Their commission was suspicious.

So how can we obtain more elements of a lie?

Chen Luo took out the Ninth Divine Key from his backpack.

It is not the specially enhanced Gravitational Star of Eden, but an ordinary Ninth Divine Key.

Then he threw it into the illusory river of time and retrieved the golden Ninth Divine Key.

Chen Luo raised the Ninth Divine Key high!

"Tyrant of the heavens, witness the shattering of stars!" The zeroth rated power of the golden divine key, amplified to its limit by the river god's power, was activated.

A massive black hole was instantly summoned by Chen Luo.

This black hole is so large that it completely envelops the entire Pinocene, and it is still expanding outwards.

The price was that the golden Ninth Divine Key, which Chen Luo had completely copied, shattered instantly.

However, such a big commotion did not attract the attention of the Pinocone people.

It was a raw stone; Chen Luo added the raw stone.

Countless raw stones scattered with dazzling light prevented the creatures of Pinocone from seeing the true appearance of the outside world.

Similarly, a large number of raw stones were used at the moment the simulated black hole appeared.

The final result was that the Pinocchio and the vast space radiating outwards were swallowed by the pseudo-black hole, but the original stone negated the damage of the pseudo-black hole, leaving only one side effect of the pseudo-black hole—a slowdown in the flow of time.

Simulated as a black hole, it is an excellent tool for stalling for time.

Just like when Welt used this ability during the Second Honkai Impact to delay the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin, Chen Luo now used the Golden Ninth Divine Key to create a pseudo-black hole to slow down the flow of time for Pinocchio.

What takes 12 hours inside Pinocchio might have taken more than 20 hours outside.

Chen Luo did not create an exaggerated time flow ratio; it was roughly 1:2.

This is to ensure that the Genius Club Invitation item works to its fullest potential.

This is also to wait for more people to enter.

Chen Luo's 300 raw stones were not wasted.

This not only prevented Pinocene from noticing the unusual external situation, but also slowed down time, ensured that the simulated black hole would not harm Pinocene, and rationalized the situation.

It's likely that it won't be long before some experts and scholars discover and publish news about the slowing of time flow in Pinocene.

This kind of situation isn't really considered terrible news. It's not common in interstellar space, but it's not rare either, just like the couple on the dim star.

They are also affected by the flow of time, which makes it difficult for them to meet.

This situation might attract more people to visit Pinocchio, or it might deter people from coming to Pinocchio.

But it doesn't matter. Those who are meant to come to Pinocchio won't be deterred by this issue, such as members of the Genius Club.

"I hope everything goes smoothly." Chen Luo put one hand on his hip, wiped his sweat with the other, and looked at his work with satisfaction.

"Are you done?"

"It's done."

"Bang!" After Chen Luo subconsciously responded, he was met with a snap of his fingers.

"Ouch." Chen Luo squatted in mid-air, looked up and saw that it was the puppeteer who had done it, and said with a wronged expression.

"I didn't use any force at all."

"Why did you hit me, teacher?"

"Because I was thinking... that tyrant in the sky you just shouted about, could it be referring to me?" the puppeteer said, stroking his chin.

Chen Luo's use of the raw stone to shield against influence was indeed effective, but it certainly couldn't hide it from the puppeteer, so Chen Luo wasn't surprised at all by the puppeteer's appearance.

"How could that be? Teacher, you have to believe me. What I just said was actually the activation phrase for the Ninth Divine Key." Chen Luo stood up and said this while taking out another Ninth Divine Key and handing it to the puppeteer.

The puppeteer took the key of the gods and examined it, discovering that it did indeed have such an activation phrase.

"..." The puppeteer was still somewhat suspicious, because he was unsure whether Chen Luo had made the dumplings because of the vinegar.

Never mind.

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not... here, this is for you." The puppeteer tossed something to Chen Luo.

"What is this?" Chen Luo looked at the small black box in his hand, somewhat puzzled.

It was a small black cube-shaped box. No matter which angle Chen Luo viewed it from, he could not see any gaps in the box. It seemed to be perfectly formed by nature. However, Chen Luo could instinctively sense that there was something inside.

