Chapter 224 Star Rank System
Yu Cang walked into the laboratory and went straight to the computer.
Lin Yunqing followed behind him, introducing as he walked.
"Actually, it was a coincidence that I was able to come up with the concept of star rank this time," Lin Yunqing explained. "Senior, a few days ago I actually came up with a formula for calculating soul card star ranks. I originally thought that the formula would be universal enough, but I encountered many problems when actually implementing it."
Yu Cang fixed his eyes on the computer screen, reading the data one by one, and said:
"for example?"
"When substituting certain Soul Cards into the calculation, the results deviated. Although the overall result was roughly the same, this small deviation meant that I was still far from the final result—until I entered the Starry Sky Vision."
"Oh?" Yu Cang raised his brows and looked at Lin Yunqing. Seeing her expression, he seemed to realize something in his heart, "You mean...?"
"That's right—Star Rank isn't just a property of the Soul Card itself; it's the embodiment of the Soul Card Master's power within the Soul Card!" Lin Yunqing's expression revealed a hint of excitement. "There's no need for any formula to calculate Star Rank. Anyone with a 'Life Star' can easily sense the Star Rank power within a Soul Card."
Having said that, Lin Yunqing took out a soul card and handed it over.
Yu Cang took it and looked at it:
Soul Card Name: Destiny Star·Contract Star
Quality: None
Attributes: None
ability:
[Contract Star Rank]: The user can sense the star rank in the soul card through this soul card.
…
This is a soul card that is very similar to the Passage to the Other World. Both are gray and appear to be unable to be activated.
Lin Yunqing continued, "I once tried to use a formula to calculate the star rank of a soul card and put together a deck using the relevant soul cards. However, when using this deck, I didn't feel any difference in star rank."
There is a lot of information on the panel of a soul card, and each type is useful. Race, attributes, abilities... and so on will have a certain impact on the use of the soul card, but only this star rank seems to be useless. It just adds a line of words on the soul card, and there is no difference other than that.
In Synchro Summoning, Star Rank does play a role... But you should know that even if the Star Rank is not written on the Soul Card, Synchro Summoning can still function normally.
If Star Rank simply served the purpose of displaying the weight of Synchro Materials, then this attribute wouldn't be necessary. The existing Soul Card regulations have existed for quite some time, serving only as a specific summoning method. There's no need to introduce new regulations.
After all, in today's world, the card-making circles of various countries can be regarded as an integrated whole. If Yan Country wants to add attributes to the soul cards, then other countries will certainly follow suit. There is really no need to go to so much trouble just for a useless attribute.
And for a Soul Card Master, you know your own deck best. If you had to check the Star Rank written on the Soul Card before Synchro Summoning in battle, it would be a bit ridiculous... From this perspective, even Synchro Summoners might not have such a high demand for Star Rank.
"However, after introducing the concept of destiny star, everything is different." Lin Yunqing looked at Yu Cang with bright eyes.
If the "passage to the other world" is the passage between people and their destiny stars, allowing people's sight to connect with their destiny stars through it, then the corresponding "star level" is the passage between people and soul cards, and the distance between the soul energy well and the soul card!
That's why Lin Yunqing said that there is no need for formula to sense star level.
When a soul card master connects a soul card to the soul energy well, the star rank of this soul card will appear on it.
The reason why the formula cannot accurately measure the star rank can also be found, because the star rank of a soul card is not fixed in the hands of different soul card masters.
Most Soul Cards have only slight variations in Star Rank, not rank. For example, a card might be Rank 4 in Yu Cang's hands, but Rank 4.5 in someone else's. However, in Synchro Summoning, Star Rank calculations are rounded down, so the extra decimal point is of little use.
However, for some soul cards that are particularly strong in self-respect, the star rank varies greatly in the hands of different soul card masters.
An easy-to-understand example is Duan Feng’s Chaos Dragon Egg.
This soul card was specially made for Duan Feng by countless card makers combining his resonance attributes, talents, and soul energy well structure. The ability of this card is undoubtedly very powerful, and even Yu Cang is very envious of it now.
