Wizard: I have ten trillion nanomachines

As night deepened, the stone walls of the conscription office gleamed with a cold, hard luster under the pale moonlight. A chill seeped into the cells through the cracks in the stone, filling them with an icy coldness.

Luo Kunlun sat on the simple wooden bed, closed his eyes and regulated his breathing. His battle qi, white with a faint scarlet tinge, flowed slowly through his body, like warm water nourishing all things, silently accumulating power, waiting for the upcoming journey to another world.

Because he was a soldier who enlisted voluntarily, and his calm demeanor made him seem like an extraordinary person, the conscription office did not mix him with the homeless people who had been forcibly brought in. Instead, they placed him in a separate stone cell.

There were ten people in the cell, all of whom were "cannon fodder" who were about to be sent to the Secret Martial World. At this moment, they were all leaning against the wall, their expressions either numb, fearful, or dejected.

"Don't look so gloomy!" The one who broke the silence was a thin, blond man. He was dressed in tattered clothes, and although he was thin, his eyes had a hint of cynicism.

"Anyway, we probably won't live much longer on this trip, so let's each tell each other our backgrounds before we go, so everyone can have a laugh and it won't be a waste of our time getting to know each other!"

He patted his thigh and spoke up, "I'll go first. Everyone, relax a bit. We've come this far, what can't we say?"

As he spoke, Andrew took out a small paper packet wrapped in layers of oil paper from his pocket, carefully opened it, and inside was some brownish ointment that emitted a strange sweet fragrance.

"See that? Pleasure Cream!" The blond man, Andrew, wore an expression of ecstasy. He dipped his finger in the powder, brought it to his nose, and sniffed. "One sip, and I feel like a god! I wouldn't trade it for being a king!"

"Ever since I became addicted to this stuff, even the most beautiful woman and the finest wine have lost their appeal to me; only this ecstasy cream is true love!"

"So he's a smoker!" someone sneered in the cell, their tone tinged with disdain.

Luo Kunlun frowned almost imperceptibly and slowly opened his eyes.

Judging from Andrew's sunken eyes and sallow complexion, coupled with the appearance and smell of this "pleasure paste," it looks like an addictive drug similar to opium.

As someone who received a complete compulsory education in his first life, he had an instinctive aversion to such things.

Andrew seemed completely unconcerned about the stares of others, instead growing increasingly smug: "Hey everyone, wanna give it a try? Let me tell you, those women in those bars who offer to drink, do drugs, and sleep with you are all incredibly high-class at first, demanding exorbitant fees for a single night!"

"But once they get hooked on this stuff, they'll end up begging others to take advantage of them, even paying them out of their own pockets!"

His gaze swept across the cell, finally landing on Luo Kunlun, who was meditating with his eyes closed in the corner. Seeing that Luo remained unmoved, he felt somewhat embarrassed and called out, "Hey you over there with the sword! Why aren't you saying anything? What are you pretending to be so mysterious about!"

He waved the ecstasy ointment in his hand, tempting her, "Want a taste? I guarantee you'll forget all your troubles, even if you die the next second, it'll be worth it!"

"If you don't want to die, throw this thing away right now." Luo Kunlun spoke slowly, and at the same time, a condensed aura instantly enveloped the entire cell.

This aura was not an outward display of killing intent, but rather a steely and ruthless pressure honed through thousands of battles, like a savage beast eyeing its prey, carrying a primal and terrifying deterrent force.

Just moments ago, Andrew was spouting nonsense and completely carried away, but in an instant, his face turned deathly pale, his body stiffened as if he had been doused with ice water, and his legs gave way, causing him to collapse to the ground. The aphrodisiac in his hand slipped from his grasp and fell into the drainage ditch in the corner of the cell, where it was washed away by the sewage.

Only after the thing completely disappeared did Luo Kunlun slowly withdraw his aura and close his eyes again to regulate his breathing.

