The Miraculous Forger from Honkai
Chapter 78

Wait, is this Hatsune Miku from the Jashin-chan world?!

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Sparkle: If you tell me to say something, I'll just say it. How embarrassing would that be?

Dad: I'll reduce your forging fees, and maybe I can even help you solve your problem.

Sparkle: Okay, then I'll tell you. My mask was stolen. I don't know which Travel Together stole it. How despicable! Could it be the Envoy of Joy?

Dad: That's really... bad news.

"That's really good news! If this mask is Sparkle, then aren't I the real Sparkle now?" Chen Li looked down at the red and white mask in his hand and suddenly had a good idea.

As everyone knows, Sparkle has the ability to transform and can become anyone.

As is widely known, Sparkle herself wears a red and white mask, which is proof of the Masked Fool.

Every Masked Fool must personally steal an Elation mask from the ship of the Mourning Troupe in order to truly Entering the World the Tavern at the end of the world and become a real Masked Fool.

The Mourning Troupe advocated asceticism and penance, hoping that this would run counter to the Path of the Aeon of Elation and dilute the sweet temptation that Elation brings to the universe.

They believed that cheap entertainment was an anesthetic that led to self-destruction. They argued that all beings should abandon Elation and endure sorrow to temper their spirits. For this reason, they formed a mourning theater troupe.

Perhaps out of a fondness for dark humor, Aha bestowed his Aeon power upon these ascetics and, with great interest, helped them traverse numerous galaxies, spreading their renunciation of Elation.

Path of Joy, isn't that amazing?

Now that the mask is in Chen Li's hands, Sparkle's future reputation is beyond Sparkle control.

Generally speaking, once all the attributes of an item have been extracted, the item will instantly decay and turn to ashes. However, the mask given to Chen Li by the Aeon of Joy gave Chen Li a strong sense of déjà vu, so Chen Li only extracted one attribute, Elation, and left the rest untouched, thus keeping the mask intact.

Chen Li didn't know if Sparkle's transformation ability relied entirely on the Elation Mask or if she could transform on her own, but in any case, after the Elation attribute was gone, the mask couldn't be used to transform in Chen Li's hands.

But it's not a big problem. Chen Li can just add a "Elation" attribute to it, and then forge it into a Miraculous Item so it can be used.

Where did this entry come from? I borrowed it from the Aeon of Joy.

Looking back now, when the Aeon of Joy stole this mask for Chen Li, he must have also significantly enhanced it, otherwise the Elation attribute wouldn't have been so bright just from the Sparkle alone.

From this moment on, I am the real Sparkle!

Sparkle: So... do you have any good ideas?

Dad: I don't have a good solution, but I do have one.

Sparkle: What method?

Dad: Why don't you just steal another mask from the Masked Fool?

Sparkle: Forget it, there's no point in arguing with an outsider like you. Stealing Travel Together's mask is too risky; I'd rather steal a mask of a Mourning Troupe.

Dad: Whatever makes you happy, so have you found the entry for creating Miraculous Item to have fun?

Sparkle: No... How about you add a function to the mask for me after I steal another one?

Dad: Okay.

Sparkle: Thank you so much! ~ Genius Society #85

Dad: You're pretty well-informed.

Chen Li was not surprised that Sparkle knew about this. Chen Li had no intention of hiding it, nor was there any need to.

Now that Chen Li has successfully arrived in the Honkai: Star Rail world, there's no need for Sparkle, that "old thing".

Besides... when Chen Li discussed his codename with Screwllum, he used "Miraculous Forger" instead of "Miraculous Forger Chen Li".

Even if Sparkle knew she had gone to the other person's world, and she walked up to her, the other person still wouldn't recognize her.

We'll do something big then!

Chen Li wasn't really a fun person; Chen Li just thought that Sparkle could provide him with a lot of Joy Points.

Sparkle: You can't be uninformed, after all, you've caused chaos all over the world. How did you come up with the idea of posting something like "Rich bro, transfer me 50 Credits, let's see how strong you are" using Screwllum's account?

Dad: I don't know. Screwllum asked me what I could do, so I showed him.

Sparkle: We Masked Fools have spent our whole lives looking for fun, but none of it compares to the brilliance of a gifted individual like you. Seriously, won't you consider my invitation to join the Tavern?

Dad: No.

Sparkle: Okay... then could you let me join the Genius Society too? Like, create a Miraculous Item that would allow me to join the Genius Society?

Dad: I've never seen such a demanding client. You changed your requirements three times in five minutes.

Sparkle: You're not trying to say you can't do it, are you?

Dad: No way.

Sparkle: A face-to-face meeting, right? I understand. After I steal another mask from the Mourning Troupe's ship and collect all the materials to craft the Miraculous Item, I'll invite you to come here. It's settled then, bye-bye.

Dad:...

"I didn't expect that what this old man said in the chat the other day, 'If you don't create Miraculous Item, there are plenty of people who want to,' wasn't just a scare Miraculous Item. I have a feeling I can find a lot of fun with him!" Looking at the virtual screen in front of her, Sparkle was in a very good mood.

Although their mask was stolen, they still found some fun.

Who can resist teasing a Genius Society member? Or... playing the role of a genius?

I don't know Sparkle of the other geniuses, I only know this one genius, and this genius is from out of town, so I don't know anyone here. Who else should I play if not him?

It would be even more interesting if this Genius Society member could bring himself into the Genius Society as well.

"Since things have come to this, let's steal the mask first!"

"This Sparkle is definitely thinking of making fun of me. So don't blame me for striking first." Chen Li looked at the red and white mask in front of him and tossed the Joy Dice in his hand.

The phrase "each with their own ulterior motives" perfectly describes the relationship between Party A and Party B today.

"Speaking of which... what is this thing?" After finishing his well-intentioned morning greeting, Chen Li scratched his head and looked at a doll that had been thrown onto his bed, puzzled.

Chen Li looked up and saw the familiar emptiness.

The ceiling of Chen Li was smashed through again by something falling from the sky.

Because of the "Bond" between Chen Li and his friends, Chen Li was not injured.

"To be honest, Chen Li, could you help me change rooms? The room above yours feels very dangerous," Houraisan Kaguya suggested to Chen Li, popping her head out of the familiar-looking hole.

"Are you injured again?" Chen Li asked.

"Not this time, because I was playing games, so I wasn't lying in bed." Houraisan Kaguya shook her head.

"... I'll seriously consider it. Let me figure out what this thing is for first. Oh, right, remember to help patch up the holes in the house." Chen Li said as he grabbed the slightly strange-looking doll.

Chen Li felt that his home could no longer function without Houraisan Kaguya, otherwise a strange little object that fell from the sky and pierced through the ceiling every morning would leave the house riddled with holes.

"Speaking of which, has the other Friends Circle Terminal reached Silver Wolf yet? I can't wait to see who can grind more," Houraisan Kaguya asked excitedly.

"Not yet, just wait patiently. Oh, and remember not to give yourself away when you're impersonating me. For example, try not to have any unnecessary conversations with him," Chen Li reminded her.

"Don't worry, do you think I don't know you?"

"..." Seeing the large hole in the ceiling restored by the Power of Eternity, Chen Li turned his attention to the doll in his hand.

[Strange], [Curse], [Immortality], [Entanglement], [Devouring to its Master]

As expected, it was another thing that looked very troublesome.

Before he could even think for three seconds, Chen Li the rather unattractive doll into the forging furnace he had summoned.

Done!

We've gained 5 more highly valuable entries.

As long as the Miracle Fire can burn throughout the entire body, even a god cannot escape its Miracle Fire heat!

This little thing will give you a little bit of a shock to the Miraculous Forger.

"Fine, let's just consider it a daily Friend Fee from this world." Although Chen Li always felt that this world saw him as some kind of recycling bin that could accept any item, he still had to maintain his spirit of self-entertainment.

"But why not give more for garbage disposal?" Since he hadn't decided what kind of Miraculous Item to forge with these entries, Chen Li simply took out five Miracle Crystals and sealed them up.

It will eventually come in handy.

The entry for "[Heaven's Lost Property]" Extraction.

Progress: 2/5 (Heaven's Lost Property on your own bed increases progress.)

"If I do this three more times, I can Extract Attribute from the events I've personally experienced, but what's the use of these entries?" Looking at the entries being generated, Chen Li's mind started to wander.

Chapter 95 So, you Hatsune Miku are from the Evil God World?!

"You have kidney deficiency."

"You're the one with kidney deficiency."

"I can cure it."

"Divine Doctor!"

"..." Bailu watched Chen Li send off yet another outsider with a speechless expression.

"Chen Li, didn't you go to the Tai Bu Division for an internship? Why are you still here swindling people?" Bailu finally couldn't help but ask.

Although Chen Li had been providing Bailu with various snacks, and Bailu didn't mind playing the Divine Doctor game with Chen Li by the roadside, Bailu was really curious.

At the same time, Bailu didn't understand why Dan Shi Chief Dan Shu was so accommodating to Chen Li, specially having someone prepare 300 doses of medicine that could cure kidney deficiency and also nourish health, a medicine that Dan Ding Division had almost never prepared before, and gave it to Chen Li so that Chen Li could come here to swindle and deceive.

Is Chen Li your father?

Or is he an illegitimate child?

Or perhaps they've fallen for each other?

"You don't understand." Chen Li shook his head.

Extraction the entry for "Kidney Deficiency".

Progress: 43/100 (Providing free medication to patients with kidney deficiency can increase progress)

Extraction the entry for "[Divine Doctor]".

Progress: 102/200 (Being called Divine Doctor while treating kidney deficiency can increase progress)

The entry for "fraud" Extraction.

Progress: 59/200 (Providing free kidney deficiency medication to patients who do not have kidney deficiency can increase progress)

Chen Li's professional skills can Extraction from events Extract Attribute free.

However, since the word "free" has been added, there must be some restrictions. For example, Chen Li can only Extraction entries for events that he personally witnessed or experienced.

Furthermore, the entries in different stories are independent of each other. For example, the progress of fraud in different events cannot be added together.

It's like playing two games at the same time. Even if you're both doing gacha pulls, you can't use Honkai Impact 3rd Crystals to pull from the Honkai: Star Rail limited pool.

Using the sword of the previous dynasty to behead officials of this dynasty, what a display of your official power!

Since acquiring the skill of Extraction, Chen Li has made it a habit to see things through to the end.

Moreover, Chen Li was genuinely curious: what use could the term "kidney deficiency" possibly have?

There are limits to the terms that can be added to a fixed item, but there are no limits to the terms that can be added to a story.

Because you can never imagine how absurd a story can be.

"But I can only stay with you for half a morning. I'll have to go see patients by myself for the rest of the time," Bailu said while eating snacks beside her.

"No problem, I don't have enough time to set up a stall here for a whole day." Chen Li nodded.

Although Chen Li didn't mind staying here for a day to distribute all the medicine, some rather strange things would always come knocking on Chen Li door.

Furthermore, the brightness of entries Extraction from a story is also affected by the length of the story.

The further Chen Li's reputation spreads in this story, and even as he breaks through the progress limit and accumulates more progress, the brighter the Extraction keywords will naturally be.

The more colorful and dramatic a story is, the more generous the entries it will be.

Just as Chen Li was preparing to receive the next outsider, Chen Li's Miraculous Forging Guide appeared in front of Chen Li in a semi-transparent form and automatically unfolded a message that Chen Li had just obtained.

"Oh, you have kidney deficiency, but I can cure it."

"Divine Doctor!"

After quickly going through the cutscene, Chen Li started checking the new messages.

Oh, so it turns out you've received a new Miracle Commission.

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