Their commission was suspicious.

“Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages…” Alice frowned.

“From a rational point of view, the second one is actually relatively easy to solve. Why not just kill the creator?” Merlin said, pointing to the author who was locked in the dark room.

"..." Alice couldn't help but look at the small dark room behind her.

“Uh, there’s no need to be so blunt… How about this, you choose the second method. After you’ve saved the real world, you can take a portion of the power of recognition back with you as a bonus to change the world. I’ll take care of your creator,” Chen Luo said.

“It is possible, but how will you handle it?” Alice Tria asked.

For Chen Luo, this might just be a wish, but for Alice, it was her lifelong dream, so she couldn't help but be cautious.

"Release the creator behind you, give him 100 billion yen, and tell him that if he dares to touch a single word of that work again, you'll immediately take back the money. That way, if he touches the keyboard again, I'll admit defeat," Chen Luo said confidently.

If you have money, who would still work?

Isn't it better to just lie down and relax?

As for where the money comes from? Just go to a Swiss bank, that's an ATM, right?

"And we can also go find the editor in charge of this book and have them cancel it. Without an ending, the development of the world will truly depend on yourselves," Chen Luo said.

"..." Alice was somewhat tempted.

It sounds like a feasible idea.

"But will he really be swayed by money?" Alice was still somewhat worried.

"Simply put, money... I admit that every author, unless their ideas are too outlandish, creates their work partly out of love and enjoys it. But precisely because of this, once they know that the world they've created is the real world, they dare not write again so easily. So if you give them some money at that point, let them do nothing but collect rent, they'll naturally accept it gladly," Chen Luo said.

This is why Chen Luo offered some monetary compensation.

Because, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the creator of Alice in Wonderland will probably develop a psychological aversion to writing novels.

After all, any author would be traumatized if they were chased by a character that suddenly appeared out of their novel, right?

Instead of living in constant fear that continuing to write novels will lead to further persecution, it's better to simply change careers.

With 200 billion yen, as long as the other party doesn't think about starting a business and just puts the money in the bank, the interest alone will be enough for him to live comfortably.

In any case, this money is just a number to Chen Luo, and the people who transferred the money were wicked and evil.

“If you can truly grant my wish, I will contribute my power to you before returning to my own world,” Alice said.

"Deal." Chen Luo extended his right hand.

"Slap!" Merlin, being a bit cheeky, slapped Chen Luo's hand.

"..." Chen Luo turned his head to look at Merlin beside him.

"Um... let me explain..."

"I suddenly remembered that I forgot to inflict any injuries on Otto after I dumped him at Altair's base. He's so well-preserved, it's bound to make Altair wary," Chen Luo suddenly said.

"What...what do you want to do?"

"Set up a pincer movement!"

"Wow, it flew again, and it flew so far." Genyuan pulled out a telescope from somewhere.

……

"You guys are so slow? The Root Grail, the one you had communication with another version of me?"

When Chen Luo returned to the meeting room provided by the official government for the created and the creator, he saw a new created being.

"Shana?" Chen Luo looked surprised.

Even though he was cloaked in the guise of the Holy Grail of Origin, Chen Luo still delegated the responsibility of omniscience and omnipotence to the humanized plug-in.

After all, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise.

If the user-friendly plugin hadn't reminded Chen Luo, he would still have retained some surprises. Predicting the future is naturally novel at first, but... spoilers are fun for a while, but spoilers all the time will lead to disaster.

Nobody can stand having to do something twice over a long period of time.

Now Chen Luo understands why Gilgamesh deliberately sealed away his Omniscient and Omnipotent Star during the Holy Grail War.

For Gilgamesh, the Holy Grail War was a game of stomping on weak opponents.

Who would have thought there were so many sixth brothers?

Of course, Chen Luo would never do what Jin Shanshan did.

After all, Gilgamesh can return to the Throne of Heroes when he dies, but Chen Luo is truly dead when he dies... and resurrecting him is also very tiring.

"Every time I meet a stranger, they give me that 'I think we're familiar' look, but I don't know them. It's so annoying." Shana, who looks even more immature than her proxy Shana, looked unhappy.

