The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

If you ask Najenda if she's worried that Chen Li has ulterior motives towards this world, Najenda was genuinely worried at first, but later...

“I remember you should be close to collecting a resurrection card by now, right? Why don’t you resurrect the original emperor and see if he’s happy?” Chen Li suggested.

“That’s not necessary. I’m afraid if he sees the current state of the Empire, he’ll get so angry that he’ll die back, wasting one of my resurrection cards.” Najenda waved her hand.

See, that's it.

Resurrection is such a wonderful word, but Chen Li is willing to give away the resurrection card link to everyone for free.

The wealth of an empire is indeed awe-inspiring, but you have to consider who you're comparing it to.

The day before, Najenda heard from a group member named ScrewGumm that the price of a resurrection card link was enough to buy a planet with life.

When Najenda arrived at the planet composed of inorganic life forms at the other party's enthusiastic invitation, and boarded the spaceship to watch the stars passing by, she knew that the Empire was indeed a remote and impoverished place.

The only reason Chen Li would value this empire and be willing to invest so much effort in it is simply because he wants to see a so-called miracle.

If that's the case, why not just go with the flow?

Originally, in Najenda's mind, the ideal configuration for the Empire should be this: General Bud firmly sits in the capital to suppress all villains, while she assists the emperor in managing the people's livelihood, and the emperor recruits talents and wholeheartedly serves the people... Esdeath? She's conquering all directions, and it would be best if she never came back to her and caused her trouble.

But after talking for a long time with the elegant and gentlemanly mechanical nobleman, Screwgoom, Najenda suddenly felt that having an emperor wasn't necessarily necessary.

Najenda knew, of course, that the Empire's current productivity simply couldn't support a more democratic system like an electoral system, but that wasn't a big deal; the world still had miracles, still had wonders...

"Chen Li, can you forge a marvel that can manage the empire? A marvel that ensures the empire's decisions are never wrong and that the empire will stand tall in this world forever!" Najenda asked, her heart filled with hope.

"You know what, I actually have such a rare item on hand right now, but you might not be able to accept the price."

"What price?"

"Never mind the cost, I'm being tagged in the group chat all the time, asking when the commission will start."

"It's better to do it sooner rather than later, let's do it now."

"Okay!" Chen Li nodded and then agreed to all the world travel requests sent to him by the group members.

Countless portals appeared one after another around Chen Li, and then "bonds" from all over the world gathered here.

"I'm sure you're all already familiar with the structural model of the Revolutionary Army headquarters, so there's no need for further explanation. Please get started," Najenda said politely to the group who had just arrived in this world.

Gentlemen, I want reform!

Najenda has been back at the Revolutionary Army headquarters for two days now. During this time, she hasn't been idle. Instead, she used the map function built into her WeChat app to take a rubbing of the Revolutionary Army headquarters and shared it in the group chat this morning.

That structural model marked all the high-ranking revolutionaries that Najenda considered important, with the aim of capturing them all today.

These high-ranking members of the revolutionary army were a mix of good and bad, but Najenda had no interest in distinguishing between them. All she wanted was to use the forced exchange of gold coins to sign a fair and just contract with them.

"Sigh, we're already at war after just three seconds? I like it. Everyone, I'm going first; this MVP is mine."

"Goodbye."

"No delivery."

"I'll apply an Eternal Power mark to you first. Okay, you can go deliver it now."

"Wow, so many cute girls. Vilvi, look... Hey, Xiao Li, haven't seen me for two days, did you miss me?"

"I'm not interested in girls. I just want to study the Imperial Arms of this world. Maybe I can find out how they're made. May I ask, does anyone have the ability to teleport and take me to the vault where the Imperial Arms are stored?"

"Princess, I've finally met you. Did you have fun in this other world? Isn't it time to go home? You can't be so willful anymore."

"Yonglin, didn't you say you weren't coming? I don't care, I'd rather die here today, jump off a cliff ten thousand meters high, than go back to the Lost Bamboo Forest! Chen Li, save me!"

"Kaguya, wanna play online? I developed a new combo yesterday! Hey you over there! Don't touch my aura! Don't eat it!"

"It feels so strange to be in another world. I can't access the power of destiny here, but thankfully I'm not a fake Wisdom Envoy."

"Logic: The power of destiny is part of imaginary energy. Without imaginary energy, this world cannot mobilize the power of destiny. However, the severing of this connection only prevents us from obtaining energy from the outside world; the internal energy remains unaffected."

The scene was in complete chaos, and it seemed that no one was listening to Najenda at all.

"..." Najenda, who had been hoping that these group members would show off their skills, suddenly fell silent.

Najenda originally thought she would give the Revolutionary Army headquarters a little shock from another world, but these people gave Najenda a little shock from her group members first.

