Who said this card is outrageous?

However, Zhang Che heard that Zhang Wenhe, who was traveling with him, looked rather unwell when he returned to school, and he didn't know what had happened.

However, this was not a problem for Zhang Che. He went directly to their door, ready to listen to Zhang Wenhe and the others about their investigation in person.

Most of the content was unremarkable, or rather, it involved knowledge from certain specialized fields, which Zhang Che didn't really need to understand in detail.

Only the last thing piqued his interest.

"So you mean those people from the university alliance are planning to collude with the harpies, supplying them with males to reproduce while having the harpies assist them in their research?" Zhang Che was genuinely impressed.

After all, this kind of thing, if taken too seriously, could easily escalate to the point of colluding with other races and intending to betray humanity.

Even with the university alliance as a guarantor, the Federation probably wouldn't let these instigators off easily by then.

Fortunately, those few idiots hadn't completely lost their minds. The males they were going to give to the harpies to reproduce were not human, but other humanoid superhumans, such as goblins or beastmen.

The Rift, which is now hostile to Earth, is not lacking in similar enemies. With the reputation of the University Alliance, it is not difficult to bring in several batches of prisoners every year.

Even if they are all drained dry by the harpies, they can still be used as experimental waste.

After listening to Zhang Wenhe's account, Zhang Che didn't know how to describe his feelings. From a purely rational perspective, this might not be a bad method for studying harpies.

In any case, it's not humans who will be sacrificed, and we can also find out about this new supernatural species, the Harpy, at the lowest possible cost.

Compared to the enormous costs the Federation incurred to study each new supernatural species that appeared in the past, this seems reasonable.

Not to mention anything else, just recently Zhang Che helped Binhai City defeat the Heart-Eating Demon. If he hadn't developed the [Giant Shark] card, which is almost a natural counter to the Heart-Eating Demon, Zhong Huaiyuan and his team would have had to pay at least twice the price to win.

Moreover, this is merely a victory. To achieve the current result of completely driving the Heart-Eating Demon back to its homeland, who knows how much more cost will be required.

"What, you also think this method is fine?" Zhang Wenhe's expression was still not good. He hoped to hear the answer he wanted from Zhang Che.

However, Chang Cheh's response was: What's it to me?

He's not a member of the university alliance; he's just here to help out with classes for a few days. Even if someone gets implicated because of this in the future, it won't affect him.

If Zhang Wenhe really has a problem with this, he can report it and have the university alliance handle it.

However, judging from the current situation, Zhang Wenhe has most likely already reported the matter to higher authorities, but the result is not as expected.

First of all, the people in the university alliance aren't stupid; they certainly wouldn't want to be criticized for something like this, so they'll probably maintain an ambiguous attitude of neither supporting nor opposing it.

However, choosing neutrality often means choosing to stand on the side of the powerful.

"Aren't you worried that one day those heartless bastards will send humans to those harpies?" Zhang Wenhe questioned, clearly very dissatisfied with Zhang Che's answer.

Even I, an alchemist, wouldn't dare to have such crazy ideas, how could those guys dare to do it!

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His reaction made Zhang Che feel as if he were seeing the other person for the first time, and he couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect you to be such a passionate man, Brother Zhang?"

As he spoke, he leaned forward and placed his arm on Zhang Wenhe's desk, replying word by word: "If that day ever comes, you'd better pray that the university alliance can clean house in time."

Otherwise, it would be the federal government that should clean house of the university alliance.

Then he changed the subject, saying, "Aren't you here? You can become a sword hanging over those guys' heads, making them afraid to make any rash moves."

Moreover, this city isn't ruled by the university alliance. Whether it's Pan Yue from the city hall or Zhu Yunge from the adventurers' guild, they are both, strictly speaking, Zhang Wenhe's own people. Logically, he should be the one with the advantage, so there's no need to worry so much.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wenhe coldly replied, "Some things can be controlled through supervision, but some things are best left unsaid!"

At this point, their conversation ended unpleasantly.

In fact, Chang Cheh had no other choice.

