The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"This isn't a rare artifact; it's just a combined function of the Myriad Manifestations Cutting and the Disguise Glasses. If you want me to disguise myself as another beautiful girl, you'll need to obtain that girl's true form first," Chen Li said.

"Original body?"

"It's what best represents the other party."

Just like with fireworks, the mask is the essence.

For Shinpachi, glasses are his very essence.

For Amon, the monocle is the essence of his being.

Only items that are so closely related that one can immediately recognize whose item it is can be handled in this way.

By severing the connection, grafting it onto another person, and then using disguise glasses to trigger the linkage function to disguise oneself... one can make others mistakenly believe that one is another person in both reality and causality without changing one's appearance.

It's somewhat similar to the power of existence in "Shakugan no Shana," but not quite, because it's just a deception.

It deceives both the eye and the connection, yet it does not usurp the "existence" of others.

"Then what is my true form?" Alicia asked curiously.

“You don’t have a physical form. You have pink hair, and so does Sakura. You wear knee-high boots, and so does Velvet. You have leg rings, and everyone has leg rings. You don’t have any overly distinctive features.”

"Hmm... Xiao Li's words are really heartbreaking."

"But then again, the characteristics that everyone has make Alicia unique. You are your own essence, one of a kind and irreplaceable."

"..."

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Chen Li tilted his head, looking at Alicia who had suddenly fallen silent.

Girls' hearts are so hard to understand. They don't like to hear the truth, and they don't like to be coaxed.

"Xiao Li, boys need to be careful to protect themselves when they're out and about. If you keep being so sweet-talking, sooner or later a bad woman will have bad intentions towards you." Alicia patted Chen Li's shoulder earnestly.

Alicia initially just wanted to tease Chen Li, and it would have ended peacefully with everyone exchanging blows.

But you start with your ultimate move, is that reasonable? No, it's not.

Can you beat me with 17 cards?

It really does kill in seconds.

If Chen Li was just casually trying to appease Alicia, Alicia wouldn't feel so pressured, but Alicia also felt that Chen Li's words were incredibly sincere.

You're putting so much pressure on me.

Although I'm not a professional strategy guide system, I think...

Okay, I'll shut up.

The little sprite felt that ever since it had suffered repeated defeats against Huang Quan and Jing Liu, it had lost the right to offer strategy advice.

No, I, the little elf, will take back what I lost with my own hands!

I want to prove myself!

The little elf observed and pondered Chen Li's relationships with every beautiful girl around her, looking for a breakthrough, and then devised a way to give Chen Li a big one, so that Chen Li would be completely convinced of her worth!

"I will remember your advice." Chen Li nodded to Alicia.

"Memorizing is one thing, but do you really understand it?"

"I don't understand, but I'm going to go play with girls now."

"???"

"Damn it, how dare they cheat Yinzhi out of his money! Everyone in my WeChat Moments knows that Yinzhi is my good brother. Cheating out of Yinzhi is the same as cheating out of my money! If they dare to cheat me out of my money today, they'll dare to cheat me out of my people tomorrow! And the day after tomorrow, they'll be the ones cheating the world!" Chen Li gritted his teeth and denounced Hua Huo's evil deeds.

"Oh, that startled me," Alicia exclaimed, clutching her chest.

"So Silver Branch helped that girl who sold herself to bury her father, but was actually a fraud?"

"To be precise, it's the Masked Fool," Chen Li corrected.

What's the difference between these two?

“Let me explain this to you. Con artists and masked fools are different. A con artist’s goal is to gain something for himself. A masked fool, on the other hand, just wants to enjoy the process. Con artists are all despicable, but some masked fools will go to great lengths to help everyone so that the story ends as wonderfully as they expect.” Chen Li explained the difference between the two.

In other words, the Masked Fool is a director who puts in a lot of effort to make a film just to make the audience happy... although the audience here refers to the Masked Fool himself.

However, because different masked fools have different understandings of pleasure, their "filming" styles vary greatly.

"So what are you going to do next?"

"Go and give the Immortal Ship a major boost!"

