Their commission was suspicious.

As Chen Luo had expected, the star core was fully active, and anyone near him would definitely be corrupted.

Even Chen Luo is being corrupted, though the progress is negligible.

The two stellar cores are resonating.

After hearing the notification from the user-friendly plugin, Chen Luo threw his star core into his backpack.

This backpack can hold anything; it's amazing.

After putting away the star core given to him by Aha, Chen Luo reached out and took the star core out of the cage.

That cage was indeed just a physical ball cage; it couldn't stop Chen Luo at all.

Looking at the star core that appeared before him, radiating an unusual glow, Chen Luo deeply felt the corrosive power it was capable of releasing...

Then... Chen Luo couldn't resist taking a bite.

Chen Luo really couldn't help it.

Come on, this round, golden thing really looks like an orange.

Chapter 1411 Chen Luo: Star Core, I need you to help me cultivate!

"The taste... is weird."

"It hurts...it hurts...it hurts! It hurts!! It hurts!!!"

As Chen Luo took a bite of the "orange," he also heard a voice from the star core.

Chen Luo's [listening] ability is quite impressive. For example, if Chen Luo wants to, he can communicate with any living being, including the star core.

At least Chen Luo could understand what they were saying.

Although the gap that Chen Luo bit into was instantly replenished and repaired by the energy of the star core, the power that the star core had been torn apart by the Herrscher of Corruption could not be faked and could not be repaired.

The moment Chen Luo first saw the star core, he knew he had met the right "person".

Star Core, I need your help in my cultivation!

In fact, the same applies to a star core; Chen Luo can eat it.

Although Chen Luo already knew about this, when he actually faced the Star Core, his instinctive reaction—that eating it would strengthen him and that stemmed from the Herrscher of Corruption's power—was awakened.

But this has no effect on Chen Luo. He can turn off this instinct at any time if he wants to.

This is also one of the benefits of conceptualizing talent: it prevents talent from affecting the user.

However, devouring is relative; if the Herrscher of Corruption can devour a star core, then the star core can also devour the Herrscher of Corruption.

One is the cancer of all worlds, and the other is the ultimate virus. The two devour each other, which can be described as fighting poison with poison.

However, Chen Luo, who currently possesses the power of the Herrscher of Corruption, is stronger, and the Star Core doesn't even have a carrier yet.

The intended carrier of this star core, Cocolia, is even further away in Beloborg.

More importantly, once the Star Core fell into Chen Luo's hands, it was instantly suppressed by the Imaginary Number Saint Mark and had no ability to resist.

After the star core, which was originally active, fell into Chen Luo's hands, it slowly became lifeless under the influence of the Imaginary Number Mark, and could only occasionally make a sound.

This is why Chen Luo was able to take a bite of the star core so decisively.

Imaginary Stigmata are really useful in this railway world.

Chen Luo is now experiencing the joy of being an imaginary number envoy.

The star core, which was originally extremely violent no matter who it faced, was completely transformed after Chen Luo bit it. Its power was absorbed by the Herrscher of Corruption through Chen Luo's body and used to strengthen itself. Everything went extremely smoothly.

Chen Luo could sense that without the Imaginary Number Mark, it would take him a long time to digest the first bite before he could take the second.

However, with the Imaginary Number Mark, as long as Chen Luo doesn't consume 1/10 of the Star Core Power at once, he can keep consuming it.

Chen Luo had only taken a small sip, which was only about 1‰ of the power of a star core.

[The Star God of Joy, Aha, gifted a Star Core and commented: "The effects of the Star Core injury on Cocolia's side have been resolved. Fate continues to flow according to its trajectory. You're welcome."]

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Aha wants to see more fun]: Leave this star core and see more fun!

Rewards: 520 Primogems + 5 points of Aha's Affection + 5 Star Cores

Difficulty: 3 stars

"whispering sound."

Chen Luo opened his mouth, bit off the star core containing his memories of having been here and eating it, and then stuffed the star core back into the cage.

This bite contains the powers of the Law of Knowledge and the Law of Corruption. Can you withstand it?

Chen Luo realized that Aha was not entirely unaware of what might happen in the near future.

In order to prevent Chen Luo from ruining his fun, Aha gave him a tip.

This is roughly equivalent to buying a super message in the live stream and saying: "Streamer, move aside, don't block my cat from doing somersaults. After it does, I'll send you a sports car."

Considering that Aha, this amusing guy, had given him quite a bit, Chen Luo tolerated it.

After it's done, you'll get 5 Star Cores and 520 Primogems.

What? That favorability rating?

To be frank, Chen Luo said that favorability rating is completely useless!

For a person who enjoys entertainment, the more favorable their feelings are towards you, the more dangerous you may be.

The difference between zero favorability and full favorability is that when favorability is zero, the other person is not familiar with you and may not be able to reach you, but once they do reach you, you may be subjected to all sorts of cruel treatment.

A high level of affection means he will frequently contact you, but he won't go overboard with your advances.

Chen Luozhen couldn't tell which of the two was better or worse.

But Ah-ha is such a funny guy.

I have no idea where he got so many star cores.

After returning the star core of this world, Chen Luo took out his own star core and, before it could resonate with the other star core, completely sealed its activity with the Imaginary Number Mark.

Furthermore, even after physically moving away, resonance did not occur.

"Aww!" Chen Luo picked up the ordinary star core from the drifting river of time and took a bite.

“However, it’s not appropriate to keep relying on the star cores that Aha gave us to devour. We still need to find a way to get some star cores from other places.” Chen Luo said as he threw the gold and silver star cores into his backpack.

Unlocking the River God's ability limit to SS level is indeed a good thing; at least we don't have to worry about the golden star core disappearing.

