Their commission was suspicious.

“…Yes, yes, you have the same ability as me, okay?” Chikujoin Shinkan nodded.

Belief is a subjective judgment, and Chikujoin Shinkan genuinely did not believe that Chen Luo possessed the same abilities as himself. Therefore, Chen Luo's statement just now was a lie.

However, Tsukijoin Makan didn't want to gamble, so he simply went along with Chen Luo's suggestion, just like the way Chen Luo had dealt with him before.

As long as you don't gamble, you won't lose.

When someone opens their mouth and says "yes, yes, yes," it can be fatal for someone who relies on deception.

"How could that be?" Chen Luo suddenly denied.

"Huh?" Tsukijoin Shinkan was taken aback.

Then Tsukijoin Shinkan's expression immediately changed drastically.

Putting aside whether what was said earlier is true or not, if what Chikujoin Shinkan said earlier, "You and I have the same ability," is a lie, and Chen Luo denies it now, if Chikujoin Shinkan were to use his ability to reverse it now, Chen Luo would indeed have the same ability as him.

Generally speaking, Chikujoin Shinkan wouldn't be foolish enough to hand over his bargaining chips so easily, but...

"Now, use your power on me," Chen Luo said, placing the short sword against Chikujoin Shinkan's neck.

"..."

You're dreaming!

Zhuchengyuan Zhenjian originally wanted to say that, because Zhuchengyuan Zhenjian would not give up his bargaining chip; Zhuchengyuan Zhenjian was betting that Chen Luo would not dare to kill him.

"You think you're dreaming? Oh ho, you're quite the tough nut to crack." Chen Luo interrupted Zhuchengyuan Zhenjian.

"..."

Go ahead and kill me if you dare.

Chikujo-in Shinkan originally intended to say this.

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony." Chen Luo snapped his fingers while Tsukihime Shinkan remained silent.

Snapped!

"A lie within a lie can instantly turn right and wrong upside down." Under the effect of Chen Luo's control over his ability, Chikujoin Shinkan uncontrollably used his ability on Chen Luo.

"Alright, now I also have Kotoha's infinite deception." Chen Luo lowered the short sword that was against Chikujoin Shinkan's neck.

Although Chen Luo doesn't have Kotoha's infinite deception, he does have the ability to control things.

Using Kotoba Infinite Deception to obtain Kotoba Infinite Deception is feasible in this world.

“Mr. Holy Grail, didn’t you originally intend for the tobacco to be used indefinitely? Aren’t you the Origin Grail? Aren’t you capable of doing anything?” Meteora asked, somewhat surprised.

Because Chen Luogen's original Holy Grail persona allows him to add any other persona to himself.

“As the Root of the Holy Grail, I am indeed capable of infinite deception with words,” Chen Luo said.

"That……"

"Impossible, my ability was successfully activated just now." Chikujoin Makan, the person involved, immediately denied it.

"Let me finish. Chen Luo of the Root Grail can indeed possess various abilities, but he didn't have them before. However, he does now." Chen Luo smiled, a particularly happy smile.

Merlin, who was watching the show while eating sunflower seeds, dropped the seeds in his hand and slowly opened his eyes wide.

What the hell!

Only Merlin and Yukari Yakumo could understand what Chen Luo meant, but Yukari was studying the "Plagiarist's Guide to Time Travel" on the side, so only Merlin was greatly shocked.

Chen Luo had just removed his Root Grail disguise and then used the abilities of Chikujoin Shinkan to gain the same abilities as Chikujoin Shinkan.

Wait, can you really get this for free?

Or rather... is that okay?

broken!

Merlin slapped his thigh.

Merlin doesn't care whether Tsukiyomi Shinkan can learn this skill, but if Chen Luo learns it, then the people in the bar will be useless!

With the ability to predict the future, coupled with Kotoba's infinite deception... wouldn't Chen Luo be able to manipulate whomever he wanted?

Furthermore, Chen Luo also possesses the power of a Herald of Knowledge to influence the emotions and memories of others...

Wait a minute, Chen Luo could play whoever he wanted?

Oh, that's okay.

Merlin suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because Merlin discovered that Chen Luo could do whatever he wanted.

After all, in everyone's impression, Chen Luo was capable of doing anything.

Now that Chen Luo has been stunned by Kotoha's indefinite ability, he'll at most just find a few unlucky guys to test his abilities and have some fun.

Yeah, find an unlucky guy...

Poor guy...

Merlin froze, then looked around before turning to Chen Luo, only to find Chen Luo staring back at him.

Poor guy...

"Chen Luo! You can't just cheat me out of everything, you heartless bastard!" Merlin instantly realized who the unlucky guy was.

Who else could it be but myself?

"How could that be? We're best buddies, why would I betray you?"

“I don’t believe it… wait, I believe it.” Merlin suddenly realized that he had just denied Chen Luo’s words.

"Hmph, do you believe me now? If I wanted to trick you, you would have been in trouble long ago. Why would I wait until now?" Chen Luo patted Merlin's head.

"..." Merlin got a headache, then got up and walked to the front of Chikujoin Shinkan.

"Brother, I need to ask you something. Can you give me a Kotoha Infinite Deception card too?" Merlin said sheepishly.

"..." Chikujoin Shinkan stared silently at Merlin, without saying a word.

Tsukiin Shinkan was already in a bad mood. He had just given away his most precious possession to his opponent, losing his only bargaining chip. And now someone was shamelessly asking him for his abilities.

Oh, the other party is a nightmare, without a heart, without conscience, and without any shame, so they are indeed shameless.

“…Miss Tsukijoin Masaki, I think you might need to cooperate with me. Although I, Merlin, cannot defeat Chen Luo, I can defeat you. My title of Sword Saint of Avalon is not just for show.” Merlin said, holding his staff.

“…I can’t do it.” Chikujoin Shinkan said irritably.

After thinking for a moment, Chikujoin Shinkan realized that he might not be able to defeat Merlin in front of him, so he tried to remain calm and composed.

"But you've granted Chen Luo's wishes, haven't you? Why can't you grant mine? Are you looking down on me?"

“Because theoretically speaking, my abilities cannot be copied at all. At most, I can take other people’s things or transfer my abilities... This is the first time I’ve seen a situation where I share my abilities with someone else without being affected myself.” Tsukijoin Shinkan chose to lie down.

I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table, I'm giving up.

Now even my only value is gone.

Upon hearing what Chikujoin Shinkan said, Merlin looked at Chen Luo.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

Chen Luo had already received the commission before Merlin even spoke.

"It's the essence of wishes, I added the essence of wishes," Chen Luo said.

[Ding! Mission complete!]

The raw stone allows Chen Luo to directly acquire the abilities of others through the talent panel.

While the essence of wishes can't reach the level of a raw stone, given the right opportunity, it's still possible to grant Chen Luo abilities that haven't undergone conceptual modification.

Since the Essence of Wishes is not equivalent to the Source of the World, Chen Luo can obtain it even while lying down, so he doesn't feel bad about spending it.

After Chen Luo obtained Kotoba Infinite Deception, he could directly use Primal Stones to perform conceptual modifications.

Chen Luo was quite interested in this ability... The key is that conceptualizing and modifying an already acquired ability is really not expensive, only about 20% to 30% of the price of buying it directly with raw stones.

"If I use the essence of wishes, can I also obtain the infinite deception of words?" Merlin became interested.

“Theoretically, it is possible. But even if you obtain this ability, it will become a non-permanent ability when you go outside, becoming something like a Command Seal, which will be gone once it's used up,” Chen Luo said.

"That's good too. At least it can be used once more, right? Quickly, give me some Wish Essence."

“…Once I upload this ability to the group network, you can download it, right? Although direct downloading is something only adventurers in Paradise can do, you can buy the skill book,” Chen Luo said.

“No. I don’t plan to delve deeper into this ability unless absolutely necessary. I have my own abilities. So I just want it to be a one-time thing.” Merlin shook his head.

"...This is indeed a business opportunity." Chen Luo suddenly realized something.

Because the infinite deception obtained by using Kotoba is made of wish essence, it will not occupy the other party's soul capacity.

In addition, due to the high status of the soul essence, the incompatibility caused by ordinary abilities in another world will not occur on the Words of Infinite Deception composed of wish essence.

In general, compared to the Words of Infinite Deception that can be purchased with Paradise Coins or temporarily copied, the Words of Infinite Deception that can be copied with Wish Essence has greater universality and a higher potential, making it suitable as a trump card for turning the tide of battle!

