Who said this card is outrageous?

Card Name: Betamon (Water, Thunder)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 2

Grade: Blue

Skills: Lightning Bolt, Fin Blade

Talent: Enhanced Electric Shock

(Note: Keep your distance from it when you are in the water, or you will be responsible for the consequences.)

Zhang Che stared at the pattern on the card, his lips twitching.

He actually recognized Betamon; after all, it was the baby form of the Seadramon family, known for their unwavering loyalty.

To be honest, this card itself is actually quite good. It has both water and mine attributes, strong attack power, and decent speed. It would definitely be a good card in a typical battle scenario.

The problem is that subsequent cleanup operations will have to go deep into the ocean.

There's no such thing as "friendly protection" in the real world. When the enhanced [Lightning Strike] is unleashed, whether the Murlocs die or not is another matter, but the teammates will definitely have a very tough time.

Zhang Che could easily imagine how terrifying the conduction effect of lightning-type skills would be in water.

"Never mind, let's leave it for now." Zhang Che put the Betamon card aside, planning to ask Shen Yan later if the extermination team had any methods to deal with electric shock damage.

If you have one, this card might come in handy.

Having learned from his first experience, Zhang Che no longer dared to attempt to fuse cards of different levels. Instead, he honestly returned to the standard procedure and began fusing cards of the same level.

After some selection and combination, he created several new cards.

Card Name: Betamon (Water)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 2

Grade: Blue

Skills: Water Tower, Blade Fin

Talent: Water Manipulation

(Note: The lightning attribute was removed because the previous version received too many negative reviews. Now it's a proper... fish?)

Card Name: Little Ball Flying Fish (Water, Wind)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 1

Grade: Blue

Skills: Water gun, wide-area defense

Talent: Water Curtain

(Note: It looks cute, right? But you really can't beat it.)

Card Name: Sharp-Toothed Fish (Water, Dark)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 2

Grade: Blue

Skills: Water jet, bite

Talent: Rough Skin

(Note: They won't budge!)

And the only Tier 3 blue card:

Card Name: Canyon Swift Crab (Water)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 3

Grade: Blue

Skills: Acceleration Aura, Perception Ripples

Talent: Void Stance

(Note: I can run fast and see far, but I can't beat them in a fight. Goodbye!)

The two skills of [Rapid Crab], the effect of [Acceleration Aura] goes without saying, is to increase the movement speed of nearby teammates, which is very similar to the game effect in Zhang Che's memory.

However, another effect that was originally supposed to increase vision and have the same function as the eye position, [Perception Ripple], has become able to release an invisible detection ripple that senses all creatures in a large surrounding area.

It will always perform better in water than on land.

The only downside is that the [Rift Crab] also inherits the original's characteristic of having no combat ability. Without teammates to protect it, it is just a sitting duck.

As for the final talent, Void Stance, it should be that after a certain period of time in the game, it can evolve into the stronger [Void Swift Crab].

……

Among the green summoning cards, there are indeed relatively few useless cards with no practical value. Zhang Che spent a long time collecting them and only managed to get these few blue cards.

As for the remaining cards, there are summoning cards, but due to the limitations of card types, fusing them will only produce the same cards.

Instead of making duplicates, it's better to save them for later and try fusing them when you have enough materials in a few days to make new cards.

"Yes, it's another beautiful day!"

After washing up, Zhang Che lay in bed with this sentence in his mind before drifting off to sleep.

……

Meanwhile, in the Public Security Bureau of Nancheng District, Binhai City, Ruan Ruoshi was frowning as she looked at the case file in her hand.

"How could there be no obvious trace left?"

The case file records the case of that thief who had been stealing things from all over the place recently, but not much.

Ruan Ruoshi's extraordinary abilities were unlikely to play a significant role in this war, so the leaders of the Public Security Bureau took the opportunity to keep her in the city and forbade her from going out at will.

As her partner, He Zhenghai also received this treatment.

During this time, the two had been diligently working on cases in the city until this strange thief came into their view.

On the surface, the thief seemed unremarkable, like a lazy, good-for-nothing.

However, after Ruan Ruoshi and He Zhenghai went to several burglary scenes to investigate, they discovered that the perpetrators were likely not just simple thieves!

