Eerie Gods Card Master: Starting With Myriad Ghosts Night Parade

Lin Chen was seen deep in thought, calculating the costs.

Chen Xiao Diao quickly hugged his thigh again. "I know, this amount is too little for a Card Master like you, Brother Chen! But this is all my savings! Please, just help me out!"

One hundred fifty thousand. Was that still too little?

Lin Chen didn't actually know the market price for card making. So, card making was this profitable?

Normally, a Card Master would charge a little over 100,000 for a green-grade card. But Chen Xiao Diao's provided material was an eerie object, so the card making fee would definitely increase.

Moreover, Lin Chen had the ability to greatly reduce the negative effects of eerie objects. Such card making skills were naturally more valuable, so 150,000 was indeed considered a low offer.

Lin Chen eventually agreed. He was looking to make a friend. Chen Xiao Diao, with her hot-blooded, brainless, and stubborn personality, was quite suitable as a friend. Plus, she was an official from the Card Association Security Bureau's Patrol Team, which could open up another avenue for him.

Furthermore, Lin Chen was indeed short on money. Being able to develop this lucrative path of card making was like getting a pillow when you were about to fall asleep.

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

Chen Xiao Diao, despite her small stature, jumped high and high-fived Lin Chen.

Meanwhile, Uncle Qin and the others had been waiting by the side for a long time. Unable to bear it any longer, they stepped forward and asked, "Card Master Chen, shouldn't we send someone to exorcise the evil aura?"

"Right, right, we need to arrange [Purification] for you. I'll get someone right away!"

Chen Xiao Diao almost forgot about this. She quickly started the process.

She took photos and collected information about the scene, reported it to the Card Association, wrote a report on the resolution of the eerie incident, and notified the Card Masters from the prevention and control team to treat and handle the aftermath for the citizens involved in the incident.

"Brother Chen, the Card Association will give rewards to enthusiastic citizens who help resolve eerie phenomena. I'll report it for you!"

Chen Xiao Diao took the opportunity to help Lin Chen claim some credit.

"Okay, but when you write the report, don't include my card information. I want it to be kept confidential."

Lin Chen was worried about his [Door Gods] card being exposed and asked Chen Xiao Diao to help cover for him.

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

But Lin Chen was overthinking it. In this world, cards were a Card Master's life. Especially for unofficial Card Masters, the protection of card information was extremely strict. No one wanted to expose their weak points.

Moreover, in Chen Xiao Diao's eyes, Lin Chen was still a Card Master who relied on making cards to earn money. He definitely couldn't expose his card information, for fear of others copying it.

The two waited until the Card Association's prevention and control team members arrived to take over. With Chen Xiao Diao's testimony and endorsement, Lin Chen only underwent a symbolic check for sanity pollution and wasn't questioned much.

Having a contact in the Security Bureau was indeed convenient, as it could avoid a lot of trouble.

On the other hand, the residents who had been controlled by fishing lines were subjected to [Purification] en masse and taken away for isolation.

Only Uncle Qin, Qin Shengfang, was sobered up by the Door God statue at Lin Chen's doorstep at the last moment. He didn't fall victim and became the only ordinary citizen who didn't need to be taken away in this incident.

However, Uncle Qin was thoroughly frightened and repeatedly requested to be protected along with them.

Due to limited manpower, the authorities would not invest too much energy in managing non-core casualties for "Anomaly Level" eerie incidents.

So, no matter how much Uncle Qin requested, he could only perform self-checks at home.

"See you later, Brother Chen~"

After all matters were settled, Chen Xiao Diao waved goodbye to Lin Chen like an old acquaintance.

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

But the rewards were substantial. Not only did he obtain a green-grade card material, [Night Fishing Anomaly - Rotten Fish Corpse], but he also received his first card making order. He was tired but happy.

As for Wu Song, he had enjoyed the fight thoroughly. His malevolent aura had been released to his heart's content, and there was no immediate danger of him turning into a ghost spirit.

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

Wu Song's malevolent aura had become more condensed and no longer overflowed, clearly indicating that he could control it at will.

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

However, Lin Chen felt that a major reason for the upgrade was catering to his preferences and letting him act naturally!

Wu Song's personality was to fight to his heart's content. "He only fights tough guys."

Therefore, letting Wu Song fight to his satisfaction, especially in such close-quarters combat where fists met flesh, would surely bring him spiritual joy.

Coupled with the fact that Wu Song was a combat genius, and had a trait like [Fallen Evil Star] that enhanced growth, it wasn't surprising that he could level up.

The benefits of a card leveling up included improvements in skill proficiency and trait effects.

The higher the card's star level, the deeper the Card Master's development and understanding of that card. Once it reached a high star level, it could even unlock [Special Forms].

