Their commission was suspicious.

Of course, Liu Wenxuan also included a guide to using firearms.

Then the problem is coming.

"What do you need this Demonic Induction for? If you're going to tell me that absorbing it won't do you any good, then you're not eating dinner tonight." Chen Luo was annoyed as he looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge who was casually eating spicy snacks.

Do you know how much a Mind Demon is worth? The buyback price alone is 600 Primogems, which means the original price was 1200 Primogems!

Although the talent panel says this thing is worth at most 300 primal stones to humans, if it were sold, it would be enough for Chen Luo to do a 10-pull.

I already have 685 Primogems, and with an additional 600, I can accumulate enough for a 10-pull in a few days.

Moreover, a 10-pull guarantees a purple 4-star item.

"But then again, are those who understand the laws of consciousness considered spiritual beings?" Chen Luo thought of the introduction to the Heart Demon Guide.

"I don't know if it counts as anything, but I can sense that this thing is a perfect match for me," Xiao Shi said, shaking his head.

"Sigh, I've practically gone bankrupt upgrading you, so you'd better be reliable. Can you really upgrade me to SS rank?" Chen Luo looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge expectantly.

"Good grief, do you think this is a game? Besides, even if it were a game, you'd need to draw several Herrschers of Knowledge to stack up to SS rank." The Herrscher of Knowledge rolled her eyes at Chen Luo.

"Although I'm not entirely sure what that Heart Demon Guide is, my intuition tells me that it's extremely useful to me. Now that I've consumed it, I feel changes in my body, but I can't quite pinpoint the specifics. However, I know that my abilities may have become stronger, and the Herrscher Core is no longer the pure Herrscher of Consciousness Core," the Herrscher of Consciousness said after a moment's thought.

"Ah, so the power of the Herald of Knowledge is no longer pure, is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Of course it's better. Simply put, if it was just a stick originally, now it has several more branches, becoming a skill tree. Moreover, after the Herrscher of Consciousness's power became impure, it will be of great use when returning to the Honkai world. You can't kill a god with the power bestowed by the god, but if you use the mutated power bestowed by the god, it's not certain whether you can kill the god." The Herrscher of Consciousness seemed to remember something and sneered.

"You mean... the Honkai consciousness?"

Why do you, a Herrscher of Consciousness created directly by the Honkai consciousness, think about killing the Honkai consciousness every day?

If the Honkai consciousness knew you had this mindset, it wouldn't have created you even if you were killed.

"Who knows?" The Lawbringer shrugged.

"By the way, don't you have that talent panel? You can use it to check if any special powers have been added to my body. Anyway, the price of your talent panel is quite reasonable," the Herrscher of Knowledge reminded her.

"I'm watching."

Those who understand the law

[Herrscher of Knowledge Core - Modified] (Evolving) (Item): 5400 Primogems (12000 Primogems)

"..."

Damn, this core of the Law of Knowledge is expensive again!

However, the discount has been reduced from 5% to 4.5%.

But it's still more expensive, costing 400 more raw stones.

"What's wrong? Why do you look like that..." Seeing Chen Luo's disgusted expression, the Herrscher of Knowledge was startled.

Surely nothing's changed? No way, I feel like something has changed. At least that stuff tastes pretty good.

"Well, your Herrscher core has indeed changed and is currently evolving, but it's become even more expensive, making it unaffordable for me." Chen Luo looked distressed.

"Ugh, I thought something had happened. You scared me to death." The Herrscher of Knowledge glared fiercely at Chen Luo.

Those who understood the law in their hearts could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, the Law Master knew Chen Luo's situation very well. In the early stages, when there was a severe shortage of raw stones, if he had spent such a great deal and had not made any progress, then he would have been too sorry for Chen Luo.

Shi Bao felt a lot of pressure, but he didn't say anything.

When Chen Luo saw that the Herrscher of Consciousness in his family's interface changed from [anxious], [uneasy], [guilty]... to [happy], Chen Luo also breathed a sigh of relief.

