Their commission was suspicious.

So all I could do was use the golden potato chips that had been soaking for several days to exchange for faith power with Xiao Jiu.

Chen Luo lacks the power of faith, but he lacks the River of Time even more. Moreover, there are other sources of the power of faith, so there is no need to exchange all the River of Time for the power of faith from Xiao Jiu.

The golden potato chips were created by Chen Luo after he discovered that anglers could fish out items thrown into the bar's River of Time a while ago. He started throwing large quantities of potato chips into the river every day to contaminate the water.

As it turns out, Xiao Jiu really likes these potato chips, and so does Houraisan Kaguya.

The Faith Power required for 20 servings of orange juice has been obtained.

Current orange juice inventory: 36 (20 more servings to be made)

Making orange juice is incredibly simple; you just need to mix the river god's divine power, faith power, and the doll's mark in the right proportions.

After 5 minutes, current orange juice reserves: 28

Very good, 28 copies were claimed after only 20 were made, and Chen Luo became impatient again.

Even though he knew the remaining orange juice could last another three or four days, and that the rapid depletion was simply because the assassins were lazy and liked to carry two servings of orange juice with them, Chen Luo still became anxious.

No one can remain calm when they're counting to 3.

"You guys can hang out in Dimensional City for a while longer. If you'd like, you can also visit the Adventurers' Guild. I'm going to Rhodes Island first to get some Faith Power!" Chen Luo said to the people who hadn't left the bar yet.

"Adventurers' Guild? No need for that. I don't want to see any mention of quests for the next three days." Bai Zhi felt a pang of discomfort just hearing the words "Adventurers' Guild."

"Mmm." Liu Huaixi nodded.

Even Yvette, who was standing next to him, frowned.

After spending the entire day going back and forth between the quest location and the Adventurers' Guild, the group was nearly sick of it.

If they had a choice, none of these people would want to stay in the abyss passage any longer.

Catherine was responsible for issuing the commission? Catherine is innocent!

Fortunately, we're leaving the abyss passage today and can return to the spiritual energy plane.

This trip through the abyss was truly unexpected and caught everyone off guard.

Abyss Passage is a great game, but it's too grindy, so I'm quitting for a while!

Goodbye, trash game (not really)!

"Well... okay, I'll head to Terra first." Chen Luo was still understanding of Bai Zhi and the others.

Although leaving the Abyss Passage is necessary for today's work, we also have to go to the Terra continent.

The closer one gets to the end times, the faster they gather the power of faith. Even if you know this sect can't offer any help—it might just be superstition—people still want something to place their beliefs in when they've lost most of their hope.

Religion is a great tool.

"You've run out of faith power? Come to me! I have some! Whether you exchange it for time power or gold coins, I can do it, quality and quantity guaranteed, with no upper limit!" Xiao Jiu ran up to Chen Luo eagerly.

"..." Looking at Xiao Jiu's face, which was full of malice, Chen Luo took out the red little orca and put it around her neck.

"robbery!"

"...Never mind what I said." Xiao Jiu decisively chose to deny what she had said a second ago.

"whispering sound."

I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. You have plenty of time. Don't get carried away.

[The orange juice is just stored in the warehouse until the last bottle is used up; there's no need to panic. Don't exchange it for precious Time River Water and gold coins just because you'll definitely have an excess of Faith Power later.]

This is why Chen Luo doesn't plan to exchange more faith power, because the faith power will definitely overflow in the future.

The power of faith is trash to the Heavenly Emperor, and it's not much better for Chen Luo. If it weren't for the fact that orange juice uses the power of faith, Chen Luo's attitude towards the power of faith would be exactly the same as Xiao Jiu's.

Each of Chen Luo's puppets is a fanatical believer. In the future, Chen Luo will have the power of fanatical faith across the entire Earth. It would be strange if he lacked it.

That's why Chen Luo was unwilling to exchange his River of Time for Xiao Jiu's power of faith.

