Who said this card is outrageous?

While he wanted to reminisce, he knew he couldn't let it interfere with other people's important business.

"Okay, I'll be going now." Zhou Meng stood up and patted Zhang Che's shoulder with his good hand. "Wait for my news, I'll contact you later."

"Okay, take care."

After watching Zhou Meng leave, Zhang Che stood up and walked quickly toward Mo Yuncheng.

……

In the Adventurers' Guild's card storage, the same place, the same people.

Zhang Che sat in that familiar chair, feeling a little uneasy under Mo Yuncheng's inexplicable gaze.

The old man had been staring at him ever since he entered the room, as if he were looking at some rare object.

"Mr. Mo, please don't look at me like that..." Zhang Che felt uncomfortable under his gaze, and he felt goosebumps all over his body.

"Hehe, I can find a new entrance every time I enter a rift. With such good luck, can't this old man even enjoy it?" Mo Yuncheng rarely joked, his cloudy eyes filled with a mischievous smile.

Zhang Che breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Well, no wonder the old man was called to a meeting; it turns out it was about the entrance to that rift.

During the day and night that he had been fast asleep, it seemed that Ju Honglin and the other two had already reported the matter, and the higher-ups in the city hall were taking it very seriously. Even Mo Yuncheng, a veteran who didn't usually get involved, was invited to attend the meeting.

Mo Yuncheng didn't hide anything from Zhang Che, or rather, he felt there was no need to hide anything, and simply recounted the contents of the meeting to Zhang Che:

The war with the murlocs is still ongoing, and it's unclear when it will end.

However, they also needed to investigate the situation at the other entrance as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be fine if they only missed some valuable resources, but if there were any dangerous enemies lurking there, and they secretly invaded Binhai City through the Sky Rift, that would be a truly terrible thing.

What Zhang Che didn't know was that the reason why the Binhai City leadership made this judgment was largely due to the mid-level extraordinary combat traces found at the scene.

They deduced that the three mid-level transcendents who fought at the time were probably not dead, but only seriously injured, and then left the Echoing Rift.

In other words, there are at least three mid-level extraordinary "hidden dangers" lurking outside, and they cannot afford to be careless.

“Currently, Binhai City is short-handed, and the higher-ups don’t want to ask the Federation for help for the time being, so they can only use every bit of their resources.” Mo Yuncheng sighed. “That’s why they held a special meeting and asked me, the old man, to come out of retirement and help.”

Mo Yuncheng sighed, "Well, I've been in Binhai City for so long, I should do my part. Although my old bones aren't as strong as they used to be, I can still do what I can."

Zhang Che remained silent for a moment, without responding.

After a brief silence, he quickly pulled out a [Magic Pocket] card from his pocket, handed it to Mo Yuncheng with both hands, and asked the other party to inspect the result of his work.

Instead of discussing those heavy topics, let's get down to business first.

Mo Yuncheng took the card, examined it carefully, gently stroked the surface with his fingers, and closed his eyes to feel the energy flow in the patterns.

A moment later, he opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Che with a hint of approval in his eyes.

"Hmm, this capacity... it must be at least 1.3 cubic meters." The old man's tone carried a hint of surprise. "What materials did you use?"

“I killed a Shattered Void Leopard,” Zhang Che answered truthfully, but stopped there. “This [Magic Pocket] used some of its Void Crystals and some of its pelt.”

But these details were enough for the old man to imagine the whole process.

"Shattered Void Shadow Leopard? That's not surprising..." Mo Yuncheng nodded, indicating his understanding.

As one of the top-tier extraordinary creatures in the Void Rift, the materials produced by the Shattered Void Shadow Leopard can indeed meet or even exceed expectations, as has been proven several times before.

However, what the old man cares about most right now is not the size of the [Magic Pocket], but that Zhang Che was able to hunt a Shattered Void Shadow Leopard all by himself.

It's important to know that that's one of the opponents that raiding teams least want to encounter; many unprepared teams sometimes don't even dare to face it.

But now Zhang Che, a card maker, has solved it all by himself?