Although he is already a mid-level transcendent, he is ultimately shallow in foundation, and there are many things that are beyond his control. All he can do now is to protect himself.

Only when he advances to the highest level of transcendence will he be able to leave the chessboard and gain the qualification to become a player.

Until then, we should focus on improving our strength.

Thus, the series of crises that Hezhou City had encountered came to a temporary end in a bizarre way.

For those unaware of the inside story, the only change in their lives is that Hezhou City originally only needed to deal with one Dead Zone Rift, but now there is another opposing force like the Harpy.

However, this is the normal situation in most cities on Earth today.

Moreover, having one more enemy also means having one more way to obtain extraordinary materials.

As long as the city has sufficient resources to cope, it can sometimes actually be a good thing for the city's development.

Clearly, with the official establishment of the University of Extraordinary Ones project, a powerful force has emerged in Hezhou City, making the existence of the harpy less of a threat.

In short, ordinary people in the city are still very happy. At least life has returned to its former tranquility. The only changes are that the city guard has a new commander and that if there are school-age children with extraordinary talents in the family, they can consider sending them to school near their home next year.

"Xiao Che, do you think that after we have a university, Hezhou City will become like Binhai City in the future?" Wang Xinran asked with a hint of anticipation on her face.

Although Binhai City is her hometown, Wang Xinran, who has already officially settled in Hezhou City, certainly hopes that the city will develop better and better in the future.

Moreover, as a mother, there was nothing that made her happier than the establishment of a high school for extraordinary individuals in her city.

At least your child will have something to look forward to in the future, right?

Zhang Che simply smiled and rubbed his nephew's cheek, indicating that as long as the boy has the potential to awaken extraordinary power when he grows up, he will definitely make clear arrangements for him.

"What's the point of studying here? My nephew should at least go to the top university in the provincial capital for further studies!"

Then Zhang Che received a big eye roll from Wang Xinran. She hugged the child tightly and said that she only wanted Tuantuan to live a peaceful life and dared not ask for anything else.

Zhang Che neither confirmed nor denied this.

By the time Tuantuan turns eighteen, I'll at least be a high-level transcendent being, right? By then…

He didn't think any further, but turned to look at Wang Xinran and told her in a very casual tone that he was going to leave for the provincial capital.

I was supposed to set off more than a month ago, but the outbreak of war delayed me for so long.

I wonder if Lin Jiming will feel dissatisfied with me because of this.

Moreover, there were still many rewards he deserved stored in the provincial capital. The high-level meditation method that Zhang Che desperately needed was enough to make him unable to stay in Hezhou City any longer.

"This is a good thing." Wang Xinran's tone was tinged with reluctance, but she also knew in her heart that her younger brother was no longer the same as before and could not stay by her side forever.

A golden carp is no ordinary fish; it needs a bigger and broader stage to showcase its talent.

Parting is not always sad. At least for Wang Xinran's family, they were all genuinely happy for Zhang Che's trip to the provincial capital.

Although they didn't know how many merits Zhang Che had made during this period, they could still sense from the attitudes of important figures like Zhu Yunge towards him that he seemed to have changed again.

Zhang Che has already made arrangements for Wang Xinran and her family of four.

Although Ji Xingchuan is not completely out of the question of advancing to the mid-level extraordinary realm, that would be at least a decade or more later. In the meantime, having the [Wings of Weapon] as a trump card is enough.

Zhang Che didn't prepare any new cards for Wang Xinran. He just told her how to evolve Eevee, Vulpix, and New Leafy, and left her a few Ice Stones and Leaf Stones as well.

That way, when she advances to the third tier in the future, she won't have to worry about not having enough cards to use.

On the other hand, after spending so many days together, Zhang Che still needed to personally say goodbye to a few people.

First, there's Angie. Although she didn't know about the existence of the [Demon Chain], Zhang Che had to admit that he wouldn't have gotten the card if it weren't for her.

Without this card, dealing with Mirage Princess wouldn't have been so easy for him. Even if he were to break through her illusion in the end, he would most likely have had to pay a considerable price.

To express his gratitude, Zhang Che had been preparing a suitable gift for some time and finally managed to come up with one.

“This is a new card I recently developed, Blizzard.” Zhang Che pushed a card engraved with blue alchemical patterns in front of Angie, who had come to say goodbye. “It’s a blue-quality Tier 4 card, and it’s also an area-of-effect attack skill with control effects. It can be considered to fill a gap in your combat deck.”

After listening to Zhang Che's introduction, An Qi did not immediately take the card. Instead, she looked him up and down with a strange expression before tentatively replying, "Well, actually, I'm not really comfortable with people younger than me. How about we become sworn siblings?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Che's face darkened, and he simply said, "Take it or leave it," while making a move to take the card back.

Startled, Angie quickly snatched the card away, then chuckled sheepishly and said, "Actually, a smaller one isn't out of the question, after all, smaller has its advantages..."

Zhang Che's face darkened even more. So, a single card is enough to make you sell yourself?

In the end, he could only roll his eyes at her helplessly, indicating that he was not interested in an older woman who was more than 20 years older than him, and that Anqi would have to give her a 12% discount when she bought cards from him in the future!

After hearing this, Anqi immediately became obedient.

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In the end, Angie firmly refused Zhang Che's offer to give her the card for free, and instead bought [Blizzard] at a reasonable market price.

"Five million star coins, consider it a small bargain from me, don't feel like you're losing out." Anqi transferred the money to Zhang Che while happily rubbing the cards in her hand.

Normally, a Tier 4 blue skill card is only worth three to four million Star Coins, but Zhang Che's [Blizzard] is really powerful. Not only does it have high damage, but it is also a group attack with control. These advantages combined make it worth one to two million Star Coins more than just a premium.

Not to mention that the card itself also had its mental energy consumption reduced by Zhang Che's trait, which is why An Qi felt that she had gotten a good deal.

Seeing Anqi's overflowing happiness, Zhang Che ultimately said nothing more. After all, some things are destined not to be known by too many people, otherwise it would only bring endless trouble.

After Anqi, Zhang Che never expected that the next person to come and say goodbye would be Zhang Wenhe.

He originally thought that after what happened last time, the other party would no longer want to see him. Did he really underestimate his magnanimity?

Just as Zhang Che was thinking this, Zhang Wenhe simply handed him a rectangular object that was slightly larger than a cigarette box.

“I’ve figured it out. Complaining won’t solve anything.” Zhang Wenhe’s tone was much calmer than last time. “Those bastards dare to act so recklessly simply because they have the principal as their backer.”

The principal Zhang Wenhe mentioned was the person the higher-ups of the university alliance decided to send to oversee the work at the state university.

Like Xue Yan from Binhai City, he is also a fifth-order superhuman.

As for Zhang Wenhe, things are a bit better than previously guessed. He will serve as the vice principal and dean of the Alchemy Academy, responsible for managing the Alchemy Academy and the Card Master Academy.

As for the other colleges, they naturally belong to the principal's core group.

No wonder that despite so many people in Hezhou having close ties with Zhang Wenhe, they still couldn't control those few guys who wanted to cause trouble.

After all, Zhang Wenhe is a member of the university alliance, and since he involves people within the school, rashly relying on external forces will only provoke resentment from above. Even if they win the fight, it is highly unlikely to end well.

"So, this is what can turn your fortunes around?" Zhang Che picked up the metal box on the table, but found that apart from some relatively conspicuous alchemical patterns, it was otherwise quite ordinary and he couldn't tell what it was for.

This size seemed to be just right for Zhang Che, who had been working with cards for many years.

“That’s right!” Zhang Wenhe’s voice rang out at this moment: “Put the engraving device in the groove on the back of the box, and then put in any card you like.”

The Imprinting Device is the kind of alchemical tool that Zhang Wenhe gave to Zhang Che before, which can store spiritual power and replicate the user's spiritual imprint.

It was with its power that he was able to break through the encirclement when facing the Eye of Truth.

Hmm... it's just that the name isn't quite right.

But how to put it? Since the inventor has already decided on this name, Zhang Che doesn't seem to have the right to complain.