Their commission was suspicious.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

Merlin persisted and approached Chen Luo to ask for a bit of the essence of wishes, and then obtained the Words of Infinite Deception from Tsukijoin Shinkan.

[Ding! Mission complete!]

Everything that just happened, as well as the comments about the outside world, were all silenced by the world's consciousness, making them seem reasonable.

In this world, Chen Luo is considered an agent, so it's normal for him to have some privileges.

"Alright, let's continue talking about reviving Setsuna." Chen Luo turned to look at Altair.

“Now that I’ve put away the True Mirror of the Castle Castle, I’m the only one who can use the Words of Infinite Deception. Plus, I can also grant your wish, so you can only turn to me for help right now,” Chen Luo said to Altair.

"...What do you want to do?" Altair asked warily.

Altair could never guess what Chen Luo would do next.

Furthermore, after the Tsukijoin Shinkan was taken into a strange scroll, Chen Luo became the "only tool" to revive Setsuna, making Altair even more cautious.

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. Let's discuss how to revive Setsuna," Chen Luo said.

"What's there to discuss? Why not just follow the original plot? Isn't the solution already laid out before us?" Altair retorted.

“But the problem is… because of that time traveler and you, this world has many more uncertainties, and characters that shouldn’t have appeared have emerged, so fate has shifted,” Chen Luo said.

This wasn't Chen Luo trying to scare Altair.

The world has changed beyond recognition. At least the uncle who could use gravity bullets in the original story has not appeared. In his place is the even more cunning Otto.

And then there's Shakugan no Shana...

"Then why can't we try to bring the plot back to normal?"

“That’s possible, but I have a safer method. It will guarantee that Shimazaki Setsuna can be resurrected and still be able to move around in this world,” Chen Luo said.

“The latter is unnecessary. My ally was abandoned by this world, and that’s why he abandoned the world.” Altair shook his head.

"It doesn't matter, whatever makes you happy. So I have a plan here that's guaranteed to succeed, do you want to do it?"

"Do it, why not do it!" Altair said firmly.

"I'll do anything you say as long as you can help me revive my ally."

[Ding! You have a new request!]

【Resurrect, My Ally】: Help Altair revive Setsuna Inazuma.

Reward: 1299+ [Power of All Things]

Difficulty: Four stars

"Alright, Altair, debut as a virtual singer and gather enough recognition!"

"what?"

"I have the Words of Infinite Deception. As long as you have enough credibility and a sufficient depiction of Shimazaki Setsuna's image, I can help you revive Shimazaki Setsuna!"

"A virtual singer? Me?"

"That's right. As a collection of countless derivative works, you should be able to dance, right? You should be able to sing too. So no problem."

"But...is there really no other way? Can we try something else?" Altair seemed a little troubled.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"Then... let me give you another approach. Go and create a work about Shimazaki Setsuna that you know best and most comprehensively."

[Ding! Mission complete!]

"Phew, that's easy. Just find a suitable work in the Plagiarist's Time Travel Guide, borrow some ideas and inspiration, and you're good to go..."

Plagiarism is not allowed.

"By..."

"Your creator committed suicide because he couldn't stand being accused of plagiarism. So you need to create a completely independent work. With Setsuna's reputation as a fan, as long as the quality of your work isn't too bad, everyone will recognize it, and you'll have enough influence to garner a lot of recognition," Chen Luo said.

"Should we do it or not? This is the safest way to guarantee success, but we don't know how long it will take."

"Done! Give me back the 'Plagiarist's Transmigration Guide.' It contains drawing and animation techniques; the remaining tens of thousands of literature points should be enough to buy it..."

"Alright, this is the one. I'll create a work about Shimazaki Setsuna that I'm satisfied with and release it." Chen Luo nodded.

[Ding! The commission has been posted!]

"Ah, literature points? I've used them all up?" Yukari Yakumo, who happened to be looking for Chen Luo, said apologetically.

"You!" Altair couldn't hold back any longer.

"Hey, don't be angry, you can earn more literature points."

"...All the missions that keep popping up lately are romance-themed. How am I supposed to complete them?!" Altair said through gritted teeth.