Andrew lay sprawled on the ground for a long time before finally shakily getting to his feet. Looking towards the drainage ditch, he winced in pain, but dared not utter a word, only muttering curses inwardly, "My precious stuff! I must be crazy to show it off like this; I never really intended to share it with them..."

This little incident actually livened up the atmosphere in the cell.

The crowd was intimidated by Luo Kunlun's imposing aura and dared not act recklessly anymore. However, they also lost their previous repression and began to tell each other about their origins.

"I was a loan shark, and I got arrested." A burly man with a face full of scars spat and said indignantly, "Damn it, why can the Golden Point Club lend money, but I can't? It's just because they have powerful connections! If I had connections, I would have been rich long ago, and I wouldn't have ended up like this!"

"I'm a raw material merchant who was arrested for tax evasion."

A middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes and sporting a mustache sighed, his tone full of regret, "I've worked hard all my life, accumulating a lot of game points and wealth, but before I could even enjoy it, I was arrested."

"The saddest thing in life is to be dying with money still unspent!"

"I vouched for my girlfriend, but she disappeared. I couldn't pay back the money, so I was taken in to pay off my debts." A kind-looking young man scratched his head, his eyes full of worry. "She's a girl, all alone. What will happen to her without me? If only I had known..."

"Damn it, he's just a simp!" someone immediately cursed. "He's thrown himself into this mess for a woman, he's a disgrace to all men! Let's all beat him up!"

In the eyes of these people, those who lick the boots of so-called "goddesses" and lose their dignity and dedicate everything are mostly petty people who bully and betray the men around them, so they naturally cannot tolerate them.

The honest-looking young man shrank back in fright and dared not speak again.

The remaining people also spoke up, some for being arrested for theft, some for losing their entire fortune gambling, and others for being retaliated against for offending the camp clerk.

The last to speak was a young man of about twenty years old. He was wearing a faded wizard apprentice robe and had a completely different demeanor from the others, though his face showed some embarrassment and resentment.

"I was locked up here because I went to a brothel and couldn't pay the bill," the young man said softly.

"Huh? You're a wizard apprentice! How could you not afford to play with women?" someone exclaimed immediately, their face full of disbelief.

In their eyes, even the poorest wizard apprentices are far richer than ordinary mortals.

A flash of shame and indignation crossed the young man's face: "I went with a few other apprentices, and they ripped me off! That place doesn't accept gold coins or game cards; you have to pay with magic stones! Where would I get magic stones?!"

"A place for wizards to indulge in pleasure?" Someone's eyes flashed with curiosity as they clicked their tongues. "Hiss, could it be that they play with elves or succubi or some other race? Otherwise, why would it be so expensive?"

"No." The young man shook his head and said in a low voice, "It's supposedly a special service that can make people stronger."

"How could that be?" someone immediately retorted. "How could sex between men and women possibly make someone stronger? Bah! If it really worked, wouldn't all those lecherous bastards be the most powerful people in the world?"

"Exactly! It's a complete hoax!" Others chimed in.

The young man panicked and quickly protested, "It's true!"

"I heard from the apprentices that the women inside practice a dual cultivation technique from a distant immortal world. By uniting with them, you can absorb a type of energy from their bodies and rapidly increase your strength!"

"I was tricked by them too. I thought I could really become stronger, but when I got inside I found out I had to pay with magic stones. I couldn't afford it, so I was brought here!"

The cell fell silent immediately after those words were spoken.

Although it seems unbelievable, the high-sounding terms like "immortal world," "dual cultivation technique," and "rapidly increasing strength" are clearly not just made up.

Luo Kunlun kept his eyes closed and meditated, seemingly not listening to their conversation, but in reality, he heard everything they said.

The world of immortals? Dual cultivation techniques? Upon hearing this, Luo Kunlun immediately opened his eyes.

These words sound so familiar.

Did wizards and cultivators have contact?