Who said this card is outrageous?

Chapter 136 Foster father!

The unrest in Binhai City did not subside until half a month later.

At least in the minds of ordinary city residents, life had returned to its previous stable state. Apart from a few new appointments and the promotion of a young female officer by the city guards, there were no major upheavals in the news, and life went on as usual.

Zhang Che is in a similar situation. Recently, he seems to have returned to the regular rhythm he had been in a long time ago. However, his daily schedule has changed from going to the Adventurers' Guild to learn card making from Grandpa Mo to going to Binhai University to clock in and out.

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It's quite amazing in short.

Zhong Huaiyuan's message to him was to remain calm and wait until they finished dealing with the situation in the city and the mayor returned from the provincial capital, at which point he would surely receive a satisfactory result.

Zhang Che could understand this, after all, the losses of the city guard system were too heavy. Even though Ke Yuanzhou had been brought under control, the entire command chain he left behind still needed to be reorganized. Many mid-level city guard officers needed to be assessed and filled, and the destroyed headquarters base also needed to be cleaned up and rebuilt.

Each of these is of utmost urgency!

As the core force responsible for urban security, the speed of the city guards' recovery is related to the stability of the entire city, and is arguably far more important than Zhang Che.

Zhang Che wasn't in a hurry. He was living a very comfortable life, and whether his pay was a few days late or a few days early made no difference to him.

You can run away from the monk but you can't hide from the temple. If Zhong Huaiyuan and his buddies are really short-sighted enough to try and embezzle his reward, then he wouldn't mind playing a game of fortune that changes every thirty years.

……

Recently, there have been many things to deal with at Binhai University. As one of the few fourth-order superhumans in the university, Xu Jing is often elusive and rarely seen.

Even if he occasionally ran into her at the academy, she would only give Zhang Che a quick greeting and would not mention anything about the specific work arrangements.

As the dean's assistant, Zhang Che couldn't be arranged by anyone else unless Xu Jing asked. As a result, his work hours were extremely leisurely during this period. Every day, after clocking in, he would find a place to sit and do his own thing, and then wait to get off work.

Real life isn't always the same. Occasionally, you'll still run into some students and teachers from the Card Master Academy. However, because Zhang Che's identity has never been exposed, even Su Wanqing, who is already an acquaintance, only knows that he can make Tier 3 blue cards. She doesn't know that he has several purple cards in his possession, let alone what role he played in that attack.

Zhang Che was quite pleased with this, or rather, it was something he himself had requested.

This kind of "making a fortune in silence" scenario is exactly what he needs right now. After all, after this incident, Zhang Che has become sworn enemies with the mysterious "Eye of Truth" organization behind Ke Yuanzhou.

Now that the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, it is definitely safer to keep a low profile.

As for the title of "hero who saved the city," if Zhang Che had not yet awakened his innate wisdom, he might indeed have been unable to resist the temptation of this fame; but for Zhang Che, who was over thirty in his previous life and had already experienced many trials and tribulations, this empty fame was far less important than real benefits.

It was also thanks to Zhang Che's foresight that he stayed behind the scenes almost the entire time when he was fighting as a guerrilla in the city.

Aside from showing up when helping Zhu Yingqi deal with that fourth-tier female archer, the others could only see a fourth-tier fox-clan demi-human with a giant shark and a fish-man providing support everywhere, but they couldn't find Zhang Che anywhere.

In short, thanks to the concerted efforts of all relevant forces in the city, the work of keeping Zhang Che's identity a secret has progressed relatively smoothly, allowing him to continue living a peaceful life.

Of course, Zhang Che wasn't really doing nothing. During a routine exchange, Xu Jing keenly noticed that Zhang Che's mental strength was approaching the limit of the third rank. Logically speaking, he could start preparing for his advancement.

Actually, his mental strength was originally quite weak, but "thanks" to the previous attack, some bastard killed the Megalodon, which severely damaged his mental strength.

Then, whether it was because his special physique was activated, or because the two bottles of medicine Zhong Huaiyuan gave him were of high quality, after a few days of recuperation after the battle, his mental strength naturally increased significantly, and he faintly touched an invisible barrier.

