Their commission was suspicious.

"Really? Then show it to me." The Herald of Knowledge was still somewhat skeptical.

"Look," Chen Luo said, taking a three-meter-tall silver statue directly from his backpack.

The statue wears a hood, and apart from the face hidden beneath the hood, the rest of the figure is remarkably lifelike.

"What do you think?" Chen Luo asked the group.

"I always feel like he has the air of a father figure," Mercury Lamp, sitting on Chen Luo's shoulders, said first.

“That’s right, this is my statue, isn’t it cool?” Chen Luo said, pulling the mercury lamp that was sitting on his shoulder into his arms and rubbing its head.

"Yeah, cool." Suigintou nodded.

"Father?" Upon hearing the title "Mercury Lamp," Keqing couldn't help but look at Chen Luo with new eyes.

What a strange name.

"Hey, I'm warning you, don't even think about taking advantage of me." Chen Luo took a step back in fright.

"?! I'm taking advantage of you?" Ke Qing's voice rose considerably.

"Just kidding, just kidding, I was just trying to change the subject. And by the way, don't look at me like I'm a pervert. I'm the creator of the Mercury Lamp, what's wrong with her calling me 'father'? Even though I'm only 17." Chen Luo said innocently.

In fact, from the first time Chen Luo heard Suigintou call him "father" in the bar, he had already guessed how his mischievous friends would look at him with mocking expressions after hearing that word.

She also knew how outsiders who didn't know the truth would look at her when they heard this word.

But Chen Luo was already prepared.

Cute little dolls like Suigintou are born to be eaten by their fathers.jpg

"It's not that it's abnormal, it just sounds a bit strange," Ningguang interjected, trying to smooth things over between the two.

"Don't even mention how strange it seems to you, I find it strange too, but that's just how the relationship is," Chen Luo said.

"Let's get back to the statue. I remember you said, Chen Luo, that you would give it the ability to heal others, right?" Ke Qing asked.

Ke Qing had nothing to say about the relationship between Mercury Lamp and Chen Luo, and could only admire the puppeteer's unconventional nature.

Creating new life... that's too terrifying.

“That’s right, I can’t just take the faith power of the Liyue people for nothing. This statue already contains some of the power of metamorphosis, which can not only effectively heal external injuries, but also has a certain delaying effect on internal injuries. If it’s a difficult or complicated illness, although worshipping the statue can suppress it, I still recommend seeing a doctor.”

In this way, Atractylodes macrocephala will no longer have to worry about going bankrupt.

"Is that so? That's good. It provides considerable convenience to the people of Liyue without causing any significant disruption to Liyue's medical industry." Keqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Keqing didn't react much when she first learned about the statue's effects, but the more she thought about it afterward, the more she felt that it might have a huge impact on Liyue's medicinal herbs and the like.

Society is a whole; if one link in society breaks down for special reasons, it may cause a devastating disaster to the entire country.

Furthermore... if people stop going to pharmacies because of the convenience of such a statue, pharmacies will eventually go out of business, and if pharmacies go out of business, it means the end of the healthcare industry. And healthcare is one of the fundamental infrastructures of a country...

Doesn't that mean Chen Luo used a statue to directly kidnap the entire Liyue?

This is a big problem!

“It’s rare that Mr. Chen Luo has considered things so thoroughly,” Ningguang said.

"After all, it's a mutually beneficial act, and we can't afford to impact Liyue as a whole. Because, in a sense, the stronger Liyue becomes, the more Faith I'll gain," Chen Luo said.

This is not a secret worth keeping.

Although this was a deal between Chen Luo and Ningguang, Chen Luo genuinely made significant modifications to the statue in exchange for these powers of faith.

Chen Luo suddenly understood why ancient gods could wage war for the power of faith.

However, those ancient gods obtained the power of faith to maintain their own strength, while Chen Luo aimed to humanize the entire pre-civilization.

"Lady Herrscher of Knowledge, is there anything strange about this statue? Why are you staring at it?" Ningguang asked with some curiosity, watching the Herrscher of Knowledge circling around the silver statue and even pinching it.

"The more I look at this statue, the more familiar it seems. I don't know why," said the Herrscher of Knowledge, frowning.

"Alo, when did you carve this statue?" asked the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"You wouldn't believe it, but I made this statue in just three seconds," Chen Luo said.

"Three seconds... Ah, I understand." The Herrscher of Knowledge suddenly realized after hearing Chen Luo's words.

Just as everyone's attention was focused on the Herrscher of Consciousness, she suddenly threw a punch, slamming it into the knee of the silver statue.