"You'll find out when the time comes. Remember, this is compensation, not a gift," the puppeteer said.

After saying that, the puppeteer simply disappeared on his own.

"...Could it be that my teacher made these dumplings just for this plate of vinegar?" Chen Luo scratched his head, looking at the small box in his hand.

He beat me up so that he would give me this thing as compensation?

"Beep beep!" Chen Luo's communicator rang.

"Black Tower? What happened?"

“Screw Gum wants you to give Chadwick a final send-off and help him find peace. He said that even after taking the medication to remove the memory block, Chadwick's consciousness seems somewhat confused. He doesn't want Chadwick to leave in such a chaotic state, so he hopes you can help sort things out and awaken his lost memories,” Black Tower said.

The reason why it wasn't Luo Sigumu who came in person was because Luo Sigumu didn't have Chen Luo's contact information.

"Okay, coming right away." Chen Luo nodded, put away the small box in his hand that he couldn't figure out what was wrong with, and disappeared from the spot.

The train ticket that Chen Luo gave to Luo Sigumu was, in a sense, a kind of positioning device. This was not intentional on Chen Luo's part, but rather because Chen Luo, as the cultivator of the World Tree, naturally knew the location of the World Tree's leaves.

……

“The members of the Hound family just informed me that I can take Chadwick’s will away. I suppose it was you, Mr. Chen Luo, who made the move?” Screw Gum, who was standing on the edge of the Dream Building, watching the scenery with the old man, said to Chen Luo.

"I was just mentioning it to the dream master. Anyway, you can take him away even without me," Chen Luo said.

The family no longer values ​​Chadwick as much as it used to.

After all, Chadwick had indeed blocked all memories, rendering him useless, and it was the Dream Master who personally ordered him to go.

"Thank you, Lord of Paradise." The old man, Chadwick, also expressed his gratitude to Chen Luo with his hands behind his back.

"Just call me Chen Luo."

“Then I’ll trouble Chen Luo to help Chadwick awaken his lost memories,” Screw Gum said.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

“No problem. But I’ll leave Chadwick’s exploration of the dream to you, Screw Goom, as I have my own things to do,” Chen Luo said.

Upon hearing this, Screw Gum turned to look at the pink-haired girl standing prettily to the side, and then nodded.

I'm sure Chadwick wouldn't mind if I accompanied him on his final journey.

"Snap!" Chen Luo snapped his fingers, sending Screw Gum into Chadwick's memory.

"Aili, have you been waiting here all this time?" Chen Luo turned to look at Alicia.

“I came back right after the arena battle. I knew you would come back here again,” Alicia said with a smile.

"Then...would you like to continue shopping at Pinocchio together?" Chen Luo asked.

“Of course. But Pinocchio is a bit boring. The dreams here don’t feel real at all.” Alicia leaned on the railing at the edge of the dream-building, gazing at the grand city in the far distance.

“That’s true… However, deep within Pinocchio’s dream lies an even deeper dream, or rather, the true Pinocchio dream, called Dream Reef. Anyone killed by whatever strikes towards death will be dragged into the real Pinocchio dream,” Chen Luo said.

"Oh, really? That sounds interesting." Alicia seemed somewhat intrigued.

"Of course. After all, all the dead fireflies and robins are in that Dream Reef. There are a few ways to get to Dream Reef. One is to try to fall asleep again in a dream, but this method is relatively rare and few people can do it. Another is to actually die in a dream, such as being cut by Huang Quan, who is the messenger of nothingness. The other way is to have a means of transportation."

“Transportation?” Alicia tilted her head.

"Come here, I'll take you to Dream Reef." Chen Luo gestured towards Alicia.

Alicia did not refuse Chen Luo's request. She moved closer to Chen Luo and was then unexpectedly pulled into his arms.

Alicia was suddenly hugged, and after struggling instinctively for a moment, she regained her composure.

“You… there are other people next to you.” Alicia pointed to Chadwick, whose eyes were vacant.

"Don't worry, it'll be over soon." Chen Luo patted Alicia on the back.

"Pfft!"

Indeed, it will be over soon.

