Big Herta, stuck in a trash can
Watching three hours of ads sounds easy, but because the missing piece is never revealed, it greatly diminishes one's patience, making the viewing experience incredibly frustrating.
Therefore, Chen Li asked Ruan Mei about her feelings Robin and the Herta, which had taken over all the advertising space yesterday and today.
"There's nothing wrong, what's wrong?"
"Don't you find watching ads annoying? Especially when these two people's ads keep appearing."
"Although Miss Robin's singing is different from my favorite music, it is still pleasant to listen to, and the Little Herta's advertisement is also cute, so I don't find it annoying." Ruan Mei shook her head.
Chen Li was truly confused now. Was it because Ruan Mei was too patient, or because the Revival Match ad link itself had an anti-annoyance effect?
In short... the advertising effect is definitely going to be great!
"Ruan Mei?" The door to the room where Chen Li and the others were located opened automatically, and Herta strode in with an air of indifference. When he saw Ruan Mei, his eyes lit up and he walked over, hugged Ruan Mei directly, and then rubbed against Ruan Mei's belly.
"What's wrong, Herta?" Ruan Mei was somewhat surprised by the unusual behavior of the Herta dolls.
"Call me the Unique Herta," Herta corrected.
"Why are you interested in the name suggested for you by the contributors to the Erudition Society? Didn't you already refuse?" Nguyen Mai asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Never mind that for now, just lower your head." Little Herta beckoned.
"What's wrong?" Ruan Mei asked, puzzled but still heeding the advice of the Little Herta.
Herta remained silent, only wrapping his arm around Ruan Mei's shoulder with his doll-like arm, then bringing their faces very close together, while looking expectantly at the closed automatic doorway.
The automatic door reopened the next moment.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing..." After the Great Herta manipulated the Herta dolls to walk in, he was about to say something when he saw the Little Herta holding Ruan Mei looking at him with a smug expression.
"You... Little Herta, what are you doing?" Great Herta was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, that's the expression! I've been wanting to see that look of jealousy and astonishment on your face!" Little Herta, hugging Ruan Mei, laughed heartily.
"Click!" Chen Li pressed the shutter, freezing this scene forever.
The puppet controlled by the Great Herta; the Little Herta laughing wildly while embracing Ruan Mei; and Ruan Mei, who may have known about it but let it all happen...
"This is art!" Chen Li said with absolute certainty to the Screwllum beside him.
Chen Li decided to name the photo "The Tower's Smile".
Chapter 171 The Great Herta Stuck in the Trash Can
"You two are really something, and Ruan Mei too, don't join in their nonsense either." After sitting down again, Herta called out Chen Li and Little Herta by name.
At the same time, he complained about Nguyen Mai, who was aware of the situation but allowed it to happen.
"Machine Soul, what an interesting concept. Although it doesn't overlap with my field of research, I'm still very interested." Ruan Mei held her teacup while also looking at the Little Herta sitting between herself and Chen Li.
"Chen Li, stop eating! Where is Screwllum going so fast?" The Great Herta, who hadn't installed a feeding module on the puppet he possessed, looked at Chen Li, who was eating the pastries brought by Ruan Mei, with a resentful expression.
You better leave some for me!
"You have the nerve to say that? If it weren't for the fact that you used up 12 Bond for Friends Circle, Screwllum wouldn't have had to go back to Screwllum Star and then send the Friends Circle Terminal to Silver Wolf via express delivery from Screwllum Star," Chen Li complained.
Chen Li still couldn't understand how Herta's royal flush could be instantly defeated by Silent Lord's 17 cards!
How did you manage to have your famous sword shattered 12 times while holding so many Miraculous Item?
"Ahem, I didn't use any kind of power to prevent the other party from quickly recognizing that I was the one toying with her. I could only dodge with my physical abilities. But you know how physical abilities a doll has..." Herta said embarrassedly.
The fact that Herta could feel embarrassed proves that Herta really didn't do anything wrong.
The Disguise Glasses can disguise races and even the identity of dolls, but the remnants of the Herta's power may be collected by the Silent Lord after leaving the Herta.
Although the Disguise Glasses are Miraculous Item crafted from just a few Crystal, they still possess the conceptual power that Miraculous Item should have.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Didn't you say there was something else? Little Herta, you can't eat these pastries, they've been drugged." Chen Li slapped Little Herta's hand away as it tried to touch the pastries that Ruan Mei had prepared.
These are specialty pastries that Chen Li specially asked Ruan Mei to make.
The pastries contain truth serum, anti-truth serum, anti-anti-truth serum, and anti-anti-anti-truth serum... And because these pastries come from different places and use extraordinary ingredients, they can not only increase Chen Li's poison resistance, but also increase his Attribute Points.
It's great to have an expert in the field of life sciences by your side; you never have to worry about not having enough strange drugs.
Although Mobius is also an expert in this field, Chen Li has almost finished all of her medicines.
I wonder if Mobius has collected any interesting medicines at Dan Ding Division. I'll go there this morning since I'm passing by.
"Oh," Little Herta replied disappointedly.
"Don't bully children," said the Great Herta.
The Great Herta remembered Chen Li saying that as long as the Little Herta felt that eating this thing would be fine, then it really would be fine.
Chen Li, if you're greedy, just say so.
"I also prepared some other regular pastries. I put them in the red envelope on my Friends Circle Terminal." After noticing Little Herta's thoughts, Ruan Mei took out the items from the red envelope on her Friends Circle Terminal and placed them on the coffee table.
"Hmm, can items still be stored in red envelopes?" Herta was taken aback.
"A newly added feature," Chen Li said.
We also want to thank the programmer, Pixie, for his hard work in the background.
"I'm starting! Great Herta, why aren't you eating?" Little Herta picked up a pastry and put it in its mouth, asking Herta at the same time.
"..." The Herta, which did not have a feeding module, fell silent.
Herta was wondering whether he should teleport his main body here, steal all of Little Herta's pastries, and then hang Little Herta up and spank him for three days and three nights!
"I also saved a copy for you at Herta, and I'm sending it to you now," Ruan Mei said.
"It's boring." Little Herta sighed.
Little Herta would rather see Great Herta's envious and jealous expression.
It'll keep you stuck at home every day!
It's time to get out and about, you old woman!
"Can I beat her up?" Herta asked Chen Li, pointing at Little Herta.
"Why are you asking me? She's your puppet. Besides, you can't beat her in your Puppet Body."
"Alright, Herta, don't get angry with a child," Ruan Mei said softly.
"That's right, Little Herta is still a child." Chen Li nodded repeatedly.
Chen Li is conducting an experiment: will the Herta dolls without a Machine Soul be angered to the point of red temperature?
But it seems unlikely.
The Great Herta seemed unconcerned about this.
"I came back just now because I have something to tell you. It is... After Chen Li used your Pale Justice, it seems that he is about to complete his Knight's Training, right?" Herta ignored Little Herta's provocation and looked at Chen Li instead.
"That's true, but Knight's Training won't go too far, so even if you summon Nurgle Knight, you're unlikely to get a really bad quest. What's your quest?" Chen Li asked curiously.
"The mission this Nurgle Knight gave me is a choice between two options: either spend a whole day in the most famous junkyard I can reach, or spend three hours in a junk bin that's unique in the entire universe," Herta sighed.
Both of these tasks are somewhat demanding, but not excessive.
Completing either of these two tasks will not put Herta in a life-or-death situation, but it will ruin Herta's reputation in the Beauty world, as he considers himself a genius capable of becoming Envoy of Beauty.
The difficulty of the first task lies in the fact that the Herta has to endure the stench for a day, while the difficulty of the second task lies in finding a garbage can that is unique in the entire universe.
Moreover, the mission won't give you any hints, which means that if the trash can you find isn't unique in the entire universe, and you don't hear the mission success notification after three hours, you'll have to go find another trash can.
"I don't want to complete either of these tasks, so I wanted to ask Chen Li if you have any solutions."
"The knightly training granted by Pale Justice must be completed. Although I can forge a wondrous Miraculous Item exempts you from the cost, it would be somewhat wasteful. Besides, I have a simple and quick way to complete the second task," Chen Li said.
My father once said that magic should be used to fight magic, so we can also use Miraculous Item to fight Miraculous Item.
However, forging Miraculous Item that exempts it from the costs associated with other Miraculous Item is extremely expensive, and using such Miraculous Item may even incur additional costs.
Chen Li happens to be broke right now.
"What method?" Herta pressed.
"I have this." Chen Li snapped his fingers and then, in front of the Herta, wove a huge golden trash can with golden threads.
"This is... Oh, the Cleanup Master!" Herta, who had seen all of Chen Li's Miracle Card scenarios out of interest, immediately realized.
"This trash can is guaranteed to be unique and spotless. Shall I send you the original version now?"
"Okay." Herta nodded, looking at the trash can, which was clean enough and even aesthetically pleasing enough.
If it's a trash can woven by Chen Li himself, then it wouldn't be a problem.
After all, for the foreseeable future, the Herta will continue to send Nurgle Knight to fight the Silent Lord unless it finds a better option.
However, one cannot summon the Nurgle Knight again without completing the training previously assigned to them.
That Nurgle Knight wasn't particularly strong, but he was definitely good at being annoying.
Spending three hours a day in this trash can allows you to thoroughly toy with the Silent Lord and make a killing!
Furthermore, Herta can log into the Herta dolls's account even when the main body is in the trash can.
"I've received the item, and it's the right size. I'm coming out for a bit to change my position... Wait, why can't I get out?" Herta's voice became increasingly panicked at a visible speed.
"Hmm, didn't I tell you? Trash cans woven with the achievements of the Cleanup Master are designed to imprison you." Chen Li tilted his head.
"You didn't say that! And not only can the main body not come out, but the Herta dolls I'm controlling can only use the conversation function and can't perform normal activities!"
"Don't worry, this confinement will wear off soon. After all, you're not some heinous woman. The trash can will lose its confinement effect in a little while," Chen Li said.
"No! Chen Li, quickly use the 'Summon Friend' function to summon me. I'm not ready yet, at least not now!" Herta suddenly said.
After obtaining the Destiny Invitation Key from the Herta, Chen Li formed a friendship with the Herta.
Although the Herta itself is located far away, the friendship established through the Herta dolls will still take effect normally.
The physical body is not important; the spirit is.
Why?
"Of course, it's to prevent 'that woman' (the Silent Lord) from discovering my prank in a short time and coming to assassinate me, only to find me in such an embarrassing state!" the Great Herta said matter-of-factly.
"Alright." Chen Li tossed out a Starstones, and as the magic circle slowly unfolded, a figure slowly appeared in front of Chen Li and Ruan Mei.
Little Herta is already cute enough, but it can only show seven-tenths of the beauty of Great Herta Little Herta it was a child.
Now, Ms. Herta has finally appeared.
Her face was delicate, with a youthful liveliness, yet her deep eyes revealed a wisdom beyond her years. Her long hair, a gradient from brown to purple, flowed like a cascading galaxy, and she wore a signature witch's hat with a slightly drooping brim, adding to her mystique.
Her classic witch-style attire, dominated by black and purple, accentuated her figure, while the black boots, both long and short, sparked the imagination, further enhanced by the soulful black stockings...
Ms. Herta is unparalleled in the world, Ms. Herta is exceptionally intelligent, Ms. Herta is stunningly beautiful!
This is assuming we ignore her current posture...
"Wait, why did this trash can come along too!" The Great Herta, wearing a large magic hat, looked up at Chen Li, puzzled, as it was stuck in the trash can.
"I did it on purpose," Chen Li said matter-of-factly.
"Ha?"
"Stop talking nonsense, Great Herta, you can't move now, right?" Chen Li asked with a smile, looking at Great Herta stuck in the trash can.
"What... what do you want to do?"
"Of course it's... taking photos and checking in! Come on, say 'cheese' with me!"
"Let's make it clear first, help me out after the photos are taken!"
"No problem!"
My name is Asta, the stationmaster of the Herta Space Station. Although I have only met Ms. Herta herself a few times since the Herta Space Station's establishment, each meeting has been unforgettable. Just like now...
When Asta brought tea and refreshments into the room where several geniuses had gathered, she witnessed a scene she would never forget.
A strange male (Chen Li had always appeared in the form of King of the Honkai Beast Asta the Herta Space Station, but not now) was gently carrying the unparalleled, brilliant, beautiful, and lovely young Ms. Herta in a Princess Carry. Underneath the Ms. Herta was a gorgeous and elegant trash can.
"Bang!" Asta took a step back and frantically pressed the emergency close button on the automatic door of the conference room.