No Gambler Loses Every Day

Because Squirtle was far too adorable, Yin Xue only remembered what really mattered after playing with it in the backyard for quite a while.

"Squirtle, what magic can you use?"

Yin Xue asked Squirtle expectantly.

She had already decided that even if Squirtle really was weak as a kitten in combat, she could still keep it as a pet. She absolutely would not give it up.

But if Squirtle happened to be pretty strong as well, wouldn't that be even better?

"Squirtle?" Squirtle tilted its big blue bald head, seemingly confused by what magic meant.

"Can't you use any? That shouldn't be right. Don't you even have a racial trait?"

Tang Yueyue was somewhat puzzled by this.

Theoretically, not every magical creature summoned by a magic card could use magic. Quite a few relied purely on their powerful bodies to fight.

For example, among the more famous beast-type first-tier summon cards, most low-tier beast-type magical creatures could not use magic.

But Squirtle even had a racial trait, and its card was marked with the water attribute. Could it really not use a single spell?

Yin Xue pursed her lips, just about to comfort Squirtle.

"Squirtle! Squirtle!"

At that moment, Squirtle's eyes lit up. It seemed to understand what Yin Xue meant.

Then Squirtle took a deep breath, puffing out its cheeks.

The next moment, a high-pressure stream of water as thick as an arm shot out instantly, striking a training target in the distance at high speed.

The sturdy magical training target was pierced through in an instant, but before long, white light flickered across it and it returned to normal.

"Wow! That shot was so fast and powerful!" Tang Yueyue exclaimed in surprise.

"That's amazing, little Squirtle!"

Yin Xue was overjoyed. She knew her little Squirtle was definitely not just a pretty face.

That water jet had excellent speed and impact. It was already a solid offensive spell.

Squirtle understood Yin Xue's praise and immediately raised its head proudly, placing its hands on its hips.

Pfft.

Seeing Squirtle's humanlike proud expression, Yin Xue could no longer hide her doting smile. It was just too cute.

"Can you use any other magic, Squirtle?"

But Yin Xue still asked tentatively. She had a feeling that Squirtle might be able to surprise her again.

Squirtle blinked, then spun around. Pure blue water rose into the air, circling it in a dance-like motion.

Water droplets continuously splashed over Squirtle's body, making it let out a comfortable little cry.

"This seems like a healing-type support spell, Xuebao."

Tang Yueyue blinked. What Squirtle had used was obviously not just some visual effect—it had to be some kind of magic.

"Mm, Water Ring. A spell that restores its own condition."

Yin Xue looked at Squirtle's magic card. Squirtle's image was no longer on the card, but mysterious flowing light appeared on its surface, allowing Yin Xue to understand what Squirtle was doing and intuitively comprehend the spell it was using.

"That's ridiculous. It's clearly only a first-tier blue-card summon, yet it can use two spells. Seriously?"

Tang Yueyue muttered sourly. She was jealous—truly jealous.

"Hehe~ Today is this young lady's lucky day!"

Yin Xue giggled, in an exceptionally good mood.

Tch, what are you so pleased about? Weren't all those cards bought from that handsome guy?

Tang Yueyue curled her lips. Once I finish copying my homework, I'll go buy some magic cards from that handsome guy's shop too.

There'll definitely be ones no worse than [Squirtle]!

But then Yin Xue noticed something strange.

"Something seems off."

"What's off?"

"The mana consumption is wrong."

A strange look appeared on Yin Xue's beautiful face, as though she were deeply surprised.

"Is the mana consumption too high?"

Tang Yueyue froze. Right, magic cards required mana to activate, and once a creature summoned by a summon card was brought out, mana had to be supplied to maintain it at all times.

As everyone knew, excessive mana consumption was also quite a burden on the body.

"No, it's consuming too little. I didn't even notice at first." Yin Xue shook her head, her expression full of delight.

"Other than the initial mana spent summoning Squirtle, the mana needed to maintain and supply it afterward is incredibly low!!"

"How is that possible?"

Tang Yueyue was utterly shocked.

What did that mean?

It meant that as long as Yin Xue's mana recovery rate could keep up, she would not even need to return Squirtle to its [Squirtle] card.

Squirtle could stay by Yin Xue's side at all times. Wouldn't that truly mean she had an extra pet? A magical creature pet, at that!

