Offer blocks to the end times

"By the way, Tsubaki, what exactly did you forge with those materials I gave you before?" Senju asked, looking at Tsubaki who was chuckling awkwardly. Tsubaki looked around and said, "Ah, that... I originally planned to learn the forging skills here before I started forging, but I didn't expect that upgrading forging here requires points. I'm still far from enough. Senju, please give me some time to level up."

"Uh," Senju muttered speechlessly. Actually, blacksmiths here generally level up by consuming experience-boosting foods to gain points, which they then use to learn new skills. They improve their proficiency through repeated forging, so mastering all forging skills is very difficult, let alone completely controlling them.

It will take a lot of time, but with Thousand Hands around, "How many points do you still need?"

“Only fifty points left. Give me a year, and I’ll be able to learn all the skills,” Tsubaki showed Senju the card. There were twenty or thirty skills in the learnable section, including ore decomposition, metal mixing, bone processing, condensation, and a bunch of other forging-related skills.

He had also learned these techniques, but he hadn't leveled up much. Then he took out a large box, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Chun. "Here are five hundred upgrade potions. After drinking them, you will have five hundred skill points. I hope you can complete the forging soon."

"Five, five hundred bottles?!" Chun shouted, seemingly aware of the potion's value. "Leave the forging to me. I'll give everyone a surprise in seven days!"

Senju and Tsubaki were talking, while the others were very interested in the computer and were frantically searching for things. Seeing that the scene was a bit chaotic, Senju turned off the internet, and then everyone sat back down.

Rick then raised a serious question: here everyone can earn rewards through adventure, but once they go over there, they won't have any income. How do you solve this problem?

There's not much that Qian Shou can do. After all, you can't hunt in modern society. If you make them actually work, who knows what kind of trouble they'll cause? It would be better to let them mine in the space and then exchange it for money? But that's useless to Qian Shou! Besides, no one would want to do it.

Everyone started brainstorming ideas, from Qianhu's library to Yuri's arms dealing, to Riveria's healing magic, to Nigoran's restaurant, to Hilgram's dojo, to Naveltri's womanizing plans, William also wanted to open a massage parlor, and even the band girls wanted to build a martial arts dojo here. I wonder what they were thinking.

After discussing it for a while, the group realized that they were actually quite talented, and with their savings, living there wouldn't be a problem at all.

Of course, some people don't have that many skills. After thinking about it, Thousand Hands decided to move the floating island to the ground and use it as a tourist attraction. They can work there as staff, and other people's shops can also be set up there.

Chapter 670 Plundering the World

Of course, some people had to abandon their plans, such as Yuri's and Riveria's. Then everyone enthusiastically discussed their shops. Senju felt that the topic had gone a bit off track, but he didn't care.

So everyone went up there to choose a suitable house, and then asked Senju to help them renovate it to a suitable size and deliver computers. Senju also built a magic tower there to continuously receive network signals from Japan so that they could go online. However, the range of the magic tower was the same as that of Senju's own spell, which was 500 meters. So everyone gathered together.

Incidentally, Senju also helped them build a residential area, along with shops opened by the machine race, and Senju also renovated a section of it to house the castle.

And so a tourist town with titles like "Orcs, Magic, Food, Wonders, and Robots" was born. Here, people no longer need to transform, and the Senju clan also sent many machine-type creatures to maintain order.

However, Senju didn't know how long these 'shop owners' could keep it up. When he was bored, Senju remembered that he could use Starship + Dream World + Comics to search the world, so he started doing it.

First, there's "Fate," which takes eight months to complete, while "Sword Art Online" and "A Certain Magical Index" take three years. Other works take even longer, some taking three hundred years, and the longest taking ten thousand years.

Thousand Hands complained for a moment, then decided to look for a world with a fast time flow first, while he stayed in a world with a slow time flow, which would speed up the search.

A group of people decided to stay here for a while to see if there were any inconveniences before making any changes. Seeing how much fun they were having, Senju let them play by themselves while he went around collecting information and items.

First, they tried to find the artifacts and items of this world through divination. However, this method was very prone to interference, and the prediction results were very vague. So, Thousand Hands spent a lot of materials to build a strengthening magic circle. The value of these materials was equivalent to dozens of artifacts and items, but Thousand Hands could afford to do it.

As Senju performed another divination, he saw many divine artifacts in this world. Although this world was vast, the artifacts were mostly concentrated in this country, with the largest number found in the capital and fortresses. However, there were also four or five artifacts around Axel, and a few scattered in other places as well.

"I didn't expect there to be so many," Thousand Hands said with some surprise. After marking the location, Thousand Hands teleported directly to the first point. It turned out to be the lord's manor, which was currently under repair. Thousand Hands activated his treasure hunting skill and discovered two extremely valuable treasures underground. Thousand Hands dived down and found that it was a basement with a demon inside. However, this demon seemed to be an idiot. Thousand Hands casually sent it back to hell and then took the spherical artifact and the necklace artifact from the side.

Next, Senju arrived at the second location, but it turned out to be Miken Hibiki. Senju then went to the third location, which was a manor. In the secret room, Senju found a set of silver-white full-body sealed armor bound by iron chains, but it had many small scratches on it.

However, just as Senju was breaking the chains and taking away the armor, that armor...

It suddenly started yelling, which startled Senju, but then he was even happier. He hadn't expected the artifact to be sentient. Before the armor could even cry out, he put it into his pack.

Then the Thousand Hands went on a rampage, committing crimes everywhere. In a corner of the battlefield, they found a shield that had been buried deep inside; in the ancient ruins, they found a water bottle; and in the palace, they found the holy sword Excalibur, an invisibility helmet, and a ring that boosted attributes.

I met seven or eight reincarnated beings at the fortress. I copied their artifacts as well, since it would be unfair to them to take away their cheat codes.

Then Senju returned home and released the collected artifacts, a total of eighteen artifacts, but only one of them could talk, which was the armor. "What a terrible place, the dark room! Hey, kid, how could you treat the versatile artifact, the Holy Armor of Argis, like this!"

“Oh, you seem quite clever,” Senju nodded, then picked up the holy sword Excalibur beside him. “I wonder who among you is stronger?”

"Wait, kid, this is no joke! Although my defense is strong, my shiny body will get hurt against this! Stop it now!"

“Hmm, that makes sense,” Senju nodded, waved his hand to copy a suit of armor, but this one couldn’t speak. Then Senju slashed at it, leaving a shallow scratch on the armor. “Not bad.”

Then Senju slashed down with all his might, cutting a large crack in the armor, but overall it was still fine.

"What, what have you done?!" Ajis cried out in terror, staring at Senju's benevolent gaze. "Help! Murder!"

"Shut up, you're not human!" Thousand Hands watched as the rare talking armor wandered around as if controlled by someone, but then it picked up a shield from the ground. "Bring it on, I'm wielding the Aegis of the Companions now, I'm not afraid of you!"

"Uh," Senju took out a few pseudo-modified railguns, then made several sets of armor and shields next to it, demonstrating what attack power was. The opponent promptly knelt down, "I surrender! But I hope that the person wearing me is a cute beauty, preferably a swordswoman, preferably wearing very little."

“Yes, there is such a role,” Senju nodded, thinking about Ais, then used an iron chain to secure it to one side. “It’s a pity I can’t let you wear it for her!”

"Why, why?" Agis cried out in anguish, while Thousand Hands appraised other items and randomly summoned a demon sphere. After trying it out, the summoned little demon was not only weak but also costly, so it was crushed by Thousand Hands, who then sealed the artifact away.

The necklace can swap bodies, but that's too dangerous, so it's sealed. Shields, various rings that boost attributes, and offensive weapons—Thousand Hands will create an exchange point for everyone to trade.

The water bottle can be used to make potions to treat various diseases and injuries, which was given to Nigolan; the helmet and cloak of invisibility were also released by Thousand Hands.

Then Senju took a bunch of things and went upstairs to open a shop, with the talking Argis hanging in the middle as a mascot.

Seeing that Thousand Hands had also opened a shop here, others came to visit as well. After looking at the swords, William was the first to suggest exchanging them.

"Huh? Didn't you already have the Holy Sword?" Senju asked curiously. William smiled wryly. "Senju, the Holy Sword isn't as wonderful as you might imagine. Those who wield it gain immense power because it replicates the lives of past heroes. But this replication brings more than just power; it also brings a predetermined ending. So, for us, the Holy Sword is a constraint, a curse! We only resort to its power when absolutely necessary."

"Uh, I've never heard of that before," Senju said in surprise. So the Holy Sword was such a dangerous item. He carefully deduced that what William said was true. The magic in that world was based on far-fetched connections and sophistry. As long as there were similar lives, there would definitely be similar powers. This was the basis of the original hero confirmation ceremony.

Conversely, those who wield the same weapons and possess the same power will inevitably have similar lives. However, facing numerous formidable enemies, the initial heroes are all tragic figures, while the later heroes are all extremely tragic characters.

Chapter 671 Welfare Time

“But now that we have new alternatives, we don’t need these holy swords anymore,” William said with great emotion. Thousand Hands felt a little ashamed, as he had already had all sorts of divine artifacts but hadn’t shared them with everyone.

“I really don’t know that,” Senju shook his head, then looked at William. “Then let’s take this opportunity to collect and seal all the holy swords in everyone’s hands. Everyone can also choose new equipment from me.”

"Thank you," William nodded, then he organized everyone to come and exchange weapons. Thousand Hands also sealed away all the holy swords that had been retrieved and those that had been kept in the Fairy House.

Then the group received new weapons and items, and Senju allowed them to freely choose a few items based on the amount of magic they had previously received.

Seeing so many beautiful women coming and going, Armored Agis shouted from above, but no one chose it anymore. So it kept making a racket and shook itself vigorously to attract everyone's attention.

"Thousand Hands, what's that?" Riveria, who was observing from the side, asked. Although she was quite unfamiliar with the props around her...

I envy them, but it's a pity that this is a benefit that Senju provides to his own clansmen, and they don't get a share.

"That's a rare artifact I just collected. It's a talking suit of armor with very high defense. I really like (female) swordsmen," Senju explained briefly.

“Is that so?” Riveria looked speechlessly at the armor, which was teasing Ais, whistling incessantly, hoping Ais would choose it. It promised to protect Ais’s body. Riveria shook her head and then looked at Senju, “Lord Senju, how do I exchange these items?”

"Hmm, that is a problem. Let me think about it," Senju pondered. To be honest, this place was more like a perk that Senju was giving out to everyone than an exchange point, but it was open to outsiders. Oh well, considering that he had a good relationship with Riveria and the others.

After a while, Thousand Hands took out a simple exchange form: Existing artifacts, one for one; Unknown artifacts, one for three; Rare items (non-repeating), three for one; Rare magic, one for one; Common skills, fifty for one; Money (the lowest common unit), one hundred million for one.

“Is that so? Then I’ll get another one,” Riveria nodded, then took out several items from her bosom: a black and white symmetrical item, a pair of gem earrings, and a gem, used for lie detection, calming, and sealing, respectively.

"Well, thank you for your patronage," Senju said, examining the props. The three of them were choosing items, and Ajis above them was even more excited, but no one paid any attention to him. In the end, Riveria picked out a curry stick for Ais and left.

She told Senju and the others to use the time to collect relics and search for unknown items. Senju thought for a moment and responded that they could also exchange rare items and knowledge for other items.

Seeing everyone leave with their divine artifacts, Senju began to consider the relocation location, the identities of the members, and their appearances.

Seeing Rick and Shubi idly playing games, Senju assigned him the task of investigating the relocation site, and also gave him the skills of teleportation and interdimensional communication to speed up his work.

Rick and Shubi went to Japan to investigate, and Senju passed on the simple transformation method so that the aliens could disguise themselves.

Senju started working on the castle, and Ishii began launching satellites in large numbers, hoping to see if she could contact these satellites from Earth.

Over the next few days, the Thousand Hands slowly lowered one of the towers underground to observe the situation encountered below and then resolve it. The castle was also moved to the top, forming a unified whole, which could be transferred into space at any time.

While waiting for the crop seed transaction, Senju heard from the Adventurers' Guild that Sato Kazuma had been recognized as a hero and was now going to the capital to marry the princess.

Thinking of his three companions, Senju could only silently wish him well. Aqua went back to Japan to convey Senju's intention to move over, but she still slacked off here, having her subordinate angels do the work for her, which actually helped Senju a lot.

He also heard that the fat lord had suddenly been involved in a lot of scandals and had been arrested. Then the guild sent him a billion dollars, saying that they had made a mistake in their previous assessment.

Senju felt somewhat bewildered, and the other party also seemed somewhat bewildered, explaining that they had listened to others without questioning them at all, which was why such a big oversight occurred.

The Kingdom Knights on the other side also delivered a billion in compensation and payment for goods, in which Thousand Hands handed over a large quantity of seeds to them.

Rick, who went to investigate, found Hachiman Hikigaya, the temporary worker Senju had mentioned. He rarely praised Hachiman's intelligence and thought that Senju could recruit him into his clan.

After a few days of 'investigation', he proposed moving to Akihabara, but Senju rejected the idea, saying that although it was fun there, the population density was too high and it was not suitable for a clan to live in.

So Rick then recommended Chiba Prefecture to him, as it would be a good place to hide. However, Senju felt that he was being lazy because he only mentioned two places and then went all out to recommend Chiba, even finding a forest there as a landing site for the floating island.

Although he seemed a bit lazy, Senju didn't think much of it since they had found a suitable location. He told Senju to mark the location and come back. However, after Rick returned and reported once, he wanted to go back there to play the game.

Thousand Hands Silently recommended many games to him, all of which were items left over from the steel city. With just a few simple modifications, they could be played again.

After sending Rick away and letting him play by himself, the music girls also came over. They had been here for a month, and judging by the time, school should be starting soon, so they were planning to go home and visit.

"Don't worry, time here is four times faster than in Japan, and school starts much earlier," Senju said calmly. The others nodded in agreement. "While that's true, when we came here, there were only ten days left before school started. Now, they only have four or five days left over there. We need to go back and prepare!"

"Huh, is that so? But we're moving there soon too, shouldn't we wait a bit longer?" Senju was slightly surprised, and the girls were shocked, collapsing to the ground. "How could this be? Won't our salaries be reduced by more than half?!"

"..." Senju looked speechlessly at the money-grubbers; they already knew about this! Seeing Senju's kind gaze, they immediately changed their tune, fiddling with their hair and looking around, "We meant playing around, no, we've lost most of our work time!"

I really don't want to leave here, sob sob.

"Alright, the wages will be paid as usual," Senju was too lazy to complain, and took out a bunch of amulets, letting them choose ten as payment.

Based on Senju's advice, Destiny Protection, Arrow Protection, Life Extension for Terminal Illness, Fire Resistance, Water Repellency, and Feather Fall were their must-haves. Then, Hirasawa Yui chose "Drinking hot things won't burn your tongue" and another "Destiny Protection".

Ritsu Tainaka chose "Golden Rule" and "Makes the sound of knocking sound better"; Mio Akiyama chose "Won't be scared by scary stories" and "Won't have nightmares when I'm in bed with a cold"; Kotobuki chose "Can hear interesting things" and "Something happens when I'm bored".

There were eight amulets left. They chose a set of the necessary amulets recommended by Thousand Hands, and then added two more: 'Cat Ears Shaking' and 'Cuteness Increased'.

Chapter 672 Departure

After Senju paid them a month's salary, they left happily, telling Senju to remember to contact them when they moved there.

The maids bid them farewell with music. After a month of learning, the maid band was finally able to play beautiful music. Senju felt a little sad watching the sad farewell scene, but then she heard them say that they would have another party in the dream world!

After making a few speechless comments, Senju looked into the dream world. More than a hundred people had already entered. The most unlucky ones were those who ended up in the dilapidated and cold steel city, but luckily they didn't need to eat there. Next were those who ended up in the dungeon, where there were many monsters. Then came those who ended up in Black Cat's Night City, where they would have to face the big boss, Black Cat.

Some landed on floating islands, where they could observe the local culture and try to communicate with the surrounding orcs; others landed on Axel, where everything was readily available; the best landed in the town established by Hirasawa and her friends, where there was an abundance of goods, but the people there found it very boring.

However, none of them came into contact with fairies. Some of them thought this was another world and were using their powers and modern knowledge to prepare to 'conquer' it; others thought this was a supernatural space built by ghosts; and still others were using the time difference to carry out various activities, such as learning games.

In particular, Senju discovered that a bunch of people were forming an 'Accel World Research Association'. They were probably influenced by the novels, each calling themselves some kind of king or king, while complaining that the acceleration level here was too low, there was no way to get points, no transformation, and most importantly, no way to accelerate in reality!

However, dying here doesn't mean true disappearance, and you won't forget anything, which relieved them and made the atmosphere much more harmonious.

He muttered a few words of exasperation, realizing that his game wasn't some kind of speed-up game! However, they did give Thousand Hands a heads-up: Thousand Hands had built teleportation points in various locations so they could explore other places.

After it was set up, Qianshou made an announcement, which surprised everyone inside. They thought no one was managing it, but it turns out there are version updates?!

Seeing the astonishment of those inside, Thousand Hands sighed silently. He could still feel a trace of faith power inside, and the dream world seemed to have become more vibrant. However, he had nowhere to collect faith now, so he could only wait until he reached the new world. With that thought, he slowly withdrew.

Over the next few days, Riveria explored several ruins, bringing back all sorts of bizarre props and items in exchange for several artifacts, including an S-shaped maid robot and a strange lich seeking death, which Thousand Hands dealt with one by one.

Senju went to find Banir, but didn't learn anything useful from him. He only taught Senju a skill to summon him. After being speechless for a moment, Senju ignored him, since he already had the skill of mind reading.

On this day, everyone reported to Senju that everything was settled. Senju stood atop the floating island and announced, "Then, let the plan begin!"

He then gave the order for everyone to retreat into the space. There weren't many people left outside to begin with, and a few minutes later, everyone entered the space. Thousand Hands also put away the space gate connecting to the inside. Then, the White Tower and the floating island slowly rose up and entered the space.