Their Commission Rewards Are Not Right

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you. This tavern has a recording function, and it's a full-coverage, no-dead-angle recording function. Your 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' was indeed quite pleasant to listen to," Chen Luo gave Mobius a thumbs-up.

"Please delete that recording, thank you."

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

"Of course," Chen Luo nodded, then chose to reject the quest.

What a joke, do they think 15 raw stones can buy me off?

A precious recording of the adult Mobius singing, dancing, playing finger-guessing games, and even singing 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' – how could I possibly delete it for just 15 raw stones? Chen Luo wouldn't do such a losing business.

"But you're here to buy snake meat, right? This..." Chen Luo put on a troubled expression.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Ah, Miss Mobius, I'll be direct with you. Although this tavern is just my talent, and it doesn't have any extra requirements for me, I don't want transactions between worlds to disrupt the natural destiny of worlds."

"I can pay any price," Mobius's eyes met Chen Luo's.

"Any price?"

"Any price!" Mobius emphasized again.

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

[Mobius's Oath]: Mobius is willing to pay any price to obtain the snake meat in your hand, which can only be used to make snake soup, besides its function in the demon world of this world.

Reward: 500 raw stones + Special Reward (Guaranteed to obtain an item or skill related to Mobius)

Difficulty: Three Stars

"..." Chen Luo fell silent.

The reason Chen Luo fell silent was that Mobius's offer was too high.

It was clear that Mobius was determined to get this useless snake meat.

If Mobius knew that this damned meat was just like ordinary snake meat outside of the demon world, would she try to kill me?

"However, Dr. Mobius, I must tell you in advance that due to the differences in rules between worlds, this evil god's meat might be useless in your world."

"That's not something you need to worry about. Besides, I'm prepared for that," Mobius shook her head.

Hearing Mobius say this, Chen Luo directly brought out the meter-long tail and cut off about a pound of snake meat from it.

"Then this belongs to you." Chen Luo packed it in the complimentary takeout box provided by the tavern and placed it by his side, but he didn't give it to Mobius immediately.

"Then what do you want? Money, power, knowledge, or... me?" Mobius stared at Chen Luo and asked.

Mobius was quite confident about her appearance and figure.

As for what Mobius said, the body is merely a shackle of the spirit.

Although Klein didn't think so, Klein was currently on the first floor.

"Well then, let's shake hands." Chen Luo extended his right hand.

"Hm?" For a moment, Mobius thought she had misheard.

"That's right, you heard correctly, just a handshake." Chen Luo gave a friendly smile.

Now, I need to increase her favorability. If I can get a discount when buying skills from her later, that would be great.

Chen Luo had figured it out: the higher the favorability in the friend list and family list, the greater the discount.

Yesterday, I was only focused on exploiting Mobius and forgot to shake her hand. What a miscalculation!

Chapter 56: The Chosen One – Mobius

Even after coming down from the second floor, Mobius was still looking at Chen Luo strangely.

"This person is really strange."

He didn't want gold, wealth, knowledge, power, or even a beautiful woman.

Mobius had originally planned to create a mindless artificial life form similar to herself if he had chosen the last option. She hadn't expected him to disrupt all her plans.

Even if the body is merely a shackle of the soul, that wasn't a reason to give the shackle to someone else.

This, however, made Mobius even more interested in Chen Luo.

Everyone has their own desires. So, the question was, what were Chen Luo's?

Mobius's intuition told her that Chen Luo's actions must have a hidden meaning.

And while Mobius was observing Chen Luo, Chen Luo was also observing Mobius.

Mobius

The Chosen One (Talent): The Chosen One is destined for greatness. Whenever a great calamity approaches, individuals with immense fortune are born. Such people are bound to achieve great things and will experience a significant increase in luck at special junctures.

(Seriously, being able to talk right after birth is so cool!)

Price: 8250 (Original price 11,000 raw stones) (7.5% discount)

Doctor of Comprehensive Sciences (Master): Includes Biotechnology, Human Modification, Genetics, Honkai Research...

Price: 11,250 (Original price 15,000 raw stones)

[Bubble Wrap Master]: Knows how to use bubble wrap to make oneself most comfortable to relieve inner emotions and increase inspiration.

Price: 150 raw stones (Original price 200 raw stones)

To be honest, Chen Luo never expected the Bubble Wrap Master, and this was the cheapest Master-level skill Chen Luo had ever seen.

Also, although Mobius did hide many dangerous things on her person.

With her current ordinary human strength, the raw stone price of all her skills and talents exceeded that of the Herrscher of Knowledge, and even any S-class talent user he had seen.

Could she be considered a talent in the field of science and technology?

Also, as expected, she did not have the ability to come back from the dead.

Because of this, Chen Luo hesitated to use the random Mobius reward that came with [Mobius's Oath].

