Life Inevitably Has Sorrows and Joys

Reading the magical words of the contract, Xu Nan learned that this unstable teleportation gate was called Caesar's Gate.

It sounded quite imposing, but in reality, it was just something a Magician Lord from the Pro World had created and sent to Earth.

The effect of Caesar's Gate was to bring people from Earth to Lord Caesar's territory.

The news that the Pro World and Earth were about to merge didn't just cause a stir on Earth; the main plane of the Pro World was also experiencing turbulent times.

This Magician named Caesar had some ideas. While many beings in the Pro World were eager to descend upon Earth and plunder its resources, he did the opposite, wanting to first acquire some humans from Earth.

Unfortunately, when this teleportation gate arrived, it was affected by a spacetime storm and was no longer under Caesar's control. Where it would actually teleport people was also an unknown.

But Caesar's Gate was still a very good Magic item. It could be opened once a month, and each time it opened, it could teleport 5 people to the Pro World.

Moreover, this gate had its own sentience.

Although Magician Zhao had become its master by chance, it had always looked down on Zhao from the bottom of its heart, as Zhao's charm was too low.

So, the moment Xu Nan appeared, it actively offered the master-recognition contract, doing so with a speed that left Xu Nan dumbfounded.

If he hadn't repeatedly checked and confirmed that there were no loopholes in the contract, he really wouldn't have dared to sign it.

And after signing the contract, Xu Nan became the master of Caesar's Gate.

Only Zhao suffered.

He finally woke up from his shock and coma, only to see this scene. He recalled how he had tried everything to win the heart of Caesar's Gate but failed, and how he had almost been drained of all his Magic power just to barely become its temporary master. Anger surged in his heart. The more he looked at Xu Nan's handsome face, the more displeased he became, feeling as if the top of his head had turned into the Hulunbuir Grassland.

"You're infuriating me. I'm going to kill you!"

Zhao struggled to get up from the ground, wanting to cast a spell in a fit of rage, but he forgot that he had just barely survived a Magic backlash and his Magic power was unstable!

At that moment, before he could even finish chanting, with just a thought, the spell automatically failed.

A new round of terrifying backlash occurred. The temperature of the Magic power attached to his blood suddenly increased, and his blood began to evaporate at a visible speed!

Finally, under everyone's astonished gaze, Zhao convulsed all over, fell at the mouth of the valley, and completely lost his life.

His eyes were wide open, looking as if he had died with grievances.

"This person's mental fortitude is terrible. Was he really angered to death by Xu Nan?"

Qin Lele asked doubtfully, "Can someone with this kind of intelligence become a Magician?"

Zhang Yingluo looked at Zhao's almost burnt and deformed body with some regret: "So he died."

"What we're discussing now isn't the teleportation gate, but your problem."

Zhang Yingluo stared at the three professionals again: "Why are you trying to escape Earth?"

The masked woman said calmly, "First, I'm not escaping; where I go seems to be my freedom. Second, I've never heard of any Thousand Radiance Society, and I don't think the authorities would let a girl like you be in charge of the professionals in H City. Third, I only want to know one thing right now: can this gate still teleport?"

Her gaze locked onto Xu Nan, and a feeling of being targeted by a Hunter arose spontaneously.

Xu Nan pondered, "Yes, it can."

"However..." His eyes darted around, and he suddenly wanted to test something: "However, activating this teleportation gate requires some cost."

"I'm not a very powerful spellcaster, and a Bard's Magic power is usually not enough. To compensate for these costs, if you want my help with the teleportation, each of you will need to provide three Magic items!"

Xu Nan directly made an exorbitant demand.

Hearing this, everyone looked surprised. Was this blatant robbery?

The baseball-capped young man, Changfeng, said angrily, "I thought you were a refined person because you recited such good poetry earlier, but I didn't expect you to be even more worldly than that Zhao!"

"Three Magic items? That kind of thing only exists in the Pro World, right? We only have eight pieces of ordinary equipment!"

Slap! A mask was put over his mouth.

"The price you're asking is unreasonable," the tall, thin young man said coldly. "Don't force us to take action."

Zhang Yingluo frowned slightly: "Junior..."

Xu Nan shook his head, indicating it was fine. He was looking at the task card that had suddenly popped up—

[Ron Sorcerer Bloodline Awakening Optional Task]

[Task Name: Plucking Feathers as You Pass By]

[Task Description: Helping others is a matter of course, but it's always necessary to collect a little profit; send Song Ying, Changfeng Tuo, and Changfeng, three professionals, to the Pro World, but they must leave behind one of their most important possessions.]

[Task Reward: 1 Shame Point]

Xu Nan smiled slightly. He had indeed grasped the pattern of the Ron Sorcerer's bloodline task system. As long as he tried to do something outrageous, it was possible to directly trigger a task.

And the reward for the task was related to how outrageous the matter was. For a task like Plucking Feathers as You Pass By, in the system's view, sending three professionals to the Pro World and collecting a high reward was not particularly shameless; at most, it could be considered taking advantage of the situation, so the reward was only 1 Shame Point.

The shameless act of watching someone on the verge of death earlier was truly beyond ordinary people's imagination, falling into the category of a lunatic, which was why the reward was so high, not only five Shame Points but also a specialty like Instant Spell!

