The Emperor's New Shoes

"Hey, we're practically family, these two Mora are just compensation for my emotional distress." Yun Xia waved her hand.

"Emmm... Oh, right, I just remembered something. Xia, do you have any cards with elemental attributes? Earth, water, wind, fire, please."

Chen Luo suddenly remembered that Yun Xia, the Magical Girl who controlled the cards, had 53 cards, each with a special attribute.

It is precisely because of this that Yun Xia was able to become S-rank Talent User.

Moreover, virtually no other S-rank Talent User possesses abilities surpassing Yun Xia's.

In terms of top-tier combat power, Yun Xia possesses cards of no cards, the four elemental cards of earth, water, wind, and fire, as well as the two trump cards of light and darkness, and even the bug-level existence of the time card.

Given the diversity of attributes, there's bound to be one of the 53 cards that can resolve your current predicament.

The title of S-rank Talent User is well-deserved.

Since Chen Luo needs to resonate with the corresponding elements, could he use these Clow Cards to achieve that resonance?

If Chen Luo really wanted the right cards, it wasn't the face cards or the hidden cards, but the time cards.

After all, it allows you to control time freely, although it does consume a lot of magic power.

Chen Luo also had another idea: if he accidentally died once, his age would become younger. What would happen if he became Xiao Yi and kept using his Time Ability to accelerate his body's aging?

And then I was 17 again?

For Chen Luo, the older his body is, the more times he can be resurrected.

The problem is that the consumption of this time card seems to be really high, and Chen Luo is not sure if the other party has undergone any modifications.

After all, although these Talent User's abilities seem to be copied from the abilities of characters in games and anime, there are bound to be some changes.

Leaving aside those far away, let's talk about Kato Megumi, no, Xiao Ke'er.

Kato Megumi's presence can only be reduced, while Xiao Ke'er can manipulate it to increase or decrease.

"Yes, I do. What are you doing? And do you look down on my four elemental cards: earth, water, wind, and fire?" Yun Xia said, as several cards slowly appeared in her hand.

"Of course I wouldn't look down on you, but earth, water, wind, and fire are quite common, aren't they? My magical aptitude is pretty good; I can still use things like small water balls and small fireballs." As Chen Luo spoke, four balls appeared around him.

Wind ball, water ball, fire ball, earth ball.

These are all basic elemental magic.

Of course, the main reason Chen Luo didn't look at those four elemental cards was because Chen Luo's Elemental Eye already had those four attributes.

"Here, these are my cards with attributes. Consider it my mercy to let you touch them." Yun Xia reached out and handed the four cards to Chen Luo.

Chen Luo took the cards and examined them.

"Light cards, dark cards, time cards, and return cards? Just these four?" Chen Luo asked in surprise.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're the one who said you didn't want cards with the four elements of earth, water, wind, and fire. Can't you use cards like Thunder, Snow, Rain, and Cloud, which are all cards with the four elements of earth, water, wind, and fire? These are the only four cards left that are not earth, water, wind, or fire." Yun Xia said, hands on her hips.

You said you didn't want earth, water, wind, and fire elements, but now you still think it's not enough.

"Okay, okay, I was just saying, it's my fault." Chen Luo immediately surrendered.

However, Chen Luo didn't ask Yun Xia to bring out those Thunder Tokens again, because Chen Luo figured those tokens probably wouldn't increase his elemental attributes.

Chen Luo already has the corresponding element for the Thunder Card. The Snow Card, Rain Card, and Cloud Card should all belong to the elements of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire, since ice can generate snow and water can create rain...

Chen Luo suddenly realized that the seven elements of Genshin Impact covered a fairly wide range.

"Here you go." After Chen Luo touched the four cards one by one, he returned them to Yun Xia.

"Are you just going to touch it once?"

"Otherwise, what am I supposed to do? Eat this like chocolate?"

"Actually, it's not impossible..."

"Ha?"

"My 53 Clow Cards don't actually have a physical form. These four cards were all temporarily materialized using my magic. They're really edible. Try them; they taste pretty good. At least they taste pretty good to me." Yun Xia didn't take the four cards back but instead gestured for Chen Luo to eat them.

"Is it really edible?" Chen Luo asked with some skepticism.

"Why would I lie to you?" Yun Xia rolled her eyes at Chen Luo.

"Alright then..." After hesitating for a moment, Chen Luo tried picking out one of the four cards, putting it in his mouth, and gently biting it.

