Their commission was suspicious.

Shen He, who had lost his heart, showed no signs of distress and remained seated opposite Chen Luo, watching Chen Luo's actions without changing his expression.

However, Shen He would occasionally feel as if Chen Luo was holding his heart in his hand, which made him feel strange and had a strange feeling of excitement.

Yes, I'm really tempted.

A physical attraction.

As time passed, Shen He, who had lost his heart, began to slowly sense something was wrong.

Just as that strange feeling was about to grow stronger, Chen Luo successfully drew the last rune with Star Ink into the heart, and then quickly stuffed the heart back into Shen He's chest.

"Alright, the sealing technique is complete. Now, you just need to stay in this world for 3 or 4 days. Once the sealing technique is fully completed, you can slowly untie the remaining red ropes," Chen Luo said with a sigh of relief.

Humans cannot function without a heart to supply blood circulation. After Chen Luo removed Shen He's heart, he left behind a spiritual heart to replace the function of the heart, but it was only effective for a limited time.

"Thank you." Shen He nodded.

"Don't mention it. We're like family." Chen Luo waved his hand.

"Oh, so you two are very close, right?" The Herrscher of Knowledge's fingers landed on Chen Luo's little face, and then gave it a hard tug.

"I'm closer to you than you are to me" Chen Luo's survival instincts were off the charts.

"Hmm, that's more like it."

Chapter 844 The Girl's Fluttering Killing Intent

"Are you ready?"

"Ready!"

Are you really ready?

"If you're really ready, just tell me if you're going to do it or not. Stop talking nonsense. I'm really nervous," Xiao Ke'er said with a displeased expression.

"So who's the puppeteer, you or me? Who gave you the guts to talk to me so loudly?" Chen Luo stood there with his arms crossed.

"I'm sorry, boss, I was wrong." Xiao Ke'er apologized immediately.

"Alright, I won't make empty promises anymore. I already agreed to it, and now it's time to keep my word," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo has a completely different understanding of the concept of hierarchy and superiority than ordinary people.

Although Xiao Ke'er is now a puppet and Chen Luo is a puppeteer, Chen Luo has always maintained an equal attitude towards all puppets.

Except for certain dolls that are inherently meant to be treated seriously, like the old bug.

"Am I going to become an S-level talent today?" Xiao Ke'er asked excitedly.

“It’s possible, but I still have to tell you in advance that once you choose to become an S-level talent now, you will basically have no chance to break through to SS-level in your lifetime,” Chen Luo said to Xiao Ke’er with a serious expression.

"Because once the talents extracted from the River God's abilities are fused together, they are very difficult to separate. Forcibly separating them may cause adverse effects or even irreversible damage to the soul."

"Hey boss, do you have some misunderstanding about S-level talents?" After hearing Chen Luo's words, Xiao Ke'er turned around and looked at Chen Luo with a strange expression.

"Do you know how many S-class talents there are in the world right now? No more than 100! China, with a population of 13 billion, only has about 20 S-class talents. Do you think S-class talents are commonplace now?"

"Also, if what I'm doing now doesn't give me a chance to become an SS-level talent in the future, do you think I could become an SS-level talent by relying on my current slave status? I'm not one of those lucky ones like you initial S-level talents," Xiao Ke'er said somewhat sourly.

You initial S-level talent users may indeed have the potential to reach S-level talent through your own efforts, but what about me?

I'm just a weak, pitiful, and helpless A-level talent, isn't my greatest wish to become an S-level talent? What? Do you really think I can rise from A-level to S-level talent through my own efforts?

Where in the world is there such a good thing?

According to the latest statistics, among the 13 billion Chinese people, there are approximately 20 S-level talents and around 4000 A-level talents. After many years of development, very few A-level talents have successfully broken through to S-level, let alone someone like me, a support-oriented A-level talent.

"Um... Is it possible that I, like you, am not an initial S-level talent user?" Chen Luo raised a hypothesis.

"Oh, how could that be? Boss, stop messing with me. You don't need to comfort me, I can handle it." Xiao Ke'er waved her hand.

“I’m really not an initial S-level talent user. My talent is EX-level, have you forgotten?” Chen Luo said.

"...Ugh, boss, you're so annoying," Xiao Ke'er said, somewhat irritated.

"Alright, alright, enough joking around. I've already explained the pros and cons to you. I want to remind you one more time: after wearing this golden headband, you can no longer indulge in any worldly desires..."

"Boss, you've switched channels!"

