The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

Upon seeing Chen Li's message, Silver Wolf excitedly kicked over his computer, then peered at his phone, staring in shock at Chen Li's comment.

The light from the mobile app illuminated Silver Wolf's dilated pupils and incredulous face.

[Dad]: You said you were sure you'd win, so why should I even compete? There's always a third round, right? I get to decide the third round, right?

[Silver Wolf]: Seriously, buddy. Don't you have any shame as a genius? You just give up so easily? What about all that brainstorming I did all day?!

[Dad]: You're quite clever.

[Silver Wolf]: ...

Silver Wolf used all his strength to tap six dots on the WeChat Moments app.

Unbelievable! Unbelievable!

Silver Wolf had never seen such a shameless genius!

[Silver Wolf]: Daddy! I'm going to kill you! If you've got the guts, log into the game now, I'm going to torture you 1000 times! 1000 times!

[Dad]: I'm not capable. And I'm going to sleep now. I'll announce the third competition event tomorrow. Goodnight, you should go to sleep early too.

"...How can you sleep at your age!" Silver Wolf roared in impotent rage, slamming his fist on the table.

Silver Wolf didn't know if Chen Li would be able to sleep tonight; she only knew that she definitely wouldn't be able to.

Silver Wolf repeatedly reviewed his chat history with Chen Li, growing angrier with each passing thought, and the angrier he became, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got...

The four words, "I give up" and "You're so clever," kept playing in Silver Wolf's mind.

Seven simple words wiped out all the hard work and thought I'd put into this whole day!

Silver Wolf swore that he had never been this serious, not even when he competed against Screw Goom from the Genius Club!

So, you gave up?

Silver Wolf felt he had never suffered such injustice in his entire life!

"Wah!" Silver Wolf burst into tears.

205

Chapter 205 Chen Li: You wouldn't be scared, would you? Small fry Silver Wolf! Small fry! Small fry!

"Emmm... Fox Prince, you know me. The moment I saw you, I felt we were incredibly destined for each other, a perfect Master-Servant combination. The best combination in the world. So could you please stop looking at me like that?" Chen Li sat at the dining table, feeling Fox Prince's intense gaze, his expression slightly shy.

"The best thing in the world that you mentioned, you mean leaving me all alone on the immortal ship, with no money and no food, and leaving me there alone until midnight?" Fox Palace gritted his teeth as he chewed on fried tofu.

"Well, anyway, I remembered this in the middle of the night, didn't I?"

Chen Li was suddenly awakened in the middle of the night last night, only to remember that he had a follower. So he quickly connected to the follower's WeChat Moments terminal, paid for the Star Stones, and teleported the follower back to his home.

"I thought you were doing something earth-shattering, but it turns out you were just sleeping... I should have gone up to heaven and squeezed in with that Alicia!" Fox Palace was very disappointed.

Alicia, who acts as the sun in the sky above the Immortal Ship, seems to have noticed Fox Palace wandering aimlessly through the streets of the Immortal Ship, and extends an invitation to him.

Considering that Chen Li might come to pick her up soon, Hu Zhaigong declined the invitation. However, she waited until midnight.

"Uh, if you want to contact me next time, you can just look for the emergency help function in the WeChat Moments app. This was indeed my oversight, so I'll compensate you with 10 Star Stones. It's already been transferred to your account," Chen Li said while eating breakfast.

After turning Star Stones into a universal currency in his social circle, Chen Li found it much easier to handle problems.

If there's a bug or a mistake, just provide compensation.

This is how all the game companies Chen Li has seen operate.

However, unlike the virtual currency issued by game developers, Star Stones have real value.

Chen Li was willing to distribute Star Stones on his WeChat Moments because he felt that everyone had their own "newbie bonus period"...

Newbies always seem to have good luck in lotteries. Take Haruhi Suzumiya for example.

Chen Li uses Star Stones to exchange for resources from fellow group members or to maintain "friendship and bonds." After receiving Star Stones, the group members participate in a lottery, and Chen Li uses even more Star Stones to buy the good items they win...

Although it might sound like a loss, since he might have won something better in the lottery himself, Chen Li was always well aware of his own luck.

Compared to the highly random Star Sea Treasures, Chen Li would prefer that the Strange Item Forging Guide include a Star Stone Shop.

"Starstones? What are they used for?"

"The Thor's Heart within you was obtained by someone through a lottery using star stones."

Chen Li only learned about the Fox Palace's unique skill, Thunder God's Companion, when he was idly looking at the Fox Palace's interface. This skill allowed him to borrow the Thunder God's divine power and use things that the Thunder God could use, such as the Thunder God's Heart.

