Their commission was suspicious.

[...You think a gas explosion in your house could create a shadow that obscures the entire world? You'd be more likely to believe a solar eclipse.]

"But isn't a gas explosion the most official excuse among all the reasons used to cover up abnormal phenomena?"

Besides... if you can modify consciousness, why do you care whether the logic is reliable or not?

Chen Luo now uses the erosion of the crystal ball to say in the minds of everyone on Earth, "[System is binding, 10%... 65%... 95%... 99% Binding failed, automatically switching to the next host]", and everyone on Earth will believe it without a doubt.

Putting everything else aside, this ability is absolutely fantastic for creating chaos.

[True World Customization Mode]

In the past, it wouldn't have been difficult for Chen Luo to do something like this, but it wasn't this easy.

"Oh, so it was a gas explosion."

"I never expected that the sky darkened because of a gas explosion. I hope everyone in the area where the explosion occurred is alright."

Under Chen Luo's influence, people all over the world quickly accepted this idea, and the darkness in the sky had long since disappeared, with the world gradually returning to normal.

Chen Luo gently traced a mark on the translucent crystal ball with his finger, then looked up.

Suddenly, a line of text appeared in the sky, which was originally clear of stars and moon.

■■■■■■

This is the handwriting Chen Luo used, an ellipsis.

This is a signal that Chen Luo is sending to the world's consciousness.

Chen Luo was very curious as to why the world consciousness of this world was ignoring him now. Was it because they trusted him enough?

"Does the world consciousness exist?" Chen Luo asked cautiously.

"exist."

"They responded so quickly?" This was somewhat unexpected for Chen Luo.

Chen Luo originally thought that since the other party had ignored him despite his big actions in this world, they were not interested in him.

"So, is something wrong? If not, I'll go back to work."

"Hey, wait a minute, something really has come up." Chen Luo quickly called out to the other person.

"explain."

This world consciousness. It's quite direct and straightforward.

"Um... is there anything I can help you with?"

"? 』

"Because only after I help you and we become more familiar will I feel comfortable asking for help."

"..."

"Hey, don't be silent, I was just joking."

"I don't need your help. I hope you have fun in this world... but you'd better cause some really outrageous trouble. Managing the world is my responsibility."

"for example?"

"Punch Sakura, kick Syaoran, and headbutt Clow Reed."

"Hiss... Okay."

After discovering that the world's consciousness seemed to be truly without desires, Chen Luo was at a loss. Unlike the world in Jackie Chan Adventures, the world's consciousness did not thirst for the source of the world, and there were no problems in the other world, so it was difficult to use it as a breakthrough point.

Actually, it's not too bad. Finding 54 magic cards is essentially a series of quests. Although Sakura's strength isn't very high, the reward of Primogems from the quest isn't much.

"Looks like my plan to get something for free will have to wait until another world... Oh, by the way, if you need a World Tree doll, remember to let me know. I'll give you a 8% discount since we're destined to meet." Before leaving this world and entering the bar, Chen Luo gave a final push on his World Tree doll.

Although Chen Luo hasn't made any World Tree dolls yet, he'll definitely make some in the future.

"Hmm. Oh, by the way, do you know of any world consciousness capable of generating infinite concepts?"

The world consciousness suddenly asked.

"Well... we do know each other, but do you really have to go through me to find us? Aren't you the one who represents the world's consciousness? Go to the world trading market."

"I... am rather withdrawn."

"I don't believe it. After all, truly reclusive people don't say they're reclusive." Chen Luo looked suspiciously at the subtitles that the world consciousness had thoughtfully added for him in the sky.

Could it be that this world consciousness... has some bad deeds or hidden secrets?

Chapter 2046 Is the World Consciousness the Puppeteer's Puppet?

"Oh, so you're talking about Him." When the world consciousness of Chen Luo's world saw the shadow card Chen Luo took out and extracted a trace of world aura from it, it instantly recognized which world this was.

The best way for the World Consciousness to distinguish friends is to use its unique World Power to discern them.

Detailed explanations of the world's plot are useless, because from the perspective of world consciousness, the flow of time is different in different worlds, so reincarnation is a frequent occurrence.

Do you remember how many slices of bread you've eaten?

If you remember... that's good, it means you have a good memory, or maybe you never eat bread.

So, do you remember how many slices of bread your friend ate?

"You knew this world consciousness before?" Chen Luo was somewhat surprised that the first acquaintance he contacted knew this world consciousness.

Chen Luo remembered that the world consciousness of Honkai Impact 3rd told him that if he randomly picked two world consciousnesses, the probability of them knowing each other was extremely small.

Just like how Chen Luoming, despite having the Holy Lord, couldn't find the world consciousness that knew the Holy Lord's world, thus saving a world coordinate.

Chen Luo had only intended to try his luck, but he unexpectedly encountered it on his very first try. What kind of incredible luck is this?

"Don't be too surprised. Teachers tend to remember two types of students most vividly: good students and bad students. Students in the middle, on the other hand, are often hard to remember because their performance is so mediocre. The same applies to world consciousness."

"So, is this world-conscious person a good student or a bad student?"

Chen Luo sensed that something was wrong with the consciousness of this world; instead of seeking advice from the consciousnesses of other worlds, it was looking for him.

It's not right.

"Well, how should I put it, he was really... a very special student."

