Chapter 323

"This..." Chen Li was stunned.

What makes me happy?

"Some people are happy when they achieve their goals, some are happy when they get a girlfriend, some are happy when they protect others, and some are happy because of other people's happiness. But do you have anything that makes you laugh out loud?" the Aeon of Joy continued to ask.

Would you be happy to receive more Crystals?

"Oh, my friend, are you answering me with a question? Yes, you'll be happy to acquire Crystals, but not entirely. Crystals are just a form of currency, a currency that can buy magical powers. You are Miraculous Forger, but your life shouldn't be limited to crafting Miraculous Item. Right?"

"That's right."

"Then think about it again. You can become Miraculous Forger, forging Miraculous Item for others, sometimes without expecting anything in return. And after you have enough Crystals and enough Miraculous Item, what will make you happy?" Aha continued to entice his infatuated mind.

"Would you be happy to be able to lie down comfortably?"

"That's right, you are a person who lacks a sense of security because your past life has been full of ups and downs. Every day you have to think about whether you will get involved in trouble, so you want to lie down and relax. But when the profession of Miraculous Forger entered your life, you realized that even with the greatest power, accidents will eventually happen. So you keep working hard for your own safety and your desire to lie down and relax."

"Is that how it is?" Chen Li stroked his chin.

Chen Li realized that Aha seemed to be hinting at something, but Chen Li wanted to know what Aha really wanted to do, so he continued the conversation along that lines.

"Do you know why I bestowed the power of the Envoy of Joy upon you?" Aha suddenly changed the subject.

"Why?"

"Because you keep striving to achieve a comfortable life, thinking that as long as you work harder, you can achieve that. But the result is that you get stuck in more and more quagmire and fate, unable to extricate yourself, and can only participate in it. It's so funny! Wuhu! I'm done, bye-bye!" Aha ran off holding a windmill, laughing "Aha Aha".

"... Damn it! What the hell is Aha here for?!" Chen Li was stunned for a moment, then became furious.

What does it mean to say "I'm all better"?

"Maybe it's to see you make a fool of yourself. That fits the character perfectly, doesn't it?" Tonghua shrugged.

Perhaps you shouldn't have continued the conversation just to find out what Aha was thinking. After all, that's Aha.

How can you possibly try to understand what Aha is thinking?

"..." Chen Li felt a terrible headache.

But what Aha said wasn't entirely wrong.

Because of the Miracle System, Chen Li obtained the profession of Miraculous Forger, which seemed like he could just relax and do nothing from then on. But who knows if there are wish systems, fantasy systems or the like outside the world?

Therefore, in order to achieve a better outcome, Chen Li had no choice but to become stronger and acquire more methods.

Having faced countless troubles, Chen Li never pins his hopes on the kindness of others.

Therefore, Chen Li, who most wanted to lie down, was the busiest person.

Invincible under heaven, yet enemies come from the sky... Chen Li had been accustomed to this kind of tactic since he was 16 years old.

"Alright, stop thinking about it. The more you think about it, the more Aha laughs. Maybe Aha just wants to see you having fun thinking about something pointless?"

"..." Chen Li obediently chose to give up thinking.

"Wait, Aha still hasn't said whether he can give me a blessing for a Path of Joy... I'll go ask." Tonghua suddenly realized her blind spot.

Aha, you're dodging the topic again!

"Goodbye."

Following the Tonghua, Chen Li received many more guests.

Lily Bell and the Little Evil God carried many items with the words "God Slayer" on them as their tickets.

Looking at the blood-stained weapons, Chen Li could imagine who these entries came from.

Chen Li gladly accepted it.

Because this is what Chen Li was waiting for.

Next up were Theresa, Welt, and Otto.

It's hard to believe, but Otto was brought by Welt.

According to Welt's explanation, Otto is now the only one among the Starter Trio who has not been freed from the influence of "wanting to debut as an idol".

Welt has basically erased all the dark history of the Starter Trio —he asked the Herrscher of Corruption to delete all the images, and then asked Prometheus No. 17 to influence the subconscious of all living beings in the world about this matter.

