A Two-Year Monthly Pass? I Could Beat Honkai in Two Years! / The Herrscher of Sentience's Stubbornness

"Time to pull!"

"Damn you, Herrscher of Knowledge! Humanity will definitely defeat the Honkai..." Chen Luo shouted with his last bit of strength.

Two Years of Monthly Cards? I Could Clear Honkai Impact 3rd in Two Years!

"Damn you, Herrscher of Knowledge! Humanity will definitely defeat the Honkai!" After waking up and successfully reclaiming his phone, Chen Luo shouted fiercely at the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Oh, don't be so angry. It's not like I spent that much of your money. My luck is super good, okay?" the Herrscher of Knowledge said carelessly.

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

No matter what method the Herrscher of Knowledge had used to top up, there would definitely be text notifications.

If he'd known, he wouldn't have linked the account to his phone number. Otherwise, a single SMS verification code wouldn't have been enough to log into it.

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

"I can understand the 648 purchases and the like, but why were there so many 30s afterward? And you call this not much? This has to be over 2,000, right? You actually spent all the money I got from doing a good deed yesterday!" Looking at the top-up records, Chen Luo felt his anger flare up.

"Obviously, they were monthly cards. The 648 packs and stuff had double top-up bonuses, so of course I had to buy them. As for the rest, monthly cards were naturally the best deal. Money can always be earned again, but once the Herrscher of Knowledge banner is gone, you can't pull for her anymore. You need to understand your priorities," the Herrscher of Knowledge earnestly lectured Chen Luo.

"So you topped me up with over two years of monthly cards? You really know how to run a household." Chen Luo's face twisted as he looked at the twenty-seven months of monthly cards.

Chen Luo felt that before he used up all that monthly card time, he might already have cleared the Honkai Impact 3rd World.

If you said the Herrscher of Knowledge was wasteful, at least she knew to buy monthly cards. If you said she was frugal, she had spent over 2,000 pulling for the Herrscher of Knowledge and her weapon and stigmata.

And perhaps because she herself was the Herrscher of Knowledge, a mere 2,000 yuan had actually been enough for her to fully pull the weapon and stigmata, and even raise the character to SS.

Chen Luo didn't know about anything else, but he had never seen a ten-pull produce two complete Herrschers of Knowledge.

Chen Luo coldly put away his phone, then took Big Big Wolf's Frying Pan out of his backpack.

"What are you doing?" Seeing Chen Luo's posture, the Herrscher of Knowledge shrank back in fright.

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

"What else would I be doing? Going to ask that sucker whether he still has any money. What, should I ask for a minor's refund instead?" Chen Luo said as he headed for the front door.

That sucker was Blondie. Presumably, he had woken up by now.

As for a minor's refund... it was uncertain whether the Herrscher of Knowledge counted as a minor, and uncertain whether such a refund could even be processed. But if it really went through, 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 instead, the Herrscher of Knowledge sighed in relief.

Chen Luo was a good guy. When there was trouble, he really stepped up.

And he hadn't destroyed the account. That was really great.

Chen Luo was a good guy. When he was angry, he took it out on outsiders.

The Herrscher of Knowledge skipped after Chen Luo into the backyard.

Chen Luo's apartment complex protected residents' privacy quite well. Unless someone wandered around everywhere like that old man yesterday, no one would usually discover things hidden in the backyard.

Chen Luo removed the two bricks, then kicked the bucket aside.

The commotion instantly woke Hao Er, who had been buried in the ground.

"Mmph! Mmph!" With his mouth stuffed shut, Blondie saw Chen Luo standing over him with a frying pan in hand, and terror filled his eyes.

"He's saying you're a lunatic. Help! Someone save him! He'll never do it again," the Herrscher of Knowledge translated from the side.

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

At least she hadn't come out wearing a skirt.

Chen Luo had also noticed that ever since last night, the Herrscher of Knowledge seemed not to read his mind much anymore. She only sensed his emotions, such as happiness or anger.

