The Meaning of Life Is: Watching JKs Kick Each Other in the Butt

"Chen Luo, you're here. I'm sorry." Just as Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu were staring at the pink hat on Chen Luo's head, Klein saw Chen Luo and called out to him.

"What's wrong, Klein?"

"This... ask Cang Xuan and Danzhu. They ate the two seeds you gave them." Klein wanted to explain, but then she saw the culprits here, so she pointed directly at Cang Xuan and Danzhu.

"Huh? Seeds? What seeds?"

"Those two bean seeds you asked me to cultivate," Klein said.

"I was only out for half a minute, and I even put up a sign saying 'No eating,' but when I came back I found that the two of them had already stolen it. I'm sorry, it's my fault," Klein sighed.

"Holy crap! Insanely Modified Heavenly Scented Cardamom?! You two ate it?" Chen Luo, remembering what those two seeds were, suddenly turned to look at Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu.

Chapter 414 The meaning of life lies in: watching high school girls kick each other's butts.

"Laugh if you want, I won't blame you." Chen Luo sat dejectedly at the bar.

"Hahahaha, boss, what's with that hat of yours? It looks so silly." Misaka Mikoto laughed unrestrainedly at Chen Luo, who was wearing a pink hat.

"What do you know? This is a symbol." Chen Luo glared fiercely at Misaka Mikoto.

"It's a symbol, but it's really strange for a boy to wear such a hat, and... never mind, never mind, I won't say anything more." Misaka Mikoto only remembered that the other party was, after all, her boss, when she saw Chen Luo's increasingly dark face.

"Hehe, now that you know I'm your boss, you're only remembering this now? That's a little late. Go to the second floor and do 100 frog jumps. Don't you like frogs?" Chen Luo said, pointing to the second floor.

"Huh? No way?" Misaka Mikoto was stunned when she heard Chen Luo's order.

"Boss, are you being petty? I was just making a comment about your hat."

"Actually, boss, your hat is quite nice, I'm not kidding. Although the color scheme doesn't quite match you, it's definitely a designer piece..."

"Of course I know this is the work of a famous artist. This is a hat designed and made by one of the world's greatest artists. It would be strange if you said it wasn't good-looking. It's just that it wasn't designed for men. There's another style for men." Chen Luo curled his lip.

Although Eden had only recently joined the Fire Moth at this time in the Previous Era, and had not yet become close friends with Elysia.

The problem is that in this timeline, Elysia and Eden naturally have a very good relationship.

According to Elysia, this hat is an extremely rare collector's edition that Eden personally designed and hand-sewn.

There are only 14 in total.

Each of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers had a hat, and they also brought along the Doctor. Chen Luo.

As for Chen Luo's hat, he'll probably have to wait until later to get it.

Furthermore, Elysia later explained that these were not Elysia's fan club hats, but rather hats made based on each person's imprint. The reason they were mistaken for Elysia's fan club logo was simply a coincidence.

Hmm, coincidence...

At the time, Chen Luo was quite curious about what the mark on his hat was, but Elysia just smiled and didn't say anything.

"So, it was you who insisted on wearing a woman's hat, boss," Misaka Mikoto said helplessly.

"Alright, stop making excuses and go ahead. 100 frog jumps shouldn't be a problem for someone with your athletic ability, right?"

Most espers don't have strong physiques, but there are a few exceptions. Apart from the LV5 Primal Primogem, Misaka Mikoto herself is also considered to have extremely outstanding athletic ability.

100 frog jumps are definitely not difficult, and the electrical current can also stimulate you, improving your speed and endurance.

"It certainly wasn't difficult, but it just felt really unlucky," Misaka Mikoto said, stroking her chin.

"Oh, would you like to hear about another form of punishment? This one is definitely not tiring," Chen Luo suddenly said.

"Oh, what kind of punishment?" Misaka Mikoto suddenly became interested.

Of course, Misaka Mikoto didn't want to be punished.

"I got hit in the butt with a baseball bat!" Chen Luo said casually.

