The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"Don't look at me like that, that's how the strange artifacts are designed." Chen Li shrugged.

"And the snacks in the basket that every whiny monster carries are actually a concrete manifestation of their mental burden. They share their snacks with those they are close to. The closer the relationship, the more snacks they give. Once all the snacks have been given away, the physical and mental 'burden' caused by the passage of time or other unusual reasons will be completely cleared away. Sigh, do I have some too? Thank you." Chen Li accepted the exquisite little cake with Estella's unique personal touch from her hands.

Giving away snacks is a process of clearing out one's own burdens.

"And after becoming a whiny girl, the concept of 'relationship' won't be affected. You won't be silly and hug everyone you see, just like Estella is willing to shake my hand but won't let me touch your head," Chen Li continued to explain.

"You just said that after turning into a whiny monster, you'll be in a pseudo-invincible state... right?" Looking at Estella, who was standing in front of Ruan Mei distributing snacks, the big black tower was getting a little restless.

"It's practically pseudo-invincible. Now that I've granted you immunity, you can attack the whiny monsters, but even if they're smashed into a piece of paper, they'll instantly turn back into normal because their style is different from ours. But I don't recommend you do that," Chen Li said.

"Why?" The big black tower, who was pressing Estella's head and was about to test how long he could stretch Estella's little face, turned his head and asked.

"Because you'll get beaten up." Chen Li had barely finished speaking when he saw Estella, who had transformed into a whiny monster, reach into the small basket and pull out a pink hammer that was even bigger than the entire whiny monster.

Seeing this, Daheita silently released his grip and took two steps back.

As the Wisdom Token Envoy, the Great Black Tower was confident in its own strength, but it never bothered with Chen Li's artifacts and artifact derivatives.

Because...the art styles are different.

After being released by the Great Black Tower, the giant hammer in Estella's hand instantly turned into pink gas and exploded. Then, Estella excitedly picked up her basket and went to distribute her snacks.

"Is this snack safe to eat?" the Great Black Tower asked after watching Estella disappear from the current cabin.

“You can eat them, and they’re delicious. But you can’t eat the snacks you’ve shared; you can only eat other people’s.” Chen Li said as he ate the snacks given to him by Ruan Mei Daheita and Aista.

"The settings for spreading through invisible light and electronic devices, and for human-to-human transmission, are for ease of transmission. The fact that the virus won't trigger the transformation into a whiny monster during operation is to avoid disrupting order, life rhythm, or threatening the survival of the group infected with the whiny virus. The pseudo-invincible state after transforming into a whiny monster and reducing the aggressive desire of surrounding units is to protect the safety of the whiny monster... You've thought it through very carefully, so carefully that it doesn't seem like you're a genius."

As Ruan Mei pondered the effects of the wondrous object Chen Li had created and its corresponding considerations, she spoke to Chen Li.

“Let me add another point: this wondrous object can clear away psychological and physiological burdens, resist wear and tear, and restore clarity to a person… but it doesn’t mean that an elderly person will turn into a young man after using it, so it won’t disrupt the balance of life,” Chen Li said.

"But the resurrection artifact you created not only disrupted the balance of life, but also the balance between life and death," the Great Black Tower warned.

“One thing at a time. Besides, I don’t resurrect just anyone,” Chen Li said.

“I think I understand why the God of Balance granted you the authority of the Balance Envoy.” Ruan Mei nodded.

"Don't praise me like that, it makes me feel embarrassed."

"Now I understand why the God of Balance punched you before granting you the authority of the Balance Envoy," Ruan Mei added.

It's balanced, but not completely balanced.

As in all cases.

"..."

"In short, I'm sure I'll be doing a great service by creating this amazing artifact. Great Black Tower, guess what price the Immortal Ship Alliance is willing to pay for temporary use of this amazing artifact?" Chen Li tossed the pink heart-shaped artifact he had just taken out.

Putting aside the issue of imbalance for now, it's most appropriate to let the praise of lofty morality judge whether Chen Li did the right thing or not.

Merit doesn't lie.

“If we trade this rare item… whatever you want, the Immortal Boat will provide.” Ruan Mei was the first to answer.

"Waaah." But the big black tower's reply was baffling.

The next moment, the [Cute Body] in Chen Li's hand burst into pink light once again.

200

Chapter 200 The Great Black Tower: Sirin, your Chen Li is almost taking my shape!

"...Why didn't you change?" The Great Black Tower was quite disappointed that Chen Li hadn't turned into a whiny monster after the pink light disappeared.

"..." by Chen Li.

