[Infinite], [Bind]
Chen Li had to admit that the infinite-ammo Desert Eagle he'd randomly pulled from the Stellar Sea Treasure for five Star Stones did have something going for it, but only just a little.
If you said it was low-tech, it had infinite ammo.
If you said it was high-tech, the [Infinite] Entry it produced had a certain frail, delicate beauty to it.
Fortunately, the cat's demands weren't high. Chen Li managed to affix the [Infinite] Entry to the cat food, threw in a food bowl as a friendly gesture, and tacked on the equally faint [Bind] Entry for good measure.
Because the construction was simple, it only cost 2 Crystals, making it the cheapest Curio he'd made so far. Profession experience +2.
After bidding farewell to the satisfied cat, Chen Li stared at the Death Note in his hand, still feeling like he was in a dream.
It was proof that for Miracle Commissions, besides the Crystal reward, any other compensation had to be negotiated by Chen Li himself.
Bargaining was an art form.
[Death], [Lifespan], [Record], [Fate], [Rule]...
Looking at the Entries on the Death Note, Chen Li made up his mind to spend more Crystals refreshing for Miracle Commissions in the future.
Landing one good commission was a massive win!
A small, pitiful, and easily tricked cat...
Hehe...
And precisely because he had traded the Death Note away from it, preventing certain tragedies from occurring, Chen Li received the maximum reward of 10 Crystals, plus an additional 100 Star Stones.
Giving the cat food bowl to the cat was a miracle, but taking the Death Note from the cat was the greatest miracle!
In that Curio's description, "Miracle" also gave an update on its recent situation.
It was still trying to optimize the AI for the forging table's automatic Curio crafting function and said that if Chen Li felt it was working too hard, he should create more amusing spectacles for it to watch.
"Is this really the pixie from the Miracle System? Oh, right, this is the blackened Miracle System pixie. That makes more sense," Chen Li quickly corrected himself.
"Hey, wait, Jingliu, stay your hand!" Seeing the Judgment-class Honkai Beast already bleeding profusely, Chen Li, who was still inside the barrier, hastily ran out, leaving Vill-V alone to stare blankly at the forging table.
Only after Chen Li had moved some distance away was the forging table recalled, and only then did Vill-V turn her gaze.
"Hm?" Jingliu, who was already standing on the dragon's head and was just about to deliver the final blow, turned her gaze toward Chen Li.
"Let me have the last hit!" Chen Li shouted, then charged forward with his [Pale Justice].
"..." Jingliu hadn't expected Chen Li to stop her for such a trivial reason.
But she still stood on the dragon's head and stomped down hard, knocking it out temporarily.
In all fairness, this dragon's strength was decent, but unfortunately, it had met Jingliu.
This was not the first "evil dragon" Jingliu had slain.
When Pale Justice pierced through the dragon's brow, extinguishing its last spark of life, a Material Card slowly materialized in front of Chen Li, just as he had expected.
[Herrscher of the Void's Companion Honkai Beast] (Material Card): Can be used to forge Curios.
Crystals +3
Star Stones +30
Unfortunately, this act was not recorded in his travel log.
Perhaps The Guide to Forging Curios didn't simply glorify brute force, or perhaps Chen Li's contribution was too small, or maybe it just wasn't an act worthy of commendation.
"Maybe I should forge an offensive Curio for myself," Chen Li thought, feeling his own direct combat power was lacking.
He couldn't just summon the Miracle Shield every time he ran into trouble; after all, it cost Crystals.
"Remember the promise you made to me," Jingliu said to Chen Li after tossing her sword, Branching Deconstruction, to the side.
If she'd had a proper sword on hand, she would never have used this one.
At this stage of her life, Jingliu had not yet developed the ability to condense moonlight into a sword.
"Alright, no problem. But you might have to wait a bit, because I'm still looking for a way to your world. And even if I find it in a few days, it might be years or even decades for you," Chen Li said.
"It matters not. Time is meaningless to me."
"Then I have one more impudent request," Chen Li said, a bit embarrassed.
"Speak."
"In the future, if we encounter enemies, could I ask you to continue to take action?" Chen Li asked, reaching out to touch Branching Deconstruction before Jingliu left and seeing the nascent [Dragonslaying] Entry on it.
Although Chen Li had stolen the kill, the concept of "dragonslaying" still seemed to belong to Jingliu.
"...You may," Jingliu agreed after a moment's thought.
This was merely a projection; being summoned would not affect her real body's actions.
"Of course, I have other forms of payment. I can create a Curio for you that can suppress your Mara-Struck state, and you won't even need to provide the materials. I'll take care of it," Chen Li said.
It wouldn't be difficult; he just needed an Entry like [Rationality] or [Calm].
But in exchange, he could get a [Dragonslaying] Entry, and perhaps even more.
"Fine," Jingliu nodded.
"Then... goodbye. If you don't leave now, you might get tangled up with a certain girl in a moment," Chen Li said slowly, watching a figure kicking up a cloud of dust as it sped toward them in the distance.
As Jingliu vanished, her sword dissipated as well, but just like Argenti, she left behind a card.
It seemed Jingliu held a favorable, or at least not unfavorable, opinion of this Curio Forger who could help her summon Baiheng.
[Trial of the Cloud Knight Sword Champion]: Unlock by slaying ten Abominations of Abundance.
"Ermm..."
Putting aside the question of where Chen Li was supposed to find ten Abominations of Abundance, he had to wonder if training with Jingliu would be like Blade's experience—getting killed by her thousands of times.
And he still hadn't even used the [Trial of the Knight of Beauty] after unlocking it, because he'd been too busy.
Furthermore, Chen Li keenly sensed that after Jingliu disappeared, the [Dragonslaying] Entry had transferred to Pale Justice.
Just as Chen Li was pondering the summoning mechanics of his sword, a motorcycle screeched to a halt right in front of him, missing him by a hair's breadth.
"Hi, did you miss me?" Elysia asked, looking at the close-faced Chen Li.
"I missed you to death. By the way, why does your salary card have a 'Beep, Beautiful Girl Card!' sound effect?" Chen Li complained.
"Huh? Am I not a beautiful girl?"
"You are, but... forget it." Chen Li suddenly felt that, as someone using another person's salary card, he had no right to be picky.
"Um, Little Li, I want to ask you something..." Elysia hopped off her motorcycle and leaned in to whisper in Chen Li's ear.
"What is it?"
"That white-haired girl who was standing on the Honkai Beast just now was..."
"...I knew it," Chen Li sighed, covering his forehead with his hand.