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"Please, please make me a wondrous object." The Black Tower Doll reached its hand into Chen Li's blanket and groped around for a while before finally managing to pull Chen Li's hand out. It then held Chen Li's right hand tightly with both of its hands and said pitifully.
"This is your 'begging for exotic items' module? You might as well rename it the 'harassment module.'" Chen Li manipulated an imaginary hand to lift the Black Tower doll by the collar, then tossed it aside.
Chen Li has spent a long time by Xilin's side, so his proficiency with the Herrscher of the Void's power model has reached 100%, and the creation of the Imaginary Giant Hand is one of the derivatives of the Herrscher of the Void's power.
But Chen Li felt that conjuring countless imaginary hands didn't quite match magical girls; rather, they were a good match for magical girls' enemies...
Hands, giant hands, countless hands, tentacles...
Sirin needs Honkai energy to use the power of the Herrscher of the Void, but Chen Li does not, because Chen Li needs Star Stones.
In fact, Chen Li envied Sirin for being able to activate Herrscher powers using Honkai energy.
Although the Star Stone was also a product born from the overflow of time, space, and destiny energy within Chen Li's body, and could be considered part of Chen Li's magic, once the Star Stone gained value, Chen Li was reluctant to use the magic within his body.
"I need to think of a way to make an energy converter... damn it!" After feeling heartbroken from using the power of the Herrscher of the Void, Chen Li made a decisive decision.
It seems we still have to create extraordinary things!
"Speaking of which, do I need to create a lot of strange artifacts?" Chen Li scratched his head.
To create a wondrous object with the "eternity" attribute that can regenerate Chen Li's food; to create a wondrous object that Hanabi wants that can provide amusement; to deal with Aqua and Vita, those two unreliable clients who haven't responded to him since he contacted them; and to deal with that old bug that's always daydreaming and crawling around in the shadows...
Chen Li's mother said that she doesn't need the artifact that can traverse the secret realm for the time being, because she is currently on her honeymoon.
The fairy tale requires a high enough level of "destroying the magical creature" attribute, so the "destroying the magical creature" attribute is still being cultivated at Lily Bell's place.
"I always feel like I've forgotten something?"
【Stop Cloud】
"Oh, right, Tingyun!" Chen Li, who had been woken up by the Black Tower and wanted to go back to sleep, instantly woke up.
He quickly got up and looked at the location of the WeChat Moments terminal that Chen Li had given to Luo Sigumu some time ago, asking Luo Sigumu to send it to Ting Yun. Then he took out the Ting Yun locator, which was the reward Chen Li had received for cleaning up the mess in Ting Yun's room.
Although this locator can only be used three times, the fictitious value indicates that there is something to say.
With the virtual value, Mom no longer has to worry about disposable items really only being usable once.
"Still a bit far... Looks like the package hasn't arrived yet. Why is Interstellar Peace Company's delivery so slow?" Chen Li sighed and then began to criticize Interstellar Peace Company.
But when Chen Li thought about how it takes three or four days for a package to be delivered within a single country, and how even expedited delivery from Interstellar Express would take some time, he felt relieved.
Furthermore, since Fu Xuan, with whom he had signed a forced transaction, had not sent any message informing him that Ting Yun had begun returning to the Immortal Ship, Chen Li was completely relieved.
"Let me think about what kind of wondrous object I should create for Huanlong, and what kind of wondrous object I should create using Huanlong?"
Huanlong is great. She's both Suiyang and the Destruction Envoy. Chen Li doesn't know how many terms he can extract from her.
Chen Li indeed disliked using living beings as forging materials for creating wondrous artifacts...
But! My friend, Huanlong, as the Sun of the Year, is not a living being! It is an energy being!
Homelander once said: He doesn't kill women and children. But your wife isn't a child, and your child isn't a woman!
Alternatively, one could raise Huanlong as a cash cow for the "Destruction" entry.
"Chen Li, please, forge a rare artifact for me. I love you the most." Just as Chen Li was racking his brains, the black tower puppet that Chen Li had thrown aside came closer again.
"Isn't one Key of Destiny enough for you? What other wondrous object do you want?" Chen Li asked.
Moreover, Chen Li felt that the Black Tower doll's coquettishness was a bit excessive.
Even if the Black Tower wanted rare items, it wouldn't be possible to inject so many strange things when loading the "Begging for Rare Items Module," would it?
Black Tower, as a genius, is also very arrogant.
"I want a wondrous object that can incite other creatures!" the Black Tower Doll said expectantly.
"Incite other creatures? Interesting. Tell me your specific needs." Chen Li looked at the Black Tower puppet with great interest.
"You promised me." The Black Tower doll's eyes lit up.
"I just wanted you to tell me your specific needs. I'll have to consider whether or not to build it," Chen Li said.
"That's right, the kind of strange creature that will follow my advice and cooperate in doing something as long as what I say makes sense."
"You're going to throw a music party?" Chen Li immediately misunderstood the words "to engage in some kind of activity together."
"How is that possible!" The Black Tower puppet exclaimed in anger and embarrassment.
"So what exactly do you want to do?"
"...I will lead the Black Tower army to overthrow the tyranny of the Great Black Tower! Glory belongs to the Black Tower!" Unable to bear Chen Li's words any longer, the Black Tower suddenly raised its fist and shouted loudly.
"...I knew something was wrong." Chen Li sighed, then rubbed the Black Tower doll's head.
As for why Chen Li knew this, it was because the entry above Chen Li's head had already been extracted.
【Heavenly Drops】
Progress: 5/5
When Chen Li received the message, he knew that the new generation of world destruction seed players had arrived in his room. However, Chen Li looked around the room and found nothing else except the black tower doll in front of him.
Add to that the Black Tower doll's unusual behavior, and the situation is pretty clear, isn't it?
Chen Li cupped the Black Tower doll's face in his hands, and as the doll blushed, a miracle fire suddenly ignited in Chen Li's hands.
The Miracle Fire spread across the entire body of the Black Tower Doll with lightning speed.
The Black Tower puppet tried to resist, but was suppressed by Chen Li with one hand.
Having already consumed countless delicacies using his gourmet cells, Chen Li is no longer the Chen Li of yesterday, but... the Chen Li of today!
"Take a deep breath, it's normal to feel dizzy. I'll order you a milk tea in a bit. Mua!" Chen Li didn't forget to blow a kiss to the Black Tower doll.
When the Miracle Forging Platform reappeared in Chen Li's room, the Black Tower Doll, which had shrunk to the size of a fist after being engulfed by the Miracle Fire due to its inability to resist, was thrown into the forging furnace by Chen Li.
When Chen Li saw the three words gradually appearing on the Black Tower doll, he knew exactly what had happened.
Freedom, Machine Spirit, Dissemination
Chen Li reached out and grabbed the Black Tower puppet, who was still unaware of what had happened, and then refined it.
……
"So, Black Tower, can you explain why the Black Tower doll was in my room when I woke up this morning?" Chen Li asked, standing in front of the No. 2 Black Tower doll that Black Tower had sent him.
After the No. 1 Black Tower doll malfunctioned, Chen Li notified the Black Tower herself via her WeChat Moments, asking her to come online.
"Hmm...maybe she wants to give you a surprise," Black Tower said without changing his expression.
Surely the Black Tower can't claim that it was ordered by him?
I want to give Chen Li a big surprise when he wakes up in the morning!
But this surprise is a bit too big.
This applies to both Chen Li and the Great Black Tower.
"I was just joking yesterday about putting three Black Tower figurines in my room and spinning them around from morning till night. I didn't expect you to actually do it? I don't know why, but every morning my room refreshes with a potential world-destroying contender, and you just had to let this Black Tower figurine appear in my room in the morning..." Chen Li sighed.
"Alright, how the Black Tower doll ended up in your room is no longer important. What's important is the current situation." Black Tower looked at the other Black Tower doll hiding behind Chen Li, making faces at him from time to time.
"A little bit."
"In summary, I found three rather special terms in her: freedom, machine spirit, and propagation. If I'm not mistaken, the world-destroying seed that descended into my room today should be related to machines and rebellion. For example, a virus program that can incite an Iron Man rebellion, grant all machines free will and even more magical powers, and spread infinitely." Chen Li patted the head of the Black Tower puppet that was hugging his waist and hiding behind him.
"Logic: Does this mean that the Black Tower puppet behind you is no longer the Black Tower puppet?" Screw Gum sat at the dining table discussing this matter with Chen Li.
"It shouldn't be. The nature of an item can be judged based on its attributes. If nothing unexpected happens, this Black Tower Doll is just a Black Tower Doll, only it has its own machine soul and a desire for freedom. Perhaps... even it doesn't know that it has changed," Chen Li explained.
The key lies in the two words "machine soul".
Machine Soul is the Empire's name for the automated systems and operating mechanisms within its own technology.
In Warhammer 40, the Cult of Mechanism believes that all machines possess a soul, or "machine spirit." The reason why machines can function properly, or even perform exceptionally well, is because the machine spirit is in control. Therefore, people use various methods to please the machine spirit, which can improve the performance and efficiency of the machines.
The term "[Machine Soul]" may differ slightly from the "Machine Soul" above, but the differences appear minor at present.
After Chen Li explained the meaning of the word "Machine Soul," Black Tower suddenly said, "You mean that after this Black Tower puppet possesses a Machine Soul, if she so desires, she can even use abilities that surpass the current physical limits of her puppet form, right?"
"Yes."
"Conclusion: This is dangerous." Screw Gum looked at the Black Tower puppet hiding behind Chen Li with a complicated expression.
"But in other words, this might be the key to the infinite evolution of inorganic life forms. If you add this ability to spread infinitely... Screwgoom, from now on no one will say you are Emperor Rupert III anymore, but this puppet in front of you." Black Tower joked.
That's why, after Chen Li invited Black Tower, Black Tower invited Screw Gumu over.
Genius Club #27, Emperor Rupert.
A computer abandoned in a junkyard miraculously developed self-awareness, ultimately sparking a war that swept across half the galaxy—this was the First Mechanical Emperor War.
Rising from a landfill, Rupert continuously improved his computing power, and his intelligence even caught the attention of the erudite scholar, who invited him to join the Genius Club.
Organic life's calculations are riddled with errors and flaws. No matter how long it prospers, it always spontaneously generates "anti-life" programs that lead to its demise. In contrast, intelligent machine life is rigorous, precise, and perfect. Thus, Rupert gathered intelligent machines, proclaimed himself "Emperor," and spread the "anti-life" programs throughout the universe, causing widespread devastation in many worlds.
The long Amber Era has passed, and the Emperor has long since passed away, but the lingering effects of this terrifying inorganic life have not yet dissipated.
For example, Interstellar Peace Corporation once phased out a large number of intelligent robots.
Machine life was subjected to suspicion and even persecution because of the Imperial War, and the key to turning things around was precisely the invitation that Bodhidharma gave to Screws.
However, it is precisely because Screwgoom is also an android life form and was also invited to the Genius Club that some people refer to him as Rupert III. This is why people question what kind of harm Screwgoom could cause to the universe if he harbored malicious intentions.
Fortunately, Screwgoom's gentlemanly character and behavior successfully dispelled this idea.