Chapter 59 The Second Meeting with the Sheriff's Daughter

"Still looking at the case files?"

He Zhenghai pushed open the door and entered, carrying a cup of hot milk, and gently placed it on the table in front of Ruan Ruoshi. The milk was still steaming, and a layer of fine water droplets condensed on the inside of the cup, indicating that it had just been heated.

Ruan Ruoshi looked up, glanced at the milk, then at He Zhenghai. Her lips moved, but before she could say anything, He Zhenghai snatched the file from her hand—a file that had been read countless times—and urged her like an old father, "It's getting late. Hurry up and drink it and go to sleep. Aren't girls your age most afraid of staying up late?"

"Understood, Uncle He."

Ruan Ruoshi did not resist and obediently picked up the milk and took a sip. The warm liquid slid down her throat, which did relax her tense nerves a little.

However, she still looked somewhat worried, and after putting down her cup, she began to talk about the case.

“Uncle He, that thief is still committing crimes in the city. I always feel that he has some ulterior motive.” She paused, her fingers unconsciously tracing the side of the cup. “Right now, we don’t know how long the war between Binhai City and the fishmen will last. If we let them continue to act recklessly, it could have unimaginable consequences.”

Thinking of this, Ruan Ruoshi unconsciously gripped the cup in her hand tightly, her voice tinged with resentment: "If my perception were stronger, maybe I could have found a useful clue..."

Seeing this, He Zhenghai quickly comforted the child who was not even half his age. He patted Ruan Ruoshi on the shoulder and said things like "You've done very well" and "Solving cases can't be rushed," which finally calmed her down.

After watching Ruan Ruoshi return to her room to rest, He Zhenghai glanced wearily at the wall clock and realized it was almost 3 a.m.

"Ugh--"

He sighed helplessly.

He was extremely busy following Ruan Ruoshi around during this period, working non-stop for almost a week.

Unfortunately, reality is cruel. Not every case can be solved by hard work. For example, there was the thief we encountered this time, and the murder case on Little Tree Street last time—that case still hasn't found any clues about the murderer. It's like a stone that has sunk to the bottom of the water, silent and without any progress. We don't know when the truth will come out.

"Forget it, I'd better go and rest, otherwise my old bones won't be able to take it." He Zhenghai said without any awareness of his status as a third-tier superhuman, stretching as he returned to his room.

He lay in bed, unable to fall asleep for a while, still pondering whether he should buy Xiao Ruan a pet to keep her company, since she seemed to be under a lot of pressure lately.

I just don't know what kind of pet this girl likes, a cat or a dog? Or some other little creature? Maybe I should ask her tomorrow.

As he pondered, He Zhenghai's eyelids grew heavier and heavier until he finally drifted off to sleep.

……

The next day, Zhang Che, who had a good night's sleep, looked at the beautiful weather outside the window and his mood improved considerably.

He stretched, got out of bed, washed up, and went out to find a place to have a proper breakfast.

Just as he finished eating and drinking and was humming a song as he returned to his doorstep, his steps suddenly stopped:

Someone he really didn't want to see was standing at his doorstep.

Ruan Ruoshi was dressed casually in a light gray trench coat and dark blue jeans, with her long hair tied in a low ponytail. She looked more gentle than when she wore a uniform last time.

She leaned against the wall by the door, and when she heard footsteps, she immediately looked up, her gaze calmly falling on Zhang Che.

The other party was guarding his door and had obviously spotted him. Zhang Che cursed inwardly, but he could only bite the bullet and go over to say hello.

"Miss Sheriff, what brings you here?" He tried to appear relaxed. "Is it still about the case from last time?"

He asked the question aloud, but his mind was already racing.

So much time has passed, and so far he hasn't seen any official announcement of the case's closure, so the case is most likely at a standstill.

Please, you're not trying to make yourself a scapegoat, are you?

A conspiracy theory-like thought flashed through Zhang Che's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

Now that he was a Tier 3 Card Maker, he was no longer the easily manipulated little Karami he used to be. Without evidence, no one in Binhai City should be so brainless as to provoke him without cause. Besides, based on their last conversation, Ruan Ruoshi shouldn't be the kind of dim-witted villain.