Their commission was suspicious.

Chen Luo immediately threw the Law of Knowledge out of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

In short, due to a miscalculation, it seems that Chen Luo could have drawn 6-star items much earlier.

"Hmm, according to the letter, it's best to ask the Herrscher of Thunder before participating in the lottery. I'll ask her later."

This sentence was written on the top of the letter that Pado wrote to Chen Luo.

This also reminded Chen Luo of the card that could summon the Herrscher of Thunder from the future.

Chen Luo never summoned her, mainly because he didn't want her to feel like he was using her as a tool.

Chapter 486 Chen Luo's Fanatical Followers

【Lake Power】(Rank A): As the embodiment of the hillside and the lake, Kanako Yasaka naturally possesses the ability to control the lake.

Suwako Moriya's request resulted in a random reward, while Kanako Yasaka only gave her this one thing.

In short, this thing is similar to the fragmented power of the sea god that Oser gave it. Only, it's one level lower.

While Yasaka Kanako is indeed a deity in this respect, her abilities are more inclined towards controlling the [Heaven] (乾).

Furthermore, in Japan, deities typically hold multiple positions, unlike the specializations of Oser.

This makes the reward a relatively outstanding one among A-level rewards, but not as good as S-level rewards.

The damaged power of the Sea God is S-rank, but the power of the Lake is A-rank.

Chen Luo couldn't say whether it was because of the lake and seaweed dish, or because of Kanako and Osel.

After all, Oseol sacrificed himself to create this power of the sea god, and Yasaka Kanako was the reward for it.

Moreover, not all gods are the same.

The sea god that Oser refers to must be a true god-level ability.

The complete form is likely SS-class.

But Japan... it's not a very big place to begin with, yet it's said to have 800 million gods.

Gods are everywhere in this place.

Chen Luo still had no intention of using this thing.

"The only thing missing is the river. I wonder if there will be any special reaction after I collect all four powers and synthesize them," Chen Luo, a collector, pondered.

"Ah, it feels so good to have enough faith power again. Thank you so much for saving my life, young man." After giving one portion of the faith power from the Heart of the Wind God to Suwako Moriya, Kanako Yasaka thanked Chen Luo.

"Next, we should discuss the compensation. After all, it's written in the contract that after I give you this 1% of faith, you must pay me an equal amount of compensation that satisfies me," Chen Luo reminded him.

"Sigh, these contract terms are really outrageous." Kanako Yasaka, who had already absorbed the power of faith, sighed.

It's really unreasonable to ask Chen Luo for something without any prior agreement, because if Chen Luo isn't satisfied, then Yasaka Kanako and Moriya Suwako will be in big trouble.

The problem is that Kanako Yasaka and Suwako Moriya have no other choice.

Chen Luo can choose not to sell, but the two of them cannot choose not to buy.

Although Chen Luo had already received the raw stone reward, he didn't mind receiving some more real-world rewards.

“Then how about… young man, you come and believe in us? Just a shallow belief is enough, and then we can lend you our divine power and authority, although the effect will be weaker than if we used it ourselves,” Yasaka Kanako suggested.

"..." Chen Luo didn't speak, but quietly looked at the two gods in front of him.

“Alright, it seems this proposal doesn’t quite satisfy you. How about the divine tokens we possess? They can also be used to utilize some of our abilities. Can these be used to pay off the debt? Or are you satisfied with them?” Yasaka Kanako asked.

"Not interested." Chen Luo shook his head.

Chen Luo already possesses so many S-level powers that he can barely use them all, so who would care about your divine tokens?

“You’re really picky, bro, but it’s true…” Kanako Yasaka said, somewhat troubled.

Just as Chen Luo was considering whether to make them work to pay off his debts or act as thugs, he suddenly felt that Yakumo Yukari, who had been pinching his thigh, suddenly stopped and even strangely rubbed his thigh.

"..." Chen Luo turned his head to look at Yakumo Yukari.