"..." Chen Luo's face instantly twisted.

"Okay... okay... it's not exactly bad, but it tastes like eating paper." Chen Luo handed the remaining three cards back to Yun Xia with a look of disgust.

The card that had been taken a bite of was thrown on the ground.

"Hahaha, that's hilarious. I said I thought it tasted good, but I didn't say it tasted good to others. Only you would do something like eating someone else's magic."

Yun Xia did not take the three cards. After snapping her fingers, the three cards, as well as the card with a missing piece that Chen Luo had thrown on the ground, instantly turned into specks of light and disappeared.

"... Fine, you dare to bluff me?"

"Hey, don't be angry, let's just call it even." Yun Xia immediately took a step back to guard against Chen Luo's "attack".

"I gave you two Mora then," Chen Luo said defiantly.

"Don't say that, I'll give you something too."

"Give me what?"

"Here's a hint," Yun Xia said.

"What hint?"

"When you go to see Liu Wenxuan later, remember to ask him if he has any shoes. That kid is a blacksmith, he has a ton of good stuff, and he's also very good at creating Conceptual Weapon, like the Emperor's New Clothes Series," Yun Xia said.

"The Emperor's New Clothes Series?"

"Haven't you read the fairy tale 'The Emperor's New Clothes'?"

"I have seen it, but it sounds strange coming from you," Chen Luo nodded.

"There's nothing strange about it. This series of Conceptual Weapon is quite popular among the younger generation of Talent User. Although there aren't many older Talent User using them either. In short, that kid Liu Wenxuan has made a fortune from this series of Conceptual Weapon."

"The effect of this kind of armor is to create a battle suit for you. This battle suit or clothing will only be visible to people in the Dark World. It can be used to conceal the special form of your talent when you transform. Ordinary people cannot see these special costumes; they can only see the ordinary clothes you are wearing. In short, some people will not be able to see them, and some people will be able to. This is the Emperor's New Clothes."

"We're all young people in the Dark World, and who wouldn't want a cool outfit? So basically every Talent User has had one custom-made by him."

"And what about you?" Chen Luo suddenly asked.

"Me? I... of course I didn't have him make any custom-made clothes. Those kinds of clothes are really stupid, okay?" Yun Xia said, sticking out her neck.

But Chen Luo clearly didn't believe Yun Xia's words.

"Since he can make certain groups of people see it and others can't see it, why don't you have him make a custom Emperor's New Shoes, and set it so that ordinary people can see it but people in the Inner World can't? That way, when you walk barefoot, ordinary people will see that you are wearing shoes."

"Oh, I see. That does seem quite convenient..." Chen Luo said, stroking his chin.

"Alright, since you're going to have dinner with Liu Wenxuan, I won't keep you company any longer. If I don't leave now, I won't be able to catch the car and I'll have to fly back." Yun Xia muttered, while glaring fiercely at Chen Luo.

Why didn't you tell me earlier that you weren't going to have dinner with me?

"What a simple and unpretentious way to get around," Chen Luo remarked, watching Yun Xia run out of the alley while yelling at the two burly men to stop.

"However, today's harvest was not small either. I gained three kinds of elemental power, or rather, attributes," Chen Luo said, looking at the nine-colored Vision that had reappeared in his hand.

The original six elements have been expanded to include light, darkness, and time.

Since Yun Xia's card itself is made of magic, it is obviously very convenient to resonate with magic. There is no need for the Vision to touch it; Chen Luo can just touch it.

If it were a real card, it would be a bit more troublesome.

Light and darkness are easy to understand. If Chen Luo drives the light attribute, he can manipulate light, including but not limited to small tricks such as achieving invisibility, although Chen Luo has no use for them at all.

Isn't Void Stealth better than this?

However, the greater use of the light attribute lies in its inherent powerful healing properties.

Even though Chen Luo doesn't know any healing techniques, he can heal others simply by gathering light elements.

In fact, the basic elemental magic that Yun Lian'er gave him included light attribute magic, but Chen Luo n't use it before, probably because he didn't have the corresponding aptitude. But now he can.

Once you understand the effects of the light attribute, the dark attribute becomes easy to understand. The dark attribute has a considerable degree of Erosion Ability, such as the ability to absorb life force. Other applications require the use of corresponding attribute magic.

Chen Luo wondered if the energy-absorbing effect of the threads derived from his Herrscher of Domination was stronger than this dark attribute.

