Card Making: My Card Game Starts with the White Dragon

"Good heavens, five times? Where am I supposed to get that much mental energy?"

Even though Zhou Hao's current total mental energy is far greater than when he first created the card, it can only support a little over two times the consumption at most; four times is absolutely impossible.

Suddenly, a voice interrupted Zhou Hao's thoughts; it was Principal Zhu beside him cursing:

"Get out of here! You don't talk about anything useful, you just spout a bunch of nonsense!"

Xiao Zhou, the reason I'm talking to you about Legion Cards now is because even after the monster lair was destroyed, the extraordinary environment that breeds monsters hasn't completely failed.

An extraordinary environment can greatly replenish your mental energy, and may even increase your total mental energy.

This is why most card makers will immediately create cards on-site after destroying a monster's lair.

Because this extraordinary environment will gradually weaken and will completely fail within 24 hours. Once this opportunity is gone, it's truly gone forever!

Before Principal Zhu could finish speaking, Zhou Hao was already running away.

Just as he was about to act, Principal Zhu grabbed him and shoved a bottle of medicine into his hand.

"Xiao Zhou, you've been making cards too frequently. This time, the pressure of making cards will be quite high. Here, take this [Mental Strength Enhancement Potion]; you'll need it."

Zhou Hao knew the principal was telling the truth, so he didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed the medicine, gulping it down his throat.

The more Zhou Hao drinks this stuff, the stronger his resistance will become, until it becomes completely ineffective. So it's best to drink it only at crucial moments.

But it's clear that now is the crucial moment.

As Zhou Hao poured medicine into his mouth, he sprinted toward the shrimp nest below the cliff.

Principal Zhu shouted at Zhou Hao's retreating figure, "You don't need to add all the material cards at once; you can add them later!"

He was afraid that if he didn't teach enough, Zhou Hao would fail in making the cards, so he continued to impart his experience without reservation.

Zhou Hao had no time to thank Principal Zhu at this moment, and immediately sprinted at full speed, plunging headfirst into the deepest part of the shrimp nest.

The surroundings were very dark, with rocks covered in various algae and broken eggs and corpses scattered everywhere.

Ignoring his disgust, Zhou Hao plopped down and pulled out the four treasures of card making and other card-making tools from his storage card.

Suddenly, with a loud bang, Zhou Hao felt that the already dark shrimp nest became even darker.

Just then, Old Yu's voice came from outside: "Little Zhou, I've also thrown that big rock that [Aoshan Taro] was carrying out to you at the cave entrance."

Make your extraordinary environment effects even stronger!! Do it right!!

"This bald old man is really strong."

Zhou Hao stopped being distracted and picked out [Aoshan Taro] and [Shrimp Invincible] from a thick stack of material cards.

After selecting four more [Boxing Shrimp Monster] and [Stone Crab] cards, they prepared to start making the cards.

When Zhou Hao heard the words "Legion Card," he already had a clear goal in mind.

The [Boxing Shrimp Monster] is naturally a [Shrimp Soldier], while the [Stone Crab] is a perfect fit for the [Crab General].

Even their skills complement each other, one for offense and one for defense, one fast and one slow.

However, Zhou Hao knew that such extraordinary environments were rare and hard to come by, so he prepared to make cards continuously.

"If we act quickly, we can finish making the card before the effects of the [Mental Enhancement Potion] wear off."

Furthermore, given the solid backstories of the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, there should be a chance to create both.

Without further ado, Zhou Hao went over the steps and precautions for making the Legion Card in his mind again before focusing his attention.

Zhou Hao started by making the "Shrimp Soldiers".

As consciousness slowly rose, the familiar gray fog space reappeared before my eyes.

With a thought, the card-making tool and six material cards appeared before Zhou Hao's eyes.

Then, the familiar scroll unfolds, and the brushstrokes fall.

The phantom images of the five cards, namely 【Invincible Shrimp】 and 【Boxing Shrimp Monster】, began to appear before Zhou Hao's eyes.

