Their Commission Reward Is Not Right

It's a shame he didn't earn the last 10 raw stones.

"Say something!" Yun Xia said irritably, looking at Chen Luo.

"But didn't you tell me not to talk to you?" Chen Luo looked at Yun Xia aggrievedly.

A woman's heart is truly unfathomable.

The Herrscher of Knowledge was much easier to understand; her thoughts were like a bratty kid's, very easy to appease after making them angry.

"Huh?" Yun Xia's expression twisted slightly.

When had she ever said that?

"During the first class, you asked me for help for the first time, and I didn't help. So I asked you what you needed as compensation. You might have found me annoying then, so you told me, 'My request is for you to shut up and don't bother me unless I talk to you.'" Chen Luo recounted the situation to Yun Xia.

Chen Luo shouldn't have brought it up, but now that he had, Yun Xia's expression twisted even more.

"Are you saying that because of what I said, you didn't speak to your deskmate—me—for the entire day? Are you sick?" Yun Xia was almost laughing with anger.

Was this guy an idiot?

"Like I said, this is compensation."

10 raw stones per hour, with a cap of 10 hours, meant 100 raw stones. If he had really put in 10 hours, it would be the same as accompanying Yun Lian'er while she studied.

Chen Luo suddenly felt that anyone surnamed Yun was his lucky star.

They were all like little money gods.

High rewards, little work, low difficulty…

He would have to snatch 20 lolis' lollipops to get this many rewards.

"Compensation? You call this compensation? In all my life, I, Yun Xia, have never heard of such negative compensation." Yun Xia was very angry, and the consequences would be severe.

"But I always do what I promise you," Chen Luo said, looking both innocent and serious.

"…" Yun Xia stared intently into Chen Luo's eyes, trying to see if the guy was lying.

"Fine, fine, I give up, honestly…" Yun Xia slumped onto the desk dejectedly.

Yun Xia was currently in an extremely conflicted quantum entanglement state of happiness and anger.

She was angry because Chen Luo hadn't spoken to her all day.

She was happy because Chen Luo hadn't spoken to her all day in order to keep his promise to her.

'I always do what I promise you.'

Once those words were spoken, there was no room for resistance.

Chen Luo was truly outrageous in every way.

But speaking of which, wasn't it precisely because Chen Luo was so outrageous that she transferred to this school?

When she discovered that a woman who had been snatching her things since childhood seemed to have found her most cherished toy, and she herself had gained the power to resist, she had planned to snatch it back.

But when she investigated why that person had become connected with that woman, she discovered the man's hypocritical side.

Were there any truly good people in the world?

She had to find evidence of his hypocrisy and present it to that woman, to see the pained expression on her face when she discovered that her most treasured toy was actually filled with dirty sludge.

As for the outcome…

"Why did I transfer to this school? If I hadn't transferred, I wouldn't have met you. If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't be this angry," Yun Xia muttered to herself while staring at Chen Luo.

"You're blaming me?" Chen Luo looked at Yun Xia innocently.

"It's my fault, my fault, my fault, okay? It's all my fault!" Yun Xia said in self-abandonment.

"My dear Miss Yun, please don't be like this. How about we play this game every day?" Chen Luo suggested.

"What game?" Yun Xia took the bait.

Did she play games today?

"No-talking challenge."

"…I'll play your grandma's… Sorry, I said a swear word." Yun Xia, who was so angry she almost cursed, immediately apologized after realizing her lapse due to her high upbringing.

"It's okay. So, do you want to play?"

"I… won't play!" Yun Xia looked at Chen Luo's questioning face and clutched her stomach, slumping over the desk.

Damn it, I'm so angry my liver hurts.

My brain must have been fried to play this kind of game with you.

To think that my illustrious reputation, built on 52 magic cards and a special magic card, had defeated all sorts of monsters and demons. Even if I couldn't defeat them, I could escape, and then come back to reclaim the field. Yet, in the end, I was defeated by a heartless person like you.

"Sigh, alright," Chen Luo sighed.

It seemed his dream of earning a fixed 90 raw stones or more every day at school was not going to be realized.

Not doing anything at school every day and earning a fixed 90 raw stones, wasn't that better than the daily login rewards in Genshin Impact?

"…" Seeing Chen Luo sighing and looking dejected made Yun Xia's liver hurt even more.

That bastard... what's his deal?

[Ding! Mission complete.]

Seeing the 90 raw stones credited to his account, Chen Luo felt a little better.

"Right, Miss Yun. What are your plans for the summer vacation?" Since school was about to end, Chen Luo was finding it hard to focus on his studies.

"Umm, to save the world." Yun Xia shot a glare at the man who had made her so angry she felt like her liver was hurting.

"Mhm, mhm." Chen Luo nodded.

"Wait, you actually believe me?" Seeing Chen Luo's serious expression, Yun Xia was subconsciously confused.

Logically, shouldn't this be the part where he mocks me?

"Whatever you say, I believe it."

If anyone else had said they were going to save the world, Chen Luo would have just laughed it off. But if Yun Xia, an S-class talent holder, said she was going to save the world, Chen Luo wasn't so sure if the world wasn't actually facing some special crisis.

"..." Yun Xia was momentarily speechless.

What kind of expression should she use to face Chen Luo's answer?

"Brrrring!" The school bell rang.

"Alright, let's head back together. At least I can walk you to the school gate," Chen Luo said, patting Yun Xia's shoulder.

"Then this Princess will grant you that favor." Yun Xia glanced at Chen Luo and slowly stood up.

