"Oh? You can summon a character as a real, independent individual?" Kongming's eyes lit up.
"That's right." Chen Li nodded.
"Then if... I summon my own character card, would the person summoned really be the me who exists in the 'future'?" Kongming eagerly pressed on.
If she could ask her future self for advice ahead of time, wouldn't that let her avoid a lot of detours?
"If you want to, you can submit an application to me. There are special methods that can accomplish something like that. But... it isn't free." Chen Li explained.
"Under normal circumstances, though, character cards merely use AI-like logic to support the character's actions. Aside from their owner's commands, they will only do things that fit their established settings."
The special methods Chen Li mentioned referred to Magic Skill or magical techniques. Those things did not fall from the sky, so naturally, he had to charge a symbolic fee.
But under normal circumstances, no one would try to bring a character card to life.
After all, who knew what kind of future was printed on the card?
Like Great Herta's [Core Flame] Aeon card...
If it were brought to life, it was truly difficult to guess what that Core Flame Aeon might do.
"I understand. Then, if I temporarily borrow certain buffs to enhance my attributes before using this Curio... could I obtain a stronger character card?" Kongming nodded thoughtfully before raising another question.
Beside her, Luna hugged her character card with a delighted expression. Hearing Kongming fire off one question after another, she tilted her head with a hint of resentment.
Why didn't you ask these questions earlier...?
"No. Character cards record one of your possible futures. That sort of self-deception is useless." Chen Li mercilessly shattered Kongming's daydream.
Kongming was somewhat disappointed by