Who said this card is outrageous?

Previously, he had prepared a budget based on ordinary second-tier blue cards, as well as the murloc materials he brought to sell.

But now the quality of the [Tidal Sea Spirit] far exceeds expectations, and with the addition of two Tier 1 blue cards, he naturally doesn't have enough money.

Yu Renjia opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but felt too embarrassed to speak.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Che was somewhat curious as to why Fu Xing didn't say a word the whole time, such as offering to help pay in advance, but simply stood quietly to the side.

However, he didn't delve into it. Instead, he took the opportunity to propose a plan he had previously devised but hadn't yet implemented: "Old Yu, if you don't have enough money, how about we try another payment method?"

Yu Renjia quickly looked up: "What?"

“I’ll settle the debt with card recipes,” Zhang Che said. “Any card recipe I haven’t seen before will do; I’m willing to pay a high price for it.”

This was the path Zhang Che had planned long ago.

Although he has the cheat code of fusion ability, his foundation is still too weak. The card album left by his master only contains the recipes for a few dozen public cards, most of which are common cards, which cannot meet his needs at all.

Rather than painstakingly researching new card recipes yourself, it's more appropriate to just use existing ones.

Chapter 21 Su Wanqing's Card Production Order

The extraordinary profession of card maker has been around for over two hundred years. During this time, there have been two top-tier super-powerful individuals, including the founder, "Card Master" Chen Mu. So, there are actually quite a few extraordinary individuals who have taken this path.

In this day and age, there are already thousands of publicly available cards from adventurer guilds in various cities, not to mention the card recipes that have not been made public.

And most importantly, not every finished card produced has sufficient practical value.

For example, the Skeleton Archer, which Zhang Che couldn't sell back then, is one of the most classic public version cards in Tier 1. Its production process is mature enough that since its inception, almost 80% of card makers have made it when they were starting out.

However, due to its low practical value, it has long been ignored in the card market.

Cards like these appear almost every year, but most of them are quietly lost to the passage of time, with only a small number surviving for certain special reasons.

Zhang Che had always thought that the public version cards recorded in the card album were just ordinary stuff, but he later learned that they were actually cards that were carefully selected by adventurer guilds from various places, which were more representative and had certain practical value.

Among them are some high-quality cards like [Water Trident], while the truly ordinary cards simply don't make it into the card collection.

However, for Zhang Che, who possesses fusion abilities, those cheap cards that nobody wants could very well become his fusion materials.

As a university for extraordinary individuals, Binhai University naturally offers a major in card making.

Those low-level card makers always produce some card recipes that are not very useful each year. And that is Zhang Che's opportunity.

……

Sure enough, upon hearing Zhang Che's request, Yu Renjia immediately thought of the substandard products produced by the card makers among his classmates in the card department.

Those worthless card recipes are just a pile of waste paper in most people's eyes, and they're too bulky to even leave in a drawer.

If someone is willing to buy it at a premium, it would be like a windfall.

"Sigh, I have no choice but to do this." Zhang Che sighed helplessly. "I'm a self-taught person, and then my master passed away unexpectedly. If I want to improve my card-making skills, I can only use this clumsy method."

From [Skeleton Archer] to [Six-Tailed Fox] and [Tidal Spirit], everyone could see that Zhang Che's current talent lies more in upgrading and improving existing cards. Therefore, if he wants to make full use of this advantage, he must have a sufficient sample size.

However, developing new card recipes is a bottomless pit, and most people simply cannot withstand too many failures. Therefore, everyone can understand Zhang Che's approach.

"No problem!" Yu Renjia immediately patted his chest. "I'll go back and inquire for you. I know a few people in the card game department."

“I’ll help too,” Fu Xing added. “Leave this to us.”

Of course, the two of them did this because they admired Zhang Che's talent in card making; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so eager to help him.

With the transaction concluded, Su Wanqing suddenly stepped forward: "Zhang Che, I also have something I'd like to ask you for help with."

Zhang Che was somewhat surprised: "Miss Su, please speak."

"I'd like to ask you to help me make a Tier 2 blue card." Su Wanqing's tone was direct and straightforward.

Zhang Che nodded. This was within his expectations, after all, the other party was a Card Master, whose demand for high-quality cards was much greater than that of ordinary extraordinary individuals.

"Do you want [Tidal Sea Spirit], or another [Six-Tailed Fox]?" he asked.

Su Wanqing shook her head: "Neither. I want a lightning or fire type summon card."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Renjia immediately turned to look at Fu Xing, his eyes filled with knowing "I knew it"; Fu Xing himself was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in surprise.

Okay, there's no need to ask anymore. That card was for Fu Xing.

The reason why Zhang Che had to take action was simple: Fu Xing was a warrior, and his mental strength was pitifully weak compared to magic-based professions of the same level.

Given his current level of mental strength, he simply cannot use ordinary second-tier blue cards.

As a card master, Su Wanqing realized its special feature as early as when she first summoned [Six-Tailed Fox] - its mental energy consumption was far lower than that of ordinary blue cards of the same level.

According to her calculations, as long as Fu Xing persists in mental training for a period of time, he should be able to use this level of summoning card normally.

Of course, there can only be one card; more than that won't work. However, having an extra powerful opponent of the same rank will definitely be a huge help to Fu Xing, and he will surely shine in the upcoming midterm exams.

Warriors have their advantages. Although their total mental energy is not much, don't forget that they don't have many abilities that require mental energy to be consumed.

With Zhang Che's cards, it's like turning something that was originally useless into real combat power, maximizing its cost-effectiveness!

As for the requirement that the cards must be of the lightning or fire element, Zhang Che knew without asking that it was definitely Fu Xing's personal preference.

“Lightning or fire type cards…” Zhang Che pondered for a moment, looking somewhat troubled.

Binhai City is located by the sea, so lightning-type materials are relatively easy to find, since they are effective against water-type materials and can be found in the market. However, the market demand for fire-type materials and related finished cards is much smaller.

This can be seen from the fact that out of the more than fifty cards in the entire card-making book, there is only one fire-related card: a level one green [Fire Element Enhancement].

"I'll take care of the materials," Su Wanqing said confidently. "Just give me a list of what you need."

She paused, then added, "As a deposit, I can provide you with some second-tier fire-type card recipes for reference."

Zhang Che's eyes lit up at these words, and he was also curious as to why Su Wanqing, a card master, would have so many card recipes, including extremely rare fire-type cards in Binhai City.

After some explanation, he learned that Su Wanqing's mentor was a fourth-level card maker. She had also studied card making for a period of time, but unfortunately her mental strength was not stable enough, so she had to switch to becoming a card master.

Seeing that Zhang Che had taken the bait, Su Wanqing continued to offer him promises: "After it's done, if you need anything, I can help you make connections with my card-making classmates, and even my mentor."

Chang Cheh's eyes lit up instantly—

The opportunity to potentially become a mid-level extraordinary card maker made him agree to Su Wanqing's request almost without hesitation.

Chapter 22 The Qualities of a Card Maker (Please read on!!!)

That's a fourth-tier card maker backed by the prestigious Binhai University. They're absolutely at the pinnacle of their profession in Binhai City. Even a tiny bit of what they have could overwhelm Zhang Che.

Moreover, with the ability to fuse elements at hand and the fire-type cards provided by Su Wanqing as a reference, Zhang Che was confident that he could create the cards she needed.

However, in order not to appear too shocking, the process will likely take a little longer.

“Then I’ll go back and organize the card recipes, and have Ah Xing deliver them to you tomorrow.” After saying that, Su Wanqing pointed to the remaining materials in the room, “Consider these as a deposit.”

It included the bottle containing a quarter of the Tideblood, and the Murloc Cursed Bone.

