Xie Mingzhe returned to Nirvana Base at 12:30 in the morning. Tang Muzhou drove him there. He tiptoed back to his dormitory and was about to open the door when someone suddenly came out from next door - it was Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao was stunned when he saw him, then asked with a half-smile, "You went to have dinner with Tang Muzhou, but you didn't come back until so late. Did you guys eat out the restaurant?"
Xie Mingzhe knew he was joking, and his ears felt slightly hot. He quickly changed the subject: "Hey, Brother Chen, you're not asleep yet?"
Chen Xiao didn't continue teasing him and said, "I can't sleep, go to the office and get some competition materials."
"You and Qin Xuan don't have a match tomorrow, why are you getting the information so late at night?"
"It's not a two-player match problem." Chen Xiao explained, "I just thought of some ideas for making cards, and I wanted to look up some information and organize them. You know, when you don't have any inspiration, you can't make a card no matter how hard you think. Once you have inspiration, you can't stop it."
"That's true." Xie Mingzhe had a deep understanding of this. When he had an inspiration, he could make many cards in one go, but without inspiration, he couldn't make any. Since he wasn't sleepy, Xie Mingzhe simply went to the office with Chen Xiao and listened to Chen Xiao's ideas for making cards.
Chen Xiao wants to make a set of plant cards that are more versatile. The output is similar to that of the vampire vine, and it is made into a single vampire assassin card.
Speaking of which, a long time ago, when Xie Mingzhe gave his master four paintings of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, he once thought about whether he could ask Brother Chen to make these four plants into cards, and the combined skill would be called "Four Gentlemen".
No one mentioned the theory of the Four Gentlemen in that era. At that time, Xie Mingzhe even wrote this incident down in the memo on his computer.
But later, as he participated in more and more competitions, he found that Fenghua's plant deck already had these plant cards. Come to think of it, plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum are very common plants. Chen Qianlin and Tang Muzhou had already made them, but they were works from a few years ago and were not suitable for the current season. Therefore, they were hidden by Fenghua and rarely appeared in competitions.
But even so, if Brother Chen were to paint plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum again, it would be repetitive and would not pass the system review.
What's more, all the plants made by Chen Xiao were dark in nature, and plum blossoms and orchids seemed to have nothing to do with "darkness", so he put this idea aside and never mentioned it again.
Today, Chen Xiao just said that he wanted to make a dark vampire plum blossom. Xie Mingzhe suddenly remembered this and thought about it carefully. Suddenly, a wonderful idea popped up in his mind: "Brother Chen, do you want to cooperate with me and make this set of cards together?"
Chen Xiao was very interested: "How can we cooperate?"
Xie Mingzhe quickly took out a piece of paper and pen from the drawer and started writing and drawing on it while explaining, "I drew a set of pictures for Master's birthday before. Do you remember? There are plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum on it."
"I remember that you spent a long time painting, and your style was quite distinctive."
It was when Xie Mingzhe had just accepted Chen Qianlin as his master. It happened to be Chen Qianlin's birthday, so Chen Xiao took Xie Mingzhe to celebrate his birthday. Knowing that his master loved plants, Xie Mingzhe personally drew four plant paintings as a birthday gift. When Chen Xiao thought of this, he couldn't help but wonder, "Are the cards you want to make related to those four paintings?"
"Hmm." Xie Mingzhe showed Chen Xiao the characteristics of the plants he had written, and explained, "Plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, these four plants represent four characteristics. If they were turned into people, the plum blossom would be a cold and arrogant gentleman who is not afraid of the severe cold, the orchid would be an elegant scholar with a fresh fragrance, the bamboo would be a humble gentleman who is unrestrained and unrestrained, and the chrysanthemum would be a low-key and elegant hermit - I was thinking, why don't we make these four plants into anthropomorphic cards!"
If we just make plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, it will conflict with Fenghua's deck and will definitely not pass the review. But what if we use the characteristics of plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum to make four "plant personification cards"? Then the linkage of the four gentlemen will become reasonable.
