My monster cards can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 87 Dual Summoning (2/6)

The cold system notification echoed in his mind, and Xiu Qi felt a warm current surge from his chest to his limbs and bones, eventually flowing into his brain.

That was a substantial increase in mental strength.

He closed his eyes and could clearly feel the expansion of his sea of ​​consciousness—the mental energy capacity, originally the size of a pond, had now expanded by an angle.

Perception becomes more acute, and the mental connection to summoned creatures becomes smoother.

"A two-star card maker..." Xiu Qi clenched his fist. "I can summon two cards at the same time now."

The number of summon slots has increased from one to two?

This means that he can now summon two monster cards at the same time to fight!

In previous battles, he could only summon one ally at a time, which limited his tactical options.

But now, that restriction has been broken.

Imagine this: Ado crushes the enemy head-on, while the princess and her avatar launch a surprise attack from the flanks, and if you add the illusionary interference of the [Bird Poet]...

...With such a combination, combat power will increase exponentially!

Xiu Qi took a deep breath to calm his excited emotions.

He looked at the remaining cards on the table. There were 17 one-star cards left, including three high-quality (green) goblin cards.

The three premium cards glowed with a soft green light under the moonlight, and the goblin images on the cards were ferocious and powerful.

Xiuqi carefully compared the attributes of the three cards. Although all three cards were one-star premium cards, none of them had awakened a talent skill like "Princess," and their attributes were slightly different.

The first card comes from a goblin wielding a battle axe, with the highest strength attribute.

The second card comes from a goblin wielding a sword and shield, and has the highest overall stats.

The third card comes from a goblin wielding a spiked mace, and has the highest constitution attribute.

"I choose sword and shield," Xiuqi decided.

In the team, Hodor is already a top-tier defender and a powerhouse, the princess is an agile assassin, and Link is a ranged support.

What he needs are more diverse tactical options, and a sword and shield goblin warrior with excellent overall attributes might be a versatile asset to the team.

He set the Goblin card with the highest overall attributes as his main card, and sacrificed three Timber Wolf cards and one Goblin card as secondary cards.

[Strengthen cards? Main card (Goblin Warrior), 4 side cards.]

【confirm!】

Four beams of white light merged into the main card, and the Goblin card began to change.

The goblin on the card has become more imposing, with bulging muscles and a longsword whose blade gleams with a cold light.

The green border of the card changes, gradually turning into dark purple.

When the light faded, what appeared before Xiuqi was a purple card—a color deeper than fine green, but not quite deep purple.

[Enhancement successful!]

The monster card [Goblin Warrior] has been upgraded!

Current quality: Rare (purple)

Attribute boosts: Strength +2, Agility +1, Constitution +2

Max, the fearless goblin warrior

[Type: Summoning Card]

[Rank: One Star]

[Quality: Rare (Purple)]

【属性：力量10、敏捷9、体质10、智力6、感知5、魅力4】

[Skills: Longsword Mastery +3, Shield Mastery +3]

[Senses: Dark vision 60 feet, passive perception 10]

"Although no new traits were awakened, the attribute improvement was significant."

"10 points of strength, 9 points of agility, and 10 points of constitution," he swallowed hard. "These are clearly the attributes of a goblin bear!"

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"And with 6 points in Intelligence, it absolutely crushes the goblin bear. Apart from having slightly weaker perception, it has no weaknesses!" Xiuqi commented.

He carefully put away the enhanced Goblin Warrior card.

His current main card lineup is:

Two-star rare (blue) [Bird Poet] (Currently unavailable for summoning)

Two-Star Premium (Green) [Princess Alice]

One-Star Rare (Purple) [Fearless Goblin Warrior]

Support Cards:

Eight one-star common white cards (Goblins) and two one-star premium cards (Goblins).

"When my intelligence breaks through to 9 points and I can summon the Bird Poet, my combat power will experience another leap forward," Xiu Qi thought to himself.

He carefully put all the cards away and lay down on the bed.

Moonlight streamed through the window, casting silvery patches on the floor. Ado's snores were even and deep, like a reassuring rhythm.

Xiuqi closed his eyes, and the rare meditation stone on his chest began to operate.

The gentle spiritual energy surged into his sea of ​​consciousness like a tide, nourishing his spiritual power and subtly enhancing his intelligence.

An intelligence score of 8 is the entry-level requirement for a mage apprentice.

