This is a bizarre rule, isn't it? It's supposed to grant me many children and good fortune

Xiao Ren touched his head, looking completely bewildered.

Old Zhou coughed lightly: "Don't talk behind the boss's back. Don't you even know basic workplace etiquette?"

Ah Ying and Ah Que exchanged a glance, stuck out their tongues, and obediently shut their mouths.

Su Wan and Lin Feng walked out of the administration building side by side. After the group met up, they crossed the square in front of the administration building and filed out through the heavy iron gate of Yongshan Hospital.

Outside the gate was a straight, wide avenue, at the end of which stood a massive building silently—

The entire structure is made of a silver-white metal frame and translucent crystal panels. When sunlight shines on it at an angle, it refracts a thin and soft layer of fragmented light, as if the whole building is breathing slightly.

The streamlined silhouette tapers upwards into a dome, and from a distance, it looks exactly like a giant bird about to take flight.

Xiao Ren craned his neck and stared for a long time, his mouth agape in a wide "O" shape, before finally managing to utter:

"That...that's the teleportation hall?"

Su Wan nodded: "You've never sat in it before?"

Xiao Ren shook his head vigorously: "I've never sat in one before!"

Lin Feng smiled and patted Xiao Ren on the shoulder:

"You'd better experience it properly this time. The feeling of being teleported for the first time, how should I put it... it's like being taken apart and then put back together."

Xiao Ren's eyes suddenly lit up, then he shrank back.

Excitement and nervousness were like two ropes pulling back and forth in his heart, and he involuntarily quickened his pace, almost running to the front of the group.

The group quickly arrived at the "giant bird".

Only when you get closer can you truly appreciate its grandeur—the main gate is over ten meters high, and the door frame is made of dark metal with densely engraved runes on its surface.

Stepping into the lobby, the interior space is even more spacious than it appears from the outside.

Layers of light bands on the dome intertwined and crisscrossed in the air like star trails, enveloping the entire hall in a pale blue glow.

The ground was a smooth, gray-black stone surface, reflecting the band of light overhead, making it feel as if one was walking on a galaxy.

In the center of the hall, eight circular teleportation platforms are neatly arranged, each emitting a different color of light, some leaning towards blue, some towards purple, and some shimmering with a pale golden halo.

A strange smell floated in the air—like ozone, or the sweet, earthy scent after rain, with a slightly astringent feeling after the ions had been activated.

As soon as the group stepped through the gate, a figure came to greet them from a short distance away.

She was a young woman with a high ponytail, wearing a crisp uniform, a silver teleportation guide badge on her waist, and an employee badge on her chest.

She walked briskly, her professional demeanor giving her a standard smile. Her gaze swept from Su Wan to A Que, from Xiao Ren to Lao Zhou, before finally settling on Lin Feng—a human being.

A living, young human male radiating warmth and vitality.

His steps were unhurried, his expression relaxed. There was a faint golden aura, unique to humans who had "completed the dungeon," that enveloped him like an invisible veil, understated yet impossible to ignore.

The girl with the high ponytail's pupils contracted slightly.

She could understand why the chosen one was teleported back here after clearing the game, but a human carrying six strange beings...

This overloaded her CPU.

Seven or eight possibilities raced through her mind, finally settling on one—

Could this human be being held hostage by these strange creatures?

After all, while the bizarre kidnapping of the Chosen One is rare, it is not without precedent.

She suppressed the turmoil in her heart, stepped forward, and said with a smile, "Congratulations on clearing the level!"

Lin Feng nodded: "Thank you."

The woman with the high ponytail subtly took half a step forward, lowering her voice to a level where only the two of them could hear, speaking quickly and softly:

"If you're not comfortable speaking, just blink twice, and I can help you out of this predicament."

Lin Feng paused for a moment, then laughed: "Miss, you've misunderstood. They're all my friends, and they're planning to come with me to Anning Quadrant... to start a business."

"Start a business?" The woman with the high ponytail felt like she'd misheard. "You're leading them?"

A frenzy raged within her: Has this human gone mad? Starting a business with six bizarre beings—is he going to start a business that involves tearing out his own heart and lungs?

Su Wan finally lost her patience and took a step forward:

"If you're really bored, why don't you look into the GG recruitment in the teleportation hall? We're in a hurry."

The woman with the high ponytail moved her lips and said "Oh".

Her duties were indeed limited to guiding passengers and verifying their identities; she had no authority to inquire about the composition of passengers' companions.

She swallowed her questions, and her professionalism made her put on a smile again. She turned to the side and gestured for her to come with her: "Come with me."

She led the group to a teleportation platform that glowed with a pale blue light. The platform was slightly larger than the surrounding ones, and its circular surface was covered with intricate runes. Deep within the runes, a faint blue light pulsed slowly, as if it were alive.

Gao Mawei operated the control terminal next to her for a few moments, and then a synthesized prompt sounded:

"Destination: Tranquil Quadrant. Teleportation permission confirmed. Please stand on the teleportation platform."

Lin Feng took the lead and stepped onto the platform, followed closely by Su Wan.

Old Zhou took a deep breath, straightened his chest, and walked up in a seemingly calm manner, but the steps he took were noticeably larger than usual.

Xiao Lin followed behind Lao Zhou, quietly swallowing and clutching the hem of his clothes.

Ah Ying and Ah Que exchanged a glance, then pushed each other onto the stage, muttering, "Are you scared?" "Only a dog would be scared."

Xiao Ren was the last to step onto it, his feet firmly planted on the table as if nailed to it, his hands unconsciously gripping the arm of someone else beside him.

Takama-hair pressed the final confirmation button on the control terminal and took two steps back:

"Teleportation initiated, destination: Tranquil Quadrant, coordinates locked."

"Buzz—!"

A powerful blue beam of light descended from the sky, instantly engulfing the entire platform.

Everyone's bodies suddenly felt light, as if the platform beneath their feet had disappeared, replaced by a strange feeling of suspension.

The surrounding scenery rippled like water, the air inside the pillar of light began to distort, and the hall, pillars, and figure with a high ponytail in the field of vision all became elongated and deformed, eventually merging into a rapidly flowing light and shadow.

Xiao Ren let out a loud "Awooo," his voice distorted by the transmitted buzzing sound, sounding like a ghostly wail.

Old Zhou's previously composed "I've seen the world" expression completely crumbled.

He instinctively grabbed the shoulder of Kobayashi, who was closest to him, opened his mouth, and let out a long, drawn-out "Ah—!" with a distorted ending.

Aying and Aque hugged each other, their screams mixed with laughter, which was then interrupted by the transmitted energy.

Xiaolin kept his eyes tightly shut, his face was pale, and he was muttering something under his breath.

Only Lin Feng and Su Wan stood steadily in the center of the pillar of light. Lin Feng even turned his head to look at Xiao Ren, with a smile on his lips, as if to say, "I told you it would be exciting, didn't I?"