Their commission was suspicious.

Stripping away someone else's talents can make one's own talents multiply, even to the point of being countless.

Patchouli wouldn't dare say she knew everything in the world, but she was at least familiar with most schools of thought.

But Patchouli had never heard of this type of puppeteer.

The most crucial point is that [stripping] is only one of the abilities possessed by this puppeteer school. So the question is, just how strong is this puppeteer school?

Why has this school of puppeteers never appeared in history?

Therefore, Patchouli's curiosity about Chen Luo has reached a very high level.

"No need for that. I have a method too. I don't know if it's efficient, but it's enough for me," Chen Luo said, waving his hand.

"That's enough for you? With your reading speed, what method could possibly be enough for you? I think my method might not be as good as yours, but at least it can increase your speed a bit," Patchouli said modestly.

Every school of magic has its own secret techniques. Patchouli was born a magician, possessing magical power from birth, which means that her parents were also extraordinary, and she also had a good master.

In fact, Patchouli's best method is not efficiency, which can only improve efficiency by 10%, but rather efficiency of over 200%, but the bait must be released little by little.

Patchouli could say with absolute confidence that the method she possessed was absolutely the best in the world, bar none.

This is what the Seven Luminaries Sage expects of himself.

"Then I feel that my digestion speed is really enough," Chen Luo said sincerely.

In fact, if it weren't for the ongoing struggle between the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quanta, the fog on Chen Luo's sea of ​​consciousness would have been absorbed long ago.

These two unlucky kids...

"You still can't handle this? Actually, I have a method here that can increase efficiency by 100%. It's an item. With this item, I guarantee you'll be able to completely digest those forbidden poisons in less than 10 days," Patchouli said helplessly.

Patchouli hadn't expected Chen Luo to seem so knowledgeable.

If even that didn't work, Patchouli had no choice but to unleash her ultimate move.

"Ah, no need, I've almost digested it. By the way, is this forbidden poison really that powerful?" Chen Luo asked thoughtfully after a moment of surprise.

Chen Luo was surprised to find that the forbidden poison, which had been thoroughly defeated by the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of ​​Quanta, actually sounded quite formidable.

This isn't Versailles; it's just that Chen Luo has never encountered this situation before.

"What? Almost digested? I don't believe it." Patchouli immediately denied it upon hearing Chen Luo's words.

"Are you kidding me? The visualization technique I know can only digest forbidden poison at most by 200%. Considering you've read 2000 magic books at once, even with that visualization technique, it would take at least 5 days. How could you possibly digest it in just three hours?" Patchouli said, expressing her disbelief.

"Really, now all that forbidden poison is left in my body." As Chen Luo spoke, he gathered all the forbidden poison that had turned into a thin mist floating on the sea of ​​consciousness, and then reflected a little bit of black energy.

"Forbidden poison? You can control it?" Patchouli was utterly astonished.

"No, it can only make it take shape, but it can't control it to leave the body. Besides, the tree and sea in my sea of ​​consciousness still need this to grow slowly." After Chen Luo finished speaking, the wisp of black energy dissipated.

In fact, if Chen Luo could control the Imaginary Tree and the Quantum Sea, he could naturally control the Forbidden Poison and even throw it out of his body. However, the Imaginary Tree and the Quantum Sea merely serve as a defense line within Chen Luo's body, ensuring that his consciousness is not violated.

This tree and this sea usually ignore Chen Luo's orders, only obeying him on matters of principle, such as not fighting in the sea of ​​consciousness and remembering to defend against external enemies.

If you ask them to do delicate work, they will slack off.

These two things are really...

Fortunately, with the help of someone skilled in furniture, Chen Luo's control over the Imaginary Tree and the Quantum Sea is gradually improving.

At least initially, they weren't even indifferent, but now they're willing to ignore them.

"...Would you sell your method for treating forbidden poisons?" Patchouli asked slowly after a moment of silence.

Chapter 500: MQ's Triple Fall on Flat Ground

"Welcome to Zero Bar, wise sage." Chen Luo summoned the bar door directly from the library and then gestured for Patchouli to enter.

Looking at the bar that appeared before her in a form she didn't understand at all, Patty's eyes were filled with curiosity.

Looking at the gate leading to another world, Patchouli couldn't help but take two steps forward.

"Smack!"

"Mmm!" At the same time, Patchouli's voice rang out.

Chen Luo looked at the Seven Luminaries Sage, Patchouli, who had fallen flat on her face in front of him, and after a moment's thought, he walked in himself.

This was the first time Chen Luo had ever witnessed someone fall flat on their face; it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

How can someone fall flat on their face? It's unbelievable.

So, the facts tell us that we shouldn't throw away books after we've finished reading them. If you accidentally drop one on the ground, you should pick it up immediately. Don't be lazy and think you can pick it up later, otherwise you might slip.

Patchouli is a good example of the opposite.

Patchouli looked up and breathed a sigh of relief as she watched Chen Luo walk into the bar alone with his back to her. She quickly stood up and rubbed her forehead, which had hit the ground.

Thankfully, they installed carpet in this area where I study, otherwise I would definitely have gotten a lump.

Patchouli, realizing she had embarrassed herself in front of the magicians' backup, sighed and headed back to the bar.

"Smack!"

"MmQ!"

"..." Chen Luo was almost dumbfounded as he watched Patchouli fall twice in the same spot.

The facts tell us that what trips you up once can also trip you up twice.

Chen Luo looked at his hands, somewhat at a loss. He wondered why the other person was so unlucky when he hadn't changed their fate.

Or did I accidentally change the other person's fate?

Slightly skeptical, Chen Luo watched as Patchouli struggled to her feet, only a step away from the bar, and gently touched the red thread of fate.

"Go to hell!" Patchouli, who had fallen twice on a magic book in a row, kicked the book away in a fit of rage.

Normally, Patchouli is a magician who cherishes books very much.

Patchouli couldn't tolerate being tripped up twice by the same magic book, especially in the eyes of a junior magician.

"!!!" But while struggling to kick away the damned grimoire, Patchouli forgot one thing: after she fell flat on her face, her slippers flew off, and Patchouli was now barefoot.

Have you ever felt the pain of your little finger hitting the corner of a table?

"Bang!" Patchouli did indeed kick the magic book away, and it flew in the direction of Chen Luo's bar.

But after Patchouli felt a sharp, aching pain, her posture, which had been upright with both feet, instantly changed to one foot on the ground.

At the same time, perhaps because of the battle of wits and courage with the magic book, Patchouli was exhausted and collapsed onto the sofa.

Chen Luo did cure the other person's asthma, but that doesn't mean he cured their general weakness.

The opponent's physical skills are still terrible.

So she's still the same Patchouli who takes three steps and gasps for breath.

It's not the panting from asthma, it's the panting from exhaustion.

"Three consecutive falls on flat ground, my life has been worth it." Chen Luo exclaimed after using the silk threads to roll up the book that had fallen to the ground.

Only after Chen Luo held the book in his hand did he realize why Patchouli was so unlucky.

"A cursed grimoire?" Chen Luo was surprised when he saw the grimoire.

This explains why Patchouli was so unlucky.

They're all cursed, how can they not be unlucky?

The cursed grimoire; legend says that whoever possesses this grimoire will ultimately be plagued by misfortune.

Although Chen Luo wasn't sure if this thing was really that effective, Patchouli was certainly very unlucky, and Chen Luo also saw a distorted line of fate in the book.

This thing will more or less affect your luck.

Luck is a fixed resource; whoever runs out of luck first goes first.

When someone's luck suddenly explodes, making them seem very fortunate, they are easily taken advantage of by the magic book, which can then backstab them.

"This would be great for playing pranks," Chen Luo said, looking at the grimoire in his hand.

After losing the grimoire and Chen Luo failing to experimentally activate the threads of fate on Patchouli, Patchouli finally struggled to her feet, ending her tragic period.

