Esdeath: I'm Fighting the Aeon of Nihility? For Real?

"It will generate a compressed file and put it in your brain. When you need these Remembrance will automatically pop up," Chen Li said.

"Hey, doesn't that mean I can borrow a Miracle Card from you, Chen Li, before going to school and fast-forward to the end of the school day so I can go home and play games?" Gabriel's eyes lit up.

"... Go to school properly! You're not supposed to waste your Civilization Value like this!" Chen Li roared.

"Oh."

"Apart from Najenda, everyone else should choose to step out of the script, right?" Chen Li said with a smile.

"Um... how about I take the trouble to join the script? I can act as a control group and collect whatever everyone wants, okay? But I'll have to charge a little money." Yakumo Yukari raised a small objection.

"..." Chen Li looked at Yakumo Yukari, and the two began to stare at each other.

This is Chen Li, the Miraculous Forger. Staring at him for 30 seconds is equivalent to staring at him for 30 seconds!

"I'll give you 200 Starstones to do me a favor." Chen Li finally spoke first.

"No problem, what can I do for you?"

"Help me collect information on the Imperial Arms other than those from the Revolutionary Army. I've already sent you the relevant information via private message," Chen Li said.

It doesn't matter what Yakumo Yukari wants to do in this world. Yakumo Yukari is a smart person and knows her limits, unless she doesn't plan to go to other worlds in the future.

Furthermore, allowing Yakumo Yukari to remain within the script allows us to see what benefits Chen Li can gain from bringing a visitor from another world to another.

"Then I can also join the script and make money," Houraisan Kaguya said.

"You can't do it, because even if you join the script, the character in the script will just stay in one place and won't be doing any work." Chen Li shook his head.

"Hmm..." Houraisan Kaguya felt that Chen Li's words made sense.

Houraisan Kaguya thought that exhaustion belonged to the Houraisan Kaguya in the script, but forgot that the Houraisan Kaguya in the script was just like her.

"Furthermore, you can submit any requests you have to Yakumo Yukari. I can reimburse requests up to ten Starstones," Chen Li said.

"Really?" Houraisan Kaguya's eyes lit up.

"But I will reject unreasonable requests. In short, don't you dare to exploit my bugs."

"Oh, that's all right now."

"I want some Dangerous Species."

"I also want some Dangerous Species."

"Help me with my homework."

"Hey, can you do my homework for me? How about math homework?"

"Could you help me find the lost methods for forging Imperial Arms?"

The initial request was normal, but it became increasingly strange, leaving Yakumo Yukari completely bewildered.

Why are there so many homework-writing services now?

And the lost method for forging Imperial Arms... Do you think I'm some kind of turtle in a wishing well?

"How about... we bring in a few more people as a control group?" Yakumo Yukari asked tentatively.

Yakumo Yukari does want to earn Starstones, but she doesn't want to work herself to death.

Chapter 209 Esdeath: I'm fighting the Nanook? Really?

"Wow!"

"Help!"

"That's terrifying!"

"A monster!"

When Chen Li led the group, who had just finished riding the Civilization Speedcar, to the gates of the Imperial Capital to welcome Esdeath after the campaign against the northern barbarians, they were met with a cacophony of surprised and panicked voices.

Civilization Speedcar are real flying cars!

[Starstones +2000]

"..." Chen Li heard the sound of the Starstones increasing, but Chen Li was not happy at all.

"Eight! Cloud! Purple!" Chen Li's roar echoed throughout the entire Imperial Capital.

"Here she comes." Suddenly, a gap opened in front of Chen Li, Yakumo Yukari calmly walked out from the gap.

If Yakumo Yukari had chosen to join the script during the Civilization Acceleration process, she would indeed have ridden the Civilization Speedcar with Chen Li Yakumo Yukari the others. However, for some reason, Yakumo Yukari did not intend to use the Civilization Acceleration effect and instead planned to explore the world herself.

Considering that there was no difference between the two, Chen Li agreed, but what appeared in front of Chen Li was a completely chaotic scene.

"What is this?" Chen Li asked, pointing to a steel giant that was over a hundred meters tall and placed at the main gate of the Imperial Capital.

"Guardian Machine God - Supreme Throne. The Imperial Arms you wanted. Let me tell you, it took me a lot of effort to dig this Imperial Arms out for you. In order not to hurt ordinary people, I practically dragged him out of the ground and Overhead Toss, bringing him here." Yakumo Yukari said while rubbing her shoulder.

"..." In a sense, it must have been quite a feat for Yakumo Yukari to dig this so-called "Supreme Imperial Arms" out of the ground.

Moreover, judging from Yakumo Yukari's tone, she tried her best to avoid affecting ordinary people, which can indeed be described as hard work and great achievements.

"But why was this Imperial Arms dismantled?" Chen Li asked, looking at the dismantled steel giant.

"Don't ask me, ask Vill-V, she's the one who demolished it." Yakumo Yukari pointed at Vill-V.

"Oh, right, I dismantled it, but don't worry, I've almost figured out how to manufacture Imperial Arms by studying this steel giant. I even made a small modification to it, so now anyone can use this Imperial Arms." Vill-V said, raising her hand.

Originally, this Imperial Arms could only be used by those of the Emperor's bloodline.

Vill-V also chose to join the script because she said that for researchers, time is money, so she didn't want to skip over her own life.

"Then what is this?" Chen Li pointed to another terrifying behemoth, much larger than the Guardian Divine Machine, displayed at the entrance of the Imperial Capital.

"I didn't do this. It was Mobius and Ruan Mei who went to the East China Sea Cloud Sea and captured the Super Special Grade Dangerous Species... I just sent them there and was responsible for bringing the item back. You can ask them yourselves if you don't believe me." Yakumo Yukari pointed to Mobius and Ruan Mei behind Chen Li.

"That's true." Ruan Mei nodded.

"Perhaps I should strengthen my combat abilities," Mobius mused.

These two individuals also form the control group; they chose to enter the script during the Civilization Acceleration.

The main reason was that the budget for the two of them to capture the Dangerous Species exceeded 10 Starstones, Chen Li would not reimburse them, so they had to do it themselves.

"I remember now, the threads on Lubbock's Thread-type Imperial Arms are made from the body hair of the legendary super-dangerous creature that dwells in the clouds of the East Blue. Isn't that right?" Najenda realized.

"If nothing unexpected happens, yes. This little thing is quite resilient." Ruan Mei nodded.

"Then what is this?" Chen Li continued, pointing to the blue-haired figure that Yakumo Yukari had just thrown out of the gap, which was bound into a caterpillar and wriggling on the ground.

"The Imperial Arms you requested, Esdeath," Yakumo Yukari explained quite honestly.

Chen Li roughly understood Yakumo Yukari's thought process.

Demon Manifestation: Devil's Essence is Imperial Arms forged from the blood of a super Dangerous Species living in the far north. Esdeath drank all of this blood-type Imperial Arms, so it's not wrong to say that Esdeath herself is Imperial Arms.

However, Chen Li felt that Yakumo Yukari did it on purpose, and Chen Li had evidence.

"Then what was the reason for Chen Li's scream?" Chen Li asked.

"Don't put all the blame on me. This is your problem. They were screaming because there were a lot more Slime in the group."

"Oh, that's definitely my problem," Chen Li remembered.

The effect of the Civilization Acceleration Miracle Card is quite unique; it can be used in conjunction with other Miracle Card. Therefore, Chen Li chose to activate the Trap Card [Cleanup Master] and begin turning the villains of the Imperial Capital into Slime.

Simply put, it's about letting the Miracle Card act on their own.

Therefore, it's not hard to understand why Chen Li would use the word "script" to describe the process of Civilization Acceleration.

"Then why are people in the city shouting about monsters and such?" Chen Li asked, puzzled.

According to Chen Li's prediction, the people of the Empire should gradually learn to coexist with Slime as the story progresses.

"It was Ruan Mei's doing. She subtly altered the genes of the flying-type Dangerous Species flying over the Empire. As a result, those ferocious flying-type Dangerous Species became Dangerous Species that like to defecate on other people's heads," Mobius said.

"It was just a minor mistake. But I want to emphasize that it was their way of expressing affection. And I think this should be your problem, Mobius," Ruan Mei retorted.

"..." Chen Li rubbed his forehead.

Dude, what have you guys been up to?

Chen Li decided that if he ever used the Civilization Acceleration feature in the future, he would definitely add a script to it, so that his genius friends wouldn't create any little "genius shock" for him!

"During this period of Civilization Acceleration, I have gained control of the Revolutionary Army and made contact with the Cult Leader of the Orderly Dao. Minister Honest was also very cooperative in my work, sending me to the palace and then holding a knife to the Young Emperor's neck to force General Bud and me to sign a contract using Forced Transaction Coin. According to the plan, now only Esdeath needs to be dealt with."

Fortunately, Najenda brought Chen Li what was perhaps the only good news of the trip.

The Cult Leader of Orderly Dao and his minister Honest were both controlled by Chen Li using Forced Transaction Coin, which is why the two of them cooperated so well.

Najenda had to say something fair: the Miraculous Item Chen Li created were truly useful.

By Forced Transaction Coin, Najenda, with the help of Yakumo Yukari, visited nobles and officials door-to-door, and took over the entire Imperial Capital without bloodshed.

Although a considerable number of these nobles and officials had already turned into Slime and were roaming around the Imperial Capital, Najenda had already completed a smooth transition of power before they were turned into Slime.

The Young Emperor, General Bud, Minister Honest, the Revolutionary Army, and even the Orderly Dao were all Najenda's people. Najenda couldn't imagine how she could lose.

However, perhaps because Najenda's methods were a bit too drastic, some officials who were righteous but also conservative expressed strong opposition.

But no problem, Najenda hung these people up and whipped them for three days and three nights, and they said they wouldn't object anymore.

But to be honest, Najenda finds her group members more troubling than these other things.

Sometimes, watching what they do, Najenda doubts herself: Are they really here to Deliverance?

They dismantled the Guardian Machine into scrap metal, conducted experiments on flying Dangerous Species that even Najenda couldn't bear to watch, and captured super- Special Grade Dangerous Species to keep as pets...

Are these people really not just looking for a remote, impoverished place to release their energy?

"By the way, Esdeath was also captured by me right after returning from defeating the alien races," Yakumo Yukari said.

"I see..."

"Ding!" Chen Li picked up the Forced Transaction Coin that he had summoned back, and then walked up to Esdeath, who was tied up like a caterpillar.

"I'll give you a chance. Pick one of us from among us for a one-on-one duel. If you win, I'll let you go and you can do whatever you want. If you lose, you'll obediently lead those ice Slime in the Imperial Capital to guard the country. How about it?" Chen Li asked, removing the gag from Esdeath's mouth.

Huh? A gag?

"Ha, why should I..." Esdeath hadn't finished speaking when Chen Li gagged her again with a gag.

"Hang her up and whip her for three days and three nights," Chen Li said, turning to Najenda.

"Okay, no problem!" Najenda's eyes lit up.

"Pfft! Wait, I agree." Esdeath spat out the gag and shouted to Chen Li.

The next moment, the Forced Transaction Coin in Chen Li's hand lit up with golden light.

After seeing that the contract was completed, Yakumo Yukari released the sealing barrier on Esdeath.

"Come on, pick one," Chen Li asked, pointing to the group members behind him.

"..." Esdeath likes to fight, but that doesn't mean Esdeath's brainless.

The fact that Yakumo Yukari could easily seal her own abilities and capture a Super Special Grade Dangerous Species from the East Blue Cloud as easily as kicking a dog to death shows that this group of people are not simple.

But Esdeath didn't believe she couldn't defeat any of these people.

Esdeath scrutinized the group behind Chen Li.

As the saying goes, pick the softest persimmons to squeeze, and as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn...

So...

"You, yes, you, come out! I've been putting up with you for too long." Esdeath said, pointing at a child who looked to be under 12 years old and whose hair color was similar to her own.

"Gretel is still a child, and you don't even spare a child?" Chen Li tilted his head when he saw Esdeath so heartlessly choosing Gretel, who was out collecting folk art.

Hey, you're a real little rascal!

"Didn't you say you just picked randomly? Have you changed your mind?"

"Not only have I not gone back on my word, I'm also planning to give you two more chances. I want to see if you can pick on the real pushover. But in return, besides the first time, you'll have to agree to one more condition for each of the other two losses. How about it?"

"Sure, no problem. I'd like to see what gives you that confidence." Esdeath finally agreed.

"Oh, right, this is for you." Chen Li tossed the Revival Match's original form to Esdeath.

"Once you have this item, watching a 30-second ad will revive you. Alright, the match begins now."