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Chapter 2230 Summoning Spell to Singmel, but... Singmel?

"Snap!" Chen Luo snapped his fingers.

Time and space seemed to stand still. Frilian opened her eyes slightly, turned her head to look at Aura behind her, who was holding a sword to her neck but remained motionless, and then looked at Chen Luo.

"...What do you want to do?" Frilian's voice was very calm, but her hands gripped her magic wand tightly.

The opponent's ability does not seem to be entirely magic.

It is a system beyond my own understanding.

"Don't be so wary. Let me introduce myself. My name is Chen Luo."

“...My name is Frilian.”

"Hmm... how about we make a deal? Sell me that demon behind you, and I'll offer a good price," Chen Luo said.

"What do you want the demons for?" Frilian asked in a deep voice.

Known as "Friday the Fallen," a mage who has caused the most deaths among demons, she knows all too well that demons are devoid of emotion and are nothing but man-eating monsters.

"That person seems to have strong magic. If we teach her fire magic, she might become a master at starting fires," Chen Luo said with a hint of amusement.

Ever since Shana left Chen Luo's landscape design drawings, Chen Luo has been thinking about where to find a replacement for Shana.

It seems that Chen Luo has now found a suitable candidate.

"Hmm?" Frillie frowned.

Frillie hadn't expected Chen Luo to come up with such an idea.

"So? Sell it? It seems you've already got the other party under your control. As a proper bar owner, you can't steal your customers' belongings. But I can buy it. I can offer a high price, like all sorts of strange and wonderful magic books, or... resurrection items." Chen Luo glanced at the elf standing in front of him and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

A single Aura wouldn't be worth such a high price for Chen Luo, but that Aura is preparing a quest of 4 stars or higher, plus she can be a master at starting fires... and fulfilling Frilian's wish will also reward her with Primogems.

Giving up a resurrection item is definitely not a bad deal.

Moreover, Chen Luo seems to have a prop that is completely useless but perfectly suited to the current situation.

"..."

Resurrection magic?

Are you serious?

Frillie had never heard of any resurrection magic.

While it's not impossible that my grandmaster might possess this type of magic, the chances are extremely slim, and it's probably not something that would be given away easily.

Frillie remembered the last time she encountered similar magic was when she met her former teammate, Haita, who asked her to help him decipher a magic book that could grant immortality. In the end, it turned out that this was just an excuse for Haita to ask her to teach someone else.

That grimoire has absolutely nothing to do with immortality.

“You…” Although Frilian didn’t believe Chen Luo’s excuse at all, she still wanted to hear his attitude toward the demons.

Frillie would definitely not let the demons go, because she had lost everything because of them. Moreover, demons have no empathy whatsoever; they are all man-eating monsters. But Chen Luo's time-like magic is baffling, and she might not be able to defeat him.

Frillie's idea persisted until Chen Luo produced a magnificent rectangular card that appeared to be cast in gold.

"Resurrection-type items—Summoning Tickets. They have the ability to randomly summon Servants. Silver Summoning Tickets can already be used for targeted summoning, but they require artifacts."

“However, there is a very strict condition for using this item—the person you want to summon must be remembered in history. Whether it is a good name or a bad name, it must be known to the public.” Chen Luo casually tossed the card to Frillie, who was standing at the bar entrance.

This prop is completely useless to Chen Luo.

Because the resurrection item Chen Luo needs is one that can revive himself, not one that can revive others.

Few of the bar's patrons needed such a prop, because if they wanted to resurrect someone, it was definitely better to go directly to Chen Luo than to use a summoning talisman, since a summoning talisman summons a heroic spirit, not a human.

Furthermore, summoning tickets require both relics and the person being summoned to be known to the public, which is too troublesome. It would be better for Chen Luo to directly use the Dew of Redemption to summon the true spirit.

Because heroic spirits often lack the ability to continue growing stronger, this drawback cannot be ignored.

Setsuna Shimazaki cannot be used because she has no achievements.

Lilia can't use it because she's just an ordinary little girl, except she's a little bit strong.

So this item obtained from the Treasure Vault of Wealth and Fruit has been gathering dust in Chen Luo's warehouse.

Moreover, it has a very serious side effect...

Besides, it's not like Frilian isn't willing to pay.

Of course, the most important thing is actually... the world consciousness did not reject it.

"It's true!" This thought suddenly arose in Frilian's mind as the heavy summoning talisman fell into her hand.

This is genuine.

Frillie suddenly looked up at Chen Luo.

"Are you sure that as long as I hand over Aura to you, you will give me ownership of this item?" Frilian asked.

“No, even if you don’t agree to give Aura to me, I will still give it to you. Because I see the desire in your heart. As an immortal being, and an immortal being with dulled emotions, you always only think of cherishing things after you’ve lost them all. This summoning talisman means more to you than it does to me,” Chen Luo said.

Moreover, this prop is not valuable to Chen Luo.

There are also raw stones to take.

"..." Frillie couldn't refute it.

Frilian is an immortal being; decades or even hundreds of years are but a fleeting moment for her, but for humans, it is a complete lifetime.

"Can you guarantee that Aura won't reappear?" Frilian turned to look at Aura, who was holding a greatsword to her neck and had a terrified expression on her face.

“I can guarantee it! Once she falls into my hands, the only place she’ll go is the Shanhe Design Drawings, and I’ll arrange for her to work 20 hours a day,” Chen Luo said.