The difference was that when Zhou Hao connected his mental energy to the phantom of the card representing "Invincible Shrimp", a series of unfamiliar memories suddenly began to emerge in his mind.

"That's strange. Didn't I already transmigrate a long time ago? How come I still have the Great Memory Technique?"

In his memory, Zhou Hao became "Invincible Shrimp," surrounded by "Boxing Shrimp Monsters," and he could even understand the language of the shrimp monsters around him.

"Look at the color on its body, it's terrifying..."

"The chieftain's son is born with a strange appearance; perhaps this is punishment for betraying the [Crippled Dragon King]..."

"If it weren't for Father, they would have been slaughtered by the [Crippled Dragon King] long ago!!"

"Son, be a good leader and protect your people..."

"Father, I did my best..."

The memories were fragmented and disjointed, but they still gave Zhou Hao a general idea of ​​the story's outline.

The patriarch's son was born with unusual features, suffered much criticism, and his family and clan were destroyed, beyond any hope of recovery.

"Do sea monsters also have their own clans, their own ecology, and their own love and hate? No wonder Commander Yu said that having special materials would make legion cards much easier."

It's like giving you a simple background story when you're creating your cards, and then you can elaborate on it as you wish. Isn't that cheating, even if it's not an open-book exam?

At the same time, Zhou Hao also noticed a key name in his memory—[Crippled Dragon King].

"Do the sea monsters even have the concept of jiao (a type of dragon)? They seem to know more about this than humans do. The old land and the sea monsters are becoming increasingly complex."

Zhou Hao didn't think about it for too long, after all, making the cards was the priority.

The most urgent task is to take the first step in creating the Legion Card: write your real name!!

The brushstrokes, conjured from spiritual energy, swept freely across the scroll, writing two large characters: 【Shrimp Soldier】.

Zhou Hao took a deep breath and picked up his pen to write again:

The shrimp soldiers are the regular naval forces under the command of the Four Seas Dragon Kings, and are usually composed of shrimp-like aquatic spirits with magical powers.

Shrimp soldiers excel at rapid attacks and are primarily responsible for patrolling, pursuing, and eliminating enemies in the Dragon Palace.

The commander of the Shrimp Soldier Battalion is General Shrimp, whose original name was Invincible Shrimp.

[Invincible Shrimp, possessing extraordinary features, with a shimmering body, and unparalleled fist skills, is the leader of the Boxing Shrimp Monster clan.]

One day, the Boxing Shrimp Monster clan suffered a great calamity, with the entire clan being slaughtered by their enemies.

Despite their desperate resistance, the shrimp was no match for the rest of its kind and could only lead the remaining members of their species into exile across the seas.

When they arrived at the West Sea, Xia Wudi and his clansmen had a chance encounter with the Third Prince of the Jade Dragon Palace of the West Sea.

[The Third Prince of Jade Dragon, Ao Lie, promised to help him take revenge, so Xia Wudi joined Ao Lie's army, commanding the shrimp soldiers and conquering the four seas.]

The remaining tribesmen were also sincerely convinced and joined the Shrimp Army Camp under Shrimp Invincible's command.

……

Zhou Hao breathed a sigh of relief; with that, the story template for the shrimp soldier was complete.

It must be said that having the sea monster's own memories as a reference significantly reduces the difficulty.

As for drawing card designs, Zhou Hao is an expert.

After all, he had used shrimp soldiers and crab generals as backgrounds when he was drawing Ao Lie's card art, so now he only needs to refine it a little.

"The forelimbs of the boxing shrimp monster should be replaced with macaque-shaped forelimbs, which would better suit the ancient warrior image of shrimp soldiers and crab generals."

"This shrimp-skin outfit isn't imposing enough; let's change it into the more aesthetically pleasing radiant armor..."

"Hmm, bronze would suit it better. The shrimp soldiers should also get a youthful version of armor..."

The card design was completed quickly.

Because I drank the [Mental Strength Enhancement Potion], these material cards didn't cause any problems this time.

But Zhou Hao knew that the most difficult part of making the cards was yet to come—outlining the spiritual path, which meant drawing the card back.

……