In the end, Book of Fuxi became the only one—or rather, the only ELF—to have been spoiled up to this point.
So far, in his own bar, Chen Luo had never engaged in spoiling, not even with Theresa, Kiana and the others, or Venti.
"Now you know how miserable Fu Hua's life has been, right? And it's all your fault." Looking at Book of Fuxi, who had finished reading "Shattered Swords," the Herrscher of Sentience remarked pointedly from the side.
"Wait, what does this have to do with me?" Book of Fuxi said discontentedly.
Book of Fuxi had first read the main storyline manga plot and then read the mangas outside the main plot.
Although Book of Fuxi, as an ELF, possesses powerful computational power and can quickly browse these plots, the key issue is that the information transmission medium in Chen Luo's world isn't quite compatible with Book of Fuxi's interface.
And it was precisely because Book of Fuxi learned about the Herrscher of Sentience's situation that it found the Herrscher of Sentience hard to describe in a few words.
Fu Hua would absolutely never become a Herrscher, but you can make a Herrscher become Fu Hua.
This slick move was something Book of Fuxi truly hadn't anticipated.
Book of Fuxi couldn't easily believe this so-called plot, but the content in these plots was indeed very realistic, especially the records about the Previous Era.
Although Book of Fuxi was created quite late, both Fuxi and Nuwa had equipped Book of Fuxi with a lot of common knowledge about the Previous Civilization.
Of course, what was particularly crucial was that only after the Herrscher of Sentience put away the Honkai Crystals hidden under the sofa did Book of Fuxi realize that this world actually had no Honkai energy.
Moreover, the verifiable history of this world also differed greatly from what Book of Fuxi knew.
A series of facts were laid out before Book of Fuxi. Although Book of Fuxi still retained a small sliver of doubt in its heart, it had almost come to believe this matter.
Of course, this was only almost. If there was any evidence that could overturn the current argument, Book of Fuxi would immediately [turn traitor].
Hearing Book of Fuxi's displeasure, the Herrscher of Sentience sneered, then took out a fan and said, "Don't forget, it was you who told the old timer not to always be alone, so she took on disciples. Otherwise, do you think someone with the old timer's personality would take disciples?"
"And if the old timer hadn't taken disciples, she wouldn't have been killed by her seven disciples, leaving her severely wounded."
"If she hadn't been severely wounded, the subsequent series of events wouldn't have happened either."
"Of course, I also have to thank you. As the cause of everything, without you, how could I possibly have been born? So, you are the ELF that changed the world." The Herrscher of Sentience was earnestly spouting nonsense with a serious face.
Whether it was fact or not, the priority was to disrupt the other's state of mind.
"This... this..." Book of Fuxi wanted to refute, but it found it didn't know which angle to argue from.
Book of Fuxi knew it bore a tiny bit of the blame, but pinning all the blame on it was somewhat excessive.
"Hey, Chen Luo, you judge who's right." Book of Fuxi suddenly called out to Chen Luo, who was petting the fox nearby.
"Huh? Ah? Did someone call me?" Chen Luo, addicted to petting the fox and unable to extricate himself, suddenly woke up.
"You tell me, was it my fault that the blockhead was betrayed by her seven disciples?" Book of Fuxi asked irritably.
"Ah?" Chen Luo, who hadn't been paying attention to this side earlier, never expected Book of Fuxi to ask such a question.
"In my opinion, it's Book of Fuxi's fault. If not for her, with the old timer's straightforward mind, how could she possibly take disciples?" The Herrscher of Sentience said, crossing her arms.
"It's not my fault."
"It is your fault."
"Um, both of you, calm down first. I'm just saying, is there a possibility that Fu Hua being betrayed by her seven disciples was actually the seven disciples' fault?" Chen Luo proposed another perspective.
"..."
"..."
"...Let's change the subject. From what I saw in the mangas, the Chiyou plot should happen soon, right? I remember there seems to be something left inside Chiyou's body." Book of Fuxi fell silent for a moment, then ignored Chen Luo and instead spoke to the Herrscher of Sentience.
"That makes sense. I remember there seems to be another Book of Fuxi inside Chiyou—I mean the weapon Book of Fuxi—and also a Xuanyuan Sword. And it's about time to let Ji Lin rest in peace." The Herrscher of Sentience nodded in tacit agreement.
