Their commission was suspicious.

Chen Luo could choose any flying posture, which he found very interesting.

Especially when there were no other outsiders around except for the ravens, Chen Luo let himself go.

It's taking off!

Yes, as for surveillance.

Learn about the powers of the Herald of Erosion.

How honest?

“That depends on how honest you want me to be. I’ll be as honest as you want me to be,” Chen Luo said.

"...A very flexible bottom line for honesty," Raven couldn't help but remark.

"How much is one work point worth, honestly?" Raven asked after taking a sip of the stew.

"Raven, do you know how beautiful you are? Seriously, it's such a waste for a girl as pretty as you to be a mercenary. What's the point of being a mercenary? That kind of work makes money so slowly. Come and learn from me how to be an idol. I guarantee you'll become the number one idol in the Honkai world, punching Theresa and kicking Tesla! Let's make a fortune together." Chen Luo suddenly said with some enthusiasm.

"You really are... well, is one work point worth so many nice words? It feels a bit like a rip-off." Raven held Chen Luo's hand with one hand and rubbed her temples with the other.

"Ah no, you might have misunderstood. I was just showing you how I, your honest self, intended to describe you. What I really wanted to do next was to show you some nice things." Chen Luo paused for a moment, then shook his head.

"Huh?" The raven, which had been walking ahead without turning its head, suddenly stopped.

"Bang!" Then, Chen Luo, who was being pulled along like a balloon, bumped his face into the back of Raven's head.

"Ugh! What are you trying to do by suddenly stopping like that?" Chen Luo said, covering his nose.

"Oh, it's nothing. Never mind, don't try to show off your flexible honesty. Save your work points for where they're really needed," Raven said, shaking his head.

Chen Luo's words just now were enough to push Raven's shame limit.

Making a mercenary the world's number one idol? I can't believe you even thought of that.

"emmm......"

Chen Luo, who was flying behind the raven, could clearly feel the raven's heartbeat quickening.

"Are you shy, Raven?" Chen Luo asked with some suspicion.

"...What nonsense are you talking about?" Raven paused for a moment, then turned and glared at Chen Luo.

"Hmm, it's good that you're not shy. So how about you consider my suggestion? I really think you have the potential to become... no, you definitely will become the number one idol in the Honkai world. It's a historical inevitability." Chen Luo said quite seriously.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes," the raven replied listlessly.

"Don't you believe me, Nata..."

"Don't call me that."

"Hmm? Are you really shy this time?"

"Shy my foot."

"Ugh......"

Chen Luoke was not lying, because in a certain Honkai Impact 3 idol vote, Raven really did become the number one idol in Honkai Impact 3.

They snatched the crown from the cabbage head.

Then, because Raven didn't go to accept the award, the second idol competition was started.

Although this is just an event storyline, the vote was cast by the players, which shows just how popular Raven is.

"Raven, become an idol and save the world!"

"Get out!"

......

“The Grey Serpent is inside,” Raven said, pointing to a conference room, before pushing the door open.

"Wait a minute," Chen Luo, who was floating in the air, suddenly said.

"what?"

"Alright, let's continue." Chen Luo said, changing from floating casually in the air to a position with his feet slightly off the ground, about two or three centimeters away.

Since I'm meeting someone who's somewhat important, I should at least be a little formal.

We can't keep floating like this.

"..." Raven was inwardly complaining about Chen Luo's completely different behavior in public and in private, but she couldn't be bothered to care.

Once I push open this door and let the two of them meet, my commission will be successful, and I can bring the children to the villa.

After a gentle knock on the door and a slow push, a conference room came into view.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scenery outside, a figure wearing a black hoodie heard the noise and slowly turned around.

The person under the hood wore a white mask that only revealed the right eye. The mask had a black pattern of two intersecting daggers on it, and the eyes were mechanical prosthetics that emitted a faint red glow.

"It's been a long time, Doctor," Gray Serpent said to Chen Luo, bowing slightly.

[Ding! Mission complete]

200 raw gems and a Pass to Paradise in your hands.

A glint of light flashed in Chen Luo's eyes.

Chen Luo likes the title "Doctor".

Although Chen Luo does not plan to pursue further studies, the desire for higher education is something that every Chinese person has.

Moreover, Chen Luo's parents are both highly educated; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to participate in so many strange scientific expeditions.

Although there doesn't seem to be a doctoral degree in this world, it seems to have existed in the previous civilization era.

"You two know each other?" Raven asked in surprise.

Judging from what just happened, these two people not only know each other, but the gray snake, who is usually very arrogant and believes that everything in the world is under the snake's control, seems to respect Chen Luo quite a bit.

"I'm sorry, you may have mistaken me for someone else." Although Chen Luo was satisfied with the way he was addressed, it didn't stop him from refusing it.

"Huh?" The raven paused for a moment.

"You still prefer to use this same line as your opening remarks," Gray Snake said with a sigh.

"...You might have mistaken me for someone else. I'm only 17 years old, still a teenager. How old are you? Don't try to get close to me." Chen Luo said with disdain.

“But you said the same thing 5 years ago. 5 years ago you said you were a 17-year-old minor forever,” the gray snake sighed again and said once more.

