The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"also."

"You actually agreed?"

"We're practically family... How about biting my nails? If they don't grow back, it proves it works on me." Black Tower waved his hand.

"can."

"Then I'll come over personally after my main body has spent three hours in the trash can." A smile appeared on Black Tower's face.

No wonder the Great Black Tower wanted to laugh...

The thought that Chen Li, who dared to bite even the Star God, could now submit to him and obediently and carefully kiss his fingers filled the Black Tower with excitement.

"Um, wait a minute, where did the Blackie I put next to me go?" Chen Li asked, startled.

"Burp." Little Black Tower burped at just the right moment.

The small black tower attracted the attention of Chen Li and the black tower.

"I figured if Chen Li can eat big preserved eggs, then I can eat small preserved eggs too," Little Black Tower said, tilting his head.

"what?"

"And I think this thing is perfect as a backup hidden energy source for the doll! If the fusion is successful, I'll hit the jackpot! Oh, and if the original body dies, consider it a sacrifice for science. Remember to watch the ad to revive me." Little Black Tower lay on the sofa in a relaxed, reclining position.

"are you crazy?"

"I'm not sick, I just want to improve too much! Machine Soul, let me see your limits! ...hiccup"

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Chapter 184 Little Black Tower: What do you mean I now have a backup hidden energy source?!

"Her personality must come from you. After all, she's the little black tower, and you're the big black tower."

"Don't talk nonsense. Her personality definitely comes from you. After all, you're the one who gave her a new life."

"No, no, no, although I like to court death, I always have a reason for it, so it must be your problem."

"No, no, no. While I don't mind taking risks to conduct experiments for research purposes, there's no such risk. It must be a problem with the enhanced machine spirit you've created."

"The Little Black Tower has a personality mapping module that maps your personality, so it's your problem."

"...This little thing won't have any impact on me in the world of geniuses, but it will ruin my reputation in the world of puppeteers, so I don't acknowledge it."

"You two, that's enough! Can you stop pushing me around like that?" Little Black Tower, who was lying on the sofa and was being pushed back and forth between Chen Li and Black Tower, got angry.

"Assuming the power of the Machine Soul is insufficient to restrain the part of the Void God Body, then the two of us will inevitably have to determine before you die whether your love for courting death stems from Chen Li or from me," said the Black Tower puppet controlled by the Great Black Tower.

“I still think that although my personality mapping module is fine, you were infected by Chen Li during the few hours you spent with him after you gained the machine soul, right?” Black Tower asked Little Black Tower.

"That's too much! Main body! Don't you care whether I live or die? You bastard, say something!" Little Black Tower patted Chen Li's thigh, who was sitting next to him, with his left hand.

"What kind of nickname is that? Anyway, death is no problem. I've already temporarily transferred the VIP access to the resurrection match to you. If you can't hold on, just die peacefully. You'll be a hero again in 30 seconds. But I absolutely cannot let Black Tower think that I'm the one who likes to court death and led you astray. This kind of bad impression absolutely cannot take root in other people's minds!" Chen Li shook his head and said.

The unique VIP privileges for the revival competition belong only to the current user. Like other rare items, Chen Li can transfer this rare item to others at any time, and the organizer's privileges are also lent out at the same time.

Of course, like other strange objects, this artifact can be temporarily projected using star stones.

Chen Li hadn't temporarily transferred his VIP privileges to others before because if his friends died, it would only be a matter of a few resurrection cards.

However, if Chen Li dies, his resurrection authority will be activated immediately, and the corresponding mechanism of the blank miracle card will be used to revive him.

They lost their lives, but Chen Li lost a blank Miracle Card!

Most importantly, Chen Li didn't know who among his friends or his group members was going to die—this privilege could only be transferred to someone who was still alive, not temporarily to someone who was already dead.

Furthermore, since the person who possesses the artifact can approve resurrection cards, Chen Lizhen is not comfortable lending this artifact to others.

Just as the Miracle Sprite said, Chen Li could choose not to bear the responsibility of saving the world, but he also couldn't stand by and watch the world be destroyed in his hands.

Like on social media, you can temporarily transfer revival items to someone else when they urgently need them.

But allowing others to hold it long-term is not an option!

"You two are really going too far, bullying a little Black Tower who is about to die alone... By the way, what's with this trash can?" Black Tower looked at the small golden trash can that Chen Li had just woven, puzzled.

"This... it's the same kind of trash can as the Black Tower, with a confinement effect. It was temporarily woven together mainly to serve as a bomb-proof container. If you're really about to explode, I'll throw you in, then close the lid to prevent you from damaging the Black Tower space station. It's fine if you die, but you can't destroy the space station," Chen Li said rather ruthlessly.

The Cleaning Master's achievements can be used to weave sacks or trash cans, and can be recycled to continue serving as achievements after use, which is very convenient.

"Do you think I'm less valuable than the Black Tower Space Station?" Little Black Tower was deeply shocked.

"Yes." Chen Li nodded.

You die, but you'll be back as a hero in 30 seconds. However, if the space station explodes, you'll have to spend virtual points to repair it.