"what?"

"But before that, I need to fulfill my promise to the fireworks company."

Chen Li is not a person who breaks his promises.

Before Fireworks and the Star God of Joy have a decisive battle, Chen Li will not let Fireworks take the blame for him.

Fireworks vs. Joyful Star God.

The chances of winning are slim, but not impossible!

How dare you assume that Fireworks can't beat Pleasure Star God?

And what if Fireworks is the God of Joy?

The evidence is that both Fireworks and Pleasure Star Gods enjoy watching fun.

Fireworks have their own joyful mask, and so does the God of Joy.

Moreover, the two of them have never appeared together!

Thinking hard!

Although Hanabi has not yet successfully challenged the Star God of Joy, as long as Hanabi is willing to take the blame for the trouble Chen Li caused in the Collapse Iron World, Chen Li is not incapable of creating the artifact for Hanabi first.

Well, the main reason is that Chen Li's current crystal income relies entirely on Miracle Cards. He only has 60 crystals left, and if he doesn't open a shop soon, he'll be starving.

Although the business from fireworks is small, and the fireworks themselves are small, there is still some profit. Even a small amount is still profit.

"Tomorrow I will give Hanabi the key to the fate invitation that I have already set up, and then let Hanabi challenge the person I want her to challenge, or rather, the Star God. I hope that Star God will give me some face and accept the invitation to participate in the Joyful Elbow King Tournament!" Chen Li muttered loudly.

If you don't explain to the God of Joy in advance, the God of Joy may not necessarily affect your invitation to Fireworks.

However, after saying that, Chen Li suddenly had a new idea.

If Chen Li were to hand the Joyful Dice to Hanabi, who would win between Hanabi and the Joyful Star God?

……

[Dad]: I've prepared all the materials for forging the strange items that can help you find fun. Are you ready to challenge the person I want to see some fun for tomorrow?

[Fireworks]: I'm ready!

[Dad]: Are you really ready?

[Fireworks]: Yes, Dad.

[Dad]: Then I can rest in peace.

[Fireworks]:?

[Father]: I'm going to forge a wonder for you now. Do you have any requirements for the design of the mask?

[Fireworks]: I've already sent you the design drawings.

[Dad]: I've already seen it, but I have a suggestion, I'm not sure if I should say it.

[Fireworks]: What suggestions do you have?

[Dad]: Hanabi, you seem to be quite well-known among the Masked Fools, right? In that case, why don't you try to steal back the mask that your colleague stole from you? I can forge a rare artifact for you that is the same style as your mask, only the color will be slightly different. From now on, you are SP Hanabi until you personally retrieve the mask.

[Fireworks]: That seems like a good suggestion, but...

[Dad]: The entries on the artifact can be removed. After you get your mask back yourself, I will help you transfer the artifact's functions to the original mask. How about that?

[Fireworks]: Good suggestion. What I, Fireworks, have lost, I will take back myself!

[Dad]: Well then, I wish you success, SP Fireworks.

Why is the firework called SP Firework? Because from tomorrow onwards, Chen Li will be the real Firework!

Ten minutes later, Hanabi looked at the mask in her hand and fell into deep thought.

"Why does this mask look so similar to the one I lost the second time?" Hanabi examined the strange object that Chen Li had created in just 10 minutes.

Hanabi wanted to blame Chen Li's perverse sense of humor for this, because Hanabi had shown Chen Li the mask she had acquired for the second time.

But this mask really gives off a strong resemblance to Hanabi.

Hanabi's original mask was a fox mask with a white side and a red side.

The second mask is red on the left and black on the right, and it is also a fox mask.

This is also why Hanabi chose the second mask among thousands of masks.

"Is it just my imagination?" Hanabi scratched her head.

Hanabi didn't know Chen Li's purpose in making her mask look like this, but she knew that she had met a worthy opponent. This old man must also be a comedian, and the person he wanted to have fun with was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

"I wonder what kind of opponent he'll have me face tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to it. I love challenging work." Hanabi tossed the mask in her hand, smiling as she muttered to herself.