After getting his hands on the Wondrous Item Forging Guide, the first thing Chen Li did was shake the book vigorously.
In the final moments just now, the book had suddenly moved. Chen Li didn't think it was a coincidence. But no matter how much he shook it, Chen Li couldn't find a trace of the "Miracle." Though he was a bit unwilling to give up, he had to set it aside for now.
His first priority was to thoroughly understand this Wondrous Item Forging Guide, as this was the foundation for his future.
Opening the first page, Chen Li saw a familiar personal profile.
Name: Chen Li
Title: World Destroyer (Inactive, can be enabled)
(Has not yet obtained any titles, automatically inherits the Miracle System's title)
Race: Human
Profession: Wondrous Item Forger
Level: Lv1 (0/100)
(More functions will be unlocked after the level reaches 10.)
(Forging wondrous items consumes Miracle Power and grants experience. Increasing your level will improve your physical fitness, mental fortitude, resistance to various elements, resistance to exotic energies, and the speed at which you learn skills below your level.)
Professional Trait Slots: 1 (One slot is added with each level increase)
Professional Traits: None (Requires a summary of your forging experiences to be born.)
Professional Skills: None
Professional Ability: Engaging in any forging activity slightly and comprehensively strengthens your physical fitness, and has a chance to grant a random special attribute to the forged item. The higher the professional level, the higher the chance.
Life Skills: Forging Lv6 (368/600), Combat Lv3 (112/300), Melee Weapons Lv3 (156/300), First Aid Lv2 (68/200), Wilderness Survival Lv4 (321/400), Driving Lv2 (50/200), Marksmanship Lv3 (39/300), Locksmithing Lv2 (199/200)... (Max level 10)
Number of Wondrous Items: 0
Balance: 0
(The amount of Miracle Power often represents a Wondrous Item Forger's combat and survival ability. Please pay attention to collecting more Miracle Power.)
"Unlock more functions at level 10? That sounds a little familiar..." Thinking of the little fairy's first appearance, Chen Li had a rough expectation. What Chen Li wanted to do most now was to make the little fairy reappear, stick this book on her face, and then ruthlessly enslave and exploit her! He'd make her level him up herself!
You created this thing, you should be responsible for it to the end!
As for the most ridiculous title, Chen Li decisively chose to ignore it and didn't enable it.
"A new profession... Wondrous Item Forger." Chen Li was very satisfied with this profession. Because the Transmigrator profession was finally gone!
The Wondrous Item Forger profession was the product of the combination of the Miracle System and his Forger sub-profession. Its main job was to do what Chen Li just did: stack different items together and use Miracle Power to re-integrate them, creating wondrous items!
It was more a "Miracle Forger" than a "Wondrous Item Forger."
Chen Li liked forging, and Chen Li liked miracles! This was simply a perfect combination!
However, after a quick look at the first page, Chen Li turned to the second page... and he knew he had celebrated too soon!
"That damned transmigration is still chasing me!"
Although the "Transmigrator" profession was gone from the Wondrous Item Forging Guide, Chen Li's Transmigrator talent hadn't disappeared; in fact, it had been strengthened. For example, the [Wondrous Encounter] function on page two was related to the "Transmigrator."
[Miracles] themselves were the most desirable and indispensable forging materials for a Wondrous Item Forger. When Chen Li lacked [Miracles], he could trigger a [Wondrous Encounter] to bring him to a world where he could reap a large number of miracles and a large number of forging materials. This was the so-called "welfare zone."
Bad news (Good news): The [Wondrous Encounter] costs money.
Good news (Bad news): The first one is free.
Because he had created the miracle of "forging the Miracle System into the Wondrous Item Forging Guide," Chen Li could see many buffs on the guide. The free first [Wondrous Encounter] was one of them.
"Wait, don't I lack Miracle Power right now?" After a moment of愣, Chen Li quickly looked at the mirror in the living room. From the mirror, he saw a countdown on his head. This was the sign that the [Wondrous Encounter] had begun.
00:30
"I have 30 minutes to prepare?"
00:29
"Damn it! It's 30 seconds!"
The first thing Chen Li did was stuff the silver box he got from the shield warrior into his pocket. He then grabbed the [Knight's Broken Sword] and ran toward the utility room next to the living room. There was no time to go to the basement; it would take too long to unseal the items.
Before the countdown reached zero, Chen Li opened the utility room and grabbed the oversized travel bag he had prepared long ago.
The countdown hit zero, and Chen Li, along with the oversized travel bag he was touching, instantly vanished.
...
"Phew, that scared me. I almost thought this Wondrous Item Forging Guide wanted to send me to my death too." In a space overflowing with strange light, Chen Li was floating in the air, looking at the Wondrous Item Forging Guide in his hand.
From the descriptions in the Wondrous Item Forging Guide, Chen Li learned that he was currently undergoing a transformation and purification by Miracle Power. Although as a newbie, Chen Li originally had no Miracle Power, he successfully acquired a Miracle Card—[Transmigration]—after triggering the first Wondrous Encounter.
This Miracle Card had no effect; it merely served as a token to trigger a [Miracle] and acquire Miracle Power. This was why it had enough Miracle Power to construct this purification space.
After a rough understanding, Chen Li felt relieved about his current situation. The [Wondrous Encounter] had its own safety measures—Chen Li could sacrifice a Miracle Card when he received a fatal injury to return to the time and space before the encounter was triggered, restoring his current state. And triggering the first encounter would inevitably grant a blank Miracle Card. This effect could also be used when Chen Li was not in a [Wondrous Encounter] world.
Because it was his first time transmigrating, the Miracle Power had a lot to transform and purify, such as ensuring that the bacteria and viruses he carried wouldn't cause a devastating impact on the destination. So, Chen Li took this time to get a rough understanding of the Wondrous Item Forging Guide and his current situation.
He now had two types of currency. One was Miracle Power, and the other was Time-Space and Fate Power. The latter came from Chen Li's own abilities. Because the two currencies resembled the two currencies in a game Chen Li had played, for convenience, he named the former 'Crystals' and the latter 'Star Stones.' The two currencies complemented each other for Chen Li as a Wondrous Item Forger.
For example, 10 Miracle Crystals plus 100 Star Stones could be used to construct a blank Miracle Card. Triggering a [Wondrous Encounter] cost the same. Chen Li now understood the principle of using a Miracle Card as a 'revival card.' The Miracle Crystals were responsible for triggering a miracle, and the Star Stones were responsible for reversing time and space.
It's so logical!
Also, if he wanted to return from a [Wondrous Encounter] world voluntarily, he only needed to spend 10 Star Stones and wait for 3 seconds.
In addition, there was a [Backpack] for miscellaneous items and forging materials, an [All-Knowing Vault] for wondrous items, a [Star Sea Treasure] where he could use Star Stones to fish for items, a [Forging Table] for forging wondrous items, and a [Synthesis Table] for forging regular, successfully-made items. There was also the [Travel Chronicle] to record "moments of remembrance" after completing a miracle, which could be used for wondrous item forging, and a constant passive ability, [Basic Language], which ensured Chen Li could communicate normally with creatures from other worlds.
...
[Purification complete, delivery initiated!]
[Time: Honkai Impact 3rd Previous Civilization, on the eve of newcomer Elysia of the Moth of the Fire's final battle with the Herrscher of the Void]
[Location: Near the Herrscher of the Void.]
[Please prepare for battle.]
"Huh? Me, fight the Herrscher of the Void? Are you serious?" Chen Li was stunned, looking at the notification on the Wondrous Item Forging Guide.