The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

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The inscription on the broken greatsword is "Fire," "Rebirth," and "Imaginary Number."

The presence of imaginary numbers on both artifacts likely refers to their "feat" of traversing the world.

Although these two entries for "imaginary number" are unremarkable, the other entries are quite remarkable. In addition, these two rare items are also of great collectible value to Chen Li.

Moreover, in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd, even if the imaginary number attribute is not very prominent, it still has considerable value.

Chen Li has a great idea!

"Whatever makes you happy," Heta said indifferently.

Since Black Tower had promised Chen Li, it wouldn't go back on its word.

Rather than agonizing over these two rare items, Black Tower was more conflicted about whether to borrow 70 star stones from Chen Li to make up for the 30 star stones Chen Li had promised, reaching a total of 100 star stones, which he would then use to participate in the lottery for rare item forging materials.

Black Tower has heard that the last person to use this method to create a rare item ended up creating a black silk item called Attack Speed ​​Gear because they used fewer star stones.

Although the effects are said to be good, Black Tower clearly prefers more "conceptual" wonders.

"I'm very happy. Did Haruhi Suzumiya have fun today?"

"I'm happy too, what's wrong?"

"What else? It's almost dinnertime, of course we should go home. You're not planning to spend the night at the Black Tower Space Station, are you?" Chen Li said.

"Oh, is that not allowed?"

"Of course not, as the saying goes, things can go wrong if you wait too long... I'll pick you up tomorrow, so you should just go back home."

"But doesn't inter-world teleportation cost star stones? I feel bad for your star stones." Haruhi Suzumiya tried to awaken Chen Li's stinginess by mentioning the cost of star stones.

"It doesn't matter. You can also send messages across the world through Moments. The only price is that your chat history will be cleared. I'll send each member of your team a Moments terminal in a bit, and then I'll create a group chat. You can just chat in the group." Chen Li said.

Chen Li was really worried about Haruhi Suzumiya spending the night at the Black Tower Space Station.

"Fine..." Under Chen Li's forceful pressure, Haruhi Suzumiya had no choice but to compromise.

Chen Li breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Haruhi Suzumiya's departing figure.

Haruhi Suzumiya is very useful, so Chen Li always has to give her some compensation before or after using her. At the same time, Chen Li also has to ensure that Haruhi's abilities are not abused by others.

Why was Chen Li able to take advantage of this?

Uh, can you call it exploitation when it comes to the work of a master craftsman?

"Okay, all the troublesome things are resolved. There shouldn't be any more headaches for me now. I should call Alicia, Velvet, and Mebius home for dinner!" Chen Li stretched happily.

However, Chen Li's smile only lasted for 5 seconds.

"Vilvie, what do you mean you've now become a Pleasure Envoy, so you're not coming home for dinner today?"

"Alissia, what do you mean you've embarked on the path of pure beauty? In order to accumulate enough pure beauty energy to become a pure beauty envoy, you plan to stay on the Immortal Ship for a while so I can renew your projection summoning fee?"

"Mebius, what do you mean you were invited by an organization called the Secret Transmission of Medicine King?"

"Sakura, you're still the best to me. You haven't caused any trouble at all... Is hitting Yanqing even a big deal? Isn't he a famous tourist spot on Immortal Boat? So it's not a big problem."

Compared to the previous issues, Sakura's problem is indeed the smallest.

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Chapter 160 The Pure and Beautiful Messenger, Alicia!

When Chen Li heard the "bad news" from Vilvi that he had become the Envoy of Pleasure, he thought that was the limit. But the news that followed was more and more outrageous.

You thirteen heroes are all absolutely amazing!

You guys are really something, managing to get so much going on in one day!

Back when Chen Li first arrived in the Collapse Iron World, it wasn't this bad...

Even though Chen Li had just arrived in the Collapse Iron World when the Hunting Star God unleashed a rocket, taking away the entire planet's abundant prey, but...

Well, Chen Li had to admit that these people were indeed no better than him.

"I casually mentioned during our conversation that Wilvie could learn anything she felt she could, to show the Star God of Joy that Wilvie was a woman who might become a member of the Genius Club. My intention was for the Star God of Joy to deal with the Star God of Knowledge, not to turn Wilvie into a Joyful Envoy!"

Although Velvi, the original trickster, is indeed a good match for Pleasure Fate.

To possess boundless talent yet believe oneself to be incapable of anything, merely an ordinary person, while the persona one creates for oneself can accomplish anything… isn’t that a kind of pleasure in itself?

The difference between Velvet and the ordinary Masked Fool is that the Masked Fool deceives others for amusement, while Velvet deceives herself.

While self-deception may not bring Wilvi pleasure, it will bring pleasure to others who know Wilvi.

Of course, mere self-deception wouldn't pique the interest of the God of Pleasure; Aha must have noticed both Velvi's potential and talent at the same time...

But no matter what, this whole thing is just hilarious!

Hmm... perhaps Chen Li's reaction is one of the things the Star God of Joy wants to see.

"What? Alicia has only been in this world for a day and has already embarked on the path of pure beauty, and at the same time started the trial called pure beauty?" Even more distraught than Chen Li was the Black Tower standing next to him, who questioned the possibility that Alicia could become the envoy of pure beauty.

"Don't you believe Chunmei has an envoy?" Chen Li turned to look at Black Tower, who shared a similar plight with him.

