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nChapter 51: To Freeload, But Not Join In

nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

n“This really won’t do.”

nThe young lady felt aggrieved.

n“Are you a fool?”

nLu Ming sighed. “All of you people cannot see the depth of the problem or to look at things from another perspective. Of course, a traditional Lamination Card will not do. But is my card a traditional Lamination Card?”

nThe young lady took a glance at him.

nYes.

nBut she dared not say anything at the sight of the menacing look on Lu Ming’s face. She felt he might give her a beating.

n“Mine is a Pet Card. Do you understand?” Lu Ming said meaningfully, “This is the first ever Pet Card! Do you know its concept? Do you know what happened with the Summoners recently?”

n“This is an opportunity!

nThere is such a craze. Don’t the Card Creators Association want to jump on the wagon?

nEven if you freeload, you can still choose not to join!

nI remember that there is competition between various vocations.

nThink about it…

nThe card made by a one-star Card Creator almost shook the foundation of the Summoners industry!

nIsn’t it exciting?

nIsn’t it thrilling?

nLook, if people choose a vocation in the future, will they be more inclined to consider Card Creator industry? This is the vocation that almost shook the core of the Summoners!

nHow domineering will that be?”

n“It certainly will.”

n“Won’t there be more Card Creators? Will they have better developments?

nIs this not a virtuous cycle?”

nLu Ming led the young lady to understand his intentions.

nAfter listening to him, the young lady felt that it did make sense. Although the card was a Lamination Card, its significance was different!

n“I will try to apply for it.”

nThe young lady contacted her boss.

nLu Ming seemed to hear quarrels coming from the distance. He vaguely heard the young lady saying that they were only freeloading, they could choose not to join. Great, the young lady was using his own words to persuade her boss.

nAfter a long time…

nThe young lady came back. Everything was settled.

n“Done.”

nLu Ming suppressed the excitement that he felt.

nHe had officially joined the Card Creators Association and he had secured the copyright and certification for “Leviathan”!

nThis meant that “Leviathan” would soon be protected by copyright laws. If anyone made pirated copies of it, they would be punished by the Card Creators Association!

nAll the Card Creators had to purchase the copyright to use this card!

nIncluding those shops as well!

nThis meant a lot to him.

nHe alone was not able to create a lot of cards. He could only sell his goods within the small perimeter of Qing Ming City. If not for what happened with the Summoners, it was impossible for it to become popular!

nUnder normal circumstances, even if his cards became popular, it had nothing to do with him.

nBut now that he was given the copyright and certification…

nThis meant that he could make the copyright public, allowing others to download!

nThis meant that…

nEvery citizen in this world would soon be rearing a Leviathan!

nThis meant that…

nThere would be lots and lots of money!

nVery soon.

nLu Ming submitted all the information and data needed for the copyright certification. The Card Creators Association acted quickly by approving it and allowing it to be downloaded!

n“Done!”

nLu Ming was full of anticipation.

nHe clicked to open the cards library of the association excitedly, zooming in on the “Leviathan” Card.

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nCard name: Leviathan.

nCard positioning: Pet Card.

nCard level: one-start.

nCard description: The game started with a Leviathan egg. One has to rear it in order for it to evolve. This card will grow and develop using energy. It will keep growing and be summoned once when one is in danger.

nDesign plan price: Five thousand yuan.

nRelated technique: “Lamination”, this technique was a Card Creator’s high-level technique. It was the essential technique of the Leviathan Card. The lowest purchase requirement was a four-star Card Creator!

nPackage offer: 1% off.

n——

nFive thousand yuan.

nThis was a high price.

nAfter all, this was just a one-star card. It was just that the other related information made him confused, especially the so-called package price.

nIt was fine that only four-star and above could buy it.

nBut, to hell with the package offer.

nLu Ming was between laughter and tears.

nBut, this was still a good thing.

nHe found that because of this promotion, Leviathan’s design plan appeared at the “new design plan” recommendation panel of the copyright page, meaning that it would have a higher exposure.

nMoreover, since there was a craze about the card recently, he believed it would bring in a significant amount of money for him.

n“Very good.”

nLu Ming was very satisfied.

nThen…

nThe next step would be to make it public!

nLu Ming edited the thread and was getting ready to make it public at the forum.

nAnd right then.

nAt the Chun Pin Flagship Store.

n“Boss!”

n“We are successful in making copies of it!”

nThe Card Creator was very excited. “Although it did not look the same, we can assure you that the function and effect are the same. It is as perfect as ‘Leviathan’!”

nSuccess?!

nZhang Chun was exhilarated.

nHe knew that they did not have the ability to crack the card. Therefore, he decided to work in the direction of making copies of it. He did not expect that the fellow would be successful!

n“Let me see.”

nHe went over there in excitement.

nThe Card Creator handed a stack of cards to him. He took a look and his expression darkened.

nThis…

nWas that what you meant by cracking?

nBefore his eyes…

nWas two cards… well, they were Fish Leap Card and Charging Card.

