Chapter 300

Chen Li really didn't know how Pardo's little brain could be so clever.

After arriving at the Xianzhou Chen Li originally planned to randomly choose a place to forge the Miraculous Item that Kino Shūyoshi wanted. If the Cloud Knight Army received a disturbance notice and came to inspect, he would have Pardo next to him help him resolve the problem with Approval of Noble Morality.

As a result, Pardo managed to find a place for Chen Li would not bother the neighbors and would allow her to collect entrance fees—the main gate of the Gong Zao Division.

The sound of forging Miraculous Item is like heavenly music to those who understand the beauty of forging and mechanics.

Of course, you have to pay for a ticket to listen to music!

Of course, Chen Li's forging skills were enough to make their ticket price worthwhile.

Any skill, when it reaches its peak, will possess extraordinary power, and forging is no exception.

Chen Li's forging skill had already reached level 10 due to the many Miraculous Items he had forged and his diligent skill point allocation. Watching Chen Li forge could provide them with very special inspiration.

"How about it? My suggestion is pretty good, isn't it? It saves us from the Approval of Noble Morality, earns us ticket revenue, and even enhances our reputation..." Pardo said proudly.

"I even earned some Starstones." Chen Li nodded.

Although I don't know where these hundreds of Starstones came from, it's good that I made a profit.

"Speaking of Starstones, I heard from Yakumo Yukari that you earned a lot of Starstones in the other world, and even gave 1,000 Starstones to Yakumo Yukari, is that right?" Pardo asked curiously as she accompanied Chen Li to the duel location he had agreed to with Sparkle.

"About 8,000 Starstones," Chen Li said after looking at the income list.

"Sigh, how come there are only 8,000? This is about the same as the Starstones I got the first time I captured Kyubey."

"These 8,000 Starstones not only turn the game into reality, but also include the benefits from capturing tens of thousands of red-named players in the real world."

"Isn't that even less?"

"Because earning Starstones is inherently difficult, I was lucky to encounter Kyubey, a boss I could keep farming, and I was also lucky to encounter the Interastral Peace Corporation, a backer organization with a weakness. Normally, earning Starstones is this difficult. However, since Aincrad became real, it has been providing me with Starstones, and the future benefits will be considerable," Chen Li explained.

Earning Starstones is inherently a matter of luck.

If Chen Li were to travel to the Dragon Ball world and, with a bit of luck, be transported to the scene before Divine Dragon, whom someone had painstakingly summoned after gathering all seven Dragon Balls, he could simply make a wish before him and reap tens of thousands of Starstones. For example, he could make Goku, who had just emerged from the mountains, die.

If you're unlucky enough to be transported to the Terra... Holy Terra, then surviving would be a miracle.

"So, Aincrad is a long-term investment?"

"Almost?" Chen Li's voice trailed off instantly, then he rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Wait a minute, what just walked past me?

"Huh? Isn't that... Mei- nee? Mei, I..." Pardo turned her head instantly and looked at the woman who had brushed past her and Chen Li.

However, when the other person turned around upon hearing Pardo's call, Pardo realized that Mei seemed much more mature than the Raiden Mei Mei she had met in the Honkai world.

"Excuse me, who are you?" A woman with long, blue-purple hair reaching her waist and holding a huge Imperial Edict Blade looked at Pardo and Chen Li with confusion.

"I'm so sorry, I mistook you for someone else," Pardo apologized immediately.

"It's alright... Perhaps we have a special connection in the grand scheme of things. Let me introduce myself, my name is... Acheron."

"..." Chen Li looked at Acheron with suspicion.

Something's not right.

"My name is Pardo, and this is my boss Chen Li. Sister Acheron, what brings you to the Gong Zao Division? Is there anything you need crafted? You can ask my boss; he's an expert at forging items! It's fate that we've met, and I can give you a 20% discount on behalf of my boss!" Pardo enthusiastically approached.

"Ah, is this the Gong Zao Division? Sorry, I seem to be a little lost." Acheron shook his head blankly.

"My boss is also very good at leading the way!"

"Sir, have we met somewhere before? You look familiar." Acheron then looked at Chen Li.

"Me? Perhaps it's fate. Let me introduce myself as Chen Li, Miraculous Forger."

"Acheron, the Galaxy Rangers. You are the recently renowned Miraculous Forger? You are not as unapproachable as the legends say, but rather quite approachable."

"Thank you for the compliment. The Lady. Acheron, you are quite beautiful too. May I invite you for a drink?" Chen Li asked somewhat abruptly.

"I happen to have some free time lately... sure." Acheron nodded.

"Pardo, there's still half an hour before my duel with Sparkle. Go to the training ground where Sparkle and I agreed and wait for Sparkle. Tell her to wait a little longer," Chen Li said, turning to Pardo.

"Okay, boss, no problem. Have fun. I promise I won't tell Great Herta, Sister Elysia, Sister Vill-V, or Sirin." Pardo gave a thumbs up.

Although Pardo didn't know why Chen Li was inexplicably enthusiastic about this newly appeared woman, if it was what the boss wanted, then as an employee, she would naturally try to help him.

"I'm doing serious business."

"Yes, I know." Pardo nodded repeatedly.

For a man, marriage, starting a family, and establishing a career are major life events.

A faint smile appeared on Acheron's lips.

So they've taken the bait? Foolish Miraculous Forger!

I knew you couldn't resist this face!

It was worth all the brilliant plan I came up with after studying the script for so long!

This time, I'm not only going to keep you until the time my good sister Silver Wolf and I agreed on, but I'm also going to bewitch you so much that you can't resist me and won't participate in my duel!

If they're not coming, then they're admitting defeat.

I'll use this against you for the rest of my life!

Sparkle now feels that the power of the Emanator given by the Aeon of Joy is just too useful.

However, Sparkle was not quite sure why, when she first became the Acheron according to the script provided by her good friend Silver Wolf, the Aeon of Joy suddenly appeared, not only praising her highly but also saying that he would grant her the power of Emanator for self-defense.

Self-defense? Why would you need self-defense?

Well, never mind, it shouldn't be a big deal.

Even if Chen Li became furious afterward, he couldn't very well drag himself to bed and beat her up.

To prevent herself from being exposed, Sparkle specially gave the amusing Miraculous Item that Chen Li had made for her to the Aeon of Joy of Joy, so that the Aeon of Joy could impersonate her and stay at the agreed training ground.

Now, everything is foolproof!

"Ya... Mei, I... I'm so sorry. I thought you had forgotten me after a hundred years, and I wanted to awaken your Remembrance by contacting you again. I never imagined that this was the evil Masked Fool's conspiracy! She forced me to drink, she... I'm not clean anymore!" Chen Li's face was flushed, and her clothes were disheveled.

Responding to the call of the Destiny Invitation Key, Acheron, who wanted to confide his century-long longing to Chen Li, had just appeared in the Invitation Space when he heard Chen Li's lament.

Acheron felt dizzy and lightheaded at that moment.

If a woman can't stand it when her "best friend," whom she has missed for a hundred years, says such things to her the moment they meet, what woman could resist?

"...I can explain. Hiccup" Sparkle said quickly, letting out a burp.

"Now that things have come to this, I have no intention of arguing about right and wrong." Acheron closed his eyes and gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

"I can really explain... but your man tastes really good." Sparkle licked her lips, seemingly still savoring the taste.

"!!" Acheron suddenly opened his eyes, his originally blue-purple hair instantly turned dry and white, and his eyes were full of Killing Intent.

"No, I meant your man's cocktails taste really good!" Sparkle quickly corrected herself after her slip of the tongue.

"I mourn for... the deceased!!"

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die! Help! How can there be something as overpowered Envoy of Nothingness?!" Sparkle screamed.

Sparkle felt that if it weren't for the power of the Envoy of Joy, she might already be dead!

Wait, the Envoy of Joy?

Damn you, Aha!

"Ding! You have received a red envelope." While on the run, Sparkle quickly opened her Friends Circle Terminal and claimed the red envelope, only to find that it was from the Revival Match's main character.

"..." by Sparkle.

"Hmph! Acheron, you are Emanator, and so Emanator I! The outcome of our battle is still uncertain!" Sparkle, holding the Revival Match Miraculous Item, was instantly aroused by her competitive spirit.

"I'm telling you now, Acheron, your man is amazing! Come and kill me if you dare! If you can't kill me, your husband is mine! Chen Li is only fit for the strong!"

"... The Evening Rain will eventually fall!!" Acheron was truly angry.

Countless black raindrops fell from the sky!

"!!" by Sparkle.

Broken!

Is it too late to apologize now?!

Chapter 267 Sparkle: Darling, go easy on me! I'm your ever-changing girlfriend! (1W1) "So you mean that after you heard the name of the Miraculous Forger appeared in this world, you started looking for me?" Chen Li unwrapped the candy and then put the candy into Acheron's mouth.

"Mmm." Acheron put the candy in his mouth and tasted its special sweetness on his tongue.

There's plenty of sugar, but what's rare is the person feeding it to you.

Acheron's sense of taste has been preserved due to the Imaginary Value, making it a rare feature in Acheron within a century, allowing Acheron to maintain a sense of curiosity about the Milky Way while traveling through it.

"But because you got lost, boarded the wrong spaceship, and crashed into a desolate world due to a series of mistakes?"

Chen Li wasn't surprised that Acheron didn't go directly to Penacony. After all, there was still a long time before the start of the Grand Gala in Penacony, and Acheron had plenty of time to come and find Chen Li first.

"Mm." Acheron nodded, taking Chen Yuanli's outstretched hand.

"It fits the character's persona..."

Chen Li was curious about why Acheron hadn't arrived at his side even though he met Acheron a hundred years before the Miraculous Forger became famous.

Chen Li assumed Acheron had important business to attend to, so he didn't use the Invitation Space or the Slap Gloves to find Acheron.

But it turns out they were just lost. Oh, that's alright then.

But even if you crash a spaceship, can you survive?

As expected of you, Acheron!

"Don't laugh at me."

"How could I laugh at you? This is one of your cutest traits. So, do you need my help to bring you back to my side? After we parted, I created several Miraculous Item to help you find people," Chen Li asked.

"This... is also a dating space?" Acheron curiously examined this space that was able to withstand the full power of his attack in the form of the Envoy of Nothingness.

"The full name of this Miraculous Item is the Key of Destiny's Invitation, but it's not for dating; it's for inviting others over, such as... the Aeon."

It would have been better if Acheron hadn't brought this up, but as soon as he did...

Using the key to the Herta and Sparkle to meet Acheron in this space, Chen Li always felt that this story carried a sense of immorality.

"That sounds impressive. But I don't need it for now. I need to stay in that world for a few more days. I need to... do some things." Acheron shook his head.

"What's been on your mind for so many days and you still haven't finished? Do you need my help?"

"No need, it's not difficult, it's just..." Acheron hesitated.

Having just been teased by Chen Li, Acheron had no intention of revealing that he had been lost in the snowfield for several days and only found a populated area yesterday.

Otherwise, I'll be laughed at again.

Acheron doesn't think that his ability to get lost is cute at all.

If it were any other time, Acheron would have been overjoyed to reunite with Chen Li, but he couldn't resist hearing a name that seemed somewhat familiar... Cocolia.

Since he was already there, Acheron decided to go and take a look.

"It's almost time for our date... Whether you need my help or not, keep the Friends Circle Terminal handy to prevent losing contact. With the terminal, you can contact me anytime, and even teleport. Besides, everyone in the Miraculous Item group is incredibly talented." Chen Li shoved the Friends Circle Terminal into Acheron's hand.

Chen Li wasn't worried about Acheron's safety; he should be worried about the safety of others.

"Um."

"It's a pity there wasn't enough time... But next time we meet, I'll help you unload the burdens that you shouldn't have to bear."

At the same time, Chen Li was also looking forward to seeing Acheron in his whiny state.

It will definitely be very interesting.

"I believe in you. To make a name for yourself in the galaxy at such a young age and become Genius Society member, you truly are worthy of being my man." Feeling a pull coming, Acheron Quan pulled Chen Li towards himself.

Acheron was already starting to lose his temper.

We can't let this date leave us with any regrets.