Who said this card is outrageous?

“But there’s a problem now.” Li Qingyan paused, adjusting his glasses. “This medicine only works on living beings. In other words, it can only be used on humans or pets.”

He emphasized the word "only".

The meeting room fell silent for a moment as many people immediately thought of the drawbacks of this plan: although there were quite a few superhumans among humans, very few were capable of fighting underwater and reaching the third tier. Coupled with issues such as drug supply and logistical support, the plan would face enormous obstacles in practice.

There are quite a few people in Binhai City who keep aquatic pets, but the number that meets the requirements is too small to withstand losses. They can be used in emergencies, but in a real battle, heavy losses are inevitable.

Seeing that no one really agreed with her proposal, Li Qingyan seemed rather indifferent.

Several other people then proposed their own solutions: some advocated for the development of underwater breathing apparatus to aid in combat and increase their underwater combat capabilities; others supported Su Ran's explosion plan, but instead opted to set up traps on the seabed...

And so on and so forth, the list goes on.

However, while these solutions all sound reasonable, they each have their own flaws, making it impossible to reach a consensus.

The main problem is that they were given too little time to break the deadlock. Everyone present certainly had some good things, but at most they could only satisfy one of them.

After all, we had never encountered a similar enemy before. Everyone had limited personal time and their own research directions. Who would want to devote too much energy to these areas for no reason?

Chapter 108 You Can't Control It

In fact, given enough time, everyone could research what they need, but with a major battle imminent, time is what they lack most!

The discussion gradually reached a stalemate.

Su Ran started to get impatient again, and her fingers tapped faster and faster on the table.

He suddenly turned his head, scanned the crowd, and asked in a casual tone, "Hey, why hasn't that kid Zhang Che arrived yet? Didn't we say we'd send someone to notify him?"

Once he opened his mouth, it was like a floodgate had been opened, causing a chain reaction, and everyone started discussing Zhang Che without prior arrangement.

The focus of the discussion was mainly on the second-tier blue card, [Sharp-Toothed Fish]—its performance recently has been outstanding. Not only is it good at underwater combat and has excellent mental resistance, but because it is a card, it is not afraid of death or injury. It is worth it to not only perish together with the enemy, but even to be seriously injured!

The only downside is its poor stats, limiting it to low-level matches.

So the reason Zhang Che was called to this meeting was to see if he had the ability to create an advanced card for the [Sharp-Toothed Fish].

For card makers, having experience and insights into creating low-level cards makes it much easier to research and create stronger, advanced cards.

Many purple cards are obtained in this way.

Of course, the people present did not think that Zhang Che was capable of making purple cards, but as long as it was a third-tier blue card, it would be fine.

If the quality isn't good enough, we'll make up for it with quantity. Everyone will go all out and make dozens or even hundreds of them, using the cards' immortality to overwhelm those mid-level transcendent Heart-Eating Demons!

But it's clear that Zhang Che isn't a coin, and he can't win everyone's favor.

A lone card maker sitting in the corner cleared his throat and said in a tone that said, "I'm just saying." But that young man named Zhang Che is still young, isn't he? Is he capable of making the advanced form of a third-tier blue card?

His words were echoed by several people nearby:

"Yeah, yeah, a Tier 3 blue card is no joke."

“Even those of us who have been doing this for over a decade wouldn’t dare say we’re absolutely certain, let alone someone who’s just started out…”

The discussion gradually grew louder.

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuncheng put down his teacup and was about to say something on Zhang Che's behalf, but Xu Jing spoke first.

“Zhang Che is the dean’s assistant whom I specially hired.” Xu Jing’s voice was not loud, but her imposing aura silenced the entire conference room instantly. “I know his abilities better than anyone here.”

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the people who had been discussing Zhang Che, her tone calm yet undeniable: "He currently possesses a complete set of advanced cards, all of blue quality. The quality and attributes of the two cards are perfectly aligned, with no gaps or incompatibilities."

