Their commission was suspicious.

"What joke?"

"The River God decided to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Abyss Passage this morning, and then had the director notify everyone, except you. But it's not a big problem, the River God even thoughtfully prepared a complete speech for you. Just read it from there, Master."

Although she listened to Su Yuan's explanation, Ye Yunshang's mind was still blank when she opened the envelope and received her own speech manuscript.

Wait, ribbon-cutting?

Ye Yunshang's mind raced, and she quickly turned her head to look at Chen Luo, who was sitting in the first row, with a terrified expression.

Sensing that someone was looking at him, Chen Luo stopped talking to Yun Lian'er, smiled at Ye Yunshang, and waved gently.

"Ah..."

Holy crap, is Alo really a river god?!

"Huh?" The bureau chief, who was also standing on the stage, repeated the single word Ye Yunshang was saying, but he didn't know what Ye Yunshang wanted to express.

“Aba aba,” Ye Yunshang blurted out.

Ye Yunshang's mouth defied her will and uttered words that she herself did not understand.

Therefore, signing mandatory contracts is really necessary.

It can protect not only Chen Luo, but also the person who signed the contract.

"...Although I know things are indeed a bit urgent, it's time for Miss Ye Yunshang to go on stage. It's exactly nine o'clock." After giving Ye Yunshang a thumbs-up, the director and Su Yuan left the stage, leaving Ye Yunshang alone on stage.

With so many people staring at her, Ye Yunshang was almost overwhelmed by her social anxiety.

Fortunately, I still have the ability to disguise myself.

"Ahem, hello fellow talented individuals. It's a pleasure to meet you all on this sunny day."

The familiar opening remarks... Ye Yunshang suspected that Chen Luo had simply copied them from the internet.

“Very good, next, let’s invite our international friends to speak.” Ye Yunshang briefly condensed her 10-page speech into three sentences.

"???" by the bureau chief

According to the original plan, Ye Yunshang and her international friend Yvette were to take care of the first half hour of the one-hour preparation time, the director would be in charge of the third 15 minutes, and then at 9:45, the river god would be summoned to give a final speech before the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

However, Ye Yunshang finished her part in half a minute...

The director certainly couldn't let that international friend speak too much, and it was uncertain whether the international friend, the war angel Yvette, would be willing to increase her speaking time.

So now the pressure is on the bureau chief.

The director gets a headache just thinking about having to manage his 30-minute speaking time.

But don't panic, the director had already guessed this possibility, so he prepared a 30-minute speech for himself!

After Ye Yunshang condensed her 15-minute speech into three sentences, she crumpled the speech in her hand into a ball and walked aggressively toward Su Yuan.

Chen Luo? Not someone to mess with.

Who told him to be the river god?

"I won't go up. I hope everyone has a great time in the Abyss Passage of Xinghai City," said Yvette, the War Angel, sitting in the guest seats.

"..." The bureau chief turned completely pale.

Very well, now the pressure is entirely on the bureau chief.

The bureau chief, who had just stepped down from the stage less than a minute ago and was now back on stage, looked at the microphone in front of him and the huge crowd of talented individuals sitting in the hall like obedient children. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Relief]: 201 Raw Stone

"Um...can I say something?" Chen Luo, who was sitting in the VIP section, suddenly raised his hand.

"Yes, yes, of course." The bureau chief nodded hurriedly.

"I'm not very familiar with the Abyss Passage, and I've never even been down there before. Could you tell us some basic facts about the Abyss Passage, and then give us some time to trade items and find a team?" Chen Luo raised his hand and said.

"To express my apologies for interrupting this speech, I can offer 300 Healing Cocoons. These can be distributed to the talented individuals in the venue who are preparing to head to the Abyss Passage. Although the healing effect is not as good as if I were to do it myself, it can still do things like limb reattachment and rapid healing. Perhaps this can help you talented individuals to better prepare for the journey and ensure your personal safety."

“Traveler…” the director suddenly spoke, then stared intently at Chen Luo.

"how?"

"Are you an angel?" The bureau chief was almost moved to tears.

"Uh……"

Chapter 1068 Yvette, who willingly succumbed to "charm"

The traveler is such a good person.

"Emmm..." Seeing the director's touched expression, Chen Luo felt a little embarrassed.

Given that everyone sitting below the stage was a gifted individual, and almost none of them were below grade A, the Cardinal didn't seem to care that Yvette herself was unaffected, nor did he intend to continue correcting the Director's grammatical errors.