He had communicated with Aqiu before, hoping to get the manufacturing method of Chaos Dragon Egg from him so that he could add it to his own deck, but the result was not ideal - with the help of Aqiu, he successfully made the Chaos Dragon Egg, but he could not use it like Duan Feng.
This soul card can almost be regarded as Duan Feng’s exclusive soul card.
To explain it in terms of star level, this card may only be level five in Duan Feng's hand, but after Yu Cang gets it, the level will be raised, maybe to level six.
It is useless in normal combat, but it is not worth it to forcefully summon it, as it is a waste of resources.
He could spend some time researching and modifying the Chaos Dragon Egg and adding it to his own system, but it would be a bit of a waste of time. He might as well think about making some new powerful soul cards that suit him.
This kind of huge gap in star rank can only be seen on some soul cards with strong self-discipline. Generally speaking, one of the jobs of a dedicated card maker is to help modify the soul card to make it more suitable for the soul card maker's use.
This work is extremely tedious, and in the past, it could even be described as an exhaustive process, requiring constant trial and error to find the path that best suits the Soul Card Master. However, it is foreseeable that once the Star Rank system is introduced, a methodology centered around Star Rank will emerge!
Yu Cang carefully sensed the function of this "Contract Star Rank" for a moment, and quickly understood its usage. He also realized how important the star rank would be.
"And that's not all!" Lin Yunqing's tone became increasingly excited. "Star Rank is the channel between humans and Soul Cards! Since it's a channel, then we can pass through it. Senior, I've tried it before. As long as we sense the Star Rank of a Soul Card, the Soul Card Master can send his or her perception into the Soul Card and experience the world constructed by the Card Maker with rhythm!"
"Although they aren't card makers and can't comprehend anything from these rhythms, they can use them to better understand the power of their own Soul Cards. In the words of Soul Card Masters, this can deepen the 'bond' between them and their Soul Cards. Although I don't believe there is any bond between humans and Soul Cards, this does allow Soul Card Masters to use Soul Cards more skillfully and also has a certain impact on their cultivation.
"Furthermore, low-level soul cards are different from high-level soul cards. Allowing your perception to enter ordinary rare cards may not have much effect, but for those high-level soul card masters, being able to enter a legendary soul card... the effect it can have is absolutely huge."
Hearing this, Yu Cang's expression also became serious.
really.
The heirloom soul card is no longer something that can be used right away.
If you are not qualified, you may not be able to connect at all.
With the star level, everything is different.
Even... a myth!
Why is it so difficult to find a guardian of the country who is qualified to hold the myth?
On the one hand, one needs to be both a card maker and a soul card master. On the other hand, this places too high demands on the soul card master's mentality, will, and so on!
And if there is a star level, the soul card master can enter the interior of the myth and sense the power therein, and this situation will definitely change.
Apart from anything else, if Ren Zheng could master the star level, his understanding of "candle" would definitely be taken to a higher level!
"Lin Yunqing, you did a great job!" Yu Cang's expression was full of excitement.
The emergence of star ranks is absolutely of great significance to the world of soul card masters!
"No matter what, it's all because of the guidance of the seniors."
"Yun Qing, how did you learn these flattering words? You have made a great contribution to the emergence of the Star Rank this time!"
"I'm not being modest; I'm merely stating the facts," Lin Yunqing said. "If Senior hadn't created the otherworldly passage and discovered the Starry Sky Vision, if Senior hadn't proposed the correlation between Star Rank and the difficulty of summoning, if Senior hadn't first constructed and perfected Synchro Summoning, I wouldn't have even considered the significance of Star Rank. In other words, with all the things Senior has created before me, and with so much time and samples, any scholar would have discovered something by now. If Senior hadn't been so busy perfecting the fusion, he would have thought of these things much earlier than I did."
"You." Yu Cang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Forget it, let's not talk about that. You must also be listed as the first author on this paper."
"This..." Lin Yunqing hesitated a little, obviously feeling that his contribution was not equal to Yu Cang's.