If it's about spending money to buy Primogems, that's one thing, but have you ever seen anyone spend money to buy Mora?

Unless you're a whale (a player who spends a lot of money on in-game purchases).

But Chen Luo wasn't in a hurry, because his faith power could only be used to make orange juice, and the orange juice wouldn't run out for several more days.

"Little cutie, I've already been merciful enough by not letting you pay with your faith power when you're eating and drinking for free." Chen Luo pinched Xiao Jiu's cheek.

"Why do they all ask for money, but I have to pay?" Xiao Jiu mumbled, her cheek being pinched.

Even if the Heavenly Emperor himself came, he would have to listen to Chen Luo in the bar!

"That's why I didn't take it. Quick, say thank you, Chen Luo."

"Thank you, Chen Luo. No, why should I say thank you!"

Xiao Jiu is a sucker; you can take advantage of her in other ways, but not in this way.

After ruffling Xiao Jiu's hair, Chen Luo teleported to the side of Exusiai's halo.

Every time Chen Luo used this teleportation anchor point, he couldn't help but marvel at the ingenuity of his own imagination.

Teleportation anchors cannot be fixed to creatures, but if they are placed on shoes, clothes, or similar items, they can be easily changed frequently.

Even if it's a bit extreme, if it's fixed on black stockings, the black stockings can easily be replaced.

But it's different when it comes to the halo of angels; Exusiai herself can't change her halo at all!

"Everyone, are we getting ready to leave?" Chen Luo greeted the Penguin Logistics team, who had probably just finished washing up and were getting ready to go.

"Hey, Mr. Angel Killer, you've come at just the right time! Have you eaten yet? If not, let's go to Rhodes Island and mooch some breakfast!" Exusiai greeted Chen Luo.

"Good morning, boss!" Croissant greeted him energetically.

This is one of my biggest financial backers!

"Hmm." Texas simply nodded and said nothing more.

"Good morning, Doctor." But a fourth voice rang out in the dormitory where there were only three Penguin Logistics members.

"Wow, what's that sound?" Upon hearing the sudden noise, the Penguin Logistics trio immediately went on alert.

"Don't panic, they're friends." Chen Luo waved to the three people before floating towards the fourth.

"Good morning, Lion Scorpion." Chen Luo approached the other party.

My poor little lion scorpion.

Lionscorpion, a Special Operator in Arknights, specializing in the Ambush Specialist branch.

Her ability is... a super-enhanced version of Kato Megumi. If Kato Megumi is just an ordinary person with no presence and has to pay for her purchases, then Lion Scorpion is the enhanced version—she doesn't have to pay for her purchases!

The presence of the Manticore has become so weak that even if she stands next to you and talks to you, you might ignore her.

In terms of weakening presence alone, she might be stronger than Xiao Ke'er, who had just become an A-level talent.

The fact that Manticore said something was noticed just now is mainly because Chen Luo came to this dormitory. Otherwise, Exusiai and the others might have ignored Manticore's words, which were already very soft.

For some reason, the Manticore operator's presence-reducing ability fails when she's with Chen Luo. Like right now.

Having strong abilities is a good thing, but the most painful thing for a mantis scorpion is that these abilities are not active abilities, but passive abilities.

In addition, Lionscorpion is rather shy and often speaks in a hesitant, tentative tone, making his mannerisms and tone very stiff when communicating with other operators. As a result, the easiest way for Lionscorpion to communicate with others is by using non-living objects such as notes.

Because of a low profile, I can't make friends; because I can't make friends, I can't develop my clumsy social skills...

Social anxiety (not quite, but not much different) + low presence – that's just...awful.

Of course, low visibility doesn't mean complete invisibility. When the lion scorpion presses the spikes on its tail against your neck, you will become aware of its presence very easily.

"So you went back to the dorm with them last night?" Chen Luo asked the Lion Scorpion while floating next to it.

"Hmm." The lion scorpion nodded slightly.

The Lion Scorpion was not surprised at all that Chen Luo had noticed him; in fact, he was quite used to it.

