Chapter 1764: Root of Calamity

【Name: Intimate Sweater (Wish, Element)】

【Appearance: A pale gold wool jacket of slightly outdated style and somewhat rough weaving, but with good warmth retention, suitable for wearing in spring and autumn; the slimming effect is very good, able to nicely show off a man's body lines】

【Ability: Wish of Intimacy, Minute Electric Shock】

【Price: When wearing this Anomalous Object, if one gets too close to furred animals, one may be disliked by them】

【File: Secret Art Inheritor Hearing Li Ang, lacking a thin wool sweater, combined two Secret Arts of the Cleanup Bureau, using fragments of the bow of the former God of Love as the base, supplemented by Paradise Rock Sheep fur, to craft this special Anomalous Object.

After this Anomalous Object is activated, all creatures approaching you with the intention of intimacy will, upon touching your body, suffer a static electric attack that makes the fingertips tingle slightly】

【Evaluation: Hiss... Could this be the feeling of a heart flutter?】

【Contamination Value: 0.1 (Max Contamination Value 28)】

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【Name: Medicine-Seeking Dog Whistle (Ritual, Exploration)】

【Appearance: A metal whistle with slightly chipped paint; when one clamps an end and blows hard, an adult canine animal with a haggard face will run out from nearby bushes and begin anxiously searching for something】

【Ability: Ritual Creature Summoning, Item Seeking】

【Price: If the whistle is blown for too long, the cheeks may ache a bit, and one might even drool while sleeping at night】

【File: Secret Art Inheritor Hearing Li Ang, following the saying that dogs seek out corresponding herbs on their own after falling ill, combined two Secret Arts of the Cleanup Bureau, using the Secret Dog Ritual Seal and Whistle Sound Grass to craft this special Anomalous Object.

When oneself falls into an abnormal state such as poisoning, actively blowing this Anomalous Object will summon a canine animal with an extremely keen nose to search for the wild herbs you currently urgently need, but there is also a 99.999% probability of being led to the nearest public latrine】

【Evaluation: Woof! By my experience, you eat this thing and your illness will be cured, it's all bros woofing here, absolutely don't be polite with me!】

【Contamination Value: 0.1 (Max Contamination Value 41)】

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【Name: Unyielding Knee Cartilage (Miracle, Domination)】

【Appearance: Two pieces of human kneecaps soft as cotton candy; in life they seem to have frequently bent and touched the ground, causing the cartilage portions to be worn quite severely】

【Ability: Knee of God-Man, Command Domination】

【Price: For one week after each use of this Anomalous Object, your knees will temporarily lose the ability to bend】

【File: Secret Art Inheritor Hearing Li Ang, according to... combined two Secret Arts... using ancient human kneecap as base, supplemented by Domination Demon God finger bone to craft this special Anomalous Object.

After the target performs a full prostration-level kneel toward you, this pair of kneecaps that has had its dignity satisfied will temporarily replace the target's knees and dominate the target's body, making it go to a location you designate】

【Evaluation: Come, you kneel, I'm asking you to do me a little favor】

【Contamination Value: 0.1 (Max Contamination Value 59)】

……"That... the things I crafted this time seem slightly more useful than before?"

Looking at the Taurus Director lying on the chair with trembling limbs and a listless face, Li Ang, who had changed into the new wool sweater, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth awkwardly, then tried hard to salvage his dignity:

"Take this dog whistle for example, although it most likely leads to a public latrine, but if... uh... if I'm kidnapped by some Demon God and taken to a world without public latrines, then I might be able to follow that dog and slowly find my way back.

And these two kneecaps, although the activation conditions of this thing are a bit harsh, I can totally beat the other party into a full prostration first, then order him to surrender to the Cleanup Bureau... um... in any case it's still slightly useful... right?"

"……"

Hearing Li Ang's words, the Taurus Director on the recliner couldn't help but turn his head to look at him; upon seeing the wool sweater he was wearing, his whole body's qi and blood immediately surged uncontrollably, instantly causing a bout of dizziness, and he hurriedly turned back.

Yeah, these two things can indeed be used like that, but since you can already beat someone into a full prostration, what do you need this thing for? And most importantly, do you know what materials you used?

Artifact fragments bearing True God authority, complete fur offered by a Paradise Holy Beast, ritual herbs that only grow in the Dusk Boundary, precious relics voluntarily left by human ancestors.

These materials I originally planned to leave for you, if used normally, could produce at least two Anomalous Objects above 60 points of Hearing Li Ang value, but in your hands... ugh...

Heart hurts so much! Extremely painful!

Pressing a hand against his own arrhythmic heart, the Taurus Director who had turned his head away waved his hand and said weakly:

"Li Ang, your... your talent is still okay, um... at least the success rate is indeed very high, even True God-grade materials can be controlled, but you... but why don't you go try somewhere else?

Don't misunderstand, I... I'm not unwilling to teach you, mainly it's not just my Taurus Star Palace that selected you, so I can't keep occupying you either, have to give others some chance too... um... my body feels a bit unwell, why don't you all go back first?"

"Then... sorry to have disturbed you..."

Facing the Taurus Director's order to leave, Li Ang, knowing he was in the wrong, couldn't help but respond awkwardly, and wanted to quickly escape this awkward environment; however, before he could turn around, the Taurus Director on the recliner continued speaking sickly:

"Also, take those two things on the table, they're a gift for you."

"This... their materials are quite rare, why don't you try disassembling them again, maybe..."

"No no no, no disassembling, you take them!"

Hastily interrupting Li Ang's pleasantries, the Taurus Director with his back to the two pressed hard on his own chest and pleaded in a trembling voice:

"Really, you take them away quick, as long as I see them... my heart... my heart races terribly..."

"……"

Sorry... I really didn't mean it, just couldn't control myself.

Looking at the Taurus Director hunched on the recliner with his back turned, clearly having suffered a huge blow, Li Ang, filled with guilt, could only leave the Taurus Director's room dejectedly under the Red-haired Director's helpless guidance.

Although this trip didn't result in learning the Taurus Secret Art, after the Taurus Director's explanation, the root cause of the forging problem seemed to have been found.

When learning the Forging Secret Art, he was deeply influenced by the Third Generation Director, and the core of that Forging theory was "From the Heart," emphasizing listening to one's own heart's call.

The problem lies in his second life as a human; his heart is filled with a large amount of messy knowledge and all kinds of extremely abstract weird memes; once he chooses to "listen to his heart's call," the Anomalous Objects forged naturally become doubly abstract...

Hmph! It's all f***ing the Third Generation's fault!

(End of Chapter)