The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

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Since the Immortal Ship wants a group-type artifact, Chen Li might as well add a contagious aspect to the artifact.

The inspiration came from the following question: If a zombie biting a person can turn that person into a zombie, then why can't a person biting a zombie turn that zombie into a person?

The meme war has always been like this.

... (Several words were deleted; a few words need to be added). ...

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Chapter 158 [Herrscher of the Void: Master's Guide] Entry extraction in progress...

"No! Don't continue down the wrong path!"

"I'm doing this to save the world!"

"Chen Li, haven't you considered my feelings at all?"

"Black Tower, you have to understand, I really posted meme-related messages to save the world, not just for fun, you have to believe me!" Chen Li held the phone up high, so that the 1.5-meter-tall Black Tower figure couldn't reach it at all.

"Damn it..." Black Tower put his hands on his hips and looked up at Chen Li.

"So just admit defeat. Once this message is sent out, you won't be able to turn the tide in this competition!" Chen Li said, glancing at the message he had just written on the Black Tower's public account using Miracle Crystals.

Now, let's all shout together: Lady Black Tower is unparalleled in the world, Lady Black Tower is exceptionally intelligent, Lady Black Tower is breathtakingly beautiful!

"Tsk." Black Tower curled his lip in displeasure.

Why does Chen Li always speak such blunt truths?

Although Black Tower was unwilling, it had to admit that the description of "Lady Black Tower is unparalleled, Lady Black Tower is exceptionally intelligent, and Lady Black Tower is stunningly beautiful" was indeed true.

Black Tower didn't care if people called him narcissistic after the message was sent out, because what Chen Li wrote was true.

Black Tower was only annoyed because he was slightly inferior to Chen Li.

This is an inexplicable competitive spirit stemming from a genius.

But it's not a big problem; Black Tower has another plan.

"In short, I'm going to release it now."

"Let's change the content, I'm serious."

"Black Tower, you're so self-centered! Although you'll damage your reputation by posting this message, I'll lose a lot of fun if I don't!" Chen Li said with a pained expression.

"???"

"Oops, I accidentally posted it." Chen Li held up his phone, raised his index finger, and tapped "post" lightly before saying regretfully to Black Tower.

"...Fine. Since you've already posted it, give me your phone. I'll delete this message and then post another announcement." The Black Tower puppet stood on tiptoe to try and reach for the phone in Chen Li's hand.

"What kind of announcement will you issue?" Chen Li asked curiously.

After waiting for ten seconds, Chen Li saw the progress of the [meme] entry above his head jump from 2/3 to 3/3, and then readily returned the phone to Black Tower.

Black Tower and Screw Gum are both members of the Genius Club, and many scholars and ordinary people follow their public accounts.

Ten seconds is enough time for hundreds of millions of people to be infected.

Ten seconds is also just right, because if it drags on any longer, the miraculous power contained in this line of text may be exhausted.

Black Tower deleted the announcement itself, ending this meme contagion; it was Black Tower having a change of heart.

Once the miraculous power within this line of text is exhausted, anyone who reads it again will not trigger meme contagion; it will only shatter the mystery surrounding meme contagion.

Before extracting this term from the head, Chen Li wanted to maintain the mystique of this meme technology.

That's right, Chen Li plans to spread the meme again before extracting the entry, because that will make the entry brighter.

"Editing complete... Send!" Black Tower's fingers flew across the send button on his phone, then tossed the phone to Chen Li.

"I'll stake my genius on making everyone think that you stole my account and posted that message, not that I learned your techniques and posted it," Black Tower said smugly.

"Let me see what message you sent... Sorry, my account was just hacked by Star Core Hunter Silver Wolf. How could Star Core Hunter Silver Wolf be so despicable! I suggest the company continue to increase the bounty on Silver Wolf!" Chen Li looked at Black Tower in surprise after reading the message that Black Tower had just edited and posted.

"Black Tower, what did Silver Wolf do to you?"

“We’re not that close. I should be asking you what Silver Wolf did to offend you. I was just repeating your previous attempts to cover things up.” Black Tower shrugged.

"Are you deliberately using the same script to make people think it's me using the account again? Hakita, you're a genius!"

"I am over-flattered."

“But I’ve already recorded the video of you sending that text message. There’s irrefutable evidence that you’re using your own account!” Chen Li said, holding up his phone.

"Hmm? Haki, you, was this part of your plan too? No wonder you're a fellow member of the Genius Club!"

“I can choose not to post this video online, but in exchange… could you trade my right to use your public account, which I can still use once more, for Ruan Mei?” Chen Li asked.

"...Are you planning to ruin the accounts of every genius club member you know?" Black Tower, who had been staring at Chen Li for a long time, complained.

"There's no other way, Stephen's account doesn't have many followers, so I can only choose Ruan Mei, but I don't know what Ruan Mei wants, so..."

“Okay, it should be fine. Everyone already assumes you stole the accounts of other genius club members… As for how to convince Ruan Mei, I have a way. Ruan Mei should also be interested in the method of making a cake that makes people feel happy and smile unconsciously just by smelling its aroma.” Black Tower indicated that this was not a big problem.

Upon hearing Black Tower's words, Chen Li subconsciously looked up at his head again.

Extracting the term "genius hacker"...

Progress: 2/3 (Successfully stealing a Genius Club member's account in the eyes of others will increase progress)

Sometimes, the key takeaways from a story aren't about what the story is actually about, but rather what others think it's about.

For example, the sentence "There are two jujube trees in front of my house, one is a jujube tree and the other is also a jujube tree" might be interpreted by some as having a deeper meaning, but perhaps the author is just trying to increase the word count to earn more money.

For example, the author himself said that he wrote it this way just to be funny, but obviously this answer will not get any points.

I don't care what you think, I care what I think!

Now everyone believes that Chen Li is stealing the accounts of members of the Genius Club, so Chen Li will reluctantly accept this somewhat off-topic and excessive "genius hacker" entry.

At this point, some people can't help but ask...

"Chen Li, how many unretrieved entries with progress still exist above your head?" Black Tower asked after noticing that Chen Li would look up every time he asked a question.

“A bit too much…” Chen Li looked up at the entries he was extracting, which were already tall enough to exceed the capacity of the Black Tower space station module.

Life isn't a one-episode drama; it's a live broadcast every day.

In the eyes of the different people Chen Li meets, Chen Li is performing different acts and experiencing different stories every day.

That's why there are so many entries above Chen Li's head that indicate the progress of the extraction.

There's even an entry for "Master of Conquering the Herrscher of the Void," which is currently 1/3 complete.

To be honest, this term scared Chen Li a little.

“Okay, I’ve already discussed it with Ruan Mei. When you need it, she’ll transfer her phone number to you via WeChat Moments,” Hei Ta said when Chen Li was scared.

"Ah, so fast?"

“Don’t worry, it’s not your favor that’s being used, but mine. I told Ruan Mei that I was willing to waste an opportunity to ask Bo Shizun a question in exchange for making her even more delicious pastries. And she agreed,” Black Tower said.

This is called the art of language.

"My favor? Oh, you mean the resurrection card, right?"

“Yes, what else? Which organic life form doesn’t have a few regrets, and who doesn’t want to be resurrected? If such resurrection could be done without any cost, it would be even more tempting.” Black Tower nodded.

Regardless of whether you can win the revival match after obtaining the revival card, for every revival card Chen Li allows to take effect, the other party must owe Chen Li a favor.

The number of times you owe someone a favor is not based on the number of people who are resurrected, but on the number of times you participate in the resurrection competition.

If you're unlucky, you might end up owing favors dozens of times without ever reviving your "beloved".

"Do you have anyone you want to resurrect?" Chen Li asked curiously.

"Never mind that. Oh, by the way, how's my commercial shoot going? Wait... why were half of the nearly one hundred puppets on the entire Black Tower space station mobilized by that Haruhi Suzumiya? Are you sure this Haruhi Suzumiya is a legitimate director?" Black Tower stared at Chen Li suspiciously.

"Whether she's legitimate or not, I don't know, but she is definitely the director of a world."

"A director who only lives in his own world?"

"Uh...a very insightful answer." Chen Li couldn't refute Black Tower's question at all.

The world that Haruhi Suzumiya lives in can indeed be considered Haruhi Suzumiya's world in a certain sense.

So there's no problem with her living only in her own world.

"Wait a minute, why can't I log into those doll accounts suddenly?" Black Tower suddenly paused.

"I don't know, but there shouldn't be any major problems. Things should return to normal after filming is finished," Chen Li said uncertainly.

Regardless of how many points the Pleasure Dice rolls, as long as it's not "0", it means it can handle this matter. So, in theory, there shouldn't be any major problems with Haruhi Suzumiya's side.

"No, I'm a little worried. I have to go check it out. Come with me!" Hei Ta grabbed Chen Li and ran towards the location where his puppets were.

……

"Gululu..."

"Gululu..."

As soon as I entered the Black Tower, I saw many versions of myself.

Ten black towers served as a backdrop, circling around there.