People in Yu-Gi-Oh! The hyper-converged audience is also integrated

Chapter 197 The First Card Deck is Completed (End)
The "World History of Biantana" is easy to understand. It covers a thousand years of history, including the period of slavery under the control of wild beasts, the period of deterrence using the "Infinite Card Spirit", the period of divine will explosion, the period of civilization reshaping, the period of resistance against the distortion of patterns, the initial appearance of duels, the period of duel exploration, the period of spiritual explosion, the technological explosion, the counterattack of the human race, the period when technological development encountered shackles, and the delicate balance.

Popular science books have no reading threshold; Li Guanqi can finish a book in eight hours.

As for "Medical Physiology," it was a huge blow to his dream of becoming a doctor. He was practically looking things up as he read, and in one or two hours, he could only get through twenty or thirty pages.

I still need to find a tutor; self-study is too slow.

Li Guanqi closed the book, took off his glasses, and entered the Duelist - Li Guanqi state.

It's not that there's any sense of ritual involved; the main concern is that the Duelist Mode might get too carried away and break the glasses. Changing glasses frequently isn't a good thing.

"Dong dong!"

A sudden knocking sounded on the door.

"Mr. Li," came Xi'er's clear voice from outside the door.

[Is that a delivery drone hovering above the courtyard outside your apartment building? Is it your ordered package?]

"A package?" Li Guanqi was taken aback for a moment, then picked up the smartphone next to him, swiped the screen, and a brand new order status notification popped up: [Your order has been delivered, please check].

The order was placed... less than half an hour ago?!

He ordered a batch of card-making materials, thinking of trying to make point cards, and casually placed an order on the Bian Yuelong platform. The delivery speed was incredibly efficient.

“It’s mine! I’m coming right now!” Li Guanqi called out.

He got up, walked out of the bedroom, through the small living room, and into the small courtyard that the apartment had.

Sure enough, a silver-gray multi-rotor drone was hovering a few meters in the air, with a standard black storage box hanging below its fuselage.

Li Guanqi walked to the center of the courtyard, looked up, and raised his left hand, which was wearing the supercomputing ring, as instructed.

The drone sensed the signal and slowly descended. A small camera on its body lit up with a red dot, turned around and aimed at his wrist, and an invisible beam of light swept across the surface of the supercomputing ring.

[Identity verified. Thank you for using Tech Delivery.]

The synthesized electronic voice sounded clearly.

With a soft "click," the mechanical latches beneath the drone released, and the black box fell steadily down.

Li Guanqi quickly reached out and caught it; it was slightly heavy and felt hard.

The drone completed its mission, accelerated its rotors, climbed rapidly, and turned back to fly in the direction it had come from.

Li Guanqi looked down at the black box, his eyes shining, like a child who had finally received a long-awaited toy.

This batch of goods cost him over a million.

He carried the black box and turned back into the house with light steps.

He's finally going to start building his first deck!

"Xi'er—" Li Guanqi turned and called out, and Xi'er quickly entered the room.

"Do you know how to make cards? Could you teach me?"

He had a general understanding that there is a success rate for card making, which means that card making is a craft. It's best to have someone teach you, otherwise the cost of trial and error is not low.

I thought the all-powerful Seele would take over all the tutorials in one go.

She simply smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry."

Currently, artificial intelligence has not yet been able to overcome the challenge of psychic abilities, so Seele cannot create cards.

The process of communicating with spirits, or connecting with 'spirits', can currently only be achieved by humans and legendary 'elves'; neither wild beasts nor AI can do it.

"I see." Li Guanqi nodded dejectedly.

Seele bent down and left, giving a playful smile before she went: 【Friendly Reminder】

Making cards privately is illegal.

The pattern is a core necessity for card production. It is kept separately by the four corners of the alliance. To print a card, you have to take the materials to a designated location and pay the pattern fee. The alliance provides the pattern, and the pattern memory is erased by the machine afterward.

Making cards privately and trading patterns both violate the relevant provisions of the Union Act regarding pattern protection.

"Uh—" Li Guanqi turned his head away guiltily and said in a low voice, "I, I will be careful."

My heart was filled with the image of a thousand horses galloping.

Your boss personally provided the design, and then you turn around and tell me, 'Oh dear—making cards privately is illegal.'

"I'm sorry——"

Entrapment, is it? And Wang Shou himself cast the rod!

Li Guanqi muttered to himself as he opened his phone, searched for the card-making process, and clicked on the guide, which contained card-making tips written by some netizens.

If no one teaches you, you'll have to learn it on your own.

Trust the netizens!

"Card making ultimately boils down to three steps," explained a netizen named "[I am a Card Making Master]".

"Sensing Qi, Connecting with Spirits, Sealing."

After reading the entire article, Li Guanqi found these card-making tips to be like putting an elephant in a refrigerator – a wonderful feeling.

How do you put an elephant in a refrigerator? It's very simple, just three steps: open the refrigerator, put the elephant in the refrigerator, and close the refrigerator.

The card production process is also very simple.

Sensing Qi is simply putting your own Qi into a blank card; channeling is meditation; sealing is drawing patterns on a blank card. It sounds incredibly simple—it's just drawing, right?

A popular comment stated, "You didn't mention anything about the difficulty of summoning spirits or the cost of the 'Ina' (a type of energy).

The three necessary items for card making are: a blank card to hold the item, a pattern for the item with special properties, and an energy item called "Yi Na". Since summoning spirits is quite difficult, you also need auxiliary materials such as elemental beads and environmental fields.

Li Guanqi took out a blank card of ordinary level, ready to try it out first.

Blank cards are also divided into common, precious, rare, and extraordinary levels. The higher the grade of the blank card, the more energy it can hold.

A standard blank card costs only 300, which isn't expensive; you can use it to try things out.

After making up his mind, he turned on his computer, found the saved pattern, selected an Nvidia graphics card called "Hell Graveyard Creeper," and enlarged the pattern to place it in the center of the screen.

"Sensing Qi." Li Guanqi picked up the blank card and tried to inject the yin energy in his body into the blank card like pouring water.

The blank card will light up slowly, which is a sign that the Qi sensing was successful.

Normally, even a three-year-old like Biantana could do this step; the difficult part is the last two steps.

The communication and sealing are carried out simultaneously. Sealing refers to the process of drawing patterns. The entire process requires sensing and connecting with the spirit, and the connection cannot be interrupted for more than three seconds. If the connection is interrupted for more than three seconds, the energy will dissipate rapidly.

Li Guanqi took a deep breath, his gaze shifting back and forth between the magnified [Hell Graveyard Creeper] pattern on the computer screen and the blank card in his hand. He extended his index finger, the tip hovering above the smooth card surface, preparing to begin this "simple" third step—the sealing.

As his fingertips touched the card, a faint trace of ethereal energy, following his will, began to outline the first line on the card.

"Stay calm, stay calm..." Li Guanqi silently chanted in his heart. This feeling was much more delicate than he had imagined. Not only did he have to draw accurately, but he also had to control the stability of the output of the card. If there was any fluctuation, the light on the card would flicker erratically.

Fortunately, he is a surgeon, so he has some talent.

His hands don't shake, unlike some people who want to make cards for cats.

When I had drawn about half of the lines, I suddenly felt a strange movement in my palm.

Seven or eight warm currents of air moved across my palm without warning, subtle and chaotic, yet carrying an inexplicable attraction, like rolling dice.

Is this what "spiritual communication" is?
Li Guanqi quickly recalled the casual description given by the netizen "Xumiyuan Card Making Master"—grasp the right one among those hot currents.

That's easier said than done!
Li Guanqi felt like his brain was about to split apart. His left hand had to output a steady stream of energy, his right hand had to meticulously draw intricate patterns, his eyes had to constantly monitor the patterns on the screen, and now he also had to divert his attention to sense the slippery, indistinguishable "heat" in his palm, trying to find the "spirit" that represented the "crawler of the Hell Graveyard".

This is practically asking someone to pedal a unicycle while juggling three balls and doing mental calculus at the same time!

"Ah~ a zombie~ which one are you?" He tried to concentrate, attempting to discern the subtle differences between the several streams of heat.

They all felt pretty much the same, carrying a chilling, chaotic aura.

"Never mind... I'll just guess..." Fine beads of sweat appeared on Li Guanqi's forehead. He felt a warm current seem to be "wriggling" more? He tried to capture it with his mind, but in that moment of distraction—

"Snap!" A crisp cracking sound rang out, like a cold slap.

Li Guanqi abruptly withdrew his hand, only to find that the blank card in his palm had shattered into several dull fragments that had fallen onto the table.

He stared blankly at the shards on the table, a helpless smile tugging at the corner of his mouth: "Three hundred yuan, not a loss to make a sound."

Sure enough, if you can believe what netizens say, pigs can fly.

Three simple steps.

"To draw while looking at the pattern, maintain your sense of qi, and also be distracted by spiritual communication... how skilled must you be?" Li Guanqi picked up a fragment, rubbed it between his fingers, and felt its icy touch.

It seems that I must first memorize the patterns so thoroughly that I can draw them even with my eyes closed.

Yes, you need to memorize the images.

As for psychic abilities... those few indistinguishable streams of heat left him with lingering fear.

It seems we can't skip the elemental beads.

