Their commission was suspicious.

"You just said this is a compass to ward off evil, but then you said it should be like this. So you mean it's not a compass to ward off evil anymore?" Chen Luo asked as he led everyone into Mona's rented house.

Mona's house is quite large; in fact, if the house weren't large, it simply wouldn't be able to hold Mona's extremely valuable research equipment and books.

“It used to be a compass for avoiding misfortune, but this morning I sensed that you suddenly possessed a precognitive ability of the same or even higher level from a mystical entity. So, this kind of compass used for avoiding misfortune is naturally useless to you,” Mona said.

Although Mona never uses her abilities for personal gain, she will still be alerted if she encounters danger. After all, even if you don't seek personal profit, you can't ignore your own life. Otherwise, what's the point of learning this ability?

Therefore, Mona's need for the compass to avoid misfortune is useless, because she herself can avoid misfortune.

This compass was originally given to Chen Luo because he didn't have this type of ability, but now that Chen Luo has a similar ability that may be more advanced, avoiding danger has become an instinct for him, so this compass needs to be modified.

"So this morning I took those compressed biscuits from the bar and sold them to them. After receiving the money, I started modifying this compass. It took me three hours, and I've mostly succeeded in modifying it." Mona breathed a sigh of relief as she said this.

After all, giving gifts like this is a race against time, especially since she was caught selling compressed biscuits that morning, Mona wanted to make up for her guilt as much as possible.

It cannot be said that Mona was simply indulging in self-pity, because Mona did indeed give up some truly valuable items.

Mona spent at least several days painstakingly crafting this compass using the few materials she had acquired by chance. The effect was indeed quite good; the only pity was that Mona herself couldn't use it.

"This compass has now become a treasure-hunting compass. If there are any unclaimed and valuable items nearby, especially treasure chests, this thing will automatically guide you. However, the downside is that it only points in a general direction, and there is a cooldown period, so you need to be patient if you want to use it to find treasure." Mona began to explain the use of the compass to Chen Luo.

That's why Mona can't use this thing.

This is a special item created using Mona's astrological knowledge. If Mona uses it to gain wealth or other benefits for herself, it would violate the rules she set for herself.

We will never use divination to make a profit!

Selling this is also not an option, because doing so would be equivalent to using astrological knowledge to sell something for profit.

Mona's code of conduct dictates that this gift should only be given to a friend with utmost sincerity and without any self-interest.

In other words, this is actually a rather idealistic thing.

Therefore, Mona's strange persistence leads to some strange phenomena, such as Mona being able to find something through astrology and thus obtain a reward.

However, since astrology cannot be used for profit, Mona cannot use it, but she still wants to win the prize money.

So Mona would often do things that seemed like a lot of hard work and no reward to outsiders.

But perhaps it was precisely because of Mona's persistence that she became a great astrologer worthy of her title.

Among the people Mona knows, only the old woman and Chen Luo meet the requirement of "not seeking profit".

Mona made this kind of thing for her master, that old woman. Putting aside whether the other party would appreciate it or not, Mona was at least not doing it for Mora.

The gift to Chen Luo wasn't for Mora's sake, nor was it for survival, because Mona knew that even if she didn't give Chen Luo anything, he would still let her freeload.

Therefore, this is called a gift of friendship.

"A treasure-hunting compass?" Chen Luo looked at the object in his hand with surprise.

What? I'm already at Liyue Reputation Level 9?

As expected of me, you are truly terrifying.

Well, that's what they say, but Chen Luo is an expert in furniture making. After using the treasure-hunting compass for a while, he had already mastered how to use it.

Therefore, furniture connoisseurs are truly timeless.

As for this treasure-hunting compass, how should I put it?

This item is indeed a very valuable thing for an adventurer.

However, for Chen Luo, who doesn't often adventure on the Teyvat continent, this thing is somewhat of a gimmick.

Chen Luo's destiny line ability does not include treasure hunting, but Chen Luo can indeed judge which direction he should take and encounter more good things.

