The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"Yes, my friend, yes, do you see that bountiful object in your hand? Plant it anywhere on the earth and let it take root. It will then bestow upon you a blessing called bountiful. After that, you can lead humanity through this blessing to transform from a human race into a celestial race, fundamentally evolving into a more noble race."

“Even if their heads are severed, they can continue to live as long as they are put back in time. They have long lifespans, strong physical qualities, and self-healing abilities that are practically immortal... Although humans who become the Celestial Race cannot surpass the Winged Race, they can certainly become the middle class among the 16 races,” Chen Li said.

Chen Li suddenly felt that he had truly become an envoy of abundance, beginning to spread the blessings of abundance in another world.

The Celestial Race has a very high potential, but the problem is that this world does not give humans an upper limit to their growth, because humans cannot even sense the spirits, and this world has no destiny.

Therefore, even if the human race receives abundant blessings, they can only be considered an enhanced version of the orc race.

"So, Chen Li, what is the price?"

"Becoming a citizen of abundance itself does not require any price. At most, after reaching the age of a thousand or eight hundred, one may develop a demonic body due to the erosion of emotions over time... similar to an irreversible mental illness that can lead to loss of physical control, but that is a matter of a thousand years from now."

Moreover, since there is no balanced star god in this world, it is another matter whether there is a demonic spirit.

One theory suggests that the demonic spirit is a constraint and balance imposed by the balancing star god on the bountiful people.

"But it's worth noting that the bounty of abundance can be plundered. Once the human race becomes the Celestial race, it will lose that advantage that would otherwise go unnoticed, known as the weakest link, and will be coveted by countless creatures. Although awakening a collective consciousness will not lead to the extinction of the race, it will still be a major blow in the early stages," Chen Li continued.

In fact, it is common for planets that seek the blessings of the abundant star god to have their blessings plundered by other abundant people after receiving the blessing of abundance.

There was even a bountiful people who would guide other planets to seek the blessings of abundance.

Pigs should be fattened up before slaughtering.

"this......"

"Let me finish. But if you're willing to let me make some changes to the Mech race, all the problems will be solved." Chen Li interrupted Rick before he could finish speaking.

This is why Chen Li said he has more than one plan.

Chen Li originally thought that Rick's world timeline might be in the middle or even the early part of the story, but he didn't expect it to have reached the later part of this great war.

Theoretically speaking, if Chen Li had arrived a few days later, Rick's ashes might have been cold by now.

Things took a turn for the better after Shubi conveyed her feelings for Riku to the entire Machine Race, inspiring them all to fight for Riku.

"What changes?"

“I have a virus called the Machine Soul Virus. Its drawback is that it will set mechanical life forms free, but its advantage is that it will enable them to do what they believe they can do. Isn’t that amazing? And if the Mechkin are infected with this virus, they could very well become the most powerful race on this planet,” Chen Li said.

However, because the enhancement effect of the Machine Soul Virus on individuals is limited, it will not trigger the God of War's "Strongest" mechanism to enhance the God of War's strength.

At the same time, the entire Mech race fell in love with Riku, but this did not cause the freed Mech race to develop a rebellious mentality, because emotions are not a constraint.

Freedom does not equate to rebellion, just as the smaller black tower did not rebel against the larger black tower.

The Machine Soul will only make the Machine Race become lax.

Unless someone can enrage the entire Mech race at the same time... like killing Rick.

"If Shubi shared her feelings for you with the Machine Race, you could completely protect the human race by strengthening the Machine Race and making it the strongest race in the world, so that the human race could overcome the growing pains that would occur when it becomes the Celestial Being."

"..." Rick fell into deep thought.

Because Chen Li's plan for Rick was just too tempting.

To awaken the collective consciousness of the human race, to protect the human race in the unseen realm, and to bring the unique resilience of the human race to its limit.

The blessing of abundance can transform humankind into celestial beings, granting them long lifespans and powerful bodies.

The Machine Soul Virus can enhance the Machine Race to provide protection for humanity, and the only price to pay is Riku's guilt—the guilt of using himself to hold the entire Machine Race hostage to protect the entire human race.

However, Rick happens to be very good at deceiving himself, and can even put a mental lock on himself, sealing his feelings deep inside.

"Really... there are no other costs?" Rick asked, his voice slightly hoarse.

Rick felt that everything had happened too suddenly, like some kind of conspiracy that lured him into the abyss.

"If I had to point out a flaw, it would be that when humans are weak, they will try everything to strengthen themselves and defeat their enemies, but once they become strong, they become obsessed with internal strife... However, if we prevent humans from becoming stronger in order to avoid internal strife, then we are putting the cart before the horse. After all, they are all races, so why should the Skywing race be so powerful that it is perfect, while the human race cannot be powerful?" Chen Li said.

Human beings also have the right to be the protagonists of the world.

Being weak can indeed be an advantage in defeating the strong, but one should not pursue weakness excessively.

Otherwise, what's the point of defeating a strong opponent?

Humans aren't some chosen, unlucky race that has to remain weak in front of other races, are they?

