Chen Li: I became an Equilibrium Emanator? How could I possibly be an Equilibrium Emanator?!

"That's really unnecessary," Chen Li shook his head repeatedly.

"I'm curious how you discovered Laughing Powder? This Miraculous Item is colorless and odorless..." Great Herta said, somewhat puzzled.

"..."

The reason is actually quite simple: when the Herta extended its right foot towards itself, Chen Li the Herta's black threads glowing, clearly indicating that they were coated with items containing special properties.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Li only knows what the words on an object are after he touches it.

However, there is one exception: items that have been touched and whose properties have not changed recently.

There were entries for both "Elation" and "delicious," and aside from the Xiaoxiaofen (a type of online snack) that Chen Li had seen before, Chen Li didn't think of anything else.

Otherwise, Chen Li Istina why the word "delicious" could float on the right foot of the Herta.

Is this reasonable? No, it is not.

"Never mind how I found out, but if you waste food again next time, I'll treat you as food."

"So you really won't have a bite?" Great Herta tilted his head.

"If you keep teasing me, I'll really have to teach you a lesson."

"Hmm, what color? So are you going to eat it or not? There's still half left." Great Herta asked Chen Li, holding up the half-eaten box of Laughing Powder.

"I want to take a big sip!" Chen Li's eyes lit up.

"Here you go." The Great Herta stretched out its right foot again.

"..." Chen Li clenched his fist, smiling without saying a word.

"Okay, I'm sorry, I was wrong." Great Herta immediately offered half a box of Laughing Powder.

Chen Li continued to smile without saying a word.

"What else do you want?" The Great Herta immediately understood Chen Li's thoughts.

"I heard that you once believed that luck could be changed, so you invented 'Lucky Charm Gel,' which, when applied to your eyelids, would grant you good luck for a full 24 hours..."

"That's right. You want that thing? But I must warn you. Many people on the space station have excitedly tried out this invention, but they all had uneventful days. This shows that in a turbulent world, being able to live an ordinary life is already a stroke of luck; it probably won't bring you much surprise," the Great Herta cautioned.

"I use it to eat. Plus, to get lucky charms."

"Oh, never mind then. I thought you were planning to use the Starstones to draw cards after using this Lucky Charm Gel. I'll have Asta bring you this Miraculous Item later." The Great Herta nodded.

"If the Lucky Charm Gel can affect the Starsea Trove, what about the reputation of the Miraculous Forging Guide? But compared to improving my own luck to win the lottery, I feel that friends are more useful," Chen Li said.

"Friends? How do you use the word 'friends'?"

"As we all know, there's a protection period for newbies, just like fishing, so I think there's also a newbie benefit period for drawing Starsea Trove..."

"... Is this why you're trying to get Starstones, a valuable currency, circulating on Friends Circle? You're despicable, Chen Li!"

"You're even more despicable, you actually poisoned the food!"

"You're despicable!"

"You're even more despicable!"

"You..."

"Alright, stop arguing. I came to you to do something that will shock the world," Chen Li interrupted the student repeating the sentence.

"A world-shaking event? I do that every day, what's so special about that?" The Great Herta didn't understand.

"To put it another way, it's a major event that will soon shock the Aeon."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go! Let's do something big." The Great Herta instantly became interested.

"Put your shoes on first."

"Oh."

"So the big deal you're talking about is having me organize half of the Herta Space Station, and then use that space to create Miraculous Item?" The Great Herta tilted its head, feeling like it had wasted all its feelings on a dog.

"Because the Miraculous Item I'm creating is somewhat special, I'm worried that the Equilibrium Aeon will beat me up," Chen Li said.

"You created Revival Match Miraculous Item, yet the Equilibrium Aeon didn't even personally participate. What exactly are you planning to do that makes you so worried?" The Great Herta asked, puzzled.

"This is different. The Miraculous Item for the Revival Match is indeed exaggerated, even able to resurrect an Aeon, but the problem is that it hasn't resurrected any heavyweight characters so far, so it's not a big problem. But the Miraculous Item I'm going to create is meant to break the Equilibrium. And I think the Equilibrium Aeon has been putting up with me for a long time."

"Are you trying to become Aeon?"

"It's not that outrageous. I just want to create a Miraculous Item that can suppress the Mara-Struck of the Xianzhou natives."

It can suppress the Mara-Struck of the Xianzhou natives, and it can do more than just suppress Mara-Struck.

"The Mara-Struck. Why are you interested in this? Did Nguyen Mai ask you to?"

"Ruan Mei? Right, Ruan Mei is also from the Xianzhou natives, right? It wasn't Ruan Mei me to do this, but General Xianzhou Luofu who asked me to do it."

"The relationship between Ruan Mei and Xianzhou cannot be explained in a few words... In fact, the data on the Hunt Aeon in the Simulated Universe was obtained from Xianzhou through Ruan Mei's channels. As the only force in the universe that possesses all the blessings of the Aeon, Xianzhou has many good things."

"We've gone off-topic. Anyway, are you going to avoid their sharp edge or stay here and watch me create this Miraculous Item?" Chen Li asked.

"I'll avoid his sharp edge? I'd like to see what kind of commotion you'll cause by crafting this Miraculous Item." The Great Herta snorted coldly and let Chen Li do as he pleased.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Chen Li summoned the Miraculous Forging Platform directly.

As the Miracle Fire ignited, Chen Li was the first to throw the wreath with the word "innocence" into Miracle Fire.

As the wreath withered, the term "childlike innocence" was slowly Extraction.

Then comes [meme], [purification], [release]...

The entries are like lines of code, and Chen Li's job is to compile these lines of code into a coherent form so that it can function successfully.

The Great Herta standing beside Chen Li watched Chen Li's movements and the varying brightness of the inscriptions within the Miracle Fire intently...

The melodious sound of hammering echoed within the Herta Space Station, and even the staff who had been moved to the other side could clearly hear the pleasant sound.

Asta's eyes were filled with worry. The researchers were enthusiastically discussing what miracles Ms. Herta would continue to perform at the Herta Space Station. Sirin, who was locked in a cabin and told not to see Chen Li until she learned how to teleport objects back and forth at fixed times and locations, looked frustrated. Meanwhile, Little Herta, which had already been equipped with the Genius Knowledge Module, was pondering the combination of machine soul and genius with great interest...

Everything was so peaceful and serene.

But something seems to be brewing.

The forging process lasted for half an hour. While the sheer number of terms Chen Li had to process was the main factor wasting time, figuring out how to "allocate" the power within those terms also exhausted Chen Li's mental energy.

When the final hammer fell, a new Miraculous Item was born from the Miracle Fire.

As the Miracle Fire lost its fuel and gradually faded, the Miraculous Item truly came into being.

Chen Li reached out and picked up the Miraculous Item, about to observe its effects, but then felt an endless, immense power descending upon him.

Chen Li looked up and saw a beautiful figure.

His gaze fell upon Chen Li, and upon all things.

He is clearly one, yet He divides Himself into two.

He controls the two of Him, yet he also merges himself into one.

He watches over the balance of the world, but no one can observe His existence. He slowly "embraces," "connects," "shifts," "cuts off," and "fades away" from Himself. He holds Himself in His palm until He melts away.

At this moment, the unobservable, Equilibrium Aeon "Mutual" cast a glance at Chen Li.

The Equilibrium Aeon is different from other Aeon. He integrates his will into the logic of the universe's movement, eternally maintaining the balance and stability of all things in the world.

This means that the Equilibrium Aeon is attacking everyone, yet unable to attack anyone.

[If anyone manages to tread the Path governed by the Aeon, they will receive his distant perception, like a glance cast across light-years of the Milky Way. Many believe this is the only intersection between the Aeon and mortals.]

This state will be briefly broken when the Equilibrium Aeon casts a glance upon a Pathstrider.

Then, under Chen Li's gaze, the Aeon with his hands clasped stared at Chen Li for a while, then slowly separated his clasped hands and raised his fist at Chen Li.

"Equilibrium exists between all things!" At the same time, a whisper rang in Chen Li's ear.

In layman's terms: I've been putting up with you for a long time!

"Holy crap, is this how they're 'realizing' me offline? This is outrageous!"

Are you going to cast a glance at someone who disrupts the Equilibrium just to punch me? Hachiman, you bastard...

Chapter 197 Chen Li: I've become the Emissary of Equilibrium? How could I be the Emissary of Equilibrium!

"Great Herta! Save me!" Seeing that the Equilibrium Aeon seemed to have been holding back for a long time and finally decided to strike hard, Chen Li immediately shielded the Great Herta in front of him.

"Holy crap!" The Great Herta immediately broke free from Chen Li's restraints and ran behind Chen Li.

"Great Herta, didn't you say you wouldn't avoid his sharp edge?"

"If it were just the Aeon appearing, I definitely wouldn't avoid his sharp edge, but something's completely wrong now!" The Great Herta hiding behind Chen Li shook its head frantically.

Because this is more than just showing up!

The Equilibrium Aeon has long since integrated itself into this universe; in other words, the influence the Equilibrium Aeon exerts on the world is directional.

For example, it was noted that the Interastral Peace Corporation monopolized interstellar trade, becoming the de facto behind-the-scenes controller of many star systems. The wealth and poverty were no longer Equilibrium, ultimately triggering a "border trade war."

In order to maintain the balance, they interfered with the Interastral Peace Corporation in some way.

The Equilibrium Aeon is almost impossible for the world to observe, and this is clearly a great opportunity.

But the problem is that things are not normal now.

Normally, Aeon's glance is just a glance, and it wouldn't turn into a powerful attack like this.

Moreover, the gaze of the Aeon is usually only felt by the Pathstrider and will not involve others.

The Wisdom Envoy could easily resist the pressure brought by the appearance of the Aeon, but it was too difficult to withstand the Aeon's wrathful attack.

"Waste."

"In short, Equilibrium Aeon, if you hit Chen Li, you can't hit me. I have nothing to do with him." The head of the Great Herta peeked out from behind Chen Li, trying to remember the magnificent figure of the Equilibrium Aeon.

The Great Herta is not afraid of death; it simply wants to take this opportunity to observe the Equilibrium Aeon more closely and obtain more data.

What if I die? At worst, I can have Little Herta or Chen Li watch an ad to revive me.

"Great and all-knowing being, I ask you... Disrupting the Equilibrium, why isn't it another kind of Equilibrium?" Seeing the Aeon launching a heavy attack on him, Chen Li immediately drew a Miracle Card.

Seeing the Equilibrium Aeon frozen in place for two seconds, Chen Li suddenly revealed a triumphant smile.

"Before you figure this out... let me show you the Friendship and Bonds between me and my dear friends! Go! My Friends Circle!" Chen Li forcefully threw a small golden ball made of countless rapidly spinning metal rings at the fist that was paused and was larger than the entire Herta Space Station.

Although the Friends Circle account is currently suspending Elysia in the sky as the sun of the Xianzhou, Chen Li can still project one.

Chen Li hurled the golden Friends Circle at incredible speed toward the Equilibrium Aeon. The moment the Friends Circle touched the Equilibrium Aeon, it instantly expanded, transforming into a colossal object even larger than the Equilibrium Aeon, "protecting" the Equilibrium Aeon within the Friends Circle.

The figure of the Equilibrium Aeon still swooped down within the "glance," but its size continued to shrink as the Friends Circle shrank.

After the fist finally landed in front of Chen Li, the Friends Circle, including the "glance" from the Equilibrium Aeon, had shrunk to the size of a ping-pong ball.

"Everyone says the Equilibrium Aeon is invincible in this world, but I think he's just average." The Great Herta slowly walked out from behind Chen Li.

"..." Chen Li looked at the Great Herta speechlessly.

You think you're so high and mighty? You're using me as a shield, waiting for me to win the PK before you jump out and mock me, right?

Looking at the final stats, Herta, who was only responsible for the final taunt, got the MVP!

"It was just a glance, your mockery won't help, although you can tell from that glance that the Equilibrium Aeon really wants to beat me up." Chen Li sighed.

"Hmm, but I feel something's off. Isn't it a bit too illogical to beat you up by glancing at you?" The Great Herta straightened the top-pointed hat on his head.

"Who cares? Why not eat food that's been delivered to my door?" Chen Li shook his head, then tossed the golden ping-pong ball into his mouth and simultaneously canceled the projection of his Friends Circle.

Both Friends Circle and Gourmet Cells are One-star Artifact, but the abilities granted to Chen Li by the Gourmet Cells made it impossible for him to eat Friends Circle. However, after Friends Circle disappeared, all that remained in Chen Li's mouth was the Aeon's glance.

The power of the Equilibrium Aeon was instantly absorbed, and Chen Li felt his attributes greatly enhanced, while at the same time...

"Wait! Something's not right! Something's really not right!" Chen Li suddenly sensed something was amiss.

"What's wrong? Did the Equilibrium Aeon shrink down and enter your stomach, calling you 'sister-in-law' while punching your abdomen?" the Great Herta asked curiously.

The Great Herta wasn't worried about Chen Li either, since at worst he would die, and there would be no side effects after death.

Although Great Herta always felt that after the "Revival Match" appeared, it was a bit too arrogant of him not to value his life since he hadn't even collected a single Resurrection Card.