Card Making: My Card Game Starts with the White Dragon

"【The Orphan of the Xiang Clan of Great Chu】(Purple)"

Several large characters came into Zhou Hao's view, instantly reminding him of that stormy night.

Zhou Hao was puzzled. Was he some kind of "regent minister" destined to be with orphans?

But to be honest, Zhou Hao really liked this "Orphan of the Xiang Clan of Great Chu".

There was no other reason than the phrase, "The bravery of Yu is unparalleled throughout the ages."

The connection between the descriptions "Great Chu" and "the orphan of the Xiang family" makes it highly probable.

According to Zhou Hao's recollection, there were quite a few members of the Xiang family when Xiang Yu raised his army; at least his uncle Xiang Liang was present.

This world is not Earth after all, and Duan Yu's entire family wasn't wiped out in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

However, Zhou Hao still managed to create the skills "Six Meridian Divine Sword" and "Lingbo Steps" using the "Orphan of the Dali Royal Family" card.

Therefore, it is not impossible to give this "orphan of the Xiang family of the Great Chu" a try.

Moreover, the image on the card depicts a seven- or eight-year-old child.

If this character card is indeed Xiang Yu as a child, then it would be perfect for the eldest brother in the Calabash Brothers series.

Even if it isn't, it's just that the compatibility is slightly worse, which might lower the starting quality of the cards, but it's not a big deal.

So, Zhou Hao selected the "orphan of the Xiang family of Great Chu" and sent it to Ma Ling'er.

The other person made a cat-like OK emoji and sent Zhou Hao a screenshot ten minutes later.

"Miss, your delivery has been dispatched..."

The following long paragraph was censored by Ma Ling'er.

Below the text, the picture of the "Orphan of the Xiang Clan of Great Chu" is printed with the words "Shipped" in large letters.

"You have that much confidence in me?"

Zhou Hao didn't expect Ma Ling'er to act so quickly; he had thought she would wait until the job was done before shipping the goods.

After all, for the first transaction, it's still important to exchange money for goods.

But before the "Sea-Crying Woman" has even been killed, Ma Ling'er has already pre-ordered the "Orphan of the Xiang Clan of Great Chu".

Perhaps the other party is indeed good at business, perhaps they genuinely trust Zhou Hao, or perhaps they intend to befriend him.

Regardless of the circumstances, this move did indeed improve Zhou Hao's favorability.

"I won't charge her if I provide the [Hidden Dragon in the Abyss/Avoid Water Technique] skill card when she goes to sea."

With that thought in mind, Zhou Hao continued to open the folder named "Sea Crying Woman".

Zhou Hao was immediately drawn to the contents after just one glance.

"Is the 'Sea-Crying Woman' also a gray-collar worker?"

This was the second time Zhou Hao had come across these two words in two days.

The memories of [Aoshan Taro] also mention [Grey People], but Zhou Hao still doesn't know what [Grey People] are.

"I'll have to ask Ma Ling'er or Principal Zhu when I get the chance."

Over the next period of time, Zhou Hao carefully read through the information on the [Sea Crying Woman], which gave him a preliminary impression of this leader-level sea monster.

The "Crying Sea Woman" is quite mysterious, either hiding in the thick fog or lurking at the bottom of the sea.

Moreover, this thing is not a lone commander; it not only has numerous sea monster minions, but also ships.

Combined with their ability to manipulate storms, they are considered difficult to deal with even among [Boss-level] enemies.

"This looks tricky."

Zhou Hao had never actually faced a leader-level sea monster, so he didn't know what level of strength it would be.

Although Principal Zhu had mentioned before that special bosses like [Invincible Shrimp] and [Taro Aoyama] could rival some leaders.

However, from this description, Zhou Hao could sense that the leader-level that the special boss-level could rival was probably the weakest, or the kind that was severely restrained.

This "Sea-Crying Woman" is clearly not among them, but Zhou Hao is still confident to give it a try.

