The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"Snap!" Chen Li snapped his fingers, and a cat food bowl appeared in front of him.

Sorry, Cat Brother, I'll borrow your rice bowl again!

This time I'll give you 20 extra cat treats and a free cat toy.

Chen Li, who was apologizing to the cat in his heart, turned the cat food bowl over.

Watching the cat food continuously fall into the trash can, yet constantly reappear in the bowl, Screw Gumu seemed lost in thought.

"Logic: This is completely illogical. There is neither the power of destiny nor the blessing of the star gods on it, nor any energy support whatsoever," Screw Gum said, looking up.

“That’s how rare and unusual things are,” Chen Li said, expressing his deep agreement.

"Wonderful artifacts... Is this why you call yourself a Wonderful Artifact Forger? The wonderful artifacts you speak of seem different from those in this universe. The wonders you speak of defy all common sense. I'm sorry, for now I cannot judge what you truly mean to this world," said Screwgoom.

Screw Gumu still remembered the fact that Chen Li called himself a stranger.

"You can just ask me directly: did I come into this world to destroy it, or to bring about more change?"

“Yes, you’re right.” Screw Gum nodded.

Geniuses are always visionary.

When Screwgoom saw the cat food bowl that could produce an infinite amount of cat food, he wondered if something that violated basic principles would cause a devastating blow to the world.

If that infinite cat food bowl were picked up by a researcher from some erudite society, he might question his existence within three seconds and then choose to join the Holy Fire Meow Meow Cult.

"Me? If I said I came to this world to have fun, would you believe me?" Chen Li leaned back strategically and suddenly asked.

“No, if you really came to this world to have fun, then the first person you would encounter would not be the Wise One, but the God of Pleasure.” Screws Goom shook his head.

"How do you know I'm not an undercover agent sent by the Star God of Joy to infiltrate the Genius Club?"

"This……"

"Just kidding, I don't know Aha at all, I've never even met him. If I were an undercover agent sent by the Star God of Joy to the Genius Club, I should have snapped my fingers right now to summon Aha and laugh at the wise man's poor judgment. But did you see anything happen after I snapped my fingers? No, absolutely nothing."

Chen Li snapped his fingers, indicating that he had just made a rather inappropriate little joke.

"Aha! Knowledge is a pile of scrap metal, Preservation is a fool; Hunting has no sense of humor, Destruction is like a madman. The Star Gods are all one-track-minded! Chen Li, you did a great job!" A cheerful laugh echoed in the reception room.

Even though no one else was present in this space, Chen Li and Luo Sigumu seemed to see a great being hidden behind many smiling masks.

"..."

"..."

Luo Sigu and Chen Li looked at each other in bewilderment.

“Um… I think I can explain a little,” Chen Li said with a serious expression.

"..." by Screw Gum.

Screw Gumu had absolutely no idea how to respond to Chen Li.

"Deduction: This might indeed be another prank by the Star God of Joy. Perhaps it's because the prank you just posted using my account had such a wide reach that the Star God of Joy noticed the fun and then projected his gaze in this direction. He also happened to overhear our conversation, which is why he spoke up at the right time," Screw Gum calmly analyzed.

“Screw Gum, you’re right. Look, I don’t have the mask that the Masked Fool and the Destiny Walker of the Joyful Fate both have.” Chen Li nodded repeatedly, then spread his hands.

Chen Li and Huan Yu Xing Shen are not familiar with each other.

But the next moment, a red and white mask suddenly appeared in his hand, and Screw Gum's mechanical pupils suddenly contracted.

This looks like... the mask of the Fool, with a very obvious surge of joyful power on it, as if it is trying to prove something.

"A flaw, fleeting!" A glint flashed in Chen Li's eyes.

A circular, semi-transparent shield suddenly enveloped Chen Li and Screw Gumu, and a forging table appeared in front of Chen Li. While the mask in his hand was still warm, Chen Li threw it directly into the Miracle Fire.

That's right, Chen Li said those words on purpose.

Although Chen Li didn't know when the Star God of Pleasure arrived—after all, he didn't have any special items to prevent being spied on—he wondered if the Star God of Pleasure might actually give him a mask of the Fool just to have some fun.

Anyway, there's no harm in saying more.

Upon seeing the word "Joy" on the mask in his hand, which was indeed quite prominent, Chen Li immediately summoned the Miracle Shield.

What's in my hands is mine!

Even if you're a star god, you can't steal it!

Friends, this is a high-stakes gamble.

And now I've won my bet!

"Speaking of which... I feel like this mask looks familiar." Chen Li stroked his chin, looking at the red and white mask that was having its entries extracted.

Chen Li seemed to remember that the mask of the fireworks was this style.

Hmm, could it be that... all Pleasure Masks are like this? Are they wholesale?

Chen Li was curious to see what Sang Bo would look like when he put on his mask.

"You must be very curious about how I forged this artifact, or rather, how I assembled these primordial scripts into a program, right? This is the process," Chen Li said to Screw Gum, who was also inside the protective shield.

To be honest, if Chen Li hadn't touched ScrewGumm and seen the words "genius" and "mechanical" on him that matched ScrewGumm's identity, Chen Li would have suspected that this ScrewGumm was actually Aha in disguise.

“It is an honor to witness this forging of wondrous artifacts.” Screw Gum nodded.

"I wonder if Aha will attack the Miracle Shield? Forget it, I should think about the artifact forging first." Chen Li gave up thinking after worrying for only two seconds.

The Miracle Shield has a limit to its defense, but the enemies Chen Li had encountered before had never reached that threshold.

However, the Miracle Shield can be renewed continuously, so Chen Li only needs to worry about how many crystals he will spend, and does not need to worry about his safety.

Because this entry came so abruptly, Chen Li didn't immediately think of any entries that matched "pleasure".

Using the power of pleasure as a disguise is a good choice, but Chen Li's disguise glasses are already enough for him.

Although the disguise glasses weren't particularly effective, that was purely because the keyword brightness wasn't high enough, not because the keyword itself was bad.

"Ah, I've got it." Chen Li quickly thought of a treasured keepsake.

Chen Li pulled a 20-sided die out of thin air from his backpack and threw it directly into the Miracle Flame.

Random, Luck, Events, Fate, Choice, Possibility...

After rolling the die, you will randomly experience an event represented by one of the dice faces, but negative events account for 90% of the [Lucky 20-Sided Dice].

Chen Li chose this relic because he always felt that joy and dice went well together.

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Chapter 85 Friends, this is a joyful gamble!

[The Joyful 20-Sided Dice] (One Star): Intelligence is a pile of scrap metal, Preservation is a fool; Hunting has no sense of humor, Destruction is like a madman. The Star Gods are all one-track-minded, Ah-ha is truly shameless!

Roll the dice: When facing a crisis, the user can randomly roll the dice to get a number. If the number is less than or equal to 10, you will be even more unlucky; if the number is greater than 10, you will successfully resolve the current crisis, but the process may become quite absurd or hilarious. This can only be used once for the same crisis. Place your bet now!

Betting on Winners and Losers: Users can select an object and randomly roll a die to obtain a number. When the number is less than or equal to 10, you will become the other person's source of amusement in the following events. When the number is greater than 10, the other person will become your source of amusement or randomly encounter a pleasurable event, becoming the ultimate beneficiary. There is no limit to the number of times you can use this feature on the same object.

Hehe: You feel happy when you toss the dice in your hand. No special effect, just pure fun.

No Hehe: When someone other than you touches the dice, the dice will spin on their own, and the degree of unhappiness will be determined by the number rolled.

Fun Points: You'll earn varying amounts of Fun Points for creating fun. Fun Points can be used to increase or decrease your score after the dice roll. The maximum Fun Point accumulation is 10, because… life is meant to be enjoyed!

P.S.: Friends, this is a fun and high-stakes gamble! Don't try to cheat if you lose!

That's right, it's a one-star rare item.

However, Chen Li only invested 40 crystals in this strange item.

A standard one-star artifact costs 100 crystals, but the cost can be reduced by replacing attributes and offsetting negative effects.

The former relies entirely on spending money, while the latter is a skill-based activity.

The origins of this strange object are twofold: one is the mask of the Fool, personally gifted by the god of joy, and the other is a relic.

Their entries are already quite prominent, so there's no need to add extra highlighting.

Whether Chen Li can spend less crystals to make it a one-star artifact depends on whether he is willing to retain some negative effects to increase the overall attribute capacity of the artifact.

Just like pale justice.

However, the experience gained in the Oddity Forger profession only increased by 40, but Chen Li added another 20 after giving it a positive review.

Chen Li initially didn't intend to develop this artifact into a one-star artifact, but when he used the [Distribution] skill to observe the "Joy" attribute, he found that its positive and negative effects were evenly distributed.

Retaining some negative effects can actually maximize the effectiveness of the "Pleasure" stat.

All I can say is that this was truly [pleasant].

However, Chen Li doesn't really like things that are completely out of his control, so pleasure points are a must.

Without this point effect, Chen Li would choose to dismantle the artifact and then forge it again.

"Question: Is this the wonder?" Screw Gum, who had been watching the whole thing, stared intently at the pink dice in Chen Li's hand that were radiating a dazzling light.

In Screwgoom's eyes, the ghostly blue Miracle Flame seemed to contain endless possibilities, which was fascinating.

Screws was eagerly anticipating the effects of the wondrous artifact forged from the Miracle Fire.

“That’s right, it’s called the 20-sided die of pleasure.” Chen Li nodded, then immediately deactivated the Miracle Shield.

Anyway, Chen Li has already forged that mask into a rare artifact. If the Star God of Joy wants to take it, he can only take the dice, but as a rare artifact, the dice cannot be taken away.