"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you. This tavern has a recording function, and it records everything from every angle without blind spots. Your rendition of 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' was really quite lovely." 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 commission.
What a joke. Did she think a mere fifteen Primogems could buy him off?
How could he possibly delete such precious footage of adult Mobius singing, dancing, playing finger-guessing games, and even singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" just because of fifteen Primogems? Chen Luo would never make such a losing deal.
"But you want to buy snake meat, right? Well..." Chen Luo looked troubled.
"What is it? Is there a problem?"
"Ah, Miss Mobius, I'll be honest with you. Although this tavern is merely my talent and places no additional demands on me, I don't want transactions between worlds to disrupt the fates those worlds are supposed to have."
"I can pay any price." Mobius looked straight into Chen Heng's eyes.
"Any price?"
"Any price!" Mobius emphasized again.
Ding! You have a new commission!
Mei Biu Si's Oath: Mobius is willing to pay any price to obtain the snake meat in your possession, which, aside from being useful in the demon realm of this world, can only be used to make snake soup.
Reward: 500 Primogems + special reward (guaranteed to yield an item or skill related to Mobius)
Difficulty: Three stars
"..." Chen Luo fell silent.
Chen Luo was silent because Mobius's offer was simply too high.
It was obvious that Mobius was determined to get this utterly useless snake meat.
If Mobius found out that this lousy meat was no different from ordinary snake meat outside the demon realm, would she come after him for his life?
"But Doctor Mobius, I need to tell you in advance that, perhaps due to differences in the rules between worlds, this evil god's flesh may prove completely useless in your world."
"That isn't something you need to worry about. Besides, I've already prepared for that possibility." Mobius shook her head.
Hearing Mobius say that, Chen Luo directly produced the one-meter-long tail and cut roughly a pound of snake meat from it.
"Then this is yours." After packing it into a takeaway container provided by the tavern, Chen Luo set it beside himself without immediately handing it to Mobius.
"So what do you want? Money, power, knowledge, or... me?" Mobius stared at Chen Luo as she asked.
Mobius had a pretty clear understanding of her own looks and figure.
To Mobius, the flesh was merely a shackle upon the spirit.
Though Klein did not see it that way, Klein was currently on the first floor.
"Mm, then let's shake hands." Chen Luo held out his right hand.
"Hm?" For a moment, Mobius thought she had misheard him.
"That's right, you heard correctly. Just a handshake." Chen Luo gave her a friendly smile.
He needed to raise her favorability quickly and see whether buying skills from her later would earn him a discount.
Chen Luo had figured it out: in both the friends list and the Family list, the higher the favorability, the steeper the discount.
Yesterday, he had been so focused on fleecing Mobius that he had forgotten to shake hands with her.
What a blunder!
Chosen One—Mobius
Even after coming down from the second floor, Mobius continued to look at Chen Luo strangely.
"This person is really strange."
He wanted neither gold nor wealth, neither knowledge nor power, not even a beautiful woman.
Mobius had originally planned that if he truly chose the last option, she would simply create a mindless artificial lifeform that looked very much like herself for him. She had not expected him to derail every train of thought she had.
Even if the body was merely a shackle of the soul, that was no reason to hand that shackle over to someone else.
This only made Mobius even more interested in Chen Luo.
Everyone had desires. So what was Chen Luo's?
Mobius's intuition told her that Chen Luo's actions had to carry some meaning.
While Mobius was observing Chen Luo, Chen Luo was also observing Mobius.
Mobius
Chosen One (Talent): Those chosen by heaven are bound to be extraordinary. Whenever a great calamity arrives, someone blessed with immense fortune will always emerge in response. Such people are destined to accomplish great things, and their luck increases moderately when encountering special turning points. (Come on, being able to talk from the moment you're born is really cool, okay?) Price: 8,250 Primogems (original price: 11,000 Primogems) (25% off) Comprehensive Science Doctorate (Master): Includes biotechnology, human modification, genetics, Honkai research... Price: 11,250 Primogems (original price: 15,000 Primogems) Bubble Wrap Master: Understands how to pop bubble wrap in the most comfortable way to soothe one's emotions and increase inspiration. Price: 150 Primogems (original price: 200 Primogems)
To be honest, the Bubble Wrap Master skill was something Chen Luo had never expected, and it was also the cheapest Master-level skill he had ever seen.
Also, Mobius truly had quite a few dangerous things hidden on her.
With her current strength as an ordinary person, the total Primogem price of all her skills and talents exceeded that of the Herrscher of Knowledge, as well as every S-rank Talent User Chen Luo had ever seen.
Was this the power of a scientific genius?
And as expected, she did not have that resurrection ability.
For that very reason, Chen Luo had not dared use the random Mobius-related reward included with Mei Biu Si's Oath.
