Noble Character!

God of Love and Maidens.

One of the new gods that had been active in Pro World over the past few centuries, she was competing with the Fallen Lust Maiden for the divine domain of the orthodox God of Love after the original love god had fallen.

She was very weak, possessing only weak divinity and divine power. If not for her status as the daughter of the God of Love, she would have long been devoured by other covetous gods.

Even in Pro World, her followers were very limited. This time, when she advanced into Earth, she had been wildly ambitious, hoping to claim a large share of the spoils and perhaps even directly inherit her mother's divine domain and godhead.

Xu Nan dug up this impression from his bloodline.

"What the hell? Just a god with weak divine power..."

Xu Nan was somewhat speechless. "Leaving aside that weird name, God of Love and Maidens, this sudden divine favor is way too absurd, isn't it? Why would she choose me?"

"Could it be because I dealt massive critical damage to couples, caught her attention, and then she saw how handsome I was?"

He pondered briefly and realized that this line of reasoning was perfectly sound.

Then he decisively chose to refuse!

What a joke. Choosing to become the Chosen One of a weak god from Pro World at a time like this was something only someone with a pig's brain would do, right?

No matter how tempting divine favor was, even if it could turn him into a demigod in one go, he would not spend half a second considering it—though, in truth, he doubted the God of Love and Maidens could even accomplish that.

Xu Nan had no interest in gods. He himself had no particular faith, and becoming someone else's lackey was something he deeply resisted.

Even if it was dressed up with a pleasant term like "Chosen One."

Even if the other party was a beautiful young girl!

This was also one reason Xu Nan had gradually developed a slight aversion toward Zhang Yingluo. Ever since learning that she was a Templar of the God of Truth, he had found her far less interesting.

As a Chinese man, he believed one should revere but not worship. And if one had to worship something, it should be oneself, or one's wise ancestors.

In the bloodline memories of Ron Sorcerers, the gods of Pro World were not beings worthy of admiration. There were several Ron Sorcerers in the present age who could stand on equal footing with gods!

"I should deal with those authority dogs from the Alchemy Heart first."

After refusing the divine favor, Xu Nan began to get a headache.

The Lost Paradise Alchemy Heart kept sending him invitations nonstop, like spam messages. There was simply no way to refuse them.

If he blocked them, there was a chance those authority dogs would retaliate the next time he entered Lost Paradise.

The Ron Sorcerer bloodline was, in essence, merely a bloodline. The system, whose full name was the "Bloodline Growth Guidance System," had been designed by powerful Ron Sorcerers to conveniently guide later generations in their growth.

Theoretically, the Ron Sorcerers at Lost Paradise headquarters had the authority to remove the systems of sorcerers who seriously violated the rules. Naturally, sorcerers stripped of their systems could still awaken their bloodlines in their own ways, but it was far more dangerous.

And they would no longer receive technical support from Lost Paradise.

There had been several sorcerers in history who had been stripped of their systems, but none of them seemed to have met a good end.

Xu Nan knew that the Lost Paradise Alchemy Heart could not represent the will of Lost Paradise headquarters. If the big shots at headquarters were the group owners, then these people from the Alchemy Heart who kept bombarding him with spam messages were, at most, a bunch of administrators.

"Ah, when you're under someone else's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head!"

In the end, Xu Nan chose to compromise. No matter what, he would first go to the Alchemy Heart and try to preserve his own interests as much as possible. This accident was probably something they had never expected either—who would have thought Xu Nan could rack up so many Activity Points in one go?

After agreeing to the Alchemy Heart's request, a golden portal opened before Xu Nan.

Xu Nan stepped inside.

A mysterious sensation enveloped his entire body.

"Welcome to the Lost Paradise Alchemy Heart!"

The next second, the hatch of a hovering one-man airship slowly opened. Xu Nan climbed inside.

The one-man airship instantly shot into the sky.

In that instant, Xu Nan saw countless sights surrounding the Alchemy Heart. He saw towering Titan giants carrying out missions across various planets; he saw powerful Ron Sorcerers cast spells and blast apart half a plane; he even saw scenes of Ron Sorcerers conducting alchemy, with countless people busy at work.

Countless railcars sped through this seemingly illusory plane!

This was completely unlike the backward Alchemy Heart Xu Nan had imagined.

It resembled a futuristic science-fiction world.

The one-man airship was simply too fast. With Xu Nan's current physical condition, staring outside for too long only made his eyes ache.

"Seventh Alchemy Heart Special Reception Office."

The airship slowly came to a stop.

Xu Nan stepped off, where an apprentice-looking man was already waiting to guide him. "You're Mr. Xu Nan, correct? We're truly very sorry. This matter was originally caused by our Alchemy Heart's inadequate preparations. We never expected that someone could obtain so many lottery chances."

"The two people in charge have been waiting inside for quite some time. This accident has put them in a difficult position as well, so please try to understand."

This apprentice was quite good at talking.

Xu Nan nodded. At least these people had not tried to use their authority to suppress him.

The reception office was rather spacious. When Xu Nan entered, two alchemists in white robes were discussing matters in low voices.

"Forget the bat droppings and teeth. Those items must be recovered."

"We gave him the alchemy blueprints too, but we copied those from all over the place anyway. Things like intellectual property rights don't exist."

"And the gemstones and precious metals—recover as much as possible. Oh, and all those magic items too."

The two only coughed and stopped talking after seeing Xu Nan enter.