This was Zhang Che's first time encountering the threshold for advancement to a higher level, so he was unsure whether his current mental strength had reached its limit.

Therefore, Xu Jing specially found him some information on how to hone his mental strength so that he could prepare for promotion.

Zhang Che wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that Xu Jing's gaze towards him was a little off. Perhaps she was frightened by his rapid growth.

……

That day, Zhang Che had just finished honing his mental power and was about to take out his phone to relax when there was a knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock."

Zhang Che looked up, put away his phone, and got up to open the door.

Two people stood at the door: Su Wanqing stood in front, wearing a light gray long trench coat, her long hair draped over her shoulders, carrying a briefcase, with a faint worry on her face; Fu Xing stood behind her, wearing a Binhai University uniform, looking energetic and in good spirits.

“Teacher Zhang…” Su Wanqing spoke first.

Before she could say another word, Fu Xing darted past her in a flash.

"Godfather!"

His voice was loud and clear, his tone devout, and his movements fluid. Fu Xing slid into the office on his knees and knelt down in front of Zhang Che with a thud, tightly hugging Zhang Che's thighs with both hands.

The speed, accuracy, and steadiness of the movements clearly indicated that it was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Zhang Che stood there dumbfounded, looking down at Fu Xing hanging on his leg, his lips twitching slightly: "What... what is that?"

Su Wanqing was used to her boyfriend's occasional neurotic behavior. She rolled her eyes, stepped aside from the two of them, walked into the office, sat down in her usual spot, placed her briefcase on her lap, and quietly watched the performance to come.

Fu Xing knelt on the ground, wrapped his arms around Zhang Che's thighs, looked up, and said with an expression so sincere it seemed unreal: "Godfather, without you I wouldn't be where I am today! I will never forget your great kindness. From now on, please just tell me what you need, and I'll go through fire and water for you—"

Fu Xing rattled off a long string of words, his use of increasingly exaggerated language.

Zhang Che didn't reply, but just looked down at Fu Xing's face, which was full of "I'm serious," and remained silent for several seconds.

Chapter 137 Fairy? Elf! (Two chapters today)

However, he finally understood Fu Xing's reason for doing so: if it weren't for the Agumon that Zhang Che sold him, he wouldn't have had the chance to "show off his life" and make a big show of himself in front of his classmates and comrades when he faced that big guy in the city guard camp that day.

Whether he can save his own life at that time is still uncertain, not to mention that he may benefit from the misfortune and his personal strength will also be promoted to the third level.

According to his original plan, he would have been quite satisfied if he could advance to the third tier during his junior year of college.

Now that the timeline has been moved forward by more than half a year, he might actually have a chance to become a fourth-tier superhuman before graduation—although the probability isn't very high, it's still much better than it being completely impossible before.

Moreover, he had already tried it when he went out to clean up the remaining fishmen. As long as he actively used the Blade of Courage, he could make Agumon evolve into Greymon again.

Even though he couldn't maintain this form for long, Fu Xing said he was already very satisfied. He was only twenty years old, and he already had a trump card that allowed him to transform into a fourth-tier combatant at any time—something he had never dared to dream of before.

Although Fu Xing sometimes seems carefree, he is not stupid. He knows very well that everything he has now is due not only to his own efforts, but also to the card made by Zhang Che!

That's why Fu Xing expressed the highest respect between men to Zhang Che as soon as he entered the room.

“Okay…” Zhang Che didn’t know what to say either, so he could only bend down and pat Fu Xing on the shoulder. “Get up, the ground is cold.”

Although he felt a little smug, he knew perfectly well that this so-called "godfather" was just a joke. Even if Fu Xing were really willing, he, a young man not even twenty years old, wouldn't agree!

“Just call me brother.” Zhang Che pulled Fu Xing up from the ground. “Don’t call me godfather, I’m not that old.”

“Okay, brother!” Fu Xing readily agreed, got up, dusted off his knees, and then sat down on the chair next to him. “From now on, you’re the eldest brother, and I’m the second brother.”

"Second brother?" This title confused Zhang Che, so he asked curiously, "Then who is the third brother?"

