Their commission was suspicious.

"No need to be so polite. It's not a big deal, but it's not too much trouble either."

“No, this is a life-saving grace, I have no way to repay it. Is there anything you want? Oh, by the way, I still don’t know your name,” Talulah asked.

"My name is Chen Luo. As for what I want... there's nothing I really want." Talulah truly didn't have anything worth coveting.

“But your help was really a big help,” Talulah continued.

"If you really feel bad about it, how about we become friends? Having more friends means having more options." Chen Luo extended his hand to Talu.

"Friends? I'm infected."

Although Talulah didn't care about her status as an infected person (Talulah had stabbed herself with Originium), she knew that others did.

“What a coincidence, I also have many friends who are infected,” Chen Luo said.

“Well…no problem. If you need anything in the future, just let me know.” Talulah shook Chen Luo’s hand.

[Dragon's Friendship +1]

Chen Luolai's integration movement only does three things: accept commissions! Accept commissions! And accept commissions again!

However, it's perfectly fine to get a small reward along the way, including but not limited to the friendship of dragons.

Talulah can be described as a pure dragon as pure as it gets.

Talulah is a hybrid of Eastern and Western dragons, and her father is apparently a member of the Victorian royal family.

Besides that, Chen Luo has not forgotten his identity and mission in this world.

Because of the strange actions of the world's consciousness, Chen Luo needs to complete 32 identity missions, and these 32 identity missions are extremely complex.

Chen Luo thought for a moment, and it seemed that there were three identities that could be achieved through Talulah in front of him.

One is the miracle performer... specifically embodied in Alina, who was just resurrected next to him.

The "miracle performer" here only needs to perform a miracle, but it's best if they can revive someone on the spot, because Chen Luo originally earned the title of "miracle performer" by performing a resurrection spell in the Abyss Passage Arena.

One is the savior who sows hope, specifically embodied in the Reunion Movement. The Reunion Movement is an organization that fights for the Infected, at least until Talulah was completely overtaken by the Black Serpent's consciousness, so the Reunion Movement is the redeemer of the Infected.

The task requires sheltering 10 people.

What a coincidence! Chen Luo's savior achievement in the Honkai Impact 3rd Street also requires protecting people, but only 10,000 people are needed.

This world doesn't offer many rewards, and they're very difficult to achieve.

This would have been difficult for Chen Luo in the past, but now that he's been transformed into a puppet, the task can be handed over to the pangolin.

However, the pangolin seems to be rather conservative in its approach, having only converted fewer than 1000 people so far.

The third is the omnipresent ghost, which requires Chen Luo to wander through at least three countries and stay there for a period of time.

Longmen belongs to Yan Kingdom, while the snowfield here naturally belongs to Ursus.

Chen Luo did indeed wander the entire continent of Terra in order to collect faith power, but he spent too little time in each location, so it doesn't count.

As for the third one...

“Talulah, there is something I need your help with.”

"What can I do for you? Just tell me."

"Do you... know Black Snake? You know, that perverted scoundrel Koschche."

"!!!" Talulah's expression was one of surprise when she heard a familiar yet loathsome name from a stranger.

“…I know her.” After glancing at Alina, who had just been resurrected and was confirmed to be herself, Talulah answered honestly.

"And he did something to you, right? Don't deny it, I can tell."

"how do you know?"

"Because I'm an old acquaintance of that pervert, and I know a thing or two about his methods." At least in Chen Luo's identity, Chen Luo and that pervert really are old acquaintances.

This leads to Chen Luo's fourth identity mission: Friend of Giant Beasts.

However, the "giant beasts" here do not simply refer to those near-god-like giant beasts, such as Lingjie, Yazi, etc., but rather to all special individuals on the Terra continent that are not in line with the style of ordinary creatures on the Terra continent, such as gods, beast lords, and giant beasts.

Kosich... barely meets the requirements.

The requirement for this role is to chat with four "giant beasts".

Your sister counts as one, but after she counts, the year is no longer counted, because they were originally a whole—fragments separated from the year.

Isamara is one.

The owner of Penguin Logistics is one of them, although we haven't chatted yet.

Including the immortal black snake, that makes a total of four.

"Talulah, today, I need your help in my cultivation!" Chen Luo made his decision.

"?!!"

Chapter 1543 Talulah's Lightning-Fast Freebie

[Ding! You have a new request!]

【The Undying Black Serpent】: Removes the undying black serpent from Talulah's body.

Reward: 800 Primogems + 30 Talulah Affinity

Difficulty: 3 stars

Wow, this woman gave herself away so quickly.

When Chen Luo first appears, due to Talulah's non-human characteristics, dragon characteristics, and other favorability achievements, his initial favorability is 9%, or 20.

Reviving Alina rewards 40 points of favorability.

Adding the current 30, it's now 90.

[If only you had become a Dragon Knight sooner, it would be 5% off now.]

But I befriended Talulah so that I could become a dragon knight.

The favorability points awarded won't immediately change the other person's mind. Instead, they will be converted into real favorability points through subsequent interactions by beautifying Chen Luo's behavior to a certain extent. However, Talulah is the second person whose favorability points have increased so quickly.

The first one is Othinus, and Othinus is directly discounted by 50%, making its upgrade speed unparalleled.

However, given that Othinus is still being stubborn, Chen Luo really doubts the conversion efficiency.

Does this positive sentiment rating really glorify Chen Luo?

Or is it because Chen Luo has been preventing Othinus from destroying the world that the conversion rate into real favorability is so slow?

Well... how should I put it? I feel like you probably don't need these favorability enhancement features. Your usual persona is already beautiful enough.

Although after getting to know each other, everyone knew that Chen Luo would receive a reward for helping people fulfill their wishes, which was precisely why Chen Luo was so persistent in fulfilling those wishes.