But she still seemed to retain the habit of reading other people's minds.

"Hm? What's this? You seem to be worried about me?" The Herrscher of Knowledge gave Chen Luo a surprised look.

What was there about her to worry over now?

"Nothing." Chen Luo shook his head, then pulled out a small knife from his pocket. Squatting down, he sliced through the tape around Blondie's cheeks layer by layer.

Since Chen Luo had worried last night that this guy might spit out whatever was stuffing his mouth, he had wrapped ten layers of tape around Blondie. He couldn't be bothered to peel them off one at a time now, so cutting through them was more convenient.

It was convenient for Chen Luo, but for Blondie, who felt the cold blade against his skin, the experience was anything but pleasant.

Chen Luo was insane!

A good person? If someone told him Chen Luo was a murderous maniac, he would believe it!

Blondie was nearly scared witless.

If he himself was just a thug, then Blondie felt Chen Luo was more like an assassin—cold and merciless, and possibly suffering from split personality disorder. After all, he had just been talking to thin air.

Wait? Split personality disorder?

At school, he used one personality to painstakingly pretend to be a good person, then released his true personality at night.

When he committed crimes, his usual good reputation meant no one would suspect him...

A demon! He was definitely a demon!

A murderer! A psychopathic murderer!

The way Blondie looked at Chen Luo grew increasingly terrified, but the more frightened he became, the less he dared move.

"What's wrong with this guy?" After removing the tape and taking the rag out of his mouth, Chen Luo looked at the other party, who had been frightened speechless, and couldn't help asking the Herrscher of Knowledge.

The waterlogged soil might have been damp and cold, and being trapped under a bucket in darkness might have frightened him.

But after the thing plugging his mouth was removed, it was strange that he wasn't screaming.

"It's nothing. This guy just has a very vivid inner monologue. He thinks you're some kind of psychopathic murderer. In short, the simplest way to put it is that you've broken through his psychological defenses. Whatever you ask now, he'll answer," the Herrscher of Knowledge said.

"A vivid inner monologue? I don't know why, but that's good news. Do you want me to let you out?" After nodding at the Herrscher of Knowledge, Chen Luo looked at Blondie, whose entire head was trembling.

"Mhm, mhm, mhm!" Hearing Chen Luo's words, Blondie nodded frantically, but after thinking of something, he began shaking his head just as frantically.

Help! Someone's going to silence him! They're going to dismember him!

After hearing Blondie's thoughts, the Herrscher of Knowledge contentedly stopped the mental intimidation.

You have a new commission!

Let Me Out: Li Hao Er hoped Chen Luo could let him out—let him out alive, rather than dismembering him and dumping his corpse in the wilderness.

Mission Reward: 30 Primogems

Mission Difficulty: Zero-star

"..." After seeing the commission, Chen Luo couldn't help agreeing with the Herrscher of Knowledge.

This guy's inner monologue really was excessive.

The Herrscher of Knowledge's Stubbornness

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

"Y-Yes... My phone is the newest model, and the payment apps on it have over 2,000 yuan..." Blondie said in a trembling voice.

"You don't need to tell me that. I already know. And from now on, your phone and the money inside it belong to me. Do you have any objections?" Chen Luo patted his cheek with the small knife in his hand.

"N-No objections." Blondie shook his head frantically.

"Then do you have any other money?"

"N-No... Y-Yes! Even though I don't have money right now, I can collect protection fees. I have dirt on Bai Bin, I can use it to get money. M-My family has some money too, I can steal money from home, I..."

After seeing the disappointment in Chen Luo's eyes, Blondie realized that if he couldn't get money, he might be silenced. He desperately began thinking of ways to make some.

Slap! Chen Luo slapped him across the face.

"You still dare extort people? You still dare steal money from your family?" Chen Luo stared at him darkly and plunged the dagger into the dirt.