Chen Li could still tell which was more important.

"What if I told you I knew the locations of all the hidden items in the Great Black Tower?"

"...Little Black Tower, don't die! If you die, I won't live either!" After hesitating for half a second, Chen Li grabbed Little Black Tower's hand and cried out.

"You traitor!" The Black Tower puppet glared at him.

No, sister, that's not how you use the personality mapping module.

"Wait, I don't think these things are in the personality mapping module, right?"

"I figured since I'm already Little Black Tower, it's normal for me to know about your affairs, right?" Little Black Tower tilted his head.

"???"

"Machine Soul...can it do everything?"

"It probably won't work, but a machine spirit enhanced with a miracle crystal should still be feasible. After all, she's the Little Black Tower, and you're the Big Black Tower, which makes sense."

"What do you mean 'reasonable'? So, little black tower, are you going to die or not? Stop dragging it out, or just self-destruct." The big black tower was very impatient.

"You cold-hearted woman! Chen Li is so much better to me. Once I recover, I'm going to tell Chen Li all the bank passwords for Black Tower!"

"You did a good job, Little Black Tower."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, all I have in the bank is debt." The Black Tower puppet waved its hand.

"All of it is debt?"

“Yeah, I usually just tell Está when I’m short of money. Is that strange?” The Black Tower Doll tilted its head.

"So, Little Black Tower, are you going to explode or not? Hurry up and explode so we can do something else." Chen Li asked, looking down at Little Black Tower sprawled on the sofa.

"Wow, such a quick change of heart? My heart is sinking... Ah, it seems to be alright now." After the little black tower felt its heart sink, the previously restless power of nothingness seemed to calm down as well.

So, the phrase "heart turned cold" isn't actually an adjective?

"Chen Li and Big Black Tower, you two quickly help me check if I now possess endless void power?" Little Black Tower jumped up from the sofa again, full of energy.

"Let me see..." Chen Li touched the little black tower's forehead with his hand, and after touching it, he saw a brand new entry.

[Void], [Backup Hidden Energy]

Originally, the little black tower did not have that last entry. The entry for "Void" was not on the little black tower's head, but on its belly.

The transfer means that the nihilistic entry truly belongs to the Little Black Tower.

This is not surprising, after all, this is only a tiny, tiny, tiny part of the Void Star God, while strengthening the Machine Soul attribute of the Little Black Tower cost Chen Li three crystals.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this power is indeed safely residing within your body, but it's not quite what you imagine. It doesn't grant you endless void power, making you a Void Path Walker who can draw upon the power of the Void Destiny Diagram... Instead, it allows you to rush in and explode with others at crucial moments, and the explosive effect should be quite considerable," Chen Li said.

The phrase "[Backup Hidden Energy]" triggered some of Chen Li's ancient memories.

"what?"

“But don’t be discouraged. With your genius-like thinking, as long as you find the right way to use this hidden backup energy, you can increase your output. And although this Void God Body is very small, you might be able to resonate with IX through it and directly borrow IX’s Star God power,” Chen Li said.

Now that the Little Black Tower already possesses a machine soul, it's only natural to let it "think" in even more outrageous directions.

Now that the Little Black Tower has gained some power, it's time to start thinking about how to use it.

Little Black Tower can't keep using the "diamond" throwing method to defeat enemies.

The efficiency is too low.

“That makes sense. I’ll think about it… Big Black Tower, I’d like to borrow your lab for a bit.” Little Black Tower seemed to have a flash of inspiration, jumped off the sofa, and immediately ran out.

"I have a feeling things are about to take a terrible turn," Hei Ta said, looking at Chen Li.

“Indeed. Black Tower, do you think it’s possible for us to train Little Black Tower into another genius?” Chen Li suddenly asked.

"you mean……"

"Black Tower, you installed personality mapping modules on the Black Tower dolls, allowing them to understand commands when they are in control or assisting you in experiments or daily life, but you didn't load all their knowledge into them, right?"

"Yes, because knowledge is knowledge, and creativity is creativity. Even if the Black Tower puppets possess the same memories as me, plus the personality mapping module, they can't create much of value. Besides, doing so would be very costly, so I didn't load it." Black Tower nodded.

In other words, the regular black tower dolls are "AI customer service," while the giant black tower is the only "human customer service."

AI customer service has its limits.

"But now the Little Black Tower has its own machine spirit, and it seems quite free. If a genius's knowledge is combined with the creativity brought by the machine spirit... is it possible to create a new genius? A genius who can be recognized as a member of the genius club?" Chen Li muttered, stroking his chin.

"Let Little Black Tower become a genius too? That's an interesting idea!" The Black Tower puppet's eyes lit up instantly.

Ruan Mei had considered creating a Star God, and Black Tower's ambitions were not limited to becoming a member of the Genius Club. So, creating a genius at the level of the Genius Club first was not an unreasonable thing, was it?

Big Black Tower doesn't care whether his name as a genius can shine among the stars again, but he finds it very interesting to think about the surprised looks on other people's faces when they see Little Black Tower becoming a member of the genius club.