Who said this card is outrageous?

He then introduced the second photo: "This is a Gale Hawk, also a Tier 3. An adventurer encountered it three months ago."

Then came the third, the fourth, the fifth…

A few months ago, they were only third-tier extraordinary beings, but now they have all advanced to the fourth tier.

“If it were just one, it could be considered a stroke of luck,” Zhu Yunge said in a somewhat serious tone. “But for five different kinds of bird-like extraordinary creatures to advance at the same time, and all of them to appear in the harpy’s camp, there is definitely something wrong.”

At this point, some people felt that the problem lay with the Harpy Queen.

Zhu Yunge expressed that she thought so too: "That's right! She must have some kind of means to help avian superhuman creatures advance to the next level. If this ability really exists, it would be a huge threat to Hezhou City."

Therefore, a temporary truce is the only option. Besides, the people of Hezhou have been fighting for so long and deserve a proper rest.

The undead creatures were quite perceptive. After discovering that the other two sides had already retreated, they dared not cause any more trouble and obediently hid back in the Dead Zone Rift.

In short, all three parties finally had a chance to catch their breath.

……

On the other hand, after learning the news, Zhang Wenhe wrote a long letter that very evening and sent it out through the emergency communication channels of the university alliance.

The next morning, he found Zhang Che.

“The university alliance has replied.” Zhang Wenhe’s expression was somewhat complicated. “They have agreed to send someone over to confirm the situation. If it is confirmed that the Harpy Queen does indeed possess the ability to advance avian superhuman beings, they will consider upgrading the Alchemy Academy to a formal university.”

“This is a good thing,” Zhang Che said.

"It's a good thing, but not entirely," Zhang Wenhe sighed.

If it's just a small academy, a fourth-tier alchemist like him could easily control the whole situation.

However, if it is upgraded to a university, the principal's strength cannot be limited to only the fourth level. The university alliance may parachute in a more powerful person to take over, and then it will be hard to say what the university will be called.

Zhang Wenhe said all this in the hope that Zhang Che would stay and help him, at least until Pan Tingting was able to stand on her own.

It seems that Zhang Wenhe has not given up on making this college in Hezhou City his foundation.

Once it is upgraded to a university, he will likely become a vice dean in name only, while the real power will be taken away by someone else.

"Then it's up to you to choose, whether you want face or substance." Despite saying that, Zhang Che still agreed to his request.

“You’re right.” Zhang Wenhe patted Zhang Che on the shoulder. “Let’s take it one step at a time and confirm the matter of the Harp Queen first.”

……

Then came news from Bai Tao's side that they had extracted a lot of useful information from the masked man. Although not much of it was related to Dingshen Town, it was still better than being completely in the dark before.

As a result, Hezhou City naturally gained a lot of benefits, some of which were not recorded in the official accounts and were secretly handed over to Zhang Che by Zhu Yunge.

This was originally prepared for him.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing." Zhu Yunge called out to him as he reached the door.

"The rift of the harpy—"

Zhu Yunge lowered her voice: "The Federation has pried a lot of information out of the masked man. That rift was probably created by the people of the Eye of Truth."

As the largest Adventist organization within the Federation, they possess a vast amount of technology to open and even expand rifts.

Even the Federation is inferior to them in this respect.

Those guys often use this technology to cause trouble. Just like in Hezhou City, the dead zone rift here was formed naturally, but the new rift of the harpy was opened by them.

Zhang Che stood there in silence for a few seconds, then asked with some doubt, "What exactly are they trying to achieve by doing this?"

"I don't know." Zhu Yunge shook her head. "But I think it's very likely that she wants to use this to distract the Adventurers' Guild and help Zhao... Shenji seize power."

"After all, the biggest obstacle for her in this city is me."

Zhang Che neither confirmed nor denied it, but he couldn't think of a better explanation.

……

When Zhang Che returned home, it was already late at night.

The living room light was still on. Wang Xinran sat on the sofa waiting for him, with a plate of snacks covered with plastic wrap and a glass of water in front of her.

Seeing Zhang Che come in, she yawned with relief and pointed to the things on the table: "Eat something if you're hungry, I'm going to sleep now."

Zhang Che watched her figure disappear at the top of the stairs before sitting down on the sofa and putting a pastry in his mouth.

Yes, it's still hot.

Chapter 216 [The Lonely Silver Wind]

When it comes to new things that have significant research value, university alliances never hesitate to act decisively.

Just three days later, the alliance dispatched a professional team to Hezhou City.

Those people didn't even have time to drink a sip of water before dragging Zhang Wenhe out of the city to investigate the harpies that had never appeared in any records on Earth before.

By the time Zhang Che learned of this, the team had already been on the move for two full days.

He could only sigh and say that these people were really decisive and efficient.

As for how many valuable results he can ultimately achieve, that's not something he can worry about.

However, none of this matters to him right now; he just needs to do his job properly.

In order to repay Zhang Wenhe's favor as soon as possible, Zhang Che diligently completed his teaching duties while also giving Pan Tingting extra tutoring to improve her card-making skills as much as possible.