"I am a master craftsman specializing in rare artifacts, and I currently possess the right to use this artifact. Isn't it normal for me to be immune to its effects? What exactly are you expecting?"

“Because I think Xiao Chenli might be very cute. And I feel you're under a lot of pressure and need to release some stress,” the Big Black Tower said.

"Even if I were to release someone, it wouldn't be here. Don't I, a member of the Genius Club—a Master of Rare Artifacts—have any dignity?"

"Won't this strange object of yours make people around you habitually ignore it? I really think you're under a lot of pressure." The Great Black Tower said, as if it were for your own good.

"I believe you."

"Hmm... How about this, let me take a look at what Xiao Chenli looks like, and you can choose any of the wonders from the Black Tower Space Station, how about it?"

"it's not good……"

"..." Ruan Mei, who was standing next to her, hesitated before speaking.

She felt that something was off about the conversation, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Just one look. What kind of rare item do you want? I'll give you whatever rare item you want."

"But you already owe me many wonders."

"Debt is no burden. At worst, I'll just send you the Black Tower Space Station later."

"No, I don't have a subordinate as capable as Estella to support the operation of the Black Tower Space Station." Chen Li shook his head.

"Then I will appoint you as the crown prince of the Black Tower Space Station."

"But isn't the Crown Prince the Little Black Tower?"

"Speaking of Little Black Tower... could she also turn into a whiny monster?" Big Black Tower suddenly thought of this question.

"Little Black Tower was only born not long ago, what kind of psychological pressure could she have? No, not necessarily... Little Black Tower might have a considerable physical burden after taking on the Void God Body."

"Waaah!" Just as Chen Li and Da Heita were pondering, a familiar voice rang out.

Little Black Tower barged into the cabin, then ran up to Chen Li, Big Black Tower, and Ruan Mei and took out the snacks from the basket.

"I knew it, something felt missing. Wait, why are the snacks for the two of them about the same amount as the snacks for me?" Big Black Tower stared into thought as he looked at the snacks divided into three equal portions.

Has this little black tower learned to divide its love equally among three people at such a young age?

He will surely achieve great things in the future!

"What are you thinking about again?" After giving up on thinking, the Great Black Tower turned around and found Chen Li deep in thought, and asked.

"I'm wondering, could the Little Black Tower be considered a type of Vita?"

Who is Vita?

"Oh, that's the name of my memo."

At this point, Chen Li glanced at his memo.

Vita still did not reply to Chen Li.

They're probably still sleeping.

Chen Li was genuinely worried that Vita might sleep until the very end.

And Aqua, he didn't reply to Chen Li either.

God knows what those two were doing.

Regardless of whether Chen Li will help Aqua forge the artifact that will allow her to return to the Celestial Realm, Chen Li is genuinely interested in the skill system of that world.

Chen Li really wanted to combine the career system of offering blessings to a wonderful world with the career system of his own main world; it might be very interesting.

"Chen Li, sacrificing ourselves for the sake of experimental artifacts is the destiny of geniuses like us. Look, Ruan Mei and I have both sacrificed ourselves. Isn't it appropriate for you to sacrifice yourself as well?" After seeing the little black tower running away with the basket, the big black tower guessed that she might have gone to find Estád, so it turned its attention to Chen Li.

“Perfect, absolutely perfect. If there’s anything you can experiment with, feel free to ask.” Chen Li took out the Miracle Card, [Let Me Ask You].

"The conclusion you've drawn is soulless..."

"Then go see the God of Wisdom tomorrow, but don't use this Miracle Card of mine."

"But then again..."

"I still prefer your defiant self from earlier. If you really want to see Xiao Chenli, I can oblige, but..."

"Just what?"

"I want to see you perform the spinning around yourself."

"What kind of ridiculous request is this? Can't you make a reasonable request?"

What constitutes a "proper request"?

"For example, rights and wealth."

"If I want these things, can't I just ask the Immortal Boat Alliance for them?" Chen Li shrugged.

“That makes sense, or we could ask the Interstellar Peace Corporation.” The Great Black Tower nodded.

“…” Standing silently to the side, Ruan Mei felt that Chen Li and Hei Ta were treating the Immortal Boat Alliance and the Interstellar Peace Company like ATMs, respectively.

The key point is that these two top organizations, which are practically the largest forces in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd, are actually willing to provide funding.

So what?

"Deal." The Great Black Tower nodded.

Chen Li looked up at the terms he was extracting.

[Spinning around] Entry extraction in progress...

Progress: 2/3 (Having different styles of black towers spin around in front of you will increase the progress)