The original compass was a compass for avoiding misfortune, but now it is a compass for seeking good fortune.

Moreover, this compass is based on astrology, and the starry sky corresponding to Mona's astrology only applies to this world. At least, it should not be universal if you go to another world.

So this gift is very precious, but it's of little use to Chen Luo.

However… Chen Luo remembered that Xiao Ke'er's high school classmate seemed to be an A-level talent who inherited the name of Mona the Astrologer. He wondered if he could ask her to modify this treasure-hunting compass.

Since they're both astrologers and both have the Water Element Eye, maybe the other really can be modified.

In short, it's worth a try.

Moreover, Chen Luo felt that he might also have the ability to modify this thing.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

Chen Luo, who was visiting Mona's house, was suddenly startled by a mission notification.

Chapter 327 Chen Luo: Let me touch you, just once.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Exonerated]: Help the poor Yingmei, who ran away out of guilt and was wanted by someone who didn't care at all, to go to the Three-Eyed Five Manifestations Immortal to clear her name and remove her wanted poster.

Reward: 500 Primogems + random reward

Difficulty: 3 stars

"Hiss..." Chen Luo couldn't help but gasp when he saw the task.

This quest is similar to Ningguang's quest.

Basically, everyone is looking for immortals, but Yingmei's mission doesn't have a requirement for the number of immortals, but it adds the requirement of helping Yingmei clear her name and remove the wanted poster.

So Yingmei gave a slightly larger reward of one hundred.

After all, the greater the difficulty, the greater the reward, and this difficulty applies not only to Chen Luo but also to the other party.

However, Chen Luo felt a little uneasy looking at the mission objectives and rewards.

Although Chen Luo wasn't the one who issued the warrant for Yingmei's arrest, he was clearly the one who stood by and did nothing, as mentioned in the mission description.

Originally, Chen Luo had planned to have Yingmei advance the plot, so that Yingmei could shine in the Seven Stars Summoning Immortals Ceremony, and then the Seven Stars would reward her with a request.

So Yingmei didn't really lose out.

But Chen Luo really didn't expect that after he handed this task to Yingmei, Yingmei would immediately pass the commission back to him.

As for the method, it's definitely the whole stack of commission cards that Chen Luo gave to Yingmei before.

Those request cards were originally meant for Yingmei to help her farm ore, but rationally speaking, Yingmei could have written the request on the card herself and asked Chen Luo for help.

So in the end, this matter came back to Chen Luo.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Mona clearly saw Chen Luo's expression change slightly as he sat opposite her.

“A small matter has arisen, and I need to sort it out. Oh, by the way, you don’t mind if I lend this to someone else, do you?” Chen Luo asked, holding up the treasure-hunting compass in his hand.

This was, after all, a gift that Mona had just given to Chen Luo. If it was lent to someone else without informing the recipient, it wouldn't be quite right.

After all, the other party must have put a lot of effort into making this thing.

"Whatever, whatever. Anyway, the only reason I gave you this is to get some psychological satisfaction, and then to openly and without any guilt steal your food. As for what to do with it, that's up to you," Mona said, waving her hand.

Mona's reason is probably part of the reason, but not the whole reason. At least this thing is indeed very valuable to adventurers.

It can fetch at least a good price.

In fact, after Mona discovered that Chen Luo was completely undetectable by astrology and that she herself possessed certain mystical prophetic skills, she no longer needed to give him the compass.

But what if the items are already made and not delivered? Does Mona have anyone else she can give them to?

So Mona could only come back and work for three hours, transforming the warding-off-misfortune compass into a treasure-hunting compass.

What Chen Luo does with this is none of Mona's business.

Just like how Chen Luo wouldn't care where Mona got her compressed biscuits after he sold them to her, Mona wouldn't care what Chen Luo would do with the treasure-hunting compass.

As long as the other party doesn't just throw it in the trash, it's fine.

"Okay, I'll be going now." Chen Luo glanced at the time and nodded.

