Their commission was suspicious.

The Herrscher of Knowledge aspires to become an SS-rank talent, and does so through her own efforts.

Logically speaking, even if the Herrscher of Consciousness were to undergo a transformation through a spacetime portal, this process would still take a very long time. However, after successively consuming the Seed of the Inner Demon and the Seed of Nightmare, the Herrscher of Consciousness's power has already reached a price of over 18,000 Primogems.

Misaki Shokuhou's mission gave Chen Luo another superpower crystallization: Psychic Control LV5.

Although LV5 Mind Control doesn't even qualify as an S-rank talent, Silver and Gold definitely belong to S-rank talents.

As long as the Herrscher of Knowledge consumes all of them, there's no reason why they'll be stuck on this last Originium and unable to break through to SS rank.

"Don't worry about me. I did intend to consume all the gold and silver superpower crystals, but after consuming just one ordinary superpower crystal, I realized that this superpower didn't quite suit me..." Herrscher of Knowledge explained.

Those who understood the law knew that Chen Luo was concerned about them, so they patiently explained.

"Why? According to my assessment, this superpower crystal is definitely the item that will allow you to smoothly become an SS-level talent." Chen Luo tapped his temple lightly with his fingers.

“It could indeed make me an SS-rank talent user, but… sorry, my ambitions are too big.” The Herrscher of Knowledge walked behind the chair of the memory entity Mebius, lifted the chair and moved it to the side, then found two stools and put them together to lie on Chen Luo’s lap.

Mebius, the memory entity, merely rolled his eyes at the Herrscher of Knowledge and said nothing more.

No one is indifferent to the law of knowledge, but no one is indifferent to the law of consciousness.

Let's just tolerate these trivial things, so there's absolutely no need to worry.

"so?"

"This superpower crystal is indeed very compatible with me, but I can do the same things with my current powers. If I use this superpower crystal to become an SS-level talent user, my talent will only be enhanced, not undergo a greater qualitative change. So... I plan to find an item that is related to my Herrscher of Knowledge powers but does not overlap with them, and use it to become an SS-level talent user."

Upon careful reflection, both inner demons and nightmares are similar to, yet quite different from, the powers of the Herrscher of Knowledge.

Inner demons can create demonic clones and can absorb negative energy as sustenance.

The illusions of Nightmare are quite different from the abilities of the Herrscher of Knowledge, and the species difference is also enormous.

The superpower of mind control... has a very high overlap with the powers of the Herrscher of Consciousness!

"Sigh, after all this talk, I still have to go find the thing, don't I? You're so greedy." Chen Luo tapped the Herrscher of Knowledge on the forehead.

"Hey..." The Lawbringer was a little embarrassed.

Chen Luo also completely lacked the [greed] of the Herald of Consciousness.

"Isn't this all to keep up with you? Besides, once I become stronger, I can protect you. At least protect you mentally," the Herrscher of Knowledge said shamelessly.

Although the Lawgiver was talking about impossible things, Chen Luo was still quite gratified.

Moreover, the higher the growth potential of the Herrscher of Knowledge's talent, the greater the benefit Chen Luo will receive when he uses the ability correction function to purchase the Herrscher of Knowledge's SS-level authority.

"But where am I going to find you a talent that is similar to your powers but doesn't overlap with them?" Chen Luo began to think.

Thinking about it carefully, there are only a few types of mental talents. It is indeed quite troublesome to achieve a talent that is similar to but not completely overlapping with the consciousness powers currently possessed by the Herrscher of Consciousness.

Moreover, the biggest problem is that Chen Luo cannot spend Primogems to buy talents for the Herrscher of Knowledge; the talents Chen Luo buys can only be used by himself.

Aponia's discipline ability is actually a very suitable ability, as it can control both the mind and the body of others.

But Chen Luo can't just kill Aponia and gamble on whether she'll drop loot, can he?

"Consciousness, consciousness..."

The ability required by the Lawgiver of Knowledge doesn't need to be high-level; it just needs to be practical enough.

The price of the Herrscher of Knowledge's power has now reached 19,999, just shy of breaking the 2 Primogems mark. Therefore, the last talent material doesn't need to be too valuable; A-grade is best, but B-grade and C-grade are also acceptable...

If the river god's power could help with the gold-ification, even E-rank wouldn't be out of the question...

