Card Test
Without further ado, Ning Xi and Yu Xiangyin arranged a time to rent a card testing room, intending to study the performance of [Warm Jade].
【Warm Jade】is a high-ranking D-grade item, and there is no usage threshold for the Royal Card system of Mingxin Academy.
Yu Xiangyin arrived quickly.
He unusually wore a low-key black coat, but paired it with a pair of flashy running shoes, which gave it a touch of his usual style.
After receiving the [Warm Jade], he was secretly amazed.
Most low-tier healing cards are related to plant elements; this is the first time he has seen a healing card like this.
It is smooth and lustrous, and feels warm to the touch.
Insert the card into the slot, and Yu Xiangyin, with a professional and helpful attitude, activated the card.
A shimmering wave of light rippled outwards, warming people's hearts.
[Effect: Group Healing]
[Healing effect: Above average]
The broken doll used to test healing abilities trembled slightly, as if it too felt joy from the warmth of the jade, and its wounds healed on a large scale.
“This isn’t over yet,” Yu Xiangyin said. “This card has a second layer.”
The increased output of mental energy made the light seem even deeper, but it was not scorching or dazzling, like the morning sun, which was invigorating.
[Effect: Group boost]
Yu Xiangyin simultaneously activated [Warm Jade] and [Musician], causing the light and notes to fly together, serving both amplification and control functions.
It seemed Yu Xiangyin adapted quickly, which put Ning Xi at ease. The terminal rang; surprisingly, Naliren had also arrived.
She opened the door, and a blonde woman in training clothes walked into the testing room: "I was originally training here, but I saw Yu Xiangyin say in the group that you made a new card, so I came over. How was it? How was the intensity?"
"Very good, why don't you try it?"
Yu Xiangyin demonstrated the first and second layers of the card: "This card seems to have a third layer, but I'm not sure if it can be activated."
He concentrated his mind and focused intently on channeling his mental energy into the card.
The light emitted by the card grew stronger, and beads of sweat appeared on Ning Xi's forehead. She couldn't help but shield her eyes from the light with her hand.
Suddenly, she felt the heat disappear. It turned out that Yu Xiangyin had formed a shield with musical notes and stood in front of her.
The young man's tone grew increasingly excited: "The third level of the card not only has a negative effect on the enemy, but also an attack effect!"
His left hand plucked at the strings in the air, and a series of notes appeared out of thin air: "Combined with my [Musician], it should be able to interfere with the enemy's mind and body, and more effectively curb their tactics. I'll buy this card."
As she spoke, Yu Xiangyin was about to put the cards away.
【Warm Jade】is a support card. Since there are no other support cards in the team besides him, he naturally wants to keep this card.
Ning Xi said, "No need... no, I'm not saying I won't sell. Although I made this card using materials I bought, the cost came from the materials you gave me, so it's considered team assets."
She originally wanted to tell Yu Xiangyin to take whatever she wanted, but the other party shook her head: "The materials we gave you are so valuable that it would be difficult to buy even a single card. When you quote a price, just give us a discount."
“Okay, the cost is 50,000 star coins, I'll take 40,000 from you.” Ning Xi thought for a moment and felt that Yu Xiangyin didn't seem short of money, so she took the money from him.
Yu Xiangyin was taken aback.
He said he wanted a discount, but he didn't say he wanted Ning Xi to offer a discount based on cost price. Just as he was about to speak, Naliren said, "Forty thousand is too cheap. I'll add another forty thousand star coins to buy this card."
This...this isn't right, is it?
Yu Xiangyin was somewhat surprised, but his instinct to find a good card prompted him to immediately raise the price: "I'll add another 20,000 star coins."
Selling a card for twice its cost price isn't actually that expensive. What's more, this card can fulfill his long-held dream of attacking.
Nariren coldly replied, "I'll add another 50,000."
How did this turn into an auction?
Ning Xi was both amused and exasperated, and asked Naliren, "Do you really like this card? What do you like about it? I'll make a copy for you."
Although this card was obtained by chance, it was already a success, and Ning Xi did not think she would fail a second time.
However, she found it hard to imagine that Nariren, as the main attacker, would value a support card so much.
Nariren's expression was solemn. She turned around to face Ning Xi and said, word by word, "This card can amplify my [Crimson Lotus Flame]."
The card was activated, and red flames burst forth from her palm, transforming into the shapes of swords, spears, and halberds.
She hadn't felt any emotion from the cards in a long time.
But the card Ning Xi took out caused an unusual "excitement" in the card. Flames made of energy were now trembling in her palm.
"Increase?"
Ning Xi's mind raced. She had seen the card art for [Crimson Lotus Flame] and had some understanding of its design concept. Was it because both cards contained the element of "heat"? Was it because [Warm Jade] contained the element of the sun, thus amplifying the power of "fire"-related cards?
