The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

The slow development of Chen Li's physical fitness is becoming increasingly mismatched with the rapid development and improvement of his various skill levels.

If the hardware can't keep up with the software, there will be big problems.

Perhaps it's time to forge a special artifact.

It's not a magical artifact used to grant oneself great power, but rather a magical artifact that allows one to quickly acquire great power.

Because the bonuses from rare items are not included in the allocatable list.

"Who are you?" a hoarse voice asked.

Inside the stone house, a figure was hidden in the shadows. Looking at the male voice that suddenly appeared, whose temperament was completely different from the villagers he had seen before, he felt that the other party was a bit too dazzling.

"Me? A kind stranger passing by, looking for companions," Chen Li said after putting down his feet.

"Stranger? Companion?" The voice of the figure, which had been as calm as still water, suddenly became louder and more human.

"As the saying goes, 'A stranger in a strange land, one misses one's family all the more during festivals.' I can tell at a glance that you and I are both from different worlds. So... shall we save the world together? Of course, we must save you first before saving the world." Chen Li took two steps forward and reached out his hand to the figure wearing the rough mask.

……

Qianjie had forgotten how long it had been since he last saw sunlight.

Qianjie wasn't usually lonely, since the person guarding the stone house would talk to him every now and then to check if he was dead or alive.

Thinking of this, Qianjie looked around, but did not see any guards. The entire village was also in a deathly silence.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Qian Jie had just turned to ask Chen Li about the village when he found Chen Li staring intently at him.

"I was wondering what you look like under that mask," Chen Li said quite honestly.

Has Qianjie developed this bad habit of wearing masks from the beginning?

Upon hearing Chen Li's words, Qian Jie couldn't help but adjust his mask again.

What is this person trying to do?

"You... destroyed this village?" Qianjie's voice was filled with extremely complex emotions.

"What? You've developed feelings for this village? If you ask me, they're just taking advantage of Qianjie because you're an honest person. If it were me, I would have smothered them to dust long ago," Chen Li said, arms crossed.

This village has indeed been bullying Qianjie. He is an honest man, and Chen Li is not wrong.

At first, Chen Li was worried that the plot he saw might differ from the real situation, so he grabbed a villager for questioning and found that they were indeed not wronged.

Now that the sins have been settled, Chen Li will not hold back.

In fact, for Qian Jie personally, it would be quite easy for him to escape this village. After all, Chen Li had just witnessed Qian Jie tearing apart the iron shackles binding him with his bare hands and then smashing the stone house with a single punch.

Honestly, if Chen Li had the strength of a thousand tribulations, he would have been an ancestor in this village long ago, right?

"Are they all... dead?" Qianjie, who had received incorrect information because he did not get a direct answer from Chen Li, felt a strange emotion.

Qianjie could have left the stone house that imprisoned him long ago, but... where could Qianjie go?

Just like the so-called companion next to me said, I am a stranger in a foreign land.

I'll stay wherever I can find a place to belong.

"Oh, don't misunderstand, they're not dead. After all, labor shouldn't be wasted like this. Some of these villagers were sent to the Human Emperor's Bow for labor reform, and others were simply made to work in the village," Chen Li said.

"Labor?" Qianjie looked around but heard no sound of human activity whatsoever.

Oh wait, there's some noise.

Qianjie's gaze suddenly fixed on the corner of the alley, and three seconds later a round thing rolled out from it.

"That is?"

"These are the villagers whose sins were less serious. I turned them into slimes to cleanse the world of its filth. They can turn back when their work is finished," Chen Li explained.

Then Qianjie watched helplessly as the creature Chen Li called a slime swallowed a bag of garbage next to the trash can in the corner.

Inside the slime's body, some waste is being continuously broken down and melted, until it turns into the slime's secreted slime, which remains on the land where the slime walks.

"These creatures, called slimes, can break down any form of filth and then transform it into nutrients to give back to the world. That slime is the nutrient," Chen Li continued.