“20 hours?” Frillie raised an eyebrow.

Will I die?

He won't last long before he dies.

Although Frilian felt that the lives of demons were not important, she still felt that the other party had lost out by buying Aura at such a high price, only to have her use it for a few days.

"Hmm, are you worried I'll lose money? Don't worry, I can just die suddenly and be resurrected," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo couldn't easily resurrect someone who had been dead for decades, but wouldn't it be simpler to just turn someone who's still alive into a puppet?

It could be put into the Investiture of the Gods.

As long as you don't give the other party a divine status, you won't lose out.

There are also many temporary worker positions in the Investiture of the Gods.

As is well known, temporary workers are often poorly paid and have a lot of work to do.

The same applies to the Investiture of the Gods; temporary workers only have the ability to be resurrected, but receive no other benefits.

“Alright…” Frillie looked at the summoning talisman in her hand and agreed to Chen Luo’s exchange request.

Frillie could roughly tell that the other party seemed to be very disciplined... but she didn't know if this was a price to pay for the other party's abilities or a principle of self-restraint.

But the other party probably didn't lie to me.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Exchange]: Exchange Aura for a summoning talisman that can revive others.

Rewards: 1200 Primogems + Random Rewards + [Magic to Turn Anything into Delicious Drink Toppings] (Magic to Create Hot Tea Plus)

Difficulty: Four stars

Chen Luo was astonished by his extraordinary talent.

It wasn't because of the raw gems and random rewards, but rather the magic that followed.

Wow, that looks pretty strong.

Originium is important, but other rewards besides Originium are even more important.

Chen Luo can now get on the train first and buy the ticket later.

That is, you must first hand over the quest item to the other party before accepting the quest.

Because the power of wish fulfillment can awaken the desires in the other person's heart, there is no need to worry that the reward will be reduced after the other person receives the item due to the fulfillment of their wish.

This essentially sets the reward for those who post tasks to the maximum possible Primogem reward.

"Deal." Chen Luo was very much looking forward to this magic.

Then Chen Luo lifted the temporary regional control.

Yes, that's right, it's not time stopped.

Chen Luo only temporarily took control of everything in this area.

The ability to stop time is not very useful in a bar.

Because someone might pop out from another door in the bar at any time and ruin Chen Luo's spell.

"Save me..." Now freed from control, the dead fox Aura grasped at a straw and begged Chen Luo for help.

Awula wasn't stupid; she knew that Chen Luo was the only one who could save her now.

Even if the 20-hour workday mentioned by the other party is terrifying, as long as one doesn't die, there will eventually be a day when one can successfully escape.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"..." Upon seeing this request, Chen Luo fell into deep thought.

If you give up a 4-star quest worth more than 1000 Primogems, it would probably be very painful, right?

So here's the question: should Chen Luo take this opportunity to experience this kind of heartache?

Chen Luo's interest in the memories held by the black swan stems from the fact that he has never overlooked the deepest and most yearning desires, which has resulted in him never witnessing utterly desperate desires.

Now one has appeared right in front of you.

What a coincidence.

Moreover, the other party is not a good person, or even a human being.

Seeing the other person die did not violate Chen Luo's moral values.

And without any other rewards, earning 1000 Primogems is just a matter of 5 signatures, which can be done in less than half a minute...

Aura, one of the Seven Sages of the Demon King's direct subordinates, nicknamed Aura the Guillotine.

He is cruel, arrogant, and disdainful of others. He possesses the magical artifact, the Scales of Obedience, which allows him to cast obedience spells, making those with weaker magical power obey him until their bodies decay.

Chen Luo glanced over and could see countless headless knights in armor standing behind the other side.

These are all humans controlled by her using the Scales of Obedience. To prevent those she controls from resisting with their mental power, Aura would behead them, which is the origin of her title "Guillotine".

“I’ve changed my mind,” Chen Luo said, just as Frilian was about to stop Aura from committing suicide.

"Hmm? You can keep the summoning talisman. I'd rather see Aura's expression when she prays for something but can't have it. In other words... don't stop her from taking her own life." Chen Luo said, sitting at the table and resting his chin on his hand.

Chen Luo was starting to doubt whether he really had the ability to make his wishes come true. Otherwise, why would a wish that he had tried to observe through the memories of black swans but ultimately failed to achieve appear so soon after?

The power of desires will naturally grant all desires, but what Chen Luo needs to do is to wield the power of desires, not to become the power of desires itself.

Naturally, Chen Luo can have any wish he wants fulfilled.

Therefore, rejecting desires is also a very important step.

Moreover, a rejected wish is still a wish.

Aura, whose eyes had been filled with hope for life, heard Chen Luo's cold voice and her last glimmer of hope was completely shattered.

He held the greatsword to his own neck and exerted force until he finally slashed it down hard!

Frillie looked at Chen Luo, still confused about what he was trying to do.

He bought Aura from himself and watched the other person commit suicide without stopping him.

After seeing Aura beheaded on the guillotine, Chen Luo stood up, slowly walked out of the bar, and entered this world.

After Aura's body lay on the ground, the headless army, unable to find peace even in death due to Aura's obedience to magic, also collapsed.

"Hoo, dust to dust, ashes to ashes. May the departed rest in peace." Chen Luo placed his hands on the ground.