No, neither is correct.
It's because of "life".
She had also experienced the vigorous vitality of the spring grass from the [Red Lotus Fire]. It was a spirit of never giving up, no matter what.
Even some of the patterns on the 【Warm Jade】 were inspired by the 【Crimson Lotus Fire】.
“I understand.” Ning Xi nodded and promised Naliren, “Give me time, and I’ll make you a more suitable card.”
...
This is the first time she has ever made a truly personalized custom-made trading card.
In the past, she never knew the client's situation when making cards; she simply made them according to the client's requirements.
Today was different because it involved another card of Nariren's, as well as "card emotions," a mystical concept. Ning Xi pestered Nariren for several hours, making her demonstrate her commonly used battle cards.
Nariren's main battle card, [Crimson Flame], serves multiple functions, including attack, defense, and even movement. Her remaining cards are mostly basic buff cards.
Increased strength, speed, and reaction time... help her gain a better advantage in intense close combat.
She had also purchased other types of elemental amplification cards, but they had little effect on [Crimson Flame].
That was not a simple magic card; it embodied a powerful will and an indomitable spirit.
After figuring out these circumstances, Ning Xi's thoughts gradually became clear.
She told Nariren, "What you need is not another enhancement card. Previous experience has shown that enhancement cards are not very effective against [Crimson Flame]."
What you need is another attack card.
Ning Xi was suddenly bursting with inspiration, and without even taking a break, she dragged Naliren to the school store.
The shop assistant was an accounting student she knew. He wanted to say hello, but seeing Nariren's solemn expression, he swallowed his words.
Nariren doesn't seem to have a good reputation at the academy. Everyone is somewhat afraid of her.
However, this was not what Ning Xi was concerned about. She handed the hastily written materials list to the shop assistant, repeating anxiously, "I need Golden Jade Bone, Sodean Alloy, and Thunder Jade Liquid..."
The clerk searched carefully: "Would you like some premium 17 camos?"
This is a card base ink with a strong Yang attribute, suitable for creating cards with a fiery nature.
Ning Xi nodded: "Yes."
She was quite confident in asking for the 100,000 star coins that Yu Xiangyin had just given her: "Give me a bottle of premium No. 18 and No. 66 as well."
"Okay, how many portions of the materials do we need? Seventy thousand star coins per portion."
Is it even more expensive than [Warm Jade]? Ning Xi was taken aback. Just as she was about to say that she would like to try one first, Naliren had already made a decisive decision: "I'll pay. Five servings, please."
A new card might not be made successfully with five sets of materials, but the shop assistant thought it wasn't impossible to make the card that Ning Xi had made before.
For a genius, five sets of materials might actually be a lot.
Ning Xi drank a bottle of nutrient solution and immediately went to the card-making room. She originally wanted Naliren to go eat first, but the other party was very determined to stay outside the card-making room.
That's fine, she can understand.
Ning Xi closed the door to the card-making room, a sense of peace settling over her.
The release of mental energy caused several materials with explosive properties to shatter, their energy rapidly escaping, only to be enveloped by the invisible mental energy and forcibly mixed into a single mass before being shoved into the base liquid of the carbomer.
Camo immediately turned blood red and kept bubbling, as if expressing its dissatisfaction with Ning Xi.
Ning Xi sneered and added healing ingredients, causing the two energies to clash.
She plans to create a summoning card.
Nariren is used to fighting alone with [Crimson Flame], so suddenly giving her a different weapon or spell card wouldn't suit her fighting style. Summoning cards, which require no effort to summon, are more suitable for her.
Considering combat habits, Naliren is not suitable for a front-line summon, as she is not good at teamwork. Therefore, Ningxi plans to create a mage-type summon.
In actual combat, Nariren can enjoy the area damage and buffs it brings by simply protecting her summoned creature behind her.
As for the appearance of the summoned creatures, although it is not the main focus, it cannot be ignored.
Is it a fire spirit, or a goddess of light butterfly? Ning Xi's imagination wasn't very rich, and she wavered between the two options.
At that moment, a scene flashed through her mind: a golden-red bird, extremely noble and beautiful, radiant like the sun, yet unattainable.
The Golden Crow...a legendary sun bird.
The sun nourishes all things, but it can also destroy them. In ancient mythology, ten golden crows hung in the sky, causing widespread suffering, forcing Hou Yi to take up his bow and arrow to shoot them down. However, the sun is indispensable to human life, so he had to spare one of the golden crows.
This kind of mythology perfectly matches the card's characteristics of being both healing and lethal.
But... Ning Xi shook her head.
A D-rank card is far too difficult to recreate ancient mythological creatures. After a moment's thought, she decided to change the appearance of her summoned creature.
If it's related to the sun, then it's you.
--sunflower!
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