Purchasing Cards

Su Li first searched for dagger-type equipment cards. Considering Su Miaohan's Dark-Type Ability, he added more filters.

A moment later, Su Li settled on a card.

[Viper's Kiss]

Tier: Bronze Tier Five.

Type: Equipment.

Effect: The holder of Viper's Kiss would greatly improve their stealth abilities. The dagger blade of Viper's Kiss carried a paralytic toxin that could spread through the bloodstream and leave enemies paralyzed. The dagger blade of Viper's Kiss also carried a lethal poison that could spread through the bloodstream and gradually devour an enemy's life.

Description: Feel the kiss of a viper!

80,000 yuan!

Bought!

Su Li then began selecting cards for Grantis. When choosing enhancements, compatibility with Grantis's style should be a bonus.

So, Su Li simply summoned Grantis directly.

The pretty young vampire girl appeared in the room, dressed in a black-and-white Gothic lolita dress with black boots, her ash-white hair falling to her waist.

Their eyes met, and Su Li couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and began picking out a parasol suitable for Grantis.

The color scheme had to be black and white, but more importantly, the card's effects had to suit Grantis as a vampire.

With a direction in mind, Su Li quickly found a suitable card.

It was a black-and-white parasol with double-layered black lace fabric, originating from the Blood Clan world.

[Adele's Parasol]

Tier: Bronze Tier Six.

Type: Equipment.

Effect: Only members of the Blood Clan could wield the parasol. The parasol could store a sufficient amount of blood. The parasol would enhance the quality of the holder's blood. The holder's Blood Control ability would be greatly enhanced.

Skill:

① Blood Tide: Raise a tide of blood and drown all enemies!

Description: Only the most beautiful vampire girl deserves it!

At Bronze Tier Six, it cost a staggering 220,000 yuan. It was even more expensive than the Bronze Tier Seven [Face Willow King] because it was an equipment card with its own skill.

Su Li gritted his teeth and bought it. Su Miaohan's and Grantis's True Name Cards were definitely core cards that deserved focused cultivation.

At this point, only 110,000 yuan remained from the 410,000 yuan. The listed prices were already subsidized; otherwise, he would have needed to spend another 10,000 yuan.

Although Many Cards's sharing campaign had screwed him over, it still seemed like a pretty good deal when he thought about it carefully.

After that, Su Li began selecting magic-type cards. Jiang Mingyue's overwhelming victory that day had left a deep impression on him.

[Fireball], [Water Escape], [Ice Rain], [Earth Wall], [Wind Erosion].

Su Li spotted a Bronze Tier Two [Ice Blue Shield]. Based on its description, he guessed it was the same type as the shield Jiang Mingyue had been wearing when she was captured. It was exactly the kind of card he wanted.

He selected an [Earth Wall] and an [Ice Blue Shield], both Bronze Tier Two. He would find a way to enhance them himself later. Together, they cost 25,000 yuan.

Then he selected a support card, [Ice Rain], Bronze Tier Three and priced at 15,000 yuan. He could use it to support Grantis and Su Miaohan later.

He glanced at [Mental Recovery], a Bronze Tier Three card that actually cost as much as 40,000 yuan. He could only buy it later.

Of the remaining 70,000 yuan, Su Li still needed to set aside 30,000 for rent, 30,000 for enhancer certification fees, and 10,000 for living expenses.

The black-haired girl quickly delivered the cards Su Li had purchased. Many Cards officially also included an exquisite card case as a gift.

"Dear Card Master, you've become a valued Bronze member of our Many Cards platform. If you participate in our sharing campaign, you can also receive a 300-yuan shopping subsidy," the black-haired girl continued introducing.

"No, thanks." Su Li waved his hand with a dark expression.

"Do you have testing devices here?" Su Li asked.

"Do you mean devices that test the compatibility between Card Masters and cards? We do, but today is the first day our pilot site has opened. There are a lot of people, so you'll need to wait in line for a while," the black-haired girl said.

Su Li arrived at the pilot site's main hall, where the black-haired girl said,

"Since they haven't entered mass production yet, our Many Cards branch building can only provide one hundred testing devices."

The information on the notice board at the entrance of the hall caught Su Li's attention.

In the past, Card Masters had roughly divided "compatibility" into four stages.

In the first stage, a Card Master was completely unable to communicate with a card and was unqualified to use it. This usually happened when a Card Master used a card above their tier or a card they had only just obtained.

In the second stage, a Card Master could barely use a card, but could not fully bring out its power. Most cards were in this stage when first acquired, while a few were in the first stage and completely unusable. In addition, after nurturing a card above their own tier with spiritual power for a period of time, a Card Master could also reach the second stage.

At this stage, there would be some additional spiritual power consumption because they had to maintain that instability.

In the third stage, a Card Master could skillfully use a card and steadily bring out its power.

In the fourth stage, a Card Master and card worked together seamlessly. The card could be used as naturally as an extension of the body, unleashing its strongest power while minimizing spiritual power consumption.

Of course, every Card Master's experience with cards varied. Some genius Card Masters could directly use cards above their tier as soon as they acquired them, while others could not skillfully use most cards but had extremely high compatibility with a particular series.

The appearance of testing devices accurately quantified this vague sense of connection, allowing Card Masters to assess their own strength and test their compatibility with cards in order to form targeted card decks.

Compatibility values were set from 0 to 100. Values from 0 to 9 were the first stage, 10 to 39 the second stage, 40 to 79 the third stage, and 80 to 100 the fourth stage.

When Su Li entered the hall, he discovered that the testing device resembled a pair of headphones. By wearing it and using a card, one could instantly detect the compatibility frequency and receive a numerical evaluation.

The pilot testing sites had been set up mainly for publicity, so there was no charge.

"My compatibility with the [Unclog the Toilet] card has already reached 68!" a black-haired, crew-cut teenager exclaimed happily.

Su Li's mouth twitched. This guy was truly inspiring. He had even started a thread on the Third High School forum documenting his "toilet-unclogging" life. He was about to save enough money for a card and had been dubbed "Unclog the Toilet Bro" by the Third High School netizens. Su Li hadn't expected to run into him here.

By then, the black-haired girl had already gotten Su Li a queue number. It was soon his turn.

He entered a sealed little room, took out [Vampire Girl - Grantis], communicated with it using his spiritual power, and summoned Grantis.

The testing device displayed a value: 80.

After obtaining Grantis's card, Su Li had never enhanced it. He had not even nurtured it with spiritual power due to his other enhancements, yet its compatibility had directly reached the fourth stage.

"Is my own compatibility with Grantis high, or is it because of that mysterious ability?" Su Li pondered. He immediately tested Su Miaohan and White Fox as well. Their scores were 85 and 83 respectively.