"But Chiyou should be very difficult to eliminate, right?"
"That's not a big problem. I am the Honkai Terminator." The Herrscher of Sentience said, patting her chest full of confidence.
Hmm, what Chen Luo has is mine, so Chen Luo's achievements are my achievements. Therefore, Chen Luo being the Honkai Terminator equals me being the Honkai Terminator.
The logic is very clear.
"Aren't those two being excessive?" Chen Luo patted the little fox's small head and said.
"Ying!"
"See, you think so too, right? Next, let's continue looking at clothes. Let me tell you, when you repay my kindness in the future, wearing a maid outfit would be best, just like Chocola and Vanilla.[1] If possible, it'd be best to have an expression of disgust on your face." Chen Luo scrolled through the tablet in his hand while speaking to the little fox.
"Ying?"
"Ah, I know you don't understand now. Be good, watch quietly. After this, we'll watch SpongeBob SquarePants."
Although Chen Luo didn't really believe this little fox could transform into a great beauty wearing a maid outfit while looking at him with an expression of disgust, one should still have dreams.
After all, if you keep a female cat at home, occasionally you might suddenly go crazy, press it down, and show it pictures of cat girls on the computer, telling it to transform, right?
What if the little female cat you're raising is the reincarnation of a powerful being?
What if?
Right?
"Ying..." The little fox's lively eyes looked at the photos flashing across the computer screen, lost in thought.
"Tch, I never expected Master to be interested in this kind of fetish? Miscalculation. But if Master wants, you can temporarily add these modules to me." A faint blue phantom, visible only to Chen Luo, sat beside him, legs crossed, watching Chen Luo.
"...Thanks, but no need." Chen Luo said after holding back for a long time.
The conversation between Chen Luo and Void Archives' consciousness was known only to the two of them.
And this was naturally due to the binding effect.
Before being bound, Void Archives had its own consciousness and could choose its master independently. But after being bound, it meant that unless permitted by Chen Luo, Void Archives could only ever have Chen Luo as its master. After all, this was something Chen Luo spent 15,000 Crystals to modify; if he didn't add some insurance, Chen Luo wouldn't feel at ease.
"I always feel like Master isn't very interested in me. Or does Master prefer this form?" As Bronie's voice fell, a more mature and enchanting figure appeared.
"..."
Chen Luo could pretty much tell: the massive amount of [Tsundere] he added might indeed be taking effect, but due to the small amount of [Sarcastic], it couldn't really show itself much.
But this was quite interesting too.
"...Master, what are you thinking about? I feel like the way you're looking at me is a bit... offensive?" Seeing the look in Chen Luo's eyes, the adult Bronya's mouth twitched.
"No, you're overthinking it. I'm just considering the differences between the adult Bronya and Bronie." Chen Luo flatly denied.
Actually, Chen Luo initially wanted to create Bronya's image, but upon second thought, he felt it would be somewhat disrespectful to Bronya.
But Chen Luo had also told Void Archives' consciousness that he would retain some of its characteristics, so he couldn't just go back on his word. Therefore, Chen Luo decided to adopt two other versions of Bronya's image.
One was Bronya's image from an unknown bubble universe—the hacker Bronie. The other was naturally Bronya grown up eight years later.
Although Bronya would look like this after eight years, that's still eight years in the future. In eight years, Chen Luo could probably tear the Honkai apart with his bare hands; would he still care about Bronya's infringement warnings?
"I think it's better if you call me Prometheus." Void Archives' consciousness politely declined both names.
"Well, if you insist, I have no objection." Chen Luo shrugged.
Through this period of observation, Chen Luo had roughly discerned some differences.
When the adult Prometheus—the image of Bronya grown up—appeared, she would use honorifics towards Chen Luo, preferring to use "you" respectfully. But her attitude tended more towards [verbal tsundere], the type who could show you her panties with a look of disgust.
The little Prometheus, aka the Bronie image, would address Chen Luo as "you," but her actions were often more honest than her words, leaning more towards [physical honesty], somewhat like a tsundere in anime, or simply being stubborn.
Of course, both would wholeheartedly complete the corresponding work for Chen Luo.
"Oh, right, have all the blueprints for my commonly used weapons been copied into Void Archives?" Chen Luo asked after stretching lazily.