"Okay, why are you hesitating? This is something that will go down in history." Yu Cang patted Lin Yunqing on the shoulder.
"But……"
"Relax, there's no need to feel pressured." Yu Cang looked at Lin Yunqing with a smile on his face. "Believe in yourself. Besides, this is just the beginning. There will be many things that will require your attention. If you don't even want to add your own name to the list, how can I trust you with my orders in the future?"
Lin Yunqing's eyes flickered.
Although she did not value these false names and was only interested in learning more knowledge, but... this was a star rank, which was definitely something that would go down in history!
Star rank affects not only Synchro, but also Normal and Higher Summons! With standardized star ranks, Soul Masters can more accurately control Soul Energy consumption during Normal Summons, avoiding unnecessary Soul Energy waste. When using skills for Higher Summons, they will also have better choices for sacrifices.
It's foreseeable that once the Star Rank is released, the entire Yan Kingdom... no, the world's card maker community will usher in a revolution! This is likely to allow the already developed upper summoning to reach a new level!
Such an achievement is even more significant than a single fusion or synchronization... Although it is definitely just the tip of the iceberg for the senior, but...
Originally, the senior could stand alone under everyone's sight and enjoy all the respect, but now, he shared this opportunity with me so easily.
No matter how much she doesn't care about reputation, she can't stand this situation!
Who wouldn’t be moved? Even if Grandpa Guan Qingrui were here, he would be so excited that he would die.
Lin Yunqing lowered his head and felt nervous for the first time.
She just felt her heart beating faster and faster, to the point where she couldn't control it.
She took a deep breath, but it didn't seem to help soothe her emotions, so she could only whisper, "Okay... Thank you, Senior."
Seeing this, Yu Cang smiled with satisfaction, then immediately sat down in front of the computer and began to read Lin Yunqing's paper page by page.
Lin Yunqing then raised his head, his gaze lingering on Yu Cang's back for a moment, and then he sighed softly.
For the first time, she had the idea that she had met someone too late.
She has no requirements for a partner, but if she must have one, she would not care about the partner's gender or even race. As long as he can support her in her studies and help her achieve her career, she can accept it.
But… as she had said to Jiang Ya in Wuling Village, she estimated that it would be difficult for her to meet a peer as outstanding as Yu Cang in her lifetime. And judging by the current trend… let alone peers, even among all humans, or even non-humans, it was hard to say whether he could meet someone like him.
……never mind.
Originally, I didn't need a partner. After all, instead of expecting to have the same luck as Gu Jieshuang, it would be better to spend time helping my seniors and produce more results.
…
Yu Cang looked at the data in the paper carefully.
The data shows that there is basically a one-to-one correspondence between star rank and the quality of soul cards.
Ordinary soul cards have two star levels, one and two, while rare soul cards correspond to three star levels, three to five.
It looks somewhat familiar, and it actually corresponds to the level of the Soul Card Master.
Soul Card Masters can summon common cards at level one and two, and rare cards at level three to five. Coincidentally, in the early stages, the star ranks of the soul cards that soul card masters can use correspond one to one with their own levels.
But after reaching the epic level, some changes occurred.
Logically speaking, if the fifth level is rare, then the sixth level should be epic, but in fact it is not. The sixth level is an empty star level, and Lin Yunqing named it "virtual level".
In previous studies, there was no corresponding soul card within this star rank. Only some soul cards could reach this star rank in the hands of unsuitable people, such as the Chaos Dragon Egg.
But after watching the duel between Yu Cang and Duan Feng, Lin Yunqing found the soul cards that were level six in normal state - the two scaly-crowned dragons!
The summoning conditions for each Scale-Crowned Dragon far exceeded the limits of a Level 5 Soul Card Master, requiring the use of Chaos Dragon Eggs. Although Lin Yunqing hadn't truly studied the two Scale-Crowned Dragons, based on the data from remote observations, he knew that this Soul Card met the definition of a Level 6 Soul Card.
A rare card that cannot be specially recruited by a Level 5 Soul Card Master.