Patchouli never imagined that one day being able to walk into a bar just three meters away from her would be such a difficult and desperate thing.

After getting up, Patchouli quietly walked to a spot out of sight of the bar entrance. After about half a minute, she tidied herself up, making herself appear dignified, intellectual, and literary, before slowly walking into the bar.

Even a stay-at-home woman who rarely leaves her home will care about her image, let alone a bar, a place where people might walk in at any time.

"MQ, your grimoire..." Chen Luo raised the Doom grimoire in his hand and waved it at Patchouli.

"Don't call me MQ, and keep this thing away from me." Patchouli took a step back in disgust as she walked into the bar.

"Don't say that. This is a magic book that can change your luck. It looks very precious."

"Here, consider it payment for curing my asthma," Patchouli said decisively.

Patchouli has already read this book. It does talk about curses, but it's different from ordinary curses. Other curses make the other person's body extremely bad, but this curse is more focused on luck.

Patchouli finished reading it, but didn't do much research.

All magic books possess a certain amount of magic power and are influenced by the knowledge recorded within them.

Is it the extraordinary nature of the grimoire that makes the knowledge within it forbidden, or is it the forbidden knowledge within that makes the grimoire different? Both are possible, but the only thing that can be confirmed is that Patchouli really doesn't want to see this garbage again.

"You don't need to be so scared. In this bar, you are invincible. No one can use their power to affect others, and items certainly can't either," Chen Luo quickly reassured him.

"Then you should keep this thing away from me too," Patchouli said, quite annoyed.

"So this really is a bar in another world? No, is it a bar connected to another world?"

"Of course, why would I lie to you? It's almost 8 o'clock now, and in a little while you might meet some visitors from another world, including but not limited to gods from another world."

"I don't care about the so-called gods of other worlds. What I want to know is when that special ability user you mentioned, whose ability is very similar to mine and who is even based on my concept but combined with the special circumstances of your world, will come to the bar?" Patchouli said, shaking her head.

Deities are not uncommon in Gensokyo; in fact, you can find any kind of youkai you know in Gensokyo.

Of course, we're talking about monsters here, not strange beasts.

Even if they don't come in now, they might come in later.

"You mean him? He'll probably be a little late, or maybe he won't come at all. But if you really can't wait, I can call him for you," Chen Luo said.

“No need, I’ll wait a bit. I can use that time to confirm the authenticity of this bar’s connection to another world.” Patchouli shook her head.

Patchouli needed some rest because she was still agitated by that damned magic book.

"Whatever makes you happy. By the way, would you like some Patchouli-flavored ice cream or a sundae?"

"Hmm?" Patchouli frowned slightly.

What did you just say?

"I mean, would you like some vanilla ice cream or a sundae?"

"...I have a feeling that what you just said wasn't quite what it was," Patchouli said uncertainly.

You misheard me. So, do you want it or not?

“No, thank you. I’d rather have some mint flavor,” Patchouli said, walking to a nearby table.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"Sigh..." Chen Luo sighed in disappointment upon hearing Patchouli's words.

"..." Patchouli had reason to suspect that the other party had indeed said something about Patchouli-flavored ice cream, and Patchouli had evidence.

The reason I say this is because...

Patchouli's name comes from the herb patchouli.

As for the effects, you don't need to remember anything else, just remember that this stuff seems to be an aphrodisiac.

After using the silk thread to deliver the ice cream ordered by the other person to them, Chen Luo began to drift off into a daze, his mind wandering to Patchouli.

Patchouli originally wanted to make a deal with Chen Luo about the method he used to digest forbidden poisons, but as a family member, she knew that while Chen Luo's method of digesting forbidden poisons was indeed fast, it was not universally applicable.

First, you need to get the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quantum to stamp your mark. Second, you need to be strong enough not to be overwhelmed by this knowledge. Then, through various coincidences, you may be able to possess a mini version of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quantum.

So this method is completely useless now, but Chen Luo is really interested in the method Patchouli mentioned that can increase the digestion effect of forbidden poison by 200%.

So Chen Luo still made a deal with the other party.