Their commission was suspicious.

“But Ellie, that’s not how you use your abilities,” Aponia said helplessly.

"Aili, instead of begging Aponia, you might as well just beg me," Chen Luo complained from the side.

"Hmm, let me think. Before Aponia became a Fusion Warrior, she had the ability to easily persuade others, and she often prayed to God. Could it be that frequent prayer can give her this ability?" Alicia's mind started to work.

Then, Alicia recalled the gesture she had occasionally seen Aponia make when she prayed, so she interlaced her fingers and made a fist, mimicking the gesture of prayer.

“Ellie, just by making a prayer gesture and praying to God, you can’t make others listen to you,” Aponia said helplessly.

Having this ability on my own has absolutely nothing to do with praying to God.

“And if you’re going to pray, you need to either say what you want to pray for in your heart or say it out loud,” Aponia said.

"Is that so? I'll try. Lolo, quickly feed me the apple." Alicia murmured softly after closing her eyes.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"..."

Gan!

Don't tell me this is the beginning of your future attempts to get me to fulfill your wishes through prayer.

After repeating her wish three times, Alicia opened her eyes, but her hands remained clasped together with her fingers interlaced.

"I suddenly understand the true meaning of this prayer gesture. It means that if the gods don't grant my wishes, I can grant them myself." Alicia swung her crossed hands sharply, creating a whooshing sound.

With Alicia's strength, this punch could easily smash a hole in the floor.

Now, this posture can be used not only for metaphysical prayer but also for physical prayer.

Calling it a physical prayer isn't quite accurate; it should be called a physical ritual of deliverance!

"..." Looking at the big quest worth 10 Origin Stones, Chen Luo took another toothpick, stuck a piece of apple on it, and handed it to Alicia.

"Awoo! Aponia, my prayers were answered!" Alicia exclaimed happily after eating the apple chunk.

[Ding! Mission complete]

“This…” Aponia was speechless for a moment.

That's not a prayer at all!

Never mind.

In short, the wish has been fulfilled, hasn't it?

Chapter 832 The Correct Way to Use Gods (Bonus Chapter)

"God, please give me another slice of apple. Ah..." Alicia prayed with her mouth open and eyes closed.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"Ooh." Feeling something near her mouth, Alicia opened one eye and ate the apple piece that Chen Luo had pierced with a toothpick.

[Ding! Mission complete]

"Gods, please give us one more!"

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"That's all," Chen Luo said from the side.

"Oh, then, God, please peel another apple."

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"...If you have something to say, just tell me. Don't consult with the gods, okay?" Chen Luo complained.

Although Chen Luo is indeed a god, and a river god at that, the way you're doing this gives me the feeling that a god is acting as a middleman and making a profit.

Following the fact that the little girl's lollipop is worth five Primal Stones, now there is a new unit of measurement.

Aponia, standing to the side, didn't understand why things had turned out this way, but she couldn't deny that Alicia's prayers had truly worked.

Although Alicia prayed to God, it was Chen Luo who was in charge of the operation.

“No. Suddenly I feel like a god really exists, at least he can let you grant my wish,” Alicia said.

"Shut up." Chen Luo shoved the apple directly into Alicia's mouth.

Yes, a whole apple, peeled but not cut into pieces.

[Ding! Mission complete]

[Ding! Mission complete]

It turns out that you'd better be clear when you submit your request, otherwise it'll be too late to regret it.

Tell me, was this apple peeled or not? Was it even given to Alicia?

"Sigh, little Lolo is really hypocritical. She clearly wants to feed me an apple, but she's too proud to admit it and insists on having God deliver the message. Honestly, it would be so much better if she were just honest." Alicia sighed, feigning helplessness.

"..."

Would you believe me if I said I peeled an apple because I wanted to eat it myself?

But whatever, for the sake of the raw stone, I'll do whatever you want.

Even if you want the stars in the sky, I can bring you a meteorite.

For just 5 Primogems, you can command an SSS-rank River God to do anything for you.

However, if the stars in the sky were to fall from the sky, whether you could catch them... that would be a different matter altogether.

"Alright, stop eating. This fruit basket was clearly prepared for the patients in the observation ward, and you've already eaten almost half of it by yourself. Won't you get fat eating so much?" Chen Luo asked curiously.

"Haha, Lolo, what are you talking about? How could a beautiful girl get fat? Perhaps you don't know, but one of the side effects of my fusion surgery is that I won't get fat no matter how much I eat." When Alicia heard this, she paused for a moment, then blinked cutely.

It really is cute.

"Really? Do you want to weigh yourself? I remember the last time you weighed yourself, your weight was..."

"boom!"

Before Chen Luo could finish speaking, Alicia, who had been in a prayer position, slammed her hands against the railing of another hospital bed.

Chen Luo shut his mouth as he looked at the deeply sunken iron railings on the hospital bed.

Prayer is meant to make others speak to you in a calm and peaceful manner, but when a person clenches their fists with their fingers interlaced, it doesn't necessarily mean they are praying; it could also mean they are gathering energy.

"...I think your suggestion that you wanted to come to my house for dinner that night, and that I would cook for you, is definitely worth discussing," Chen Luo said, looking at Alicia who was smiling at him.

"So, Lolo, you agree to this? You're in for a treat tonight! Aponia, let me tell you, Lolo's cooking is absolutely amazing!" Alicia quickly told Aponia.

“I know that. After the Luolai Sanatorium, he did cook for us once, and it was really delicious.” Aponia agreed.

"Since that's the case, then..."

Let's celebrate Aponia's successful transformation into a Fusion Warrior and Lolo's ability to finally perform the fusion surgery independently with a lavish banquet.

