Screwllum: Silver Wolf might not be a real wolf, but Chen Li, you're a real dog! / Sparkle: We Masked Fools worked our whole lives, and we're still not as unhinged as you, Dad!

"Would you like to try my cooking?" Chen Li asked Houraisan Kaguya, not wanting to waste anything.

Anyway Houraisan Kaguya can't be killed.

"..." Houraisan Kaguya's vision went black.

They really are good brothers.

You still think of me when something good happens.

"I refuse. Although I won't die, eating this stuff will give me a stomachache. You eat it. You won't get an upset stomach." Houraisan Kaguya shook her head.

Houraisan Kaguya is immune to death, Chen Li is immune to harm...

The advantages and disadvantages of the two cannot be compared.

Just like people have a hard time choosing between Dog Talisman and Horse Talisman.

"Speaking of which Chen Li, haven't you forgotten something?"

"What is it?"

"Help me find some gaming partners, you promised me two days ago."

"Huh? Two days already? No, doesn't Qingque count?"

"Of course not. I want to play online games, while Qingque is always thinking about her Imperial Jade Pillar of Shame." Houraisan Kaguya.

"Oh, definitely tomorrow..."

"You'll definitely forget, won't you!"

"I said I'd find you gaming buddies tomorrow, and I will. I'm not lying to you. A good brother is loyal." Chen Li gave a thumbs up.

"Who's your best friend? Fine, I'll trust you one more time."

"Beep beep." Just as Chen Li had managed to cover up the matter and breathed a sigh of relief, he received a private message from Chen Li Screwllum on his Friends Circle.

"What's wrong?" Chen Li typed back.

"Question: Silver Wolf hacker from Punklor, has sent you a challenge invitation. Will you respond?"

"Huh? Silver Wolf? What did I do to her?"

"The reason Silver Wolf asked me to tell you this in her challenge invitation is... you cheated her out of 500 Credits."

"Good heavens, she actually read your announcement 10 times? But wasn't that a lie you made?" Chen Li asked, surprised but not forgetting to counter.

"???" by Screwllum.

Perhaps... the Aeon of Joy wasn't joking. Chen Li really was an undercover agent sent by the Masked Fool to infiltrate the Genius Society.

Chapter 93 Screwllum: Silver Wolf may not be a real wolf, but Chen Li, you are a real dog!

"You mean, because you didn't actually have the technology to get someone to transfer 50 Credits to you, you revealed in the subsequent clarification that I was the one who sent that text message?" After listening to Screwllum's explanation, Chen Li understood.

"Yes, Mister Chen Li. I believe that the technology capable of effortlessly unleashing Credits across the entire universe is perfectly befitting your genius. And I should not steal your reputation." Screwllum in the video nodded.

"Hmm... can this really be considered a matter of reputation?"

"Logic: The 'atavism experiment' conducted by the infamous genius Original Doctor, seat #64 of the Genius Society, is similar to an experiment involving memes. Your ability to generate memes that spread throughout the world in just one minute is undoubtedly a genius feat. Conclusion: This is indeed the beginning of your rise to fame as the Genius Society #85— the Miraculous Forger —a name renowned throughout the galaxy," Screwllum said very seriously.

"So that's how you see me?" Chen Li nodded thoughtfully.

Chen Li knew that this was not a meme, because apart from the infectious nature of the text published in the announcement, this information could not be transmitted to others, which did not meet the characteristics of a meme.

Moreover, even if Screwllum doesn't delete the post, after a while, the text on the announcement will lose its contagious nature as the Miracle Power is exhausted.

Of course, this is not a difficult problem to solve.

The professional skill – the Wondrous Brush – is used to handle this situation.

The words inscribed by Wondrous Brush will last forever, as if they were engraved into the rules of this world.

Correspondingly, it will consume more resources than writing in a normal state.

Whether you want to play a game that's permanently available for a slightly higher price, or a game that's initially free but requires you to keep spending money, depends on your own situation.

Moreover, even if you want to play a pay-to-win game, the Wondrous Brush can help you reduce the cost by at least half or more than double the duration.

This is equivalent to a 50% discount on the first recharge or double the first recharge bonus.

"But why is it that other geniuses' biographies start with lofty introductions like solving the Isolation Wave Algorithm problem, while mine starts with something like 'Let others 50 times my vote to see my strength'? Won't this cause others to have unnecessary misunderstandings about me? Like thinking I'm a very casual person?" Chen Li was quite worried about this.

