Their commission was suspicious.

For Eden, who had been silent in the Land of the Dead for so long, to step onto her beloved stage must have been a wish of hers.

Seeing this, Chen Luo casually whispered a few words in Alicia's ear.

The sound traveled across space and reached Alicia's ears.

"Hmm, I see..." Alicia's face was already smiling, but when she heard Chen Luo's voice, her smile became even brighter.

“Eden, let’s split up here. You handle the dialogue scenes, and I’ll handle the action scenes.”

"Oh, why?" Eden's voice was as gentle as ever.

Eden usually doesn't refuse Alicia's decisions, but he is always curious.

“Because… people who choose two different levels will gather on the final stage. So if the two of us pass the two different levels by ourselves, then in the end, won’t it just be the two of us standing on the stage?” Ellie blinked and said.

“Really? Okay.” Eden smiled and nodded.

However, Ellie, you haven't changed at all when you lie.

"Then this stage is entirely yours. Go for it, Eden! Give the entire Pinocchio event a little thrill, like the Thirteen Heroes of Fire!"

“Hmm.” Eden nodded.

Eden had no doubt that this was Alicia's true purpose.

To stand alone on the stage and enjoy all the spotlight?

Eden didn't mind Alicia standing next to him at all; as long as Alicia was happy, that was all that mattered.

……

"How was my performance?" Alicia asked, leaning closer to Chen Luo.

"Hmm... While I really want to praise you, wasn't it a bit too much like a magical girl when you almost smashed the Pure Beauty Knight's Silver Branch with the Star Moon Staff at the end?" Chen Luo said hesitantly.

"Lolo! Is that the question? All you need to do now is praise the unparalleled Ms. Alicia!" Alicia was so angry that she poked Chen Luo's chest repeatedly with her white silk gloved fingers when she heard that Chen Luo did not answer her question directly.

"Yes, yes, yes, the beautiful pink fairy is unparalleled!" Chen Luo nodded repeatedly.

"Although the praise didn't go very smoothly, I'll forgive you because of your sincerity," Alicia said with one hand on her hip and a sigh.

“But I still have to say, hitting someone with a staff doesn’t make you a fairy at all,” Chen Luo added, drawing a resentful look from Alicia.

Alicia and Eden's performance on stage did not last long; the two of them spent no more than 10 minutes completing the challenge.

This is not surprising, because the pure-looking knight Silver Branch also only took 5 minutes to clear the level.

Ellie left the stage for the dramatic scenes to Eden, while she went to the stage for the action scenes, taking down one kid with a single punch.

Not to mention that Alicia advanced to become the Primordial God with Chen Luo's help, Alicia was originally one of the two most powerful warriors of the previous civilization.

As for Eden? Who would worry about Eden during such a grand audition program?

In the previous civilization, if a newly debuted singer knew that he was going to have to compete with Eden in singing, Eden would be mentally devastated.

You want me to compete with Eden in singing? Seriously? You might as well have me perform the Su Nuo ritual.

"However, because I joined so early, it seems I'll have to stay here and defend the title for a while," Alicia said with some distress.

Because the Stars of the Grand Event can only have two teams, and each different challenge mode can only have one winner.

Therefore, as the winner who defeated Silver Branch, Alicia will now be responsible for defending the arena and facing challenges from other challengers.

Fortunately, there are three smaller stages before the arena stage, and these three stages can stop most of the challengers. Since only a few people can get the tickets to complete the stages, Alicia is not too busy.

“If Ellie wants to stroll around Pinocchio with Lolo, you can also hand over your title defense to me. Besides singing and performing, I also know a bit of martial arts,” Eden said as he walked over.

Eden, as a fusion warrior, is by no means weak.

"You can also leave it to me. I can change my appearance at will in dreams. Although I don't have much talent in acting, I'm second to none in fighting, especially in dreams," Xiao Shi said excitedly, raising his hand.

The Star of the Grand Event has two tracks: one for artistic dramas and the other for martial arts dramas.

Beating people up is something Xiao Shi is very good at.

“This…” Alicia hesitated.

