Their commission was suspicious.

While Chen Luo was fantasizing about a wonderful life, the genie lamp seemed to have made a decision based on Chen Luo's situation.

Chen Luo and the genie looked at each other, and he saw that the genie's expression was becoming more and more complicated.

"So what is your first wish?" Chen Luo urged.

"...I want to discuss something. How about you come in and I'll go out, and you can be the genie?"

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[If You Don't Abandon Me]: 3000 Originium

Difficulty: 3 stars

"???"

Upon hearing the genie's words, Chen Luo instinctively looked at the puppeteer.

The genie's wish-granting logic is to select one that Chen Luo is capable of fulfilling based on the wishes of those around him.

So it's possible that the puppeteer felt Chen Luo should become the genie, so...

"Don't look at me, it's not me." The puppeteer shook his head quickly when he saw Chen Luo looking at him, and then continued to look at Alicia and the others.

"Over 5 years old? Well... that's not bad. Compared to some long-lived species, they're just reaching adulthood. Do you have someone you like now? How about considering my apprentice? Although he's only about 18, age isn't a problem... I don't know if he has a car, but he has businesses. Look how successful this bar is!"

Chen Luo immediately turned his head back.

"It's not someone else's problem." Genie Ruoshui shook her head.

"I've wandered for half my life, never finding a wise ruler! If you will not abandon me, I am willing to serve you! My lord, I have finally found you! Waaah!" After composing herself, the lamp spirit Ruoshui hugged Chen Luo's waist and burst into tears.

The commotion at Genie Ruoshui's place attracted a lot of attention, including Shana, who had been watching intently since the beginning, wanting to see how Chen Luo would solve the Genie problem and learn from it for future use.

Shana took a closer look and knew she definitely couldn't learn Chen Luo's method.

If Chen Luo has any props, then it might not be too difficult for Shana to find a similar lower-level substitute prop in the Dimensional Sea.

However, Shana could never learn the ability to make the spirits of rule-level items bow down in worship.

"Let go! Let go! So many people are watching!" Chen Luo grabbed the genie Ruoshui by the collar and threw her onto the lamp. Ruoshui instantly turned into smoke.

But soon, blue smoke began to emerge from the spout of the lamp again, and the smoke transformed back into the genie Ruoshui.

"Don't get so agitated." Chen Luo instinctively hugged his chest.

"..." The genie Ruoshui hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself. In the end, she simply floated on the lamp without making a move.

"Let's talk about the magic lamp. Why did you let me in just now?" Chen Luo asked calmly.

Although the Transcendent Master was watching over him, Chen Luo still had to be extremely careful. If he developed a habit of acting rashly, he could potentially get himself killed when dealing with the items in the Dimensional Sea.

“My lord, since your talent has not yet been unlocked, I don’t blame you for not recognizing me. After all, I was just a random product of the tide of wishes back then.”

"Uh, the tide of wishes? What's that? And do you mean I should recognize you? Do we know each other?" Chen Luo asked, puzzled.

"The so-called wish tide is... Once upon a time, a transcendent being placed seven items in the dimensional sea. Anyone who finds these seven items can make a wish to the transcendent being."

"That sounds pretty tempting, so what's next?"

"However, what almost no one knows is that these seven items are essentially distributed to collect the wishes of all living beings. Apart from the highest-grade stone slab, the other items are almost ubiquitous. In addition, these six items are extremely useful, so this treasure hunt craze has never subsided. The wishes of all living beings gathered by these seven items are also getting higher and higher."

"It sounds like they're printing cards featuring all 108 heroes of the Water Margin, mass-producing them, but only printing 107 of them," Chen Luo complained.

"After countless years of searching, someone finally succeeded in finding all seven items, but the other party was a reincarnated transcendent being... because he was dissatisfied with his combat power being only T1 among transcendent beings, so he cut off his own sword and reincarnated."

"Where did this ruthless person come from?" Chen Luo was shocked.

Transcendence is not something that can be mastered through practice. Even those who have been reborn and transcended still need to rely on chance to achieve it, although their chances may be slightly higher than others.

Did that person never consider that he would never be successful?

"After gathering the seven items, the other party did not make a wish for the transcendent to fulfill her own wish, but rather used the collective will of all beings in the entire dimensional sea gathered by these seven items to make a wish to the collective will itself, to help her become a transcendent."

"And then it succeeded?" Chen Luo pressed.

