Their commission was suspicious.

Once you get used to making wishes, or even feel tired of it, it can easily lead to a decrease in rewards, just like a bar where the average income per person is decreasing day by day.

But this is Chen Luo's flaw, not the wishing lamp's flaw.

As Chen Luo's talent development progresses, this problem should also be resolved.

Considering that, in a sense, raw stones and the source of the world are equivalent, the ability to obtain billions of yuan without lifting a finger is perhaps only achievable by those who transcend all rules.

But before that, Chen Luo would have gained a considerable amount from the magic lamp.

Moreover, the more unique the person making a wish, the better the effect.

[Just like an old married couple who always want to try something new, right? I understand, I'll help you find something.]

"..."

Since the appearance of the Genie, user-friendly plugins have become much more obedient.

After all, if the user-friendly plugins aren't the problem, there are plenty of genies willing to be the encyclopedia entries.

It's definitely better to compile these encyclopedias.

"Brother Chen Luo, what wish do you want to make to me?" Gretchen waved her hand in front of Chen Luo.

"A wish..."

Chen Luo glanced at it and thought that having a wish like Great Gretchen's was much more normal than having one like Alicia's.

"My first wish is for you to use your abilities to paint a picture for me," Chen Luo said.

[Portrait]: Let Greta paint one for you.

Reward: 400 Primogems

Clearly, this wish is much more difficult than Alicia's request, and Chen Luo genuinely wants a portrait.

However, Chen Luo's soul characteristics are very special, so it is very difficult for Gretchen to draw Chen Luo.

“But didn’t I already agree to this request?” Gresh tilted his head.

“Those used to be private commissions, now this is an official commission, for the raw stones, the difference is huge,” Chen Luo said.

“Oh, no problem. Speaking of which, I just happen to have some inspiration right now. Oh, by the way, Chen Luo, could you give me another ordinary raw gem?” Gretchen said.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

“Sure, sure.” Chen Luo took out a raw stone and handed it to Gretsch.

“I think that whether it’s a regular rough stone or a reversed rough stone, it represents a facet of Chen Luo’s soul. So, after having two rough stones, we can observe them carefully and perhaps gain more inspiration.” Gretchen stacked the two rough stones, which looked almost identical but gave off slightly different feelings.

Then, the overlapping rough stones reflected complex colors under the bar's lights.

Greta stared blankly at the color, lost in thought.

"Reversed Origin Stone... Okay, let's call it that." Chen Luo also felt that some distinction should be made between the Origin Stones.

"The first wish cannot be fulfilled for the time being, so what about Chen Luo's second wish?" Gretsch asked after putting away the two different raw stones.

“My second wish…is to leave my mark on your face.” Chen Luo raised his calligraphy brush.

[Ding! The commission has been posted!]

“…Sure, but can’t we change the position? Like on your lap or back?” Greta didn’t seem surprised by Chen Luo’s wish.

"You're too late. The wish has already been posted." Chen Luo shook his head.

"But don't worry, I'll go easy on you."

"Chen, Chen Luo, don't come any closer!" Gretchen instinctively took a step back as she looked at Chen Luo holding a paintbrush.

"..." Chen Luo ignored Gretchen's rejection.

If Gretchen had even bothered to issue a commission, Chen Luo wouldn't have been so indifferent.

I get it, that's obvious. It's about romance!

"..."

Romantic flair my foot! Greta was clearly prepared for this!

Chen Luo lightly touched a rough stone with his brush, and then drew a colorful mark in one stroke.

[Ding! Mission complete!]

"Wow, what beautiful colors! Can you paint one on my face too?" Alicia slowly approached, examining the patch of paint on Gretchen's face that shone with dazzling colors and was as beautiful as a raw gemstone.

It's less of a prank and more of a fine work of art.

"Raw stones can be ground into pigments?" Greta looked in the mirror and became very interested.

As a painter, Gretchen naturally knew that many pigments could only be made from very special minerals.

Big Gretchen, I didn't expect even the raw gems would work.

Moreover, the natural colors of the raw stone can truly achieve a vibrant, multicolored white effect.

“You can’t do it, but I can,” Chen Luo said.

