The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

Fireworks: Good morning! Have a happy day today!

Sunday: My friend, let's reflect on ourselves three times a day. Did you forge any extraordinary artifacts yesterday? Did you create any miracles? Did you achieve your dreams?

"..."

Seeing the two people who had sent him messages so early in the morning, Chen Li, who had been listless since opening his eyes in bed, instantly perked up.

Kaguya Houraisan makes a lot of sense; I do indeed need a magical object that can slap someone across the face via the internet cable!

Now, the people harassing Chen Li every morning have changed from one to two.

For some reason, Sunday changed her address to Chen Li from "friend" to "close friend"... It might be because yesterday, Chen Li wanted to prove that she hadn't been wasting her life and wasn't an unemployed bum who did nothing all day, so she told Sunday about cleaning up the filth in the world, and at the same time, she wanted to use her decisive actions to dissuade Sunday from doing so, which caused the backlash.

They've already become friends today, Chen Li doesn't even dare to think about what they'll become tomorrow.

And Fireworks has changed its persona again today.

Yuan Peng is a youthful and beautiful girl full of energy?

Dad: I said... Fireworks, do you get up this early every day?

Fireworks: The early bird catches the worm. Hey, little craftsman, you're awake?

Chen Li didn't keep Hanabi waiting. While he was helping Kaguya Houraisan make fake medicine yesterday, he casually replied to her a few times. He also took the Infinite Cat Food from the cat, lent it to Hanabi for a minute to let her confirm the wonder of the item, and then returned the Infinite Cat Food to the cat, adding 10 cat treats as compensation.

Chen Li's bucket of unlimited instant noodles has been delivered to the client, successfully adding 10 crystals, 150 star stones, and 5 reputation points.

Now Hanabi completely believed the artifact forger.

After learning the details of the commission Chen Li had received, Hua Huo stopped pretending.

The fireworks disguise plan has gone bankrupt.

They then chose to continue sending various harassing messages.

Until Chen Li said something: "If you keep using me as a memo, I'll make you a strange object that will never let you have any fun."

Then the fireworks calmed down.

Because Hua Huo had no idea whether Chen Li could actually create a strange object that traveled to her vicinity.

Thinking about this, Hanabi felt that the profession of artifact blacksmith was simply full of fun.

So he started harassing Chen Li even more frequently.

However, this harassment turned into a friendly greeting.

So genuinely warm and welcoming.

Dad: You're awake. What's wrong? Is something the matter?

Hanabi: It's nothing, I just want to know when the gadgets I want that can make me have fun anytime will be finished?

Dad: Hey, didn't I tell you yesterday? I'm only in charge of forging; you provide the materials and the forging fee.

Hanabi: Oh, I see... Can I get a discount? I'm still a student.

Dad: You know what I'm going to say, so no.

Hanabi: Alright... so what do I need to prepare for you to help me create this strange object?

Dad: First, you need to prepare items with valuable attributes, preferably rare items. This requirement is quite flexible; any item with any attribute will do. This is my forging fee. Second, you need to prepare items with attributes like "Search" and "Pleasure," which are the materials needed to craft rare items.

Fireworks: A strange object? Hmm... this is not easy to handle.

Hanabi, who was sitting leisurely on the sofa, picking at her shoes with her toes, frowned.

Hua Huo certainly knew that the "strange things" Chen Li mentioned referred to were the special products of her own world.

Rare and mysterious special items.

These things are often in the hands of the powerful and wealthy in this world.

Hanabi used to find amusement in the past... She found some oddities during her travels, but since none of them matched her aesthetic sense, she either didn't keep them or used them for fishing to find new fun.

Even if the artifacts forged by this artifact blacksmith don't actually perform as miraculously as one might imagine, it's still difficult to find an artifact that matches one's aesthetic sense, so this business is worthwhile.

Hanabi: Great, I'll take this request. Since you're so fond of things with rare entries, I'll go and make it big for you!

Dad: No, wait a minute, what do you mean by "my commission"? I'm just asking you to pay me; where you get the money is none of my business.

Hanabi: Don't be so formal, buddy. Guess what? If I get caught and betray you, will they believe your explanation?

