Who said this card is outrageous?

Zhang Che had previously sold a total of five [Sharp-Toothed Fish] cards to the Adventurers' Guild, which were then distributed among adventurers in five different teams.

But in the end, only three people, including Zhou Meng, returned alive...

If the experiences of the aforementioned six people can be described as "ambiguous" and insufficient to serve as conclusive evidence, then what the seventh person can provide is solid evidence.

That person's name was Xin Lei, a senior member of the Adventurers' Guild, and a third-tier ranger.

Although he is not a magic-based profession, he has a natural high resistance to mental attacks due to his family's genetic traits.

So when he was ambushed, he only dazed for a moment before regaining his senses. The supernatural creature that launched the attack clearly hadn't expected this situation and, caught off guard, failed to escape in time, and was killed by Xin Lei in one blow.

Xin Lei didn't pay much attention at the time, only thinking that he had encountered a rare spiritual supernatural being.

Over the years, he had seen even stranger things in the rift, so he didn't think much of it and simply put it away as ordinary spoils of war, planning to see if he could sell it for a good price after returning to the city.

The item has now been consigned to an auction house by Xin Lei. Seeing Zhang Che's interest, he immediately said he would send it to him after the auction house opens tomorrow.

Zhang Che naturally wouldn't refuse, and if it weren't for the fact that it was already late and the auction house had already closed, he would have even wanted to drag Xin Lei directly to get the items back!

However, auction houses have their own rules and procedures. Unless Zhang Che is willing to bring out the corpse of the fourth-tier Heart-Eating Demon he picked up in the Void Rift to prove the seriousness of the matter, they would never break the rules for a third-tier card maker like him.

Thinking of this, Zhang Che could only quickly calm himself down and shift his attention to tonight's work.

During his time traveling to the Echoing Rift, Wang Guofu collected a lot of materials for him.

Although there aren't any particularly rare items, the sheer quantity and variety are impressive. Add to that the high-quality materials brought back from the rift, and the materials purchased from the Adventurers' Guild these past few days, and it's time to use them up.

Some of the cards produced can be sold to adventurers who want to buy them, which can both make money and maintain connections; Zhang Che himself also needs to update his deck in order to prepare for any unexpected events that may occur.

Ahri has now been promoted to a purple card, giving him enough confidence, but he absolutely cannot easily reveal a card of this level.

If it were just official or other human forces, it wouldn't be enough to make him so wary; his main concern is the possibility of an unexpected event.

Therefore, he needs to prepare one or more trump cards that can be used in public. They don't need to be too strong, a Tier 3 blue card is enough, but they need to be stable and reliable enough to stand up and hold the line in crucial moments.

The task is extremely important!

……

Zhang Che sat down at the card-making table, sorted out the materials he had recently collected, and then took out the card formulas he had selected in advance, beginning his work for the evening.

Soon after the first fusion was completed, Zhang Che picked up the card and saw the pattern on it: it was a palm-sized mushroom with a warm golden cap and a soft glow on its surface, looking like a small sun.

The mushroom's stem is thick and sturdy, with several thin mycelia at the base that sway gently in the air.

Card Name: Sunshine Mushroom (Light)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 2

Grade: Blue

Skills: Sun Healing; Sun Spores

Talent: Growth

(Note: Don't ask why a mushroom produces sunlight; the answer is photosynthesis.)

Upon seeing this card, Zhang Che couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, thinking to himself that it was actually a new series.

Plants vs. Zombies, that's a really long time ago.

He hadn't made many plant-type summoning cards before, but he had expected this result—one of the card materials used to fuse [Sunshroom] was a light-type card recipe that he had recently obtained from the old man.

The second-tier green item card, [Healing Mushroom], is mainly made from powder ground from dried Glowing Mushroom.

With this foundation, Zhang Che was visibly relieved when he saw the second newly created card.

Card Name: Cherry Bomb (Fire)

Type: Item Card

Level: Tier 3

Grade: Blue

Effect: Self-destruct; Secondary derivative

(Note: Three, two, one, bang—)

Both cards are from the same series, but this time they've become an item card that will produce a powerful explosion when used.

Its special feature is the "Secondary Derivative" skill, which leaves a smaller cherry bomb at the original location after the explosion, causing secondary damage.

When clearing out dense groups of enemies, the effect of this chain reaction is often more lethal than a single large-scale attack.

Zhang Che carefully put the card away, wondering when he could test its power. However, the power of a third-tier blue card shouldn't be too small.

Then came the last card of the night. Zhang Che's eyes lit up as soon as he saw it.

The creature on the card is a tiny white kitten with two large ears and golden paw pads on its hands.

However, what is most eye-catching is its tail, which is longer than its body, and the golden metal ring at the end of the tail.

Card Name: Gatomon (Light, Spirit)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 3

Grade: Blue

Skills: Cat Punch; Cat Eyes

Talent: Divine Power

(Note: The magical cat is here.)

"Goodness..." Zhang Che held the card up to his eyes, looking at it over and over again. "After Agumon comes Tailmon, so can you two form a sibling bond?"

Despite his complaints, he was still very satisfied with the quality of the card.

