The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"However, having good teeth can indeed make money."

"Oh, what do you mean?" Seeing that Chen Li seemed quite interested, Tingyun didn't want to spoil the fun.

Fox people are eloquent, and Tingyun is one of the best among them, so she naturally followed Chen Li's lead and asked further questions.

"A few days ago, as a deposit and gift for crafting this extraordinary item, General Jing Yuan of Luofu presented me with a piece of divine amber," Chen Li said.

"Divine Body Amber? That's truly a rare treasure. The people in the company are very careful about items related to [Preservation]. I heard that the company acquired a piece of Divine Body Amber shaped like the Amber King a couple of days ago. They claim it's a reward from the Amber King for recognizing the work of the Interstellar Peace Company. But I think it was probably purchased from a collector. I wonder how much it cost. I really want to see such a rare treasure in person..." A look of longing appeared in Tingyun's eyes at the opportune moment.

Tingyun was genuinely interested in this topic and also wanted to delve deeper into it.

Being well-informed is an essential quality for a businessman like Tingyun.

Otherwise, Tingyun would not have been able to build such a large merchant group.

"Oh, that thing? I sold it."

However, Chen Taili did not expect that the people of Interstellar Peace Company would be so ruthless as to even deceive him.

"Ah, my benefactor actually possesses such a carving technique? Truly amazing..." Tingyun's eyes revealed admiration.

"Then guess how I carved it?" Chen Li asked with a smile, biting into the tempting, lustrous meteorite displayed in Ting Yun's home.

“…” Seeing Chen Li talking about alloys so often, Ting Yun had a flash of inspiration.

Tingyun suddenly didn't really want to know about this anymore.

“You seem to be right. Come on, tell me…” Chen Li urged.

"My benefactor, please don't do this..." Tingyun's voice was a mixture of reluctance and welcome.

Tingyun felt that the image of the divine amber body, which had been enshrined by the Interstellar Peace Company and which he had admired for a long time, was gradually shattering before his eyes.

Don't do this kind of thing!

"Tingyun, don't be so timid. Knowing more secrets will be very helpful for your future business. If you don't make money, who will support me?"

"I think it's better for me not to know some things," Tingyun said tactfully.

Although Tingyun felt it was too late to say these things now.

Because I already know many incredible secrets.

"By the way, speaking of which, I should also get you a lucky charm," Chen Li said to himself.

"Bringing wealth?" Tingyun's attention was instantly drawn to these two words.

"This is also the ability I gained after consuming the divine body of the Gluttonous Star God—attraction. Whether it has a physical form or not, it can be attracted to my mouth. Therefore, it can naturally also attract wealth, which is commonly known as attracting wealth," Chen Li said.

This idea was provided to Chen Li by the Great Black Tower.

Because the Great Black Tower said that the abilities of each Star God are not as simple as they sound.

You think hunting is just about chasing after people and hacking them down? No, it also involves the law of cause and effect!

You think abundance can only heal and manipulate flesh and blood? No, it can heal any injury, whether it's human or not!

The power of nothingness is not just about consuming objects; it can even eliminate one's own sense of existence.

Regarding the Gluttonous Star God, the Great Black Tower once proposed a hypothesis: if Louis Fleming, the founder of the Interstellar Peace Corporation, had gotten close to the Gluttonous Star God, he might have been able to use this opportunity to absorb the wealth and gold of the entire universe.

Gluttony is also related to greed.

Therefore, the Great Black Tower also suggested that Chen Li might be able to use the Miracle Crystal as a medium to absorb the "miracles" of the entire Collapse Iron World.

But after trying, it undoubtedly failed.

After Chen Li acquires the Star God traits through the God of Food, the traits will belong to Chen Li. The strength of these traits will determine how strong Chen Li is. However, Chen Li's current true strength is still "just a little bit" weaker than that of the Star God.

In short, the future looks promising.

And this future is not far off.

However, Chen Li felt that even if he reached the level of the Gluttonous Star God, it would be very difficult to do such a thing.

Perhaps... Chen Li needs to surpass the Gluttonous Star God.

"My benefactor, how should the auspicious item you mentioned be forged?" Tingyun had to admit that she was tempted.

"This kind of thing isn't a rare item, so it's very simple. You just need to find something with the qualities of wealth."

"Wealth traits?" Tingyun tilted her head.

"The Gluttonous Star God's absorption is indiscriminate, so it may attract anything. Therefore, you need to find an item with a particularly outstanding quality to bear this power in order to absorb specific items."

"Would gold work?"