“However, that won’t work. I only said it was very constructive, not that I had to do it.” Chen Luo interrupted Alicia’s spellcasting.

"Huh?" Alicia was somewhat reluctant.

"There's nothing I can do. Although I'm a pretty good cook, I don't really enjoy cooking. But considering that Aponia just had a near-death experience during her surgery, I'll send her some medicine tonight to help her recover," Chen Luo said.

"But……"

“You’ll get a share,” Chen Luo said.

"Sigh, well, there's nothing I can do about it then. But for the sake of the medicinal cuisine, I'll reluctantly run an errand for you this once, since you're under house arrest, aren't you?" Alicia's tone was regretful, but she couldn't stop smiling.

"You know I'm grounded now? I'm being watched even more closely now. Not only am I grounded, but I'm also being told not to bring anyone else back to my dorm," Chen Luo said.

To put it bluntly, especially for someone like Aponia with a criminal record, it's even more important to prevent her from having contact with Chen Luo, the doctor who performed the fusion surgery on her.

What if Aponia harbors resentment over the possibility of her death?

“Just wait patiently. Kevin’s birthday party is coming up soon, right? I’ll make a huge cake then. But I suggest you don’t throw away any leftovers. You can save them for the next day and share them with the people who couldn’t make it to the party,” Chen Luo said.

"Thank you for remembering my birthday party, but now, Alo, it's time for you to leave. Someone is looking for you." The sound of the door opening rang out, and a blast of cold air rushed in.

"Wait, Kevin, stay there and don't move." Kevin was about to walk inside when Chen Luo stopped him.

Kevin saw Chen Luozheng pointing to Aponia and instantly understood what was going on.

For a patient, catching a cold can be fatal.

Although one is usually only disturbed by the chill emanating from Kevin when extremely close, one can never be too careful when dealing with a patient.

"Who's looking for me?" Chen Luo asked immediately afterward.

"The higher-ups, but don't worry, they'll just spout useless nonsense," Kevin said expressionlessly.

"If you talk about the higher-ups like that, they might remember it and make things difficult for you," Chen Luo warned.

“With Mei here, I’m not afraid,” Kevin said.

"Ellie, look at him! He actually came here to show off his love. He actually came here to show off his love in front of three single people!" Chen Luo complained to Kevin.

"Alright, go ahead and go."

"Alright, I'm off then. Remember to come to my house around 6 PM to pick up the medicinal meal," Chen Luo instructed Alicia.

"I know, I know."

"Let's go, Kevin."

“You’re the one who’s leaving. After you go out, that female soldier will take you to see the higher-ups. I came here not only to inform you but also to see what’s special about the seventh fusion warrior,” Kevin said.

“She’s a psycho-sensory fusion warrior. Without experimentation and observation, it’s difficult to accurately determine the truth about her abilities. Just like Desdovia, who would have thought her ability was telekinesis?” After Chen Luo finished speaking, he followed the female Firemoth soldier who came to meet him towards their destination.

“Kevin, come here, I’ll teach you a way to get the gods to grant your wishes.” Alicia beckoned to Kevin with her finger.

"Hmm? Gods? I don't believe in that kind of thing." Kevin frowned.

"Don't be so skeptical, at least believe in it for once. The gods just granted me several wishes," Alicia said.

"..." Chen Luo, who hadn't completely left yet, couldn't help but cover his forehead.

I've already said, don't let gods act as middlemen and profit from the difference.

In fact, Alicia knew that making wishes to gods was not a real thing; Chen Luo was only doing these things because he wanted to.

In Alicia's view, this was just a joke between friends, and there were no gods in the world.

If there are gods, why don't they save this world?

"Forget it, seeing how cold you are, the gods definitely won't respond to you, so let's keep it a secret. Aponia, don't tell anyone about this secret. After all, the gods are very busy. What if they're busy helping Kevin and don't have time to grant my wish?" Alicia thought for a moment and said to Aponia.

"..." Kevin did not object to Alicia's words.

How can someone who has never believed in God be saved by God?

"..."

Now that Alicia is no longer telling anyone, Chen Luo is even more conflicted.

Should we spread this news ourselves?

……

"Just as Kevin said, it was all a bunch of nonsense." Chen Luo walked out of the high-level conference room with a look of disgust.

"You haven't left the conference room yet, be careful the security cameras don't hear you," Mei said, walking beside Chen Luo.

"To be honest, isn't what they're saying just a bunch of nonsense? I think they know that themselves," Chen Luo said.

"Compared to all this nonsense, how is Qianjie? He's the masked man that Sakura brought back from the sanatorium."

“It has been locked in the deepest place,” Dr. May replied.

"Huh? Really? So decisive. You haven't even started researching him yet, have you? This isn't like the style of the Moths of Fire." Chen Luo said, somewhat surprised.

"However, that's the reality. Qian Jie's strength was far beyond our expectations. If he's unwilling to cooperate, we naturally can't conduct our research. Even a pierced heart won't kill him instantly, so it's hard to say what other methods we could use to make him obediently cooperate and lie on the operating table."

"And even if he obediently lies on the operating table, no researcher dares to perform the surgery, because if he wants to back out, the first person to die is usually the one who performed the surgery," Dr. Mei said.

"Unless the person performing the surgery is more skilled than him."

“But obviously, that’s impossible. Judging from his record against Sakura, the only ones who can suppress him are the fusion warriors. Kevin, Alicia, Sakura, Desdovia, and Hen don’t know much about surgery. As for Mebius, who always says he’s just a researcher… he is indeed strong, but he’s obviously no match for Qianjie,” Mei said.

This is a very real problem.