Alicia did want to go shopping at Pinocchio with Chen Luo, but she was also very interested in defending her title.

“You can visit Pinocchio anytime, but the chance to stand in the spotlight is only once. Ellie, didn’t you say you wanted to become a self-media creator? Maybe you can start now,” Chen Luo said after noticing the two different desires that were rising in Ellie’s mind.

“That makes sense.” Alicia hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"But before anyone makes it to the arena, how about we go check out Pinocchio?" Chen Luo extended his hand to Alicia, extending an invitation.

"Okay."

"Count me in!" Xiao Shi raised his hand.

"Sure," Alicia nodded with a smile.

Although I feel this statement is a bit harsh, I still think it resembles a family of three. It's just that the mother is a stepmother, while the biological mother is watching from the sidelines.

Upon hearing the words about the humanized plugin, Chen Luo's gaze involuntarily fell on Fu Hua, who was standing to the side tidying up the props that Xiao Shi had used to cheer, which had been scattered all over the ground.

A wife who has shared hardship should not be abandoned!

"you……"

A single sentence from the user-friendly plugin made Chen Luo lose his composure.

It made Chen Luo feel a strange sense of unease, as if he were taking his child and his beautiful current wife out shopping, while leaving his ex-wife alone at home to do housework.

No, no, what child?

Damn that user-friendly plugin!

……

"You guys are so slow, I'm going to play by myself."

"Hey, slow down."

"Doctor, I'm going to chase after Xiaoshi."

Twenty minutes later, after listening to this conversation, Chen Luo and Alicia looked at each other in bewilderment.

Who would have thought that Xiao Shi doesn't seem very interested in slowly appreciating the beautiful scenery?

Rather than leisurely staying in one place for a while, quietly feeling the passage of time, or admiring the beautiful scenery along the street and watching the farces, Xiao Shi prefers to come and go in a hurry.

So Xiao Shi ran away.

Fu Hua also gave chase.

Fu Hua wasn't worried about Xiao Shi getting into trouble, but rather about Xiao Shi causing trouble for others.

Pinocchio calls itself the star of the event, and it truly is, but that also means the place is a mixed bag, and if someone offends a nobody, the other party is in big trouble.

In the dream world, very few people can match Xiao Shi, so in order to prevent Xiao Shi from causing trouble, Fu Hua can only accompany Xiao Shi to Pinocchio and keep an eye on him.

After Xiaoshi's conversation with the Clock Boy yesterday, Fu Hua felt an even greater burden on her shoulders.

Fu Hua also has the added responsibility of preventing Xiao Shi from misusing the clock tricks.

The clock tricks were nothing new to Xiao Shi in terms of function, but the moves themselves were what really piqued his curiosity.

Given Xiao Shi's personality, even if a dog were to pass by, Xiao Shi would still have to adjust its clock for it.

"Looks like it'll just be the two of us then," Alicia said, grabbing Chen Luo's arm.

With Fu Hua and Xiao Shi nearby, Alicia wouldn't dare to do that. What if she corrupted the children?

Although Xiao Shi is an adult in some ways, that's precisely why she's difficult to deal with. If Xiao Shi suddenly becomes enlightened in some area, Alicia will be in trouble.

What should you do if someone running from the finish line to the starting line is suddenly told they're running in the wrong direction?

Of course, we should kill the person who gave us the tip!

"This beautiful lady..." Just as Chen Luo and Alicia were about to continue shopping, a young girl suddenly rushed out from the side.

"Hey, are you calling me?" Alicia's eyes lit up.

"Of course I'm addressing you two." The girl nodded.

"What's wrong?" Alicia asked.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Pink Fairy?"

"Huh? You know me? Have I become famous in Pinocchio? It seems that winning the title of Star of the Event will be very helpful for my career as a self-media creator." Alicia seemed quite pleased.

"With your beauty, Miss, becoming a famous star in Pinocchio in the future is definitely not a problem. However... a lady who did not reveal her name asked me to deliver these two gifts to the pink-haired pink fairy and her male companion." After sincerely praising Alicia's beauty and cuteness, the girl handed over a bag.

