Moreover, the edges of the pit Chen Luo had dug were uneven, so it was impossible to seal the other person in completely. There would be a few air holes left behind, enough to keep him from suffocating to death.
"Whew, I'm exhausted." It had taken Chen Luo fifteen minutes to bury the other man completely.
"But getting another ten Primogems isn't bad." Chen Luo looked at the notification on his talent panel.
You defeated Li Hao Er and obtained 10 Primogems.
"Was he judged as an enemy the moment he showed hostility toward me? That works too, but isn't five Primogems a little too few? It's only slightly more than the reward for stealing a little loli's lollipop. What a complete scrub. How embarrassing."
Chen Luo picked up two bricks from the vegetable garden and placed them on top of the bucket, keeping it from being blown over by the wind or anything.
"If he can still escape like this, I'll treat Venti to ten cups of apple cider tomorrow!" Chen Luo thought as he looked at his handiwork.
Venti's Last Mora
After dealing with that Blondie who had come looking for death and easing his financial pressure a little, Chen Luo happily walked back into the bar.
"Why were you gone for so long?" Venti waved at Chen Luo as soon as he came in.
"You could only call it fate playing tricks. I was just going to get you a music player, but I accidentally ran into someone looking for trouble. Then I had to spend some time burying him in the dirt. I'll let him out tomorrow and teach him a lesson." As Chen Luo spoke, he tossed the music player in his hand to Venti.
"Although I don't know why, this bar has Wi-Fi too. You can directly look up some recent popular songs. I have a membership, so you can download them straight away. That sheet of paper is the manual, so you can read it too."
Chen Luo was not worried that Venti would be unable to understand the text on the music player. People from different worlds could converse normally, so would Venti really be unable to read?
"Thanks." Having obtained such a magical device, Venti eagerly began fiddling with the music player.
While Venti tinkered with the music player, Chen Luo did not sit idle either. Twenty minutes had passed since he had finished listening to Venti's song, which meant he only had ten minutes left to become proficient with the Vision.
Using a Vision was not complicated, but becoming proficient with one was indeed quite difficult. At the very least, without the buff, Chen Luo could not jump from the second floor and land without a scratch or making a sound.
Moreover, while burying the man, Chen Luo had constantly been distractedly using his Vision to improve his proficiency, because he only had half an hour to master the Vision without anyone teaching him.
An opportunity like this would not come twice.
And so, the Anemo Archon Venti sat over there wearing headphones and listening to music with a delighted expression, while Chen Luo practiced using his wind Vision over here.
Whenever Chen Luo practiced using the Vision, strange ideas kept popping into his mind.
Since it was all wind, could Wind Element Power create techniques like Wind Style Ninjutsu? A Wind Style Rasenshuriken?
It did not need to be exactly the same. After all, he did not have chakra, but making something similar should not be much of a problem, right?
They were both happy wind boys, so could he use Yasuo's skills? Setting everything else aside, Wind Wall should be pretty easy to replicate, right?
An open mind brought Chen Luo all sorts of wild ideas. Although he had not watched much Naruto and had not played Yasuo much either, he could just search online for information. Those were all sources of inspiration.
At the same time, while mixing in his own strange ideas, Chen Luo did not forget about Venti, his tool person. He had drunk Chen Luo's wine, so he ought to answer a few questions for him.
Venti was Anemo Archon Barbatos, after all. He had thousands of years of experience controlling Wind Element Power.
Although Venti had been born with it while Chen Luo merely possessed elemental power, some of that experience could still be useful.
"Alright, I should get going. Stop asking me questions." Venti had been interrupted by Chen Luo after listening to a little music, then interrupted again after listening to some more, so he decided to run.
"Fine. The time is up anyway. You can take this music player with you, along with its charger. This thing has an incredibly long battery life, so using it for a whole day won't be a problem. It's good quality too. Once it runs out of power, you can come to the bar to charge it and download more music." Seeing that the buff had completely ended, Chen Luo no longer intended to bother Venti.
"Got it. Then if I want to come back to this bar, how do I do that? Will it continue appearing in Whisperwind Plains?" Venti asked.
"Guests who have come here once can return pretty easily. Just close your eyes and imagine it. The more focused your mind is, the easier it will be to summon the bar. It's best to do it somewhere open and unpopulated. You can bring friends too."
