The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

The starstone streaked across the sky like a shooting star, its whistling sound nearly triggering the alarm of the Fire-Chasing Moths.

Kevin and his companions will be summoned at the point where the starstone lands.

They can then use their own mobile devices to download the program and clean up the Honkai Beasts.

If someone else wants to earn this extra money, they can teleport to the vicinity of the four of them through their social network terminal, which will record the number of Honkai Beasts they kill.

Chen Li won't lose out, because their killing of Honkai Beasts is earning Chen Li Star Stones.

"Is this good?"

"That's good. How's the improvement work on the Fire Moth going lately?" Chen Li asked as they walked toward Alicia's room.

Chen Li wanted to scrape off some more ice cream powder in Alicia's flavor while Alicia was still asleep.

"Very good. The United Nations has poured a lot of resources into the Firemoth. The welfare and treatment of the warriors active on the front lines against the Honkai have been greatly improved. Moreover, the Firemoth also has more resources and funds to rebuild the areas affected by the Honkai... You don't know until you check, and you'll be shocked. Those old fogies of the United Nations are really rich," Velvet exclaimed.

Even without using UN resources, the resources controlled by the families of those high-ranking UN officials are enough to support several moths drawn to the flame.

Now, all the money is like moths drawn to a flame!

The moths that chase fire are gradually replacing the United Nations as the sole authoritative organization of the entire pre-civilization era.

However, this will still take time.

But it also allowed Vervi to thoroughly enjoy the thrill of defeating monsters and raking in gold coins.

“Although there are still many problems at the moment, all the problems will be solved when the Stigmata Game is popularized in this civilization, and wealth will be redistributed! I’ve always thought how wonderful it would be if changing the world could be as simple as making weapons, and the artifacts just fill that gap.” Vilvie couldn’t hide her excitement.

"The Stigmata Game can indeed redistribute the world's wealth to the right people. But before that, a sufficiently powerful law enforcement agency is needed. It can prevent some unnecessary tragedies from happening. The current civilization has the Houmu Paradise, a force that can openly dominate everything, so their transition to change will be very smooth, but the previous civilization could not," Chen Li said.

Those at the top of the pyramid possess mountains of gold and silver, while those at the bottom have to carefully calculate even the crumbs of bread.

This is inherently unfair.

It's time for those cowards, parasites, and oppressors to experience what it feels like to be purged!

While Chen Li could certainly help this world solve its collapse problem, cleaning up the world's parasites would just be a side job.

It's like asking if you'd mind slapping Otto twice as you walk by.

"So the first world to undergo reform will be the future Honkai world, right? And what we need to do is accelerate the growth of the Fire Moths before the results are in. I will also frequently travel to future civilizations to check on the progress of the changes." Velvi nodded.

The current civilization has an advantage that the previous civilization did not have: the three major powers of Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent all knew the suffering that Honkai would bring to humanity, but the higher-ups of the previous civilization did not.

Or they know, but don't care.

Therefore, changes in the current civilization should be relatively peaceful, while changes in the previous civilization will be relatively intense.

But that's okay, there are intense ways to play too.

"Here, you should be able to use this." Chen Li tossed a gold coin to Vervi.

A single gold coin that could change the world.

"I remember this was... a compliment on high moral standards?"

“That’s right. You can also call it merit coins. It can ward off disasters, protect people, and even be used for immoral things. Moreover, it has another feature: when it is held by an immoral person, its ‘likes’ will disappear. Although it can still be used normally, it can be used to distinguish who is unworthy of their position,” Chen Li explained.

Being unworthy of being a human being—isn't that a case of being unworthy of one's position?

"I have also given Theresa a large number of commendations of high moral character, which she has distributed to the various branches of Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent around the world to screen those who come to obtain the third Stigmata. The Moths of the previous civilization will naturally be used as well."

The third Stigmata is the key to bringing about change in the world.

In theory, people with enormous wealth can hire more people to capture Honkai Beasts for them in the early stages of the Stigmata game as initial capital to quickly strengthen themselves.

However, the hard requirement for using the Poké Ball normally is to have three Stigmata.

The first Stigmata is something everyone possesses.

The second stigmata is available when you turn 10.

However, in the current civilization, one can only obtain the third Stigmata after passing the test and review of the Houmu Paradise.

This review is actually a kind of reckoning.

Praise of high moral character can be used to judge good and evil.

When you encounter someone who tarnishes the praise of lofty morality, arrest them first.

