Who said this card is outrageous?

Following Zhang Wenhe's instructions, Zhang Che quickly figured out how to arrange the box: after the back cover was opened, a groove the size of a pocket watch could just accommodate the engraving device.

In addition, there is a groove, but its purpose is currently unknown.

The front part is just big enough to hold a standard-sized card.

Zhang Che chose the card [Nine-Tailed Fox], which he hadn't used in a long time.

As for the last position, Zhang Wenhe told Zhang Che that it was used for power supply.

"This is the stabilizer I used to match the engraving device," Zhang Wenhe explained to Zhang Che.

As we all know, cards have a major flaw: once they lose the mental energy supply that sustains their existence, they immediately revert to their original form as cards.

To reactivate it, you need to consume an additional unit of mental energy.

Moreover, this judgment is very strict. It will be triggered immediately regardless of whether the user disconnects actively or passively, and it even includes being asleep.

Therefore, according to Zhang Wenhe's concept, the actual finished product should be the inscription device to maintain the spiritual imprint and provide the spiritual power required to activate the card, while the power supply part provides extraordinary energy similar to spiritual power, which is finally harmonized by the stabilizer and transformed into secondary spiritual power that can be used to maintain the existence of the card.

Ultimately, this eliminates any worries about using the cards.

Simply replace the power supply components in a timely manner.

The only downside is that a stabilizer can only supply the consumption of one card at a time. If you change the card, you have to start all over again.

"However, I haven't found a suitable energy source yet, not even a mental crystal core, so I'm going to research the technology for making mental crystals to see if I can find any inspiration..."

Zhang Wenhe seemed to have finally found someone to confide in, and he talked on and on for a long time, regardless of whether Zhang Che understood him or not.

The latter waited until he finished speaking before giving him a deep look and activating the [Nine-Tailed] card as he had instructed.

The next second, a sparse blue magic circle appeared in mid-air, which Zhang Che now considered somewhat rudimentary, and then transformed into a nine-tailed fox with ice-blue fur.

"Mew meow meow!"

Upon seeing Zhang Che, Nine-Tailed Fox immediately pounced on him happily, rubbing its big head against him repeatedly.

Zhang Wenhe, standing to the side, watched this scene with some surprise, saying that although he knew that the cards Zhang Che made all had a high level of autonomous intelligence, this one was a bit too intelligent!

If he hadn't seen the blue alchemical array with his own eyes, he probably would have thought it was a purple card.

Zhang Che didn't explain, but picked up the square box and said meaningfully, "Old Zhang, your abilities are being wasted."

The founder had great foresight. When he constructed the underlying logic of the cards, in order to ensure their private attributes, he strictly restricted that they could only be activated by the spiritual imprint of the bound user.

This has also created some limitations, reducing the range of users of the cards.

However, once Zhang Wenhe's technical approach is successful, it means that the cards will no longer be limited by the user's mental strength.

Regardless of one's mental strength, as long as one has such an alchemy device, one can use cards without consuming one's own mental strength!

At that time, the card maker profession will surely usher in a golden age, and may even become the strongest of the seven extraordinary professions!

Zhang Wenhe will undoubtedly have a place in the extraordinary history of Earth.

Unfortunately, the most important replacement power supply is still a long way off, so no matter how eloquently Zhang Wenhe speaks, what he gives Zhang Che can only be used as a large-scale engraving device.

Of course, that's enough.

Chapter 221 Rubbing Method

Zhang Wenhe's idea was very bold, but unfortunately the technology was too difficult. Even though Zhang Che was optimistic about its future, realizing it would definitely not be a simple matter.

The Spirit Crystal is one of the most outstanding masterpieces of extraordinary technology developed on Earth. The technology within it is not something that a mere fourth-tier card maker can easily study and understand.

Therefore, Zhang Che could only be cautiously optimistic about it, and incidentally, under Zhang Wenhe's persuasion, he invested some money in it.

Angie lost more than half of the money she had used to buy the card.

"So this is why you came to see me today!" Zhang Che looked at Zhang Wenhe speechlessly, suddenly feeling a sense of being deceived.