"That's none of my business. You two can discuss it." After saying that, Chen Luo sat down on the sofa.

After Altair and Yakumo Yukari argued for a while, Yakumo Yukari finally made a suggestion.

"Yukari Yakumo said you sell skill books and memory bread here. Can you sell me one? I'll pay you back with special currency later," Altair said reluctantly as he walked up to Chen Luo.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Animation Production Techniques]: 200 Primogems.

Difficulty: Two stars

“Well… alright, since you’re my creator.” Chen Luo took out two pieces of memory bread and handed them to Altair.

"Thank you." Altair took the two memory breads and walked to the side.

Altair was not Chen Luo's creator, but he was the creator of the Origin Grail, granting Chen Luo a powerful item called the Origin Grail. Therefore, Chen Luo would not refuse such an unreasonable wish.

However, you should admit your mistakes.

But Altair, that brat, still needs to be dealt with by Setsuna Shimazaki... Just lend Setsuna the Moral Law later and watch the show from the sidelines.

As for the creatures who were dragged into this world by Altair without a word of protest, it will be up to Setsuna Shimazaki and Altair to win their forgiveness.

"Oh, right, Altair, did you forget something?" Chen Luo suddenly called out to Altair.

"What is it?"

"Hmm, like... jumping off Tokyo Tower?"

"...Can you read my mind?"

"Just tell me, are you going to jump or not?"

"Ha, Tokyo Tower? I'll jump then! I'm going right now..." Altair left.

"Oh, where were we?" Chen Luo looked up after watching Altair leave.

"You said you would spend 20 Primogems worth of a wisp of World Essence to buy Shimazaki Setsuna's soul."

"Oh, that's it. That's 20 Primogems! It hurts just thinking about it."

Chen Luo was genuinely heartbroken.

This is worth the equivalent of four little girls' lollipops.

"Actually, you don't have to spend this money. As long as you complete the task of taking the plagiarist's guide out of this world, you can have Shimazaki Setsuna's soul. After all, it's just the soul of an ordinary person. But you need a reason... Altair's works about Shimazaki Setsuna, that reason is perfect."

"No need. A wisp of world resources isn't that expensive. You have to give to receive. Oh, by the way... once this world stabilizes, can I go to the story world to gain some recognition?"

"...Okay." Considering Chen Luo's willingness to pay 1% of the World Source, the World Consciousness decided to agree.

Even though this wisp of the world's source has not yet been paid, the world consciousness is not worried that Chen Luo will renege on his debt.

"But the prerequisite is that you must collect and store this recognition power in the story world beforehand."

"Understood. It's a pleasure doing business with you. Oh, by the way, are you interested in the World Tree doll? You can get a 5% discount if you order now."

"5% off... I'll take one."

Chapter 2164 Merlin: I want to see rivers of blood! Huh? Why am I the one bleeding?

Chen Luo cooperated quite well with the world consciousness. Chen Luo spent a wisp of world source to buy Shimazaki Setsuna's soul, but he would not take it away from this world. Therefore, the world consciousness allowed Chen Luo to accumulate a large amount of recognition power in advance and put it into a certain story world, and then use it at any time.

However, the world consciousness could not resist the temptation and became interested in the World Tree doll that Chen Luo was selling...

To be honest, even the gods and immortals of Teyvat couldn't resist the temptation of 10 boxes at half price. Chen Luo was only selling one World Tree Doll at a 5% discount, so it's normal that the World Consciousness couldn't resist.

However... a deposit of 1/2 is required in advance.

However, this prepaid sales method can only be used when a person has a high enough level of credit.

No collateral is needed at all. Chen Luo still has a good reputation. He can run away, but he can't hide. Chen Luo's Paradise is developing rapidly in the Dimensional Sea. Naturally, he can't just take a cut and run away, especially since it's only a 1/4 share of the World Source.

Moreover, the title of a disciple personally taught by a puppeteer is worth more than just this amount of money.

The result was that after the transaction, the World Consciousness owed Chen Luo 24 strands of World Origin, which would be distributed together after Chen Luo submitted the mission.

As for the World Tree doll... we'll talk about it later. Anyway, Chen Luo doesn't have any materials on hand, and the World Consciousness isn't in a hurry. Chen Luo is currently watching Altair jump off the building.

