Robbing the Northland Bank

When Chen Luo was in the Different World, he always used this ability to influence the people around him to ignore the fact that he was flying.

Flying is definitely less strenuous than walking.

"But then again, since the other party's bottom line is 200,000 Mora, why are you only selling it for 100,000 Mora? If you sold it for more, you could pay off all of Shenhe's debts, and then we wouldn't have to set up a stall anymore," the Herrscher of Knowledge asked Chen Luo while sitting in his chair, thinking about how to promote the goods.

Chen Luo owes Shenhe 1 million Mora.

Because the coffin Chen Luo bought was a bit expensive.

The price difference for items like coffins can be quite large, especially since Chen Luo bought a high-end, special solid wood coffin.

So 100,000 Mora for a coffin isn't considered very expensive.

A meal at the Gilded Palace can cost tens of millions of Mora, so the price of a coffin isn't too outrageous.

So Chen Luo still owes Shenhe 500,000 Mora.

Although Shenhe himself doesn't seem to care.

"The maximum limit is 200,000 Mora, but if we actually offer 200,000, the other party might not buy it. Besides, do you really think we set up a stall to earn Mora? Aren't we here to train Shenhe?" Chen Luo glanced at the Herrscher of Knowledge.

Chen Luo suspected that the Herrscher of Knowledge had misunderstood his original intention.

"Ah, oh. I remember now."

Believe it or not, those Herrscher of Knowledge have actually forgotten.

"By the way, Alo, you must have received a request just now, right?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked in a low voice.

"Are you referring to the merchant or Mona?"

"Did that businessman also place a request?"

"Both of them got theirs. Mona's is nothing special, but the merchant's is five Primogem per box, with a maximum of 20 boxes," Chen Luo said nonchalantly.

"Oh, so many? Don't be so indifferent! This is a business opportunity! One merchant can earn 100 Primogem. If you find more merchants, you can earn a lot more Primogem!" The Herrscher of Knowledge was anxious about Chen Luo's nonchalant attitude.

Does this person even have a business mind?

"Heh, don't think of things so simply, okay?" Chen Luo said helplessly.

"What's the meaning?"

"Well, how should I put it? I received four quests this morning in Liyue. Three of them could be done with Mora, but these three quests only gave Primogem and no random rewards. You know, sometimes random rewards are more important than Primogem."

"And most importantly, my intuition tells me that if I try to keep farming Primogem for rewards, the rewards from selling each box of compressed biscuits will become pitifully small."

"It's even possible to buy 0.2 Primogem per box from the bar and sell them for 0.1 Primogem per box. After all, there's no such thing as a price for the compressed biscuits that come with the commission."

However, if you simply want to transfer Mora, that is entirely possible.

But Chen Luo has no use for so Mora.

The main purpose of commissioning someone is to fulfill their desires, and the stronger the commissioner, the more they will receive.

Chen Luo was quite surprised that the merchant could raise the price of 20 boxes of compressed biscuits to 5 Primogem per box.

Chen Luo even suspected that this thing was a newbie perk.

Chen Luo awakened the Traveler's Talent, not the Trading Talent.

Moreover, a businessman's desires are sometimes not pure enough and have limits.

Merchants are only thinking about making money, but their strength is not necessarily that great. Therefore, the other party has a limit on the amount of Primogem they can offer, and it may be very low. They are the kind of people who can set the price however they want based on their talent panel.

Moreover, once something involves monetary exchange, the other party's desire is no longer a desire, but a fair exchange.

It's not impossible that he wouldn't give out the Primogem.

This is also why Chen Luo never sells the items in the bar.

When money is involved, desires can become distorted.

Moreover, the reward of a commissioned Primogem depends not only on the strength of the commissioner, but also on the difficulty of completing the task.

Getting supplies from a bar? What's so difficult about that?

The desires are impure, the merchants' strength is generally not high, and there's no difficulty at all...

If none of the three conditions are met, be careful when the talent panel sends you a commission; they might actually reduce the reward to 0.1 Primogem per box.

So it's best to let things happen naturally; trying to artificially inflate your chances probably won't work.

This was Chen Luo's intuition.

Chen Luo's intuition is always very accurate when it comes to matters involving commissions.

Chapter 316 Robbery of the Northland Bank

"Take a look! A family of immortal mechanical arts practitioners with a thousand-year-old tradition, now in decline, is here to sell their ancestral statues. Among them is a limited edition sculpture of the Geo Archon, blessed by immortals. First come, first served, while supplies last!"

"Alternatively, you can purchase clay and wooden figurines personally sculpted by inheritors of the immortal art of mechanical engineering. Every stroke is meticulously crafted, and every detail is carefully polished. They embody a thousand-year-old tradition and the spirit of craftsmanship, and are honest and trustworthy to all ages!"

"Not 998,000, not 99,800, not even 9,980, as long as the customer is destined, 5,000 Mora can be taken home!"

The Herrscher of Knowledge sat to the side, holding a small handmade megaphone and enthusiastically hawking his wares. When he got to the point, he even stood up and stood on a stool to shout.

"..." Chen Luo looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge with a shocked expression.

Honestly, with your eloquence, it's a waste of your talent if you don't become a con artist.

Is this really your first time selling something?

Why do you seem so familiar with this? What you're saying makes me want to buy it too.

"Immortal statues bring blessings from immortals. Bringing one into your home can prolong life, soothe the mind, and calm the spirit."

"Think about it, everyone. Life is short, only a hundred years. To have a lifelike statue that can be passed down for a thousand years, for future generations to admire, and to leave oneself in the hearts of future generations—how romantic is that?"

After taking a sip of water, the Herrscher of Knowledge continued to boast about the statue.

If Chen Luo hadn't forbidden the Herrscher of Knowledge using its abilities to promote the statue, the Herrscher of Knowledge wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble.

