Who said this card is outrageous?

At this point, Zhang Che naturally understood that the card the two were talking about was Ahri.

This is not surprising at all. Ali's existence had already begun to spread on a small scale after the Binhai City invasion of the world ended.

Later, when Zhang Che went to Hezhou City, he brought her along to appear in front of many people several times, so quite a few people knew her.

However, at the beginning, everyone thought that Ahri was a fox-like demi-human. Compared to the ironclad rule that humanoid summon cards only appear in cards of the fourth rank and above, the explanation of a fox-like demi-human was obviously more in line with the public's understanding.

However, as Ahri demonstrated her abilities, everyone finally realized that she was not the demi-human they knew, but a real card.

At that time, Zhang Che was already a fourth-level card maker, so the people in both cities did not investigate the matter too deeply. They simply felt that it was not surprising for a genius card maker like him to do anything.

Later, when they arrived in Qi'an City, since Ah Li was no longer needed as Zhang Che's main fighting force, Zhang Che basically never used her in front of outsiders.

Only when they returned to the villa would Zhang Che occasionally summon her out to move around and relieve his boredom.

“Of course, no problem.” Zhang Che agreed with a smile, and then a card emitting a purple glow appeared in his hand.

Chapter 284 The Value of Ahri

A purple magic circle appeared in mid-air, and then Ahri's figure appeared in the living room, standing obediently beside Zhang Che.

"Owner."

Because of the presence of strangers, Ahri behaved quite restrained. Apart from her outward appearance as a beautiful female fox-human demi-human, she was otherwise not much different from those common Tier 3 summon cards.

"This is Ahri, oh, her official card name is Nine-Tailed Fox, a Tier 3 purple card, and also my most important partner," Zhang Che said, giving the two a brief introduction.

Upon hearing this, Ahri's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, clearly very satisfied with Zhang Che's approval.

Then Zhang Che had Ahri demonstrate her abilities, which immediately amazed Xie and Jiang. They both said that it was the first time they had ever seen such a beautiful and powerful humanoid card.

This is not surprising, given the various problems facing Earth right now. Any card that reaches the mid-level transcendent level must ultimately be designed for combat.

Humanoid cards don't have much of an advantage in this regard, so even if there are humanoid cards, they are mostly tall and armored, like the Jiang family's [Divine Might Warrior].

Cards like Ahri, which have a visually appealing design at first glance, are indeed extremely rare.

However, Xie Lingyang and Jiang Chen had done their research beforehand and knew that Ah Li's combat strength was not as weak as she seemed; on the contrary, it was quite excellent.

Their strength is enough to suppress many ordinary fourth-tier superhumans, a fact that some members of the Eye of Truth who invaded Binhai City back then have already proven with their lives.

Such a beautiful and powerful summoning card has obvious market potential, and Jiang Chen, as one of the top playboys in Qi'an City, has a lot to say about it.

To be fair, although card summons can't do some interesting things, the problem is that at their level, they don't lack them at all, right?

As long as you have money, there are plenty of female superhumans with average strength and talent everywhere, so there's no need to make a difference if Ahri is one of them.

In comparison, Ahri's greatest value lies in her combat prowess, while her beautiful appearance is merely an additional numerical amplifier on top of that.

"Brother Zhang, are you selling this card?"

Jiang Chen was the first to speak and ask.

“I’m bound to it, I can’t sell it.” Zhang Che naturally refused outright.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen quickly explained that he didn't mean that; he wanted to ask Zhang Che if he could make a few more cards like Ahri.

"I can't guarantee anything else, but I can assure you I'll find you plenty of high-quality buyers, and the price will definitely satisfy you!"

Jiang Chen patted his chest and assured him.

Ahri's existence is too special; it can even be described as a monopolistic business, and one that never worries about sales.

As the capital of the southeastern province, Qi'an City has developed over the years and has long nurtured various families, both large and small.

While there aren't many families at the level of the Jiang family, there are still more than a dozen second-tier families like the Xie family, which have several fifth- and sixth-tier extraordinary individuals.

As for the others, needless to say.

Many important figures or younger generations, including the Jiang family, lack the talent and potential to advance to the mid-level extraordinary realm in their early years. Ultimately, those like Jiang Chen and Xie Lingyang who advance to the mid-level extraordinary realm in their early twenties are extremely rare.

The wealth accumulated over the years, coupled with their own lack of combat power, has made this group of people extremely desperate to survive, and the third-tier purple card with the ability to fight beyond their level is what they crave the most.

It is precisely because of the existence of this group of people that the value of purple cards has risen to such an illogical level.

So if you tell them that there is a powerful and visually appealing Tier 3 purple card like Ahri, they would probably flock to it even if they had to pay several times the price of a regular purple card.

At the same time, there won't be much opposition within the family—after all, no matter what, the cards you eventually get will have real combat power, and a little extra premium can be considered part of the family's dignity.

Jiang Chen understood this mentality, which is why he dared to make a guarantee in front of Zhang Che.

"So, brother, are you interested in this?" Jiang Chen approached Zhang Che with a fawning expression, glancing at Ah Li out of the corner of his eye from time to time.

However, there was no evil in his eyes, only awe at such a great work.

"As for the price, you can rest assured. I can pay you all the money. You just need me to act as an intermediary."

He wasn't doing this for charity, of course; he was just trying to expand and solidify his network of contacts, and incidentally show off in front of his friends.