"World consciousness differs from humanity; it doesn't determine success based on salary. A low salary might simply be bad luck. Therefore, world consciousness tends to remember two types of world consciousness: those who stumbled upon great fortune like in the Type-Moon incident, and those who are unconventional like the Clow Card world consciousness."

This world consciousness has essentially isolated all other world consciousnesses single-handedly.

"Speaking of which, you're also involved in this matter."

"???"

You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Chen Luo is only 18 years old this year.

"Do you want to listen to what you're saying?"

"I'm eager to refute you, but let me finish explaining first."

"You said."

Chen Luo wanted to hear how the world consciousness could pin the blame for a unique world that had existed for countless years on itself.

"I wonder if you've ever heard the story of your teacher, the Puppeteer, in the Dimensional Sea."

"You mean... that incident that once caused chaos throughout the entire Dimensional Sea?"

"Well, now that you know, it's much easier to explain."

Chen Luo was actually quite familiar with this story, because it was the first time he had directly experienced the terror of his teacher as a transcendent being.

He influenced everyone in the Dimensional Sea with his puppetry skills that allowed him to trace back to the source, causing widespread panic and doubt among the people, making them wonder if they were puppets created by the puppeteer, thus creating a grand crisis of trust in the Dimensional Sea...

At least this is the most widely circulated version of the Ocean of Dimensions.

"Your teacher's abilities are somewhat similar to yours now; both can subtly control others and turn them into their subordinates, only more covertly. Although your teacher could also directly create a puppet, they seem to have some ethical boundaries and haven't done that."

"But precisely because those people were controlled silently, as long as your teacher doesn't activate this hidden mechanism, they will continue living along the original historical trajectory without a doubt. Therefore... even now, those who experienced that crisis of trust occasionally wonder if they are one of the puppeteer's substitutes."

Commonly known as paranoia.

"And this world consciousness is one of them. It's said that your teacher could even create dolls from world consciousness, and since your teacher is a transcendent being, no one doubts whether he could do it."

"It's because of this persecution complex that certain world consciousnesses have always suspected they are the puppeteer's substitutes, and therefore chose to isolate themselves from the world, single-handedly isolating all other world consciousnesses."

"And this world consciousness is one of those world consciousnesses suffering from persecution complex?"

"Um."

"What a coincidence?"

"It's just such a coincidence."

"This……"

However, some of these paranoid individuals are continuing along their original paths, because the puppeteer once said: "Lurking, lying in wait, until I need you!"

"Perhaps that's why those few world consciousnesses with persecution complexes are actually the most diligent in managing the world. If the World Consciousness Headquarters were to evaluate outstanding employees, they would definitely be on the list. However, to date, there is no direct evidence to suggest that they are the puppeteers' puppets."

"How many... do you mean?"

"Several...hundreds of thousands, perhaps?"

"There are more than just a few!" Chen Luo exclaimed in surprise.

Has persecution complex existed in so many parts of the world all along?

The power of the worlds within the Dimensional Sea surpasses that of the stars, so this could indeed be considered one of the "several".

"So, the fact that this world consciousness is so isolated from others is related to you, right? After all, you're your teacher's disciple."

"Hiss... but I still think it's okay." Chen Luo had a toothache, but then denied it.

"So stubborn?"

“I’m not just being stubborn. I met one of my senior sisters when I was exploring the Dimensional Sea a while ago, and we talked about this kind of thing. Guess what she said?” Chen Luofan asked.

"Oh? How so?" World Consciousness became interested.

“v me 50”.

"Alright, alright, I promise I'll let you bear the mark of the Investiture of the Gods in this world, okay? Hurry up and tell me."

"Once you agree, you can't go back on your word." Chen Luo looked delighted, then quickly took out the Investiture of the Gods and began to brand it.

The "imprint" in the concept of world consciousness refers to projecting the Investiture of the Gods onto this world and absorbing the power of the world.

This absorption does not harm the world, because the amount absorbed is so small that if Chen Luo did not choose to inform the world but instead secretly imprinted the mark, the world's consciousness might not be able to detect it even after several decades.

However, Chen Luo still consulted the opinions of each world consciousness.

"Done!" Chen Luo clapped his hands and said with satisfaction.

"Speak quickly."

"Oh, my senior sister told me that our teacher had actually talked to her about the trust crisis in the Dimensional Sea. She said that she had never actually turned anyone into a doll along the timeline in the entire Dimensional Sea. The group that triggered the trust crisis was a fake created by our teacher after she spent a lot of money to sign an agreement with them and erased their memories. As for some of the real dolls, they were dolls that our teacher casually created decades ago and have been lying dormant for decades."

"According to my teacher, turning someone into a doll along the timeline is very troublesome. What kind of problem is it if it can be solved with money?" Chen Luo said.

As for choosing to reveal the truth... the puppeteer has done that before, but nobody believed it.

Because he lied so much, no one believed the puppeteer's truth.

The puppeteer was also helpless.

"Chen Luo, you're still too young. You believe the jokes your teacher and senior sister make."

"I'm telling the truth..."

"Do you think I'll believe you? After all, she's a puppeteer... one of the biggest problem witches in the Dimensional Sea."

"..."

See, this is the actual demonstration effect.

Chen Luo believed what his senior sister told him because he remembered that the puppeteer had once taught him: the easiest thing to control in the world is a puppet, but even easier to control is the human heart.

At that time, Chen Luo didn't understand what a puppeteer was.

Now I understand.

Making dolls requires raw materials, and raw materials are free, right?