"Is this really an unnecessary misunderstanding, or an obvious fact?" Houraisan Kaguya, who was playing a game nearby, casually remarked.

"Inference: People will not perceive you as a casual person because of the wonder of the first line of Source Text you wrote in this world, nor will they have any unnecessary misunderstandings about you. In fact, as far as I know, many geniuses are rather casual, and people are used to it."

"Conclusion: This might be the best representation of your approachable and humorous nature," Screwllum said earnestly, trying to comfort Chen Li.

"That's good... Although this kind of reputation might be a bit strange, after this incident, my identity as the #85 seat of the Genius Society will soon be known to everyone, right?" Chen Li asked.

"Yes." Screwllum nodded.

A genius who can make me lose 50 Credits just by looking at me?

Very good, very interesting, I'll remember you.

Ordinary people would have this thought, and therefore pay more attention to Chen Li.

The scholars, meanwhile, were scratching their heads at the line of text that had been screenshotted before being deleted but had lost all its distinctiveness.

"Hmm... it's not necessarily a bad thing." Chen Li nodded.

Chen Li's Disguise Glasses have a special effect that gets better the more famous they are.

"Genius Society #83, Ms. Herta asked me to convey her greetings to you and inquire whether you would be willing to leave your portrait to add a genius to the record of her space station." After seeing that Chen Li had accepted this fact, Screwllum continued to ask.

The Friends Circle Terminal handed over to Herta is still on its way by express delivery.

"Can I use this book as a memento?" Chen Li materialized the Miraculous Forging Guide and asked Screwllum.

Chen Li put on the Disguise Glasses again before starting the video call.

Chen Li felt that he couldn't keep up the act for long, so he thought it would be somewhat unethical to have the Herta change the portrait twice in a row, which is why he made this suggestion.

"A very interesting idea. I will discuss your thoughts with Herta." Screwllum nodded.

Screwllum increasingly felt that Chen Li and Herta should be able to get along.

Both of them had wildly imaginative ideas and shared a common hobby—collecting Miraculous Items.

Furthermore, before bidding farewell to Screwllum, Chen Li issued a commission to Screwllum to purchase Miraculous Item and precious items, as well as the flesh and blood of special creatures.

Therefore, Screwllum increasingly felt that Chen Li might actually be able to participate in the Simulated Universe project.

Because he shared common interests and hobbies with Herta, and another partner in the Simulated Universe project Ruan Mei, was a genius in the field of life sciences.

Chen Li might be interested in Ruan Mei's research findings.

Question: What are your thoughts on the Silver Wolf challenge invitation?

"I wouldn't mind accepting the invitation and teaching this Stellaron Hunter a lesson, but I don't quite understand why he's so angry about losing 500 Credits," Chen Li said, puzzled.

"Perhaps it was because I included my inference that your Source Text is a string of code within the laws of reality in the announcement that it stirred up that little girl's somewhat strong competitive spirit? If you're bothered by this, I'll take care of it," Screwllum said.

"Oh, I see... It's alright. Please tell her that I've accepted her challenge. However, I need to devise the challenge myself. In my plan, this challenge will have three stages. First, she needs to compete against me in a game using Friends Circle Terminal," Chen Li said.

"Friends Circle Terminal? If you insist, I will mail him one of the five terminals you gave me. If I mail it now, he should receive it tomorrow morning," Screwllum said after thinking for a moment.

Chen Li gave Screwllum five terminals, and even including Screwllum, the Simulated Universe only had four partners. There was one left over.

"Very good." Chen Li nodded in satisfaction.

"But do I need to remind you? Silver Wolf is a hacker from Punklor. Hackers from Punklor treat life as a game, and she's a legend among hackers. This girl must be quite accomplished in gaming. At least her hacking skills are really strong," Screwllum kindly reminded her.

"Don't worry, the first challenge we'll face is indeed related to a game, but it's not about who has better skills, it's about who can grind more. Do you think she'll agree to this challenge?" Chen Li said.

"Judgment: Based on my understanding of this highly competitive hacker, she will. But are you really confident of victory? Or are you really willing to waste your precious time on this?" Screwllum nodded.

"Who said I was going to compare myself to her?"

"Huh?" Screwllum was clearly taken aback.

"Kaguya, you've found your gaming partner. This is the best gaming partner I found for you after going through a lot of trouble. They can definitely play games with you for three days and three nights." Just as Screwllum was in a daze, Chen Li said to Houraisan Kaguya, who was playing games, with a look of surprise on his face.

"... I'm right next to you! Don't insult my intelligence, okay? What do you mean you went through all that trouble to find her? Didn't she just deliver herself to me?" Houraisan Kaguya retorted.

Even Aqua knows to avoid people when he's trying to scam someone, so why don't you know that?

"And who is this young lady?" Screwllum asked.

"Oh, let me introduce you. This is Houraisan Kaguya, my best friend. She's an immortal, and her best achievement is playing games continuously... How long has it been since she slept? I mean in this world." Chen Li turned to Houraisan Kaguya and asked.

"Three months," Houraisan Kaguya said confidently.

"You might not know this, but Screwllum had been urging me to find her a gaming partner, and Silver Wolf just happened to show up. It really solved a big problem for me," Chen Li said with a sigh.

"You mean you want to pit that hacker lady against an immortal to see who can grind games the most?" Screwllum's tone remained calm, but Chen Li detected a hint of disbelief in it.

Chen Li truly gave Screwllum a small shock of carbon-based life.

Silver Wolf may not be a real wolf, but you are definitely a real dog.

Screwllum pondered that Herta always said if the Aeon of Intellect hadn't glanced at her first, the world would have had one more Envoy of Beauty.

Screwllum declined to comment on this matter.

But Screwllum really felt that if it weren't for the Erudition who glanced at Chen Li first, there might have been one more Envoy of Joy in this world.

"Excuse my bluntness, but Miss Silver Wolf might not agree to this contest, since she wants to compete against you," Screwllum said.

"It's not a big deal, why don't you just not tell her?"

"..."

"Oh, right, remember to tell Silver Wolf that whoever hires a proxy player will have a guaranteed pity system for all gacha pulls in all of Interastral Peace Corporation's games, with zero drops from dungeons," Chen Li continued.

Chen Li remembered that the blade in the Stellaron Hunter was also immortal. Although the possibility of Silver Wolf asking the blade to grind the game for him was very low, it was not impossible.

Hiring an immortal to do your liver transplant? Silver Wolf, you're despicable!

"... Aren't you afraid the Prophecy will come true?" Screwllum carefully chose his words.

"I'm not afraid, because I don't play games from Interastral Peace Corporation." Chen Li shrugged, looking completely unconcerned.

"... Is there anything else you would like to tell me? For example, about the second competition?" This time, Screwllum remained silent for an even longer period.

"A second competition? I haven't decided yet. But she couldn't even beat the first round, how can she face me directly?" Chen Li waved his hand.

Chen Li had full confidence in Houraisan Kaguya.

"This time I will make sure Silver Wolf suffers a crushing defeat! To avenge my previous loss! Silver Wolf is nothing but a weakling like Pela!" Chen Li said disdainfully.

Chapter 94 Sparkle: We Masked Fools have tried our whole lives, but we're not as abstract as you, Dad!

Sparkle: Zao Shanghao! I'm really unhappy today, what about you?

Chen Li heard some good news as soon as he opened his eyes this morning.

Hey, if you're unhappy, then I'm the one who's happy.

Dad: What happened? Why are you unhappy? Tell me so I can cheer you up.

Chen Li was pleasantly surprised not to receive the annoying Sunday "Daily Self-Reflection" message today.

However, it wasn't that he suddenly realized his mistake on Sunday, but rather that he posted the daily greeting on his Sunday Friends Circle and was subsequently blocked by Chen Li.

Once Sparkle joins the Friends Circle, Chen Li can block Sparkle too, so she won't be bothered every morning.

Sparkle: Oh dear, I thought you would kindly comfort me, but I didn't expect you to be so insensitive. No girl will like you if you keep acting like this.

Dad: Whatever, I can make a wife myself. Miraculous Forger, isn't that amazing?

Sparkle:... Luckily, only you have this ability, otherwise I would be unemployed.

Dad: Aren't you the Masked Fool? What does this have to do with you?

Sparkle: Part-time matchmaker.

Dad: So what's wrong with you? Tell me quickly and cheer me up.