Their commission was suspicious.

Even though I hadn't been drinking, I felt somewhat lost and disoriented, as if I were experiencing extreme shame.

Not only Chen Luo, but even Kaguya Houraisan and Xiao Shi thought this posture was impressive.

Although the current version of "tsundere" is no longer dominant, the feeling of "taming" a tsundere is still irresistible to everyone.

Who could resist seeing a tsundere blush?

"Of course we can switch you back, but have you really thought it through? If we switch you back, you'll be the one enjoying solitude and loneliness in the dark space."

These words were not spoken by Chen Luo, but by the Lawgiver of Knowledge who was standing next to Chen Luo.

All I could see was the Herrscher of Knowledge fiddling with a golden card, asking Jeanne Alter with an imposing air.

The words of the Herald of Knowledge were etched into Jeanne d'Arc Alter's heart.

The Herrscher of Knowledge's innate confidence, coupled with the fact that the cards in her possession are indistinguishable from genuine ones without seeing their faces, allows her to disguise herself flawlessly.

Chen Luo instinctively covered his head.

Oh no, we've corrupted the children.

Fortunately, the Herrscher of Knowledge, having spent so much time with Chen Luo, will eventually go astray, as long as Abi doesn't...

“That’s right, Sister Jeanne, are you really willing to stay in the darkness?” Abby’s voice rang out.

"..." by Chen Luo

Mom, I'm so sorry! I've led Abby astray! I've let you down!

Chen Luo was dumbfounded when he saw the fleeting light in Abby's keyhole.

“If you beg your brother, or plead with him a little, maybe he can help you.” Abi pointed at Chen Luo, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"..."

Good news: Because of the environment Abby was exposed to, in Abby's mind, the worst thing she did was to coerce Jeanne d'Arc Alter into acting cute towards Chen Luo.

Bad news: The way the Lawbringer looks at Chen Luo is strange again.

Why is it that Abby is the one who speaks, but I'm the one who suffers?

P.S.: The programmers at HedgehogCat are really... you can't have much hope for them. After publishing a chapter, I planned to change the chapter title, but my computer was off, so I tried to change it on my phone for convenience. The phone publishing resulted in a bunch of gibberish. And HedgehogCat requires that any changes to the chapter be at least as long as the original... The HedgehogCat mobile app for authors is garbage!

Chapter 1029 Jeanne Alter: Working is impossible!

"You guys have really gone too far!" Black Jeanne bit her lower lip, looking at Chen Luo and the others with shame and anger.

"I've already dressed in the maid outfit as you instructed, what more do you want?"

Alter Jeanne d'Arc was already feeling out of place wearing this extremely strange maid outfit, and now she had to act cute towards this person?

However, there is some truth to what they said.

Although Jeanne Alter was indeed reluctant to let Jeanne d'Arc remain in darkness forever, was she truly willing to be hidden away in the shadows forever? Was there no way to have the best of both worlds?

Or, to put it another way, one person works for 12 hours and spends the rest of the time sleeping in the darkness. If their sleep quality is poor but they sleep long enough, they might be able to get through 12 hours.

But who comes out during the day and who comes out at night?

Because of what Herrscher of Knowledge and Abby said, Jeanne Alter began to have wild thoughts.

"Don't be shy. Besides, these are the words they said, not mine. Why are you glaring at me?" Chen Luo said innocently.

"Didn't you teach them to say that?" Jeanne d'Arc in Black wanted to pull out her flag and stab Chen Luo a few times, but she had also heard the Judah Oath explain the rules of this bar while she was changing clothes.

"That's really not it." Chen Luo shook his head.

You have to believe me, I really didn't teach them these things.

"Alright, enough nonsense. Switch to my younger self. I need to go back." Jeanne Alter occasionally pulled down her skirt.

Actually, Alicia's maid outfit doesn't have a very short skirt; it's a normal modern women's outfit. However, compared to the French medieval maid outfits that almost covered the entire body, it is indeed too revealing.

"While I have no intention of threatening you, I do want to ask: are you really willing to stay in that dark place forever?"

"You still deny it? You taught them to say that?" Jeanne Alter seemed to have seized upon evidence.

"...Fine, I'll just say what I said. How about giving me an answer?" Chen Luo asked.

"What's it to you? I like being in dark places, so what?"

"...Your mouth is only slightly softer than Snake's; you two should have a lot in common." Chen Luo sighed.

