How Does Godly Draw Spread?

Sherry paused for a moment, looked at Qin Lele, shook her head, and then turned her attention back to Xu Nan:

"In short, you are the most shameless and degenerate city lord I have ever seen! You are not worthy to rule Yu Tuo Sang!"

Xu Nan looked at her calmly. "Is that enough?"

Sherry stamped her foot. "No! Everything you've done is for yourself! You haven't done anything for the great revival of Yu Tuo Sang! You..."

Xu Nan: "Why should I?"

Sherry was taken aback. "What?"

Xu Nan smiled, sat down, and took a sip of tea. "Why should I?"

"I'm not a member of your Arcane Empire, so what does Yu Tuo Sang's great revival have to do with me?"

Sherry retorted angrily, "But... but you promised to fulfill the Ancient Covenant..."

Xu Nan nodded. "Yes, but what conflict is there between fulfilling the Ancient Covenant and what I've done? When the Arcane Empire and the Pro Gods clash again, I can guarantee that I will stand on your side. Isn't that enough?"

"As for the lord of Yu Tuo Sang... hehe, His Highness the Great Wizard King asked me to do odd jobs for him for free, so what's wrong with me taking a little money for my hard work?"

"If the girl lying down below wasn't possibly my brother's woman, I would have quit long ago!"

Sherry's face turned deathly pale instantly, and she staggered backward.

"I... I know! You don't care about this city at all!"

"It's impossible to rely on you!"

She turned to leave.

Xu Nan picked up her teacup and sighed, "Wait."

Sherry glared at Xu Nan with a resentful look on her face.

"Have you ever thought about how many eyes are on us since Yu Tuo Sang was born?"

Xu Nan looked at her with pity. "That group of orcs who claimed to be displaced happened to appear near Yu Tuo Sang by such a coincidence. You would probably believe them if they pretended to be lost."

Sherry was taken aback. "But beastmen are simple and honest..."

"I had Lele investigate. There's someone behind these orcs. I had the Stone Golem collect the Breathing Tax from them to show a tough stance. The person behind those orcs saw Yu Tuo Sang's attitude and made them back down. You really think some Breathing Tax scared them away?" Xu Nan sneered.

Sherry remained silent, then clenched her fist. "Those Bard..."

"What's wrong with me charging royalties when those Bard want to sing about my adventures?"

Xu Nan countered, "Isn't the Arcane Empire known for its emphasis on patent protection and respect for intellectual property rights? By doing this, the news of Yu Tuo Sang's birth will actually spread further from the songs of these Bard complaining about exorbitant taxes!"

"Don't you understand the concept of negative news hype? Do you believe that if you anger these poets, they'll go around collecting patent fees for their adventure stories in Yu Tuo Sang? At that point, the entire Arcane Empire remnants of the Pro World will know that your Princess has appeared. Isn't that a form of free advertising?"

Sherry was completely bewildered.

"About the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword!" She seemed to have grasped at the last straw.

Xu Nan put down his teacup and sighed, "I did find a lot of informants and sold the news that the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword was afraid of blood at a high price; then I let the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword stir up trouble everywhere, luring those adventurers from the Lyles Plain who thought they had the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword's weakness to go and fight the Demon Sword."

"But can't you think about the deeper meaning behind this? Can't you appreciate my good intentions?"

Sherry was completely stunned. While she was still trying to think, Xu Nan quietly patted her back, and his kind voice rang out:

"I deliberately used the Demon Sword as bait to test the strength of the adventurers in the Lyles Plain."

"I cured the Demon Sword's hemophobia a long time ago. It's already used to being soaked in watermelon juice."

"Through this action, I gained access to the combined strength of most of the adventurers in the Lyles Plain. Do you still think I was wrong?"

"Whether a city lord is truly competent or not is left for future generations to judge. You may not understand many of my actions, but that's because the Wizard King made me the city lord, while you can only be the City Lord Secretary. Do you understand?"

Sherry blushed deeply, and although she wanted to refute, she couldn't utter a single word.

After a long pause, she bowed dejectedly to Xu Nan and apologized, "I'm sorry, I was shallow..."

"Sigh, being a city lord is really tiring. I work hard to devise strategies for this city, but I still have to be suspected by my subordinates."

Xu Nan looked heartbroken.

Sherry bowed deeply in apology and showed a look of... remorse.

Then they slunk away.

"Wow! Xu Nan, you're amazing!"

Qin Lele was deeply moved.

Xu Nan glanced at her, withdrew the Touch of Idiocy from her hand, and then turned off the skill to Bluff: "I was confused."

Qin Lele's eyes widened. "But you cured the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword's hemophobia..."

Xu Nan explained, "No, this thing can't be cured. It's just that you get used to being dizzy from time to time."

"So you understand the strength of the adventurers in the Lyles Plain..."

"What's the point of knowing anything about the strength of those amateur adventurers? Of course, selling them information to make money is more important!"

