Chapter 189

"I'll be going now." After seeing that Jingliu had been forcibly restrained, Chen Li tiptoed away, intending to leave again.

"Wait a minute, let's eat the cake I made first." Great Herta pulled Chen Li back.

"... Can't you tell I don't want to eat your cake? Otherwise, I wouldn't have forced you to eat it earlier." Chen Li rolled her eyes at the genius Great Herta, who couldn't read people's eyes.

"So what if I noticed? I made this cake especially for you!" The Great Herta didn't let Chen Li off the hook.

"Then let me ask you..."

"You're not allowed to ask!"

"I'm going to ask anyway!"

"If you ask again, I'll leave you and Sirin, who's been starving for a month, in the same room."

"???"

"Anyway, give it to me!" Great Herta shoved the cake he had painstakingly made into front of Chen Li.

"The taste of this cake... is no good either. What a waste of the excellent recipe that the Aeon of Intellect gave you. Great Herta, you should just give up making food." Chen Li sighed as he looked at the slightly burnt cake in front of him.

"Even if my cake is terrible, can it be worse than the Devouring Star God's? You dare to eat even Him, but you won't eat my cake. Are you disrespecting me?" The Great Herta, dressed in battle-damaged armor, looked at Chen Li defiantly.

The Great Herta had some cream smeared on its face, its black stockings had several holes torn from something, and its clothes were charred in some places...

If the Great Herta hadn't told Chen Li that he was making cakes, Chen Li would have even suspected that the Great Herta had secretly fought a Holy Grail War behind his back.

"I can eat the cake, but can you tell me why you made it like this?" Chen Li asked, puzzled.

"... This is a long story."

"Then let's get to the point."

Chen Li felt that this sentence sounded familiar.

"It's all Little Herta's fault! I asked Little Herta to help me make a cake, hoping to take advantage of her machine soul's convenience, but she always comes up with some strange ideas while making the cake. And after the kitchen utensils used for making the cake exploded, she actually pushed me in front and hid in the back herself!" Thinking of this, Great Herta was so angry that he laughed.

"Hmm... what about the Little Herta?"

"I hung it upside down in the kitchen."

"That makes sense." Chen Li nodded.

However, on the other hand, Chen Li didn't even dare to imagine how many strange things the Little Herta had done during the cake-making process, something that even the Great Herta found too whimsical. Therefore, Chen Li felt even more apprehensive about the cake in front of him.

"Fine, as long as I don't know what's in it, I can eat it." Chen Li made up her mind and then ate the cake in one bite.

"Your mouth... is open quite wide."

"It's not that my mouth got bigger, but that the food got smaller. I gained some traits related to the Voracity Devouring Star God from eating with the Gluttonous Star God," Chen Li said in ventriloquism while chewing on the cake.

This is also a newly learned skill.

They can eat and talk without interruption.

Chen Li gained the upper hand in the 30-minute battle against the Devouring Star God...

Because the Devouring Star God was biting into a Chen Li nut with its shell that was impossible to chew, and because Chen Li had Friends Circle.

Chen Li, being Voracity, felt that His whole body was like a delicious fried pork chop.

Of course, as a price, almost all of Chen Li's friends were wiped out.

Unfortunately, Chen Li only had 30 minutes to dine with the Devouring Star God, and he didn't get to enjoy his meal at all.

As for finding the Devouring Star God to PK offline... let's forget about that.

It's not because Chen Li can't find the Devouring Star God who has been missing in the Honkai: Star Rail Universe for a long time, but because the Nanook is more cost-effective.

If Chen Li really wanted to find the Devouring Star God, then he would have no choice but to poke himself with the Peaceful Longbow.

Because, perhaps Chen Li is the person currently known to have the closest relationship with the Devouring Star God.

That's a dating relationship where we have "dinner" together!

"How does it taste?" Great Herta asked expectantly after Chen Li finished eating.

"Anything you make tastes good," Chen Li said affectionately to the Great Herta.

"Even if you say that, I won't be happy. I want a fair evaluation." Great Herta rolled his eyes at Chen Li.

"Then you've come to the wrong person."

Because anything edible tastes delicious to Chen Li.

Moreover, Chen Li learned a lesson from his conversation with Jingliu: girls love to hear nice things, so praising them first is always the right thing to do.

"Just give me your opinion, I'm not a fan."

"Real?"

"A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea! You said you weren't a woman, but when I actually said it, you got upset." Chen Li pointed at the Great Herta, who seemed to be deep in thought.

All the food tasted delicious to Chen Li, but the textures were still different.

Especially after Chen Li chewed on something slightly harder and his physical abilities instantly improved, Chen Li suspected that the Great Herta or the Little Herta might have left the Miraculous Item inside the cake when making it.

It's certain that the Great Herta is not suitable for cooking.

Whoever marries Great Herta will have to cook for themselves every day and will be forbidden from Great Herta within 10 meters of the kitchen.

You can give it a try, since you can eat anything anyway.

"..."

[And you can also take full control of the Great Herta at any time. If you two ever argue in the future, you can ask her a question, and she'll be deep in thought. Where can you find a wife like that?]

"..."

The Pixie's words made some sense, but not much.

"I think Chen Li, your comments are a bit too sharp. You can find 10 problems with just the cream on a cake. It's normal for Great Herta to have objections," Baiheng said.

"Really? But I ate the food from the Great Herta with a grateful heart, didn't I?"

That's true.

"In short, I'll leave these two girls who are deep in thought to you for now." Chen Li glanced at Jingliu, who was reading Remembrance, and Great Herta, who was deep in thought.

Both individuals are under soft control, but they can also escape at any time, so there is no need to worry about their safety.

What are you going to do?

"I've used the true form of the Destiny Invitation Key." Chen Li said as he inserted the key into the door he had just used.

With a gentle twist, he pushed the door open and entered.

"???" Baiheng glanced into the room and was immediately shocked.

Baiheng still couldn't recognize who was in front of him, but Baiheng knew it must be another Aeon... because Baiheng felt as if he were seeing the entire universe.

Baiheng felt like he had used up all the chances of being glanced at by the Aeon that he would have accumulated over three lifetimes.

Baiheng for a lifetime, Bailu for a lifetime, Baiheng for a lifetime.

Exactly three lifetimes!

"It doesn't seem like we can think of it that way. Because now it's not the Aeon glancing at me, but me glancing at the Aeon."

"Long time no see, mutual. Don't say we just met yesterday, or that we see each other every day, anyway... come on, give me a hug. And let me take a bite, just a little bite." Baiheng only heard Chen Li's greeting before the door was closed.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The Great Herta, who was deep in thought, felt annoyed upon hearing this voice.

"Wait, I've fallen for it again, those damn stupid questions!" But when the Great Herta came to his senses, his first reaction was one of regret. He had never felt happy about joining the Genius Society.

I wonder why someone so incredibly intelligent and unparalleled would fall for such a trick so easily.

The Great Herta never felt happy on that day.

Especially after Chen Li obtained that mentally challenged Miracle Card.

As Genius Society member, one of the top 100 people in the entire universe in terms of intelligence, I, the Great Herta, solved the Isolation Wave Algorithm when I was young... I forgot the beginning, I forgot the end, but anyway, I simply couldn't stand it!

For the first time Great Herta experienced what it means to be too smart can be a problem.

Normally, when the Great Herta faces such a predicament, it will work hard to create a Miraculous Item with its own strength. For example, the Great Herta invented the Lucky Charm Gel to verify that luck can be changed.

However, the Miracle Card defies common sense. The Great Herta even suspects that if the Aeon of Intellect, or any Aeon, were asked a stupid question by Chen Li, they might be controlled for life.

Becoming an Aeon doesn't necessarily mean having a high IQ, but it certainly means having a lot of knowledge.

Understanding Path is also a form of understanding.

After encountering Chen Li, if the Great Herta encounters an incomprehensible problem, it will ask Chen Li if he can create a corresponding Miraculous Item.

A wise person makes good use of resources.

The Great Herta isn't so stupid as to not even know when to use Chen Li.

But the Miracle Card belongs to Chen Li... so it's alright.

"No, I can't keep indulging in Chen Li's Miraculous Item. I need to pull myself together! Great Herta! Let's try to analyze the Miraculous Item Chen Li created!" Great Herta firmly believed that everything could be analyzed.

The same applies to Miraculous Item and Miracle Cards.

Since the Miracle Power is a power that can be collected, then the tools forged with this power can naturally also be analyzed.

The term is upgraded from the Source Text through the Miracle Power. Can the power of imaginary numbers be used to endow the Source Text with energy to construct an alternative term?

"Hmm, the hammering stopped? That hammering sound must be the sound of Chen Li forging a Miraculous Item... which means Chen Li has forged another Miraculous Item. Never mind, I'll just take a look and then go back to study the entry!" The Great Herta made up its mind.

This is not the fault of the Great Herta, because curiosity is a necessity for geniuses.

The Great Herta's greatest hobby in life was deciphering mysteries and collecting Miraculous Item.

Sometimes, the Great Herta even wondered how to "collect" Chen Li.

"This Miraculous Item is really fun." The Great Herta looked at the gloves on his hands and was very happy.

"... Stop playing around, I haven't even used it yet. Can I have it back?" Chen Li sighed.

Chen Li had just finished crafting a Miraculous Item and was preparing to test it when the Great Herta arrived.

The Great Herta kept saying that he was just taking a look at the effect, but after seeing the effect, he became interested and said that he should put on the gloves and take a look.

After putting on the gloves, the Great Herta went a step further and wanted to try out the Miraculous Item.

After trying it out, he loved it even more and played with it for half an hour without giving it back to Chen Li.

No, buddy.

You promised that after checking out the Miraculous Item, you'd go back to your little nest and figure out how to make a cake!

He was truly so engrossed in his work that he forgot to eat and sleep.

"Use it again."

"No way." Chen Li snapped his fingers, and the glove in the Great Herta's hand instantly disappeared and appeared in Chen Li's hand.

"Hmm... I'll trade you the Herta Space Station, how about it?" the Great Herta suddenly said.

"No way."

"Since you can make another one of these Miraculous Item, just give me one."

"I will only create one of the same type of extraordinary encounter. I create Miraculous Items to create Miracles, not for you to play with." Chen Li shook his head.

The Destiny Invitation Key that Chen Li created for the Herta may seem like it was to fulfill the Great Herta's whims, but in reality, it's because with this key, the Great Herta can truly create Miracles.

In addition, Chen Li really needed the Destiny Invitation Key to achieve certain goals.

This Miraculous Item not only allows you to see the people you want to see, but it can also be used as a control technique, as it can summon most beings, except for extremely powerful gods, into the Invitation Space and control them for 30 minutes.

And...

Extraction the entry for "[I Have a Date with an Aeon]"

Progress: 4/5

From now on, at least 30 minutes of buffet meals every day will be Chen Li's daily routine.