Perhaps, after the star ranks are announced, the number of soul cards like the Scaly Crown Dragon on the market will gradually increase.
After the Void Rank comes the Epic Rank, which corresponds to the four Star Ranks from Rank 7 to Rank 10.
It can be seen that the higher the quality, the greater the difference between the same quality. For epic items, the difference between tier 7 and tier 10 may be even greater than that between common and rare.
As for the legendary level - there are not enough samples at present. According to the formula, the eleventh and twelfth levels should be the virtual levels between the epic legendary level.
Of course, star rank is only an attribute that determines the difficulty of summoning. Although it is related to the combat power of the soul card, it is not absolute. An eighth-level epic may not be able to defeat a seventh-level one.
Yu Cang rubbed his chin.
It looks a bit complicated.
Simply put, Common has two star levels, Rare has three star levels, Epic has four star levels, and Legendary has an unknown number of star levels. Starting from Rare, each major quality step upwards will be interspersed with several "virtual levels".
The Void level can be simply understood as those soul cards of the previous quality that cannot be summoned by the same level.
Yu Cang picked up the "Destiny Star·Contract Star Level" in his hand.
With a thought, a colorful starlight suddenly lit up on this pure gray soul card, slowly sweeping from top to bottom, as if wiping away dust, restoring the soul card to its original appearance!
As the soul card was unsealed, Yu Cang suddenly felt something in his heart, as if a perception extended outward - he immediately took out the Saint of Formation Breakthrough, and took a look. Sure enough, a string of starlight slowly condensed under the name of the soul card in Yu Cang's sight. When it was calm, there were already five more star patterns there.
There is no doubt that the Saint of the Breach is a fifth-level soul card, which is the upper limit of the rare level that can be summoned normally.
Yu Cang tried other soul cards one by one. The Scaled Plague Behemoth and the Gray Half-Dragon were also level five, and the Dragonborn Whipper was level four.
As for the others – the half-dragon Black Scale Guard was actually at the sixth level of the Void Rank.
This is normal. Void-level soul cards cannot be summoned normally, but they can be summoned through higher-level summoning, fusion, or synchronization.
The Dragon of the Martyrdom of the Whirlpool, the Sword Saint of the Dragon's Eye, and the Ancient Dragon of the Buried Bluestone Flower are all eighth-level epics, the corpse of the Dark Flame Dragon Emperor is tenth-level, and the Dragon of the Final Dawn... is twelfth-level!
The twelfth level is the virtual level before the world is passed down. Above that, it is the world passed down.
Yu Cang shifted his gaze to Nightfall, the Dragon of Dawn. Suddenly, the starlight above the Contracting Star Steps began to waver, becoming unstable and threatening to shatter at any moment. Yu Cang also felt a sudden headache, his perception failing him, and he had to withdraw temporarily.
It seems that the soul card is of too high a quality that he cannot sense it for the time being with his strength.
This is reasonable and not difficult to solve. I'll ask Old Man Ren to come over and help test it and we'll know. Even the myth star rank can be directly determined.
Now it seems that this system is indeed very perfect, and it can be used to send direct messages!
The twelfth star level is definitely enough before the fifth level. This paper can be used as a core textbook for all current universities.
As for the power after level five... that level, it must be approved by the Card Makers Association before it can be made public. After Ren Zheng helps to perfect it, he will hand it directly to the association and let them handle it.
Compared to that, Yu Cang was more concerned about——
His eyes turned to the gray soul card in his hand.
I had never noticed before, this kind of soul card... seems to have a lot of room for exploration.
Gray soul cards are all related to the destiny star, and do not need to be put into the card box or connected in advance. They can be used as soon as they are obtained. They do not even rely on soul energy. They are completely an external soul card.
Is it possible to create a gray soul card that is helpful in combat?
Yu Cang rubbed his chin.
With the help of the power of your own destiny star?
That sounds interesting.
Thanks to book friend 20230725221159049 for the reward!
There is one more chapter to be sent at midnight, don't wait, get up and read it tomorrow morning. Good night, everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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