Card Making: My Card Game Starts with the White Dragon

At this moment, the "Sea Crying Woman," whose nest had been destroyed and whose subordinates had all been slaughtered, had been dismembered, her body covered in cuts and bruises.

Zhou Hao could even vaguely see the beating heart behind its ribs, and its arms and legs were almost entirely just red and white bones.

But the Sea Crying Woman continued to resist. As Ao Lie withdrew his supernatural powers, the Sea Crying Woman's eyes gradually began to glow blue.

Even from a great distance, Zhou Hao could feel the deep-seated hatred emanating from those eyes.

However, even when the Sea Crying Woman was at her peak, her control over water currents and tsunamis was crushed by Ao Lie. Now, she is merely fighting like a trapped beast.

"Leave it to me; this card was originally intended for it."

As she spoke, Ma Ling'er, dressed in crimson armor, came to Zhou Hao's side.

Zhou Hao wisely stepped aside; this wasn't a boss fight in an online game, and he didn't need to fight for that fatal blow.

After all, the big spender Ma Ling'er only cleared out some small fry this time, and may also want to take action to save face?

Zhou Hao had no idea, but he was quite curious about the technologically advanced armor. He had never seen card makers in Shanhai City with such equipment.

"Alright, let me see some new and interesting things..."

The next second, a card with a bright orange glow appeared out of thin air in Ma Ling'er's hand.

"Snap!!"

With a clear shattering sound, the card was crushed into fragments, which turned into specks of red light that flowed into the armor.

The crimson armor instantly emitted a "whoosh" sound like an engine starting up.

A dazzling crimson glow emanated from the gaps in the armor, and a powerful energy fluctuation emanated from it.

"An orange-grade skill card... is this Ma Ling'er's trump card?"

Zhou Hao wasn't particularly surprised that Ma Ling'er had a hidden trump card.

After all, even with himself included, the two of them only had the paper strength of three blue cards.

Ma Ling'er dared to challenge a leader-level sea monster with such a lineup, naturally she had something to rely on.

I just don't know what kind of skill card requires wearing this high-tech armor to use.

As Ma Ling'er spoke, she raised her hands, her armor trembling slightly as if it were bearing a great burden.

But she still managed to aim her hands at the half-dead "Sea Crying Woman".

The energy fluctuations within the crimson armor became even more intense the next second.

The crimson glow within the armor surged towards Ma Ling'er's hands as if a flood had found its outlet.

These rays of light eventually converged in the palm of the armor, making Ma Ling'er's entire palm as bright as a blazing sun.

Even underwater, Zhou Hao felt a strong burning sensation.

"Pop—Boom!!"

As a huge, blazing beam of light shot out, parts of the surrounding seabed were illuminated.

When the beam of light dissipated, the spot where the [Sea-Crying Woman] had been had transformed into a deep, dark, glass-like pit.

Dark red sparks drifted away in the crater with the ocean currents.

In the center of the deep pit, the "Sea-Crying Woman" had been reduced to a charred skeleton, clearly dead beyond any doubt.

"Wow, a Kamehameha? A Special Beam Cannon? That's pretty powerful!"

Zhou Hao was indeed very interested in this high-tech battle armor.

His eyes lit up as he looked at Ma Ling'er and asked, "Is this armor also a card?"

Ma Ling'er's armor suddenly disarmed her, and she collapsed onto the seabed rock as if exhausted, saying:

"This is a card type unique to our company; it's still under development..."

Zhou Hao clicked his tongue in admiration, and couldn't help but think to himself that the natives of this world should not be underestimated.

Over the centuries, these card makers may have made many attempts.

Clearly, this high-tech armor is one such attempt.

However, this also made Zhou Hao even more curious about Ma Ling'er's background:

"This kind of research is clearly a bottomless pit of money; who can afford to do this kind of research?"

Could it be that Ma Ling'er really comes from one of the two richest families in the country, the "Double Ma" family?

This reminds me of the situation where Ma Ling'er was able to add him as a friend without asking for his contact information.

Zhou Hao already had some guesses in his mind: "The Tencent Ma family from Shenzhen? Crossing the secret realm and traveling thousands of miles to Shanhaiguan City to learn card making?"

Zhou Hao couldn't understand it, but as a mercenary, he was more concerned about the sea monster problem.

He walked up to the charred skeleton of the "Sea Weeping Woman," and a question lingered in his mind:

"It's been damaged like this, is it too badly damaged to be sealed?"

After resting for a while, Ma Ling'er stood up from the rock and walked towards the direction of the "Crying Sea Woman".

A moment later, Zhou Hao looked at the thick stack of material cards in Ma Ling'er's hand.

Especially the [Crying Sea Woman] material card that glowed with purple light, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Ma Ling'er winked playfully and laughed, "What? Worried I'll renege on my debt if the resource cards are damaged?"

Zhou Hao shook his head: "How could that be?"

"I, Ma Ling'er, keep my word. This time, the harvest far exceeded my expectations. I originally thought that getting the [Sea Crying Woman] would be a great success."

Unexpectedly, I also received a scene material card and a boss-level special material card.

You can keep the scene material cards, or sell them to me, or exchange them with me—it's up to you.

I didn't put in much effort with this special material card.

You can choose to sell it to me, or you can keep it for yourself and give me the difference in price.

Of course, if you choose to sell both cards to me, I can definitely give you a good price.

As for the remaining blue and green material cards, as previously agreed, the profits will be split 50/50.

"Boss Ma is so generous!"

Zhou Hao looked at the material cards he had obtained this time.

Most of the boss-level and elite-level creatures are things like [Anchor Murlocs] and [Hook Claw Murlocs].

Zhou Hao wasn't particularly interested in this kind of fishman card.

During this battle, he realized that his weaknesses lay in mental defense and offense.

Therefore, he planned to gravitate towards that direction with his next card, but he had little interest in these merfolk.

However, the purple scene material card called "Ghost Giant Ship" and the boss-level special material card called "Cheung Po Tsai" are quite rare.

Especially this special boss-level fishman named "Cheung Po Tsai," who can be said to be the MVP of the sea monster's side.

It not only instantly eliminated the three [Crab Generals], but also protected its leader in the sea tornado.

In terms of combat prowess, Zhou Hao even felt that Zhang Baozai was a level above Aoshan Taro and Xia Wudi from back then.

However, the name itself evokes a lot of thoughts.

The reason was simple: Zhou Hao had heard of this name in his previous life.

Cheung Po Tsai, also known as Cheung Tin Po.

The infamous pirate king during the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty, and the de facto ruler of the "Five-Colored Flag" pirate alliance.

The East India Company's archenemy in the South China Sea is a legendary figure in the history of piracy.

Of course, he is also famous for his ambiguous relationship with Zheng Yi Sao, the first female pirate in history.

Will this Cheung Po Tsai be related to the Cheung Po Tsai I remember?

But why is Cheung Po Tsai a fish-man? A ship? A sea-crying woman?

Looking at the purple [Crying Sea Woman] material card, Zhou Hao thought of [Cheung Po Tsai]'s selfless protection.

He suddenly realized that Cheung Po Tsai's selfless act of saving the Crying Woman might not be entirely due to his mind control skills.

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