Who said this card is outrageous?

Looking past Zhang Che's shoulder, she saw that the living room was already full of people.

Ruan Ruoshi hesitated for a moment, as if she wanted to turn back, but she finally took a deep breath, raised her hand to tidy her wind-blown hair, and walked in confidently.

"This is Miss Ruan Ruoshi, a sheriff from the Public Security Bureau, and a good friend of mine."

Zhang Che gave a brief introduction to everyone, and after everyone introduced themselves, they got to know each other.

"Mr. Zhang Che, congratulations on your advancement to the fourth rank." Ruan Ruoshi gently placed the paper bag on the empty space on the coffee table.

From this overhead angle, Zhang Che saw that inside the paper bag was an exquisite wooden box, and judging from the inscription on it, it should contain a set of card-making pens used to draw card blanks.

With a quick glance, Zhang Che invited Ruan Ruoshi to sit down. However, there weren't many seats in the newly renovated living room; the first six seats were almost full, leaving only one empty seat next to Zhang Che.

Ruan Ruoshi clearly noticed this as well. She looked her over and then gracefully found a seat and sat down.

Now it was Zhang Che's turn to be in a bit of a predicament. Looking at the only empty seat next to Ruan Ruoshi, he had no choice but to use the excuse of going to the kitchen to get a cup to stall for time.

Fu Xing watched this scene from the side and winked at Yu Renjia, who turned his face away expressionlessly, indicating that he did not want to talk to this clueless guy.

Can't you see how embarrassed the older brother is right now?

Both of them were already in a relationship, and experience told them that this stranger was probably interested in Zhang Che, and judging from Zhang Che's reaction, he didn't seem to dislike her.

Maybe... it can work out?

Zhou Meng was somewhat confused. He awkwardly put down the half-eaten bone in his hand and then hurriedly cleaned up the mess on the table.

The ribs had all been eaten by everyone, and he was finishing up when another person suddenly arrived. He couldn't very well offer the person the leftover rib soup, could he?

Shen Yan sat to the side, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Ruan Ruoshi and Zhang Che, who was rushing to the kitchen, with interest. He slightly curled the corners of his mouth before continuing to look down at his fingers.

Zhu Yingqi and Su Wanqing exchanged a glance and both revealed meaningful smiles.

At this moment, Espeon jumped off Zhu Yingqi's lap, walked to Ruan Ruoshi's feet, raised its head, and gently swayed its forked tail behind it.

It must have been attracted by Ruan Ruoshi's spiritual power, since apart from Zhang Che, she had the strongest spiritual power in the room.

Ruan Ruoshi glanced down at Espeon and seemed to realize that the creature in front of her was somehow similar to herself, so she subconsciously reached out to touch it.

Espeon gently nuzzled her fingers with its head, then turned and jumped back onto Zhu Yingqi's lap.

An eerie silence filled the living room. Finally, Su Wanqing got up and sat down next to Ruan Ruoshi, leaving the seat next to Fu Xing empty.

Then Zhang Che came out of the kitchen and poured Ruan Ruoshi a cup of tea.

She held the cup in both hands, sat there quietly, and said nothing more.

Girls always find it easy to start a conversation, and before long, with Su Wanqing taking the initiative, Ruan Ruoshi opened up and they started chatting.

Ruan Ruoshi initially just sat quietly to the side drinking tea, until Su Wanqing asked her what cards she bought from Zhang Che. Only then did she put down her teacup and summon Hao La You.

A translucent little octopus floated out of the magic circle, spun in the air, and landed on Ruan Ruoshi's shoulder, its tentacles gently wrapping around her collar.

Su Wanqing reached out and poked the soft head of the squid. The little guy made a "hao la hao la" sound and its tentacles swayed happily.

So Su Wanqing also summoned the Nine-Tailed Fox. The next second, a cold wind swept through the living room, and everyone couldn't help but shiver. Hao La You even sneezed a few times.

Soon Zhu Yingqi joined in with Espeon. Luckily, the sofa Zhang Che bought this time was big enough that even the standard double sofa could accommodate the three girls sitting together.

Of course, their great figures are also a very important reason why they can achieve this.

Zhu Yingqi finally remembered Ruan Ruoshi's identity: the sheriff who was almost kidnapped by Ke Yuanzhou's accomplices.