"Zhuchengyuan Zhenjian, would you be interested in becoming my mentor NPC?" Chen Luo asked with great interest.

"What is that?" Tsukijiin Shinkan was taken aback.

"It's similar to what you just did."

"You mean you want me to teach others my abilities? Dream on." Tsukijoin Shinkan shook his head.

Although Chikujouin Shinkan knew that she had lost her usefulness after Chen Luo learned Kotoba Infinite Deception, she still refused to teach her abilities to others on a large scale.

"Then there's nothing we can do." As soon as Chen Luo finished speaking, he appeared in front of Chikujoin Shinkan, placing his finger on the other's forehead. Chikujoin Shinkan immediately retreated, only to find that Chen Luo did not chase after him, but instead threw the golden light that Chen Luo had drawn from his forehead into a scroll.

[Investiture of the Gods.]

After that point of true spirit entered the Investiture of the Gods, Zhuchengyuan Zhenjian understood everything and then fell silent.

"Don't be so disappointed. You haven't died yet. Your true spirit will only be in a semi-management state when it enters the Investiture of the Gods, and there is a chance to escape the Investiture of the Gods... provided that I am willing to return your true spirit to you. How about this, you work for me for 20 years, and I will set you free?" Chen Luo said, looking at the understanding and silent Tsukiyomi Shinkansen.

"...Do I have a chance to resist?" Tsukijoin Shinkan asked without any interest.

"That's not quite right... You should thank Merlin for that. If Merlin hadn't saved you from killing the shopkeeper and your creator, you would have been killed by me by now. Two lives for one, you're not at a loss. You're only working for me for 20 years now, which is a great deal. And in your spare time, you can explore the outside world." Chen Luo crossed his arms.

In Chen Luo's view, people are not distinguished by wealth or status. If Tsukijoin Shinkan really killed a shopkeeper just because he wanted a book, he would have already turned Tsukijoin Shinkan into a puppet and thrown him into the Soul Lamp.

Merlin's intervention in stopping Tsukijoin Masami was fortunate for Tsukijoin Masami.

Chen Luo was already being very polite by only taking a small part of the true spirit of the Zhucheng Academy True Mirror into the Investiture of the Gods, and not capturing her entirely.

"However, you must be careful. If you die within 20 years, you will be resurrected in the Investiture of the Gods and completely belong to it," Chen Luo warned.

After understanding his current situation, Tsukijoin Shinkan reluctantly accepted his fate.

"I hope... the outside world can bring me joy." Having understood everything and the current situation, Tsukijoin Shinkansen barely managed to find something that could make him feel happy.

There are worlds beyond worlds.

Chen Luo merely glanced at the True Mirror of the Castle Cultivation Institute and said nothing more. The fate of the True Mirror of the Castle Cultivation Institute needs no further explanation…

Because she'll definitely bring about her own demise... her soul will ultimately belong to the Investiture of the Gods.

This is the result of Chen Luo spending five raw stones to have the user-friendly plugin perform a divination; it is absolutely correct.

Originally, Chen Luo only wanted to see if Zhuchengyuan Zhenjian would repent in 20 years. If not, he would throw Zhuchengyuan Zhenjian into prison in 20 years... When dealing with such evil, everyone should work together and not talk about morality.

But the unexpected result was: "This child won't even survive three episodes, let alone three years."

God knows which world this guy went to explore and then got killed.

Could it be the Ocean of Dimensions?

That's perfectly normal.

Because, apart from the big shots who leave this world through their strength, the survival rate of newcomers in the Dimensional Sea is less than 1%.

And Chikujoin Shinkan is clearly someone who likes to cause trouble...

Furthermore, since Tsukijouin Magan is a created being, his abilities will become less effective after leaving this story world, so it's normal for him to be killed.

The ultimate villain, who was expected to be the best, was killed before he had even taken three steps after leaving the starting village. That's quite dramatic, isn't it?

Anyway, Chen Luo doesn't consider himself a good person, so there's nothing wrong with him temporarily playing the role of the Pleasure Star God Aha.

Furthermore, if it weren't for the current inappropriate situation, Chen Luo would have already given the shrewish Zhuchengyuan Zhenjian a good dressing down with the Moral Code. He killed two innocent people in just one day in the real world; this guy deserved to be beaten up.

Alright, stop worrying about it. In 20 years... you might even be transcending worldly concerns by then.