Who said this card is outrageous?

Besides him, there were two other people in the room who were also wearing city guard uniforms:

One of them should be an office worker; Zhang Che couldn't sense any extraordinary aura from him.

The other one wore the same shoulder insignia as Ju Honglin, and was also a mid-level transcendent, so he should also be a captain of the city guard.

Judging from the situation, the three of them had probably just finished a meeting, so when they saw someone come in, the two of them exchanged a glance and then stood up to say goodbye to Ju Honglin.

“Alright, we’ll be going then.” The leader said. Another captain nodded to Ju Honglin, then turned around, his gaze falling on Zhang Che, and looked him up and down.

The clerical staff member next to Zhang Che also glanced at him, the corners of his mouth slightly curling up, revealing a polite smile.

They should know themselves.

Zhang Che thought this to himself, but his face remained expressionless as he gave the two men a slight bow. The two men said nothing more, leaving the office one after the other, the door closing behind them, their footsteps fading into the distance.

"Xiao Zhang is here, please have a seat." Ju Honglin stood up and greeted him with a smile.

What followed were some familiar compliments, which Zhang Che listened to with a smile throughout, occasionally adding a few words of agreement.

After all, the person in front of him was older and of higher status than him, so it was understandable to adopt a humble attitude.

Besides, they're praising you, so you can't just stand there with a straight face and not say anything, can you?

Fortunately, Ju Honglin was a soldier after all, and he didn't waste time with unnecessary pleasantries. After a few polite words, he quickly got to the point.

“Xiao Zhang, as I told you before, the exploration and development of the rift has only just begun, and there is still a lot of work to be done.” Ju Honglin sat back down in his chair, his tone becoming serious. “So the reward can only be part of what it is for now. The rest will be given after the subsequent evaluation results come out. Don’t mind.”

"Commander Ju, what are you saying?" Zhang Che quickly waved his hand. "I understand, no rush."

Ju Honglin nodded, took a small box from his waist and placed it on the coffee table. The box was only the size of a cigarette pack, silver-gray in color, with a few simple rune patterns engraved on its surface.

He reached out and pressed on the lid of the box, and the runes instantly lit up—

The next second, with a muffled thud, a huge thing made entirely of metal crashed heavily to the ground.

The commotion must have weighed at least several hundred kilograms, and the entire floor of the room trembled. Fortunately, the building materials of the camp were quite durable, and the floor remained undamaged.

Only then did Zhang Che have time to examine the large metal object in front of him:

At first glance, this thing looks like some kind of mechanical device. It is less than a meter in length, width and height, and is silver-gray all over, made of some kind of unknown metal alloy.

The folded structure can be seen in some details, indicating that there may be more to this thing than what Zhang Che sees now.

As expected, with Ju Honglin's introduction, Zhang Che learned that this was actually a small alchemical power vehicle.

“It has an extension mechanism.” Ju Honglin walked over, squatted down, opened a buckle on the side of the vehicle, and then pulled it. With a slight “click” sound, the vehicle body began to extend like a Transformer, and in a short while, a neat four-wheeled small SUV appeared in front of Zhang Che.

The final form of the vehicle is about two meters long, and only a little over one meter wide and high. It is small in size and compact in structure.

The four wheels are sturdy and thick, and the chassis has a high ground clearance, allowing it to travel on complex terrain. There is also a simple luggage rack on the roof.

Ju Honglin reached out and patted the car body, making a dull "thump" sound, demonstrating to Zhang Che the solid workmanship of the car.

"As you probably know, many of Earth's technologies have lost their effectiveness due to the energy and rules emanating from the rift," Ju Honglin said seriously. "Therefore, nowadays, any creation that can be used outside of human-populated cities must possess a corresponding extraordinary structure."

This vehicle was created by an alchemist; it is an extraordinary creation capable of operating normally in the wild, and can even drive inside many common rifts.

If we use the card maker system as an analogy, the value of this vehicle is roughly equivalent to a Tier 3 blue card.

However, compared to cards that require continuous consumption of the user's mental energy to maintain their existence, the advantage of alchemical creations is that once the energy is replenished, they don't need to be cared for anymore.

