Their commission was suspicious.

Chen Luo could make Liu Huaixi whimper with just one punch.

"Xiao Xi, what kind of magical artifact do you want?"

"No, it doesn't have to be a divine artifact. Any item that can increase the chances of survival will do." Liu Huaixi's request sounded easy to fulfill.

"That's possible, but are you really not planning to get a few offensive items?"

"Not for the time being."

"You really are... never mind, whatever makes you happy. Here." Chen Luo rubbed his forehead and took out a palm-sized doll from his backpack, giving it to Li Liu Huaixi.

"What is this?" Liu Huaixi asked curiously as she took the gift from Chen Luo.

"An invisibility doll," Chen Luo said.

"!!!" Liu Huaixi's eyes lit up instantly.

"But the effect is not invisibility."

"???" Liu Huaixi looked puzzled.

If your doll can't make people invisible, why is it called the Invisible Doll?

“Wait, this doll looks a lot like Ke’er.” Bai Zhi sat next to Chen Luo, ignoring the scenery passing by below, and looked at the doll in Chen Luo’s hand.

As a roommate who had lived with Xiao Ke'er for a long time, Bai Zhi had the ability to discern this.

"This doll's ability isn't invisibility, but rather reducing its presence. Its power level is roughly between A-rank and S-rank. While it won't allow you to move freely in a battlefield dominated by S-rank talents, it will make you less of a target for others," Chen Luo explained.

Battles between S-class talents also require compatibility. Strictly speaking, S-class talents are not the same as legendary cultivators in the Abyss Plane.

Before S-level talents have forged their own path, they mostly rely on their talents to fight, so compatibility is very important.

However, this unique ability to weaken presence is an extremely effective talent ability, even in the Abyss dimension.

"The soul of a sinner..." Liu Huaixi was indeed quite satisfied with this prop, but when she saw the note above the doll's head, she was startled.

“Oh, you noticed. Actually, this doll isn’t just a regular doll; it’s a spirit doll with the soul of a sinner sewn inside. It looks pretty scary, but just make do with it. Anyway, it’s a doll’s soul, so it won’t rebel against you,” Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo had no choice. Chen Luo's group network could indeed give people the ability to download, but that talent ability was basically based on the soul.

So Chen Luo found an unlucky guy in the capital who had been pierced by seven black feathers. After confirming that his mental strength could withstand the lowest level of the ability to weaken his presence by cutting it off, he summoned his golden soul and put it into the puppet.

As for whether it would be more tragic for his golden soul to be thrown into the soul lamp and burned repeatedly, or to be locked in a small dark room called a doll, that's a matter of opinion.

Anyway, the other party deserves what they got, so there's no need to be considerate of their feelings.

Huh? Why should I sympathize with a heinous criminal who killed hundreds of innocent people?

Because the soul's presence was initially weakened and its talent was cut off, even after turning golden, the talent level carried by this soul is only at the top level of A-grade.

"Alright..." Although Liu Huaixi was somewhat "interested" in how a soul could be stuffed into a puppet, saving her life was the priority.

"This is the first item. Normally, you can put it in your storage space and take it out when you want to use it. It will instantly reduce your presence. Just take this opportunity to run to the bar. As for the second item... you'll need to obtain it from the Abyss Passage."

"The good news is that there's a life-saving item near the NPC we're looking for called: [Safer Space]. Its effect is to block one incoming attack, with a 15-second cooldown. The block power isn't very high, but it's perfect for you."

Even with a weak presence, if Liu Huaixi were to suffer splash damage, her frail body would shatter at the slightest touch.

It was Liu Huaixi who was broken.

Although it's not an invincible defense, it should be enough to get Liu Huaixi back to the bar safely.

To avoid opening the bar door only to be noticed and then getting killed instantly by a fireball.

This is the opinion given in the Book of Akasha.

Not only do they match well, but they are also easy for Chen Luo to collect.

Chen Luo didn't quite understand why the Book of Akasha gave him the answer in less than a second for something that sounded like it should take a long time to search for, while a slightly private but unimportant question would take up to several hundred hours.

"Just who is that NPC?!"