Well, at least this proves that in Chinese culture, "angel" is a positive term.

At Chen Luo's suggestion, the director decisively changed his strategy, putting aside his prepared 30-minute speech and inviting the S-level talents to talk about some issues and techniques to pay attention to during the initial exploration.

The first to speak was Liu Wenxuan, who, like the bureau chief, had joined the relevant department. As colleagues, Liu Wenxuan was willing to help his colleague resolve his current predicament.

Liu Wenxuan had also been to the Abyss Passage in Xinghai City. After all, as an S-level talent who had joined the relevant department, Liu Wenxuan was not worried that the department would target him.

However, since no one actually accompanied Liu Wenxuan to run dungeons, he didn't go again after going once.

While other abyss passages have at least progressed beyond the starting village and entered the job advancement era, the abyss passages in Xinghai City haven't even reached 1/10 of the starting village's development.

The other entrances to the Abyss Passage were bustling with activity, but the entrance to the Abyss Passage in Xinghai City was deserted.

"In the Abyss Passage, opportunity and risk coexist. When you suddenly see a treasure chest standing quietly at the crossroads, without even any monsters protecting it, either the chest contains some scrap metal, or it is a mimicry monster that will devour you as soon as you approach. The probability of finding good stuff inside is extremely low, but it's not impossible."

"For talented individuals who lack confidence in their adaptability and luck, the safest option is to accept daily tasks at safe locations. The rewards are low, but the objectives are clear, and the risk level doesn't fluctuate much. Unless you're extremely unlucky and encounter a ten-star task disguised as a one-star task."

"Holy crap! The Ten Stars Mission? Did they blow up the Abyss Passage?" Chen Luo was instinctively startled.

If there really were a ten-star mission, Chen Luo wouldn't mind blowing up the Abyss Passage.

A four-star mission costs at least 1000, so how could a ten-star mission not cost at least 3?

However, a five-star mission requires reviving a person over 500 years, so a ten-star mission...

"Don't overthink it. This mission is definitely different from what you're thinking of." Yun Xia rolled her eyes at Chen Luo.

Chen Luo is quite adept at completing tasks, as anyone who knows him knows.

However, the mission in the Abyss Pass is different from the mission entrusted by Chen Luo.

"But why would there be a mission in the abyss passage?" Chen Luo asked, puzzled.

"They call them missions, but they're really just private agreements, so they're pretty unreliable. However, the missions posted by NPCs who are permanently stationed at safe points are quite credible. After all, if someone gets scammed and you actually wait for them at a safe point for a year, they can't stand it," Yun Xia said.

Are there many NPCs in the Abyss Passage?

"If we include rational monsters, there are many; if we only consider neutral factions from the perspective of the people of the Prime and Abyss planes, there are very few. Humans are relatively rare among these NPCs."

Where did these NPCs come from?

"Well... it's said that the Abyss Passage actually existed quite a long time ago, though not that long ago, probably about ten years ago."

"Before the invasion of the Abyss Dimension?"

"More or less. Strictly speaking, the Abyss Passage is a special alternate dimension that exists between two top-tier planes because it is attracted by them. Therefore, it contains many things from other planes. Some were accidentally swept in by the spacetime turbulence, while others drifted here after the planes shattered. In any case, a whole bunch of things are rolled up together, forming the Abyss Passage."

"The rules of the Abyss Passage are different from those of the Abyss Plane and the Prime Plane. It is more like a game world, filled with various special established concepts and rules. For example, safe points."

"Besides items, cities, and even countries being swept into the Abyss Passage, there are also life forms within it, and where there are people, there is a world of intrigue. After a long period of exploration of this special alternate dimension, the Abyss Passage, those NPCs will have some good items in their possession. If someone happens to be interested in these items, they can naturally exchange them."

"Simply put, most so-called commissions are just bartering. So the rewards aren't high."

"However, you can't completely trust what these NPCs say. Even though they give you a commission, it's not impossible that they might scam you later and commit murder and robbery. Like me, I've already killed countless dishonest NPCs. Of course, Yun Lian'er has done even more."

"Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever actually seen the NPCs you're talking about in real life."

"Who said that? Isn't the little fox in your arms one? At least... that's how it's supposed to be." Yun Xia teased the little fox in Chen Luo's arms.

"Generally speaking, those NPCs and creatures in the abyss passage cannot leave the abyss passage, but there are exceptions if there are special items. Pet eggs are one such method."

