Their Commission Reward Is Not Right

Chapter 52: Evil God-chan Appears

"Hello, hello, hello, is anyone here?" Chen Luo was surprised that the first customer to arrive shortly after he opened his online shop wasn't Venti, but a stranger. Or rather, a strange snake.

With a casual tone and a dismissive expression, the creature wore no clothes. Its long golden hair covered its chest, magically obscuring it so that despite being naked, it didn't reveal anything.

Its lower half was a snake's tail.

"Hello." Chen Luo, who had been sitting nearby flipping through the "Simplified Spiritual Energy Extraction Manual," stood up.

Chen Luo recognized immediately that she wasn't human!

In fact, the other party wasn't human at all.

The upper body was that of a cute girl, while the lower body was that of a cobra. Two light blue hair accessories were tied in its hair.

It's you, Evil God-chan!

"What do you sell in this shop?" Upon entering, the creature unceremoniously picked up the apple cider Chen Luo had placed on the counter for Venti.

Chen Luo had expected Venti to arrive as soon as he opened, so he had prepared it in advance. He hadn't expected someone else to snatch it up first.

However, to be fair, this Evil God-chan was truly uninhibited and shameless, comparable to Venti.

"Our shop sells both drinks and food. We have all sorts of drinks and dishes. From appetizers to the grandest banquets."

"Do you have Hammer Snake here?" Evil God-chan tilted its head and asked.

"Yes," Chen Luo replied immediately.

The so-called Hammer Snake was a creature from Japanese legends – the "Tsuchi-ryu." Its scientific name was Borudotsuchi Eel, a rare delicacy from the sea that was hard to come by.

Chen Luo had always thought this creature was just a legend, as he'd never seen one. But his cooking shop actually had it.

"Where is it? Can you give it to me for free?" the little Evil God shamelessly asked.

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

[Hammer Snake]: Little Evil God wants a collectible Hammer Snake.

Reward: 50 raw stones

Difficulty: 1 star

"You don't want a real Hammer Snake, but a Hammer Snake toy?" Chen Luo felt it was a bit tricky after seeing the mission requirements.

A real Hammer Snake would definitely be much more expensive than a toy Hammer Snake, but this Evil God didn't want the real thing.

However, as expected of an Evil God, the reward was quite high.

"Of course, I want the Hammer Snake toy. Who wants the real Hammer Snake? So, do you have it or not?"

"Yes! I actually do!" Chen Luo slapped his thigh.

Chen Luo really had the item.

It was a capsule toy his father had spent tens of thousands of Japanese yen on during a trip to Japan.

He had managed to get three complete sets.

According to his father, collecting items meant collecting three sets: one to keep hidden away, one to worship, and one to display.

The Hammer Snake was among them.

Thinking about it, he could use the set meant for display to tide him over for now. He could buy another one online later, as his father had three identical sets anyway.

"I wonder if this guest has noticed, but this tavern connects to other worlds, and I am an otherworldly person," Chen Luo said to Evil God-chan before accepting the task.

"Otherworldly person? So what?" Evil God-chan said indifferently.

"I have a complete set of limited edition capsule toys from another world at home! They are extremely rare! Once this opportunity is gone, it's gone forever. After all, these are collectibles from another world. Even with bad luck, you might still get something from your own world, but with a collection series from another world, no matter how lucky you are, you can't get it! In other words, they're out of print!"

Since he was giving them away anyway, what was the difference between giving one or a whole set?

"Moreover, I can also give you a large gift package of snacks, including but not limited to pudding, ice cream, cola, and so on..."

"I want it! I want it! I want it!" The usually lazy Evil God's eyes lit up.

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

[Otherworldly Collection]: Little Evil God wants a complete set of out-of-print, limited edition collectibles from another world as her most precious and unique collection. Of course, the super-sized snack pack is also included.

Reward: 100 raw stones + Little Evil God Flying Kick (Skill)

Difficulty: 2 stars

"I can give them to you, of course, but those are my favorite collectibles," Chen Luo suddenly put on a pained expression.

"How much? I'll buy it! I have 100,000 Japanese yen here!" Evil God-chan pulled out a wallet from somewhere and slapped ten 10,000-yen bills onto the table.

"This should be the living expenses you use to buy groceries for your family, right?" Chen Luo vaguely remembered that Evil God-chan was responsible for purchasing ingredients for family meals.

"If this money is gone, will it really be okay?"

"!!!"

Evil God-chan's body stiffened.

"I hope your family or friends aren't too short-tempered. Otherwise, they'll probably be very angry if they see that your monthly living expenses, or your living expenses for a long time to come, are all gone."

"!!!"

When the Little Evil God thought about the terrible fate of possibly being thrown into a meat grinder, it couldn't help but tremble.

Could that Bai Liling really do such a thing?

"I, I don't want it anymore... No, damn it, I still want it so badly..."

"Customer, don't be so eager to refuse. How about this, I won't charge you, but could you give me something else in return?" Chen Luo's eyes sparkled with a special light.

"What thing?"

"A piece of your tail," Chen Luo added.

"No way!"

"And a super-sized snack pack!"

"Still no, it'll hurt..."

"We have a painless procedure here."

The culinary shop had a material gathering function that allowed for painless processing.

"This..."

"And from now on, whenever you come to this shop to buy drinks or food, I won't charge you any yen."

Chen Luo had never charged for anything anyway.

"Deal!" Hearing such generous terms, the Little Evil God had no reason to refuse.

After all, how many days had it been since Bai Liling, that demon, hadn't cut off its tail? Sometimes it was cut off more than ten times a day.

