Their commission was suspicious.

"Are you alright?" Shen He asked Chen Luo with concern as he turned around.

"N-nothing, I just feel a bit empathetic. It must be so hard for you to endure this killing intent and murderous aura all this time," Chen Luo said, sitting in his chair with a look of utter despair.

Since this is a bar, it's very safe. That's why Chen Luo didn't use raw stones or crystals to dispel the side effects, but instead thought he would get through it on his own.

"Empathy?" Shen He paused for a moment before looking at the Herrscher of Knowledge beside him.

“Oh, I see. Many newly formed inner demons can easily resonate with their first host and the next few early hosts. This is because they are not mature enough and are easily influenced. Alo is in this situation now. I am different, because my soul is not resilient enough, so I am completely unaffected,” the Herrscher of Knowledge said proudly.

This kind of empathy and resonance is not actually a good thing. Although it may deepen the connection between the demon and the host, it has a negative effect on the demon.

A demon cannot be bound to only one host forever; the host is merely spiritual sustenance for it. Once the demon grows to a certain level, this situation will no longer exist.

That is why choosing the first host is a very important matter for the inner demon.

If it's just about absorbing the negative emotions of ordinary people in a broad, indiscriminate way, then there's no need to worry. However, a powerful first host can have a significant impact on the future growth of the inner demon.

A cunning host is prone to cultivating a cunning inner demon, while a volatile host is prone to cultivating a volatile inner demon.

In other words, the initial S is very important.

If you choose a good initial S-rank character, you can easily progress through the levels. However, if you don't choose a good initial S-rank character, you might even get stuck.

Shen He, the host, seemed perfect in every way. He was decisive and ruthless, yet humane. Chen Luo absorbed the killing intent and malevolent energy.

If Chen Luo is truly a demon within himself, then this path will cultivate a demon that is decisive in killing, indifferent to desires, and single-mindedly striving for success.

Unfortunately, Chen Luo is protected by his talent panel, so no external force can change his mind.

However, this is for the best. In the eyes of the Lawbringer, the current Chen Luo is the most perfect Chen Luo.

Chen Luo no longer needs external intervention; he can simply be himself.

"So, he's experiencing what I felt in the past?" Shen He's heart skipped a beat.

“The current situation is like this. Your killing intent and malevolent aura are good materials for training people; it’s good to hone them.” The Herald of Knowledge nodded.

Such pure killing intent and malevolent energy can indeed temper a person, but it can also make a person more indifferent and ruthless. However, this is not a problem for Chen Luo. After he has gained enough experience, he can simply spend a crystal to dispel it.

"Is that so..." Shen He looked at Chen Luo, whose eyes were closed and whose face showed a trace of pain, and slowly reached out and placed the back of his hand on Chen Luo's forehead.

If… Shen He was only saying if, back when he was in dire straits, someone had come to his aid…

The power of the Ice God's Eye slowly activated, and a cool but not cold aura traveled from Shen He's hand to Chen Luo's forehead, greatly easing the struggle in Chen Luo's eyes.

"Uh, that..." The Herrscher of Knowledge, who was watching Shen He eating the same chocolate bar as Chen Luo, suddenly spoke up.

"What's wrong?" Shen He asked, looking up.

"No, it's nothing." In the end, the Herrscher of Knowledge shook her head and didn't say anything.

“By doing this, you have weakened the killing intent and its power attributes. If Chen Luo really wanted to dispel the killing intent and its malevolent energy, he wouldn’t need your help at all.” Although these words were true, the Herald of Knowledge was somewhat embarrassed to say them.

After all, it is rare for Shen He, who is of a reserved nature, to take the initiative to care about others. Perhaps this can reveal more about Shen He's humanity.

As Shin-haku's attending physician, Shi-no-Ryūzhe was quite pleased with this situation.

Of course, if the other party wasn't concerned about Chen Luo, then the Lawbringer would be even happier.

The way you're doing this makes me look a bit silly.

When Shi Zhi Lu Zhe tricked Shen He into accepting his negative emotions, he began to regard her as his patient. Although Shi Zhi Lu Zhe was usually unconventional, he still had some medical ethics.

"Ding-a-ling!" The sound of the wind chimes indicates that guests have arrived.

At the same time, Chen Luo, who had been cultivating his mind with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

"Thank you." After thanking Shen He, who had been pressing the back of his hand against his forehead, Chen Luo slowly removed his hand and stood up, feeling a little dizzy.