n“After our research and decryption, we discovered that the so-called “Leviathan’s core mechanism” is the Fish Leap Card and the Charging Card. It is exactly the same!”

nThe Card Creator was excited.

n“Look, one would charge the Energy Card with energy on normal days. At the crucial time, one can activate the Charging Card and Fish Leap Card to release it.”

nThe Card Creator demonstrated.

nYes.

nThis was the core mechanism of “Leviathan”.

nAfter two days of research, they finally saw through the card. One only needed to prepare these two cards and it would achieve the same effect as “Leviathan”!

nIt was perfect!

nThe energy and damage data were exactly the same!

nHehe.

nZhang Chun stared at them as if they were retarded. “Do you think that I am a fool?”

nYes?

nThe Card Creator hesitated but did not dare to answer.

n“Idiots!”

nZhang Chun gave a deep sigh.

nWhy was the “Leviathan” so popular?

nIt was because it combined the gaming and cultivation features!

nMany shops sold Charging Cards, but were there any sales?

nIndeed…

nPerhaps there were some refugee cultivators that would be equipped with a Charging Card Fish Leap Card, so as to disguise it as “Leviathan” Card. However, they could not see the ranking of their combat ability!

nThey could not see their evolution!

nThey could not see their growth!

nThey could not see how the energy would result in the evolution of the Fish Leap?

nUnder such circumstances…

nHow long would their interest last?

nThat was how the Charging Card quietly died out back then. Moreover, with all these conditions, was it not better to use the energy for other areas?

nOne must look at the “Leviathan” Card as a whole. No matter which part one took out of it, it would become useless.

nIt was useless to have the same function.

nAt times, men and cucumbers have similar functions. However, are they the same?

nAnd these…

nThese computer geeks did not understand at all.

n“It seems that I am out of the picture this time.”

nZhang Chun gave a deep sigh.

nHe only hoped that Old Qian would fail as well…

nHowever…

nWhat he did not know was that Qian Shengcai who had been keeping a low-profile had already created the first batch of cards!

nLeviathan Card!

nIt was exactly the same as the cards that Lu Ming created.

n“Not bad.”

nQian Shengcai was very pleased after checking through them.

nHe hired a high-level Card Creator to create the cards!

nOne group of interns would draw the lines of the Charging Card, one group of interns would draw the lines of the Fish Leap Card, one group of interns would be responsible for the lines of the Illusion Card, what about the high-level Card Creator?

nHe would be responsible for Lamination!

nWhat did it mean to create the cards in bulk?

nThis was it!

nThis was the craft of continuous line production! It was that simple!

nAlthough it was expensive to hire high-level Card Creator, at least he managed to create the card! According to the black market, one “Leviathan” Card already cost ten thousand yuan!

nIt was very expensive!

nIf he sold it…

n“Hehe.”

nQian Shengcai was excited.

nLu Ming was not a threat to him as he couldn’t mass produce cards!

nHe must make sure not to affect Lu Ming’s business and that he still got to earn money, so that Lu Ming would not make public the copyright. If Lu Ming did that, it would harm others without benefiting himself. It was not beneficial to either party.

nFurthermore, even if Lu Ming wanted to make public the copyright, he would wait until his profits were affected!

nWell…

nHe would be able to make lots of money in this period of time. Moreover, in order not to alert Lu Ming, he decided not to sell the cards at Qing Ming City, but to sell them in other cities!

nHe believed that given the popularity of the Leviathan, it would be very easy to sell them!

nTen thousand yuan per card!

nHe must make sure to recoup his losses from last time!

nHehe.

nQian Shengcai was proud of himself.

nLu Ming?

nHe was after all a lousy indoorsy Card Creator.

nThe businessmen were better at making money.

nQian Shengcai’s lips curled into a smile. He was getting ready to put his card out into the market. However, at this moment, the high-level Card Creator cast an odd look at him.

n“Well…”

n“How much do you intend to sell the card for?”

nThe high-level Card Creator asked.

n“Ten thousand yuan. Why?”

nQian Shengcai felt odd. Could it be that he felt that the money given to him was too little and he wanted to ask for more at the last minute?

n“Well…”

nThe high-level Card Creator paused. “I saw the “Leviathan” design plan at the cards library of the Card Creators Association.”

n“What?”

n“Impossible!”

nQian Shengcai’s countenance changed. He dashed over to take a look.

nLeviathan…

nHad been certified!

n“Impossible!

nHow could this be possible?”

nQian Shengcai was in disbelief. “This is a Lamination Card!”

nYes.

nLamination Card!

nAs the owner of the chain store, he had come in contact with this type of card!

nHe knew clearly that the Lamination Card would never be certified. It was impossible for it to be certified. Therefore he dared to hire high-level Card Creator to create the cards!

nHowever…

nHe never expected that the Card Creators Association would make an exception!

nThey actually certified the Lamination Card!

nWere they crazy?

nHe had no idea.

nHe was not a Card Creator. He did not know what the brains of those technocrats were thinking. He only had one thought right now. There seemed to be no chance of him getting his house back…

nDamn!

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