"Senti, do you think it's possible that all foxes like fried tofu?" During breakfast, Chen Luo sat at the table watching the little fox happily eating fried tofu and asked the Herrscher of Sentience.
This bag of fried tofu was the reward Yakumo Yukari gave yesterday. He happened to take it out for breakfast today, and the little fox seemed very interested in it.
"Why are you asking me? I'm not a fox." The Herrscher of Sentience shook her head, then started eating the heart-shaped egg Chen Luo made.
"Oh, right, shouldn't you fix Book of Fuxi for me today?" the Herrscher of Sentience suddenly remembered.
"Today then. I happen to have nothing to do today." Chen Luo thought for a moment and nodded.
Or rather, Chen Luo usually has nothing to do during the day.
That 7-day event was just an exception.
Being in an idle state, Chen Luo originally planned to make puppets today.
Coincidentally, analyzing an ELF would be good too.
"Speaking of which, is your Upgraded Void Archive ready yet?" Senti asked while eating.
"Hmm, another half hour." Chen Luo glanced at the Talent Panel and said.
Chen Luo sent Void Archive for upgradeing at 8 PM two days ago. It's 7:30 AM now.
In another half hour, the 5-star Upgraded Void Archive will appear.
Who knows how amazing the Upgraded Void Archive will be.
"Look, even Void Archive isn't 'awake' yet, but you woke me up. It's only 7:30! 7:30! How could anyone like waking up early? I really can't understand it!" If Chen Luo hadn't mentioned it, it might have been fine, but once he did, the Herrscher of Sentience got furious.
The Herrscher of Sentience pointed at the living room clock, tearfully accusing Chen Luo of his misdeeds.
7:30! No school, no work, no classes, not even opening the bar. Why get up so early?
"Let's be reasonable. I've only been cultivating for half a month and can recover my energy with just a few hours of sleep. Why do you need so much sleep? And sleeping in too." Chen Luo rolled his eyes at the Herrscher of Sentience.
In this world, Chen Luo absorbs spiritual energy.
Although Chen Luo doesn't understand any profound methods of using spiritual energy, basic spiritual energy fitness techniques are included in the foundational books, but they are just basics.
Chen Luo isn't dissatisfied with this because he isn't very good at absorbing spiritual energy to begin with. Moreover, compared to spiritual energy, his 200% Honkai energy adaptability is particularly outstanding.
Chen Luo doesn't have many thoughts about practicing spiritual energy because, according to Yun Xia, after every talent user awakens their talent, spiritual energy automatically improves the talent user's physique, making them healthier day by day.
So most talent users just need to let nature take its course. This is also why talent users are stronger than cultivators in the early stages.
Those advanced spiritual energy cultivation methods are certainly much faster than this aimless practice, but such methods are usually secret teachings, only obtainable after joining certain organizations.
Even Liu Wenxuan couldn't provide something like that to Chen Luo.
Chen Luo did find those cultivation methods in their exchange interface, but Chen Luo felt he might not need them.
Because... isn't a Vision better than that?
Chen Luo's Vision really absorbs any energy—Honkai energy, spiritual energy, it accepts all.
Before, Chen Luo liked to keep his Vision in his inventory, so he couldn't feel it. But when Chen Luo wears his Vision on his waist, he realizes the Vision's absorption rate of spiritual energy isn't much slower than the advanced cultivation methods recorded in books.
And the power the Vision obtains is the power Chen Luo obtains.
Chen Luo constantly receives feedback from spiritual energy.
An fully automatic spiritual energy cultivation machine was born just like that.
Unfortunately, probably due to the different nature of the energy, Honkai energy doesn't have this effect. The Vision absorbing Honkai energy doesn't return it back to Chen Luo.
"A'Luo, guess what good thing I brought for you?" After finishing the meal, the Herrscher of Sentience didn't immediately take out Book of Fuxi but instead kept him in suspense.
As for who washes the dishes after the meal... of course, it's Chen Luo.
"What good thing? Fu Hua?" Chen Luo asked while petting the little fox.
Although this little fox made a mess of the house yesterday, oddly enough, it only tore up the toy area and didn't damage any furniture, which cooled Chen Luo's anger quite a bit.
Perhaps it was dissatisfied because they were second-hand items, or maybe it smelled another fox's scent.
In short, it wasn't entirely the little fox's fault.
"...Something is wrong with you!!"
"You have me, and you still want Fu Hua?"