However, after thinking about it carefully, and considering that she had also looked up Chen Luo's information before waiting for him to return, Shana felt that she didn't seem to have the right to judge others.

"My name is Shana." Shana jumped off the chair and walked up to Chen Luo.

"Hello, my name is Chen Luo."

“I’ll get straight to the point. You seem to know about another version of me. Since you’re omniscient, I’d like to ask you what his background is,” Shana asked.

"Shana. Speak more politely," the necklace around Shana's neck spoke.

"Oh, could you please answer this for me?" Reminded by Alastor, and having been teased by Shana, the proxy, for so long, Shana became much more patient.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

“She is another version of you, an entity called an Executor. You might not understand if I explain it in too profound a way, but to put it simply, she is someone who, at a turning point in life, made a different choice than you and was forced to take a different path. She is more powerful than you, but she also has no ill intentions towards you,” Chen Luo said.

[Ding! Mission complete!]

"No malice? Then she chased me for 10 days? 10 days! Do you know how I spent those 10 days?!" Shana was furious as soon as she thought about it.

Shana wasn't a very stable person to begin with, and she wasn't very old either. Being chased and harassed for 10 days, with someone spouting all sorts of道理 (reasoning/logic) at the same time, was bound to make Shana angry, even though it did help her improve her strength.

Shana did indeed learn many fire manipulation techniques from another, stronger agent, Shana, which she hadn't yet figured out herself, but she was also genuinely angry.

"That was indeed a bit excessive." Chen Luo nodded.

The proxy Shana has been teaching Shana how to use her powers, but she hasn't done anything useful—finding Altair.

Moreover, given Shana's personality in the story, she is more likely to join the main characters to fight against Altair than to follow Altair in beating the Creator.

After all, while Shana might be fooled by the story, Alastor has lived for so many years and is mature enough.

However, Shana's intentions were not malicious; rather, it was more like she was teaching Shana the abilities she had learned through various experiences in a simpler way.

I once got caught in the rain, but instead of tearing off my umbrella, I held it up so that the other person only got half wet.

Although there wasn't much goodwill, there was at least some.

"And where is the other you now?" Chen Luo asked.

"They left. They said something like, 'Now that you've learned everything I taught you, it's time for me to retire...' Is that what you call teaching?" Shana became angrier the more she thought about it.

If you want to learn how to attack, you have to learn how to take a beating first, right?

Simple, quick, brutal, and painful.

"By the way, is there anything you wish to achieve?" Chen Luo asked.

"Ok?"

"I know Shana, and what she did to you did did help you grow, but the way she did it might not have been very friendly. So how about I give you some local specialties?"

What local specialties?

“Acknowledgment power! You can use the acknowledgement power to return to your world and fulfill your wishes... For example, you can throw all the Crimson World Demon Lords into a new world and bring the finale to happen sooner,” Chen Luo said.

In the real world, Chen Luo wouldn't dare act so recklessly, because the world's consciousness needs to guide its development along a fixed trajectory to obtain more World Source and maintain stability. However, in a story world, there's no problem. No matter how the story world develops or changes, it won't affect the world's trajectory.

"..." After hearing Chen Luo's words, Shana subconsciously looked at her necklace.

It wasn't until Alastair said thank you that she finally accepted reality.

"In return, I can help you deal with that Altair," Shana said directly.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[The Power to Change the World]: 500 Primogems

Difficulty: 3 stars

After Shana arrived at the war room, she listened to others explain Altair's purpose.

After learning of Altair's purpose, Shana couldn't sit still. After all, as the representative of the God of Punishment, how could she stand by and watch others destroy the world?

Moreover, if the real world is to be destroyed, the story world attached to it cannot be preserved either.

In this situation, even the villains couldn't just sit idly by; Altair had put everyone on the opposite side from the very beginning.

“I have my own ways of dealing with Altair. If you’re willing to help, you have another place to go,” Chen Luo said, taking out a scroll.

"What do you mean? Where are we going?"

