Chapter 164 Return to the Ancient Capital

After the lecture, Ye Chengming walked out of the lecture hall.

He raised his head and looked towards the Tianjiang Great Wall for a moment, his eyes changing slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The soldiers around him did not disturb him, but just chatted quietly.

After a while, Ye Chengming retracted his gaze and asked someone beside him:

"Is Yu Cang still an official card maker now?"

"Yes." The man nodded, "He hasn't come to the association to take the Card Master exam yet."

"...That's outrageous." Ye Chengming shook his head. "A card maker who won first place in the Armaments Overhaul isn't even a Grandmaster. It would be disgraceful if word got out. A talent like Yu Cang doesn't need to go through all those procedures. It's a waste of people's time... When you go back, go talk to him and just give him a Grandmaster certificate."

"Grandmaster?" The man hesitated. "Grandmaster, aren't you... a little too impatient? It seems that Yu Cang is not very proficient in making legendary soul cards. Even if he is formally tested, he probably won't pass..."

"It's only a matter of time." Ye Chengming didn't care. "The association's assessment is a waste of time. It's full of useless questions. Instead of letting Yu Cang waste his time on this, why don't we just solve it for him directly?"

"...Okay, I'll arrange it when I get back."

"ASAP."

…

Yu Cang returned to the base, took a shower, and then returned to bed comfortably.

After thinking about it, Yu Cang launched an entry extraction for Yujiang City. As a result, a six-hour countdown appeared...an epic will appear.

While extracting the entries, he took out the mustard seed flying Gu given by Miao Xue and examined it carefully.

Soul Card Name: Mustard Seed Flying Gu

Category: Summon Card

Quality: Rare

Attributes: Empty

Race: Insect

ability:

[Shadowless]: The Mustard Seed Flying Gu is not easily detected and can disguise itself to a certain extent.

[Shape Change]: Can actively put the Mustard Seed Flying Gu into death cooldown, and make the Soul Card Master appear at the location of the Mustard Seed Flying Gu.

[Far Sky]: After leaving the Soul Card Master's control range, the Mustard Seed Flying Gu can still be controlled normally, but any actively activated effects at this time will require additional time to guide.

These three effects are simple, but when combined together, they are very practical.

Yu Cang tried to activate this soul card. The light dissipated and a small insect appeared in the palm of his hand.

This insect is about the size of a thumb, and its body is translucent, like a ball of wriggling gel. A silver fluorescent light flows through it, making it look crystal clear and very beautiful.

Yu Cang activated his ability [Shadowless], and immediately, the silver light in the body of the Mustard Flying Gu quickly dimmed, and the already translucent body became even more transparent, as if it disappeared into the air.

But the touch of his palm told Yu Cang that the little bug was still there.

With a thought, the mustard seed flying insect flew from the palm of his hand into the air, floating freely in the air.

Yu Cang then controlled the little bug to fly to the door, and then activated [Far Aerial]. The next second, he felt a flash before his eyes, and his whole position changed instantly.

Yes, this ability is great.

Yu Cangyuan called it the Flying Thunder Insect Technique.

After trying it a few more times, he basically mastered the ability of this mustard seed flying Gu.

Yu Cang currently controlled a normal summon card, with an effective range of approximately 200 meters. Mechanical soul cards might be slightly further away. Within this range, the Mustard Seed Flying Gu's [Far Aerial] was activated instantly, without any delay.

But if it is farther away, it will take a certain amount of guidance time... and the mustard flying Gu does not have a shared vision, so it is difficult to control the landing point when the teleportation is too far away.

Although this soul card can only be teleported once after being summoned before entering death cooldown, the death cooldown time of Zerg soul cards is generally very short, so the frequency of use is actually quite considerable. Even in fierce soul card master duels, it can be used very frequently.

Relatively speaking, this soul card is useful to him, but not that great. If it is used by a melee soul card master like Gu Jieshuang, it would be very suitable.

Of course, he just thought that this was a gift from Miao Xue to him, and he would not give someone else's gift to another person.

At worst, I can just wait until I make a similar card myself and then equip it to Gu Jieshuang.

After confirming the effect of the Mustard Seed Flying Gu, Yu Cang put it into his deck - this card is very versatile and will hardly reject other soul cards in the same deck. At least for Cang's current deck, it does not pose any burden.

After dealing with these, Yu Cang took out a pile of blank soul cards.

Well... I've finally finished the major armament overhaul, so I now have time to work on a soul card that has been delayed for a long time.

Although this soul card may not be of any use, it is still very important to Cang.

…

at the same time

Dangerous place: Liegong Ancient Cave

This is an ancient tomb, which is estimated to date back to the reign of Emperor Wu.

For some reason, the sacrificial victims in the Liegong Ancient Cave developed their own consciousness and became wild beasts under the infection of the wilderness. For thousands of years, they have been wandering in this maze-like underground without stopping.

At this moment, in a small shallow tomb somewhere.

This should have been a small room, with both the walls and the floor made of moss-covered stone slabs, but at this moment, everything here was covered with a layer of frost.

Several shriveled sacrificial victims were frozen in the ice, with their fangs and claws bared, in various postures. Some of them were still rolling their eyes, obviously not completely dead, but they were bound by this layer of hard ice and could do nothing.

The only places here that are not covered by ice are probably the few oil lamps on the wall that are emitting a dim light.

In the center of this world of ice and snow, a beautiful figure was sitting on an icy coffin, looking at the personal terminal in her hand and grinning foolishly.

"Hehe... so handsome..." Gu Jieshuang covered his face with one hand. As soon as the breath came out of his nose, it condensed into crystal ice chips under the influence of the low temperature.

The light in the tomb was a little dim, and therefore, the light from the personal terminal screen in her hand seemed quite bright. However, when the light shone from the bottom up onto her face... it looked a little scary.

But Gu Jieshuang was obviously unaware of it.

What she was watching on her personal terminal at the moment was the photo of Yu Cang receiving the medal at the report meeting.

It was great to be on such a big stage, bathed in lights... What a pity, she wasn't with the boss at such an important moment.

But it doesn’t matter, she will be there for all occasions like this in the future!

Gu Jieshuang flipped the page lightly with her fingers and switched to the next photo, but the picture she saw made her frown slightly.

Who is this woman next to the boss?

What? What's that look?

She suddenly felt uneasy... Oh no, the boss is such an outstanding person, how can his peers resist him? If the boss goes out, there will definitely be a lot of people targeting him...

What to do.

Gu Jieshuang bit her lip.

Although she had made an appointment with Yu Cang, she and him were now in name only. If Yu Cang was abducted by someone else, she would have no way to stop him...

For a moment, Gu Jieshuang couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

She swiped down and found that there was a voice bar after the photo.

Voice message? Why did Lin Yunqing send a voice message to himself?

She put the terminal to her ear with some doubt and clicked on the voice call.

However, what was played was a familiar male voice:

"Jie Shuang, this is a friend I met a few days ago. It's funny, but when I first came to Yujiang, one of her brothers tried to cast a spell on me..."

etc!

This is the boss's voice!

Gu Jieshuang took a breath and thought to himself that this was not good.

Oh no, the boss used Lin Yunqing's terminal to send me a voice message, which means... that I had asked Lin Yunqing to secretly film the boss, and he had been discovered! !

Gu Jieshuang couldn't help but blush, and she quickly buried her face behind her knees, but she was reluctant to move the terminal away from her ear.

The voice message was very long, and Yu Cang's voice was always filled with a smile as he recounted the whole story of how he met Miao Xue, including the reason why she came to find him in the end and the gift she gave him.

“…Well, that’s it.”

Beep——

The voice message ended. Gu Jieshuang took the screen in front of him and looked at it. After confirming that there was no new message, he put away the terminal.

Not long after, she couldn't help laughing, not knowing what she was thinking about.

The boss really makes people feel safe.

After standing there laughing foolishly for a while, Gu Jieshuang forced herself to control her expression, then jumped lightly off the coffin, walked straight past several ice sculptures of martyrs, and came to another tomb chamber.

There were two people in this tomb. One of them looked up when he saw Gu Jieshuang coming, frowned, and asked, "What's going on? Is there any movement over there?"

"No, it's safe." In front of others, Gu Jieshuang's expression habitually became cold and gloomy. "I came here to confirm that I can go back tomorrow, right?"

"This..." The man was silent for a moment and did not speak.

At this time, a bald man who was sitting cross-legged on the ground opened his eyes. His eyeballs were covered with bloodshot, and he looked quite scary.

He said, "...Don't worry, it will definitely be over tomorrow."

"You've been saying this for three days."

The major armament overhaul is over, and the boss will definitely be back soon. She must go back quickly and also find time to get rid of the smell of corpses on her body.

"This time it's for real. I've already got the rhythm I wanted... As for the time exceeding the agreed period, I'll give you extra money according to the contract."

“…Okay.” Gu Jieshuang nodded.

She was on this trip, hired by a folk card maker to protect him as he entered the outer area of ​​Liegong Ancient Cave for resonance.

There was no other way. The boss owed her too much money, so she had to take some private work to earn some extra money.

Moreover, the Liegong Ancient Cave is a dangerous place for the undead, just like the real dragon's death place. Although the former is far less dangerous than the latter, it can also serve as a reference to a certain extent.

