Would It Feel Like an Appointment from Above?

Xu Nan wasn't lying; it was true. Someone was genuinely interested in the personal information of these ten new surgeons who had gone to the dungeon. They probably wanted to get more information about the City of Abundance from them.

He hadn't expected the information about this instance to be so popular. He was reading it like a book in the men's restroom, one session after another, unable to stop.

Eventually, Ron Sorcerer had a change of heart and posted Xu Nan's dictated Strategy Guide on the forum, bringing the "toilet craze" to an end.

Xu Nan ran over and signed a gag agreement with the staff. From then on, he could no longer profit from this. He felt regretful, but this was the rule of Lost Paradise.

"How much did you earn?" Xu Nan asked Mr. Smith.

The adorable squirrel is completely immersed in the ocean of Constant Gold Coin.

"Don't know? Three hundred thousand, five hundred thousand? Or more... We squirrels are generally not very good at math..."

Mr. Smith's claws even smelled of Constant Gold Coin.

Xu Nan helped with the inventory.

To the astonishment of onlookers, he actually used his powerful magic to conjure three magical hands to help him count money!

One is the [Powerful Mage Hand], another is the [Leg Tremor Palm], and the third is the [Leg Air-Splitting Palm]!

Such extravagant money-counting behavior stunned most of the sorcerers in the Explorers' Hall. It was a pity that Xu Nan had already withdrawn from the event organized by the Chained Alchemy Heart, otherwise he would have accumulated countless points.

"Too slow."

Xu Nan was still not satisfied, so he summoned several more dark tentacles to help count the money.

Ultimately, statistics showed that ticket revenue reached nearly 600,000 Constant Gold Coin... If it weren't for the kind-hearted person's account, probably even more people would have bought the Strategy Guide from Xu Nan, after all, the City of Abundance is the dungeon with the most outrageous rewards that second-tier warlocks can access!

Xu Nan also realized this point; he still had five Bloodline Fruit left to consume!

He's currently a level six Ron Sorcerer, and to level up, he needs to complete eight more shameful events. Previously, one Bloodline Fruit could offset one event, but after leveling up, it seems only half an event can be offset. Xu Nan feels this is a waste; he'll save the Bloodline Fruit for later!

"Here's your fee, thank you for your hard work."

Xu Nan took 10% as Mr. Smith's reward. Mr. Smith was overjoyed, dancing with excitement. But then he suddenly realized, "What use is money to me? I'll just have to give it to that woman anyway..."

"Etc!"

He said with annoyance, "Old Mr. Luo Mang needed to see you, but I forgot!"

Xu Nan was shocked.

Mr. Smith arrived in the afternoon, and now it's late at night, or even early morning... So, what about Mr. Luo Mang...?

When Xu Nan and Mr. Smith arrived at Luo Mang's residence, Luo Mang had just returned from a portal, carrying a strange creature that exuded a terrifying aura!

"Teacher, we..." Xu Nan was a little embarrassed.

"It's alright." Luo Mang waved his hand, stuffing the creature into his sleeve. "When I saw you weren't coming back, I went to search the abyss, but couldn't find you. I killed a few lords along the way and even captured one alive to play with..."

Mr. Smith trembled all over, and Xu Nan was also shocked by the old man's domineering aura.

He pondered for a moment, wondering if the teacher's implication was. "If you stand me up again next time, I'll throw you into the abyss."

Luo Mang is so righteous and awe-inspiring, he shouldn't do such a thing... probably not.

Xu Nan was very nervous.

However, he was quite experienced in this area, and immediately sent some local specialties from Earth: West Lake Dragon Well tea newly produced by the Farming Garden, Peking duck that Ah Tang personally hung in the Bamboo Forest... and of course, the super popular spicy Green-Skinned Lobster!

Luo Mang's complexion improved considerably.

Mr. Smith took the opportunity to slip away, and Xu Nan changed the subject, saying, "I wonder what the teacher wanted to see me about?"

While eating lobster, Luo Mang suggested, "Lost Paradise has a project that's about to start, and it involves a collaboration with Stephenson."

"Before that, we need a business delegation to Stephenson for negotiations. The main negotiators were originally to be led by Ophy himself, but he has recently become obsessed with [something] and doesn't really want to go!"

"And he thought you were capable of being the main person in charge of the project. So I put your name on the list, and in a while you will represent our Lost Paradise to visit Stephenson!"

What do you think?

Xu Nan pondered for a moment and said, "Teacher... this spot must be highly sought after, right?"

"I'm just a second-tier warlock, and I've been made the main person in charge of the delegation..."

"Doesn't it feel like a preordained appointment?"

Luo Mang looked at him in surprise. "I was the one who originally chose him!"

Xu Nan coughed, and before he knew it, he was smitten again... It's really hard not to be captivated.

He thought about it for a moment, and decided that going to visit Stephenson would be a good idea. Wasn't that one of the perks of being Luo Mang's disciple? He probably also considered his own business acumen!

