Chen Luo remembered this as Penacony's most iconic animated character—Clockwork Kid, modeled after the image of Penacony's father, The Clockmaker.
"What happened?" Chen Luo asked.
"I heard a group of Masked Fools were causing trouble in the streets and disrupting public order. I was passing through and ran into some... misunderstandings during an inspection," Huang Quan said when she saw Chen Luo.
"I see."
"Still, the instantaneous change in the emotions of those people who looked like gangsters just now was rather incredible." Huang Quan looked at Stelle.
"It was Clockwork Trick. I used Clockwork Trick," Stelle said.
"Clockwork Trick?" Huang Quan was somewhat puzzled.
"Clockwork Kid taught it to me. It can adjust people's emotions, and not just their emotions," Stelle said.
"Oh, this little thing?" Chen Luo looked down at the clock-like cartoon character standing beside a white-haired little boy, Misha.
"You can see me too?" Clockwork Kid looked at Chen Luo in surprise.
"Yeah, this is Clockwork Kid. According to him, only straightforward, innocent children with a childlike heart can see him. Liuying can't," Stelle said.
Stelle was not at all surprised that Chen Luo could see him.
It would be strange if Chen Luo couldn't.
"How am I not straightforward, innocent, and childlike?" Liuying muttered in complaint.
"Interesting... Clockwork Trick. You can treat it as a low-spec version of the Herrscher of Knowledge's authority, but remember not to use this power for evil." Chen Luo cautioned Stelle.
When one possessed a weapon, murderous intent naturally arose.
That was how normal people were.
People like Chen Luo, whose skills stacked higher than he was but who still retained the mindset of an ordinary person, were rare.
"Got it. By the way, Chen Luo, what are you here for?"
"Me? I came to see Huang Quan," Chen Luo