This is the punishment measure that Chen Li came up with to punish those villagers whose sins did not reach the death penalty standard, but whom Chen Li was very unhappy with.

Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided.

Chen Li's achievement of eliminating one monster on Earth is enough for him to turn all the people on Earth into slimes!

As for those who meet the death penalty standard?

Forgiving them is God's business, and Chen Li's job is only to send them to meet God.

Their souls will be continually drained from the longbow of peace, until they contribute to the miracles that can be achieved in the next "moment of reckoning".

Yesterday, I used the Peace Longbow to deplete all the ghasts inside, so it's time to replenish it.

"..." This made Qianjie's gaze towards Chen Li even more complicated.

Is this guy really an outsider like me?

"I already told you, they're just taking advantage of the fact that you're an honest person, Qianjie."

"Shut up, you're so annoying." After saying that, Qianjie silently resumed observing the village.

"That's it." Chen Li nodded.

Chen Li was still a little unaccustomed to his irritable older brother not being irritable at all.

Chen Li also remembered why he subconsciously felt that Qian Jie was tied to the pillar. It was because when he played Honkai Impact 3 and challenged Qian Jie in the Paradise of the Past, the most memorable thing was that he was holding a pillar and smashing people.

Chen Li did not disturb Qian Jie, but instead accompanied him to explore the entire village.

"Alright, Qianjie, stop reminiscing. Even though you've lost this family, you still have me. Stick with me, you'll eat nine meals in three days. Let's go." Chen Li patted Qianjie's shoulder and walked directly towards the car in the distance.

Chen Li didn't force Qian Jie to go with him, because Chen Li knew that Qian Jie had nowhere else to go but with him.

Who would have thought that Qian Jie, the hot-tempered old man, would be the most easily satisfied among the heroes?

All we need is a place to live, or more accurately, a sense of belonging.

That is, "home".

Whether it's that stone house we just saw, the sanatorium on Dusk Street, the deepest place (the prison), or the Poison Pupae, the black hand organization of the Moth Chaser, they are all the same.

The irritable guy's personality was probably formed through the bizarre events he experienced.

Being imprisoned and bled out at the start—what else could this be but a hellish start?

When it was Chen Li's turn, Chen Li also became irritable.

However, if it were Chen Li, he would have wiped out this village long ago.

Just as Chen Li had expected, Qian Jie did indeed follow, catching up with this temporary companion who claimed to be a fellow stranger in a foreign land.

"So...can't I really see what's under the mask?" Chen Li leaned closer again.

"..." Qianjie remained silent.

If it weren't for the fact that Chen Li was also a stranger in this land, Qian Jie would have already given him a single word.

【roll】

"Alright, keep it up." Adhering to the principle that he couldn't see it himself and couldn't let others see it, Chen Li began to encourage Qian Jie.

Who knows, I might even get a new entry for it?

Thanks to the little sprite's spoiler, Chen Li also successfully learned what the job skill he would receive as a reward for his newbie quest four was.

【extract】

At that time, Chen Li will be able to extract entries not only from items, but also from events.

Objects can carry a lot of meaning, but ultimately their meaning is limited.

But events are different, because real-life events are often more outrageous than fictional events in novels.

Novels need logic, but reality doesn't.

"I'm really looking forward to it." Chen Li's heart was filled with anticipation.

And they are even more motivated to complete the fourth beginner task.

Beginner Quests (Part 4)

Forge 10 rare items √

Forge 100 rare artifact embryos √

Completed seven miracle check-ins (5/7)

Job level increased to lv3

Reputation increased to level 2√

Qianjie looked out of the car, watching the scenery rushing past, and began to think about his future destiny.

Then... Qianjie chose to give up thinking.

As the saying goes, when Brother Jie thinks, God laughs.

Although Qianjie was still very intelligent, he didn't like to use his brain most of the time.

Right now, Qianjie is only thinking about protecting his companion, who calls himself a stranger, before finding another place to settle down.