But the Herrscher of Knowledge thought about it again and realized that if he used an ability similar to mental influence to affect others, they would not issue a request, and naturally they would not pay Primogem.

Moreover, the Herrscher of Knowledge has no interest in Mora; Herrscher of Knowledge is only interested in being a conman.

Listening to the boasts of the Herrscher of Knowledge, Chen Luo couldn't help but infuse some spiritual energy array patterns into the wood carving.

These array patterns are some small techniques that Chen Luo learned after watching the Mechanical Doll brought by Shenhe. They can be used to inscribe things similar to talismans using spiritual power.

These unique and subtle patterns can indeed soothe the mind and nourish the body.

Different countries have different power systems, but Chen Luo felt that Liyue's system was extremely out of place with the systems of other countries.

Li Yue not only possesses immortals and semi-immortals, but also special abilities such as magical artifacts and illusions that can be activated without relying on the Vision.

So learning those Immortal Techniques from Liyue is indeed quite useful.

In particular, since the Cloud Retainer had studied the art of mechanisms for so many years, the ancient books that Chen Luo also provided him with a lot of inspiration.

Judging from general rationality, Chen Luo can indeed call himself a practitioner of immortal mechanical arts.

Well, from a generally rational perspective...

"Wow, what an exquisite statue of the Geo Archon!"

Chen Luo looked up and saw three children standing in front of the stall, excitedly looking at the statues on it.

Since the statues sculpted by Chen Luo are mainly intended for the people of Liyue, most of them are statues in the form of various Geo Archon and other similar figures.

Furthermore, to verify the claim of the "Immortal's Mechanical Arts," many of these figures are movable.

As for the appearance of the eagle statue...

Although Chen Luo really wanted to use Zhongli's appearance to sell as a statue of the Geo Archon, most people probably wouldn't recognize Zhongli. So Chen Luo used pictures of the Geo Archon's [death] that he had collected in the Void Archive, plus the insights he gained while looking at the 7-day Divine Statue (rock), to create the sculpture himself.

These statues vary in size, from as small as a palm, resembling ornaments on a table, to as large as half a person's height, occupying one-sixth of the stall area, and are lifelike and exude an imposing aura.

"What? Do you want it?" Chen Luo asked, looking up as he continued carving.

For a puppeteer of Chen Luo's current level, carving is a very ordinary thing. Making puppets into a skill is the threshold for a puppeteer to enter the proficient level.

"We want it. But the three of us only have 900 Mora together," said the little girl in the lead after glancing reluctantly at the Geo Archon on the stall.

"Um, what are your names?" Chen Luo asked.

"My name is Lulu, his Afei, and his Xiaomeng." The little girl looked at Chen Luo carefully for a moment before introducing herself and her companions.

Chen Luo has two achievements related to children: one is the Loli King" and the other is the Child King".

So the three children didn't seem very wary of Chen Luo.

"So you want these dolls, right?"

"Yes." The three children nodded in unison.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Three Children]: The three children wanted three dolls.

Reward: 30 Primogem

Difficulty: One star

"Well, how about this? You can each call me big brother, and I can sell you three dolls for 900 Mora. You can pick any doll on the stall except for the big one," Chen Luo said, pointing to the half-human-sized doll statue.

"Really? Big brother?"

Why would I lie to you?

"Big brother!"

"Big brother!"

"Big brother."

Children are easily fooled, so the three of them called out "Big Brother" almost at the same time.

However, Chen Luo is not the type to lie to children.

After collecting 900 Mora from them, they were allowed to choose any doll they wanted.

"Remember, don't tell anyone else about this, or your big brother's statue won't sell," Chen Luo said to the three children.

After the three children nodded, they each picked out their favorite doll.

"Thank you, big brother!" After choosing their dolls, the three children thanked Chen Luo and ran off with their dolls in their arms.

"Hey, Alo, I'm saying, you sold the doll for such a low price?" The Herrscher of Knowledge had been calling for a while, said with dissatisfaction as she sat down to rest.

"What does it matter? We didn't set up this stall just to make money. Do you need Mora?"

"Not lacking." The Herrscher of Knowledge shook his head.

"What a coincidence, I'm not short of money either. Although I'm currently in debt. But if I really wanted to get involved with Mora, wouldn't it be faster to just rob the Northland Bank?" Chen Luo said after stretching.

"Then let's rob the Northland Bank," the Herrscher of Knowledge suddenly said, intrigued.

"... Grandma, what are you thinking? I've already said we don't lack Mora. Robbing the Northland Bank is really something. If I'm not mistaken, there should be two Fatui's Harbinger in the Northland Bank right now, the Lady and a Childe."

"These are two Fatui Harbinger. Even you would need two punches to deal with them, right?" Chen Luo tried to tell the Herrscher of Knowledge the serious consequences of robbing the Northland Bank.

"Ah no, it should be 5 punches," the Herrscher of Knowledge said after thinking for a moment.

"Why? Can't you solve it with one punch?" Chen Luo looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge with surprise.

Chen Luo was surprised that the Herrscher of Knowledge would have such a high opinion of the Lady and the Childe.

"Have you forgotten? The Childe has three health bars, the Lady has two health bars," the Herrscher of Knowledge reminded him.

"...That makes sense." Chen Luo nodded in deep agreement.

The Childe is truly terrifying.

He can withstand three blows [Immortal Blade].

No, twice. The third time, he really died.

Tsk tsk.

"Afei Xiaomeng, that big brother is really a good person." Lulu, the little girl who had just received a Rex Lapis statue the size of a human head from Chen Luo, turned her head and said to the other two little boys.

"Yeah, yeah, that's like buying a Geo Archon puppet for 300 Mora, and the puppet is really cool." One of the little boys nodded.