Their Commission Reward Is Not Right

"Time to draw some cards!"

"That hateful Herrscher of Knowledge, humanity will definitely defeat the Honkai..." Chen Luo shouted with his last bit of strength.

Chapter 20: Two Years of Monthly Cards? I could beat the Honkai in two years!

"That hateful Herrscher of Knowledge, humanity will definitely defeat the Honkai!" After waking up, Chen Luo, who had successfully retrieved his phone, yelled fiercely at the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Oh my, no need to be so angry, I didn't spend that much of your money. I have great luck, you know?" the Herrscher of Knowledge said nonchalantly.

"How much is 'not that much'?" Chen Luo asked as he opened his messages.

No matter which channel the Herrscher of Knowledge used to top up, there would definitely be SMS notifications.

He should have known not to bind his account with his phone number, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to log in with just a text verification code.

"So many top-up records? 648, 328, 198, 98..."

"I can understand the 648s and such, but why were there so many 30s after that? And you call that 'not much'? This must be over 2000! You actually spent all the money I earned yesterday helping people!" Chen Luo's anger flared up as he looked at the endless top-up records.

"Of course, it's the monthly cards. Those 648s had double top-up bonuses, so I had to get them. The rest were naturally bought as monthly cards because it's more cost-effective. As for money, it can be earned again if it's gone, but once the Herrscher of Knowledge's rate-up banner is over, you can't draw her anymore. You need to understand priorities," the Herrscher of Knowledge said earnestly to Chen Luo.

"So you bought me over two years' worth of monthly cards? You're really thrifty," Chen Luo's face contorted as he looked at the 27 months of monthly cards.

Chen Luo felt that he might be able to clear the Honkai Impact 3rd world before the monthly card durations expired.

If you were to say the Herrscher of Knowledge was wasteful, she at least knew to buy monthly cards. If you were to say she was frugal, she spent over 2000 to draw for the Herrscher of Knowledge and her weapon and stigmata.

Moreover, perhaps because she herself was the Herrscher of Knowledge, spending only 2000 yuan actually allowed her to max out her weapon and stigmata, and even upgrade the character to SS.

He didn't know about others, but Chen Luo had never seen a 10-pull that yielded two complete Herrscher of Knowledge sets.

Chen Luo coldly closed his phone and then took out Big Big Wolf's Frying Pan from his backpack.

"What are you doing?" The Herrscher of Knowledge flinched in fear, seeing Chen Luo's posture.

The Herrscher of Knowledge could definitely beat Chen Luo, but the problem was that she felt guilty.

"What else? Of course, I'm going to ask that sucker if he has any more money. Are we going to ask for a refund for a minor?" Chen Luo said as he walked towards the door.

That sucker referred to Blondie, who should have woken up by now.

As for the minor refund... it was uncertain whether the Herrscher of Knowledge counted as a minor, and it was also uncertain whether such a refund could be processed, but if it were refunded, the account would probably be gone.

"Hey, wait for me, I'm coming too, I can help." Seeing that Chen Luo wasn't going to deal with her but with that Blondie, the Herrscher of Knowledge breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Luo was someone you could rely on; he really stepped up when needed.

And it was great that he didn't destroy the account.

Chen Luo was someone you could rely on; he took his anger out on outsiders.

The Herrscher of Knowledge skipped along with Chen Luo to the backyard.

Chen Luo's apartment complex had good privacy protection for its residents. Unless someone was wandering around like that old man yesterday, anything hidden in the backyard would generally go unnoticed.

Chen Luo removed the two bricks and then kicked open the bucket with his foot.

The commotion instantly woke up Hao Er, who was buried in the ground.

"Mmph mmph mmph!" The gagged Blondie's eyes widened in terror as he saw Chen Luo standing above him, holding a frying pan.

"He's calling you a lunatic, help! Someone save him, he won't dare to do it again," the Herrscher of Knowledge translated from the side.

Chen Luo glanced at the Herrscher of Knowledge, who was wearing a full dinosaur pajama suit, and breathed a sigh of relief.

At least she wasn't wearing a skirt.