"Hmm... never mind, actually I think you have a good chance of becoming an S-level talent user, do you really have to be in such a hurry?" Chen Luo couldn't help but ask.

Chen Luo wasn't particularly concerned about Xiao Ke'er's combat strength, but he was very worried about her future.

Chen Luo had previously considered stripping away some of his friends' talents and throwing them into the river, eventually combining the three talents to make them higher-level talents, but Yun Xia, Yun Lian'er, and Liu Wenxuan all refused.

All the S-level talents dream of becoming SS-level talents through their own efforts, and Chen Luo couldn't bear to shatter their dreams.

After all, it is indeed possible.

Now that he has suddenly encountered a talented person who is willing to let him help, Chen Luo is quite moved.

"Don't worry, I know that without you telling me. But I'm not worried. According to my estimation, I'm at least at the average level of an A-level talent. After fusing the gold and silver talents, I should be able to become an S-level talent. Then I can just lie on the screen, right? When you find a normal-type evolution item, boss, feed it to me, and I can directly become an SS-level talent. Why should I work hard?"

"Boss, I believe in you. You must keep up the good work in the future. I'm going to lie down now." Xiao Ke'er patted Chen Luo's shoulder and said to him earnestly.

"...I haven't even laid down yet, and you're going to lie down! Forget it." Chen Luo felt that explaining anything to the "lying down" party was a waste of energy.

So Chen Luo used a "Black Tiger Strikes the Heart" technique to strip Xiao Ke'er of her A-level talent and then threw her into the river.

Removing an S-level talent is quite difficult, but removing an A-level talent is relatively easy for Chen Luo right now.

After her talent left her, Xiao Ke'er instantly felt a sense of emptiness.

“Young girl who’s giving up, did you lose this gold talent? Or this silver talent? Or this mediocre A-level talent?” Chen Luo asked Xiao Ke’er.

"Mine, mine, all mine!" Xiao Ke'er pounced on the three talents.

An S-rank talent is within reach.

Go!

Then Chen Luo flicked Xiao Ke'er on the forehead and took the three talents.

"Can you fuse talents? Are you going to go for it?" Chen Luo said while kneading the three talents together.

"Here you go." After Xiao Ke'er stood obediently to the side and waited for a while, Chen Luo handed over the new S-level talent.

Xiao Ke'er: 5% off.

Presence Manipulation: 8500 Primogems (17000 Primogems)

After regaining her talent, Xiao Ke'er's talent price jumped to 17,000 primal stones.

The price was not unexpected for Chen Luo. In fact, although Xiao Ke'er's silver talent was the lowest-ranked S-level talent, it had already been promoted to an S-level talent.

The gold talent, on the other hand, is already at the mid-range of S-level talents.

Unfortunately, the gap between S-rank and SS-rank talents is a little too large. Even with Kato Megumi's presence manipulation, Xiao Ke'er's A-rank talent is still not outstanding among A-rank talents, so she is still quite far from becoming an SS-rank talent.

Chen Luo originally thought the price might go directly to 18,000 or even 19,000, but he didn't expect it to be only 17,000.

However, this was already the closest S-level talent Chen Luo had ever seen to an SS-level talent, with a starting price of 2 primal stones.

Honestly, Xiao Ke'er's idea was not wrong. Now that she has become an S-level talent, if Chen Luo really obtains an evolution item that an ordinary talent can use, Xiao Ke'er might actually become an SS-level talent.

Besides, it's not like this talent can't be improved after fusion.

It's just that it's not as cost-effective as upgrading and then merging.

However, this was the first time Chen Luo had ever seen someone lying so flat like Xiao Ke'er.

"Hmm?" After adapting to her talent, Xiao Ke'er's first reaction was not to cheer, but to frown.

"Boss, I have a feeling that someone is watching me," Xiao Ke'er whispered to Chen Luo.

"Then you're right." Chen Luo nodded and snapped his fingers.

Snapped!

Immediately afterwards, a black figure wearing a skull mask appeared beside Xiao Ke'er, startling her.

"Wow!" Xiao Ke'er was so startled that she jumped into Chen Luo's arms and hugged his neck tightly with both hands.

Seeing Xiao Ke'er being carried in Chen Luo's arms while also clinging to his neck in a very intimate manner, the Herrscher of Knowledge's fist hardened again.

However, after thinking about Xiao Ke'er's daily behavior, the Herrscher of Knowledge lowered his fist.

Xiao Ke'er probably didn't realize what she was doing; she was just naive.

