Their commission was suspicious.

Oh no, what the genie lamp said seems to be completely true to reality. Could it be that I really owed him 108... oh no, now it's 107 wishes without even knowing it?

Chapter 2172 Stargazing: Genie...please lend me your lamp! 9.5k

“If you kill me, you may not get the 10 taels of gold, because they might kill you to keep the fact that the royal family is fighting each other from being exposed. You will not only lose the money but also your life.”

“If you don’t kill me, you will definitely get 30 taels of gold. Because my life is the only thing I have.” Guan Xing said, looking up at the empty forest in front of him.

"But if I want to kill you, will you really let me go?"

"But am I hurt right now?"

"Uh, no..." Raven was also puzzled as to why the eldest grandson of the emperor, Guanxing, could easily dodge his attacks.

Not only did he not injure the other party, he didn't even manage to knock off a single hair on their head.

“Then let’s come out and talk. After all, you’ll be protecting me the whole way, so we’ll need to meet up eventually,” Guanxing said.

"To protect you all the way?"

"That's right. If I die, you won't get the 30 taels of gold. Otherwise, why would I offer three times the price?"

"It sounds like a loss..."

"As an assassin, you're not quite qualified. Hiring someone to kill someone in a family dispute is fine, but you can't survive in a royal war for the sake of your reputation. But you've protected me all this way, so even if I might break my promise and not give you 30 taels of gold, I wouldn't mind ensuring you have enough to eat and wear for the rest of your life."

The raven, which had been hiding in the shadows, thought that what the stargazer said made sense, so it slowly jumped down from a tree and landed in front of the stargazer.

"Snap!" And then the raven stepped into the trap set by the stargazer.

"You're playing me!" Raven roared in fury.

"Don't worry, this trap is what I use to catch prey. Such a simple trap can only catch wild animals, right?" Guan Xing quickly explained.

"That's true..." Seeing that the Stargazer had no intention of making a move, Raven breathed a sigh of relief.

The raven should have been able to spot such a rudimentary trap, but it was blinded by the promise of 30 taels of gold.

Wealth is dazzling.

"Mr. Genie, what should we do now? Is this raven really reliable?" While appearing calm on the surface, the genie holding a feather fan in one hand and an observatory in the other was asking Chen Luo in his heart.

"Not very trustworthy. But she's also quite easy to fool. If you're really worried, you can give my true form to her."

"What do you mean?"

"It's the magic lamp at her feet. If I touch this lamp, it will grant me three wishes."

"Is this how you cheat?" Guan Xing asked, somewhat surprised.

"Just tell me if you want to use this plan or not."

“…Raven, could you help me move that oil lamp under your feet?” Stargazer said, pointing to the side of the trap the raven had fallen into.

The simple trap set by the stargazer was no match for Raven, an experienced assassin, and he quickly escaped.

For such a simple request as stargazing, the raven readily agreed in exchange for its 30 taels of gold, and then picked up the exquisite oil lamp.

"That's how you rich people are, even an oil lamp is so exquisite. It could fetch a lot of money if you took it out, right?" Raven clicked its tongue in amazement as it held the oil lamp.

"This oil lamp is priceless; it can summon the genie. Whoever summons the genie must grant him three wishes."

"So amazing... Wait, who granted three wishes for whom?" The raven froze, staring at the oil lamp in its hand.

"Do I need to repeat myself? You granted the genie three wishes," the stargazer said calmly.

"!!!" Raven instantly threw the oil lamp in his hand aside.

"Master Stargazer, you must be joking, right?"

"Under such urgent circumstances, how can I be in the mood for jokes?" Guan Xing sighed.

Guan Xing didn't know if he really owed Chen Luo 108 wishes, but he was certain that he owed him at least three.

"First wish, Raven, from this moment on, you are not allowed to harm Stargazer and the Genie Lamp, and you must do your best to ensure their safety and take care of their lives until Stargazer is completely out of danger." Raven was surprised to find that the crystal ball in Stargazer's hand had spoken.

[Ding! The commission has been posted!]

【Protect Stargazing】: 300 Originium.

A glint flashed in the raven's eyes, and a red raven feather appeared in its hand, which it shot towards the crystal ball in the stargazer's hand.

However, the raven itself stopped the feather.

Panic flashed in the raven's eyes.

Because the raven discovered that it really couldn't hurt the stargazer, or even knock down his crystal ball.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about safety anymore. I've found you a bodyguard, the kind who might have died at her hands. Are you satisfied?" Chen Luo asked Guan Xing.

"...Would I really have died at her hands?" Guan Xing's eyes flickered slightly.

"This is the fastest way to die," Chen Luo nodded.

"But before you start chatting, have the raven help you build a fire and get some food."

Why don't you give the order?

"Because the wish I made to her was for her to guarantee your livelihood, not mine. So she will only do things when you ask her for them."

"Raven, help us start a fire, and then catch a few fish. There's a river over there," Stargazer said, pointing into the distance.

"..." Although the raven wanted to resist, her body moved involuntarily.

"Is this really a wish?" Stargazer wondered, watching the raven fly away.

"what?"

"What I mean is, after you make your wish, you don't need to waste any other wishes on things related to your basic needs and safety; you can sustain yourself with just this one wish?"