"No, that's not the point! The point is, you want Fu Hua? What do you want to do!"
The Herrscher of Sentience moved behind Chen Luo, wrapping her forearm around his neck as she asked.
"Tragic 50,000 years..." Feeling the rather flat chest behind him, Chen Luo sighed.
"What did you just say?"
"I said I was just joking. No need to take it so seriously." Chen Luo tried to play his way out of it.
"Hmm, then tell me, who's better, me or that old timer?" But the Herrscher of Sentience didn't plan to let Chen Luo off so easily.
"Is that even a question? Of course, it's you, my dear, almighty, all-knowing Lady Herrscher of Sentience."
"Hehe." The Herrscher of Sentience nodded, satisfied and released Chen Luo.
"Here, this is the gift I brought you." As she spoke, the Herrscher of Sentience took out a golden sword from her storage ring.
"Ta-da! Domination Key!"
This golden sword isn't the Xuanyuan Sword, but the most basic form of the Domination Key. The Xuanyuan Sword belongs uniquely to Ji Lin. Even the Herrscher of Sentience cannot transform her Domination Key into the Xuanyuan Sword.
"Domination Key?" Feeling the special sensation coming from the sword, Chen Luo was momentarily stunned.
He didn't even need the Herrscher of Sentience's introduction to know what this was.
Taking the long sword from the Herrscher of Sentience, Chen Luo felt as if the sword was humming.
What happens when a Herrscher of Domination gets a sword made from a Herrscher of Domination core?
The answer is... nothing happens.
The sword fell silent again in Chen Luo's hand.
"This sword seems to have the ability to control any attribute of power and adapt to the user..." Chen Luo murmured to himself.
As soon as Chen Luo finished speaking, the golden long sword in his hand burst into flames, the fire power spreading throughout the entire golden sword.
But a bit of Honkai energy stored in Chen Luo's body was also consumed.
"If I had gotten this thing before obtaining Void Archive, it would have been somewhat useful. What a pity, what a pity. But for now, I can use it to pretend to be a user of other element Visions."
Simply put, this Domination Key is just a very advanced toy for Chen Luo now.
And as Chen Luo's thoughts changed, the golden sword in his hand transformed into a pair of gloves.
"Grip of Taixuan? A'Luo, you and I have high compatibility." The Herrscher of Sentience looked at the gloves in Chen Luo's hand, a look of joy appearing on her face.
"Uh, indeed."
Seeing the Herrscher of Sentience so happy now, Chen Luo felt too embarrassed to tell her that he could control this sword to transform into any shape.
For some reason, the Domination Key, which normally only fixes into one shape, gained properties similar to a low-spec Void Archive in Chen Luo's hands, allowing him to transform it into any type of weapon.
This might be the preferential treatment one Herrscher of Domination gives to another.
In Chen Luo's hands, it can transform into any type of weapon while also having the ability to absorb Honkai energy and convert it into natural forces like flames, thunder, frost, etc...
Calling it a low-spec version of Void Archive in Chen Luo's hands might be a bit exaggerated, but it certainly fits quite well.
So, if Chen Luo hadn't obtained Void Archive, the Domination Key would have been the most suitable weapon for him.
But there are no ifs.
Under Chen Luo's control, the Domination Key in his hand, which had turned into gloves, transformed back into a sword... scabbard?
The Herrscher of Sentience felt somewhat confused watching Chen Luo's current actions.
How could this Domination Key with a fixed shape still change form? And why did it turn into a sword scabbard?
But then the Herrscher of Sentience understood, because she saw Chen Luo take a sword out of his inventory and insert it into the scabbard—a perfect fit.
"So, in the end, this Domination Key became the scabbard for your Dull Blade?" The Herrscher of Sentience was still somewhat taken by surprise by the current situation.
After all, no matter how rich her imagination was, she never expected the Domination Key could be used as a sword scabbard.
"Mhm, isn't it quite useful? Thank you for the gift."
"As long as you're satisfied." Seeing that Chen Luo seemed genuinely satisfied, the Herrscher of Sentience breathed a sigh of relief.
[Ding! Obtained the Herrscher of Sentience's Favorability Gift (Domination Key · Father's Day Limited Edition)]
"..."
Ah, this... Father's Day Limited Edition? Really?
And she finally gave a Favorability Gift?
Actually, when Chen Luo received Mobius's Favorability Gift before, he had been wondering when the Herrscher of Sentience would give him one, since, in theory, the Herrscher of Sentience's discount was higher than Mobius's.
