Their commission was suspicious.

"Soul Steel Body... How does it feel to have your own body, Void Treasury?" Chen Luo said to Void Treasury, who was clutching his abdomen.

After Void Treasury removed his hand from his abdomen, the previously gaping wound had begun to heal slowly.

Soulsteel possesses self-healing properties, which is why it became a material for crafting the Divine Key.

"...Don't act like you know me so well," Void Treasury said coldly.

After swapping bodies with that bastard Otto and having his power stolen, Void Treasure, left in this Soul Steel body, has no ability to resist. Apart from possessing a Soul Steel body with super self-repair capabilities, it has no other advantages.

This advantage appears particularly fragile in the face of Chen Luo, who is the Holy Grail.

“But I really know you.” Chen Luo placed his hand on Xu Kong Wanzang’s right shoulder.

Just as Void Treasury was about to resist, it discovered that Chen Luo's hand had already left, along with Otto's right arm.

Void Treasury discovered that Chen Luo had removed his right arm, yet he felt no pain.

"Is this the Soul Steel of this world? It feels a bit strange, with a subtle sense of unreality." Chen Luo kneaded Otto's Soul Steel right arm, rolled it into a ball, and then examined it carefully.

The existence of the story world changes after people come to the real world. For example, everyone who comes from the story world will find the food in the real world to be more delicious and more sophisticated.

Therefore, this behavior is essentially a process of turning fantasy into reality.

However, the characters in the story retain their abilities when they come to the real world.

Because Chen Luo had actually come into contact with Soul Steel, he was able to understand the difference between this Soul Steel and real Soul Steel.

"In a sense... this is probably the cheapest, most inexpensive, but also the most precious fantasy material, right?" Chen Luo looked at the Soul Steel in his hand with great interest.

What if we collected enough Soul Steel and then gave it to Velvi with its fantastical qualities, so that she could forge a Primal God Key?

Chen Luo seems to have already decided on one of the three roles he can choose.

魂钢

I think this Soul Steel still retains its charm!

Chen Luo probably only needs half a Soul Steel body to forge a Divine Key.

Only items obtained through the "Select Your Character" method can be preserved in the other world for a long time.

Otherwise, it will cause extremely severe symptoms of acclimatization problems.

From this perspective, Otto is actually quite useful.

As for using Boundary Abilities or Herrscher of the Void abilities to travel to Otto's story world and obtain a large amount of Soul Steel... that would likely cause significant disruption to the world, and Chen Luo wouldn't need that much Soul Steel anyway.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Void Ten Thousand Treasures, who had lost his right arm, glanced coldly at Chen Luo before beginning to repair his own arm without any emotional fluctuation.

Soul Steel is self-repairing, but if a complete right arm is lost, it cannot be created out of thin air, but it can be made up for with the remaining parts.

If you were to stab Android 17 to death now, Android 17 could be repaired using the remaining Soul Steel parts, eventually forming a smaller version of Android 17.

So after Void Hanzo's body shrank, Void Manzo's right arm reappeared.

But just as Void Treasury finished repairing Otto's right arm, Chen Luo's hand landed on Otto's right shoulder and then removed the smaller right arm.

"..." The Void Myriad Treasures, whose size had shrunk by one as a result, looked up at Chen Luo.

Chen Luo met his gaze without backing down.

Thus, Void Relics was repaired using Soul Steel, while Chen Luo was responsible for removing Void Relics' right arm. After repeating this process, Chen Luo had enough Soul Steel materials to forge the Key of True Self, and Void Relics, who had taken over Otto's body, became a child.

Although the body shape is intact, the size has shrunk by half.

Even if Void Treasury were the most composed person in this situation, it would be impossible for it not to take action.

However… Chen Luo supported the head of Void Myriad Treasures with one hand, his fists pounding wildly, while the other hand held the Soul Steel that flowed slowly like liquid.