"Sigh, I thought they were after me, but it turns out they were after Lolo. This is really heartbreaking," Alicia said, sounding somewhat disappointed.

Alicia took the bag from the girl and then took out two small and exquisite-looking gifts.

“This is…” Alicia looked at the red button decorated with flowers.

Chen Luo then took out a slip of paper from the bag.

"Fireworks' treasured item—the Mutual Destruction Button. The two buttons are a pair; if one of the two presses it, the other will immediately explode into the sky along with this Pinocchio."

This is what the button says.

When Alicia curiously came closer, she also saw the contents of the document.

"Hmm, is it Hanabi's prank?" Alicia tapped her chin with her finger, as if she knew what had happened.

Alicia had heard from people at the bar that Hanabi had been tricked by Chen Luo into signing a contract.

Alicia, through the Masked Fool's modus operandi, probably understood Hanabi's thoughts—naturally, she wanted to use this mutually assured destruction button to get revenge.

But would anyone actually fall for such an obvious prank?

However, Alicia wouldn't mind playing with Hanabi, because Alicia was also very interested in Hanabi.

Alicia always felt that Hanabi's true nature was not entirely the same as the personality she displayed.

"Hanabi is really persistent in issuing this button." Chen Luo shook his head as he took the button from Alicia.

"Hanabi, or Hanabi's messenger, we accept the gift. We hope you can help us pass on a message to Hanabi," Chen Luo said to the deceased girl after accepting the button.

"Hmm? Sir, you may have misunderstood something..."

“That’s not important. What’s important is… telling Hanabi that I really did put a destruction button among the buttons she distributed.” Chen Luo interrupted the girl, then handed her a ten-dollar gold coin as a delivery fee.

"That button is the Star Destroyer launch button. Yes, the one from the Star Destroyer parked outside Pinocchio. As soon as someone presses that button, the Star Destroyer will immediately launch at full power and send Pinocchio into space," Chen Luo said.

"S-Sir, you must be joking, right?" Cold sweat instantly poured down the girl's face.

"Of course it's a joke, why are you so nervous? Look at Hanabi's message, it's obviously a joke too, isn't it? Hanabi and I are close friends and family, how could I do such a thing? So it must be a joke... Anyway, just pass this message on to her. You've already received the fee for relaying the message, so you can't go back on your word."

After patting the other person on the shoulder, Chen Luo led Alicia, who was playing with the buttons, away into the distance, leaving only the girl who was delivering the message behind.

"No, I have to inform Boss Hanabi right away." The messenger girl clutched the Paradise Coin in her hand and hurried off in a certain direction.

"Was that person Hanabi just now?" Alicia asked curiously.

"Who knows? But he's definitely the Masked Fool. What he just said might still be deceiving us. He might actually be Hanabi, just telling us to mislead us about her identity," Chen Luo said.

There's more than one masked fool in Pinocchio. Just like when Alicia was participating in the preliminary rounds of the Sullivan Grand Contest, didn't she also encounter a reporter from the Joyful Fate Path?

Chen Luo and Alicia had excellent hearing and could hear the words of the girl who relayed their message after they left.

"Can I press this button?" Alicia asked, picking up the button in her hand.

"Who knows what Hanabi wants to do? Anyway, forget about the buttons and let's go play something fun."

"Is the Star Destroyer launch button you mentioned earlier real?" Ellie asked curiously.

"fake."

"That's alright..."

Because Alicia really knew that Chen Luo had a Star Destroyer stationed outside Pinocene.

The people at Pinocchio, however, were unaware that the Star Destroyer could actually destroy stars.

Because, according to the family's inspection, the Star Destroyer was severely underpowered.

However, Alicia also knew that Chen Luo could use star cores to power that star destroyer.

"Of course, it's also possible that I lied because I thought Hanabi was watching us from not far away. I really did put a button among the buttons Hanabi sent out, betting that she wouldn't dare to bet," Chen Luo suddenly added.

“You…” Alicia poked Chen Luo’s forehead.

So naughty!