“Yu Renjia,” Fu Xing said matter-of-factly, “we used to agree that whoever was stronger would be the older brother. That kid used to bully me all the time, taking advantage of his Tidal Sea Spirit status. He was always riding high on my head. But now—”

He put his hands on his hips, striking a smug pose: "Now that I have Tyrannomon, he'll have to be my obedient little brother!"

Zhang Che stared at him for several seconds before finally acknowledging Yu Renjia's existence as his "third brother".

Anyway, we've known each other for a long time, so one more won't make a difference.

After discussing the family reunion, the two turned their conversation to Agumon, mainly focusing on the unique feature it gained after being promoted to a purple card: data loading.

Zhang Che explained that this is the key to the growth of cards of the Agumon type. By defeating enemies and absorbing their power data, Agumon can accumulate power. When enough power is accumulated, Agumon can evolve into Greymon on its own without relying on the Courage Blade of Fuxing and maintain this evolution for a long time.

As long as enough enemies are defeated and enough data is obtained, Agumon will one day be able to turn Greymon into its normal form and become a true Tier 3 purple card!

Fu Xing's eyes lit up when he heard this.

“However—” Zhang Che changed the subject, his tone becoming serious, “For Agumon, the most important thing is the power that comes from courage.”

This determines how far Agumon can go in the future, and whether he can reach the pinnacle of the Path of Courage...

Fu Xing nodded, his expression much more serious than before.

He had truly witnessed the power of courage this time, and even benefited greatly from it. If, as Zhang Che said, the Tyrannosaurus Beast could advance even further in the future, wouldn't it be very possible for it to reach the level of a mid-tier transcendent card?

He had already entered into a beautiful fantasy.

Having settled things with Fu Xing, Zhang Che turned to Su Wanqing, who had been patiently waiting for a long time.

From the moment she entered, he noticed that she seemed hesitant to speak, but because Fu Xing kept talking, she didn't come over to interrupt.

"Tell me about your situation," Zhang Che initiated the conversation.

Su Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then took out a card from her briefcase, gently placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Zhang Che.

"Old Zhang... Brother Zhang." Su Wanqing hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to address Zhang Che according to Fu Xing's relationship. "It seems that the Nine-Tailed Fox has encountered some problems."

Zhang Che took the card, looked down at it, and frowned slightly.

Even before the attack, Su Wanqing had used the Ice Stone she obtained from Zhang Che to evolve her [Six-Tails] into [Nine-Tails].

At that time, the card attributes of [Nine-Tailed Fox] were exactly the same as those of the No. 1 machine in Zhang Che's hands, for which Su Wanqing gave Zhang Che a very generous reward.

However, the card she brought today, although the card image still featured the nine-tailed fox with ice-blue fur, had its original blue-purple alchemical patterns turned entirely purple.

Card Name: Nine-Tailed Fox (Ice, Elf)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 3

Grade: Purple

Skills: Fine Snow, Icy Wind, Freezing Ray, Magic Flash

Talent: Snowfall

Uniqueness: Bond Resonance

(Note: Wind and snow, heed my command!)

Su Wanqing's [Nine-Tailed] card somehow managed to improve its quality and become a purple card!

Just as he had predicted, if [Nine-Tailed Fox] wants to be promoted to a purple card, it must make up for the missing fairy attribute.

Judging from Su Wanqing's purple card [Nine-Tailed], it seems that the fairy attribute has become the so-called spirit attribute in this world.

However, that doesn't matter. At least judging from the "Magic Dazzle" skill that's added to its card attributes, under the rules of this world, the two are equal.

Zhang Che felt a mix of emotions. He looked up at the couple and suddenly thought to himself, "Birds of a feather flock together."

In less than a month, they both brought themselves such a big surprise.

Of course, this calculation isn't entirely accurate. After all, strictly speaking, Zhu Yingqi's Espeon is the first Pokémon card to reach its complete form without relying on Zhang Che.

Unfortunately, Zhang Che never saw her again after that day they parted, until he recently saw on the news that Zhu Yingqi had taken over from Ju Honglin, who had died in the attack, and become a captain of the city guard.

With the new bailiff in office and the reconstruction of the city guard, Zhu Yingqi must be very busy lately. Otherwise, Zhang Che would definitely have gone to discuss the Espeon issue with her.

But now Zhang Che has a second option.