Who said this card is outrageous?

Its attributes are average; after all, it's just a green-quality card.

However, with its fourth-tier base and the ability to slightly increase the user's wind attribute affinity, it can barely be considered a minor top-tier item.

It was obvious that a fourth-tier card was not enough to raise Zhang Che's mental strength to the fifth tier. Therefore, in the following days, he spent almost all his time in the card-making room, and used up almost all of the materials he had just stored up.

That day, Zhang Che was crafting another piece of equipment that might be used in the Wind Eagle Armor: a metal double-ring-shaped card.

This card was originally only of green quality, and he has already made several of them.

But it was during the creation of this card that he had a sudden inspiration: he thought he could try to upgrade it to blue quality by using the effect of the anchoring trait.

It was said to be a sudden inspiration, but in reality, it was a natural manifestation of Zhang Che's accumulated card-making skills after creating so many cards.

He can now independently craft fourth-tier purple cards, so upgrading a green card to its maximum value isn't too unbelievable.

However, it would be a lie to say that Zhang Che wasn't excited about creating a new card entirely on his own for the first time—well, it could be considered a new card.

However, as the card-making process began, the experience he had accumulated from countless previous card-making attempts instantly took over his mind. All the messy thoughts in his mind were cleared away, and his attention was completely focused on the card in front of him, without any further distraction.

Soon, the card embryo, with a small portion of its array patterns modified, was successfully formed. The next step was the most important refining process.

This step is also the most significant change. Of the original seven materials, only three auxiliary materials responsible for the adhesive function remained unchanged. The main material and the other three auxiliary materials were all replaced with higher quality materials that were slightly different from the previous ones.

Normally, double-ring cards with only green quality do not actually have any attributes; they belong to the lowest tier of green quality cards.

This time, Zhang Che used the main material from the Wind Howling Thorns crystal core, which has both wood and wind attributes, along with the wood and wind attribute materials left over after completing the [Raging Wind Elegy].

Since the materials all come from the same source, the refining process requires less extra polishing and can be more smoothly integrated.

With the final main material, the crystal core, entering the card embryo to begin refining, Zhang Che quickly activated the anchoring trait, instantly integrating the wind and wood attribute energies anchored in the other materials into the crystal core.

With such thorough preparation, the alchemy array within the card embryo functioned smoothly, and the reaction successfully ceased without any unexpected incidents.

A final, dazzling blue light flashed, and the card was finally fully formed—

Card Name: Unnamed (Wind, Wood)

Type: Equipment Card

Level: Tier 4

Grade: Blue

Effect: The holder becomes agile and moves faster. When in a grassy or wooded environment, the speed boost is further increased.

After an attack hits an enemy, it absorbs a small amount of life energy to slowly repair the holder's injuries.

Additional Skills: Ring (Wind): Thousand Wind Flowing Blade; Ring (Wood): Green Vine Armor

Whether it was because the materials used were too good or Zhang Che's card-making skills were superb, the final product not only had two special effects, but also came with two skills, one offensive and one defensive.

At the same time, the Guardians are enhanced in four aspects: speed, healing, offense, and defense.

Unfortunately, at the Blue Card level, being a jack-of-all-trades often means being a master of none, and it's more valuable to specialize in one area.

However, this is not important to Zhang Che. He originally made this card simply to use it as a fusion material for the Wind Eagle Armor. The comprehensive effect might actually be a good thing.

Ultimately, everything depends on the strength of the [Wind Eagle Armor] itself.

Chapter 310 The Feeling of Home

It's certainly a joyful thing to create a brand new, original card yourself.

But for Zhang Che, the biggest gain was that after the new card was successfully made, his mental strength finally broke through that small barrier.

He is now a true fifth-order transcendent.

Although there is no essential difference between the minor ranks of the major ranks, the strength of the extraordinary energy that can be mastered is still there, so it is impossible to say that there is no difference at all.

In any case, according to Zhang Che's own perception, the intensity of his mental power increased by about 30% the instant he broke through.

It was this sudden surge of spiritual power that caused Zhang Che's aura to become exceptionally terrifying.

Of course, it only looks scary; Zhang Che can still mobilize those forces as usual.

Fortunately, he was the only one in the entire card-making room, so there was no need to worry about scaring anyone.

According to records left by predecessors, the upper limit of mental strength of a fifth-tier card maker is about four to seven times that of a fourth-tier card maker.

Therefore, a 30% improvement is not very high for a fifth-tier rank; it can only be described as average.

Having successfully advanced, Zhang Che sat cross-legged on the ground and began to practice the Bright Candle Guardian Technique to consolidate his mental energy, which was not yet fully stable.

An hour passed before he opened his eyes. The unstable fluctuations of his mental energy began to calm down and were no longer as terrifying as before.

To be precise, it wasn't just a simple suppression, but also had a slight concealment effect, making him look rather ordinary.

"call--"

With a long sigh of relief, Zhang Che finally turned his attention back to the new card.

Regardless, this is the first new card that Zhang Che has created entirely on his own since coming to this world, so it definitely deserves our attention.

"In that case, let's call you Emerald Clouds Twin Rings. Keep the name simple." With a thought, Zhang Che displayed the four characters "Emerald Clouds Twin Rings" in the blank space of the card name column.

At the same time, an invisible fluctuation, almost imperceptible to anyone, quietly entered the void and merged into the extraordinary rules of Blue Star.

