Their commission was suspicious.

Since the bar is already exposed to the public, let it remain exposed.

"So you mean that if I have a wish, you can sense it, right?" Estelle looked at Chen Luo with great interest.

"Not entirely, it's just a feeling, and it might not be accurate." Chen Luo shook his head.

Chen Luo's intuition mainly stemmed from a strange kind of instinct he had developed over the past two years. Although it seemed useless before, it was proving quite useful now.

“Congratulations, you guessed right. By the way, since you call yourself a puppeteer, do you know magic? Do you know how to use spells?” Estelle asked.

Perhaps it was because of Chen Luo's various achievements that naturally increased initial favorability, or perhaps it was thanks to this cup of black tea and snacks. It seemed that Chen Luo had met some of the other party's criteria.

"Magic? Magic? Well... I do know it, and I'm quite proficient at it, but the nature of magic and magic may differ in different worlds," Chen Luo said.

At least in the worlds Chen Luo has been in contact with so far, although both the main world and the continent of Teyvat have similar terms like "magician," the main world uses magic power, while the continent of Teyvat uses elemental power.

"This is the magic I know, this is the elemental power I know." Two flames suddenly rose from Chen Luo's hands.

The left side was formed by drawing magic power using the Fireball spell, while the other side was simply fire elemental power.

“Hmm, both of these seem to be fireball spells or something, but their properties do seem to be somewhat different. Therefore, I can't be sure if the magic in your world is the same as the magic in my world. It seems you can't help me.” Estelle shook her head.

Estelle's task was something she had been preparing for for three years, and she couldn't just choose to collaborate with a puppeteer whose work was somewhat unpredictable, simply for the sake of convenience.

If the magic is different and you can't use the other person's magic, wouldn't your goal fail?

"Well, go ahead and tell me, it won't hurt. Consider it a ticket to hear the story, and the tea and snacks are all free, how about that? Besides, what if I can help? After all, the people who can work in this magical bar aren't ordinary people, are they?" Chen Luo said to the other person.

"Yes, that's true. Consider it a thank you for the delicious tea and snacks. I won't go into the details, but what I need to do... is travel back 10 years to save a close friend and change her fate," said the Lavender Witch Estelle.

Since we're from different worlds anyway, there's no harm in talking about it.

"Travel back in time? That's truly amazing!" Chen Luo exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, after all, this is magic that I researched for many years before I finally succeeded. But it's not simple; it requires a great price and sacrifice." As he spoke, the other person pulled up his sleeve.

“In our world, when a magician runs out of magic power, they can sacrifice a part of themselves to gain more magic power, but what I gave was my blood.”

What came into Chen Luo's view was a fair and delicate arm that matched the girl's beauty, covered with countless bruises and needle marks.

The girl did not consider this something that could not be shown; on the contrary, she was proud of it.

"But using this magic requires not only thorough preparation, but also the expending of all my current magical power. Therefore, I need someone to accompany me on my journey to the past to provide me with magical power. For this purpose, I have prepared a magical item that can share magical power," the other party explained.

"To change the fate of the world by one person...won't that cause a huge change in the world?" Chen Luo admired the other party's feat, but he was also worried about another point.

Although this wasn't Chen Luo's world, Chen Luo felt he should still give the other person a slight reminder, lest they do something he would regret.

Chapter 275 As long as I know there's a future where she can be saved, that's enough to put my mind at ease.

"Well, in fact, even if I go back to the future and change her fate, it won't affect the history of my own world. Instead, it will create another timeline. But as long as I know that there is a future where she can be saved, that's enough to put my mind at ease."

At this point, Estelle's face lit up with a relieved and happy smile.

Hmm, it seems that Serena must be Estelle's best friend, right?

[Ding! You have a new request!]

After the other party briefly explained what they needed to do, Chen Luo also received the commission.

