The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

Chen Li? Chen Li looked very happy.

"How come Nagato's glasses are with you?" Haruhi Suzumiya looked at Chen Li with confusion.

“I traded with Nagato,” Chen Li said.

"What did you use to exchange it?" Haruhi Suzumiya asked curiously.

"I traded Hatsune Miku's autograph with Kyon for the right to be his slave for a day, and then used that right to trade with Nagato for glasses." Chen Li rambled on in a serious tone.

Ah-Xu, who was standing to the side, was very dissatisfied with the fact that he had inexplicably become a beast of burden. Couldn't you have come up with a better excuse?

But I'll let it go for the sake of Hatsune Miku's signature.

"Huh? Hatsune Miku's autograph, I want one too... Wait, isn't that a virtual singer? Where did she get an autograph???" Haruhi Suzumiya was stunned for a moment.

Hatsune Miku's autograph?

Isn't this unbelievable, given the rumors about Luo Tianyi using drugs?

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Chapter 125 No way, you can get Dragon Balls through a lottery?

"Transmigrators are not such inconvenient beings. Although I don't know how Hatsune Miku came to be in your world, I have actually met Hatsune Miku. I even received a commission from her to create an everlasting supply of delicious green onions. Look, this is the green onion." Chen Li temporarily borrowed Hatsune Miku's green onion, hoping she wouldn't mind.

“Being a time traveler seems really interesting, I want to be one too,” Haruhi Suzumiya said, raising her hand.

"Sorry, no. But if you want to travel to another world, I might be able to help you."

"Go!"

"But in your world, tomorrow isn't Saturday or Sunday, is it? Good students still have to go to school," Chen Li reminded him.

"Sigh, why can't we have Saturdays and Sundays off every day starting tomorrow?" Haruhi Suzumiya complained after being reminded by Chen Li.

"Even if you say that, the world won't change because of your ideas," Kyon retorted.

"..." But after Kyon finished his rant, he found that everyone except himself and Haruhi Suzumiya was somewhat silent.

But after quickly recalling Haruhi Suzumiya's outrageous behavior, Kyon suddenly felt that... the world could indeed be changed because of one person's thoughts.

"So you should try this scallion, it's delicious." Chen Li chose to change the subject.

"Oh, right, speaking of which, what you were saying earlier, wasn't that? This scallion is also a rare item, right?"

"Yes, and it's a green onion that can be infinitely regenerated; no matter how many times you eat it, it will regenerate."

"You sound even more boring than me, yet you can create such strange things." Haruhi Suzumiya looked at Chen Li in surprise.

"I'm not just bored. Even artifact blacksmiths need to earn a living," Chen Li said.

"But didn't you not ask me for a forging fee?" Haruhi Suzumiya was taken aback.

“That’s right, so this strange object wasn’t yours at all,” Chen Li said matter-of-factly.

"Huh? What about my rare treasure?"

"You'll only be able to own your own artifact when you can afford the forging fee. Right now, you can only use shared artifacts," Chen Li said.

"Huh? How many yen does it cost to forge that strange item? I'll think of a way to scrape together the money for you."

“I don’t charge for forging rare items, but I do accept rather unusual things. For example, Nagato’s glasses. Perhaps I can use these glasses to forge an item that can render someone numb and emotionless. You can think of it as a label representing an item, and the more distinct the label, the more valuable it is to me,” Chen Li explained.

"Hmm... Let me think of somewhere I can get some distinctive labels for you as forging fees. I also want my own unique artifact." Haruhi Suzumiya began to think, her brows furrowed, and then she gave up thinking.

"SOS Brigade, assemble! Let's start thinking about how to raise the forging fees and create a unique artifact that belongs to the SOS Brigade." Haruhi Suzumiya chose to leverage the strength of her team.

"Didn't you just say you wanted a rare item that belonged to you? How did it become something belonging to the SOS Brigade?" Kyon complained.

"Don't worry about the details," Haruhi Suzumiya waved her hand.

“Ah, I have a plan…” Chen Li suddenly raised his hand and said.

"Oh, I forgot you're also a member of the SOS Brigade. So, Vice-Commander, do you have any good ideas?" Haruhi Suzumiya asked.

"When did I become a deputy regimental commander?"

"Just promoted."

Although it was strange that Chen Li was the one who came up with the idea to raise the forging fee for Chen Li, it was perfectly normal for Suzumiya Haruhi to feel that it was only natural.

“Ah Xu would be perfect.” Chen Li didn’t bother with all the other nonsense and just said what he had just thought of.

