Their commission was suspicious.

Of course, something was also off about the unfamiliar woman next to them.

Meteora's gaze fell on Yukari Yakumo.

Meteora just asked the protagonist, but the protagonist has no recollection of this person and cannot find any information about them online.

However, one of the requirements for coming from the story world to the real world is to be a popular character, that is, a character who has a lot of recognition.

“Otto… I’ll handle this,” Chen Luo said.

The issue with Otto is actually quite easy to resolve. In the story, Otto works 996 in Chen Luo's scroll, and the real Otto is one of their own. It's simple to get the other side to stop causing trouble.

Chen Luo originally planned to use the real Otto as a trump card, allowing him to infiltrate Altair's side and betray him. However, he did not expect that Altair would be able to find his own story in the plagiarist's time-travel guide, so this pawn became meaningless.

Man proposes, God disposes; who knew the plot would take such a bizarre turn?

The fact that the user-friendly plugin didn't provide a notification might simply be because people wanted to see Otto suffer bad luck.

Hearing that there was nothing to do right now, and that Chen Luo was willing to provide activity funds, everyone unanimously decided to go find that popular character who had been brought into reality, and then take her out for a feast!

It might seem hard to understand why the popular main characters would make such a foolish choice to travel, but the food in the real world is really tempting to people from the story world.

So far, no character in the story has been able to resist the temptation of delicious food.

In the end, only Chen Luo, Merlin, and Yakumo Yukari remained in the entire conference room.

"Using the 'Plagiarist's Guide to Transmigration,' we have successfully uploaded the entire Touhou Project game series to the internet," Yukari Yakumo reported after everyone had left.

"That's good. How's the buzz going?"

"The popularity is not bad. The main reason it took so long to finish is because I spent all my literary points on the review process and improved the Touhou Project series of games," Yukari Yakumo said.

It has to be improved; the Touhou Project series is already considered an old-fashioned game.

It's not that the game is bad or of low quality, but in modern society, even the best wine needs advertising.

Furthermore, Yukari Yakumo doesn't have much time left. In order to make the Touhou Project series of games popular quickly, she has no choice but to resort to any means necessary.

For example... incredibly clear and exquisite character illustrations!

Higher image quality!

Further optimizations for the game!

The lower limit of difficulty has been reduced.

And appropriately increase Yukari Yakumo's screen time and expressiveness.

These optimizations allowed Yakumo Yukari to use up all her literary points in the review space.

Especially the first one!

While it may be an exaggeration to say this, in modern society, as long as the illustrations of a light novel are exquisite enough, it can attract a large number of readers.

This is what is often referred to as "buy the illustrations, get toilet paper (the novel itself) for free".

It can be said that the quality of the illustrations directly affects the sales of the artwork.

As for the results...

"Although it cost nearly 3 literature points, I've already earned back half of them within half an hour." Yukari Yakumo looked at her current literature points with satisfaction.

The amount of literary points earned is based on a combination of factors, including popularity and download count.

Theoretically speaking, as long as Altair pays even a little attention to the works published by this plagiarist's time-travel guide, he can make a fortune, guaranteed to profit.

Even the review platform highlighted the controversial parts of each work, but Altair never paid any attention to them.

As a result, Altair simply didn't have enough literature points to use the Inspiration Burst skill that grants 100,000 literature points per use, and was struggling with how to express his feelings for Setsuna.

"That's good. It wasn't for nothing that I deliberately delayed things for you. I hope your work can be recognized before heading to the Root, so you can wear the guise of the story's protagonist, Yukari Yakumo." Chen Luo nodded.

This is why Chen Luo didn't immediately help Setsuna revive; it was to help Yakumo Yukari buy some time.

Otherwise, Chen Luo could simply summon the future Altair and have him quickly recreate the content he has already written, then publish it online through a group network or a plagiarism guide.

Then, using the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness, they influence everyone's consciousness to make them acknowledge the work.

Those who possess the power of recognition can do whatever they want in this world because they can perfectly utilize the power of recognition.

Theoretically speaking, Chen Luo could create a "reason" (work) to revive Shimazaki Setsuna within an hour, and then revive Shimazaki Setsuna.