"You've gone too far!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Oh, by the way, you can use the other half of the Soul Steel Body for now. Remember to return it to me when you're done."

"You...you've gone too far!"

"Could you please phrase it differently?"

You're even more shameless than Otto!

"Little brother, your aggression is a bit too strong. Never mind, let me help you calm down first." Chen Luo glanced at Void Ten Thousand Treasures who had spoken ill of him, unfurled a scroll, and directly sucked the other party into it.

You can call me shameless, but you can't say I'm more shameless than Otto.

"Is this the Investiture of the Gods? Why does it look so strange?" Merlin asked curiously from the side.

"It's clearly not the Investiture of the Gods, it's a blueprint for the future of the land." Chen Luo shook his head.

"The Map of Mountains and Rivers, where did you get this thing?" Merlin was somewhat shocked.

"It is not a map of mountains and rivers, but a blueprint for the design of mountains and rivers."

"Hmm? There's a difference?"

"The designer's design." Chen Luo had forgotten that Merlin was different from him and couldn't see the comments above other people's heads.

"what?"

"It's just a small gadget used to capture people. Its effect is to stuff people inside and make them work continuously in facilities with corresponding functions. After collecting that type of labor, you can take the [progress] or [labor] into reality when needed to quickly achieve the corresponding construction progress. That's why it's called the Mountain and River Design Blueprint. It's a sacred artifact of civil engineering!"

Civil engineering artifact (×)

A capitalist's holy relic (?)

The essence of this landscape design is to accumulate useless, idle labor and then monetize it when it is needed.

However, because it's a bit inhuman, it's a bit inhuman.

At first, Merlin didn't understand what Chen Luo meant. Wasn't this obvious?

Merlin understood when he saw Chen Luo click on Otto's avatar on the landscape design map, then max out his work time and reset his rest time to zero.

You're really inhuman!

"Ah, is there a problem? Anyway, the Soul Steel body isn't human." Chen Luo looked at Merlin with a puzzled expression.

"..."

"You know what, this Void Treasure Trove is pretty impressive. Craftsmanship level 3, research level 3, mining level 2... Forget it, let him do research. AI is just AI, his creativity isn't high enough. If we bring Otto in later, his research level might reach level 5."

The landscape design blueprint contains a fairly comprehensive skill classification, so anyone can find something they are good at here... and then work non-stop 24 hours a day.

This is called... labor reform!

The level here represents the skill level.

Level 3 represents proficiency, Level 4 represents mastery, and Level 5 represents grandmastery.

If Chen Luo were to go in, he would be at the sixth level of manual skills... an unparalleled level.

If the puppeteer went in... he would burst this landscape design blueprint.

"You're a real capitalist!" Merlin exclaimed in shock.

"Do you also want to go in and give it a try?" Chen Luo glanced at Merlin.

"If nothing unexpected happens, with your strength as the Sword Saint of Avalon, you should be at least level four in logging."

“…I’m sorry, but please let Otto in. Otto deserved it, but I can still be saved.” Merlin quickly shook his head.

"I'm not some kind of demon. The reason I don't give Void Treasury any rest time is because, although there is a leisure area in the Mountain and River Design Plan, I'm afraid that if Void Treasury is idle, he will think about how to deal with me. So I plan to keep him busy. It's good for everyone to be busy," Chen Luo said with emotion.

"..." Merlin dared not say more.

On the one hand, Chen Luo's decision was indeed correct. Void Treasury is just an AI, what does it know about rest?

On the other hand, he was also worried that Chen Luo would really send him to cut down trees.

Please, I am the Sword Saint of Avalon, you want me to chop down trees?

Isn't there anything sophisticated or intellectually stimulating?

I can at least use illusion magic.

"This is a sacred object for civil engineering, not for cultivation. So those who go inside can only do physical and mental work." Chen Luo seemed to know what Merlin was thinking.

"Haha... I was just thinking casually, don't worry about it."