Chen Luo didn't even need to ask to know that Yakumo Yukari definitely had something in mind.

"Ahem, dear store manager, if you're not satisfied with the compensation they offered, how about I give you some suggestions?" Yakumo Yukari transmitted her voice to Chen Luo.

"Speak," Chen Luo said calmly.

Offering unsolicited favors is either a sign of malice or theft.

"How about you let them enter Gensokyo to collect faith power, and then slowly return that faith power to you? What do you think of that suggestion?" Yukari Yakumo suggested.

"Not really, I'm not interested in faith."

As expected, Yasaka Kanako and Moriya Suwako's move to Gensokyo was not only because they genuinely needed to move there, but Yakumo Yukari must also have some ulterior motives, though Chen Luo wasn't sure what they were planning.

"Don't be so sure of yourself. Who said the power of faith is useless to you? Chen Luo, let me ask you, do you know that besides things like the Heart of the Wind God, you also have a lot of faith power within you?" Yakumo Yukari's voice suddenly became somewhat mysterious.

"Huh?" Chen Luo was genuinely taken aback when he heard Yakumo Yukari say this.

"I don't believe it! There are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me!"

"Don't disbelieve me, go ask Kanako Yasaka if you don't believe me. Besides, she didn't see your Heart of God at first, and she said you had the power of faith, didn't she?" Yukari Yakumo said.

"..."

"Um, Yasaka..."

"Just call me Yasaka Kanako. What's up? Have you come up with any requests?" Yasaka Kanako asked.

"No, it's not about the requirements. Does the power of faith within me truly exist besides this chess piece?" Chen Luo asked.

"Yes." Kanako Yasaka nodded.

"Is this what you mean?" Chen Luo took out the Heart of the Rock God.

"...The faith power on this chess piece is indeed very strong, but it's much less than the blue chess piece from before, only about half the level. But it's not this one." Kanako Yasaka shook her head.

"???"

Chen Luo's doubts weren't just about the power of faith; he also wondered why the Heart of the Rock God was inferior to the Heart of the Wind God.

As everyone knows, there are only three types of people in Liyue: 99.9% of Emperor fans, 0.099% of twisted Emperor fans, and the only Emperor hater.

So why is the Heart of the Rock God inferior to the Heart of the Wind God?

Oh, the Geo Heart I have isn't the original Geo Heart. Oh well, that's alright.

Chen Luo suddenly remembered that his God's Heart was a reward.

The fact that this Heart of God carries the power of faith might be because it was a reward from the Rock King himself.

"Sigh." Seeing Chen Luo's bewildered look, Yasaka Kanako couldn't help but sigh.

Chen Luo had no idea how wealthy he really was.

If we were to use a metaphor, in terms of wealth in terms of faith power, Yasaka Kanako 10 minutes ago was like Padmasambhava, while Chen Luo was like Eden.

The difference in financial resources is extremely large!

Things are better now; Kanako Yasaka's wealth is now equivalent to that of Aponia.

Well, at least Aponia has a sanatorium at home.

"Is that it?" Since neither of the two God Hearts was the one Chen Luo could choose, he could only take out the Ice God's God Heart.

"It's not this one. There's no faith power on this chess piece at all. However... I originally thought the special energy on those chess pieces was caused by faith power, but now it seems that these chess pieces are quite extraordinary in themselves." Yasaka Kanako said, looking at the Ice God's Heart in Chen Luo's hand, which had no faith power at all.

This Heart of the Ice God is neither the original Heart of the Ice God nor something obtained from the Ice God, so it has no power of faith at all.

"The power of faith I'm referring to is within yourself. In other words, someone has faith in you, so you possess this power of faith. This power of faith is not something you acquire, nor does it come from other people. I can still see that."

"Moreover, the faith power within you is quite pure, to the point of being fanatical. Although all those who believe in you are believers, believers are also divided into different levels."

“False believers, shallow believers, ordinary believers, devout believers, and fanatics—it’s not entirely accurate, but that’s roughly it.”

