The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

"I can't believe I've actually witnessed the birth of a Tier 3 Epic card!"

"So Dekan's main job is a card maker!! No wonder his cards are all so bizarre!"

"If he creates an orange epic card, then... wouldn't he become a Tier 3 Special Grade Card Maker?"

"It's been so many years...so many years since I've heard of this title!"

A tsunami of gasps erupted from the audience.

Dekan calmly walked to the proctor's seat and handed the card to the examiner.

After the appraiser finished the examination, he wiped his glasses and checked the instruments.

Then they tried to identify it again.

Blood Purification

[Category: Spell Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Class: 3]

[Effect: If used on oneself, it removes abnormal statuses of level three and below. If used on another race, it purifies the target's blood, evaporating some of their blood. Cooldown: 120 seconds.]

[Note: Heretic! I will purify you!]

"You call this purification?!"

The appraiser's eyes widened as he confirmed the accuracy of the assessment, murmuring incredulously.

Then, to the astonishment of the examiners, the card was sent into the testing room.

"Is this card really safe? Are you a pure-blooded human?"

"...Should we just consider it a pass?"

The card was delivered shortly afterward.

It is determined to be valid directly.

Neither of the two testers dared to let the other use the card.

If one's bloodline is impure, it is very likely that it will need to be purified.

......

The audience continued to erupt in waves of discussion and exclamations.

It feels like we're celebrating the Chinese New Year.

However, unlike the joyful atmosphere among the onlookers, the air between Alice and Theresa was unusually heavy.

When Alice first saw the orange light, she was momentarily stunned, as if her brain had short-circuited.

"Orange... Epic?"

Alice's face gradually flushed, as if she finally understood the current situation.

She actually kept bragging to a card maker who could create epic cards?

It's still a monster capable of creating epic cards of the same tier!

She sniffed, and her eyes began to well up with tears.

She felt as if the words she had spoken to Dekan earlier were a curse lingering in her ears, impossible to shake off.

For a moment, I wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

"Your Highness Alice, Dekan was just lucky! After all, card making is three parts skill and seven parts luck!"

Theresa panicked and wanted to reach out and touch Alice, but she was afraid that Alice would break if she touched her, so she hesitated to touch her shoulder.

"These unique cards... could it be that he made all the cards he uses himself?"

Alice's voice trembled, as if tears were about to fall at any moment.

She looked at the publicly available test results.

This highly distinctive card makes it hard not to associate it with Dekan's deck.

This leads to a very frightening speculation—

All of Dekan's cards were actually handmade.

This is not luck at all; it's absolute skill.

He was actually able to easily create second-tier purple cards back when he was already at the second tier.

Even that picture of the dilapidated poet is probably one of his early works!

Dekan is undoubtedly a card-making genius who surpasses even Alice's abilities.

"..."

Theresa fell silent. She sensed that Alice's eyes were brimming with tears, and she dared not upset her any further.

"You...you knew about his card-making skills all along, didn't you?"

Alice understood what Theresa meant.

"No, Alice, I really didn't expect you to have such a good chat with him, and I thought he'd only ever make one rare purple card at most..."

Theresa said somewhat timidly.

This made Alice tremble even more violently.

Then she turned around and noticed that the association staff waiting behind her had awkwardly looked away.

Clearly, these deacons also witnessed the entire process of Alice boasting to Dekan.

Alice tried to hold back her tears, but the overwhelming shame that threatened to kill her was indescribable.

Her eyes became increasingly red, and tears streamed down her face like broken beads.

Finally, she suddenly remembered something and looked at Dekan in the examination room.

Dekan was also looking at her, and he gave her a bright smile.

The dappled sunlight streamed through the glass window and fell on Dekan's face, but it couldn't hide his smile, which was even more dazzling than the sunlight.

"Waaaaah..."

Alice burst into tears and ran away from the audience.

This is Princess Alice's first escape in her life...

046 Dekan begins to take his anger out on the Resurrected Church

Watching Alice flee, Theresa wanted to chase after her but felt that doing so would only embarrass her further.

But if she doesn't catch up, she and Alice might not be able to speak to each other for a long time.

She looked at Dekan helplessly.

The smile on Dekan's face seemed to say, "I'm sorry for the poor hospitality."

"Ugh."

Theresa sighed deeply.

This guy is becoming increasingly inhuman.

I thought he seemed pretty normal when I first met him at the border shop...

normal?

Bah! That goblin sheriff is clearly not something a normal person could do.

Seemingly sensing Theresa's dilemma, Dekan called out to Theresa, "Theresa, go find Princess Alice. I probably won't be able to leave here for a while."

It seemed the examiner had something important to discuss with him.

He also felt that Alice needed a little comfort.

He really went a bit too far.

Actually, Dekan never intended to make an epic card at first.

He originally thought that if he could just make a Tier 3 rare quality card, that would be a success.

After all, he spent so much on the registration fee; even if he couldn't get the electricity meter to reverse, he couldn't afford to lose money.

As a result, I got hooked while doing it.

It wouldn't be surprising if that card exploded at any time during the manufacturing process.

After all, every step it takes is rewriting the sacred attributes in reverse.

Unfortunately, they were really lucky.

Not only did it not explode, it also successfully reached epic quality.

What? You're saying I'm just unlucky?

What are you saying? I don't understand.

"See you at our school!"

Theresa waved to Dekan and ran off quickly.

She was going to save Alice's heart, which was as broken as scorched earth.

......

The exam is over.

Several examiners have now gathered around Dekan.

The moment Dekan created the orange card, the other candidates who were still struggling obviously couldn't withstand the cool and awesome special effects.

Without a doubt, they were all blinded by the brilliance and failed.

Or perhaps their spirits have been shaken, and they've lost the confidence to continue.

In any case, being able to witness such a miracle up close doesn't seem like a bad deal.