"It's a success. The combined buffs of the collective will and reincarnation allowed the recipient to transcend a second time. The resulting fluctuations were the tide of wishes." The genie nodded.

"How come I've never heard of such explosive news?" Chen Luo scratched his head.

Chen Luo didn't stay in the Dimensional Sea for long, but the user-friendly plugin collected information at each safe point.

"Because forgetfulness is also one of the characteristics of those who transcend, but only if the other party wants others to forget. Also, because of that incident, all seven wish-granting items disappeared from the dimensional sea, and everyone lost their memory of the seven wish-granting items," the genie said.

Upon hearing the genie's words, Chen Luo turned to the puppeteer for confirmation.

“That’s true. But not every transcendent does that. For example, I don’t. After all, I’m a puppeteer who’s skilled in manipulation. If everyone forgets about me, who am I going to manipulate?” the puppeteer explained.

“Little Gresh, your abilities are indeed quite special. I have a book here… Speaking of which, wouldn’t you really consider my apprentice?”

Chen Luo immediately looked away.

Chen Luo wanted to keep an eye on the puppeteers, but how could an apprentice control his master?

"Since everyone else doesn't remember, why do you remember?" Chen Luo asked the genie.

"...It's impossible for someone to forget their own birth and origins, right? I was born by chance due to the tide of my original wish and some coincidences," said the Genie Ruoshui.

"And you, my lord, should be the same. I guess it's because the transcendent being who made the wish was already on the verge of transcendence, so she didn't use up all the wishes of sentient beings, and returned the remaining wishes to sentient beings. That's how you were born. Of course, it's also possible that your parents asked the transcendent being for some of the wishes of sentient beings and then wished for a child. In short, all sorts of possibilities exist. Anything can happen in the dimensional sea." The genie shrugged.

"Oh...am I that good?"

The power of all beings' wishes! That sounds so cool!

Just as I had suspected, my parents really are reclusive big shots! I just wonder just how big of big shots they are…

"We were both born from the tide of wishes, but you, my lord, have always been exercising the power of wishes, so you are far superior to me in the realm of this power. Besides, I am merely a tool... and a tool always needs a user. So, my lord, why don't you become this genie? That way, you can use this rule-based tool at will," the genie said.

"But do you have to grant the genie's wishes multiple times before you can become a new genie?"

“When faced with the same high-priority holder of the same authority, the bottom line for rule-level items is very flexible,” the Genie said.

Subordinates are not allowed to contradict their superiors.

"So, if I possess the power of destiny, I can fire the Friendship Revolver without limit?" Chen Luo pondered.

“That’s true, but one authority is enough; too much makes it impure,” the genie shook his head.

"Huh? With so many talents I possess, doesn't that mean..."

“Oh, my lord, don’t worry. I just took a look at your talents, and they are essentially derivatives of wishes. In other words, you only have one talent right now,” the genie explained.

The genie became the master of Chen Luo because he saw Chen Luo's destiny and talent.

The genie could hardly believe that someone could go so far on the path of wish power, starting from scratch, in just a few months.

The purity of Chen Luo's power and how far he can go are two different things.

The former represents how high the ladder is, and the latter represents how high one has climbed.

Chen Luo has now climbed to the top and is building his own ladder. Logically, his progress should be very slow, but Chen Luo seems to be maintaining his original pace... It's because he's a little afraid of the dark that he's slowing down.

My lord, you're practically a human wish-granting machine now!

Their skill is so adept it's almost heartbreaking.

It's practically a divine body born with innate wishes!

However, the wishing lamp happens to be a lamp, and it can help in exploring the path ahead.

“But my talent is that I can get Primal Stones as a reward for helping others fulfill their wishes, while the magic lamp’s effect is to have others fulfill my wishes.” Chen Luo was somewhat conflicted.

"Original Stone...you mean the Essence of Wishes, right? Have you forgotten? The effect of the Wishing Lamp is that someone else grants your wish, and you receive the Essence of Wishes. That is, you obtain an Original Stone."

"What? You mean if I ask someone else to grant my wish, I can get the Primal Stone?" Chen Luo's eyes widened slowly.

Isn't this one of my ultimate wishes?

You can get commissions delivered to your door even while you're lying at home, and you can even let your friends in the group complete the commissions, with Chen Luo directly receiving the raw stones!

Could it be that my past wishes are finally starting to come true?

Chen Luo was almost overwhelmed with happiness.

This is really... amazing.

“That’s right. And you’re celebrating too soon, my lord.”