Therefore, even a low-quality green card, if refined by a Card Master to a high star level, could contend with a blue card.

As long as one put in the effort, a green card could also produce a "Ten Mile Slope Sword God."

After summarizing his gains for the night, Lin Chen, feeling content, was about to go back to sleep when he noticed Uncle Qin still lingering by his doorstep.

"Uncle Qin, why aren't you going home yet? Everything has been resolved."

"Little Lin, that's what they say, but as soon as I close my eyes, all I see is that maggot-infested big fish. It's truly terrifying. If I go home alone, I won't be able to sleep peacefully."

Uncle Qin, being an ordinary person after all, still experienced emotional fluctuations when his rationality was affected.

However, Lin Chen couldn't do much about it. He could only offer a few words of comfort. After all, he couldn't just let Uncle Qin sleep here.

Uncle Qin then looked at the Door God statue by the entrance and said, "Little Lin, this painting you made, it's of the two Heroic Spirits you summoned just now, right!"

Lin Chen nodded.

Uncle Qin had personally experienced the majestic presence and protective effects of the Door Gods.

"The moment I saw this Heroic Spirit portrait of yours, I regained my clarity. Plus, the Heroic Spirit protected me just now, which made me feel very secure.

So, Uncle ventures to ask, could you give me this portrait? Or perhaps, could you draw another one for me?"

Lin Chen's eyes lit up. That's right, yesterday I was thinking about how to make a Ghost Card make the Door Gods reveal their power in front of people, and here's the perfect opportunity!

Lin Chen looked at the Seed of Faith that had come knocking and smiled, "No problem. It'll just take a little of your time, Uncle Qin. I need to properly explain the might of this Heroic Spirit to you..."

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Chapter 16: Rare Blue Card: Lu Zhishen, Both Buddha and Demon!

Lin Chen went on and on about the power of the Door Gods to Uncle Qin;

He also gave him a Door God painting, used the leftover Peach Wood to carve a Door God statue, and finally included some Incense and Candles;

He packed it all up as a Door God gift package for Uncle Qin, reminding him to offer incense and worship regularly.

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

Lin Chen quickly refused, "Please don't bring me any fish!"

After this battle with the [Night Fishing Anomaly], Lin Chen had lost his appetite for fish recently.

It seemed that even Ghosts couldn't extinguish an Angler's obsession with fishing.

Lin Chen was finally able to fall asleep, and the night passed without incident.

The next morning, he was woken up again by a series of loud knocks on the door.

Lin Chen groggily opened the door, only to find no one there;

Just as he was about to close it, he noticed a small hand reaching up from below his eye level.

"Brother Chen, don't close the door! Haven't you woken up yet? It's me!"

Ah, it turned out to be the "tall and mighty" Chen Xiao Diao. No wonder he hadn't seen her at first glance.

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

"So efficient!"

Lin Chen complained helplessly, but he still mustered his energy to get down to business.

After all, this was a 150,000 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 out a Green-grade Card emitting a ghostly aura from its packaging bag and carefully placed it in front of Lin Chen.

"Brother Chen, this is the Green-grade Ghost Card material [Human Bone Bodhi Prayer Beads] I told you about before;

I had it appraised by someone from the Card Research Department, and it's a product of [Esoteric Buddhism]. It's extremely sinister! Be careful, okay?"

It was a string of 108 prayer beads made from pale white human bones, emitting a strange aura. Once you looked at it, it would involuntarily stir up a Wrathful Thought, making you want to smash and destroy something!

[Esoteric Buddhism] is one of the evil cults of the current era, specializing in refining human organs to create Ghost Cards and cultivating by inducing people's desires for greed, wrath, and ignorance, the Three Poisons.

Fortunately, the Door God statue at home sensed the evil energy and emitted a righteous aura, suppressing the influence of the Wrathful Thought.

Lin Chen asked Chen Xiao Diao to put it away for now, "Alright, it is indeed very sinister! I have a rough idea of this material's attributes."

This kind of material truly couldn't be handled by ordinary Card Masters. The card-making process could easily lead to losing one's mind.

Lin Chen began to ask Chen Xiao Diao about her card-making direction, "So, what kind of card do you want to make?"

Chen Xiao Diao's eyes lit up at the question. She clenched her fist and said, "Of course, it's still a [Fighter]! The kind that's heroic and muscular! Preferably one that can knock a Ghost down with a single punch!"

Lin Chen replied, "That's not surprising at all."

Card making cannot be wishful thinking, building castles in the air. Instead, it must revolve around the existing materials.

Since Chen Xiao Diao had already provided a relatively precise direction, combined with her existing materials: