Their Commission Rewards Are Not Right Chapter 25

I see. I really couldn't tell. It seems this sword is indeed very precious. It's possible that your talent might even be above S-rank, big brother." Liu Wenxuan was very pleased upon hearing Chen Luo's introduction to the Unsharpened Sword in his hand.

As expected of his big brother, even their attributes had a lot of similarities.

"Um, A'Luo, listen to my advice. Never become a Berserker in the future." On the other side, Yun Xia looked at Chen Luo with some worry.

"What are you thinking? This sword only gives me courage. It's just the initial stats, it can't compare to his S-rank talent." Chen Luo shot Yun Xia a look.

"That's good then." Yun Xia breathed a sigh of relief.

If that were the case, she wouldn't have to worry about Chen Luo being led astray by Liu Wenxuan.

Chen Luo raised his sword and stood in front of Blondie. Blondie, as if sensing the danger to his life, instinctively flinched backward.

This was Chen Luo's first time raising his sword to kill someone... no, a demon, but it would definitely not be the last.

Besides, I'm not a good person either.

Titles are titles, reality is reality.

Chen the Great Philanthropist...

Sigh...

A sharp, azure sword light flashed. Chen Luo's Unsharpened Sword was stained with blood for the first time, but that drop of blood, faintly emitting black energy, was quickly absorbed by the Unsharpened Sword.

Looking at Blondie again, the originally scarlet pupils slowly dimmed.

[Ding! You have defeated "Inner Demon · Juvenile Form", gaining 100 raw stones.]

[The enemy you defeated has material drops, please collect them promptly.]

[Inner Demon Lure] (Four-star material): The most basic and fundamental ability of an Inner Demon, purification, and it has not yet fixed a direction. It is extremely malleable and is the most desired item for psychic beings, but its compatibility with humans is not high. When used by humans, it is equivalent to a two-star material.

At the same time, a trace of warmth flowed through Chen Luo's body, similar to the warmth he felt after completing the commission.

"Um... A'Luo, can you give this to me?" When Chen Luo picked up the pure white core, the Herrscher of Knowledge's voice echoed in his mind.

Chapter 44: Herrscher of Knowledge Beast, Super Evolution!

Yun Xia and Liu Wenxuan left. Before they left, they used something similar to a storage item to collect Blondie's body and assured Chen Luo that they would handle the matter perfectly.

Of course, they would also quietly give some compensation to Blondie's parents. Although Blondie himself was not a good person, his parents were innocent.

Both Yun Xia and Liu Wenxuan left something behind before they departed.

Yun Xia left behind a book containing basic information about the dark world, as well as some basic cultivation manuals.

Liu Wenxuan left behind more things. First, a storage ring with 10 cubic meters of space. Although it was useless to Chen Luo, he figured the Herrscher of Knowledge might find it useful.

Next was a bow named Elf Bow, which could absorb the user's attributes to automatically generate corresponding arrows. According to Liu Wenxuan, this Elf Bow was extremely compatible with wind attributes and was a three-star weapon, close to four-star, intended to supplement Chen Luo's long-range combat power.

Following that were various special arrows, making Chen Luo almost think the other party intended to train him into Hawkeye.

In addition to these were various firearms...

Brother, do you think your big brother... pfft, do you think I would use firearms? I'm just an ordinary person.

However, Chen Luo actually could, and even to the point of mastery.

Thanks to the Herrscher of Knowledge's help in the past, Chen Luo had basically reached a state where he could master anything he saw.

Of course, Liu Wenxuan also included a guide to using firearms.

So the question is.

"What do you want this Inner Demon Lure for? If you tell me there's no benefit to absorbing it, you're not having dinner today." Chen Luo was annoyed looking at the Herrscher of Knowledge casually eating spicy strips there.

Do you know how much an Inner Demon Lure is worth? The recycling price alone is 600 raw stones, meaning the original price is 1200 raw stones!

Although according to the talent panel, the value of this thing to humans was at most 300 raw stones, if sold at that price, it would be almost enough for Chen Luo to do a 10-pull.

He already had 685 raw stones, and with another 600 raw stones, he could save up for a 10-pull in a few days.

And with a 10-pull, it was guaranteed to get a purple 4-star item.

"But speaking of which, is the Herrscher of Knowledge considered a psychic being?" Chen Luo thought back to the description of the Inner Demon Lure.

