Their commission was suspicious.

Of course, while reading, Chen Luo couldn't help but wonder what the Lawgiver of Knowledge was doing. Was he hungry? Had he caused any trouble?

Two hours passed just like that.

[Ding! Mission complete]

That beautiful sound instantly snapped Chen Luo, who had been sitting frozen for two hours, back to his senses.

Chapter 24 Causal Skills – [Half a Pound of Heaven's Power]

After completing the mission, Chen Luo breathed a sigh of relief.

That's 100 Primogems! I don't know why the reward is so high, the difficulty is so great, and there's even an art-related reward included, but it's not to be missed.

Seeing that the girl showed no sign of stopping reading, Chen Luo focused his attention on rewarding her.

Needless to say, those 100 raw stones have already been stored in Chen Luo's raw stone collection.

Chen Luo felt it was a bit of a pity that the bonus wasn't doubled.

Then there's the physical enhancement reward after completing the task. Perhaps because someone was there, it was directly stored in the backpack and can be used when needed.

Sometimes Chen Luo was very satisfied with the user-friendly nature of the talent panel, but sometimes he was not, such as when he was tricked by his own raw stones.

Finally, there's the art-related skill.

[Artistic skills are being drawn, with the following categories: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.]

Seeing this, Chen Luo's mood was rather so-so. As for playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, they can't directly improve combat power, so they really don't feel very special.

Chen Luo doesn't really need to cultivate his character or anything like that, at least not right now.

[Ding! Drawing complete]

Congratulations on acquiring the chess skill "Winning Against Heaven with Half a Pound"!

"???" What a strange name.

【Winning with Half a Pound of Pieces】: When you are playing any game of chess, the game will automatically be converted into Gomoku, and you will immediately receive half a pound of pieces. If you place these half a pound of pieces on the board and successfully connect five pieces in a row, you will immediately win the game, and no one will question this.

"???"

"???"

What the hell is this? What happened to the chess skills I was promised?

Does this work too?

Chen Luo was instantly dumbfounded.

This was a plot development that Chen Luo had never imagined.

What exactly is the skill extraction mechanism for this talent? How come Chen Luo hasn't seen a single normal skill yet?

First came "Furniture Mastery," and then this "Surpassing Heaven's Half a Pound."

"Hmm, Lian'er, do you know how to play chess?" Chen Luo hesitated for a moment before looking up at the girl who was reading a book and asking.

"Playing chess? What kind of chess? Go, Chinese chess, international chess, Ludo, or Gomoku? I know a little about all of these."

"How about we play some chess? Let's play Go," Chen Luo suggested.

“Okay.” Although she found Chen Luo’s sudden idea strange, the girl did not refuse.

Then Chen Luo watched as Sister Meng took out a Go board and two boxes of Go pieces from the cabinet next to the bookshelf.

The girl did not get out of bed, but sat cross-legged on the bed and asked Sister Meng to place the chessboard on the bed, while Chen Luo sat opposite her.

Game start.

Chen Luo took the black pieces and went first. Then, Chen Luo watched in disbelief as a basket of black pieces suddenly appeared in his hand.

After a moment of silence, Chen Luo carefully poured the basket of black pieces onto the chessboard.

"Whoosh!" The number of black stones, half a pound each, was no joke; they almost covered the entire board and even overlapped upwards.

This is not just a five-in-a-row, it could even be a ten-in-a-row.

"You won." The girl held a white Go stone and frowned as she looked at the Go board covered with stones.

"I never expected your chess skills to be so superb," ​​the girl couldn't help but praise.

"Indeed, I didn't expect Xiao Luo to be such a good chess player." Sister Meng couldn't help but praise him from the side.

"...Alright, alright, stop praising me," Chen Luo said, covering his face.

Chen Luo didn't know what the game looked like in the other person's eyes, but in Chen Luo's opinion, the game was played in a very bizarre and absurd way.

Absurd beyond belief.

This chess-like skill is actually a cause-and-effect skill.

Although it is a causal skill, it seems to be only useful for playing chess and cannot be used for anything else.

"Your chess skills are so strong, why can't I praise you?" the girl asked curiously.

"I think my chess skills are just average, please don't praise me."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell you. I might not be coming on Saturday mornings anymore. The time I come is uncertain." Chen Luo said to the girl, seeing that it was time to leave.

"Huh, why? Isn't summer vacation not even here yet?" The girl was taken aback.

Generally speaking, Chen Luo's arrival time would be unpredictable during winter and summer vacations, but there are still 8 days until summer vacation.

"Oh, well, actually, she's my deskmate. I can't reveal the specific reason, but she'll probably be quite busy these days, so her arrival time is uncertain." Chen Luo scratched his head awkwardly.

Chen Luo certainly couldn't tell the other party that he opened a bar and might receive customers from all over the world, and might even go to other worlds to ask for or do commissions, right?

Saying this might make the other person think you're mentally ill.

So he could only make do with his deskmate.

"And my deskmate's surname is also Yun, and his name is Yun Xia. Isn't that a coincidence?" Seeing the other person remain silent, Chen Luo quickly changed the subject.

Chen Luo had considered that the two people might know each other, but when he mentioned it to his deskmate, the other person did not react at all.

Chen Luo knew that he had accompanied the other person in their studies for two consecutive years, and his sudden absence might make the other person feel uneasy.

Although he hadn't done anything wrong, Chen Luo suddenly felt guilty.

"Yes, what a coincidence." After a moment of silence, the girl gave a not-so-happy smile.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely accompany you in your studies from now on. It's just that I've been quite busy lately, so please understand." Seeing the girl like this, Chen Luo felt even more guilty, though he couldn't quite explain why.

"Oh, by the way, we've known each other for so long, how about we shake hands?" Chen Luo said to the girl's outstretched hand.

"Hmm? Of course." The girl paused for a moment, then extended her slender, long hand.

After briefly squeezing the other person's hand, Chen Luo let go.

"Then I'll be going now, goodbye." Chen Luo waved to the other person, stood up, and walked out of the ward.

After seeing Chen Luo off at the door, Sister Meng walked back to her room with a heavy heart.

As Mengjie expected, the girl who had looked frail and sickly sitting on the hospital bed had somehow turned purple.

Her long, flowing hair moved without wind, and all the decorations, books, and items in the ward creaked and groaned. Even more surprisingly, countless phantom images of books seemed to appear behind her.

"Yun! Xia!" The girl, who had initially given Chen Luo the impression of being very good-tempered, was now clenching her fists to suppress her anger, gritting her teeth as she called out the name of Chen Luo's deskmate.

"Don't think that just because you both have S-level talents, you're qualified to take things from me. I've always been the one taking things from her since we were kids, I was before, I am now, and I will be in the future!"

"Crack!" The chessboard and chess pieces that were pressing down on the girl's bed were instantly crushed into dust by an unknown force.

"Sigh." Sister Meng, standing at the door, couldn't help but sigh.

What a terrible thing to do.

Chapter 25 Seven Luminaries Magician

"Finally, I've cleared things up with them, and that puts one thing at ease." After leaving the top-floor room, Chen Luo didn't continue working as a caregiver at the hospital but instead left the main building directly.

According to Chen Luo's usual routine, after accompanying the other party to finish reading, Chen Luo would usually take advantage of the lunch break to help the doctors and nurses so that they had time to have lunch, and then take over his work after they finished eating.

However, Chen Luo did not stay in the hospital for long this time, mainly because he was worried about Shi Zhilu Zhe.

Normally, Chen Luo would stay at the hospital for about four hours, but this time he only stayed for a little over two hours before leaving.

Although Chen Luo could see, thanks to his guardianship authority, that the Herrscher of Knowledge was indeed staying obediently at home, he still had his worries.

Amid the security guard's surprised gaze, Chen Luo pushed the bicycle away and greeted him.

On his way home by bike, Chen Luo finally had time to check his friend Yun Lian'er's information.

Although Chen Luo didn't have high expectations for this, it would still be good to buy some art-related skills or knowledge-based items to supplement his knowledge base.

Chen Luo immediately recognized that the other party was definitely a top student. If he bought the other party's English proficiency or something similar, would it mean that he would no longer need to learn English?

To be honest, Chen Luo really wanted to complain about this talent's friend system. After all, only after shaking hands could someone be recognized as a friend, which was just too stupid.

But when Chen Luo opened Yun Lian'er's panel, it almost made him lose his grip on his bicycle.

Yun Lian'er

[Elemental Mage] (S-rank talent): A mage who can manipulate most common elements and can be promoted to Seven Luminaries Mage.

Price: 6500 raw stones (original price 10000 raw stones)

【Witch's Body】(Constitution): Possessing it grants immortality and an extremely long lifespan, but at the cost of a weaker physical constitution.

Price: 1625 raw stones (original price 2500 raw stones)

【Grand Library】(Special Item): Allows you to record and imprint the magic or spells you have learned, and cast them immediately when needed.

Price: 1300 raw stones (Original price: 2000 raw stones)

Proficient in playing the zither...

A master of chess...

Book……

painting……

Proficiency in human linguistics: Automatically acquired after becoming fluent in eight or more languages.

Price: 585 raw stones (original price 900 raw stones)

(Can be purchased separately; each language proficiency costs 65 raw gems)

……

Chen Luo did see "English Proficiency" inside, since "Proficiency in Human Linguistics" included English, but Chen Luo no longer had the desire to buy it.

Although Chen Luo does have 65 Primal Stones now, isn't the problem his talent?

"Good heavens, so there really are people with special abilities in this world besides me. Although I don't know if their talent awakening process is similar to my own, there is no doubt that there are indeed special powers in this world."

"And who knows, besides these strange talents, there might also be power they've cultivated themselves. In short, the waters of this world seem to be very deep."

Looking at all those strange and miscellaneous skills that accumulated to nearly 2 primal stones, Chen Luo admitted that he was indeed scared.

Chen Luo never intended to use his special abilities to benefit himself, perhaps because he wasn't desperately short of money, and now it seems that this choice was correct.

"No, I have to talk to Fu Hua about this later and tell her not to go and do anything righteous. If she runs into a tough opponent, we're doomed," Chen Luo muttered.

Yesterday, the Herald of Knowledge didn't encounter any superhumans or cultivators, but that doesn't mean he won't today. If he keeps going around doing good deeds, he'll get into trouble sooner or later.

I often walk by the river, so how can I not wet my shoes?

"I should have shaken Sister Meng's hand. I wonder if she has any special abilities." Chen Luo suddenly felt regretful.

"Look at them, and then look at you. Their talents are worth tens of thousands, and their combat power looks off the charts. But look at you, you insisted on getting some kind of traveler talent, which is why you don't even have any real combat power now," Chen Luo complained as he opened his talent panel.

Do you sell the EX-level talent – ​​Traveler?

"Holy crap, can I sell this?" Chen Luo looked at the words that popped up on the talent panel with a surprised expression.

[This talent costs 100 million Primogems. Would you like to sell?] The talent panel displayed those words once again.

"Sell my foot! I'm not selling! Even if I get the 100 million primal stones after selling it, I'll lose my talent and won't be able to draw cards anymore. What use are primal stones to me? To throw at people? Besides, only an idiot would give up this talent," Chen Luo muttered.

Chen Luo never expected that one day he would argue with himself, or rather, argue with his own talent panel.