Their commission was suspicious.

If someone seems to be more easily trusted by others, then that person should find it easier to persuade others, right?

Persuasion isn't about fighting; it's about understanding human relationships and social dynamics.

“You…” Aponia had many questions she wanted to ask Chen Luo, but when the words came to her lips, she didn’t know where to begin.

"Can you see the threads?" Aponia finally asked the question that concerned her the most.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Before answering your question, you should sign this first. It's a confidentiality agreement." Chen Luo was about to answer when he turned his head and pulled a piece of parchment from the gap in the sofa.

"Huh???" Aponia was puzzled by Chen Luo's action of pulling the paper out of the sofa gap.

Aponia took the so-called confidentiality agreement and read it carefully.

The confidentiality agreement wasn't strict; it only required Aponia to keep the matters discussed today completely confidential.

After readily signing her name, Aponia looked at Chen Luo again.

"Please answer my question," Aponia said sincerely.

[Ding! Control-type ability detected, automatically canceled, costing one crystal.]

"..."

Chen Luo, who had originally intended to be a listener, instantly lost his composure.

Aponia, you've done so many bad things!

Seeing Chen Luo's rapidly changing expression, Aponia was somewhat puzzled.

Why did Chen Luo change from being calm to being extremely conflicted so quickly?

Was the question I just asked really that difficult to answer?

“I can see the threads, but I’m sure the threads I see are not the same as the threads you see,” Chen Luo said.

After Chen Luo finally spoke up and she received a positive answer from him, Aponia breathed a sigh of relief.

"What do the threads look like?" Aponia asked.

"Red."

"Just like when I saw the threads on your body?"

"Yes, it's the same as the red thread you saw on my body." Chen Luo nodded.

"And from your perspective, what do the threads on my body look like? Are they different from others, making me seem unique?" Aponia continued to ask.

Since in my eyes the threads on Chen Luo's body are different from the threads on other people's bodies, there's no reason why the threads in Chen Luo's eyes must all be the same.

“However, that’s not the case. Your threads are red, just like everyone else’s. Aponia, as I said, the threads we can see are not the same,” Chen Luo reminded him again.

“I see…” Aponia fell silent after receiving Chen Luo’s reply.

"Don't feel presumptuous or embarrassed. Since we've signed a confidentiality agreement, feel free to ask any questions you have. Of course, I may not be able to answer them all," Chen Luo said.

"May I touch the red thread on your body?" Aponia asked after much hesitation.

"No way." Chen Luo shook his head readily.

It's clear now that you and your memory are truly of the same lineage.

"Then what do these threads in my eyes represent?" Aponia wasn't too disappointed, but continued to ask.

"I don't know. The ability of each person to see destiny can only be discovered by themselves. I cannot decipher your threads."

"destiny?"

"That's right, destiny. These threads contain the secrets of destiny. If you can decipher these threads, you can understand destiny. Of course, while observing destiny, you will also be bound by it. This is unavoidable."

“Since you can see fate, doesn’t that mean…” Aponia suddenly became a little excited.

"No, your ability to see fate is through your threads, while I am merely someone who can control my own destiny. There is nothing else I can do. Therefore, I cannot prevent the tragedy at the sanatorium."

In a sense, Chen Luo felt he was more tragic than Aponia.

Aponia could see fate, but she couldn't change its ending.

Chen Luo knows his destiny and has the ability to change it, but in order to prevent both the previous and current civilizations from perishing, he can only choose to stand by and do nothing.

Therefore, Chen Luo's answer was indeed true.

In the previous civilization, Chen Luo could do nothing except control his own destiny.

Fortunately, while fate cannot be changed, it can be fooled.

Even in the previous civilization, Chen Luo wasn't incapable of doing everything.

At least Chen Luo could make amends for the tragedy that had already occurred.

For example, right now, in the world of dolls, the children in the sanatorium are listening with utter despair to Aponia telling the same boring story she's told countless times.

So, Aponia, can't you just choose a new storybook?

You're driving the kids crazy!

“…” Aponia always gets easily saddened when the topic of the nursing home comes up, and this time is no exception.

“However, I’m not powerless to do anything. How about this, let’s put the matter of the silk thread aside for now and discuss another deal.” Chen Luo snapped his fingers to attract Aponia’s attention and pull her out of her grief.

"Another... deal?" Aponia repeated Chen Luo's words.

Although Aponia has not yet fully understood the "code" contained in the threads, nor can she easily hear what others are thinking as she will in the future, Aponia instinctively felt that Chen Luo's speech just now was a very important turning point.

It is very important, at least for Aponia.

"You just signed a confidentiality agreement, which only keeps today's words confidential. But if you continue to keep my special characteristics a secret from everyone and cooperate with me so that I won't be exposed, then I can help you fulfill your deepest desire. How about it?" Chen Luo's tone was full of temptation.

“A deep-seated desire…” Aponia murmured.

“I can… let you see the children in the sanatorium again and help them find happiness again.” Chen Luo directly revealed what Aponia desired most at that moment.

【persuade】!

[Ding! You have received a 30-sided die.]

Seeing that the persuasion was sure to succeed, Chen Luo breathed a sigh of relief.

The dice stopped spinning.

Great success!

[1] (Chen Luo: Aponia, you don't want to never see the children in the nursing home again, do you?)

Effect: [Aponia ultimately succumbed to your tyranny. For the sake of the children in the sanatorium, Aponia decided to sacrifice herself. Aponia fell into depravity and became your follower, beginning to believe in you.]

