Special Reward: Gnosis (Single Use)

Although Chen Luo did not provide any proof, Zhongli felt that something that could open a Bar Door right in front of him without him being able to sense any fluctuations beforehand was definitely an extraordinary thing.

Generally speaking, Zhongli's current strength is among the pinnacle of the entire Teyvat Continent. If even he himself couldn't sense anything amiss, then this bar must be something truly extraordinary.

If that's the case, then perhaps what they meant by the unparalleled culinary skills, tea-making techniques, and bartending abilities they described in Teyvat is true?

Moreover, although Zhongli doesn't want to see Venti right now, it won't matter once the Rite of Descension is over.

After all, when it's time to retire, I will really retire.

Moreover, even if she didn't go, Hu Tao would definitely go. In order to prevent Venti from saying anything unnecessary, Zhongli felt it was necessary to have a friendly discussion with her.

After all, Zhongli really didn't want to go out and promote the grand promotional event for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

"Summoning this bar is quite simple; just imagine the image of Zero Bar in your mind," Chen Luo said.

Very well, another Teyvat Seven has become a guest.

"This is indeed very convenient." Zhongli nodded.

From a purely rational perspective, if it were really that easy to summon a bar, then besides eating and drinking, this bar could also be used as a tool for escaping.

"Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now. If you need any help, you can find me through this bar," Chen Luo said, pointing to the Bar Door.

"If you want to bring me customers, I don't mind, but if possible, please don't bring people who don't look like good people," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo's bar actually has a limit on the number of people it can accommodate, since the bar's first and second floors combined are only so big.

While this bar may be able to be expanded, wouldn't expansion require props or Primogem?

"Okay." Zhongli nodded.

"Then I'll be going now." Chen Luo waved his hand, pushed open the bar door, and walked in with Little Sirin, who was floating beside him, and the Herrscher of Knowledge, before closing the door.

Although Chen Luo held Sirin the whole time, Little Sirin felt that she could fly on her own and didn't need to be held all the time.

Sigh, the rebellious nature of teenagers...

Not long after Chen Luo left, the door of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was knocked on again.

"Oh dear, today is really strange. Why are there so many more guests at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor all of a sudden?" Hu Tao was genuinely curious.

However, when Hu Tao opened the door, she was surprised to see a Fatui.

"You must be Hu Tao, the head of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. May I ask who is in charge of this Rite of Descension?" asked the masked woman from the Fatui.

"Him. Zhongli." Hu Tao pointed directly to Zhongli beside her.

"Mr. Zhongli, the Childe master invites you," the female Fatui said, bowing.

Upon returning to the bar, Chen Luo saw Venti fast asleep again, as if the sight of her waking up earlier was an illusion.

So here's the question: should we throw this guy out of the bar now?

Chen Luo could use his own money to spend Primogem to open the location where the other party had arrived.

Hmm, never mind...

But why does the other party wake up when they sense Zhongli's aura, but not when they sense my aura? Could this guy be treating them differently?

"Ding-a-ling!" Not long after Chen Luo sat down, the wind chimes started ringing.

Chen Luo looked up and saw Shenhe walking in again.

"Shen He, how did it go? How did your chat with Gan Yu go?" Chen Luo asked after beckoning to Shen He.

This should be considered Shen He's first independent action after accompanying Chen Luo down the mountain, so Chen Luo placed high hopes on Shen He.

At the same time, while Chen Luo was questioning Shenhe, he also began to observe Shenhe's Fate Threads.

Although once you arrive at the bar, your Fate Threads is almost completely cut off from the outside world, making it impossible to observe the other person's future Fate Threads, you can still observe the past.

After all, the past is the past, and past information will be etched into the other person's Fate Threads.

Chen Luo really didn't Shenhe if Shen He, who was completely ignorant of common sense, might unintentionally do something that seemed absurd.

Hmm, let me see...

"Snap!" Chen Luo glanced at it and then shut off the Fate Threads.

Shenhe's Shenhe to Ganyu went smoothly, and Ganyu conversation was also fine. However, Ganyu immediately asked about his relationship with Chen Luo, which made Chen Luo feel uncomfortable.

