Elemental Card King.

Chapter 104 The Power of Ten, A New Journey
"How did you know my nephew just won the provincial championship? That's right, the highly prestigious national middle school card game competition," Tong Ruisong said, beaming.

"Who asked you again?" The engineering department staff almost rolled their eyes, having heard this news countless times throughout the day.

Whether it's during meetings in various departments, when he's on the phone in his office, or when we're eating together in the company cafeteria, you can practically hear him talking about this all the time.

What's even more infuriating is that, seemingly to enhance their persuasiveness, a group photo was hung in Tong Ruisong's office.

They're really trying every possible way to show off.

However, it must be said that this provincial competition champion from Qingyun Province is indeed very convincing and prestigious.

This alone makes him far more promising than any of you here.

If we can also get into the top three in the national competition, then it will truly be a case of one person achieving success and all their relatives and friends benefiting.

No matter how.

Su Chen's uncle, Tong Ruisong, could be said to have had a great time and felt very satisfied in the past day or two.

Aunt Yun Shuting had mixed feelings.

I am happy that my nephew has made something of himself.

My worry is that my daughter has gone on a long trip.

Under Su Chen's persuasion, she put aside her concerns about the dangers of going to the Spirit Rhyme Plane, but she still complained about Tong Li's preemptive action.

My uncle, on the contrary, took it all in stride.

"Anyway, she used to come back once a month when she was in college, so I can always see her after two months."

And the other side.

Su Chen's return to campus caused a brief sensation, but things calmed down in less than a morning.

The three students from No. 1 Middle School all achieved remarkable results in the practical competition. Su Chen won the special prize, Xiao Tingting won a second prize, and Xu Zigui won a third prize.

If we include Huang Haoliang's first prize in the math and physics competition, he has won almost every award category.

After school in the afternoon, Su Chen made a special trip to visit Teacher Yu Dong.

"No need for such formalities of gratitude." Yu Dong was surprised that Su Chen had even given him a massage device as a gift.

Just by looking at the packaging, you can tell it's not cheap.

And this gift was quite thoughtful.

He often got up to massage his back to relieve fatigue, which the other party probably remembered.

In this regard.

Teacher Yu Dong sighed and said, "Helping you is also helping myself. At first, I also had ulterior motives. You don't need to be so generous. Besides, everything you deserve is rightfully yours. Your performance has completely exceeded my expectations."

He seemed somewhat moved and went on to explain the background and consequences.

As the homeroom teacher recounted the story, Su Chen quickly learned about the choices and dilemmas faced by a middle-aged man against the backdrop of the rise of the private Yucai High School in recent years.

Family conflicts and years of stagnation had completely worn down his willpower.

"So when I went to the principal's office to stand up for myself, it was more about proving myself right," Teacher Yu Dong sighed.

Faced with the homeroom teacher's frank confession, Su Chen didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

The so-called sage judges by actions, not by intentions.

The other party's insightful choice of the Sun Observation Method for him was indeed a great help.

After several unsuccessful attempts to decline, Teacher Yu Dong finally accepted this gift.

"Keep up the good work! If you get into the top three in the national competition, I'm sure I can get a provincial gold medal teacher award next year," Teacher Yu Dong said with a smile.

"I will try my best," Su Chen nodded in response.

After exchanging pleasantries, he left.

Interestingly, when Su Chen returned home, he received a text message from Teacher He Yun.

To be precise, she relayed the contents of a handwritten letter from an elderly man.

"Young friend Su Chen, it is as if we are meeting in person upon reading this letter."

"I was delighted to hear the news of your victory under the clear sunshine the day before yesterday. You did not disappoint the city association's support; in fact, the entire association and Donghua City are proud of you."

"Don't forget, cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind."

"Your new journey has just begun. Don't lose your ambition because of momentary high spirits. Finally, lead your seven teammates to continue your sprint toward the national competition."

The entire text message was written in strong, powerful characters, with a touch of composure in its strokes.

Undoubtedly, this was handwritten by Mr. Qian from the Logistics Management Department of the Municipal Association.