This is a common form of punishment used by Japanese yakuza groups, typically to punish newcomers.

"!!!" Misaka Mikoto instinctively covered her buttocks.

"But it seems you're a girl, so we definitely can't use such a brutal method. I'll let you pick someone at random and kick their butts."

The meaning of life is... watching high school girls kick each other's butts.

"... Boss, you have such a twisted sense of humor. I think I'll just go do frog jumps instead." After hearing Chen Luo's suggestion, Misaka Mikoto obediently went up to the second floor.

Whether it's being hit on the butt with a baseball bat or being kicked in the butt, neither of these feels like a proper punishment.

Compared to that, 100 frog jumps seem insignificant.

"You really have a twisted sense of humor," the Raven beside Chen Luo said, glancing at him.

"Thank you for the compliment."

After giving Raven a perfunctory reply, Chen Luo began to ponder.

This was a question Chen Luo had been pondering even before Misaka Mikoto started mocking Chen Luo's hat.

"Those two unlucky kids, Cang Xuan and Danzhu, actually ate my Insanely Modified Heavenly Scented Cardamom!"

When Chen Luo handed the two Heavenly Scented Cardamom to Klein, he was just trying his luck. If he was lucky, he could get more Heavenly Scented Cardamom; if he was unlucky, he would only lose a chance to save someone.

Chen Luo had already prepared for the possibility of damage, but he never expected that the damage would be so... careless.

He died before he could even begin his mission.

This is similar to how the Tsaritsa went to retrieve Electro Archon's Gnosis on behalf of the Lady, but before she could retrieve the Gnosis, the Lady was gone.

Not even ashes were left.

Although the modified Heavenly Scented Cardamom was originally meant to be eaten, Chen Luo didn't expect that the other party would still eat Heavenly Scented Cardamom despite the sign saying it couldn't be eaten.

Chen Luo understood that Heavenly Scented Cardamom was indeed quite fragrant, so it was possible that he couldn't resist, but were the two of you really that hungry?

So where exactly should this loss be compensated?

The Insanely Modified Heavenly Scented Cardamom has the effect that eating one will not cause any abnormalities, but only when about to die will it be instantly frozen and wrapped in crystal, entering an invincible state.

Although Chen Luo didn't know just how invincible this state was, its minimum level was definitely not low.

Only after the other person eats the second Heavenly Scented Cardamom can they wake up.

Chen Luo wasn't sure whether he would be frozen in a near-death state or fully revived after being resurrected, but the high value of this thing was undeniable.

But if you knew this thing was made with 10 [Revival Coin], you'd think it was a waste.

"If that's the case, with me still having 8 modified Heavenly Scented Cardamom left, could it be that Cang Xuan and Danzhu are still asleep somewhere?" Chen Luo thought, looking at the Heavenly Scented Cardamom in his backpack.

"If I remember correctly, Cang Xuan and Danzhu seemed to have become the two Honkai Core that sealed each other within Chi You's body."

"In other words..."

"It seems we either have to postpone the Nine Nether Plan, or we have to bring forward the plan to restore Fu Hua's memories."

"What we lost from Cang Xuan and Danzhu, we must get back from Fu Hua tenfold!"

"They should at least give me a few hundred Primogem. My Heavenly Scented Cardamom..." Chen Luo clutched his chest.

Actually, Chen Luo doesn't need to go through any special commissions or anything like that. He can just casually mention to Fu Hua, "Do you want to revive Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu?"

You can't blame Chen Luo for deliberately creating commissions, since this wasn't done specifically to create commissions.

But things just happened to end there...

Alas, Cang Xuan and Danzhu can be said to have resurrected themselves through their own abilities.

The ability to be greedy.

"Jingle!"

The wind chimes rang.

Chen Luo looked up and saw a ring flying towards him.

"Oh dear, two more bodies, Otto's bodies. Bianca, aren't you dismantling each other's bodies a bit too often?" Chen Luo said, looking at the two relatively intact Otto Soul Steel Body in the ring.

"It was just something I did casually when I went to report to him after completing the mission," Durandal said.

"Okay, give me another ring when you're done using it."

Durandal uses a disposable storage ring, so once she takes something out, the ring can no longer be used.

"Here you go. This ring is valid for one year and can be reused. Also, you don't need to bring Otto's Soul Steel corpse anymore; I've already collected 15 sets," Chen Luo said, waving his hand.

"Hmm? 15 sets? What does that mean?" After accepting the storage ring that allowed her to use it freely for a year, Durandal was slightly puzzled by the meaning of this number.

"Here's the thing, I ordered 10 coffins for Otto in the Different World, but because of a big promotion, they gave me 15 more, making a total of 25."

"I gave the 10 coffins I bought to Otto, and I kept the remaining 15 that were given away as gifts."

"Now that the 15 coffins are full, there's no need for Otto's Soul Steel Body," Chen Luo said.

"... You want Otto's body to put it in a coffin?" Durandal raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, but not entirely," Chen Luo said.

"So if I dismantle Otto's body in the future, I'll just leave it there for recycling?"

Soul Steel is very difficult to destroy, which is why it is used by Schicksal to make weapons.

Durandal usually dismantles Otto's body rather than destroys it, because destroying Soulsteel is really troublesome.

Therefore, if Otto's damaged body is recycled and reused, there won't actually be much loss of Soul Steel materials.

It's probably like modeling clay, a mixture of different types of modeling clay. As long as you don't lose one piece, no matter how you change its shape, it's still the same amount of modeling clay.

Unless you're so bored that you have to grind the clay to dust.

So if Durandal leaves Otto's dismantled body in its place, repairing Otto will only require some manpower at most.

"Whatever makes you happy," Chen Luo waved his hand.

Is Soul Steel precious? It is very precious. At least with current technology, civilization cannot produce Soul Steel; it can only be obtained through archaeology.

Does Otto have a lot of Soul Steel Body? A lot.

Chen Luo really suspected that Otto had used the vast majority of his Schicksal Soul Steel inventory to create Soul Steel Body.

Later in the story, Otto's powers as Thousand-Man Herrscher were implanted Otto his own Soul Steel Body.

While it's not possible to say there are exactly 1000 Soul Steel Body, it's certainly not a small number.

Chen Luo's desire for Otto's 15 Soul Steel Body wasn't simply for the twisted pleasure of throwing them into 15 coffins.

Chen Luo is researching the shortcomings of Otto's Soul Steel Body.

When Durandal dismantles Otto's body, she always chooses the weakest point to attack, based on her warrior instincts.

Fifteen samples were enough for Chen Luo to see more than a dozen weaknesses that needed to be considered when using Soul Steel to create a body.

Chen Luo's emphasis on this aspect is naturally for the purpose of constructing the Soul Steel Puppet.

When the Herrscher of Knowledge first returned to the Honkai World and went to Schicksal to steal things, he stole a few pieces of Otto's Soul Steel Body.

Chen Luo had already done research on this at the time.

In fact, Soul Steel and Chen Luo are very compatible.

Soul Steel itself is a metal block composed of nanorobots.

This means that nanorobots are essentially the same as atoms in ordinary metals.

With Chen Luo's Furniture Mastery, Chen Luo can better control the Soul Steel.

In other words... how about learning about Transformers?

Of course, Chen Luo himself has no interest in Transformers. Chen Luo's choice should be the same as Otto's, using Soul Steel to make his body.

As for how to operate it...

"Oh, right, and this is your villa island transfer agreement. Bishop Otto asked me to give it to you." Durandal placed the stack of papers she was holding in her other hand on the bar.

Upon hearing this, the Raven's eyes gleamed.

"The transfer agreement? I don't really care about that. What I do care about is whether it counts as a will or a testament?" Chen Luo muttered to himself, looking at the transfer agreement.

"Consider it my last words," Durandal said after a moment's thought.

After all, Otto felt like he had stabbed Otto in the heart after Otto told him about it.

"Tsk tsk."