This means that from now on, any card made according to the same recipe will be automatically named "Emerald Twin Rings".

However, Zhang Che's current strength was not enough to detect the abnormality just now, and his attention was still focused on that card.

Although the abnormal fluctuations in his mental energy after the breakthrough had been suppressed by the Bright Candle Guardian Technique, Zhang Che decided to refrain from making cards for the next few days as a precaution, and wait until the problem was completely resolved.

Moreover, in order to break through to the fifth tier as soon as possible, this card-making process took a lot of time, so I really need to take a break.

But when Zhang Che left the card-making room, the scene that came into view made him freeze in shock.

"Holy crap, what on earth happened...?"

His reaction was simply because what he saw gave him the illusion of being back home.

The layout of the living room was transformed to be almost identical to that of his old home in Binhai City. If it weren't for the obvious differences in the furniture, he probably would have thought he had traveled back in time again.

Normally, Zhang Che shouldn't be in such a state of disarray given his strength. But don't forget that he just came out of the card-making room, which is equipped with a shield to block mental energy fluctuations. Coupled with the mental daze caused by making cards for a long time and breaking through his strength, he would have shown this strange behavior.

Of course, the main reason was that Zhang Che subconsciously thought he was at home and had Ah Li and the others protecting him, so he unconsciously lowered his guard.

"Owner!"

At this moment, Ahri appeared from the kitchen, wearing a dirty apron.

The housekeeping hat on her head was also filthy.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Che asked, knowing the answer already, since the changes in the living room had already explained everything.

As expected, Ahri immediately replied that she was leading Gatomon and the others to renovate the house, trying to make it look like a home.

"Hehe, I have a really good memory. I can remember exactly what the furniture in my house looks like."

As Ah Li said this, she proudly puffed out her chest, and her smug little appearance made Zhang Che unable to resist giving her a flick on the forehead.

Then he gained a little fox with teary eyes looking at him.

Phew, that feels so good...

After satisfying his perverse tastes, Zhang Che indicated that Ah Li and the others could modify the house as they pleased. As for himself, he had originally wanted to rest, but given the current situation, going out for a stroll was not out of the question.

This also allows me to buy the furniture I need, making the house layout feel more like home.

Zhang Che then walked around the room twice, and after getting a general idea of ​​what was missing, he leisurely walked out of the room.

As mentioned before, the area Zhang Che is currently renting is located in a remote part of Nanzhao City, where most of the residents are ordinary people and there are very few superhumans.

This environment further enhances the similarity to Zhang Che's hometown, making him feel more at ease living there.

The concealment effect of the Bright Candle Guardian Technique was quite good. Along the way, many people greeted Zhang Che, clearly treating him as an ordinary lower-level superhuman.

Especially with his youthful-looking face, this impression was reinforced.

Zhang Che didn't pay attention and responded to everyone who greeted him.

……

Nanzhao City is very large, and the Adventurers' Guild is located in a place where extraordinary people gather, so he had no choice but to speed up his pace.

However, he did not use the alchemy vehicle for speed, but instead took the opportunity to appreciate the urban layout of Nanzhao City and the diverse people living there.

The existence of two level-seven rifts has given the people of Nanzhao City a distinctly rugged character. The street food is mostly high in oil, salt, and carbohydrates, and the portions are also very large. As for anything slightly more refined, it simply doesn't exist.

As the aroma of food gradually enveloped Zhang Che, he realized that he hadn't eaten anything for seven or eight hours.

It's probably because he was too happy after creating the new card, and then he was also excited about breaking through to the fifth tier, that caused this result.

That's perfect, now we can try some of the local delicacies of Nanzhao City.

So, when Zhang Che arrived at the entrance of the Adventurers' Guild, he found himself carrying several kinds of food, and they were all quite substantial.

Fortunately, after advancing to the intermediate extraordinary level, his body's need for food increased, which led to Zhang Che eating a lot more.

Although this amount of stuff seems like a lot, it's not beyond his capabilities.

Chapter 311 Adventurers' Guild? Bar?

Zhang Che carrying food was not unusual in the Adventurers' Guild Hall, or to be more precise, the Adventurers' Guild Hall in Nanzhao City was actually a large tavern.

A table was neatly arranged around the perimeter, where three or more adventurers were usually sitting, drinking and chatting.

The original front desk area has been transformed into a bar, where two uniformed bartenders are now wielding a cocktail shaker.

To be honest, it's quite good-looking.

No wonder I haven't seen many places selling alcohol along the way; it turns out the Adventurers' Guild has monopolized the market.

Of course, the term "monopoly" may not be entirely accurate. After all, as the second largest power after the Federation, it shouldn't be so lacking in taste.

Zhang Che casually found an empty table and sat down. Instead of rushing to the front desk to learn about the rift, he planned to finish eating what he had bought first.

While they were eating, a girl dressed in an adventurer's guild uniform walked over carrying a tray with several glasses of mixed drinks that emitted different colored lights, clearly not ordinary drinks.

"Sir, would you like a drink?" The girl smiled and carefully explained to Zhang Che that every mid-level transcendent who comes to the guild for the first time can get a free cup of specially made mixed wine.

"Keep them all." Zhang Che glanced at the tray, then looked at the girl who looked hesitant, and smiled, "Don't worry, I'll pay for the extra drinks."

The girl secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then explained that if they wanted to order drinks, they would need to pay in advance to avoid getting too drunk later...