Chen Luo also noticed that since last night, the Herrscher of Knowledge seemed to have stopped reading his mind as much, only sensing his emotions like happiness or anger.

However, she still seemed to maintain her habit of reading others' minds.

"Hmm, what is it? Are you... concerned about me?" The Herrscher of Knowledge looked at Chen Luo with surprise.

What was there to be concerned about her for?

"It's nothing," Chen Luo shook his head, then pulled out a small knife from his pocket, squatted down, and began to slice away the tape along the Blondie's cheek, layer by layer.

Because Chen Luo had worried the guy might spit out the gag last night, he had wrapped 10 layers of tape around Blondie's mouth. Now he was too lazy to remove them one by one, finding it easier to just cut them off.

While it was convenient for Chen Luo, the experience was far from pleasant for Blondie, who felt the cold blade against his skin.

This Chen Luo is a lunatic!

Forget being a good person, I'd believe you if you called him a murderer!

Blondie was almost scared out of his wits.

If he considered himself just a thug, Blondie felt Chen Luo was more like an assassin – cold, ruthless, and possibly suffering from schizophrenia, especially since he was just talking to himself.

Wait? Schizophrenia?

During school, using one personality to pretend to be a good person, and then releasing his true personality at night.

When committing crimes, due to his usual good reputation, no one would suspect him...

A demon! This is definitely a demon!

A murderer! A perverted murderer!

Blondie's gaze towards Chen Luo grew increasingly terrified, but the more scared he became, the more he dared not move.

"What's wrong with this guy?" Chen Luo removed the tape and pulled the gag from Blondie's mouth. Looking at the other party, who was too scared to speak, he couldn't help but ask the Herrscher of Knowledge.

Even though the waterlogged ground might be a bit damp and cold, and being trapped in a bucket in darkness could be frightening, it was strange that he wasn't shouting or screaming after the gag was removed.

"It's nothing. This person just has a very active imagination and thinks you're some perverted murderer. In simple terms, you've broken his psychological defenses. He'll answer anything you ask now," the Herrscher of Knowledge said.

"An active imagination? I don't know why, but that's good news. Do you want me to let you out?" Chen Luo nodded to the Herrscher of Knowledge before looking at Blondie, whose entire head was trembling.

"Mmm-hmm-hmm!" Blondie nodded frantically at Chen Luo's words, but then shook his head wildly as if he'd thought of something.

Help! Someone's going to kill me to silence me! They're going to dismember me!

Hearing Blondie's inner thoughts, the Herrscher of Knowledge, satisfied, deactivated the psychological intimidation.

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

[Let Me Out]: Li Hao Er hopes Chen Luo will let him out alive, not in pieces to be dumped in the wilderness.

Quest Reward: 30 raw stones

Quest Difficulty: Zero Stars

"..." Seeing this commission, Chen Luo couldn't help but agree with the Herrscher of Knowledge's assessment.

This guy really did have a lot going on in his head.

Chapter 21: The Herrscher of Knowledge's Stubbornness

"I can let you out, but first, I need to ask if you have any money on you right now," Chen Luo said. Although he was surprised by the other party's inner monologue, he hadn't forgotten the purpose of his visit.

"Yes, yes... My phone is the latest model, and my payment apps have over 2,000 yuan in them..." Blondie said, his voice trembling.

"No need to say more, I know. And from now on, your phone and the money in it belong to me. Do you have any objections?" Chen Luo said, tapping Blondie's cheek with the small knife in his hand.

"No, no objections." Blondie shook his head frantically.

"Do you have any other money?"

"No... Yes, yes! Although I don't have money now, I can go collect protection fees. I have leverage over Bai Bin, which I can use to get money. My family... my family has some money, I can steal money from home, I..."

Seeing Chen Luo's disappointed look, Blondie realized that if he didn't come up with money, he might be killed. He frantically thought of ways to get money.

"Slap!" Chen Luo slapped him across the face.

"You still dare to extort people? You still dare to steal from your family?" Chen Luo looked at him with displeasure, thrusting the dagger into the dirt.

