The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"Vilvie, congratulations on being rescued, but you've also been arrested." After dealing with things here, Chen Li went over to Alicia and Wilvie.

The arriving Moth Soldiers had already taken serious care of Velvi.

"Is it too late for me to surrender now?" Velvi asked.

"It's probably too late, but if you have enough talent, you could still choose to join the Fire Moth, but I can't offer you any help in that regard," Chen Li said with some regret.

Because Chen Li is an outsider, an open and aboveboard outsider.

Chen Li wanted to exchange benefits, something those high-ranking officials who were eager to pursue could not have asked for.

However, if Chen Li were to interfere with the Fire-Chasing Moths, they would become extremely vigilant.

Non-my family, its heart must be different.

In fact, there are probably only two people in the entire Fire Moth organization who are observing Chen Li without prejudice.

One is Alicia, which needs no further explanation.

One is Mebius, because she treated everyone equally, like a guinea pig.

“I see… Then I’d like to ask you a question.” Velvi didn’t seem to care about the Moth of Fire soldiers who had surrounded her.

"what is the problem?"

"Can everyone in the Fire-Chasing Moth be as magical as you? I'm very interested in your ability to forge magical items." With a flick of her wrist, Velvi produced a crystal with the [Wind Control] attribute that she had obtained from Chen Li.

“Of course not. And I can’t teach you either. But… if you want to research something new that I can help you with, I’d be happy to accept it.” Chen Li looked at Wilvi expectantly after taking the crystal back.

Chen Li was really looking forward to seeing what other entries Wilvi could come up with.

“Okay, it’s a deal.” Velvi smiled with delight, as if she had seen an insurmountable challenge appear before her.

This is a special kind of excitement that only geniuses experience when facing difficulties.

"Keep it up. Try to go from being a prisoner of the Fire-Chasing Moth to becoming the head of the Fire-Chasing Moth's engineering department."

"Oh, you have that much confidence in me?"

"Of course," Chen Li nodded.

“Okay, then have your engineering department head wash up and wait. I’ll come find him,” Vervi said confidently.

"...I am the Minister of Engineering."

"Ugh?"

……

"Alice, come here for a second." After Velvi got into the car quite cooperatively, Chen Li called Alice to the side.

"What's wrong?" Alicia kept glancing at the vehicle where Velvi was, seemingly worried that Velvi might be being treated differently.

"You should be wearing the black stockings I made for you, right?" Chen Li glanced at Alicia's long, slender legs encased in thigh-high boots.

These tall boots are indeed very discreet.

Chen Li knew that Alicia had transmigrated because Chen Li could sense the location of all the strange objects, but Chen Li could not admit it directly.

"Yes, I wore it. So... you want to see?" Alicia tilted her head slightly.

"How about we add each other as friends?"

"Sigh, is that all it was for?" Alicia seemed a little disappointed.

"Your acting was very good, but don't overact next time."

"But... never mind, judging from your serious expression, it seems that the friend you're talking about isn't just an ordinary communicator friend?" Alicia asked.

"Yes. It's a special function that can summon you to my world if you give your permission," Chen Li nodded.

"You mean...you're going back?"

"I've been away for a while now, so naturally I need to go back and take a look," Chen Li nodded.

“Then I won’t ask you why you added me as a friend, so I don’t get a disappointing answer. So what should I do?” Alicia readily agreed without much thought.

"I added you as a friend because I'm captivated by the beautiful Miss Alicia, and I want to see you often. As for adding you as a friend, as long as you possess the rare item, leave the rest to me," Chen Li said seriously.

"Now you don't acknowledge that the beautiful goddess Idrila is unparalleled in beauty?" Alicia asked with a smile.

"Is Idrila's unparalleled beauty directly related to my being captivated by the beautiful Alicia? But then again, beautiful Miss Alicia, you wouldn't mind lending me a hand if I were in danger, would you?" Chen Li said devoutly, his hands clasped together.

"I would be even happier if it weren't for that last sentence." Alicia gently tapped Chen Li's forehead with her finger.

“I know. But I would never deceive the beautiful Miss Alicia.”

"Yes, I'm even happier now." Miss Pink Fairy nodded in satisfaction.