Even if the user is in poor condition or even unconscious, it will still not affect its operation.

“This vehicle’s energy and power systems have undergone extraordinary modifications, allowing it to use any form of stable energy.” Ju Honglin crouched down, opened a round cover on the side of the vehicle, revealing the energy tank inside. “The most common source is crystal cores from extraordinary creatures, with lightning and fire being the best, as their conversion rates are relatively high. Of course, crystal cores of other attributes can also be used, but the compatibility isn’t as good, but it’s still fine for normal driving.”

This alchemy vehicle has a top speed of about 80 kilometers per hour and a maximum load capacity of about 200 kilograms when empty. It can easily be fully loaded with two people and some cargo.

However, this vehicle is designed as a single-person vehicle, so it will definitely be sufficient for use in the wild.

Strictly speaking, this car isn't very fast. After all, this is a world with extraordinary powers, and its main purpose is to save people's energy.

The wilderness is fraught with danger, and having this or not makes a big difference.

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Zhang Che was quite satisfied with the reward. Although he had made up his mind not to leave the city easily again, things are unpredictable, and who can guarantee that they can stay in the city forever?

This thing will come in handy if there is a need to leave the city in the future.

As for storage, it's even simpler. When the alchemy cart is in its collapsed state, it's only about one cubic meter in size, which can fit in any of the [magic pockets].

"Don't rush, there's also this." Ju Honglin stopped Zhang Che, who wanted to experience it for himself, and took out a card recipe from the space box and handed it over.

"【Energy Core】, a third-tier green item card, is a new card developed by several alchemists and card makers in the provincial capital. We just received it here as well," Ju Honglin explained. "Its effect is to stably output a certain type of extraordinary energy to power some specific extraordinary creations, such as the alchemical vehicle I just gave you."

Zhang Che took the formula and carefully examined it.

It must be said that this is a very unique card. It is not difficult to make; the main material only requires a third-tier crystal core of the corresponding attribute, and then some auxiliary materials of the same attribute.

"However, this formula is only one of the preliminary results." Ju Honglin sighed. "As for the specific effects, they are somewhat... mediocre."

Compared to ordinary Tier 3 crystal cores, finished cards are almost identical in all aspects except that they can be reactivated and used multiple times.

The mental energy required to activate a Tier 3 card is not low, so for most people, except for a very few extraordinary professions, it is more cost-effective to use crystal cores directly.

However, for Zhang Che, the card maker, this flaw is no longer a flaw.

Both rewards were very useful, and Zhang Che was quite satisfied. Moreover, if he was lucky, these two rewards might just be the beginning; if the rift was developed well, he would definitely benefit from it as well.

……

As Zhang Che was leaving, Ju Honglin personally escorted him out of the office. The two were talking on the way when a powerful energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from the direction of the training ground.

The two turned their heads at the same time and saw a golden energy blade rising from the ground and piercing the sky above the training ground in the distance before slashing down fiercely!

Even from such a distance, both of them could "feel" the power contained in that strike.

"That's... the Blade of Courage?"

Zhang Che recognized the sword immediately; it was the same one that Fu Xing had personally demonstrated to him. After all, the three-section blade was so unique that he couldn't possibly mistake it.

Ju Honglin, who was standing nearby, noticed the change in Zhang Che's expression and immediately invited, "Come on, let's go take a look together."

Zhang Che naturally wouldn't refuse, and the two quickened their pace, soon arriving at the edge of the training ground.

The training ground was surrounded by people. Dozens of city guards and a slightly larger number of students from Binhai University were gathered around the field, all eyes focused on the center.

Two people, one dressed in the uniform of the city guard and the other in the uniform of Binhai University, are engaged in a fierce confrontation.

The city guard was probably a third-tier superhuman, holding a spiked shield and struggling to resist the attack from his opponent.

The person in the university uniform was Fu Xing. He looked like a god descending to earth. His longsword was enveloped in a golden energy, forming a three-section blade over two meters long. This greatly enhanced his offensive capabilities and attack range, allowing him to suppress a superhuman one level higher with the strength of a second-tier superhuman.

Anyone with eyes could see that if the city guard hadn't been a level above Fu Xing in strength and also skilled in defense, he would probably have been defeated long ago.

