Their Commission Reward Is Not Right

The other world was also experiencing night, with a bright moon hanging low. Chen Luo didn't know if it was just rising or about to set.

What Chen Luo did know was that he seemed to have more business.

"Sigh, why is there a bar here all of a sudden? And Theresa? Am I too drunk?" a big sister in a fiery red dress looked bewildered as she watched Theresa, who had just opened the door to leave.

"Himeko? What are you doing here?" Theresa, who saw her friend upon opening the door, was a bit flustered.

"Perfect, I can have another drink. Theresa, drink with me!" Himeko grabbed Theresa and pulled her back into the bar.

Chapter 35: Venti: Do You Want Me Dead!

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

[One More Drink]: Mix a drink for Himeko. No requirements, just needs to be delicious.

Mission Reward: 15 raw stones + a drunk beauty's kiss.

Mission Difficulty: Zero Star

This special reward for the mission is a bit… off.

[Ding! Mission Complete]

"This is the best drink I've had recently. Here, little brother, a kiss." Himeko guzzled the drink while pinning Chen Luo's neck under her arm.

With the evil, surging waves pressed against his face, Chen Luo, utterly dejected, had lipstick imprinted on his face.

Fortunately, they were separated quickly.

It wasn't that Chen Luo didn't want to resist; it was because the other party's strength was simply too great.

She was an A-rank Valkyrie, while Chen Luo's current physical condition wasn't even as good as a B-rank Valkyrie. He wasn't even sure if he could compare to a C-rank Valkyrie.

Although Chen Luo's physical condition might not be as strong as a C-rank Valkyrie, his skills could turn an ordinary B-rank into a vegetable.

Kiana, that B-rank Valkyrie, was an exception. Her Kaslana family bloodline was practically cheating.

"Shop owner, do you have anything to sober me up? One drink!" Compared to Himeko, an A-rank Valkyrie, Theresa, an S-rank Valkyrie, definitely had more strength. With the Herrscher of Knowledge helping and altering her consciousness, she easily held back Murata Himeko.

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

[Sobering Drink]

Reward: 10 raw stones.

Difficulty: Zero Star

[Ding! Mission Complete]

Mixing a sobering drink was quite simple, only requiring one ingredient.

"Where… where am I?" Murata Himeko asked, shaking her head after drinking the alcohol.

"Are you alright, Himeko?" Theresa asked with concern.

"Theresa, why are you here?" Murata Himeko asked, looking at Theresa with surprise after sobering up.

"Don't tell me, where did you go drinking again?" Theresa asked, hands on her hips, annoyed.

"That's not important. What's important is, where is this place?" Murata Himeko brushed off Theresa and asked.

"This is a bar, a magical bar..." Theresa explained with a helpless sigh.

"Wait? So, drinking at this bar doesn't cost money? My salary is saved!" Murata Himeko exclaimed in surprise.

"Himeko!!!"

"But why are you three looking at me so strangely? I was drunk earlier, did I do anything stupid?" Himeko asked uncertainly, looking at Chen Luo, the Herrscher of Knowledge, and Venti, who were staring at her with odd expressions.

"No. You should thank Theresa for having me mix you a sobering drink," Chen Luo said first.

"Also, esteemed guests, you should leave now. The bar is closing." Chen Luo said after glancing at the time on his watch.

"Ah, but I just got here. Who told the bar to close so early, and such a magical bar at that." Himeko complained.

"But I have to get up early tomorrow for homework. Do you know the pain of a second-year high school student?" Chen Luo suddenly slammed the table and shouted at Himeko.

"Huh? Second year? You're still a student?" Himeko glanced at Chen Luo in surprise.

Himeko had initially thought that the owner of such a magical bar would be some ancient immortal who had lived for thousands of years. Even if not that old, they wouldn't be a high school student, right?

"What's wrong with me being a student? Do you look down on students? Do you know how many high school students save the world every year? No, you don't. You only know how to drink," Chen Luo said indignantly.

"If you're a student, then there's nothing to be done. Students should prioritize their studies. Also, students should absolutely not drink." After learning that Chen Luo was a student, Himeko, still smelling of alcohol, adopted a teacher-like demeanor.

"I only mix drinks, I don't drink them. Thank you."

"That's good. By the way, can you mix another drink for me to go?" Himeko asked, nodding with a teacherly air of relief, before changing the subject.

"Is that how you treat students?" Chen Luo gave Himeko a strange look.

"After all, the drinks you mix are really delicious," Himeko shrugged.

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

"No problem."

As long as there were raw stones, everything was negotiable.

"We can get takeout too? Then I want some," Venti said, raising the now empty wine barrel.

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

"Anything is fine, anything at all," Chen Luo nodded cheerfully.

To say it again, Chen Luo absolutely adored this bar.

Ever since he opened it, Chen Luo's raw stones had never stopped coming in.

And just like that, another 20 raw stones arrived.

From Friday afternoon after school until now, a little over a day had passed, and Chen Luo had already earned 345 raw stones.

He couldn't even imagine how much he'd earn in a day from now on.

This amount of raw stones was even enough to purchase the prerequisite skill for the Tai Xu Sword God, "Sword Heart."

The Heart Essence of the Five Essences of Tai Xu could only be perfectly utilized by the Tai Xu Sword God when the Tai Xu reached the Great Accomplishment stage.

