The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

“I am a Wondrous Crafter. My job is to forge wondrous items and then distribute them to others so that they can create miracles. That’s why I had Sirin collect the users of the Divine Keys as well when she was collecting them. I wanted to test whether these users of the Divine Keys were suitable to wield wondrous items to create miracles.”

"So what do you think of my older sister?" Kiana asked.

"Perfect, powerful, and with a strong sense of justice! A qualified holder of a rare artifact," Chen Li couldn't help but praise.

"So, are you planning to create some kind of marvel for my older sister?"

"Uh, I haven't thought of anything. Because I really can't think of any other cheat codes Durandal could use," Chen Li sighed.

Durandal's Honkai energy resistance increases with the amount of Honkai energy she is exposed to; she can grow stronger through hard work in the realm of combat; she possesses the bloodline of the Kaslana family; she can obtain the power of the Heavenly Origin by passing trials; she wields the Holy Sword Durandal; she has a World Bubble within her body; and she holds the Sixth Divine Key...

She could even fight for more than thirty days without sleep, sweeping away all the global collapse events in one fell swoop.

How can we improve this?

She's practically a superhero!

Chen Li creates wondrous objects so that those who need miracles can create miracles, but what does Durandal need?

Even Durandal couldn't think of anything else she needed, let alone Chen Li.

"You don't need to trouble yourself to think about what kind of artifact to create for me. I'm already satisfied with being able to resurrect my mother and ensure the survival of the bubble world within me. I only hope that the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin, won't take her anger out on the entire Schicksal because of Otto's matter. After all, the current civilization still has the Honkai to resist, and Schicksal's position is irreplaceable." Durandal looked at Sirin, who was watching the drama unfold on the side.

Once the issue of the survival of the world bubble within Durandal's body is resolved, Durandal will truly enter a state of "I lack nothing".

"Sigh, me? Don't worry, I've had enough of Otto. And I have no intention of taking my anger out on fate." Sirin waved her hand.

"Can you release my grandfather now?" Theresa looked at the sack that Sirin had dragged when she returned to Raiden Mei's house.

Theresa knew that her grandfather was in that sack, but she also knew that she couldn't untie it.

"Ask Chen Li about that. He seems to need Otto." Xilin said casually.

"What do you want my grandfather for?" Theresa turned to look at Chen Li.

"It's getting cold, and it's time for Destiny to go bankrupt." Chen Li sighed, his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky.

"what?"

"What Lord Chen Li means is that the world is currently divided into three factions: Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent, each ruling their own territory. In this situation, how can we talk about fighting against the Honkai? Therefore, it's time to ensure that there is only one voice in this world fighting against the Honkai." Gray Serpent No. 2 silently stepped forward and explained Chen Li's meaning.

“If it’s really just to fight the Honkai, then I have no objection, but can Anti-Entropy agree to that? And what is the World Serpent?” Theresa tilted her head.

"You don't even know about the World Serpent? Ms. Theresa, you've really failed as the head of the Far East branch."

"...Do you know how many uses there are for Judah?" Feeling the gray snake looking at her with pity, Theresa couldn't help but clench the oath of Judah, which was taller than Theresa and weighed 152 kilograms.

“Theresa, you arrived a bit late, so you might not know. The World Serpent is an organization passed down from a previous civilization, and it has been lurking in the shadows ever since,” Siegfried explained.

"Tch, never even heard of it, so it can't be that good," Theresa said unhappily.

The gray snake smiled without saying a word.

"There are no problems with the World Serpents; they can merge. As for Anti-Entropy... they agreed very quickly, or rather, a little too quickly," Gray Serpent said.

The World Snake organization is worth one shi (a unit of weight in China), with the Gray Snake alone accounting for 90% of it.

As long as the gray snake agrees, it's equivalent to the world snake agreeing, so there's no problem.

The combination of a palm-sized glove and a social networking terminal allows Grey Snake to contact anyone in the world within three minutes.

The six degrees of separation theory states that, on average, it takes only six people or fewer to connect with anyone in the world.

Graysnake, on the other hand, is better suited to this glove because he has spies all over the world.

In just three minutes, Gray Serpent made contact with Dr. Einstein of Anti-Entropy and Walter, the leader of Anti-Entropy who was lurking in St. Freya Academy.

Of course, the Thunder Dragon Horse would be even faster, since the Thunder Dragon Horse only needs one slap.

The problem is that Grey Snake is too eager to improve.

Faced with multiple threats and temptations, including the slap glove, the resurrection artifact, Cocolia who had turned into a slime, and the witness Raiden Ryoma, Anti-Entropy readily agreed to the merger request.

The slap glove proved that Chen Li could assassinate any high-ranking member of Anti-Entropy at any time if he wanted to.

Cocolia was turned into a slime, proving that Chen Li could make them wish they were dead.

The revival competition was that sweet treat, so sweet that the higher-ups at Anti-Entropy simply couldn't refuse it.

If you have a resurrection card, then whether it's the real Welt, the first leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, or those comrades who died fighting against the Honkai, they can all return to your side!

Entropy has never experienced such a wonderful start.

"Aren't you afraid they'll go back on their word?" Theresa asked, somewhat worried.

“This item is called the Forced Transaction Coin. Contracts made in front of this coin are absolutely binding. So there’s no need to worry about them going back on their word.” Gray Serpent took out the Forced Transaction Coin.

Upon hearing this, Durandal couldn't help but look at Sirin, who had forced her to make a vow.

