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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nWhat could seven Rampaging Bulls Encirclement Cards integrate into?

nMore bulls!

nPerhaps…

nThe Minotaur tribe?

nLu Ming came up with many guesses. He would not be surprised if Zhang Xiaopang, the Minotaur, showed up on the card. After all, they were of the same origin.

nHowever, the image rendered on the card was something that he had never seen before.

nA boundless stretch of plains.

nA collapsed mountain range.

nThere seemed to be a cold wind blowing. It seemed desolate.

nThere was nothing more.

n“That’s all?”

nLu Ming could not sit still.

nWhere were the bulls?!

nWhere were my bulls?

nOne had to know that what was on the card surface was the image that was rendered by the energy felt from the lines. At the very least, this was how it was taught in the textbooks, therefore…

nWhere were the bulls?!

nWhat was this? “Portrait of bulls grazing the grass”? Where was the grass? It might have been finished by the bulls. Where were the bulls? They might have run off after finishing the grass.

nThis was crazy!

n“Calm down! Calm down!”

nLu Ming took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

nThe desolate card face as well as the lightning that was engraved on the card made it looked especially strange. Lu Ming had the impression that the bulls had been struck dead by lightning…

n“Forget it.”

nLu Ming calmed down.

nWhatever it was, he would create the card first!

nHe did not believe that the forty nine bulls would go missing!

nFurthermore, he was most concerned about the card creating techniques!

nAt the thought of this, Lu Ming flipped the Original Card to stare intently at the lines on the back of the card.

nHow much energy was needed?

nHow many bulls were there?

nHe could no longer make sense of it.

nThe lines had exceeded his understanding. These lines were intertwined to the extent that Lu Ming was confused and could not tell the direction, or how to tell them apart.

n“This is the intersection of lines.”

nLu Ming looked at one part of the card.

nOver there, two lines intersected but did not interfere with each other.

n“Elsewhere…”

nLu Ming got a rough idea of how the lines looked.

nThis small card adopted the intersecting lines technique in every node and every necessary place. Obviously, this was for optimal optimization.

nTherefore, the difficulty of drawing the card was alarmingly high!

n“Card creating techniques…”

nLu Ming was thrilled.

n“I will learn them!”

n“I have to master this technique!”

nLu Ming was determined.

nTo him, this technique was as important as the function in programming.

nHe wanted to learn this technique, but he had no way to learn it. He was not eligible to join the Card Creators Association, and he did not have enough money to purchase it on the black market. There was no other way.

nBut now…

nBuzz—

nLu Ming stroked the Original Card gently.

nHe stroked each and every line and he could feel the energy that was flowing in the lines. He could ‘see’ how every line looked.

nThe intersection of lines meant that two lines intersected with each other.

nOn the context that the lines intersected with each other on a logical basis, one had to ensure that the energy could have a steady flow in the original lines and energy streaming would not occur.

nA few simple strokes would not be able to do it.

nThis required techniques.

nTo him, it was a good opportunity that he would need to use such techniques in the Original Card. However, it was entirely up to his understanding and efforts as to whether he could grasp the chance and master it.

nWhoosh!

nWhoosh!

nLu Ming could feel the flow of energy.

nThe unique nature of the Original Card was that no matter how much energy was stimulated, it would not activate the abilities within it.

nTherefore, Lu Ming could feel the process of energy flow over and over again, sensing and capturing the differences in every node where the lines intersected.

nOnce!

nTwice!

nTen times!

nHundred times!

n…

nTo Lu Ming, he could only see the two intersecting lines. The energy on the two lines became clearer and they eventually intertwined.

nSo, that was the case.

nIt suddenly dawned on Lu Ming how it was supposed to be.

nHe used to ponder multiple times over how to solve the problem.

nSeparate it into upper and lower layers?

nAdd an energy traffic light?

nNow he finally knew the answer.

nThe two lines intersected with each other and eventually ended up on a larger node. He took a careful look and sure enough, the node where the lines intersected was much thicker than ordinary lines.

nThe energy would flow through the nodes and became normal naturally.

nWrong!

nAll wrong!

nHis way of thinking in the past led him to look at problems at the physical level. When he finally saw the result, it turned out to be so simple and rough!

nThis was the energy route!

nThere was no need for logic!

nHe sensed the energy flow in his mind. The energy had been flowing down a straight route, but faults occurred naturally as the lines became wider!

nIt was similar to the flow of water!

nThe water flow in a small water pipe was continuous. But when it flowed to a pipe that was twice as big, the water would naturally be cut off. However, the overall volume was constant.

nIt was the same with energy flow.

nOne could even control the speed of this section with lines!

nTherefore…

nLu Ming could clearly see…

nThe total amount of energy on the first line did not change when it flowed on the widened route, turning from the longitudinal path to the lateral path. Instead, it made space for the energy that was flowing laterally.

nSure enough.

nWhen the energy from the second line flowed through, it was able to streak through the gap.

nPerfect!

nAfter that section, the lines would become narrow again.

nThis was the technique of intersection lines!

nThis was the transportation hub of energy flow!!!

nLu Ming finally understood.

nIn fact, if he thought carefully about it, the traffic in the previous life was exactly the same. The significance of the traffic lights was to stop and control the traffic.

nIn terms of energy…

nIt could be accomplished by adopting techniques!

nIf each grain of energy was likened to a vehicle, one could not only control their speed, but also to change the width of the road. What else could one not be able to do?!

