Saturnian Rescue
Time passed, and Ningxi's points steadily increased.
Within two hours, she had successfully created three C-grade cards, but the quality was not consistent, with the worst one only earning 40,000 points.
The rescue progress bar was steadily increasing, quickly reaching 70%. At the same time, the progress bar seemed to be about to break, flashing violently a few times.
[Urgent Notice!]
Large, blood-red characters appeared.
The "Adventure Society" has appeared on Saturn! The Vanguard Card Masters have already begun their battle against them!
The Advent Assembly.
One by one, the card makers looked up in astonishment, some even stopping the cards they were making.
"This competition... is really going all out."
Question: What will be the coming of this world?
[Are you a primary school student? You don't even know this?]
Yes, I'm in fifth grade this year.
[...Okay, the Advent Society is the largest illegal organization within the Federation. They believe that the arrival of a domain in the real world is a blessing, and humanity should embrace the domain and increase its strength at all costs. Those who cannot use cards are simply scum that should be eliminated.]
[I remember now, the Adventists were also involved in the real Baruch massacre; they infiltrated refugee camps and caused very serious secondary disasters. Thankfully, this script didn't include that.]
Currently, Advent members have only appeared on Saturn's rings and have not entered the satellites where refugees are being resettled.
The fragments of the battle reports that came back showed a chaotic scene of slaughter.
The members of the "Adventure Society" were dressed in striking black protective suits. Their goal seemed to extend beyond simply killing card masters; it appeared to be indiscriminate and widespread slaughter.
They were all equipped with a wide-range attack card that could spray poison needles like a shower of flowers. This attack card was ineffective against trained card makers, but it was extremely effective against logistics personnel and ordinary civilians who had not yet evacuated.
Ning Xi felt a tightness in her chest as she watched.
She added Spring Grass to the new card, attempting to create a card with a wide-area healing effect.
[What...what's going on? I'm also a D-level card maker, but I don't understand what she's doing.]
[Is she going to develop new cards? A C-rank card is probably beyond her capabilities, isn't it?]
Why not continue making "Volcano"? Do you have too many points?
The volcano wouldn't be of much use in this situation. Ning Xi sighed inwardly. After all, the beings that descended weren't alien beasts, but rather agile and intelligent humans who wouldn't foolishly head towards the lava pool.
Despite saying that, she wasn't very confident about developing new cards.
Spring Grass alone cannot support a C-rank card, and Lava Core has no healing attribute.
As for changing materials, that was completely outside Ning Xi's considerations, since she might not be able to make a C-grade product if she used a different material.
That's settled then.
Thinking about it carefully, why can't the healing card be a little hotter or explode a little more? So it's okay, it should be possible to make it.
Following its master's instructions, the spiritual energy diligently flattened and molded the energy field of the lava core, attempting to create a healing energy field out of thin air.
Lava Core: ...It's really impossible.
The lava core, feeling wronged, spewed out a large burst of energy in an attempt to resist the demon that was manipulating it at will.
Ning Xi easily suppressed this outburst, but she gained inspiration from it.
Lava cores cannot be trait providers, but they can be energy providers.
The energy field of the Yangchun Grass was originally formed by absorbing dead beasts, and it can easily accept the nourishment of heterogeneous energy fields.
Therefore, it is possible to power the Spring Grass with lava cores. However, this "power supply" process will be quite intense and unstable.
This was a very bold design. Ning Xi tried it several times before finally identifying the key elements.
With a pen in hand and some sketching, the card was successfully made.
Ning Xi named the new card "Lava Syrup" and then put it into the teleportation box.
The viewers in the live chat followed her every move.
[...So she really did create healing cards using lava cores?]
[I don't believe it, it's probably just an attack card disguised as a healing card, right?]
[Everyone, the feedback has been received—]
A card master near a wounded soldiers' camp obtained this card. He was told it was a healing card, but its overly active energy made him suspicious.
Is this really a healing card?
Time was of the essence; he channeled his spiritual energy into the card, and scalding magma appeared out of thin air—
Oops!
The card master retreated hastily, fearing the sudden appearance of lava would harm his wounded comrades, but it was too late. A drop of lava rolled onto his comrade's face, and the other instinctively stuck out his tongue and licked it.
"It tastes good," he said.
His chest wound was healing, and his complexion was becoming rosy again.
They quickly figured out how to use the card.
It produces "magma" intermittently and in varying quantities. This scalding liquid doesn't actually burn anyone and tastes "cloyingly sweet, as if it had a lethal dose of sugar and cream." It can heal most common injuries and is particularly effective against burns, scalds, or more purely fire-related damage.