"You can come whenever you want, but I won't always be in the bar. It's best to choose nighttime, assuming time passes the same way in both our worlds," Chen Luo said.
The bar was always open, since it was essentially a place for accepting commissions. However, there was no need to worry when Chen Luo was absent, because there was absolutely nothing in the bar worth stealing. The props, tables, chairs, and everything else inside were bound to the bar and could not be taken out.
"It's nighttime where I am too. So the time should be about the same." Venti nodded thoughtfully.
"Then I have one last question. What is that commission board for?" Venti asked, pointing toward a bulletin board by the entrance.
The words "Commission Board" were written prominently on it.
"Oh, that. If there's something you particularly want to do after entering the bar, and your desire is strong enough, it will form a commission and be posted on the commission board. I'll receive it immediately, and if I like it, I'll choose to help you complete it."
"Mm, I roughly understand. So that opening special wine just now was probably my commission, right?" After hearing Chen Luo's explanation, Venti thought for a moment before speaking.
"You're very smart." Chen Luo did not deny it.
"But what do you get out of it?" Venti asked curiously.
"Just as I said when I introduced myself, I like helping people. That wasn't a lie. When I help others, my special ability gives me a reward. Something like this." Chen Luo materialized a Primogem and showed it to Venti.
"Then... what if I want another glass of wine?" Venti asked tentatively.
"I can choose not to accept commissions. So it's not like I'll help with anything you want. Besides, your desire isn't strong enough to form a commission yet. If you really want my help, you'd better add something extra. A little extra something," Chen Luo said.
"Like what?"
"Like your songs." Chen Luo fiddled with the Vision in his hand.
"Then it's a deal. If I ask you for help in the future, don't refuse me. And by the way, I'll keep your secret."
After winking at Chen Luo, Venti jumped down from his seat and skipped out of the bar with his lyre.
"This Venti really is..." Chen Luo did not know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the single Mora pressed beneath Venti's wine glass.
"Could that be everything he owns?"
Everyone knew Venti was broke.
Chen Luo had heard a joke that the three gods could not scrape together even one Mora.
Although Chen Luo barely played Genshin Impact, he still knew such a widely known joke.
"I hope he doesn't starve to death tomorrow." Chen Luo silently prayed for him.
The Gnoses Are 20% Off!
Chen Luo had told Venti to "pay the bill" with songs not merely because he wanted to hear Venti sing. Venti's songs were indeed pleasant, but not enough for Chen Luo to deliberately bring it up.
The main reason was that Venti's songs had special effects.
Just like the song from earlier, although the buff duration had ended, Chen Luo received a notification from the bar: practicing the use of elemental power while listening to that song would rapidly increase proficiency.
"Sigh, if only I could imagine a Vision as a household appliance, this wouldn't be so troublesome. Maybe keeping it close for a few more days will work." Chen Luo sighed to himself.
On the first day of opening Zero Bar, he had already reaped a great harvest. Not only had he gained forty Primogems, but he had also successfully activated his wind Vision.
Although he did not know what he would face in the future, having power gave him some sense of security.
Besides that, Chen Luo had successfully added a new Friend to his friends list.
Venti Gnosis (Item): 8000 Primogems Elemental Body: Wind (Physique): 1600 Primogems Singing Mastery (Skill): 500 Primogems ...
"His favorability increased, so the prices were discounted? A music player is worth more than two thousand Primogems after rounding up. That's terrifying."
Increased favorability gave an eighty-percent price, and the Gnosis alone had dropped by two thousand Primogems. Of course, Chen Luo was not planning to buy a Gnosis anyway.
If he had to buy something, Chen Luo would rather buy a Herrscher Core.
As for why, based on the information Chen Luo had looked up on his phone while practicing Vision control, the three gods currently revealed—the Anemo Archon, the Geo Archon, and the Electro Archon—did not seem to care much about their Gnoses.
That Barbatos could not possibly be weak. Could someone weak become one of the original gods? He had directly blown the entire Golden Apple Archipelago away, for crying out loud.
Chen Luo suspected that Venti had deliberately let someone tear open his chest and take his Gnosis.
Geo Archon Morax seemed to care even less about his Gnosis. He could even give it away as part of a business deal.