Chen Luo's current Heart Essence realm was only Dustless, and he had obtained it through cheating. Although he could also purchase "Spirit Essence" to perform the Tai Xu Sword God, this version would be weakened.

A complete individual "Heart Essence" required 500 raw stones, but since Chen Luo already possessed the Dustless realm, he only needed 300 consciousness to reach Great Accomplishment.

The Great Accomplishment Sword Heart not only allowed perfect entry into a combat state but could also remove the side effects of the "Sound of God."

Sword Heart was not just a skill, but a state. This state could be useful regardless of whether he chose to follow the path of Tai Xu Sword Qi in the future.

However, Chen Luo didn't buy it for now, as he never knew when he might urgently need raw stones.

"Alright, everyone, see you tomorrow." After preparing and packaging all the drinks Venti and Himeko had ordered, Chen Luo handed them over.

"Oh, right, if you don't mind, could you bring some gold or Huaxia Coins next time? Not much is needed, just a little bit of gold, and not much Huaxia Coin either, 10 yuan is fine," Chen Luo requested of Theresa and Himeko, and received their affirmative answers.

"What about me?" Venti pointed to himself.

"You... as long as you don't starve yourself, that's fine," Chen Luo shot Venti a look.

Theresa was a headmistress and the favorite granddaughter of the Schicksal Overseer, so her family was truly wealthy.

Himeko, an A-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal and a teacher at St. Freya Academy, also had a good salary.

Asking the two of them to bring some of this world's currency was not difficult.

Venti... Venti, the best bard in Teyvat, but he didn't earn money.

He was the type of person who, if he weren't a non-human, would likely starve to death.

Asking him to bring some of this world's currency would be akin to asking him to die.

"So, what are we doing now?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked after the three guests had left.

"What else? We're going to sleep. I have homework to do tomorrow, and this isn't a joke," Chen Luo shot the Herrscher of Knowledge a look.

Chapter 36: Saving Private Kiana

"Sigh, school again..." Chen Luo watched the Chinese teacher on the podium talking at length, but he couldn't muster any enthusiasm.

From Friday night to Saturday night, Chen Luo had gone through a long day, experiencing things that others might not achieve in a lifetime.

But Sunday was miserable. Because Chen Luo hadn't done any homework on Friday night and Saturday, he spent the entire time doing practice tests.

Fortunately, he wasn't in his third year of high school. He heard that third-year students were so miserable that they had two practice tests per subject during holidays, per subject!

It made the holidays more tiring than attending school.

But luckily, Chen Luo had the Herrscher of Knowledge as a cheat. Chen Luo had the Herrscher of Knowledge bring him into the consciousness space and also copied the practice tests into it. He finished those ten practice tests in just two minutes of real time.

What was frustrating, however, was that the Herrscher of Knowledge, using the classic phrase "Since you're already here," dragged Chen Luo into training for another 20 days in the consciousness space.

Also, because the practice tests were done in the consciousness space, the real-time practice tests had to be rewritten.

In the evening, he had to go and manage the bar again. Unfortunately, no new customers came, so he had to continue to "milk" Venti, Theresa, and Himeko.

Raw Stones +125

These 125 raw stones were obtained by Chen Luo through various promotions and inducements.

It was getting harder and harder to milk them.

However, compared to doing chores for others and getting five raw stones, this was truly like earning money while sitting down.

Even if it was a small amount.

But...

[Saving Private Kiana](Cross-world Mission): Kiana's aunt, Theresa, misses her terribly. Please help Theresa find her grandniece, Kiana, and bring her back to St. Freya Academy.

Reward: 1000 Raw Stones + St. Freya Academy Teacher's Certificate + Random Stigmata.

Difficulty: Four Stars

This mission was posted by Theresa after Chen Luo prompted the three freeloaders to finally understand what a "commission board" was.

These three had genuinely thought it was just a bar and that only drink-related commissions could be posted.

As for the actual difficulty of this mission...

Chen Luo could only say that it was wise of him not to tell them anything about their related plotlines, in order to cooperate with the Herrscher of Knowledge's performance.

However, Chen Luo planned to tell Theresa about the plot while he was doing this mission.

After all, if some tragedies can be avoided, they should be avoided.

As for why he didn't tell Venti about Venti's plot?

It was naturally because Chen Luo wanted to do the mission.

In any case, Venti didn't suffer any harm throughout the entire incident.

Come to think of it, wasn't it always the protagonist's errand boy who was running around during the entire incident?

And it wouldn't be useful to tell Venti now, really.

Going to cure Stormterror now would not be the optimal choice.

If the protagonist's power can purify Stormterror, then let the protagonist do it, right?

Venti purifying Stormterror would actually carry some risks.

The Abyss Prince or Princess would not attack their sister or brother, but they would attack Venti.

At worst, Chen Luo could remind Venti when she was about to have her heart gouged out by the Lady, to see if the other party was deliberately letting her heart be gouged out.

Speaking of the mission to find Kiana, the difficulty wasn't high, but the challenge lay in when Chen Luo would go.

Fortunately, the third Honkai outbreak hadn't happened in Changkong City yet, which meant Chen Luo had some time to find her grandniece before Theresa and bring her back to St. Freya Academy.

However, since Anti-Entropy had appeared in Changkong City, it meant time was running out.

Fortunately, Chen Luo would be on summer vacation in 6 days, and after the summer vacation, he could travel to other worlds without worrying about skipping classes.

He could still squeeze out these 6 days.