Both of them were quite shocked by this series of news.

“It’s normal that you, being from out of town, wouldn’t know. The birth of each Star God signifies the opening of a ‘Destiny Path.’ Once opened, the Destiny Path cannot be closed. Even if the Star God who governs it falls, the Destiny Path remains open. Just like how even though the Pioneer Star God has fallen, the Star Train can still traverse interstellar space. If the Wise Star God hadn’t glanced at me first, perhaps there would be another Pure Beauty Envoy in the universe now.” Black Tower sighed.

"So, Alicia's actions in this world resonated with the Pure Beauty Path, allowing her to draw energy from it? And as she resonated with the Pure Beauty Path more, she naturally became a Pure Beauty Envoy?"

"Maybe so. Who can really understand the Star God's affairs? Perhaps it's because the Pure Beauty Star God fell that Alicia has a chance to become the Commander." Black Tower shrugged.

Different star gods have different attitudes towards the messengers, so the degree of power sharing varies greatly.

Some star gods regard their messengers as extensions of their own long arms, generously opening their destinies completely to them.

Some star gods have no intention of creating messengers and have no interest in worldly conflicts.

Furthermore, the Star Gods act as they please, doing whatever they want.

Meanwhile, the Star God doesn't care about anything; this power is right here, come and take it if you dare!

"By the way, did Alicia say anything about what the Pure Beauty Trial is all about? What exactly does it involve? And how did she embark on the Pure Beauty's path?" Black Tower asked curiously.

Black Tower was confident in her beauty, so she believed that the problem with the Pure Beauty Star God not giving her a second glance and making her the Pure Beauty Envoy was definitely not her appearance, but something else entirely.

"According to Alicia, she didn't do anything strange. She just chose to join the Taipusi and was taken around the entire Changletian by the Taipusi people. Then she embarked on her pure and beautiful destiny. Alicia would occasionally deliver letters to pharmacies, flowers to bookstores, or arrange seeds for flower shops out of interest," Chen Li said after glancing at the chat history.

It's worth mentioning that it was Qingque who took Alicia all over Changletian.

After Alicia chose Taipusi, her first target was Fu Xuan, but Fu Xuan was busy, so she passed the task to Qing Que.

"..." Black Tower admitted that he had broken down a bit.

Why?

This Alicia is a character.

Just like Su Chang, who doesn't even know how to write the four characters of the Lone Wave Algorithm, she's quite a character!

"I've already said that everyone in the Oddities group is talented and speaks very well. You should chat in the group more often," Chen Li said.

As far as Chen Li knew, among the genius club members that Chen Li had brought into his circle of friends, only Screw Gumu would occasionally participate in the discussions in the Oddities group.

Ruan Mei remained silent, only occasionally sending some pastries as red envelopes to highlight her presence while spying on the screen, while Stephen and Black Tower left almost no trace in the Oddity Group.

Stephen's problem stems from social anxiety, as everyone knows. As for Black Tower... perhaps it's because Black Tower, separated by a screen, can't discern whether these people are interesting or not, so they're too lazy to waste time.

This time, Alicia's impact on the Black Tower's pure beauty can be considered an opportunity.

Chen Li didn't care whether Black Tower was sociable or not; what Chen Li coveted was Black Tower's "chat history".

Using chat logs from different people as bullet comments will produce different effects.

"I understand. I'll check the group chat to see what kind of talented people are in there."

Having learned from the experience of Haruhi Suzumiya, Black Tower thought he already knew enough about the Oddity Group, but he was still shocked by the presence of such a brave subordinate as Alicia.

"What are you planning to do with these people?" Black Tower stood on tiptoe and looked at Chen Li's chat interface with him.

To avoid appearing silly or overwhelmed by the experience alone, Chen Li decided to share his screen with Heita.

"Vilvie doesn't need to worry. She has her reasons for accepting the power to become a Commander. Alicia doesn't need to worry either. Becoming a Commander of Pure Beauty doesn't seem like a bad thing, and it does align well with Alicia's path. The key is that the Pure Beauty Star God has already fallen... Mebius doesn't need to worry either, because the leader of the Medicine King's Secret Sect is actually one of my people. Sakura is naturally the same... Which outstanding swordsman who comes to the Immortal Ship doesn't beat up Yan Qing?"

"The Yanqing you mentioned... sounds like quite a character."

“He’s definitely someone to be reckoned with. I’d like to have a go with him…” Chen Li nodded.

"But after listening to you talk for so long, it seems like you don't intend to care about anything."

"They're all projections, what's the point of caring? At worst, they'll just die," Chen Li said indifferently.

"Will their power as messengers be inherited? For example, if Alicia's projection ends and she returns, will she be able to continue the Pure Beauty Trial?" Black Tower, being a genius, was once again driven by his professional instinct to explore everything.

"How would I know? Like you said, I'm just from out of town." Chen Li blinked innocently.

“…Since you have nothing to do right now, why don’t you help me forge some wondrous artifacts?” Black Tower said, tugging at Chen Li’s sleeve.

"But I need to go home for dinner."

"Go home? None of your friends are going home, so why do you have to go home?"

"Because I still have friends waiting for me at home." Chen Li renewed the subscriptions for several friends' projectors while notifying their physical bodies.

Because all of your projectors have caused trouble, they won't be coming home for dinner for the time being.