Because the statue is three meters tall and has a base, the Herrscher of Knowledge can only hit the knees unless he jumps up.

"Bang!" Before Chen Luo could react, the silver statue standing on the base was struck, and the silver staff in its hand, which was exactly the same as the Staff of the End, was swung up by the statue, directly knocking the Herrscher of Knowledge away.

"I will definitely come back!" the Herrscher of Knowledge shouted at the statue as she flew away.

Keqing and Ningguang stared in disbelief at the silver statue that had just swung its staff and sent the Herrscher of Knowledge flying.

"This statue can move?!" Ke Qing suddenly had a long sword in her hand and looked at the statue warily.

But the statue did not react to Keqing's tension at all, and simply put itself in the same pose as before.

Chapter 841 Idol + [Please] Don't be scared = ?

"Explain yourself, dear Chen Luo, what's the deal with this statue of yours?" The Herrscher of Knowledge, riding a longsword, slowly flew back and patted the statue before asking.

"Uh..." Chen Luo's gaze wandered aimlessly.

“Chen Luo, you never said this statue could move,” Ke Qing said, having already sheathed her sword.

"Emmm, you might not believe it, but I did this to... to protect the stability of Liyue Harbor," Chen Luo said righteously.

"Actually, besides blessing those who offer faith, this statue can also protect Liyue Harbor and drive away enemies. The statue itself is a very powerful doll, made of a special material called Soul Steel. It is incredibly strong and fearless. With this doll, the Maverick Lord Oser might not be able to defeat him, but his wife could," Chen Luo said, patting the silver-white statue.

"This is all out of goodwill. If you don't want it, give me half an hour, and I'll get you a different statue." Chen Luo now looked exactly like one of those pitiful people whose good intentions were misunderstood.

Seeing Ningguang and Keqing's hesitant expressions, Chen Luo had to admit that the B-level talent ability Disguise could sometimes be useful.

Well, the reason this three-meter-tall statue is there is because Chen Luo had too much fun yesterday and forgot to carve it. So he just made do with what he had.

After thinking for a moment, Keqing pulled Ningguang aside and began to discuss the matter.

Chen Luo then turned his gaze to the silver-white statue, which was the silver-white statue that appeared after Chen Luo's original soul steel body was thrown into the river.

However, since statues are naturally larger than ordinary life-size statues, Chen Luo added some silver soul steel to make it more than three meters tall.

This makes it stand out even more.

In addition to the inherent physical strength, corrosion resistance, and extremely high ductility of the Soul Steel itself, this Soul Steel statue also possesses the abilities of the original Soul Steel body.

An ordinary Soul Steel body can have a maximum of three A-level abilities, but Chen Luo filled all three abilities to increase the combat power of his Silver Soul Steel body.

The first A-rank talent is [Knights Never Die Barehanded], the second A-rank talent is the gravity manipulation ability obtained from the Walter 1 clone. The third A-rank talent is Presence, yes, Presence.

Of these three talents, the first one was acquired because Chen Luo wanted to experience that knights never die unarmed, while the second one was clearly for improving combat power. The reason for acquiring the third talent was somewhat special, as it was to enhance the presence of the statue.

The talent of presence not only allows the user to stand right in front of someone without them noticing, but it also enhances their presence, drawing attention to them.

And what do the idols used to collect faith power lack most? The stronger their presence, the better, right?

After loading these three A-level talents, Chen Luo used the remaining memory of the statue to fill with the Butterfly Transformation ability.

Three A-level talents plus one B-level talent completely fill the available memory space of this puppet.

These talent levels were before the River God's abilities were enhanced. After the enhancement... the silver puppet's talent became 3s1a.

Although those three A-level talents barely crossed the threshold of S-level talents after being enhanced, Chen Luo didn't believe that three S-level talents couldn't defeat the wife of the Vortex Demon God, who might return to retaliate.

Furthermore, after the Butterfly Transformation ability was upgraded to an A-level ability, it gained healing capabilities. Therefore, the statue can heal worshippers on its own without Chen Luo needing to constantly replenish its healing power.

Moreover, Chen Luo genuinely felt that dolls were more convenient than simple statues because dolls were connected to a network of groups, allowing them to replenish their magic power autonomously from the doll collection.

While it's impossible to turn the silver doll into a perpetual motion machine, at least the energy consumption required to restore its abilities is not a problem, since the A-rank metamorphosis ability requires an energy supply to function.

