Their commission was suspicious.

Once the existence of rifts begins to expand, it will never stop. This is the most terrifying threat that the star core, known as the cancer of all worlds, poses to a planet.

Many treasures are hidden within the rift, provided you have the life to claim them.

It is impossible for people to live in the Rift. Although the lower city can indeed organize a small number of Fate Walkers to resist the Rift creations, the erosion of the Rift is permanent, and terrifying creations will continue to appear in the Rift.

Therefore, any place that has been eroded by the rift can no longer be inhabited, which is why those wanderers exist.

Some of the rifts are very ancient, and because almost no one can explore them, they contain many valuable things. Even this Rivet Town in front of us is worth exploring.

"This is the town where we used to live, but we had to move to Rocky Town because of the invasion of the Rift." Standing on the skybridge at the entrance of Rivet Town, looking at the familiar scenery, Seele said with some emotion.

From the skybridge at the entrance, you can overlook the entire town. It used to be a popular tourist attraction, but now it is deserted.

“See that building on the mountain across the way? That’s the orphanage. Nata used to be the manager there, you could even call her the director. It’s also where I used to live.” Seele seemed quite interested in revisiting the place.

Of course, before this, Seele had also wandered around on her own for a long time.

The reason she didn't come before was naturally because there weren't enough people at the Earth Fire. Seele had to focus most of her energy on maintaining order, so she didn't have time to revisit such a dangerous place.

“Orphanage…” Upon hearing Seele’s introduction, White Seele subconsciously glanced at Bronya beside her.

For the two who grew up in the Cocolia Orphanage, the word "orphanage" seemed to have a special meaning.

"What's wrong?" Seele had always paid some attention to the girl next to her, who looked at least 90% like her when she was a child, if not exactly the same.

“It’s nothing. Bronya and I used to be in the same orphanage, but we separated for some reason. We’ve just reunited. I have to thank Mr. Chen Luo for this.”

"Xier, can you please stop treating me so differently? You and Mei call them 'older sister,' but you call me 'sir.' I'm not that much older than them."

Chen Luo felt that Bai Xier was making him feel old.

"I'm sorry, but... Brother Chen Luo?"

"Forget it, I'll just follow your Bronya sister's example and call me Lolo. Speaking of which, isn't the trope of growing up in the same orphanage, then being separated for special reasons and finally reuniting, being used a bit too often?" Chen Luo looked at Da Xi'er, then at Bai Xi'er, and finally at the orphanage.

"What do you mean?" Da Xi'er felt a little strange being looked at by Chen Luo.

"It's nothing, let's discuss the matter of the rift."

The Seele and Bronya pairing has been overused by Imaginary Tree.

But it doesn't matter, as long as it works.

"You've finally finished explaining. While the Rift is important, your hesitant manner is more concerning," Seele said with some dissatisfaction.

"I mean, is there a possibility that you might, like Xi'er, reunite with your long-lost friend from the orphanage in the not-too-distant future?" Chen Luo asked.

"Impossible, how could there be such a coincidence in the world?"

"On the contrary, I think there are many coincidences in history, and it's possible that there really is such a possibility."

"You have a really vivid imagination, but it's completely useless."

"It may indeed be true that it's useless, but I can't admit that it's full of imagination. Perhaps that's just a predetermined fact for the future?"

"I do not believe."

"Let's make a bet: the loser has to wear black stockings."

"Hmm?" Not only Seele, but Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and Seele (white) all looked at Chen Luo with some surprise.

"Huh? You don't like wearing black stockings? White stockings are fine too." Chen Luo was taken aback.

“That’s not the problem…” Seele (elderly) hesitated, then stopped herself.

“…Going bare-legged won’t do, since you’re already bare-legged right now.” Chen Luo said angrily.

“…Okay.” Not knowing what to say, Seele could only agree.

After all, this is someone who is meant to bring about change in the lower city. Since he likes wearing black stockings, let him wear them.

Seele decided to respect other people's hobbies.

Anyway, Seele doesn't think she'll lose. How could she possibly run into a long-lost friend from the orphanage? Do you think this is a play?

"Lolo, do you really like looking at black stockings? Maybe..." Mei whispered.

"Mei, why don't you believe me either? I'm telling you, I will definitely win." Chen Luo said, somewhat unconvinced.

It's one thing if other people don't believe me, but how can you people who have been with me for so long not believe me?