【Saving Serena】: Help Estelle travel back 10 years to save her best friend Serena from the tragedy of her parents being killed by bandits, change her fate of becoming a murderer, and help Estelle find peace.

Rewards: 1000 Primogems + High-Level Random Reward + Time Reversal Magic

Difficulty: Four stars

Something's not right. This request is really suspicious.

This was Chen Luo's first reaction upon seeing the request.

Because the reward for this commission is far too different from the actual difficulty of its execution.

If it were merely as a magic provider for the other party when they used magic, as they claimed, it would be impossible to offer so many rewards that Chen Luo found so enticing.

Among Chen Luo's many tasks, this event ranks among the top three in terms of both rewards and difficulty.

Something's not right.

But this did not prevent Chen Luo from taking over the task.

At least Chen Luo was very confident in his ability to escape and save his own life.

"It sounds like parallel worlds aren't something that's incomprehensible in your world, Estelle," Chen Luo asked, stroking his chin.

“That’s true.” Estelle nodded.

"So even if your time-reversal magic saves people, the people in your own world won't be resurrected, right?" Chen Luo asked again.

“Yes. But as long as she can live happily in her timeline, then all my efforts over such a long period of time will have been worthwhile,” Estelle said with a smile.

"Oh."

Then this time reversal magic would be of little use to Chen Luo.

Moreover, the cost of going back in time between different worlds is unacceptable.

The other side had prepared for so many years, but they couldn't save their friend in this world.

The resurrection missions Chen Luo received were all about resurrecting people from his own world. If people from his own world couldn't be resurrected, how could he complete the mission?

However, this time-restoring magic isn't entirely useless; at least it allows Chen Luo to gain some understanding of time magic.

Chen Luo's current Eye of God still contains the element of time, but he can't use it.

"Well then, Miss Estelle, although I'm not sure if I can share my magic with you, if you really do manage to travel back in time, please call me. At least I'll fulfill your wish, I'll get the bar's reward, and you'll get a bodyguard."

“After all, traveling to the future requires several years of preparation, and you can’t afford the consequences of failing to save it, can you? More people mean more strength,” Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

"Furthermore, if your magic consumes mana based on the number of people, you can also summon me through the bar after traveling to the past."

At least let me participate, so I can at least see if I can complete the task.

Although Chen Luo instinctively felt that something was off about this request, he still had to see if he could complete it.

“That makes sense, but how can you prove your strength?” Estelle doesn’t refuse help from those who want to help her, but if they are not strong enough, then they are not within her consideration.

"Prove your strength... Miss Estelle, I need to tell you a rule first: you won't be harmed inside the bar, so don't be afraid." Chen Luo didn't refuse Estelle's request for him to prove his strength, after all, it was a pass.

To be honest, Chen Luo doesn't have many ways to prove his strength.

Chen Luo's abilities are mostly passive and functional; he doesn't have many destructive abilities.

Actually, summoning the Infinity Serpent to display its power would certainly achieve a good effect, but the Infinity Serpent gives off a somewhat villainous vibe, and the other two Infinity Serpents are staring at each other in Chen Luo's bar.

At the same time, Chen Luo doesn't have many opportunities to prove his abilities, so he needs a decisive ability.

"Don't worry, I'm a witch, I'm not afraid," Estelle said confidently.

"That's good." Chen Luo nodded and used the Void Treasury.

Then... Estelle felt several [suns] appear before her eyes.

Scorching, violent, and brimming with aggression.

"This...this is...fireball?" Estelle's hand trembled slightly as she placed the tea back on the bar.

As Estelle watched the three nearly white fireballs slowly emerge behind Chen Luo, she suddenly felt a pang of panic.

The opponent launched three nearly white fireballs simultaneously without any casting animation.

Although the fireball had not yet been unleashed, and perhaps because of the bar, she couldn't feel the other person's temperature, Estelle's intuition kept warning her.

"Oh, this is my improved version of Fireball. You can call it the modified version of Fireball. I've been working hard lately on how to transform it into a monstrous, insane version of Fireball, but I haven't made much progress," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo felt a pang of pain in his heart as he looked at the three fireballs swirling around him.

Chen Luo used the library function of the Void Treasury, directly consuming one and a half Honkai Crystals to cast the magic he had already mastered.

But this is one and a half Honkai crystals.

However, as long as it's not a raw stone, everything is fine.

"Okay, that's enough. Take it back. I've roughly figured out your strength."

Looking at those three fireballs, Estelle could at least be certain that the opponent possessed considerable magical power, and that their destructive force was definitely sufficient.

Estelle also knows the fireball spell, but she rarely uses it.

The witch's motto is to cast spells quickly and defeat enemies swiftly; she will not use spells that require a casting animation unless absolutely necessary.

Because witches cannot allow others to get close, battles must be ended quickly. Once a witch loses or has her wand taken away, she is not much different from an ordinary girl.

"Take it back? Sorry, I can't take it back." Chen Luo gave an awkward laugh.

Although ordinary fireball casters can easily dissipate it or revert it to its magical state and reclaim the magic power after using it.

But this modified version of Fireball is clearly not the ordinary Fireball.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Estelle, who was sitting in front of Chen Luo and in close proximity to the three fireballs, was taken aback.

"What I mean is, this thing can only be detonated." Chen Luo snapped his fingers after saying that.

"Snapped!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

A small explosion rang out, and flames instantly engulfed the entire first floor of the bar, then poured into the second floor through the stairwell.

In an instant, the entire bar was engulfed in flames.

However, the bar still had its protection for its customers, so some customers, after a moment of panic and realizing they were not injured, curiously touched the flames.

Estelle did the same when she opened her eyes again after closing them.

"..." Estelle suddenly had doubts about whether or not to bring Chen Luo along to help.

If you go to help, you can't just cause trouble.

"Furthermore, Miss Estelle, I can also use spatial magic," Chen Luo said, perhaps sensing the doubt in Estelle's eyes.

"Huh? Spatial magic?" Estelle was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then suddenly realized that Chen Luo had disappeared from her sight.

“Just like this.” Chen Luo’s voice suddenly rang out behind Estelle.

"Why didn't you say you had this ability sooner? I've decided on you. I'll call you when I find another witch to help me." Estelle said immediately after seeing that Chen Luo did indeed know spatial magic.

"...So hasty? Actually, I have other abilities." Chen Luo paused and said.

“No need. The reason we invited you to help isn’t because of your destructive power, but because of your functionality. Spatial magic is a great emergency measure. Remember, we’re going to rescue people, not kill them,” Estelle said.

Although Estelle, the witch, can fly, there is a big difference between flying and teleportation.

"Oh." Chen Luo nodded, somewhat reluctantly, and then used the Herrscher of the Void's ability to teleport back to the bar counter.

If you wanted to see teleportation, you should have said so earlier.

With so many abilities, how would I know what kind of ability you want?

"So what do you want?" Estelle asked after Chen Luo returned to the bar.

Estelle felt that since the other party had helped her, she should reciprocate.

"What do you want? You might have misunderstood, I'm helping you for free," Chen Luo said, shaking his head.

"Free help?"

"It's not exactly free help. To be precise, the bar will give me a reward after you fulfill your wish," Chen Luo said, pointing to the bar's ceiling.

"That's why I say this is a magical bar."

Chen Luo noticed the doubt and worry in the other person's eyes when he offered to help for free, so he spoke up.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world; anyone with some social experience should know that.

“Hmm, it’s really amazing. But… that’s a reward from the bar. Do you want something? Like money or something?” Estelle asked after hesitating for a moment.

"Estelle, you need to understand that money has no meaning for a bar that's not even in the same world," Chen Luo kindly reminded her.

"If you really want to give me a reward, then lend me your magic textbooks. Just the most basic magic books will do," Chen Luo said.

"Just the basics?"