Myriad Ghosts Night Parade Capital - Card Master of Divine Anomalies: Beginning with Myriad Ghosts Night Parade

This aligns with the early stages of technological development:

Many inventions and technological achievements are first applied on the battlefield for military use when they debut.

For example, the invention of the electronic computer was initially for calculating artillery trajectories, but it later became an indispensable device in every household during the intelligent era.

However, when it comes to making money, mass-produced products for civilian use are the way to go – they have wide sales and low costs!

Selling cards to Card Masters might get me a few thousand or tens of thousands of sales at best, but selling to ordinary people could yield millions or tens of millions of sales!

Lin Chen had a golden saying in his past life: "Science and technology are the primary productive forces."

In this world, it should be changed to: "Card-making technology is the primary productive force!"

However, the current level of card-making technology in this world is insufficient to mass-produce cards with low spirit consumption.

Simply put, the card-making technology isn't advanced enough to boost productivity.

Lin Chen suddenly realized that Divine Spirit Cards were made using his own advanced technology!

Especially the [Divine Spirit Gathering] effect, which allows the Divine Spirit Cards to absorb spiritual power themselves, resulting in extremely low consumption.

Therefore, Divine Spirit Cards are the most suitable cards for civilian use!

Moreover, many deities' responsibilities are to serve the common people, such as the God of the Hearth and household gods, so it wouldn't be an overstatement to use them.

Divine Spirit Cards solve the problem of low spirit consumption, but they can't solve the issue of quantity, as they cannot be replicated at the moment.

He would still have to rely on incense and faith. Once enough faith is accumulated, Lin Chen would consider replicating a batch of "youth editions" of the [Door Gods] for public use.

The more people use them, the more faith power will be fed back, creating a virtuous cycle!

Lin Chen felt he had discovered a perfect path to wealth, one that benefits the people, allows him to earn money while standing tall, and even enhances his strength!

He really needed to spread his faith!

But prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain. Relying on words alone won't easily move it; he needs to demonstrate his strength once to let the public know the benevolence of the Door Gods.

Lin Chen even began to hope that some anomaly would appear in the neighborhood so the Door Gods could subdue it. But then he thought, "How can I be seen as relying on a threat for self-importance?" and quickly spat "Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey" a few times.

For some reason, Lin Chen began to smell a putrid odor…

Wu Song: "Good brothers, cast your votes for my elder brother!"

Chapter 11: Quarantine Monster's Dream: Rotting Fish Corpse

Due to the improvement in his mental power, Lin Chen's five senses also heightened, making his sense of smell more acute. He immediately detected a faint, putrid smell.

"It must be someone's food that's been left out too long and rotted. This enhanced sense of smell isn't entirely a good thing."

Lin Chen shook his head, no longer dwelling on it, and continued to plan for the future.

[Qinghe County Exile Fighter · Wu Song] and [Guardian Door Gods · Qin Qiong/Yuchi Gong] – one card for offense, one for defense.

As a Card Master, he already had the most basic offensive and defensive framework.

He also had a general direction for his money-making strategy. Next, he needed to do more research and understand the information of this world.

Lin Chen opened the Card Association's official website and started reading the daily news for H City's Binjiang District, where he was located.

"A 'Fiend-level' Anomalous Creature has appeared in Section 135 of the Binjiang waterway, causing collective hysteria among all living beings within a 1-kilometer radius along the river!

Currently, there is no impact on nearby residential areas. The H City Card Association Security Bureau has dispatched Card Masters for extermination.

Residents in the vicinity are advised to stay alert to the [Anomalous Invasion Public Opinion Warning] channel at all times.

Follow the warning notices for home quarantine or orderly evacuation.

If an anomaly appears, immediately call the local patrol team of Card Masters!"

"The B-Class Dungeon [Myriad Ghosts Night Parade Capital] previously descended upon H City's Binjiang District. Eight Card Masters have successfully survived and provided valuable dungeon guides.

Detailed intelligence will be released later under the [Must-Read Guide for Anomalous Dungeons] section. Everyone is urged to read and memorize it carefully."

"To prevent subsequent derivative pollution from the B-Class Dungeon [Myriad Ghosts Night Parade Capital], residents of Binjiang District are advised to conduct self-sanity checks for fifteen days after the dungeon event.

If there are any abnormal fluctuations in Sanity Value, please contact the local Control Group Card Masters for examination promptly.

Ordinary residents are advised to reduce going out unless absolutely necessary for fifteen days."

"Regarding the shortage of daily necessities for residents in quarantine zones.