As for Ophy, why is he so obsessed with having a legitimate reason not to go on business trips?

This is the only thing Xu Nan wants to complain about.

In fact, he was quite good to Stephenson. After all, it was the place where Senior Sister Jiang Yuanchi had lived, and also the birthplace of many great alchemical products!

Stephenson has a dilapidated wardrobe that contains many great inventions of alchemists throughout history. If he could find it and take a look at it, wouldn't his future innovative projects have a promising future?

However, heading to Stephenson meant that Xu Nan was officially entering the sights of the higher-ups in the Pro World. Although Lost Paradise would definitely protect him, he still had a sense of unease.

Furthermore, what about the Special Ops Team's work while he's in Stephenson? Unexcused absences will result in a deduction from performance pay, and Xu Nan's instincts told him he didn't want to lose even a tiny bit of his salary!

After the master and apprentice had a preliminary qualitative discussion about Stephenson's trip, Xu Nan took an opportunity to tell Luo Mang about the nightmare that had been bothering him!

"You... you saw the future when you inherited the knowledge of your bloodline?"

As expected, Luo Mang showed an unprecedentedly serious expression.

Xu Nan nodded. "The future I see..."

His mouth was gagged by Luo Mang.

"I know without even needing to know that, in short, it's not very satisfactory for you Earthlings, is it?"

Luo Mang's eyes were sharp, as if he had seen through something.

Xu Nan looked at him in shock, and the latter pondered, "Actually... you don't have to take the future you see seriously!"

Xu Nan looked at Luo Mang, puzzled.

Luo Mang explained, "I am glad that you told me this secret. Most people are foolish enough to think that they are the chosen ones and therefore can see their destiny... but that is not the case."

"This is an old trick of the Pro Gods; they have used similar methods more than once..."

"On Earth, you are definitely not the only one who sees the so-called future. In fact, I suspect that many professionals with enormous potential also see those futures!"

Xu Nan understood somewhat.

"That's right. The futures you see are actually just the futures that the Pro Gods want you to see when they are influencing the laws of the world and taking advantage of the assimilation of the laws of professional inheritance!"

Luo Mang said seriously, "In fact, the future is ever-changing, and no one can truly foresee destiny, not even the Wizard King of the Arcane Empire, let alone those Law God!"

Xu Nan's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the Wizard King of the Arcane Empire, the Law God of Pro Gods, was even more powerful than the one in Luo Mang.

He was somewhat puzzled. "Why did they let us see these futures? Although the futures I saw weren't particularly precise, they were roughly..."

Luo Mang interrupted him, "Psychological suggestion."

Xu Nan fell into deep thought.

"This is actually a form of psychological suggestion," Luo Mang sneered. "The Pro Gods are adept at implanting similar illusions in the hearts of every person with potential, making them believe that their world is beyond redemption... They want you to give up resistance from the depths of your hearts!"

"From a timeline perspective, the future is indeed the future, and it may accurately reflect some aspects of it, but it is definitely not the whole story!"

What you see is the future, it is real, but it is also fake, only a carefully selected version of reality!

Xu Nan understood!

He had always believed that the future he saw was a benevolent revelation from a mysterious force, but now it seemed that he was just a fish being manipulated!

Through this method, the Pro Gods gradually convinced them that the prophecies were true.

This psychological suggestion would make them give up hope of saving the Earth, since no matter what they do, it is unlikely that they can change the situation of the Earth being swallowed up.

But in fact, they do have the potential to save the Earth.

According to Luo Mang's theory, the so-called Decameron is merely a means for the Pro Gods to strengthen psychological suggestion.

He saw the impact of the Pro World on Earth in the prophecy, but he didn't see the Klo Demon that ravaged the Pro World turn into Green-Skinned Lobster on Earth, nor did he see the ferocious dungeon troops being easily killed by Avian Flu, nor did he see a large number of second-tier monsters eventually becoming food for the people in the neighboring province... He subconsciously ignored these problems, but did not notice that the future he saw was deviating further and further from reality!

"According to the time you saw, what day is the Third Day?" Luo Mang asked.

Xu Nan thought for a moment, "Early February 2020, Earth time."

Luo Mang calmly replied, "Time is real, but as for how far they can actually go, that remains to be seen."

"Alright, this part is too obscure. We'll discuss it again when you've made greater achievements in divination spells..."

Xu Nan nodded, and the two chatted from dawn until the afternoon of the next day before Xu Nan respectfully left Mr. Luo Mang's residence.

He felt he had gained a lot from the meeting and needed to digest it.

What Xu Nan didn't know was that no sooner had he left than an old man with sallow skin appeared at Luo Mang's house.

"Why deceive him?" The old man laughed like a ghost, "That was clearly a true prophecy of fate..."

Luo Mang's expression was complex. He remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a long breath:

"Even if it's a true prophecy of fate, I still fear the arduous journey of the [Fearless One]..."

"I hope... he won't hate me..."

...!