"Who cares. I'll just go. I've already got the quest items, why wouldn't I accept the quest?" Chen Luo adjusted the magic carpet's flight path again using the compass marking the NPC's location, and then began to accelerate.

……

"Why does this place look so eerie?"

Looking down at the dilapidated town that faced the sea on one side, Su Yuan felt a chill run down her spine.

Although the city appears to be densely packed with residential buildings, from the air, it is clear that no one lives there.

Although you should get used to these deserted buildings when exploring the Abyss Passage, since there are very few native NPCs in the Abyss Passage, and in such a remote place, there is no way there could be a city full of people.

The town gave the impression that it was almost deserted before it drifted into the abyss.

The entire town looked as if it had been submerged by seawater, with some light green seaweed growing on the roofs of the houses.

These don't look like marks that would appear simply from dampness.

The whole town looked like it had been pulled out of the sea.

After Chen Luo and his group spent another three hours walking a half-hour distance, they finally arrived at the location indicated by the Abyss Compass.

Who could resist the temptation of the treasure chest (raw stones)?

Plus lunchtime...

Once he arrived at his destination, Chen Luo immediately threw away the Abyss Compass.

Because the Abyss Compass is no longer useful.

This is only the most basic Abyss Compass. Not only can it only record one coordinate, but the recorded coordinate can only determine the location on a small map.

Yes, it's a location on a small map.

This compass only records the location of this large town; Chen Luo will have to find the remaining precise locations himself.

After all, NPCs can't stay in one place forever, and it's already quite difficult for a low-level Abyss Compass to remember a place where the map will be adjusted due to different respawn locations.

“There’s a very eerie feeling about this town. Is it really habitable?” Yun Lian’er frowned as she looked at the town below.

"And this place is way too remote! Although it's not too far from the nearest illusory gate, it's extremely remote. Who in their right mind would come here?" Yun Xia complained.

This place isn't far from Yunxia's Void Gate. The reason it took three days to get there was mainly because I spent the first day looking for the Puppeteer's Profession Certificate and the second day looking for Housing Items and Artifacts, which delayed my progress.

It's not far, but it's located in a very remote corner, like the very edge of a map, so basically nobody goes there.

"That's why those three college students came here. According to them, the more remote the place, the more likely there are good things. They got into trouble as soon as they arrived in this town, and then they were rescued by an NPC," Chen Luo said.

From a theoretical point of view, the three college students were right; the more remote the place, the more likely it is to hide good things.

After all, the abyss passage is much like a child who lacks love; the more hidden something is in the underworld, the harder it is for others to find it, the happier it is.

Moreover, it's unlikely that a dark and damp place like this wouldn't contain several treasure chests.

“Abby thinks this place is pretty good…it feels like coming home. It’s just a bit too humid, which Abby doesn’t really like.” Abby sat on the edge of the magic carpet, looking down at the city below. Occasionally, she frowned, and a hint of nostalgia appeared in her eyes.

"Let me ask you first, do you feel that this place is too remote, so it's like your town, or is the atmosphere and vibe more like your town?" Chen Luo asked casually.

"You have them all, right?" Abby tilted her head.

"That would be terrible..."

"Hmm..." Abby suspected that her brother was implying something about her.

Why can't a place you like be a good place?

"Let's split up and search separately, and we can also divide into groups first," Chen Luo said, turning to the people on the flying carpet.

"Hmm. Why split into groups? Can't your reconnaissance skills find that NPC?"

"Don't mistake my reconnaissance ability for full map vision, okay? For my reconnaissance ability to be effective, I first need to be able to see it. If I could scan the entire map, would I need to use my reconnaissance ability to scan every area I pass through? Wouldn't it be better to just reconnoiter the entire abyss passage?" Chen Luo rolled his eyes at Bai Zhi, who had asked the question.

Chen Luo's reconnaissance ability is an extension of Liu Huaixi's Eye of Notes ability, and has been enhanced.

While the scope of reconnaissance has indeed expanded, the more fundamental change in this reconnaissance capability is actually an expansion in depth.

Chen Luo can see more things, but to see them clearly, they must be within Chen Luo's field of vision.

This town is actually quite large. Most importantly, unlike those plains, it has many obstacles that provide cover.

Chen Luo glanced around and noticed that the notes on the list were quite similar.

For example, rooms with monsters, rooms with treasures, or rooms that are completely empty.

Of course, as an SSS-level talent, the reconnaissance ability shouldn't be unable to find a person in a town in a short time.

Their investigative capabilities are quite strong, so achieving this is relatively simple.

In Chen Luo's eyes, the more important things within his line of sight were marked with special emphasis.

However, there are quite a few key things in this town.

This proves one thing: it's true that the three college students said there were good things in this town, but it's also very dangerous.

This is a great place to train your team, and you're guaranteed to avoid any major dangers or serious injuries. Most importantly, the rewards are very high.

This is why Chen Luo divided them into groups.

They really can't keep relying on Chen Luokai's X-ray vision forever.

Chen Luo couldn't accompany them on their exploration of the abyss passage indefinitely.

It's not that Chen Luo didn't want to team up with them, but rather that he would often need to leave temporarily for some strange reason.

Just like yesterday, Chen Luo went to have a heated debate with Mebius, while Su Yuan and the others were doing the artifact series of quests.

In other places, Chen Luo wouldn't mind raising them to be useless, but in the Abyss Passage, where accidents could happen at any time, it's better for them to have some independence.

Chen Luo glanced at the darkest red area among all the highlighted marks, and then began assigning groups.

The deepest crimson spot is where the NPC Chen Luo is looking for is located.

Chen Luo created several copies of the town's map using the Void Archives, and marked them with many specially marked red dots.

However, even though Chen Luo knew what the red dots represented, he did not write them down.

Firstly, there wasn't enough space on the map, and secondly, Chen Luo wanted to give everyone a surprise.

"These red dots are key areas; there might be monsters or treasures inside. You can try exploring them. Whether you encounter treasures or monsters, you can gain considerable rewards," Chen Luo said.

The treasures themselves are valuable enough, and the loot dropped by monsters might also fetch a good price.

"Luo Luo, you didn't actually find the NPC's location, but you're planning to give us something else to do, so you're saying you haven't found him?" Yun Xia looked at Chen Luo suspiciously.

If Chen Luo had only shown her a map, Yun Xia wouldn't have thought much of it, but now you've even marked out the key areas you're paying attention to!

You're saying you can't see the NPCs' locations?

"How could that be? There are too many key areas in this town, which is why we need to search them one by one. I'll leave the task of finding the NPCs to you." Chen Luo denied it outright.

“Look, Lian’er has read more books than you, and she doesn’t even feel that way. Why do you think that? You’re overthinking it,” Chen Luo said.

Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, Yun Xia subconsciously glanced at Yun Lian'er.

"There's nothing to see, just do it. Why would Luo Luo want to harm you if she has nothing better to do?" Yun Lian'er glanced at Yun Xia and then called Bai Zhi, and they flew off in a certain direction on another blanket.

The two of them were a pair, with Bai Zhi in front and Yun Lian'er casting spells from behind.

"Is that so?" Yunxia muttered in confusion, and also called out to Liu Huaixi.

The two of them are a team. Yunxia has a variety of ways to fight, but because there are so many, she doesn't know which method to use. Liu Huaixi can give her suggestions.

Yun Lian'er could see what Yun Xia could see, but she saw more.

"Then I'll go play first." After waving her hand, the Herrscher of Knowledge took Abi and flew away on the magic carpet in the direction she was in charge of.

There's not much to say about this combination; one is a keychain, and the other is a versatile accessory.

"The last area is ours." After picking up the little fox and placing it on her head, Su Yuan flew towards the last area with her flying sword.

Chen Luo divided this coastal town into 5 districts.

The four cardinal directions, as well as the central church district.

Chen Luo was in charge of the church area, of course.

"I should go find that NPC. Is this for real? Is my talent broken?" Chen Luo immediately put away the flying carpet, put on a black cloak representing a traveling merchant, and flew towards the central area.

Why would I lie to you? That NPC really is Isamara/Skadi!

"The one from Arknights?"

[The one from Arknights.]

"you sure?"