest".

The bizarre and gloomy world seemed to consist only of light and darkness.

The undercurrents around him were turbulent, but Xu Nan paid no heed.

He finally arrived near the city in the heart of the plains, where the familiar Gnoll emblem beckoned to him.

It is indeed Floating City.

This space is strange; it seems to be a product of the intertwining of the Pro World, Earth, and the Shadow Realm. Here, Xu Nan's Ron Sorcerer skills are all unusable!

Fortunately, Awakening Power is still intact.

He encountered some monsters from the Shadow Realm along the way, but they didn't have much of an impact.

According to Lake Fairy's intelligence, the people of the Shadow Realm are close to taking control of this Floating City, which was promised to him by Lost Paradise!

Xu Nan wondered where the members of the Thousand Rays Society were, and decided to just act arrogantly!

Anyway, I don't know where the people from Thousand Rays Society are.

With that thought in mind, he jumped off the city wall.

Looking down from the city wall, the once desolate outer city of the Floating City now had many figures, some tall and some short, ghostly and unsettling.

Xu Nan cleared his throat and took out a large megaphone:

"Listen up, you people inside! You are surrounded!"

"This city was created by Lost Paradise and is the sacred and inviolable property of the Ron Sorcerer. Anyone who steps into the cluster is considered to have committed an intrusion."

"I advise you to think twice, because there is no good end to going against Lost Paradise!"

A deep blue light shimmered all over Xu Nan's body; the Infinite Awakened Form was awesome!

To avoid being attacked, he activated ten layers of [Force Shield] early on. Theoretically, even if a third-tier professional cast a spell on him, he could withstand it!

Xu Nan's voice carried precisely throughout the entire outer city square.

Mercenaries from the Shadow Realm approached.

They looked at Xu Nan with some surprise and whispered among themselves:

Who is this person?

"I don't know, maybe it's an adventurer from Lyles... This person might have lowered the overall IQ of Lyles."

"We just killed a bunch of them, and now another idiot has come along."

One of the mercenary leaders sneered at Xu Nan in Common Language:

"You're all alone? Surrounding so many of us?"

Xu Nan thought for a moment and said, "Of course not."

He took off the treasure chest pendant from his neck, touched it for a while, and pulled out a Chalk Cat.

The Shadow Realm members burst into laughter.

Xu Nan looked dissatisfied and continued to rummage. After rummaging for a while, he pulled out a Fairy Nymph.

The people of the Shadow Realm laughed so hard they rolled on the ground.

Xu Nan frowned. "You took the wrong one again? That guy's sleeping posture is really bad, is he that hard to catch?"

He simply opened the treasure chest completely, pulled out a Bronze Dragon, and hurled it at the people of the Shadow Realm.

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