Especially when this water-spitting turtle was so cute and lovable...

Tang Yueyue's fair cheeks twitched slightly as jealousy fermented in the air, especially when she saw Yin Xue happily pick up Squirtle and spin it around in circles.

Tang Yueyue could not help puffing out her cheeks, thoroughly displeased.

You fear your sister suffering, but you fear even more that your sister will drive a Land Rover.

Tang Yueyue deeply understood the meaning of that saying right now. Damn it, she was so mad!!

How could that stinking woman be so lucky? Sob sob sob...

Blue Star Card Shop.

"Very good! Today is a good day. The success rate should be much higher!"

After returning to the shop, Gu Xin plunged headfirst into the laboratory, full of fighting spirit as he opened it up and prepared to start making cards.

He felt better than ever. Ten Holy Griffin Feathers—these were materials from a fourth-tier light-attribute magical beast.

Today would definitely be a huge harvest!

Fire seemed to burn in Gu Xin's eyes as he looked toward the various alchemical materials neatly arranged nearby.

Alchemy Furnace, activate!

"[Holy Griffin Feather] + [Big Tongue Beast] + [Light Element], come on!"

After feeding the first set of arranged materials into the Alchemy Furnace, Gu Xin let out a soft breath.

[Holy Griffin Feather] was a light-attribute material, while [Light Element] was the crystal core of a second-tier light-attribute magical beast, the Light-Gathering Mouse.

Gu Xin closed his eyes and focused, continuously pouring mana into the Alchemy Furnace.

Beep beep beep!

The Alchemy Furnace began operating, and card creation started.

But after just ten minutes...

"Exactly as expected."

Gu Xin calmly looked at the scraps that slid out of the card slot. Failure was the mother of success.

He had already been mentally prepared for this first attempt.

Still, materials worth over a million had vanished just like that. Card makers really were in a profession that burned money.

"[Big Tongue Beast] really won't work. Change it."

[Holy Griffin Feather] + [Light Element] + [Gale Rabbit]

Gu Xin sent the second batch of synthesis materials into the Alchemy Furnace, which activated once more.

Beep beep beep!

Five minutes later, Gu Xin stared thoughtfully at the scraps that slid out of the card slot once again. This failure seemed to have come even faster.

Was it because the wind attribute of [Gale Rabbit] could not fuse with [Light Element]? Or was [Holy Griffin Feather] simply too domineering?

Failure was success's motherfucker. Gu Xin wrote down this point of doubt.

The third attempt.

The fourth attempt.

The fifth attempt...

"Damn it! What the hell am I supposed to do?"

Gu Xin was so angry he kept huffing, his face alternating between red and pale as his hands trembled.

Five times! A full five times!!

This was Gu Xin's first time failing five times in a row. He had not even caught a glimpse of a card, and the scraps had nearly filled two large bags.

"There can't be no reason for this. Is it because [Holy Griffin Feather] + [Light Element] are both light-attribute materials, making the combination too forceful?"

Gu Xin furrowed his brows and drank a bottle of mana replenishment potion. Continuously making cards consumed an enormous amount of mana.

"No, I can't keep forcing it. Five feathers are already gone."

Gu Xin gritted his teeth. He was not an especially stubborn person. Though he could get carried away at times, after failing five times in a row—

Gu Xin also understood that there had to be a reason. Holy Griffin Feathers were precious materials, and he could not keep wasting them like this.

Then he would change to something else.

"[Soul-Devouring Insect] + [Dark Element] + [Pufferfish Venom]..."

Gu Xin looked at the three materials and pondered for a moment. Suddenly inspired, he took another material from a cabinet beside him.

"Add the torso of a [Young Dragon] too. Good!"

He tossed all four materials into the Alchemy Furnace at once.

Beep beep beep!

The Alchemy Furnace continued to hum as it operated. Gu Xin continuously poured mana into it while envisioning the appearance of this card in his mind.

About an hour later.

A card slid out from the card slot. Gu Xin picked up the card shimmering with purple light, and the corners of his mouth gradually rose.

"Heh heh heh... Hahahahahaha, it worked! I did it!"

"What child cries every day? What gambler loses every day! After five failed attempts, I fucking knew I was a genius!"

"Hahahahaha~!"