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Seeing Lin Chen deep in thought as he calculated the figures,

Chen Xiao Diao hurriedly hugged his leg again. "I know this amount is too little for a Card Making Master like you, Brother Chen;

but this is all the savings I have! Please, you've got to help me!"

Was 150,000 really still too little?

Lin Chen had never been familiar with the card-making market. So card making was this profitable?

Under normal circumstances, a Card Master would charge just over 100,000 to make a green card. But since Chen Xiao Diao had provided Anomaly materials, the card-making fee would naturally rise.

Moreover, Lin Chen had the ability to greatly reduce the negative effects of Anomalies. That kind of card-making skill was naturally worth even more, so 150,000 really was too little.

Lin Chen ultimately agreed. He was doing it to make a friend;

Chen Xiao Diao was a hot-blooded, empty-headed girl with a single-track mind, and her personality was quite suited to being friends with. Besides, she was an official member of the Card Association Security Bureau's Patrol Team, which meant he would have another avenue available to him.

On top of that, Lin Chen really was short on money. Opening up card making as a source of income was like finding a pillow just when he felt sleepy.

"Yay! Then I'll bring the materials to you tomorrow!"

Chen Xiao Diao, small as she was, leaped high into the air and slapped palms with Lin Chen.

Meanwhile, Uncle Qin and the others had waited by the side, watching eagerly for quite a while. They finally couldn't hold back any longer and came forward to ask:

"Card Master Chen, shouldn't we send someone over to drive away the killing intent?"

"Right, right, we need to arrange purification for you all. I'll call someone over right away!"

Chen Xiao Diao had nearly forgotten about that. She quickly began following the proper procedures.

She photographed and collected information about the scene, reported it to the Card Association, wrote a report on resolving the Anomaly incident, and notified the Card Masters of the Prevention and Control Group to treat the civilians caught up in the incident and handle the aftermath.

"Brother Chen, as an enthusiastic civilian who stepped in to help resolve the Anomaly, you'll receive a reward from the Card Association. I'll report it for you!"

Chen Xiao Diao took the opportunity to claim another merit for Lin Chen.

"Sure. But when you write the report, don't include any information about my cards. I want it kept confidential."

Lin Chen was worried that his Door God Card would be exposed, so he asked Chen Xiao Diao to cover for him.

"No problem. I'll definitely respect your privacy."

But Lin Chen was worrying needlessly. In this world, cards were a Card Master's life, especially for unofficial Card Masters. They guarded their card information extremely tightly. No one wanted to expose their vital weakness to the outside world.

Besides, in Chen Xiao Diao's eyes, Lin Chen was still a Card Master who relied on making cards for a living. He certainly couldn't expose his card information, lest someone copy it.

The two waited until members of the Card Association's Prevention and Control Group arrived to take over. With Chen Xiao Diao's testimony and endorsement, Lin Chen only symbolically underwent a check of his rationality contamination level and wasn't questioned much afterward.

Having connections in the Security Bureau really was convenient. They could save him a great deal of trouble.

As for the group of residents who had been controlled by the fishing line, they were collectively subjected to purification spells before being taken away for isolation.

Only Qin Shengfang, Uncle Qin, had regained his rationality at the last moment thanks to the Door God statue at Lin Chen's doorway. He hadn't been affected, making him the only ordinary citizen in the incident who didn't need to be taken away.

But Uncle Qin himself had been scared half to death. Instead, he repeatedly requested to be protected together with the others.

Because manpower was limited, the authorities wouldn't invest too much effort into managing Anomaly Level incidents involving no core casualties.

Therefore, no matter how much Uncle Qin insisted, he was only required to conduct self-checks at home.

"See you later, Brother Chen~"

Once everything had been handled, Chen Xiao Diao waved goodbye to Lin Chen like an old acquaintance.

Lin Chen stretched as well. He had worked overtime tonight, fighting two battles in a row.

But the harvest had been plentiful. Not only had he obtained the green-card material Night Fishing Anomaly - Rotten Fish Corpse, he had also received his first Card Making Order. He was exhausted yet happy.

Wu Song had also gotten his fill of fighting. The killing intent within him had been released thoroughly, so there was no immediate danger of him becoming an Eerie Spirit.

Moreover, Lin Chen discovered that Wu Song's card rank had actually risen from a two-star green card to a three-star one!

The killing intent within Wu Song had also become more condensed and no longer leaked out. He had clearly learned to control it freely.

He hadn't expected actual combat to improve a Card Spirit so much!

But Lin Chen felt that one major reason for the upgrade was giving Wu Song exactly what he wanted and letting things follow their natural course!

Wu Song's personality demanded the thrill of battle. "In my whole life, I only fight tough men."

So letting Wu Song fight to his heart's content—especially in close-quarters combat where every punch landed flesh on flesh—would naturally make his spirit delighted.

On top of that, Wu Song was a battle genius to begin with, and he possessed the trait Fallen Evil Star, which could enhance his growth. It wasn't strange for him to rank up.

The benefit of a card ranking up was that its skill proficiency and trait effects would improve.

The higher a card's rank, the deeper the Card Master's development and understanding of it. Once it reached a high rank, it could even unlock a special form.

