Who said this card is outrageous?

In comparison, Ahri's "spatial power" was more difficult, but at least it had a direction. However, "Fairy" was truly out of ideas.

The flaws brought about by his humble origins were on full display at this moment. Although his life experiences from his previous life provided a foundation for Zhang Che's mental maturity, the extraordinary knowledge of this world would immediately bring him back to his original state.

Especially due to the influence of the rifts outside the cities, the various technological creations originally built on Earth were severely limited, rendering them almost useless in the wild. This ultimately made communication between the cities extremely difficult.

Even though the authorities have never restricted people's access to information, most people, no matter how hard they try, can only learn about the situation in their city and some surrounding areas.

As for information from even more distant places, there are often times when you can't even find a way to buy it even if you pay.

Take Zhang Che for example. In his eighteen years of memories in this world, apart from Binhai City, he only really knew a few cities: Tianheng City, the legendary capital of the Xia Yu Federation; Qi'an City, the provincial capital of the region where Binhai City is located; and Hezhou City, another city of the same level as Binhai City under the jurisdiction of Qi'an City, where Wang Xinran, the daughter of Wang Guofu, now resides.

The first two mainly benefited from the constant official promotion. Unless one is completely oblivious to what is happening around the corner, the dedicated push notifications every now and then are enough to make people remember them.

As for Hezhou City, it was thanks to Uncle Wang's constant nagging to Master Cheng Shufa that Zhang Che, who was standing nearby, passively learned a lot of information.

Finally, there were a few small and medium-sized cities located around Binhai City, whose names Zhang Che had only heard of but knew little about.

Fortunately, Zhang Che was not fighting alone. Both the Adventurers' Guild, to which Old Master Mo, with whom he had formed a deep friendship, and Binhai University, where he was about to take up the post of assistant dean—or more accurately, the University Alliance to which Binhai University belonged—were well-known powerful forces under the Federation and possessed a great deal of secret information.

They might have information that could be linked to the fairy faction.

However, dealing with the old man is easy. Given their relationship, he can just come to their door and ask directly. The old man certainly won't hide anything from them.

As for Binhai University, putting aside the fact that he had stood them up for so long, even if he officially joined the company, as a newcomer, he would need some time to adjust before he could bring it up.

"Sigh, I should have gone to report earlier..." Zhang Che lay on the sofa, feeling somewhat helpless, staring blankly at the ceiling.

At this moment, Gatomon jumped down from the coffee table, climbed up Zhang Che's chest, and patted his face with its paw.

"Archer, don't sigh." Its voice was soft. "Sister Ali said that sighing all the time is bad."

Zhang Che reached out and brushed the Gatomon off his face, then turned it and placed it on his chest. The little cat lay sprawled out, its fluffy belly facing upwards, and it felt very comfortable to touch.

Gatomon purred contentedly. Zhang Che stared at the ceiling light for a while before slowly coming back to his senses.

Regardless, with another [Tidal Spirit] upgraded to a purple card in hand, Zhang Che felt much more confident than before.

With Ali and the other cards, this configuration is quite luxurious among the superhumans in Binhai City. Even if he encounters a mid-level superhuman opponent, he will not be afraid at all!

……

The next morning, Zhang Che changed into clean clothes, took Gatomon with him, and went out to keep his promise and register at Binhai University.

To avoid trouble, he sent Su Wanqing a message in advance, saying that he was going to register at school today.

Su Wanqing replied quickly, with only four words: "What time will you arrive?"

Having agreed on a time, Zhang Che took a taxi and headed straight to Binhai University.

The gate of a university like Binhai University, which specializes in cultivating extraordinary individuals, was much more impressive than he had imagined: two rows of tall stone pillars supported an arched portico, above which were four large, gilded characters—"Binhai University".

The two security guards at the entrance were wearing matching uniforms, standing ramrod straight with wary eyes, and judging from their aura, they were at least second-tier superhumans.

There weren't many people entering or leaving the school gate; most of them looked like students, with only a few adults in teacher uniforms passing by in a hurry.

Before Zhang Che even reached the entrance, he saw Su Wanqing already waiting inside the school gate.

"This way."

