Their commission was suspicious.

"so?"

"So I plan to bring Bai Zhi along when we go down into the abyss this time, and then stab her in the back once we're inside."

"???"

What kind of righteous betrayal is this?

Is this a proper stab?

“You haven’t forgotten, have you? I have a Wanfu Bibing Jiezhu.” Chen Luo said, while pulling out a golden lightning bolt-shaped dagger.

"The effect of this Noble Phantasm is to sever all magical contracts. Although it cannot sever contracts signed in the Book of Contracts, the Church does not have the Book of Contracts. The Golden Mantra Response should be able to sever contracts. Even if it cannot, it can disrupt them."

How does the church's covenant compare to the covenant in the Book of Covenants?

The church's covenant was found in the abyss, not given by heaven.

Even the most powerful demons, capable of destroying the world, must obediently abide by the contracts in the Book of Contracts.

Euthinus is very qualified to speak on this matter.

Chapter 1053 River God Supporters Club [Leftover Women] - Ye Yunshang

"What if the Church discovers that Bai Zhi's contract has been broken after we leave the Abyss Passage? Bai Zhi wasn't a core member like Yvette to begin with..." The Herrscher of Knowledge was quite worried about Bai Zhi.

"That depends on Bai Zhi's choice. If she wants to continue to maintain her identity as a double agent, she can renew the contract with the church after signing the Book of Contracts."

"Wait, you're going to sign a contract? Aren't you afraid...?"

"Don't panic. When two contracts are signed at the same time, it's all about priority. So far, I haven't seen one with a higher priority than the Book of Contracts," Chen Luo said with considerable confidence.

With Yvette, this rebellious son, acting as a spy, Chen Luo could clearly know the upper limit of the power of the church contract.

Once a contractor reaches SS-level strength, the church's contract becomes almost unrestrained, but whether or not a breach of contract has occurred can still be sensed.

Other factors can also affect the effectiveness of the contract. For example, if Yvette becomes a deity of the church through deification, then the church will have almost no way to restrain Yvette.

However, those who can devote the entire faith of the church to the deification of a deity are definitely the core members among the core members, so there is no need to worry about betrayal.

Please, how could something like "We were ready to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender?" possibly happen in the world?

Yvette's position within the church was almost equal to that of the Pope, and her reputation in the underworld surpassed even that of the Pope. She was also the presiding judge of the Inquisition…

The church still trusted Yvette a great deal.

"Then why don't you just go and sign a contract with Bai Zhi now? Didn't you say that the contracts in the Book of Contracts have a higher priority than the contracts with the Church?"

"But the problem is... after signing the church's contract, according to the underlying logic, Bai Zhi simply won't sign the contract I offered him, because that would easily be seen as a betrayal of the church. It has high priority, but Bai Zhi has to sign the contract first before it can be covered," Chen Luo complained.

There's always a first-come, first-served order in everything.

Once a contract is signed, a copy is left on both parties' sides. Even if they enter the abyss passage or the bar and communication is lost, the signatory cannot break the contract.

A cell phone is definitely not usable without a signal, but you can't say it's completely unusable.

"What if Bai Zhi still wants to sign a contract with the church? Although I feel the chances are rather slim."

"No, the chances of a renewal are actually higher. It's undeniable that the Church invests a great deal of effort in training the Angel of Death. Although the Church may seem to neglect the Angel of Death, they haven't skimped on what's due. As a religious organization, the Church is quite adept at winning people's hearts." Chen Luo shook his head.

"Since everyone knows it's just a ploy to win people's hearts, why not just not believe it?"

"If only it were that simple. It's like how you certainly can't be invincible yet, but every time I praise you as the Herrscher of Knowledge, you're still very happy, aren't you?" Chen Luo gave a vivid and illustrative example.

"Wait, wasn't what you said before true?" The Herrscher of Knowledge seemed somewhat agitated.

"...It may not be true in objective facts, but I think it is true in subjective opinion," Chen Luo said, both amused and exasperated.

I was just giving you an example, why are you getting so worked up?

"That's alright, I forgive you, please continue."

"Ahem, just like Yvette after I turned her into a puppet, her faith in the Lord still accounts for a significant portion of her life. In fact, if I don't object, she's even willing to fight to the death for the Lord. That's the power of the Zongxuan Cult. And it's already quite remarkable that Xiaozhi can maintain a relatively rational attitude in a church with such a strong religious atmosphere."

"In addition, the church is really good to Xiaozhi. Although she is a bit neglected, everyone is an adult and won't say things like, 'I don't want money, I want your care for me.'"