It doesn't matter anymore. The engraving device they gave me back then was a huge help. It's just a small amount of money; consider it my way of thanking them for saving my life.

On the other side, Zhang Wenhe looked at Zhang Che's pained expression and glared at him: "Alright, I haven't settled accounts with you for abducting my Card Master Academy Dean yet. Consider this money as compensation for emotional distress."

Zhang Che: ? ? ?

Wait, what do you mean I kidnapped your Card Master Academy Dean?

Currently, I am the only fourth-level card maker in the entire Hezhou City. I only agreed to teach your students for a few days, so how did you assume that I was the dean of the Card Maker Academy?

However, Zhang Wenhe did not give Zhang Che the answer he wanted, and simply left on his own, which infuriated the latter.

Riddler, go die!

However, Zhang Che quickly understood why Zhang Wenhe had said that he had abducted the dean of his Card Master Academy that day.

Just as Zhang Che was saying goodbye to the Pan family, Pan Yue suddenly told him that he had recently made some connections and was going to send Pan Tingting to the provincial capital for further studies for a period of time. After she officially advanced to the intermediate level of extraordinary, she would return to Hezhou University to serve as the dean of the Card Master Academy.

In any case, according to the final result of the compromise among all parties, the Alchemy and Card Master Academy of Hezhou University is Zhang Wenhe's private domain. He can do whatever he wants, and no one else has the right to interfere.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about someone else taking the spot in advance, which is one of the reasons why Pan Yue sent Pan Tingting to the provincial capital at this critical juncture.

By the way, let her take this opportunity to get away from the vortex of Hezhou University. It won't be too late for her to come back after everything has calmed down and she has gained the combat power of a mid-level extraordinary being.

However, the journey was long, and Hezhou City had only recently achieved peace. The mid-level transcendents in the city still needed to guard against the harpies and the Death Rift causing trouble, so Pan Yue could only ask Zhang Che to help escort him for a while.

"Sigh, I really had no other choice. I thought you were going the same way, so I shamelessly asked you for a favor."

Pan Yue spoke earnestly and explained the whole story in detail, fearing that Zhang Che would refuse.

Indeed, although Pan Tingting has the support of the Pan family, the biggest problem now is the armed forces of the city hall. The city guard lacks a fifth-order superhuman who can be compared with Zhu Yunge and the president of the state university, so their voice will inevitably be affected.

If it were in a private area like the city hall, it would be fine, but once you're on someone else's turf, you have to rely on yourself for many things.

At the very least, advancing to the intermediate level of the extraordinary is an absolutely correct choice.

"Alright, I'll give her a ride since I'm going that way." Zhang Che finally agreed.

Zhang Che thought the matter was over, but Pan Yue showed enthusiasm that exceeded his expectations. He took him directly to a secret room and then carefully handed him a notebook.

"This is another treasure left by my father. He once instructed me that I must not study the contents of this item until I reach the middle level of the Transcendent Realm."

“After the family fell on hard times, it has hardly been opened.” Pan Yue said in a heavy tone, “Although Tingting has good talent, it is still unknown how long it will take for her to advance to the middle-level extraordinary realm.”

So Pan Yue meant that he wanted Zhang Che to study the notes first, and if he could learn something from them, he would help teach Pan Tingting after she was promoted.

Zhang Che nodded in understanding, and also realized that what the other party meant by saying that was actually to use the knowledge in this notebook to exchange for his protection of Pan Tingting.

Regardless of the details of the connections the Pan family made in the provincial capital, it's always good to have an extra layer of insurance. After all, Pan Tingting is the Pan family's only hope to restore its former glory, and they cannot afford to suffer any loss!

Zhang Che even seriously suspected that if it weren't for him being on the way, Pan Yue would have had a very hard time taking Pan Tingting to the provincial capital.

The matter was settled. After informing Pan Yue of his departure time, Zhang Che hurriedly went home with his notes.

Judging from the domain card recipe from last time, Pan Yue's father was clearly not an ordinary fifth-tier card maker. If he hadn't died in an accident, he would be at least a sixth-tier card maker now.

It's impossible for Zhang Che not to be curious about a notebook left by such a person, one that is even more important than the domain card formula.

As expected, after Zhang Che read through the contents of the notes, he finally understood why the old man had warned his descendants that they must advance to the intermediate level of extraordinary beings before they could study the contents.

"It's actually the rubbing technique!" Zhang Che tried his best to calm his excitement. "I never expected to find the inheritance of the rubbing technique here."

The so-called rubbing method is actually a special card-making technique, but because it is relatively niche and too difficult to learn, it is generally hard to come across.

Zhang Che only heard about it occasionally when he overheard Grandpa Yun chatting.

Normally, when a card maker wants to create an equipment card or skill card, they must use the corresponding extraordinary materials to refine the card embryo according to the recipe.

The so-called "imprinting method" can use certain special means to imprint the skills or equipment of extraordinary creatures, card summons, or even human extraordinary beings into individual cards.

The difficulty of imprinting the three types of targets increases sequentially, and even the supernatural creatures with the highest success rate will not exceed 50%.

Because regardless of success or failure, this method will cause irreversible damage to the object being imprinted, the Federation strictly prohibits card makers who have studied imprinting techniques from using it on humans.

Once discovered, they will be severely punished!

However, judging from the contents of the notes, it seems that the old master of the Pan family has made some improvements to the original imprinting method. It is basically no longer usable on human superhumans. Instead, he specializes in imprinting the skills or equipment of card summons and has also increased the success rate to about 50%.

Although he couldn't yet confirm the authenticity of the notes, as a professional card maker, the content related to card making in the notes alone was enough for him to recognize the profound skill of that senior craftsman.

In comparison, Grandpa Yun and Dean Xu Jing's card-making abilities seemed rather ordinary.

Chapter 222 Hunting Jade Token

"Sigh, what a pity about that old man from the Pan family." Zhang Che, who had just closed his notebook, didn't know what he was really feeling. Perhaps it was a sigh of regret that such a talented person was killed off by fate.

Soon, another problem began to trouble him: the value of this notebook far exceeded his imagination, and Pan Yue was willing to let him see it, so his intention was definitely not for him to learn it and then hand it over to Pan Tingting.

Someone is lusting after your body!

Zhang Che narrowed his eyes, clearly thinking of something.

However, it wasn't surprising. After all, there were a few times when he was alone with that girl Pan Tingting, and the way she looked at him made it seem like she was about to devour him.

It can only be said that sometimes when girls get aroused, they can be much fiercer than men.

Having seen and experienced much in his previous life, Zhang Che naturally couldn't hide the young girl's thoughts from him.

To be fair, Pan Tingting is definitely good-looking, but like Ruan Ruoshi before her, Zhang Che never had any intention of taking things further with them.

If it were just a casual fling, Zhang Che would certainly not mind having a fleeting affair. But these two young girls were clearly not suitable targets for Apple. Otherwise, once he got involved, he would never be able to get rid of them.

It's true that Zhang Che is a genius, but his solo efforts mean he can't compete with others who have accumulated years of experience.

Let's not even talk about Pan Tingting. Although the Pan family has declined, they still have access to quite a few people of mid-level extraordinary status.

Just like this time when Pan Tingting was sent to the provincial capital for further studies, while the girl's exceptional talent was certainly a factor, the Pan family's connections definitely played a significant role as well.

Although Ruan Ruoshi didn't have any family support, her talent was undeniable, and she was highly valued by the Binhai City Public Security Bureau.

Even if her overall strength is inferior to Pan Tingting's, she is by no means someone Zhang Che would abandon after starting something.

"Sigh, I'd better just stick to being a card maker. Once I'm promoted to a higher level, I can just be my own wife." Zhang Che could only place his hopes on the future.

As for escorting Pan Tingting to the provincial capital, now that he has read the notes and learned about the rubbing method, he naturally has no reason to refuse.

The only problem is that the rubbing method is inherently difficult, and if I really want to teach Pan Tingting in the future, it will definitely take a lot of time.

When she's no longer bound by her family, and given that she might even advance to the mid-level transcendent realm, Zhang Che will be the one worrying about his virginity as a young, unmarried man.

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Adventurers' Guild, Guild Master's Office.