Their commission was suspicious.

What is the Sky Harp? The Sky Harp is a sacred relic of Barbatos kept in Mondstadt Cathedral. How could it be borrowed so easily?

At the very least, shouldn't it require the approval of the ensemble leader?

It's quite interesting how Wendy, as the wind god Barbatos, wants to get his harp back, yet he has to steal it like a thief. That's really intriguing.

Does this mean that a student whose phone was confiscated by the teacher has to return it after stealing it back? Although the analogy isn't perfect, that's essentially what happened.

"What do we do next?" Yura asked.

"Well, I was actually thinking, do you think I could climb onto the hands of this wind god statue?" Chen Luo stood in the square, looking up at the huge wind god statue with outstretched hands in front of him.

"What do you think you're doing? If you're discovered, the nun will teach you a lesson." Yura pointed to the wind god in the distance and said to the black-clad nun below.

"I mainly think there should be a reward if I sit on the Wind God statue," Chen Luo muttered under his breath.

"What kind of reward could there be? A day's worth of jail food?" Yura looked at Chen Luo with annoyance.

"No, there really should be a reward. I'll try it tonight." Although Chen Luo really wanted to try it now, he gave up the idea of ​​experimenting during the day because he saw the crowds coming and going in the square in front of Mondstadt Cathedral.

To be honest, Chen Luo's talent isn't a talent for commissioning tasks, nor is it a talent for killing and robbing, nor is it a talent for making friends. Chen Luo's talent is called [Traveler], which means the talent for traveling to different worlds.

In fact, when Chen Luo visited Qianyu Academy again after the 7-day event in the Honkai Impact 3rd world expired, he was given a check-in reward.

20 Originium Stones isn't much, but it's still a reward of Originium Stones.

The same applies to ME-sha.

When Chen Luo left Changkong City and followed the raven to other cities, he also received a reward of 50 Primogems, as a reward for achieving the Changkong City travel achievement.

Therefore, Chen Luo guessed that if he went to a world and visited an important place to check in, he would receive a travel reward. Although it wasn't much, who wouldn't want free raw stones?

However... it's not like you'll automatically receive the reward once you get there; you still need to go to a special location.

This location will be directly exposed to Chen Luo during non-event periods.

For example, when Chen Luo was in the Windrise Land just now, the talent panel indicated that if he stepped on the head of the Wind God statue, he could get a check-in reward.

But Wendy was right there...

Now Chen Luo has received a hint that he will receive a reward as long as he sits on the hands of the Wind God.

Well, here's the question: how much reward would Chen Luo get if he sat on Wendy's head?

This is truly a thought-provoking question.

While pondering Chen Luo, he activated his talent, and at the same time, the interface for exchanging the abilities of the Herrscher of Knowledge also opened.

Those who understand the law

[Power of the Lawgiver of Knowledge (Inner Demon) - Modified]: 4095 (Original Price 13,000 Primogems)

3.5 off

"Sigh, it's expensive again." Chen Luo sighed inwardly.

After consuming the Heart Demon's Guide, the power of the Herrscher of Knowledge has been constantly evolving, which is why the power of the Herrscher of Knowledge is becoming increasingly expensive.

The price just now was 13,000 raw stones, which was the result of a 3.5% discount followed by a 9% discount.

Because the 7-day 9% discount period hasn't ended yet.

Chen Luo currently has 23,625 crystals.

Should we buy it or not?

Since the Herrscher of Time is currently at home taking care of the children, the Herrscher of Knowledge is not with Chen Luo. This makes Chen Luo realize that the Herrscher of Knowledge cannot always be by his side, as there may be more and more children to take care of in the future.

purchase?

Not buying?

buy!

It'll be even more expensive if you don't buy it now!

Yesterday, after giving out favorability gifts, Shibao's discount only reached 3.5%, so it's easy to imagine that this discount is really hard to go down any further.

There's a 9% discount right now, so it'll be even more expensive if I don't buy it now.

Anyway, having more skills is never a bad thing. Of course, the most crucial thing is that the Herrscher of Knowledge's power is an upgradeable power. Also, according to the Herrscher of Knowledge herself, she can improve her mental strength after absorbing negative energy.

This is one of the reasons why Chen Luo wants to buy it now.

[Ding! Talent purchased successfully]

With a ding, Chen Luo's 4095 crystals disappeared instantly, and at the same time, a new talent, Herrscher of Knowledge, appeared in Chen Luo's talent list.

Chen Luo didn't feel anything special about it, such as any surge of power or fever. He just felt as if he had gained an extra instinct.

At the same time, Chen Luo also felt that the entire city of Mondstadt seemed to be shrouded in a great fear. The entire Mondstadt area was filled with negative energy such as fear, dread, worry, and anxiety, which was naturally brought by the Stormterror Dvalin.

Chen Luo could naturally sense his own talent's yearning for these negative energies.

With a thought, Chen Luo flicked his finger, and countless invisible threads of consciousness instantly filled the entire Mondstadt square. The threads gently probed into the bodies of everyone gathered in Mondstadt square, and then the mostly black negative energy slowly flowed into Chen Luo's body along the threads.

"Ah, the power is surging up." This time, Chen Luo finally felt the real impact of the Herrscher of Knowledge's power on him.

Chen Luo didn't know exactly how Shi Bao absorbed these negative energies, but he felt that it was probably not as convenient for Shi Bao as it was for him. Chen Luo didn't need to come into contact with those people at all. As long as Chen Luo's [Consciousness Threads] could touch those people, those negative emotions could flow into Chen Luo's body through the threads.

These negative energies, on the one hand, strengthen Chen Luo's Herrscher powers and on the other hand, strengthen Chen Luo's mental strength. But at the same time, the negative emotional residue contained in these negative energies is also impacting Chen Luo's mind.

Only then did Chen Luo understand why those who understood the laws dared not touch the dark emotions within that children's playground.

The surge of heat that Chen Luo received after completing the mission will comprehensively enhance all of his qualities, including his mental strength.

After becoming a Lawbringer of Knowledge, Chen Luo felt that his mental strength had increased slightly.

The people in Mondstadt are generally not very strong, almost no different from ordinary people. Even so, Chen Luo felt that his emotions were significantly affected when he absorbed their negative energy.

If Chen Luo dared to absorb the darkness in the Children's Paradise, wouldn't he be completely brainwashed?

These days, it's not so easy to be a demon in your heart.

While gaining the power of the Herald of Knowledge, Chen Luo also acquired something similar to the Body of a Demon, allowing him to infiltrate and examine the mental world of others.

However, Chen Luo's demonic body could only achieve this effect at most.

Shi Bao's physical type is not just the body of a demon; she can transform between the real and the virtual, which Chen Luo cannot learn.

Unless Chen Luo is willing to give up his current body, it might be possible to achieve that effect.

Otherwise, Chen Luo would only be able to obtain another half-concept physique, the [Heart Demon Body].

The Demonic Body can increase mental strength and resilience against mental attacks, and also allows Chen Luo to infiltrate the consciousness of others.

However, if Chen Luo wanted to obtain the Herrscher of Knowledge's ability to change size and transform between reality and illusion without abandoning his original body, he would have to purchase a customized Herrscher body from the Knowledge Treasure.

"Tsk, headache." Chen Luo rubbed his temples, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

After absorbing the negative emotions of ordinary people throughout Mondstadt, his mental strength did indeed improve significantly, but this was accompanied by a troubling mental disorientation.

This is Chen Luo's mental energy resisting the influence of those remnants.

Of course, you can also choose not to resist, then this situation will not occur at all, and you can also indulge in negative emotions and negative energy without restraint.

It means... in the process of constantly being devoured, you may become someone else entirely.

[Ding! Spend 1 Primogem (Crystal) to dispel the effect?]

"Alo, what's wrong?" Seeing that Chen Luo suddenly looked uncomfortable, Yura asked with concern.

"No, it's nothing." Chen Luo shook his head, then instantly returned to normal.

The physical constitutions of people cannot be compared. The Law of Knowledge became Fu Hua, and the spirit of the Law of Knowledge also became extremely resilient. Therefore, this kind of impact is insignificant to the Law of Knowledge.

To shake the resolve of those who understand the laws of knowledge, one would need hundreds of years of unwavering conviction, pain, and torment.

But Chen Luo is different. Chen Luo is only 17 years old and his mental strength is not yet strong, so Chen Luo can only use his own methods to remove the influence.

Although these negative emotional remnants at the level of an ordinary person don't have much impact on Chen Luo, it's just a crystal, so he can just spend it.