"Joan of Arc, you need to understand one thing: I don't mean to make things difficult for you, I just want to understand you better and your feelings. Apart from the maid outfit thing, which you agreed to give me yourself, I won't force you at other times... So tell me the truth. What are you really thinking?"

Jeanne d'Arc's form has not yet been transferred to the silver card; it will take some time. In the meantime, Chen Luo can chat with Jeanne d'Arc Alter.

Chen Luo felt it was necessary to have a chat with Jeanne d'Arc (Alter) first, because being arrogant can ruin one's life.

Black Joan of Arc and Young Joan of Arc are two different aspects of Joan of Arc, so it is necessary to make the two get along well.

Chen Luo was terrified that Joan of Arc would say, "I don't like you," but young Joan of Arc took it seriously...

"If I could, who would want to stay in that dark place forever? But it doesn't matter, I've gotten used to the tricks of fate anyway." Although Jeanne Alter spoke as if it were commonplace, the feeling of being wronged was still palpable.

Why should this damn world force us to choose between two options?

Either you remain in the dark world, or your childhood self remains in the dark world?

Compared to herself, who had squandered her power and seen the sunlight in the First Singularity, wasn't the young Jeanne d'Arc, who was imprisoned in the Dark World as soon as she appeared, even more miserable?

Is the Dragon Witch destined to be fooled by fate?

"Sigh, Jeanne, although I understand your despair, you should at least have some hope next time. Promise me, never give up hope, maybe... someone will help you achieve it?" Chen Luo sighed and then shot a silver card at Black Jeanne.

Jeanne Alter is really... Chen Luo originally thought there might be a request or something, but since Jeanne Alter had already given up hope on her fate, there naturally wouldn't be any wishes or anything like that.

Desire belongs to those who haven't completely given up hope, not to Jeanne d'Arc Alter, who represents despair...

You can't do this! You can't make me fulfill your wish and then not even give me a single gem!

I don't expect you to contribute anything, but could you at least give me a commission for something that doesn't cost any money?

No freeloading!

What I, Chen Luo, hate most in this life is freeloaders!

Unless I'm the one getting something for free!

Therefore, Chen Luo wanted to take this opportunity to teach Jeanne Alter a lesson: Don't rush to despair when faced with a problem, can you send out the request first?

Even a salted fish knows to flip over occasionally.

Chen Luo felt this was probably the first time he had ever lost money in a business deal.

Although he often made deals that others saw as unprofitable in the past, at least Chen Luo had raw stones to harvest back then.

But now Jeanne Alter has given up to the point of having no desire left. What can Chen Luoneng do?

Humans' most basic desire is the will to survive. Even Jeanne d'Arc Alter could abandon the will to survive. Chen Luo really didn't know how to solve this problem.

I just hope that after this experience, Jeanne Alter won't give up like this anymore; at least she should have some will to survive.

Desire can generate wishes, wishes can generate commissions, commissions can generate raw gems...

Chen Luo fears two types of people most: those who are saints without desires and those who are lazy and indifferent, too lazy to even turn over. Joan of Arc belongs to the former, while Black Joan of Arc belongs to the latter.

But even Joan of Arc had things she liked, and having things she liked allowed her to find the right approach.

But Jeanne Alter was truly impervious to reason.

Chen Luo's most pressing task right now is to inject some motivation into Jeanne d'Arc Alter, this lazy bum.

To Chen Luo's surprise, Black Jeanne did not catch the card with her hands, but instead bit the silver card while her hands were still pulling down the hem of her dress.

"..." Chen Luo clearly felt that the skirt of the Dragon Witch's battle outfit was shorter than this maid dress, so why was Jeanne Alter so nervous about this maid outfit?

The skirt of this maid outfit is really not short.

"Judah's Oath, could you please lengthen the skirt of this outfit a bit?" Chen Luo handed a replica of Jeanne d'Arc Alter's maid outfit, copied using the Void Archives, to Judah's Oath, who had walked up to him.

"Is it possible?"

"Rest assured, Your Highness, I can do anything except fight," said the Master Tailor Judah's Oath.

Judah's Oath carried the clothes upstairs, and as he passed Jeanne Alter, who was holding a card in her mouth and pressing down on her skirt with both hands, Jeanne Alter seemed to have mustered up her courage, let go of one hand, and then picked up the card from her mouth.

Perhaps because it had been bitten for too long, a silver thread appeared when the card was taken out.

But when Jeanne Alter saw the illustration on the card, she no longer cared that she had bitten the card or that silver thread; instead, she was incredulous.