A score of 9 in Intelligence will be a qualitative leap.

At the Royal Academy of Solmar, an intelligence score of 8 is barely passing.

Those true geniuses, such as Mu, the top student in the Star and Moon Class, had an IQ of 12 when they entered the school.

Even with a 98% affinity for the Protective School, Xiuqi often learns slowly due to his low intelligence.

But the rare meditation stone changed everything.

150 points of psionic energy mean a three-fold increase in meditation efficiency. Progress that used to take four months can now be achieved in just one month.

More importantly, Xiu Qi could sense that the critical point for a breakthrough was just around the corner.

"Two days..." Xiu Qi thought to himself, "That should be enough."

Time slipped away quietly in deep meditation.

The next morning, Xiuqi woke up early.

Ado was already awake and sitting by the window, looking out at the street through the glass. The ogre moved very quietly, as if afraid of waking Xiuqi.

"Good morning, Ado!" Xiuqi sat up.

Ado turned his head, making a pleasant gurgling sound in his throat.

The two went downstairs for breakfast and then set off for the orchard.

The mornings in Summertown were exceptionally quiet. There were only a few pedestrians on the streets, smoke rose from the chimneys of bakeries, and the air was filled with the aroma of freshly baked bread.

When the wooden house in the orchard came into view, Ado quickened his pace noticeably.

Grandma Masha was hanging clothes out to dry in front of her house when she saw Xiuqi and Ado. She paused for a moment, then a bright smile spread across her face.

"Ado! Mr. Xiuqi!" The old man hurried to greet him.

Ado crouched down, his huge hand gently grasping Granny Masha's hand, a soft whimper escaping his throat, like a young animal returning home.

"Good child, good child..." Grandma Masha stroked Ado's rough cheeks, tears welling in her eyes. "You've grown up and become stronger."

She looked at Ado's robes, chainmail, and weapons, and nodded approvingly: "This outfit suits him very well. Mr. Hugh, thank you for taking care of Ado."

"It's because Ado is excellent," Xiuqi said earnestly. "It made a great contribution in yesterday's battle."

Grandma Martha's smile grew even brighter. She pulled the two of them into the house and brought out her treasured honey cookies and flower tea to serve them.

After spending a pleasant morning in the orchard, Hugh left Ado to keep Granny Masha company while he returned to the Traveler's Rest Area.

He will devote the next two days to meditation.

The door to the room was closed, and the curtains were drawn on the windows.

Xiuqi sat cross-legged on the bed, his hands naturally placed on his knees, palms facing upwards.

He closed his eyes and regulated his breathing.

Inhale, three short breaths followed by one long breath.

Exhale slowly and deeply.

The rare meditation stone on his chest began to operate at full power.

The gentle spiritual energy flowed into my chest like warm spring water, climbed up my spine, and finally gathered in my brain.

Xiuqi could clearly sense the changes in his sea of ​​consciousness.

If his sea of ​​consciousness was like a small pond before, now, nourished by the rare meditation stone, this pond is expanding and deepening, evolving into a lake.

Psychic energy, like a gentle drizzle, nourishes every inch of consciousness.

Xiuqi's thinking speed began to increase.

The memories of the past became clearer: the scene of learning swordsmanship at the Shire Manor when he was a child, and every word that man said when he was instructing him.

Every line of those obscure books I read in the Arcane Academy library resurfaced.

And the battles in the grey forest, the angle of every sword swing, the timing of every spell cast—these memories are no longer simple replays, but are analyzed, disassembled, and reassembled.

He saw the flaws in his swordsmanship, the inefficient points in the construction of his spell model, and the decisions in the battle that could be improved.

Time passed in deep meditation.

On the first day, aside from necessary meals and rest, Xiuqi spent all his time meditating.

The rare meditation stone enabled him to achieve astonishing levels of meditation efficiency. With each breath, he could feel his sea of ​​consciousness expanding.

The next day, Xiuqi repeated the previous day's routine, immersing himself in meditation.

Time passed in deep meditation.

The night outside the window changed from deep to light, and the eastern sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

Summertown begins to awaken—the sounds of roosters crowing, carriage wheels turning, and merchants preparing to open their markets drift from afar.

But Xiuqi was immersed in his own world, oblivious to the outside world.

His consciousness roamed the ocean of force field structures, exploring the infinite possibilities of node arrangement and understanding the essential laws of energy flow. The profound theories in Midas's Notebooks became clear at this moment; the advanced knowledge from Master Alvin's class was now fully understood.