Right now, some people are shopping, some are studying the air, and one person even laid out a blanket, took out his mother's tablecloth, and started eating.

Hey guys, what are you all doing here?

Are you trying to get a participation prize?

Seeing these people in the group, each boasting about themselves to the skies, but in reality they're just...

"boom!"

"Ah, sorry, I got so engrossed in my research on other worlds that my hand slipped."

Najenda stared at the flattened mountain peaks in the distance and fell silent.

Okay, these people are really good. They weren't bragging in the group, because they really are.

But they don't do any work!

"Chen Li, aren't you going to do something about... Chen Li?" Feeling that her ambitions were about to be destroyed, Najenda tried to ask Chen Li for help, but saw that Chen Li was looking at the town where the Revolutionary Army headquarters was located with a dazed look in his eyes.

"Ah, I feel it! Civilization value is increasing! I... I see history." Chen Li murmured strange words.

Najeta clutched her head in anguish.

Dude, why is none of these group members reliable?

Are you here for a picnic?

And those who research otherworldly aspects, could you postpone that research?

"Are you alright?" Just as Najenda was feeling confused, a hand was placed on her shoulder.

“I, I’m fine.” Najenda shook her head.

"Your expression tells me you're busy right now. But never mind, just wondering where I can claim the 200 starstone reward?"

"Claim your reward now?"

"The work is done, why not claim the reward?" Yakumo Yukari tilted her head, not understanding what nonsense Najenda was talking about.

"what?"

"Yes." Yukari Yakumo snapped her fingers, and then countless gaps opened up from all around. Countless Revolutionary Army high-ranking officers, bound tightly, along with countless gold, silver, and Imperial Arms, fell out of the gaps like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

“I remember now, you were the first one to rush out… Yakumo Yukari, right?” Najenda’s eyes were blank again.

Only half a minute has passed, hasn't it?

What happened?

“That’s right, so where do I claim the reward?” Yukari Yakumo asked with a smile.

Sending Yukari Yakumo to deal with the Revolutionary Army is akin to a dimensional reduction attack.

Yukari Yakumo is constantly teased in the group chat for not contributing enough, but that's in terms of a planet.

Najenda glanced at the group of self-centered friends, then at Yakumo Yukari who was asking her for a reward, and instantly understood what was going on.

"You guys... you don't think you can't compete with Yakumo Yukari's efficiency, so you're just giving up, do you?" When Najenda said this, the scene fell silent instantly.

“There’s nothing I can do. If you want to destroy the world, then we each have our own special skills. But when it comes to the speed at which you kidnap someone, and even attach precise spatial coordinates... how can I possibly compete with Yakumo Yukari?” Houraisan Kaguya shrugged.

"As soon as I arrived in this world, I noticed a lot of spatial fluctuations nearby, and those fluctuations extended precisely to all the red-marked locations at the Revolutionary Army headquarters. So... giving up the competition was a wise move. This guy definitely had been gathering his strength for a long time before teleporting!" the Great Black Tower said confidently.

“Don’t slander me. My gap is instantaneous,” Yakumo Yukari retorted.

Yukari Yakumo simply memorized the locations of all the things she wanted to kidnap and collect using the model before teleporting.

"I don't know, I just came here to try and get a participation prize." Gabriel looked up blankly.

My game ended before I even started?

Should we continue playing here or go home and play later?

"Now what?"

"Let's find a suitable place for a picnic," Alicia suggested.

"I've heard there are many dangerous species in this world, and their meat tastes really good... Shall I get a few?"

"Don't just think about eating! But catching a few dangerous species to take back for experiments would be a great idea."

"Experiments in the field of life sciences? I think we might have something in common. Let me introduce myself, I'm Ruan Mei."

"I am Möbius."

"Chen Li, how should we distribute the rewards?" Najenda tugged at Chen Li's sleeve as she watched the scene descend into chaos once again.

“Each of these 13 people will receive one Star Stone, and the rest will all go to Yukari Yakumo. Oh, and by the way, give Kaguya Houraisan an extra one. Even though she only wore the Eternal Power Mark, she still contributed a little more than the others,” Chen Li said.

"I knew the support's rating would never be the lowest!" Kaguya Houraisan clenched her fist excitedly.

Although Kaguya Houraisan only obtained two Star Stones, which seems to be only one more than one Star Stone, in other words... Kaguya Houraisan is actually the second in line!

Why are you so concerned about this rating system?

"Leave me alone?"

"Excuse me for asking, do you need any follow-up assistance? Like, something like usurping the throne? I'm an expert on that, you know," Yakumo Yukari said, trying to sell herself to Najenda.

Are you short of star stones?