Weekends are supposed to be a relaxing and enjoyable time, but the Star Card headquarters was extremely lively. This was because employees from several departments stayed to work overtime at the same time. What was even more outrageous was that everyone slept directly in the company and did not go home!

In order to facilitate overtime employees, the Star Card headquarters set up a temporary rest area on the 20th floor, with many small soundproof rooms for temporary accommodation. If people from other companies saw this scene, they would definitely sigh at the hard work and dedication of the employees of the Star Card headquarters - these crazy people really don't care about their lives for performance!

In fact, we have no choice but to do this.

After working overtime until midnight, it’s boring to go home, so I might as well sleep in the company and continue working tomorrow.

Many of the people working at the Star Card headquarters are single young men and women. This group of people is full of energy. They came to the data department's office early on Saturday morning, rolled up their sleeves and prepared to continue reviewing cards.

As a result, seeing so many loving couples, singles were stuffed with dog food early in the morning.

"Seeing Dong Yong and the seven fairies leave hand in hand, the single card is so sad and envious... Is Xie Mingzhe asking for a fight?!" "I'm single too, and I have to work overtime on weekends, which makes me even sadder!" "My life is worse than that of a card?"

On Saturday morning, while others were still in their warm beds, they not only had to get up early to work overtime, but were also forced to watch a "card love story". The skill descriptions were all like "Because being single is so sad, the group is silent" and "Seeing them leave hand in hand is so envious, the group is silent" - Da Jia was already very depressed, and when he saw this, he really wanted to grab Xie Mingzhe and beat him up.

While people were madly criticizing Xie Mingzhe, they were also reviewing the case quickly.

Although the card skill descriptions made by Xie Mingzhe are very annoying, the data is checked by Chen Qianlin. In addition, he has made so many cards that he has already figured out the bottom line of the official data engineers and has obviously mastered the little tricks of card design. Therefore, after detailed data calculations, this batch of cards all passed.

In the Legend of White Snake series, everyone watched another wonderful drama of love and hatred.

Zou Xiaoning couldn't help but say, "If the Legend of the White Snake is made into a TV series, I will definitely watch it. Bai Suzhen is very beautiful, and the snake demon turned into a human to repay her gratitude and marry Xu Xian. What's wrong with the couple living a peaceful life? Why did Fahai have to break them up?"

Sister Liu pushed her glasses and asked curiously, "I wonder if there will be any directors who want to make a movie about this theme after the release of these cards? Xie Mingzhe himself is also a good director, why not let him develop a sideline and make a movie called "Card Love Story"?"

Many people agreed - everyone was really worried about Xie Mingzhe and had already considered his future after retirement.

After finally finishing reviewing The Legend of the White Snake, I ended up meeting Nezha’s family.

The linkage of Nezha's disturbance was too complicated. Li Jing teleported, Nezha committed suicide and resurrected, Jin Zha refreshed his skills, and Mu Zha increased his attack. The data analysts were overwhelmed and it took them a whole morning just to calculate the data.

After reviewing this batch of cards, there is another batch of Beidou Seven Stars!

Zou Xiaoning grabbed his hair in despair: "The King of the Ten Palaces, the Seven Stars of the Northern Fighter, can he please stop making decks like this all the time!"

The original "Ten Kings of Hell" gave everyone a headache, as their names were too similar to be distinguished. Today's "Seven Star Gods of the Northern Fighter" are called the Greedy Wolf Star God, the Wenqu Star God, and the Wuqu Star God. Their skills are so varied, but it's still hard to tell them apart.

Especially Wenquxingjun's pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The four skills need to be verified separately, and the cooldown CD and skill balance must also be considered - everyone has to calculate the data until their heads are bald.

The review of the Three Holy Mothers' Lotus Lamp also took a lot of effort. The Lotus Lamp can add health, revive, clear negative effects, and attract designated targets. It is considered the most comprehensive auxiliary card, and its cooldown is only 15 seconds, which is really a bug.