Chen Luo is a person who is very protective of other people's privacy. Although Chen Luo is really curious about this kind of thing, it's better to keep it closed.

Chen Luo was afraid of hearing some strange relationship.

"We had a good chat, Ganyu... she really took good care of me." Shenhe nodded.

"After we went to find Ganyu, we also ran into Ningguang and Keqing. They were amazed that we were able to find the four immortals so quickly."

"How could I not admire it?" Chen Luo was still somewhat proud of it.

After all, to be fair, even if the immortals themselves went to find other immortals, they might not be as fast as Chen Luo.

The Teleport Anchor is really useful.

"Then what."

"Then, after confirming that the mission was completed, Keqing planned to give me the 31,100 Mora that had been promised beforehand, and have me pass it on to you," Shenhe said.

Did you accept it?

"No." Shenhe shook his head.

"Well done!" Chen Luo gave Shen He a thumbs up.

"This is what you instructed me to do; I'm just carrying it out," Shenhe said calmly.

This is one of the reasons why Chen Luo asked Shenhe to find Ganyu and the others alone. It is because others can see Shenhe's personality to some extent—he is not good at speaking.

Therefore, if Shen He refuses Ke Qing's offer of 31,100 Mora, Ke Qing cannot force it on Shen He, especially given Chen Luo's repeated orders to Shen He.

"But... why don't you want those Mora? Didn't you say that you'd need Mora to travel around Liyue Harbor?" Although Shenhe had diligently completed the task given to him by Chen Luo, Shenhe didn't understand why.

"Shenhe, you need to understand something. Sometimes Mora can buy most things, but sometimes it can't buy certain special things. For example, the fact that the Liyue Qixing owe you money is much more valuable than 31,100 Mora. It's something that money can't buy." Seeing Shenhe's puzzled look, Chen Luo began to explain to Shenhe.

"Hmm?" Shenhe was still somewhat puzzled by this.

"What's there to say about letting others owe you money?"

"For ordinary people, there's nothing to say, but who is Keqing? Keqing is one of the Liyue Qixing. Next time I see her, I can rightfully say: You, a dignified Liyue Qixing, owe me 31,100 Mora and haven't paid it back? Shameless!"

Honestly, even though I haven't said that to Keqing yet, just thinking about it is already so satisfying.

You fined me? Well then, I'll make you bear the shame of the Liyue Qixing owing someone 31,100 Mora and not paying it back.

"But didn't she give it to us? We just didn't want it," Shenhe asked again.

"No, she didn't give it to me, she gave it to you, so she did give it to you, but not to me," Chen Luo emphasized.

"And it's something you don't want, not something I don't want," Chen Luo emphasized again.

"...I don't understand." Shenhe shook his head in confusion.

Shenhe felt that Chen Luo's words sounded impressive, but he couldn't understand what Chen Luo meant.

"This is just one of my quirky habits. You don't need to understand it too well. Just treat it as a joke," Chen Luo waved his hand.

After acquiring 1.5 billion Mora, Chen Luo's demand for Mora immediately decreased significantly.

Moreover, Chen Luo had already retrieved the fine Keqing had given him, so whether he wanted the extra 31,100 Mora was up to him.

This was ultimately just a quirky hobby of Chen Luo's; after all, the amount of money was quite small for both Keqing and Chen Luo.

But Chen Luo could use this to annoy Keqing for a month.

"Oh, by the way, have the cards been given out yet?" Chen Luo asked again.

"They've been given out; Ningguang and Keqing each received two." Shenhe nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work. Come and sit down and have a cup of tea." Chen Luo waved to Shenhe.

After having some free time, Chen Luo suddenly realized that he had nothing to do that afternoon.

In the morning, I set up a stall to buy and sell statues of Rex Lapis. At noon, I participated in the Seven Stars Immortal Conferment Ceremony and watched Rex Lapis die.

In the afternoon, it took a maximum of one hour to quickly resolve the task of notifying the four immortals.

Honestly, Chen Luo felt that if the future plot didn't match up, it would definitely be his fault.

