The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"How did you realize your parents were watching you?" Kaguya Houraisan asked Chen Li curiously.

"Because usually when the two of them come back, they lie on the sofa like old men and ask me to cook," Chen Li explained casually.

Moreover, even Tong Hua could notice the anomaly on Chen Li's personal panel, let alone Chen Li's parents, who are his guardians.

Therefore, Chen Li knew from the beginning that he had to explain himself.

But then again, Chen Li didn't want to cook either.

"???"

"You mean, you knew they would suspect you if you didn't cook, but you still didn't cook? And you didn't explain immediately. Why?" Kaguya Houraisan asked uncertainly.

"Because I'm lazy," Chen Li said.

"what?"

Your family is really something else; cooking a meal is like plotting to seize the throne.

"As expected of my darling, you're so clever. You even managed to fool a legendary investigator. That way, when you go to another world, you won't be afraid of being tricked by bad women there." Li Changxi suddenly appeared behind Chen Li, reaching out her hands to gently pinch Chen Li's face with satisfaction.

"Can you really fool me?" Because his face was being played, Chen Li's words were very unclear.

"As expected of my darling, so clever, she even managed to fool a legendary investigator." Li Changxi increased the pressure of rubbing Chen Li's face.

"Actually, before going home, we went to see Fairy Tale, the evil god who signed a true name contract with my Xiaoli. We learned the truth from her." Chen Shi said, looking up after finishing reading the Strange Artifact Forging Guide and realizing that she couldn't understand a single word.

The reason I went to find Tonghua first was because I saw on the security camera that Tonghua had left home this morning, so I felt that she must know something.

Modern technology, my friend.

Of course, Chen Li didn't just rely on guesswork to dare to slack off...

Because Tong Hua notified Chen Li via text message from a friend.

Miracle Technology, my friend.

"So you started acting even before you got home?"

"It's not exactly acting, it's just that we wanted to judge whether Xiao Li had the ability to handle the complexities of another world and bad women based on his performance," Chen Shi said, pushing up his flat glasses that had appeared out of nowhere.

"Then why are you two so afraid that your son will run into a bad woman?" Kaguya Houraisan asked, puzzled.

"Isn't it obvious enough?" Chen Shi glanced at Kaguya Houraisan.

Kaguya Houraisan understood instantly upon sensing the other person's gaze.

Am I a bad woman?

Well, okay, that's not wrong either.

“Deceiving someone out of money is only a temporary thing, but deceiving someone out of their feelings is a lifelong thing,” Li Changxi said seriously from the side after letting go of Chen Li.

"What if Chen Li fails the test?"

"Let's find a bad woman in this world to deceive Xiao Li first."

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's fake. If Xiao Li doesn't pass the test, the first thing we'll do is urge him to forge a magical artifact to prevent bad women from deceiving his feelings."

"You can even create such a strange object?" Kaguya Houraisan looked at Chen Li.

“Theoretically, it is possible,” Chen Li nodded.

"As expected of my darling, she can do this, she's really amazing." Li Changxi didn't hold back her praise.

"Alright, stop praising me. Do you two want any rare items?" Chen Li quickly changed the subject.

"Could we observe in real time the strange things you encounter in the other world, my dear son?" Chen Li's mother proposed an idea.

"Yes, but no." Chen Li rejected the suggestion without hesitation.

"Do you have enough crystals right now?" Chen Li's father asked.

“We still have 56 crystals, which isn’t enough. But if we can get crystals by crafting artifacts for you, we can recoup some of our costs,” Chen Li said.

Chen Li never thought that hiding things was a good habit.

If you don't have enough crystals, then you don't have enough.

Talk to your parents about the problem; maybe they can pull off a miracle.

"Oh, how do you determine that?"

“First, state your needs, and this book will judge for itself. Don’t bring up unrealistic needs, especially not yours,” Chen Li said, turning to his mother.

"How can this be called unreliable? I just want to see my precious son more, what's wrong with that? Okay, okay, don't look at me like that, let's change our needs." Chen Li's mother took a step back and raised her hands in surrender.

The child has grown up, become independent, and has his own ideas.

Of course, a mother would support it.

After all, when Chen Li's mother was Chen Li's age, she had already conquered several "secret realms".

A secret realm is a unique product left behind after two worlds come into contact. It is a small world that combines the characteristics of both worlds and a small part of their original essence.