Keep in mind that he had only been a third-tier card maker for less than two months, and Mo Yuncheng was already prepared for the other party to leave empty-handed.

In comparison, back then at this time, I think I was still worried about making a level 3 green card, right?

This child is a genius!

Mo Yuncheng's gaze towards Zhang Che softened, and he didn't specifically ask about the details of the battle, nor did he doubt Zhang Che's words.

Some things don't need to be asked too clearly. After all, Mo Yuncheng hasn't given up on taking Zhang Che as his apprentice, so it's not appropriate to make the relationship too strained.

"By the way, there's something I need to tell you." Mo Yuncheng's smile faded, and his tone became serious. "The city hall has asked me to make some Tier 4 cards to prepare for future operations."

“I’m a bit too busy to handle everything by myself, so if you have some free time, you can come over here and help me out.”

Zhang Che's eyes lit up immediately: assisting a fourth-level card maker meant he could observe the entire card-making process from the sidelines.

For a self-taught card maker like him, this was an extremely rare opportunity!

As a member of the mixed supernatural system on Earth, the card, as a supernatural item, also has a gap between mid-level and low-level supernatural beings.

The corresponding extraordinary knowledge was something Zhang Che could never have accessed before, so he absolutely could not let this opportunity slip by!

“Of course, no problem!” Zhang Che immediately agreed. “Grandpa, you can call me anytime, and I’ll be there.”

Mo Yuncheng looked at the young man before him, his eyes filled with a mixture of relief and expectation. He nodded, said nothing more, and simply waved his hand.

"Alright, go home for today. Starting next week, come here at seven o'clock sharp every morning, don't be late."

"Yes!"

Zhang Che stood up, bowed deeply to Mo Yuncheng, and then turned and left the card warehouse.

Today's harvest was quite substantial.

Chapter 84 Accumulation

For the next period of time, Zhang Che entered a busy and fulfilling life.

Every morning, without fail, he would appear on time at the Adventurers' Guild's card warehouse to assist Grandpa Mo Yuncheng in card making, which was the moment he looked forward to the most each day.

Being able to personally participate in the creation process of fourth-tier cards is a very rare opportunity for him, a third-tier card maker, to gain practical experience.

Compared to the lower-tier extraordinary cards of the first to third tiers, the difficulty of fourth-tier cards increases in all aspects.

However, besides the fact that the production of card embryos is more difficult and there are more alchemical patterns, which Zhang Che had already anticipated, there was another step in the production of fourth-tier cards that he had never encountered before: material pretreatment.

Before the materials can be refined, they must undergo additional processing, and this is exactly the part that Zhang Che is responsible for assisting with.

The specific process is somewhat similar to that of creating a regular green card, both involving using mental power to guide the energy within the material to flow again.

Therefore, it was not particularly difficult for Zhang Che, who was an expert. He only needed to follow the old man's instructions step by step.

After several attempts, he basically mastered the essentials, and the quality of the materials he processed improved. Overall, he did a pretty good job.

“When a creature reaches the intermediate level of transcendence, its body becomes more tightly integrated with its transcendent energy.” Mo Yuncheng explained as he watched Zhang Che process the materials. “When they die, most of their energy remains dormant within the materials and cannot be directly activated. Therefore, whether you want to use these materials for alchemy or card making, you must first use some techniques to reactivate them.”

Zhang Che listened attentively while processing the materials in his hands.

"Fortunately, Master Chen Mu was farsighted back then and considered these things when he created the profession of card maker." The old man's tone was filled with undisguised respect. "He specially simplified the methods of processing materials and incorporated them into the card-making process of lower-level extraordinary beings, so that later generations could get started as quickly as possible after advancing to the middle-level extraordinary beings."

Zhang Che nodded thoughtfully. No wonder he felt a sense of familiarity when dealing with these fourth-tier materials; it turned out that the underlying logic was the same as that for making low-tier cards.

