Their commission was suspicious.

Chapter 1846 The Shyness of the Old Man of a Thousand Years @￥%＆*~Yakumo Yukari

"Chen Luo, why did you just hand over the side effects of Paradise Coins? And why don't you charge people to enhance your weapons and then tamper with them, making them work for you for free?" Yakumo Yukari sat opposite Chen Luo, heartbroken.

"Why are you so upset? I haven't even said anything yet." Chen Luo, who was carving a doll in his hand, looked up and glanced at Yakumo Yukari.

"Uh... I'm heartbroken for you." Yakumo Yukari said without blushing or panting.

[The shy demeanor of this elderly woman is hilarious...]

"..."

If it weren't for the fact that people can't hear the humanized plugin, it might have been killed in the bar long ago.

However, at least Yukari Yakumo genuinely cared about Chen Luo, which touched Chen Luo quite a bit.

“Yukari Yakumo, although I told you not to imagine the Dimensional Sea as too terrifying, you shouldn’t underestimate it either, okay? It’s true that the side effects of Paradise Coins are very well hidden, but if you encounter a special SSS-level soul-type talent user, the effects of Paradise Coins will be exposed, which could be a fatal blow to Paradise,” Chen Luo explained.

"...I know, it's just that I'm a little unwilling to accept it." Yukari Yakumo sighed.

This afternoon, Yukari Yakumo experienced for the first time outside of a bar the versatility and high value of Paradise Coins.

If Yukari Yakumo were to make the decision, she would make the same decision as Chen Luo, but that doesn't stop her from feeling heartbroken.

“Similarly, using the River God’s power to copy their weapons and then turning them into puppets works on the same principle. It might be difficult to detect, but if it is, it will be condemned. Moreover, this can also motivate them to kill monsters,” Chen Luo continued.

Adventurers in the Dimensional Sea don't just do nothing and spend all their time killing monsters.

Exploration takes up more of the adventurers' time than monster slaying.

Just like in the Little Garden, although there are indeed many monsters, the gold coin earnings of the Paradise Dolls who adventure in the Little Garden world are far lower than those of Paradise Dolls in other places, because they are always busy participating in the Gift Competition.

But once the adventurers of the Dimensional Sea learned that killing monsters could drop Paradise Coins, and that Paradise Coins were a type of Soul Crystal, they would work hard to kill monsters.

Chen Luo wants all of the 10 points.

With a profit of 30%, Chen Luo wants 8%.

The latter is naturally more profitable.

"It's amazing they're still so enthusiastic even knowing it's 80% yours." Chen Luo's strategy was successful; just look at the bustling scene at the Treasure Basin camp.

So Yukari Yakumo was thinking about other things instead.

"This is your first safe zone in the Dimensional Sea, so you don't yet fully understand the importance of Soul Crystals to adventurers in the Dimensional Sea. Soul Crystals are incredibly versatile; they can not only enhance the quality of the soul but also help them learn things."

"Learn something?" Xiao Shi leaned closer.

“That’s right. In fact, in the Dimensional Sea, the true inheritance of powerful beings is often passed down through soul crystals. Because soul crystals are absorbed into the soul, martial arts manuals and sword techniques are more easily learned when imprinted into the soul crystals by powerful beings,” Chen Luo said.

This is what Chen Luo learned during his conversation with the leader of the Treasure Basin camp.

This is similar to Dr. May turning Paradise coins into bullets as weapons.

Both utilize the characteristic that soul crystals can transmit to the soul, but the purpose of Paradise Gold Coin Bullets is to control, and then find an opportunity to scatter the opponent's ashes!

"Then why don't we use this method to learn and pass on knowledge?" Xiao Shi asked.

"...Don't we have Memory Bread?" Chen Luo couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot."

"Speaking of which, I originally thought that when you were dividing the profits, Chen Luo, you would give more to those Dimensional Sea adventurers who killed monsters, like a 50/50 or 60/40 split or something like that," Yakumo Yukari said, ignoring the Herrscher of Knowledge's self-doubt.

"Because I usually appear very generous?"

"Ah."

"I don't know any of those adventurers from the Dimensional Sea. It's just business as usual," Chen Luo said calmly.

The bar's patrons were more like friends than guests.

The amusement park mascots even sacrificed their freedom in exchange for a 50/50 split.

Chen Luo is indeed generous to his friends, but that doesn't mean he's a sucker.