"Huh? What do you mean?" Chen Luo was startled. Was there some other side effect waiting for him?

"My lord, don't panic. What I mean is that there's an even bigger surprise waiting for you," the genie quickly said.

"While constantly helping others fulfill their wishes may propel you forward on the path to the power of desire, and experiencing the desires of others can help you better understand desire itself, there's always a counter-argument. You're always helping others fulfill their wishes, but who will fulfill yours?"

"You're an expert at granting other people's wishes, so... if you want to understand wishes more deeply, you should let others grant your wishes. And coincidentally, I have that ability." The genie crossed his arms, looking quite pleased with himself.

In terms of complementarity, the wishing lamp and Chen Luo are a match made in heaven.

Listening to the genie's words, Chen Luo had an epiphany.

Although the magic lamp wasn't a real lamp, it truly illuminated the way forward for Chen Luo.

Yes, why should only we help others fulfill their wishes, while others can't help us fulfill ours?

Chen Luo's main theme of helping others fulfill their wishes will not change, but if you have never experienced the feeling of having your wishes fulfilled by others, something will always be missing.

Yin alone cannot grow, and Yang alone cannot produce.

Having someone else's wish fulfilled is also part of the wish process; if you're unhappy about it, don't play.

"I get it!" Chen Luo slammed his hand on the table.

Putting aside the fact that the genie's wish directly gave Chen Luo a high price of 3000 raw stones, just the fact that this lamp can complete the puzzle of Chen Luo's understanding of wishes makes Chen Luo want to try being the genie himself.

But here's the problem...

Chen Luo looked down at the exquisite yet small magic lamp, which was only about the size of a palm...

I can't get in, there's no way I can get in no matter how hard I try, right?

Chapter 2157 The First Victim of the Wishing Lamp—The Mysterious City Hare (10k)

"Because a large amount of wish essence is needed to synthesize the Nine-Star Wish Essence in order to replace the Genie as the Magic Lamp, it is necessary to possess wish essence."

“Theoretically speaking, my lord, you need to fulfill one of my wishes to obtain the essence of wishes as a catalyst. But don’t you have the Primal Stone? Just throw one in,” the Genie said.

"Oh, so the essence of wishes is a raw gem? So it's not just my talent that can produce raw gems?" Chen Luo took a raw gem, opened the lid of the magic lamp, and threw it in.

"No, a raw stone is a raw stone, and the essence of a wish is the essence of a wish. What the genie produces is the essence of a wish, not a raw stone." Chen Luo just made a sarcastic remark, but to his surprise, the genie shook his head and denied it outright.

Who in the world hasn't thought of themselves as unique? It's not surprising that Chen Luo thinks this way.

However, Chen Luoke entered the magic lamp because the genie said that being a genie meant he could collect raw stones while lying down.

"Damn it! You're kidding me..." Before Chen Luo could finish speaking, he felt a strong attraction coming from the magic lamp.

However, Chen Luo felt he could still resist, but after glancing at the puppeteer who was calmly asking Alicia and the others if they had any plans to get married, Chen Luo gave up resisting.

After entering the magic lamp, Chen Luo could feel some kind of authority being transferred to him, a feeling that was extremely intimate and comfortable.

It's like... it was originally yours.

Oh my god! It's all mine!

In the blink of an eye, Chen Luo was already inside the magic lamp.

But unlike the small "pot" that appears from the outside, the real magic lamp seems to have an endless space inside.

Having gradually come to understand everything, Chen Luo transformed into wisps of smoke and left the magic lamp.

A wisp of smoke emerged from the spout, then expanded into Chen Luo, before slowly returning to the bar area.

This gave Chen Luo a new way to save his life.

As long as the magic lamp is not broken, Chen Luo will not die, and no matter how far apart they are, he can return to the magic lamp at any time.

But the first thing Chen Luo did after emerging was to grab the genie by the collar and bring him to his front.

"You just said 'essence of wishes,' not 'raw stone'?" This was what Chen Luo was most concerned about.

"My lord, please let me explain!" The genie, whose collar was being held by Chen Luo, did not struggle.

The current genie is depicted as an armed doll named Ruoshui, and is similar in size.

"If I were still the genie, I would naturally receive the essence of a wish while inside the lamp. But you, my lord, when someone grants your wish, you receive a Primal Stone. The essence of a wish is similar to a Primal Stone, but it's not as high-grade. The main difference lies in the processor level, which results in different items being produced," the genie said.