Gods and Eerie Objects: Card Master - Starting with Myriad Ghosts Night Parade

"Won! A great victory!"

"I'll slap those who looked down on me right in the face!"

"Brother Chen! I did it, with the card you made for me!"

Then she looked at the dejected Li Jingde and said seriously, "A bet is a bet. Li Jingde, apologize!"

Li Jingde had never suffered such a loss before, but he had lost, and Qi Shu was watching. How could he dare to renege?

He lowered his voice and said to Chen Xiao Diao, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have looked down on you."

Chen Xiao Diao hadn't reacted yet when Qi Shu suddenly shouted:

"What's going on?! Why are you speaking so softly! Are you a sore loser!?"

Li Jingde flinched, quickly stood at attention, and shouted with a flushed face:

"I'm sorry! Comrade Chen Xiao Diao, I shouldn't have spoken rudely to you. I deeply regret it and will correct my attitude in the future!"

Chen Xiao Diao nodded, flattered, but thinking of Li Jingde's change from arrogance to subservience, she couldn't help but laugh.

At this moment, Qi Shu walked up to her and asked, "Is it done?"

"It's done."

"Is the person okay?"

"Yes, thank you, team leader, for your concern!"

"Then come with me."

"Huh?"

Chen Xiao Diao was inexplicably led away by her direct superior.

All that was left was a red-faced Li Jingde and the lively, cheerful atmosphere in the combat room.

Qi Shu took Chen Xiao Diao to his office and casually said, "Sit down."

Chen Xiao Diao sat down nervously, like a primary school student waiting to be questioned by a teacher.

Qi Shu also sat down and said, "I saw your card. It's quite something."

As soon as cards were mentioned, Chen Xiao Diao couldn't sit still with excitement:

"Of course! Team leader, did you see it? Master Lu took down that black dog with a single body slam! And then with one punch..."

"Alright, alright, I saw it. What I want to ask is, you used an eerie object as material, didn't you!"

Chen Xiao Diao, as if caught cheating on an exam, immediately shrank back: "Yes..."

"You've got some nerve!"

Qi Shu coldly reprimanded, then continued to scold:

"Do you know that if a card held by an official Card Master has an excessive amount of the 'Eerie' element, it will be directly investigated and sealed!"

Chen Xiao Diao buried her head even lower and weakly replied, "I can guarantee that this card's 'Eerie' element is definitely not excessive. The Card Master who made it for me is a genius."

"That's true. From what I saw, your Card Spirit is just fierce and unruly, with no real eerie aura. It seems you're just reckless, not stupid."

Qi Shu's tone was no longer accusatory, but rather tinged with curiosity: "How did you get to know this Card Master?"

Chen Xiao Diao recounted how she met Lin Chen while on duty and how they became acquainted through a misunderstanding, but she didn't go into detail about Lin Chen's card information.

Qi Shu also showed a hint of excitement: "So he's a talented individual operating in the wild. Protect him well and don't easily expose his information to outsiders. You can try to recruit him to the Security Bureau."

Chen Xiao Diao said she would definitely work hard and that she had already become good friends with him.

Qi Shu pondered for a moment and then said, "Here's what we'll do. I'll approve a larger reward for his 'Act of Bravery' in resolving the 'Night Fishing Anomaly' eerie incident. Use it to build goodwill."

Qi Shu acted swiftly, immediately approving and disbursing the reward.

"Understood! I'll bring the reward tomorrow!" Chen Xiao Diao was also happy for Lin Chen.

"There's nothing else. Since you have a good card, you need to practice well and don't be lazy."

"Yes! Team leader!"

Chen Xiao Diao saluted and turned to leave. Just as she was about to go out, Qi Shu suddenly called out to her:

"Wait..."

Chen Xiao Diao turned back in confusion.

Qi Shu didn't look at her and said lightly, "You fought well. You didn't embarrass me."

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Qi Shu coldly reprimanded: "Do you know this book is going to be recommended? If the follow-up and monthly votes aren't enough, the traffic will plummet!"

Chen Xiao Diao replied weakly, "I can guarantee this book is absolutely amazing. The brothers who vote and follow me are all geniuses."

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Chapter 22: Other Card Masters Train Cards Like Dogs, I Treat Card Spirits Like Brothers!

After Chen Xiao Diao left, the cold-faced but warm-hearted team leader Qi Shu's expression grew solemn.

