Chapter 3 of 10

Chapter 3

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Xu Nuo, with a conflicted expression, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He now completely believed that he was not on a prank show, and that everything happening before him was real.

As an ordinary person who would have lived a mundane life, Xu Nuo truly received a chance to change his fate!

After going through painful struggles and asking if he could choose multiple options, which almost led to him being considered to have chosen the seventh option to give up, Xu Nuo ultimately decided to use this opportunity to master firearms.

Xu Nuo was certainly in dire need of money; 10,000 RMB would be his top choice in normal circumstances. However, if compared with the other options, it would be the first to be abandoned.

Similarly, the ancient edition of "The Golden Lotus" might fetch a good price at an antique shop. Unfortunately, Xu Nuo was currently in a stage where he might have the chance to earn money but not the life to spend it. The precious money that was usually invaluable now seemed less important.

Xu Nuo, who had received years of education, was not particularly gifted, but he understood basic principles. He knew that changing the laws of an unknown world was a suicidal act. If he tried to do it with the power of an ordinary person, he would have almost no chance of survival.

Given that survival was the primary condition, Xu Nuo could only choose something useful to himself. The master-level music ability was not an option; although he wanted it, he knew it would be useless in his current situation.

As for the T-virus, Xu Nuo, who had watched movies and played games, knew its immense power. However, when he saw that the T-virus was the only option without an antidote, he immediately gave up.

Come on, in the movies, so many people were infected with the T-virus, but only the protagonist could perfectly integrate it. Xu Nuo did not believe that the one in a few million or even a few billion chance would fall on him. He did not want to become a zombie and be dissected.

In the end, between vehicle driving mastery and light firearms mastery, Xu Nuo chose firearms mastery. After all, driving a vehicle could be learned with money, but firearms in China were out of the question. In an unknown world, knowing how to use a gun was far more useful than knowing how to drive.

After Xu Nuo extended his hand and touched the light firearms mastery, the other options quickly disappeared.

"Phew~~~" Although he did not know what would happen in the future, this might be the best choice for Xu Nuo now.

"Let's start." Before Xu Nuo could say anything, the ring directly infused the prize into him.

Xu Nuo suddenly felt a massive amount of information being poured into his mind. Yes, it was directly poured in. Information about the maintenance, disassembly, assembly, use, and countless types of firearms, as well as their origins and descriptions, were forcibly stuffed into Xu Nuo's mind.

"Ah!!!" Xu Nuo, in pain, clutched his head and writhed on the ground, his skin bruised from hitting the bed and table. He felt like a broken doll, utterly miserable.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Nuo's hoarse screams gradually subsided. Drenched in sweat, Xu Nuo struggled to open his eyes and looked at the ring on his hand. "Maybe I should melt you down."

"This is the only way to make you own something in the shortest time possible," the ring's voice carried a hint of dissatisfaction. "The pain you endured is just because your brain is underdeveloped. If you can't even bear this much, you might as well throw me away and let me find someone else."

"Ha ha ha~~~ Ha ha ha~~~" Xu Nuo, convulsing, burst into laughter, his laughter growing louder, even causing tears and snot to flow. After a while, his voice carried an unparalleled resolve. "Since heaven has given me this opportunity, I won't let it go even if it costs me my life!"

After lying on the ground for a moment to rest, Xu Nuo, having recovered his strength, went to the bathroom to wash up, put on his clothes, and sat on the bed, lighting a cigarette and closing his eyes in concentration. A moment later, he opened his eyes in surprise. "It really works! I've only played with toy guns before, but now I just need to think about it, and I can feel it. If I had a gun in my hand right now, I could use it immediately."

"This ability is a combination of extensive knowledge and usage methods of firearms. Except for the lack of practice, you are no different from a top-notch marksman," the ring's explanation made Xu Nuo's eyes light up. This ability was truly amazing! As a man, who hasn't dreamed of playing with guns? Of course, this gun is not that gun.

"Now is not the time to think about these things," the ring's cold voice pulled Xu Nuo out of his fantasies. "You need to enter different worlds to complete tasks and trigger the power of the world's rules, so I can obtain the energy I need. Otherwise, you will only benefit once, and you need to think carefully."

"..." Xu Nuo felt he didn't need to think much. With such a good opportunity, how could he only benefit once? "What exactly do you want me to do?"

"Due to certain reasons I cannot tell you, I must obtain special energy to repair myself. However, there is no usable energy in this world, so I found materials from your internet to create a background. I will break the barriers of different worlds in the time stream and send you to these worlds. As long as you do as I say, I can obtain the energy I need from the power of these worlds. Otherwise, I won't have the ability to open new worlds or give you new benefits." The ring's words made Xu Nuo nod vigorously. "You're right!"

