Mythical Card Maker: Starting with the Mountain Spirit

Chapter 72 Materials, Authority, and Legacy

An airship bearing the four gilded characters "Yudu Tianfu" landed smoothly on a dedicated airship landing platform in Wudu District, Wushan City.

The fuselage shuddered slightly, and the cabin doors slowly opened to both sides.

Lin Mo, Fang Chuchu, and two other candidates from Wushan City stepped off the airship together.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group parted ways.

Lin Mo and Fang Chuchu both live in the city center, and it's only a little over a kilometer away from this parking platform.

Therefore, the two did not choose to take a vehicle, but instead walked.

It was afternoon, and the sun was obscured by clouds.

A gentle breeze caressed my face, dispelling the summer heat and bringing a pleasant coolness.

The two strolled slowly along the winding old street, enjoying the rare tranquility.

"It won't be long before the entire Ninth District knows your name!"

As they walked, Fang Chuchu suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Mo, her eyes curving into crescent moons, and teased him with a smile:

"Top scorer in the Yudu Tianfu District exam!"

She emphasized the word "top" at the end.

Lin Mo shrugged, feigning helplessness, and said:

"I also want to keep a low profile, but my abilities don't allow it."

Fang Chuchu smiled at his action and couldn't help but pat his arm.

Then, as if remembering something, she said with some emotion:

"Thanks to the insights I gained from our conversation last time, otherwise the outcome of this district exam would have been hard to predict."

Her ranking among the top ten outstanding talents in the district examination this time is by no means accidental.

Aside from his own solid card-making skills, he was more inspired by Lin Mo's unconventional card-making ideas.

"It's because your foundation is solid enough; someone else might not have been able to think of that allusion."

Lin Mo shook his head slightly: "Even if I remember, I might not be able to get an A+ rating."

The two chatted idly along the way and unknowingly arrived at a fork in the road.

On one side is the lakeside road leading to Fang Chuchu's house, and on the other side is Cuixia Street leading to the Card House.

"I'll head back now. We'll contact each other via WeChat later."

After a brief farewell, Fang Chuchu turned and left.

Lin Mo watched her walk away before turning and heading towards Cuixia Street.

In a short while, he arrived at the entrance of Card House.

Taking out his key, Lin Mo opened the shop door, locked the door from the inside, and went straight to the rest room.

With a thought, the golden treasure chest he had snatched from the man in black instantly appeared in his palm.

While inside the crevice, the golden treasure chest had shown unusual activity, but he hadn't had time to investigate then.

Now that I'm back at my lodgings, I finally have a chance to check it out.

Without hesitation, Lin Mo immediately raised his hand and opened the unlocked golden treasure chest.

Somewhat unexpectedly, this huge treasure chest contained only three palm-sized cards.

There is nothing else besides that.

Lin Mo was taken aback for a moment, then immediately began to examine it carefully.

The first one is a material card, which is bright orange all over.

The card features a single drop of golden blood, with no other markings.

"It's actually an epic-quality material card."

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise on his face.

It's important to know that orange-quality material cards are extremely rare and are basically not available on the market.

Lin Mo had been to the Wushan City Card Making Association countless times, but he had never seen any orange material cards for sale.

Of course, it's also possible that his level is too low to access material cards of this quality.

But in any case, it was a pleasant surprise.

With the addition of the material card he obtained from the Little Mermaid, he now has two orange material cards.

After a slight hesitation, Lin Mo immediately probed the material card with his mental energy and obtained the complete information about the material card.

Blood of the Gods and Demons (Orange)

[Type: Material Card]

[Quality: Epic]

[Description: Contains a trace of divine essence in the blood of an ancient divine being, possessing various unpredictable abilities]

"What is a divine abomination? It sounds like it's related to gods!"

Lin Mo's eyes flickered, a look of surprise crossing his face: "Is this material card of such great importance? It's a pity there's only a trace of divine essence remaining, otherwise the quality would probably be even higher."

Then, as if realizing something, his pupils suddenly contracted:

"Could it be... that the man in black was trying to steal this drop of divine blood to strengthen the evil god avatar they summoned?"

Lin Mo's mind raced, and he became increasingly certain of his guess.

Unfortunately, the man in black encountered him.

However, Lin Mo guessed that even with the addition of this drop of divine blood, the evil god's avatar would most likely still be no match for Dean Qin.

After all, this is only of epic quality.

An epic-quality material is not enough for the evil god's clone to span two major realms.

Shaking his head, Lin Mo immediately focused his gaze on the second card.