She glanced at Ruan Ruoshi again, her gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny, but quickly looked away.

On the other side, Zhang Che had just sat down next to Fu Xing when he saw two pairs of gossipy eyes staring straight at him.

Fu Xing's eyes sparkled, and a smile that seemed to say, "I see through everything," hung on the corner of his mouth; Yu Renjia, though not as exaggerated as Fu Xing, also had his usually calm eyes filled with curiosity at this moment.

Zhang Che read the same message in their eyes—"Brother, how did you manage to hook up with that young girl?"

"Get lost!" Zhang Che uttered this word silently. Fu Xing shrank back in fright, quickly averting his gaze and lowering his head to examine the fruit plate on the coffee table. Yu Renjia also picked up his teacup, hiding his face behind it, indicating that the cup was impervious to needles!

And so, the living room became lively for a while longer.

Zhang Che looked at the people in the room, suddenly stood up, clapped his hands, and the crisp applause rang out in the living room, drawing everyone's attention to himself.

"Everyone, there's something I need to tell you all." Zhang Che cleared his throat and took out the speech he had prepared earlier. "I will be leaving Binhai City in a while to go to the provincial capital. I probably won't be back for a while."

There was a moment of silence in the living room, and everyone wore different expressions.

In fact, everyone had expected this, since none of the people present were ordinary people who could access information that ordinary people could not.

They had heard some of the things Mo Yuncheng and Xu Jing had told Zhang Che before.

Binhai City has limited resources for mid-level extraordinary beings. It would be a waste to put the talent of a genius card maker like Zhang Che here.

After a brief silence, everyone began to speak.

Fu Xing was the first to stand up: "Big brother, may your future be bright? When you've made it big, don't forget to help your little brother out."

Although his words were still a bit off-key, his tone was more serious than usual.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Che lightly punched Fu Xing in the chest and chuckled, "You still need my help?"

Given Fu Xing's family situation, unless he one day advances to the level of a transcendent being, they really can't compare.

Yu Renjia stood up, nodded to Zhang Che, and said only two words: "Take care."

That was all.

The other four also congratulated Zhang Che and wished him a bright future.

The only one whose smile didn't seem quite natural was Ruan Ruoshi. However, she still managed to control her emotions well and didn't overreact.

Chapter 152 Traits, "Evolution"

After finishing the pleasantries, Zhang Che finally got to the point.

"As you all know, card makers awaken a unique trait after advancing to the fourth tier." He glanced at the people present and then said to himself, "The trait I awakened is called 'Evolution.' It can further activate the potential of the cards themselves, allowing them to gain even greater power and transform into a completely new advanced form, along with their original forms!"

But this is only a superficial explanation. His true qualities are still developing, and we will have to wait a while to determine what they are.

He said this mainly to explain why the cards he made could "evolve".

The existence of traits can save him a lot of explanation work.

After all, if we disregard the potential of the cards Zhang Che created, the so-called "evolution" trait is actually nothing special. If we really want to find something stronger, there are definitely more than twenty traits in the history of the Federation.

As expected, the expressions of the people present varied upon hearing this.

Some were surprised, like Ruan Ruoshi and Zhou Meng; the former genuinely had never heard of it, while the latter was simply carefree. Others remained calm, like Fu Xing, Su Wanqing, and Zhu Yingqi, who all possessed evolved cards and were therefore unsurprised. Of course, there were also those who displayed an "I knew it" expression, such as Shen Yan and Yu Renjia, who were naturally emotionally stable and more rational in analyzing existing information, having long suspected the existence of "evolution."

However, the necessary congratulations were still due. Fu Xing was the first to lead the applause, and then enthusiastic applause rang out in the living room. Zhang Che was a little embarrassed by the noise and waved his hand to signal them to stop.

Next up is the selection of characters for card evolution.

Since Fuxing already has Agumon, he can't use any more or stronger cards for the time being.

After all, a warrior's mental energy is limited, and after Agumon was promoted to a purple card, the share it occupied was much larger than before. His current mental energy is just enough to maintain Agumon's existence, and at most, he can add one more second-tier card.

Therefore, he could focus his energy mainly on Agumon and not worry about anything else. So Zhang Che prepared a second-tier purple card for him, [Resist Fire Ring].

