After retrieving a complete set of limited-edition capsule collectibles from the study, Chen Luo spotted the Herrscher of Sentience lounging in the living room as he headed toward the second-floor balcony.
"Hey Senti, back from foraging?" Chen Luo waved casually.
"Yeah, just got back," the Herrscher of Sentience mumbled from her sprawled position on the sofa.
"You look exhausted. What happened?"
"I overate. Modern people might look put together, but they're all bundles of stress and negativity. It's too easy to gorge yourself." The Herrscher of Sentience complained.
Since consuming the Heart Demon Essence, she'd gained the ability to feed on negative emotions and energy. Lately, she'd been making nightly trips into the collective subconscious to feast.
This didn't harm people - if anything, they felt better afterward with their gloom siphoned away.
"That's why Heart Demons thrive now. In ancient times, most people in ancient times were not well educated, and were influenced by the imperial court's corruption, and gradually became numb and resigned to their hard-working lives. Only during major injustices could demons feed well."
"Therefore, it is difficult for those Heart Demons to absorb a lot of negative emotions from ordinary people. They will only gain negative emotions when unjust and false accusations happen. They had to target cultivators despite the risk of getting obliterated by angry masters. But modern times are different. Who in modern times has not received nine years of compulsory education? And how many people in modern society are free of pressure and negative emotions? When the Heart demons come to modern times, they are like big eaters entering a buffet."
Chen Luo nodded. There are similar explanations in the book about basic knowledge. In short, it is easier in modern society to give birth to Heart Demons, and it is excellent for the development of Heart Demons.
So much so that powerful Heart Demons that were rarely seen in the past hundred years, three have appeared in the past 20 years.
Tsk Tsk…
"Hmm?" Chen Luo, who was about to hurry back to the bar so he didn't disturb the Herrscher of Sentience's rest, suddenly realized something?
"Senti, want to meet an old friend?" he called downstairs.
"Old friend? You mean that Mobius you mentioned yesterday?" The Herrscher of Sentience raised her head after hearing what Chen Luo said
Due to foraging, the Herrscher of Sentience has not been to the Bar for the past two days. "Yes, that Mobius. I just noticed she came to the Bar." Chen Luo nodded.
"Of course I have to go." The Herrscher of Sentience nodded, then stood up from the sofa, jumped, and flew into Chen Luo. Her figure overlapped with Chen Luo and disappeared. After eating the Heart Demon Essence, she had enhanced her concealment abilities dramatically - she even claimed if she went to the Honkai world, the Will of Honkai would struggle to detect her now.
Chen Luo pushed the door open and saw four green figures:
Venti, Jashin, Mobius, and Klein.
Although Jashin's golden hair didn't count - her serpent tail was green.
"I brought what you wanted," Chen Luo announced, and went straight to Jashin, placing his father's collectible set before her. His dad had so many collections that one missing set wouldn't be noticed.
"Wow! A complete series!" Jashin inspected the capsules eagerly. "Different from our world's but clearly authentic. I'm satisfied."
"Good, as long as you are satisfied. Here are the extra snack packs I promised, remember to take them when you leave." Chen Luo produced two massive bundles from the cooking shop, stacking them on a chair since the table was full. Somehow, everything edible qualified as "bar snacks" in the talent's eyes.
[Ding! Commission complete]
After Chen Luo gave all the things he promised, the comission was completed.
"Now, about my payment..." After hearing the prompt, Chen Luo eyed Jashin meaningfully.
"If you can guarantee that it's painless, I'll give it to you," she said, flopping onto the floor dramatically.
"..." The Jashin-Chan did this, which made Chen Luo a little overwhelmed for a while.
Why are you lying on the ground?
Are you used to being treated as snake meat on a chopping board?
Forget it...
"Then I'm starting."
Chen Luo snapped his fingers.
Jashin's tail severed cleanly, the disembodied portion still wriggling. Oddly, no blood spilled - all vessels had sealed instantly.
"Can you do it quickly?" At this time, the little evil god closed his eyes and urged.
"It's already severed."
"Huh?" Jashin-Chan was stunned and then opened her eyes. Her lower body was indeed gone, but Jashin-Chan was not panicked at all. After all, this kind of thing has happened hundreds of times.
After losing her snake tail, Jashin-Chan's body gradually recovered and was slowly regrowing the snake tail.
Seeing this, Mobius, who had just come to retrieve her things, instantly had her eyes lit up.
Mobius watched with sudden intense interest. "Fast healing?"
"What do you know, this is high-speed regeneration! I'm not bragging, even if I'm thrown into a meat grinder, I can be resurrected in a short time." Seeing the ignorant Mobius, Jashin-Chan raised her middle finger to Mobius.
"So powerful?"
"Nonsense, this Jashin is a top-level demon with a high status in Hell." Jashin-Chan raised her head proudly.
To the side, Chen Luo forcibly pressed down the snake tail that jumped from time to time.
The strange thing is, this snake tail does not bleed, as if the blood circulation had been perfectly cut off when it was severed.
[Jashin's Tail] (Fake 4-Star Material): The tail of the top-level demon with a high status in Hell, used for barbecue or snake soup, it is extremely delicious.
Price: 10 Primogem/jin[1]
"..."
Wait, how much?
10 Primogem?
Damn it, even my cheapest amulet cost 10 Primogem, you are a Jashin, this is supposed to be 4-Star material.
Then Chen Luo saw a note.
(Note: When this material is not in Hell, it is just ordinary snake meat. When it is in the hell of her world, it will immediately upgrade to a real 4-Star material. Eating it will quickly strengthen the body, gain strength, and enhance magic power, but there is a possibility of demonization.)
"..."
What a garbage Jashin!
TL Note:
[1]: A jin is .6 kilograms or 1.3 pounds