She was preparing in advance for the trip to the True Dragon's death zone.

only……

There was a subtle hint of disdain in Gu Jieshuang's eyes as she looked at the bald card maker.

This guy came to such a dangerous place just to create a few new rare soul cards... That would be fine, but it took nearly a week to achieve this level of resonance.

It's far inferior to the boss!

Although she knew that there were definitely not many geniuses like the boss, at the very least, he should have the same resonance speed as Lin Yunqing... After all, Lin Yunqing was just a formal card maker, and you, the bald guy, were already a card maker master.

Too bad.

Accustomed to Yu Cang's rare and epic abilities, she now looked at these ordinary card makers as if they were elementary school students.

Fortunately, the compensation given by the bald man was quite considerable. Including the part for breach of contract, she could earn about tens of thousands in this week... It was not too much. After all, this time, she did not go too deep and it was not particularly dangerous.

Well, this way, I can pay back more than one thousandth of the money I owe to my boss!

Congratulations!

The bald card maker looked at Gu Jieshuang with some confusion.

Why does it feel like she looks down on me?

...Forget it, it must be an illusion. After all, I don’t intend to withhold wages.

He couldn't help but touch his shiny forehead.

…

the next day

Yu Cang got up early and while washing up, he casually glanced at the entry recorder.

Yesterday's extraction has results:

The entry extraction is complete, and the epic entry is obtained: [City], the rare entry is [Guardian], and the common entry is [Desolate]

It looks pretty good, especially the [city], which looks very interesting at first glance.

As usual, he tried to implant them one by one, but when they all failed, he put them aside for the time being.

After breakfast, Yu Cang took Qi'er to the treatment center.

Although Yu Cang didn't want to see Cheng Mingye, Qi'er's problem had been resolved after all, and the crying girl was also saved thanks to his help, so when returning the soul pass card to the treatment bureau, he still reluctantly went to see him and said goodbye to him.

"Okay, let's go." Cheng Mingye sat in the chair and turned slowly in circles, his eyes fixed on the information in his hand. "Just don't die outside."

"...Then I'll be leaving." Yu Cang sighed. He wasn't surprised by Cheng Mingye's attitude. He turned around and said, "Dr. Ji, I'm sorry to have troubled you during this period."

"It's okay." Dr. Ji said with a smile, "Yu Cang, be prepared. As long as you still plan to take Qi'er with you, we will meet again."

Yu Cang didn't say much, just nodded: "Yeah."

Qi'er still has the monitoring watch on his wrist. From now on, every time Qi'er uses his abilities, the watch will record it and then upload it to the association. Once something is found wrong, someone will immediately take Qi'er away.

The girl stood beside Yu Cang and said crisply, "Thank you, Uncle Cheng! Thank you, Grandpa Ji!"

Dr. Ji smiled and nodded, but Cheng Mingye didn't react at all.

Maybe in his heart, Qi'er was always just a banned card - at most, Yu Cang's banned card.

Although they have been here many times, it can be seen that Qi'er is still a little scared. But today, she just kept biting her lips, put her hands behind her back, and did not hold Yu Cang's hand.

Qi'er accepts the punishment!

Yu Cang handed the soul pass card to Dr. Ji, turned around and left the treatment center.

He is not from the Reception Bureau, so it is naturally impossible for him to carry this Soul Pass Card.

In fact, the alley through which he entered the treatment center was just a temporary entrance. After Yu Cang's business was done, that entrance would become invalid. If Yu Cang wanted to enter the treatment center again, he could only apply again.

After everything was settled, Yu Cang boarded a military plane and flew back to the ancient capital.

It was only on the plane that he learned that Wu Chutai could not bear the humiliation and went straight back to the capital last night.

Yu Cang couldn't help but smile and shook his head. Seeing his former mentor in such a miserable state, he suddenly felt a little unfulfilled in targeting such a person... However, his mood did improve a lot.

It’s a pity that I didn’t see Duan Feng this time.

Yu Cang seemed to be thinking about something.

On the way back to Xinjiang City from the outpost, he heard Jiangshan talk a lot about Duan Feng and roughly understood the basic information of his opponent.

Logically speaking, since the four major families regard Duan Feng as a banner to consolidate their power, shouldn't Duan Feng be the one to personally handle such a show-off as the major armament overhaul?

After all, this is something that will actually increase your reputation in the military... and if your project wins first place, it would not be good if you are not there when the military honors are awarded.

If this is not done properly, it will have a counterproductive effect.

After thinking for a long time without any results, Yu Cang could only shake his head and stop thinking about it.

…

Imperial Capital

A study.

A serious-looking man sat on a chair, flipping through the documents in his hand page by page. The more he read, the deeper his frown became.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

The man didn't say anything, still looking at the documents in his hand. When he finally finished reading it, he threw the documents across the table.

"Enter."

squeak--

The door was pushed open, and a man in a suit walked into the study, lowering his head slightly: "Master, are you looking for me?"

Duan Zhang raised his chin: "Take a look at this document."

The man in the suit walked over and did as he was told.

Duan Zhang continued, "Wu Chutai didn't get first place in the Armament Overhaul. I really misjudged him... Let's not talk about that old loser for now. Look who snatched first place from Feng'er this time."

The man in the suit frowned slightly: "...Yu Cang?"

"I want to know something." Duan Zhang's gaze fell on the man in the suit, causing him to shudder. "Your think tank clearly told me that with Yu Cang's personality and background, staying in Feng'er's lab would only lead to trouble. The best solution was to send him back to the ancient capital... Now, why is Yu Cang jumping into my face again?"

When they decided to kick Yu Cang out of Imperial Capital University, it was certainly not a decision made on impulse.

In fact, as early as when Yu Cang joined Wu Chutai's laboratory, they conducted a detailed analysis of Cang's personality, background, and behavior patterns, and finally concluded that Yu Cang probably would not be willing to be inferior to others and was not suitable to be Duan Feng's "friend."

During Duan Feng's journey to becoming a legend, every friend he met and every thing he experienced had been designed by the Duan family's special think tank. There would not be any mistakes, and Duan Feng's image and personality would definitely be brought out to perfection.

In their eyes, Yu Cang is a variable.

Originally, it was fine, and they kept to themselves, but Yu Cang actually made a very important improvement to the Light and Shadow Dragon deck - in the Duan family's view, the improvement to the Light and Shadow Dragon could only be done by the user Duan Feng himself!

Therefore, they decided to kick Yu Cang out directly - according to the calculations of the Duan family think tank, there would be absolutely no problem with this approach. With Yu Cang's character, after returning to the ancient capital, he would definitely think about returning to the imperial capital through his own efforts. This goal would definitely not be achieved in a short period of time. By the time Yu Cang really produced results, the situation in the imperial capital would have been set in stone. Yu Cang would have little influence and could not influence anything.

Although Ren Zheng was behind Yu Cang, first and foremost, Ren Zheng himself also hoped that Yu Cang would return from the imperial capital. Ren Zheng would react to their actions, but it would definitely not be a big reaction. Furthermore, Ren Zheng could not leave the ancient capital, so he would not be able to affect their plans in the short term.

What's more, they also have a national guardian holding a mythical weapon, so if they really fight, they will be no match for Ren Zheng.

Once the layout is completed, they will no longer take it seriously as it is just a country guardian.

Originally, things should have developed like this.

Who would have thought that Yu Cang would be so powerful after returning to the ancient capital, and he would produce such exaggerated achievements of the mechanical clan in one go... It was as if he was cheating.

If he is left alone, it will definitely be a big stain on Duan Feng's life experience!

"I..." The man in the suit had already sweated profusely on his forehead. "How about I go get this Yu Cang..."

"Are you stupid?" Duan Zhang laughed out of anger. "Let's not talk about how you dared to touch Yu Cang under Ren Zheng's nose. Yu Cang is now the owner of the Flame Emperor Medal. How dare you touch him?"

The man in the suit stopped talking, but kept sweating.

Duan Zhang looked away. "...Forget it. I don't expect you to come up with any useful suggestions. Go back to your think tank. I want to see a useful plan before tonight. Do you understand?"

"Okay..." The man in the suit finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After a moment's silence, Duan Zhang suddenly said, "Have you told Feng'er about the new arrangements? What did he say?"

"This..." The man in the suit seemed a little hesitant. "The young master is still very resistant and has turned down everything he can..."

"Then find someone to replace him. As long as his name can be mentioned, it'll be fine." Duan Zhang said, "Feng'er has to balance his training and cultivation. He really doesn't have that much time. Please be flexible when making arrangements."

"Yes...but Patriarch, I feel that the young master seems very unhappy with some of the arrangements. How about you talk to him in person..."

"I'll go when I have time." Duan Zhang waved his hand. "Okay, Feng'er isn't a child anymore. He knows who treats him well. You can go down. I have things to take care of."

"Yes, Patriarch."

The man in the suit bowed and left the study.

After he left, Duan Zhang leaned back and rubbed his eyebrows with two fingers, wondering what he was thinking.

Tick, tick, tick...

The trembling sound of the second hand of the old-fashioned clock sounded regularly in the room, until at one moment, the minute hand suddenly moved forward one space.

Duan Zhang then opened his eyes.

The break is over.

Another document was taken out from the side. Duan Zhang frowned slightly and began to read it carefully.

(End of this chapter)