Chen Li's Specialist Negotiator for Dealing with "Kyubey"-Homura Akemi! "You there?"

"Sigh, you can't say that. Isn't Kyubey trying to avoid the heat death of the universe? At worst, we can just help him beat up the Aeon of Destruction later." Vill-V waved her hand.

The two beings, Kyubey and the Aeon of Destruction, seem to have nothing in common.

However, the alien civilization's incubators developed a technology to convert emotions into energy in order to prevent the universe's entropy from increasing and to avoid heat death.

And coincidentally, Nanook, the Aeon of Destruction in the Honkai: Star Rail world, is the embodiment of Entropy!

"Yes, that makes sense."

"Sister Elysia, have you noticed how truly despicable these intellectuals can be when they want to be? And they can leave you speechless, unable to refute them at all," Pardo whispered to Elysia as she overheard Vill-V and Chen Li talking animatedly.

"Kyubey must die," Elysia said succinctly.

"..." by Pardo.

After Chen Li cut off the communication request sent by Kyubey for the third time, Chen Li directed Elysia and the others to re-pose.

Sure enough, just a few seconds later, Kyubey sent his fourth communication request.

After Chen Li accepted the communication request, he stared coldly at Kyubey on the other end of the screen.

"Respected Master of Miraculous Forger, this is our compensation for you, a total of 99 Grief Seed. We have already sent the compensation to you via the red envelope function. Please forgive any shortcomings in our wording," Kyubey said quite tactfully.

After opening the Miraculous Forging Guide, Chen Li indeed found 98 red envelopes... One of them contained two Grief Seed.

Based on the current situation, Chen Li could roughly guess that the one who had the opportunity to communicate with Chen Li was this [existence] of the Kyubey. Every Kyubey could freely use this panel, but only one Kyubey could communicate with him at a time.

The Grief Seed that Kyubey mentioned is the witch's egg, and also the core of the Soul Gem. It can purify the Soul Gem of Magical Girl and is a reward given to the Magical Girl after she defeats the witch.

However, when the filth accumulated in the Grief Seed reaches a certain level, it will become the energy needed to give birth to a new witch, and a stronger witch will be "born" again. The only solution for the Grief Seed has absorbed to its limit is to let Kyubey eat it.

The Grief Seed originated from the core of Soul Gem that had accumulated too much filth.

"Is this all you have? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?" Chen Li looked at Kyubey with disdain.

"Other compensation is being raised. Please don't sever ties between us; our deal may still be able to continue," Kyubey said.

"Huh? A transaction? You need to understand, this is called charity, understand?"

"No way, no way, does anyone really think that the meager reward you've scraped together can compare to the value of the Miraculous Item? Are you underestimating the value of the Miraculous Item?"

"It is my great mercy to be willing to trade with you; do not take it for granted."

"While crafting Miraculous Items for you may yield Miracle Crystals, why wouldn't I hand Miraculous Item over to those willing to pay me more?"

After Chen Li allocated his Attribute Points to acting skills, Chen Li displayed the arrogance of a superior being to the fullest extent.

However, Kyubey still didn't find anything strange, because the Incubator, as the strong one, was just ruthlessly bullying the weak Magical Girl.

They exploit information asymmetry to deceive and ambush young girls in their late teens who are still developing sexually, ruthlessly exploiting their wealth!

"These are just some compensations; more are still being collected. In addition to these Grief Seeds that have accumulated to the extreme and are about to hatch into witches, we also have some Grief Seeds that have not yet been used. We hope you will accept them."

As Kyubey spoke, the scene behind Kyubey kept changing, and the right to communicate with Chen Li seemed to be passed from one Kyubey to another. As a result, the number of red envelopes in Chen Li's communication interface with Kyubey also increased.

Chen Li never imagined that receiving red envelopes would be so tiring.

That damned Kyubey!

"An unused Grief Seed? Kyubey, don't try to fool me by thinking I don't know anything. I know your character very well. You know about the Miraculous Forger, and I know about you too. That's fair, isn't it? If what the information says is true, the still-pure Grief Seed should be one of your methods for controlling those Magical Girls, right?"

"... You know I never lie, so I only made a request to those kind Magical Girls —to lend me the Grief Seed in exchange for a greater Miracle." Kyubey seemed a little surprised that Chen Li knew about his situation, but he still told the truth.

"You're a real talent." Chen Li couldn't help but exclaim.

Indeed, Kyubey was not lying.

These Grief Seed, lent to Kyubey as compensation for Kyubey arrogant words to Chen Li, were intended to allow the transaction between the two parties to continue, and indeed, they could bring about even greater Miracles.

But did you tell those Magical Girls that this Miracle meant "being able to use Magical Girls better"?

"My Beloved Consort." Chen Li patted Elysia's hand, who was standing next to his throne.

Although Elysia maintained her smile, Chen Li could sense that Elysia really wanted to Kyubey.

That's so unethical!

You son of a bitch!

Elysia kept smiling, then placed the plate of grapes near Chen Li's mouth.

"..." Since he had already finished eating the grapes, Chen Li took a bite out of the plate.

Seeing that Chen Li could even eat a plate, Kyubey seemed quite surprised.

You have great teeth!

"Take back those still pure and usable Grief Seeds. I prefer the Grief Seeds filled with despair." Chen Li wasn't sure if Kyubey was currently in the month or so between Madoka becoming Magical Girl and the appearance of Walpurgisnacht.

Chen Li had no intention of robbing those kind-hearted Magical Girls of their last hope.

"Understood. I will try my best to speed up the process of Magical Girls becoming witches, if you need it." Kyubey nodded.

"There's no need for that. Just let things take their course," Chen Li shook his head.

You're so shameless, don't drag me into this.

Any creature would feel guilty, heartbroken, or reveal its flaws when deceiving an innocent young girl, but Kyubey would not feel that way.

Kyubey is utterly heartless.

"Are you satisfied with these Grief Seed as an apology?" Kyubey asked again.

"It's alright, but it's just an apology. If you want me to forge Miraculous Item for you, this isn't enough."

"I understand. So What If you're still willing to contact me after knowing my information, you must have something you want, right? Please tell me." Kyubey said directly.

"Alright, you're a smart country bumpkin, so I'll get straight to the point... Do you have any particularly powerful witches in your world? I'm very interested in witches; they must taste pretty good." Chen Li licked his lips.

"If we're talking about powerful witches... yes, there is one. She's an ultra-powerful witch called 'Walpurgisnacht,' a witch who, according to history, only appears at specific times and can break free from the protective barrier to move freely. She's so powerful that she could even wipe out civilization on the surface of the earth... that's the theory," Kyubey said.

In reality, those who know, know.

Kyubey will intervene.

Yes, Kyubey will intervene.

Kyubey must have used up countless years of his luck to find Earth, a planet with native life that also possesses rich emotions, so naturally he couldn't allow Walpurgisnacht to Destruction Earth.

Moreover, Walpurgisnacht is just like Nameless.

Theoretically, he is invincible (capable of reducing surface civilizations to zero), but in reality, he plays the erhu at full health and then wreaks havoc across the entire map with low health (it is almost impossible to achieve that state).

If they could assemble a Magical Girl squad of 10 or more, they might just be able to take on Walpurgisnacht!

But then again, Magical Girls are extremely rare... At least in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series, the only Magical Girl from out of town that Chen Li has ever seen is Sakura Anzu.

Considering Kyubey's purpose, Chen Li had reason to suspect that the shortage of Magical Girls was due to two reasons: firstly, Kyubey's deliberate control, and secondly, the more Magical Girls there were, the fewer Magical Girl were.

The more Magical Girls Magical Girl are, the Grief Seeds they obtain after defeating witches will be enough to purify the filth from the numerous Soul Gems of the Magical Girls. This will lead to the Magical Girls becoming witches more quickly, resulting in an increase in witches and a decrease in the number of Magical Girls.

Therefore, the more Magical Girls there are, the fewer Magical Girls there will be.

In addition, not every witch drops Grief Seed that can purify the Soul Gem's filth, so Magical Girls are quite territorial.

"The Walpurgisnacht? That sounds interesting. When will it happen? Where will it appear?" Chen Li probed for information.

"Right now, there is... in a place called Mitakihara."

"Take me there." Chen Li stood up from the throne.

Chen Li hadn't expected the Walpurgisnacht to appear so soon.

What If the Walpurgisnacht has already appeared in Mitakihara, it means that "now" has entered the cycle of reincarnation, and it is already at the end of the cycle. In that case, Chen Li can do whatever he wants.

If it's the beginning of a new cycle, Chen Li would consider directly seeking out the main characters. But if it's the end of a cycle, it would be better to wait until Homura Akemi starts a new loop before addressing the problem.

"No problem, Miraculous Forger, but about the transaction..." Seeing that Chen Li was interested, Kyubey also brought up his own ideas.

"Once I've collected enough payment to satisfy me, I'll forge Miraculous Item for you that will allow you to better utilize the Magical Girl." Chen Li nodded.

"Since you, Miraculous Forger, have made your choice, but words are not enough, would you be willing to sign a contract with me?" Kyubey suddenly asked.

"..." Chen Li felt that Kyubey had stolen his words.

"You have this kind of technology? And are you worried I'll change my mind? You stupid, stinking native."

"If you know anything about the Incubator race, you'll know that we can grant Magical Girls' wishes through contracts, thus creating Miracles. This technology can be slightly modified for use as a contract. If you're unwilling to sign a contract, then we're not comfortable placing you in this world," Kyubey continued.

"Do you really think your tricks will work on me? Or What If I, Miraculous Forger, can't even break free from your contract, do you really need to cooperate with me?" Chen Li countered.

"That is precisely our purpose. If you cannot break free from the contract, the contract will only bind you. If you can break free from the contract, it proves that you are indeed an excellent partner," Kyubey said respectfully.

Kyubey believed that if Chen Li couldn't even break free from the contract based on the technological development of his own civilization, then there was indeed no need to believe that Chen Li could forge Miracle Item.

"Aren't you afraid of Flipping the car? Like, what if I end up helping those Magical Girls or something?" Chen Li couldn't understand Kyubey's thought process.

"Because from a rational point of view, there is no one in this universe more worthy of your cooperation than the Incubator Civilization," Kyubey said.

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple."

For the Incubator Civilization, emotions are a rare mental illness. They can use emotions but do not possess them. Therefore, from a purely self-interested perspective, Kyubey does not think Chen Li would choose other beings as partners.

Magical Girls? Just a bunch of tools used to collect energy, who will eventually turn into witches.

"Alright, let's sign the contract then," Chen Li said nonchalantly.

Chen Li will show Kyubey just how terrible the consequences will be if one uses human emotions as an energy source and ignores the importance of emotions too much.

Kyubey will suffer his first loss at the hands of Madoka in the future.

Chen Li will now make Kyubey suffer a loss.

After signing the contract, Kyubey opened the passage for Chen Li to the Magical Girl world.

The communication permissions between Kyubey and Chen Li can be transferred to Kyubey's clones all over the world at any time, and this time the Kyubey located in Mitakihara was naturally chosen.

So when Chen Li first stepped into this world, he saw a Magical Girl team that had been reduced to only one person under the attack of Walpurgisnacht.

All the other Magical Girls were lying down, including Magical Girl Madoka Kaname, who had a broken bow beside her.

Upon seeing this, Chen Li knew that this cycle of reincarnation was about to restart.

Homura Akemi, the Magical Girl who is still fighting, would absolutely never allow Madoka to become Magical Girl, especially after she learned the truth about Magical Girls.

After repeatedly witnessing Madoka Kaname's death in the endless cycle of reincarnation, Homura Akemi's outward personality became increasingly cold and ruthless. As a result, she stopped caring about and relying on others, and she also knew that telling others the truth would be of no use.

To prevent all tragedy from happening, you can only rely on yourself!

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"Miraculous Forger, it's a pleasure to meet you." Kyubey nimbly jumped onto the railing and respectfully addressed Chen Li.

How happy?

"... Let's leave this boring talk behind. Your potential is indeed beyond my imagination. Our cooperation might be very pleasant." Kyubey's red pupils scrutinized Chen Li, deeply impressed by the vast and boundless cause and effect surrounding Chen Li.

Kyubey didn't know if Chen Li was emotionally rich, or how much energy she would gain when hope turned into despair, but Kyubey believed that if Chen Li became Magical Girl, she would become the strongest Magical Girl in the world, without exception!

You're born to be Magical Girl!

"Seeing you makes me very unhappy."

"Why is that?" Kyubey, puzzled.

At the same time, Kyubey also discovered that the contract on Chen Li was still in effect.

"And... you can't break the contract?" Upon realizing this, Kyubey's expression instantly turned cold.

They change their minds faster than turning the pages of a book.

"You f***ing... never mind." Chen Li glared at Kyubey.

Chen Li directly borrowed Pardo's ability... not to subvert it, but to use the [Empty Dream] – which allows him to become more free.

The contract that Chen Li had originally signed with Kyubey was instantly "abandoned" by Chen Li.

Kyubey's contract could not hold back the cat that yearned for freedom.

What's even more absurd is that Chen Li unilaterally abandoned the contract but did not sever it.

This means that Chen Li can do whatever he wants, but Kyubey still needs to fulfill the contract.

This is why Chen Li was worried that Pardo was a shrewd businessman.