Su Wanqing waved to him with a relieved expression, which left Zhang Che speechless. He wondered if he looked like the kind of person who would stand people up.

But Su Wanqing didn't care about any of that. All she wanted now was to bring Zhang Che to her mentor as soon as possible and get back her peaceful life.

Chapter 101 Meeting Xu Jing (Seeking first subscription!)

Along the way, Su Wanqing's gaze kept drifting towards Zhang Che's shoulder—Gi-Oh! was squatting there, its tail swaying gently behind it, its large, azure eyes curiously surveying the surrounding scenery.

Su Wanqing stared at it for several moments before finally asking, "What's that cat on your shoulder...?"

Actually, Su Wanqing had noticed Gatomon when she was at the card shop last time, but she was so busy rushing back to report to her mentor that Zhang Che had agreed to come to the academy to join the faculty as soon as possible that she forgot about it.

“Gi-Oh! Tagmon.” Zhang Che glanced at the little creature on his shoulder. “A Tier 3 Blue Card.”

Hearing this, Su Wanqing's face was full of envy.

She has a fourth-tier card maker mentor, so theoretically she shouldn't lack cards. However, she has only recently advanced to the third tier and doesn't have as many opportunities as Zhang Che, so her mental strength isn't improving quickly.

After several months, I barely managed to reach the edge of the third-order intermediate stage.

Actually, this rate of improvement is already quite fast; Zhang Che's situation is truly exceptional.

So if it weren't for the low-cost cards Zhang Che made, she could only use four or five Tier 3 green cards at most at one time. If she switched to blue cards, she probably wouldn't have much mental energy left after using one or two.

Naturally, Su Wanqing showed great interest in Gatomon, expressed her desire to buy one, and told Zhang Che to name his price.

She is quite wealthy!

Zhang Che glanced at her and shook his head: "Not for the time being."

Su Wanqing's eyes dimmed slightly, but she didn't press the matter. She simply said "Oh" and continued walking forward.

At this moment, Zhang Che changed the subject, speaking mysteriously that he had prepared another good thing for her, and she would know after meeting Dean Xu.

Su Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him, a hint of curiosity and doubt flashing in her eyes.

……

The faculty offices of the Cardiology College are located on the right side of the university campus. They are a three-story detached building with light gray tiles on the exterior walls, and it looks quite old.

In the flower bed in front of the building, there are several unidentified trees, whose leaves have almost all fallen off, leaving only bare branches.

Su Wanqing led Zhang Che up to the third floor and stopped in front of a dark brown wooden door. She knocked on the door, and a female voice came from inside: "Come in."

Push the door open and enter.

The office was much more spacious than Zhang Che had imagined. A woman in her thirties sat behind a desk, with long hair reaching her waist, a serious expression, and wearing a dark business suit.

Her gaze never left Zhang Che from the moment he entered the room—or more precisely, it never left the Gatomon on his shoulder.

Xu Jing, Dean of the Card Maker Academy at Binhai University and a Level 4 Card Maker!

After Su Wanqing's introduction, Zhang Che walked to the desk and bowed slightly: "Hello, Dean Xu."

"Sit down." Xu Jing gestured to the chair opposite the desk, her gaze still fixed on Gatomon. "Did you make this yourself?"

“Yes.” Zhang Che sat down in the chair. Gatomon jumped off his shoulder and squatted on his knee. Its golden eyes met Xu Jing’s for two seconds before it looked away and began to look around the office with curiosity.

Xu Jing then turned her gaze to Zhang Che's face and looked him up and down.

She looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze, but without making him feel pressured. Zhang Che felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, but he still maintained a smile.

"Wanqing has told me a lot about you, and she highly approves of your abilities." Xu Jing leaned back in her chair, her tone unhurried. "However, seeing is believing..."

As she spoke, her gaze returned to Gatomon: "The fact that she could create such a card proves that she really didn't misjudge her."

She paused, then changed the subject: "But I want to know more, such as what that old man Mo Yuncheng has taught you in the past two weeks? How much have you learned from him?"

Zhang Che had anticipated this, or rather, these problems were to be expected.

Since his position was specially appointed, even if Xu Jing thought highly of him, he would still need to offer some persuasive arguments to convince others.

