"What are you talking about? What kind of nonsense is that? If I had no conscience, would I have taken Artoria to help the Caribbean fight the Lion King?" Merlin vehemently denied it.
"But didn't I hold a blade to your neck and force you to go?"
"Heh, hilarious. Who could prove I was being threatened by you?"
"...Me." Anna, whom Tiamat had brought to the bar, raised her hand.
"Women are excluded. As everyone knows, any woman who has been in contact with Chen Luo for more than ten minutes can no longer serve as a witness."
"???"
Although Merlin's words were indeed rather punchable, Chen Luo unusually did not tie Merlin to the launcher to watch fireworks.
Still, Merlin could at least liven up the atmosphere, couldn't he?
Sitting behind the bar counter, Chen Luo felt that perhaps, at this very moment, the bar could be considered a paradise.
All his hard work building it for so long had not been in vain.
[ Ding! Mission completed! ]
"Hm?" Chen Luo froze for a moment, then looked toward the talent panel.
What mission had he just completed?
[Everlasting Paradise]: Create an eternal paradise with no disasters and no wars, where everyone can pursue their ideals and live happily.
Reward: 1499 Primogems + Aili's Favorability +40 + Random Reward + Authority of the Origin Herrscher
Difficulty: Four Stars
This commission was still the one Chen Luo had received from Elysia while he was in the Eighth Herrscher's dream.
It was also the origin of the name Aili (Paradise), as well as the wish that had run through Aili's entire life.
"Hm? Why this one?" Chen Luo did not understand.
He had actually nearly forgotten about this wish.
But Chen Luo felt that this wish had been fulfilled in a