This is also an orange card.

But unlike any card he had ever seen before,

Its overall texture is somewhere between real and ethereal.

At the center of the card is a constantly changing cloud of light and mist, and deep within the mist, a battlefield can be vaguely seen, with a huge corpse lying on the ground.

Lin Mo picked it up, and a line of text immediately popped into his mind.

The Death of a Divine Evil

[Type: Authority Card]

[Effect: Recreates the scene of the god's death, releasing the corresponding authority within the scene]

[Note: This item can only be used three times. It will be automatically destroyed after three uses.]

"Authority card?"

Lin Mo's pupils contracted slightly.

He had never heard of such a card before.

I've never even heard of it, let alone seen it.

"There are such strange cards?"

Lin Mo suppressed the excitement in his heart and picked up the third card.

"It's a legacy card, and it even uses the legacy crafting method of the authority card I just obtained!"

Lin Mo's eyes lit up instantly.

While an authority card is valuable, the method of making it is even more valuable.

With this Legacy Card, he could theoretically create countless Authority Cards.

Of course, it's not as simple as making regular cards, but having a direction is much better than blindly stumbling around.

"I just don't know the specific production method?"

With a thought, Lin Mo immediately probed the card with his mental energy, and a large amount of information flooded into his mind.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes, a thoughtful expression on his face.

It turns out that this inheritance card was left by a reclusive master from ancient times.

He created the Authority Card.

It also has another name, "Event Card".

It can be anchored to real-world events and sealed away.

You can also add event information yourself, just like when creating summoning cards.

However, the latter is much more difficult.

The unique feature of this authority card is that after use, the target object can be dragged into the event recorded on the authority card, and the inherent primordial authority within the event can be used to suppress the enemy.

For example, if Lin Mo could create a "Yu the Great Tames the Flood" event authority card,

When engaging in combat, one can drag the opponent into the Water Control Illusion, drawing upon overwhelming water elemental power to suppress them.

Extremely perverted

It's somewhat like a combination of a field card and a skill card.

It is said that high-level authority cards can even directly anchor to the core events in mythological narratives and release the corresponding divine authority.

The purpose of making the rules of the world concrete is the origin of "authority".

According to the records in the Heritage Card, creating Authority Cards is actually no different from creating ordinary Summoning Cards.

The key is to choose the right material cards.

First, the main material card must be a field card, otherwise the card creation will fail 100%.

Secondly, the cards used as source material must have certain event characteristics...

Finally, a card maker's mental strength must reach at least the silver level to attempt this.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"This inheritance card is indeed excellent, but its requirements are too high!"

Lin Mo muttered to himself, then his gaze sharpened, a hint of doubt in his eyes:

"But which period does the ancient era mentioned in this inheritance card refer to?"

According to historical records, cards did not appear until the period of the tearing of the sky.

It's only about 500 years old, so how can it be considered ancient?

After thinking it over and over but still not coming up with a solution, Lin Mo had no choice but to put it aside and stop investigating it.

He is currently only at the upper-level Iron rank, and is still far from Silver.

"Take your time, eat one bite at a time."

Lin Mo played with the cards for a while, then put the three cards into the Vajra Bracelet.

He was about to take out all the material cards he had obtained in the rift when he suddenly remembered the diary he had found in the shipwreck.

There was a tadpole-shaped script on it that he had never seen before but could recognize.

"Since authority cards can seal an event within them, could this diary also be made into some kind of special card?"

Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat, and he took out a blank card.

The encapsulation process is underway, preparing to absorb this diary into a blank card.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

A layer of light suddenly appeared on the surface of the diary, which actually bounced away the blank card.

"What's going on?"

Lin Mo was stunned; it was the first time he had ever seen an item that couldn't be sealed.

"What...is this diary?"

Lin Mo frowned slightly, temporarily abandoning the idea of ​​turning it into a material card.

After a moment's thought, he put the diary back into the Vajra Bracelet, then sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice meditation.

……

The next day.

Lin Mo was awakened by a noisy commotion. He glanced at the time and saw that it was already 10 a.m.

He went to bed quite late last night, cultivating until 2 a.m.

That's why I got up a little late today.

After a quick wash, Lin Mo pushed open the door, intending to go to a nearby shop for breakfast, when he was immediately taken aback by the scene before him.

The area around the shop was packed with people.

These people were carrying cameras and microphones; an unsuspecting person might think they were there to welcome a big star.

"Here he comes! The boss is out!"