"I don't know if it counts or not, but I can sense that this thing is very compatible with me," Little Shi said, shaking her head.

"Sigh, I'm essentially spending all my savings to upgrade you. You better be reliable, can you reach SS-rank?" Chen Luo looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge expectantly.

"Good heavens, do you think this is a game? Besides, even if it were a game, you'd need to pull several Herrschers of Knowledge to stack them up to reach SS-rank," the Herrscher of Knowledge retorted, rolling her eyes.

"Although I don't quite know what that Inner Demon Lure is, my intuition tells me that thing is very useful to me. And now, after eating that thing, I feel changes in my body, but I can't quite pinpoint the specific changes. However, I know my abilities might have become stronger, and the Herrscher Core is no longer a pure Herrscher of Knowledge Core," the Herrscher of Knowledge said after thinking for a moment.

"Ah, so the Herrscher of Knowledge's authority is no longer pure. Is that good or bad?"

"Of course it's good. Simply put, if it were just a stick before, now it has a few branches, becoming a skill tree. Moreover, with the Herrscher of Knowledge's authority no longer being pure, it will be very useful when returning to the Honkai world. You can't kill gods with the power granted by gods, but if you use power that has mutated after being granted by gods, you might be able to kill gods," the Herrscher of Knowledge sneered, as if recalling something.

"Are you talking about... the Honkai consciousness?"

You're a Herrscher of Knowledge directly created by the Honkai consciousness, why do you always want to kill the Honkai consciousness?

If the Honkai consciousness knew you had this kind of mentality, it would never have created you.

"Who knows?" the Herrscher of Knowledge shrugged.

"By the way, don't you have that talent panel? Wouldn't it be easier to check if any special powers have been added to my body using the talent panel? Anyway, your talent panel is reasonably priced," the Herrscher of Knowledge reminded him.

"I'm watching."

Herrscher of Knowledge

[Herrscher of Knowledge Core - Modified](Evolving)(Item): 5400 Raw Stones (12000 Raw Stones)

"..."

Damn, this Herrscher of Knowledge Core is even more expensive now!

But it went from a 50% discount to a 45% discount.

Still, it's more expensive, costing an extra 400 Raw Stones.

"What's wrong? Why that expression..." Seeing Chen Luo's disgusted look, the Herrscher of Knowledge was startled.

Could it be that there's no change? That can't be right, I feel like there is. At least that thing was quite tasty.

"How to put it, your Herrscher Core has indeed changed and is currently evolving, but it's also become more expensive, making it even more unaffordable for me." Chen Luo said with a pained expression.

"Sigh, I thought something was wrong. You scared me to death." The Herrscher of Knowledge glared at Chen Luo.

In her heart, the Herrscher of Knowledge finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the Herrscher of Knowledge understood Chen Luo's situation quite well. If, after paying such a high price in the early stages when Raw Stones were extremely scarce, there was no improvement, she would truly be letting Chen Luo down.

Little Shi Bao is under a lot of pressure, but Little Shi Bao isn't saying anything.

When Chen Luo saw the Herrscher of Knowledge's mood change from [Impatient], [Anxious], [Guilty]... to [Happy] on the family interface, Chen Luo also relaxed.

It was as if after giving the Inner Demon Lure to the Herrscher of Knowledge, some kind of boundary was broken, and a mood tag appeared behind the Herrscher of Knowledge's avatar.

Actually, Chen Luo felt this exchange was quite profitable. Although he lost 1000 Raw Stones, honestly, 1000 Raw Stones, while seeming like a lot to Chen Luo right now, wasn't urgently needed.

This was because Chen Luo currently had no use for Raw Stones other than for gacha pulls.

Besides, the benefits the Herrscher of Knowledge brought him far exceeded those 1000 Raw Stones.

Not to mention that the Herrscher of Knowledge herself provided 600 Raw Stones when posting commissions. Chen Luo had already gained more than enough from the Herrscher of Knowledge.

[Swordsmanship Mastery], [Melee Weaponry Novice], [Spear Proficiency], [Close Combat Novice], [Fist Technique Proficiency], [Tai Xu Sword Qi](Proficient)...

And the greatly expanded Furniture Mastery after the Herrscher of Knowledge helped modify his consciousness...