"I wonder if there will be a Mountain and River Cultivation Map in addition to the Mountain and River Design Map. It's a pity I didn't get it."

"That's wonderful!" Merlin couldn't help but say.

If Chen Luozhen were to obtain some kind of mountain and river cultivation map, then someone would really be in big trouble.

Anyone who causes trouble will have to go inside for a period of labor reform... Merlin was afraid he would be the first one to go in.

After all, he had called Otto over, but Chen Luo had the ability to investigate, so he didn't stop him. Maybe he was tacitly approving?

"You're happy that I didn't win, aren't you?"

"Cough cough... How could that be? I'm very sad." That's what he said, but Merlin's smile was harder to suppress than AK's.

Although Chen Luo obtained things like the Mountain and River Cultivation Map, the people in the bar were the ones who benefited from the progress of cultivation by entering the map and condensing it into experience packs.

But Merlin was worried that the one who would go in to cultivate and be treated like a sheep to be fleeced was himself.

Merlin has a clear understanding of his own position.

Of course, it wasn't a good thing for Chen Luo to have this landscape design map; it would give people who made mistakes at the bar a new way to be punished.

It's not corporal punishment, but it's worse than corporal punishment. Monotonous and tedious work can make people irritable.

"Heh... But speaking of which, if you want to see the 'Map of Mountains and Rivers,' that's fine too. Here you go." Chen Luo tossed Merlin a scroll and then turned to leave.

"What is this?" Merlin asked, following after them with some confusion, and then opened the scroll.

Merlin had never heard of Chen Luokai ever getting his hands on something as high-end as the "Map of Mountains and Rivers".

When Merlin unfurled the scroll, he seemed to see the entire world through the hazy light.

"I've already said it, it's the 'Map of Mountains and Rivers'."

"Really? What are the effects?"

"Of course it's fake. How could it be real? As for the effect, it should be similar to the original Mountain and River Map, at least in this world, just with a smaller output."

Where did you get this?

"Because the Holy Grail in this world is set to be omnipotent." Chen Luo didn't even turn his head.

"Aren't you getting a little too into the role?" Merlin teased.

Chen Luo suddenly stopped and turned around.

"Merlin, what exactly gave you the illusion that you can inherit this world's power and become stronger, while I can't? And I've become stronger by more than just a fraction of my former strength. Think about my character."

The Root Grail, the all-knowing and all-powerful Grail... It shouldn't be too much to ask for a map of mountains and rivers, right?

"Huh? Your character... no way? You've really become the Root Grail?" Merlin was shocked.

"Hmm, absolutely. As long as you learn to manipulate the power of recognition, your persona will no longer be a problem. Let's go, let's go meet Tsukijoin Shinkan."

"Hey, wait a minute, Chen Luo, can you help me upgrade this? Bro, I don't have any other requests... just give me a few EX-level talents."

"..."

Merlin redefined what it means to say, "I have no other requirements."

……

Chen Luo spent 99 hours figuring out how to use the power of recognition in this world.

Unfortunately, Chen Luo did not obtain the method to use the power of wishes, or rather, what he obtained was not what he wanted.

Chen Luo wanted to figure out how to turn the power of wishes into raw stones to achieve self-sufficiency, while what he found in the Book of Akasha was how to collect the power of wishes and use it to achieve certain goals.

But Chen Luo already knew this method.

Chen Luo didn't want to know how to make money honestly; he just wanted to learn how to turn lead into gold!

However, he did not complete the course.

Fortunately, Chen Luo seems to have gained some new insights into the power of imagination and desire, which is also a distant relative of the power of recognition.

"Whether it's the power of recognition, imagination, fantasy, or desire, what they have in common is... the art of the soul."

"It requires careful thought and understanding, and it requires unwavering dedication as the pen and imagination as the ink to sketch the skeleton of desires deep within the soul."

"I don't understand," Merlin shook his head.