“There are no more than ten card makers in the entire coastal city who can do this.”

A fourth-tier card maker's intervention carries significant weight. Those who had been speaking immediately shut their mouths, afraid of incurring Xu Jing's wrath.

They can question a newcomer to the industry, but they dare not question the judgment of a fourth-tier card maker.

The meeting room was silent for less than ten seconds before Su Ran's voice rang out, her tone genuinely puzzled: "Wait a minute, wasn't that kid learning card making from Old Man Mo? How did he suddenly become Xu Meizi's assistant?"

Before he could finish speaking, Wei Lan had already covered his head. He had given up all hope for this older brother's thought process and emotional intelligence.

But the words had already been spoken, and Wei Lan couldn't take them back; she could only take it one step at a time.

He had paid special attention to Zhang Che, after all, Zhang Che was the only person in the entire Binhai City besides himself who had awakened his spiritual traits at the third level.

I had previously considered recruiting him into the city guard, since he was a native of Binhai City, which would be a natural advantage.

But later I heard that he went to Mo Yuncheng to learn card making, so I had to give up for the time being - the city guards were short of high-level card makers.

Although Wei Lan is very talented, he mainly focuses his energy on developing his own unique traits and mass-producing cards, and his card quality is not yet at the top level.

Despite Su Ran's renewed attempt to rally support, few people agreed, given the general public's knowledge of his character.

In the end, it was Mo Yuncheng who spoke up and helped Zhang Che out of the predicament.

“I have nothing left to teach him.” The old man said calmly, as if he were talking about something very ordinary. “So I’m telling him to find a job to support himself first.”

Hearing this, Xu Jing couldn't help but roll her eyes. Wasn't the implication that Zhang Che was still a member of the Adventurers' Guild?

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward, especially for those guys who had just spoken up in agreement with the doubts; they were sweating profusely.

They never expected that a newcomer to the industry could not only connect with so many big names, but also get them to endorse him.

Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine!

Zhang Che entered through the door amidst this eerie atmosphere.

He arrived a bit late this time, mainly because after receiving the news yesterday, he stayed up almost all night to make cards in order to prove his ability, and finally made that second-tier purple card.

Then, due to excessive excitement, I accidentally overslept...

His original vision was that someone would jump out and use this reason to make things difficult for him, then he would take out two purple cards to slap them in the face, and finally everyone would be convinced.

Unfortunately, reality did not follow the script.

Zhang Che was unaware that such a thing had actually happened, but he arrived too late; those who had jumped out had already been suppressed one by one.

Even those who were curious, like Su Ran, didn't get a chance to speak because Wei Lan was watching them intently.

Zhang Che took his seat at the end of the meeting, and the meeting continued.

Next, everyone shared their opinions and submitted their respective plans and requirements.

The decision was reviewed and approved by four mid-level extraordinary beings. Of course, Su Ran mainly acted as the figurehead, but the real decision-making power actually rested with Wei Lan.

Zhang Che's proposal was naturally approved without any problems. With the successful example of the Nine-Tailed Fox, Zhang Che's purpose for this trip was to see if he could create the evolved form of the Sharp-Toothed Fish, the Megalodon!

However, due to the same lesson learned from the Nine-Tailed Fox (Fairy type), Zhang Che's requirement this time is for water and dark type crystal cores.

Ideally, they should be fourth-order, but third-order is also acceptable, just in greater numbers.

Just as he submitted his requirements, a small commotion broke out in the meeting room:

Although there is only one rank difference between the third and fourth ranks, it represents the difference between a lower-level transcendent and a mid-level transcendent. Even many experienced third-rank transcendents wouldn't dare say they could fully comprehend it, so how could Zhang Che, a young man not yet twenty years old, possibly grasp it?

Chapter 109 Card creation successful, [Giant Shark]!

Chang Cheh, on the other hand, seemed quite confident about this.