Therefore, he knew this was his moment to demonstrate his abilities, and that his future employment benefits would likely be strongly correlated with the other party's evaluation of him.

Then there was no need to hesitate. Apart from Ahri and Fizz, his two absolute trump cards, Zhang Che laid out all the cards he had recently created one by one—

First up is [Gitomon]. There's not much to say about this one. Xu Jing noticed the little white cat the moment he entered and knew very well that it was a Tier 3 blue card.

The fact that he could maintain the existence of such a card for a long time without showing any signs of strain suggests that, apart from Zhang Che's seemingly unique ability to reduce mental energy consumption, his mental strength must also be quite high, at least reaching the mid-stage of the third tier.

This deduction was further confirmed with the appearance of the second Tier 3 blue card, [Nine-Tailed Fox].

The moment Zhang Che activated the [Nine-Tailed] card, an icy blue light burst forth in the office!

Nine-Tailed Fox gracefully emerged from the magic circle, instantly causing the office temperature to drop several degrees. The documents on the bookshelves even rustled in the wind stirred up by its nine tails.

Xu Jing's eyelids twitched, and then her attention fell on the purple light that appeared when the Nine-Tailed Fox was summoned.

The way she looked at Zhang Che had changed to the look of someone who had "found a treasure".

But such a great treasure was snatched away by that old man from the Adventurers' Guild!

Xu Jing grew angrier the more she thought about it, and subconsciously glared at Su Wanqing, inwardly blaming that silly girl for not bringing such a good prospect over sooner, instead of dragging it out until now.

When she turned her head, she saw Su Wanqing's expression change from shock to ecstasy. In the end, she even forgot her usual aloof persona and rushed to the Nine-Tailed Fox, reaching out to touch it, but looking conflicted and hesitant.

Her voice trembled slightly: "Is...is this the advanced form of the Six-Tails?"

As she spoke, Su Wanqing summoned her six-tailed fox. The fluffy white fox leaped out of the magic circle and immediately saw the nine-tailed fox not far away.

The information remaining within its body told it that it was a more powerful member of its kind, so the Six-Tails immediately strode over with its short legs and rubbed against the Nine-Tails' body affectionately.

Nine-Tails lowered its head and touched Six-Tails' head with its nose, letting out a low growl as if to greet it.

Xu Jing then realized that the card Zhang Che had taken out seemed to be from the same series as the [Six-Tailed] card that he had sold to Su Wanqing before.

Then her regret intensified—being able to create advanced cards at the lower-level transcendent level was enough to demonstrate Zhang Che's exceptional talent as a card maker.

Damn, I acted too late!

The so-called advanced form, simply put, is a whole series of cards that are interconnected.

Powerful cards are never created overnight. Many card makers who later became incredibly powerful started from humble beginnings.

Cards designed and researched initially due to limited capabilities will become more perfect as they grow.

Chapter 102 The Gap Between People (Seeking First Subscription!)

However, cards are not living pets and do not have the concept of "evolution". Therefore, the more perfect and powerful high-level cards that are made later are called the "advanced form" of low-level cards.

Moreover, a major advantage of series cards is that as the user's strength increases, they can seamlessly switch to new cards of the same series, and there can even be special synergies between cards of different tiers.

Normally, card makers only attempt to create advanced forms after advancing to the intermediate level of transcendent and awakening their own unique traits.

Those who can achieve this level of excellence at the lower level of the extraordinary realm can definitely be called "geniuses"!

At this point, Zhang Che's abilities had already been recognized by Xu Jing. She was even thinking about how to increase Zhang Che's compensation so that he could stay at the school as an assistant or even become a full-fledged teacher.

Then she saw Zhang Che pull out another card from his person, its surface shimmering with a dazzling purple.

First-order purple card, [Electrostatic Field].

Zhang Che infused his spiritual power to activate the card, and a pure purple array pattern unfolded in mid-air, more exquisite and complex than the blue one from before.

Accompanied by an undisguised purple light, a current field with a diameter of five meters centered on Zhang Che appeared in Xu Jing's office. Fine electric arcs jumped in the air, making a soft "crackling" sound.