Chen Li's New Miracle Card and Candlelit Dinner with the Voracity Aeon (10k) (Part 2)

Once you enter the Invitation Space, real-world time is frozen, but you can also choose not to freeze it, which is very flexible.

The Miraculous Item is that you have to bear the Miraculous Item effects, but you can choose not to accept the benefits Miraculous Item provide.

For example, you can just watch the Resurrection Card ads without using the Resurrection Cards, and be a pure collector.

If you want to suffer, no one will stop you.

The Great Herta believed that the Silent Lord must have prepared a lot after suffering his first loss, but the Great Herta would not let him have his way.

Warfare is based on deception.

That grandson of a grandson, what a real grandson!

"Give it to me quickly." Before the Great Herta even opened its door, Chen Li used his Fictionalize ability to recreate half a minute earlier with the Destiny Invitation Key.

The consumption of an item is related to the time elapsed since that "history" was created; the shorter the time elapsed, the lower the consumption.

"What, is there someone you really want to invite out?" Great Herta, somewhat puzzled.

"Mm." Chen Li nodded.

"Then I'll return this Miraculous Item to you for now. Remember to give it back to me when you're done. I'm going to continue my raid on the Silent Lord tomorrow!" The Great Herta handed Chen Li the key strung together with rope.

Since acquiring the Destiny Invitation Key, the Great Herta has replaced the key that originally adorned his chest with this one.

It's easy to use and looks good.

"Let's go, it's time to talk to the Aeon." Chen Li took the key and looked at the door in front of the Great Herta.

"It's time to go, but are the two of them alright?" Great Herta looked at Baiheng and Xiao Jingliu.

The Aeon is not someone anyone can meet at will; the burden one must bear when meeting the Aeon is immense.

People within the Invitation Space can harm each other.

"Xiao Jingliu is currently in a whiny state, so she won't be affected by the mental pressure from the Aeon of Intellect. Baiheng is Heroic Spirit, and Jingliu just used Command Spell to bless Baiheng by returning to human form, so it should be fine. Even if Baiheng talks nonsense due to mental burden, turning her into a whiny monster will cure it. The Moe Ying Body specializes in treating strain!!" Chen Li nodded.

"... When you're discussing this issue, could you please keep it away from me?" Baiheng complained.

The talisman crafted by Chen Li also has Command Spell on the Master's side.

It has three strokes in total, and one stroke is restored every day.

Using all three strokes together can even revive the dead Heroic Spirit, which is quite cheating.

"I'm curious, just how much Imaginary Value do you have?"

"There's still quite a bit. Spending the entire civilization's resources to fabricate a civilization, ensuring that a new civilization will believe in it for 5,000 years from now, the Imaginary Value is quite substantial. It's time to go; if you don't push the door open, I will."

"Let me handle this!" Little Herta pushed the door open, leaving Great Herta's attempt to open the door empty-handed.

"Making such a ceremonial event a failure means I'll fine you half a day's wages," Great Herta said after flicking Little Herta on the head.

Little Herta's salary is Herta Coins, which are also the universal currency of the Herta Space Station.

While it might seem narcissistic to name a currency after itself, it does fit the character of the Great Herta.

"No, please. Little Herta is still a child." Chen Li pleaded for Little Herta.

"No way."

"Oh."

Chen Li pleaded for Little Herta not for any other reason than that Chen Li successfully persuaded Little Herta Great Herta to hand over Little Herta's salary to him on the grounds that Little Herta was too young, so that he could keep it for himself and return it to Little Herta when he came of age.

However, Chen Li used the day the Little Herta obtained its machine soul as its birthdate, so...

"I wonder how much money I'll get in gifts for Little Herta's one-month celebration... Should I ask the Aeon of Intellect?"

[...]

The Pixie had begun to feel sorry for the Aeon of Intellect.

Fortunately, the Aeon of Intellect doesn't have the same "strange disease" as Doctor Truth, who wants to die whenever he sees an idiot or a fool.

As the gate to the Invitation Space opened, everyone watched the incomparably beautiful figure and filed in.

"Omniscient being, we ask you questions..." The Great Herta stood before the crowd, holding the Miracle Card, staring directly at the great being who controlled the Path of Wisdom.

"How to make a cake that makes people feel happy and smile unconsciously just by smelling its aroma."

The giant machine head, representing wisdom, had expected the Great Herta to offer some profound insights, but its statement was truly unexpected...

Well, it's not surprising.

Knowing the effect of the Miracle Card "Then I Ask You" and knowing that the Great Herta holds the right to use the Miracle Card, the Aeon of Intellect was not surprised that the Great Herta would ask such a question.

I'm mostly speechless.

Everything in the Honkai: Star Rail world is within the calculations of the Aeon of Intellect!

Apart from Miraculous Item.

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"..."

"We've met the Aeon of Intellect, haven't we?" Standing in front of the now-closed gate, the Great Herta touched the somewhat pointed hat on his head.

"Yes."

"We asked questions too, right?" Great Herta vaguely remembered asking his own questions.

One question was how to make a cake that makes people feel happy and smile unconsciously just by smelling its aroma; the other was to ask the Aeon of Intellect what divinity is.

The Great Herta had two chances to use the Miracle Card, and she used them all at once.

"That's right." Chen Li nodded.

"And what's the answer?" The Great Herta tilted its head.

"I forgot." Ruan Mei shook her head.

"Chen Li, I want to ask you one more time: were the side effects you experienced after creating the Destiny Invitation Key intentional or accidental?" The Great Herta looked at Chen Li speechlessly.

"As I said, I need to add some side effects to this Miraculous Item to reverse its Miraculous Item, otherwise you wouldn't have met the Aeon of Intellect. This is the negative effect of this Miraculous Item, and it's not something I can decide," Chen Li said.

The Destiny Invitation Key has two side effects. One is that it may fail when summoning a character who is too strong or extremely resistant. The other is that after each use, the user will gradually forget a key Remembrance of the meeting (such as the content of the conversation or the other person's expression), eventually leaving only a vague impression of "having met".

Just like now.

The Great Herta had forgotten this crucial Remembrance to the point that all that remained was the question he had asked.

"The negative effects of Miraculous Item are mitigated for me, a Miraculous Forger, so I still vaguely remember some things, but lacking a crucial piece of information could lead to significant errors in the results and facts..." Chen Li expressed his regret.

"Chen Li, quickly use your invincible Miraculous Item to think of a solution!" Little Herta tugged at Chen Li's sleeve.

"Don't panic. Although we may forget key Remembrance due to the side effects, there are things that can help us record them." Chen Li said, looking at his Miracle Card deck.

Just as Chen Li had anticipated, after asking the Aeon of Intellect some strange questions, he did indeed successfully condense a Miracle Card.

The true function of the Miracle Card is to record the great achievements Chen Li has made, and the "recording" effect of the Miracle Card is superior to the "forgetting key Remembrance" effect of the Destiny Invitation Key!

However, the name of this Miracle Card left Chen Li speechless.

[Great Wisdom Foolishness] (Miracle Card): Trying to bother the God of Wisdom with stupid questions, you guys are really something! Let me say it again, the idiot forum doesn't accept truly stupid people!

Effect 1: When you ask a question that sounds reasonable or is theoretically logically consistent, it will cause the other person to think for a long time. The thinking time is related to the other person's IQ; the higher the IQ, the longer the thinking time. (Questions that are not "idiotic" will not work.)

Effect 2: Can be used to forge Miraculous Items.

"Great Wisdom Foolishness..."

[Abbreviated as "mentally retarded"]

"I don't need you to remind me."

Can't Chen Li see it?

Although Chen Li couldn't remember exactly how many strange questions he and his group had asked the Aeon of Intellect, with this Miracle Card, all the humiliation was worth it.

What do you mean by asking stupid questions? We're asking stupid questions in order to create Miracle Cards and preserve the truly meaningful ones among these questions!

This is intelligence in another sense!

