Chapter 312
"No need to worry, Xing will find a cardboard box and crawl in herself!" Chen Li raised his hand in approval.
"No!"
"Then I can just build a few more carriages for the Astral Express later, or even just create one myself. Like when we cleaned up the Astral Express earlier. So, could you offer one carriage as payment?"
The carriage doesn't matter, the entry is!
The Imaginary Value can only fabricate things that the other party once possessed, but cannot fabricate things that did not exist.
This doesn't sound like "fiction" at all, but rather like "recreation," and that's how that Miracle Card was designed.
While fictional creations may have the same effect as the originals, the entries are usually quite weak.
After discussion, Chen Li successfully obtained a carriage of the Astral Express. Overjoyed, he also gave everyone present 50 Starstones as a greeting gift.
Moreover, they immediately began forging the Miraculous Item.
First of all, since it's Ram, it needs to have the [Sturdy] attribute, and [Sharp] is also essential, plus [Ramming], these are all basic attributes, and Chen Li has more or less some in stock.
Furthermore, he needed to be able to distinguish between friend and foe. Therefore, Chen Li used the [Killing Intent] and [Wondrous Brush] entries Extraction from the weapons left over from the First Civilization Era to create the [Hostility Perception] entry, and added a little [Trailblaze] Extraction from Pom-Pom's hat.
Furthermore, to increase the Astral Express Crew's sense of participation, Chen Li invited them to offer their ideas...
Half an hour later, the finished product was gradually presented to everyone.
It was a peculiar ornament, about the size of a palm, covered in several protruding, sharp spikes—both menacing and stylish. Its name was...
[We're All Trying Our Best to Live]: I've tried so hard, how are you still alive! Kill him! Astral Express!
Effect 1: Hostility Detection. Once this Miraculous Item is installed, an automatic hostility detection mode will be activated, detecting individuals hostile towards the vehicle containing the Miraculous Item and its passengers. Hostility levels are categorized as mild, moderate, and severe.
Effect 2: Reactive Mode. When a vehicle equipped with Miraculous Item detects moderate or higher levels of hostility, it will immediately respond and automatically ram the target, relentlessly attacking until the driver intervenes. When the vehicle's passengers encounter severe hostility, there is a chance to summon another vehicle from another dimension!
Effect 3: Acceleration Band. Dents on a vehicle are a testament to its enduring glory! When a vehicle suffers damage, it will slowly repair itself, resulting in limited increases in vehicle strength, speed, or capacity.
Effect 4: Soul Halo. After a vehicle uses Miraculous Item to attack an enemy unit and achieves a kill, the number of Soul Halo on the vehicle increases. The more Soul Auras a vehicle has, the higher the Miraculous Item damage.
Effect 5: The Trailblaze Spirit. No responsibility or compensation is required for killing a hostile target.
P. S.: I, the Trailblaze Aeon, have laid out Stellar Rail, ushered in a golden age of the universe, and crashed through the Subspace Crystal Wall. You think you can make me pay you back with just a few words? No way!
"..."
After witnessing the effects of this Miraculous Item, everyone fell silent.
"Chen Li, can you give me a reasonable explanation? The Astral Express is not such a rough vehicle!" Pardo was so angry after seeing the effect of this Miraculous Item that her ears almost stood up.
"Theoretically speaking, [Sturdy] + [Sharp] + [Ramming] + [Hostility Perception] shouldn't produce this kind of chemical reaction. And What If my entry is fine, then the problem lies with your entries." Chen Li completely absolved himself of any responsibility.
"Huh? I... I only added a plush toy! So it's definitely not my problem!" March 7th said to himself.
Whose plush toy is this?
"Pom-Pom's."
"Okay, here's the question: Is Pom-Pom's anger really that scary?"
"That's right."
"And when it comes to train damage, does Pom-Pom get angry easily?"
"That's right."
"Very good, effect two: the culprit of the Reactive Mode has been found, it's you."
"Huh? Me?" March 7th pointed to himself in disbelief.
But hearing Chen Li's reasoned arguments, March 7th couldn't help but start to doubt himself.
That does seem quite reasonable.
"I just threw in a USB drive containing Datank information. I wanted to see if I could develop an intelligent driving mode," Dan Heng said calmly, holding Strike Cloud in his arms.
"It may have already succeeded. Perhaps the Datank information came to life and became Artificial Intelligence, but died due to an accident and became Soul Halo. Artificial Intelligence is also a soul, which makes sense, so the blame for the Soul Halo belongs to you."
"???" by Dan Heng.
Don't you think this reason is a bit far-fetched?
"I threw the baseball bat in, and then you gave it back to me. That shouldn't be my problem, right?" Xing, who had been temporarily pulled in to participate in the first Onboard Artifact Forging Ceremony and to familiarize himself with the Astral Express, was still a little shaken.
Fortunately, he was steady and only threw in one baseball bat, which Chen Li then burned and returned to him.
"I'm asking you, when you were looking for treasure chests at the Herta Space Station, you broke something with a baseball bat, didn't you?"
How did you know?
"Never mind that, just tell me if you have it or not."
Because Chen Li sometimes has a bad temper, if he passes by a clay pot, he will hit it a couple of times if he can.
"That's right. But it's just a trash can. I just wanted to see what was inside."
"That also belongs to the Herta Space Station, but did they ask you for compensation?"
"Without..."
After all, Xing was Great Hero who personally controlled the Herta Space Station to defeat the Doomsday Beast in front of everyone; a mere trash can was nothing to him...
"Isn't that settled? Damaging things and not even paying for them... Effect 5: The Trailblaze Spirit. This pot is yours."
"???"
Ah, this...
Xing felt he might need to go to the Herta Space Station to have his spine checked.
Normally speaking, a baby who is less than a day old should not be burdened with such a huge blame, right?
"And the effects one and three of this Miraculous Item are all working fine. Very good. Now we've found the problem. It was these three who did it," Chen Li said, pointing to Dan Heng, Xing, and March 7th.
"???" ×3.
"Alright, the forging of the Miraculous Item is complete. Although the effect is somewhat unexpected, it still provides a significant positive boost to the Astral Express. I'll go and install this Miraculous Item for you. You can figure out your own punishment methods." Chen Li took the palm-sized Miraculous Item and hurriedly walked out of the Astral Express, seemingly eager to complete the commission as soon as possible.
"Oh, and remember to give me a good review." Chen Li said, sticking his head out of the train door as he stepped off the Astral Express.
Chen Li's special trait— Positive Review Cashback —allows him to gain an extra half of the rare Crystal Miraculous Forger experience when he receives a positive review.
Although this Miraculous Item has many effects, it only cost Chen Li 40 Crystals. But even a small amount is still something.
"Oh, okay." Pom-Pom nodded blankly.
[Ding! Crystal +80]
Chen Li was fairly satisfied with the profits from installing the Ram on the Astral Express.
"Well? Have you come up with a punishment method yet?" Chen Li asked directly after returning to the Astral Express.
"You're punished with chores." March 7th's tone was low, like a wilted eggplant.
"Clean up the Datank," Dan Heng said calmly.
"Build your own bedroom." Xing blinked.
"Chen Li, please use your all-powerful Miraculous Item to think of a solution! I don't know how to build a bedroom!" Xing still turned to Chen Li for help.
"Hmm, I don't have this strange Miraculous Item in my Miraculous Item... Oh wait, there is one."
"What Miraculous Item?"
"Beautiful Girl's Privilege." Chen Li glanced at Xing and nodded.
Don't treat the Trailblazer like they're not pretty girls! Damn it!
"Lend it to me!"
"We'll talk about it tomorrow."
"Why?"
"Master Chen should go to sleep after a busy day," Chen Li said after glancing at the time.
"Oh... but I'm still very energetic, it feels like I've slept for a lifetime. So what should I do?" Xing scratched her head.
"Then let's go to the Herta Space Station to find treasure chests, and while we're at it, let's grind the Herta Space Station's exploration progress to 100%."
"Good."
"Alright, the Blame Distribution Conference is now a complete success! See you all tomorrow." Chen Li used the Miraculous Forging Guide to open the passage home.
Chen Li made no mention of the fact that he had secretly added the "Elation" attribute when forging the Miraculous Item.
Chen Li just wanted to save some costs; what bad intentions could he possibly have?
Although the process was arduous, the result was good.
Indeed, only those who have wronged you truly know how wronged you really are!
"Oh, by the way, this Miraculous Item can also be activated on its own. The activation password is— We're All Trying Our Best to Live!" Chen Li left with these last words.
Chapter 271 The Great Herta: Why do I have to guard the door for Chen Li and my projection?! (9k) "The weather's changed, I'll cover you with a blanket. When I do, remember to say: Thank you, baby. Instead of..."
"Holy crap, Great Herta, how the hell did you get in here?!"
"... Such ungrateful words!"
"So what exactly did you want to do, coming to my bed before dawn?"
"The Herta Space Station is undergoing Destructive Adjustment, and my temporary room has been completely destroyed. I have nowhere to stay, so I've come to ask you for lodging."
"Don't try to fool me with that! You never spend the night at the Herta Space Station!" Chen Li covered himself with the blanket to protect his body!
"Chen Li, boys should learn to play dumb..."
The Great Herta propped herself up with her right hand, her left leg, wrapped in black stockings with a faint pink glimpse at the bend of her knee, draped over Chen Li's body covered by the blanket. Her long, flowing hair fell down from the side of her Great Herta as she looked down at Chen Li with a mournful gaze.
"Get to the point. Don't use this tone that suggests I'm trying to create the impression that I like you, but I won't say it outright. I want you to be the first to cooperate and do things with me, but because I haven't said anything, I can either attack or retreat, and after I'm done, I can even righteously refuse to pay you!"
"Chen Li, you're really stubborn!" Great Herta, somewhat annoyed.
Is that the kind of person you think I am?
Wow... you're really good at judging people!
I want to use the person, but I don't want to pay them!
So what should we do?
"It's not that you're unresponsive to either soft or hard approaches. It's just that you haven't found the right way to use it," Chen Li shook his head.
Just tell me what your problem is.
"How to use it... Well... let's talk about yesterday when you activated the Astral Express and it smashed a huge hole in the Astral Express Herta Space Station!" The Great Herta sat up and said, squinting his eyes.
"... This was a mistake." Chen Li opened his mouth.
Yesterday, Chen Li blamed Dan Heng, March 7th, and Xing for the strange Miraculous Item of the Ram he created for the Astral Express, and then planned to make a quick getaway.
But before Chen Li left, he left them with the coded message that allowed them to activate the Astral Express's Ram... and the Astral Express started moving.
Active activation is different from passive activation. Passive activation is when the system senses moderate or higher levels of hostility and then Ramming Horn. Active activation is when the system automatically detects hostility, scans all nearby units, and runs over Ramming Horn any unit that shows even a little hostility and has no intention of making peace.
Then the Herta Space Station suffered.
The Herta Space Station harbors no hostility towards the Astral Express, but it is hampered by the presence of the Anti-Matter Legion within the Herta Space Station that had previously shown hostility towards the Astral Express's passengers but were not all killed.
The Astral Express, in a state of stress, crashed directly through the Herta Space Station...
As it turns out, that Ram was really effective!
Fortunately, there are no staff members in the Anti-Matter Legion's compartments yet, otherwise Chen Li would have to watch the advertisements to revive them.
Moreover, it wasn't actually one big hole as Herta said, but rather many big holes that connected together to form one enormous hole.
A large hole that occupies 30% of the cross-sectional area of Herta Space Station.
For this reason, the Astral Express is undergoing automatic repairs at the Herta Space Station platform and may be delayed for some time before it can depart again.
The problem with the Herta Space Station was ultimately solved by Chen Li using Imaginary Values; otherwise, the Herta Space Station would have disintegrated due to its inability to withstand the pressure within half an hour.
Chen Li felt that he might need to create a repair-type Miraculous Item, otherwise it would be a waste to keep using his Imaginary Value in this area.
"Wait a minute, didn't I repair the Herta Space Station?" Chen Li suddenly realized a problem.