Upon reaching the end, Su Chen smiled.

The "seven-man strength" meme seems destined to stay. However...
That's a thing of the past.

He should be consuming ten times the resources now, which would require the combined efforts of at least ten people.

With that in mind, he specifically asked Teacher He Yun to convey that he would continue to move forward with the strength of the new ten people.

night.

Su Chen put on the newly purchased head-mounted display and activated the mental power detection function.

In theory, this new device can reduce the detection error to within 0.2 ohms.

soon.

He learned the outcome.

"279.6 is possible."

The threshold for advancing to intermediate card master is 250 energy. After successfully advancing, Su Chen also successfully contracted a three-star purple card.

The spiritual rewards it offers far surpass what the original one-star contract cards could offer.

Furthermore, when using Samsung material cards for hacking and enhancement, the rewards given each time have increased to over 2.

"There are still 12 spiritual and spatial material cards that have not been fully used, and some of them need to be scheduled to be solved."

These material cards are naturally the spoils of the Jadeite Realm.

Xiao Ling, standing to the side, was even absorbing the metallic materials she had obtained through the exchange.

This absorption process certainly doesn't involve biting with your mouth. Well, it doesn't seem impossible.

At this moment, Xiaoling sat upright on the cat-webbed sofa, her delicate little face quite serious. She held a gold ingot in her hands and frantically absorbed the gold element energy within it by using her 'Gold Source Absorption' ability.

According to Su Chen's estimate, it would take at least three more days of free time to completely devour it.

of course.

In his trinity plan for Xiao Ling, at least the true weapon-wielding characteristic, forging a true spirit weapon with one's own soul, can only be implemented at the advanced card master stage.

During this period, let Xiaoling practice and master the use of various weapon forms.

As for truly multi-element effects that don't rely on the elemental synergy feature, it's probably only possible to achieve even one or two at the elite card master level.

Every concept and blueprint takes a long time to implement.

"There will be a period of rapid growth in mental strength next."

Su Chen currently only possesses two three-star purple cards: the Summoning Card of the Demon Spirit and the Elemental Field Effect Card.

The remaining Guardian Cards, Elemental Beast Spirit Cards, and Elemental Magic Weapon Cards all have the potential to be upgraded to three-star blue or purple cards. Continuous meditation enhancement is enough to bring his spiritual growth to a rapid burst period.

Ten times the resources, ten times the growth – this is perhaps what is meant by the power of ten people.

"This is the only wave."

Intermediate card players can only use three-star cards in the early and mid-game, and only after reaching 600 points will there be a slight chance of advancing to four-star cards.

The increase in strength during this period quickly reached its peak.

Therefore, in previous national competitions, all of whom were at the intermediate level of card master, they would focus on understanding the basics of external magic and improving the strength of their mental combat skills.

You need at least a proficiency stage to get through it.

"The national competition will be held in mid-March next year, which is at least four months away. If I work harder during this time, it should be enough for me to master the Sun Observation Method."

The good news is that Su Chen is continuously using the Holy Radiance Heart to assist him in cultivating the Sun Observation Method.

The time required to copy the three paintings in their entirety can now be reduced by about 30%.

Without the assistance of divine aids, the total time used was over 2 hours and 10 minutes, but now it has been reduced to about 1 hour and 31 minutes.

The increased efficiency was enough to allow Su Chen to accelerate his cultivation every day.

Also.

The first round of provincial team training will be held in a week. The relevant documents have been sent to Su Chen's email address. In addition, the city association has also forwarded the notification.

The first round of training lasted for five days, with travel expenses, accommodation fees, and meal subsidies all at extremely high levels. In addition, 3 Alliance Coins were distributed as a stipend for each day of training.

"That's impressive!"

First-class flights with meditation rooms, luxurious executive single rooms in five-star hotels, and top-notch dining standards that have won the Gold Inlaid Jade Five-Star rating.

After one round of training, 15 Alliance Coins will be credited to your account.

This provincial association certainly has a much more imposing and grand style.

(End of this chapter)