"All commonly used weapon blueprints have been fully copied. Additionally, the structural diagrams for the Third Divine Key and Book of Fuxi have been inputted and can be constructed at any time. All the knowledge and skills you have mastered through Furniture Mastery have also been fully recorded in Void Archives. Preliminary bonuses are now in effect when using Void Archives."
"Furthermore, under your authorization, Master, Void Archives has begun connecting to this world's network and continuously inputting all knowledge from this world. This includes civil affairs, agriculture, economy, military..."
"Master, please respect the fruits of my labor. Don't space out while I'm giving a report, okay?" While explaining Void Archives' achievements over the past few hours, the adult Bronya naturally kept an eye on Chen Luo's condition. When she saw him spacing out, she couldn't help but speak up.
"I'm not spacing out; I just noticed that a guest has arrived." After saying this, Chen Luo placed the pink-furred fox from his arms to the side and stood up.
"Senti, I'm going to the bar." Chen Luo called out, then opened the bar door in the living room.
Seeing that Chen Luo seemed to have work to do, the adult Bronya quite considerately closed her mouth, and her figure turned into nothingness.
"Now's the time!" Book of Fuxi, who had been chatting with the Herrscher of Sentience, flashed a golden light in its eyes and swiftly flew towards the still-open bar door.
"Now's the time!" The Herrscher of Sentience, who had long known Book of Fuxi's intention, took out a large net from her storage space and caught Book of Fuxi.
Unaware of the farce behind him, Chen Luo walked into the bar and saw the green figure stealing drinks.
"Venti, what are you doing again?" Looking at Venti, who was desperately trying to pour wine from a barrel but couldn't get a single drop out, Chen Luo snorted coldly.
"A'Luo, let me tell you, your wine barrel is broken. You should thank me; if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have found out." Venti, who had been caught stealing wine but could still put on an expression of having been a great help, said this.
"I really like your shameless spirit. So, you should know what I want, right?" After closing the bar door, Chen Luo crossed his arms and looked coldly at Venti.
Under Chen Luo's gaze, Venti's face suddenly became full of conflict and a certain inexplicable grimace.
[Ding! You have a new commission!]
"Alright, give me the glass." After nodding with satisfaction, Chen Luo walked over and took the glass from Venti's hand.
"Whew, there's really nothing left at all." Knowing he had successfully issued a commission, Venti lay collapsed on the bar counter as if burnt out.
Please, issuing Commissions is also a technical skill, okay?
Venti had never seen any guest who could compare with him in issuing Commissions.
Of course, from the looks of it now, Chen Luo seemed to prefer those big deals.
"By the way, how did your wine barrel get fixed again?" Seeing the wine barrel, which hadn't yielded any wine despite his efforts earlier, now slowly flowing with delicious apple wine, Venti was somewhat baffled.
"This? This was a sudden idea I had after seeing someone stealing wine. I set all the wine in the barrels to be 'collectible by only one person'." Chen Luo said after finishing pouring the wine and handing it to Venti.
'Collectible by only one person,' and that one person naturally referred to Chen Luo.
So, in a sense, Venti should "thank" that wine-thieving Raven.
"Alright, cut it out. Aren't you going to introduce these two beside you?" Chen Luo looked at the golden-haired girl and the peculiar floating object that had remained silent since he entered.
"These two are... oh right, I forgot to ask your names." Venti was about to introduce them to Chen Luo when he suddenly realized he didn't know their names either.
"Hello, I'm Lumine."
"Hello, I'm Paimon."
"Well, nice to meet you. So, would you like an alcoholic beverage? It's all beverage, no alcohol."
"Huh? Why?"
"Because minors are not allowed to drink alcohol."
"But, shop owner, you look like a minor too?"
"Yeah, so I don't drink alcohol. Even though I can mix drinks and run a bar, because I'm a minor, I don't drink alcohol. These two things don't conflict." Chen Luo said with a smile.
At the same time, Chen Luo felt a very peculiar sensation.
Yun Xia, Liu Wenxuan, and the others only thought Chen Luo's talent was modeled after Kaedehara Kazuha.
But only a few people knew that Chen Luo's talent was modeled after the Traveler.
Now, it was a meeting of Travelers from two worlds!
For Primogems! Cheers! []~(￣▽￣)~*
TL Note:
[1]: From Nekopara