Therefore, even a low-quality green card could contend with a blue card if its Card Master tempered it a thousand times over and raised it to a high rank.

As long as one put in enough effort, even a green card could produce a "Sword Saint of Ten-Mile Slope."

After Lin Chen finished summarizing tonight's gains, he contentedly prepared to go back to sleep, only to find Uncle Qin still crouched outside his own doorway.

"Uncle Qin, why haven't you gone home yet? The whole incident has already been resolved."

"Little Lin, that's true, but whenever I close my eyes, all I see is that huge fish covered in maggots. It's terrifying. If you make me go home alone, I won't be able to sleep peacefully at all."

Uncle Qin was still an ordinary person, after all. Even after being exposed to rationality contamination, he would still suffer psychological aftereffects.

But Lin Chen couldn't do much either. He could only offer a few words of gentle comfort. Surely he couldn't let Uncle Qin sleep here?

At that moment, Uncle Qin looked toward the Door God statue at the entrance and spoke:

"Little Lin, that painting of yours depicts the two Heroic Spirits you summoned earlier, doesn't it?"

Lin Chen nodded.

Uncle Qin had personally experienced the Door God's imposing bearing and protective effect.

"At the beginning, I regained consciousness only after seeing that Heroic Spirit Portrait of yours. And the Heroic Spirits protected me earlier too, so I feel incredibly safe.

"So I hope you won't take offense at me asking this, but could you give me this portrait? Or perhaps draw another one for me?"

Lin Chen jolted. That was right—yesterday, he had still been thinking about letting an Anomaly make the Door God display divine power before people. And now it had worked!

Looking at the Seed of Faith that had come right to his door, Lin Chen smiled and said:

"No problem. I'll take up a little of your time, Uncle Qin. I'll properly explain this Heroic Spirit's might to you..."

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Lin Chen lavishly sang the praises of the Door God's power to Uncle Qin;

he gave him another Door God Painting, carved a Door God statue from some spare peach wood, and finally added some incense and candles;

he bundled it all into a Door God gift package and gave it to Uncle Qin, reminding him to remember to burn incense and pay his respects.

Uncle Qin thanked him repeatedly. "Little Lin, you're too righteous. I won't take your things for free. Once I catch any fish, I'll send some over to you!"

Lin Chen hurriedly refused. "Please don't send me any fish!"

After the battle with the Night Fishing Anomaly, Lin Chen had completely lost his appetite for fish lately.

It seemed that even Anomalies couldn't sever fishermen's obsession with fishing.

Lin Chen finally managed to fall asleep, and the night passed peacefully.

Early the next morning, he was woken again by a clattering knock at the door.

Bleary-eyed, Lin Chen opened the door and looked outside, but there was no one there;

just as he was about to close it, he noticed a small hand reaching up beneath his eyelids.

"Brother Chen, don't close the door! Are you still asleep? It's me!"

Ah, so it was the "towering over the heavens and standing firm on the earth" Chen Xiao Diao. No wonder he hadn't seen anyone at first glance.

She had been thinking about the card making since last night, so she had excitedly brought all the card materials over first thing in the morning.

"You really are swift and decisive!"

Lin Chen complained helplessly, but he still perked himself up and prepared to get down to business.

After all, this was a 150,000-yuan Card Making Order!

Lin Chen invited Chen Xiao Diao into the Card Making Room to discuss the specific requirements for the card.

Chen Xiao Diao first took a gloomy green card from the card-sealing bag and carefully placed it in front of Lin Chen.

"Brother Chen, this is the green-grade Anomaly card material I told you about before—the Human Bone Bodhi Prayer Beads I obtained.

"I had someone from the Card Research Department appraise it. It's a product of Esoteric Buddhism, and it's wicked as can be! Be careful, okay?"

It was a string of prayer beads made from 108 ghastly white human bones and Bodhi beads. It radiated an Eerie Rhyme. The moment one stared at it, an impulse of wrath would involuntarily rise in one's heart, making one want to smash and destroy something!

Esoteric Buddhism was one of the evil cults of the present age. It specialized in refining human organs into Ghost Cards and arousing the three poisons of greed, wrath, and ignorance within people to cultivate itself.

Fortunately, the Door God statue in the house sensed the evil aura and swept out a stream of righteous energy, suppressing the influence of the wrath.

Lin Chen told Chen Xiao Diao to put it away first. "That's enough. It really is wicked. I roughly understand this material's properties now."

Materials like this truly weren't something ordinary Card Masters could handle. It was very easy to lose one's mind during the card-making process.

Lin Chen began asking Chen Xiao Diao about the direction she wanted for the card. "Then what kind of card do you want to make?"

Chen Xiao Diao immediately became fired up. Clenching her fist, she said:

"Of course I still want a fighter! One that's bold and imposing, with huge muscles! Ideally, it should be able to punch an Anomaly flat in one blow!"

Lin Chen replied, "I'm not surprised at all."

Card making couldn't be based on wild fantasies, directly building castles in the air. It had to revolve around the materials currently available.

Since Chen Xiao Diao had already provided a fairly precise direction, combined with the materials she already possessed: