Miraculous Forging from Honkai Begins

This was a world exceptionally suited for "gods."

That was why Tonghua Evil God had never allowed any of her companions to come to this world.

One law-abiding, rule-based evil god was enough!

The local evil gods of this world followed a different path from Tonghua Evil God, so there was no need to worry.

Sunday's Commission—The Perfect Gift Chosen for His Sister!

"Come on, let me see it. Let me see it." Tonghua kept circling Chen Li, urging him on.

"Stop moving around and sit still. I don't want to forge a Miraculous Item right now," Chen Li said with a headache.

"Nope, nope." Tonghua held her head high and continued circling Chen Li.

The Guardian identity was indeed the best way Chen Li had, aside from her true name, to restrain Tonghua, but Guardian Authority itself was not particularly broad.

Just now, Tonghua had been touching Chen Li inappropriately and had done something slightly out of line for someone under guardianship, so Chen Li had been able to restrain her easily.

But Tonghua was not doing anything out of line now, so Chen Li could not forcibly restrain her.

Guardian Authority existed to help newborns adapt to and accept this world faster, not to make them choose to destroy the world after spending eighteen years like slaves.

Reasonable discipline was fine. Unreasonable discipline was not.

"Listen. Forging Miraculous Items is really exhausting. I've already forged two Miraculous Items in half a day, and I even met a god once, so I don't plan to forge another one immediately," Chen Li told Tonghua.

Since he had already shown Tonghua the Miraculous Forging Guide, Chen Li did not hide the matter of Miraculous Forging from her.

After all, with her true name in hand, Chen Li truly could do whatever he wanted to Tonghua to a certain extent.

Besides, with his parents' help, Chen Li had signed enough contracts with Tonghua using her true name to fill an entire drawer.

As a legendary investigator, Chen Li's father, Chen Shi, was exceptionally skilled at preventing evil gods from tricking him while casually tricking them in return when signing contracts!

Chen Li also genuinely needed Tonghua's help to stock up in this world more effectively, since his parents were always "missing."

"I don't care. I came because I was worried about you. You can't make me come all this way for nothing. Besides, aren't you free right now? So forge a Miraculous Item for me to see," Tonghua said.

"...Even if I forge a Miraculous Item now, I won't get paid. So I won't be forging the Infinite Rose for the time being. Give it up." Chen Li shook his head.

Although Tonghua's dandelion was completely unusable, Tonghua had given Chen Li a weapon that could freely split apart and merge back together, possessing the Split attribute.

The weapon's Split, along with the Eternity of the Undying Remains.

Before acquiring the Appraisal ability, Chen Li had traded away all the Longevity Pills, so it was only after returning to the basement and retrieving the Undying Remains that Chen Li discovered it had three attributes.

Eternity, [Moment], Undying.

Although those three words combined made Chen Li feel increasingly uneasy, he had already gathered all the attributes required for the rose.

And right now, rather than forging a Miraculous Item, Chen Li wanted to talk with his gaming buddy.

"Then... can't you forge some other Miraculous Items? I can provide you with attributes. Although the projections I manifest can't be used, I still have quite a few things in my collection," Tonghua said.

"This..." Chen Li was somewhat tempted.

Chen Li knew that Tonghua Evil God loved collecting strange little trinkets.

Their quality might not be high, but there were plenty of them.

Their effects might be weak, and Extract Attribute might consume quite a bit of Miracle Power, but having them was enough.

First solve the problem of having something, then solve the problem of whether it was good.

Most importantly, it would not cost Chen Li any money.

"Fine, but before that, wait for me. Actually, go catch ten ants for me," Chen Li said after hesitating for a moment.

"Huh? Ants? What do you need them for?"

"Don't ask. Just go."

"Fine. Here." Tonghua opened her hand, and ten ants trapped in a bottle appeared in her palm.

"That fast?"

Chen Li placed the glass bottle from Tonghua's hand in front of him, then took out an ear of wheat and gave it a light wave.

Emerald-green light instantly surged into the bottle's mouth and poured into the ants' bodies.

The ants rapidly grew larger until each one was the size of a fist, their Life Force becoming so dense that countless golden branches burst from their bodies and twined around them...

Whoosh! Pale Justice instantly swept across the ten ants that were about to complete their transformation.

"Done. The mission to kill ten Abundance Fiends is complete." Chen Li clapped his hands.

Although the process might have been beyond Jingliu's expectations, these definitely counted as Abundance Fiends.

The proof was that the Path of the Luofu Sword Champion had unlocked, changing from plain and unremarkable into something glittering with golden light.

Although this was somewhat akin to deceiving Jingliu, Chen Li truly could not find any Abundance Fiends in his own world.

But Chen Li believed Jingliu would not care about the Abundance Fiends. She would only care about her Baiheng.

"A powerful gift from a god." Tonghua stared intently at the ear of wheat in Chen Li's hand.

"Stronger than you?"

"Don't concern yourself with matters of gods." Tonghua did not answer directly.

"Fine." After resolving that mission, Chen Li sat on the sofa, adjusted himself into a comfortable position, and took out the Miracle Crystals.

Crystal -5

Miracle Commissions refreshing

Chen Li directly did a five-pull.

The reason Chen Li planned to accept Forging Commissions instead of forging offensive Miraculous Items for himself was because the attributes possessed by his five Relics were not very suitable.

He could not forge high-quality offensive Miraculous Items, while he looked down on low-quality ones.

A single Slaughter attribute might be able to create a purely offensive Miraculous Item, but too few attributes was not a good thing.

It would make the Miraculous Item's future development uncontrollable.

Very soon, Chen Li received five new Miracle Commissions.

Cleaver: Forge a cleaver specifically for chopping cheating men and women.

Client: Katsura Kotonoha

Reward: 10–20 Crystals

Risk: Low

Rebellion: Forge an item that can sever one's connection with whoever controls them, grant them freedom, and preferably allow them to obtain some of the controller's power.

Client: Vita

Reward: 10–100 Crystals

Risk: Low–High

Superstar: Forge a microphone for my sister Robin that will satisfy her and allow her to stand on even greater stages!

Client: Sunday.

Reward: 10–50 Crystals

Risk: Low–Medium

Scallion Twirling: I want a Delicious Scallion that can never be eaten up and can also be used to beat people!

Client: Hatsune Miku

Reward: 15 Crystals

Risk: Low

Longbow: To better protect the Shard of the Four Souls, forge an incomparably sturdy longbow capable of perfectly transmitting Spirit Energy.

Client: Kikyo

Reward: 30–50 Crystals

Risk: Low

Chen Li stared at the five Miracle Commissions before him, dumbfounded for a moment.

There really were Forging Commissions of every type.

And when he saw the third commission, Chen Li's eyes lit up.

Target: The Shard of the Four Souls in Kikyo's Hands!

Finally, a good commission had appeared!

Chen Li was extremely tempted by the Forging Commission issued by Sunday.

Chen Li happened to have a Relic suitable for forging this Miraculous Item, the forging reward was substantial, and more importantly, he could travel to the Honkai: Star Rail world through Sunday!

With all those factors combined, Chen Li had no idea why he would not choose the third commission.

So~~ Chen Li chose the fifth one!

"Why?" Tonghua was somewhat confused when she heard Chen Li's choice.

Since he needed Tonghua to provide some attribute materials, Chen Li had not concealed the details of the five new commissions from her.

"Because I suddenly realized something," Chen Li said.

"What?"

"I don't like using ordinary, transitional-grade Miraculous Items. If I'm forging a Miraculous Item for myself, then it has to be the best. But right now, I don't have sufficiently excellent attributes or enough Crystals to build one."

He had gotten rich in one stroke because he had met the Aeon of Abundance, but opportunities like that were rare, so Chen Li did not dare spend all of his fewer than seventy Crystals.

Chen Li needed to keep some Crystals to make Blank Miracle Cards for emergencies, and he also needed to save enough Crystals to ignite Miracle Fire and forge his next Miraculous Item.

"Then why don't I first accept a commission for an offensive Miraculous Item? Once it's forged, I can use it myself for a while, then hand it over once I get a better commission or find attributes I like more. That way, I can earn Crystals too." Chen Li felt he was a genius.

"Good grief, you're going to make every client use secondhand Miraculous Items?" Even Tonghua was stunned.

"As long as I agree on the delivery date with them beforehand, what's the problem? They can wait," Chen Li said.

Take Vita, for example.

Although Chen Li did not know what point in time she was in, he believed she could wait.

Let Vita suffer a little; he would bear the infamy.

Thinking this, Chen Li wrote a message in the message interface telling Vita to contact him again once she had prepared items related to the concepts of subordinates, connection, and overthrowing one's superior.

Chen Li did not receive a reply immediately. He did not know whether she was wary of the suddenly appearing message or currently asleep.

"If you want to forge that longbow for Kikyo, what materials do you need? Tell me, and I'll find them for you," Tonghua asked.

"There's something wrong with that idea. I'm the forger. Have you ever seen someone ask a forger to make a weapon and then expect the forger to provide the materials? Of course the client provides the materials. If the relationship isn't close enough, they even have to pay a forging fee." Chen Li crossed his arms.

Chen Li could gain Miracle Crystals, but that was not money paid by the client.

Chen Li had forged Miraculous Items three times. The first time had been for himself, so there was no charge.

The second time had been for Elysia, and he had received Elysia's payroll card along with the precious attributes Elysia had promised.

The third time had been for a cat, and he had received a Death Note.

"So?"

"I'll ask whether Kikyo has any materials she likes. If she doesn't have forging materials, then the forging fee will be higher," Chen Li said.

Actually, it would be fine to forge Miraculous Items for others for free and earn Crystals, but didn't Kikyo have something good in her hands?

"Hello? You want a sturdy longbow capable of transmitting any kind of power. Have you prepared any materials you have in mind?" Chen Li sent her a message.