The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

“It’s good, but…” Chen Li glanced at Kaguya Houraisan.

But there might be unexpected events.

"Ah, that's right, an accident did happen, and I was that accident. When the passage was crushed, Yukari Yakumo, who was moving the passage, was fine, Ryujin, who attacked the passage, was fine, and Eirin, who was studying the passage, was fine, but I, who was observing from afar, was covered in fragments of the passage. And then I was transported! Damn it!" Kaguya Houraisan said indignantly.

Why is it me who got into trouble?

"..." by Chen Li.

"That's the whole story. As for why I came directly to this world, I don't know either. I just closed my eyes and opened them again." Kaguya Houraisan sighed.

"Hmm, why aren't you saying anything?" Seeing that Chen Li remained silent, Houraisan Kaguya nudged him with her elbow.

"Oh, I was wondering how you ended up sending scam text messages," Chen Li replied casually.

In fact, Chen Li was wondering how much miracle power the Miracle System had wasted in Gensokyo to accomplish the things that Kaguya Houraisan had mentioned.

Miracles are never free.

The power of miracles is to make things that are otherwise impossible happen.

But the more impossible something is to achieve, the more miraculous power it takes.

An ant cannot kill a human or a dragon by itself.

Miracle Power can help it, but the former will definitely consume less energy than the latter.

If those miraculous powers were saved for oneself, what terrifying artifacts could one forge?

But then again, if the Miracle System's power of miracles hadn't been completely wasted, it wouldn't have turned evil, and it wouldn't have picked up the system.

"Speaking of this matter... when I first transmigrated to this world, I was seriously injured, and the time-space attributes brought about by the transmigration caused my injuries to heal very slowly. Fortunately, I know a little bit of martial arts, so I beat a few thugs so badly that their own mothers wouldn't recognize them, and then I snatched their cell phones from them."

"But those thugs are too poor. The money in there is barely enough for me to have a decent meal." Kaguya Houraisan became increasingly angry as she thought about it, and slammed her fist on the table.

If you have no money, why are you out here being a hoodlum?

"No wonder petty thugs are rich. If they were rich, why would they be thugs?" Chen Li complained.

Being a hoodlum is a profession in this world.

Because of the nature of their profession, they often don't earn a lot of money, but they also don't starve.

"You're right, so later I sent out a lot of text messages using the phone number format from your world. And that's how you fell for it."

"Hmm?" Chen Li's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"Ahem, what I meant was that you're so kind-hearted. Mwah!" Kaguya Houraisan blew Chen Li a kiss.

"Ugh. Old people are just old people, still using such an old joke." Chen Li felt a chill.

Kaguya Houraisan's face instantly darkened.

Never mind, I'll hold back.

You still need someone's help, so hold back.

"In short, that's how it is. I rented a house with your money and became rich by being completely open with you. Although it was a mutually beneficial relationship, I will always remember your help. If I really return to Gensokyo, I will definitely ask Eirin to make 100 Hourai Elixirs for you, really." Houraisan Kaguya said with great certainty.

"What are you trying to do by saying such cheesy things?" Chen Li looked at Houraisan Kaguya warily.

We've been online friends for two years, how could I not know you?

Just say what you want to do.

Chapter 41 Kaguya of Houraisan, who pledged herself to him

"Um... Li Bao, do you have a way to get me back to Gensokyo?" Kaguya Houraisan stopped pretending and looked at Chen Li with great anticipation.

"Because of the Mirror Flow?" Chen Li countered.

"Mmm." Kaguya Houraisan nodded repeatedly.

Kagami, however, was unaware of why Kaguya Houraisan had said that.

“This…” Chen Li knew that Kaguya Houraisan was able to deduce that he could communicate with the other world based on the Mirror Stream, but Chen Li was wondering how to explain it.

Should we tell the truth?

Is Kaguya Houraisan trustworthy?

"One should always be wary of others"—this is one of the fundamental beliefs that has enabled Chen Li to survive since his first time travel at the age of 13.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Is there something you're worried about? Tell me." Kaguya Houraisan broke the silence.

Kaguya Houraisan isn't usually quick-tempered, but this matter truly crossed her line.

"Don't make a sound, I'm looking up information."

"What information? Let me see... It seems that Kaguya Houraisan has a natural tendency to never forget to be grateful to others?" Kaguya Houraisan leaned over and glanced at the information on Chen Li's phone, and was greatly shocked.

"Can you trust anything online? You might as well believe I'm Qin Shi Huang." Enraged, Kaguya Houraisan snatched the phone from Chen Li's hand.

