The Honkai Consciousness Rejected Your Entry

"I wonder if you even know what 'curiosity killed the cat' means?" Chen Luo suddenly took out Cat Teaser Stick as he watched Pardo approach him with a curious look on her face.

"...A cunning boss!" Cat's eyes widened instantly.

But by now, trying to escape would mean completely missing the best opportunity.

Curiosity has indeed killed the cat.

"Hmm, still working. How about this, Pardo, if you answer one question for me, I'll take the Cat Teaser Stick away, okay?"

"Okay, okay. Boss, go ahead and ask. If you specifically ask me a question, how could I not answer you? Can we not just pull out the Cat Teaser Stick right away? It's really hurtful."

Life is tough, even a cat sighs.

Even while sighing, the cat didn't forget to chase Cat Teaser Stick.

"So, did this Cat Teaser Stick work for you before you had the Hyper-Evolution Surgery?"

"Of course not, boss, what are you thinking? Before the Hyper-Evolution Surgery, I wasn't a cat," Pardo replied quite readily.

"Oh, I see." After Pardo answered the question, Chen Luo put away the Cat Teaser Stick as promised, which relieved Pardo.

"Boss, let's talk things out next time. Don't just pull out the Cat Teaser Stick." The cat sighed again.

"Okay, okay. By the way, have you seen Aili?" Chen Luo asked.

"I don't know, it's probably in Mobius's lab, right? What? You need to see Sister Elysia for something?"

"It's nothing serious, but I just wanted to verify some things."

Honestly, in Chen Luo's opinion, one of the most likely candidates to transfer his Chen Luo Honkai Consciousness identity is Elysia.

Of course, this is only one aspect. Furthermore, before the transfer takes place, Chen Luo will never be able to guess the other party's true identity, because the other party is simply a bunch of white-collar workers.

There's even a possibility that Chen Luo might fail the mission.

But that is at least a possibility.

"Come to think of it, I don't think I've recognized all Thirteen Flame-Chasers yet. There are still three missing: Vill-V, Griseo, and the lolicon," Chen Luo muttered.

From a purely rational perspective, if all the Flame-Chasers Chen Luo currently knows offer Chen Luo a 50% discount, then the other three should also offer the same.

As one of only two end-of-life Honkai Beasts fusion users, Chen Luo was quite interested in Cosmo.

"Lolicon? Who's that?"

"Of course it's Cosmo, who else could it be but me?" Chen Luo rolled his eyes at the cat.

"Uh, um, boss... it's not really appropriate for us to talk behind people's backs like this, and besides, Amo isn't a lolicon."

"Really? I don't believe it."

If you're saying Cosmo isn't a lolicon, you need to provide evidence.

"..."

Although no sound came out, a strange aura came from behind Chen Luo. Chen Luo turned his head and saw a dark green-clad boy.

"Oh, it's Cosmo!" Chen Luo greeted the boy behind him warmly.

"Should I say it's been a long time, or is it our first time meeting?"

"... Long time no see." Cosmo said slowly after scrutinizing Chen Luo for a while.

"When did you arrive? Did you hear anything just now?"

"..." Cosmo did not answer, but the expressions on his face were extremely varied.

"Alright, no need to say anything more, I understand. Where 'Griseo? Logically speaking, you should be taking care of her, right?" Chen Luo turned his head to look, but didn't see Griseo anywhere.

This is truly quite surprising.

"...She's with Aponia. And Aponia asked me to come to the hall," Cosmo said.

"Aponia is really a dangerous person," Chen Luo remarked.

The other person's ability to foresee the future was a great help to Chen Luo, especially in finding things.

"..." Cosmo fell silent, but the expression on his face became even more interesting.

"Can you explain this to me?" Chen Luo turned to look at Pardo.

"Amo is probably trying to say that you, the boss, are not qualified to say this."

"Hmm? Why do you say that?" Chen Luo asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Because it was you who performed the fusion surgery on Aponia and Ammo, they should think you were even more terrifying," Pardo said.

"Really? I don't believe it."

"What don't you believe? Among all 13 Flame-Chasers, who hasn't been on your operating table, boss? Some have even been on it more than once. Of course, it's not just limited to fusion surgeries," Pardo whispered.

"Speaking of fusion surgery, I just performed the fusion surgery on Desdichado today, and I'm currently in that timeline." After saying this, Chen Luo secretly observed Cosmo's expression.

Chen Luo brought this up not to satirize Cosmo's sad story, but simply to see Cosmo's reaction and to learn some information from it.

"..." Cosmo, on whom Chen Luo had placed high hopes, remained silent.

Chen Luo almost forgot that Cosmo had a rich inner world. Although those who knew him well could naturally tell what he wanted to say, Chen Luo was not that type of person yet.

"Cosmo, don't just stay silent," Chen Luo said with a sigh.

"... Now is not the time," Cosmo shook his head and said.

"Emmm." Looking at Cosmo's outstretched hand, Chen Luo hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Cosmo.

50% off

Unsurprisingly, it was a 50% discount, a discount that Chen Luo vehemently disliked.

Because after reaching this discount, it means that when Chen Luo encounters favorability tasks, he can only watch helplessly as the favorability points overflow.

However, Chen Luo still doesn't know how to form a special relationship with someone to remove this restriction.

"Alright, I should go back now. I'm a little worried about leaving Griseo with Aponia." Cosmo was unusually silent before speaking, and he didn't remain silent after speaking either.

"Hmm, kitties, what exactly do you know?" After Cosmo left, Chen Luo asked Pardo curiously.

