Their Commission Reward Is Not Right

Chen Luo lay on the sofa, his whole body relaxed. Exhaustion caused him to slowly close his eyes, and he drifted off to sleep on the couch.

Chapter 18: The Old Father and the Bear Daughter

"Hey, wake up, hey, A'Luo, time to eat." In a daze, Chen Luo felt someone calling him.

When Chen Luo finally managed to wake up, he saw a girl looking down at him, silhouetted against the light.

Chen Luo stretched, thoroughly releasing his fatigue, and realized the person was Fu Hua, the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Oh, it's Fu Hua, good morning," Chen Luo greeted lazily.

"Good morning my foot! It's night, 1 AM," the Herrscher of Knowledge said, patting Chen Luo's head. A strange sensation spread through Chen Luo's entire body, and he instantly woke up.

"Suddenly I feel so energetic," Chen Luo found his previously groggy head completely clear.

"Of course. I am the Herrscher of Knowledge, I am omnipotent. But what did you do? It seems you've lost quite a bit of mental energy," the Herrscher of Knowledge looked at Chen Luo, puzzled.

"This... I was practicing this," Chen Luo casually tossed the Vision to the other person.

"What's this?" the Herrscher of Knowledge examined the green Vision, looking somewhat confused.

"Just think of it as a special organ. With it, you can control the corresponding element. This one I have is wind-attributed, so I can control wind elements." Chen Luo gently hooked his left hand, and the Vision in the Herrscher of Knowledge's hand seemed to be pulled by an invisible hand, returning to Chen Luo's grasp.

"Wow, that's amazing!" the Herrscher of Knowledge exclaimed in surprise.

"Not as amazing as you, the Herrscher of Knowledge," Chen Luo shot her a look.

"That's true," the Herrscher of Knowledge agreed, nodding.

"But this thing of yours is also quite interesting. Where did you get it? Did you find it?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked curiously.

"How should I put this? It's quite difficult to explain, and explaining it would be troublesome. Can I tell you tomorrow? I need to go back to sleep." Chen Luo gestured upstairs.

Although Chen Luo's mental energy had recovered with the Herrscher of Knowledge's help, it didn't mean he didn't need sleep.

"You're going up to sleep... A'Luo, were you waiting here specifically for me to come home?" the Herrscher of Knowledge seemed to have discovered something crucial, her face getting closer to Chen Luo's.

"You misunderstood, I just fell asleep while playing on my phone," Chen Luo slightly turned his head away.

"Hmph, if you say so," the Herrscher of Knowledge chuckled twice, then crossed her arms and looked down at Chen Luo with a smile.

As the Herrscher of Knowledge, no one could ever deceive her.

"Alright, enough about me. What about you? Weren't you out fighting for justice, robbing the rich to help the poor? How much startup capital did you manage to get?" Chen Luo couldn't stand her teasing gaze any longer.

"I did successfully fight for justice and rob the rich to help the poor, which is why I bought supper," the Herrscher of Knowledge said, pointing to the food that had been emitting a fragrant aroma on the coffee table in the living room.

"Mmm, it smells delicious, and I'm hungry," Chen Luo nodded, then unceremoniously opened the bag and took out a skewer of grilled meat to eat.

Practicing with the Vision was not only a mental activity but also a physical one, so Chen Luo was already hungry.

Besides, the Herrscher of Knowledge probably couldn't eat all the food she bought by herself.

"So, what about the rest of the money?" Chen Luo asked while eating the various delicacies the Herrscher of Knowledge had brought back.

"It's all gone," the Herrscher of Knowledge took a skewer of grilled meat and shook her head.

"Huh? All gone? You were out fighting for justice for so long and only brought back this much food?" Chen Luo looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge in surprise.

The food was indeed plentiful, enough for three or four people, but it was only about four or five hundred, right?

Robbing the rich to help the poor and only getting four or five hundred?

"Don't... don't look at me like that. Who knows what's going on in this world? Everyone doesn't carry cash, they all use mobile payments. I don't have a phone, how could I rob the rich to help the poor?" Sensing Chen Luo's disdainful gaze, the Herrscher of Knowledge felt a surge of anger.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot. Here, I'll give you this phone." Chen Luo patted his head, remembering, and took out Blondie's phone, handing it to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"This is a phone? Yours?" the Herrscher of Knowledge took it and was momentarily stunned.