On the other side, after confirming Ah Li's existence, Xie Lingyang didn't respond to anything else and just sat there quietly watching Jiang Chen's performance.

In truth, he was well aware that becoming a middleman selling these [Nine-Tailed Fox] cards would bring many benefits.

But that would be inconsistent with his public image, and rashly getting involved might backfire.

Of course, the most important thing is that he doesn't have the same connections as Jiang Chen, that playboy. He usually associates with peers who have potential or good character, in other words, people who may not have much money themselves.

So even if you can become a middleman, you probably won't sell many.

It would have been better not to get involved in the first place; at most, she could have just used her relationship with Jiang Chen to act as a middleman.

After listening to Jiang Chen's detailed business plan, Zhang Che did not immediately agree, but he also did not object. He simply told Jiang Chen that he needed to think about it first.

Moreover, Ahri is very difficult to create, and I only obtained this card after a series of coincidences.

Although my card-making ability is much stronger than before, there are still many difficulties to overcome if I really want to copy Ahri.

At the very least, it's not something that can be produced in a short period of time.

"It's alright, it's alright." Jiang Chen quickly waved his hand upon hearing this. "Brother Zhang, you can just try it. There's no need to rush."

"Anyway, none of the guys I know have any chance of breaking through to the fourth rank in the short term, so we have plenty of time."

"You just need to focus on making the cards, and leave the rest to me. I guarantee you won't be disappointed with the final profits!"

When Jiang Chen said these words, he pounded his chest loudly, as if afraid that Zhang Che might give up if things didn't go well.

In any case, he is now a proper fourth-tier card maker. What's the point of going back to study a third-tier purple card?

It would be far more important to dedicate that time and energy to either creating Tier 4 cards or researching the creation of purple cards.

Chapter 285 Using Underhanded Methods

Zhang Che gained a lot from today's exchange. Not to mention Ahri, Xie Lingyang and Jiang Chen also placed a lot of orders for other types of cards.

This also includes Tier 2 cards such as [Six-Tails] and [Eevee].

This is not surprising, after all, both families are quite large, and apart from the main line, the other branches must have a couple hundred people in total.

Among them, there are quite a few who can become extraordinary, but in terms of potential, most people can only reach the third or even second level at most in their lifetime.

Going any higher would be wishful thinking.

These people are the target users of those low-level cards. Xie Lingyang and Jiang Chen thought that since they had already bought cards from Zhang Che, they wouldn't mind paying a little more.

Zhang Che certainly didn't mind. These days, making low-level cards was a piece of cake for him. As long as he had the materials ready, it was normal to make one card every few minutes.

He was just a little tired, but he didn't care about the hardship in order to recoup his investment.

The material scrap rate and success rate of low-tier cards are what they are. Even though the price of a single card is lower, the profit margin is actually higher than that of making fourth-tier cards.

Therefore, for Zhang Che, this is the best way to recoup funds.

"Owner……"

At this moment, Ah Li came over and lay on Zhang Che's lap, looking at him expectantly.

Since there were no outsiders in the house, she didn't need to pretend anymore.

"Alright, alright, stop looking at me like that." Zhang Che almost immediately guessed Ah Li's concerns, so he began to comfort her, "Don't worry, Ah Li is one of a kind to me."

"Uh-huh."

Upon hearing this answer, Ahri's face broke into a bright smile.

But he quickly expressed some concern, wondering if Zhang Che's inability to create his own copy card would affect his reputation.

"You don't need to worry about that. I've already thought of a solution." Zhang Che patted Ahri's ears, indicating that she just needed to trust her master.

In fact, this was an idea that Zhang Che had had for a long time, but he was too busy with various things in the early stages to find the time to deal with it.

Now that they've finally found a safe environment and have Pan Tingting, a good ox or horse to be squeezed, those old ulterior motives of the past may naturally resurface.

The core of all this is Zhang Che's awakened "anchoring" trait, because without it, no matter how much Zhang Che plans, it will only be a castle in the air and will never come to fruition.

In fact, Zhang Che could try to repeat the steps Ahri took to advance to a purple card. But don't forget that Ahri was only a third-tier blue card at the beginning, and advancing to a purple card requires consuming a large amount of space-type materials.

In this world, nothing related to the term "space system" is cheap.

Putting aside the cost, just finding so many space-related materials is enough to give Zhang Che a headache.

……

At the same time, Xie Lingyang and Jiang Chen, after leaving the villa, tacitly agreed not to take a car, but instead walked on the road together.

After a long silence, Jiang Chen finally couldn't help but speak up: "Actually, I always thought that the so-called demi-human cards should have humanoid bodies and anthropomorphic fox heads."

"I never expected that there would actually be a beautiful woman with fox ears and a fox tail."

"Although the movements and awareness were a bit stiff, just the way they looked was enough to shock the entire market!"

Jiang Chen was talking to himself when he suddenly heard a disdainful snort, and his expression immediately changed.

"What do you mean, Mr. Xie? Am I wrong? Or are you, this supposedly gentleman, planning to become a pimp like me?"

Jiang Chen deliberately emphasized the words "gentleman" and "pimp".

As a spoiled brat, he was never on good terms with someone like Xie Lingyang, and after he saw through Xie's true colors, he disliked him even more.

He's nothing but a hypocrite.

Ah!

Xie Lingyang was already used to Jiang Chen's sarcastic remarks. If it weren't for the fact that the two of them had common interests to protect and no conflict of interest regarding Ah Li, he wouldn't have bothered to remind him.