The H City Card Masters Association has added 50 units of [SF Type Intelligent Mechanical Scout - Modified] to transport daily necessities. Residents in quarantine zones are asked to wait patiently."

Lin Chen also briefly scanned the news from other provinces and regions, all reporting the appearance of anomalous dungeons or creatures.

It seems the current situation is indeed not optimistic.

Anomalies are rampant, and the Card Masters Association's Security Bureau is constantly fighting fires, exhausted.

They can only continuously quarantine and isolate residential areas to prevent the spread of anomalous contamination.

Even with quarantined residential areas, they cannot be neglected; citizens' daily necessities still need to be provided.

This world only has a card material delivery service for Card Masters, not a delivery service for ordinary citizens.

This has led to H City's Card Masters Association diverting some [Scout] cards from investigating anomalies to delivering supplies, indicating the dire straits of the Card Masters Association's resources.

This is understandable. Firstly, the human population has drastically decreased, reducing the labor force and failing to fill the numerous positions in the delivery industry.

The environment was rife with anomalies, making it dangerous for ordinary people to even deliver food, so it wasn't a sustainable business.

Who knew if one day they'd receive an order from an anomalous creature and end up becoming the delivery themselves.

With lockdowns happening every few days and no delivery services, people were forced to stockpile large amounts of food at home. Naturally, there would be issues with preservation, which explained why Lin Chen's enhanced senses picked up the smell of rot.

This only strengthened Lin Chen's resolve to develop civilian-focused cards in the future! Serving the people, establishing lives for the populace, and earning money with integrity!

But for now, he was on his own. He needed to prioritize self-preservation first.

He decided to eat something.

While waiting for his instant noodles to cook, he heard Uncle Chen chatting with the neighbors in the hallway again.

"Just got the notice, they're locking down our building again."

"Ah, then I won't be able to go fishing anymore!"

"You're always coming back empty-handed anyway, it doesn't make much difference if you go or not."

"Hmph! Let me tell you, I just caught a fish over thirty pounds!"

"Really?!"

"Come over to my place and see, I've already hung it up."

"Alright! I have to see for myself if you're bragging or not!"

Footsteps... the sound of a door opening...

"See! Is this fish big?"

"My god! This fish is... too big!"

"I'll have to get some of the other old guys to come see tomorrow!"

Lin Chen was a little curious himself, wanting to see just how big this rare catch was.

But making cards had taken a huge toll on his mental energy today, so he ate and went straight to sleep.

The next day, Lin Chen woke up to the sound of lively footsteps and commotion outside his door.

"Wow! Old Chen, the fish you caught is huge!"

"Old Chen, where did you catch such a big fish!"

"When Old Li told me, I didn't believe him, thought you were just bragging!"

"It's really big... must be over forty pounds!"

Good heavens, looks like the fishing enthusiasts have gathered.

Catching a big fish and needing everyone to know about it was perfectly in line with a fisherman's mentality.

Putting aside his curiosity, Lin Chen returned to studying the card-making notes left by the original owner.

He currently had a green-grade material, the [Drowned One's Umbrella], and several white-grade materials.

He wanted to see if he could find any formulas to make more equipment cards. The pressure from the anomalous invasions was immense; converting materials into ready-to-use combat cards was the priority.

But this material had the [Drowned One] attribute. What kind of character could correspond to [Drowned One]?

There were figures like Jingwei, the daughter of Shennong who filled the sea; Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Miluo River; and Li Bai, who was rumored to have drowned while trying to catch the moon's reflection.

These were all good prototypes for card making, but he felt that card spirits of this type were generally too frail for direct frontal assaults.

He spent the entire day researching card-making formulas, and before he knew it, it was dark again. Card making was truly a time-consuming and energy-draining endeavor.

Since the official lockdown had been implemented, Lin Chen didn't want to leave the building without authorization, fearing trouble. So, he decided to get an early rest.

However, Lin Chen had a strange dream:

He dreamt he was walking by a river, the water shimmering under the moonlight.

His neighbor, Uncle Chen, walked excitedly ahead of him, carrying a fish half his height.

Uncle Chen was extremely enthusiastic. Every time he saw someone, he'd go up and show off: "Look at the big fish I caught!"

But each passerby who saw the fish froze, staring intently.

Then, as if losing their souls, they started following Uncle Chen, and more and more people joined, forming a long queue behind him.

The fish grew larger and larger, becoming more lifelike. It gradually grew silvery-white scales, and its vacant eyes began to come alive.

The fish's scarlet eyes darted around, and then suddenly, they noticed Lin Chen.

As if receiving a signal, Uncle Chen turned to look at Lin Chen: