Who said this card is outrageous?

Who said this card is outrageous?

Author: Forgot to Remove Protective Gear

Summary:

This is an ordinary skeleton archer, weak and pitiful, easily broken.

But if I add a [Soridal the Stars' Fury] weapon, a set of [Windhawk Armor], and skill cards like [Frostbolt] and [Dragon Star Cluster], what would you call it then?

"This is a Skeleton Archer?! How can there be such an outrageous card?!"

Zhang Che: "Hey, what do you mean? Xiao Gu, get them!"

Arrows rained down like a shower of falling stars...

The crowd died.

Zhang Che nodded in satisfaction: "Who said these cards are outrageous? These cards are amazing!"

Chapter 1 Skeleton Archers (New book, please add to your favorites and read on!)

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"Xiao Zhang, I really can't accept your card."

The card shop owner looked at the boy in front of him with a troubled expression.

"Logically speaking, your master and I were old friends, and I should have taken better care of you after he passed away, but..."

The boss paused here, seemingly worried that his tone was too harsh:

"The Skeleton Archer card is just too weak. Once it runs out of arrows, it can't even beat an ordinary person. Nobody buys it anymore. It needs some innovation, right? Even just making it run faster would be nice."

As one of the lowest-level ranged attack units, being fast isn't a plus for the Skeleton Archer; its most important task is to deal as much damage as possible before it's destroyed.

The boss was just saying this to give himself a reason to acquire Zhang Che's cards...

At least it's stronger than a regular Skeleton Archer, isn't it?

He is a businessman; he can give money directly to a deceased old friend, but he absolutely cannot do business that is destined to lose money.

Zhang Che's expression remained unchanged despite the card shop owner's words. Instead, he earnestly said, "Uncle Wang, I know what you're saying, but this time I promise I won't let you down."

As soon as he finished speaking, a card with a background covered in green patterns appeared in Zhang Che's hand.

As a surge of spiritual energy was injected, countless points of light formed a swirling magic circle, summoning a white skeleton holding a bone bow and a quiver at its waist, with two flames of soul burning in its eye sockets.

He was only up to Zhang Che's waist in height.

"Huh?" The shopkeeper carefully examined the skeleton archer in front of him and finally noticed that the bones that made up its arms seemed to be thicker than the bones in other places.

Zhang Che then began to explain: "I carefully studied the contents of my master's notes regarding the skill card 'Rapid Fire,' and tried to incorporate it when creating the Skeleton Archer. The effect was quite good."

Card Name: Skeleton Archer

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 1

Grade: Green

Skill: Rapid Fire

(Note: It shoots very fast!)

"Okay, let's demonstrate then." The boss was also intrigued.

To make it easier for customers to try out the cards, the card shop naturally prepared a lot of simple testing supplies. The owner soon found a target and placed it about five meters away from the [Skeleton Archer].

"Let's begin." The boss walked behind Zhang Che to avoid being accidentally injured.

"Ok."

As soon as the words were spoken, the previously motionless Skeleton Archer seemed to spring into action, nocking an arrow, drawing the bow, and firing in one fluid motion, at a speed significantly faster than that of a regular Skeleton Archer.

In less than half a minute, all ten bone arrows were used up, and the Skeleton Archer finally stopped.

Without arrows, the Skeleton Archer is a sitting duck. To restore its combat power, you can only cancel the summoning and then expend mental energy to summon it again.

Otherwise, a remote unit would never have fallen to the point where card shops are unwilling to accept its services.

At the same time, the boss had already darted to the target. Looking at the ten bone arrows that had passed through the target and were not far apart, he revealed a satisfied smile: "Good, good, good! The shooting speed has doubled, but the accuracy and power have hardly changed! Zhang Che, you did a great job with this skeleton archer!"

"About the acquisition..." Zhang Che looked at his boss with some anticipation.

This was the first time he had shown the cards he had created using his special abilities to outsiders since he came into this world. Even with all the mental preparation he had done, he was still nervous.

"Don't worry, don't worry, your Uncle Wang will never let you suffer a loss." The shopkeeper adopted a very reassuring manner. "According to the market price, an ordinary skeleton archer can sell for about three thousand star coins."

"However, the direction you've upgraded for this Skeleton Archer is its firing speed, which is very important to it. The price should increase by at least 30%, so I'll just keep it for 3,500 star coins. Consider the extra amount a good start for you."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang!" Zhang Che happily agreed.

The main materials for making skeleton archers are actually just some enchanted animal bones and magical dust, costing at most around a thousand star coins.

Even with the added ingredients that Zhang Che produced, the total cost would not exceed 1,500.

The price of three thousand is mainly due to the success rate of the card maker, plus the profit of the card shop, etc.