Moreover, drawing handsome men in ancient style is Xie Mingzhe's forte, and the characters of the Four Gentlemen of Flowers are also easy to set up: Mr. Plum, who is dressed in red and is aloof and arrogant; Mr. Orchid, who is dressed in a blue gown and has a noble temperament; Mr. Bamboo, who is dressed in a loose dark green robe and is unrestrained and unrestrained; and Mr. Chrysanthemum, who is dressed in yellow and is low-key and gentle.
Four handsome men in ancient style, each representing a kind of flower - the practice of "plant personification" is unprecedented and there will definitely be no collision!
The more Chen Xiao listened, the more interesting it became. He smiled and said, "You are actually a plant that has become a spirit, right?"
Plants become spirits?
Xie Mingzhe was stunned. Brother Chen’s words were true. It was indeed the plants that had become spirits!
Chen Xiao pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I think this method is feasible. Plants are personified, so it's a character card, but plants are used as a means of attack or support, combining the elements of plants and characters to make a wood card."
Xie Mingzhe nodded excitedly: "I think so too, we can also add the linkage of the four gentlemen." He became more and more excited as he spoke: "How about this, Brother Chen, you design the skills of the four cards according to your own ideas, and I can help you think of names for the skills; I will design the characters of the cards, draw four handsome men with plant characteristics, and then combine them together when the time comes?"
"No problem." Chen Xiao agreed readily, "Plants become spirits. These four anthropomorphic plant cards will definitely be very popular."
What would it be like if plants became humans?
According to Azhe, the personification cards of the four plants happen to represent four different styles of handsome men - the cool and aloof Mr. Plum, the graceful Mr. Orchid, the unrestrained Mr. Bamboo, and the gentle Mr. Chrysanthemum. They will definitely attract a large number of fans.
The two of them quickly set about preparing, each busy with their own things and discussing from time to time.
Being in such an excited state, both of them lost their sleepiness, so they made cards while discussing, and finished the designs of four cards in one go. In the end, they were so sleepy that they fell asleep right on the table.
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The next day, Chen Qianlin got up and went to the office, and unexpectedly found the door open.
There was a pile of messy drafts on the desk, and two guys were sleeping on it.
He walked over and took a closer look, and saw four confirmed final draft cards in the middle of the table, named Mr. Plum, Mr. Orchid, Mr. Bamboo, and Mr. Chrysanthemum.
Chen Qianlin: “…………”
When I woke up, there were four more cards on my desk. As a coach of Nirvana, I really have to be prepared to be scared at all times.
These two guys stayed up late at night and played cards until they fell asleep. They were really hardworking.
Chen Qianlin's heart softened. She turned around and fetched two blankets, carefully covering the two guys with them. Then she sat beside them, picked up their design drafts, and looked at them carefully.
The design draft does not have detailed data, which can be distributed later after connecting to the optical computer. The draft paper only has the image of the card drawn and the skills simply marked.
In the first card, the man is wearing a bright red outfit, with fair skin and a stern face. In his hand, he holds a plum blossom that looks like it’s stained with blood, with traces of the first snow on the petals.
Plum Master (Wood)
Additional Skills: Snow-Proud Frost (Passive skill, plum blossoms are particularly cold-resistant and often bloom in the winter snow. When Mr. Plum appears, the surrounding temperature drops sharply, and the collective defense of enemy targets within a range of 23 meters is reduced by 50%)
Additional Skills: Vampire Plum Blossom (The plum blossom in Mr. Mei's hand is dyed red with blood. He can throw out the vampire plum blossom to continuously absorb the health of the designated target within a range of 23 meters, absorbing 8% per second for 10 seconds, and converting 10% of the absorbed health into his own shield)
Note: A wood-type bloodsucking card. The more blood it sucks, the higher the shield value. Although it is a single assassin, it is difficult to kill.
The last line of "Notes" is in Chen Xiao's handwriting, and the card's painting style is clearly Xie Mingzhe's, so... is this a card made by two people working together?