Beginner Quests (Part 2)

Add a friend √

A friend, a writing assistant, but also a henchman.

Once the other party receives the wondrous item given to them, and they conceptually possess the right to use the wondrous item, a friendship relationship (contract) can be established using [Miracle] (Crystal-1) as a medium.

Chen Li can use a 1-star stone to make the opponent's spacetime projection or the opponent's real body holding a strange object appear in front of him.

Simply put, if you can't beat them, call for reinforcements.

Moreover, after calling for reinforcements, Chen Li has a certain degree of command over his friend.

It makes perfect sense to have this feature, since what blacksmith would personally go out and hammer someone?

The appearance of the strange object, "Pale Justice," was entirely unexpected.

Compared to pale justice, the advantage of this function is that the summoning is stable, there is no side effect of having to grant the other party's wish, and there is no limit to the number of people that can be summoned.

If I had to point out a downside, it would be that it requires spending 1 star stone.

This 1-star stone is both the cost of summoning the opponent's projection and the reward given to the opponent.

Each time a friend is summoned by Chen Li to assist in battle, they can choose one of the following: [Lifespan +1], [Luck +1 for one day], or [Gain a 1-meter teleportation distance].

These rewards correspond to the time-related fate and spatial attributes of the star stones, respectively. Chen Li's additional rewards are calculated separately, but there is a daily limit to the number of rewards.

The more times you are summoned to assist in battle, the more options you can unlock.

It also allows friends to communicate freely and for free.

Chapter 18 Choosing a face-to-face communication partner? Of course, it's the great Compassionate Medicine King!

Chen Li explained the details of the friend system to Alicia in detail, and Alicia listened patiently before agreeing to the friend request.

Although... as long as the other party takes Chen Li's rare item, if Chen Li asks the other party to be a friend, the other party simply won't be able to refuse.

Miracles are never free.

But this extreme situation is meant to trick the villains, not to trick your friends.

"It's all better now," Chen Li said.

"Is that all? Alas, all good things must come to an end. It's time to say goodbye again..." Alicia seemed a little dejected.

"Don't talk like I'm leaving and never coming back. I've already placed a miracle beacon in this world, and I can return as long as I spend enough starstones. Besides, I can't bear to leave this world, so I might be back soon," Chen Li said.

When Chen Li performs a miraculous act in the Adventure World and obtains a [Miracle Card] or forges a wondrous item, he can spend 1 Miracle Crystal to condense a Miracle Beacon in this world at any time.

Miracle Beacons can be placed in fixed locations or used for random teleportation.

Chen Li chose the former. The location was the place he was currently leaving.

Although it's not necessarily safe here, at least you don't have to be teleported to some corner of the world and then run back to the Firemoth.

“Well… goodbye. Oh, right, how am I supposed to tell the others about this?” Alicia asked quickly.

"Just tell her I went to buy some goods. If you need to see me, just message me." After saying that, Chen Li waved to Alicia and, after waiting for three seconds, disappeared from the spot.

Just as Chen Li said, Chen Li really was going back to his main world to buy goods.

Some of his personal belongings, still kept in his basement, are excellent materials for crafting extraordinary objects.

...The girl is praying...

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In a void, Chen Li was holding his rare forging guide, drifting aimlessly through the space.

This current stage is both a purification process for Chen Li and a summary of his actions and gains in this extraordinary world, with appropriate evaluation.

In the past, the Miracle System, or the Light of Miracles, mainly relied on this process to summarize the miraculous deeds one had performed in the world in order to obtain the power of miracles.

Unfortunately, the overly pure miracle system was no match for the despicable locals, resulting in the system reaping nothing and even losing everything after each miracle.

If it weren't for the fact that the Miracle System possessed a large amount of miracle power from the very beginning due to the "miracle of its birth," it wouldn't have even been able to reach Chen Li before it vanished due to the victory of miracle power.

In other words, perhaps the Miracle System's arrival in Chen Li's world was its "serendipitous encounter."

However, after Chen Li took over, the Miracle Power was settled immediately instead of after the world ended. Therefore, the settlement would not give much Miracle Power, but would only give corresponding "Miracle Easter Eggs" based on Chen Li's actions.

Every time Chen Li does something related to a miracle, he may receive a free "one-time miracle" related to it during the settlement.