Someone shouted, and a group of reporters swarmed around him like cats smelling fish, all pointing their microphones at him.

"Mr. Lin, you achieved a high score of 4971, ranking first in this year's Yudu Tianfu District exam. Do you have anything to say about that?"

"Boss Lin, we heard you created a 5S rated card in the theoretical assessment. Could you share your creative process with us?"

"Boss Lin, you got first place in the Yudu Tianfu District exam. Will you still make cards yourself in the future?"

"Boss Lin, when will Card House resume operations? Do you have any plans to open branches?"

……

Problems kept popping up, and Lin Mo felt his head buzzing, as if he were surrounded by a swarm of bees.

He took a deep breath and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace:

"Thank you for your attention. This achievement is inseparable from the cultivation of the college and the guidance of the teachers."

Card House will resume normal operations and release a limited number of cards daily. Please pay attention to the announcements outside the store. In addition, there are no plans to expand the store at the moment.

Thank you everyone.

After saying that, he didn't wait for anyone to ask any more questions and slammed the door shut.

"call!"

Lin Mo leaned against the wall and let out a long sigh. "Isn't this a bit too much? I just got first place, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

As he was pondering this, his phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket.

Lin Mo looked down and saw that it was a call from his homeroom teacher, Yang Suqiu.

"Teacher Yang?"

Lin Mo answered the phone.

"Lin Mo, that's impressive! First place in the Yudu Tianfu District exam!"

A gentle laugh came from the other end of the phone:

"This is the first time in nearly a hundred years that such a thing has happened in Wushan City. When the dean heard the news, he almost jumped up from the ground."

"Good luck, good luck."

Don't give me that crap. Do you think I don't know your skill level?

Yang Suqiu laughed and scolded, then said seriously, "Let's get down to business. The dean wants you to come back to the academy tomorrow. He wants to personally hold an awards ceremony for you, and you will receive a special reward."

Furthermore, the college plans to hang your photo on the wall of honor and also make a large poster to put up at the school gate.

"You're quite the star at the Wushan City Card Making Academy now."

"Huh? They're even putting up posters?"

Lin Merton suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed.

"What, you don't want to? This is an honor that so many students dream of."

Yang Suqiu paused for a moment, then said earnestly, "Lin Mo, your talent in card making has always been noticed by your teacher, but before, you were always gloomy and silent, immersed in your own world, and did not communicate with others."

I'm so glad to see that you've finally cheered up.

Keep it up, you have a long way to go, and Yudu Tianfu is just a new starting point.

Lin Mo was silent for a moment, then nodded seriously: "I understand, Teacher Yang."

Thank you for your continued guidance.

"Alright, alright, stop getting sentimental. Remember to come to the academy on time tomorrow."

Yang Suqiu smiled and hung up the phone.

Lin Mo shook his head with a wry smile. Just as he was about to put his phone away, it rang again.

This time it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, are you Mr. Lin Mo?"

A steady male voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's me. And who are you?"

"I am Zheng, the head of the External Liaison Office of the Wushan City Public Security Bureau."

First of all, congratulations to Mr. Lin on being named the top of the Ten Outstanding Individuals of Yudu Tianfu.

I am contacting you today to formally confirm the matter of the honorary advisor that we discussed before.

The relevant employment contract has been prepared. When are you free? I'll come over and help you complete the formalities.

Lin Mo then remembered that the Public Security Bureau had indeed extended an invitation to him to become an honorary advisor.

However, he later stopped paying attention to it because he had to take the district exam.

Anyway, he's just an honorary advisor, and besides, Yudu Tianfu is starting school in a month.

Even if the police come looking for him, he can use "having to attend class" as an excuse to avoid it.

Upon thinking of this, he immediately said:

"I need to go to the college tomorrow morning, but I should be free in the afternoon."

"Okay, then we'll be waiting for you at your place tomorrow at 2 PM."

By the way, you're still living at Card House at 53 Cuixia Street, right?

"Yes!"

"Okay, by the way, honorary advisors receive a monthly allowance of 20,000 star coins. Although it's not much, it's a token of the Security Bureau's appreciation for you."

Twenty thousand star coins a month isn't much for Lin Mo right now. The Card House's hourly revenue is more than that.

However, the significance of the title of Honorary Advisor cannot be measured in money.

As an official agency, the Public Security Bureau is well-informed and has many secret realms under its jurisdiction, which is of great help to him.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Mo took out some food he had prepared for the journey from the Vajra Bracelet and devoured it in no time.