Card Making: My Card Game Starts with the White Dragon

What startled our Boss Zhou wasn't the quality of the drawing, but rather the fact that it stirred up memories deep within his mind.

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In my memory, under the dim light, the original owner of this body was like a madman, revising the manuscript again and again.

Based on some archaeological speculations and his own imagination, he concluded that giant serpents must have existed on Earth in its history.

This giant snake possesses characteristics of many creatures, can ascend to the sky and descend into the sea, has extraordinary divine power, and is a natural king of the water.

The original owner worked tirelessly for seven days and seven nights to create the manuscript, finally finalizing the version that she was most satisfied with.

This [Yanhuang Giant Serpent] requires a huge amount of materials. After his parents sacrificed themselves, he only had a little over 300,000 left in his inheritance, which he used entirely to buy materials...

As Zhou Hao recalled this, looking at the familiar yet ambiguous image on the manuscript, his heart was filled with turmoil.

The creature in the manuscript has the body of a snake, the head of a tiger, the beak of an eagle, the horns of a cow, the hooves of a deer, the ears of a rabbit, and the tail of a horse, looking extremely strange and incongruous.

Although the piecing together of ideas was completely nonsensical, Zhou Hao knew that this kid wanted to create the totem of China—the dragon!

It must be said that the original owner was quite a figure, based solely on some archaeological magazines and his own conjectures.

He used his last 300,000 to buy a bunch of low-level materials and dared to challenge a mythical creature like the dragon.

The original owner didn't even know what this creature was called.

I just felt that he was exceptionally strong and had great potential, so after thinking about it for several days and nights, I went all in.

But Zhou Hao could understand that the orphan of a martyr was living alone.

He embarked on the path of card making without any guidance or support from elders.

If you're timid and hesitant when making your first card, you'll never amount to anything in your life.

After all, card makers often have a mysterious blessing when creating their first card.

Not only does the success rate of card production increase significantly, but there may even be "surprises".

At this point, it's certainly possible to challenge some high-difficulty cards, but unfortunately...

Before the materials were even delivered, the original owner of this body had already died from exhaustion.

Moreover, just by looking at that nonsensical manuscript, Zhou Hao knew that...

Even if the materials are delivered, the original owner will most likely still fail to create the card.

"This kid went all in on these materials and can't get them back, he's really made things difficult for me."

Zhou Hao put the manuscript aside and sighed, "Given the current situation, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and use the materials that the original owner bought to make cards."

As he spoke, he leaned over the computer, found the window titled "[Shanhai City Online Material Market]" among a bunch of pop-up news windows, and clicked on it.

As a grand and wildly atmospheric drumbeat begins, the scene slowly unfolds.

A clean and simple webpage appeared in front of Zhou Hao.

The interface layout was not much different from the shopping websites Zhou Hao remembered from his previous life.

However, at the very top, two eye-catching icons floated, labeled "Mountain" and "Sea" respectively.

Click to switch, and the items sold there are completely different:

Mountain radical: [Bear] (blue), [Iron Gourd] (green), [Yellow-haired Lion] (white), [Hit-and-run Gourd] (green), [Wailing Dead Tree] (green), [White Camel] (white)...

Sea-related characters: [Giant Claw Crab Demon] (Blue), [Boxing Shrimp Monster] (Blue), [Water Armor Turtle] (Blue), [Golden Scale Fish Spirit] (Green), [Water-Spitting Iron Clam] (White), [Electric Jellyfish] (Green)...

For a moment, Zhou Hao was almost dazzled by what he saw.

Shanhai City is bordered by the Ailao Mountain Secret Realm to the left and the West Sea Secret Realm to the right, surrounded by mountains and embraced by the sea, and is rich in resources.

The marine biological materials, in particular, are incredibly abundant.

After all, the Western Sea is one of the top S-rank secret realms in the country. (Secret Realm Ranking: SSS-SS-SABCD)

In addition, monster riots occur from time to time in the [West Sea] Secret Realm, so naval battles can be said to be a compulsory course for every card master in Shan Hai City.