Everything is going according to plan! (Confirmed)

"Alright, everyone, come over here. Our efforts haven't been in vain; we've successfully extracted a Miracle Card. By looking at the Miracle Card, we can find out exactly what your forgotten key Remembrance are," Chen Li said to everyone after taking out the Miracle Card.

The three geniuses, Great Herta, Screwllum, and Ruan Mei, came over, and Little Herta, Baiheng, and Jingliu also came to join in the fun.

The first three people were interested in the answer to the question, while the last three were interested in what exactly happened.

When everyone's gaze fell upon the Miracle Card, they seemed to be pulled back to that time when they looked directly at the Aeon of Intellect and took turns asking him questions.

"What If the planet Azure has 70% ocean and 30% land, where did the remaining 30% of ocean and 70% of land go?"

"Is the sign 'No Guide Dogs Allowed' for humans or dogs?"

"What If I conquer myself, does that also mean I've lost to myself?"

"Xiao Ming was under too much pressure and drank himself to death. So, was it the alcohol or his past that killed him?"

When there are nine suns in the sky, which direction should the sunflower face?

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"Chen Li, you'd better keep this Miracle Card sealed away. At least don't let anyone see its contents casually." After reading the contents of the Miracle Card, the Great Herta smiled "gently."

"Sigh, why? I feel that this Miracle Card is quite effective, and the history it records is quite shocking." Chen Li played with this commemorative card.

"Because this Miracle Card can make all of us lose our reputation in the world of geniuses!" The Great Herta's tone was very heavy.

Screwllum and Nguyen Mai nodded in agreement.

Adhering to the principle of sharing the spoils equally, Chen Li and the others asked a total of 10 questions. Among them, the three true geniuses, Yao Great Herta, Screwllum, and Ruan Mei, each asked at least two idiotic questions.

The reason is that some geniuses are afraid that when they look back at this record, other geniuses who were not present, or who did not ask any questions, will laugh at it.

The simplest way to solve this problem is to have everyone ask questions at the same time.

If you drag everyone down with you, then no one can escape unscathed.

So although Screwllum, Ruan Mei, and Great Herta all got the answers they wanted from the Aeon of Intellect, the three of them are not very happy now.

On the one hand, even if one knows the answer, the process of realizing it still requires exploration. Understanding knowledge that is too far beyond one's own capabilities will only add to the confusion. For example, even if the villagers knew about nuclear fusion technology, they could only look on with envy. There was no funding, no technology, and certainly no tools.

Moreover, based on the idea that "the answers of the universe transcend the limits of human wisdom," the three of them did not ask any excessive questions.

On the other hand, it's also because Chen Li currently possesses the dark histories of the three people present, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, this dark history will never be lost.

"You're using this card and then discarding it! This Miracle Card your conversation with the Aeon, and yet you're turning your back on it!"

"That's true, but..."

"I can lend you this Miracle Card so you can ask the Silent Lord a question." Chen Li pointed to the door to the Great Herta and the Invitation Space of Polka Kaka, which would disappear in two minutes.

Chen Li and his group did not stay in the Invitation Space with the Aeon of Intellect for the full half hour, so the Great Herta still had time to harass the Silent Lord.

"... But then again, this Miracle Card contains the answer we're looking for. We can occasionally look at this Miracle Card to review the knowledge within." The Great Herta only thought for half a second before choosing to stand on Chen Li's side.

"..." by Ruan Mei & Screwllum.

Even though it was the Great Herta who led the charge on behalf of the three geniuses, the Great Herta surrendered first, so the other two geniuses didn't even have any objections. And so the matter was settled happily.

"Give me the Miracle Card, I'm about to leave. Any silly questions?" the Great Herta asked casually after taking the Miracle Card.

Upon hearing this question, everyone instinctively looked at Chen Li.

"Why are you looking at me? Do you think I'm just someone who asks stupid questions?"

"But the stupid questions we asked in the Invitation Space were all provided by you," the Great Herta said matter-of-factly.

"I checked it on Baidu."

"Then check if there are any other problems."

"Oh, yes. Am I a relic left behind in this world from my childhood self?"

"..."