Finally, Mo Yuncheng spoke up to vouch for Zhang Che, saying that Zhang Che had previously worked for him and had extensive experience in handling fourth-tier materials.

“However, out of caution, we will only give him one of each type of crystal core this time,” Mo Yuncheng added. “We will continue to supply materials after we have achieved results.”

Chang Cheh said there was no problem.

After the meeting, he received two fourth-order crystal cores and a considerable number of third-order crystal cores as promised.

Then I went home and started making cards.

Given the success of the Nine-Tailed Fox technique, he plans to replicate it this time.

First, use third-tier water and dark element crystals to create corresponding attribute [energy cores], and then fuse them into [water stones] and [dark stones] respectively.

Like the Water Stone, the Dark Stone is one of the universally recognized evolution items in the Pokémon world.

In the Pokémon game lore, the Dark Stone can help certain Dark or Ghost-type Pokémon evolve.

【Sharptooth】is a hybrid Water/Dark type. Zhang Che plans to imitate the previous 【Sixtail】 strategy and see if he can evolve 【Sharptooth】 into 【Shark】.

Zhang Che first activated a pre-made [Sharp-Toothed Fish], and then a fish-shaped creature made of red, yellow and blue colors swam out of the magic circle, drawing a smooth arc in the air.

It is over a meter long, with its mouth full of barbed teeth, and it exudes a fierce aura that keeps strangers away.

Zhang Che did not rush to take the next step. Instead, he carefully observed the condition of the sharp-toothed fish for a while. After confirming that everything was normal, he took out the [Water Stone] card, activated it, and placed it in front of the sharp-toothed fish.

A light blue stone floated in front of the sharp-toothed fish, emitting a faint halo of light. The fish approached, sniffed it, tilted its head, and then swam away expressionlessly.

No response?

Zhang Che frowned.

He then took out the Dark Stone and activated it. The deep purple stone emitted a dark mist and was placed in front of the Sharp-Toothed Fish along with the Water Stone.

After looking at it, the sharp-toothed fish simply blew two bubbles and then swam away expressionlessly.

Seeing that the sharp-toothed fish did not react to the two evolution stones, Zhang Che fell into deep thought.

This is completely different from the reaction of the Six-Tails when it saw the Ice Stone.

Fortunately, Zhang Che quickly figured out the crux of the problem—in the original world view, the evolution of the sharp-toothed fish does not require evolution stones; it can be completed naturally as long as the level is high enough.

However, in the card system, the path of "automatic evolution when the level is high enough" is simply not feasible. The strength of card summons below purple quality is fixed and will not automatically increase due to the length of time they are used, so it gets stuck here.

Fortunately, he still has cheat codes to use!

Without hesitation, Zhang Che deactivated the three cards, then stacked the [Sharp-Toothed Fish], [Water Stone], and [Dark Stone] together, and took a deep breath.

"Fusion."

His mental energy surged into the three cards like a tide. The card face of [Sharp-Toothed Fish] lit up first, with gray-blue light flowing across the card face, like an undercurrent surging in the deep sea.

Immediately afterwards, the Water Stone and the Dark Stone also lit up at the same time. Two beams of light, one blue and one purple, intertwined with the gray-blue of the Sharp-Toothed Fish. The three forces entangled, merged, and recombined, just like three rivers flowing into the same ocean. Finally, they melted in his palm, turning into a pool of translucent, shimmering liquid.

As the light faded, a brand new card lay quietly in Zhang Che's palm. The card depicted a giant shark that appeared to be only half its body, with its upper body covered in dark blue scales and its belly scales as white as snow.

It has a golden four-pointed star pattern on its head, and its mouth is full of barbed teeth, each as long as an adult's finger, arranged densely.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his pupils revealed a cold, emotionless, and brutal killing intent.

However, what is most eye-catching are the rocket engine-like structures on both sides of its body, which are its acceleration organs, said to be able to boost its speed to the limit in an instant.

Card Name: Megalodon (Water, Dark)