"Chen Luo... it's okay, you're busy." A male voice was about to call out to Chen Luo for help with cleaning, but seeing Chen Luo's sharp glare as he looked back, he was startled.

"I feel like you're really fond of A'Luo today." Sitting in the car and watching Chen Luo cycle away, Yun Xia stroked a card in her hand.

At the top center of the card, a character for [Wind] was engraved.

"Could it be that A'Luo has a chance to awaken his Wind talent? That would be great. I heard that if both parents are talent holders, the child's chance of becoming a talent holder is higher." Yun Xia whispered as she stroked the [Wind] card.

Chapter 39: Treasure Identification: I'll Go Snatch the Skyfire Greatsword for You!

"Huh?" As Chen Luo rode his bicycle home, he suddenly frowned, feeling that something wasn't right.

Based on Chen Luo's experience of being killed over a thousand times in the Herrscher of Knowledge's consciousness space, he felt like someone was watching him.

But when Chen Luo looked back, he saw nothing.

"Tsk. It's definitely not my imagination, but I'll go home first." Chen Luo pouted.

Chen Luo trusted his intuition quite a bit because, according to the Herrscher of Knowledge, the intuition of martial arts masters always had its reasons and couldn't be completely ignored.

People who thought something might just be their imagination were either weaklings or dense.

However, Chen Luo wasn't worried. As long as Chen Luo could get home, he would be safe.

Actually, it didn't matter if he didn't go home. Chen Luo could open his Zero Bar and dive in, which would allow him to escape completely.

Chen Luo later discovered that the Zero Bar could actually change locations freely. After all, when you're wandering around in other worlds, you can't expect it to remain completely stationary in this world.

As Chen Luo sped up his cycling pace towards home, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows of a corner, their dyed blond hair swaying in the wind.

"Are you the one who's been fucking following me? You good-for-nothing Blondie, you attacked me at my house on the first day, and I let you go. Now you're back to attack me again? Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?" Chen Luo took out his Hong Tailang's Frying Pan and casually hit the other person's head.

Because the situation was truly bizarre.

Chen Luo, feeling worried, was rushing home while communicating with the Herrscher of Knowledge. He thought it would be some formidable enemy.

But he never expected that after the Herrscher of Knowledge brought back the person who was following him, they discovered it was an acquaintance.

"Why is he following me? Didn't you say you solved the problem?" Chen Luo asked the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"I just eliminated his possibility of calling the police and stopped him from harming ordinary students. But you're not an ordinary student, and this was your request. Don't blame me if something happens now." The Herrscher of Knowledge took a step back, indicating she wouldn't take the blame.

"Why are your eyes so dark? Dark with a bit of red, are you wearing colored contacts?" Chen Luo fell silent for a moment, then crouched down and tapped the other person's head.

"Alright, A'Luo, stop playing. The other party's body seems to have some problem. If we're just talking about physical fitness, he's a bit stronger than you now," the Herrscher of Knowledge reminded him.

"I can see that." Chen Luo nodded, then used the frying pan to smack back the other person's mouth, which had opened to bite him.

This Blondie was currently very abnormal.

The Herrscher of Knowledge was right. In terms of physical fitness alone, Chen Luo, who had been continuously strengthened through so many commissions, couldn't compare to him.

"If I understand correctly, this guy is like he's possessed by an evil spirit. If you observe with your mind's eye, you can see a faint black aura around him."

"But I don't have a mind's eye." Chen Luo said helplessly.

"Then go buy Sword Heart. Anyway, the perfected version of Sword Heart you bought won't be bothered by the Divine Sound."

"But the perfected version of Sword Heart is very expensive."

"Tsk, I can't deal with you." The Herrscher of Knowledge said helplessly.

"So, what exactly is going on now?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? You're the one who's from this world, aren't you?" The Herrscher of Knowledge rolled her eyes at Chen Luo.

"We can't keep him locked up in the basement forever, can we? With how advanced forensic technology is these days, if he's missing for too long, they'll definitely find out," Chen Luo said, a headache forming.

"Ding ling!"

"Someone's here?" Chen Luo looked up as he heard the doorbell ring.

"Let's go take a look," Chen Luo motioned to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

He walked out of the basement and into the living room, opening the door to see who had arrived.

"Hmm, it's you, Yun Xia's bodyguard?" Chen Luo was taken aback when he saw the man in the suit and sunglasses.

Chen Luo and Yun Xia were quite familiar with each other, so he recognized her bodyguard.

"Young Master Chen Luo, my mistress mentioned that there seem to be serial robbers active recently, and it's not very safe. So, my mistress has obtained a protective charm for you. She hopes you'll accept it," the bodyguard said to Chen Luo with a cold expression.

It wasn't that the bodyguard's attitude towards Chen Luo was bad; it was just that Chen Luo had never seen him without a cold expression since they first met.

As for the title "Young Master Chen Luo," Chen Luo had corrected him many times, but he never changed.

"A protective charm? Please thank your mistress for me," Chen Luo nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

If Chen Luo had heard about protective charms before, he might have dismissed them as feudal superstition. But now, he certainly wouldn't think that way, especially since it was a protective charm from Yun Xia, an S-class talent holder.

In any case, it was definitely not wrong to accept it.

"Here," the bodyguard brought his hand out from behind his back, holding what he called a protective charm.

"Wait, you're telling me this is one? This is a string of them, isn't it?" Chen Luo looked at the items in the bodyguard's hand with some astonishment.