A massive figure appeared behind Alicia. Before Alicia could even react to how Chen Luo was going to take her to Dream Reef, the behemoth extended its claws and stabbed Alicia and Chen Luo through the heart with a single blow.

Whether or not Chen Luo intervened, the feeling of being pierced wasn't painful, but Alicia's expression still changed noticeably. After staring into Chen Luo's eyes for a moment, Alicia closed her eyes.

calm down!

As He Wu drew his blade toward death, Chen Luo and Alicia instantly turned into a puddle of water, covering the ground.

"Wow!"

Alicia seemed to be having a nightmare, suddenly opening her eyes and breathing rapidly.

However, the warm embrace that spread throughout her body quickly calmed Alicia down.

"Chen Luo!" Alicia puffed out her cheeks, looking at Chen Luo with dissatisfaction.

"Next time there's such a thrilling surprise, could you please give me a heads-up? It scared me to death!"

“Yes, yes, yes. But you’ve been treated very well, Alicia. At least you didn’t feel any pain when you were stabbed, did you?” Chen Luo said.

"That... could be considered a reason, I suppose. Was that what was heading towards death just now?"

"Hmm, Memory Realm Meme - What is Headed Towards Death, nickname Mianmian."

"Hmm? This huge Memory Realm Meme has such a cute name?"

"His full name is Sleep, but Sleep is just a nickname. It's actually a vehicle that constantly brings people in and out of this deep dream and Pinocchio's beautiful dream," Chen Luo said.

"...So that's the truth? If that's the case, then that Sleepyhead does seem kind of cute."

"Alright, alright, stop finding everything cute. Let's look at the scenery in the distance." Chen Luo released Alicia and pointed behind her. Alicia turned her head and saw a magnificent view.

"A black hole?" Alicia said instinctively.

"No, it's an accretion disk formed by the condensation of memory matter. A very impressive-looking large cavity," Chen Luo explained.

“My guess is right. Soon, the dream above will devour the dream below, and this place will cease to exist. Dreams will devour everything.” Just as Chen Luo and his companion were admiring the vast void, a cryptic person was talking to himself nearby.

"Hmm, hello, Miss. Do you know a lot about this Great Hollow?" Alicia seemed to have heard something that bothered her.

“Ah, hello. My name is Ke Mei. This great void… do you know? Many years ago it was just a crack, but now it has grown into a huge hole. The memory matter in this area has been slowly flowing towards the other side of the void at a constant speed. But what’s even more terrifying is that, according to my calculations, recently the speed of the memory matter flow has started to change, and it’s faster than ever before. It’s almost as if something is sucking it in from the other side of the gaping maw,” said the female Celestial Ring Clan member (who had a ring on her head).

"Don't worry, maybe this huge hole will disappear soon," Chen Luo said.

"How is that possible?" The other person didn't believe it at all, and then turned their gaze back to the large void.

“Alice, do you know? This is Tongxie’s territory,” Chen Luo suddenly said.

"of course I know."

"And within the family, there are still remnants of order."

"You mean the God of Order? I have heard about the God of Order. And then?"

"It's quite a coincidence that after the Star God of Harmony devoured the Star God of Order, making it a star without a master, another star god of destiny also fell."

"A Star Goddess of Procreation?" Alicia raised an eyebrow.

“That’s right. You said… in Pinocchio, a place that’s becoming increasingly chaotic, now that order has even emerged, is it possible that they’re also reproducing?” Chen Luo asked.

"I don't know, I don't really know. And I don't really want to know." Alicia shook her head.

“Indeed, because the final outcome was already predetermined. The two unclaimed destinies will once again welcome their masters, and finally bloom into extremely dazzling fireworks in the universe!” Chen Luo’s tone was very relaxed.

That's right, Chen Luo not only wants order, but also reproduction!

Ugh! It's all ugh!

Since it's said to be destined to be unclaimed, it wouldn't be unreasonable for Chen Luo to take it and use it, right?

"???"

"Let's go explore this Dream Reef together. We might run into some acquaintances here."

"acquaintance?"

“Yes, an acquaintance. Speaking of which, I smell the scent of wishes,” Chen Luo said, then took Alicia’s wrist and led her away into the distance.