"So Xiaozhi will most likely renew her contract with the church, but she might lower the contract level by one."

"Are there levels to contracts?"

In the Herrscher of Knowledge's mind, Chen Luo's Book of Contracts did not have a contract level system. Even if a demon god came, he would have to obediently abide by the contract.

"Do you think every contract is a book of contracts? The Church's contracts are divided into four levels. Take the people we know as examples, the first level is Yvette, the second level is the Angel of Death, the third level is Xiao Ke'er, and the fourth level is the ordinary staff of the Church."

"Yvette goes without saying; even if she doesn't sign the renunciation agreement, she will do everything in her power for the church. The second-tier Angelica offers higher rewards, but the rules are also stricter; anything that benefits the church is their priority. Xiao Ke'er is different; as long as she doesn't harm the church's interests, she can do anything. But the price is less compensation."

Almost all angelic talents choose the first contract, which has the greatest constraints but also the highest benefits. Angelic talents like Bai Zhi who sign the second contract are extremely rare, or even unique.

Not informing the church that Chen Luo is the River God and that Chen Luo owns a bar does not violate Xiao Ke'er's third-level church contract.

"But actually, it wouldn't be a problem for Xiaozhi to renew her first-level contract, since the Book of Contracts has a much higher priority than the Church. We'll see what Xiaozhi chooses then, and I won't interfere with her."

Do you understand the value of a contract book?

My father once said that you should fight contracts with contracts!

"So when are we going to the Abyss? I'm quite curious about it." The Herrscher of Knowledge seemed a little excited, after all, it was rumored that the Abyss passage contained everything.

"What's the rush? We can just go into the Abyss Passage the day before Kevin's birthday. Spend a day exploring the Abyss Passage, and then spend the whole day in the previous civilization hosting Kevin's birthday party. Anyway, everyone going down into the Abyss Passage will be an acquaintance, so there's no need to worry about them not keeping it a secret," Chen Luo said, stroking the forehead of the Herrscher of Knowledge who was resting on his lap.

It seems like it's been a long time since Chen Luo spent a full day among the moths chasing the flame.

"Just a friendly reminder, Kevin's birthday is the day after tomorrow," Möbius said lazily, leaning against Chen Luo's right side.

"Really?" Chen Luo was stunned.

"Why would I lie to you? Do you think that's why I mentioned not wanting to attend Kevin's birthday party? It's because Kevin's birthday is coming up soon, and according to your plan, if you want to go to the Abyss Passage, you can only go tomorrow."

"woc".

Chen Luo stood up abruptly, and the two, Herrscher of Knowledge who was resting their heads on Chen Luo's lap and Mebius who was leaning against Chen Luo's right side, bumped their heads together because of Chen Luo's sudden action.

"Should we postpone it? No, it's such a perfect plan that we went through so much trouble. But the schedule seems too rushed, doesn't it?" Chen Luo had a headache.

"Forget it, it's not a big problem. We can rush the construction if we want. Anyway, we don't have anything to do tomorrow. Oh, right, Snake, what day of the week is tomorrow? I'm talking about the pre-civilization era."

“Saturday,” Mebius said irritably, rubbing his head which had bumped against the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Nice, tomorrow is a holiday, so I have an excuse to stay in the old civilization's dormitory all day. I can go explore the Abyss Passage. The day after tomorrow is also a holiday, so I can celebrate Kevin's birthday. The timing is really coincidental."

Chen Luo snapped his fingers

"But this is my first time going to the Abyss Passage, should I make some preparations?"

Chen Luo's current mood is like that of a primary school student going on a field trip. It is Chen Luo's first time going to the Abyss Passage, so it is natural for him to be nervous.

Let's not talk about whether I'm afraid or not, let's just talk about whether I'm nervous or not.

I wonder what strange things I'll encounter in the abyss passage.

[What are you panicking about? You should be panicking about the Abyss Passage. Xinghai City only charges 500 low-grade spirit stones to let you in through the Abyss Passage, it's a huge loss!]

That's going too far! To portray someone as a destructive force like that!

Chen Luo was well aware of his own strength level. He could do whatever he wanted in the main world, and no one could control him. However, the situation in the Abyss Passage was a bit special, mainly because he might encounter people from the Abyss Plane.

According to Liu Wenxuan, those people were quite troublesome, no wonder it was a top-tier plane like the main world.

The Abyss Passage is more like a dimensional garbage can, where things from other dimensions are all gathered, including all sorts of strange and unusual items.

Getting rich overnight is not a dream, but of course, what is more common is dying overnight.

"Hmm, first prepare some Gravitational Eden Stars. If we can't beat them, we'll throw bombs. Prepare about 100 of them first. Then prepare some Insane Modified Cloud Burst Bombs... We also need to have some survival supplies. We need to prepare more Peanuts for Transformation. Considering that a large wave of talented individuals will be going to explore the new area tomorrow, as support for the relevant departments, let's also prepare some Peanuts for the other talented individuals who are exploring the new area..."

Although providing free peanuts to other talented individuals might seem like a loss, it's worthwhile to boost our presence and gain widespread goodwill. Moreover, if it can reduce the loss of talented individuals in Shenzhou, it would be a good thing.

"Lolo, are you going to rob the Immortal Realm? Take me with you!" The Herrscher of Knowledge excitedly raised her hand.

"I'm preparing for tomorrow's trip to the Abyss Passage, what are you thinking about?" Chen Luo rolled his eyes at the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"...Are you sure this is preparation for going to the Abyss Passage, and not to blow it up? Which Abyss Passage can withstand such destruction from you?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge knows just how outrageous the golden Imperial Arm Gravitational Star of Eden is.

The Star of Eden was originally the Ninth Key of God, and the Ninth Herrscher's best achievement was to directly engulf a continent at full power.

If Eden's Star were to be fully utilized, it could achieve something similar even at its maximum power.

The Gravitational Eden Star further enhanced the Star of Knowledge, and the supernova explosion of the golden Gravitational Eden Star truly opened the eyes of the Herrscher of Knowledge.

100... How about we just rob the Immortal Realm instead, otherwise it'll be a waste.

"Oh, by the way, let Ye Yunshang know to inform the director to prepare for tomorrow's ribbon-cutting ceremony."

Is this too rushed?

“No rush, no rush. There are still 20 hours until tomorrow morning. And tomorrow is the only time I have time. What can I do?” Chen Luo said.

Furthermore, the mission related to the Book of Azure Mystery only mentions the need for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, but doesn't specify how many people must be present. Wouldn't it be better to just pull out any ribbon and cut it?

"Hello." When Chen Luo got through to Ye Yunshang, he heard a burst of fierce shouts of killing.

"What right do you, a nobody, have to bark and howl in front of me?"

"Is that a tumor on your neck? Why are you so weak?"

"..."

It's obvious that Ye Yunshang got flamed again for playing games.

Ye Yunshang is the type who is bad at games but loves to have fun.

"Hey, Sister Yunshang."

"What's wrong? Speak quickly if you have something to say, I'm going to kill that Kaguya-hime on the other side today! Don't interrupt my train of thought."

"I'm having a ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow. Remember to let me know."

"Holy crap, almost dead!"

"...Sister Ye Yunshang, did you hear me clearly?"

"Okay, okay," Ye Yunshang said impatiently.

"Did you really hear me clearly?" Chen Luo was a little uneasy, feeling that Ye Yunshang was just giving him the runaround.

"Did you really hear that clearly? Don't you trust me to handle things?"

"That……"

"Alright, I'm hanging up now. I'm about to go on a killing spree."

"..." Chen Luo fell into deep thought as he looked at the phone after it was disconnected.

"Did she mistake me for Chen Luo instead of the River God?" Chen Luo asked, pointing to the phone.

“I think so, otherwise they wouldn’t have been so perfunctory,” the Herrscher of Knowledge nodded.

"The key point is that you just used Chen Luo's voice, not the River God's voice. Ye Yunshang doesn't even believe you are the River God anymore."

"..."

"Why don't you communicate with Ye Yunshang using the River God's voice? That would be a good way to confirm that you really are the River God," suggested the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"No need. I'll personally inform the director in a bit, and then have him inform everyone except Ye Yunshang." Chen Luo thought for a moment and rejected the Lawyer of Knowledge's proposal.

What do you want to do?

"Hmph, I'm going to give Ye Yunshang a little shock at tomorrow's ribbon-cutting ceremony! Make her not believe I'm the River God? Hahaha!" Chen Luo crossed his arms and spoke in a sinister tone, as if he had thought of something interesting.

"...Lolo, you're smiling like a villain."

"Sigh, you can't say that. The River God is a deity. How could a deity be a villain?" Chen Luo waved his hand.

"I don't believe it. You're obviously just playing with Ye Yunshang."

“How can you call it playing with the gods? Ye Yunshang is a member of the River God’s support group, and I am the River God. This is a test from the gods for their believers, a test of her ability to remain calm in the face of danger,” Chen Luo said righteously.

Is what happens to the gods called playing games? It's called testing!

Hmm, I'll label her a "leftover woman" later.