Card Making: My Card Game Starts with the White Dragon

Zhou Hao had grown up hearing about the Great Sage's name, and now he actually had the opportunity to see his childhood idol fight for him, even if it was just a phantom. He couldn't help but feel excited.

"However, it feels like this is a last-ditch gambler skill. The 11% chance is still too low. If it fails to materialize, it will put you at an even greater disadvantage."

After a moment of excitement, Zhou Hao quickly figured out the crux of the matter, but he didn't think the skill was useless.

The West Sea Dragon Palace is already comprehensive enough, but comprehensiveness also means mediocrity.

Finally, this skill that grants a chance to win a miracle is the finishing touch that can raise the ceiling of the [West Sea Dragon Palace] deck, and Zhou Hao is very satisfied with it.

After looking at the panel of the [West Sea Dragon Palace] card, Zhou Hao checked the panel of another card – [Mirage Dragon Heart Sea Princess].

However, what he saw left Zhou Hao quite bewildered: "What's going on? A purple card without a display panel?"

Zhou Hao could see clearly that [Mirage Dragon Heart Sea Princess] was clearly a purple card, but the panel was completely empty.

He was puzzled, but Guo Chen's notes didn't record anything in detail, and Zhou Hao didn't know what the problem was.

"What should we do? We don't have Chairman Guo's contact information. This is his exclusive secret, so it's not convenient to ask the instructors and principal."

Suddenly, Zhou Hao remembered Ma Ling'er: "That's right, she has also obtained the qualification to learn this kind of spiritual circuit. Why don't we exchange ideas?"

With that, Zhou Hao sent the question over.

"Beep beep beep~"

The message notification sounded, and Ma Ling'er replied almost instantly.

"So the effects of the [Soul Imprint] weren't mentioned in the notes Chairman Guo gave you?"

Zhou Hao replied somewhat awkwardly, "The drawing process and card-making steps are described in great detail, but the effects aren't really mentioned."

Not only did it not have much effect, but if Ma Ling'er hadn't mentioned it, Zhou Hao wouldn't even have known that this mental circuit was called [Soul Imprint].

Looking at the screen, Ma Ling'er felt exhausted. She felt like she was watching a blind man holding the most beautiful woman in the world, which was a complete waste.

"Chairman Guo's [Soul Imprint] is a well-known treasure in the nine cities. Most of the younger generation have heard about the wonders of this spiritual circuit from their elders."

Ma Ling'er continued tapping the screen: "In principle, [Soul Imprint] is to transfer the potential of a summon card to a field card that has a deep bond with itself, thereby increasing the potential and strength of the field card."

Such transfer is generally described in various ways in the story setting of card making, but the core principle is the same: the field card absorbs the potential of the summon card.

It is precisely because the summoning card has lost its potential that the panel is blank.

While blank panel summon cards lose their potential and combat power, and can no longer provide skills to the card maker, they gain higher intelligence and ultimate control over field cards.

After reading the message, Zhou Hao finally understood the mechanism of the [Soul Imprint].

It basically involves absorbing the potential of summoning cards, increasing the potential and combat power of field cards, and at the same time obtaining a card with intelligence that can help control field cards but has no combat power.

However, Zhou Hao recalled a setting from his previous life:

"Looking at it this way, Princess Xin Hai of the Mirage Dragon seems like a spirit of an artifact? No, if the West Sea Dragon Palace is a field, Princess Xin Hai of the Mirage Dragon seems more like a bound spirit, only not a ghost..."

He began to weigh the cost-effectiveness of using the [Soul Imprint]: "To waste a purple summoning card in exchange for a field card with higher potential and stronger combat power, and also get a permanent, intelligent Earthbound Spirit as a bonus, it's a trade-off, but in the long run it's definitely a profit..."

However, Ma Ling'er's next message made Zhou Hao realize that he had underestimated the power of the [Soul Imprint].

The most praised aspect of "[Soul Imprint]" is that the summon card on the blank panel is actually a weaker version of the field card.

Although it has no combat power of its own, it can use the skills and characteristics of the field card at any time without summoning the field card.

Although the power will be reduced, it will not consume any additional mental energy.

In other words, you only need to use this summoning card to use a weakened version of the field card, which consumes the summoning card's spirit energy.

Furthermore, as the field cards advance, this summon card will also advance, so there's no issue of it falling behind.

Silence, long silence.

Zhou Hao turned his gaze back to the old notebook, deeply sensing Guo Chen's high regard for it.

Simply because he didn't want Zhou Haobai to take Ma Huateng's [Fire Seed Fragment], he directly gave away such a precious spiritual path to the other party's daughter.

Although the two seem to have a good personal relationship, this gift is clearly not something that can be given away casually.

However, before Zhou Hao could be moved by this care and love, Ma Ling'er sent another message:

"Furthermore, you don't need to worry that this summoning card will become useless when you have enough mental energy in the later stages."

When a summon card bound to a [Soul Imprint] is deployed alongside a field card, the field card's range is greatly increased.

It's also better at using this field card than you are, which can save you a lot of energy in battle..."

Zhou Hao understood; there were only advantages, no disadvantages.

All he wants to say right now is, shut it down, it's too boring.

They're not even acting anymore. What kind of artifact spirit or earthbound spirit is this?

This is clearly his future "Commander of the Western Sea Dragon Palace Navy".

Zhou Hao suddenly thought of something and asked again, "Are the deck's skills and special features useful?"

Ma Ling'er looked at the screen, paused for a moment, and asked, "You've made a deck?"

Zhou Hao: "By sheer luck."

Ma Ling'er didn't want to reply after seeing this.

Looking at the neatly arranged portfolio cards on the bed, she felt a deep sense of urgency.

……

"Why did everyone just disappear while we were talking?"

Zhou Hao put down his phone, intending to see what his future "Commander of the Western Sea Dragon Palace Navy" would look like.

With a thought, he directly summoned the [Mirage Dragon Heart Sea Princess].

A flash of purple light filled the room with spring colors. She was still completely naked, and still blinked her big, bright eyes at her card maker.

Her long, light pink hair resembled luxurious silk, and her colorful, misty eyes revealed a childlike innocence.

With her perfectly oval face, delicate pink horns on her head, and pale pink dragon tail behind her, she exudes a pure yet alluring beauty.

Zhou Hao was numb. If his "Western Sea Dragon Palace Navy Commander" were to fight naked every day from now on, he would probably be branded a "sexual fiend".

"Ahem, Princess Xinhai, could you please put on some clothes first?"

As soon as Zhou Hao finished speaking, a clear and gentle voice echoed in his mind.

"What are clothes?"

One sentence stumped Zhou Hao, who sighed and rubbed his forehead: "Is there really a higher form of intelligence?"

Zhou Hao was trying to figure out how to explain when he suddenly felt a fragrant breeze wafting towards him, and the [Mirage Dragon Heart Sea Princess] had already pressed down on him.

"Master, you smell so good."

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