nLu Ming never had such clarity of mind.

nIf that was the case…

nWhat about three-way interlace and four-way convergence?

nThese two techniques were the advanced progression of the intersection lines. He used to think that it was very mysterious. However, it seemed that in essence, it was controlling energy traffic through cutting off the flow!

nNow that he had figured it out, everything seemed simple.

n“Let’s try it out first.”

nLu Ming took a deep breath and decided to start.

nHow should he draw intersection lines?

nHe could draw them with different speeds and widths!

nShush!

nLu Ming, the Card Creator drew two lines, one horizontal and one vertical line. He controlled the energy when he reached the intersection points of the two lines.

nHe paused.

nHe then started to draw the nodes carefully.

nHe drew the horizontal line first. The path was obviously wider than before. It was more delicate and the speed of the energy in this section of the path would naturally be much faster!

nWhat did wider and faster traffic mean?

nCut-off!

nThis would leave a space for the energy from the horizontal line to pass through.

nIt was just that…

nAfter Lu Ming finished drawing the longitudinal lines and tried to make it work, he realized that the energy from both sides had indeed distributed and left a gap. However, they still ended up hitting against each other!

nThat was because time had overlapped!

nThey made the gap at the same time and started to pass through at the same time!

n“Well…

nIt was better that time did not overlap so that the energy will not collide and cause an energy disorder.

nIt is best to have the same speed so that a tailgate will not occur.”

nLu Ming tried again.

nThe second time!

nSuccess!

nThere were two lines on the blank card. They were working perfectly under the stimulation of the energy.

n“Success!”

nLu Ming was elated.

nApparently…

nHe had no idea of how extraordinary he was.

nAccording to statistics from the Card Creators Association, the average learning cycle of intersection lines was ten days! The fastest learner still took two days to learn it!

nWhat was the difficulty of the intersection lines?

nUnderstanding?

nOf course not.

nFor those who had the means and money to buy the tutorial, they would naturally have the best teachers, and they would be able to understand the concepts and ideas clearly.

nHowever…

nTheir progress was still very slow!

nThat was because the most difficult task was drawing the nodes!

nIt was the hardest of all to draw the energy transportation hub!

nEnergy speed?

nEnergy flow?

nIt was not that easy to keep it under control!

nAny single movement that might result in a failure?!

nIt was a different story for Lu Ming.

nHe had learned his basics through drawing three hundred basic advanced lines. His basic skills had improved tremendously and were far beyond the ordinary. Because of this, the average person might find it difficult to control and draw the nodes, but to him, it was a simple task.

nIt was simply to control the energy speed and flow on the lines.

nIt was too easy!

nHow hard could it be?

nWhoosh!

nLu Ming put the pen to paper again and was successful in drawing the lines.

nLu Ming had mastered the card creating technique of intersection lines. Not only that, the first thing that Lu Ming did after completing it was to try out a three-way interlace!

nHe felt that there was still room for improvement in his energy control.

nMore widths!

nFaster speed!

nMore space!

nHe could give it a try!

nShush!

nShush!

nHe tried a three-way interlace and drew a node.

nLu Ming began to draw the node very seriously, leaving plenty of space and energy gap, ensuring that the energy could flow through perfectly.

nOf course.

nThe difficulty level of creating this card was much higher.

nLu Ming could even feel a slight tremble in himself. This was his limit, but he still continued drawing seriously.

nHe failed the first time.

nBut he carefully observed and realized that the space he left was too much, leading to the cut-off of energy flow. The energy reduced its speed after the node and resulted in failure.

nHe failed the second time.

nThe space might be just right, but the energy hit each other due to the problem with the angle.

nHe failed the third time!

n…

nLu Ming stopped eventually.

nThe difficulty level of a three-way interlace was far beyond his imagination.

nFor example, he had to make sure that the three different lines in different angles and directions could pass through the same node smoothly, without any collision, and the energy would not be cut off…

nIt was amazingly difficult!

n“My current control is not enough.”

nLu Ming was very sure about that.

nHe had to wait until he had improved to come back to drawing it.

nHowever, although he had yet to master this technique, Lu Ming was able to understand the entire energy line system!

n“True enough.

nMy guess is correct.

nAll the energy exchanges are energy transportation hubs.

nAs long as my card creating abilities are strong enough, I will be able to create more powerful cards.”

nLu Ming was in high spirits.

nAt this moment, he finally knew why the Card Creating Master despised him so much.

nThe foundation was indeed the most important of all!

nIf the foundation was solid, he would be able to learn anything quickly.

nThe reason why he could pick up the technique of intersection lines easily today was due to his strong foundation. If it was in the past…

nLu Ming would even despise himself.

nEven if the master imparted a skill to him personally, he would be stuck and would not be able to complete it for months.

nThis was the root of the problem.

nThankfully…

nThat were already in the past.

nNow, Lu Ming had thoroughly mastered this technique!

nIn the future, it would not be a problem for him to draw intersecting basic lines! As long as he improved on his drawing skills, he would be able to handle more intersecting lines!

n“Perfect!”

nLu Ming felt very satisfied.

nIn that case…

nHe could create this card now.

nOf course, he would soon find out where those damn bulls were!!!

nPS: Just realized that today was Programmers’ Day. It was 1024… or am I remembering it wrong? My impression is that 1024 is a certain holiday?

nWell… I don’t know.

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