"So-called fanatics are believers who are even willing to die for you. They are the kind who would fight to the death for you if anyone said a bad word about you."

“There were indeed quite a few fanatics during our peak years, but the problem lies in the fact that the faith power within you is entirely provided by fanatics. That’s a bit outrageous. I really want to ask you how you managed to cultivate your followers? How could you turn all your followers into fanatics?” Kanako Yasaka asked incredulously.

The purer the faith, the greater the power of faith it can provide.

To give an analogy, the difference between a devout believer and a fanatic is like the difference between a regular battery and a Nanfu battery.

One quarter is better than six.

"Emmm..." When Chen Luo heard Yasaka Kanako say that she was "even willing to die for you," he knew where the power of faith within him came from.

Damn, that's outrageous.

When did Lao Tzu, a puppeteer, become a god on the side?

The power of faith and desire are not quite the same.

Chen Luo's talent-based missions cannot be affected in any way; they must be missions that come from the heart and cannot be altered by the Herrscher of Knowledge or other abilities.

But the power of faith is different. As long as the other party has faith in you, they can generate the power of faith, regardless of how it is achieved.

That's why there are so many cases of believers being brainwashed.

The gods don't care whether you truly believe in them; all they want is the power of faith.

Therefore, in a sense, Chen Luo, the puppeteer, was born to follow the path of faith and deification.

In particular, Chen Luo did not treat all the puppets as mere tools, nor did he erase their feelings.

Only with the existence of emotions can the power of faith be generated; a "weapon" without emotions is useless.

Therefore, one of the reasons why the puppeteers who regarded puppets as their lives, as Chen Luo mentioned before, did not perish has been found.

"But the problem now is that I don't know how to use the power of faith, and I don't want to become a god. I always feel that becoming a god through faith is a weak thing to do," Chen Luo sighed.

As long as people no longer have faith, they will inevitably decline without the power of faith... This is the inconvenient existence of gods who become gods through faith.

Although Chen Luo's puppets will never betray him, each puppet will become a fanatic.

It's even possible that in the future there will be a fanatical follower of the Earth.

Chen Luo also looked down on gods who were worshipped.

Well, the main reason is that Chen Luo doesn't want to leave himself with too many weaknesses.

"..."

"..."

Kanako Yasaka and Suwako Moriya both fell silent.

"Oh, sorry, I wasn't referring to you guys," Chen Luo quickly said, realizing what he meant.

"Tsk, never mind, I know you didn't mean it, and these days, the gods who worship and become gods are really in a terrible state." Yasaka Kanako sighed, then looked at Moriya Suwako.

Kanako Yasaka is the kind of deity who can exist even without faith, only her power has weakened.

But Suwako is different; she is a true god built from faith, and without faith, she would truly be dead.

"However, there's one thing I still have to say: becoming a god through faith is truly the fastest way to gain power. And even if you don't rely on it, you can still develop a side business. Besides, the power of faith is quite convenient."

"How so?" Chen Luo asked, intrigued.

"The power of faith can create things out of thin air."

"Like this?" Chen Luo asked, having directly commanded the Void Treasury to create a sword.

"Uh, the power of faith can create life."

"Like this?" Chen Luo gently tapped the computer that Sanae Kochiya had brought him.

The moment the puppet's ability was activated, the computer was transformed into a mechanical computer puppet.

"The computer is warped?!" Sanae Kochiya exclaimed in surprise.

The laptop transformed into a small robot and saluted Chen Luo.

"...The power of faith can grant eternal life." Yasaka Kanako seemed to want to prove the superiority of the power of faith, and she argued with Chen Luo.

"Does 5 years count as immortality?" Chen Luo asked.

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, I can make someone live for at least 50,000 years with 100% certainty through surgery, although the price is a bit high, but you will gain extremely strong power. The best among them are even stronger than ordinary gods," Chen Luo said honestly.