Chapter 227 Chen Luo: So you call yourself the Thirteenth Herrscher?

“Emmm…” Chen Luo was stunned when he heard the gray snake say, “5 years ago you said you were a 17-year-old minor forever.”

Chen Luo felt that this eternally 17-year-old boy should be more like Yakumo Yukari's opening line.

The only difference is that the boy will be changed to a girl.

But it's quite normal for me to apply that to myself later on.

"Hmm, Chen Luo, you wouldn't happen to be some kind of ancient monster that's tens of thousands of years old, would you?" Raven shifted its position slightly to the side.

Although Raven confirmed through his long-term contact with Chen Luo that Chen Luo was indeed a young man, not some old monster with a youthful appearance but an old man's heart.

But that doesn't stop Raven from disgusting Chen Luo.

Why did Chen Luo deduct 15 work points from me just now?

That's 15 work points!

Even though I made a mistake, didn't Chen Luo make even the slightest mistake?

"Nonsense, I just started my summer vacation after being a sophomore in high school!" Chen Luo immediately denied.

Chen Luoke really wasn't lying; Chen Luo really is just a 17-year-old boy.

Chen Luo wasn't very accepting of this slander, especially seeing Raven's amused expression, which made him even angrier.

I might fake that I'm only 17 years old in the future, just like that shameless old hag, Yukari Yakumo.

But I am truly a vibrant and youthful 17 years old now.

Damn it, why does nobody believe the truth anymore? This is so strange.

“You said the same thing 5 years ago,” the gray snake added.

"Shut up!" Chen Luo roared.

You're the one who framed me as a 5-year-old man, you damned 5-year-old man.

You're over 5 years old and still jumping around every day... wait, Fu Hua is also over 5 years old, right?

That's fine.

"Okay." The gray snake wisely shut its mouth.

"Hmph!" Seeing Chen Luo's current predicament, Raven, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh.

That's why you deducted my work points.

What goes around comes around; no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.

"Alright, alright, stop laughing, or I'll dock your pay. I'm a boss, show me some respect," Chen Luo said helplessly to Raven.

"Seriously? You're going to deduct from this too? That's going too far!" Raven instantly put on a blank expression.

Controlling one's facial expressions is a required course for many mercenaries, especially for someone like Raven who has run a bar; a smiling demeanor and a forceful approach are both necessary.

"No, I was just teasing you," Chen Luo said.

To make a worthless virtual currency more convincing, market rules must be strictly followed.

At the very least, arbitrarily reducing the amount of virtual currency the other party possesses is something that cannot be done.

Although Chen Luo didn't have a deep understanding of economics, he still knew this basic common sense.

"Then why are you bothering with me?" Raven sneered.

“But next time you make a wish, I’ll give you some extra work points as appropriate,” Chen Luo said quietly.

“…Okay, I’ll shut up.” Raven said and then really shut up.

After all, putting everything else aside, this move is really effective.

Chen Luo doesn't arbitrarily deduct work points, which makes Raven very happy, but Raven is very unhappy that Chen Luo might raise prices to fulfill his wish.

But the raven couldn't say anything.

After all, even if these work points are not used to fulfill wishes, they can still be exchanged for $200. So Chen Luo could say: If you don't want to fulfill your wishes, you can just exchange them for money.

Raven felt that it was a waste to simply convert these work points into US dollars.

"Alright, Raven, you can go out now. I'd like to speak with Mr. Chen Luo alone for a few minutes," Gray Snake said after the argument between Chen Luo and Raven had temporarily subsided.

"Chen Luo, you..." Raven had no desire to investigate the strange way Gray Snake addressed Chen Luo; Raven just looked at Chen Luo with some concern.

To be fair, if Raven considered Chen Luo a friend, he wouldn't dare leave Chen Luo alone in a room with Gray Snake, since who knows what Gray Snake might do.

"Alright, don't worry about me. At least you don't need to worry about my safety. I don't have many other strengths, but I'm fast." Chen Luo smiled and said, sensing the concern from the raven through his Herrscher of Consciousness ability.

"We can't ignore this. After all, if you're gone, I'll have to pay for Xiaokong and the others' travel expenses myself. Bringing them here will cost a lot of money," Raven said with a reluctant expression.

"Go away, go away." Chen Luo waved his hand dismissively.

After taking one last look at Chen Luo, Raven walked to the door and closed it behind her.

However, even after the raven was taken out the door, it did not leave but instead leaned against the wall next to the door and waited.

"I never said anything about Raven having to pay for his own travel expenses or anything like that, hehe." Gray Snake chuckled after watching Raven leave.

If Raven knew that Gray Snake had dismantled his platform the moment he left, I wonder what he would think.

Most of the time, if we disregard Gray Serpent's arrogance and ruthlessness, he could be considered a rather "refined" person.

These are Raiden Mei's exact words, and they are true.

However, it is clear that this is not the case "most of the time".

"The tsundere script isn't popular anymore; it's been abandoned by the times. Well, of course, I'm not so narcissistic as to think the other person actually likes me. It's more like a mercenary friendship." Chen Luo said lazily before floating to a chair and sitting down.

"Doctor, you underestimate your own personal charm."