Just how naive must someone be to be considered naive by those who understand the laws of nature? Everyone should know.

"Honestly, even if you become an S-level talent, you're still a noob." Chen Luo put Xiao Ke'er down and helplessly covered his forehead.

Does an S-level talent just run to someone else's arms when they encounter problems?

This is what happens when someone suddenly appears next to you. If a very ugly person like Hai Si suddenly appeared, wouldn't you be scared out of your wits?

Therefore, Chen Luo repeatedly emphasized that S-level talent is not a classification of strength, but a classification of level.

It's not that all S-class talents are strong; even support-type S-class talents can be easily defeated by B-class talents.

"I remember now, this is an assassin, right? But why does he also have an S-level presence-weakening ability? This is unfair!" Xiao Ke'er said to Chen Luo with dissatisfaction after carefully examining the assassin wearing the skull mask.

Xiao Ke'er could clearly sense the weakened presence emanating from this assassin.

"And why is it that his ability to diminish his presence is lower than mine, yet I didn't even notice him at first?" Xiao Ke'er said again.

"Hmm, is it possible that you've only just integrated and haven't adapted to your talent yet?" Chen Luo proposed a hypothesis.

"Oh, I see." Xiao Ke'er felt much better.

"However, the truth is not that you haven't integrated well, but that you're just too bad." This was the last thing Xiao Ke'er said, just when she was feeling a bit better.

Talent is talent, and the same talent will have different effects in the hands of different users.

Even though both are Herrschers of Thunder, Chen Luo would definitely be more powerful than Raiden Mei if he only used the powers of the Herrscher of Thunder, because Raiden Mei cannot fully control her abilities.

Even though both are Raiden Mei and can use the same powers, the Herrscher personality is definitely stronger than the normal Mei.

This is the difference in proficiency.

"Sigh, is that even possible?" Xiao Ke'er was surprised after hearing the real reason.

"Why not? Presence manipulation is meant to reduce one's own presence, and the skills of a stealth master can help him hide himself better."

"For example, if you are both invisible, you are 90% invisible, and he is 70% invisible, but you are standing in the sunlight with a complex background behind you, while he is standing in the shadows, who do you think will be discovered?"

After Chen Luo snapped his fingers, the assassin once again minimized his presence. But this time, without the assassin hiding, Xiao Ke'er could clearly sense his presence.

"So you should download something that can kill or is sufficiently aggressive from the group network. With your current weak arms and legs, even if you hide in front of someone and they can't see you, you still can't beat them. You can't even break through their defenses," Chen Luo said.

"Okay, okay. Anyway, I'm going back now. If I don't go back soon, Bai Zhi will start to get suspicious," Xiao Ke'er said after nodding.

“Go back. I’ve now restored your talent to A-level.” Chen Luo said.

Xiao Ke'er is currently living in the same house as Bai Zhi. If Xiao Ke'er openly advances to become an S-level talent, Bai Zhi wouldn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.

"Sigh, it doesn't matter anymore. Anyway, I've already become an S-rank talent. Although there's no change on the surface, I can look at Bai Zhi and Mona with disdain now. Sigh, of the three A-rank talents back then, I was the first to become an S-rank talent. How lonely it is to be invincible..." Xiao Ke'er crossed her arms, looking like she was feeling lonely at the top.

For Xiao Ke'er, even if she temporarily lost the opportunity to become an SS-level talent, she was sure that her boss would forget about her when he got something good.

Most importantly, Xiao Ke'er doesn't have to put all her eggs in one basket.

Within a group network, there are initial S-rank talents, you know.

If you want to become an S-level talent, just wait until Chen Luo's Sea Heir ability improves to another level, and then just take what's readily available, right?

Xiao Ke'er didn't think she could break through to S-level in terms of presence control through her own efforts. But she had a lot of confidence in Chen Luo.

"..." Chen Luo was speechless in the face of Xiao Ke'er's smug situation.

Is it possible that even if you become an S-class talent now, you're still the weakest?

On a less optimistic note, is it possible that your friend who possesses the "Mona" Eye of God might also be an S-class talent?

……

"You're back? How was it?" Bai Zhi hurriedly went to greet Xiao Ke'er upon her return.

“It’s healed.” Xiao Ke’er held up her little finger.

The reason Xiao Ke'er came to Chen Luo's house was because Bai Zhi sent Xiao Ke'er, who had accidentally cut her hand while chopping vegetables.

"That's not what I'm asking about. I'm asking about the white-haired woman from Chen Luo's family..." Bai Zhi said nervously.