“Yes.” Chen Luo nodded.

"Aren't there any restrictions on wishes?"

"No."

"Doesn't that mean you can do whatever you want to anyone who touches the genie?"

"Yes. As long as it's within their power, they have to agree to whatever I wish for. Even something like becoming my most loyal servant for life is fine."

"..." Looking at the stargazing instrument in his hand and Chen Luo lying inside, Guan Xing felt a chill run down his spine.

"But you don't need to worry. I am the God of Wishes, not the God of Domination. I have no interest in dominating humans; I am very interested in granting wishes. Otherwise, the first wish I made to you wouldn't have been 'Take a step to the left.'"

As Guanxing listened to Chen Luo's words and glanced at the raven, who had to take on a series of chores such as cooking because of a single wish, he gradually came to believe Chen Luo's words.

Because Chen Luo has no reason to deceive himself.

All the other party needs to do is make a wish, and you will be completely plunged into the abyss.

Sometimes, when the gap between two parties becomes too large, people stop worrying about their safety.

For example, right now.

……

Crackle, crackle.

The stargazer and the raven were already sitting in front of the fire, burning firewood and roasting fish.

"Yes, yes, flip it over, flip it over quickly, and raise the fish three centimeters higher. Yes, that's right." Chen Luo directed the Raven Grilled Fish from inside the astronomical observatory.

"If you're so good, then you do it." Raven was incredibly annoyed.

"As expected, no matter which world the ravens are from, their cooking skills are all terrible." Chen Luo sighed.

"What do you mean?" Raven frowned.

"It's nothing, just focus on grilling your fish."

"A master of words..." Raven muttered under his breath, then continued grilling the fish as Chen Luo had instructed.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Genie, why were you trapped in an observatory after you came out of the lamp?" the observatory asked curiously.

"Oh, it's because of a wish. Because I made someone angry, she wished that I could stay here and calm down," Chen Luo said.

"Oh, the one where the genie grants three wishes and then grants the wish-granter's wish?"

"more or less."

"Oh, does that mean if I grant you three wishes, you'll grant me one too?" The raven became interested.

“Theoretically speaking, that’s correct. But in reality, even if I don’t grant your wish, there’s not much of a punishment. The punishment is equivalent to having a monthly salary of 10, but being late once and having 200 deducted from your salary,” Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

Chen Luo has helped so many people, and his good deeds have already accumulated a lot, so it doesn't matter if he loses a little.

"Oh..." The raven's lively thoughts fell silent again.

“However, as long as you’re not so bad as to cross my bottom line, and you have a good attitude towards fulfilling your wish, there’s nothing wrong with helping you fulfill your wish,” Chen Luo suddenly said.

"Then I want 30 taels of gold!" the raven replied immediately.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"Snap!" Chen Luo snapped his fingers.

Stargazer and Raven only felt the sound of wind, followed by the sound of a huge, dull object hitting the ground.

Under the moonlight, a golden light instantly blinded the raven.

"It's gold, lots of gold. For me?" The raven could hardly contain its excitement.

“Yes, it’s for you.” Chen Luo nodded.

[Ding! Mission complete!]

A mere 30 taels of gold... it's just a matter of a Midas touch, an hour of work, or a single word from the Holy Grail.

"Boss! Just give me any tasks you need from now on! I, Raven, will follow you for life!" Looking at the countless golden ravens in the distance, he couldn't help but drool.

"Wait a minute." Raven suddenly realized something.

"How am I supposed to move all this gold?" The raven stood frozen in place.

Even if the raven had superhuman strength, it would be impossible for it to take all 30 taels of gold with it.

If we put it here, what if someone walks by and makes a fortune? Wouldn't that be someone else's problem?

"Almighty Genie, boss, you must have a way to store gold, right?" Raven looked at Chen Luo almost pleadingly.

What's the difference between having 30 taels of gold here that you can't take home and blowing up a villa island that belongs to a raven?

Hmm, villa island? What villa island?

The raven tilted its head.

"Yes, I do. I have a magical item here called a storage ring, which can carry a large number of items with me without being bothered by weight."

"Boss! Please! Give me a storage ring!"

"No problem, but this is the second wish I've granted for you, so you'll owe me five wishes now. Are you sure?"

"Confirmed!" Raven nodded firmly.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

Let alone five wishes, even if it were fifty wishes, the raven would find a way to help Chen Luo fulfill them.

That's 30 taels of gold!

Ten ravens couldn't earn this much money in ten years!

Upon hearing the request, Chen Luo immediately tossed out a storage ring.

After passing through the astrolabe, the ring instantly shrunk to its normal size and landed smoothly in the raven's hand.

Raven happily played with the storage ring, and then began to collect the gold, learning from the method she had acquired after touching the ring.

The stargazer watched coldly from the sidelines.

In just a few minutes, the stargazers analyzed some of Chen Luo's characteristics.

For example, he doesn't have any malicious intent, but he does have a bit of a wicked sense of humor.

If we can satisfy his perverse tastes, we might be able to acquire a lot of resources.

But more than the raven's lifelong desire for gold, the stargazer is curious about something else.