My Card Beast Taming Game

For example, the sixth bronze-tier monster in the outer layer of the Water Marsh Secret Realm, the Swamp Worm, looks like an earthworm but has mouthparts like a meat grinder. It is a terrifying creature.

These guys suddenly popped out of the ground and almost got blown up by the motorcycle, luckily Zhou Chen was watching the road carefully.

Fortunately, they are not very strong. The only troublesome thing is that their bodies are covered with highly corrosive mucus.

"The danger of the Watery Secret Realm lies in the fact that the monsters here like to hide."

As Lu Qingning spoke, she looked at Zhou Chen, who had been forced to be recalled for the second time.

The blood of the swamp worms almost turned the white ape into a bald monkey, but fortunately, as long as the spirit card wasn't destroyed, it could be summoned again more than ten times even if it was severely injured each time.

A short while later.

Zhou Chen steadily peeled the skin off the ten swamp worms, removed the corrosive fluid sacs and soft tendons, and then made them into five spirit cards. After calculating, he found that the total value was less than 130,000, which was somewhat disappointing.

Lu Qingning and the others were quite satisfied.

Normally, after the important tissues are removed, it would be considered quite good if the remaining remains could be used to create two or three pieces.

Zhou Chen quickly collected the monster materials, and the group set off again.

After nearly three hours of hard work grinding monsters, even someone as energetic as Lu Qingning wanted to find a place to rest.

Then, following the map, they arrived at a flat, open area free of swamps and mud.

This area is classified as a semi-safe zone, where monsters are less frequently encountered.

Typically, card players who are unable to return to the outpost will spend the night nearby.

Many capable and shrewd card dealers would even try to set up a stall and do some business, but of course, there weren't any in their area.

Lu Qingning got a space bag from Zhou Chen and took out a few camping stools, water, and other miscellaneous items.

It wasn't that she was spoiled; it was that she believed that in the Water Marsh Secret Realm, one shouldn't approach the rocks or the ground casually, because a monster might suddenly appear and attack.

Hua Ning agreed with this, reminding everyone that anything in the secret realm could be a monster, such as the giant trees around them.

It is highly likely that some kind of vine-like monster is lurking there, its vines binding and trapping less alert card players, then draining their blood.

"Two hours to travel, half an hour to kill monsters, half an hour to deal with the monster corpses, and then an hour to rest. The time allocation is fine."

Han Baobao did the math carefully and laughed, "The profits are almost comparable to killing silver-tier monsters in a medium-sized secret realm."

Zhou Chen was taken aback upon hearing this. "Impossible, right?"

“Nothing is impossible. I… I’m just unlucky. Hanbao and Xiaomei are also unlucky. They often fail to make cards and only have money for materials.” Lu Qingning had to admit this.

If you only have money for materials from silver-tier monsters, you'll definitely be a little short.

Zhou Chen rubbed his chin, realizing that he might really be a hot commodity, but who can say for sure about luck?

What if he has bad luck next time he enters the secret realm? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?

Blacksmith need its own hardware!

During the break, Lu Qingning and Han Baobao both started meditating, and Zhou Chen joined them after a moment's hesitation.

He doesn't meditate very often. After all, running dungeons can improve his mental strength, and sleeping is more efficient for him than meditation. Sleeping restores physical and mental strength more efficiently.

However, it is said that the efficiency of meditation is better than sleep when one reaches the intermediate level of card master, which makes it basically unnecessary for them to sleep, and gradually deviates from the natural rhythms of ordinary people.

One hour later.

Lu Qingning opened her eyes and said, "Let's go to the middle floor."

Zhou Chen's strong luck and quick adaptability in card making led her to plan to approach the middle level ahead of time. As long as she didn't go too deep, she should only encounter a mixed group of silver and bronze-rank monsters.

This type of monster horde is relatively safe and profitable; the three of them preferred fighting this type rather than the more common Silver-rank monster hordes.

Hua Ning declined to comment.

