The Herrscher of Sentience and Little Klee, Both Grounded for Blowing Up the Statue of the Anemo Archon

"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?" Venti said casually.

Venti then decided not to pay any more attention to Chen Luo, since with fine wine before her, she should drink first.

"Then look what this is?" Chen Luo said, holding up something.

"Hmm?" Venti, who was taking a big gulp of wine, glanced at Chen Luo.

"Pfft!" Venti spat out the wine in her mouth, almost spraying Chen Luo's face, but luckily Chen Luo dodged quickly.

"Cough cough, the Gnosis? How, how did it end up in your hands?" Venti's finger pointing at Chen Luo trembled slightly.

"You didn't snatch it back from the Lady, did you?" Venti was now a little horrified.

"That's not right. Logically speaking, you should be excited when you see this thing. Why don't you feel excited at all? Instead, you're quite shocked?" Chen Luo held up the Gnosis in one hand and stroked his chin with the other, looking at Venti suspiciously.

"Gulp..." Venti was speechless for a moment.

"But you might be surprised for nothing. The Gnosis in my hand is actually simulated using some kind of equipment. Didn't I touch your Gnosis when I came here? My equipment is very powerful; it can perfectly simulate the Gnosis." As Chen Luo spoke, the Gnosis in his hand suddenly transformed into the Void Archive.

"Oh, that scared me to death." Venti breathed a sigh of relief.

Relieved, Venti decided to reward herself by finishing the rest of the wine to soothe her wounded heart.

"After all... this one is the real Gnosis." A golden hexahedron floated in Chen Luo's right hand, and a beautiful chess piece radiating wisps of Wind Element Power appeared in his left hand.

"Pfft!!" Venti spat out another mouthful of wine at Chen Luo.

This time, Chen Luo didn't try to dodge; instead, he used Wind Element to spray the wine all over Venti's face.

Then Chen Luo thoughtfully offered him tissues.

"This is fake too, isn't it?" Venti looked at Chen Luo with a hint of tears in her eyes.

Is this guy crazy?

Am I fun? You keep playing with me.

"Of course... no." Chen Luo tossed the Divine Sage back to Venti.

Venti, feeling the realism of the Gnosis in his hand, confirmed that it was genuine.

This is absolutely Gnosis!

Chapter 178: The Herrscher of Knowledge and Klee, who were imprisoned together for blowing up the Statue of the Seven.

"This is outrageous! How could the Gnosis be in your hands? I remember you guys ran into me as soon as you came out. How could you have had time to chase after the Lady?" Venti blurted out.

But when Venti said those words, Venti had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, when Venti glanced furtively at Chen Luo was looking at her with a strange expression and asking her a question.

"Ahem, well, what I mean is, after you see me, you'll definitely wake me up first to ask what happened, right? So there shouldn't be time to chase after the Lady," Venti said after feigning a cough.

"No need to say anything more. I'm not interested in whether you're smart or not. I just want to know what reward you have for getting your Gnosis back for me," Chen Luo said, rolling his eyes at Venti.

That's a lie.

Venti's words are deceitful.

"Reward? But you usually don't... uh, Alo, did I not issue a request to retrieve the Gnosis?" Venti suddenly noticed something very important.

Based on his own experience, whenever a person's obsession reaches a certain level or they desire something, they will form a request with Chen Luo.

Chen Luo can receive a certain amount of compensation from the commissions, which is why Chen Luo opened the bar for free and did not charge any money. This can be considered a win-win situation.

But...

I probably, maybe, possibly... didn't actually issue any requests related to the Gnosis this time.

What should I do?

This won't fool you.

"Hmm, I'm wondering about that too. How could there be no commission when we did something so important? Could there be a problem with the bar?" Chen Luo said while fiddling with the Anemo Archon's Gnosis that the Void Archive had transformed into.

"Reward... of course there is. Here, take this." Venti said, tossing the Gnosis to Chen Luo.

"This is for you, no need to thank me." After saying that, Venti picked up her wine glass.

Venti picked up her glass but didn't drink, instead using it to cover her face.

"You really don't care about the Gnosis? Or is it that all the gods don't care much about their own Gnosis?" Chen Luo asked, somewhat puzzled, as he took Venti's Gnosis.

"Sigh, the Gnosis sounds very high-end, but it's really just that. Even without the Gnosis, I can still live a good life. I've given it to you, so don't give it back to me. Do whatever you want with it."

Venti waved his hand impatiently. It seemed that Chen Luo's sudden creation of the Gnosis had indeed had a significant impact on Venti.

"Goodness, only you would do something like Gnosis directly. But since you've said so, I'll accept it. Remember to come and ask me for it again when you change your mind and I haven't used it as food." Chen Luo said directly after putting the Gnosis into his backpack.

"Use it as material? Forget it, do whatever you want. But there's something I'm really curious about: when did you get the Gnosis back?" Venti couldn't help but ask.

Chen Luo clearly had no chance to retrieve the Gnosis, so how did it end up in his hands? It couldn't possibly be that the Lady gave the Gnosis to Chen Luo, could it?

If this the Lady hadn't been kicked in the head by a wild boar, she wouldn't have done something like this.

"Well, how should I put it? Or rather, I never truly returned the Gnosis to you from the very beginning," Chen Luo said, stroking his chin.

If Venti had seen Chen Luo's methods for tinkering with the Lyre of Winds after joining the church, she would probably have been able to guess what methods Chen Luo used.

"What? The Gnosis you gave me back wasn't the real one?" Venti was taken aback.

"Of course not. Sigh, you're really unreliable as the Anemo Archon. You can't even tell if your own Gnosis is real or fake." Chen Luo gave Venti a disdainful look.

"How is that possible?" Venti looked incredulous.

"Why not? Look." Chen Luo opened his arms and activated the Void Archive ability. Then, an exquisite chess piece slowly condensed in Chen Luo's hand.

In the end, a piece was formed that was exactly the same as the Gnosis in Venti's memory.

"Sigh, but what about the Divine Power? If it's just a pawn like this, how could I have fallen for it?" Venti was still somewhat skeptical and suspected that Chen Luo was treating her like a fool.

"Then we have to thank this coin." Chen Luo took out the model worker Mora again.

"Wow, where did all those blessings and Divine Powers I attached to this Mora go? Wait, did you transfer all the Divine Powers and blessings from this Mora to that fake Gnosis?" Venti suddenly realized the crux of the matter.

"It can't be said to be all of it, only 99%, with the remaining 0.1% used to make an Anemogranum," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

"Oh, by the way, could you please cast another blessing on him? Or do you need to use this Gnosis first, and then cast the blessing?" Chen Luo placed the Mora on the bar and pushed it toward Venti, then thought for a moment and took out the Gnosis that he had just put away.

Sigh, after all, the money comes from the sheep.

But wasn't Chen Luo always using the Divine Power on this Mora for Venti?

So, it shouldn't be a problem for Venti to say something, right?

"You... I... forget it, I'm scared of you. Although I don't know why you foresaw that my Gnosis might be stolen, I'll give you one more charge since you meant well."

"But speaking of which, when does that forged Gnosis expire?" Venti asked, fiddling with the Mora while charging it.

Venti really felt that Chen Luo had really mastered the art of using this Mora, and everything he did seemed to be related to her, but the problem was that in the end, she still had to recharge it herself.

That's incredible.

Venti wasn't worried that the Lady would see through the authenticity of the Gnosis. Even Venti herself couldn't tell that it was fake, so how could the Lady who had personally taken out her own heart tell?

Furthermore, Venti suspects that the Lady had never seen the Gnosis, and therefore had no ability to discern it.

"Don't worry about that. I spent a considerable amount of time making that thing, and it has a shelf life of at least three years, provided that the Divine Power on it hasn't been exhausted." Chen Luo could guarantee that.

"That's good. The wind Divine Power I attached to the coin is enough for three years, provided the Ice Archon doesn't find out. If the Ice Archon really intends to do something with that Gnosis, then there's really no way to guarantee that the Gnosis will function properly. After all, it's just a pretty face." Venti nodded and then returned the fully charged coin to Chen Luo.

Well, Chen Luo's ability to forge things is so good that he could even fool Venti, let alone Ice Archon.

It can only be said that Chen Luo is fully qualified to be the latest master of counterfeiting.

However, Venti was really curious about how Chen Luo knew that his Gnosis might be sent... or stolen.

Although Venti was very curious, she didn't ask any further questions since it was Chen Luo's secret.

Although Venti is indeed a bit troubled right now, shouldn't the most important thing be to drown her sorrows in alcohol?

"Alright, now that I've served you all your drinks, I should go find Acting Grand Master Jean at the Knights of Favonius. I don't know what he wants to see me about. If you get drunk later, there's an attic on the third floor where you can sleep; there's a bed there."

"Hmm, never mind, you shouldn't sleep on the bed. Just make a makeshift bed on the floor. I remember there's a roll of bedding next to the bed," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

"Wow, that's so mean! You won't even let me sleep in a bed? You're making me sleep on the floor! Alo, you're so cruel!" Venti said, looking aggrieved.

"That's good enough. I'm already giving you face by letting you sleep on the third floor. Have you ever seen a guest sleep on the third floor? Even if they're sleeping on the floor, I'll do it this way. That bed is the one I use to hug the bartender to sleep on. How could I let you use it?" Chen Luo said matter-of-factly.

"Oh, never mind. After drinking 10 glasses of wine, I'll probably be completely out of it. How could I possibly climb up to the third floor? You're really putting me through too much trouble. I'll just sleep at the bar," Venti said, waving her hand.

Hilarious! Drunk and climbing three flights of stairs? How is that even possible?

"That's true. Since you put it that way, I won't grant you access to the third floor." Chen Luo nodded, then agreed wholeheartedly.

"..."

Chen Luo left the bar, watching Venti with a rather speechless expression.

When Chen Luo reappeared after leaving the bar, he was still in the side door of the church. Fortunately, no one saw Chen Luo when he came out, and the place was quite secluded. Otherwise, Chen Luo would have had to use the Herrscher of Knowledge's ability to make the other party lose their memory for a while.

Of course, if the other party has potential customers, it's worthwhile to try and develop those customers.

"Oh, the Gnosis, I didn't really want it." Chen Luo glanced at the Gnosis in his backpack, overwhelmed with emotion.

Chen Luo originally only wanted to trick the Lady, but unexpectedly he gained a Gnosis in return.

Although that's part of the plot, no matter how you look at it, the Lady stealing Venti's Gnosis can't be considered a just thing. Since it's not a just thing, then Chen Luo, the Justice Embodiment, has to step in.

Of course, I also feel sorry for Venti because she was stabbed in the heart.

The Lady tried to take the Gnosis, but Chen Luo stopped her. Could that be considered wrong?

After all, once the word "robbery" is involved, it has nothing to do with justice.

However, Chen Luo did make a mistake, because he stayed in the church for too long and missed seeing Venti get stabbed in the heart, which was a huge loss.

Chen Luo had no idea what the Ice Archon wanted the Gnosis for, nor did he want to understand or know. After all, no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't just steal it.

If it were a contractual exchange like the one between the Lady and Geo Archon Morax, Chen Luo wouldn't bother them. An exchange is fine if both parties are willing, but stealing is wrong.

As for the Ice Archon wanting to steal the Gnosis, perhaps because he wanted to defy the Heavenly Principles or save the world, Chen Luo didn't care.

Because who knows whether that Ice Archon is a good guy or a bad guy?

Perhaps it's to destroy the world?

However, Chen Luo didn't mind helping out.

The premise is that the Ice Archon's obsession is strong enough, and he gives a generous reward.

Chen Luo didn't require a six-star reward commission; a five-star commission would be fine too. Of course, if there wasn't a five-star commission, a four-star commission would be acceptable, but it couldn't possibly be a three-star commission.

As long as the Primogem are provided in the right way, even the Heavenly Principles will be shattered.

Want to Twisting Myriad Manifestations around?

How about Man-made Collapses?

If all else fails, and we can't win, then we won't fight anymore; we can fight again in a few years.

If we're really talking about development speed, Chen Luo thinks that generally no one can outpace him.

Watch me beat Honkai Impact 3rd for the first time this summer.

Seven punches to smash the Sea of Quantum, three slashes to shatter the Imaginary Tree.

"Holy crap, hahaha, who blackened Venti's face?" As Chen Luo walked through Mondstadt towards the Knights of Favonius, he glanced at the scene and chuckled for a long time.

The original Statue of the Seven pure white... well, not exactly pure white, the stone was quite white anyway, but someone did something and it turned the Statue of the Seven like it had been blackened by flames.

"Hahaha... ha... ha... wait, the Statue of the Seven?" Chen Luo suddenly remembered something. If he remembered correctly, before entering the bar, the Herrscher of Knowledge said that he was going to dance at the Statue of the Seven...

"..."

Could it really have been burned by the Herrscher of Knowledge?

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I didn't take good care of my child. It's my fault." Chen Luo apologized to Qin repeatedly in the office of the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius.

Chen Luo was also surprised that it was actually the Herrscher of Knowledge did this. Chen Luo still didn't understand how the Herrscher of Knowledge could have things like fire.

"Ah, well... this time it wasn't entirely Fu Hua's fault. Well, part of it was Klee's fault too. I don't know why the two of them got together."

"Fortunately, the Anemo Archon Statue was only charred a bit by the bomb. The bomb did not damage the Statue of the Seven. We can just have it cleaned later. It's not a big problem."