"Trying to steal my team members? No way! Or are you going to start your own team?" I, Haruhi Suzumiya, can tell at a glance that you're up to no good!

"That's not it. I think Ah Xu might have some kind of tag related to吐槽 (tu cao, a form of humorous criticism or吐槽, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical remarks) on him," Chen Li said.

"You have a point. After all, Kyon is the one who makes sarcastic remarks. But you're collecting such outrageous entries?" Haruhi Suzumiya asked after a moment of surprise.

"What do you mean by 'tsukkomi'? You guys are really going too far," Kyon complained.

"Still complaining? And you still say you're not a tsukkomi (straight man)?"

“...That’s so unfair.” Ah Xu complained again.

"Alright, SOS Brigade, gather up and strip Kyon naked so Chen Li can see what's on him with any sarcastic remarks!" Haruhi Suzumiya chuckled.

"No need for that, I can just touch it," Chen Li said, speaking up for fairness.

Ah Xu looked at Chen Li with emotion.

She seemed to have long forgotten that the reason she might be stripped naked was because of Chen Li.

With Kyon's cooperation, they looked him over and over again at his clothes and belongings, and finally found the most ridiculous thing to complain about.

"If nothing unexpected happens, besides Kyon the whole being being used as a source of吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or humorous comments), the most suitable material is Kyon's teeth," Chen Li said seriously.

After all, complaints come out of the mouth.

"What? I need to have a tooth pulled?" Kyon instinctively covered his mouth.

"Of course, there is also a less radical approach."

"what way?"

“Your SOS Brigade armband will do,” Chen Li said.

Although Kyon might not realize it, the comments that surround the protagonist are the truly meaningful ones!

The SOS Brigade's armband is naturally one of the important items and symbols of the main characters.

"You scared me. Here you go." Upon hearing that he didn't need to have his teeth pulled, Kyon readily handed the SOS Brigade armband to Chen Li.

Ah-Xu always felt that this thing was useless; it would be best if it could help him ward off disasters.

"Don't just hand over your armband so readily," Haruhi Suzumiya glared at Kyon.

“Oh, you want yours too,” Chen Li said.

"Ugh?"

“You will now face two choices. One is to use these armbands as forging fees and then find the materials yourselves; the other option is to use them as material costs,” Chen Li said.

Creating a rare item certainly wouldn't be that cheap, but Chen Li could definitely profit from Haruhi Suzumiya.

[Enhancement Machine] Entry extraction in progress...

Progress: 1/3 (Using Haruhi Suzumiya to enhance your item strength can increase progress)

Extracting the entry for "Wishing Machine"...

Progress: 1/3 (Progress can be increased by fulfilling your own wish using Haruhi Suzumiya)

For the sake of these two seemingly interesting terms, Chen Li wouldn't mind helping Haruhi Suzumiya create a low-priced oddity.

Theoretically speaking, Chen Li could create any rare item worth 5 crystals or less, exaggerate its effects, and even generate a profit of 150 crystals by exploiting Haruhi Suzumiya.

However, Chen Li wouldn't go that far, because Chen Li didn't want to see the world ruined by Haruhi Suzumiya.

But Chen Li will definitely make a profit.

What are the material costs?

"Star Stones." Chen Li took out 40 Star Stones and began to explain the function of Star Stones to Haruhi Suzumiya.

"You mean if I'm lucky enough, I can use 40 Star Stones to draw a high-value target, then sell it to you at a higher price to get more Star Stones, and then continue drawing? I choose this!" Haruhi Suzumiya immediately became interested.

A strange object? What strange object?

Anyway, let's use the shared oddities for now.

Who doesn't know that Haruhi Suzumiya only has a three-minute attention span for everything?

Compared to rare items, lotteries are definitely more interesting.

“Sure, but I have to warn you. The scenario you described only exists in theory. In reality, you might only draw items that are just worth the amount of star stones you invested. If I'm not interested in an item, I won't take it back,” Chen Li reminded him.

"Whatever, I don't know what kind of artifact I want anyway. If you draw some random stuff, just use it to forge a random artifact for me. We'll keep scraping together the forging costs. Maybe we'll find some really valuable antiques on the next SOS Brigade adventure," Haruhi Suzumiya said casually.

Haruhi Suzumiya simply associated things with precious terms with antiques.

But they are indeed about the same.

"alright."

"Wait, how are we going to divide 40 star stones among 6 people? It's not good if it's not a round number." Haruhi Suzumiya muttered to herself before looking at Chen Li.