People from two different worlds attempt to conquer the secret realm simultaneously; the one who clears the realm first will gain ownership of it.

Simply put, this is equivalent to two neighboring countries vying for border resources.

This is another primary job for folklorists, besides hunting and monitoring visitors from other worlds.

Only by being familiar with the "folklore" of both worlds can one clear the secret realm more quickly; this is also the origin of the title "folklorist".

“Your dad might need something like a time anchor to prevent him from getting lost in time. It’s unlikely, but it’s not impossible,” Li Changxi said seriously.

“Your mother needs something to carve through the secret realm to save her life. The rules of the secret realm are strange and bizarre; no folklorist can guarantee that they will be able to pass through it successfully,” Chen Shi said.

“Your parents have a really good relationship,” Kaguya Houraisan said from the side.

"I understand. You two go on your honeymoon first. Don't take on any missions during this time. I'll help you get the materials and required entries for these two rare items. It should take a month at most," Chen Li said after thinking for a moment.

"My baby is so amazing."

"Stop praising me, you've already praised me four times."

"Okay. Let's try a different way of praising next time."

Li Changxi rested her chin on her hand with a smile, clearly saying: I did nothing wrong, and I have no intention of changing.

P.S.: The porridge I used for instant noodles was actually corn and yam porridge. I know it's a bit strange, but it's better than just drinking porridge, right? 3

I'm also begging for recommendation votes and monthly tickets here. I'll do anything, sob sob~~2

Chapter 49 Mr. Sunday, the Workaholic

"Are we going to continue our journey to another world? We've only been home for two days." Li Changxi stood at the door, reluctantly straightening Chen Li's collar.

"There's nothing I can do, I keep getting pressured. And we really don't have any savings at home," Chen Li said helplessly.

At this point, Chen Li glanced at the client communication interface on the Strange Item Forging Guide floating in the air.

Sunday: Did you create wonders yesterday? Did you gather the power of miracles? Did you create happiness? The dream is not yet complete; we still need to work hard.

Chen Li already had two such text messages on his chat interface.

Okay, okay, okay, you're so good at making me work on Sundays. You created an orderly paradise for others to have seven days off, but now you keep urging me to work.

Wait for me, boy!

The day before yesterday, Chen Li's parents went home and had dinner before going to rest.

Yesterday, Chen Li spent the entire day squatting by the traffic light crosswalk, waiting to help the elderly woman cross the road.

Not for any other reason than to accumulate merit.

Later, Chen Li discovered that in addition to helping elderly women cross the road, he could also earn merit by putting recyclable trash that others had left next to the trash can into it.

However, the two methods mentioned above yield relatively little merit, requiring several or even more than ten attempts to obtain a single commendation of high moral character.

You'd gain more merit by rescuing the unfortunate high school student who was nearly hit by a truck driven by a fatigued driver and sent to another world.

Regardless of whether the unfortunate high school student could dodge the car on his own, the fact that Chen Li punched the other person and sent him flying means that Chen Li saved the other person's life, which is a meritorious deed.

Farming merit points is indeed a bit boring, but Chen Li's several commissions cannot be completed immediately, so Chen Li also needs to find something to do.

"If we had known earlier that you could resolve your transmigrator status on your own, we wouldn't have had to use all our merits to increase our personal stats. In that case, we could have easily exchanged our merits for a few relics from the Investigation Bureau," Chen Shi said with some distress.

"Speaking of which, honey, why don't you travel back to your past self a few weeks ago, beat yourself up, and tell him not to change his merits?" Li Changxi suggested from the side.

“Last time you traded a broken glass bead for that broken bowl from the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who was still a beggar, and I got warned twice. If I dared to interfere with time like that, I’d probably attract dozens of hunting dogs to chase me down.” Chen Shi shook his head.

When archaeologists travel back in time to explore secrets buried by history and clean up the worms of time, they inevitably commit some taboos. Therefore, each archaeologist has three chances to be warned each time they travel back in time.

An archaeologist can take a family member with him to the past.

A folklorist can bring a family member to the secret realm.

Chen Li's father and mother are each other's relatives.

"Alright, alright, it's not a loss to upgrade your personal panel level. So don't do anything so dangerous. You two should go on your honeymoon. I'll call you when the artifact is ready," Chen Li said quickly.