"I don't know why you were in such a hurry to leave as soon as you sat down, but it seems you must have run into some trouble. Goodbye." Mona waved.

"Oh, right, Mona, before you come to the bar tonight, remember to pack up all your astrology books, then call me when you come to the bar so I can give you a little 'touch'," Chen Luo said, turning his head.

"Hmm, why are you touching my book?" Mona frowned.

Mona wasn't upset that Chen Luo wanted to touch her book; she was simply puzzled, utterly puzzled.

"I have a special little trick: as long as I touch a book, I can make the knowledge inside my own. It's not a great skill, but it makes me quite good at reading."

"...You can learn everything in the book just by touching it?"

"I can't say I've completely mastered it, but I've at least reached the level of proficiency, which is equivalent to what an average person would study for decades," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

Some people become masters in a certain field when they are teenagers, but most people never manage to become masters in their entire lives.

Of course, Mona is different; Mona is already a master.

"Are you sure you can truly understand it, and not just memorize it by rote?" Mona asked again.

"As long as the recorded content isn't too outrageous in level, you should be able to grasp the basics, but you'll still need practice," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

"..."

"Mona, why aren't you saying anything? Mona?"

"..." Mona remained silent.

Then Chen Luo watched as Mona silently walked up to him and looked up at him slightly.

Chen Luo tilted his head in confusion.

"Go away, get out of here right now! Go do what you need to do, don't stay in my house, it's annoying to look at you!" Mona said irritably.

Fanfanfan, you're right here in Versailles, get out of here right now!

You can grasp the essence of most knowledge just by touching a book? Aren't you satisfied with the vast majority of knowledge?

They even said it was just a small trick, and that it wasn't anything particularly impressive.

Ugh, this jerk in front of me is so annoying.

"Hey, hey, why are you pushing me? Don't get so agitated. I know you're a genius and look down on my little tricks, but you can't just push me away!" Chen Luo said, feeling a little aggrieved.

"Ugh, you're getting more and more annoying! Get out! I don't want to see you before dinner tonight!"

Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, Mona pushed him even harder.

As for dinner time and after dinner...

Without Chen Luo, where would Mona get her dinner?

Mona has just spent all her money on astrology training supplies, and of course, she still has a few thousand Mora left.

Of course, there's also Chen Luo's 50 Mora.

"And here's your Mora!" After successfully pushing Chen Luo out of the house, Mona grabbed the large bag of Mora that had been placed at her feet and threw it at Chen Luo's face.

In other fields, Mona doesn't feel any jealousy towards other people's geniuses. The only thing she doesn't quite understand is that someone is about to catch up with her as an astrologer using such unconventional techniques.

Most importantly, that person was still acting like a Versailles in front of him...

Most importantly, these are the people who provide for my livelihood...

Ugh! So annoying!

After catching the large bag of Mora and putting it into his backpack, Chen Luo stood with his arms crossed in front of Mona's door.

Seeing Chen Luo being treated roughly, Xilin bared her teeth at Mona, the scissors behind her were poised to strike, and her pupils seemed to be changing.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. Sister Mona was just playing a game with me, a game called 'Who's More Extraordinary'." Looking at the slightly angry little Xilin, Chen Luo patted her head with relief and then hugged her in his arms.

"Oh." Xilin nodded, seemingly understanding, and her initial excitement subsided.

However, apart from Chen Luo, the Versailles himself, Shen He and the Herrscher of Knowledge were not treated roughly at all. However, the two of them were also smart enough not to stay in Mona's house any longer, but to obediently come out.

"That book on stargazing..."

"It's astrology, astrology!" Mona, standing at the door, tried her best to correct Chen Luo's mistake and expressed her dissatisfaction.

Someone like you who doesn't even respect astrology itself will never learn astrology well!

"Oh, it's astrology." Chen Luo nodded quickly.

"Okay, okay, it's just books, right? I'll give them to you later! Just don't come looking for me before dinner, let me have some peace and quiet. Don't ask me who Jingjing is!" Mona predicted Chen Luo's opening of his mouth.