He picked up the event report for [Night Fishing Anomaly] and muttered to himself:

"The source of pollution for this incident belongs to the urban tributaries of the Binjiang waters. It clearly flowed in along the Binjiang River. There must be other eerie phenomena stirring in the river. It's really been too restless lately..."

H City, Binjiang Street, Xin'an Residential Area.

In the morning, Lin Chen was once again woken up by a knock on the door. When he opened it, no one was there.

Then, he habitually glanced down and, as expected, it was Chen Xiao Diao again!

Lin Chen put his hand to his forehead. "Auntie, can't you just let me sleep in?"

Chen Xiao Diao entered familiarly, poured herself a glass of water, and said, "Brother Chen, the cards you made for me are too strong!"

Speaking of cards, Lin Chen was no longer sleepy. "What do you mean?"

"I crushed another Card Master. I have the battle recording, let me show you!"

The Security Bureau had battle recordings in their combat rooms, which Card Masters could review themselves.

Lin Chen couldn't help but laugh when he saw Lu Zhishen unleashing his might for a dog leg.

After watching, Lin Chen summarized. The opponent was actually very strong. The key to winning this match was still [Mad Zen Wrathful Thoughts]! It directly disrupted the opponent's coordination and strategy, winning through chaos.

As the saying goes, "random punches can defeat a master." A chaotic battle could bring out the advantages of [Fighter] sequence cards.

Seeing the cards he made shine, Lin Chen nodded with great satisfaction.

"Also! I discovered that Master Lu actually ranked up!"

Chen Xiao Diao took out a card and showed it to Lin Chen.

The quality of the card [Xiangguo Temple Mad Zen Demon Monk - Lu Zhishen] had indeed risen from three stars yesterday to four stars!

Lu Zhishen on the card art looked even more lifelike, lazily dozing off.

Lin Chen was also pleasantly surprised. "It ranked up after just one match!? Is ranking up cards this easy?"

Chen Xiao Diao continued, "Yes, I didn't expect it either! Normally, to rank up a card, you either need to advance through secondary card making, or experience several battles. This is the first time I've seen a card rank up in a single battle!"

Lin Chen's own [Qinghe County Exile Fighter - Wu Song] also ranked up quickly, after fighting a [Rotten Fish Corpse] and Chen Xiao Diao's [Fighter].

With Lu Zhishen and Wu Song ranking up so rapidly, there must be some hidden rule for ranking up!

Lin Chen once again used his scholarly mind to deduce:

First, the commonality between the two cards is that they both possess the [Fallen Evil Star] trait. This trait gives the Card Spirit higher spirituality and potential for autonomous evolution.

The [Fallen Evil Star] trait definitely has a bonus effect on ranking up, but would it be this significant?

If it were this significant, the card spirits would rank up automatically just by being there; they wouldn't need to rank up after a battle.

Therefore, battle is also a key process for ranking up!

So, what critical points were triggered during the battle that had a bonus effect on the Card Spirit's ranking up?

Lin Chen repeatedly watched the battle recording, then compared it with his memory of Zhong Yueming controlling the [DS-R1 Mechanical Guardian], and finally combined it with his previous guess about Wu Song's ranking up.

He discovered it!

Ordinary Card Masters, like Zhong Yueming or Li Jingde, had a combat style where the Card Master was the main driver, issuing strict and detailed commands to the Card Spirits.

But Chen Xiao Diao and Lin Chen himself, they both let the Card Spirits take the lead, not giving much command, allowing the Card Spirits to perform freely.

What is spirituality? It is free and dynamic, that's spirituality. Being restricted by the Card Master's commands would definitely make it less spiritual!

When the Card Spirit takes the lead, its spirituality grows faster than when the Card Master gives orders.

It's like learning education; rote memorization from a teacher is definitely not as smooth as a student's active learning.

"A teacher opens the door, but the student must do the walking."

So, extending from "letting the Card Spirit perform freely, without restraint" leads to—

The essence is—"letting the Card Spirit act on its own, go with the flow, and follow its own preferences"!

Wu Song was brave and fierce, skilled in combat; satisfying his desire for battle, letting him fight to his heart's content and win, so Wu Song ranked up;

Lu Zhishen was greedy for food and drink, easily angered; letting him eat his favorite dog meat and go into a frenzy, so Lu Zhishen ranked up.

Everything made sense!

Lin Chen excitedly shared his step-by-step reasoning and insights with Chen Xiao Diao.

Chen Xiao Diao's eyes widened, and she said blankly, "You said too much, I didn't understand haha~"

Lin Chen was helpless and directly summarized the conclusion: