Postwar Discussions

Nariren nodded, and said seriously, "I will."

"I'm sorry about what happened this time. If I had listened to you and attacked the alien beast in time, you wouldn't have had to put yourself in danger."

“You still don’t understand.” Ning Xi shook her head heavily. “It’s not just me; you have to respect the opinions of everyone in the team.”

“Yu Xiangyin was the captain you chose, but I didn’t see any respect from you for her; Wang Rengui endured several spits from the water snake, but you showed her no respect at all; Zhang Min is also a card maker, but you subconsciously excluded her.”

Nariren was somewhat confused.

"Then what should I do?"

“It’s very simple.” Ning Xi pushed the two materials back. “How to distribute the spoils and what kind of cards we need needs to be discussed by the whole team, not decided by you alone.”

"You may be used to thinking that you are the strongest and therefore have the right to make decisions. But victory is created by everyone working together and requires everyone's joint efforts to achieve."

...

Two hours later.

Ning Xi, who had slept well, Nali Ren, who looked serious, Wang Rengui, who was lying in the hospital bed, Yu Xiangyin, who brought him food, and Zhang Min, who was busy with her homework, all gathered together.

Wang Rengui has been almost fully recovered by the treatment card, but ordinary treatment cards cannot completely restore his condition. Therefore, he is currently in a state of initial recovery from a serious illness, and the doctor has repeatedly advised him to pay attention to his diet. Therefore, Yu Xiangyin gave up on bringing fried chicken to her friend and instead brought chicken porridge.

He took a sip of porridge and gave Yu Xiangyin a thumbs up.

“We need to discuss the distribution of the spoils,” Ning Xi said. “The spoils obtained by each individual in the battle will be distributed among themselves; the two alien beasts that we captured together will be distributed uniformly. Then Naliren has a proposal on this matter.”

"Can I...can I say?"

"You can make suggestions, but it's up to us to decide whether to adopt them."

“I suggest,” Nariren emphasized, “that the materials be given to Ningxi… the two card makers, to create the cards we currently lack.”

Yu Xiangyin said, "I agree."

Wang Rengui had no objections. He even suggested giving the other materials to Ning Xi and the other person, since only two card makers in the team were short of money, and neither of them were particularly short of funds.

Zhang Min quickly nodded in agreement: "That's true. Buying cards at this time would probably be very expensive. But what kind of cards do we need?"

“Cards that heal or remove status effects,” Wang Rengui thought, recalling his experience of being frozen. He couldn’t help but shiver, even though his frostbite had been healed. “In our team, Yu Xiangyin is a support, but her main battle cards are used to apply negative status effects, so they can’t serve us.”

“There are also cards with reconnaissance capabilities,” Nariren added. “The people in our team either rely on their eyes, their mental strength, or their intuition. None of them have normal reconnaissance abilities.”

Yu Xiangyin said, "However, we can hold off on getting the reconnaissance cards for now. To qualify for the academy's competition, we still need to play two team arena matches. Ning Xi's mental strength will be enough for these two matches, so we won't need the reconnaissance cards much."

Ning Xi nodded, indicating that she understood.

Yu Xiangyin suddenly said, "Now that this matter is resolved, there is one more thing I need to do."

He said solemnly, "I suggest that Ning Xi be the commander of our team."

“None of the five of us have experience in organizing intelligence, commanding troops, or even combat. But Ning Xi’s mental strength can see through weaknesses and gather intelligence, which can make up for our shortcomings to a large extent. She is the most suitable person to be the commander of the team.”

Wang Rengui said, "I heard that the Star Naval Academy even has a special Card Master Command Department to train a group of card masters with command abilities. Our school is still more theoretical and doesn't have these things. Giving the command position to Ning Xi, who is the fastest at gathering information, would be good."

Nariren nodded: "I am willing to follow Ning Xi's orders."

“I agree,” Ning Xi said. “I will not let everyone down.”

After the gathering, she discussed with Yu Xiangyin the possibility of temporarily accepting Naliren, and then considering replacing her if she became disobedient. Afterwards, Ning Xi returned to her dormitory to consider the card-making issue.

She considered herself fairly familiar with the treatment card, but she'd need to look up some information on the reconnaissance card. However, before that, she needed to talk to Zhang Min.

"Zhang Min, how much material do you need?"

Zhang Min shook her head, her expression very serious.

"This decision... is only possible because you're here. You're number one, and they trust your card-making skills; Nariren initially looked down on card makers, but was ultimately won over by your abilities. As for me, I'm just an assistant who repairs cards."

“That’s not what I meant, Zhang Min.”

“I’m not angry, Ning Xi.” Zhang Min spread her hands, her expression very calm. “I only entered Mingxin Academy to do low-level card research. My mental strength is very low, and my ambitions are not lofty. I just want to get some research funding and do not intend to become famous through competitions. It’s more worthwhile to leave these practice opportunities to you.”

"Then... you only handle E-grade materials, so you think you can repair cards of higher grades?"

Upon hearing Ning Xi's question, Zhang Min simply took out a stack of damaged cards.

"The discarded cards I collected at the repair shop range in level from E to C. These cards are enough for me to practice repairing cards. As for higher-level cards..."

Zhang Min lowered her head and smiled slightly.

“That’s beyond my level of mental strength. It’s alright,” she raised her voice, “If I ever fall behind, you can find a new repairman, from the repair class, or from other grades, or even from outside the Mingxin Academy…”

“We don’t need to think about that right now,” Ning Xi patted her shoulder. “Let’s talk about it later.”

“However,” she said, taking out two D-grade materials and handing them to Zhang Min, “if you want our team to go further, you’d better practice making D-grade cards.”

"I have a feeling that future competitions may require a lot of card makers."

...

A D-grade card must have D-grade main materials, while secondary materials can be adjusted depending on the situation. The price of D-grade materials ranges from several thousand to tens of thousands of star coins. Considering the success rate of card crafting, a single D-grade card can sell for tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of star coins.

Unlike E-rank cards, D-rank cards, while still considered low-tier, are far less commonly crafted. Aside from formally trained card makers, only those supported by families or guilds can create them. However, with the escalating popularity of the Realm of Destiny, the usage rate of D-rank cards is increasing year by year.

Therefore, once a D-grade card is successfully produced, there is no worry about it not selling; at most, the selling price may not be enough to cover the cost.

Ning Xi plans to first use low-grade D materials to make cards.

None of the materials she obtained were suitable for crafting healing or scouting cards. Therefore, Ning Xi simply intended to utilize the properties of the materials to create cards and familiarize herself with the process of crafting D-grade cards.

First, there's the lower-ranked Wolf Fang of the D class.

Wolves are fierce, alert, and possess a certain degree of stealth. Ning Xi crafted it into a dagger weapon card. She also crafted different cards from the remaining materials, based on their properties.

It seems that as long as you have the right skills, making D-rank cards isn't that difficult.

However, although these cards look good, they are only at the lower D-rank level, and the team can't use them for the time being, so they can only be sold for money.

Ning Xi logged onto the forum account and put several cards up for sale.

Shadow Dagger

Rank: Lower D

Category: Weapon Card

Description: A bone-white short dagger that flashes a green light visible only to the user when wielded.

Effect: When used, the user experiences a temporary decrease in presence; when used in a sneak attack, damage is increased by 20%.

Spider Movement Technique

Rank: Lower D

Category: Skill Card

Effects: When in use, the user can move on all fours, increasing speed and allowing them to climb walls, trees, and other areas that are difficult to access in conventional ways.

【roar】

...

These three cards sold quite quickly. Ning Xi originally thought that the second card might not sell, since it seemed like a lower-tier alternative to Flight, but unexpectedly, this card sold the fastest, and the buyer even gave it a positive review.

Michael quickly sent a message.

[Michael: The new card is pretty good, I've been leveling it up for a long time?]

[The Sun God is currently slacking off: No, we've only just started learning.]

[Michael: Haha, newbie, you're so funny. When we learn to make D-rank cards, we all start by using templates. Who creates cards based on material properties from the beginning?]

Off-screen, Ning Xi smiled awkwardly. Her textbook did indeed include many methods for using graphical templates, but she felt it lacked flexibility and had abandoned it. Little did she know, this was the normal way to learn.

[Sun God is currently languishing: Expert, how do I upgrade a card's rank?]

[Michael: First, you need to be willing to use good materials; second, get a thicker card base, buy some neutralizing agent worth 1000 star coins, and stack two more arrays on top. The former is faster, but requires a higher level of material handling ability; the latter tests your basic skills.]

[Michael: Are you in a competition? Feel free to ask me any questions; I'd be happy to answer.]

[Sun God is currently slacking off: Yes, I participated in the league. If I want to craft a healing card, are there any expensive materials you'd recommend?]

[Michael: More expensive? Even for a D-rank card, the material costs are endless. You'd better specify your budget.]

[Michael: With your high mental strength and "that" way of handling materials, I recommend you try Spring Grass.]

The plant materials in this domain were either obtained by defeating plant-type alien beasts or cultivated on the corpses of other types of alien beasts. Although it sounds somewhat gory, the essence of cultivating them is simply the energy field of the alien beasts.

[Sun God is currently slacking off: Okay. What do you need me to do, boss?]

Michael: I actually have something I need you to do. If you have some free time, could you participate in the card maker competition?

[The Sun God is currently in a state of stagnation: Okay.]