He now holds two major legion cards and has a Lord of the Sea like Ao Lie, so he's really not afraid of fighting at sea.

"Never mind, let's study the skill cards first and prepare for tomorrow."

Zhou Hao shut down his computer, took out his card-making tools, and began drawing his first skill card.

In Zhou Hao's view, the principle of skill cards is not complicated; in fact, it can be said to be the simplest type of card.

After learning about its mechanism for the first time, he felt that it was quite similar to the Eastern talismans and Western magic scrolls from his previous life.

It is similarly sealed into a vessel, requires the infusion of spiritual power, and differs in power from when the original owner released it.

Zhou Hao was unsure to what extent the skill card would be weakened compared to his original skills.

What followed was tedious practice. Only after Zhou Hao finally mastered the mental circulation of the skill card...

He then took out the four treasures of a card master, ready to create his first skill card.

It's worth mentioning that creating skill cards does not require entering the mental space.

Simply take a drawing pen, dip it in spiritual liquid, and then release the [Hidden Dragon in the Abyss/Avoid Water Technique] skill to guide your spiritual energy into the blank card.

Once the surface of the blank card glows with golden light, you can draw the Spirit Path on the back of the card. This completes the drawing process for a skill card.

This task was not particularly difficult, and Zhou Hao only used half of his mental energy.

Five cards of "Hidden Dragon in the Abyss/Avoiding Water Technique" and one card of "Supernatural Power: Indestructible Vajra" were created.

"One Vajra Indestructible Technique consumes more mental energy than five Water-Avoiding Techniques. It truly lives up to its reputation as a divine power."

However, Zhou Hao believed that you get what you pay for, and he did all this just to be on the safe side.

If I run out of mental energy, a skill card might be the life-saving solution.

Moreover, half of one's mental energy is the most suitable, and it will be restored after waking up.

After completing all the skill cards, Zhou Hao also made an appointment with Ma Ling'er.

"All ready, departing at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

……

The next morning at eight o'clock, Zhou Hao had just arrived at the villa entrance when he saw Zhang Shan standing there like a lifeless NPC, watching the few remaining people in the tent area struggling against [Tiger Vanguard].

The daily challenges, the daily blows, the daily return to reflection.

It wasn't until Zhang Shan saw Zhou Hao that a hint of life returned to his eyes.

"I heard you've struck it rich lately?"

Zhou Hao smiled sheepishly and said, "It's alright, it's alright."

Zhang Shan said with a resentful look, "The old man talks about you all the time now, saying you could beat me twice over."

"How about it? Come and practice with me. If you win, you've successfully completed the challenge and will directly enter the Mountain and Sea Class."

Zhou Hao also planned to go to the Howling Sea, so naturally he couldn't agree to that.

"No rush, let's finish this phase first. I'll try my best not to use the 'Gourd Brother' technique to fight Brother Zhang."

Zhang Shan's face darkened even more: "I heard the old man say that it was a supernatural skill, so my knife didn't break for no reason."

Moreover, I now have an extra trump card, so your supernatural powers probably won't be so easy to counter me this time.

As they were talking, Zhou Hao saw Ma Ling'er also come out of the villa and walk towards them.

"Brother Zhang, let's go earn some credits first, then we'll try again when we get back."

After saying that, Zhou Hao and Ma Ling'er walked together towards the shore.

Zhang Shan watched the top students walk away, then turned to look at the gray-clad contestants in the tent area, sighed, and resumed his listless NPC demeanor.

……

"The Howling Sea is quite far from the dormitory, so let's take this route to save time."

Ma Ling'er pointed to a motorboat moored on the beach and continued:

"But I only brought one car with me when I left home, so I guess I'll have to squeeze in."

Zhou Hao wanted to use the small inflatable raft provided by the school, but then felt that it would slow things down too much.

Seeing Ma Ling'er's unyielding stance, he had no choice but to step on.

……