"I see... a special item."

I don't know if the doll world and dollification can replace special props.

"Then... would going through a bar be feasible?" Chen Luo asked in a low voice.

"I haven't tried it." Yun Xia shook her head.

Since learning about the bar, Yunxia hasn't been to the Abyss Passage, so she naturally doesn't know the outcome.

"The commission system for the Abyss Passage in Xinghai City is not yet mature. If it were another Abyss Passage that had been developed for some time, there would often be official departments stationed in those special safe points. The real daily tasks would be the quests issued by those official departments to seek certain items."

Unfortunately, this situation does not exist in the abyss passage of Xinghai City.

The relevant departments did not even set up a mission point inside the abyss passage in Xinghai City.

While watching the talented individuals take the stage to explain their pioneering tips and precautions, Chen Luo played with the Book of Akasha.

"Question: What is the NPC ecosystem like in the Abyss Passage of Xinghai City?"

[A group of unfortunate souls struggling to survive in the wasteland. Their homes destroyed, they endured countless hardships and near-death experiences, drifting to the Abyss Passage, only to find themselves unable to enter the Abyss Plane or the Spiritual Plane. Lacking the strength and influence of either plane, they could only rely on their familiarity with the Abyss Passage, risking their lives to collect scraps, and then eke out a living in the wasteland under the guise of trade. They wandered aimlessly, homeless and adrift.]

[The Abyss Passage is not anyone's home; it's merely a junkyard. However, due to the accumulation of countless dimensional fragments, its internal rules have become complex. Coupled with the world's automatic integration and sorting system, it has gradually become a treasure trove.]

Compared to advice based on experience, the official explanations in the Akasha's records are more reliable.

And perhaps because this was not some difficult-to-explore or highly fundamental information, Chen Luo obtained it in just one minute.

"Then what caused the formation of the abyss passage?"

[A massive spacetime turbulence shattered countless worlds, leaving the remaining fragments of the planes scattered and unable to find a place to settle. These fragments were then drawn together and trapped between the two highest-level planes.]

It takes one minute.

"Then why can I see so many game elements in the abyss passage? What was the world's intention in stitching these rules together?" Chen Luo was very curious.

The Abyss Passage is an ultimate, invincible, giant Frankenstein's monster!

[Time consumed: 1 to 300 hours. Query now?]

"You could just say you don't want to tell me. There's no need to beat around the bush like this."

The Akasha Records did not respond.

"Can you tell me if the puppeteer's certificate I have will be of any use to me?"

[Time consumed: 1 to 10 minutes]

“…Never mind, I’ll check it later.” Chen Luo said, glancing at the speech that was about to end.

To be fair, this Akasha record is quite reasonable. Chen Luo wants information and clues, and he wants Chen Luo's "life." It's a fair trade, no deception.

When it comes to more advanced knowledge, the search time will exceed one second.

When it comes to more advanced or even uncommon knowledge, the search time can range from one second to 100 seconds. You can roll the dice or choose to use one minute directly.

Logically speaking, rolling dice is more profitable. Even with bad luck, it's only 1 minute and 40 seconds, but with good luck, it might just become one second.

But after throwing two of his worst records, Chen Luo had given up hope for his luck that day.

However, when the question involves something of greater importance, such as Chen Luo's inquiry about the puppeteer's professional certificate, the unit will expand from seconds to minutes. Specific details will vary depending on the circumstances.

But when the questions involve the world itself, it doesn't hold back at all.

The 1d300 hours example just now is an example.

Of course, Chen Luo could also choose to settle things with Hua Yuanshi.

30 raw gems per hour

A mere 300 hours is only worth 9...9,000 yuan, and that's just more than half of the five-star items.

Damn! That's expensive!

Chen Luo just wanted to satisfy his curiosity; he didn't necessarily need to know.

The reason Chen Luo didn't want to waste even 10 minutes was because after the director announced that they could move freely, Ye Yunshang was walking aggressively towards Chen Luo.

"Wait, don't act on your own yet!" Chen Luo suddenly raised his hand.

"I have 300 Healing Cocoons prepared in advance for everyone, which can be used to save your lives when you are injured. Although they can only last for three days, it's better than nothing. Please line up and come to me to collect them. Those who are not going to the Abyss Passage, please be considerate and make way for others." Chen Luo ran to the stage, grabbed the microphone, and shouted loudly to the people below.