"Try pressing it," Chen Luo gestured.

Jeanne Alter instinctively obeyed Chen Luo's command, her hand, clad in a white silk glove, gently pressing against Jeanne's portrait.

A large amount of magic power surged from Chen Luo's body, forming visible golden threads. These golden threads seemed to be weaving something. After three-quarters of Chen Luo's magic power was drawn away, the figure woven from the golden threads solidified and opened its eyes.

Since there is only one body but two souls exist at the same time, for the young Jeanne d'Arc to appear, either the two souls must fight over one body at the same time, or another body must be created.

Chen Luo could create a physical body, but the convenience of a Servant's body lies in the fact that it is made of magic.

Jeanne Alter looked on in astonishment as the young Jeanne Alter, now possessing her own body, appeared before her. Meanwhile, Chen Luo, whose magic had been nearly drained, had become a useless bum, barely stronger than Jeanne Alter.

"This is me as an adult, it's our first time meeting." Young Jeanne d'Arc was the first to greet her, even though the latter was extremely surprised.

Although in terms of physique and relationship, Jeanne d'Arc Jr. is the Servant that Jeanne d'Arc Alter became after drinking the potion of rejuvenation, and can be considered Jeanne d'Arc Alter's younger self, surprisingly, Jeanne d'Arc Jr. is more mature than Jeanne d'Arc Alter.

At least when it comes to bickering, Black Joan of Arc can't win an argument with Young Joan of Arc.

"I'm so pathetic. Now that I'm grown up, I openly say what I want, and I'm immersed in self-destructive desires, unable to extricate myself. I look like a child."

"Only children would have such childish thoughts, right?" Young Jeanne d'Arc retorted mercilessly to Black Jeanne d'Arc.

"You, you, you..." Black Jeanne wanted to say something, but what Little Jeanne said made perfect sense.

In every respect, Jeanne Alter can only be considered a child. Apart from her adult body shape, she can be treated like a child without any problem.

But... you have no idea what I've done for you?!

“But thank you.” Young Jeanne d’Arc suddenly said seriously to the Black Jeanne d’Arc in front of her.

"!" Faced with Jeanne d'Arc's direct attack, Black Jeanne felt a little relieved but also surprised. She subconsciously took a step back, forgetting to even pull down her skirt.

Arrogance will always exist, and it will always be at the bottom of any relationship, because people of any personality can overcome it.

Whether you're enthusiastic, lively, cute, cheerful, extroverted, introverted, or even eccentric, you can overcome a haughty person.

The current situation proves that it is indeed true that Jeanne Alter is less mature than a child.

"Although Master was indeed teasing you just now, I am grateful and happy that you answered the question seriously and were willing to pay the price to let me appear in this world. Although even if you hadn't paid the price, Master wouldn't have been willing to let me stay in the darkness."

"Who, who wants you to thank me... Wait, what did you just say? Are they messing with me?"

"Sigh, you haven't figured out who I am now that I'm all grown up, have you?" Little Joan of Arc was genuinely surprised this time.

"..."

“Even if I’m not around when you grow up, you still need to learn how to read the room and understand people’s expressions. I’m really worried that if you don’t have me, you won’t be able to get along with people normally.” Little Joan of Arc stood on tiptoe and barely touched Black Joan of Arc’s shoulder.

Jeanne d'Arc Alter, who was being instructed by her younger self in an adult manner, slapped her younger self on the head with a chop.

Since I'm not as mature as I was when I was a child, I'll make up for it with force!

"Don't be angry when I grow up..." Young Jeanne wanted to say something more, but seeing that Black Jeanne's face was already red, she chose to shut up.

I'm so fragile now that I'm all grown up.

"The new maid outfit has arrived..." At this moment, Judah's Oath came down from the second floor.

"Shall we change now?" Judah's Oath asked Jeanne d'Arc Alter, who was standing on the stairs.

"No, no, no!" Jeanne d'Arc Alter, who had been verbally suppressed by her younger self, began to enter her rebellious phase.

"Lower your head a little." Little Joan of Arc tugged at Black Joan of Arc's sleeve.

"What are you doing?" Black Jeanne asked warily, looking at Little Jeanne.

I was so difficult when I was a child.

"Lower your head a little," Joan of Arc repeated without explaining what she was going to do.

Jeanne Alter lowered her head with a hint of disbelief, and the next moment, a small hand landed on her head.

"Thanks a lot."