Data analysts collectively objected, suggesting that this card was too strong.

After careful consideration, Zhou Jiayao suggested: "I propose a modification plan. Remove the resurrection skill. After all, the resurrection has a 10-minute CD, which is not suitable for Bao Lian Deng. Keep the group blood supplement, group negative effect removal and single-target attraction functions. In addition, the CD used by Bao Lian Deng will be increased from 15 seconds to 25 seconds."

Everyone calculated again according to the director's instructions and found that the data of the Baolian lamp could finally be controlled within a reasonable range.

Although the Lotus Lamp has a wide range of functions, it has a major flaw - every time a skill is used, the petals will turn black. When all seven petals turn black, the Lotus Lamp will lose its function. In other words, its skills have a "usage limit".

Most of the skills of auxiliary cards have no limit on the number of times they can be used, which also weakens the strength of the Lotus Lantern to a certain extent.

For the Jade Emperor card, the number of heavenly soldiers and generals is limited to 10, and they can attack a maximum of 10 targets at the same time. The target with the lowest health can be brought back to heaven, and you cannot bring everyone back to heaven to be fired upon by the cards in the sky.

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We were so busy on Saturday that we didn't even have time to go to the toilet.

It wasn't until 10:30 pm on Sunday that this batch of cards was finally reviewed.

Zou Xiaoning scratched the back of her head and a bunch of hair fell out. She was so upset that she wanted to cry. She was losing her hair so easily at such a young age that she was almost bald. Why did she choose to study mathematics? Why did she meet the devil Xie Mingzhe after working for two years?

I heard from my seniors that the data department is actually very easy.

Tang Muzhou submitted a large number of plant cards, Gui Sirui made an independent ghost card, Pei Jingshan made a worm school... In the past, there were also outstanding original players who made a large number of cards, but the data department has never been so busy. Because the intelligent review robot can directly pass the skill descriptions of most players' cards, not many cards are sent to the manual channel.

More importantly, those players are relatively normal, unlike Xie Mingzhe, a madman, who submitted 50 cards at a time, which was scary!

The office was filled with a sad atmosphere until Zhou Jiayao clapped her hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat everyone to a midnight snack."

The lifeless office finally regained some vitality.

Everyone went to a barbecue stall near the company and had a big meal - turning their grief and anger into appetite!

After eating and drinking, everyone felt much better. Zou Xiaoning turned around and asked the director: "Sister Zhou, do you think the application for independence submitted by Xie Mingzhe is feasible?"

Zhou Jiayao said: "There are no mistakes in the application process, and the basic requirement of 30 photos has been far exceeded, but there is a key point... I think his immortal race and the gods of the Temple of the Gods have some similar characteristics, right?"

When people heard this, they suddenly understood.

Sister Liu said calmly: "It is indeed very similar. They can both float in the air and have a very long lifespan..."

Zhou Jiayao said: "So I'm worried whether the headquarters will approve his application?"

The data department is only responsible for reviewing card data, but race is a major issue that affects the entire Star Card Game, and requires a vote by the official and the alliance. If Xie Mingzhe's application fails to convince the official and the alliance, it is likely that his card will be classified as the God race created by the Temple of the Gods with the most similar characteristics.

The official data analysts were very dissatisfied with Xie Mingzhe for making everyone work overtime, but everyone recognized Xie Mingzhe's talent in their hearts. Many of his cards were personally approved by everyone. Seeing these cards appear on the court, I feel particularly cordial. Seeing Xie Mingzhe win the game with these cards is also an honor.

So emotionally, everyone still hopes that Xie Mingzhe's application for independence can be approved - this way everyone's work this weekend will not be in vain!

Zou Xiaoning asked anxiously, "Sister Zhou, do you have any ideas?"

Zhou Jiayao shrugged: "I only have one vote. The specific result will depend on the meaning of the above and Xie Mingzhe's own reasoning... If I am not mistaken, the authorities may invite him to participate in the discussion meeting."