"Breathing Tax and patent fees..."

"Of course it's for personal enrichment. If I don't make a fortune while I'm in office, where will I go to make money after I leave?"

Xu Nan took it for granted.

"You're going to run away!?" Qin Lele exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Nan sneered, "That old man, Wizard King, is dishonest. He schemed against me, so of course I can't keep working for him for free. Everything I did before was like earning zero interest, but in the long run, I'm still losing too much. The appearance of this city has attracted so many strange and powerful figures. How can a second-tier sorcerer like me withstand it? I've already written my resignation letter. I hope Wizard King will find someone more capable!"

He glanced at Qin Lele: "Come on, let's go farm Ancient Shadow Essence for you."

"Don't worry, even if I have to run away, I'll take you with me!"

Qin Lele looked touched and said happily, "I know you love me."

"Is that right?"

Xu Nan gave a perfunctory smile.

"Right."

Qin Lele laughed heartily, "Really? Or are you kidding?"

Xu Nan thought for a moment:

"Sincerity is a lie."

To the Yutuo Sang Plus lies a vast expanse of the Shadow Realm Plains.

After Viscount Frandy withdrew his troops, the area was left largely empty, and many Shadow Realm Refugees were wandering around nearby were getting restless.

Xu Nan had no army under his command. It was good enough that he could defend the city. How could he have the energy to think about going out to attack?

However, necessary reconnaissance was still conducted.

He discovered an Ancient Shadow Essence's lair here.

Ancient Shadow Essence are mysterious creatures that existed since the dawn of the Shadow Realm. These beings are malevolent and powerful, and are a mortal threat to the rest of the Shadow Realm.

These monsters carry the power of the laws of the Shadow Realm. Killing them will yield various runes, some of which are equivalent to forming contracts with the Shadow Realm. By consuming these runes, one can freely enter and exit the Shadow Realm.

This Ancient Shadow Essence's lair contains about thirty monsters of varying strengths.

But all of this is nothing compared to Xu Nan, who has activated the infinite Awakening Power cheat!

Xu Nan didn't hide anything. In front of Qin Lele, he transformed into his Awakened Form and rushed into the nest, unleashing a flurry of wild punches that left the Shadow Essences crying for their parents.

Ninety-nine layers of Force Shield make him immune to the Shadow Essence's curse damage, while the Strength of Nine Bulls and Two Tigers is quite useful when tearing apart the Shadow Essence's body.

Half an hour later, Qin Lele's friend only had time to shout "666" a few times before the entire nest was cleared.

These monsters contributed a significant amount of Divine Favor Value and over thirty rune stones to Xu Nan.

Xu Nan came out holding the talisman.

"These runes need to be consecrated and recognized by a master. Generally speaking, there are four colors of Shadow Rune Stone."

"The gray ones are disposable and have lower efficacy, the black ones can usually be used multiple times, and the purple ones are very rare, meaning they can be used indefinitely, as long as they are recharged when not in use."

"There's another kind of red runestone, which is quite unique. It can be used to cast spells from the Shadow Realm. Although it's also a one-time use item, the effects are often amazing! Come on, you take half and I'll take half, let's see who has better luck!"

Xu Nan is very generous to his friends. Whether it's Lü Junyi or Qin Lele, once they've been recognized as friends by him, good things are naturally shared together.

The two of them moved a stool and began the very clichéd ritual of dripping blood for consecration.

Qin Lele: "Wow! It's purple!"

Xu Nan: "Hmm, gray!"

Qin Lele: "Wow! It's red!"

Xu Nan: "Hmm, gray!"

Xu Nan: "Wow! It's red!"

Xu Nan: "Hmm, it's still gray... wait!"

Xu Nan looked at the two sets of rune stones and was starting to question his life!

Why is my luck so bad when I obtained the treasure myself? Why is it that Qin Lele only had two gray runes out of five, while I opened six and they were all gray?

Everyone gets random runes, so why is Qin Lele able to Godly Draw so often?

Based on the principle that "among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me," Xu Nan humbly sought Qin Lele's advice on how to improve his luck.

Qin Lele looked around, a shy expression on her face. "Should we do it here?"

Xu Nan asked, puzzled, "Is that not allowed?"

Qin Lele said coquettishly, "Really, let's do it here then!"

Then she began to undress.

Xu Nan was shocked and grabbed her hand that was unbuttoning her blouse. "Stop! What are you doing?"

Qin Lele took it for granted:

"Take off your clothes... Haven't you heard of that before?"

"Godly Draw spreads through X!"

Xu Nan's lips twitched slightly. "Then I'd rather be unlucky for the rest of my life! I don't believe it!"

He consecrated ten more talismans in one go, all of them ordinary gray!

Meanwhile, Qin Lele successfully drew two purples, three reds, and two blacks.

Xu Nan looked at the two piles of rune stones of different colors, tears streaming down her face:

"I used to believe in science too..."

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