Don't confiscate my citizenship

Lanqi looked at Talia with a little surprise, as if he was surprised by her appreciation, then smiled and shook his head to refuse.

Talia: “?”

A good life-saving card?

...Are you sure this card can be used to save your life?

Maybe you wouldn't die in a fight.

But with this card that comes with powerful enrage and taunt effects, it’s hard to say.

……

Chapter 11 Lanqi's New Plan

Talia turned her gaze away from the card surrounded by purple light, a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes, and she sighed faintly.

She hadn't made cards for a long time and almost forgot the light emitted by the flow of magic on the cards.

Especially when it is made and started, the colors will be extremely bright.

This grade largely reflects the strength, value and rarity of the card.

The lowest level [White Common] can be found everywhere and is also the most widely circulated magic card on the market.

Most of them are life spells, without much additional effect equipment and summons.

[Blue Precious] magic cards will have complete and practical effects. They are exquisite and flawless works that require stable and superb skills to produce.

If a novice card maker can make magic cards of this quality, they often have extraordinary talent.

The higher-level [Purple Rare] grade magic cards began to undergo qualitative changes in both value and strength, and ordinary people simply could not afford their prices.

For wealthy nobles and most powerful people, purple-grade magic cards are often key cards that match combat professions and form their own systems.

If magic cards of this grade have some practical additional effects, even if the values ​​are low, they may have some unexpected effects.

Most people don’t even know about the higher grades.

After all, for most humans, a magic card of the [Pink Sacred] grade is more like a symbol and emblem far away in the sky.

In a city like this one on the border of the kingdom, it is probably difficult to see any trace of the owner of the sacred card all year round.

The reason why it is rare is not only because of its rarity, but also because it requires careful consideration before binding its soul.

Under normal circumstances, magic cards are not bound to you after use.

However, the higher the grade, the greater the cost of removing the soul binding.

However, once it is a [Pink Holy] grade magic card, it cannot be untied and rebound at will when out of combat like the first three types of cards. It requires tedious repackaging steps and will cause long-term damage to the binder himself.

As for [Orange Epic], it is the highest level magic card that can be seen in the world by living beings.

Each epic card is unique, anchoring the world and running through history.

Once it is bound to one's soul, it is difficult to untie it, even at the cost of paying a price.

Forced cancellation will cause irreversible damage to both the user and the card.

Therefore, white, blue and purple have high mobility and can change their combinations at any time according to tactics. Although pink and orange have stronger power, in the long run, even if there is an opportunity to bind them, they must think clearly whether it fits their own system.

In the ancient legends of the demon world, there is a level above the epic, but it has not appeared for thousands of years. With the demise of the demon nation, clues about this kind of card have become increasingly difficult to find...

For the well-informed Talia, the noble purple rare quality is nothing.

She herself has made countless of them.

But compared to the quality of the cards made by Lanqi, Talia was more surprised by the strange effects of the cards.

Generally speaking.

A card maker's early works can reflect his or her career-long card-making style.

As for Talia, it’s hard to guess what even more outrageous things this guy will do in the future.

Talia was lost in thought for a moment, causing the card-making workshop to fall silent again.

"..."

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lanqi stopped disturbing her.

The quiet afternoon sun quietly penetrates through the clouds, and the silhouette of the window frame is reflected on the brown floor, flickering.

After two weeks of sleepless work, Lanqi finally paid off. He leaned back in his chair and felt sleepy for a rare time during this nap.

Time in the card-making workshop seemed to freeze for a moment, and a strange tranquility filled the air. The engraving pens, alchemy pots, ink bottles and other props on the workbench seemed to be endowed with souls, whispering poems of sleep in this fantasy kingdom.

However, at the moment when Lanqi was about to fall into a dream, Talia's question once again awakened his mind like the sound of strings in the wind.

"How old are you."

Her voice was still as cold as water, without any emotion.

"I'll be turning 17 next year."

Lanci raised his head and looked at Talia.

He answered in a more rigorous way.

After all, he didn't know if Talia would think it was a lie if he just said he was 16.

My physical age is definitely 16, and my soul's age should probably be calculated based on the age before I came here.

"Then it's not too late for you to learn card making now."

Talia took another look at the boy in front of her.

These days she witnessed Lanqi's gradual progress from being completely unfamiliar with the technique to becoming somewhat proficient, so she was certain that Lanqi did not have much experience in card making before.

According to her experiences during her wanderings from the northernmost tip of the continent all the way south through many human kingdoms over the years, this young man named Lanqi, apart from starting his studies relatively late and having a low rank among human card makers, can already be called a natural magic craftsman.

"Tata, in your opinion, are the magic cards I made pretty good?"

Lanqi still had a natural smile on his face.

There was no boasting in his words, he just seemed to be very sure that Talia had extraordinary knowledge, so he sincerely asked for advice.

“…If it can be mass-produced, once it enters the market, it may become a new general-purpose card.”

After a brief silence, Talia replied.

The reason this card is so popular is simple.

Because everyone wants to buy it.

By the time this card is in circulation, the nature of the battle may have changed.

Making the enemy kneel might be more important than winning or losing.

And, in a fair competition, it is also a deterrent - "If you dare to make me kneel, I will make you kneel in return." It can be used, but it cannot be absent.

Although Taliyah felt that Lanqi really deserved to die when she thought about having to be on guard against enemies using this sword tomb spell at all times in the future.

However, in the long run, if the fighting spirit of mankind is disturbed, it will also be a beneficial thing for her cause of national restoration.

So she would not take the initiative to stop Lanqi from abusing this card and polluting the human magic card system and environment.

"That's it."

Lanqi picked up the card [Basic Etiquette] in his hand and looked at it. A friendly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He turned to look at Talia.

"I can't give you this one, but I'm willing to sell you the next one. Based on the success rate, it will probably take several more days. I'm busy preparing for the exam recently, so I can only help you make it after the exam is over."

"How much."

Although Talia was slightly surprised, she asked without hesitation. There was no questioning tone in her words, or the question sentences that came out of her mouth would become declarative sentences.

She knew that before this general-purpose card was officially circulated, it was still scarce and undoubtedly had the highest value.

Even as a first edition, it contains the value called "recipe".

Since Lanqi is willing to trade the second card to her, the price must be high.

Chapter 12: Talia never thought she would have students

"I'm not short of money."

Lanqi shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently.

"..."

Talia fell silent again after hearing this.

Transactions have always been about satisfying the needs of both parties.

Just like Talia had the strength to use but lacked money in the human kingdom, while Ranch had more than enough money but was in urgent need of protection. They could meet each other's needs and reach a perfect deal.

So this time.

When Talia wanted to get something other than money from Lanci, Lanci naturally also hoped to get something more valuable to him from Talia.

"Next, I should find a card-making teacher. It's not enough to study the second-level magic cards by myself."

The brief conversation made Lanqi's sleepiness, which was about to rise in his mind, fade away.

He stood up absentmindedly, cleared the scattered card-making tools and pages filled with dense handwriting on the table, and muttered to himself.

The selfless card-making training during this period made him feel that his mental strength seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. Perhaps in the near future, he would be able to break through to the second level that his predecessor was very close to.

And next, he wanted to borrow the ancient family relic [Poem of Compassion] that would be taken away by Talia in the original plot from his home for a while, and make his own magic cards.

But Lanqi had no confidence that he could successfully make magic cards with this secret material in one go. He needed a highly skilled mentor and collaborator.

Then Talia, the great demon card maker who was originally going to obtain [Poem of Compassion] and make it into a magic card, is undoubtedly the best choice.

"Do you want me to teach you how to make cards?"

Talia stared at Lanci's faintly visible emerald eyes from the side. There was neither "yes" nor "no" in her words.

Lanqi's suggestion just now was too direct.