Suddenly, snap!

A crisp sound, audible only to Xiuqi himself, echoed deep within his consciousness.

It was as if some kind of barrier had been broken.

In an instant, the world changed.

He looked out the window.

What would normally be an ordinary street scene is now brimming with detail—the regularity of the roof tiles across the street, the veins of the leaves on the oak tree at the corner, the trail of smoke drifting from the distant bakery chimney...

All these details, without the need for deliberate observation, naturally entered my mind and were quickly analyzed and processed.

The sounds he heard also became richer.

It wasn't just the footsteps and conversations on the street; there were also subtler sounds like the breathing rhythm of the guests in the next room, the crackling of the stove in the kitchen downstairs, and even the faint sound of blacksmithing coming from a blacksmith's shop a few streets away.

These sounds are automatically categorized and filtered in the mind, with important information highlighted and irrelevant noise diluted.

The most important thing is the feeling.

Xiuqi could clearly sense the flow of arcane energy in the air. It was no longer a vague perception aided by the meditation stone, but he could directly "see" the energy weaving and flowing in the air like colorful threads.

These energies operate according to specific laws, forming an invisible network that covers the entire world.

He himself is a node in this network.

"That's 9 points of intelligence..." Xiu Qi muttered to himself.

He reached out his hand, a thought flashing through his mind.

The pale blue force field energy in the air responded immediately, gathering in his palm to form a miniature force field vortex.

The speed of constructing spell models has increased by at least 10%, energy utilization efficiency has also been significantly improved, and the understanding of spell structure has reached a whole new level.

If he needed to focus on constructing the [Primary Deflection Field of Xiuqi] before, now the spell has almost become instinctive—the force field is formed with a thought.

This is the qualitative change from "ordinary" to "excellent".

With a 98% affinity with different schools of thought and an intelligence score of 9, his thinking speed, analytical ability, and understanding of the defensive school of thought have all reached new heights.

Xiuqi took out the blue card of "Bird Poet" from his pocket.

Previously, when he tried to summon this two-star rare card, he was always just a little short of mana. Now, with his intelligence increased to 9 points and his spirit power also increasing, it should be fine.

He infused the cards with magic.

The card began to vibrate, emitting a pleasant hum. Azure light surged from the card, converging and taking shape in the room.

This time, there was no sense of hindrance as before.

Magic flowed smoothly, and the contractual connection within the card was fully activated.

The light grew brighter and brighter, gradually coalescing into a human-shaped silhouette.

Xiuqi could sense a complex emotion emanating from the card: sadness, loneliness, nostalgia, and a hint of joy at finally being summoned.

When the light faded, a woman with an extremely slender figure appeared in the room.

She had long, flowing emerald green hair that reached her waist, an exquisitely beautiful yet sorrowful face, and amber-colored vertical pupils.

The body is in the form of a human female, wearing a long dress woven from feathers and leaves, and the feet are a pair of huge, raptor claws covered with gray feathers.

Most striking are the enormous wings spread out behind her—over twenty feet in wingspan, their gray feathers gleaming with a metallic sheen in the light.

The Bird Poet stood quietly, his amber eyes fixed on Xiuqi.

There was no hostility, only a deep gaze that seemed to transcend the vast expanse of time.

Xiuqi could feel the connection between him and her.

This connection is different from intimacy with a princess; it is a deeper, more ancient resonance.

"You've finally arrived," Xiuqi said softly.

The bird poet nodded slightly.

She didn't speak, but Xiuqi could sense her thoughts through the contract connection—an emotion mixed with gratitude and sadness.

Maintaining such a summoning is indeed very taxing on mental energy. Xiu Qi could sense that, with his current level of mental energy, he could only sustain the Bird Poet's existence for a maximum of half an hour.

But that's enough.

At crucial moments, his talent as a bird poet is enough to change the course of the battle.

Xiuqi released the summons.

The figure of the bird poet transformed into specks of blue light and returned to the card.

The card felt slightly warm in my hand, conveying a sense of reluctance to part with it.

"There will be other opportunities in the future," Xiu Qi reassured him, carefully putting the card away.

He looked out the window.

As dawn breaks and dusk fades, the first rays of sunlight appear.

His two-day rest period is over. He will meet up with Link and Hodor at the Adventurers' Guild soon to begin a new adventure.

And now, he is ready.