Of course, such a brilliant performance did not come without a price. The Blade of Courage was extremely taxing on both mind and body. Fu Xing lasted for less than a minute before the light blade in his hand disappeared. He was also exhausted and could only use his sword to support his body, panting heavily.

Even so, Fu Xing still won the praise of everyone present.

Especially for those veterans of the city guard, for those who have fought on the battlefield for many years, any move that can kill the enemy is a good move.

Moreover, Fu Xing's ability was not achieved through external means, but entirely through his own enlightenment.

He's already this powerful at only the second tier. If he uses this move again after successfully advancing to the third tier, he'll probably be able to take down any other superhuman at the same tier with a single sword strike.

As for a 19-year-old top student from Binhai University, unless something unexpected happens along the way, no one would doubt whether he can advance to the third level.

After the battle ended, Fu Xing was helped down to rest by two classmates. Ju Honglin's voice rang out from the side, explaining the current situation to Zhang Che.

Originally, as the war gradually stabilized, the students of Binhai University were no longer obligated to assist the city guards in combat and could return to school to study normally.

However, the dean of the Warrior Academy did not think so. He said that as a warrior, if you want to improve your abilities, you have to go through one battle after another.

No matter how much theoretical knowledge one learns, it is not as good as a real battle. Therefore, he directly suggested to the school that students in his college continue to participate in the war against the fishmen, and use this as the main assessment item for the entire academic year.

For the safety of the students, it is impossible to send them directly to the battlefield. So the current arrangement is to train them in the city with the veterans who are rotating out of the city guards for a while, and then arrange for them to be deployed after they pass the test.

Having learned the reason for the matter, Zhang Che didn't say much.

He didn't bother Fu Xing at the training ground. Anyway, according to Ju Honglin, these students would have to train in the city for at least another month before joining the team for the next round of extermination against the fishmen.

There will be plenty of time to visit him later; there's no need to rush.

Just as Zhang Che was about to say goodbye and leave to go home and study the alchemy vehicle and the [Energy Core] recipe he had just acquired, a strange feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.

The next second, several blurry images flashed before his eyes:

The scene in the picture looks somewhat familiar, but the details are blurry, as if covered by a layer of mist. Several key areas are even more obviously blurred, making it impossible to see what exactly they are.

However, Zhang Che deduced from the overall outline that the scene in the picture should be a certain location in the city guard camp under his feet.

It didn't last long; about ten seconds later, all the images vanished instantly, and the noise from the training ground returned to Zhang Che's ears.

But his heartbeat did not calm down...

The passive effect of [Sixth Sense] was triggered again, and that familiar feeling of being interfered with came back—

Another metal brand?!

Zhang Che's hands were slightly cold, mainly because the interference this time was significantly stronger than before. Compared to that thief, the two were clearly not on the same level.

Therefore, there are two possibilities. One is that the new cardholder is much stronger than Zhang Che, at least at the mid-level extraordinary level, which is why he can interfere with his perception so easily. The other possibility is that the card the other party is carrying is of a higher level and has stronger performance, so that it does not require much strength to achieve the same effect.

Of course, there was another possibility that Zhang Che least wanted to believe: that there were multiple metal plaques within the current city guard camp. The interference effect of multiple plaques stacked together could also create this level of shielding.

Standing at the edge of the training field, Zhang Che looked at the bustling scene of people coming and going, feeling as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over him from head to toe.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to keep his expression calm and not reveal anything unusual.

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Zhang Che didn't know how he left the city guard camp; he only knew that when he came to his senses, he was already sitting on the sofa at home.

Gatomon squatted on the coffee table in front of him, its golden eyes fixed on him, its little face full of worry.

Perhaps because the curtains weren't drawn, the living room was rather dimly lit, with only a few rays of sunlight squeezing in through the gaps and casting thin beams of light on the floor.

"Archer, are you alright?" Gatomon called out tentatively.

Vague memories surfaced in Zhang Che's mind, telling him that it was Gatomon's guidance that allowed him to safely return home.

Thinking of this, he forced a smile and reached out to pat Gatomon's head. The little cat squinted its eyes comfortably.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something. I'll go play with Ahri first."