"Yes, but not enough. You need a symbol of wealth to serve as its vehicle."

Like the founder of Star Peace Corporation, Louis Fleming was synonymous with wealth.

"Then..." Upon hearing Chen Li's words, Ting Yun's gaze involuntarily lingered on Chen Li's crown.

"You've got your eye on this? You have good taste. This special kind of gold is synonymous with nobility and can also bring wealth, but I have a more important use for it, so I can't lend it to you."

“I understand.” Tingyun nodded.

Chen Li's crown was clearly a symbol of some kind of inheritance, and Ting Yun felt that even having such thoughts was a kind of blasphemy.

“Right? Whether you have money or not is a worldly matter, but whether you're handsome or not is a lifelong matter. Look how handsome this crown is!” Chen Li felt that he had found a like-minded person when he saw that Ting Yun agreed with his ideas.

If you put the Star Peace Corporation's credits into the Honkai World, they're trash, not even worth a piece of waste paper.

But this crown on his head will look very noble no matter which world he goes to!

"...My benefactor, let's talk about the strange object instead." Tingyun felt that his benefactor's focus was unusually peculiar.

Perhaps it's because of different aspirations?

"Oh, have you decided what kind of wondrous object you want to forge?"

“That’s about it, but before that, I’d like to ask my benefactor if you know what the process was like when that Great Lord of Annihilation usurped someone else’s identity?” Tingyun asked.

“It’s almost like you’re seeing your own memories, emotions, words… peeling away from you piece by piece, scattering and disappearing, and converging into another person’s appearance,” Chen Li said.

It was precisely because Huanlong did not kill Tingyun immediately but instead wanted to take everything from him that Tingyun was able to survive.

"I see... Then, my benefactor, could you forge a wondrous object for me that can steal everything from Huanlong?"

"Huh???" Hearing Ting Yun's words, Chen Li was stunned for half a second.

Go against Tiangang!

"This humble woman also wishes to let that high and mighty figure experience what it feels like to be stripped of everything. You said you could use your imagination freely, my benefactor. If that doesn't work, I'll think of another way."

“It’s not impossible…” Chen Li looked at Ting Yun, his eyes filled with confusion.

what is this?

Because Huanlong raped me, does that mean I'm planning to rape her back?

Let the inherently evil Demon Lord of Annihilation experience what it means to empathize.

How cruel!

Chen Li originally felt that it was already excessive to use Huanlong as a destructive term extractor and a public pet that would get slapped after using the slap gloves.

But as expected, reason still limited Chen Li's imagination.

Tingyun is different. As a future victim, Tingyun can truly understand how helpless and painful she will feel after all this happens, so she tends to be a little more extreme in her actions.

understand.

understand.

Furthermore, since a man should never admit his inability, Chen Li accepted the commission to forge this extraordinary item.

According to Tingyun's requirements, she might only need one disposable item, and a disposable item requires far less crystal consumption to achieve a certain effect than a regular rare item.

"Then this humble woman will await your good news, benefactor." Tingyun's face revealed a perfectly timed smile.

"Uh... okay. This artifact of yours is a bit tricky; I need to think about what kind of effect I should create it for." Chen Li had already begun to think.

"My benefactor, please take care of your health. Don't let my question trouble you for too long. It will be some time before I return to the immortal ship. If I can't meet the requirements, then I'll just give up. Please don't make things difficult for me."

As the video feed focused on Tingyun's smiling face, Bai Heng, who was standing next to Chen Li, suddenly felt that this fox-woman might be the greatest enemy of Jingliu's rebellious disciple.

She speaks in a way that makes people feel like they are bathed in a spring breeze, always considering others, without giving the impression of playing hard to get or using reverse psychology.

Being with this person is usually very easy.

Being with Kagami Ryu... well, it should be quite easy... right?

"What do you think of Tingyun?" Chen Li asked Bai Heng without turning his head.

"She would be perfect as a mistress."

"???" Chen Li looked at Bai Heng in shock.

"Because I always felt it would be such a waste to have such a gentle woman as a girlfriend."

"Wait a minute, what kind of logic is this?" Chen Li didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked!

"Because aren't men used to encountering setbacks with their wives and then confiding in their lovers? I always feel that if Tingyun were a wife, it would make men feel like they're too useless. If Tingyun were to gently persuade her husband not to overthink things, then the men might feel even more useless. It would put a lot of pressure on them."

"But it's different when you're lovers. She can give you plenty of emotional value. Of course, you can also try to put yourself in her shoes..."

How do we put ourselves in someone else's shoes?