Card Making: My Card Game Starts with the White Dragon

An hour later, at the villa area's canteen.

It was afternoon, and there weren't many students around.

Zhou Hao hadn't eaten yet, so he decided to invite Ma Ling'er to the cafeteria to eat and chat together.

Zhou Hao ordered a bowl of noodles and asked while eating:

"Why are you going to sea too? Mulan should be really strong on land, right? How come she can't earn credits?"

Ma Ling'er was wearing full diving gear, and it looked like she had just come back from the sea.

Ignoring her curvaceous figure, which was accentuated by the outline, she sat down facing Zhou Hao and replied:

"There's only one [Leader-level] Bull Demon left on the mountain, and he has a bunch of lesser Bull Demons under his command. I don't want to waste my energy on that."

Zhou Hao's heart stirred. The leader-level was indeed very powerful, but with his troops strong and well-equipped at the moment, could he give it a shot?

Anyway, I have plenty of credits. If I can't beat them, I can just call for help. Even if I lose a hundred points, I can handle it.

Ma Ling'er naturally didn't know Zhou Hao's thoughts, she just looked at Zhou Hao and said:

"I bet the giant sea monster that day was your Ao Lie, right? Two forms?"

Zhou Hao did not respond, but just continued eating his noodles.

But Ma Ling'er was already basically certain before she asked the question, otherwise Zhou Hao's exaggerated credits would not make sense at all.

It's important to know that monsters dying from each other doesn't count towards academic credits.

The most likely reason Zhou Hao was able to earn so many credits is that the sea monsters that suffered natural disasters were killed or wounded, and then Zhou Hao, who was skilled in naval warfare, finished them off.

That enormous serpentine sea monster was the white-haired swordsman's second form.

She never imagined that the massive tsunami, which resembled a natural disaster, would be a mere blue card skill.

Ma Ling'er continued, "In the red cleanup zone of the sea, the Howling Sea, there is a leader-level sea monster called the Sea Crying Woman."

I need its resource cards, but my cards aren't good at naval battles, so I have to find external help.

"Your naval combat skills are the strongest in our class, and you also have the ability to remain unaffected underwater, so you're the only one in the class who can help me."

Looking at the blonde beauty before him, Zhou Hao knew that Ma Ling'er must have asked him for something.

Since there was a request, and they were not related by blood, a price had to be paid. So he spoke:

"Then, let's talk about the price."

Zhou Hao went to the meeting to see if the price offered was worth it.

Ma Ling'er took out her phone and showed Zhou Hao the buying and selling records of the Shanhai City online material library.

In the "Sold" section, the "Orphan of the Dali Royal Family" and the "Wrestling Prodigy" are prominently listed.

Ma Ling'er turned off the screen and said, "Your cards should have used these two materials, right?"

If I'm not mistaken, your card-making approach is closely related to humanoid material cards, right?

Zhou Hao was reluctant to answer; once his needs were revealed during negotiations, he would often find himself in a passive position.

But Ma Ling'er was very perceptive; she had clearly grasped Zhou Hao's needs from the very beginning of this date.

Zhou Hao had no choice but to admit it openly, since it was practically an open secret: "That's right, I do need humanoid material cards."

A barely perceptible smile flashed in Ma Ling'er's eyes: "It must be quite difficult to buy humanoid material cards in Shanhai City. Luckily, my family runs a business..."

"I have the resources for that. If you can help me defeat the [Sea Crying Woman], I can let you choose a purple humanoid material card from my internal material library."

Zhou Hao's heart was racing. He spent his free time every day monitoring the online material library of Shanhai City.

I've never even seen a purple humanoid material card, let alone a blue, green, or even white or gray one. Shanhai City doesn't produce those things at all.

Now, Ma Ling suddenly tells him that if he helps kill a [Boss-level] sea monster, he can get a purple humanoid material card?

The [Leader-level] card corresponds to the purple card. Zhou Hao is not at a loss because of the scarcity of humanoid material cards in Shanhai City; he still makes a profit.

But Zhou Hao didn't agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "How are the credits for killing the [Sea Crying Woman] allocated?"

If we can't defeat them, who will pay for the credits for calling the rescue team? What about the other sea monsters we encounter along the way?

As expected of someone from a merchant family, Ma Ling'er seemed to have a plan in mind.

As soon as Zhou Hao finished speaking, Ma Ling'er replied with a smile:

"Let's form a team, and split the credits for the Sea Crying Girl and the Call for Rescue Team equally."

If you feel you've been taken advantage of, I'm willing to give you some resource cards.

Zhou Hao waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. A 50/50 split is fine, but I insist on choosing the material cards first."

Ma Ling'er smiled and said, "No problem, I'll go back to my dorm first and send you the resource library list to your email later."

The "Crying Sea Woman" is a hidden monster; the school doesn't have information about it, but I'm sending it to you as well.

Zhou Hao put down his chopsticks and said, "Thank you."

Ma Ling'er winked playfully: "It's a pleasure working with you, Hao Shen."

After being serious for so long, the atmosphere finally eased up a bit, and Zhou Hao even started joking:

"Goddess Ma, are you canceling the duel?"

Ma Ling'er rolled her eyes at Zhou Hao: "Don't rush me, my money won't be wasted. We'll face off in the next phase of military training."

Zhou Hao chuckled inwardly; Principal Zhu's secrecy was really poor.

In just three days, the content of the next phase of military training had already spread far and wide.

Of course, it's also possible that Principal Zhu deliberately leaked it to increase students' sense of urgency and competitiveness.

After all, while you can't voluntarily withdraw from military training, there is an elimination mechanism.

"Damn this wolf-like culture."

……

After returning to his dormitory, Zhou Hao immediately turned on his computer.

"Beep~"

The email arrived promptly. Zhou Hao calmed his excitement and opened the folder:

[Battle-hardened General] (Purple), [Sword Maiden of Yue] (Purple), [Healer Fei Jishi] (Purple), [Yellow-Robed Taoist] (Purple), [Crusader Knight Commander] (Purple), [Black Dwarf Blacksmith Takorin] (Purple)...

"Fifteen pages in total? Goodness, Ma Ling'er's family is really wealthy."

Zhou Hao flipped through the pages one by one and discovered that Ma Ling'er's family's internal material library contained everything, and many of the materials matched his impressions from his previous life.

For example, the "Yue Maiden Sword Attendant" is clearly related to the famous Yue Maiden Sword from the Spring and Autumn Period.

But since the history of this world has been interrupted, it is impossible for these powerful families to know all of history.

The fact that this card is placed here most likely means that no one in the Ma family knows about this history.

Apart from that, the character 【医者·费鸡师】, who was only mentioned briefly in the Tang Dynasty tale of the strange and supernatural, "酉阳杂俎", is even less known.

Moreover, there were even foreign figures among them.

Characters like "Crusader Knight Commander" and "Black Dwarf Blacksmith Taklin" have started popping up.

Zhou Hao could only marvel at the abundance of human figures in Ma Ling'er's collection, but after flipping through many pages, he still couldn't find one that appealed to him.

"They all seem good, but none of them really fit my current card system. Maybe I should choose one that's more versatile?"

As Zhou Hao was scrolling the mouse, two familiar words suddenly caught his eye.

"Another orphan?"

……