Since it said Mobius, but didn't specify it had to be the main body, what if he used this reward while on a mission in the Honkai Impact 3rd world and directly obtained items from the memory chip Mobius?

Although the memory chip Mobius in the Elysian Realm was definitely not as strong as her main body before her death due to the limitations of the Elysian Realm, the problem was that after tens of thousands of years of knowledge accumulation, the Mobius of ten thousand years later would definitely know more than the current Mobius.

Besides, no matter how strong her abilities were, any talent would just be a talent in Chen Luo's hands.

What was Mobius's talent? It was resurrection.

It's not like the Mobius before her death had a stronger resurrection ability, and the memory chip version was weaker.

So, regardless of the strength of her abilities, as long as it was this talent, it would be fine. For Chen Luo, it was all the same anyway.

The most crucial point was that the current Mobius did not possess this resurrection talent, so it couldn't be wasted on it.

The talent of resurrection, just thinking about it was exciting.

But then again, Mobius was currently giving him a 7.5 discount.

Venti had only reached a 7.5 discount after interacting with him for so long.

It seemed that giving gifts really helped to improve relationships.

However...

Looking at the 1465 raw stones Chen Luo had accumulated after completing missions, his gaze towards the guests present became even more fervent.

He was only 135 raw stones away from a 10-pull.

Regardless of whether he should draw first or buy skills first, just being able to save up 1600 raw stones was a source of confidence.

But speaking of which, these 1600 raw stones came earlier than Chen Luo had imagined.

It had only been about four or five days since he awakened his talent.

But then again, considering he had prepared for two years, Chen Luo didn't find it strange anymore.

As expected, the Zero Bar was incredibly satisfying right from the start.

Although normally he would only get about 10 raw stones each time, Chen Luo was good at selling.

"So, Venti, how about ordering a drink brewed by the Anemo Archon?" Chen Luo leaned close to Venti, staring into his eyes.

"Alright then, get me one." Venti, somewhat helplessly annoyed by Chen Luo, said casually.

"No, your wish isn't strong enough."

Good heavens, he wanted to get something for free without even placing an order?

"..." Venti stared at Chen Luo helplessly, just staring.

"Fine, it was my fault this time. As compensation, I'll give you a plate of peanuts and edamame." Chen Luo placed the peanuts and edamame in front of Venti.

Seeing this, Venti finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Benefactor, I'm here." Mona, panting, pushed open the bar door.

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

Chen Luo's face broke into a smile.

"Why do you look so tired?" However, Chen Luo was also a little curious at the same time.

"It's because when I first entered the bar, it was on a mountain, so today I had to climb the mountain again to come to the bar." Mona casually found an empty table and sat down, then slumped onto the chair.

"Ah? Didn't I tell you? If you want to come to the bar, you can just find a place with a door and concentrate to enter. Or, if your concentration is strong enough, you can even summon the bar without a door."

Looking at Mona, who had specifically climbed a mountain to come to the bar, Chen Luo really didn't know what to say.

"..." Mona, who felt like she was about to die from exhaustion, only felt like life was meaningless after hearing Chen Luo's words.

"Manager, a glass of bitter melon juice!"

[Ding! You have a new commission!]

Chen Luo glanced at Theresa, then at Mobius, and walked back to the bar, pouring a glass of bitter melon juice from the wine barrel behind him.

"Miss Mobius, the bar's meal box storage level isn't very high. You should take it back as soon as possible to freeze the meat or store it more rigorously, otherwise it will spoil." After handing the bitter melon juice to Theresa, Chen Luo kindly reminded Mobius.

"Is that so? I thought the packing service of this magical bar would store things permanently?" After being reminded by Chen Luo, Mobius immediately stood up and left the bar with Klein, who was halfway through drinking her milk tea.

Chen Luo actually didn't want Mobius and Theresa to meet if he could help it.

Even though the two of them wouldn't recognize each other at all.

"Oh, right, Theresa, Friday night... that's the night after tomorrow, remember to come over. We'll be starting our summer vacation the day after tomorrow, and we can discuss finding your grandniece," Chen Luo said.

"Okay," Theresa nodded.

Chapter 57: An S-Rank Ability User with Ill Intentions

"Finally, vacation time!"

"Finally, vacation time!"

"Why are you copying me?"

"Why are you copying me?"

"..."

"..."

"I want to be Chen Luo's dog!"

"..."

"Hahaha, scared now?" Chen Luo pointed at the Herrscher of Knowledge, who had been copying his speech and was now red-faced from holding back, and mocked her.

"A'Luo, are you looking for a beating?" The Herrscher of Knowledge clenched her small fists.

Don't let these fists fool you; one punch could smash through steel plates.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Chen Luo immediately backed down.

Although it all started because the Herrscher of Knowledge wanted to copy him, it was clear that not apologizing now would result in a beating.