"I thought you were planning to hoard a lot of recognition power, but I didn't expect you to be so considerate." Yakumo Yukari sat down on Chen Luo's sofa, squeezed in next to him, and then immediately put her arm around his shoulder.

"They're too close!"

"Don't be so shy. I'm very happy with your performance today. Just tell me what you want, and I can help you fulfill it today. Or do you want me to help you step into the adult world?"

"Oh, my wish is for you to stay away from me, it's too crowded."

"Tch, so clueless about romance."

"Ha, do you know how fat you are?"

"..." Yakumo Yukari rolled her eyes at Chen Luo, but didn't move.

Especially after seeing Tiamat standing next to her with a puffed-up face, Yukari Yakumo became even more interested.

Yukari Yakumo enjoys seeing people's expressions of displeasure towards her, yet being unable to do anything about it.

"What are you doing?" After a moment of silence, Yukari Yakumo couldn't help but ask again.

“We’re gathering recognition,” Chen Luo replied.

"Gathering the power of recognition for the Root Grail?"

"No, it's about collecting their recognition of any work. It's easy for the Herald of Knowledge to do this."

"That's really convenient... How much have you collected? Let me see." Yukari Yakumo asked curiously.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

Chen Luo slowly raised his hand, and a Holy Grail appeared. Yakumo Yukari peered inside and found that there were already a few drops of liquid inside, about 10 milliliters.

"Just this little bit?"

“Don’t underestimate these 11 milliliters of recognition power. These 11 milliliters of recognition power are enough to revive Shimazaki Setsuna once. But it’s not enough. I plan to collect the entire Holy Grail and then place it within the story world for easy access at any time,” Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo doesn't need these recognition powers, because he can take the power of the Origin Holy Grail out through mission rewards.

It may not allow you to do whatever you want in other worlds, but it's still a very useful tool.

These recognitions are intended for bar patrons.

Because it's hard to guarantee that they won't encounter situations similar to Yakumo Yukari, where they need temporary enhancement but can't use the River God's abilities to enhance themselves.

“Although the chances of using it are slim, I don’t have to lift a finger. I can just throw this Holy Grail into the world and it will collect it automatically.” Chen Luo said as he tossed the Holy Grail into the void.

Chen Luo has already poured his power into it and made a good start; the rest is just a matter of automating the process.

"That's true, but why do you keep using the Holy Grail? You were using the Dark Grail just now, and now you're using the Grail of Recognition?" Yukari Yakumo retorted.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I am the Origin Grail, what else would I use if not the Grail?" Chen Luo gave Yakumo Yukari a strange look.

"Aren't you getting too into character?"

"Look at what you're saying. If you don't get into character, how can you put on that persona? Oh, it seems easy for you guys, because that's who you are. But for me, Qing, I do need to pay a little attention to the character," Chen Luo explained.

The Root Grail is a fan-made character based on Root, extremely similar to Chen Luo's character design, but with some unique adaptations.

Therefore, Chen Luo needs to play a role.

But Yukari Yakumo is Yukari Yakumo herself, and there is no need for any changes.

“I see. Oh, right, I’ve finished using the Plagiarist’s Guide to Time Travel, you can take it.” Yakumo Yukari said.

"You're not using it anymore?"

"No need. What? Are you planning to make me complete more romance-related tasks? If you're really interested in him, I'm not unwilling to cooperate. But..." Yukari Yakumo seemed a little hesitant.

"But you should at least give me something in return, right? How about 100 Paradise Coins per task? That's a friend's price."

"Then you'd better take it back quickly." Chen Luo reached directly towards Yakumo Yukari's chest and then took out the "Plagiarist's Transmigration Guide" from her body.

"Wait a minute." Merlin suddenly raised his hand.

"what happened?"

"Chen Luo, don't you have the power of the River God? Use the River God's power to summon two more copies of the 'Copycat's Guide to Transmigration,' and then return the original body to Yakumo Yukari, okay?" Merlin said.

"Hmm... that's possible, but what do you want to do?" Chen Luo asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Then I'll give you 1,000 Paradise Coins to buy 10 missions from you, Yukari Yakumo." Merlin pulled out a bag of Paradise Coins and slammed it onto the coffee table!

"..."×3

Merlin had just seen the whole thing from beginning to end, so he naturally knew that for the next period of time, the "Plagiarist's Guide to Time Travel" would be releasing romance-themed missions.

Knowing this premise, Merlin still dared to pull off such a outrageous move, clearly for the sake of amusement.

I want to see rivers of blood!

"What? 1000 Paradise Coins aren't enough? Then I'll double it!" Merlin was so excited he was trembling.

Yakumo Yukari's mission for today was already holding hands and kissing. Although she turned it into grabbing the other person's hand and biting their face, if the mission for the second day was this exciting, wouldn't the third day be even more exciting?

"If you can complete the mission in the bar, I'll pay you 10 times the amount! How about 1000 Paradise Coins for each mission completed?" Merlin said, never one to miss a chance for a good show.

"Merlin, are you looking for death?" Chen Luo asked, rubbing his forehead.

"of course not."

I just want to see rivers of blood!

Wait...did I just deny the other person's identity?

"Snap!" Chen Luo snapped his fingers.

A lie within a lie can instantly turn right and wrong upside down.

Although Chen Luo's Words of Infinite Deception has not yet undergone conceptualization, it can be used arbitrarily within this world.

and so……

"Alright, Merlin, let's go back to the Seventh Singularity. You've put aside the self-destruct bomb project for several days now, it's time to get back to work," Chen Luo said.

"Hey, wait, don't... forget it, so be it, but Yakumo Yukari, is it a deal or not? If it really doesn't work out, I'll add more money, 100 times! You do a love diary quest in the bar, and I'll give you 1 Paradise Coins! Just say the word, and remember to DM me later..." Merlin was controlled by Chen Luo's Words of Infinite Deception ability and opened the bar door, but before running off to his death, Merlin still said with some reluctance.

Merlin gets paid for making self-destruct bombs at the Seventh Singularity; 1 Paradise Coins is just a matter of dying a few more times.

People may die, but they can't live without having fun.

"1 Paradise Coins... wow... Merlin really dares to spend money." Yukari Yakumo muttered, stroking her chin.

"What are you trying to do? Don't do anything reckless," Chen Luo warned.

"Ahem... Don't misunderstand. I was thinking... why don't you put this plagiarist's time-travel guide into Merlin, and then let Merlin complete the romance-related tasks?" Yukari Yakumo suggested.

"Sounds pretty good... Wait, wait a minute, I'm the one being asked to date? Yakumo Yukari!" Realizing this, Chen Luo clenched his fists, sticking out the knuckle of his index finger, and then pressed it against Yakumo Yukari's temple.

This is a trick that Chen Luo's mother often uses when disciplining Chen Luo.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Even if the deal falls through, let's stay friendly!"

After being hit by Chen Luo's Storm Attack, Yakumo Yukari finally calmed down.

"Chen Luo, you can chat with the world's consciousness, right? Then can you ask it if I can visit those story worlds?" Yakumo Yukari asked, sitting next to Chen Luo.

Yukari Yakumo's Boundary Ability possesses the ability to break through dimensional barriers. In Yukari's original world, she could enter paintings using her Boundary Ability, and in this story world, she goes even further, being able to directly travel into the book.

After many familiar works were brought into the real world by Altair, Yukari Yakumo also discovered an opportunity.

Given Yakumo Yukari's level of skill and attention to detail, if she chooses the right time to grab the item and run, no one can catch her.

But we need to ask the world consciousness whether it agrees first.

Chen Luo subconsciously looked up at the World Consciousness.

Yukari Yakumo didn't know how Chen Luo communicated with the world's consciousness, but after a while, Chen Luo looked at her with a somewhat complicated expression.

"Give me the magic lamp I gave you."

"Oh." Yakumo Yukari took the magic lamp out of the gap and placed it in front of Chen Luo. After Chen Luo lifted the lid, he poured river water into it.

The illusory river of time.

"What are you doing?" Yukari Yakumo asked.

"The world consciousness may allow you to move around within the story world, but in return, you must give something else and abide by certain rules."