Raven Applies for a Bartending Job and Chen Luo's Ambitions / Herrscher of Sentience's [Price] Is... +∞?

"Perhaps because all who come are guests?" the Herrscher of Knowledge said after thinking for a moment.

The Herrscher of Knowledge naturally knew that Chen Luo was there because of the Primogem. However, apart from Chen Luo and the Herrscher of Knowledge, only Venti, the first customer in the entire bar, knew about the existence of the Primogem, so it was not convenient to say more here.

"But clearly... isn't it unprofitable? How can such a person really exist in the world?" Shenhe was very puzzled by this.

Shen He had encountered people seeking immortality before who were desperately searching for something illusory and unattainable, but now he had met someone who was working incredibly hard for something that offered no benefit. This greatly impacted Shenhe's worldview.

"..." The Herrscher of Knowledge remained silent.

Is it unprofitable? Not at all.

But that's not wrong for the guests who come here, since they haven't paid anything.

Chapter 166 The Raven Applying for a Bartender Job and Chen Luo's Ambition

"Hey, Chen Luo, are you alright?" Raven looked at the dazed Chen Luo with some concern.

Chen Luo is behaving like he's drunk.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just ate something special, which made me a little dizzy. Would you like something to drink?" Chen Luo asked instinctively while rubbing his temples.

For Chen Luo now, running a bar has become muscle memory.

Earn Primogem, my Primogem...

"Are you really alright? It seems like you're even more obsessed with serving the people than I am with earning commissions. If it's really that bad, can't you just take a day off and close the bar? What if you ruin your health?"

If you ruin your health, how will you go to World Serpent with me? If you don't go to World Serpent, Grey Serpent won't give me my villa. If Grey Serpent doesn't give me the villa, the children won't be able to move in.

"You villain, I have no grudge against you, why do you want to take my life?" Before Chen Luo could say anything, Saigyouji Yuyuko, who was eating the Judgment Time, suddenly jumped up and pointed at the Raven.

"Huh?" Raven was taken aback.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense and hurry up and eat," Chen Luo said, waving his hand.

"Oh." After being told off by Chen Luo, Saigyouji Yuyuko obediently sat back down and continued eating her Judgment Time.

"So you see, in a sense it's not that I don't want to rest, but there are many people who can't afford to eat and are waiting for me to feed them," Chen Luo said helplessly.

"It's not that we can't afford to eat..." Yuyuko poked at her food with her chopsticks and muttered under her breath.

"I wasn't talking about you." Chen Luo rolled his eyes at Saigyouji Yuyuko.

"Oh."

"So you see, even closing a bar for a day is a huge loss."

This applies to both Chen Luo and the guests who come here.

"But I'm still very curious, how does your bar make a profit? Hmm, the customers who come to your bar are all dressed quite well, so they must all be people who are not short of money, right?" Raven asked, scrutinizing the bar's customers.

"I don't make money from them. Well, how should I put it? My bar is a bar that collects wishes. The more wishes generated in this bar, the better the bar's profits. In short, money isn't very useful here. Otto was just here a moment ago."

"Otto? Archbishop Otto of Schicksal?" Raven was taken aback.

"That's right."

"It seems you don't want to say what kind of deal you made with the other party, so I won't ask. But you really aren't in the right state for bartending right now," Raven said, looking at Chen Luo.

"Hmm, what you said makes sense. By the way, how about this, you help me run the bar, and I'll pay you wages?" Chen Luo, whose head was a little dizzy from Shenhe's murderous aura, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Huh? Me?"

"Yeah, you. Didn't you say you used to own a bar? And that it was really successful? You even said that after you retired, you'd open a bar and poach me to be your bartender."

"That's true, and I am indeed quite good at running a bar, but... but I can't mix drinks, my bartending skills are not very good." Raven never expected that he would be able to apply for a job when he came just to have a drink.

Of course, I didn't come here solely to drink.

"Hey, my pay is really high, okay? So just give it a try." Chen Luo said as he walked out from behind the bar and then dragged Raven behind the bar.

"The reward is high? How high?" Because Chen Luo was in a daze, Raven did not forcefully break free from Chen Luo.

Moreover, as a mercenary, Raven is quite sensitive to things like rewards.