Therefore, Varta's most pressing task now is to ensure that Otto leaves behind more irreparable and indelible dark history before Otto's influence is dispelled.

But Chen Li always felt that even if Otto's influence was removed, he wouldn't have any psychological impact on this kind of thing.

Welt overestimated Otto's integrity.

Then came the Robin and Sunday.

The arrival of the Robin caused a great stir on March 7th.

The Robin had no idea what the future held, so it chatted happily with the March 7th.

And looking at the Astral Express on Sunday felt quite... well, quite... familiar.

In the very end, Sparkle clung to the closing doors of the Starry Astral Express and slipped inside.

"I heard from God of Fun that the group was using the power of the Voracity Emanator, so I came," Sparkle said in response to Chen Li's question.

"Don't be so wary of me, I'm really heartbroken. Even God of Fun is here, Chen Li, you should be paying more attention to God of Fun, not me, right?"

"Not necessarily, because Aha has always liked to watch the fun from the sidelines, while you like to create the fun."

The difference lies in the fact that, in Aha's eyes, the world is full of fun all the time.

Sparkle, on the other hand, can only see the fun they want to see.

"Never mind. So what kind of train tickets did you prepare?" Chen Li then asked.

This train requires a ticket.

As for what to use as a ticket... anything is fine.

Elysia uses Crystal, Lily Bell and the Little Evil God use God Slayer weapons.

Theresa, Otto, Welt used another Soul Steel body belonging to Otto...

"Yes, of course. Or rather, I got on this train just to give you this ticket."

So what exactly is it?

"Before that, I'd like to ask you something. Chen Li, do you... want a girlfriend? Someone tall, strong, and beautiful, who is a bit forgetful and has a bad sense of direction, but is kind-hearted and can't bear to see others suffer (if she can kill someone with one strike, she'll never use a second one)." God of Fire.

It's not a skill to help someone evolve their "girlfriend" into their "wife," but it's impressive to help someone turn their "wife" into their "girlfriend"!

"Why does this character sound so familiar?"

"You're mistaken. Come on, let's go over there and talk things over. I guarantee you two will fall in love at first sight!"

Chapter 275 Astral Express: Sorry, I thought it was a speed bump (8k) "So, Sparkle, what's the price?"

"Hey darling, I went to all that trouble to introduce you to a girl you'd absolutely fall for at first sight. Of course you have to give me some compensation for my efforts, right? Like, maybe help me recast this Miraculous Item."

"Oh, then I don't want it."

"No, no, no. Darling, all you can think about is getting something for nothing. You're such a powerful Miraculous Forger with a huge fortune. You're really not willing to give even a little bit of compensation for finding the love of your life?"

"Then how can you guarantee that I will really fall in love at first sight? Unless..." Chen Li seemed to be thinking.

"Ahem, don't overthink it. This was introduced by an acquaintance... If she can't make you fall in love at first sight, how about I become your wife?"

"By the way, didn't you say you were my ever-changing girlfriend? Is it really appropriate for your girlfriend to introduce me to other girlfriends?"

"Of course it's suitable, after all, I'm a staunch harem supporter!"

I don't believe it.

"Please, forge me a Miraculous Item." Sparkle grabbed Chen Li's leg.

"Didn't I make you a Miraculous Item? You little greedy devil."

"The key issue is that the Miraculous Item you crafted for me... its function is far too limited. If I didn't know Miraculous Item you made it yourself, I would have thought it was Miraculous Item you scraped together from somewhere." Sparkle sighed.

"..." Chen Li's eyes darted around.

If that's what Sparkle said, then she's not wrong. After all, Sparkle's Miraculous Item was the cheapest Miraculous Item Chen Li had ever created, bar none.

The only advantage of this Miraculous Item is that it is a Miraculous Item.

And that was it.

Even Akukia would shake her head at that.

It's absolutely true that they're scraps.

"Then tell me, what kind of Miraculous Item do you want?"

"An escape-type Miraculous Item." Sparkle without hesitation.

