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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe black cat stiffened when it noticed Lu Ming.

nIt then flung its head as if nothing had happened, abandoning the Original Card to the side, licking its smooth and clean fur. It stretched before falling asleep lazily.

nWas it treating him like a blind man?

nThere was no use in pretending.

nHe stretched his hands and the Original Card appeared in his hands. The crack on the card seemed to be deeper.

nIt was no wonder the Lightning Original Card that tested and performed well previously seemed strange without an apparent reason! It was no wonder that the crack on the Original Card seemed to have gotten worse!

n“Brother cat?”

nLu Ming gave a deep sigh.

nBlack cat: “…”

nIt seemed to have fallen asleep.

n“Well…”

nLu Ming felt sad. “Let me say this in advance, I don’t mind that you want to grind your teeth. But if my Original Card is spoiled… both of us will be in deep **.”

n“Meow!”

nThe black shadow flashed in front of him.

nThe Original Card in Lu Ming’s hands disappeared.

nGrunt!

nGrunt!

nIt was gnawing on it again.

nIt had obviously heard Lu Ming’s words. Therefore, it must have purred, saying: There was no need to worry, it would certainly not be spoilt…

nPerhaps, maybe, probably?!

nHe could only interpret it that way.

nSince it would not be spoiled, he could not be bothered with it.

nAfter all, the Original Card would be in his Sea of Consciousness most of the time and it would be beside the black cat. He could not possibly stare at it twenty-four hours a day.

nFurthermore…

nWhen the black cat ground its teeth, it seemed to infuse some special power in it. This was why there was the Lightning Original Card!

nLu Ming was deep in his thoughts.

nHopefully…

nThere would be no more surprises.

nSeeing that the black cat seemed addicted to grinding its teeth, he had no other choice but to leave his Sea of Consciousness.

nBack to reality.

nLu Ming opened the shop.

nToday he had some other things to do.

n…

nOutside the shop.

nThere was a big crowd.

nLu Ming flipped open the notebook to check the record on it—he was waiting for the person who was ranked first in the Fruit Ninja. He had lasted the longest time in the Fruit Ninja!

nThe person who lasted the longest in seven days would be awarded with ten thousand yuan.

nHe had promised to give the award right from the start.

nTherefore, Lu Ming had set the ten thousand yuan aside.

nHowever, he was surprised that the sky had darkened and the lights were lit, but the person had yet to show up.

n“Decided to give up?”

nLu Ming was surprised.

nTen thousand yuan was no small amount to ordinary folks.

nRight then…

nFootsteps could be heard from outside the door. A person with a peaked cap appeared. The voice was hoarse. “Hello, I am here to get collect the Fruit Ninja award.”

n“Sure.”

nLu Ming smiled. “I have waited a long time for you. Can you let me know the number that you have left behind previously?”

nThe figure gave the number.

nLu Ming verified the number before asking the person to sign. “Please sign here.”

nThe figure walked forward, lowered his head and signed on the book.

nSomething was not right.

nLu Ming squinted.

nThis guy…

nHe did not catch a glimpse of the person’s face at all. Although the person put on a peaked cap and lowered their head, it was impossible for the person’s face to be completely hidden from him!

nHowever…

nThere seemed to be a haze blocking him.

nFurthermore…

nIt was in the middle of the night and the person hung the head while wearing a cap.

nIt was very quirky.

nIt should not be the case. The person was here to receive the Fruit Ninja reward. He was not visiting some club, why would he be so secretive? Moreover, he remembered that the man had persisted for three hundred seconds. His reaction speed was amazing. He should be those cultivators who had excellent reaction speed.

nFrom the shape of his body, something did not seem right…

nWell…

nThe more he thought about it, the more Lu Ming found that something was amiss.

nAt this very moment…

nThe figure signed the book, took the stack of money and was about to leave.

nBang!

nLu Ming placed one hand on the money.

n“Yes?”

nThe figure spoke in a cold and hoarse voice.

n“I’m sorry.”

nLu Ming smiled at him. “Please wait a minute.”

n“What for?”

nThe figure seemed anxious. “I’m in a hurry.”

n“Hehe.”

nLu Ming smiled. “In order to prevent the wrong person from getting the award, we need to verify your identity. I will make a phone call to your number right now. Please wait a minute.”