As for the time attribute... Chen Luo doesn't know how to use it yet, that's right, he doesn't know how to use it yet.

Chen Luo could understand light and darkness, but the time attribute was really difficult to deal with.

Although Chen Luo gained mastery of time attributes through Furniture Mastery, he was still completely confused when using it.

It can be used, but it will likely require quite a few experiments.

That makes sense, since those who use Time Ability all have some kind of innate ability, like Tokisaki Kurumi's Zafkiel.

For Chen Luo, the only use of the Present Tense is to increase resistance to Time Ability.

Chen Luo thought that if someone actually used Time Ability on him, Chen Luo might be able to learn those Time Ability by relying on his resistance to time elements and through close contact with Time Ability.

Of course, that's just a possibility.

But in any case, Chen Luo's Elemental Eye already possesses 9 elements.

With two Elemental Eye placed on my body, my magic cultivation speed is increased by 18 times.

Chen Luo reached out and touched the Elemental Eye, and the nine-colored state of the book transformed into the Anemo Vision.

There are benefits to mastering the Elemental Eye, such as allowing him to change attributes and appearance at will.

"Alright, it's time to go. If we don't hurry, we might be late." Chen Luo said as he took his bicycle out of his backpack and rode out of the alley.

Chen Luo really didn't expect to gain so much from this trip.

Is this what they mean by Talent User being attracted to each other?

Just as those who have been in contact with the Dark World are more likely to be targeted by creatures from the Dark World.

So, Mom and Dad, you should just stay in your roles as archaeologists. Once your son can dominate the world, we'll bring you back to live with us in your old age.

Sigh, I always feel like I have a huge responsibility...

Chapter 214 The Emperor's New Shoes

With the help of the Wind Element, Chen Luo finally arrived at KFC 20 minutes ahead of schedule after riding his bicycle for three minutes.

Liu Wenxuan had been waiting there for quite some time.

"Brother Luo, if you're in a hurry, it's okay if you're a little late. Why didn't you even put on your shoes?" Liu Wenxuan said from inside the cubicle.

"Oh, you mean this?" Chen Luo looked down at his feet.

"I clearly used the power of my inner demons to weaken my presence. But it seems that being barefoot is indeed a bit too eye-catching." Chen Luo said as he sat down.

"Oh, the power of inner demons? Could it be that, Brother Luo, you've discovered other Inner Demon Lure abilities besides that consciousness space?" Liu Wenxuan suddenly became curious about this.

"It's not exactly a new ability, it's more like a hint, only a more powerful one, and it can be permanent," Chen Luo said.

The so-called hint refers to a widely used spiritual technique, but it is just a technique.

By relying on the superior mental strength of the Talent User, they can make the other party temporarily ignore certain things.

This thing is so common that it's roughly equivalent to the kind of suggestive magic that all Magus in Fate can use.

It was precisely because Chen Luo wanted to shift all the blame onto the Inner Demon Lure that he was unwilling to reveal his even more powerful ability to alter the consciousness of those around him. Otherwise, no one would have noticed if Chen Luo had made Liu Wenxuan run naked here.

"So why aren't you wearing shoes, Brother Luo?" Liu Wenxuan sighed and asked.

Liu Wenxuan wasn't offended by Chen Luo wearing shoes; it was just that even though he used his stronger suggestive abilities, occasionally one or two people would still glance in his direction.

Liu Wenxuan is used to being low-key and is not used to being the center of attention.

"You can't blame me for this. The reason I don't wear shoes is mainly because my talent is that of Wandering Swordsman. The less I wear, the greater the benefits I gain while traveling," Chen Luo said.

Of course, Chen Luo didn't wear shoes mainly to be on the safe side.

The skills of "barefoot people are not afraid of those wearing shoes" and "There's Always a Way Out" are linked together. Unless you are a simpleton like Liu Wenxuan, everyone will eventually have something they are afraid of.

For example, Chen Luo has a slight case of trypophobia. He's fine with looking at densely packed things, but if ugly things are clustered together, Chen Luo doesn't really like it.

Liu Wenxuan wasn't stupid; it's just that his [Courage] talent skill was perfectly suited to the There's Always a Way Out.

"Oh, I see. Luo-ge, wait a moment." Liu Wenxuan looked Chen Luo up and down, noticing his shorts, t-shirt, and bare legs, before heading straight for the restroom.