"I just got this while fighting for justice. I didn't plan to take it, but this phone is of good quality, and I remembered you didn't have one, so I specifically kept it for you. I've deleted all the inappropriate things inside, and I've kept some evidence on my phone."

"You fought for justice? You mean that person you buried in the backyard?" the Herrscher of Knowledge seemed to recall something.

"You saw?"

"Of course, I saw. Although the sounds of his struggles were faint, they were quite loud to someone like me who cultivates, so I went to take a look. What's wrong with that guy?"

"That guy is no good. He likes to bully students. I saved a student from him, and that's how we got into a feud. This afternoon, I found him dismantling my bicycle, so I hit him with a brick and knocked him out. Then tonight, I saw him sneaking around our front door, so I knocked him out and buried him," Chen Luo explained.

"Revenge for grievances, decisive action. I like that about you, A'Luo," the Herrscher of Knowledge looked at Chen Luo with admiration.

"But here's the problem: all phone lock screens have the highest priority for passwords, so you'll need to ask him for his phone password to change things like fingerprint verification. Until then, this phone is useless," Chen Luo said.

"That's easy. Wait a moment," the Herrscher of Knowledge snapped her fingers and quickly ran out of the house.

"This girl is really impatient," Chen Luo shook his head and continued eating his supper.

Before long, the Herrscher of Knowledge returned, and the phone in her hand was already unlocked.

For the Herrscher of Knowledge, reading memories and manipulating consciousness were basic skills.

"Oh, right, Fu Hua, I've tidied up your room for you. It's right next to mine. And don't play on your phone too late, and don't eat too much supper, it's not good for your health," Chen Luo said, glancing at the clock on the wall as he reminded the Herrscher of Knowledge.

His tone was exactly like an old father lecturing his mischievous daughter.

"Got it, got it."

"Good that you know. Then I'm going back to my room to sleep." Chen Luo picked up more than half of the supper and put it into his spatial backpack.

The backpack keeps time frozen, so it'll still be warm when I take it out next time. Chen Luo was sure the Herrscher of Knowledge couldn't finish all of this, so to avoid waste, it was best to put it in the backpack.

"Oh, right, if you have time, you can search for 'Honkai Impact 3rd' on your phone," Chen Luo said his last words to the Herrscher of Knowledge before heading upstairs.

Sleep, sleep, it's past 1 AM, if I don't sleep now, I'll die of overwork.

Speaking of which, tomorrow is Saturday, so I don't think I need to wake up early.

Chapter 19: The Herrscher of Knowledge's Heart Knot

After waking up, Chen Luo felt something pressing down on his stomach. It wasn't very heavy, but it was large.

Sleep paralysis?

Chen Luo, in a state between sleep and wakefulness, struggled frantically, trying to wake himself from the paralysis.

After struggling for a while, Chen Luo finally opened his eyes abruptly, only to see someone sitting on his stomach, deep in thought.

"Fu Hua!" Seeing the Herrscher of Knowledge sitting on his stomach, lost in thought, Chen Luo immediately pulled Hong Tailang's Frying Pan from his backpack and swung it at her.

Chen Luo personally had a temper when woken up, especially when he could have slept in but was woken up by being sat on at past 8 AM.

It was a shame that Chen Luo's resentful strike dealt zero damage to the Herrscher of Knowledge. She didn't even bother using her Herrscher powers, merely using a single finger to hold the edge of the frying pan, preventing it from moving any further.

"Sigh, A Luo..." The Herrscher of Knowledge turned her head and looked at Chen Luo with a hint of melancholy.

"What?" Chen Luo, his morning temper gone and having calmed down, retracted his frying pan.

After all, I can't beat her.

"Do you play Honkai Impact 3rd?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked.

"I used to, but I quit over a year ago. But can you get off my stomach now? There's the bedside table next to you, why don't you sit there," Chen Luo said irritably.

"Then did you ever pull me?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked Chen Luo seriously.

"Haha, by the time I quit, you weren't even out yet, how could I pull you? I didn't even recognize you when I first met you. I only found out your true identity later thanks to the almighty Baidu." Seeing that the Herrscher of Knowledge had no intention of moving, Chen Luo decided to just go with it.

Good thing I don't have a habit of sleeping naked.

"Hmm? So you didn't know me before you saved me?"

Chen Luo wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but the Herrscher of Knowledge's tone had inexplicably become more cheerful.

"Where would I have met you?"

"Even if you don't play games, shouldn't there occasionally be information about me online?"