Although Chen Luo was a bit tight on living expenses with an extra person at home and wanted to make some money, he wouldn't resort to this kind of money.

"I-I won't dare anymore. I'll never dare again." Blondie, who had failed to guess Chen Luo's expectations, shook his head frantically.

"If you don't have money, then fine. I'll let you go this time, but if you dare to extort protection fees from ordinary students or bully them again, I'll tie you up in the basement and cut off your limbs, turning you into a pig. Do you understand?" Chen Luo tried to put on a fierce expression.

Although Chen Luo didn't know how the other party had imagined him, if letting him out meant he'd do fewer bad things, Chen Luo didn't mind acting tough.

"Mmm-hmm-hmm." Blondie nodded frantically.

"Can you help me out, my Herrscher of Knowledge? Can you pull him directly out of the pit?" Chen Luo asked the Herrscher of Knowledge after standing up.

Digging the pit was tiring, and filling it was tiring too, but pulling the other person out of the pit intact was even more tiring.

"Of course, no problem." The Herrscher of Knowledge nodded, then bent down and disdainfully grabbed the exposed collar of Blondie's shirt.

Chen Luo didn't understand what peculiar martial art the Herrscher of Knowledge used, but with just a tug on his collar, Blondie was pulled out of the pit completely intact.

Chen Luo didn't understand, but he was greatly impressed and wanted to learn it too.

"Aren't you the Herrscher of Knowledge? It should be easy for you to make him not talk about this experience, right?" Chen Luo asked.

"Of course," the Herrscher of Knowledge nodded. She snapped her fingers, and Blondie's eyes instantly became vacant.

After a moment, Blondie, who had regained consciousness, ran mechanically towards the exit.

"Alright, once he runs out of this neighborhood, he'll forget most of what happened, but he'll still obey your threat," the Herrscher of Knowledge said, clapping her hands.

[Ding! Mission Complete!]

After successfully receiving 30 raw stones, Chen Luo couldn't help but marvel at how useful Blondie was.

Snatching a lollipop from a little girl gave 5 raw stones, but tormenting this Blondie for a night yielded 40 raw stones.

Perhaps it was because the other party's desire to survive was too strong, but even though the mission difficulty was still 0, it gave 30 raw stones.

Feeling a surge of warmth spread through his body, Chen Luo was the first to leave the vegetable patch.

This Blondie was truly a very useful tool. He wondered if he could get more commissions from him in the future.

As for the pit... he'd plant a tree there later.

Upon returning home, Chen Luo fell into thought, not forgetting to take out yesterday's late-night snack from his backpack.

"It's still warm, how magical," Chen Luo said, receiving praise from the Herrscher of Knowledge as expected.

"Fu Hua, let's shake hands." Chen Luo suddenly extended his hand to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Hmm? Oh." Although the Herrscher of Knowledge didn't know what Chen Luo was up to, she still extended her hand.

"Keep eating."

"Umm, okay."

Just as Chen Luo expected, after they shook hands, the Herrscher of Knowledge's name appeared in his friends list.

So, to become friends, you have to shake hands first? What kind of rigid friend system is this?

Herrscher of Knowledge:

[Herrscher of Knowledge Core] (Item): 5,001 raw stones (Original price: 10,001 raw stones)

[Tai Xu Sword Qi] (Martial Art): 2,000 raw stones (Original price: 4,000 raw stones)

[Cold Weapon Grandmaster] (Skill): 2,000 raw stones (Original price: 4,000 raw stones)

[Melee Grandmaster] (Skill): 2,000 raw stones (Original price: 4,000 raw stones)

[Herrscher Body · Modified] (Physique): 2,000 raw stones (Original price: 4,000 raw stones)

[Weapon Crate] (Item): 1,000 raw stones (Original price: 2,000 raw stones)

The Herrscher of Knowledge is much richer than the Anemo Archon Barbatos.

And more importantly, the Herrscher of Knowledge is offering a 50% discount, which is way more generous than Barbatos.

Perhaps this is the bonus of their [Father-Daughter] relationship?