Chen Luo: Just Let Me Touch It-Just Once

After all, Chen Luo's Furniture Mastery, while having no cooldown period, is limited by Chen Luo limited intelligence.

"Alright, alright, stop bragging. Here, this is for you." Clearly, Mona didn't believe Chen Luo's words, but Mona pulled out a compass from somewhere and gave it to Chen Luo.

Seeing the compass being thrown at him, Chen Luo flicked his finger, and a large hand made of silk thread caught the compass steadily and then presented it to Chen Luo.

"What is this?" Chen Luo looked at the object in his hand with some curiosity.

"The Omen Avoidance Compass, that's how it should be. I've been eating your free meals for so long while I was making this, so naturally I have to give you something in return. It took me seven or eight days of my spare time to make this," Mona said proudly.

"Actually, no need. As long as you can fulfill your wish at the bar, that's enough. I don't need anything extra. Of course, if you insist on giving it to me, I won't refuse." Chen Luo said, showing no intention of returning the compass to Mona.

Just as Chen Luo said, Chen Luo never felt that he owed them anything, nor did he feel that they owed him anything, but if the other party wanted to give him some extra rewards, Chen Luo would not mind.

Moreover, in most cases Chen Luo intends to get something in return from the other party. After all, if he gives someone the idea that their wish is cheap, then the amount of Primogem they use when issuing the request may be reduced to a certain extent.

But it can't be too much, or even too important to them, because that might affect their ability to accept subsequent commissions.

Fortunately, none of the people Chen Luo encountered were the kind of people who took it for granted that Chen Luo would give them things or help them for free.

Or, to put it another way, if Chen Luo helps such a person once and then completes their request, he will most likely kick them out.

Although Chen Luo would not refuse to accept commissions to earn Primogem, Chen Luo could choose which commissions to complete during this time period.

After all, time is limited, but commissions are unlimited, and Chen Luo has the initiative to decide whose commission to accept.

So if they were to give something other than money, Chen Luo really wouldn't mind.

"After all that talk, you still accepted it, didn't you? Alright, come in. What are you doing standing outside like this?" Mona didn't mind Chen Luo's lack of politeness and invited everyone into her home.

In fact, if someone gives something to another person and then gets angry because the other person wasn't polite, it means that the other person didn't give it sincerely and was hoping to get it back. But Mona is clearly not that kind of person.

Of course, the main reason is that Mona herself can't use this compass.

As for why it can't be used...

"You just said this is an Omen Avoidance Compass, but then you said it should be like this. So you mean it's not Omen Avoidance Compass anymore?" Chen Luo asked as he led everyone into Mona's rented house.

Mona's house is quite large; in fact, if the house weren't large, it simply wouldn't be able to hold Mona's extremely valuable research equipment and books.

"It used to be Omen Avoidance Compass, but this morning I sensed that you suddenly possessed a precognitive ability of the same or even higher level from a mystical entity. So, this kind of compass used for avoiding misfortune is naturally useless to you," Mona said.

Although Mona never uses her abilities for personal gain, Mona will still be alerted if Mona encounters danger. After all, even if you don't seek personal profit, you can't ignore your own life. Otherwise, what's the point of learning this ability?

Therefore, Mona's need for the Omen Avoidance Compass is useless, because she herself can avoid misfortune.

This compass was originally given to Chen Luo because he didn't have this type of ability, but now that Chen Luo has a similar ability that may be more advanced, avoiding danger has become an instinct for Chen Luo, so this compass needs to be modified.

"So this morning I took those compressed biscuits from the bar and sold them to them. After receiving the money, I started modifying this compass. It took me three hours, and I've mostly succeeded in modifying it." Mona breathed a sigh of relief as she said this.

After all, giving gifts like this is a race against time, especially since she was caught selling compressed biscuits that morning, Mona wanted to make up for her guilt as much as possible.

It cannot be said that Mona was simply indulging in self-pity, because Mona did indeed give up some truly valuable items.

Mona spent at least several days painstakingly crafting this compass using the few materials she had acquired by chance. The effect was indeed quite good; the only pity was that Mona herself couldn't use it.