"What? What?" The cat tilted its head.

"Why is Cosmo so calm?"

"How would I know? The only thing I know is that before the final battle, you seemed to have said something to Ah Mo, or rather, you said something to everyone individually." Cat shook her head.

"Oh, then what was I telling you?" Chen Luo asked curiously.

"Hmm, a raise?" Pardo said after a moment's thought.

Chapter 516 The Honkai Consciousness Rejects Your Entry

"Oh, Chen Luo, you heartless man, are you finally willing to come see me?"

"Please don't portray me as some heartless man who abandoned his wife and children, okay?" Chen Luo sighed.

"Heh, there's no reason for such kindness. Tell me, my busy man, what Elysian Realm to see me?" Elysia sat on the sofa in the lounge, crossed her legs, and looked at Chen Luo with a teasing expression.

"I came to ask you if you prefer pink burlap sacks, right?" Chen Luo asked obediently.

"... Can we not talk about that?" Hearing Chen Luo's question, Elysia was unusually silent for a moment.

"But the problem is I'm going to put a sack over your head tomorrow. After all, I promised to give you a surprise."

"This is a complete scare without any joy. Even if you really like a girl, you can't just snatch her away with a sack. You won't win her heart that way," Elysia said seriously.

However, Elysia now knows where she is in the progress of the Previous Era dungeon.

"Since I can't win a girl's heart, then of course I should win her body, otherwise wouldn't that be a huge loss?" Chen Luo shrugged.

"What kind of robber logic is this?" Elysia was surprised.

"Forced melons won't be sweet, but who cares if they are sweet or not? Bitter melons aren't inedible."

"Hmm, I get the feeling you're being really malicious today." Elysia stroked her chin, looking at Chen Luo with curiosity.

Elysia is definitely not worried that Chen Luo will actually force himself on her, the problem is that Chen Luo seems particularly interesting today.

"Could it be because you're tired of playing hide-and-seek with someone?" Chen Luo said quietly.

"Hmm?" Elysia tilted her head.

"It's nothing, I just like you too much," Chen Luo said irritably.

This morning, aside from handling official business, Chen Luo spent the rest of his time playing hide-and-seek with Elysia.

And honestly, even now, Elysia from the Previous Era is probably still searching for Chen Luo everywhere.

Evidence? The evidence is that Chen Luo's communicator is being constantly harassed by Elysia.

They've been harassing us constantly, it hasn't stopped at all!

"Wow, what a passionate confession!" Elysia exclaimed.

"Just kidding, don't take it seriously."

"Hmm, confessing your feelings to a girl without permission and then saying you were just joking is an unforgivable sin for a girl," Elysia said, sounding somewhat angry.

"Alright, the main reason I came to see you this time is to discuss the matter of apologizing tomorrow," Chen Luo said.

"What apology?" Elysia tilted her head.

"That's right, I'll apologize to you after I put a sack over your head," Chen Luo said honestly.

"... Is there any possibility that you won't put the sack over my head, so you won't have to apologize?" Elysia tried to suggest a possibility.

"I don't think it will work," Chen Luo shook his head.

"But I'll be angry if you do that."

"That's why I came to ask you how to coax you after I've put the sack over your head."

"Sigh..." Elysia sighed deeply.

Does this person have some serious illness?

"Although your request sounds infuriating, what can I do? You're Lolo, so I'll just tell you the perfect solution anyway," Elysia said helplessly.

"Oh, what's the answer?" Chen Luo asked, quite curious.

"Wrap yourself up, stuff yourself into a gift box, and then have someone leave the box outside my dorm. When I open the box and find you inside, I'll be absolutely thrilled," Elysia suggested, offering a rather constructive idea.

"... Are you kidding me?" Chen Luo said, somewhat disbelieving.

Chen Luo didn't realize he had such great charm.

"You were the one who joked with me first. You made my past self angry, and now you're asking my future self for ways to appease yourself? How could you do something like this?" Elysia said coldly.

"Ahem, okay, okay. Actually, that's not my main purpose for coming here this time. I just wanted to ask, Elysia, do you have nothing to do in the Elysian Realm every day?" Chen Luo asked.

"There really is nothing to do." Elysia nodded.

"I was thinking about whether to throw a few Herrscher into the Elysian Realm and have you take care of them," Chen Luo said.

"Herrscher? Or several? Oh, you mean Raiden Mei and the others, right?" Elysia suddenly realized.

Although Elysia doesn't go to bars often, she has seen Raiden Mei and Kiana.

Although Elysia hadn't spoken to them much, Elysia could tell from the other people's conversations that they seemed to be Herrscher.

This piqued Elysia's interest.

However, the reason I didn't approach them before was mainly because I was afraid of scaring them.

"That's right, it's them. And they happen to be Ling's classmates. It feels pretty smooth to let them get a taste of the harsh realities of life after Ling gets out of school."

"After all, training Valkyrie through schools can bring joyful education, but it can never compare to real combat," Chen Luo said.

For example, the difference between Durandal and Kiana.

Durandal is out of the question; Durandal's not suitable for the Elysian Realm, mainly because Durandal combat power is far too excessive. While she definitely couldn't defeat Elysia and Kevin in their true forms, she could certainly beat the cat.

Of course, none of that matters. What matters is that Durandal has her own motivation to become stronger, and she also has her own tasks to complete. Kiana and the others clearly do not have this same motivation to train hard every day.

The fact that three people, including two Herrscher, couldn't defeat a bunch of Titan Mech was something Chen Luo found hard to accept.