The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

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"Gresh, do you like to draw?"

"like."

"So, do you plan to continue drawing in the future?"

"Yes," Gretchen nodded.

"If you want to make a living by drawing, you need to accept commissions from others to draw the drawings they want. This is called commissioning."

"Oh."

"If you can't deliver the artwork on time, they might pay you less or later. Without money, you can't buy the snacks you want, the clothes you want, the quality of the artwork you want, the colors you want, and so on."

"Don't talk about such adult topics with little Gretchen," Alicia cautioned.

"In short, little Greta, you need to imagine that you are about to submit your manuscript, but you can't draw it and desperately need someone to help you!" Chen Li said.

"Help me? Will anyone help me?"

“Of course. So now, follow your heart and shout out what you want to say!” Chen Li encouraged Gretchen.

"Help...help me, Star!"

"Leave Greta!"

A giant paintbrush fell from the sky, and a beautiful, agile young woman hurled a drawing board at Chen Li.

However, all the attacks were blocked by Chen Li's WeChat Moments.

"Wow, it really came out!" Alicia looked at the Big Gretchen that Chen Li had mentioned in surprise.

What a beautiful young girl!

"As expected... so this is how the Myriad Manifestations Judgment solves problems? That's amazing." Chen Li remarked, watching Gretchen stop her attack after assaulting him with her drawing board and brush.

With all things being judged, how many surprises do you have that I am unaware of?

After Big Gresh was summoned by Little Gresh, Big Gresh was no longer in a phantom state, but transformed into a physical entity.

This was confirmed after Alicia leaned in and gave Gretchen a good rub on the face.

"Alice, it's been a long time." Grand Gresh didn't seem to mind Alice's harassment at all, and greeted her familiarly. After dealing with Alice completely, Grand Gresh looked at Hen.

"Dad, I'm back." Gretchen smiled as she looked at the familiar faces around her.

……

"You mean, our civilization ultimately failed to resist the Honkai, and Chen Li, in order to prevent this tragedy, you went to the future, cut off the predetermined tragedy, and returned to the present. But because little Gretsch lived for 5 years, based on the need for rationality in the world, big Gretsch became little Gretsch's substitute?" Hen gradually came to understand everything with difficulty.

Although Hen always felt that Chen Li seemed to be intentionally ignoring certain things, the fact that his daughter was 5 years older than him was obviously more impactful to Hen's heart.

Even if we trace our family back 1000 generations, none of them are over 5 years old!

"Grandma Gretchen, it's been a long time." Chen Li greeted Gretchen cheerfully.

"...I think you deserve a beating, Li Bao. And leaving without saying goodbye, I'll have to settle the score with you for this 5 years ago." Gretchen walked up to Chen Li very gently and then rubbed Chen Li's face.

It's unclear what Alicia's intentions were, but after Alicia's repeated corrections, Gretchen began calling Chen Li "Li Bao".

"Would I call that leaving without saying goodbye? That would be called a temporary separation for the sake of world peace," Chen Li denied.

At first, Chen Li thought that Gretchen didn't know him, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he really did know Gretchen in the previous civilization.

Hua is probably the one who doesn't recognize himself at all.

However, that's not necessarily true, because Fu Hua is the only person in the current civilization who has actually met Chen Li, aside from Kevin in his projection state.

Although the incident of using a zero-frame ultimate skill after meeting was somewhat unfriendly, Chen Li was also wearing a suit...

"In any case, now that I'm back, I'm determined to change the tragedy of the previous civilization!" Gretchen exclaimed, gripping her paintbrush tightly with excitement.

"Oh, you're late. I'll take on the project to save the world." Chen Li pointed to himself.

"Li Bao, are you that confident? I now possess power beyond that of ordinary people!"

"Just kidding, I'm super brave, okay?"

“Alright, you two stop chatting. Shouldn’t we be discussing some more important issues now?” Alicia reminded them.

"for example?"

“For example, Kevin, whom Chen Li just mentioned,” Alicia said.

“By the way, Uncle Kevin. If Uncle Kevin has also come to the previous civilization, then we must find him as soon as possible, because Uncle Kevin is really strong.” Grand Gretchen suddenly looked serious.

While Grand Gretchen's strength has indeed increased considerably after 5 years of development as a fusion warrior, Kevin is even more terrifying.