The essence of spirit communication is like finding a needle in a haystack among a vast number of "spirits." Drawing patterns can narrow down the scope, but it will still filter out several similar ones. If you crush an elemental bead of the corresponding attribute and race, such as a dark attribute demon bead, you can filter out irrelevant "spirit flows" to a great extent, leaving only one or two closest targets, greatly reducing the difficulty of selection.

“Dark attribute demon elemental orbs…” Li Guanqi opened the Magic Card Exchange and glanced at the price, his cheek twitching slightly.

One of them costs five or six hundred, twice as expensive as an N-level blank card. Unlike blank cards, which are produced in large quantities, elemental beads come in over a hundred varieties, and their prices are affected by supply and demand.

Dark-attribute demons are in high demand and therefore command high prices.

For items like those from the Murloc and Sea Dragon factions, often no one wants them even if they're given away for free, unless someone wins a championship with a Murloc deck and then promotes it, in which case the price of Murloc items might rise.

"What a waste of money..." he couldn't help but mutter, remembering the more than one million he had just spent.

The path of card production is not only technically demanding, but also a bottomless pit.

N-level blank cards can be played around with carelessly, but a UR-level blank card costs 100,000, which is not worth the risk. No wonder it is said that ordinary people's decks do not have any extraordinary cards. Including the cost of the runes, an extraordinary card costs at least several hundred thousand, and even more than that is not worth mentioning.

Li Guanqi looked down at the supercomputing ring to check the argon consumption.

This test consumed over 1400 points. The Nvidia card didn't seem to consume much; its affinity was over 4 points, and it recovered about 50 points per minute, so it could be fully replenished in 20 to 30 minutes.

My online friends lied to me again!
Didn't they say Nvidia cards only cost four or five hundred points?

"Is it because of these playing cards?"

Normal people use the League's pattern when printing cards, but he uses the pattern from playing cards. Li Guanqi felt there was a difference between the two.

Afterwards, with his guess still in mind, he tried a few more pictures.

They then inquired about the energy consumption of AI card production and finally came to the conclusion that the energy consumption of the card pattern is different from that of the league pattern.

A netizen might lie, but not all of them; AI is even less likely to lie to him.

"That's it, we're doomed." Li Guanqi felt utterly hopeless.

Online sources say that the Super Card consumes between 10,000 and 20,000 points. Without a doubt, the card pattern alone would require 60,000 to 70,000 points. He only has a little over 5,000 points in total, and he recovers 50 points per minute. That won't work; even if he squeezes them dry, it won't be enough. Buying the Ethanol recovery potion is very expensive, and it might even lead to drug resistance.

But it doesn't matter!

He has a bold solution regarding energy—

The all-powerful hyper-convergence!

If one can integrate one's inner voice, memories, and soul, there's no reason why one can't integrate with one's environment.

Dude, you've been frantically investing when you weren't asked to, now's your chance to step in!

I wonder how many units of the environment can be integrated by consuming 1,000 points of indicator energy.

He wanted to test the ratio, but it couldn't withstand the test right now. The current indicator energy was just enough for one indicator, and the second indicator was less than one percent charged. He needed to confirm the function of the indicators before testing.

"Open the door!" Li Guanqi raised his hand and called out softly.

A strange wooden door suddenly appeared. The Unbounded Domain is open from 9 pm to 9 am the next day. How long one can stay inside depends on the permission settings of each node for its administrators.

Li Guanqi stepped through the wooden door, and immediately felt a strange sensation under his feet, as if he were stepping on a huge and elastic gel, sinking slightly yet supporting him stably.

All around was the vast, bottomless darkness, and beneath his feet lay a black body of water that would never sink. Only the eerie, rotating moon hung overhead, casting the sole light source.

This was his second time visiting the Uncharted Territory, and the profound silence that permeated his very being was still eerily vast.

However, he has a special connection with Chronicles.

Following his senses, Li Guanqi soon saw the ancient tree. Unlike the withered scene he had seen before, the ancient tree in front of him had been reborn. Its branches and trunks were glistening with a lustrous sheen, and its leaves had become fuller and greener.

It seems that the energy of the indicator directly affects the vitality of the ancient tree.

Li Guanqi stretched his limbs, looked up at the towering tree trunk, estimated to be over fifteen meters in diameter and its height to be incalculable, probably several hundred meters.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he took a deep breath and began his climbing journey with a sense of helplessness.

After nearly half an hour of arduous climbing, he finally reached the height of the first marker, a huge fruit hanging on a thick branch, about the size of a small room, radiating a soft yet bright light, its interior already full of energy.

Li Guanqi, panting heavily, approached the glowing fruit. He reached out and gently touched the fruit's smooth, warm shell.

The next moment, the gravity suddenly intensified, sucking him in completely.

