Ron Sorcerers and Dogs Keep Out

The Shadow Realm, a special world. In the Pro World, it exists outside of the primary and secondary planes, possessing its own unique construction system.

It is said that, apart from the fallen Shadow King, no god can control the true secrets of the Shadow Realm.

The Shadow Realm is loosely organized. Although it has some famous and powerful figures, it has never had anything of noteworthy value other than the infamous Shadow Kill Order.

The majority of the Shadow Realm's members are Shadow Creature, most of whom lack self-awareness and will fiercely attack any creature that trespasses into the Shadow Realm; a few Shadow Creature manage to stand out and become intelligent Shadow Masters.

These shadow beings constitute the ecological structure of the shadow world.

Some wanderers, when advancing in rank, choose to sign a pact with the Shadow Realm, thereby acquiring some of the abilities of Shadow Creature and the right to roam the Shadow Realm.

People often envy these wanderers who possess elusive assassination skills, but very few know the price they pay.

Xu Nan happened to be one of them. The bloodline knowledge of the Ron Sorcerer was indeed incredibly powerful; due to some special historical reasons, they knew the Shadow Realm inside and out.

Those wanderers who sign pacts with the Shadow Realm will have their souls enter the Shadow Realm after death, where they may become food for Shadow Creature or be reborn as new shadow beasts.

In short, the Shadow Realm is such a mysterious place.

But while the Shadow Realm are low-key and mysterious, they welcome every race of beings in their own unique way.

Mercenaries in the Shadow Realm are a unique sight.

These people, like the contracted wanderers, are gamblers, outlaws, thugs, or madmen recruited by the Shadows from various worlds.

The Shadow Realm grant them certain privileges and abilities, and in return, they will obey the Shadow Realm's services.

It's worth noting that this relationship is not reliable, since mercenaries have never been synonymous with trustworthiness.

The group of the Shadow Realm mercenaries that Xu Nan encountered perfectly illustrated what it means to be opportunistic.

One second they were laughing at Xu Nan's childish attempt to surround dozens of them all by himself.

The next second, he knelt under the Dragon Might of the Bronze Dragon, trembling, not daring to even raise his head to speak to Xu Nan, his words filled with respect.

This left Xu Nan somewhat disappointed.

I just smashed a few Shadow Creature with the Bronze Dragon and seem to have gained a little bit of Divine Favor Value. It's not much, but you have to cultivate the good habit of accumulating little by little.

He carefully examined the strength of this Shadow Realm mercenary group and found that their strongest professional was only at the second tier, while the weaker ones were only at the second or third tier.

I don't know who gave them the courage to venture into such a place.

However, being new to the area, Xu Nan still needed some sources of intelligence, and these cowardly mercenaries were the best targets for interrogation.

Don't worry about them lying. Under the Dragon Might, even if they wanted to lie, given their intelligence, they would consider the cost of lying.

Two hours later, Xu Nan paced back and forth on the outer city wall of the Floating City.

A short, red-haired man followed behind him with a fawning expression.

This red-haired guy is called Ace. He was a deserter from a country in a sub-plane who later became a mercenary in the Shadow Realm when he had nowhere else to go.

Like other mercenaries in the Shadow Realm, he is loyal to Viscount [Frandy]. Xu Nan speculates that Frandy is likely a true Shadow Master with considerable authority within the Shadow Realm.

Ace and his companions were sent to investigate the newly emerged Plane Funnel in the Shadow Realm.

Plane Funnel is similar to Plane Bubble. The Shadow Realm frequently merge and intersect with other worlds, and the nexus connecting these two worlds in this process is called Plane Funnel.

This is also because the Shadow Realm are unique in nature; while they are linked to other worlds, from a planar perspective, they form a funnel-shaped barrier.

However, what they didn't expect was that the Plane Funnel that appeared this time was very special.

It is not only the intersection of the Shadow Realm and the Pro World, but also the Plane Bubble integrated into the Lin Sphere.

Ace and his friends lost contact with Frandy and stumbled upon this Floating City by chance, so they wanted to explore it.

It's worth mentioning that Ace and his companions also discovered a group of adventurers who claimed to be from the Lyles Plain.

"Based on the information available, it's not difficult to deduce some useful information..."

"First, the barrier currently in which the two Floating City are located is indeed a shadow funnel woven from three worlds. These three worlds include the Five Yang Lake of Lin Sphere, the Lyles Plain of the Pro World, and the Shadow Realm."

"Secondly, according to Ace and his group, they saw the two Floating City fall before they rushed over, but they only found this one high-quality replica. Given the way the twin Floating City Twin Floating City were entangled at the time, even if they separated after entering the Plane Funnel, they probably wouldn't have been too far apart."

"Third, there are probably three major forces that are potential contenders for the Floating City. The mercenary forces of the Shadow Realm are no match for them, but who knows when the so-called Viscount Frandy will suddenly appear and launch a desperate attack on me; many entrances have appeared in the Lyles Plain, and so far only low-level adventurers have come over, but as time goes on, it is possible that strong people of the third rank or above will appear, which is beyond my ability to handle; the Thousand Rays Society is the easiest to deal with. Zhang Jian has transferred most of his forces to fight against the Poison Dragon, so they should still be exploring outside and are not a concern for the time being."

Xu Nan silently pondered the plan.

His target, of course, is the Floating City of the Arcane Empire! Just kidding, if you're going to rob someone, you have to rob the real thing. What's the use of bringing back this knock-off?

The people in Lost Paradise also treasured it. Xu Nan had already seen the blueprint given by Roy. The High-imitation Floating City was empty and had nothing. Apart from its strategic significance, it was almost useless and consumed a lot of energy.

I already have a Cloud Ascending Ship, so this thing should be thrown as far away as possible, unless Lost Paradise is willing to pay a high price to buy it back.

The Floating City of the Arcane Empire are different.

Each Floating City represents—wealth! Enormous wealth!

Xu Nan believed that as long as he found that Floating City, he would be the richest man in the future world!

And the problem of Titanium Mi Alloy that has been troubling him will also be solved.

However, he needs to hurry.

The Bronze Dragon is quite powerful, but she is still a minor. She can intimidate these mercenaries with her Dragon Might, but Xu Nan believes that the Shadow Realm's Viscount-level Shadow Warriors will not be fooled.

After all, quite a few dragons have died at the hands of Shadow Creature.

"Mr. Xu Nan, the entrance has been found!"

Ace came over to greet him.

Xu Nan counted the change.

Following the blueprint for the Floating City that Roy had given him, Xu Nan easily found the control hub for his High-imitation Floating City!

"The rest is simple. Although this Floating City is undefended, as long as I take over the Floating City, it should still have some combat power in a short period of time. Setting up some traps and mechanisms to resist it is not difficult."

"Using this Floating City to pinpoint the location of the Arcane Empire's Floating City —perfect!"

Xu Nan entered the control center alone. Looking at the pitch-black control room in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little excited!

He groped around in the dark for a while and found the place to enter the control key.

Start the control room and enter the control key.

[Incorrect key entered; the Floating City will explode in ten seconds!]

These words appeared in Xu Nan's mind.

He was startled.

The explosion was a joke, but the incorrect key entry is real.

Another line of text popped up.

Xu Nan frowned. It couldn't be that bad. Back then, Roy had indeed given him the control key to the Floating City beforehand in order to get him to help control its descent.

Could it be that they secretly changed the password later?

Is it really necessary to be so wary of yourself?

Xu Nan was a little annoyed.

At that moment, he suddenly saw a strange crystalline object shimmering in the darkness.

"Huh? That's... that's mithril?"

"Is that a mountain of Titanium Mi Alloy?"

"My Tears of the Monarch, is it this big?"

Xu Nan exclaimed and walked over, only to find something blocking her way.

It was as if a mirror was placed across the space.

He saw a large amount of rare alchemical materials in the mirror; even a small amount would be enough to make an ordinary person rich for a lifetime!

"This... this isn't the control center of the replica city?"

"Is this a genuine Kaneshiro?"

Xu Nan reacted quickly, but he immediately began to doubt the idea, because when he entered the city, he clearly saw that familiar dog head!

Authentic products may contain errors, but counterfeits will never be wrong!

"Could it be a trick by the Ron Sorcerer?"

Xu Nan continued walking forward, following the mysterious crystal. After an unknown amount of time, a Crescent Gate appeared ahead.

The Crescent Gate seems to be passable.

Xu Nan was overjoyed. If those mithril and Titanium Mi Alloy were real, he could save himself three hundred years of hard work!

However, Crescent Gate, there is an oak sign with the following words written in Common Language:

[No Ron Sorcerer or dogs allowed]

Xu Nan was furious. "What the hell? Is this some kind of discrimination?"

"Dogs are so cute, why discriminate against them?! What gives them the right?!"

Well, as for Ron Sorcerer, it's only natural that he'd be discriminated against.

Xu Nan was already aware of this. So what if she was discriminated against? She could just walk in with a thick skin. Did they really think someone would kick her out?

He bowed his head and passed through the Crescent Gate.

The next second, he froze on the spot.

In the grand and empty palace, a beautiful woman, dressed in a jet-black gown, lay quietly inside a wriggling amber-colored object.

Her movements and expressions seemed as if she had been asleep for millions of years.

For a moment, Xu Nan was completely mesmerized.

After a long while, a long sigh came:

"Did Lü Junyi send you?"

Xu Nan: "Huh?"

"I'm asking if it was Mr. Lü Junyi, the omnipotent Astral Magician who promised to use the heads of the gods as a betrothal gift to marry me, who invited you to come and see me?"

The woman inside the amber opened her eyes.

Xu Nan was completely dumbfounded.

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