He made this himself after getting the recipe from Grandpa Mo. After all, his own copy had already been mentally bound, so he could only use it himself and couldn't give it to anyone else.

After becoming a fourth-tier card maker, Zhang Che still found it somewhat difficult to create second-tier purple cards, but it was no longer as challenging as when he first tried to create them, requiring five or six consecutive failures before he succeeded.

The same applies to Su Wanqing and Zhu Yingqi. The former has Nine-Tails and the latter has Espeon, both of which are purple-level summons, so they don't need any higher-level cards for the time being.

What they need to do is to use these cards as the core, and then combine them with some second and third-tier green and blue cards to build a complete combat system.

The people who need Zhang Che's help to evolve the cards this time are Yu Renjia, Zhou Meng, Shen Yan, and Ruan Ruoshi.

Since Zhang Che stated that his "evolution" trait only applies to cards he personally crafted, the cards evolved this time are the blue-tier [Tidal Sea Spirit], [Sharp-Toothed Fish], [Scouting Bug], and [Good Squid]

After receiving the cards from the four people, Zhang Che turned and went into the studio, closing the door behind him and completely shutting out the conversation in the living room.

In the studio, Zhang Che took out a stack of pre-prepared cards from the safe and lined them up on the card-making table: [Spirit Gem], [Water Stone], and [Dark Stone].

The latter two need no further explanation; when Zhang Che was making the [Giant Shark] for Binhai City, he collected quite a few fourth-tier water and dark element crystal cores.

Now that he has advanced to the fourth-tier card maker, with just a little processing, a single crystal core can be used to make seven or eight [Energy Core] cards of the corresponding attribute, which can then be fused into evolution stones of the corresponding attribute.

The materials for spirit gems are even simpler. When Zhong Huaiyuan and his group destroyed the Heart-Eating Demon's lair, spirit attribute crystal cores were naturally among their spoils.

However, scarcity drives up value. With the rift entrance to the Heart-Eating Demon's lair destroyed, these spiritual cores became disposable items, and their exchange price remained very high.

Some of them were selected by Zhang Che as rewards, while others were purchased with money or Adventurer's Guild points, costing a considerable amount.

……

First up is [Tidal Sea Spirit] and its matching card [Giant Shark Assault]. Zhang Che had previously fused one of the same cards, so he also asked Yu Renjia for the latter.

Using these two cards as the main components for fusion, along with the Tier 3 blue card [Water Stone], the Tier 3 purple [Tidal Spirit - Fizz] makes its dazzling debut.

Moreover, based on Zhang Feizi's own experience, the fused card does not lose the memories and bonds with the original owner; it is simply an evolution on the original basis. Otherwise, Zhang Che would have lied and claimed that this was his own trait.

After Zhang Che examined the card several times to make sure there were no problems, he put it aside and began to process the next card.

Zhang Che was even more adept at the [Sharp-Toothed Fish] card. By pairing it with a [Water Stone] and a [Dark Stone], a brand new [Megatooth Shark] card was quickly produced!

The last two cards follow a similar process: the card itself plus the corresponding evolution card, [Scouting Bug] plus [Spirit Gem], [Hooray Squid] plus [Spirit Gem] and [Dark Stone].

Finally, we obtained the following in order: a Tier 3 [Sky-Covered Insect] of blue-purple quality, and a Tier 3 purple card, [Squid King].

Card Name: Sky-Covered Insect (Spirit)

Type: Summoning Card

Level: Tier 3

Grade: Blue

Skills: Telekinesis, Reflection Barrier, Light Wall

Talent: Telepathy

(Note: Don't be fooled by its appearance; it's got a powerful feature inside.)

【Sky-Covered Insect】 is the only one that did not turn into a purple card after fusion, but this does not mean that it is weak. Rather, it is because in this state, it is actually a "cocoon waiting to hatch".

It encases itself in a hard shell, using most of its energy for internal transformation, leaving only a small portion for external perception and defense.

However, due to its powerful spiritual energy, it not only possesses a certain level of combat ability, but can also use its outer shell as an amplifier to enhance the spiritual energy fluctuations of its teammates, playing a considerable supporting role in team battles.

As for its true power, it will have to wait until it emerges from its cocoon and evolves into its final form, Orup.