Chen Luo hadn't expected Altair to be so stubborn as to actually be willing to jump off the Tokyo Tower.

Amidst howling winds, Altair glanced at Chen Luo, who was sitting nearby watching the show, before jumping straight off the Tokyo Tower.

Chen Luo clapped his hands.

After clapping, they retreated back into the open gap beside them and then closed the gap.

Because it's cold at such a height... the wind is a bit strong on Tokyo Tower.

"So now we have nothing to do?" Serega looked at the mage beside him.

Since Altair, the villain everyone believed to be the one who would destroy the world, decided to save his creator by making videos and lost interest in destroying the world, the fighting temporarily lost its meaning for everyone.

"More or less. Altair is currently preoccupied with resurrecting his creator, so he naturally doesn't have time to destroy the world. However, he's not entirely at ease. The world's chaos hasn't subsided. Of course, if the world's chaos does subside, the power of recognition will gradually become ineffective, and your special powers will gradually disappear until you become ordinary people, at the same time losing the chance to return to your own world."

"What? We'll lose the chance to return to our own world?" Chaos erupted among the crowd.

"It's like a story. When there's a plot, the conflict intensifies and the power of recognition increases, and everyone's strength can be fully displayed. But after the story ends and there's no more plot, everyone will naturally disappear."

"But there's no need to rush. Just leave the real world before the side stories and epilogues end," Chen Luo comforted him.

"So what should we do now?" Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

“Now? That means you’re free to do as you please. After all, you don’t have much time left in this world, and once you return to the story world, you won’t be able to eat such delicious food as you do in the real world,” Chen Luo said.

Because the creator did not describe the taste in detail and depth in the story world, the food would taste rather bland to them.

"Huh? Creator, when I get back, remember to add more descriptions of the flavors, or I'll come back to settle the score with you."

"Sigh, is it really necessary to travel between worlds and break through dimensional barriers for this reason?" the creator complained.

"Food is the most important thing for people, and taste is very important."

"Let's not talk about food for now. Let's talk about something else first. Even if Altair is engrossed in creating and resurrecting Setsuna, he can't stop bringing people from another world," Chen Luo said.

"Why? Won't this exacerbate global conflict and lead to the world's destruction?"

"This is because if we compare the world to a balloon, excessive conflict will indeed cause the balloon to burst and the world to perish. But if the story is as bland as water, the balloon will slowly deflate and the story will end prematurely, and you will have to return to the world before that happens. At that time, all special powers will disappear."

"So what we need to do next is to ensure that the balloon doesn't inflate to the point of bursting, but also that it doesn't completely deflate due to lack of air."

"Why?" someone asked.

"Because you all need some recognition power to return to the story world and change the ending, I need to collect enough recognition power before the balloon deflates."

This reason resonated with everyone, since the power of acceptance is, in a sense, an all-powerful wish-granting machine, especially in the world of stories.

In order to change the current tragedy of our world, acknowledging power is essential.

“As all creators know, if you don’t want your work to be canceled, besides making the battles more intense, another way is to constantly add new, popular characters. So it’s essential for Junji to keep summoning new characters,” Chen Luo said.

“Then I’ll trouble you to gather the support. As for the popular characters Altair wants to recruit, it’s best to choose those who are easy to persuade and won’t cause trouble, otherwise it could be quite troublesome,” Meteora said.

“No problem. Oh, by the way, just last night, Altair brought in a created being. You can go and bring her here,” Chen Luo said.

"A new character? Who is it? Is it difficult to deal with?" Everyone hadn't forgotten that before yesterday, Altair hadn't planned to give up on destroying the world, so it was hard to guarantee that the other party wouldn't bring in some rather difficult characters.

"It's not too difficult, since she's a character from a visual novel. But you'd better not provoke her too much. So you'll need to take her around, have some good food, and help her relax. Anyway, that's it, dismissed." Chen Luo clapped his hands and said.

“Wait a minute. Mr. Root Grail, the others are fine, but what about Otto?” Meteora asked.

As someone who witnessed the entire process from beginning to end, Meteora also felt that Otto was a bit off.