"Sparkle, you must have gotten into trouble again, right?"

"Darling, don't you know whether I've caused trouble or not?" Sparkle looked at Chen Li resentfully.

"What's with that expression? It's like I forced you to cause trouble." Chen Li said, somewhat surprised.

"Is that so? Then let me ask you, why is the Herta Space Station after me? Is it because I stole the space station's Miraculous Item and hid the decisive weapon that Ms. Herta reserved for the Herta Space Station, causing the Herta Space Station to suffer heavy losses?"

"Ahem, do you dare say you didn't take Miraculous Item from the Herta Space Station?"

"I admit I took the itching powder and the Miraculous Item that transforms excessive external stimulation into pleasure, but the wanted poster is playing videos of 18 Miraculous Item being stolen on a loop, and in 16 of those videos Sparkle is wearing a red and white mask. Honey, how do you explain that?"

Sparkle immediately recognized that the person impersonating her to steal the Miraculous Item was Chen Li.

Because Sparkle recognized that it was indeed her own mask, and her original mask was still in Chen Li's hands!

"I figured stealing two Miraculous Item was the same as stealing 18 Miraculous Item. The Herta insured all the Miraculous Item, so the Interastral Peace Corporation would be the one to pay out. So I just grabbed a few Miraculous Item that had been damaged by the Anti-Matter Legion."

Whether the Miraculous Item is damaged or not has no impact on whether Chen Li can Extract Attribute.

"Then why did you disguise yourself as me to steal it?!"

"Don't bother two people with the same thing. Besides, Sparkle, didn't you promise to take the blame for all the trouble under my bed? Have you forgotten?"

"Alright, alright, we can put the matter of the Miraculous Item aside for now. What's the meaning of stealing that so-called winning treasure? I don't even know what a winning treasure is!"

"Oh, the so-called winning formula is a Friends Circle Terminal containing 1,000 Poké Balls. In order to boost the morale of the crew at the Herta Space Station, Asta had no choice but to lie and say that these items were originally prepared by Ms. Herta, but were stolen and hidden by some damned Masked Fool."

"Why does it have to be the Masked Fool who stole it?"

"Because in people's minds, whatever the Masked Fool does is perfectly reasonable. Otherwise, who should be blamed?"

Sparkle actually thought about it seriously, and sadly realized that it seemed only the Masked Fool would do such a despicable thing.

Just like when Sparkle lost her mask, Sparkle first reaction was: Which damned Travel Together did this!

"Also, Asta and I only shifted the blame to the Masked Fool, but we didn't say that the Masked Fool was you... This must have been done by a temporary worker! I will definitely make that temporary worker clear your name!"

"Oh right, right, right." Sparkle rolled her eyes at Chen Li.

Do you think I believe it was done by a temporary worker?

"I used to think that even if you Genius Society member, you couldn't be that bad, but now I regret it. I might not be able to take the blame for the trouble you've caused, so I desperately need a Miraculous Item artifact to use for escape and self-defense, so that I can take the fall for you. Otherwise, if I get caught, I'll just betray you first!"

Sparkle symbolize that we are both in the same boat.

"Hmm..." Chen Li patted Sparkle's head, looked at the faint "Scapegoat" entry on Sparkle's mask, and felt that it was indeed necessary to add some survival ability to Sparkle.

But doing business at a loss is not Chen Li's style. How can he just let Sparkle escape?

Therefore, Chen Li plans to create a Miraculous Item tailored specifically for Sparkle Huo.

Do you have any objections to the Sparkle?

Sparkle has no objections!

[Sparkle has no objection (×) You don't care whether Sparkle has an objection or not (√)]

"Sparkle, when Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it will first test their will, strain their muscles and bones, and starve their body..."

"What are you going to do?" Sparkle took a step back upon hearing Chen Li's words.

Sparkle knew that if someone said that, it meant he was about to start using psychological manipulation.

As we all know, once a person starts to suffer, there will be no end to the suffering.

"I can forge a Miraculous Item for you."