However, Chen Luo did not deceive anyone. He simply put the stakes out in the open, clearly stating the price, and allowing those who did not agree to sign the contract.

"Moreover, giving them 20% is already a very high return. Other forces that have channels to acquire soul crystals and need cooperation from others will only give their collaborators 0.5% or even less."

That's right, the trade in soul crystals is incredibly profitable.

Even if it's only 0.5%, that's still a cooperation opportunity that countless people would fight tooth and nail to get.

“If I really give them too much of the spoils, it will only provoke suppression from other forces. Although I’m not afraid, it would still be troublesome,” Chen Luo said.

Moreover, soul crystals are never hard to sell, and there's no need to worry about being taken advantage of by Chen Luo's partners.

To put it another way, killing a zombie in the game costs 1 yuan, and the player who kills it receives 2000 yuan.

The most suitable profit sharing would have been 10%, but Chen Luo considered the risk of death associated with killing zombies, so he proposed 20%.

"According to you, isn't 20% still quite high? Wouldn't that touch on the interests of those large powers?" Yukari Yakumo said.

“It is indeed a bit high. But considering three things, those large forces will tolerate it.” Chen Luo held up three fingers.

"What three things?"

"First, Paradise Gold Coins have a side effect: their price will be correspondingly lower. Therefore, Paradise Gold Coins will not enter the high-end market and will not have a significant impact on the original market of Soul Crystal buyers."

Paradise Coins' strategy has always been to operate on a low-profit, high-volume basis.

Although Paradise Coins have side effects, they're cheap!

Of course, it's not dirt cheap either.

"Secondly, killing monsters is risky. Not everyone has the courage to sign a contract, and even if they do, they may not be able to find monsters to kill, so the production is unstable."

“Even with these two factors in mind, Paradise Coins will still impact the existing Soul Crystal market. Those powerful forces aren’t running a charity, are they?” Yakumo Yukari said.

"So next is the third thing... Anyway, they can't beat me. Once the contract is signed, the Paradise Gold Coins will be automatically distributed to those who sign the contract through the puppet-like weapons. There's no need to go back to the shop for the transaction. What can they do if they disagree?"

"But those powerful forces might target your shop."

"My shop is operating normally."

“But those powerful forces don’t listen to reason… so you must have another way, but you didn’t tell me. Right? Tell me.” Yukari Yakumo said confidently.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"This is it." Chen Luo tossed his family's shop flyer to Yakumo Yukari, then highlighted one of the logos in red.

"This mark is the direct lineage mark of the puppeteers, possessing absolute anti-counterfeiting properties. Therefore, even if those forces dislike me, they can only resort to normal business tactics, not underhanded methods," Chen Luo said.

The rules are meant to constrain adventurers in the Dimensional Sea, not those who transcend it.

[Ding! Mission complete!]

"Is this okay?"

"That's good. With this symbol, at least they won't dare to resort to underhanded tactics, and they won't dare to go too far." Chen Luo nodded.

There are only a few dozen people who have transcended the dimensional sea.

While it's not certain that having a transcendent being as an endorser guarantees you'll be the industry leader—because the descendants of other transcendents might also be involved in the business of soul crystallization—at least others won't dare to ostracize you too much.

It's fine if I don't include you, but I can't kick you when you're down.

Otherwise I'll flip the table!

Furthermore, the puppeteer had told Chen Luo: "If you plan to make money in the Dimensional Sea, you can mention my name. Don't worry, although I'm not the strongest fighter among the Transcendent Ones, the other Transcendent Ones would never dare to fight me, much less provoke me."

However, the puppeteer also set a condition for Chen Luo.

That is, Chen Luo must absolutely not attempt to do anything like unifying the order of the Dimensional Sea.

This left Chen Luo somewhat puzzled.

Isn't it said that only the descendants of those who have transcended worldly desires receive this warning? Does being just a disciple count?

But it doesn't matter, Chen Luo really just wants to earn money to support his World Tree.

"And I think you all might have some misunderstandings about me. While I do have a bit of a penchant for taking on commissions, you can't doubt my talent for destruction. Even excluding any other factors, I'm not afraid if they want to flip the table."

"I've never been afraid of anyone when it comes to underhanded tactics. If they don't want to find out silently that all their relatives and friends have been turned into puppets, and ultimately be abandoned by everyone, they'd better not mess with me. They'd better stick to playing the business game."