"Here's the thing, as you probably know, the more impact a created being has on this world, the more likely it is to cause the elasticity coefficient to rise, eventually bursting the world's balloon. Therefore, created beings should minimize their activities as much as possible. And coincidentally, I have a treasure here that can isolate this impact on the world."

"Oh, I see. You plan to put me into this painting first, and then use me as your trump card when dealing with Altair?" Shana suddenly understood.

“Uh, that’s right.” Chen Luo nodded smoothly.

"And in this world within the painting, delicious food will be prepared for you, and you can even soak in hot springs. If you have some free time, you can help start the fire. If you don't have time, that's fine too. Moreover... there are additional benefits to entering inside; you'll find out once you're inside."

"can."

And so, Xia Na was tricked by Chen Luo into entering the Mountain and River Map.

However, unlike Otto, Void Treasury, and Tsukiin Shinkan who came in earlier, Chen Luo did not design or set working hours for Shana. Instead, he gave her a free activity mode, meaning she could do whatever she wanted.

The significance of Shana's arrival lies in the fact that Shana herself is an unexpected existence in the world.

Although Chen Luo treated Tsukiyomi Shinkan like a capitalist, it was because of the necessity of labor reform.

But Shana hadn't done anything wrong.

However, Shana's fire-making skills are truly high—level four (level six).

The normal level is four. When the power of the God of Punishment, Alastor, is borrowed, it can be upgraded to level six. It can be used once a day, and each use can last for a maximum of two hours.

Since the Mountain and River Design Diagram doesn't actually kill you, even if you die suddenly, you can be revived after resting for 10 minutes and continue working. So, it can actually help Shana get used to this power.

The landscape design plan itself has slots, and although there are many, it's unrealistic to recruit all the villains as laborers. Instead, people like Shana, who have a special skill, are more suitable.

A level six fire starts thousands of times faster than a level one fire.

Starting a fire is just a general term; the labor force accumulated through starting a fire can be used to increase the progress of work that theoretically requires flames, such as forging, metallurgy, and food preparation.

“Do we need to go in?” Selesia asked.

"I let Shana in to alleviate the pressure on this world and to hide Shana's existence, but aren't you and Altair old acquaintances? Of course you can go in if you want. There are luxurious beds, delicious food and various entertainment facilities inside."

"If it's not necessary, then forget it." Serega shook her head.

“I’ve been in this world long enough, it’s time for me to leave. How about you, want a ride?” Chen Luo turned to look at his side.

Shana, the executor with long, fiery red hair, was standing there.

Clearly, the proxy Shana lied to Shana; she didn't leave at all. Otherwise, Chen Luo wouldn't have asked about Shana's whereabouts—if Shana had returned to her own world, Chen Luo would have received a notification that the mission was complete.

Shana's state is one of the privileges of the Proxy—the ability to erase one's presence. It's also the skill that makes the story so unbearable.

Another version of yourself can suddenly jump out wielding a flaming sword and attack you, so you have to be constantly on guard, which is exhausting.

That's why Shana readily agreed to Chen Luo's request to enter the landscape design.

"Okay." Shana nodded.

It actually takes quite a bit of time for the agents to travel across the world.

Although it's possible to create a world coordinate system to connect the two worlds directly and travel quickly, Shana couldn't resolve the situation with Altair even after arriving in this world, and she was too embarrassed to ask for a return ticket.

Actually, Shana's inability to handle Altair wasn't entirely due to Shana focusing some of her energy on another Shana; the main reason was that Altair was just too difficult to deal with.

Altair has far too many creative ideas.

Shana originally planned to wait for the right opportunity, and when the plot developed to the middle and later stages, she would gather her strength and cooperate with the local forces to deal with Altair.

In fact, this is also how most agents deal with strong enemies.

Those who manage to travel to other worlds are often the ones who slipped through the net. Although they may be weak, most of them are difficult to deal with, so it is necessary to rely on local forces.

It's actually quite rare to see someone directly crush their opponent to death.

In order to prevent her other self from interfering with the plot, and because she was genuinely interested in her other self, Shana became entangled with her other self.