Weren't these worth 1000 Raw Stones?

Furthermore, the Herrscher of Knowledge's item discount increasing to 45% was equivalent to a significant reduction in Raw Stones.

Besides Tai Xu Sword Qi, Chen Luo also wanted things like [Melee Grandmaster] and [Cold Weapon Grandmaster]...

When would they get a 10% discount...

Chapter 45: Starving Ghost - Mona

"Sigh..." Chen Luo sighed deeply.

"A Luo, why are you sighing?" Venti, who arrived at the tavern precisely on time, asked with concern.

If this shopkeeper disappeared, how would he get his free drinks every day?

"Why can't you be more ambitious? Post more commissions?" Chen Luo said to Venti, flipping through the book in his hand, expressing his disappointment.

"No way, you're blaming me for this too?" Venti looked at Chen Luo in surprise, as if he couldn't understand how Chen Luo could say such a thing.

Was that even human language?

"You've been sitting here for half an hour and only contributed 10 Raw Stones. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Since Venti entered the bar half an hour ago, he hadn't provided any more Raw Stones besides the initial ones for the apple cider he was looking forward to.

"Venti, I'm telling you, if you don't provide more Raw Stones, I'll revoke your daily free apple cider." Because Chen Luo had become familiar with Venti over the past three days, he dared to tease him.

"No! If I don't have my daily free apple cider, I'll fall into despair..." Venti wailed.

Money wasn't really useful to Venti, but without money, he couldn't drink!

And Venti was always broke.

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

"Alright, I promise." Chen Luo nodded after half a second of thought.

"That's good. Wait, did you just use me to grind for commissions again? Chen Luo, have some humanity." Venti looked at Chen Luo with heartache.

When they first met, he thought Chen Luo was a polite, enthusiastic, and helpful young man. He must have been blind.

No, that couldn't be said either...

"A Luo, what's gotten into you today? You weren't this desperate for Raw Stones before, were you?" Venti looked at Chen Luo strangely.

"If you're in trouble, you can tell me," Venti said with concern.

"How to put it... thank you. I've finally gathered enough Raw Stones." After those 10 Raw Stones were added, Chen Luo finally reached his goal.

Chen Luo had finally saved up 705 Raw Stones.

How to put it, after experiencing all sorts of things, he had finally achieved this goal.

As for why it was 705?

The final realm of Tai Xu Sword Qi—Spirit Essence—originally cost 1500 raw stones, but after a 4.5 discount, it became 675 raw stones.

However, due to the bar, Chen Luo also needed to keep 30 raw stones on hand for various emergencies, meaning Chen Luo needed 705 raw stones to have enough to purchase Tai Xu Sword God!

"Starting today, I, Chen Luo, am also a person with a big move!"

Although he hadn't completed "Heart Essence," meaning his Sword Heart wasn't perfected, nor were his other Intent Essence, Soul Essence, and Form Essence perfected, so even if he could use Tai Xu Sword God by purchasing it, its power would be pitifully small. But it was still Tai Xu Sword God.

"..."

Chen Luo looked at the Tai Xu Sword God on his talent panel, which showed its power might be reduced by at least 10 times, and fell into thought.

Maybe he shouldn't buy it yet.

He'd wait until he saved enough raw stones and completed the entire set before buying Tai Xu Sword God.

Originally, Chen Luo's physical condition was already average compared to those Valkyries. Although he had a Vision as an energy supply, allowing him to barely unleash Tai Xu Sword God, thinking about its power made him feel pathetic.

"Ding-a-ling!"

"Welcome..." Chen Heng subconsciously looked up upon hearing the bell and uttered the standard greeting, but when he looked up, he found no one there.

"Um, Alo, why don't you stand up from your chair? Maybe then you'll see the new guest," Venti said, looking down at the guest crawling in.

Because Chen Luo's bar counter was a bit high and he was sitting on a chair, there was a blind spot in his vision of the entrance, nearly half a meter.

But even Theresa wasn't half a meter short, so Chen Luo hadn't paid it any mind.

He just hadn't expected the guest this time to crawl in.

Chen Luo stood up and walked out from behind the bar counter, then saw the girl in a tight-fitting outfit with a large hat.

"Is this... Mona?" Chen Luo asked, feeling a bit surprised at the familiar attire.