Chen Qianlin continued to look down curiously——
The second card also depicts a handsome man in blue clothes, holding an orchid in his hand, smiling, and with a gentle temperament. He looks very holy, as if he is out of touch with the world.
Lan Gongzi (Wood)
Additional Skill: Orchid in the Empty Valley (When Master Lan uses the skill "Blue in the Empty Valley", he can clear his own negative effects and apply a 5-second wood control-free shield to friendly targets within range)
Additional Skills: Elegant and Noble (The orchid in Mr. Lan's hand releases an elegant fragrance. Enemy targets within a range of 23 meters are affected by the special fragrance and fall into a brief 3-second hallucination)
Note: Wood auxiliary card, your team is immune to control, the enemy team is subject to group control, and the combination is more practical.
The third photo shows a man in dark green clothes, looking casual and elegant, holding a green bamboo in his hand.
Bamboo Prince (Wood)
Additional Skills: Gentleman's Spirit (The bamboo stands tall and green, like a modest gentleman. The gentleman's spirit of the bamboo will affect friendly targets within the range, increasing the group's attack power by 50% and attack speed by 50%)
Additional Skills: Unstoppable (Mr. Bamboo throws the bamboo leaves in his hand, turning them into the sharpest hidden weapons and shooting them around, causing 280% wood-type group attack damage within a 30-meter diameter circle; if the target is killed, a green bamboo will immediately spawn at the target's location, and the leaves of the green bamboo can continue to sweep around, causing 80% wood-type splash damage within a 5-meter diameter circle)
Note: Use bamboo leaves as sharp hidden weapons, designed as a harvesting-type group attack card. Use the ultimate move when the opponent is low on health, kill the enemy and continue to plant bamboos. The bamboo leaves can be continuously swept, and after planting a large number of bamboos, the purpose of clearing the field is finally achieved.
The last photo shows Mr. Chrysanthemum, holding a bunch of blooming golden chrysanthemums in his hand.
Chrysanthemum Prince (Wood)
Additional Skills: Chrysanthemum Fragrance (In autumn, when chrysanthemums are in full bloom, they emit a faint fragrance. Chrysanthemum Master can use the chrysanthemum in his hand to restore 50% of the designated target's health at one time, and generate splash treatment for other friendly targets within 10 meters around the target, restoring 20% of their health)
Additional Skill: Hermit (Specify friendly target to be invisible for 15 seconds)
Notes: Splash treatment card, suitable for small-scale team battles; designated teammates can be invisible for a long time to assist teammates in stealth and assassination.
Note: The linked skill is called "Four Gentlemen". Plum and Bamboo increase attack, Orchid and Chrysanthemum reduce skill CD. When the Four Gentlemen appear at the same time, it covers single attack, group attack, assistance, and treatment. It is a very versatile deck, mainly used for card laying in the endless team battle mode.
The more Chen Qianlin watched, the more interesting it became.
Xie Mingzhe and Chen Xiao collaborated on this anthropomorphic plant deck, with four cards and four functions. Each card features a handsome guy. These four handsome guys in four different styles are a real treat for fans who love good looks.
The idea of combining plants and people is indeed good, and it was easy to pass the review.
Chen Qianlin looked at the two people sleeping beside him, and a rare smile appeared on his lips.
He picked up the pen that Chen Xiao had placed on the table and quickly wrote down the basic data and skill cooldown time on each card. This way, they wouldn't have to bother allocating data when making cards.
The two kids are working so hard, and as a coach, I should also do my part.
Plants that turn into humans, with the skills of plant cards and the image of humans - the Four Gentlemen. In the future, this set of anthropomorphic plant cards will also become the iconic cards of Nirvana. Moreover, it was completed by Xie Mingzhe and Chen Xiao, which is very commemorative!
The author has something to say:
Many people may have forgotten this foreshadowing.
I had long thought of turning plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum into "anthropomorphic plant cards". The Four Gentlemen are more powerful in small group battles, which I will write about later.