The room was a pure space of light. Then, a stream of information rushed into his mind, clear, direct, and devoid of any emotional coloring, explained in just one sentence.

[Remove one Chronicle Counter to activate, placing a demon in the vacuum tube]

"Put a demon in a vacuum tube?" Li Guanqi stood in the light, his brows gradually furrowing.

This description is far too... conceptual.

What is the definition of a demon?

"I've done so many bad things, don't I count myself?"

"What's a vacuum tube? Isn't that a reference to our Hellfire machine?"

What would happen if it were placed in a vacuum tube? How long could it be kept closed?

In the 'Card Story', the Divine Star Tree has eleven fulcrums, each a vacuum tube containing a kind of hellfire machine symbolizing a certain evil.

As always, Chronicles did not respond.

This ability sounds like it has a lot of room for maneuver, as it can imprison both enemies and friendly forces, and it can be used for both offense and defense. However, the description is too vague and the cost is high, as it consumes a hard-won indicator.

On the surface, it seems like you only need to grind for two days to get a marker, but in reality, the intensity of the duels during these two days is extremely high. Normally, duels are based on five categories: burden, achievement, influence, emotion, and unreplicability. At most, you can get a high rating for the unreplicability category with the Earth Ringing Card.

"It doesn't seem to have a very forceful effect." Li Guanqi stroked his chin, lost in thought.

He was also thinking about simple and straightforward abilities like time stop, teleportation, or transformation, so he would have a trump card.

The phrase "placing a demon in a vacuum tube" sounds like a trump card, but it's a bit abstract. He's more concerned about whether he counts as a "demon" and usually plays a lot of demon-type decks.

After much deliberation, the "vacuum tube" capability sounded far-fetched, but the most practical solution at the moment was to address the issue of card production energy consumption.

Li Guanqi no longer hesitated and decided to test the effect of hyperfusion.

He returned to his room, found an inconspicuous metal disc in the corner, and placed his palm on the cool metal surface, quickly clearing the acetylene from his body through sensing the qi.

Very good, it's clean enough.

Li Guanqi shook his slightly numb hands, straightened up, took a deep breath, and silently recited in his mind.

"Hyperfusion!"

"start up!"

In an instant, he felt himself become the center of an invisible vortex. The omnipresent environmental elements in the room, and even outside the walls, which he could only slowly absorb on ordinary days, now seemed to be under some kind of forced summons, rushing madly towards him.

The process was incredibly fast, with almost no delay.

In less than a second, the acetylene in my body reached saturation, the forced absorption stopped abruptly, and a familiar voice rang in my mind.

[The energy consumption of this indicator is...]

【50 points】

"One hundred to one, not bad," Li Guanqi muttered to himself, a smile playing on his lips.

He quickly calculated that even if a supernatural card required as much as 60,000 to 70,000, or even 100,000 points of energy, it would only require about 1,000 points of energy as an indicator.

A complete deck, with a maximum of twenty extraordinary cards, consumes around 20,000 counter energy.

"Dry!"

Li Guanqi clenched his fist, his eyes hardening completely.

Vacuum tubes and demons, put those aside for now!
Let's get the deck sorted out first! With the Hyper Polymerization card, which is like a "human-shaped self-powered charger," Enna is no longer a bottleneck limiting his card creation.

For the next few days, Li Guanqi began a life of going back and forth between two points.

I spend my mornings and afternoons studying diligently in the library, preparing for exams. In the evenings, I come back to make exam cards and occasionally go online to play a couple of games.

Seven days later, at 10 a.m., three hours before the examination by the Bureau of Spirit Control.

"Ah—it's done!" Li Guanqi raised his hands in celebration.

After consuming over two million materials, he finally created his first magic card deck – [King of Magic, Ubel] (slightly crippled).

The total energy consumption was 35,000 indicator points, which was higher than expected.

However, he also understood why the energy consumption was so much higher than what was said online.

Normally, when you go to the alliance to have cards made, the printed cards are blank and have spiritual properties.

The first card made from the patterns of playing cards will inherit the spirituality within it!
Theoretically speaking.

As long as there's enough energy, epic cards and those red-light cards can be printed directly!
Unfortunately—it consumed too much energy.

Li Guanqi tested his only epic card, [Crimson Dragon], and estimated it would cost five to six million points of energy, which would amount to fifty to sixty thousand points of counter energy.

As for those two 'red light cards' [Tiera] and [True Crimson Supernova Dragon]...

The consumption is like a black hole; even if you throw in tens of thousands of points of nitro, not a single wisp of smoke comes out.

But it doesn't matter!

Duelists who have been persecuted by the 'banned card list' for years can't play a game unless their decks are crippled.

"Let's go!" Li Guanqi pushed open the door, facing the sunlight, and began a brand new life.

(End of this chapter)