Right after the inner demon was directed to the Herrscher of Consciousness, it was as if some boundary had been broken, and a mood tag appeared behind the Herrscher of Consciousness's avatar.

In fact, Chen Luo felt that this exchange was very profitable. Although he lost 1000 primal stones, to be honest, 1000 primal stones seemed like a lot to Chen Luo right now, but he didn't actually need them urgently.

Because Chen Luo currently doesn't spend any Originium Stones other than drawing cards.

Besides, the benefits that the Law of Knowledge brings me far outweigh those 1000 Primogems.

Not to mention that the Herrscher of Knowledge itself provides 600 Primogems when issuing a commission, Chen Luo has already received more than enough from the Herrscher of Knowledge.

[Swordsmanship Mastery], [Basic Cold Weapon Skills], [Spear Proficiency], [Basic Melee Combat], [Fist Technique Proficiency], [Tai Xu Sword Qi] (Proficient)...

Furthermore, after the Herald of Consciousness helped modify his consciousness, his furniture mastery expanded to an extremely large extent...

Aren't these worth 1000 raw stones?

Furthermore, the discount on Herrscher of Knowledge items has increased to 4.5%, which is equivalent to a significant reduction in Primogems.

Besides the Void Sword Qi, Chen Luo also wanted the titles of [Grandmaster of Close Combat] and [Grandmaster of Cold Weapons]...

When will the discount be as low as 90%...?

Chapter 45 The Starving Ghost - Mona

"Sigh..." Chen Luo sighed deeply.

"Why are you sighing, Alo?" Wendy, who arrives at the tavern on time every day, couldn't help but ask with concern.

If the store manager is gone, how will I manage to get the free drinks I get every day?

"Why can't you be a little more ambitious? Post more commissions!" Chen Luo said to Wendy with a look of exasperation as he flipped through the book in his hand.

"No way, you can blame me for this?" Wendy looked at Chen Luo in surprise, as if she couldn't understand how Chen Luo could say such a thing.

Is this even human language?

"You've been sitting here for half an hour and only contributed 10 Origin Stones. Aren't you ashamed?"

Since Wendy entered the bar half an hour ago, she has offered no other gems besides the one she offered in anticipation of cider.

"Wendy, let me tell you, if you keep mentioning not providing raw gems, I'm taking away your free cider every day." Because Chen Luo and Wendy had become familiar with each other over the past three days, Wendy dared to joke around with Chen Luo.

"No! I'll be desperate if I don't get to drink free cider every day..." Wendy wailed.

Money is indeed of little use to Wendy, but without money, she can't drink.

Wendy has always been broke.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"Okay, I promise you." Chen Luo nodded after thinking for half a second.

"That's good. Wait, did you use me to farm commissions again? Chen Luo, have some decency." Wendy looked at Chen Luo with heartache.

When I first met Chen Luo, I thought he was a polite and helpful young man. I was so blind!

No, that's not quite right...

"Hey Luo, what's wrong with you today? You probably weren't this eager for raw gems before." Wendy gave Chen Luo a strange look.

“If you run into any trouble, you can tell me,” Wendy said with concern.

"Well... thank you so much, I've finally collected enough raw stones." After receiving those 10 raw stones, Chen Luo finally achieved his goal.

Chen Luo has finally saved up 705 raw stones.

Well, after going through all sorts of things, we finally achieved this goal.

As for why it's 705?

The final stage of the Taixu Sword Qi—Divine Essence—originally cost 1500 Origin Stones, but after a 4.5% discount, it costs 675 Origin Stones.

However, due to the bar, Chen Luo needs to keep 30 Primogems on hand for any unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, Chen Luo needs 705 Primogems to have enough spare money to buy the Taixu Sword God!

Starting today, I, Chen Luo, am also someone with a powerful move!

Although the Sword Heart was not fully developed due to the lack of "Heart Essence", and the other Essences of Meaning, Soul Essence, and Form Essence were also not fully developed, so even if one could purchase and use the power of the Taixu Sword God, it would still be pitifully small. But it is still the Taixu Sword God.

"..."

Chen Luo stared into deep thought as he looked at the Taixu Sword God, whose power was said to be reduced by at least 10 times, displayed on the talent panel.

Maybe we shouldn't buy it yet.

After I've saved up enough raw stones, I'll complete this whole set before buying the Void Sword God.

Chen Luo's physical condition was originally quite average compared to those Valkyries. Although he had the Eye of God as an energy source, he could barely unleash the Void Sword God, but the power of that was pitiful to even think about.

"jingle!"

"Welcome... Where is everyone?" Chen Heng subconsciously looked up when he heard the bell and uttered the standard greeting, but when he looked up, he found that no one was there.

“Hey, Alo, why don’t you stand up from your chair? Maybe you’ll see the new guest then,” Wendy said, looking down at the guest who had climbed in.

Because the bar counter where Chen Luo was located was quite high, and Chen Luo was sitting in a chair, there was a blind spot of about half a meter when looking at the door.

Even Theresa wasn't half a meter short, so Chen Luo never paid any attention to it.

Chen Luo had no idea that the guest who came this time had actually climbed in.

Chen Luo stood up and walked out of the bar, where he saw the girl wearing a tight-fitting outfit and a huge hat.

"This is... Mona?" Chen Luo was somewhat surprised when he saw the familiar attire.

Could this child have fainted from hunger?

"Help, help! Is there... is there anything to eat... Damn water slime..." The girl wearing a big hat, who was lying on the tavern floor, raised her head, revealing a delicate and cute face, and looked at Chen Luo expectantly.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

【I want to be a well-fed ghost】: Feed Mona, anything will do, as long as it's food.

Reward: 20 Primogems.

Difficulty: Minor

[Ding! 5 guests have been reached, unlocking 'Snacks to go with drinks']

"Snacks to go with drinks?" Chen Luo was taken aback.

"There's food, wait a moment." Even while he was lost in thought, Chen Luo was also greeting the guests.

After all, this was the first time Chen Luo had ever seen a mission that pushed the limits of sporadic tasks.

Sporadic missions are the most basic daily quests, and the rewards vary depending on the strength of the mission poster, but the maximum reward is about 20 Primogems. Anything higher would be a one-star mission.

Also, to be honest, Mona is really easy to feed; she'll eat anything.

I just unlocked a new [snack to go with drinks]

Chen Luo clicked the snack button, and suddenly the wine cabinet behind him, which was originally used to store wine, moved to the left, creating a passage about two meters wide, revealing a small space behind it.

Drinking sometimes requires snacks, so having a kitchen is quite normal.

Just like a hotel doesn't just sell alcohol, it also sells food.

Restaurants don't just sell food; they also sell alcohol.

Wine and food go hand in hand.

This is the explanation of the talent panel, but Chen Luo felt that this was not normal; the above was pure nonsense.

However, the priority now is to complete the task, so I won't dwell on these things anymore.

At the same time, Chen Luo's shop expanded to include a culinary section.

The ingredients are similar to those used in cocktails; 0.1 raw gems are needed to make one dish.

However, unlike other liquor stores, there is a "Void Wine".

The cooking shop has a skill called "Mom's (××)'s Taste," which costs five raw materials to use once.

In other words, as long as this skill is used, the perfect flavor in the customer's mind will be recreated.

This time, Chen Luo chose rice balls as his dish.

The other person is starving, so they probably don't care what they eat, right?

So, 20 seconds later, what was placed in front of Mona was a rice ball the size of a human head and a large glass of juice.

“Thank you, my savior…” Mona said, tears of gratitude welling up in her eyes as she ate the rice ball in front of her.

The food was unfamiliar to me; it looked like a specialty of Inazuma, but it was delicious.

[Ding! Mission complete. Mission a great success, Primogem reward doubled]

When customers are overly satisfied, there is a high chance that the reward for raw gems will be doubled.