A mere crystal? I'll steal it... I can get 5 Primogems just by killing a zombie.

However, if we waste resources like this, wouldn't it cost a thousand crystals or raw stones to withstand 1000 attacks?

So, we need to think of a good solution.

Chapter 153 Chen Luo's Continuous Explosions

While waiting for Wendy and the others, Chen Luo took out his children's playground, and an extremely bold idea popped into his mind.

Besides its ability to maintain rationality, as mentioned in the introduction, the Children's Paradise can also store negative emotions. So what would happen if I absorbed all the negative emotions of the entire Mondstadt city, not just the people in the square, and then threw all the remnants into the Children's Paradise when my mind was severely impacted?

Of course, Chen Luo was just thinking about it; he didn't dare to gamble.

In fact, inner demons grow by absorbing negative emotions, so those remnants can not only impact one's mind but also hone one's mental strength.

Chen Luo's talent panel does exactly that; the crystal he spends isn't used to discard the residue, but rather to purify it and use it to strengthen his mental power.

However, if one were to actually expend all one's energy to absorb those remnants, it would be a case of the effort not being proportional to the reward.

You'd be better off spending that time absorbing other negative emotions and negative energy.

"Then another question arises: since the talent panel can remove all negative mental energy influences, is it possible for my spiritual energy to increase dramatically if I absorb the darkness of these 5 years?" Once this thought appeared in Chen Luo's mind, it was like a persistent ailment that he couldn't shake off.

"Yuanfang, what do you think?" Chen Luo summoned his talent panel.

[It is indeed possible to dispel any level of negative mental influence by spending raw stones or crystals, and absorbing 5 years of darkness from the Children's Paradise will indeed bring an explosive increase in mental power.]

"Really? That's great."

But while your mental strength experiences explosive growth, your head will also explode.

"..."

Ah this...

"Wait, don't I have the ability to resurrect?"

[After the resurrection ability is activated, in addition to absorbing excessive Honkai energy, one's age will also regress slightly. As the body's age regresses, physical strength will weaken, making it even more unable to withstand the explosive growth in mental power.]

Speak like a human.

How about trying Fertilized Egg Explosion?

"..."

[Upon complete death, the bound fried egg will automatically activate its effect, reverting your life state to a point before you absorbed the darkness.]

"In other words, if I absorb all that darkness, I will not only suffer the pain of countless death explosions and die as a fertilized egg, but I will also lose an egg. At the same time, the darkness will have no effect whatsoever, right?" Chen Luo was dumbfounded after hearing the explanation from the talent panel.

Is this some kind of joke?

Losing both wife and army is not how you should lose it!

Isn't this the same as betting your entire fortune on the Chinese national football team to win?

Anyone who gambles on this is a fool.

"Oh, all-knowing talent panel, do you have any good methods to deal with and solve this?" Chen Luo finally turned to the talent panel for help.

A super-sized tonic, aged 5 years, was right in front of them, but they couldn't eat it or even touch it.

One touch and you'll be turned into an idiot; who could withstand that?

Chen Luo had a premonition that if the darkness of those 5 years were truly transformed into corresponding nutrients to supply him, it would be extremely beneficial to him.

Moreover, Chen Luo was also thinking about the Herald of Knowledge, who was also very interested in these dark things.

Although it might be more profitable for the Herrscher of Knowledge to buy this talent after it has been upgraded to SS-rank, since if Chen Luo were to absorb and evolve it himself, he would have to use Primal Stones and Crystals to remove it if he didn't want to suffer.

The problem is that even if Chen Luo purchases the SS-level Herrscher of Knowledge power, his mental strength will not increase much.

When a talent is acquired, it does not bring much of the original owner's strength to the user.

To gain the original strength of a gifted individual comes at a different price.

Even after Chen Luo purchased the S-rank Herrscher of Knowledge power, his mental strength did not increase significantly.

Chen Luo is buying these things now so that he can use negative energy and negative emotions to improve his mental strength as soon as possible.

Because the stronger one's mental strength, the greater the accuracy and power of magic, and the faster the magic power will be generated.

[Ding! Would you like to spend 180 crystals to divide and purify 5000 years of darkness?]

"Hmm? Go on and on." Chen Luo frowned, sensing that things were not so simple.