Rough stone, my rough stone...

Shen He watched silently as Chen Luo swayed to the back of the bar and sat down before turning his gaze to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

Why does he work so hard?

"Perhaps because all who come are guests?" the Herald of Knowledge said after thinking for a moment.

The Herrscher of Knowledge naturally knew that Chen Luo was there because of the Primal Stone. However, apart from Chen Luo and the Herrscher of Knowledge, only Wendy, the first customer in the entire bar, knew about the existence of the Primal Stone, so it was not convenient to say more here.

"But clearly... isn't it unprofitable? How can such a person really exist in the world?" Shen He was very puzzled by this.

Shen He had encountered many people seeking immortality in the past who were desperately searching for something illusory and unattainable, but now he had met someone who was working incredibly hard for something that offered no benefit. This greatly impacted Shen He's worldview.

"..." The Lawgiver of Knowledge did not speak.

Is it unprofitable? Not at all.

But that's not wrong for the guests who come here, since they haven't paid anything.

Chapter 166 The Raven Applying for a Bartender Job and Chen Luo's Ambition

"Hey, Chen Luo, are you alright?" Raven looked at the dazed Chen Luo with some concern.

Chen Luo is behaving like he's drunk.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just ate something special, which made me a little dizzy. Would you like something to drink?" Chen Luo asked instinctively while rubbing his temples.

For Chen Luo now, running a bar has become muscle memory.

Earn Primogems, my Primogems...

"Are you really alright? It seems like you're even more obsessed with serving the people than I am with earning commissions. If it's really that bad, can't you just take a day off and close the bar? What if you ruin your health?"

If you ruin your health, how will you go to World Snake with me? If you don't go to World Snake, Gray Snake won't give me my villa. If Gray Snake doesn't give me the villa, the children won't be able to move in.

"You villain, I have no grudge against you, why do you want to take my life?" Before Chen Luo could say anything, Saigyouji Yuyuko, who was eating the Judgment, suddenly jumped up and pointed at the raven.

"Huh?" Raven was taken aback.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense and hurry up and eat," Chen Luo said, waving his hand.

"Oh." After being told off by Chen Luo, Saigyouji Yuyuko obediently sat back down and continued eating her meal.

"So you see, in a sense it's not that I don't want to rest, but there are many people who can't afford to eat and are waiting for me to feed them," Chen Luo said helplessly.

"It's not that we can't afford to eat..." Yuyuko poked at her food with her chopsticks and muttered under her breath.

"I wasn't talking about you." Chen Luo rolled his eyes at Saigyouji Yuyuko.

"Oh."

"So you see, even closing a bar for a day is a huge loss."

This applies to both Chen Luo and the guests who come here.

"But I'm still very curious, how does your bar make a profit? Hmm, the customers who come to your bar are all dressed quite well, so they must all be people who are not short of money, right?" Raven asked, scrutinizing the bar's customers.

"I don't make money from them. Well, how should I put it? My bar is a bar that collects wishes. The more wishes generated in this bar, the better the bar's profits. In short, money isn't very useful here. Otto was just here a moment ago."

“Otto? Archbishop Otto of Destiny?” Raven was taken aback.

"Yes."

“It seems you don’t want to say what kind of deal you made with the other party, so I won’t ask. But you really aren’t in the right state for bartending right now,” Raven said, looking at Chen Luo.

“Hmm, what you said makes sense. By the way, how about this, you help me run the bar, and I'll pay you wages?” Chen Luo, whose head was a little dizzy from Shen He’s murderous aura, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Ah I?"

"Yeah, you. Didn't you say you used to own a bar? And that it was really successful? You even said that after you retired, you'd open a bar and poach me to be your bartender."

"That's true, and I am indeed quite good at running a bar, but... but I can't mix drinks, my bartending skills are not very good." Raven never expected that he would be able to apply for a job when he came just to have a drink.

Of course, I didn't come here solely to drink.

"Hey, my pay is really high, okay? So just give it a try." Chen Luo said as he walked out from behind the bar and then dragged Raven behind the bar.

"The reward is high? How high?" Because Chen Luo was in a daze, Raven did not forcefully break free from him.

Moreover, as a mercenary, Raven is quite sensitive to things like rewards.

With money, everything is easy.

"Did you see this?" Chen Luo placed a golden cube on the left side of the bar, in a position visible only to the bartender.