Exchanging a piece of its tail for a long period of free food and lodging, and a painless process at that – this was a profitable deal!

Exchanging something from the bar that didn't cost anything for a piece of Evil God tail that sounded amazing – this was a profitable deal!

Even though it didn't know what Evil God meat was good for, it was definitely a profitable deal.

At the same time, at the same place, different people all felt they had made a profit.

"Then wait here, I'll be right back." After saying that, Chen Luo left a large bag of snacks and a big barrel of cola, which were packaged for sale on the counter, and exited through the bar's door.

The reason he left something behind was that Chen Luo knew how unreliable the Little Evil God was.

If he didn't dangle something in front of it, the Little Evil God might leave the bar within 5 seconds of Chen Luo's departure.

Don't expect the Little Evil God to have any sense of contract; that's impossible. This darn snake is as scummy as it gets.

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Chapter 53: The Little Evil God and Mobius

After retrieving a complete set of limited-edition Gachapon collectibles from his study, Chen Luo happened to see the Herrscher of Knowledge sitting in the first-floor lobby as he headed to the second-floor balcony.

"Xiao Shi, back from foraging?" Chen Luo called out to her with a wave.

"Ah, I'm back," replied the Herrscher of Knowledge, who was lounging lazily on the sofa.

"What's wrong with you? You seem listless."

"I'm just stuffed. People in modern society, while appearing bright and shiny on the surface, seem to be under a lot of pressure, so everyone carries a lot of negative emotions. It's easy to get stuffed," the Herrscher of Knowledge complained.

After consuming the Inner Demon Lure, the Herrscher of Knowledge gained the ability of an Inner Demon, able to enhance itself by devouring negative emotions and energy.

Because of this, the Herrscher of Knowledge had been foraging frequently at night for the past two days, subtly entering the consciousness of people with negative emotions through the collective subconscious sea and absorbing their negative emotions.

This did not harm people; instead, after the negative emotions disappeared, it made them feel happier.

"Precisely because of this, in the new millennium, Inner Demons, which were always at a disadvantage and couldn't grow into peerless great demons, are thriving in modern society. In ancient times, most people had low levels of education and, influenced by the imperial court's oppression and other factors, would gradually become numb and resigned to their difficult lives."

"Therefore, these Inner Demons found it difficult to absorb large amounts of negative emotions from ordinary people. They would only gain some harvest when wrongful convictions occurred. Thus, these Inner Demons mainly focused their energy on high-quality cultivators, but doing so carried a great risk, as they could be directly killed by their sect elders."

"But modern times are different. Who hasn't received nine years of compulsory education in modern times? And how many people in modern society don't have stress or negative emotions? Inner Demons in modern times are like a big-eater entering an all-you-can-eat buffet."

Chen Luo had his own understanding of these matters, and the book on basic knowledge he had also contained similar introductions.

In short, modern society truly made it easier to breed Inner Demons, and it was an excellent breeding ground for their development.

As a result, three great Inner Demon demons, which were rarely seen even once in a century before, had appeared in the past 20 years.

Tsk, tsk...

"Hm?" Chen Luo, who was about to hurry back to the bar and not disturb the Herrscher of Knowledge's rest, suddenly sensed something.

"Xiao Shi, are you interested in meeting an old friend?" Chen Luo called out to the Herrscher of Knowledge sitting on the first floor.

"Old friend? You mean Mobius, who you mentioned yesterday?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked, raising her head upon hearing Chen Luo's words.

Due to foraging, the Herrscher of Knowledge hadn't been to the bar for the past two days.

"Yes, Mobius. I just sensed her arrival at the bar," Chen Luo nodded.

"Then of course I want to go." The Herrscher of Knowledge nodded, then stood up from the sofa, leaped lightly, flew to Chen Luo's side, and finally merged with him, disappearing from their spot.

After consuming the Inner Demon Lure, the Herrscher of Knowledge's stealth within others had greatly increased.

According to the Herrscher of Knowledge, even if she went to the Honkai world now, the Honkai consciousness would have a hard time recognizing her.

Chen Luo pushed open the door and saw four green figures.

Venti, Evil God-chan, Mobius, Klein.

Although Evil God-chan's hair is golden, its tail is green.

"I've brought the items." After entering the tavern, Chen Luo went straight to Evil God-chan and took out his dad's collection on a small wine table nearby.

His dad had an outrageous amount of collections, so it probably wouldn't be a problem if one set of strange collectibles went missing.

"Wow, it's actually the complete set of collectibles. Although it's a bit different from the collection in our world, it's clear it's the genuine article. I'm very satisfied with this." Evil God-chan leaned in, inspected the goods, and expressed great satisfaction.

"As long as you're satisfied. And here are the snack packs I promised. The snack pack from just now was a free gift. Remember to take these two large snack packs with you when you leave later." Chen Luo directly purchased two large snack packs from the cooking shop and placed them on a stool.

Because there was no more room on the table.

Although he didn't understand why, it seemed that all food items could be treated as bar snacks by the bar snack shop.

[Ding! Mission Complete]

After Chen Luo gave everything he promised, the mission was completed.

"Then the meat I wanted..." Hearing the prompt, Chen Luo looked at Evil God-chan.

"If you can guarantee it's painless, I'll give it to you," Evil God-chan nodded, then lay down on the ground as if giving up.

"..." Evil God-chan's action left Chen Luo momentarily at a loss.

Why are you lying on the ground?

Are you used to being treated like snake meat on a cutting board?

Never mind...

"Then I'm taking it."