But who could dislike a traveler who grants wishes, saves lives, and even resurrects loved ones for free?

"Forget it, it doesn't matter. What would I do with so many people with 50% favorability? It would be better if they didn't turn into real favorability. 70% is enough."

Chen Luo wasn't interested in how much of the 5% discount on favorability towards these people was a genuine discount; as long as it was 5%, that was fine with him.

Although Chen Luo might not necessarily buy their abilities, what if he does? Every little bit saved on raw stones is good.

Sometimes, having too many people with a 5% discount on favorability isn't a good thing.

Otherwise, before completing the quest to revive Alina, you can first create a "love at first sight" relationship with Talulah, then fill in 10 affection crystals. After completing this latest quest, Talulah's affection level will already be 5% lower.

While having too many people of the opposite sex with whom he has a high level of attraction might cause trouble, it's even more impossible for Chen Luo to look at that white, raw stone without turning around.

The raw gem rewards and the affinity rewards are linked together and cannot be separated.

[You're only realizing this now? Too late.]

“Since you know that black snake, do you have a way to deal with the Originium Arts he left behind?” Talulah couldn’t help but lean forward.

Although Talulah was raised by Koschei for a period of time, she still didn't know much about him and was even more wary of his abilities.

How could someone possess Originium Arts that allow them to control other people's consciousness?

Talulah knew that Koschei was lurking in her consciousness, waiting for her to fall into despair and hatred before seizing control of her body.

Now that Talulah has finally met someone who might understand Koschei and is very friendly towards her, it's impossible for her not to be excited.

"Swish!" A scalpel appeared in Chen Luo's hand without his knowledge, and before Talulah could react, a silver-white blade flashed across Talulah's forehead.

Talulah only had time to draw her sword and parry after Chen Luo put away his scalpel.

"Okay, it's resolved."

"Huh?" Talulah was taken aback.

"Let's meet an old friend." Chen Luo's fingers brushed across the tip of the scalpel, and a strange black snake appeared in his hand, which he firmly grasped with his fingers.

“Surprise, Mother ***! It’s a pleasure to meet you, my friend.” Chen Luo looked at the black snake he was tightly gripping.

"Hmm, why aren't you saying anything? Oh, I forgot, the restrictions have been lifted."

"Chen Luo, you bastard, what do you think you're doing!" The black snake twisted its body, trying to struggle and break free from Chen Luo's grasp.

Koschl, the immortal black serpent, used some special Originium Arts to bury himself within Talulah's consciousness, waiting for her to give way so he could possess her.

However, this form is not the black snake in Chen Luo's hands. The reason it has now become a weak, pitiful, and helpless black snake is because of Chen Luo's preconceived notions.

Look, it's called the Immortal Black Snake, so it must be very black, and it's a snake, after all.

Because of the subjective impression of the surgeon Chen Luo, the consciousness that was cut off belonging to Koschie became the black snake in Chen Luo's hand.

Compared to its peeling ability, this cutting also included a concept removal effect, making it a great attempt for Chen Luo.

"If you ask me, you black snake are really lame. You couldn't beat Wei Yanwu a few years ago, so now you're planning to beat up Wei Yanwu's niece, huh? You're really shameless." Chen Luo teased the black snake.

"Chen Luo, remember your place! You are the Duke of Ursus, you should consider the interests of Ursus. Now, let me go!"

“Honorary Duke, thank you,” Chen Luo reminded him.

Listening to Chen Luo and Kosiché's conversation, Mebius didn't react; instead, he was very curious about the form of the Undying Black Serpent.

Pangolin has only been with the Reunification Movement for a short time, and although it has been on the permafrost for the past few days, it has no impression of it.

Only Talulah and Alina, who had a deep understanding of Ursus, understood just how terrifying some of the information revealed during the conversation between Chen Luo and the Black Serpent really was.

Talulah could feel her mental state lighten when Chen Jiluo caught the black snake.

However, after hearing Chen Luo and Koschke's conversation, Talulah became nervous again.

Chen Luo is the honorary duke of Ursus, but he has just saved Alina, which makes Talulah unsure how to view him.

“You immortals always seem to cause trouble, especially you, Black Serpent,” Chen Luo said.

"How dare you say that to me? Didn't you only get your honorary dukedom hundreds of years ago because of causing trouble?"

"Don't slander me, I'm only 17 years old."

"Seventeen years old... Ha. Anyway, let me go. Talulah is the most suitable candidate I've carefully selected after a long period of planning," the Black Serpent said coldly.

"No. If I just let you go, wouldn't I lose face?"

“Chen Luo, you should know you can’t kill me. I am the embodiment of the Ursus will; I am immortal. You, as the Duke of Ursus…”

“I am an honorary duke, and I don’t even have any land,” Chen Luo reminded him again.

Chen Luo's identity mission was so complicated that even he couldn't remember it all. Moreover, because the rewards and corresponding memories were given out first, but the corresponding identity items were not, Chen Luo was still very poor.

However, the title of Duke of Ursus did not come with any rewards, because this title was created hundreds of years ago.

Because the title of Duke of Ursus is actually a subordinate title of the [Omnipresent Ghost].

Isn't it normal for a ghost to have no property? Having an identity is already a blessing.

"...So there's no room for negotiation? You're determined to stop me?"

“There’s nothing to talk about. Talulah is one of my closest friends. Although I haven’t even been with her for more than 10 minutes.”

“I see… Then let’s make a deal: Talulah is yours, and Alina is mine,” Black Serpent said.

Black Snake isn't actually that picky; if all else fails, she can just join Talulah in causing trouble.

Upon hearing this, Talulah instinctively shielded Alina behind her.

"What the hell are you talking about? Talulah is my best friend! The kind I wouldn't sell for more money!" Chen Luo sneered.