Dad: You can still get arrested?

Fireworks: So, you're not worried about me getting arrested, but why are you worried about me giving you away?

Dad: ...I'm definitely going to forge a magical artifact that can slap someone through the internet cable later, so you better tone it down. The reputation of a magical artifact forger is very important.

Fireworks: That's not up to you.

Dad: I'm going to build a marvel that will keep you forever free from pleasure.

Hanabi: I'm sorry, I was wrong.

Dad: Tsk.

Fireworks: But as long as it doesn't tarnish your reputation as a rare artifact blacksmith, isn't that enough? When you're out and about, you give yourself your own identity. Can't you just give yourself a code name?

"..." by Chen Li.

To be fair, Huahuo and Chen Li basically shared the same idea.

When you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

But he couldn't very well tell Hanabi that he had been using her name when he was secretly making deals with those villains, could he?

Fireworks: So I'll give myself a code name.

Dad: Fireworks.

Fireworks: I'm here, what's wrong?

Dad: I mean, the code name I gave myself is Fireworks.

Hanabi:......

"Interesting." Hanabi's smile widened as she read the reply from the other side.

I see this craftsman of strange artifacts as having the qualities of a masked fool!

Hanabi: Great, then I'll call you Dad.

Dad: Okay, my good boy.

Hanabi:......

Hanabi couldn't help but wonder, could it be that this guy chose such an abstract pseudonym just for this moment?

Did I make all these dumplings just for this dish of vinegar?

Dad: In short, you can cheat and ambush, but you can't let the forging materials and forging fees I need get tainted.

Fireworks: What does "bad luck" mean?

Old man: This means that the source of the goods must not be "unjust".

Hanabi: ...Okay.

"I never expected this artifact forger to be such an inflexible old-fashioned person. No wonder he calls me 'Dad,' he must be quite old," Hanabi remarked.

"Fine, I'll bear with it for the sake of this rare item. Time to have some fun." Hanabi jumped off the sofa, put her hands behind her back, and walked to the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the bustling city and pondering her next destination.

This hotel room was a gift from a die-hard fan who wanted to join the tavern and become the Masked Fool.

Hanabi promised the other party that she would recommend them to the tavern after the matter was over.

"Ha, treating a tavern as a place for pleasure? Wanting to go in and experience the ultimate pleasure? The reason is that she's tasted all the taboos in reality, so ordinary sex no longer excites her? She actually believes the Masked Fool's words, she's adorably naive. But... I hope she has some rare treasures in her collection." Thinking of this, Hanabi couldn't help but hum a cheerful hum.

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Chen Li had also considered using the fireworks as a means to travel to the other's world.

Fireworks probably won't be too wary of Chen Li's arrival; instead, she'll likely try to find ways to amuse herself with him.

But considering that following Huahuo meant going hungry nine times in three days and being chased and beaten, Chen Li decisively gave up.

Chen Li was already an unregistered resident; wouldn't following Hua Huo make him even more unregistered?

Besides, Chen Li hasn't had enough fun yet.

Playing with fireworks is so much fun, but once you meet someone, you can't play with them anymore, right?

There's absolutely no need to worry about Chen Li not being able to reach the Collapse Iron Universe. Right now, Sunday is practically begging Chen Li to hurry up and go to Pinocchio, but Chen Li doesn't dare to go.

It's better to hang out with the robin.

"I remember saying on Sunday that the exchange opportunity would be delivered to the robin by noon today. So there's no rush."

You can't blame the slow delivery on Sundays; after all, it's interstellar travel, so a little slowness is normal.

If it weren't for the Star God who created the star orbits connecting the various worlds, the speed would be even slower.

Just as Chen Li was lost in thought, the Strange Item Forging Guide trembled slightly and opened automatically, revealing a new Miracle Request to Chen Li.

[Seeking Medicine]: We request the opportunity to meet the great and compassionate Medicine King. We beseech the Medicine King to bestow miracles or divine messengers upon us once again, so that we may defeat the invading evil enemy, the Celestial Ship!

Rewards: 20-40 Star Stones