As long as I fully grasp the system's pattern, won't I be able to make it issue whatever tasks I want?

Just as Xu Nan was immersed in joy, the task card flashed another bold red line—

[Detected excessive bloodline overdraft by the host recently, bloodline restraint mechanism is now activated; bloodline tasks can now only be triggered once per day!]

Xu Nan's smile gradually stiffened, and his heart began to bleed.

The pattern he had just figured out was now useless? What excessive bloodline overdraft, what restraint mechanism, I think this system is clearly making things difficult for me, Xu Nan!

This meant that his desire to regularly obtain high-quality missions had become a luxury. From now on, it really depended on luck.

"Forget it, forget it, let's deal with this one first."

Xu Nan could feel that the masked woman was not to be trifled with. She was the only professional Xu Nan couldn't see through. He didn't even dare to use Appraisal Technique, fearing he might provoke her.

"Then let's change the condition."

Xu Nan pretended to be troubled, "The three of you, each leave behind the most important item you have."

The three looked at each other.

Zhang Yingluo frowned, "Xu Nan, junior, don't you think their actions are considered illegal immigration?"

Xu Nan had a bit of a headache. He also realized that Zhang Yingluo was not as simple as she appeared on the surface.

He had heard about the Thousand Radiance Society just now. It was possible that some organizations had already been established internally to deal with the arrival of the Pro World and the emergence of professionals.

But he was sure that Zhang Yingluo's actions were not authorized by the authorities.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have brought Qin Lele and these people with her. She must have stumbled upon this matter unintentionally during their camping trip and wanted to intervene.

"Senior, I'd like to ask, is there really a clear regulation now that prohibits ordinary people from going to another world?"

Xu Nan asked seriously.

Zhang Yingluo's expression stiffened, and she shook her head in frustration.

"Then going to another world should... be their freedom, right? After all, it's also an adventure, to know what another world is like; to give up everything on Earth and start over in a new world... This kind of thing doesn't seem very illegal, does it?"

Xu Nan's view on sending people to the Pro World was the opposite of Zhang Yingluo's. He had seen some vague future possibilities.

Too many beings from other worlds descended upon Earth, turning it upside down.

Now, sending some transmigrators over first might also stir up the situation in the other world. He himself wouldn't go, after all, he cherished his life.

"Alright... you have a point. Actually, I'm not a formal member of the Thousand Radiance Society, just a reserve for now."

Zhang Yingluo sighed, "It's just that the boss told me that if I can catch ten professionals and complete their registration, I can become a full member."

Everyone: "..."

So that's why she was so actively looking for professionals!

Xu Nan also felt speechless.

The masked woman reacted the fastest. She took out her phone and made a call, then asked for Xu Nan's name and some personal information before hanging up:

"Done. At the latest, in two days, the fake car accident I arranged will be confirmed. The ownership of the thirty-six shops and four office buildings under my name is yours."

"Now, can you send me to the other world?"

Xu Nan was stunned. The system prompt indicated that the mission was one-third complete, which proved that the masked woman was telling the truth.

"Y-yes..."

The wealth came too suddenly, and he found it a bit hard to accept, while everyone else seemed quite calm.

The masked woman walked into the teleportation gate. Xu Nan silently activated the teleportation spell, and with the help of Caesar's Gate, the teleportation channel opened, and her figure gradually disappeared.

Changfeng walked over silently, took off his baseball cap, and handed it to Xu Nan, somewhat reluctantly, "This is the most important thing I have."

Xu Nan nodded.

The tall, thin young man, with a gloomy face, grabbed Xu Nan's hand and wrote two strings of numbers and letters: "This is my QQ number. Inside are the contact details of all the wealthy young ladies in the Jiangdong area."

"A-Kun and I haven't eaten for several days. We have nothing on us. This is one of the most valuable things I have. Anyway, I won't need it when I go to the other world. Take care of yourself."

Xu Nan was speechless to find that this also met the system's mission requirements.

The two walked into the teleportation gate and disappeared.

With the mission complete, Xu Nan was about to close the teleportation channel with some emotion, when suddenly, a figure rushed into the teleportation gate!

"Senior!"

Xu Nan exclaimed.

A-Kun smiled slightly in the teleportation gate, "Once this kind of teleportation channel is opened, you don't actually need to specifically teleport, right?"

Xu Nan said anxiously, "Senior, come out quickly!"

A-Kun shook his head, "You don't know how much I envy you professionals with such great opportunities. I've always loved magnificent fantasy worlds. Going to such a world for adventure is my dream. You are really lucky to be able to become a professional safely on Earth."

Xu Nan said urgently, "Senior..."

"Junior, you don't need to persuade me!" A-Kun laughed heartily, "I can finally go to the Pro World as I wished and find a chance to become a true Monk!"

"I know we cherish each other, but the road ahead is long, and life is full of partings and reunions..."

"Anyway, I'm going!"

"Hopefully, we can meet again in the near future!"

A-Kun's figure gradually disappeared into the teleportation channel.

Only then did Xu Nan have time to shout loudly, "No, I meant, I know a doctor. As long as you have surgery there, you might be able to become a professional!"

"You don't have to take such a risk!"

As soon as the words fell, deep within the teleportation channel, that hearty and robust figure clearly trembled.