The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

Heroic spirits associated with knights can also use Pale Justice to summon the other party, then make a deal with them to get the other party to leave behind the knight's training card, and finally obtain the inherent skills from the knight's training card.

Therefore, in order to prevent Zouken Matou from breaking his promise and to avoid giving himself away after receiving the item, it is important to use forced transaction coins to complete a trade with him.

Therefore, Chen Li had to give him something that could truly grant him immortality.

It is at least something that can theoretically grant immortality.

"Got it!" Chen Li snapped his fingers excitedly.

"I can not only grant him immortality, but also make him eternal! Perhaps I can even save a lost soul as a result, which would be a great act of merit!"

Its name is... Degeneration!

This is the solution that Chen Li came up with based on Mebius's Fusion Warrior form.

The fusion warrior Mebius possesses extremely strong immortality, regenerating with each death, but the side effect is that his physical age decreases.

However, this is not entirely a side effect, because the reduction in physical age can also be considered a kind of rejuvenation.

Moreover, if this degeneration affects not only the body but also the soul, it could potentially regress Zouken Matou into Machiri Zorgen.

Chen Li planned to set this degradation effect to be triggered by death.

Triggering death isn't difficult either; Chen Li can summon Matou Zouken using the friend function and send him to his death.

Chen Li has a certain degree of command over the aids summoned to his side using the friend function.

Although the summoned can choose to respond to the summon by using a projection, the death of the projection is also considered "death".

Simply make the trigger condition for the "death" keyword more "sensitive".

Just like the "shake it" ad.

"I'm absolutely a genius!"

"So, the biggest problem has arisen. Where do we get the degenerate entries?" Chen Li tilted his head.

……

【Are you there? 】

"Huh?" Matou Zouken paused for a moment, then felt a sharp pain in his head, as if countless mysterious pieces of information were flooding into his mind.

As Zouken Matou gradually came to understand everything, his gaze became somewhat lost.

"Old Man Matou, what's wrong?" In the magnificent and bright living room, a middle-aged man in a red suit, with regular features, deep contours, and a dignified appearance, looked at Matou Zouken, who had suddenly fallen silent, and asked him politely.

"It's nothing." Zouken Matou shook his head.

"So, the adoption ceremony for my little girl is settled?"

"Hmm." Zouken Matou nodded casually.

He no longer cared about adopting the second daughter of the Tohsaka family; he just wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible and go home to contact the so-called artifact forger.

"When will you come to pick up my daughter, Mr. Matou?"

"Let's wait a while..."

Watching the figure rise and leave and walk into the distance, Tokiomi Tohsaka did not feel that giving his second daughter to the Mado family was a sad thing.

He understood that the greatest tragedy for a family of magicians was that none of their offspring possessed magical talent, leaving the family line unbroken. Even more tragic was the fact that both of their offspring possessed magical talent.

Because a magic family's magic crest can generally only be inherited by one successor.

Both of his daughters have exceptional magical talent.

Fortunately, due to the change in environment, the magic circuits in the Matou family's bloodline gradually died out. Therefore, Zouken Matou asked Tokiomi Tohsaka to adopt someone with magic circuits as his heir to continue the family line.

In order not to waste Sakura's magic circuits, and also to fulfill the alliance between the Matou and Tohsaka families, Zouken Matou and Tokiomi Tohsaka were just discussing giving Sakura to the Matou family as an adopted daughter.

At that moment, a second sentence popped out in front of Zouken Matou, who had just left.

[Old Deng! Let's have some entries related to "transformation".]

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Chapter 55 Zouken Matou: Master Blacksmith, would you like a loli or not?

Chen Li felt that she had misunderstood the cause and effect relationship.

If Chen Li encounters difficulties with the entries when crafting a miraculous artifact that grants immortality to Matou Zouken, then what Chen Li should do is not think about where to obtain the entries, but rather throw the problem to Matou Zouken.

Because Matou Zouken will definitely be more anxious than Chen Li.

The saying "If you don't do it, there are plenty of others who will" has once again become a concrete example.

If you don't submit entries, there are plenty of people who want to submit entries to create wonders.

"I know you want a rare item that can extend your lifespan, so you need to give me either the [Transformation] or [Degeneration] attribute." Chen Li said imperiously to the holographic projection that appeared in front of him, arms crossed.