[It really is a C-grade healing card!]
[However, the way it's presented is a bit too lively, a bit too explosive... Forget it, I'm not going to pretend anymore. What kind of crazy idea is this? Can't you guys just make cards properly?]
The atmosphere in the wounded soldiers' camp seems more relaxed now. Is this part of your plan? 1089—not only healing their bodies, but also healing their souls with delicious food.
[What appears to be an unorthodox path is actually the righteous one.]
[The expressions on their faces when they ate the lava didn't look like they were savoring a delicious meal.]
However, high-sugar foods are inherently pleasing.
[On a side note, I feel like they're all so realistic. Has the Federation secretly made technological advancements again?]
Ning Xi's live stream was filled with jubilation.
[How did you come up with this idea? It's absolutely genius!]
[The streamer must have earned a lot of points, right?]
Meanwhile, Luo Qing'an's live stream was even more lackluster.
They could say "Luo Qing'an will definitely beat Ning Xi," but they dared not say "Ning Xi will beat Luo Qing'an." They could only hold onto the hope that perhaps Ning Xi's improvement was not significant, and that she would have a chance to catch up on the third day.
After the second day of competition, the organizers released the participants' points rankings, completely shattering their illusions.
Luo Qing'an ranked 49th in the Hanhai Star District. Ahead of him were many well-known young geniuses, some of whom were outstanding students in their second or third year at Mingxin Academy.
Logically speaking, this is already an achievement to be proud of.
However, Ning Xi ranked 28th, even breaking into the top 30, and her ranking in the entire star field also entered the top 200.
It's hard to believe that she has only been a card maker for six months.
Luo Qing'an thought for a moment and then turned off the terminal. Although he had failed completely, he felt somewhat relieved.
What will tomorrow bring?
The game isn't over, and nothing will happen.
He lay in bed and had a good night's sleep, something he hadn't done in a long time.
...
The third day.
The participants were already familiar with the rhythm of the competition. As soon as they arrived, they ordered the materials and began making cards.
But the organizers didn't give them a chance to properly create the cards.
The card-making room shook violently a few times, causing the card makers to raise their heads in dissatisfaction.
A line of large black and red characters floated above everyone's heads, like congealed bloodstains.
The Advent Society's conspiracy is gradually being revealed. Card Masters must defeat them and protect their planet. Card Makers, please provide them with suitable cards!
Meanwhile, based on big data analysis of card production by different card makers, the system generated numerous personalized reports for each participant who persevered until the final day. They could then fully utilize their strengths to obtain the final score.
Ning Xi received a battle report.
The report states that several card masters attacked a member of the Advent Society, but were swallowed up by the domain beside him.
No one escaped.
This member of the Advent Society possessed C-rank strength, and was a top-tier C-rank individual. Sure enough, on the final day, the difficulty of the competition increased to a new level.
Unbeknownst to her, the chat room was filled with lamentations.
Why are the questions for question 1089 so difficult? There's a conspiracy!
[I just checked next door, and several veteran C-level card makers haven't been assigned such tough opponents.]
Does the system believe that 1089's true strength is really that great?
Ning Xi had no idea what the comments were thinking; all she knew was that this topic actually suited her very well.
The descent of darkness, and her, who represents light.
She composed herself and began to think about the production process.
First of all, one day is not enough time for her to develop new materials, so she still has to use Spring Grass and Lava Core.
However, since the "destructive" and "healing" properties are no longer available, she must create cards with the "light" property to counter the darkness that is devouring people.
【Sunflower that Summons the Sun】?
This is the enhancement card she designed for Nariren, which has the ability to awaken the sun and gather sunlight, making it undoubtedly the nemesis of darkness.
Ning Xi tried out her previous design. With that experience, she quickly created a C-grade version of the card. Although it was a bit rough, it was still usable.
She put the card into the teleportation box, and soon the battle simulation results were sent back.
Once the sunflower is summoned, it is swallowed by darkness and never gets to call for sunlight.
It seems that the activation time of this card cannot be too slow; it must be as swift as lightning cutting through the night.
……lightning?
She probably couldn't create a standard lightning card. But if it's just about simulating the imagery of "lightning," perhaps she could.
Hours later, a card with the full heart appeared on her card-making table.
This card is unlike any of the others she created using lava cores; its design is simple and mysterious, with a restrained luster. The card's background is pure black, which makes the silver-white design shine even brighter, like a bright light breaking through the darkness.
Ning Xi gave it a name.
——【Piercing the Darkness】
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