Chapter 42
In order to stop these people who wantonly destroy things, Ning Xi discovered that there was only one way to go.
—Stronger than them.
Beat them in the competition, beat them in the field, beat them in the card-making contest.
Fortunately, she also obtained the key from her predecessors.
Countless ancient or modern card-making techniques, non-core technologies, draw power from history, mythology, and the human spirit.
She did not fail; on the contrary, she won one victory after another in the Royal Card League.
Finally, the final moment arrived.
...
Ri Yaojing, a representative figure of the core faction, is a super genius from a prestigious family. When Ning Xi first entered the school, he was already a renowned card master. He was known as "the true sun."
Sunrise's cards are domineering and powerful, occupying the space of the domain with unparalleled strength.
However, Ning Xi's cards were equally powerful. It was a different kind of strength, a force that burned a path through the blazing sun.
Ri Yaojing stared at Ning Xi, his eyes filled with fighting spirit and arrogance, yet also with a complex and unfamiliar emotion.
"I never expected... that we would be the ones standing here in the end," he sighed.
Immediately, a profound malice pierced his words: "...Clearly, I have already destroyed your mental power."
"Do you remember? You were once adopted by my family, one of those orphans—no, one of the most talented card masters in the Ri family in the last hundred years. You were so close, so close, to being the one to hold the core cards."
Ning Xi: "But I'm not willing."
"Yes, you believe that one person's strength is ultimately no match for the overwhelming force of the domain's arrival. You care about those insignificant people and want to find a way to survive for them. For your ideals, you even studied the card-making profession, which no one else thought highly of."
Riyao Jing let out a long sigh.
"The family sent me with the inheritance card to persuade you. If that doesn't work, they'll knock you out and take you away. But why should I consider you? I am the true heir of the family!"
Riyao Jing took out a syringe and injected himself.
His mental energy contained many inexplicable elements that effectively restrained Ning Xi's injured mental energy.
She was ultimately hurt.
Although he forged a new path through his own efforts, it was still not the same as before, let alone defeating the true heir of the Hijika family.
……is that so?
Ning Xi's cards are gradually being revealed.
【Heavenly Principle】, a conceptual card. Under the influence of this card, Sunrise Kingdom suffered a series of defeats.
This is a card specifically designed to counter core cards.
As victory gradually tilted in Ning Xi's favor, Ri Yaojing made a desperate gamble. The core of his domain shattered, and the two fell into a deeper layer of the domain.
This is also a partially collapsed realm, one half is raging fire, and the other half is boundless darkness.
Ning Xi stopped, feeling an unexpected familiarity with this area. Connecting it to her entanglement with Ri Yaojing, she felt she could draw a conclusion: "This is where I had my accident."
"It was also your favorite area before the accident. You often came here to relax, chat with native creatures, and organize your thoughts. That's why I found you here."
Riyao Jing said, "After I completely mastered the core plan, I destroyed this domain. At first, I planned to turn the domain core into cards. Later, I changed my mind; I wanted to become the savior of this world."
He summoned his card, [Xihe], representing the sun goddess. Radiance surged forth, illuminating the dark realm of the cards, and the native creatures living within it raised their heads, gazing upon the radiant sun and his cards as if looking up to a deity.
On the other side, the sea of fire seemed to have become much milder due to the transfer of energy, and Ning Xi could see the native creatures kneeling in worship to Ri Yaojing.
She felt very uncomfortable.
After becoming a senior card master, she also discovered that the creatures in the realm were not inherently hostile and aggressive.
The closer a region is to the human world, the more different it is from the original ecology of that region, thus triggering the aggression of native organisms.
However, in those deeper, almost fantastical realms, the creatures within can easily communicate.
They are not only destroying the human world, but also the realm world.
Under Ri Yaojing's command, countless strange beasts surrounded Ning Xi. Ning Xi used cards to block them, but could only hold them off temporarily.
Immediately afterwards, she began making temporary cards.
Riyao Jing's movements were not so free. He was injured in the battle just now, and in order to maintain the card [Xihe], he could only stand still and transform into the sun.
But he didn't believe Ning Xi could turn the tide: "What can you do? The monsters in the domain are endless; you can't possibly defeat them!"
"Why should I defeat them?" Ning Xi sighed. "It's already more than three thousand years into the Star Calendar."
"The idea that everything depends on gods is outdated. Now everyone believes in science."
Holding a card-making pen, she created a vast painting from scratch.
"It's not wrong for you to want to extract power from mythology and create cards. The mistake is that you consider yourselves gods as well."
"We study science and explore the truth so that everyone can access knowledge and enjoy mythical power."
“Living beings, do not be alarmed. The rising and setting of the sun and moon is an unchanging truth for all things.”
The card design is complete.
The sun that belonged to the Sunrise set, and another sun rose again from the east. The boundless darkness was illuminated, and the endless flames were quelled. The creatures ceased their attacks, staring blankly at all of this.
"You...repaired the core of the domain? Why did you do that? The domain is our enemy!" Ri Yaojing exclaimed in shock.
"Because this is the only way to stop the realm from collapsing and the world from being destroyed. This is the only option!"
"At this rate, card players will become weaker and weaker! Are you going to wipe out the era of card players with your own hands?!"
"No. With the development and integration of card technology, card masters will become stronger and stronger, and cards will enter every aspect of the world, forging a new era!"
Riyao Jing coughed up a mouthful of blood; he had suffered a backlash from the card. The proud god card would not allow him to fail.
In the end, he only received a glance from Ning Xi.
I feel disgusted and regretful, I feel a deep sense of sorrow and pity.
...
After the core repair technology was introduced, it resolved many regional unrest issues. Coupled with the faction of core card makers being leaderless, the balance of power between the two sides began to reverse.
The area eventually stabilized and stopped falling.
Ning Xi also realized her dream; the card technology she developed pushed card studies to another peak.
She achieved her dream.
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