It's a Tier 3 blue card, and a rare light attribute one at that, so there's no need to worry about its combat power. Moreover, Gatomon's appearance is small and cute, unlike humanoid cards like Ahri that would attract too much attention, so there's no fear even if it's used in public.

Zhang Che carefully put away the three cards, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long breath.

Today's harvest was not bad. Although it wasn't a major breakthrough, at least the deck has been enriched a bit more.

Chapter 86 Ahri's New Life

The continuous production of new cards is inevitably a bit too conspicuous.

Zhang Che knew that although he was now a third-tier card maker and had the ability and qualifications to research new cards, if he took out a bunch of new cards that no one had ever seen before every few days, it would attract unnecessary attention sooner or later.

So he spent most of the evening making cards that had already appeared, since they were all meant to be sold to others.

Fortunately, thanks to his previous accumulation, he now possesses a considerable number of exclusive cards, enough to satisfy the needs of most people.

Unless you're a particularly picky buyer, you should be able to find a suitable card among them.

Of course, Zhang Che wouldn't just casually sell cards like [Sixth Sense] or [Misty Body], even if they were only Tier 2.

The three new cards were all things Zhang Che had prepared for himself and did not intend to sell to others.

Especially for [Sunshine Mushroom], ever since he was seriously injured in the Echoing Rift and almost died at the hands of that Heart-Eating Demon, Zhang Che realized that he was missing a "healer" position.

Card makers rely entirely on cards. Zhang Che currently has no shortage of cards for direct combat and defense, but recovery and healing have always been a gap in his portfolio.

When it comes to healing abilities, among the many extraordinary abilities that exist in the Blue Star world, water, light, and wood are definitely the most prominent.

Zhang Che happened to have collected the Glowing Mushroom, a superb material that can be called a versatile light-type material, in the Echoing Rift, so he naturally set his sights on light-type cards.

Fortunately, the old man had accumulated quite a few tools over the years, and Zhang Che actually managed to get a decent light-type healing card from him, the [Healing Mushroom].

With the [Healing Mushroom] as a base, Zhang Che found several other light-type card recipes and, after some fusion experiments, finally obtained the [Sunshine Mushroom].

Although the Sun Mushroom itself is only Tier 2, its talent ability called "Growth" greatly makes up for this shortcoming. After Zhang Che's personal testing, he found that when it was first summoned, the Sun Mushroom's overall ability was barely at the level of a Tier 2 blue card. Not only did it lack any combat power, but it could only use the "Sun Healing" skill, making it somewhat useless.

However, after waiting for about three minutes, it will experience its first growth: its size will double, the golden light on its canopy will become brighter, and it will reach the standard or even exceed the standard level of a second-tier blue card.

It produces more "sunlight", which can heal more people and also allows you to use a second skill, "sunlight spores".

The golden spores drifted out from under the mushroom cap, and when absorbed by nearby teammates, they provided them with a certain degree of combat power boost.

Then comes the second growth phase, which takes about ten minutes. This time, no new abilities will be unlocked, but all attributes will increase, and overall abilities will steadily reach the level of a Tier 3 green card.

While not particularly outstanding, considering that both its base stats and cost are only at the level of a second-tier card, this performance is already quite impressive.

Although it takes some time to develop to its final form, as long as it's not a sudden encounter, Zhang Che can summon it in advance and put it into battle after it has grown twice.

When prepared, the value of the [Sun Mushroom] is no less than that of a regular Tier 3 blue card.

To be precise, this could be considered another form of purple card.

However, this method is not very prominent among card makers. In fact, long before that "god-level card maker" created the purple card, many card makers were already using similar methods to enhance the card's abilities.

It can be said that Master Lu Ming was able to successfully create purple and orange cards because he was inspired by many predecessors.

Nothing ever comes from nothing. Even a figure as accomplished as the founding master Chen Mu borrowed from a supernatural system left over from another world to create the profession of card maker.

Unfortunately, the Sun Mushroom's "growth" ability is very limited. Once the summoning is canceled, it will return to square one, and when it is summoned again, it will have to start growing from scratch.

Therefore, when it comes to actual combat, protecting the growing Sun-shrooms from being targeted and destroyed by the enemy becomes the top priority.

……

After working for most of the night and making more than a dozen cards, Zhang Che was indeed quite tired.

He mentally bound the three new cards, and after confirming that there were no problems, he stretched and prepared to go back to his room to rest.

However, as soon as Zhang Che left the studio and entered the living room, he smelled a wonderful aroma of food: rich but not greasy, with a faint fragrance of vegetables that made his mouth water.

The aroma was coming from a clay pot on a coffee table not far away. Underneath the pot, on a wooden tray, was a heat-resistant mat, and next to it were a bowl, chopsticks, and a spoon, all neatly arranged.

"Master, you've come out?"

Ali trotted out from the direction of the kitchen, carrying a small dish of side dishes. She skipped over to Zhang Che and pulled him to sit down on the sofa.

"Look what Ahri did for you!"

She proudly opened the lid of the casserole, revealing its contents—

A rice bowl.

Well, no wonder Zhang Che could smell the rice.