"This is too valuable," Zhang Che said, somewhat surprised. "We don't need this much."

"Take it, consider it practice for you." Su Wanqing's tone was very calm, but to Zhang Che it was so pleasant to hear.

Fu Xing nodded in agreement, "That's right, Brother Zhang Che, just keep it. She doesn't need this little bit."

This time, Zhang Che did not refuse again.

With the deal settled, the three said their goodbyes and left. Zhang Che then gathered all the materials on the coffee table, took stock of them, and thought to himself that today's gains had far exceeded his expectations.

After packing everything into his backpack, he said goodbye to Wang Guofu and left the card shop.

He had originally been thinking of going to the Adventurers' Guild to take the second-tier card maker exam. But now that he had so many materials, he decided to go home and put them away first.

As Zhang Che walked home along the familiar streets, his mind was constantly calculating what would happen next.

The cards Su Wanqing wanted would definitely have to wait. He wasn't very familiar with cards of those two attributes yet, so he would have to wait and see what cards she sent tomorrow before making any plans.

There's also the issue of destroying cards.

Now the problem with [Tidal Sea Spirit] can be considered barely solved. Yu Renjia and the other two watched him make it in the card shop. The timeline is clear, and even if someone investigates, they won't find any fault with it.

But the remaining [Sixth Sense] and [Dream Eater] must be dealt with as soon as possible.

The most direct way is to destroy it, completely destroying the card and leaving no trace.

But Zhang Che was actually a little reluctant, feeling it would be such a pity to destroy it like this.

So he planned to use another method, which was to fuse these two cards with other cards to create a brand new card, which could both "destroy the evidence" and enhance strength, killing two birds with one stone.

The only problem is that Zhang Che has not yet tried fusing blue-quality cards, so he has no confidence at all.

He hadn't dared to consider this idea before, mainly because he couldn't bear to part with the materials. After all, the cost of the blue card was there, and if the fusion failed, tens of thousands of star coins would be wasted.

Moreover, once you reach the purple card level, there is a fundamental difference between it and the blue card, so he was a little hesitant to risk the few blue cards he had.

This leads to another part of the history of the card maker profession.

Back when Master Chen Mu created the extraordinary profession of Card Maker, the quality of cards was actually only divided into three levels: white, green, and blue. White cards were for beginners to practice with, green cards were standard equipment, and blue cards were defined as premium items.

This system has been used for many years, and no one has been able to break through it.

Until more than a hundred years ago, another top expert in the card-making profession appeared—the "God-level Card Maker" Lu Ming.

Unlike most card makers of that era who were alchemists, Master Lu Ming was a pure card maker from the start, and then he rose step by step to become a ninth-tier powerhouse admired by all.

It is said that when he was trying to advance to the next level, he took a completely different path from Master Chen Mu:

Instead of pursuing integration with other forces like his predecessors, he turned back to focus on the fundamentals of the card maker profession.

Finally, it took nearly twenty years to create two completely new quality levels on the basis of the original system—purple cards and orange cards.

The biggest difference between these two levels of cards and blue cards is that they can unleash combat power beyond their own level, but their mental energy consumption is only one to two times higher than that of blue cards of the same level.

This means that a second-tier superhuman, as long as they have a purple second-tier card, is essentially capable of confronting a third-tier superhuman head-on.

Within the same tier, purple and orange cards are absolute killers.

It was precisely because of Lu Ming's innovation that the status of card makers rose to a new level within the entire extraordinary system. He himself, through this unique achievement, successfully advanced to the transcendent rank, proving to everyone that the card maker profession has its own "path to heaven"!

Ultimately, this made it one of the seven mainstream professions among humans!

When Zhang Che first read this part of history, he felt that the purple card was something completely out of reach for him.

But now that he has a chance to reach that level, how could he possibly resist giving it a try?

And even if he really fails, it will at least put his mind at ease, won't it?