Although Chen Luo's living expenses were a little tight now that there was another person in the house, and he wanted to get some money, he wouldn't go that far.

"N-No, I won't dare anymore. I'll never dare again." Having failed to guess Chen Luo's expectations, Blondie frantically shook his head.

"If you don't have money, forget it. I can let you off this time, but if you dare collect protection fees from ordinary students or bully ordinary students again, I'll tie you up in the basement, cut off your limbs, and turn you into a human swine. Understand?" Chen Luo tried his best to put on a vicious expression.

Although Chen Luo didn't know how the other party had imagined him, if letting him go could make him do fewer bad things, Chen Luo didn't mind borrowing the tiger's might.

"Mhm, mhm, mhm." Blondie nodded frantically.

"Help me out, my Lady Herrscher of Knowledge. Can you pull him straight out of the pit?" After standing up, Chen Luo turned to ask the Herrscher of Knowledge.

Digging a pit was tiring, filling it back in was tiring too, but digging him out of it intact was even more tiring.

"Of course." The Herrscher of Knowledge nodded, then crouched down and disdainfully grabbed the exposed back collar of his clothes.

Chen Luo didn't understand what strange martial art the Herrscher of Knowledge had used, but she merely grabbed the collar and pulled hard, and the other party came straight out of the pit completely intact.

Chen Luo didn't understand, but Chen Luo was deeply shocked. Chen Luo wanted to learn it too.

"You're the Herrscher of Knowledge, aren't you? It should be easy for you to make him not tell anyone about this experience, right?" Chen Luo asked.

"Of course." The Herrscher of Knowledge nodded. With a snap of her fingers, Blondie's eyes instantly became vacant.

A moment later, Blondie regained his senses and mechanically ran toward the exit.

"All right. Once he runs out of this apartment complex, he'll forget most of what happened, but he'll continue to obey your threat," the Herrscher of Knowledge said, clapping her hands.

Mission complete!

After successfully receiving 30 Primogems, Chen Luo couldn't help marveling at how useful Blondie was.

Stealing Little Loli's Lollipop had earned him 5 Primogems, but tormenting Blondie for one night had earned him 40 Primogems.

Perhaps because his desire to survive was too strong, although the mission difficulty was still zero, it had given him 30 Primogems.

Feeling a warm current spread through his body, Chen Luo was the first to leave the vegetable garden.

This Blondie really was an extremely useful tool. He wondered whether he could get more commissions from him in the future.

As for that pit... he could plant a tree there later.

After returning home, Chen Luo fell into thought, while also taking last night's late-night snack out of his backpack.

"It's still hot. How magical." As expected, Chen Luo received praise from the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Fu Hua, shake hands." Chen Luo suddenly held out his hand to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Hm? Oh." Although the Herrscher of Knowledge didn't know what Chen Luo wanted, she still held out her hand.

"Keep eating."

"Emmm, all right."

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

So becoming friends required shaking hands first? What a rigid friends system.

Herrscher of Knowledge:

Herrscher of Knowledge Core (Item): 5,001 Primogems (Original Price: 10,001 Primogems)

Tai Xu Sword Qi (Martial Art): 2,000 Primogems (Original Price: 4,000 Primogems)

Cold Weapon Grandmaster (Skill): 2,000 Primogems (Original Price: 4,000 Primogems)

Melee Grandmaster (Skill): 2,000 Primogems (Original Price: 4,000 Primogems)

Herrscher Body · Modified (Constitution): 2,000 Primogems (Original Price: 4,000 Primogems)

Weapon Crate (Item): 1,000 Primogems (Original Price: 2,000 Primogems)

...

The Herrscher of Knowledge was much richer than Anemo Archon Barbatos.

And more importantly, the Herrscher of Knowledge actually offered a fifty percent discount. She was far more generous than Barbatos.

Perhaps that was the bonus of their Father-Daughter relationship?