With money, everything is easy.

"Did you see this?" Chen Luo placed a golden cube on the left side of the bar, in a position visible only to the bartender.

Raven followed Chen Luo's gaze and saw a special board gradually taking shape on the left side of the bar.

"I can see it, but there's nothing on it."

"It will be ready soon." Chen Luo said, touching Raven's forehead.

After being touched, the Raven instinctively shrank its neck back, and when Raven looked at the board, it saw that there was indeed a... commission on the board.

Now, Raven sees that board as no longer an ordinary board, but as a high-tech screen with a commission-style icon hanging on it.

"What is this?" the Raven asked curiously.

"Next, I'm going to explain what this is, but before I do, you have to promise me for a moment that you absolutely, positively won't tell anyone what I'm about to tell, or you'll be in big trouble."

"I will use the Herrscher of Corrosion Authority transfer all the money in your bank account, and all the money in any account you open in the future will be quickly donated to impoverished mountainous areas."

"So vicious?" Although Chen Luo spoke weakly, the viciousness in his voice sent chills down Raven's spine.

We live in the internet age. If you were truly blocked online, then... not to mention all the assets Raven holds in a bank account, its future business would be severely disrupted.

As for the veracity of Chen Luo's words...

Raven had a fairly good relationship with some of the Flame-Chasers in the Elysian Realm, and had at least heard about the Twelfth Herrscher.

Furthermore, this is also recorded in the World Serpent database.

The Twelfth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Corrosion, is an ultimate electronic virus that is absolutely impossible to resist with current technology.

"What are you afraid of? As long as you don't leak anything, everything will be fine, right?"

"I... I have a feeling your revenge won't stop there. My gut feeling tells me this won't be an easy thing." Raven's intuition is always very accurate.

However, the Raven did not immediately refuse the business because Raven had not yet sensed a life-or-death crisis.

"So you're not refusing? That's good. Now, listen to me. See the only request on this board? Whenever a guest comes here wanting something, a request appears here. The one on the board right now doesn't count; that's just a beginner's introduction."

"The star on the right of the commission that appears is linked to your reward. For example, if this is a one-star bar commission, you'll get $200 after completing it. If you complete a two-star bar commission, you'll get $400, and so on. If you reach or exceed 10 stars, you need to remind me, because that's beyond your ability to handle." Chen Luo began to explain to Raven how to run a bar using a different system.

The introduction to Raven mentions that Raven is actually a skilled bartender.

He understands those alcoholics much better than Chen Luo, who was initially a complete novice.

In other words, the Raven is actually a professional.

The stars that Chen Luo introduced to her were actually Primogem.

One star represents 10 Primogem.

Chen Luo used a basic Primogem reward as a reference for stars.

Since the Void Archive, which has become a visible panel, is bound to Chen Luo, any commissions that Chen Luo can receive will be reflected in the Void Archive if Chen Luo wants to.

"So how do I complete the commission? Is this bar commission difficult to complete?" Raven asked.

Since it cannot determine how difficult the task is, the Raven also cannot determine whether $200 for a star is a lot or not.

If it's difficult to complete, then it's considered a small amount; if it's relatively easy to complete, then it's definitely considered a large amount.

"Completed? Of course it's not hard to complete. Let me demonstrate for you." After listening to Raven's words, Chen Luo thought for a moment, then deleted the virtual request he had created and looked up at Yuyuko.

"Yuyuko, are you full Judgment Time? Would you like something else?" Chen Luo called out to Yuyuko.

"Of course it's not enough! Give me another 10 skewers of Three-Colored Dumpling!" Yuyuko shouted.

A normal Judgment Time can only satisfy 98% of Yuyuko's needs, but the remaining 0.2% is like half a bottomless pit.

Not being able to eat enough was also a little trick of Yuyuko's, since if she wasn't full, she could use the remaining stomach space to enjoy more delicious food.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

As soon as Yuyuko finished speaking, a request immediately appeared at the top of the panel after a second.

"Is this a Two-star Commission?" Raven asked, looking at the number of stars on the panel.

"That's right, it's a Two-star Commission. Follow me." Chen Luo nodded and led Raven towards the small kitchen.