As a Soul Steel Doll that has been puppetized, this silver doll possesses basic intelligence. Just as a puppetized mobile phone can become a small robot with simple intelligence, this silver Soul Steel Doll can also retaliate depending on the situation.

Take, for example, the Herrscher of Knowledge who was just knocked away by a staff.

As for why not use a golden doll?

It's not that the golden doll can't be conjured, but rather that the colors don't match.

Silver is a safe and conservative choice, but gold would be too dazzling.

"Chen Luo, given the unique characteristics of your statue, we have chosen a more suitable location for you. Would you be willing to move the statue from the originally planned location near Yujing Terrace to another place?" After Ningguang and Keqing finished discussing, Keqing stepped forward and asked Chen Luo.

“A more suitable place? Besides Yujingtai, a place with strong religious symbolism, are there any other places more suitable for collecting faith?”

“Of course. And if it’s about healing and saving lives, perhaps that location would be more suitable for the statue.” Ke Qing nodded.

"If I can collect more faith power, I don't care what I leave there, but as for the procedures... you're not planning to use this method to scam me out of another plate of golden shrimp balls, are you?" Chen Luo looked at Ke Qing warily.

"...Do you think I'm just a glutton who uses my position to cheat you out of food and drink?" Ke Qing glared at Chen Luo, annoyed.

"If you swear to the Rock King that you don't like eating golden shrimp balls, I'll believe you."

"..." Ke Qing fell silent.

"Whether I like eating shrimp balls or not has nothing to do with whether I can get free food or drinks!" Ke Qing said, blushing.

Yeah, I'm angry.

"Besides, it's not like I'm not going to pay!"

……

My name is Tide, and I am a sailor.

Being a sailor is no easy job. Besides having to travel the world, you can also develop occupational diseases. After all, where there are sailors, there are bound to be pirates.

The fleet should be able to rest for a while now that it's docked. I thought this trip home would be as peaceful as usual, but it's worth mentioning that I encountered a god yesterday. No, or rather, I encountered a god in Liyue Harbor.

That deity was incredibly powerful. He appeared atop the Jade Pavilion, his figure blotting out the sky and sun, and he could even perform miracles, showering countless divine lights upon Liyue Harbor with a wave of his hand.

I was quite lucky; at the time, I was outside expressing my longing for my girlfriend.

Which girlfriend? That doesn't matter!

The important thing is that when those magical points of light touched me, I felt as if my whole body was healed. I was originally going to go to the pharmacy to get some medicine to apply to my wounds, but when I came to my senses, I found that the wounds I had sustained while sailing at sea had disappeared.

Fortunately, I met with a few of my girlfriends beforehand to show them the wounds I sustained while fighting the pirates; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to demonstrate my glorious achievements.

Although it was just a scratch from accidentally moving things.

You're questioning me again about how many girlfriends I have? I've already said it's not important!

When you encounter such a miracle, of course you should kneel down and worship it.

Miracle!

Today, while I was expressing my longing for another girlfriend, I suddenly noticed that the scepter, which had always stood high in the sky and symbolized the appearance of immortals, suddenly turned into a streak of light and fell from the sky.

And it was hurtling right towards me.

Oh my god, could it be that I'm being punished by the gods for having too many girlfriends?!

"Boom!" A huge roar rang in my ears. When I mustered up the courage to open my eyes, I saw a huge silver statue standing in the harbor, more than 20 meters away from me.

I stared, mouth agape, at the statue gleaming in the sunlight. The statue faced the sea, seemingly gazing at something.

Could this be the statue of that immortal?

Despite the significant commotion, the wooden planks beneath the statue remained completely undamaged.

What's even more amazing is that a golden pattern extends outward from the base of the statue. The once ordinary floor is now radiant and looks incredibly sacred.

A deity has appeared!

This must be a blessing from the immortals.

Because I received a blessing from the immortals yesterday that healed my wounds, I mustered up my courage and walked with my girlfriend toward the statue.

Out of gratitude to the immortal, I bowed three times. What was even more miraculous was that after I bowed, a bright spot of light, almost identical to the one from yesterday, flew out from the statue and landed on me. At that moment, I felt that same healing sensation all over my body that I had felt yesterday.

A divine intervention has occurred.

In my excitement, I mustered up my courage, raised my head, and looked closely at the immortal's face.

Although I couldn't see her face clearly, a feeling of inner peace suddenly welled up inside me.

But that wasn't the end of it. After I calmed down, I glanced at my girlfriend next to me and a deep sense of guilt welled up inside me.

My girlfriend misses me so much, and I actually cheated on her with several other women. I deserve to die!