She could take Lu Qingning and the others to explore the middle level, but the latter preferred to hone her skills in hunting monsters.

Essentially, her existence was solely to provide Zhou Chen with an extra layer of protection when he entered the secret realm for the first time.

After careful consideration, Han Baobao looked at Zhou Chen and said, "Is it okay? It's still quite dangerous over there. Silver-rank monsters and bronze-rank monsters are not even in the same league."

"My priority is to save my life."

He was prepared to shout "666" the whole time.

After packing their belongings, the group sprayed insect repellent again and set off, aiming for their current location and direction as they approached the middle level.

Since there are no satellites in the secret realm, it is crucial to have a member who can determine direction to effectively prevent the team from wandering around aimlessly.

Zhou Chen has a good sense of direction, and he's the one who points out directions.

Along the way, they encountered two small groups of monsters they had never seen before—

Both the [Moss Snail] and [Mudball Bug] are monsters with high material value but low card value.

The moss snail, in particular, has meat that is edible after processing and has no fishy smell, making it a favorite among many gourmets.

A kilogram of meat can sell for over a thousand yuan, and a single animal can produce thirty to forty kilograms of meat.

Zhou Chen happily peeled them off.

Despite being a newly encountered monster, he was able to precisely dissect valuable parts with just a glance at an anatomy reference book, a performance that Lu Qingning considered one of the reasons he was talented.

To a large extent, talent can be seen in small things.

Ordinary card players, upon entering the secret realm, would be terrified at the mere sight of monsters, let alone dissect their corpses. Some even became unsteady on their feet, turning into a veritable annihilation engine.

Zhou Chen's ability to remain calm during his first encounter with the monster, and his lack of any stress reaction to the monster's corpse, was already quite impressive in Lu Qingning's eyes.

Monster carcasses are a hundred times more disgusting than ordinary animal carcasses, especially insect carcasses.

Of course, she didn't know that Zhou Chen was already used to winning by doing nothing, and this wasn't the first time he had encountered a monster.

Chapter 37: Mid-Level Hunting (Please continue reading!!!)

Six hours after leaving the outpost.

Zhou Chen and the others arrived at the buffer zone between the outer and middle layers, which was also their destination.

Vast marshy wetlands.

The giant forest in the Watery Realm is limited to the outer layer; the middle and inner layers are mostly wetlands, divided into swamp wetlands, river wetlands, and finally, the core area of ​​lake wetlands.

Their mode of transportation meant they could only move within swamps and wetlands.

While refueling, Han Baobao spotted the enemy.

"It's a Silver-rank Swamp Frog Demon!"

She pointed east, drawing everyone's attention.

A hundred meters away, a fat frog demon, standing upright and wielding a wooden spear and shield, was leading several giant toads toward them.

Lu Qingning frowned and then relaxed. "Judging from its size, it should be a two-star silver-tier monster. There shouldn't be any major problems."

Swamp Frog Demon, one of the advanced forms of Mud Toad, is a large monster that is skilled in using spears and shields. The mucus attached to its thick skin gives it some resistance to fire attacks.

Once the monsters were close enough, Lu Qingning sent the Netherflame Lions forward.

"Croak~"

"Croak~ Croak~"

A basketball-sized acid bomb flew toward the group in an arc, while the swamp frog demon in the lead threw a spear at the Netherflame Lion.

However, the spear that flew out was not the one in its hand, but a water spear formed from water, swift and precise.

Unfortunately, Lu Qingning reacted even faster, turning the Netherflame Lion into a shadow before it could be hit by the spear, and charging towards the monster horde led by the Swamp Frog Demon.

Sizzle!

Three electromagnetic beams struck from a distance, severely damaging the group of monsters that were under hard control.

Zhou Chen reversed the car early to avoid the incoming acid bombs, while Hua Ning next to him neither dodged nor avoided them, as if she was certain that she would not be hit.