n“It’s such a bother!”

nThe figure was impatient. “It was only ten thousand yuan. Why is this so troublesome? I don’t want the money anymore.”

nUpon finishing his words…

nHe turned to leave.

n“Hehe.” Lu Ming sneered. He rushed forward and pressed him to the ground. Sure enough, the cap on the head of the figure was thrown aside, revealing a familiar face.

n“Ahhh—”

nThere was a loud shrill. “Bro! Bro, I am wrong! Brother Lu, easy! That’s painful.”

n“You have decided to behave yourself?”

nLu Ming kicked him again.

n“Bro, I am really sorry!”

nZhang Xiaopang squatted pitifully on the ground.

nThat was right!

nHe was the kind of person who would falsely claim the first prize award as his own!

nLu Ming remembered that on the day where Fruit Ninja was very popular, Fatty Zhang would occasionally drop by to join in the fun. He did not expect that he would remember the number and to behave in such a manner.

n“Hehe.”

nLu Ming looked nonchalant. “You are quite capable.”

n“Well…”

nZhang Xiaopang felt embarrassed, smiling dryly twice. “Brother Lu, look, no one came to collect the prize. That was why I am thinking it should not be wasted.”

n“Hehe.”

nLu Ming sneered.

nEven if no one collected it, the money was his. What did he mean by being wasted?! He obviously had a plan in mind long ago.

n“How did you know he was not coming?”

nLu Ming stared at Zhang Xiaopang.

n“I could tell long ago.”

nZhang Xiaopang smiled. “The guy was not old and he had a good temperament. One look and I knew that he was no ordinary man. He did not look like a local. He must have passed by Qing Ming City that day and was curious about Fruit Ninja, and hence he participated in the game. Therefore, I made a mental note of his number.”

n“And you waited to see if he would come. Since he did not turn up, you decided to collect the money?”

nLu Ming was calm and composed.

n“Hehe.”

nZhang Xiaopang smiled dryly twice.

n“Scram!”

nLu Ming did not know whether he should smile or cry.

nToday, he especially took time off so that he could pass the award to the person. To his surprise, the person did not come, instead Zhang Xiaopang came up with such a show.

n“Ahem, see you later.”

nZhang Xiaopang left hurriedly.

n“What a…”

nLu Ming was speechless.

nThis guy was indeed ‘amazing’.

nHe shook his head, getting ready to close the door. But he saw the peaked cap on the ground. Huh, why didn’t Zhang Xiaopang bring this with him when he left?

n“This cap…”

nLu Ming put on the cap curiously.

nBuzz—

nThere was a flash of radiant energy.

nLu Ming felt as if he was covered by a layer of energy. He became shrouded in mist. There were slight changes to his figure and facial features.

nThe energy consumption was very low.

n“Interesting.”

nLu Ming was deep in his thoughts.

nIn the card creating process of a Card Creator, the card was just a carrier. There were other vocations that could use other things as a carrier.

nFor example…

nThis cap.

nIt had become an object with a hidden ability.

nIt was no wonder Zhang Xiaopang was daring enough to wear the cap to swindle. It was a pity that he had a large figure. It was impossible for people who knew him to not see through his act.

nAs to why he left it…

nPerhaps he felt that it was useless or that he was in a hurry to leave and he did not dare to come back to take the cap?

nLu Ming felt funny.

nForget it.

nHe could pass it to him when he dropped by the next time.

n…

nIt was very late at night.

nLu Ming closed the shop.

nHe activated all the different anti-theft measures before he continued with his study of the mysterious card.

nWhoosh!

nWhoosh!

nLu Ming looked serious as he continued to draw the card.

nOne could tell how strong one’s foundation was from the drawing of the basic lines. That was why the older generation of Card Creators despised him, who was the founder of Fruit Ninja.

nThat was because the lines that he drew were too shoddy!

nWhat did he mean by shoddy?

nJust like the handwriting that was slightly scribbled and ugly, as long as one could recognize the words, one did not really care if the handwriting followed certain conventions and specifications.

nThis was the lowest level of card creation!

nSuch shoddy drawing could go wrong easily.

nThe lines that they drew would revolve and work through the energy. Therefore, if the lines were not of a certain standard, it would eventually affect the effectiveness of the card.