And today, Chen Luo finally received the Herrscher of Sentience's Favorability Gift.
And this Favorability Gift... one can't really judge its quality, but at least this Favorability Gift is also a low-spec version of Void Archive and possesses the attribute of manipulating numerous elements, something even Void Archive might not have.
This thing is a 4-star weapon; it's truly valuable.
So, Chen Luo accepts the Herrscher of Sentience's heartfelt intention.
Anyway, if Chen Luo needs to use two pieces of equipment simultaneously during future battles or faces some special circumstances, he can wield Void Archive in one hand and the Domination Key in the other.
Both are weapons that can freely change form, which can be said to be quite perfect.
And...
[Domination Key · Father's Day Limited Edition]: A special mass-produced Divine Key that can freely change form and dominate most attribute energies. It can be charged using more than just Honkai energy.
Attached Skills: [Cold Weapon Grand Master] + [Close Combat Grand Master]
So, no Favorability Gift is underwhelming.
[Cold Weapon Grand Master] and [Close Combat Grand Master] are two of the basic skills Chen Luo had always wanted from the Herrscher of Sentience.
Originally, Chen Luo planned to exchange Crystals for them, but since Crystals have become somewhat tight recently, he hadn't made up his mind. He never expected to obtain them as a Favorability Gift.
As basic skills, these two abilities can enhance the vast majority of other abilities. For example, after being empowered with Cold Weapon Grand Master, Chen Luo felt his previously not fully mastered Edge of Taixuan instantly reached an extremely high level.
The discovery or activation of these attached skills occurred only after the Herrscher of Sentience truly gifted this Domination Key to Chen Luo.
When Chen Luo first received it, he didn't notice anything special.
So, does every Favorability Gift bestow a skill that the gift giver themselves possesses?
For example, the Herrscher of Sentience's Cold Weapon Grand Master and Close Combat Grand Master, Mobius's various medical proficiencies...
"Hmm? Senti, did you bring two Domination Keys?" Just as Chen Luo was delighted about receiving this Favorability Gift, he saw the Herrscher of Sentience take another sword out of her storage ring.
The same style of Domination Key.
"What? This one's mine. If you want more, I can go get more for you." The Herrscher of Sentience immediately hugged the golden sword to her chest.
Just kidding, these are the two Domination Keys I specially picked—the ones with the closest serial numbers and most similar shapes, the couple set.
One is No. 666, the other is No. 999.
"Don't you have a sword case? You shouldn't need a Domination Key, right?" Chen Luo asked.
"Don't even think about taking this sword. I told you, if you want one, I can go get more for you." The Herrscher of Sentience shook her head like a rattle drum, unwilling to give this sword to Chen Luo.
"I don't want your sword. I'm asking if you are not going to use this sword for combat?" Chen Luo said helplessly.
I already have one Domination Key and Void Archive. Why would I want your sword?
"Correct. I'm just keeping it for collection, so what?"
"Then... hand it over for a moment. I'll help you change its shape." Chen Luo reached out his hand to the Herrscher of Sentience.
As a Herrscher of Domination, Chen Luo still has this much authority.
The [Domination Key · Father's Day Limited Edition] itself doesn't possess the ability to change forms; it only has this function because Chen Luo is using it.
"...Here, don't break it." The Herrscher of Sentience didn't hesitate and placed the sword in Chen Luo's hand.
[Obtained (Domination Key · Valentine's Day Limited Edition)]
Seeing the panel's prompt, Chen Luo froze for a moment.
But Chen Luo's hands didn't stop. As Chen Luo activated his Herrscher of Domination ability, the golden sword actually changed form in his hand.
"This is..." The Herrscher of Sentience stared dumbfounded at the hair accessory Chen Luo returned to her.
"Aren't you planning to pretend to be the future Fu Hua? In that case, having a hair accessory of the same style as Fu Hua would make it more perfect, right?" Chen Luo shrugged.
This hair accessory was modeled by Chen Luo after Fenghuang Down disguised as a hair accessory, but he didn't make it completely identical, preserving his own individuality within it.
This could also be considered proof that the Herrscher of Sentience isn't entirely Fu Hua in Chen Luo's heart.
Probably no one wants to be treated as someone else's substitute, right?
"Thank you, A'Luo!"
"Hey, hey, wait, don't suddenly pounce! My waist!"