"This is the kitchen. Customers can have whatever they want cooked here, but since your cooking and bartending skills are probably not very good, we'll use an automated cooking system." Chen Luo walked up to a refrigerator.

"When you want to order any dish, knock on this refrigerator door and then open it..." As Chen Luo explained, Chen Luo opened the refrigerator, and a plate of Three-Colored Dumpling appeared inside.

It does look quite amazing, but what puzzles Raven is that the refrigerator doesn't seem to be cooling.

In fact, this refrigerator is completely just for show.

If it were Chen Luo, anything Chen Luo wanted to be automatically crafted would appear directly in Chen Luo inventory. This refrigerator was actually a temporary addition to make things easier for Raven to understand.

"Now take this out and give it to the customer who ordered it," Chen Luo said after placing the Three-Colored Dumpling in Raven's hand.

"Oh." Raven walked out of the small kitchen with a bewildered look, then walked out of the bar, and placed the plate of Three-Colored Dumpling on Saigyouji Yuyuko's table.

"Thank you." Saigyouji Yuyuko nodded to the other person.

"You're welcome." Raven nodded politely and walked back to the bar.

After the Raven went back, it saw that the commission on the panel had a checkmark next to it.

"Does this mean the commission is complete? And you earned $400?" Raven looked at Chen Luo in surprise.

"Of course, if you click this checkmark again, the commission will disappear, and two stars will appear in the lower right corner of the panel. These are your work points. One work point represents one star, and one star represents $200." After Chen Luo clicked the checkmark, the commission disappeared instantly, and the number 0 in the lower right corner changed to the number 2.

"This speed at which they're making money... it's like robbery." Raven was momentarily at a loss.

Actually, $400 isn't a small amount, but it's not a large amount either. However, the whole process only took one minute to earn $400.

Isn't this better than risking your life?

"Besides the other party making the request, you can also make it yourself, like I just did. The other party clearly didn't want to eat the Three-Colored Dumpling, but after I asked, they wanted to eat them, so the request appeared. You should understand what this means, right?"

"Sales?" The Raven blurted out the word.

"Pretty much. Basically, the request will only appear when the other party actually wants it. Just follow this approach when you're selling. If the other party wants food, go to the refrigerator and get it. If they want alcohol, knock on the bar and get it from under the bar." Chen Luo said, knocking on the bar and then gesturing for Raven to bend down.

After the Raven bent down slightly, it saw a drink appear in the compartment below the bar.

"Your bar is truly amazing." Raven's eyes gleamed with wonder.

"Anyway, what do you think of this job?" Chen Luo asked Raven for her opinion.

"It feels like I'm going back to my old profession. Come to think of it, I originally wanted to open my own small shop, save money slowly, and live a good life. Well, I'll take this job." Raven nodded with a mix of nostalgia and satisfaction.

While this job may not yield tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single commission, its advantages lie in its stability, tranquility, and security.

At the same time, you can earn $400 per minute, and $24,000 in 60 minutes, which is like making a fortune every day.

"If someone wants to find me or the number of stars exceeds 10, just press this red button on the panel and I will know."

"Yes." The Raven nodded.

"One work point can be exchanged for $200. Of course, if possible, I don't recommend that you exchange it for US dollars or gold."

"Why?" the Raven asked curiously.

"Because you can accumulate work points, and once you have enough work points, you can tell me your wish."

"A wish? What wish?"

"Any wish is acceptable," Chen Luo said firmly.

"For example?"

"No examples, as long as the wish does not violate my principles, it is fine, and when using work points to make a wish, you can also get $100 for each work point consumed."

Raven helps Chen Luo guests and earns him Primogem, and in return, Raven earns work points.

If Raven wants to use work points to get Chen Luo to help her fulfill her wish, Raven will definitely create a request herself, so Chen Luo will also get Primogem after completing the request.

Well... you might make a profit, but Chen Luo will never lose.

If Chen Luo hadn't felt that making the other party work for him for free was too capitalist, Chen Luo wouldn't have proposed the rule that one could earn $100 for every work point spent.

Chapter 167 The price of Herrscher of Knowledge is...+∞?

"I suddenly realize that hiring you as my bartender was one of the best things I've done in the last few days," Chen Luo said, leaning on the bar and staring intently at Raven.