Mythical Card Maker: Starting with the Mountain Spirit

The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties.

He was wearing a blue overall uniform with a red armband from the Municipal Sanitation Bureau pinned to his shoulder.

Upon seeing the group, he asked somewhat anxiously, "How is it?"

Without saying a word, Lin Mo handed over the Iron-Toothed Rat King's head, which was wrapped in a waterproof cloth.

The middle-aged man took the package, opened it, and read...

The Iron-Toothed Rat King was staring at him with its unseeing, dead eyes, which startled him so much that he almost dropped the item.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and managed to regain his composure.

He immediately examined it carefully, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"That's right, it's this beast!"

Upon seeing this, the staff members behind him exclaimed in surprise, and many even applauded.

It's clear that this Iron-Toothed Rat King really gave them a hard time.

After handing the head to his colleagues, the middle-aged man took out his tablet and operated it for a few moments. He then smiled at the three of them and said, "The commission has been confirmed. Thank you for your hard work."

Once the remuneration has been approved by the association's system, it will be deposited into your account.

On behalf of the Municipal Sanitation Bureau and residents of several nearby communities, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you.

As soon as he finished speaking, the phones of Lin Mo and the other two vibrated simultaneously.

Lin Mo took it out and saw a bank transfer notification pop up on the screen:

[Your account has received 87112 Star Coins!]

Note: 1776 Star Coins were deducted as a handling fee.

More than 80,000 star coins, plus the value of these materials,

The total profit from this trip is conservatively estimated to be over 300,000 Star Coins.

This doesn't even include the purple resource card.

For Lin Mo now, this is definitely a huge sum of money.

Sun Guangsheng also received the SMS message that the money had been deposited, and his face immediately lit up with joy.

He turned to look at Xu Zhao, as if he had remembered something, and tapped the screen a few times.

A moment later, Xu Zhao's phone rang again.

She looked down and her expression immediately became somewhat subtle: "Brother Sun, what's this...?"

"The promised red envelope!"

Sun Guangsheng patted his chest confidently, "8888, for good luck, don't think it's too little..."

Xu Zhao opened his mouth, intending to decline,

But thinking of Sun Guangsheng's previous appearance, she finally smiled helplessly and clicked to receive payment: "Then thank you, Brother Sun."

"That's more like it."

Sun Guangsheng nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Lin Mo, "Brother Lin, add me as a friend. You're a big shot, you have to stick close to me!"

"And me!"

Seeing this, Xu Zhao also opened the scan function.

"Fine, then scan me!"

Lin Mo smiled, took out his phone, and tapped the QR code.

The three immediately exchanged contact information.

Sun Guangsheng put his phone back in his pocket, looked at Xu Zhao, and said with some pride, "Little sister Xu, do you remember what I said before?"

I thought Brother Lin must be a master, right?

How about that? Wasn't my judgment of character accurate?

"Alright, alright, Brother Sun, you're amazing, okay?"

Xu Zhao rolled her eyes, somewhat helpless.

Sun Guangsheng chuckled and then looked at Lin Mo: "Brother Lin, your dual-spirit card is really powerful. It's the first time I've ever seen a guard card that can be used to mock everyone."

That summon card is ridiculously strong; it can buff, control, and deal damage—it's practically invincible.

If you ever want to team up with someone in the future, remember to contact me!

After saying that, he waved to the two of them and strode away.

Xu Zhao watched him walk away, shook his head, and smiled helplessly: "Brother Sun is a good person, but he's too enthusiastic. It's a bit hard to handle."

"Enthusiasm is always better than indifference."

Lin Mo smiled and said, "After all, we're teammates. It wouldn't be fun if we didn't talk!"

"That's true!"

Xu Zhao nodded.

The two chatted for a few more minutes before parting ways.

It was already past nine o'clock when I got back to my hotel room.

Lin Mo put his backpack on the table and then went to the bathroom for a long, hot shower.

After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, he sat cross-legged at the table and took out his spoils of the day, one by one, and laid them out in front of him.

One purple, one blue, two green, and twenty white.

I collected a total of twenty-four material cards.

This was the first time he had ever been so extravagant.

Lin Mo roughly checked each material card and then divided them into two piles.

There were only two material cards on the left, one purple and one blue, which he planned to keep for his own use.

On the right are green and white materials, which he plans to sell.

After putting away the materials, Lin Mo picked up his phone and checked his personal account balance.

91247 Star Coins!

That's still a bit too little.

The thought of renting an apartment and all the subsequent expenses made Lin Mo restless.

He immediately took out his computer, logged into the official platform of the Card Masters Association, and clicked on the commission list.

He didn't rush to accept the commission, but instead spent half an hour studying it carefully first.

The commission section was constantly updating with all sorts of information: hunting mutants, gathering materials, escorting caravans, exploring rifts, and more.

Each one has detailed information on the reward amount and difficulty level.

The price ranges from several thousand star coins to hundreds of thousands of star coins.

Lin Mo quickly browsed through the list and determined the type of commission he wanted to accept.

He needs to choose something that offers good value for money.

The pay cannot be too low, nor can the difficulty be too high.

……

Over the next three days, Lin Mo completed two more commissions.

The first one is a hunting commission for "textile girls" in an abandoned textile factory.

The aberrations there are not high-level; they are mainly four or five-star Black Iron mechanical aberrations called "Weaver Girls."

The tungsten steel wires that can control the textile machine can weave intruders into "human skin dolls".

These aberrations are all nascent species, and their numbers are not too many, about five or six.

Lin Mo completed the commission in just one afternoon, receiving a batch of white materials and several green materials, plus a commission fee of 50,000 star coins.

The second commission was slightly more complicated: to escort a caravan to a neighboring city.

Because they had to pass through a deep mountain forest, they encountered two waves of small mutant attacks along the way, both of which Lin Mo easily dealt with.

This task is not very risky, but it takes a long time.

It took almost two days to travel back and forth.

Fortunately, the reward was not low, a full 60,000 Star Coins.

His account balance finally broke through the 200,000 mark.

If we add the unsold materials we have on hand, conservatively speaking, it should reach over 400,000 Star Coins.

That should be enough for renting a place and purchasing materials later.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo's lips unconsciously curled up into a smile.

Although I can't compare to those truly wealthy people, it's already a significant step forward for me right now.

Lin Mo immediately went to the first floor of the hotel to check out, and then walked towards the Wushan City Card Making Association next door.

He walked through the main gate and went straight to the association's lobby, explaining his purpose to the staff.

Then he pulled out all the material cards he was going to sell.

When Lin Mo left the Fog Mountain City Card Making Association, his account balance had reached 430,000 Star Coins.

He put his phone away with satisfaction and was about to find a restaurant to eat at when his phone suddenly rang.

The words "Sister Chu Chu" flashed prominently on the screen.

Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly answered the phone.

A gentle voice came from the other end: "Lin Mo, the matter you asked me to inquire about last time has been settled."