abnormal mutation

Chapter 126 Repairing the One-Cost Card Pool

Now that everything is ready, Roland is only one step away from advancing to Sequence 8. He has decided to hold back all kinds of resources for now and upgrade them after advancing.

After advancing, he should be able to withstand more abnormal mutations, and those useless magical items can become stepping stones for his progress.

As it approached midnight, he pulled the workers up to earn a wave of spiritual energy, with the total amount of spiritual glimmers exceeding 1500 and extraordinary qualities exceeding 80 units.

'It's time to recruit some more pieces!'

He currently only has three synergies: Ironblood Conqueror, Sniper God, and Enforcer, each at Bronze level, which is already a considerable improvement.

The Ironblood Conqueror buff, which increases attack power and spell power by about 22%, provides a significant boost to Shar and Drake.

When the Bronze synergy is completed, an additional [War Chest] phantom will appear on the board. Now, in Roland's room, as long as Charles or Drake kills an Extraordinary, one stack of [Conquest] will be accumulated.

There are only 4 floors left, 6 floors away from opening the first [War Chest].

He remembered that the 35th floor would reward a 2-star, 2-cost card. He wondered how powerful it would be and was quite looking forward to it.

The Twin Cities version seems to have fourteen one-cost pieces. Assuming they are not duplicates, you only need to draw ten more to collect them all.

With the current reserves in the energy pool, it is more than enough.

Roland took a deep breath and decided to launch an unprecedented large-scale roster call-up. Even if they couldn't play, staying on the bench wouldn't be a loss.

"Recruit ten one-cost chess pieces!"

The chessboard trembled, and countless spiritual glimmers and extraordinary qualities surged from the energy pool, flying, merging, and intertwining in the air above the tavern hall, transforming into ten phantom cards as tall as a person.

It consumed a total of 1000 spiritual glimmers and 21 units of extraordinary qualities.

Several hours passed, and the image on the card gradually became clear.

'Sure enough, there were no duplicates.' The ten cards were all different, and the characters on them were very familiar.

The so-called card drawing should be the process of building a card pool. In the early stages, there should be no repetition. The downside is that the cards can only grow on their own, and the possibility of advancing is extremely low.

The advantage is that it allows you to quickly assemble synergies, and later on you should be able to specifically purchase a particular piece to focus on upgrading.

Roland calmed his thoughts, gently beckoned, and ten cards fell in front of him one by one, with text slowly appearing on them, and related information gradually entered his mind.

The Alchemist Baron: Singit

Amumu, the Mummy of Sorrow

[Troll King: Hedl]

[Family member: Baobao]

[Family Member: Wei Aolai]

[Messenger of Sorrow: Vigusa]

Darius, the Hand of Noxus

【The Rise of Thorns: Jenny】

Lux: Lacus

[Fallen Angel: Dinah]

The scene was breathtaking, and Roland couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Xia Er and his companions stood in the open corridor on the second floor, overlooking the magnificent scene in the hall, their eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation. The next moment, portals appeared simultaneously on ten cards, and ten chess pieces of different shapes and sizes emerged. This time, they were not all humanoid; each had its own unique characteristics.

A bio-engineered monster carrying a purple jar, a robot less than a meter tall, a three-meter-tall one-eyed troll, a blue-haired girl holding a mechanical monkey toy, and a red-haired problem girl wearing steel gauntlets.
A short, strangely-looking alien race; a Predator wielding a giant axe; a mutated female creature covered in leaves and thorns but with a hot body; and a beautiful and youthful magic academy girl.
And a mature, witch-like woman with wings on her back, white hair and red eyes, a sexy figure, and a cold demeanor.

“Master…” A group of people bowed to Roland in the middle, their expressions varied, but their attitude was respectful.

Roland responded to each of them, and after inviting them to sit down, he spoke with each of them individually, trying to understand each person's temperament and abilities.

That's how it is with concentrated summoning; there's a lack of time for familiarization. He only hopes that these pieces can gradually get along, understand each other, and avoid conflicts as much as possible.

Charles and his companions came downstairs one after another, offering each new friend a glass of wine.

Perhaps their earliest memories were all related to Roland, so there were no obstacles in their conversation, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Comparatively speaking, people with similar bonds are attracted to each other and are indeed easier to get along with and have better chemistry. For example, Ciel, Drake, and Delos ended up sitting together without even realizing it.

Bao Bao and Wei Aolai behaved relatively normally. After all, they were not the original owners in the background story, so their fates were not as tortuous, and they both had lively personalities.

After chatting for a while, Charles assigned rooms to everyone, but most people weren't tired and chose to continue drinking, playing cards, and chatting in the lobby.

Roland returned to his room on the top floor alone, feeling a surge of excitement. Just as all the pieces appeared, the chessboard conveyed a message to him:
The 1-cost card pool in the Battle of Two Cities has been fixed!
He can then designate a specific piece to draw. Repeated pieces will not result in a new player; instead, the power will be added to the first piece, helping it advance quickly.

For example, he could buy two more Glory Executioner cards to upgrade Drake to two stars!
'That's more like it.'

…………

The next morning.

In the hotel lobby, Evan and his companions, with dark circles under their eyes and constantly yawning, had several quilts spread on the carpet, with a money box covering them.

Roland saw this scene as soon as he stepped out of the bedroom, and shook his head with a wry smile.

Needless to say, it was the first time the boys had seen so much money. They were excited, thrilled, and nervous all at once. They tossed and turned, clutching the money box, and probably didn't sleep much all night.

Upon seeing Roland, Evan quickly handed him the money box, saying, "Big brother, please let Brother Drake keep it safe. We... are in a panic."

Roland smiled and took it from her: "Have you counted them all?"

“A total of 16852 German dollars and 72 cents, mostly small change, plus eleven gems and twenty-nine wallets,” Evan said fluently. They had counted them many times without needing to recall or record them.

"Not bad." Roland nodded slightly.

It wasn't as much as expected, but that's normal. These kinds of shops do low-end business; without him as a big customer, their working capital probably wouldn't even reach 10,000 yuan.

Opening the cash box, the banknotes were neatly arranged, each in a separate wallet according to its denomination. The coins were in a separate, heavy, and large bag, probably containing several hundred German dollars.

He handed the money bag to Evan: "These are for your pocket money. Keep a few of those wallets if you need them, and give the rest to Leongard to sell. The money is yours too."

Buy some nice clothes, buy a suitcase, pack everything, and I'm leaving tomorrow.

"Ah, okay." Evan hesitated for a moment, then readily accepted it. He understood his older brother's temperament and decided not to waste any more time.

“From now on, Leongard will teach you some extraordinary common sense. More professional teachers will need to be found in Almosid. There will be huge changes coming, so be prepared.” Roland smiled, but his eyes were very serious.

"We... are going to become extraordinary beings?" The group stammered, their expressions filled with surprise and joy.

“Not just that,” Roland said meaningfully.

Since we are pushing everything into the unknown, in addition to inflicting irreversible destruction on the enemy, it is equally important to help those around us break free from predetermined paths and give them infinite possibilities.

(End of this chapter)