If someone harbors ulterior motives and doesn't want to claim the third Stigmata, just arrest them.

This is like handing out gold bars in a village; all you have to do is swipe your ID card to verify if you're a villager and you can receive them.

If you don't accept it, it proves you're definitely not from this village.

Similarly, if you don't accept the third Stigmata, then you're definitely not a good person.

Some might explain that they suffer from paranoia, but the praise of lofty morality is not deceiving.

Stigmata are tickets that lead humanity to a new world; they are not for those with guilty consciences.

Therefore, Chen Li needs the Moths of Fire to grow stronger quickly... at least he needs a large number of them.

Of course, it is also possible that some people may obtain the original Holy Mark due to committing too many evil deeds, but once such a Holy Mark appears, the Cocoon of the End will issue an alarm.

Houmu Paradise (Destiny, Anti-Entropy, World Serpent) has already captured many people using this mechanism.

“I think that rushing to expand recruitment within the Fire Chaser organization like this could lead to bad actors within the organization. It’s not impossible that someone might use their approval authority to amass wealth.” Velvi had more to consider.

"Don't panic. After I perform surgery on the Cocoon of the End in this world, I'll have enough civilization points to awaken a level seven collective consciousness. With a collective consciousness, the problem will be much easier to solve." Chen Li reassured Wilvie.

The biggest difference between the pre-civilization and the current civilization is that the current civilization has a ready-made collective consciousness—the Honkai consciousness—that it can use, while the pre-civilization did not.

It goes without saying which is cheaper: adopting a child, finding a girlfriend, getting married, having a child, and raising the child to adulthood.

However, the drawback of collective consciousness is that it cannot directly resort to violence, so it is also necessary to conduct censorship through the approval of lofty morality.

After marking a target, sending someone to their home to arrest them is much more convenient than having the target come to your door and voluntarily be arrested.

“What we urgently need right now is a trustworthy manager, otherwise I don’t know who to lend this Miracle Card to,” Chen Li said, holding the [Game of Life] Miracle Card.

Neither Vervière nor Mebius were clearly management talents.

Giving the Miracle Card "Game of Life" to a managerial talent allows them to quickly discover talent, assign positions, and deploy personnel!

"How about... Velvie, you create a personality for yourself that represents a genius leader?"

"What kind of personality is that? I don't want it! Besides, I'm not a fusion warrior anymore, how can I just cut off my personality like that?" Velvi shook her head frantically.

What do you take me for? A universal plug?

"You said you didn't want to, not that you couldn't, right?"

“…Why don’t you go find Mei?” Velvi was about to make a despicable decision.

"But Mei is still a high school student."

“It’s alright, even if Mei doesn’t know how now, she can learn,” Wilvi said with a wave of her hand.

Besides, Mei was originally the best manager of the Moth to the Flame.

Moreover, for a female high school student to start out as the most powerful person in the world, isn't that the epitome of a wish-fulfillment story?

As for becoming a manager, where would one find the energy to conduct research?

Vervier believed that May would manage her time well.

At worst, we can use Kaguya Houraisan's abilities to create a wondrous object for Mei.

Kaguya of Houraisan possesses not only the power of eternity but also the power of fleeting moments, which can slow the flow of time to near standstill.

Vivi couldn't even imagine how convenient it would be to use this ability to handle official business.

Mei's body is weak, so let's use abundant blessings to transform her into a celestial being.

Mei, unable to manage her time, used her spare time to create a marvelous object.

Mei is overwhelmed with work...

Alas, Chen Li happens to possess the ability to use rare artifacts to sign friendship contracts and summon friend projections.

As I always say, if there's plum blossom, choose plum blossom!

No plum blossoms? We'll create plum blossoms, and we'll choose plum blossoms!

"Aren't we being a little too cruel to Mei by doing this?" Chen Li stroked his chin.

"Then you'll manage the Fire-Chasing Moths?" Velvi glanced at Chen Li.

"Okay, let's go with Mei!" Chen Li said decisively.

Why bother managing the Fire-Chasing Moths? Managing them will only slow down my crystal-earning speed!

……

"Wow, Chen Li, you've been waiting by my bedside for me to wake up? I'm so touched!" Alicia clasped her hands together, her eyes reflecting Chen Li's image.

"Uh-huh."

Chen Li did not mention that Alicia's projection had even ridden on his neck to meet the Herrscher of the End.

"You must want me to see you the moment I open my eyes, right?"

"Uh-huh."

"I'm sure you also want to forge a wondrous object for me."