"This compass has now become Treasure Hunting Compass. If there are any unclaimed and valuable items nearby, especially treasure chests, this thing will automatically guide you. However, the downside is that it only points in a general direction, and there is a cooldown period, so you need to be patient if you want to use it to find treasure." Mona began to explain the use of the compass to Chen Luo.

That's why Mona can't use this thing.

This is a special item created using Mona's astrological knowledge. If Mona uses it to gain wealth or other benefits for herself, it would violate the rules Mona set for herself.

We will never use divination to make a profit!

Selling this is also not an option, because doing so would be equivalent to using astrological knowledge to sell something for profit.

Mona's code of conduct dictates that this gift should only be given to a friend with utmost sincerity and without any self-interest.

In other words, this is actually a rather idealistic thing.

Therefore, Mona's strange persistence leads to some strange phenomena, such as Mona being able to find something through astrology and thus obtain a reward.

However, since astrology cannot be used for profit, Mona cannot use it, but Mona still wants to win the prize money.

So Mona would often do things that seemed like a lot of hard work and no reward to outsiders.

But perhaps it was precisely because of Mona's persistence that Mona became a great astrologer worthy of her title.

Among the people Mona knows, only the old woman and Chen Luo meet the requirement of "not seeking profit".

Mona made this kind of thing for her master, that old woman. Putting aside whether the other party would appreciate it or not, Mona was at least not doing it for Mora.

The gift to Chen Luo wasn't for Mora's sake, nor was it for survival, because Mona knew that even if she didn't give Chen Luo would still let her freeload.

Therefore, this is called a gift of friendship.

"Treasure Hunting Compass?" Chen Luo looked at the object in his hand with surprise.

What? I'm already at Liyue Reputation Level 9?

As expected of me, you are truly terrifying.

Well, that's what they say, but Chen Luo is Furniture Mastery. After using the Treasure Hunting Compass -Treasure Hunting Compass for a while, he had already mastered how to use it.

Therefore, Furniture Mastery are truly timeless.

As for this Treasure Hunting Compass, how should I put it?

This item is indeed a very valuable thing for an adventurer.

However, for Chen Luo, who doesn't often adventure on the Teyvat Continent, this thing is somewhat of a gimmick.

Chen Luo's Fate Threads ability does not include treasure hunting, but Chen Luo can indeed judge which direction he should take and encounter more good things.

The original compass was Omen Avoidance Compass, but now it is a compass for seeking good fortune.

Moreover, this compass is based on astrology, and the starry sky corresponding to Mona's astrology only applies to this world. At least, it should not be universal if you go to Different World.

So this gift is very precious, but it's of little use to Chen Luo.

However... Chen Luo remembered that Xiao Ke'er's high school classmate seemed to be A-rank Talent User inherited the name of Mona the Astrologer. He wondered if he could ask her to modify this Treasure Hunting Compass.

Since they're both astrologers and both have the Hydro Vision, maybe the other really can be modified.

In short, it's worth a try.

Moreover, Chen Luo felt that he might also have the ability to modify this thing.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

Chen Luo, who was visiting Mona's house, was suddenly startled by a mission notification.

Chapter 327 Chen Luo: Let me touch you, just once.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Exonerated]: Help the poor Lumine, who ran away out of guilt and was wanted by someone who completely ignored her, to go to the Three-Eyed Five Manifestations Adepti to clear her name and remove her wanted poster.

Reward: 500 Primogem + random reward

Difficulty: 3 stars

"Hiss..." Chen Luo couldn't help but gasp when he saw the task.

This quest is similar to Ningguang's quest.

Basically, everyone is looking for immortals, but Lumine's mission doesn't have a requirement for the number of immortals, but it adds the requirement of helping Lumine clear her name and remove the wanted poster.

So Lumine gave a slightly larger reward of one hundred.

After all, the greater the difficulty, the greater the reward, and this difficulty applies not only to Chen Luo but also to the other party.

However, Chen Luo felt a little uneasy looking at the mission objectives and rewards.

Although Chen Luo wasn't the one who issued the warrant for Lumine's arrest, he was clearly the one who stood by and did nothing, as mentioned in the mission description.