"Is it that simple?" Theresa was still a little worried.

"The world is a giant makeshift stage. When you have the power to overturn the table, you don't need to care about logic at all. And reality is often more absurd than fiction. For example, some actors can actually become president because they played a good president in a TV series." Chen Li shrugged.

Before Chen Li created the artifacts, he had to carefully survive in the Honkai world. If Chen Li created more than twenty artifacts and still had to carefully survive in the Honkai world, then wouldn't Chen Li have created these artifacts for nothing?

“So now it’s all down to destiny, right? If Grandpa comes out, with his prestige in destiny, this alliance will be a piece of cake. If Grandpa doesn’t cooperate, it will be very troublesome,” Theresa said.

Although Theresa knew that her grandfather had done many immoral things, and that Theresa herself only went to the Far East branch to establish St. Freya Academy because she almost broke with Otto, Otto was still Theresa's grandfather.

Or... break all five limbs, leaving only a breath of life.

Theresa was also afraid that Otto would pull off some more big stunts.

"Don't worry, Otto will agree, because the resurrection card can also revive Kallen, provided I, as the approver, agree. After the river of time was severed, the only known method to revive Kallen is the resurrection card. Since Otto will cooperate, there's no need to be polite to him," Chen Li said.

"If my grandfather dies, can I resurrect him... and can I choose to resurrect my grandfather from 500 years ago?" Theresa suddenly asked.

Theresa heard that Otto, 500 years ago, was still like a human being.

"Well... it's hard to say, I haven't tried it. But to resurrect someone, you need my permission."

"I'd like to try it... but how can I get your permission?"

"It depends on your performance. Even if Destiny and Anti-Entropy are connected, they will still be ruled separately, since the feud between Destiny and Anti-Entropy has a long history. Destiny always needs someone to take over... I feel you are very suitable," Chen Li said.

“Ah, me? I’m not suitable.” Theresa shook her head quickly upon hearing this.

Are you kidding me?

“What’s inappropriate? Archbishop Otto of Destiny is your grandfather. As the head of the Apocalypse family, it’s perfectly reasonable for you to inherit the position of Archbishop of Destiny… If you don’t want it, you can find someone else. As long as it’s reasonable, I’m not picky,” Chen Li said.

“Siegfried, you are the head of the Kaslana family…” Theresa looked at Siegfried.

“I have already betrayed destiny.” Siegfried spread his hands.

“Durandal, you are the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, and you are also the daughter of the patriarch of the Kaslana family and the saintess of the Shaniat family…” Theresa looked at Durandal again.

"...I'm only responsible for fighting." Durandal rejected Theresa with a single sentence.

"Kiana, you...you're out of the question." Theresa glanced at her niece's overly clear eyes and was immediately overcome with sorrow.

"Wait a minute, Auntie, what do you mean? Why can't I have it?"

“When the Bishop of Destiny is in charge of all Destiny's affairs, he works more than 12 hours a day at a high intensity. Note that it is every single day. There is no rest time, no holidays. Although you can have a lot of wealth, you simply don't have time to squander it,” Sirin chimed in from the side.

"Then forget it. I knew you were the best to me, Auntie, you wouldn't want me to suffer like this." Kiana happily hugged Theresa.

Theresa hesitated, wanting to say something but then stopped herself.

It's not that I'm unwilling to let you suffer like this, it's that I'm worried you'll ruin your destiny.

Whether it's Siegfried, Durandal, Kiana, or Theresa, they all have the qualifications to become Schicksal Bishops.

But after looking around, Theresa realized that she was the only one who was suitable.

No, the thought of working 12 hours a day at high intensity made Theresa feel like her life had become meaningless!

"And most importantly, only someone with your exceptionally privileged background can truly utilize this extraordinary item." Chen Li took out an extraordinary item and handed it to Theresa.

“A marvel? For me?” Theresa was both surprised and delighted.

"That's right, this strange item is called [Family Sacrifice to Heaven]. Its effect is that when your family or close friend dies, your work speed and efficiency will increase by 300% for the next 10 days. It's a rather useless strange item, but it's perfect for you."

This is the last negative artifact in Chen Li's possession... but it's not entirely negative; it still has some positive effects, though not many.

"Huh? Why?" Theresa was completely bewildered when she heard about the effects of this strange item.

How could there be such a strange object?

“Because I think Otto will die often. You don’t think that just because you can revive Otto, no one will want to kill him, do you? Not to mention, there are at least 5 people in this room who want to kill Otto,” Chen Li said.

“Therefore, you are the most suitable person to possess this rare item. After the three major organizations, Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent, merge, I will give Otto a chance to have enough time to collect the resurrection cards to revive Kallen. After reviving Kallen, I will no longer care about Otto’s life or death. Everyone can take revenge if they have any grudges or grievances.” Chen Li said.

Chen Li wasn't interested in Otto, but there was a reward for reviving Kallen.

Chen Li can only obtain the power of miracles when they are related to him or when miracles occur under his guidance.

Using extraordinary objects to perform miracles is the fastest way to obtain the power of miracles.

However, some payments are made in advance, while others are settled in real time.

Chen Li wanted to receive the funds in advance because with more Miracle Crystals, he could create more wondrous items and thus more miracles...

Moreover, if Otto could only die once, it would be far from enough to appease public anger.

Sirin wanted to kill Otto, Siegfried wanted to kill Otto, Walter wanted to kill Otto...

There's simply not enough Otto to go around!