"But I really didn't know you back then, and isn't Genshin Impact more popular than Honkai Impact 3rd now?"

"So you didn't save me because you saw me as a paper person?" the Herrscher of Knowledge continued to ask.

"Who knows who you are! All I know now is that you disturbed my sleep! And don't you dislike waking up early?" Chen Luo was getting increasingly annoyed.

Can't this person just get off other people's stomachs?

"..." The Herrscher of Knowledge was silent for a while longer, and then her expression turned happy.

"I don't like waking up early, I just haven't slept at all." Chen Luo couldn't tell what the Herrscher of Knowledge had figured out, but he could tell she was very happy now.

"May I ask, when did you start sitting on me?"

"Umm, around 3 AM." The Herrscher of Knowledge thought for a moment, calculating the time.

"You sat on me all night? Are you sick?"

"Oh, by the way, A Luo, did you pull that old fossil?" The Herrscher of Knowledge completely ignored Chen Luo and suddenly changed the subject.

"You mean the class president? I wouldn't say I'm a hardcore player, but I'm definitely a fan. While I might not pull all the weapons and stigmata, I always pull for the characters. Like Kiana, Bronya, Mei, Himeko, Seele, Theresa, Rita, Durandal, and so on. At least I completed the all-character achievement before I quit," Chen Luo said weakly.

"Ha, if you count it that way, doesn't that mean you pulled everyone except me?" the Herrscher of Knowledge said angrily while scrolling through the release dates of official PVs on her phone.

"What are you talking about? I didn't pull for Starlance either. You only came out about three or four months after I started quitting, so it's normal that I didn't recognize you and it's normal that I didn't pull for you," Chen Luo explained.

Chen Luo didn't know why the Herrscher of Knowledge was so angry, but he knew he needed to explain, even though he didn't think he had done anything wrong.

"That won't do. Why did you pull all of that old fossil's armors but were unwilling to pull even one for me?" the Herrscher of Knowledge insisted.

"I told you, you weren't even out before I quit!" Chen Luo felt the Herrscher of Knowledge was being very unreasonable.

"Then can't you return to the game because of my unique charm? And then pull for the Herrscher of Knowledge!"

"Good grief, you can't be this unreasonable." Chen Luo was dumbfounded.

Chen Luo knew that you couldn't reason with girls, but he didn't know they could be this unreasonably difficult.

"I don't care! Give me your phone." The Herrscher of Knowledge extended her hand towards Chen Luo.

"Here you go." Chen Luo took his phone from under the pillow and gave it to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"What's the unlock password?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked after taking the phone.

"123321"

"What's the payment password?"

"The same... Wait, what are you trying to do?" Chen Luo suddenly became alert.

"I found out that the anniversary is re-running the Herrscher of Knowledge, and I just happened to descend, which means you and the Herrscher of Knowledge have fate. If that's the case, how can you not pull? Not only should you pull, but you should pull for all the weapons and stigmata! It would be best to upgrade her to SS."

The Herrscher of Knowledge said enthusiastically as she opened the app store and began downloading Honkai Impact 3rd.

Since Chen Luo no longer played Honkai Impact 3rd and it took up a lot of storage space, he uninstalled it directly.

Even before he quit, Chen Luo had played it on his computer using an emulator.

"Stop! That's a huge trap! I only have a few hundred crystals left in my account!" Chen Luo exclaimed in alarm, then tried to pull the Herrscher of Knowledge's arm.

Honestly, before quitting, who wouldn't spend all their gacha currency?

Chen Luo vaguely remembered that before he quit, he had just encountered Azure Empyrean's bride skin and spent 9,600 crystals to get it, leaving him with very few crystals left.

All characters, weapons, and stigmata were fully drawn, and coupled with the lack of crystal reserves...

Chen Luo shuddered at the thought.

This was enough to make an already struggling family even worse off.

However, the Herrscher of Knowledge, who had been sitting on Chen Luo and refused to leave, suddenly disappeared into thin air and reappeared by Chen Luo's bed.

Chen Luo rolled over, about to throw off the covers and get up, when a hand reached out in front of him and snapped its fingers lightly.

"Snap!"

"Sleep. You'll wake up in two hours."

The Herrscher's authority took effect. Amidst a sleep-inducing voice, Chen Luo's body, which hadn't fully gotten up, fell back onto the bed.

After tucking the drowsy Chen Luo in, the Herrscher of Knowledge looked at the phone in her hand and happily ran out.