Their commission was suspicious.

"Hmph, don't misunderstand, I just like collecting masks," Qianjie said coldly.

"I didn't expect you to have such a proud and arrogant personality."

"..." Qianjie clenched his fist.

Chen Luo then took out the Fifth Divine Key.

"I'm warning you, you have the Fifth Divine Key, and I'm quite capable in a fight. Don't try to force me to submit or shut up."

"Herrscher of Ice... Tch, annoying thing." Qianjie glanced at the Divine Key in Chen Luo's hand, which was emitting a faint cold aura, and felt displeased.

However, Qian Jie didn't take Chen Luo's threat seriously at all. After all, even the Herrscher of Ice died at Qian Jie's hands, although Qian Jie was also severely frozen.

Perhaps it's like how Zhongli defeated Oser, but therefore hated seafood; Qianjie could defeat the Herrscher of Ice, but that doesn't mean he'd be willing to touch it.

"Can this mask be repaired?" Qianjie changed the subject.

"Well... there's no problem. I can even give you a boost. But we're missing a crucial material. Anyway, this thing is already broken, so just leave it with me for now. I'll fix it for you when I get the material." Chen Luo said, looking at the mask in the box.

“Sure. But when can it be fixed?” Qianjie did not refuse.

“I don’t know. Right now, I need something with extremely strong Honkai energy conductivity as a carrier. Otherwise, you’ll break the mask in battle or get corroded by Honkai energy.” Chen Luo shook his head.

“I understand. By the way, things with extremely strong Honkai conductivity... do Herrscher cores count?” Qianjie asked.

"You could say that, but even if you killed a Herrscher, the core would probably be used to make a Divine Key. However, given your combat strength, possessing a Divine Key isn't unreasonable," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

"Alright. Let me know when the Herrscher appears, and I'll go and chop him down."

"..." Chen Luo listened to Qian Jie's words and glanced at Imer, who had followed him after waking up.

When Imer saw the Fifth Divine Key in Chen Luo's hand, his pupils contracted, but he immediately lowered his head.

“If a Herrscher really does emerge, you’ll definitely be sent to the battlefield. Alright, you can continue your intimate interaction with your adjutant. I’m leaving now,” Chen Luo said.

"Goodbye." Qianjie's farewell was as brief as ever.

"A Herrscher core... huh? That's what I was thinking too," Chen Luo said, weighing the mask in his hand.

Although the "remain true to yourself" effect of this four-star mask is only for one time, and it becomes a "normal" mask after being worn by someone else, the mask is made of very good material.

Therefore, Chen Luo plans to transform this mask into a divine key.

We'll use the core inside Qianjie's body.

Because... Qianjie's mental alienation is indeed a negative buff, but while the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, it can also put Qianjie into a berserk state, significantly increasing his destructive power.

Moreover, if Qianjie cannot enter a berserk, blood-burning state, it always feels like something is missing.

Whether to perform the fusion surgery first to transfer the cost of mental alienation to the Herrscher core, or to first forge the Herrscher core into a mask, makes no difference.

Anyway, Qianjie never takes off his mask.

As long as you're close enough, it won't affect the performance.

Berserk Mask... Sounds pretty good.

"Chen Luo, are you going to the engineering department?" Klein asked, being held by Chen Luo.

"what happened?"

“Dr. Möbius seems to have been reading in the lab since last night, and he hasn’t listened to any of my attempts to persuade him. Why don’t you give it a try?” Klein hesitated for a moment before offering her suggestion.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Rest]: Let Mebius take a short rest.

Reward: 200 Primogems

Difficulty: 3 stars

“No wonder…” Chen Luo muttered to himself, stroking his chin.

"No wonder what?"

"No wonder Mebius didn't contact me last night."

Chen Luo still clearly remembered that yesterday, when he gave the book that the puppeteer had given to Mebius to Mebius and asked her for a reward, Mebius said to wait until tonight.

However, Chen Luo waited until he was summoned by Alicia and then passively attacked at night, but he still didn't receive a summons from Mebius.

So you were so engrossed in novels that you couldn't tear yourself away?

Mebius certainly lives up to his hair color.

"..."

The reviews for the user-friendly plugins are just too much!

"Let's go then, I want to see just how obsessed Möbius really is!" Chen Luo led Klein toward Möbius's laboratory.

……

"It seems Möbius is really engrossed. He's doing all this and ignoring me completely." Chen Luo, holding Möbius in his arms, fell into deep thought.

Even when Chen Luo touched Mebius's black-stockinged thigh, Mebius only glanced at Chen Luo and then ignored him, continuing to look at the book in his hand.

Chen Luo had no idea how alluring the book was to Möbius.

Chen Luo dared not read it because he couldn't afford the "reading fee".

This book was given to Mebius by the puppeteer, so its value goes without saying.

Reading the knowledge in this book is like owing the puppeteer a price, and repaying that price will be quite troublesome.

Mebius can look without restraint because he cannot become a transcendent being, but Chen Luo must have this "desire," otherwise he will definitely not become a transcendent being.

You should still have wishes; what if they come true?

Furthermore, since knowledge that is not applicable to oneself often becomes a form of pollution, Chen Luo could only reach out and rub Möbius's face.

"Snake, it's time to sleep. You've been watching for... 10 hours, and you haven't slept for 27 hours." Chen Luo pinched Mebius's cheek, but Mebius quickly slapped his hand away.

"If you don't go to sleep soon, you might suddenly die."

"So what if I die? I can just restart."

"I'm serious," Chen Luo said helplessly.

“I’m serious too.” Möbius stared intently.

"What's so appealing about this book? And if you want to understand what's in it, why don't you just eat it? You'd learn much faster that way," Chen Luo complained.

