Chapter 2591 / Chapter 2592

"Hey, Little March, can I borrow your camera for a moment?" Xing suddenly turned to look at March 7th standing next to her and held out her hand.

"What are you going to do with my camera?" March 7th tilted her head and instinctively hugged the camera to her chest.

"Huh? You're going to take my camera to take pictures secretly? No, no, no! You'll disappear, and my camera will disappear too!" March 7th hugged the camera and backed away repeatedly.

"Look at what you're saying! How can something artistic be considered stealing? I just wanted to take some photos of Chen Li sleeping and share them with everyone," Xing said candidly.

"Miss Xing, our lord is currently conserving his strength. There will surely be a great commotion when the Holy Grail War ends tomorrow. It might be inappropriate to disturb his peaceful slumber at this time," Pearl, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"Aha, I was just taking a few photos, don't exaggerate like that, okay?" Xing scratched his head.

Pearl didn't say anything more, she just stared straight at Xing.

"A camera that takes snapshots?" Pearl tilted her head slightly.

"That's right. Let me tell you, this camera from March 7th isn't an ordinary camera; it's a derivative of the Miracle Card. Just point it at someone and take a picture, and their body will be frozen in place, making them do the perfect snapshot you want. It's incredibly useful," Xing casually explained.

"Last time I used this to take a picture of Pom-Pom yawning, it was so cute that I set it as my phone wallpaper." March 7th nodded vigorously while holding the camera, expressing strong agreement with Xing's assessment.

"Oh? It actually has such an effect. Truly amazing." Pearl nodded, her tone filled with admiration.

Furthermore... aren't Miracle Card derivatives considered Miraculous Items?

If it doesn't count as a Miraculous Item, then it's not subject to the rule that "participants in the Holy Grail War cannot use Miraculous Items."

Pearl silently memorized this information, but her expression remained unchanged.

"Alright, let's go. Let Guiji take the electric shocks here by himself. By the way, Dan Heng, hasn't your Servant returned yet?" Xing stretched.

"No. I don't know what he went to do." Dan Heng shook his head.

"Shouldn't someone stay behind to watch over Guiji?" Pearl turned her head and glanced at Guiji on the cross, asking with some concern.

"Don't worry, being tied to the cross is also one of the Miraculous Item's effects," Xing waved his hand.

"I see." Pearl nodded.

"Alright, let's go, let's go to sleep." Xing yawned.

The group filed out of the Invitation Space. Himeko glanced back one last time at Guiji, who was still bound to the cross and maintained the image of Murata Ryusuke.

Purple arcs of electricity still danced across Guiji's body, crackling intermittently. Guiji's head drooped, it was unclear whether he had fainted or was feigning death.

Himeko's gaze lingered for a moment before she turned and walked out, leaving the door slightly ajar.

The Astral Express, corridor of the guest room carriage.

When March 7th was about to go back to her room to sleep, she encountered an unexpected person at her door.

"The Lady. Pearl? Is there something you need from me? Or are you having trouble finding your room?" March 7th asked curiously.

"No, I came here specifically for Miss March 7th." Pearl shook her head.

"Oh? Let's go inside and talk then?" March 7th pushed open the door and invited Pearl in.

"No need. I came to see Miss March 7th because I wanted to borrow your camera for taking candid photos," Pearl said, shaking her head and getting straight to the point.

"Borrow my camera? I need it when the Holy Grail War ends tomorrow. I want to take a group photo of the winners." March 7th said hesitantly.

"Just tonight will suffice, and I'll return it before the Holy Grail War ends. And it won't be free; I'll pay rent," Pearl said earnestly.

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"No need for rent. Here, take the camera, you can use it." March 7th waved his hand and generously took off the camera and handed it to Pearl.

Then, as if remembering something, March 7th added, "Oh, right. By the way, what are you going to do with the camera? Don't use it against the participants in the Holy Grail War, or you might still get struck by lightning."

However, March 7th was also curious: for Intelligent Machines like Pearl, does being struck by lightning count as recharging?

"Don't worry. I just thought that after Miss Xing suggested secretly taking pictures of the master, someone might make a move. So I wanted to have the camera with me beforehand to prevent anyone from doing anything inappropriate to the master." Pearl took the camera with both hands and explained seriously.

When Pearl said these words, her expression was serious and her tone was sincere, making her appear as a loyal subject who was completely thinking of her lord.

March 7th didn't think much of it, after all, Pearl did seem to be a very reliable person.

"I see. Miss Pearl is so thoughtful." March 7th couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Oh, no, no. By the way, do you know which carriage our lord is staying in?" Pearl asked after Heart Wings putting the camera into her bosom.

"It seems to be in carriage number nine. It's as if they deliberately chose to stay in the last carriage, probably to avoid being disturbed," March 7th replied after thinking for a moment.

"Thank you for the information, Miss March 7th. The rent has been transferred to your card." Pearl gave a slight bow.

"You really don't need to be so polite," March 7th said with a smile, waving her hand.

But no sooner had March 7th finished speaking than his phone rang.

On March 7th, I looked down and saw... my credit card had been credited with 5 million Credits.

March 7th covered her mouth in surprise, then looked up at Pearl, only to find that she had already walked towards the back of the guest room carriage.

On March 7th, watching Pearl's departing figure, he belatedly tilted his head.

Wait a minute... to prevent others from doing anything unreasonable to our lord?

Miss Pearl, what are you doing taking your camera to carriage number nine?

On March 7th, I suddenly felt like I was being used as a pawn, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what was wrong.

Forget it, the 5 million has already been deposited into my account, why think about it so much?

March 7th shook his head, yawned, and went back to his room.

Earlier, after confirming that Baiheng was asleep, Jingliu quietly sat up from the covers and changed into a loose set of pajamas.

Jingliu stood at the doorway, turning back for one last look at the sleeping Baiheng.

Baiheng was sleeping in a terrible position, with half of his body sticking out of the blanket and a silly smile on his lips. He must have been having a happy dream.

Jingliu sighed silently, tucked Baiheng back into bed, and then tiptoed into the room, heading towards Chen Li's carriage.

The reason Chen Li chose to rest in Baiheng's room was not because he was tired, but because Baiheng's room was closest to Chen Li's new carriage.

The corridor was quiet, with only the soft sound of Jingliu's slippers clicking on the floor.

The smile was faint, yet it carried the fervor of someone who had suppressed their desires for so long and was finally about to have them fulfilled.

Rebellious disciple, Master has arrived.

That rebellious disciple, who treated her extremely well on ordinary days, would always find some excuse to back away whenever she got even slightly close. He suppressed her Mara-Struck, restored her sanity, and resurrected her best friend. And then what? Then nothing at all.

Jingliu's smile deepened, and his fingertips lightly traced a fleeting frosty mark on the corridor wall.

Jingliu knew his smile was probably not quite right... but who cared?

She had waited too long, and this night was only just beginning.

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As the last bit of Miracle Fire disappeared into the golden rectangular card, two Miraculous Items were placed prominently on the Miraculous Forging Platform.

After putting away the upgraded golden Summoning Ticket, Chen Li picked up the red boxer gloves next to him to examine the effects of the Miraculous Item.

[Order Octagon Cage] (Two-Star): The grand stage of Order, come and challenge us if you dare!

The Miraculous Item's effect was almost identical to Chen Li's initial vision. It could materialize abstract concepts such as specified disasters and suffering, generating concrete monsters.

If the monster can be defeated, the concept can be fundamentally erased or overcome, leading to a perfect ending.

The reason it became Two-star Artifact was because Chen Li had a sudden lapse in judgment while creating the Miraculous Item, and suddenly remembered that there was an existence in the Hako Ni World called [Humanity's Final Trial], which was a collection of disasters for humanity.

Although specific circumstances may differ, the general principles are the same.

Furthermore, the essence of Miraculous Item lies in its description; similar descriptions are sufficient.

So Chen Li specially summoned Az Dahaka, burned off the inscriptions on his body, and added them to the Miraculous Item that was about to be completed.

They successfully added an effect to this Miraculous Item that could lead civilization to a perfect ending. However, due to the excessive amount of materials used, it was upgraded to Two-star Artifact.

Being upgraded to Two-star Artifact isn't bad news. The bad news is that while Artifact Wielder receive a large reward for defeating the Octagon, it also increases the difficulty of defeating abstract concepts.

What was originally just defeating a disaster has now become defeating a concept. The difficulty has increased by more than one level.

Defeating a plague and defeating the concept of "disease" are two completely different things.

Conversely, if Taiyi could truly defeat the concept of "disease," then no disease of any kind would ever appear in this world again.

Risk and reward are proportional, which is consistent with Chen Li's usual style.

"Um... I think Taiyi should be able to overcome this difficulty, right? At worst, let him find Small Worlds to bully and level up. Or let him go to the Hako Ni World for further study."

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"Chen Li stroked his chin and muttered to himself."

After all, defeating the octagon will not only reward civilization, but also the Artifact Wielder. For Taiyi, this is both a challenge and an opportunity.

If all else fails, we can just have Taiyi substitute to fight, or give Him another Miraculous Item.

Furthermore, if Taiyi, he can use Character Cards to activate the Bonds of the five Aeon, and the summoned Imaginary Tree projection will be enough to help him solo most dungeons.

Who says you can't use other Miraculous Item while activating Miraculous Item's effect?

"I don't think Taiyi would mind," the Pixie said.

"That's good. Here's what you'll do: go and give this Miraculous Item to Taiyi for me. And do some persuasion with him." Chen Li tossed the pair of red boxer gloves toward the Miraculous Forging Guide in mid-air.

[Huh? Why me?] The Pixie's tone was full of resistance.

"Because I'm exhausted and need to sleep," Chen Li said, stretching and speaking with a straight face.

[Okay, okay. You'll get what's coming to you when I get back.] The Pixie complained, but still used the Miraculous Forging Guide to put away the gauntlets, and then floated towards the door.

The door opened automatically, Pixie continued to float away before the door closed again.

But the Pixie, who had been hiding in the Miraculous Forging Guide, paused for a moment when he saw Jingliu coming towards him in the corridor after leaving the room.

Jingliu was also stunned for a moment as he looked at the book that was floating slowly in mid-air in front of him.

Jingliu knew this was Chen Li's most important item— the Miraculous Forging Guide, which was also Chen Li's soul weapon.

[What? You want to betray your master and ancestors?]

The Pixie glanced at Jingliu, then at Chen Li's door behind him, a mischievous glint in his eye.

Wearing pajamas, Jingliu appeared alone in the corridor in front of Chen Li's room late at night, practically wearing the words "I'm here to see Chen Li" on his face.

When Jingliu heard the Pixie speak for the first time, he was stunned for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.

A talking book... but considering that this is Chen Li's soul weapon, it's not surprising that it has its own consciousness.

And the one who spoke must be the legendary Pixie.

"I am the teacher," Jingliu corrected expressionlessly.

[Oh, let me put it another way. You want Chen Li to betray his master and ancestors?] The Pixie's tone was full of teasing.

"You don't need to know." Jingliu said coldly, brushing past the floating book and walking straight towards Chen Li's door.

[That's a real pity. Although Chen Li's door wasn't locked, it was equipped with a soul recognition device. No one can get in except Chen Li and me.] The Pixie's voice came from behind, with a hint of schadenfreude in its tone.

"..." Jingliu paused in his steps.

"[But I can help you.]" The Pixie, manipulating the Miraculous Forging Guide, turned around in mid-air, its cover facing Jingliu, and suddenly spoke.

"Why... why did you help me?" Jingliu slowly turned around, his scarlet eyes scrutinizing the floating book in front of him.

"That despicable Chen Li actually told me, 'As long as I work hard to forge Miraculous Items, I'll be able to forge an endless Miraculous Item!' How hateful! So I can help you, and you just need to promise me one thing." The Pixie said indignantly.

"What is it?" Jingliu's tone became more wary.

"The battle must not stop before sunrise!" the Pixie said succinctly.

The corridor fell silent for a moment.

A rare blush appeared on Jingliu's face, and his scarlet eyes shifted slightly, no longer meeting the Pixie's gaze.

She was reluctant to agree to this absurd agreement, but at the same time, she didn't say no.

[If you don't agree, then I'll find someone else. I think that Intelligent Machines seems quite interested in Chen Li. She's on the Astral Express too...] The Pixie keenly sensed Jingliu's hesitation and immediately added fuel to the fire.

"Wait. Okay. I promise you." Jingliu's voice suddenly turned cold, and a dangerous glint flashed in his scarlet eyes.

Jingliu agreed quickly because she knew very well that if Pearl beat her to it, her trip tonight would have been in vain.

[Deal! Alright, I've temporarily turned off the soul recognition device. You can go in and bully Chen Li now. Oh, by the way... you'd better freeze the door closed, so no one will bother you.] The Pixie's tone was full of smugness.