At the very least, we need to be able to create an electrostatic field.

To be fair, this girl's card-making talent is indeed quite outstanding. After all, in the card-making profession, anyone who can awaken their own special ability before the fourth rank can almost be said to be a genius who has been fed by the founders. The only difference is that their special abilities are different and their development paths are very different.

Pan Tingting's "Coordination" trait was initially only used in battle. However, after she used this ability to coordinate the card [Armor Wings], it was as if her Ren and Du meridians had been opened up. She spent almost all her time researching other applications of the trait, and eventually she actually managed to come up with some interesting ideas.

This matter is actually somewhat related to Zhang Che.

Previously, Ji Xingchuan's outstanding performance with the [Wings of Weapon] in the battle against the harpies naturally attracted Pan Tingting's strong attention. Therefore, she went so far as to have her second uncle, Pan Yue, intervene and spend a large sum of money to purchase a [Wings of Weapon] from Zhang Che specifically for research.

So, after Zhang Che's private lessons ended that day, Pan Tingting took the initiative to come to him, saying that she had a question about card making that she wanted to ask him, and hoped that Zhang Che could give her some guidance.

Zhang Che naturally did not refuse.

……

For reasons of secrecy, the two made a special trip to a secret base of the Pan family—a place that Pan Yue had specially prepared for Pan Tingting after she caused trouble last time.

Clearly, Pan Tingting did not hide the existence of the [Wings of Armor] from Pan Yue, after all, the latter was not only the patriarch of the family, but also her second uncle who had always doted on her since childhood.

To be honest, this was Zhang Che's first time in this place. He had met Pan Yue most of the time at the city hall.

Moreover, compared to the conspicuous city hall, the Pan family's residence was much more low-key. Apart from its large area, it was quite ordinary in other aspects, and even seemed somewhat mismatched with its size.

With Pan Tingting as their human pass, the two arrived at their destination without any problems.

Next is the presentation time.

Pan Tingting looked at Zhang Che nervously, then took a deep breath, took out three lower-level cards of [Black Feather], and summoned them all.

Synchro Summon!

With a soft exclamation from Pan Tingting, a purple card with a silver-white background appeared in her hand, followed by the emergence of a purple magic circle. Three [Black Feather] monsters transformed into streaks of light and merged into it.

"Wow—"

With a loud cry, a black-winged crow-man wielding a bladed spear and clad in armor appeared before the two.

Thanks to the Synchro trait, the entire summoning process took less than three seconds, significantly faster than when Ji Xingchuan used it.

However, that is not the focus today.

Pan Tingting took a slight breath to calm her slightly agitated mental state, and then summoned a lower-level summon of [Black Feather].

Seeing this, Zhang Che seemed to realize something, and his previous nonchalance vanished instantly. His eyes were fixed on Pan Tingting and the two [Black Feather] summons, and a hint of anticipation even arose in his heart.

Feeling Zhang Che's eager gaze, Pan Tingting knew in her heart that he didn't mean it that way, but a blush still unconsciously swept across her cheeks.

"call--"

She took a deep breath and took out the [Dark Stone] that Zhang Che had given her before, using its power to fully activate her traits.

"Wings of Weapons, Black Feather Rogue!"

Synchro Summon!

As soon as the words were spoken, a wondrous rhythm began to spread between the two summoned creatures, until they reached a perfect state of harmony, and finally transformed into two dazzling streams of light that merged into one.

hum-

A sudden gust of wind arose.

Suddenly, a whirlwind howled through the once quiet basement. The wind grew louder and louder, and silver-gray feathers drifted into the air, as if celebrating and paying tribute to the lone figure that was about to descend.

It turned out to be it!

Upon seeing the scene before him, Zhang Che almost immediately realized what Pan Tingting had done.

However, unlike Zhang Che's calm demeanor, Pan Tingting's delicate face was filled with astonishment—this situation was clearly not right. The last time she used this method to summon [Armor Wings], the wind was not this strong, and the color was black.

What exactly is going on?

Pan Tingting was almost in despair. This was supposed to be a great opportunity to show herself to the person she admired, and she had even specially adjusted herself to be in top form. Why did things have to go wrong at this moment?

Unfortunately, before the girl could think too much, her mental energy was greatly depleted, triggering her body's self-protection mechanism, and she fainted once again.

At the same time, the storm in mid-air gradually dissipated, and a slender humanoid creature wearing an exaggerated crow-head mask and holding a long, thin sword appeared in front of Zhang Che.

Unlike the armored [Weapon Wings] and [Armor Wings], this crow-man only wore a black bodysuit, with four strands of silver-gray fur around his body.

But this does not mean he is weak; on the contrary, it shows that even without the armor, he has enough power to protect himself.

Card Name: Black Feather - The Lonely Silver Wind (Darkness, Wind)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 4

Grade: Blue

Skills: Perfect Sword, Wings of Soaring Heaven, Shadow Strike

Talent: Blackwing Guardian, High-Speed ​​Stance

(Note: In the world of martial arts, speed is the only way to break through defenses!)