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Chapter 46 The Great Battle Between Mona and the Water Slime

"Thank you, my savior." After finally filling her stomach, Mona once again expressed her sincere gratitude to Chen Luo.

"Hello, my name is Chen Luo, you can call me store manager."

“My name is Astrologis Mona Megistus, but you can just call me Mona. By the way, could you pack the rest to go?” Mona asked Chen Luo apologetically.

Even if Mona were extremely hungry, she couldn't possibly finish a rice ball bigger than Mona's head in one sitting.

"Also, I don't have any money on me right now, so could I owe you some? I'll definitely pay you back," Mona said, looking a little embarrassed.

After saying that, he tugged at the hat on his head, as if he was a little embarrassed.

Mona is a shy and rather proud character; she still cares about her image, at least in front of outsiders, unlike Wendy.

Thinking of this, Chen Luo glanced at Wendy, who came to drink with them every day.

"How about this, I like listening to stories. If you tell me how you ended up like this, I'll give you the food for free, how about that?" Chen Luo didn't mention to the other party that the food was originally free.

Wendy, who was standing next to him, didn't offer any advice, because he was also curious about the matter.

Besides, Wendy herself is a fun person.

"Is this okay? Alright then." Mona was surprised by Chen Luo's conditions.

"Actually, this is what happened. I didn't eat enough today, so I went out... cough cough, I misspoke earlier, I meant for inspiration. So I went out to gather materials this morning, but I had terrible luck and got trapped in a secret realm. It was a secret realm that was completely empty, and what's worse, it was full of water-type monsters, a whole bunch of water slimes. Who could stand that? Fortunately, it seems that the secret realm had a level restriction, and it only released me after trapping me for a whole day."

"As a result, I was accidentally teleported to a mountain, which, judging from its shape, is probably Mount Aozang. The place was deserted, and although there were many Qingxin, I felt that those things were probably inedible, so I almost starved to death. If I hadn't met you, my benefactor, I don't know how long I could have lasted." Mona said, still somewhat shaken.

As everyone knows, water-type characters, especially mages, hate water-type monsters and ice-type monsters the most.

The former is immune to attacks one by one, while the latter might not even be able to break through the shield and then get frozen...

"Luckily, although I couldn't beat them, I could escape quickly. Otherwise, being entangled by those water slimes would be a real hassle." As she said this, Mona looked disgusted, as if she had thought of something.

"But because I ran too fast, I was starving after running all day. But you said you wouldn't charge me for food, right? You meant what you said, right?" Mona looked at Chen Luo expectantly.

"Just kidding," Chen Luo chuckled.

"what?"

"Even if you don't tell a story, I don't want money anyway."

Talking about money hurts feelings.

Chen Luo increasingly felt that not asking for extra money was the right choice.

Look at these two Genshin Impact players who came to the tavern. They're both incredibly poor. If you charge them even a single Mora, you can forget about ever getting a repeat customer.

Compared to raw gems, what is Mora? Can Mora be used to deceive someone's wife by pulling out tissues?

On another note, are there really any waifus in this prize pool?

"W-w-w-this tavern is really free?" Mona asked, as if she had heard something unbelievable.

"Of course it's free. If it were, that poor bastard next to you wouldn't come here every day."

"Hey!" Wendy stuck out her tongue when she saw that the two of them were looking at her.

"Then... my great benefactor, can I come here every day? Ah, no, uh, once every two days is fine too. Eating once every two days, one meal is enough for two days, and if I pack some leftovers, I should be able to keep going..." Mona muttered softly.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Making a Living]: Mona, a highly skilled astrologer who's so poor she's practically starving, stumbles upon a tavern that's giving away free food—it's a match made in heaven. Mona hopes to visit the tavern every two days for a free dinner.

Reward: 50 Primogems + Random Item

Difficulty: One star

"..."

"What's wrong? Is my request too much?" Mona glanced at Chen Luo cautiously.

"No, you're practically my lucky star. How about this, you don't have to come every two days anymore, you can come every day. I'll not only bring you dinner, but I'll also pack you a breakfast." Chen Luo said, slapping the table.

Good heavens, Chen Luo has reached his limit twice in one day.

One is the limit for sporadic missions, and the other is the limit for one-star missions.

The maximum reward for a single-star mission is 20 Primogems, while the maximum reward for a one-star mission is 50 Primogems.

Mona is such a lucky charm.

However, it seems the child is indeed very hungry.

People in ancient times only ate two meals a day, which Chen Luo felt would suit Mona quite well.

"Really? Boss, you're too kind! You really don't want anything?" Mona looked at Chen Luo in disbelief, as if she had heard something impossible.

A promise made is a promise kept.

[Ding! Mission complete. Mission extremely successful, Primogem reward doubled, random item guaranteed to be a three-star or higher magical artifact.]

"You two are truly a match made in heaven..." Wendy muttered to herself as she watched Chen Luo and Mona gazing at each other with mutual affection.

Chen Luo needs raw stones, and the stronger the other party's obsession, the more he will give.

Mona needed to fill her stomach and stumbled upon a tavern that was offering free food.

Tsk tsk.

"Now Chen Luo won't have to torment me every day anymore."

With Mona as a more useful tool for farming Primogems, Chen Luo shouldn't bother me anymore, right?

In high spirits, Wendy downed the rest of her cider in one gulp and shouted.

"Another one!"

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"Come, come. What do you want to eat for breakfast tomorrow? I can pack it for you now, or you can come to the restaurant yourself tomorrow. My restaurant is always open, it's just sometimes empty." Chen Luo looked at Mona gently.

Where did this money-bringing boy come from?

"Thank you so much, shop manager. There are still more good people than bad in this world." Mona was deeply moved.

"Now I can finally save all the money I spend on food and use it to buy astrology equipment..."

"..." Upon hearing Mona's words, Chen Luo remained silent for a long while.

Mona herself wasn't very poor. Unlike Wendy, she was poor entirely of her own making.

Mona was poor because the equipment she used for research was expensive, and she always wanted to buy the latest models.

It's roughly similar to being a shopaholic.

However, since they were genuinely striving for their careers, Chen Luo couldn't say anything.

Moreover, Chen Luo would be overjoyed if Mona could bring him Primogems to the tavern every day.

Chapter 47 Special Guest?

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the three-star magic weapon 'Tales of Dragon Slayers' (Refined to Tier 1)]

"Emmm..." Chen Luo fell silent as he looked at the magical artifact in his hand.

[Tales of the Dragon Slayer] (Three-Star Artifact): When you switch weapons, your attack power increases by 24% for 10 seconds. This buff can only be triggered once every 20 seconds. This buff can be transferred to other players.

This three-star artifact provides a very low increase in attribute values, but its buff is very strong.

Calling it a powerful auxiliary tool is perfectly acceptable.

Chen Luo never expected to draw this item.

However, Chen Luo felt that he couldn't use this thing because he didn't understand any magic at all, so how could he use a magic artifact?

Should we give him a ram?

That's feasible.

Although Chen Luo mastered how to use the magic book the moment he got his hands on the artifact, thanks to his [Furniture Mastery], the book was, after all, a household item.

But the key point is that this magic book doesn't contain any spells at all; it really just records a story.

If Chen Luo were to use it, he could at most throw out a whirlwind, the attack power of which would be even less than if Chen Luo stabbed someone with his sword.

Just like Chen Luo's swordsmanship after learning the Taixu Sword Qi, although he is still at the proficiency level, he can definitely beat his former self who knew no swordsmanship at all, only proficiency in swordsmanship.

You're an expert in using magic books, but you can't use any spells. Doesn't that make you angry?

Chen Luo was quite glad that he drew the Dragon Slayer artifact. If it had been any other artifact, it would have been just a decoration. At least this artifact could give him a buff.

However, why don't you go and learn some magic from Yun Lian'er?

Aren't they elemental mages? Of course they'd have wind elemental magic, right?

But Chen Luo quickly dismissed the idea. He had just said that he might not be able to go for a while, and now the person he went to asked to learn magic was going to refuse. Putting aside whether the other party would teach him or not, Chen Luo couldn't just accept that.

"Alo, when did your tavern add snacks to accompany drinks? You didn't say anything!" Wendy asked, a wine glass sitting next to her.

"The store only opens after it has accommodated a maximum of 5 people."

"Five? Me, Theresa, Himeko, Mona, isn't that four people? Are you included?"

"And Fu Hua, Fu Hua!"

Although the Lawbringer of Knowledge was brought in by Chen Luo, he can still be considered a guest.

"Oh, I remember now, why didn't Fu Hua come today?"

“She said she was going to find food.” Chen Luo shrugged.

Wendy already knew that this Fu Hua was not the Fu Hua that Theresa and the others knew, but Wendy kept quiet about it.

Anyway, this Fu Hua doesn't seem to have any ill intentions, and these two Fu Huas seem to have a deep connection.

If that's the case, why should I meddle in other people's business?

The Mondstadt people's affairs should be left to the Mondstadt people to handle themselves, and Fu Hua's affairs should naturally be left to Fu Hua to handle as well.

Besides, she didn't even know the other Fu Hua.

Tanking is Wendy's ultimate ideal.

It's already halfway done.

"That's a good word to describe foraging. Is your Fu Hua some kind of weird wild creature?" Wendy couldn't help but retort.

"It wasn't like that before, but it is now. In short, after eating something inexplicable, she gained the ability to absorb all kinds of negative emotions to enhance her strength. So now her mind is in complete chaos."

"Full of thoughts?"

"It's basically... absorbing negative emotions and energy from other people's consciousness to improve yourself. That's roughly the idea," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo didn't mind talking to Wendy about these things. Anyway, even if Wendy told Theresa and the others, they would subconsciously ignore the information.

In short, it can be predicted that the evolving Herrscher Core of the Herrscher of Knowledge will become increasingly expensive over time.

Chen Luo pondered that the price increase of the core of the Law of Knowledge should far exceed the rate at which the discounts are increased.

In other words, the 5% discount at the time was the best opportunity to buy.

"Could I have some snacks to go with my drinks?"

"No," Chen Luo refused.

"What?"

"Because you didn't submit a request."

"No way, Alo, are you really that heartless?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm just that heartless."

"No way... It's so sad to know there are snacks to go with the drinks but not be able to eat them because you don't want them to be."

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[I want some snacks to go with my drinks]: ...

"Alright, since this is a snack to go with drinks, I'll give you one for the sake of it being your first day." Chen Luo looked at Wendy, who was looking at him pitifully, and couldn't help but soften his heart.

"Thanks, Alo! Wait, you're not using me to farm commissions again, are you?" Wendy, who had just cheered, suddenly felt that something was not quite right.