It said Mobius, but it never specified that it had to be the original herself. If he used this reward while doing missions in the Honkai Impact 3rd World, would he directly obtain something from Memory Mei Biu Si instead?
Although Memory Mei Biu Si in the Elysian Realm was certainly not as powerful as the original Mobius had been in life due to the limitations of the Elysian Realm, after accumulating tens of thousands of years of knowledge, Mobius from ten thousand years later definitely knew far more than the current Mobius.
Besides, no matter how powerful the other party was, any talent would become nothing more than a talent once it reached Chen Heng's hands.
What was Mobius's talent? Resurrection.
It was impossible for the living Mobius to have a stronger resurrection ability while the memory version's was weaker.
So regardless of which one was stronger, as long as it was that talent, there would be no problem. It was all the same to Chen Luo anyway.
Most importantly, the current Mobius did not possess this resurrection talent, so he could not waste the reward on her.
A resurrection talent... Just thinking about it was thrilling.
That said, Mobius was giving him a 25% discount now.
Venti had only just reached a 25% discount after spending so many days with him.
It seemed that giving gifts really did help bring people closer together.
Only...
After seeing that he had accumulated 1,465 Primogems upon completing the commission, Chen Luo's gaze toward all the guests present grew increasingly fervent.
He only needed 135 more Primogems for a ten-pull.
Leaving aside whether he should draw first or buy skills first, simply having 1,600 Primogems saved up gave him confidence.
Still, these 1,600 Primogems had arrived earlier than Chen Luo had expected.
It had only been four or five days since he awakened his talent.
But when he thought about how he had prepared for two years, Chen Luo no longer found it strange.
As expected, starting with Zero Bar was just wonderful.
Normally, each commission only gave around ten Primogems, but Chen Luo knew how to promote things.
"So, Venti, why don't you order a drink brewed by the Anemo Archon?" Chen Luo leaned close to Venti and stared into his eyes.
"Fine, then bring me a glass," Venti said casually, helpless after being pestered by Chen Luo.
"No. Your wish isn't strong enough."
Good grief, Venti wanted a freebie without even issuing a commission?
"..." Venti stared helplessly at Chen Luo, simply staring at him.
"All right, this time I was wrong. As compensation, I'll give you a plate of peanuts and edamame." Chen Luo placed the peanuts and edamame before Venti.
Only then did Venti breathe a sigh of relief.
"Benefactor, I'm here." Mona pushed open the tavern door, panting heavily.
Ding! You have a new commission!
A smile appeared on Chen Luo's face.
"Why do you look so tired?" At the same time, though, Chen Luo was a little curious.
"Wasn't I on a mountain when I first entered the tavern? So today, I climbed the mountain again to come here." Mona casually found an empty table, sat down, and slumped over it.
"Huh? Didn't I tell you? If you want to come to the tavern, you just need to find somewhere with a door and focus your mind. Or, if your concentration is strong enough, you can summon the tavern even without a door."
Seeing Mona climb an entire mountain just to come to the tavern, Chen Luo truly did not know what to say.
"..." Mona, who felt as though she was about to die from exhaustion, only felt that life had lost all meaning after hearing Chen Luo's words.
"Boss, give me a glass of bitter melon juice!"
Ding! You have a new commission!
Chen Luo glanced at Theresa, then at Mobius, before returning to the bar and pouring a glass of bitter melon juice from the barrel behind it.
"Miss Mobius, the tavern's takeaway containers do not have a very high storage rating. You should take the meat back and freeze it or store it more carefully as soon as possible, or it will spoil." After handing the bitter melon juice to Theresa, Chen Luo kindly reminded Mobius.
"Is that so? I thought the packaging service of this magical tavern would preserve it permanently." After Chen Luo reminded her, Mobius immediately stood up and left the tavern with Klein, who was only halfway through her milk tea.
If possible, Chen Luo actually did not want Mobius and Theresa to meet.
Though neither of them could recognize the other at all.
"Oh, right, Theresa. Come by on Friday night... that is, the night after the day after tomorrow. Summer vacation starts the day after tomorrow, and we can discuss finding your grandniece then," Chen Luo said.
"Okay." Theresa nodded.
An Ill-Intentioned S-rank Ability User
"Finally, vacation!"
"Finally, vacation!"
"Why are you copying me?"
"Why are you copying me?"
"..."
"..."
"I want to be Chen Luo's dog!"
"..."
"Haha, scared now, huh?" Chen Luo pointed at the Herrscher of Knowledge, who had been copying everything he said but was now holding back so hard that her face had turned red, and laughed at her.
"Ah Luo, are you looking for a beating?" The Herrscher of Knowledge clenched her tiny fist.
Don't underestimate that little fist. One punch could smash straight through a steel plate.
"Sorry, I was wrong." Chen Luo immediately surrendered.
Although the Herrscher of Knowledge had started it by copying him, it was obvious that if he did not apologize now, he would get beaten.
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