Zhou Hao finally understood why the original owner went all in as soon as he saw a glimmer of hope in creating a [Dragon].

[Dragon] is born with divine power, possesses immense potential, and is an all-rounder in the sea, land, and air.

It is even called the king of the water, and it is a perfect match for the environment of Shanhai City.

However, the original owner has already spent all the money in his hands, so he can only see what the original owner bought first.

Zhou Hao clicked on the small red "Delivery in Progress" dot in the upper right corner and saw these materials:

[White Jade Python Spirit] (Blue), [Blue-Eyed Deer] (White), [Leaping Tiger] (White), [Iron-Armored Bull Demon] (Green), [Bald Eagle] (White), [Snow Hare] (White), [Whistling Wind Horse] (Green)...

Of the seven images, only the one with the blue flower is a large head, and it's the only one that's acceptable. The other images are either white or green.

However, it must be said that although the original owner's approach was wrong, almost all the materials purchased were actually useful.

But he was still relying purely on guesswork and imagination; in things like card making, even the slightest error can lead to a huge difference.

"Only a few images? That's not enough!!"

Zhou Hao knew very well that six material cards were already a lot for a regular card game.

However, it still falls far short of capturing the notoriously hybrid image of the dragon.

It is said that the dragon has nine resemblances. Although nine is a figurative number, it still summarizes the most obvious characteristics of the dragon.

To create the [Dragon], you need at least nine materials.

"Should we use these materials to make something else?"

Zhou Hao was struggling internally. As a descendant of the dragon, who wouldn't want to create their own spiritual totem?

However, our current economic situation simply doesn't allow it, and the original owner's parents sacrificed themselves early on.

The inheritance left to the original owner has already been spent on buying materials.

unless……

After a moment's thought, Zhou Hao steeled his resolve and dialed the bank's number.

"Hello, I want to mortgage an apartment in Ping'an Residential Area."

"Yes, children of martyrs and students pre-selected for high school with special admission cards can have their property ownership certificates verified."

"OK"

Just five minutes after hanging up, my phone rang with the sound of gold coins being deposited into my account.

Furthermore, due to Zhou Hao's status as a martyr's child and a "card-making trainee," he also enjoys a one-month interest-free period.

Looking at the 500,000 yuan balance on his phone, Zhou Hao felt a bit more pressure.

Ping'an Community is a proper family housing complex for martyrs, and it is very close to the Truck Drivers Association.

In Shanhai City, where monsters frequently rampage, houses in Ping'an Residential Area have always been off-limits for sale, and a mortgage of 500,000 is actually not much.

If Zhou Hao can't repay the 500,000 yuan in a month, the bank will definitely make a fortune.

But in any case, Zhou Hao now finally has enough money to buy materials.

As a popular science content creator specializing in mythology, Zhou Hao naturally remembered the image design of the dragon:

Its antlers resemble those of a deer, its head a camel's, its eyes a rabbit's, its ears a cow's, its body a snake's, its claws an eagle's, its scales a fish's, its belly a clam's, and its paws a tiger's.

"We're still missing three things: camels, fish, and clam shells."

As he spoke, Zhou Hao added the previously purchased [White Camel] (white), [Water-Spitting Iron Clam] (white), and [Golden Scale Fish Spirit] (green) to his shopping cart and was about to place an order.

At this moment, the product list, which was still on the "Hai" section page, suddenly refreshed.

A new piece of material squeezed into the front of the list, instantly catching Zhou Hao's eye.

"【Dali royal orphan】(blue)?"

Thanks to a certain martial arts novel, the four words "Six Meridians Divine Sword" instantly appeared in Zhou Hao's mind.

"Is this the Dali Duan family I remember?"

"etc……"

In a flash, an extremely bold idea crossed Zhou Hao's mind:

"Dragon, royalty, sword??"

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