Anyway, after working under Yae, Raven was bound to have some bad luck. This money could count as compensation for emotional distress.
And Stargazer had clearly done it on purpose.
"What about you, Hokushin Mei?" Chen Luo asked next.
"I want to improve my swordsmanship further." Hokushin Mei answered without hesitation.
Ding! You have a new commission!
"Here. Teaching someone to fish is better than giving them a fish. This is 100,000 Paradise Gold Coins, enough to buy most swordsmanship-related techniques in the Collective Network."
Ding! Mission complete!
"Alright, the wishes of you three have been fulfilled. It's time to return to your original positions. Oh, right, give this magic lamp to Durandal while you're at it. Ask her if she has any wishes she wants fulfilled." Chen Luo tossed a magic lamp to Raven.
"Okay." Raven nodded.
The three of them were then teleported back to where they had been before the battle began.
Only after there were no outsiders around did Chen Luo release the stone statue in his grip, allowing it to speak again.
"Alright, now it's your turn. What wish do you have?" Chen Luo asked the wish-granting machine in his hand.
"???" The stone statue looked utterly bewildered.
No, wait, wasn't that supposed to be my line?
"Who are you?" The stone statue was confused by Chen Luo's power and intentions.
"Who I am isn't important. If you don't have any wishes to make to me, then it's time for you to grant the wishes of those two." Chen Luo pointed at Rita and Stargazer.
Chen Luo was curious about the idol in his hand, curious about how it granted wishes. That was why he had kept Stargazer and Rita behind.
And it just so happened to fit the plot.
"By rights, I should indeed