When Lanchi stepped through the enormous Void Gate at his usual pace, he once again felt himself falling into an endless darkness.
He could see nothing. Even the sound of his own heartbeat had vanished. It was a familiar sensation.
But when the surroundings lit up again, it would no longer be that academy.
Gradually, a faint glimmer, like the dawn seen by a voyager lost in the night, entered Lanchi's field of vision.
As silvery-white radiance appeared, a series of words rushed toward him like meteors streaking across the sky--
``` Welcome to the Registered Card Maker Examination venue, an artificially created simulated Shadow World.
You are currently in the preparation period. The official examination will begin after the preparation period ends.
29 minutes and 50 seconds remain in the preparation period.
Before and during the examination, you may make payments and purchase any materials you need at any time. Within five minutes of purchase, the materials will be delivered to the Artificial Shadow World where the current candidate is located.
Any Purple Rare-grade or higher materials you purchase may only be used to create examination cards. They cannot be taken out of the Artificial Shadow World examination venue. Unused materials will be reclaimed by the Association, which will refund the candidate 80% of their cost.
If you successfully turn the materials into Magic Cards during the examination, a proportional amount of the material cost will be refunded as a bonus: 10% for White Common, 20% for Blue Precious, 30% for Purple Rare, 40% for Pink Divine, and 50% for Orange Epic.
The finished Magic Cards and their patents belong to the candidate. The Southern Continent Card Maker Association only possesses the right to display them.
Candidates must create Magic Cards of no lower than Tier 3. Cards above