"...Such a precious thing, and you want me to eat it?"

Exactly, it's the bride price after all.

"..."

"Don't bother me, I'm reading... I know I should rest now, but I can't stop," Möbius said, rubbing his throbbing forehead.

If there's an urgent matter, Möbius can stop and do it, but if it's something like sleeping that can be avoided through some means (sudden death), then there's no need.

It's really annoying when you want to sleep but can't, and it feels like a waste of time.

"Then don't blame me for being impolite." Chen Luo touched Mebius's forehead and, feeling that it was a little hot, said.

What do you want to do?

"I'll stop it for you. My first wish... to get some sleep. I'll make you fall asleep immediately and use the Moon Clock to pause time so you can have a good sleep. When you wake up, not much time will have passed in reality, at most 10 minutes."

Chen Luo knew that Möbius was in a bad state because he had read too much forbidden knowledge and really needed to rest.

[Ding! The commission has been posted!]

Sleeping was a wish that Möbius could fulfill.

At this point, Mebius finally put down the book in his hand.

Because Möbius often stayed up all night and didn't return to his dorm, the sofa purchased by the lab was designed to ensure that one person could sleep soundly.

"Don't go back on what you just said." Mebius looked longingly at the book he had placed beside him, then got up from Chen Luo, took off his shoes, lay down on the sofa where Chen Luo was sitting, and rested his head on Chen Luo's lap.

"Okay, go to sleep for a while. Good night." After tidying up Mebius's slightly messy hair, Chen Luo placed his finger on Mebius's forehead.

Forced sleep.

Mebius felt increasingly sleepy, but before he could fully close his eyes, he felt an extreme sense of insecurity due to the forced sleep. He pulled Chen Luo's hand into his arms and then slowly fell asleep.

[Ding! Mission complete!]

[Ding! Mission complete!]

Chen Luo completed the commission issued by Mebius and the commission issued by Klein to Chen Luo at the same time.

Chen Luo gestured to Klein, who was finally relieved to see Mebius asleep, to draw the curtains.

"Alright, Klein, you can leave now," Chen Luo said.

"Ah."

After Klein left, Chen Luo did not immediately start the lunar clock.

Instead, he first used his only free hand to take out a key, then inserted it into the space in front of him and gently turned it.

"Click!"

Even though there was nothing in front of him, a sound was still made.

This is how to use the key that Genyuan gave to Chen Luo, which allows him to access the knowledge of the ancient tree of wisdom.

Since Chen Luo put in the effort to obtain the key from the source, it doesn't count as getting it for free.

"Research papers on the power of desire, advanced channels for the power of lies, deep awakening of EX-level talents, data analysis of those who failed to transcend in previous generations... Hmm, that's all for now." Data flowed in Chen Luo's eyes, imperceptible to outsiders.

But when Chen Luo took out the Paradise Coins, they turned into streams of light and disappeared one by one, eventually forming several books.

The key we just used opened the door to the database of the ancient tree of wisdom, also known as the door of wisdom.

The key in Chen Luo's hand is similar in nature to the Silver Key; no matter where he is, he can access the door to wisdom at any time.

Anyone with the key can do this.

However, the ability to burn data into a usable Soul Book made from Soul Crystals... is a perk that only those holding a Transcendental Permission Card can enjoy.

If we don't go through this channel, but instead ask a copyist to copy this knowledge, a book would probably require a wisp of the original essence.

Because the knowledge Chen Luo downloaded was all extremely difficult to understand.

The more complex and taboo the knowledge, the more expensive it is to record.

Therefore, after this knowledge was recorded, Chen Luo also added four strands of World Origin to this account.

This is also why Chen Luo received half of the deposit after accidentally selling his World Tree Man.

Chen Luo has completed the task of resolving the Altair anomaly. The reward was automatically credited to his account when he left the world with the "Plagiarist's Travel Guide," along with 24 strands of World Origin.

"If you ask me, instead of depositing money into this account, you might as well just give the money to me directly," Genyuan complained from the side.

"Didn't you say that I could withdraw the money after depositing it into this account? This is also a usage fee that I'm paying to the other party," Chen Luo asked.

“Yeah, but why do you think there’s no money in this account? Because I’ve withdrawn it all,” Genyuan said after blinking.

"..." Chen Luo didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.

The fact that you've been doing this for so long without getting killed shows that you have a really good relationship with this transcendent being.

"Don't look at me like that. They're richer than me. That alchemist... they earn more in a day than you could exchange all your Origin Stones for in a day. They're practically the richest couple in the entire Dimensional Sea! If I don't help them spend some, how will they ever finish it all!"

"I currently have 12 raw stones. That can be exchanged for 60 shares of World Origin," Chen Luo reminded him.

"Oh... I overestimated you. Your entire fortune would have to double to make as much as someone else earns in a day."

"...Is being an alchemist really that lucrative?" Chen Luo suddenly felt a little tempted.

"That's what you call a patent, kid. These days, which shop in the Dimensional Sea of ​​Safe Points wants to expand without putting a scale representing fair trade at home? And the inspection equipment at the entrance of every large and above-level Safe Point is rented from him. He can just lie at home and count money until his hands are sore. Tsk tsk..." Genyuan shook his head.

"That's true, but while getting something for free is great, being a complete freeloader puts pressure on me," Chen Luo said helplessly.

In particular, the puppeteer said not to accept excessive guidance or help from any detached person.

It is a proven taboo not to accept excessive guidance from those who have transcended worldly concerns, as this can easily affect one's own path.

The inability to accept excessive help is a metaphysical concept that even those who have transcended worldly concerns are uncertain about.

But becoming a transcendent being is itself a mystery, so you should at least believe in it.

"Fine, if you insist." Genyuan shook his head and didn't try to stop him further.