Strictly speaking, Chen Luo did not turn the raw stone into paint, but rather fixed it into a decorative piece that conformed to the shape of Greta's face, but the texture was very soft.

"Can I take a few raw stones to try?" Gretchen asked.

Greta knew that the raw stone was important to Chen Luo, but Greta was genuinely curious.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

“No problem.” Chen Luo gave Gretchen ten Originium Stones directly.

"Thank you, Brother Chen Luo."

"It's alright, I can only say you thanked me too soon, so are you ready to accept my third wish?" Chen Luo's smile made Greta feel a little uneasy.

"I'm...ready." Gretchen leaned directly against Alicia.

"My third wish is to be able to make three more wishes!" Chen Luo raised his hand and said.

"Ok?"

"???"

"!!!"

After he finished speaking, everyone in the bar looked at Chen Luo, including his Genie assistant.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? If three wishes can be granted, isn't it basic to wish for more wishes for the last one?" Chen Luo tilted his head.

To be honest, Chen Luo had already come up with dozens of ways to exploit the bug, and was just waiting to put them into practice.

"Is this reasonable?" Gretchen couldn't help but ask.

“That makes perfect sense,” said Ruoshui, the genie’s little helper.

"The rules of the magic lamp are that you must grant the genie any three wishes you can make. The rule for making a wish is that it cannot exceed your ability, but there are no other restrictions. So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this wish has already been granted." The genie's assistant looked at Chen Luo.

Everyone's attention turned to Chen Luo, and Gretchen couldn't help but pinch her brow after seeing Chen Luo nod.

Gretchen wasn't worried that Chen Luo would do anything strange to her while she was trying to fulfill his wish; she still had a basic level of trust in Chen Luo.

Just when you think you've finished your work, you're pulled back to work overtime. Anyone would feel annoyed in that situation.

And what if Chen Luo wants to draw something on his face again?

"Doesn't that mean that as long as someone touches this magic lamp, Lolo can keep having his wishes granted whenever he wants? Is this some kind of perpetual motion machine? That's so unfair!" Alicia complained.

"No, I just checked, and Gretchen's three wishes have already been fulfilled. There's no longer any connection between the genie and Gretchen. In other words, it'll end as soon as Gretchen fulfills my three more wishes. There won't be any situation where I can use my last wish to make many more wishes," Chen Luo, the genie of the lamp, said after checking.

Chen Luo checked again and found that compared to the three wishes allowed by the genie lamp, these three extra wishes did not have the same priority. However, Gretchen's abilities were still not enough to stop them.

Gretchen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"So, Chen Luo can get others to grant him a maximum of five wishes for free?" Shana asked from next door.

“No, theoretically speaking, my third wish can grant me countless wishes. And I can use my last wish to let the other person touch the lamp again. That way, I'll have three wishes granted by the genie’s lamp,” Chen Luo said.

"...Wouldn't that allow for permanent control over whoever touches the lamp?" Shana couldn't help but ask, then looked at Alicia and Gretchen, who had touched the lamp, but noticed that neither of them showed any worry. They seemed to trust Chen Luo completely.

"The rules of wishes are inherently cheating rules. But they're bound to have flaws," the puppeteer suddenly said.

What defect?

“To use something familiar as an example, like using Command Seals, the broader the command issued when using a Command Seal, the weaker its binding force. So if Chen Luo Zhen wishes for the other party to grant more of Chen Luo’s wishes, then the intensity of each wish will be diluted,” Root said.

"If Chen Luo is too greedy and wants more extra wishes, the intensity of each individual wish will be lower. If the intensity is so low that the person making the wish can resist it, then no matter how many wishes there are, they can basically be considered invalid."

The insight into the root cause is quite strong, directly addressing the core of the problem.

"What if Chen Luo used his last wish to let the other person touch the lamp one more time?" Shana then asked.

“Little one, have you ever heard the saying: every gift bestowed by fate has a price tag attached? The original rule of the genie lamp—that for every three wishes granted, one wish must be granted in return—is not without reason,” the puppeteer said slowly.