His efficiency was indeed a bit too high, but it wasn't his fault. After all, how could Chen Luo not complete the task assigned by the other party?

Moreover, these things weren't difficult to begin with, at least not for Chen Luo, so it's understandable that he finished them quickly.

Due to his own circumstances, Chen Luo personally hopes that the plot can follow the original storyline, since the original storyline was indeed beautiful enough and no one got hurt.

As for the Childe was tricked into being a cripple and then Zhongli as a tool, wallet and scapegoat by Zhongli in this mission to seize the Gnosis?

emmm...

As for the next Inazuma storyline... Chen Luo doesn't plan to get involved, because Inazuma isn't anything special.

Let Thoma kneel there for a few more months.

But perhaps we could try the bones of that giant snake in Inazuma territory; maybe we could taste something from them?

So what to do in the afternoon? Of course, it's time for some enjoyable research!

Oh wait, before we do the research, we need to go and beat up the little fox.

Chen Luo recalled the devastated and chaotic home he had seen in the little fox's Fate Threads, and silently took out a size 50 slipper from his backpack.

Chen Luo wouldn't punish someone with a fabricated charge. After all, in the Fate Threads, the little fox would destroy the house, but in reality, it hadn't. If he beat the little fox up then, the little fox would definitely not be satisfied.

But if the other party has already dismantled it, then Chen Luo can beat them up without worry.

I'll make you tear your house apart!

If you're so capable, why don't you take apart these size 50 slippers too?

Chapter 337 Special Reward: Gnosis (One-time Use)

"Hmm... I feel like it's still not quite there..." Chen Luo muttered to himself, fiddling with the golden pistol in his hand.

The golden pistol in Chen Luo's hand was none other than the Heavenly Fire Judgment, a form created by mimicking the Void Archive.

Although Chen Luo's Void Archive could perfectly simulate every detail and color of the Heavenly Fire Judgment, Chen Luo always felt that the golden Heavenly Fire was even cooler than the original Heavenly Fire.

"The Insanely Modified Thermobaric Bomb is really something... its damage penetration characteristics are a bit hard to fathom." Chen Luo said, glancing at the silver bullet on the bar.

Chen Luo is currently trying to figure out how the magic penetration property of the insanely powerful modified cloud bomb was created.

This modified version of the thermobaric bomb has a certain damage penetration effect; even Durandal, who was wearing Star Armor, was severely injured by a single bomb.

Or, just by looking at how this thing is classified as a 4-star item despite being a one-time use item, you can tell just how insane it is.

But even after studying it for a long time, relying on the There's Always a Way Out and Mobius's mastery of bubble-making, Chen Luo still couldn't figure out the principle behind this modified thermobaric bomb.

Why does this thing have a damage penetration effect?

Although Chen Luo has mastered the modified version of the thermobaric bomb thanks to his Furniture Mastery, if given the materials, Chen Luo could indeed create an Insanely Modified Thermobaric Bomb.

But he just doesn't understand the underlying principles.

It's like how ancient people made explosives. They knew that mixing sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal could create explosives, but they didn't know why it would explode.

Chen Luo is in this situation now.

However, this is quite normal. If Chen Luo can really figure out the principle of one-time four-star items in a short time through his own research, then Chen Luo might be a genius in research.

However, not fully understanding it doesn't mean it's unusable.

For example, the silver bullet placed in front of Chen Luo's bar is a result.

That silver bullet looks like an ordinary bullet that looks expensive, but in reality, it is the real body of Insanely Modified Thermobaric Bomb.

As long as he has enough energy in any form, Chen Luo can mass-produce Insanely Modified Thermobaric Bomb. And the more he researches the modified thermobaric bombs, the more Chen Luo will naturally understand them.

Although the original Void Archive not have the ability to alter the appearance of copied items, it possessed an ability to specialize in copying a particular aspect of Divine Key.

This ability is called targeted reinforcement.

Just as Otto simulated the Key of Restraint: Oath of Judah through the Void Archive, one can use the power of the Oath of Judah. Although theoretically it should be weaker than the original body, after Otto's targeted enhancement, it can completely seal the Honkai energy of the target.