Since there have been no similar cards like Joker, Monster, and Insect before, it is easier to make them independent. Xie Mingzhe's fairy cards have some similarities to the god cards of the Temple of the Gods, so it is hard to say whether they can be independent in the end.

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The next morning, Xie Mingzhe received an official email from him - most of the cards he submitted passed the review, and only a few needed to be modified in some details. The changes were not minor, and he cooperated and made the changes.

The email also mentioned: "The application form for the independence of the Immortal Clan has been submitted to the superiors, please wait for official notification."

Xie Mingzhe politely replied with a thank you, and all he could do next was to wait for further notice.

Three days later, Xie Mingzhe received a message from the official, inviting him to attend a discussion meeting at the headquarters on Thursday afternoon.

Xie Mingzhe was very confused and had to ask his master: "Why do you want me to go to the demonstration meeting in person? I remember my senior brother said that when Pei Jingshan applied for the independence of Gu Chong Brand, he could have just submitted the application form, right?"

Chen Qianlin guessed, "Maybe you have encountered some problems and need you to explain in person why you want to become an independent immortal race."

Xie Mingzhe nodded, carefully sorted out his fairy cards, and thought about what he was going to say in advance.

On Thursday afternoon, Xie Mingzhe came to the official headquarters. He met with Chairman Zhou of the Professional Alliance, several legendary official senior executives, as well as the directors of the map department, data department, program department, special effects department and some employees who came to listen.

The meeting was held in secret and no one outside of the country heard anything about it.

The conference room was full of people. When Xie Mingzhe walked in, he found that everyone was looking at him.

Most players would be nervous seeing this scene, but Xie Mingzhe was thick-skinned and smiled at everyone, showing no fear of strangers at all.

The host said: "The discussion on the independent fairy tribe card is now officially started. First, please ask Xie Mingzhe to explain in detail the reasons for the independent 'fairy tribe' race."

Xie Mingzhe nodded, walked to the stage, cleared his throat, and repeated the reasons listed on his application form word for word.

Everyone has seen this reason. They invited him here obviously because they felt the reason was not sufficient. The next free question time is the key. If Xie Mingzhe cannot convince the official person in charge, it is very likely that the immortal race's plan for independence will be ruined.

Sure enough, the serious-looking official card manager, Mr. Qin, asked calmly, "According to your description, these cards are very similar to the Gods of the Temple of the Gods. Why don't they just be classified as Gods?"

Xie Mingzhe said calmly, "The features of this batch of cards are somewhat similar to the god cards of the Temple of the Gods, but the background stories and cultural customs are completely different. The god cards of the Temple of the Gods use stories from Nordic mythology and Greek mythology. The fairy cards I designed are completely different from them and cannot be classified in the same category."

He even took out the comparison chart he had prepared long ago and said, "Everyone can take a closer look. Many of the gods in the Temple of the Gods have wings on their backs, white angel wings, black devil wings, and most of the weapons they use are magic wands."

"The fairy cards I designed are flying in the clouds and with swords, and their weapons include musical instruments, sticks, flower petals, etc. Their clothing, appearance, and painting style are also distinct from those of Lucifer, Michael and other god cards."

"I made this batch of cards independent not only to show respect for my own design achievements, but also to show respect for the card designers of the Temple of the Gods. Our design styles are too different. Once these cards designed by me are forcibly added to the 'God Card System' of the Temple of the Gods, they will only look out of place. Fans will find it strange, and the players of the Temple of the Gods will not recognize them."

He looked at the people present with sincerity: "I hope you can carefully consider my proposal and approve the application for the independence of the Immortal Clan. In the future, I will make more Immortal Clan cards to enrich the card pool of the Star Card World."

Zhou Jiayao: “…………”

Please spare us!

Zou Xiaoning from the Data Department had mixed feelings. Although the cards Xie Mingzhe played were disgusting, he himself was really... so handsome!

Facing a large number of official senior officials and alliance chairmen, the 19-year-old young contestant was not at all stage-shy. He stood on the stage and spoke eloquently, with clear reasons - indeed, the painting styles of the god cards of the Temple of the Gods and his fairy cards are very different. The god cards are all wearing armor and battle robes, with complex and gorgeous large wings on the back, which make them look more majestic; his fairy cards are wearing long robes and gauze skirts, flying in the clouds and mist, which feels more elegant and agile.

In fact, if you compare the two batches of cards together, the characteristics are indeed very distinct. Forcing them to belong to one race will only cause fans of both sides to quarrel, and no one will be convinced by the other...

Zou Xiaoning thought so, and the official senior officials also discovered this point after seeing the detailed comparison chart made by Xie Mingzhe, and discussed it privately. The god tablets made by the Temple of the Gods are supported by mythological storybooks such as Nordic mythology and Greek mythology. The tablets made by Xie Mingzhe do not belong to these two mythological systems, and it is indeed a stretch to classify them as god tablets. Everyone exchanged opinions and felt that independence was feasible.

Mr. Qin, who is in charge of the official card coordination, finally asked: "Do you plan to complete the stories of these fairy cards in the future?"

Xie Mingzhe smiled and nodded: "Yes. After this season is over, I will take the time to sort out the stories of these cards in detail and form a complete fairy card legend system."

Several senior executives looked at each other and did not ask any more questions.

The next step was the on-site voting. Xie Mingzhe was extremely nervous, but on the surface he maintained his composure and just secretly clenched his fists until he saw the number on the on-site voting machine - passed unanimously!

Xie Mingzhe breathed a sigh of relief and immediately bowed to everyone: "Thank you!"

There was warm applause in the conference room.

Chairman Zhou of the Professional League stood up with a smile, patted him on the shoulder and said, "When you gave up the individual competition, I guessed that you would make a big move. I didn't expect you to really surprise everyone - the Immortal Clan, that's great. The card world has a new race! I look forward to your performance in the team competition. Come on."

Xie Mingzhe nodded excitedly: "I will, thank you, Chairman!"

When he left the meeting room, many people looked at him with complicated expressions, almost staring a hole in his head.

Xie Mingzhe didn't know that these people were the same review team that he had tortured to the point of baldness. He smiled at everyone in a friendly manner, bowed, and then turned and ran away.

Everyone: “…”

It's no use bowing, we won't forgive you - we'd rather pull your hair out.

Xie Mingzhe was so excited that his fingers were shaking when he left the headquarters. He immediately told everyone in Nirvana the good news: "The discussion meeting passed it unanimously. From today on, the Immortal Cards can officially become an independent race!"

Chen Xiao, Yu Ke, Qin Xuan and Chen Qianlin were also very happy for him and sent applause expressions.

Xie Mingzhe was quite emotional. From making the first death card, Lin Daiyu, to now directly creating an independent card race, the "Immortal Race", he finally went from being a nobody in the card making world to becoming a top card maker in the star card world.

In the future, there will be more and more cards with his card-making logo, and these cards will be active in every corner of the star card world - everyone will know that there is a man named Xie Mingzhe who made a lot of strange cards, and the stories and legends about these cards will be widely spread in this strange interstellar world until they become household names.

This was his original purpose in making the cards, and he has never forgotten his original intention.

Let the people in this world fall in love with those wonderful stories through cards - he will continue to work towards this goal!

The author has something to say:

When I counted the fairy cards before, I missed the Princess Iron Fan from the Journey to the West series. With the Princess Iron Fan, the current number of fairy cards should be 43. The total number of cards submitted this time is exactly 50. The bug in the previous chapter has been fixed, thank you for reminding me ^_^

The fairy cards are officially independent as a new race, which is the Eastern fairy race different from the Western gods!