"That's right. Although I didn't force anyone to grant a wish after becoming a genie, it still created some kind of unique phenomenon that required me to pay a price. The simplest way is to spend gemstones. Although I spend less than I earn, it still hurts me to do so," Chen Luo said helplessly.

Fulfilling wishes is a two-way street, but because the magic lamp is a rule-level item, the genie can put in less effort.

"This is the law that governs the world—the conservation of mass, or equivalent exchange. Ignoring the rules is something you can only do when you become a transcendent being." The puppeteer nodded.

"But it seems Chen Luo is still guaranteed to make a profit."

“Young lady, this is the meaning of authority. A person who has practiced boxing for 10 years must be stronger than an ordinary person, otherwise wouldn’t all the training have been in vain?” Genyuan said.

Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. Now there are two elderly people in the bar: Genyuan and the Puppet Master.

"!!!"

Chen Luo instantly felt as if he were being watched by something at the top of the food chain.

The Puppeteer, the youngest, most beautiful, and gorgeous girl in the Dimensional Sea!

After silently repeating the words for a while, Chen Luo finally felt the terrifying gaze disappear.

"So, in other words, Brother Chen Luo made three wishes to me, and after I granted them all, if Brother Chen Luo doesn't want to spend raw stones to avoid disaster, he has to grant me an even bigger wish?" Gretsch's eyes lit up.

"Ahem, little brother Chen Luo, you don't want your raw stones to be spent for this reason, do you?" Greta said, putting one hand on her hip and changing her tone, with a sly smile on her face.

“???” Alicia didn’t understand why Gresh used her own tone when she said these things. Did Gresh think that she was the one who would do this kind of thing the most?

However... it seems like there's no problem.

But the expression Gretsch expected from Chen Luo didn't appear; instead, she was met with Chen Luo's doting gaze.

“Silly child, in the words of my teacher, every gift from fate comes with a price tag attached. Have you ever thought about how much I have actually given you?”

"Huh?" Gretchen was taken aback.

Then Greta thought about what Chen Luo had given her...

It seems, probably, perhaps, it appears, indeed... there is a little bit too much.

Alicia, standing next to her, looked even more guilty.

Alicia originally planned to use Gretchen's tactics to threaten Chen Luo.

Then Alicia realized... not to mention that Chen Luo was indulging her other whims, she seemed completely unable to repay even just one real world.

Oh no! He thought he could earn enough money to go home for the New Year by fulfilling Chen Luo's three wishes, but he found that he owed 800 years' worth of wages.

"This kind of thing is called good karma, which is a kind of cause and effect. Because it is a benevolent act of giving without expecting anything in return, it won't accumulate like cause and effect where you have to repay it sooner or later. However, too much good karma can easily lead to endless entanglements between the two parties. But overall, it is entirely beneficial and without any harm," the puppeteer explained.

"Even those who haven't transcended the cycle of rebirth can still benefit from accumulating good deeds."

“Of course, there are also those who try to transcend by cultivating evil karma, and that is indeed a possibility. But such people are usually killed by passing transcendent beings before they even become transcendent. I’ve killed one before.” Genyuan said, head held high.

"Hmm?" The puppeteer glanced at the source.

“I used to cut down enemies while wearing my two Transcendental Pendants.”

"Hmm." The puppeteer nodded and then drank his tea.

The words and actions of a transcendent being have a significant impact on the entire dimensional sea. If there is a transcendent being of chaotic evil, even transcendent beings will be unable to remain calm.

Not a single one.

In the Three-Body Problem universe, each person is essentially a swordsman, possessing a button to detonate the dimensional sea. While they might not be able to defeat all the other transcendents, they can certainly overturn the table. Pressing the button won't kill the transcendent, but everyone else will die.

If the opponent hasn't become a transcendent being, then send a transcendent being to kill him along the way. If the opponent has become a transcendent being, then call a group of transcendent beings to surround and kill him.

There is no such thing as a hidden transcendence, because every transcendent is specially marked by the dimensional sea at the moment of transcendence.

“However, I don’t want to waste my spoils of war, nor do I want to spend my primal stones to avoid disaster… So, if you have any wishes, just say them. How could I refuse you?” Chen Luo looked at Gretchen.