At this point, Chen Luo's tone revealed a rare hint of longing for flipping the table.

When it comes to destruction, Chen Luo has never been afraid of anyone.

While it's not impossible for someone to completely conceal their human form, to be discovered, one would need at least an SSS-level Soul-type talent, and it would have to be a fully developed one.

The ability to transform into a doll is truly... maxed out in the realm of concealment and stealth.

Assassination, stealth, poisoning, murder, conspiracy, rebellion...

You thought he was your beloved, your friend, your confidant?

No, he is my doll!

The very purpose of the Law of Domination is to fill the hearts of everyone in society with suspicion and to disrupt social order.

It's already a huge waste of talent for Chen Luo to use his Domination ability as an experience harvester, and now he's even using it to deliver packages...

You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.

And [Domination] is that thief.

At this moment, listening to Chen Luo's more than 3000 extremely insidious plans, Yukari Yakumo couldn't help but have the same thoughts as the world consciousness of the Honkai world.

It's amazing that this kid can use his crooked abilities so positively.

This kid should just keep craving raw gems; if he gets cravings for anything else, he'll run into big trouble.

"By the way, would you like to see my precious treasure?" Chen Luo suddenly said.

"Huh? Is this something you can say in a bar?" Yukari Yakumo instinctively tensed up and looked around.

"...I was referring to the Aincrad that can already be picked from the World Tree. What did you think it was?" Chen Luo looked at Yakumo Yukari with suspicion.

"Haha...I think so too, really!"

Chapter 1847: Let the World's Consciousness Involve Inward!

"They're cute even when they're small." Yukari Yakumo leaned on the table, looking at the small glass beads in front of her.

This glass bead looks small, but Yukari Yakumo can see the whole world inside it.

Although it's not complete, it's still a world.

"How about it? Interested in letting your simulated universe clone experience it? I can input the upgrade rules of this world into your account, making your clone level up even faster," Chen Luo asked.

"You're probably using me as a guinea pig, aren't you?" Yakumo Yukari gently tapped the glass bead with her index finger, then rolled it little by little.

Although the glass bead kept rolling, the scene inside remained unchanged, as if it were equipped with a gyroscope; the tower inside still pointed upwards.

It wasn't that Yukari Yakumo didn't want to pick it up, but rather that the glass bead was really heavy and difficult to hold.

After all, it was carrying the weight of an Aincrad.

“Yes, that’s right.” Chen Luo readily admitted.

"But don't look at me like that. This glass bead is a flawed product, a fruit of the World Tree, that has been nurtured for a long time. Although it's flawed, it has its own worldview and a complete power system," Chen Luo said.

"Why don't you stay on the World Tree a little longer, like that complete World Tree fruit?" Yukari Yakumo leaned back and saw the direction leading to the World Tree from Gate 2, which was always open, and also saw the only fruit on the World Tree.

“No, that World Tree is meant to be grafted back onto the Imaginary Tree, while this Aincrad is essentially another world being fostered here by me.” Chen Luo shook his head.

"Did that world consciousness pay for it?"

“No… but the gold and silver Aincrads are mine,” Chen Luo said.

"I always feel that if we make a deal with you, we might make a killing, but you definitely won't lose out. But then again, if there are a lot of monsters in Aincrad, and you summon Aincrad into its Gold and Silver forms, then the experience gained from killing monsters in the Gold and Silver worlds of Aincrad becomes Paradise Coins. Can you still summon Gold and Silver Paradise Coins?" Yukari Yakumo asked a nested question.

The reason Yakumo Yukari asked this question was because she had previously discussed Orario's dungeons with Chen Luo.

At the time, Yukari Yakumo said that Chen Luo could directly copy the dungeon into its gold and silver versions, and then let your Paradise Dolls fight monsters. This would not only bring in a considerable income, but also give your Paradise Dolls something to do.

However, Chen Luo's answer at the time was that gold and silver objects summoned using the River God's power could not be used to summon more gold and silver objects while still in their original state.

It's like Chen Luo turning an apple into a golden apple and a silver apple, and then planting the ordinary apple, the golden apple, and the silver apple into a tree. After the fruit grows, those fruits cannot be used to summon the river god again.

Wasn't the first thing Chen Luo did after gaining the power of the River God to throw a bag of potato chips into the River of Time?

Later, one of the potato chips that had been broken was thrown into the river, and it sank to the bottom.