"That's right, wait for me for 10 minutes." After saying that, Chen Li got up and walked to the side, then summoned the forging table and the Hammer of Miracles.

Because Kaguya Houraisan and Chen Li lived in the same world, Chen Li's concerns about her were often deeper than his concerns about others.

Kaguya Houraisan can really be a real person in real life.

Therefore, Chen Li plans to create a unique object.

A strange object that we can use now and will definitely use in the future.

Kaguya Houraisan looked curiously at Chen Li, who had suddenly run to the side to forge iron while they were talking.

Kaguya Houraisan knew that Chen Li's secondary profession was blacksmithing, and providing Chen Li with immortal remains was one of Kaguya Houraisan's main sources of income.

But Kaguya Houraisan felt a faint sense of familiarity as she looked at the rising blue flames.

Chen Li then threw the crystal containing the "Forced Transaction" attribute into the Miracle Flame.

……

[Forced Gold Coin Transaction]: Once the two parties agree on the terms of the transaction in front of the gold coins, the transaction will be forcibly executed and cannot be violated.

Important note: The more equivalent the transactions between the two parties, the more forceful the enforcement of the transaction with higher rules will be.

P.S.: DO NOT ...

(Miracle: Gensokyo? Oh, I found it. The system records show that there are a lot of idiots in this world, and the power of miracles is being used in strange ways. Compared to worlds destroyed by the abuse of miracles, worlds like this one that manage to pull back from the brink are in the minority.)

The exquisite, small, and gorgeous gold coin in Chen Li's hand was different from any of the strange objects he had ever encountered before.

This artifact is constructed from a single entry. However, the amount of crystals it cost was considerable; not counting the crystals used to preserve the entry itself, it still amounted to a full 15 crystals.

The "Forced Trade" entry originally came from the artifact "Call to the Distant Land." Extracting the entry cost very little Miracle Fire, and with the crystals used to preserve it, it only cost two crystals.

However, Chen Li spent 12 crystals to increase the brightness of the entry as much as possible.

This resulted in insufficient initial quota for artifacts, so two more crystals were added to increase the artifact's attribute capacity.

Compared to the "traditional" method of forging rare items, this forging method takes an unconventional approach and is suitable for items that already meet their own needs and do not require the assistance of other entries.

Increasing the brightness of an entry also has a diminishing returns effect; the higher the brightness, the more crystals are required, increasing exponentially. As a craftsman specializing in rare items, you need to weigh the cost-effectiveness yourself.

Oddity Blacksmith: lv1 (104/100)

Seeing this, Chen Li decided to wait until he got home before leveling up.

Holding this newly crafted artifact, Chen Li returned to Kaguya's side.

"Come on, let's make a deal. I'll try my best to help you go home, and during this time and after you return to Gensokyo, you can't cause me any harm, whether physically or mentally. And since I'm the one paying, you need to meet my reasonable demands to a certain extent. This includes, but is not limited to, reasonable trades regarding the body... I mean, reasonable trades regarding the remains of the immortal, and making me a fake medicine that adds a little bit of eternal power so that it can extend my lifespan," Chen Li said, holding a gold coin.

"Isn't this just offering yourself in return? Fine. As long as you can send me back to Gensokyo, I'll do whatever you say." Kaguya Houraisan blinked and said casually.

"???"

Chen Li was stunned when he saw the gold coin in his hand emitting a golden light.

……

"I'm sorry, I'll never say anything like that again," Kaguya Houraisan pleaded, clutching her head.

Just half a minute ago, Kaguya Houraisan almost got a head full of bumps from Chen Li's knocks.

"Alright, what do you say we do now? You tsundere." Chen Li crossed his arms and looked at Kaguya Houraisan, who was sitting obediently beside him.

I'm only 17! You've broken the law, do you know that?!

"The key point is that you didn't tell me this thing could force the execution of a transaction between the two parties. Otherwise, why would I have made such a condition?" Kaguya Houraisan said, somewhat aggrieved.

Isn't it perfectly common for netizens to banter with each other?

Today it's sisters' gathering, tomorrow it's father and son's gathering, and the day after tomorrow it'll be grandfather and grandson's gathering.

Truly, loose lips sink ships!

"Okay, you have a point, but I'm not omnipotent. Luckily, you added the condition that I'll do whatever you say, so there's still a chance to salvage the situation."

"What do you mean?"

"As long as I don't allow you to repay me with your body, isn't that enough?" Chen Li spread his hands.

However, it is precisely because of this condition that this forced transaction was able to be completed.