Only when facing the dirty inkstone of Matou did Chen Li understand what it meant to stop a child from crying.

Zouken Matou is terrifyingly ugly.

Zouken Matou wore a kimono in a combination of ultramarine and dark gray, and carried a wooden cane. He was bald, with limbs as thin as a mummy, and a sharp, gleaming light shone from his deep-set eyes. He was a short, hunchbacked man.

Furthermore, because Zouken Matou abandoned his original body, his appearance is somewhat like a sculpting insect.

"you sure?"

"I'm sure. So, do you want me to forge a wondrous artifact? If you don't, I'll find someone else. Do you know how busy I am every day? Every day, people beg me to forge wondrous artifacts for them. If it weren't for the fact that I can gain some miracle power from you creating miracles, who would pay any attention to you?" Chen Li said with a look of disdain.

"Why are the terms 'Transformation' or 'Degeneration' used?" Although Zouken Matou was dissatisfied with Chen Li's attitude, he didn't dare to show any displeasure to Chen Li, considering how amazing the Master of Rare Items was.

"According to the Miracle Forging Request, you raise insects. I figured that's the only related entry you could find. Aren't insects related to degeneration and metamorphosis?"

"What effect will this strange object have?" Zouken Matou asked patiently.

"According to my estimation, each time you die, your physical and spiritual age decreases slightly, making you younger. It's equivalent to achieving immortality in disguise, and even gaining a kind of immortality," Chen Li said.

"Then... what price will I have to pay?"

"First, you have to provide the entry yourself, and you also have to give me some valuable items as forging fees. Is that a good deal?"

"No." Zouken Matou shook his head.

If forging such a magical item would result in the other party losing money, Zouken Matou simply wouldn't believe it.

"If you want to add other functions to the artifact, you will have to pay an additional forging fee."

"no problem."

"Then tell me the additional offer you can make," Chen Li asked.

"An additional offer?" Zouken Matou was taken aback.

"You're really clueless. There are some things I can do without, but you can't refuse to give them to me." Chen Li rubbed his fingers together.

"What would you like?" Zouken Matou asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

“Something containing valuable entries. If your world has any special products, that would be fine too… Wait a minute, someone's looking for me.” Chen Li was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly unfolded the Strange Item Forging Guide and started checking the information.

"specialty……"

"Um... your name is Matou Zouken, right? I'm sorry, but our business deal may have to fall through."

"What?" Matou Zouken, who could usually tolerate Chen Li's aggressive tone, suddenly stood up, tapping his cane.

"Because others offered a higher price. In their world, there's a creature called a slime that can transform. The transformation attribute is quite valuable." Chen Li was completely unfazed by Zouken Matou's angry glare.

"Mere transformation, mere transformation... In our world, there are beings called Servants. They are heroic spirits who have made great achievements in history and possess magical items called Noble Phantasms. Perhaps they can satisfy you."

"Hmm?" Chen Li sat up slightly, seemingly intrigued.

"Our world also has a power system called magic, and the Holy Grail War will be held in a year. Seven Masters will summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete for the omnipotent Holy Grail. I can provide you with a qualification," Zouken Matou continued.

"Sounds good..."

"There are beauties among the Servants..." Matou Zouken glanced at Chen Li and, seeing that he was in the prime of his life, said.

"Beautiful girls? Sorry, I prefer lolis."

"Yes! There are lolis!"

"Huh?" Chen Li, who had only casually replied to avoid ruining his reputation, was taken aback.

“I have just reached an alliance with a family of magicians to have their second daughter adopted as the Matou family’s goddaughter. I can give her to you. She is a loli.”

“…Alright then.” Chen Li reluctantly agreed.

Although Chen Li had originally planned to find a reason to agree to the other party's request, he did not expect it to be through this opportunity.

"If possible, could you add a function to the strange object I want to create?" Seeing that Chen Li seemed quite satisfied, Matou Zouken pressed his advantage.

"What function?"

"Could you add a function to this artifact: if someone kills me, could you cast a curse upon them?"

"It's not difficult, but you'll have to prepare the entries yourself," Chen Li nodded.

As you can hear, this was requested by Zouken Matou himself.

Wouldn't this make it even more convenient to use as a suicide bomber?

“No problem.” Zouken Matou nodded immediately.