There's no way around it; as the lowest level of the extraordinary system, those at the first level simply have no rights.

Moreover, for most extraordinary individuals who can use cards, buying the Skeleton Archer at this price is not worthwhile; they would be better off buying something else that is more useful.

……

The transaction involved cash and goods exchanged, but Zhang Che didn't take all the money with him. Instead, he used a large portion of it to purchase some materials for making cards from Uncle Wang.

"Twenty grams of magical dust, scorching fragments, green-veined snake venom, electric crystals..."

"It'll be three thousand four hundred star coins in total, then there's a 10% discount for regular customers, and I'll round it down to the nearest hundredth..." The shopkeeper calculated the bill skillfully, "Just give me three thousand star coins."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang," Zhang Che said gratefully. He had just opened his business, and most of the inheritance left by his master had been spent on the funeral. Now he really wished he could stretch every penny to the limit.

"Alright, alright. If you really want to thank me, then study card-making techniques properly. When you become a high-level card maker someday, my little shop can also benefit from it." The boss waved his hand, signaling Zhang Che to hurry back.

"Yes, I will definitely try my best!"

Leaving the card shop, Zhang Che looked at the materials in his hand that he had almost spent all of his earnings from this trip and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

You should have passed the test...

……

Back home, looking at the empty house, Zhang Che didn't know what to feel, after all, he had only been in this world for a little over a month.

No, to be precise, he should have awakened his memories of his past life.

Two months ago, Cheng Shu, the teacher whom Zhang Che regarded as his biological father, passed away due to illness. The child barely managed to handle his master's funeral arrangements, but could not bear the blow and unexpectedly awakened his innate wisdom.

However, compared to Zhang Che, a seasoned veteran who had lived in the information-saturated society for over thirty years in his previous life, the Zhang Che personality in this world, who was only eighteen years old, was clearly no match for him. In the end, the personality from his previous life naturally took over the dominant position.

As for his biological parents, they both died in a disaster more than a decade ago, and he was then adopted by Cheng Shu.

Yes, the standard treatment for a certain protagonist—at least that's how Zhang Che comforted himself.

As a perk of being a time traveler, Zhang Che also gained a unique ability: he could merge multiple cards into one card, making it stronger.

Otherwise, how could the original owner, who had just passed the first-tier card maker assessment, have the ability to improve a standard card like the Skeleton Archer?

Actually, his master left him some inheritance, so there was no need for him to sell cards to make a living so early.

Zhang Che mainly wanted to test whether the cards he fused would be different from or conflict with the original card system of this world.

Fortunately, the result was still quite good; at least in the eyes of Wang Guofu, a businessman who has been dealing with card games for many years, there was no problem.

"I should focus on making cards first; that's the foundation for my survival in this life." With that thought in mind, Zhang Che disregarded everything else and plunged into the workshop to start making cards.

The only regrettable thing is that after this period of research, Zhang Che confirmed that he can only fuse cards he makes himself; cards made by his master or cards bought from the store are completely ineffective.

This can be considered a limitation on special abilities.

……

You must be fully focused during the card making process, without getting distracted or interrupting the process, otherwise all the raw materials may be ruined on the spot.

Therefore, even the worst-off card makers will prepare a dedicated soundproof studio.

Twenty minutes later, a Tier 1 green basic enhancement card, [Fire Element Enchantment], was fully formed.

Thanks to the powerful spiritual energy accumulated over two lifetimes, Zhang Che's card-making ability is significantly stronger than before, and he can easily create first-tier green quality cards.

This is also the lower limit of extraordinary cards—as for those Tier 1 white quality cards, they are just ordinary things for practice. The only thing that is related to extraordinary is probably the magic dust used in the production process.

"call--"

Zhang Che let out a long sigh of relief, but he didn't stop there. Instead, he continued to create a regular summon card, [Skeleton Archer], and a Tier 1 green equipment card, [Expanded Quiver].

“Three cards is my limit right now…” Zhang Che recalled his previous failures, then piled up the cards in front of him. “Now, it’s time to witness a miracle.”

"Fusion!"

Zhang Che set the [Skeleton Archer] as the main fusion element in his mind. Then, the three cards stacked together seemed to melt away from their original shape, turning into a pool of milky white liquid that flowed and coalesced in his palm.

The liquid boils, then shrinks rapidly as if evaporated, eventually taking on the shape of a card.

As the light faded, a brand-new card radiating blue light floated in Zhang Che's hand.

The card still features a skeleton archer, but it looks much stronger overall.

"It's done!"

Zhang Che was overjoyed.

Card Name: Skeleton Archer (Fire)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 1

Grade: Blue

Skill: Flame Arrow

Talent: Extended Quiver

(Note: The skeleton archer, having gained a basic grasp of fire power, can shoot even more!)