nOne might not be able to tell from one line. What about one hundred lines?

nOne thousand lines?

nSometimes one could not find the reason to one’s failure!

nTherefore, the foundation was particularly important to Card Creators.

nWhoosh!

nWhoosh!

nThe room was silent except for the sounds made by the pen.

n85%…

n90%…

n95%…

nLu Ming was constantly learning to draw lines.

nInitially, his lines were scribbled and messy. But right now, his lines became clean and simple. Therefore, he found it easy to learn the remaining 20% of the lines.

nVery soon…

nHe would be able to master the lines via a comprehensive study of them.

nHe had finally familiarized himself with the three hundred lines.

n“I have mastered it.”

nLu Ming felt satisfied.

nHe was very proud of his progress this past few days.

nAlthough he did not increase his energy level, through continuous learning and drawing, he was able to make up for the shortcomings of having a weak foundation.

nHe tried to draw Fruit Ninja again.

nIt was the same card, the same design plan, and the card that was drawn seemed similar in terms of its function. But only he knew that after mastering the three hundred basic lines, he had exceptional control of the energy and the benefits of that was…

nHe was able to draw the lines at a faster speed!

nHe was able to use the time that he took to draw a card previously to draw three cards!

nHis speed was amazing!

n“In that case…

nI will be able to create more cards during the internship,” Lu Ming analyzed calmly.

nIn that case…

nThe next step was to increase the speed of cultivation.

nLu Ming rested his eyes on this special mysterious card. As a card that had a high difficulty level, it should be able to bring about an alarming increase in cultivation speed.

n“Come on.”

nLu Ming took a deep breath.

nThe first attempt to create the mysterious card.

nWhoosh!

nWhoosh!

nLu Ming put the pen to the card again.

nSince he had already practiced countless times, the drawing process was smoother than he had imagined. After failing once due to trembling of his hands, he was able to draw it perfectly on his second attempt.

nHe only took one hour to complete it.

nBuzz—

nIt was accompanied by a touch of radiance.

nLu Ming created the card successfully.

nThe back of the card turned dark. One could vaguely see visible lines on it. The front of the card was a vague virtual figure of a beast.

nThis was a special one-star card.

nLu Ming sensed that the energy requirement was as high as three hundred points!

nOf course.

nThis was not the point.

nLu Ming was thrilled that while he created the card, the energy flow was smooth and natural, and it was very active. He could feel that his energy level was being increased.

nHe had increased from sixty-three points to sixty-four points!

nIt was awesome!

n“Very powerful.”

nLu Ming was amazed.

nHis energy level only increased to sixty-three points this morning. The cultivation speed of this card was so much higher than the Fruit Ninja!

nThis was the Cultivation Card that he wanted!

nOf course.

nAlthough this card was strong enough, he could only use it as a Cultivation Card. It required an energy level of three hundred points. Therefore Lu Ming was not qualified to use it!

n“Should I try the effect?”

nLu Ming had the urge to try it out.

nAlthough he could not activate it by himself, he could activate it with the help of the Activator as well as the Energy Card. By then, he could see for himself the effect of this card.

nBut when he thought about it…

nLu Ming gave up on the idea. It was too much of a waste.

nBecause there was no need for it at all!

nThe Card Activator was too bulky, it was inconvenient to carry it around.

nIf he relied on his own efforts, there was no way that he could reach three hundred points of energy level. Since that was the case, it was better that he kept the Energy Card and perhaps he could increase his cultivation speed during cultivation.

nAlthough he could recycle the energy if he extracted the Energy Ores from the ruins to create Energy Cards, it was not very efficient.

nLu Ming would be able to increase his cultivation speed with the increase of Energy Cards!

nFor him, creating the mysterious card would be able to help him to increase his cultivation speed.

n“With this card…”

nThere was a sparkle in Lu Ming’s eyes. He was looking forward to the internship.

nOf course.

nBefore that, he had to be well-prepared.

nFor example, the name of the mysterious card.

nAlthough he could not test the card, he could probably guess its effect.

nHe thought hard about it before he took out a white label and pasted it on top right corner of the mysterious card, writing a very appropriate name for it—

n“Rampaging Bulls Encirclement”!

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