Are you looking down on my user-friendly plugin?

Although I look down on it too, you can't look down on it!

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Because the language used might be a bit harsh, the user-friendly plugin simply blocked itself out.

"Ah, no, I meant black stockings..."

"Oh, don't worry about that. If Xier doesn't have any black stockings to wear, she can just borrow some from her friend." Chen Luo waved his hand.

"No, I meant I'd wear it for you to see... Never mind, it's fine." Raiden Mei turned her head away in a huff.

“Let’s continue our discussion about the rift. These special plant seeds should indeed be able to be planted, but before that, Mei, do you feel that the energy filling this rift looks a little familiar?” Chen Luo asked Mei and the others.

"Hmm...it feels a bit like Honkai energy, but only in one aspect. The similarity between the two is probably that they are extremely corrosive, right?" Although Mei was very dissatisfied with Chen Luo's performance just now, Mei was still a girl who considered the overall situation.

To be fair, if Honkai energy weren't too corrosive, it would definitely be a versatile energy source.

"And speaking of which, after I came to this world, I don't seem to have the same feeling of rejection I had when I went to your world, Lolo."

“Of course, they are all forms of imaginary energy, so what’s there to reject?” Chen Luo said.

"Before planting those special plants to prevent the monsters from the rift from leaving and disturbing the residential areas, I want to conduct an experiment first. Let's use... this." Chen Luo stood on the overpass and looked around, then spotted the figure of a monster nearby.

This sky bridge is actually located within the Rift Realm. Entering this sky bridge is equivalent to entering the Rift Realm's territory, where you could encounter monsters at any time.

Chen Luo picked up a stone and threw it at the monster.

After being startled, the monster quickly noticed Chen Luo and the others standing openly on the overpass, and then floated towards them at a very fast speed.

"It is the imaginary leaf weaver."

Upon seeing the monster, Seele instinctively gripped her scythe tighter, while Chen Luo, alone and unguarded, charged towards it.

Unexpectedly, just as the monster was about to collide with Chen Luo, it veered slightly to the left, brushed past Chen Luo, and ran towards Xi'er and the others.

"Snap!" Just as everyone was preparing to fight, Chen Luo snapped his fingers, and the strange humanoid creature floating in the air with its feet off the ground instantly lost its momentum and stopped beside Chen Luo.

"As expected, the creatures from the Rift won't harm me, who possesses the Imaginary Number Stigmata, and if I use magic to drive the Stigmata, they will obey my commands," Chen Luo said, sizing up the strange yet somewhat handsome figure.

The Imaginary Leaf Weaver is a bizarre creature that does not belong to this category. Its body, like a sickly branch, extends into reality, using the power of imaginary numbers to arbitrarily reshape reality.

In a sense, the energy used by the rift creatures brought about by the star core can also be considered a type of imaginary energy.

Chen Luo increasingly felt that it was such a wise choice to pursue a PhD in Imaginary Trees and the Sea of ​​Quanta.

Imaginary numbers and quantum stigmata are really useful.

Chen Luo can forcibly control a portion of the Rift Creation through the Imaginary Number Holy Mark.

It is especially effective against this Imaginary Leafweaver, since this guy uses imaginary energy.

But only there.

The tree of imaginary numbers is omnipotent, but Chen Luo is not.

Chen Luo can forcibly control a portion of the Rift creatures by expending energy through the Void Tree Sacred Mark, but this effect will disappear as soon as Chen Luo leaves. Therefore, it is definitely impossible to rely on this power to make the Lower City and the Rift coexist peacefully.

Sooner or later, problems will arise.

It's not impossible to imprint an inviolable mark, but... it costs extra (magic)!

But the monsters within the Rift are endless...

"Snapped!"

Chen Luo snapped his fingers again, and the monster standing next to him slowly dissipated without being attacked.

In fact, it wasn't just the monster that disappeared, but also the rift within a 10-meter radius of Chen Luo.

However, because they are currently in the Rift Realm, the purification zone within a ten-meter radius is gradually being eroded.

As long as the star core doesn't disappear, the rift won't disappear, and as long as the rift doesn't disappear, it will continue to expand outwards.

"You can dispel the rift?" After Chen Luo told the others about this discovery, Seele's reaction was particularly intense.

"To be precise, it's called purification," Chen Luo corrected.

This is the correct way to use Imaginary Stigmata in the Rift.

"Does that mean you can make Rivet Town habitable again?"

"Yes, but no."

"Ok?"

"I can do it if I can, but it's too time-consuming if I can't. I'm like an eraser; I need to walk to that area to clear it (or you can pay extra to expand the area to be cleared). Do you want me to walk all over the lower level? You'll exhaust me to death." Chen Luo said, tilting his head back.

Chen Luo would rather die from exhaustion on someone else's stomach than from working himself to death in town.

Time is a gemstone, my friend.

Just as Xi'er was about to try to persuade him, Chen Luo directly covered her mouth.

"Moreover, I might have an even better way," Chen Luo said with a mysterious smile.

"My father once said that we should use magic to fight magic."

"Who is Daddy?" Seele asked curiously.

"Never mind who my father is, he really said those words. Now watch me. When it comes to corruption, there is one Herrscher who is extremely skilled in this art."

Chapter 1404 Herrscher of Erosion vs. Rift Erosion (Star Core)

"It's actually possible to become invisible in front of these monsters?" Seele couldn't help but say, looking at the familiar Rift monsters that seemed oblivious to her.

"Shh, keep your voice down." Chen Luo covered Xi'er's mouth again.

"I already told you, you can talk, but try to keep your voices down," Chen Luo said, kicking the monster in front of him.

"..." While telling us to speak quietly, they were kicking the monster directly. Which one is more attention-grabbing?

Although Xi'er had many doubts about this, she had no choice but to accept that this was the method Chen Luo had used.

Chen Luo said that was it.

"Hmm, are you confused? That's understandable. At most, you've only obtained amulets blessed by the Herrscher of Corruption, while I am the Herrscher of Corruption myself. How can you compare?" Perhaps sensing Seele's confusion, Chen Luo said matter-of-factly.

"Herrscher of Corruption, is that the name of your ability?" Seele asked, pronouncing the tongue-twisting name.

"Ah."

"Do Herrschers of Corruption have this ability? Ling is a Herrscher of Corruption too, right? She told us that Herrschers of Corruption can only corrupt living beings, objects, and networks. Do these monsters count? I've never heard Ling mention that," Mei muttered to herself.

At Chen Luo's suggestion, Ling also joined St. Freya Academy, where she became classmates with Mei and the others, and they talked about everything.

In Mei's circle, there's nothing to discriminate against if you're a Herrscher; it's not that Herrschers are the ones who deserve discrimination.

What? You're not a Herrscher?

...If you're in a different circle, don't force yourself to fit in.

"Who is the Herrscher of Corruption, her or me? What does Ling know about the Herrscher of Corruption? While the Herrscher of Corruption was out there wreaking havoc, she was still playing in the mud at the amusement park."

Chen Luo was telling the truth. Because of Chen Luo's special prop, the Children's Paradise, Ling, who had been the Herrscher of Corruption for over 5 years, still only had a vague understanding of the power of corruption.

"The so-called Law of Erosion means that anything related to erosion falls under my jurisdiction. Since the rift erodes reality, it is also erosion, so it falls under my jurisdiction..."

“Well, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is harsh. However, although I can't control the Rift, it's still not a problem for those who possess the power of the Herrscher of Corruption to be regarded as neutral by the monsters of the Rift,” Chen Luo said.

After the Herrscher of Erosion was conceptualized and modified, its powers did not change much, but they were still not the original powers of the Herrscher of Erosion.

Due to the conceptual modification, Chen Luo can now be considered a god who governs erosion, and relying on this concept to wield some minor privileges within the Rift shouldn't be a problem. (However, if Ling, the Herrscher of Erosion, were to arrive, that would probably be out of the question.)

[Great news! A new SSS-rank talent recipe has been discovered. Herrscher of Erosion Authority + Star Core, with a success rate of 86.7%!]

Although it's possible to pull a guaranteed SSS-rank talent without using a recipe, Chen Luo always felt that an SSS-rank talent upgraded through the artifact system might be more interesting.

"I haven't even gotten my third SSS-level talent yet, and I'm already preparing for my fourth SSS-level talent?"

[Original stones are definitely not enough, but you can use Star Cores for now. You'll definitely need to upgrade the Herrscher of Erosion eventually, so using Star Cores while upgrading and getting a free high-level Herrscher of Erosion talent is much better, isn't it?]