183. Cards

A white tablecloth covered the mahogany dining table, with a lit silver candlestick in the center.

The light from the candlesticks blended with the crystal chandelier on the ceiling, adding a dreamlike atmosphere to the somewhat dim environment.

The cooks and maids kept bringing out sumptuous dishes to the table, and the aroma was so enticing that it made people swallow their saliva.

"Come, for friendship!"

At the head of the table, Billy looked at Sulu at the other end of the table and raised his glass in a toast.

"For friendship!"

Sulu showed no remorse for ruthlessly exploiting a wealthy but unscrupulous man, and downed the glass of expensive white wine in one gulp.

As Sulu was cutting a grilled steak, a person dressed very well, like a secretary, walked into the living room.

"Young Master"

He looked at Billy, bowed slightly, seemingly just out of courtesy, and exuded a faint air of arrogance.

"Ron, this is my secretary— Ian! You can ask him for anything; Ian very capable!"

Billy laughed.

'So this is... the superhuman bodyguard sent by the Billy family?'

Sulu glanced at it: 'An Apprentice? Not bad.'

Spellcasters are a rarer class than physical attackers, Doliov Family to send an Apprentice to protect Billy is already considered a very high level of service.

After all, Billy wasn't exactly a core member of the family, and besides, Nia City had become quite 'clean' after the recent disaster!

Neither cultists nor Demon worshippers can remain here.

If you're only dealing with general dangers, a first-level [Apprentice] is sufficient.

"Mr. Ian, I'll be relying on you from now on!"

Sulu raised his glass in a toast, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

"It's nothing! It's my honor to serve you both!"

Ian was somewhat puzzled, feeling that this person didn't seem to be among Billy's cronies.

He didn't say much, only that he planned to investigate further after he went downstairs.

He wasn't like Sulu; he didn't have the means to detect things in the Mind World, so naturally he couldn't discover Sulu's special abilities.

Night fell.

In the most luxurious guest room of the manor.

After a relaxing bath that washed away all the fatigue of the long journey, Sulu, dressed in a loose robe, went to his desk.

He opened the briefcase, took out the extraordinary materials inside, and placed them on the table.

"There's simply no suitable environment on the train to carry out my occult practice... Now, I can finally begin!"

Sulu first took out a bundle of dried Wormwood, a hint of anticipation appearing in his eyes.

The true strength of the [Thaumaturge] lies in the ' Thaumaturgy Card '!

As for the Sealing Card, that was his source of confidence, but it couldn't be used in regular combat. Besides, that figure was probably already wanted by the authorities.

"Miracle Cards... The main ingredient is Wormwood, and the secondary ingredients are Marjoram Branch, Thyme, and Rose Essential Oil..."

Recalling the production process, Sulu took out one extraordinary material and piece of equipment after another.

These were all his spoils from the Charles Black Market.

To be honest, it's really hard to leave such a huge market for trading extraordinary individuals.

If this were here, it would take who knows how long to gather all the materials needed to craft the cards.

"Let's begin, starting with... the Spirit Fire!"

With everything prepared, Sulu took a deep breath, lit a spiritually charged flame, and began processing the materials.

A dozen minutes later...

Holding a funnel, he carefully poured the yellow pulp into a pre-made mold.

Sizzle!

The next moment, as the pulp was poured into the mold, a large amount of white smoke rose up.

Within the mold, a pale yellow card emerged.

It's about the size of a playing card, with a blank front and a the Vortex on the back.

This is a sealing array pre-inscribed by Sulu, belonging to the [Thaumaturge].

"It's done!"

He wiped the sweat from his brow, picked up the cards with a hint of delight, and let his Inspiration flow.

Click!... Click-click!

The next moment, the lines on the playing card lit up and then stopped, like a broken appliance, flashing a string of sparks.

Raging!

Then it spontaneously combusted and turned to ashes.

"It failed..."

Sulu sighed, "Although the procedures were mostly correct, a mistake still occurred in the finer details!"

In his next few experiments, the results were not very satisfactory.

The difficulty of creating the Thaumaturgy Card was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"And if paper cards are like this, you can imagine how difficult it is to make silver metal cards..."

Sulu gave a wry smile, suddenly realizing that no extraordinary profession is easy.

To gain powerful combat strength and win glory, one must silently endure hardship and effort, and bear the bitter consequences of failure!

"With my current card-making skills, the success rate is only about one-fifth, which is too low! Since it's a problem with my technique, then..."

Sulu took a deep breath. "Upgrade the Wonder Item Crafting!"

[150 experience points consumed... Wonder Item Crafting level increased to LV2!]

The instant his skill level increased, Sulu covered his forehead, recalling his movements while making the cards, and noticed a few minor mistakes.

If he were to take action again, he was confident he could increase his success rate by 10% to 20%!

"That's not enough!"

After thinking for a moment, he continued to upgrade his skill level:

[Consumed 300 experience points... Wonder Item Crafting level upgraded to LV3!]

After absorbing this strange knowledge, Sulu felt his hands had become incredibly dexterous, and his movements when creating magical items even possessed a kind of effortless artistry.

"The current success rate should be around 50%! Sure enough, it gets harder to improve as you go on!"

"However, we can gamble on the qualitative change that will occur when the skill reaches level 4!"

Sulu gritted his teeth. "Keep improving!"

[600 experience points consumed... Wonder Item Crafting level increased to LV4!]

[Wonder Item Crafting level upgraded to LV4, gaining exclusive bonus -- Artisan's Ingenuity!]

[Artisan's Ingenuity - You are now an excellent craftsman Wonder Item Crafting. When crafting low-level extraordinary items, your success rate is increased by an additional 10%!]

"Hmm... this bonus seems pretty good, it's just a pity it consumes too many experience points..."

Sulu took a deep breath, calming the discomfort in his body.

This is a normal phenomenon that occurs after skill improvement.

The next moment, he picked up the magical material again.

In that instant, he seemed to become the Dominator of this area, processing all kinds of materials with perfect precision, and even speeding up the process considerably.

When he awoke from this strange state, he was astonished to find that all the Wormwood had been processed, and in his hand was a stack of pale yellow Thaumaturgy Card.

"The success rate... is it around 80%?"

Sulu thought about it and felt that this was the limit for a certain period of time.

After all, the creation of Thaumaturgy Card is different from his previous attempts. In the previous crafting attempts, he mostly relied on the unique properties of the materials themselves, and the actual operation requirements were not high.

Crafting cards involves the accumulation and transformation of various mysterious powers, which dramatically increases the difficulty.