“I...I understand. I will listen to you from now on.” Aponia suddenly looked up, her face resolute, as if she were about to die for her cause.

"???" Chen Luo looked at Aponia with a blank expression.

Aponia, you might not believe it, but I'm innocent!

"Isn't this enough? What else do you want me to do?" When Aponia saw that Chen Luo did not answer, her face became even redder and more ashamed.

"..."

Damn it, narrator (kp), get out here! Let's duel!

Today it's either you die or I live!

Chapter 932 The Nun Who Dedicated Her Body and Soul to God (New Year Bonus Chapter)

"You lewd nun, what kind of dirty thoughts are you having all day long?" Chen Luo finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Chen Luo couldn't stand by and watch his brilliant career be ruined.

Damn it, KP, why did you turn such a great success into this mess?

Although Chen Luo did know that a great success would definitely bring a great surprise, and it would certainly be the kind of great surprise that would benefit Chen Luo, this surprise was just too outrageous.

Just like Li Sushang's great success, which made Li Sushang think that Chen Luo was her guardian spirit, and then directly increased Li Sushang's favorability to 5%, it was simply outrageous. And this time it was even more outrageous.

What does it mean to submit to my tyranny?

What did I do?

I simply told Aponia, "Let's make a deal. You'll keep my secret and cooperate with my act, and in return, I'll let you see the children at the sanatorium." What a sensible deal! How could it be interpreted as, "Aponia, you don't want to never see the children again, do you?"

What kind of perfect reading comprehension is this?!

There are two trees in front of my house, one is a jujube tree, and the other is also a jujube tree.

What kind of psychology does this express?

Well, maybe in the past they paid by word count, so what's wrong with people padding their word count?

Aponia's reading comprehension is absolutely perfect, so much so that even the author, Chen Luo, couldn't understand it.

This led Chen Luo to a prolonged period of self-doubt, as he tried to recall if he had said anything too offensive.

However, Chen Luo was genuinely impressed by this skill. It was amazing that it could come up with such outrageous claims, and most importantly, Aponia actually believed it? And she even agreed to it?

Aponia, you're supposed to be a fusion warrior, aren't you?

Did the deaths of those children in the nursing home really hit you that hard?

Well, maybe it really is that big.

Chen Luo had once heard a theory that said it's not scary to like someone; what's scary is that person is gone.

Because the dead are the ones who are completely without flaws.

Whenever you think of him and the good things he did, you will repeatedly try to embellish his image.

Aponia may have had the same feelings, or perhaps Aponia herself loved the children in the sanatorium enough, and after learning that these children had died because of her mistakes, this feeling of guilt became even stronger, thus creating an excessive need for compensation.

"No need for further explanation, just tell me what you want." Aponia looked at Chen Luo with a determined gaze, but her eyes seemed to have lost their luster.

"Whatever you want to do, I will allow you, but I hope you can keep your promise and let the children in the nursing home live a happy life. This is my only wish, and the only compensation I, a sinner, can make." Sitting on Chen Luo's sofa, Aponia, with her eyes closed in prayer, stretched out her white neck, like an angel offering her neck to be slaughtered.

This righteous and awe-inspiring expression, this calm acceptance of death, this fearless defiance of the enemy, almost blinded Chen Luo.

Especially after Chen Luo sensed a faint power of faith being transmitted to him from Aponia, he became even more confused.

This persuasion skill is truly amazing, especially when it's a huge success. You can reap rewards that you would never normally even dream of, like how Aponia has now started to believe in herself.

As a nun, Aponia did not believe in a god in the true sense, but rather in a pantheistic one, based on faith.

Chen Luo genuinely didn't understand why Aponia had suddenly become a believer in him.

Chen Luo found this whole thing really outrageous.

“I think there might be some misunderstanding between us. Don’t misunderstand, I don’t need you to do anything. Just be yourself, don’t try to cross my line, and don’t tell anyone about this, including Alicia. Then I will let you see the children in the sanatorium and let them live a happy life.” Chen Luo felt that he really needed to work harder to clear his name.

I was getting along pretty well with the memory version of Aponia, so why has the real Aponia become so difficult to deal with now?

Or was Aponia always this difficult to deal with, and it wasn't until Chen Luo spent more time with her that they were finally able to get along normally?

A major success is truly either phenomenal or utterly disastrous.

This ghost is a spirit, don't misunderstand.

Great success certainly has its benefits, and many of them.

It's up to you whether you want it or not.

It's clear that Chen Luo doesn't want this benefit right now.

Can't we just be friends? Stop looking like you're being coerced.

“…” Aponia reopened her eyes, carefully examined Chen Luo for a moment, and then closed her eyes again.

Chen Luo didn't know what Abonia was thinking, but he could sense that the power of faith emanating from Abonia had become slightly stronger.

This means that Aponia was probably praying for divine salvation.

This huge success with the bet convinced Aponia of Chen Luo's words and led her to make a deal with Chen Luo for a guaranteed reward.

Faith from Aponia should be an additional bonus.

Aponia seems unaware that the deity she currently worships is Chen Luo; in Aponia's mind, she is worshipping a river god.

"Aponia, open your eyes and let's talk again." Chen Luo continued to struggle.

"...Is there nothing more to talk about? I gave my all, and you let me see the children and give them a happy life. Do you want to go back on your word?" Aponia's eyes sharpened.