However, Chen Li also understood Rick. After all, Chen Li had a feeling that he himself had ill intentions and that he was only proposing these tempting schemes to test whether Rick was someone he respected. If they were "different," he would just kill Rick.

As for what will happen in the future if it is causing too much change to humanity now, that is not something Chen Li is considering.

As long as the world doesn't end, some positive improvements in the human race are something Chen Li would be happy to see.

Chen Li believed that Rick, who could establish a rule of neither killing nor letting anyone die, would definitely be an excellent leader.

The only advantage of a dictatorship is that if the leader is wise, it can also benefit civilization.

This means that as long as Chen Li keeps Rick alive, he can ensure that humanity never deviates from its original intentions.

So Chen Li was wondering whether to create a magical object for Rick that would allow him to rule all of humanity forever simply by sitting on it, a device that could grant immortality.

The shape of this strange object... turning it into a golden toilet seems like a good idea.

It would be even better if this golden toilet could suppress something, like... suppressing a divine being?

Perhaps humanity will use this opportunity to venture beyond the world and into interstellar space.

If we add a machine spirit...

Chen Li felt that these settings, when put together, seemed somewhat familiar.

“I need to consider whether or not to make humans a Celestial Race,” Rick said.

Rick believes that it is far too presumptuous for one person to be able to make decisions that affect an entire race in just a few minutes.

"Of course, no problem. This is something to consider after the war is won. After all, it takes time to spread the Blessing of Abundance to the entire human race. You might even have the opportunity to personally investigate the place where the Celestial Race lives. What about the Machine Soul Virus?"

“I don’t think I can decide that,” Rick shook his head.

Rick could indeed be a wise man who could calculate everything, but now that victory was within reach, he did not want to involve the entire Machine race for his own selfish reasons.

"The only decision I can make is how to repay you. You've helped us so much, what kind of reward do you need?" Rick asked Chen Li.

"Victory in the game."

"You want the Star Cup?" Rick understood.

This is not an excessive request, but a perfectly reasonable one.

Why would outsiders get involved in this war between 16 races if not for the Star Grail? Just for fun?

“No, what I want is for you to use the six rules you set to win the game called ‘Life’,” Chen Li shook his head.

Extracting the entry for "[Game: Life]"...

Progress: 0/1 (Witnessing a victory in the game increases progress. Witnessing the game reaching a perfect ending increases the brightness of the entry.)

"That's it?"

"If it's possible, could I take a bite of the Star Cup? Just one bite, a tiny one."

"I have no opinion."

"And let me use the Star Cup again while I'm at it."

"What are you planning to do now?" Rick wasn't questioning him, but rather expressing his curiosity.

“If possessing the Star Cup grants omniscience and omnipotence, then I’m wondering… could I take a bite of this [world]? Just one bite, a tiny bite.” Chen Li pinched his fingertips “embarrassed.”

In a daze, Rick saw... the entire universe at Chen Li's fingertips!

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Chapter 238 Chen Li: Gluttony? What kind of gluttony is it if he hasn't even eaten the world? (11k "Rick, the plan has gone wrong." Just as Rick was surprised by Chen Li's appetite, Rick's wife, Hugh, suddenly said to Rick.

"The plan went wrong? You mean because your battle with that Skywing species just now attracted other people's attention, so the remaining traffic control couldn't be placed in its original position?" Rick asked.

As clever as Rick was, he immediately thought of the unexpected factors that would affect the plan.

The original plan was to place 32 access control devices (arms that can direct all energy towards distortion), but only 24 have been placed. In addition, due to the battle and the gathering of multiple races there, the placement of access control devices is easy to be discovered, and the probability of conflict is extremely high.

After learning that the 16 races had launched a war to seize the Star Grail, which represents the throne of the omniscient and omnipotent God, Riku decided to lead humanity into the war. He spent a year carefully planning and trying to instigate wars between the other races. His goal was to force the other races to use their ultimate weapons at a certain moment, and then use the traffic control set up by Shubi to guide these powers to the core of the planet, thereby completely destroying the Elf Corridor and causing the Star Grail to appear.

Winning the Star Cup is the only way to stop this war, which makes perfect sense.

“It’s not just this problem. The idea behind the plan itself is sound, but the traffic control wasn’t implemented as originally planned. And even if it had been implemented, my miscalculation would have caused the plan to fail. If it had gone according to my original plan, the energy from the combined power of the ultimate weapons launched by the multiple races would have been uncontrollable, ultimately leading to the destruction of this planet,” Hughie said.

This result was calculated by the linking command entity Einzshi after Shubi connected with the machine race.

"..."

“But… guiding it to the southwest is feasible.” A strange voice appeared in the cave.

Rick turned his head and saw a tall, hooded figure walking into the cave. Beside this figure, Jibril, holding a large bowl, was flying in the air and curiously examining the figure.

"Here you go." Jibril handed the large bowl filled with black ash to Chen Li, then observed the "person" who had just entered with great interest.

For Jibril, simply wearing a hood couldn't stop her from observing.

According to Jibril's observation, the individual in front of her was actually a machine armor type, and it seemed to be a connector as well...

It seems this cave has welcomed some incredible big fish.