Raven followed Chen Luo's gaze and saw a special board gradually taking shape on the left side of the bar.

"I can see it, but there's nothing on it."

“It will be ready soon.” Chen Luo said, touching Raven’s forehead.

After being touched, the raven instinctively shrank its neck back, and when it looked at the board, it saw that there was indeed a... commission on the board.

Now, Raven sees that board as no longer an ordinary board, but as a high-tech screen with a commission-style icon hanging on it.

"What is this?" the raven asked curiously.

"Next, I'm going to explain what this is, but before I do, you have to promise me for a moment that you absolutely, positively won't tell anyone what I'm about to tell, or you'll be in big trouble."

"I will use the power of the Herrscher of Corruption to transfer all the money in your bank account, and all the money in any account you open in the future will be quickly donated to impoverished mountainous areas."

"So vicious?" Although Chen Luo spoke weakly, the viciousness in his voice sent chills down Raven's spine.

We live in the internet age. If you were truly blocked online, then... not to mention all the assets Raven holds in a bank account, its future business would be severely disrupted.

As for the veracity of Chen Luo's words...

Raven had a fairly good relationship with some of the heroes in the Land of the Dead, and had at least heard about the Twelfth Herald.

Furthermore, this is also recorded in the world snake database.

The Twelfth Law, the Law of Corruption, is an ultimate electronic virus that is absolutely impossible to resist with current technology.

"What are you afraid of? As long as you don't leak anything, everything will be fine, right?"

“I… I have a feeling your revenge won’t stop there. My gut feeling tells me this won’t be an easy thing.” Raven’s intuition is always very accurate.

However, the raven did not immediately refuse the business because it had not yet sensed a life-or-death crisis.

"So you're not refusing? That's good. Now, listen to me. See the only request on this board? Whenever a guest comes here wanting something, a request appears here. The one on the board right now doesn't count; that's just a beginner's introduction."

"The star on the right of the commission that appears is linked to your reward. For example, if this is a one-star bar commission, you'll get $200 after completing it. If you complete a two-star bar commission, you'll get $400, and so on. If you reach or exceed 10 stars, you need to remind me, because that's beyond your ability to handle." Chen Luo began to explain to Raven how to run a bar using a different system.

The introduction to Raven mentions that Raven is actually a skilled bartender.

He understands those alcoholics much better than Chen Luo, who was initially a complete novice.

In other words, the raven is actually a professional.

The stars that Chen Luo introduced to her were actually raw stones.

One star represents 10 rough stones.

Chen Luo used a basic raw stone reward as a reference for stars.

Since the Void Treasury, which has become a visible panel, is bound to Chen Luo, any commissions that Chen Luo can receive will be reflected in the Void Treasury if he wants to.

"So how do I complete the commission? Is this bar commission difficult to complete?" Raven asked.

Since it cannot determine how difficult the task is, the raven also cannot determine whether $200 for a star is a lot or not.

If it's difficult to complete, then it's considered a small amount; if it's relatively easy to complete, then it's definitely considered a large amount.

"Completed? Of course it's not hard to complete. Let me demonstrate for you." After listening to Raven's words, Chen Luo thought for a moment, then deleted the virtual request he had created and looked up at Yuyuko.

"Yuyuko, are you full after a normal judgment? Would you like something else?" Chen Luo called out to Yuyuko.

"Of course it's not enough! Give me another 10 skewers of tricolor dumplings!" Yuyuko shouted.

A normal ruling can only satisfy 9.8% of Yuyuko's needs, but the remaining 0.2% is like half a bottomless pit.

Not being able to eat enough was also a little trick of Yuyuko's, since if she wasn't full, she could use the remaining stomach space to enjoy more delicious food.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

As soon as Yuyuko finished speaking, a request immediately appeared at the top of the panel after a second.

"Is this a two-star quest?" Raven asked, looking at the number of stars on the panel.

“That’s right, it’s a two-star quest. Follow me.” Chen Luo nodded and led Raven towards the small kitchen.

"This is the kitchen. Customers can have whatever they want cooked here, but since your cooking and bartending skills are probably not very good, we'll use an automated cooking system." Chen Luo walked up to a refrigerator.

"When you want to order any dish, knock on this refrigerator door and then open it..." As Chen Luo explained, he opened the refrigerator, and a plate of tricolor dumplings appeared inside.

It does look quite amazing, but what puzzles Raven is that the refrigerator doesn't seem to be cooling.