In fact, besides Chen Luo, there are other people on Rhodes Island who are unaffected by Manticore's abilities, such as Night Demon.

He's clearly a great person to make friends with, but unfortunately, the Manticore is terrified of the Night Demon.

"You didn't eat breakfast, right? And you didn't eat dinner yesterday either?" Chen Luo continued to ask.

"I ate dinner. Okay, I ate half of it."

The lion scorpion, which was being watched quietly by Chen Luo, initially tried to argue, but its confidence waned over time.

"Okay, I only took one bite."

Yesterday, Manticore was hiding in his corner, eating his dinner, but Exusiai and Texas came over as soon as he took a bite.

Not everyone likes sitting in a corner, but Lion Scorpion is different, and neither are the Penguin Logistics trio with guilty consciences.

Originally, Manticore planned to continue eating, but he overheard the three of them talking about Chen Luo, so he didn't eat and went back to the dormitory with Exusiai and the others.

The Lion Scorpion, who slipped into the dormitory before the door closed, did not see Chen Luo, but it did not intend to give up, so it waited until now.

Are you asleep?

"I'm asleep, I'm asleep. So... please don't scold me." The lion scorpion nodded quickly.

This was originally a four-person dormitory, so while Exusiai and the others occupied the other three spots, Manticore also had a bed to sleep in.

As long as the lion scorpion doesn't do anything too attention-grabbing, there won't be any problems.

"But because you were constantly on guard, you were in a light sleep and didn't get a good night's sleep, right?"

“Yes, Doctor.” The Manticore lowered its head.

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"Don't do that again next time. If you encounter something like this again, don't come back with them. Just report them and have them arrested. Let Kal'tsit interrogate them, isn't that better?" Chen Luo reached out and patted the lion scorpion's head.

Children who are too well-behaved are always easy to pity.

"It's alright, Doctor, at least... I've waited for you."

"Hey, hey, hey, that's so unfair! What do you mean by 'just report us'?" Exusiai said, dissatisfied.

When Chen Luo arrived at the dormitory, Exusiai and the others discovered that there was a fourth person in the dormitory.

But seeing how familiar Chen Luo was with that agent, the three of them didn't want to disturb him.

"Hello, I'm sorry, but we can't let you take him away, Doctor." The Manticore stood up and blocked Chen Luo's way.

Because when Manticore is with Chen Luo, her presence-reducing ability becomes ineffective. Therefore, in the lore, Manticore is considered one of the few Rhodes Island operators who enjoys spending time with Chen Luo.

"Doctor, I'll protect you! *coo*..."

"Bang!" A club struck the lion scorpion on the head from behind.

"Doctor?" The Manticore covered its head, looking at Chen Luo who had tapped it on the head with the little red killer whale, puzzled.

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"Doctor, it's delicious, would you like to try some?" While eating the sandwich Chen Luo gave him, the Manticore extended an invitation to Chen Luo.

"Alright, hurry up and eat, you must be starving, right?" Chen Luo shook his head and refused.

You can't even feed yourself, yet you're giving me food?

"What do we do now?" Exusiai, Texas, Croissant, and the other two looked at each other, then turned to Chen Luo.

"Why are you looking at me? If Lion Scorpion reports me, it won't be me who gets tied up. Why should I worry about these things?" Chen Luo tilted his head.

"Sigh, Mr. Angel Killer..."

"Exusiai, you should just call me Doctor."

"Understood, Mr. Angel Killer."

"...In short, you need to discuss this with the Lion Scorpion, not with me." Chen Luo looked at the Lion Scorpion eating and couldn't help but scratch his head again.

The kind of weak and pitiful little cutie like the Manticore is the type that Chen Luo finds most difficult to bully, and he even hesitates to do so when completing commissions.

For example, Yu, for example, Manticore, for example, Klein...

"..."

Exusiai had a terrible headache looking at the lion scorpion being fed by Chen Luo.