Originally, Chen Luo had planned to have Lumine advance the plot, so that Lumine could shine in the Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony, and then the Liyue Qixing would reward her with a request.

So Lumine didn't really lose out.

But Chen Luo really didn't expect that after he handed this task to Lumine would immediately pass the commission back to him.

As for the method, it's definitely the whole stack of Commission Cards that Chen Luo gave to Lumine before.

Those Commission Cards were originally meant for Lumine to help her Primogem, but rationally speaking, Lumine could have written the request on the card herself and asked Chen Luo for help.

So in the end, this matter came back to Chen Luo.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Mona clearly saw Chen Luo's expression change slightly as he sat opposite her.

"A small matter has arisen, and I need to sort it out. Oh, by the way, you don't mind if I lend this to someone else, do you?" Chen Luo asked, holding up the Treasure Hunting Compass in his hand.

This was, after all, a gift that Mona had just given to Chen Luo. If it was lent to someone else without informing the recipient, it wouldn't be quite right.

After all, the other party must have put a lot of effort into making this thing.

"Whatever, whatever. Anyway, the only reason I gave you this is to get some psychological satisfaction, and then to openly and without any guilt steal your food. As for what to do with it, that's up to you," Mona said, waving her hand.

Mona's reason is probably part of the reason, but not the whole reason. At least this thing is indeed very valuable to adventurers.

It can fetch at least a good price.

In fact, after Mona discovered that Chen Luo was completely undetectable by astrology and that she herself possessed certain mystical prophetic skills, she no longer needed to give him the compass.

But what if the items are already made and not delivered? Does Mona have anyone else she can give them to?

So Mona could only come back and work for three hours, transforming the Omen Avoidance Compass into Treasure Hunting Compass.

What Chen Luo does with this is none of Mona's business.

Just like how Chen Luo wouldn't care where Mona got her compressed biscuits after he sold them to Mona wouldn't care what Chen Luo would do with the Treasure Hunting Compass.

As long as the other party doesn't just throw it in the trash, it's fine.

"Okay, I'll be going now." Chen Luo glanced at the time and nodded.

"I don't know why you were in such a hurry to leave as soon as you sat down, but it seems you must have run into some trouble. Goodbye." Mona waved.

"Oh, right, Mona, before you come to the bar tonight, remember to pack up all your astrology books, then call me when you come to the bar so I can give you a little 'touch'," Chen Luo said, turning his head.

"Hmm, why are you touching my book?" Mona frowned.

Mona wasn't upset that Chen Luo wanted to touch her book; Mona was simply puzzled, utterly puzzled.

"I have a special little trick: as long as I touch a book, I can make the knowledge inside my own. It's not a great skill, but it makes me quite good at reading."

"... You can learn everything in the book just by touching it?"

"I can't say I've completely mastered it, but I've at least reached the level of proficiency, which is equivalent to what an average person would study for decades," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

Some people become masters in a certain field when they are teenagers, but most people never manage to become masters in their entire lives.

Of course, Mona is different; Mona is already a master.

"Are you sure you can truly understand it, and not just memorize it by rote?" Mona asked again.

"As long as the recorded content isn't too outrageous in level, you should be able to grasp the basics, but you'll still need practice," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

"..."

"Mona, why aren't you saying anything? Mona?"

"..." Mona remained silent.

Then Chen Luo watched as Mona silently walked up to him and looked up at him slightly.

Chen Luo tilted his head in confusion.

"Go away, get out of here right now! Go do what you need to do, don't stay in my house, it's annoying to look at you!" Mona said irritably.

Fanfanfan, you're right here in Versailles, get out of here right now!

You can grasp the essence of most knowledge just by touching a book? Aren't you satisfied with the vast majority of knowledge?

They even said it was just a small trick, and that it wasn't anything particularly impressive.

Ugh, this jerk in front of me is so annoying.

"Hey, hey, why are you pushing me? Don't get so agitated. I know you're a genius and look down on my little tricks, but you can't just push me away!" Chen Luo said, feeling a little aggrieved.

"Ugh, you're getting more and more annoying! Get out! I don't want to see you before dinner tonight!"

Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, Mona pushed Chen Luo even harder.

As for dinner time and after dinner...