"As for what the task is," the ring paused for a moment, then made Xu Nuo sit on the ground. "In the world you just went to, the iron rod in the monkey's hand is quite good."

"Slap!" Xu Nuo, sitting on the ground, rubbed his hair with a pale face. "Are you kidding? You want me to take the Golden Hoop Bar from the Monkey King? Do you think I'm the Buddha?"

"Do you think the energy I need is so easy to obtain?" The ring scolded Xu Nuo. "If it were that simple, why would I need to give you benefits to do it?"

"But this is too difficult, right?" Xu Nuo, frowning, squatted on the ground, smoking and pulling out the bottom of his shirt. "That's the Monkey King. Even if I know how to use guns now, do you expect me to use a gun against the Monkey King with the Golden Hoop Bar? That's ridiculous. If it doesn't work, send me to Tang Sanzang. His cassock and other items are easier to get."

"Are you sure?" The ring's words made Xu Nuo shiver. He suddenly remembered that Tang Sanzang was a well-known danger. Going there would be like throwing himself in. If the world was "Journey to the West," with his current physical condition, he would be a sure meal for demons.

"I want to ask," Xu Nuo asked weakly. "If I encounter danger in another world..."

"You're dead!" The ring's voice carried a chill. "Each time I break the barriers of time and space, I consume a lot of energy. You used one to escape just now. With the remaining energy, I can only open one more world. If you can't complete my task and get the energy I need, I won't be able to open the barriers to bring you back. You will have to stay there forever. If you encounter danger, you might die."

"..." Xu Nuo hesitated. "If I want to quit now, is there still a chance?"

"What do you think?"

"Here are two choices for you now." The ring's voice made Xu Nuo's ears perk up. "One, you go back to the world you just entered." Xu Nuo immediately shook his head. "Two, I can use my remaining energy to open a new world. You can try your luck there. As long as I collect enough energy, I can bring you back and give you another chance to draw a prize."

"What's there to think about?" Xu Nuo took a deep breath. "Going to the Monkey King to be eaten by a tiger is a light punishment. I don't want to be caught and roasted by demons. I'll go to the new world, but I have a question." As he spoke, a strange look flashed in Xu Nuo's eyes. "Can I bring things from here to there? And can I bring things from other worlds back here?"

In Xu Nuo's mind, the ring's prize draw seemed unreliable. Since the ring said the worlds it linked to were created from internet materials, they should be worlds he could understand. The good things in a world were too numerous. If he could bring them back, he would really be rich.

"As long as I have enough energy, theoretically, it's possible," the ring's voice made Xu Nuo almost jump with excitement. "However, the more you bring, the more powerful it is, the more energy it consumes. There are limits. It's not possible now."

"Great!" Xu Nuo waved his fists excitedly.

"Let's start then."

"Wait!" Xu Nuo quickly stopped. "I haven't taken leave. If I skip work, I'll lose my job!"

"Do you still care about that?" The ring mocked. "With my help, as long as you can return from other worlds, do you still need to work?"

"You're right." Xu Nuo scratched his head. "But I should still send a resignation letter. Otherwise, if I'm reported missing by the company, it will be troublesome."

Xu Nuo wasn't stupid. He knew that if his secret was discovered, he would be in big trouble. He didn't want to be taken to a laboratory to be dissected like a lab rat.

"Done!" After sending a resignation letter to his company, a flash of white light appeared, and Xu Nuo disappeared from his rented room.

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"Madarkharbeh!" Just as Xu Nuo regained his senses, he heard a roar. Before he could observe his surroundings, he was grabbed by the back of his neck and lifted up!

"What the hell?!" Xu Nuo, stunned, looked around. He was in a closed space, dimly lit, with rocks on all sides and the ceiling. Not far in front of him was a large steel door. In front of him stood a group of foreigners in long robes with beards, one of whom was a tall figure shouting at him.

These were not the most shocking things. What made Xu Nuo's legs tremble was that these foreigners were all holding weapons! The cold firearms gleamed with a black allure!

"Go in!" The half-remembered English from his student days finally helped him understand what they were saying. "Go help!"

Xu Nuo, still dazed, saw a man in a dark suit, wearing a tie, with a thin pair of glasses, a sparse head of hair, and a thin build, nervously performing surgery on a man lying on a broken stretcher. The man on the stretcher had several large wounds, and blood was gushing out.

"Go help!" Another roar, and Xu Nuo was pushed hard on his back, stumbling to the stretcher. He was stunned.

The man lying on the stretcher, bleeding profusely, with a distinctive beard, was someone he had seen before. Or rather, he had seen him in movies and on TV.

Robert Downey Jr.!

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