Whether in theory or in reality, Kevin, 5 years from now, could really treat the Herrschers from the previous civilization like easy prey.

Those who adhere to the laws of constraint may have a few exceptions, but not many.

Chen Li didn't believe that someone could throw the Heavenly Fire Greatsword 100 kilometers away and kill a Herrscher, but if the one who threw the Heavenly Fire was Kevin, who had awakened multiple forms, then it was not necessarily true.

The ultimate mechanism and the ultimate numerical values!

This is our savior, Kevin.

“Don’t panic. According to our observations, a Stand can only be awakened when the user experiences a huge shock,” Chen Li said.

"...What did you do to little Gretchen?" Big Gretchen paused for a moment, then asked Chen Li.

A huge thrill?

child?

It's really hard for Greta to connect these two things.

"It's nothing. I just gave Little Gretsch a brief explanation of the definition of deadlines and then told her: 'Your deadline is approaching, but you haven't drawn a single piece yet.'"

“Don’t talk about such scary topics with children,” Greta sighed.

"So Kevin probably won't awaken his Stand so easily... However, it's also possible that Kevin, overwhelmed by the excitement of successfully confessing his feelings to May, summoned the future Kevin."

"But before that, the most important thing is to understand whether doing certain things to Little Gretsch will cause what happens to her to be updated in real time to you, and whether Big Gretsch is your true self who came from the future, or just a projection of power," Chen Li said.

"It won't update in real time, and it's a real body. I already knew this basic information when I was summoned by Little Gresh. When Gresh summoned me, my body was in a quantum superposition state. I could choose to come to the present completely, or I could choose to return to the future after the summoning ended and live my own life," Big Gresh explained.

"When in doubt, quantum mechanics is the way to go, right?" Chen Li didn't understand quantum mechanics very well, but he knew that anything that couldn't be explained could be attributed to quantum mechanics.

And now the Stands truly have their own lives.

"So, what were you doing in the future before you were summoned to this time, Great Gretchen?" Alicia asked.

"It seems like I was sleeping. I'm not quite sure what time it was before I was summoned." Big Gresh scratched her head blankly.

"Got it, damn Sahevita."

"Li Bao, what are you saying?"

"It's alright, don't worry about me. I'm just thinking about when to pull off something big. Anyway, Big Greta, you can just stay here. You'll have nothing to do back in the future anyway." Chen Li waved his hand.

“Okay.” Greta Gerwig readily accepted the offer.

Because when Greta returned to the future, she really had nothing to do.

"When should we contact Kevin, Sue, and Hua?"

"No rush. Isn't it a coincidence that these three people are all attending the same school? So... I have a bold idea!"

"what idea?"

“It’s time for high school students to save the world,” Chen Li said, stroking his chin.

Although I don't understand why it has to be a high school student who saves the world, the current situation is indeed a coincidence.

"What do you mean?"

"Because the Third Herrscher, the Herrscher of Lightning, was born in the school where all three of them studied." Chen Li felt sorry for them.

I am not grieving for Kevin Sue and Hua, but for the Herrscher of Thunder.

God knows how desperate the Herrscher of Thunder must have felt when she first appeared and was immediately faced with three summoned Fusion Warriors who could kick her around like a ball.

Do you want to eat this Void Sword God that can kill a six-core Herrscher? Or this Karma Cycle? Or this Heavenly Judgment that can give Earth a middle parting?

But... just as the evil Herrscher was about to destroy the world, he was defeated by three high school students who suddenly awakened superpowers. Isn't this a great hero-saves-the-world scenario?

Then, let the media give it a big positive push... We can completely change the future trend of "Fusion Warriors are not of our kind and their hearts are different" to "Fusion Warriors are what everyone wants, and I will always support Fusion Warriors".

Since we've decided to make a mess of the pre-civilization, let's make it even more chaotic.

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Chapter 151 Chen Li: Damn it, isn't a life worth 30 seconds of advertising just a life too!

"Help me, [my true self]."

"Help me, [Spiral]."

"Help me, [Infinity]."

"..."

"Chen Li, are you sure this attempt can really summon our own Stand?" Mebius asked Chen Li, who was happily munching on sunflower seeds beside him.

"Why not? Have you forgotten? When Little Gretchen called for Big Gretchen, she called out 'Starry Night.' That was her code name after the Thirteen Heroes system was established. Don't you think there's a deeper meaning to it?"