Xu Nan's expression darkened.

They had deliberately let him hear that, hadn't they?

When he had been drawing prizes, he had also felt things were getting a little excessive. The items that appeared later had all been things like Greater Demon Hearts, Devil's Hands, and Ancient God Severed Fingers.

Not to mention the magic items, precious metals, and gemstones that filled his warehouse.

Even for legendary professionals, those items were immensely tempting.

Xu Nan was merely a first-rank sorcerer. Carrying such things around only put him in danger. His plan had been to return some of the items, along with some magic items, metals, and gemstones. But judging from the tone of these two men, they seemed to want to recover all the items and magic equipment!

Xu Nan was not having that!

After exchanging pleasantries, the two politely invited Xu Nan to sit. Xu Nan wore an innocent expression. "Did I do something wrong?"

The two exchanged glances, then coughed. "The physical reward portion of the first-rank Ron Sorcerer Guidance System is handled by our Seventh Alchemy Heart. To be honest, Mr. Xu Nan, the points you earned are unprecedented and have seriously exceeded our material reserves..."

"So you were inadequately prepared?" Xu Nan interrupted.

The two said awkwardly, "That is true, but there has never been anything like this before..."

"What does there never having been anything like this before have to do with it?" Xu Nan smiled. "I didn't exploit any loopholes. I followed the rules completely. From what you two are saying, you want to reclaim my rewards?"

The two hurriedly shook their heads. "No, no, no. That's not what we mean."

"Mr. Xu Nan certainly did not break any rules, but this matter has had quite a significant impact, which is why we invited you here to discuss it."

"As for the portion of the rewards we recover, we will do our best to compensate you through other means."

Xu Nan smiled. "What means?"

One of the alchemists tentatively asked, "Gold bars?"

Turning Stone to Gold, you mean?

Xu Nan could not help wanting to mock them. These sorcerers truly were shameless. It was clearly their own negligence, yet they wanted someone else to suffer the loss.

He calmly said, "As compensation, forget gold bars. Mithril, refined gold, Tears of the Monarch, and Tears of the Stars would all work. Other rare metals and gemstones are fine too."

The two alchemists' eyes widened. Xu Nan's request somewhat exceeded the limits of their authority.

After all, mithril and refined gold were not common goods. Most mithril mines had vanished from Pro World alongside the exile of the Arcane Empire, and the same was true of refined gold. As for Tears of the Monarch and Tears of the Stars... Forget it, let's discuss mithril and refined gold instead!

Xu Nan's outrageous demand put them in a difficult position.

"This matter has exceeded our authority."

One of the older alchemists sighed. "How about this? We won't use our status to bully you. Let's ask today's legendary on duty to make a ruling."

The other sorcerer frowned. "Mr. Luo Mang has recently been locked in a fierce battle with a lord on the forty-sixth layer of the Abyss. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to trouble him?"

The next second, a booming voice rang out.

"Who dares call my name directly?!"

Brilliant radiance flashed, and a tall, burly old man with a head full of white hair emerged from the void, leaning on a staff!

Though the old man looked advanced in years, he strode with vigor. He held a staff in his right hand, while a blade and sword hung at his waist, one on each side. His presence was overwhelming.

"I am Ersen Walter. Greetings to the Radiance of the Sun Chaser, Guardian of Lost Paradise, God Kingdom Hunter, Abyss Trembler, Purgatory Dominator, one of the Ten Seats of the Astral Realm, Pride of the Dragon... Mr. Exxon Romang!"

The honorifics recited by the two alchemists made Xu Nan's head hurt.

Only the final name had registered clearly.

Exxon Romang? Wasn't that...

"It's fine. Do not concern yourselves with such empty formalities."

Luo Mang's voice was deep and powerful. He glanced at Xu Nan. "I already know the details of your matter. Wait a moment."

Suddenly, an uncontrollable force of chaos surged from the void!

A terrifying monster emerged, and Luo Mang instantly cast more than ten legendary spells, locking down the nearby space-time and planes.

Through a plane mirror like amber.

Xu Nan saw a disgusting yet somewhat comical monster rise from the ground within the Abyss. Its entire body was covered in heads!

Face after face stared coldly at the sorcerers in Lost Paradise, producing a sound like a grand chorus. "Exxon!"

"I've found the secret to defeating you! The reason I lost to you a few days ago was because I only had one head, while you excel most at headshots!"

"Now, I had the banshee from the sixty-seventh layer transform me into a new form with over ten thousand heads!"

"Let's see what you can do to me now! Hahahahaha!"

Before the laughter had faded.

Old Mr. Luo Mang said, "Idiot!" Then he stepped into the Abyss, raised his staff, and split into countless incarnations. In only ten short seconds, he blasted apart all ten thousand heads!

Xu Nan did not even see how he had done it. The battle was over.

When the old man returned from the Abyss, he held only a crystal ball in his hand. Inside the crystal ball was that comical Abyssal Lord!

"So powerful... As expected of one of Lost Paradise's three great legends."

The two alchemists sighed in admiration.

The old man calmly waved a hand. "I more or less understand the matter already."

"Xu Nan, you only need to return the Ancient God Severed Finger and Devil's Hand among the items."

"You need not return anything else. This was, after all, Lost Paradise's mistake. There is no reason for us to make you return the other things."

The two alchemists' eyes widened.

Xu Nan immediately beamed and shouted:

"Senior, you are truly noble and upright!"