No wonder Fox Palace played Thor's Heart so well right after getting started.

“That sounds quite precious… I’ll give it a try.” Fox Palace’s eyes lit up.

"First, go and check out the 'Star Stone Lottery Instructions' pinned at the top of the Oddities group."

"Ok."

Alright, now I've managed to appease my servant.

Now Chen Li is about to face another problem... What to do about Silver Wolf?

Thinking of this, Chen Li glanced at his private chat interface.

In addition to Sunday and Hanabi's regular morning routine, a new partner has joined the private chat interface—Kafka.

Perhaps Kafka obtained another WeChat Moments terminal that Silver Wolf had set aside; in any case, Kafka successfully made contact with Chen Li.

In fact, the triple verification that Chen Li set up for the WeChat Moments terminal was completely useless. Ignoring the risks and continuing to operate it, there were absolutely no problems.

This was another thought of Chen Li's: who would ever complain about having too few friends? They can be used up anyway.

Kafka didn't have any friends with Chen Li, but she clicked the emergency help button that Chen Li had mentioned to Fox Palace earlier. As a result, Chen Li, who had fallen asleep as soon as he got into bed yesterday, was woken up after sleeping for half an hour.

Kafka didn't chat with Chen Li, she just sent him a photo.

A photo of a silver wolf crying out loud.

Although it was very immoral, to be honest, Chen Li found the silver wolf crying out loud really interesting, so he printed out the photo that very night and hung it on the wall of his bedroom.

This helps Chen Li maintain a cheerful mood.

On the other hand, Chen Li accumulated so much merit so that he could be truly wicked when he wanted to be.

If I don't accumulate merit, I can't be immoral; if I do accumulate merit, I still can't be immoral. So what's the point of accumulating merit?

However, after Chen Li finished his immoral act, he felt that such a blow might be too severe for a child who was not yet an adult.

[I'm not a professional strategy guide system, but I believe that if you follow my plan and soothe Silver Wolf a little, he'll be utterly defeated! Winning his heart will be as easy as taking candy from a baby!]

"Let's play while we're at it."

Okay. Oh, right, I suddenly had an idea.

"Put your thoughts away."

I think Silver Wolf might be a born loser.

"Hmm, what makes you say that?" Chen Li had to admit that the little elf had piqued his curiosity.

The opposite of "silver wolf" is "loser." Wolf versus dog, winner versus loser—little silver wolf, destined to fail!

"..."

[Hmm, don't you understand? The pronunciation of "silver wolf" is similar to "winning wolf"... I forgot the beginning, I forgot the end, but it's just hilarious.]

"……Shut up."

Chen Li was completely bewitched by the little elf, actually believing that the little elf could have any normal thoughts.

In the end, it was Chen Li herself who got hurt.

Chen Li hesitated for a moment, then sent a message to Silver Wolf.

[Dad]: Are you there?

[Silver Wolf]: What? You're awake? Want to continue bragging about your amazing wisdom in surrendering in the second round?

[Dad]: No, that's not it. I just sent you a link, did you see it?

[Silver Wolf]: I saw it. After clicking in, it just showed a bunch of little black tower figures spinning around, so I closed it. What's wrong?

[Dad]: You might not believe it, but after watching a full ad, you'll receive a Resurrection Card fragment. Collect 10 fragments to get a Resurrection Card. Once you have a Resurrection Card, you'll have the chance to participate in a Resurrection Tournament in Hell. If you win the tournament, you can resurrect the dead, and you can even pre-select yourself as the resurrection target.

Silver Wolf: !!!

To be honest, Silver Wolf didn't believe Chen Li's nonsense at first. But after listening to Chen Li's advice, Silver Wolf resisted the urge to turn off the ads and watched a group of little black tower figures spinning around before obtaining his first resurrection card fragment.

Once Silver Wolf obtained the resurrection card fragments, he had no choice but to believe Chen Li's words.

This completely exceeded Silver Wolf's imagination of genius.

Are all the members of the Genius Club this amazing?

Why are you even a member of the Genius Club? Why don't you become a Star God?

I support my dad becoming the Star God; he's the one everyone wants!

[Silver Wolf]: So you're using this revival card ad link to apologize to me and plan to continue our second match?

[Dad]: Of course not, I just want you to watch more ads so that if you die after the third match and can't be resurrected, I won't have to watch ads to revive you.

[Silver Wolf]: No, buddy. What are you going to compete in for the third time? Why are you even using a resurrection card?