A Truly Epoch-Making Card

At present, no cards capable of drawing cards existed in this world. After all, card battles here were not turn-based, but fought in real time.

In theory, everyone could carry two decks. To switch between them, they had to expend all their magic power, unbind their current primary deck, and replace it with the other one.

Without magic power, even after switching to the second deck, they would lose their ability to fight in real time.

Drawing cards from a reserve deck was equivalent to both sides bringing ten cards, while one side could use twelve!

In turn-based games, an overly bloated deck could sometimes be a burden. If you failed to draw the card you wanted, it was GG—but real-time battles were different.

One extra card meant one more tactical option.

As long as the reserve deck consisted entirely of three-star cards, it meant Caroso's Deck point limit could rise from 30 to 36. This was an epoch-making card!

Combined with the priest's "Thank You," the number of cards Caroso could use would far exceed his opponent's.

Previously, when the three stealth cards had faced Karei's overwhelming suppression across a major realm gap, a large part of it had depended on Caroso having more cards than the other side.

Now, Caroso really wanted to ask the Netizens who had invented such a magnificent card.

Drawing cards from the reserve deck was equivalent to breaking the existing rules of soul binding.

If the priest's Thank You could shock priests, then this card could shock the entire world!

Fortunately, Caroso had already grown used to being astonished by the Netizens. Even though the effect of this card left him somewhat dumbfounded, he did not lose his composure. Instead, he spent seventeen minutes regaining his bearings before continuing to make the next card.

After working through the entire day, Caroso had made a total of three cards, two of which were that Hand of Greed.

"Brother, you must be exhausted, right?" Nimel took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Caroso's brow.

[Nimel is way too virtuous.]

[She's like a completely different person from the future God of Wisdom.]

[The Nimel I remember was a shut-in, always looking like she hadn't woken up yet, and she talked like some kind of riddle-speaker.]

[Wuwuwu, why is she so gentle with Boss Caro? Can she be that gentle with me too?]

The Netizens still did not know that the "basic cards" they had given Caroso had already left him utterly lost when it came to card theory.

In the Netizens' eyes, there was nothing remarkable about this card. It was the sort of card everyone would bring, common as dirt.

"I'm fine." Caroso let out a long breath.

He glanced at Nimel. The exquisite makeup on her face had already vanished, her golden hair was somewhat disheveled, and her pretty face had turned a little pale.

It was clear that after the day's work, Nimel had overdrawn herself as well.

"You should rest for a while. I need to study this some more."

"Brother, I'm fine. I can still keep going..." Nimel lowered her head and spoke softly.

[Boss Caro, pat her head! Pat her head already!]

[I can't take it, she's too adorable. Boss Caro, comfort her properly.]

[Shouldn't she get a proper reward for this?]

[Head pats, head pats, head pats!]

[If they weren't so young, I'd want to press their heads together already.]

"You've done very well." Seeing that the Netizens had issued a task, Caroso could not help placing his large hand on Nimel's head and gently stroking it.

Nimel's body trembled.

My head... how long has it been since anyone touched it?

Ever since she had left her own home and entered the Kolia family, it had felt as though she had entered a mechanical factory devoid of human warmth.

No matter how well she did, no one had ever treated her like this...

For a moment, Nimel felt like a little girl.

To Nimel, receiving such encouragement from Caroso made her happier than being given a hundred Magic Crystal Coins!

"Brother..." Nimel clutched the hem of her skirt tightly, not daring to raise her head.

Caroso unconsciously revealed a faint smile.

This was not the fake smile he wore when facing Rayne and Elena, but a sincere one.

Although Nimel's future betrayal still cast a faint shadow over Caroso's heart, that was a matter for the future.

In Caroso's words, he simply had not been strong enough.

If I were strong enough, how could Nimel betray me?

Looking at Nimel now, perhaps... he had been too harsh on her in the past?

"Stop touching it, it's dirty..."

Seeing that Caroso had not stopped, Nimel became even more embarrassed.

She had sweated quite a bit today, and her hair had begun to clump together, no longer as fresh and silky as it had been after washing.

[???]

[Damn, this isn't the bus to kindergarten!]

[Nimel, what are you saying, Nimel?!]

[It's over, Nimel is no longer pure.]

Caroso did not withdraw his hand. Instead, he pinched Nimel's cheek. "So, go wash up properly and get some rest. Leave what comes next to me."

"But without my support..."

"It's fine." Caroso spoke softly. "Remember, in the Kolia family, you are not a servant. You are my little sister."

"Mm..." Nimel answered quietly.

Caroso withdrew his hand, and Nimel fled the scene like a startled rabbit.

[Boss Caro knows what he's doing too!]

[Some things come naturally without a teacher.]

[It's over, I want to ship them.]

[Perverts, please put away those human-trafficker smiles.]

"All right, Nimel has already left." Caroso silently watched the barrage. "What's the deal with this card?"

Caroso took out the Hand of Greed he had made.

Even after a whole day, Caroso's hands were still trembling slightly.

The reason he had only made three cards today was inseparable from Caroso's many mistakes.

[Isn't this a basic card? Boss Caro didn't bring it before?]

[Yeah, you absolutely need to bring two copies of this card. You can use it even at Tier Three—the higher your level, the more absurd this card gets.]

[A Divine Artifact for clearing stages!]

"What I mean is, why can it draw cards from the side deck? That isn't magical at all!" Caroso's voice grew a little excited.

[??]

[Hasn't it always been able to?]

[Holy crap, this era doesn't even have Hand of Greed?]

[Damn, no wonder Boss Caro's deck is so weird. It doesn't have any draw cards at all.]

[Wait, if you can't draw from the side deck, can your cards even work?]

[Fuck, it feels like we've brought something incredible into existence ahead of time.]

[We don't know the principle either. The beginner tutorial is just making this card.]

[I remember that part of the story. The old woman had us make cards, then we made this one through the beginner tutorial. The old woman wore a complicated expression and said: Your card-making ability is still as terrifying as ever.]

"Don't know the principle..." Caroso carefully recalled every material. "When these materials are combined, they can touch upon the domain of the soul..."

"I've never encountered this knowledge before."

"No, I have to report this to Father."

[Absolutely don't! If this card enters the world, you'll definitely have to reveal how it's made. Even a Grand Duke won't be able to protect you!]

[Use it yourself for now. I know who made it—it was fucking Blank who researched it, right?]

[Quick, go see how far their research has gotten. If they're almost there, we'll print them and sell them early. We can let anyone profit, but not that guy who'll get screwed to death.]

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