The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

“…Sakura.” The girl’s pupils contracted, and then she slowly uttered her name.

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Chapter 132 Chen Li: I am a fictional historian, this is history construction!

"Wouldn't it have been better to do this earlier? Why did I have to do it myself?" Chen Li patted non-existent dust off his body and complained to the many executives who were sitting in their seats, trembling.

"What you say is true, sir. You are unparalleled in the world, you are exceptionally intelligent..." The person closest to Chen Li was High-Ranking No. 1, who was now expressing his admiration for Chen Li with all his might.

"Snap!" Chen Li ignored the other person's praise and snapped his fingers.

The evil of this world that had originally controlled all the evil parties was drawn away from them, but at the same time, it also took away a part of their vitality and spirit.

Those whose bodies are possessed by the evil of this world will naturally suffer physical erosion.

This kind of erosion is far more terrifying than Honkai energy.

If they only lose 10 years of their lifespan, they are considered lucky.

But as long as they could keep their lives, the guards dared not object, because just now, they had sold all their lives to Chen Li for the price of a longevity pill.

As for how to divide this longevity pill, that's their own business.

Of all the guards, the only one who was lucky was the woman standing next to Chen Li—Sakura.

The eighth of the Thirteen Heroes Who Chase Fire, bearing the inscription of "Moment".

The reason the other party is here is because Sakura now belongs to an assassination organization called "Poison Chrysalis".

With their homeland fallen, the young girl and her only sister wandered from place to place, struggling to survive, their lives like drifting duckweed.

Sakura was hired as an assassin.

As a knife, she had no choice.

Even in the not-too-distant future, Sakura takes on the mission to assassinate Mei, only to be beaten up by Kevin, who is by Mei's side.

In the end, Mei hired Sakura as payment for protecting her sister during the collapse.

"Don't worry, as long as you repay me for assassinating me with your body, I won't do anything excessive to you." Chen Li patted Ying's shoulder to comfort her, seeing that she was still nervous.

"..." Sakura remained silent.

Because Sakura was one of the countless unlucky souls who sold themselves for a longevity elixir.

"Say something," Chen Li poked Ying's cheek.

“My mission wasn’t to assassinate you, but to assassinate the person sitting next to my employer,” Sakura said slowly.

"Sigh, I thought you didn't rush over because you thought I was so handsome, so you didn't have the heart to hurt me. Oh, so that's the reason?" Chen Li was stunned for a moment.

Chen Li truly never expected that someone's thought process would be so peculiar.

But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Everyone brought guards this time, but almost everyone's goal was Chen Li or the longevity pill in Chen Li's possession.

When they sent all their guards to seize the longevity pill, the enemy was left without any defenses, making them their most vulnerable moment.

If not now, when?

"Which genius came up with this idea? Stand up and let me see. Hmm, I see you. You're a genius, kid." Chen Li chatted as he waited for all the evils of this world to gather in his hands once more.

Then swallow it in one gulp.

Sakura's pupils constricted slightly upon seeing this.

Only by experiencing the evil of this world up close can one understand how wicked and powerful this force is, and how the opponent can swallow it without batting an eye.

How terrible!

"Hoo..." After swallowing all the evils of this world that he had poured out, Chen Li finally stopped imitating them.

Just as Chen Li could undergo "Herrscher Transformation" after eating a single hair of Alicia, Chen Li could also exude a delicious aura similar to the evils of this world after consuming so many of them.

According to Chen Li's observation, the evil of this world within the Holy Grail has no dominant consciousness; it only endlessly radiates malice towards its surroundings.

When Chen Li becomes part of the evil in this world, and possesses a clear consciousness like a candle flame, Chen Li can indirectly control the evil in this world.

Since they're all spreading malice and causing damage anyway, what difference does it make whose advice we take?

That's roughly the principle.

This is also why Chen Li did not directly devour the Holy Grail to eliminate the evil of this world.

Chen Li was seriously considering whether, if he were to consume all the evils of this world and then arrive in the Moon World, before the Holy Grail tainted by the black mud, those evils of this world would listen to Angra Mainyu or to him.

After all, he was swallowing an entire portion of the evil in this world!

Furthermore, Chen Li noticed that when he didn't cover the Holy Grail with a trash can lid, the contaminated Holy Grail would slowly absorb the malice of the people in Chen Li's area.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, the amount of evil one consumes in this world will be greater than the original amount of evil in this world.

Chen Li didn't dare to take out the Holy Grail on the Immortal Ship, firstly because it didn't fit his persona, and secondly because he was worried that the [wear and tear] accumulated in the hearts of the people on the Immortal Ship that could generate a demonic body might also be attracted by him.

Theoretically, it shouldn't be possible, but no one has tried it, and who knows how things might go?

"Alright, alright, from today onwards I'm your father... never mind, I don't have that many unfilial sons. Anyway, from now on, you need to find an opportunity to win over those high- or mid-level officials who didn't attend the meeting, and then let me take them all down. Only in this way can we completely control the resources of this civilization." Now that almost 80% of the UN high-level officials and the Moth Chaser's high-level officials have become Chen Li's underlings, Chen Li can finally let loose.

The reason it's 80% instead of all is because there are always some unfortunate individuals who are marginalized by the mainstream, even at the highest levels.

From this day forward, I, Chen Li, am the father of the former civilization!

Excellent, the revenge plan has been successfully completed.

It took one hour.

Fifty minutes were spent chatting with Velvi and Alicia, six minutes were spent traveling, and the last four minutes were used for revenge.

"Then, sir, what are we going to do with the resources of the entire civilization?" High-ranking official number one asked in a low voice.

“To fabricate history and give the next civilization a grand new life,” Chen Li said.

"What I mean is, what's the most important thing for us to do right now?"

"I already said, we're going to fabricate history and give the next civilization a whole new life!" Chen Li said, clenching his fist.

"what?"

"However, you can also help me collect some antiques first, and I'll see if there are any usable entries. Oh, by the way, I'm appointing you as my Imperial Bodyguard! From now on, you'll be responsible for following me, protecting my safety, and relaying messages for me." Chen Li patted Ying on the shoulder.

"Me? Protect you?" Sakura felt like she had misheard something.

"That's right, I'm so weak, pitiful and helpless, who else would you protect if not me?" Chen Li's eyes widened.

"...Yes, sir."

"Don't be so reserved, I won't do anything to you. It's just that sometimes you need to sacrifice your looks a little..."

"???"

……

"Quickly, quickly, protect the emperor! Protect the emperor! Sakura, it's time for you to sacrifice your beauty!"

"..."

"Wow, what a cute girl. Your name is Sakura, right? My name is Alicia, nice to meet you!"

According to historical records, Ying, Chen Li's imperial bodyguard, was constantly harassed by Chen Li's concubine, Alicia, from the moment she took office.

"Um, please calm down..." Yae Sakura was completely overwhelmed by Alicia's enthusiasm.

Yae Sakura cursed the absurd imperial concubine under her breath.

"Calm down? How can I calm down? This girl is so cute, I can't stay calm at all! Want to go for a drink together?" Alicia asked enthusiastically.

"The beloved concubine, unable to contain her restless emotions, began to harass her further. 'Consort Alicia,' or 'beloved concubine' for short, is both a homophone and an expression of the author's affection for Alicia, making it quite amusing."

Chen Li quickly jotted down Alicia's wicked acts against Yae Sakura on a piece of paper.

"That's enough! You've been talking badly about me the whole time, you haven't even listened!" Alicia said angrily, pointing at Chen Li.

"So what exactly are you doing?" After studying the synthesis platform for a long time and finding that she couldn't figure anything out, Vivi asked Chen Li.

“I am recording history,” Chen Li said.

"This isn't a record, it's pure fiction!"

"Don't concern yourself with the historians' affairs. As the saying goes, history is written by the victors, and I am clearly one of those victors, so I can write it however I want." Chen Li said as he began his own journey of writing history.

The first order Chen Li gave to his underlings was to fabricate history.

To use the power of an entire civilization to fabricate its own history, and then pass on that erroneous history to the next civilization.

Of course, only history is fictional, not knowledge.

Although this method has many drawbacks, that's exactly what Chen Li wanted.

In this way, when Chen Li arrives in the present civilization, he will find that the present civilization is still the same present civilization.

Although Chen Li had left Mebius a wondrous artifact that might help her change the world, he believed more in the depravity of human nature than in Mebius.

If those idiots at the UN lose themselves, their most pressing concern will still be internal strife, not fighting against collapse.

Of course, the Honkai must still be fought against.

But did they ultimately succeed in resisting it?