The Electro Archon? She directly gave her Gnosis to her Familia Member. She had been decisively done with it and did not even use it herself.
Looking at the behavior of those three gods, Chen Luo seriously doubted whether that thing was useful at all.
After staying in the bar for a full two hours, Chen Luo finally began to feel bored.
Chen Luo now felt that he would rather go around righting wrongs with the Herrscher of Knowledge.
His Vision practice had steadily progressed under Anemo Archon Barbatos's singing. Now, Chen Luo could gather wind blades in his hand.
The only problem was that the wind blades occasionally cut his hand. Other than that minor mishap, everything had gone rather smoothly.
The rapidly spinning wind blades in Chen Luo's hand, like a Rasengan, could carve a deep gouge into a wooden chair. That alone was enough to prove how dangerous a Vision could be.
The reason Chen Luo's hands had not been shredded yet was thanks to the bar.
This bar was an extremely special existence. As a five-star Talent Pendant, no guest who came to Zero Bar could harm anyone else. In other words, Chen Luo could not harm himself either.
That was why Chen Luo could practice controlling his Vision in such an almost self-harming manner.
The results were now obvious. Chen Luo could make wind blades without injuring himself.
Perhaps because Chen Luo was too weak, or perhaps because his proficiency was still insufficient, the attack range of his wind blades remained rather short. Once the distance increased, their power dropped sharply.
From three meters away, the wind blades Chen Luo fired could sever a wooden chair leg, though with some difficulty.
From five meters away, they could cut halfway through.
From ten meters away, they could only scratch the surface of a stool.
That said, a Vision truly was a gift from the gods. It allowed an ordinary person to quickly grasp miraculous power.
Most importantly, Chen Luo did not need to worry about losing his Vision. Even if he put it in his backpack, it would still work.
That way, Chen Luo could simply disguise himself as an esper.
As for why Chen Luo wanted to disguise himself as an esper, it was naturally to be prepared for anything.
Chen Luo had never considered himself especially different from ordinary people. Since he could awaken a talent in this world, that meant others might awaken talents too. Although his talent might be the most special, it might not necessarily be the strongest during the early stages.
Of course, it was definitely the strongest for running away.
The tallest tree in the forest caught the strongest wind. If someone found a weakness, Chen Luo could directly pretend to be a wind esper, lowering their guard.
Just as an emperor could tolerate a moderately capable general living well, but would never tolerate a renowned general whose achievements overshadowed the throne flourishing unchecked.
In the foreseeable future, Chen Luo would probably travel to other worlds to complete missions. He only wanted to be able to relax when he returned home.
Of course, if someone provoked him, Chen Luo would not mind teaching them a lesson either.
Venti had not had his chest torn open yet. At worst, Chen Luo could build a good relationship with him later and ask Venti to blow that person straight into an idiot.
Chen Luo knew very well that the commission system would inevitably bring him into conflict with others. He simply was not ready yet.
Every talent had its own strengths, and Chen Luo's talent was clearly weak in the early stages, capable of rapid growth, and overwhelmingly strong later on.
That was what he said, but Chen Luo felt that if he caused trouble in the future, it would probably be in other worlds. At worst, he could hide back in his own world. He was still a student—who could he possibly provoke? If there was a commission he did not want to accept, he could simply refuse it.
Of course, that was only speculation. It was not impossible that he was the only esper in this world.
He had opened a bar, spent two hours there, and gained forty Primogems plus a Vision.
He had definitely made a profit, but Chen Luo did not feel like he had earned much.
That left Chen Luo quite confused.
So, in his confusion, Chen Luo left the shop and returned to the second-floor balcony.
As soon as Chen Luo entered the bar, Venti had arrived. Chen Luo sent him off more than half an hour later, and spent all the remaining time practicing with his Vision.
Although Chen Luo did not know how a Vision operated, he now felt quite tired, mentally as well as physically.
Did using a Vision consume not only mental energy but physical strength too?
After walking from the second-floor balcony into the room, Chen Luo did not take the stairs down. Instead, he jumped directly from the second floor.
As though some special spell had been cast on him, Chen Luo gently and slowly descended from the second floor to the first.
That was the result of Chen Luo's hard work over the past hour and a half.
Although he could not use it proficiently, much less master it, it was still enough for everyday life.
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