—The acid bomb did miss, showing that even monsters can't hit the target every time. On the other hand, Zhou Chen, who was reversing, was almost hit by the acid splash after the explosion.

Lu Qingning glanced at her sideways, "Be careful."

"OK OK."

He has always been very self-aware of being a mere accessory.

Compared to bronze-tier monsters, silver-tier monsters are significantly more durable; a single electromagnetic cannon shot from the Electromagnetic Cannon Scorpion couldn't even penetrate its skin.

Enraged, the swamp frog demon began throwing spears at the electromagnetic cannon scorpion, which dodged and then charged at it.

The Electromagnetic Cannon Scorpion had to draw the aggro of the Bronze-tier Mud Toads, as the Netherflame Lion was slaughtering them.

After all the smaller monsters were killed, the swamp frog demon that was entangled with the electromagnetic cannon scorpion was still standing strong, and even seemed to be unharmed.

This is not surprising; wild monsters are more durable than cards summoned by spirit, except for their attack power, which is not much different.

Lord monsters and special elite monsters are exceptions.

When the boss monsters in the secret realm haven't spawned, special elite monsters usually occupy the core area. Some people call them pseudo-bosses, since they are similar in type.

"Cuck!!"

The swamp frog demon was in a fit of impotent rage, constantly flicking its long tongue to spray venom or waving its wooden shield around.

However, even with its thick health bar, it was soon defeated by two three-star silver-tier spirit cards and gave up its precious life.

Time to reap the rewards!

Like a happy little bee, Zhou Chen joyfully drove his motorcycle closer to the monster's corpse, humming a little tune as he let the Dripping Bubble detoxify the Netherflame Lion and the Electromagnetic Cannon Scorpion.

These two inevitably got poisoned while fighting the swamp frog demon, but fortunately the poisoning was short-lived and not a big problem. After the Water Bubble Shadow cured the poison, they didn't even need to be summoned again.

He quickly spread out the anatomy manual, skillfully put on his protective suit, and picked up his tools.

His appearance prompted the others to privately complain about him.

Lu Qingning: "He adapted quite quickly."

Han Baobao: "This can no longer be considered an adaptation level... At least I still feel disgusted whenever I see an untreated monster corpse."

Since entering the secret realm for training, she has never touched the monster corpses herself; Lu Qingning and another teammate have always done it for her.

Hua Ning praised, "That can be considered a talent."

Many materials from Silver-tier monsters are quite valuable, such as their frog skin, venom glands, and tongue tendons.

Finally, make a card on the wreckage.

Zhou Chen was a little excited as it was the first time he had made a Silver-tier card by hand.

Failed.

He stared at the vanished blank card and the remains, finding it hard to accept for a moment.

"Did you fail? That's normal. You've almost stripped the monster of its main body, leaving only a little bit of it," Lu Qingning comforted her.

Han Baobao nodded, "Don't be discouraged, Zhou Chen! There's still a chance!"

Hua Ning smiled and said, "Making two more Bronze-tier cards might not necessarily make them inferior to Silver-tier cards."

Both are one-star cards, but the Bronze-tier Mud Toad costs 30,000 per card, while the Silver-tier Swamp Frog Demon costs nearly 200,000 per card. How can the two be compared?

What saddened him even more was that battles without the participation of the White Ape King could not be settled.

Silver-tier monsters must give a lot of experience, right?

I'm so envious.

Zhou Chen didn't dare to summon the White Ape to deal damage casually, in case it affected Lu Qingning and the others' output.

After extracting the venom sac from the Mud Toad and crafting three cards, he quickly organized the monster materials.

I'm all better!

"Then let's continue!"

The squad advanced along the edge of the giant forest and swampy wetlands.

The wetland area offers a wider view than the giant forest, but it also has more swamps that are easy to sink into, which requires drivers to have good eyesight, otherwise it is easy to get stuck and unable to get out.

The speed of progress will inevitably slow down.

They just didn't have a specific destination in mind, so they figured they could go a little slower.