Chen Luo needs quite a lot of star cores because when summoning an SSS-level talent through artifact sacrifice, the higher the talent level, the better the quality of the residue left behind should be.

Star cores are not raw stones; for Chen Luo, they are something he can even replicate using the Void Treasury.

Using renewable resources to upgrade the level of materials whose future form is unknown, Chen Luo felt it was quite worthwhile.

It's best to obtain star cores from other sources. After all, why waste Chen Luo's magic power when you can get them for free?

Moreover, different star cores seem to have different flavors and slightly different effects.

"The Star Core Hunters and the Planet Train seem to have quite a few Star Cores on board. I wonder if I could borrow them and use the River God's power to copy them before returning them," Chen Luo pondered.

There is a star core inside the Black Tower space station.

"You...you want me to eat [Star] or [Sky] (the protagonist of Starry Sky Railway)?"

Before that person is resurrected using the Star Core, let's copy him using the River God's power first.

“That works too. Maybe the effects and taste of that star core are different from the others,” Chen Luo said while eating the star core.

Chen Luo can only eat ordinary and silver star cores now, because gold star cores are SS-grade, while the Herrscher of Erosion is only S-grade. He can eat them, but they are easy to cause indigestion.

"As for those ancient relics that were originally intended to be thrown into the recycling center to be sold as scrap, tell them not to leave them lying around. Also, post a request in the group network to have them make more weapon cases out of wooden planks, and I will enlighten them later."

Making the weapon box is quite simple; it's basically just making a wooden box out of wood. The key is that Chen Luo needs to consecrate it.

These weapon boxes could easily be made in large quantities using the Void Treasury ability, but we still need to find something for the people in the Puppet World who are getting bored out of their minds to do.

The points system was established by Chen Luo, and he cannot violate it. Although it wouldn't matter if he did, if Chen Luo wanted the puppet world to develop normally and rapidly, he would have to assign them more tasks to increase the circulation of points.

What do you plan to do with the repaired ancient instruments?

"Of course, I'll sell it to a second-hand recycling station to exchange for credits."

Isn't this still for sale?

"Of course, we need to summon gold and silver items before selling them. That way, we can sell those ancient relics of the main body and then buy the latest products from the new Interstellar Peace Company."

If the gold and silver versions weren't intended for exchanging for resources, they definitely wouldn't circulate, since selling these items would be the most degrading way to deal with them.

Just like memory bread, it's valued because it's rare.

"Lolo, you're back! How's the Star Core? Did you do anything to it?" Raiden Mei greeted Chen Luo as soon as he returned to the bar.

"???"

Chen Luo found Raiden Mei's idea a bit strange.

"I studied the star core carefully and determined its characteristics," Chen Luo said.

"Do you have a way to seal the star core?" Seele asked.

"I'm sorry, no."

But Chen Luo can eat it.

"I see..." Seele's voice sounded somewhat disappointed.

“But I can use another method to stop it from causing harm, but that will have to wait until I help you build the lower area to surpass the upper area,” Chen Luo continued.

"Right now, the star core is the most urgent issue. Solving it will solve the fundamental problem, won't it?"

"No, no, no, even if you solve the problem of the star core, because of the excessive time that has passed, the imprint on this planet cannot be removed and will need time to recover. So, a few days earlier or later makes no difference. As for your wish to make the lower zone surpass the upper zone, since it is your wish, I will definitely fulfill it. No one can stop me!"

Even Seele herself can't do it!

“…Thank you very much, but you really don’t need to go to such lengths for me.” Xi’er hadn’t expected Chen Luo to be willing to go to such lengths for the lower district and for her wishes.

This deeply moved Seele.

"No, you might have misunderstood. This really isn't about how hard we try; it's something that... absolutely has to be done."

If you don't complete the commission, you really won't get any Genshin Impact rewards.

"You don't need to say anything, I understand."

"No, you don't understand at all, Seele, what I mean is..."

"Lolo, you'd better shut up." Chen Luo wanted to explain something, but was immediately covered by Raiden Mei, who had a more assertive personality, with her hand.

Raiden Mei keenly sensed that the more Chen Luo explained, the more trouble he would cause.

You seductive little vixen!

"...Then let's discuss the issue of the construction of the lower-level area." Chen Luo readily changed the subject.

"Hey, Lolo, what are you eating? It looks delicious. Can I have a bite?" Kiana asked, pointing at the Star Core with her mouth watering.

"...If you take a bite, you won't see the sun tomorrow. Okay, let's not eat these weird things. I'll peel an apple for you, okay?" Chen Luo moved the star core he was holding further away from Kiana.

Chapter 1412 Mei: I will resolutely protect the salary card that Luo Luo handed over!

At 8 PM, in a bar...

"Nata? Have you finished your work at the clinic?" Seele (the elder) was quite surprised to see Natasha in the bar at this hour.

If the pressure on the Earth Fire was greatly reduced because of Chen Luo's personnel assistance, and if Xier, as the secretary who serves as the bridge between Chen Luo and the Earth Fire (since only Xier and Oleg have cell phones), could take leave to stay at the bar, then even if Natasha had a doctor assisting her, she couldn't easily leave the clinic.

Natasha's prestige in the Lower District was built up little by little over 10 years of hard work. The Lower District can do without anyone else, but it cannot do without Natasha.

Natasha disappeared for about four hours last night, almost causing a major upheaval in the lower districts.

“…Oh, I see. You’re the other Seele, right? I heard the doctor mention it. I thought you were only a few years older than Seele, but I didn’t expect you to be this much older.” Raven looked at Seele with some surprise.

Big Hope is indeed big.

"Doctor" is also Raven's special name for another Natasha.

After all, they are two versions of themselves from different worlds, and there will be many opportunities to meet in the future, so it is ultimately necessary to make a proper distinction.