"Ultimately, card makers are different from many extraordinary professions; they don't possess any combat power themselves," the old man continued. "The only way to quickly gain the corresponding combat power after advancing is through card making. If you can't even make cards, then this advancement is a waste of time."

Perhaps because he rarely found someone who would listen to him, Mo Yuncheng rambled on and on.

From the historical evolution of the card maker profession to his various experiences in his youth, and his understanding and insights into card making techniques, the old man's mouth hardly stopped.

But Zhang Che didn't find it annoying at all; on the contrary, he often listened with great interest. This was one of the advantages of having little experience; whatever the old man said was new knowledge to him.

Moreover, as a fourth-tier card maker with a lineage and over sixty years of life experience, Mo Yuncheng often casually recounts amusing anecdotes that leave Zhang Che, a "youngster" who has barely left the city, in awe.

Faced with such abundant emotional value, the old man was clearly very happy. He even said that if his health allowed, he estimated he could have carried Zhang Chezhi's card for a whole day instead of having to rush to rest after a busy morning.

Of course, during these days, Mo Yuncheng didn't just make fourth-tier cards. Occasionally, he would also make some low-tier cards to relax and clear his mind.

As I said before, high-level cards aren't for everyone. In a full-scale war between two factions like the current one, it's better to use some useful low-level cards.

……

During his time as the old man's assistant, Zhang Che witnessed the creation of two Tier 1 purple cards and one Tier 2 purple card, which gave him a deeper understanding of the purple card production process.

Seeing is believing, and Zhang Che felt he had gained a lot, and his respect for the old man deepened.

……

After finishing his work with his grandfather every morning, Zhang Che would usually go home to review what he had learned that day.

Occasionally, he would try things out himself, using the materials at hand to do some simple exercises to further solidify his knowledge.

Although he is still far from being able to create fourth-tier cards, his understanding of the process is much deeper than before.

In addition, he also sought out the adventurers who had participated in the cleanup operation to learn more about the situation.

Because the cards Zhang Che created during the cleanup operation were highly praised, and Zhou Meng himself was well-liked in the guild, when he contacted people, in addition to the card users themselves, he would also bring along some adventurers who were interested in purchasing them.

Upon hearing that the card maker himself was making a follow-up call, everyone showed great interest. If they could establish a connection with Zhang Che, this skilled card maker, and buy a few useful, high-quality cards, it would be a good guarantee for them.

Zhang Che naturally accepted all offers.

This was a good opportunity for him to expand his sample size. He could use the excuse of "market research" to try and get some information about the Heart Eater from the adventurers' conversations.

After all, when Zhou Meng encountered that octopus monster before, it was during a battle, so who can guarantee that others haven't encountered similar situations?

Since the adventurers needed Zhang Che's help, they not only answered all his questions, but also took the initiative to share their various experiences and discoveries in battle.

Many little secrets, or things they themselves had overlooked, naturally fell into Zhang Che's hands.

He silently wrote down all this information, intending to organize it all when he got back.

After smilingly seeing off the last wave of adventurers of the day and promising to make the cards they needed as soon as possible, Zhang Che closed the door, his smile instantly vanishing and his expression turning serious.

He went into the studio, took out all the materials he had collected over the past few days from the drawer, spread them out on the table, and finally spent nearly an hour sorting through all of them.

Then, based on his memory, he found nine descriptions that mentioned "octopus" or "jellyfish" as supernatural creatures.

Two of them were placed in the pending position by Zhang Che because the descriptions were too vague and the targets had not actively attacked the adventurers.

Chapter 85 New Card Series

Of the remaining seven documents, including those from Zhou Meng, six people explicitly stated that they had been subjected to psychological attacks and had experienced brief periods of mental confusion or loss of consciousness.

Two of them were in the same situation as Zhou Meng. They were saved by the [Sharp-Toothed Fish] they were assigned. By the time they came to their senses, the Sharp-Toothed Fish had already chased the translucent octopus monster a long way, as if it were actively protecting its master.

The other three people were spared from harm because their teammates noticed the anomaly in time.

Of course, having the [Sharp-toothed Fish] doesn't mean everything will be fine.