Therefore, the level is not important; what matters is functionality.

If Chen Luo were to think of something, the only things that come to mind are Yuri's abilities from Red Alert, Code Geass, and the Sharingan.

If you can obtain highly adaptable abilities through loot or commission rewards, that would be ideal. If not, using the stripping ability to strip them off from the opponent is also an option.

However, neither of the first two seems quite suitable for the Lawgiver.

Because of overlapping powers.

The overlap rate of Sharingan powers is not very high, but this thing is an eye, and Chen Luo doesn't want to operate on Xiao Shi.

Maybe I could go to CC and ask for [Chicken and Duck Death], or go to Arrow to awaken a substitute or something.

Alternatively, you could find a suitable talented individual in the main world and "borrow" their talent.

The powers of the Herald of Knowledge have become so comprehensive that Chen Luo finds it hard to think of anything else suitable to complete them.

Succubus

"puff!"

"Cough cough cough."

Chen Luo nearly spat out his mouthful of black tea all over Jeanne d'Arc Alter across from him.

Succubi can charm living beings. Why aren't they considered spiritual beings?

"..." Chen Luo was speechless.

[Moreover, succubi are very easy to raise; all you need to do is occasionally give them some essence or magic power. That's exactly what Yun Lian'er did.]

"Ah, speaking of which... Sister Mengmeng is a succubus, isn't she?" Chen Luo remembered this thanks to his talent.

Chen Luo had previously discussed Mengmeng with Yun Lian'er, and Yun Lian'er later said that raising succubi was really convenient.

Although Yun Lian'er doesn't have the essence of a man to provide for Mengmeng, Yun Lian'er has magic power, and plenty of it.

For a succubus, choosing either magic or spirit is enough, but spirit is undoubtedly the fastest way to improve.

Among succubi, there are those who follow the righteous path and those who follow the evil path, and Sister Mengmeng is clearly on the evil path.

For succubi, their true path is to drain people's life force; there are very few ascetic succubi like Sister Mengmeng.

Yun Lian'er originally only wanted to summon a little devil, after all, how could the Great Library be without a little devil?

It turned out that a succubus had been summoned. And to this day, she remains a virgin, a veritable Albedo of another world, a heretic among succubi.

"A succubus?" The Herrscher of Knowledge paused, looking at Chen Luo in disbelief.

"Are you planning to give me a succubus ability?"

"I just suddenly remembered that succubi do fit the requirements you just mentioned. Yun Lian'er has the coordinates to the plane where succubi are located. If we kill a few more succubi of the evil faction, we're bound to get some loot."

"But...it feels so strange." The Herrscher of Knowledge looked awkward.

"Alright, stop thinking about it. I just said the succubus ability meets the requirements, but it's really not suitable for you. You can't seduce anyone." Chen Luo waved his hand.

"Huh? What did you say?" The Herrscher of Knowledge immediately flipped himself up.

Who can't be charming?

The Herrscher of Knowledge is so adorable, how can you not be moved?

"Do you want this ability? If so, I'll go find Yun Lian'er right now."

The plane where the succubi reside is quite large; with so many succubi, there are bound to be a few that deserve to die.

"No."

The one who understood the law shook his head.

Even the Herald of Knowledge felt that the succubus's abilities were strange.

Succubi do possess the ability to bewitch and manipulate dreams, but the Herrscher of Knowledge suffers from nightmares due to her dream manipulation abilities, so the only thing she can use is "bewitchment."

But what use is charm to those who understand the laws of nature? Isn't it better to use fists?

"Then I'll have Ye Yunshang and Yvette keep an eye out for suitable mental talents in the main world. What type do you want?" Chen Luo asked.

Ye Yunshang and Yvette are in China and the church, respectively.

If these two people are willing to help, the search area can cover 50% of the entire world.

Ye Yunshang wanted to obtain a list of gifted individuals, which was not a problem for her given her authority.

Needless to say, it's hard to say whether Yvette or the Pope has more power.

"As long as our abilities don't completely overlap, you're not planning to hide it from Ye Yunshang anymore?"

"Are you kidding? I confronted her yesterday afternoon, okay? I told her I'm the River God, what can I do if she doesn't believe me?"

"Then summon the River of Time and show it to her."

"No! If she tells me to confess, I'll just confess. Wouldn't I lose face?"

"What are you going to do?"

"Whatever! The contract's already signed; whether she believes it or not is her business. I didn't force her to." Chen Luo had already told Ye Yunshang the truth; whether she believed it or not was her own concern.

As for that contract thing...

To be honest, given the relationship between Chen Luo and Ye Yunshang, Chen Luo could have easily refused to sign the contract.

But in fact, signing the contract was a way to protect Ye Yunshang.

Because all the contracts Chen Luo signed were mandatory.

Chen Luo can trust Ye Yunshang, but he doesn't trust the main world.

The key issue is that Ye Yunshang is too weak; she has absolutely no ability to keep secrets.

Just like Chen Luo, if Chen Luo wanted to, he could go through all of Ye Yunshang's memories.

Even without using the power of the Law of Knowledge, one can still deduce what Ye Yunshang has encountered using the Hetu and Luoshu diagrams.

If it's someone with abilities similar to Liu Huaixi's, then Ye Yunshang really won't be able to hide anything.

Therefore, Chen Luo rarely signed contracts with people in the main world to prevent them from leaking secrets; rather, it was to protect against those with ulterior motives.

Liu Wenxuan, Yun Lian'er, and Yun Xia were unaware of the bar's existence for a long time because Chen Luo hadn't yet obtained the Book of Contracts. After Chen Luo obtained the Book of Contracts, Su Yuan happened to appear, and after signing the contract, Chen Luo directly told Su Yuan about the bar's existence.

"What about Bai Zhi and Liu Huaixi? When do you plan to tell them about the bar?"

"Liu Huaixi will be done after this Abyss exploration. But Bai Zhi..."

Chen Luo got a headache just thinking about Bai Zhi.

It wasn't that Chen Luo didn't trust Bai Zhi, but the biggest problem was actually Bai Zhi's identity.

"I learned about the treatment of gifted angels like Yvette and Bai Zhi through Yvette. Then I discovered a very important issue."

"What's the problem?" the Herald of Knowledge asked curiously.

“All angelic talents have signed a contract with the church. And the contract is quite strict. Although Bai Zhi sacrificed her treatment in exchange for a more lenient contract, it is still troublesome. The biggest problem is that if Bai Zhi breaches the contract, the church will find out.”

That's the biggest problem.

Bai Zhi has already signed a contract with the church.

Apart from Bai Zhi, all of Chen Luo's friends in the main world are free people, but Bai Zhi is a working person.

Even if Chen Luo wanted to sign a contract with Bai Zhi, he wouldn't have the chance.

According to the underlying logic of the church contract, Bai Zhi needs to report to the church immediately whether she discovers the river god or the bar. And if Bai Zhi breaches the contract, the church will receive the information immediately.

If Bai Zhi were to be taken to another world, she would lose contact due to the Angel Ring (which is why all angel-talented individuals possess the Angel Ring) and be sentenced to death.

"The contract includes, but is not limited to, not doing anything that would be detrimental to the church."

"That's just swindling funding..."

“Can that be called cheating out of funds? That’s called making flexible use of funds!” Chen Luoyi said righteously.

"But what about Yvette? Why haven't I noticed that Yvette has this problem?"

“Oh, that’s because Yvette died once. The church’s contract can detect whether the other party has breached it, but it can’t detect whether the contract has been broken. After all, before me, no one could bring the dead back to life. Yvette has essentially exploited a bug.”

All major organizations and their core members sign contracts without exception.

Unless this powerful organization intends to cultivate itself into a distillery...

"And even if it is discovered later that the contract has been broken, Yvette will have an excuse, saying that she washed her whole body during the baptism of the angels."

There's not much of a problem with Yvette; even renewing her contract wouldn't be an issue. Dollification is a higher priority than a so-called contract.

Moreover, nobody knows what exactly happened to Yvette in the Abyss Passage, so isn't that just letting Yvette make up whatever she wants?

"Then what should we do? Are you just going to keep fooling Bai Zhi?"

"Of course not. Am I the kind of person who does that kind of thing? I'm just looking for an opportunity, and this trip down the abyss passage is just that—an opportunity."

"Within the Abyss Passage, contact with the main world is minimized; this is a well-known rule. Furthermore, the Church has no idea what happens within the Abyss Passage. Therefore..."