Guesswork

"Master: Tang Jian.

Card Energy: 5/32+

Mental Strength: 2/4+

Physique: 6.2+

Special Functions: 1, ??? (???)

2, Dream. (???)

Current Energy: 0+"

Seeing the Attribute Panel appear before him, Tang Jian was now able to accept it calmly. Moreover, during the day, he had tested it in public more than once.

In the end, he concluded that when the Attribute Panel appeared before his eyes, no one but himself could see it.

And by now, because he had cultivated the Three-Point-One-Line Technique, Tang Jian's card energy had increased by another point, reaching 32.

The increase in card energy had also slightly changed his physique. He felt more energetic, so his physique had risen by 0.1 as well, reaching 6.2.

"My card energy has been heavily depleted. If I use the energy in this Energy Card now, my card energy will instantly recover to 32. There's a good chance it might even increase by another point. Should I try it?"

Tang Jian hesitated.

The White-quality One-Star Energy Card he had made had absolutely met the optimal standard, containing 100 points of energy.

Theoretically, after the 100 points of energy had been absorbed by the red card in his brain yesterday, around 16 points should have replenished the card energy he had consumed at the time. The remaining 84 points had increased his card energy by 1 point, bringing his total card energy to 31.

By normal reasoning, if the energy within the Energy Card suffered no dissipation during absorption, then every 84 points of energy could increase his card energy by 1 point.

And now, he only had 5 points of card energy left. He needed another 27 points to fully recover.

"If I charge the 100 points of energy in this Energy Card into my body now, 27 points will be used to recover my depleted card energy. The remaining 73 points won't meet the requirement of 84 points. Does that mean I won't be able to raise my card energy limit?"

Tang Jian secretly speculated.

Nothing about this was absolute. It would take repeated experiments to find out.

Tang Jian was decisive. He immediately focused his mind on the final line of the Attribute Panel: "Current Energy: 0+."

His consciousness focused on pressing the "+" sign.

At once, he saw the "+" sign sink slightly.

Then, the Energy Card his finger was touching instantly reacted. The energy inside it surged violently before being emptied in an instant.

At the same time.

Tang Jian felt a stream of energy shoot from his finger into his body, then instantly rush toward his brain and vanish in a flash.

The next moment, Tang Jian saw the attributes before him change.

"Current Energy: 100+"

"666." A smile appeared at the corner of Tang Jian's eyes.

Next came the second phase of his plan.

He would consume the current energy and see whether he could recreate what had happened yesterday.

Tang Jian had already made up his mind.

Even if the current energy could not raise his card energy by another point, it would at least restore the card energy he had just expended.

That way, once his card energy had recovered, he could continue making One-Star Blank Energy Cards.

However, there was one point that could not be ignored.

His mental strength was currently very weak.

Making a One-Star Energy Card not only consumed card energy, but also his mental strength.

It was like doing something for a long time; mental fatigue would inevitably set in.

With only 2 points of mental strength remaining.

He could make at most one more One-Star Energy Card.

So even if he could use the next Energy Card to restore his card energy again, once mental fatigue set in, he would be unable to continue making them.

But Tang Jian had also noticed that there was a "+" sign after the mental strength attribute.

Perhaps he could also increase his mental strength by consuming energy.

He had yet to test that, so it was hard to say.

Judging by common knowledge, mental strength was a power that could only be cultivated after becoming a card master.

Moreover, without specialized methods and medicinal assistance, it was extremely difficult to cultivate—far more difficult than card energy.

Therefore, even consuming 100 points of energy might not necessarily increase his mental strength.

Conditions were limited.

Tang Jian decided to first try increasing his card energy.

He focused his consciousness on the "+" sign after the card energy attribute.

Hiss—

Tang Jian felt his heart suddenly pound violently. Blood rushed faster through his body as a stream of energy shot out from his brain, rapidly filling his body and merging with his card energy. It even seemed to be strengthening it slightly.

But very soon.

His brain stopped transmitting even a trace of energy.

Still, Tang Jian felt brimming with strength. A current of energy coursed through his body, and his card energy had returned to its peak. Yet his limbs and bones also felt faintly sore, like the muscle soreness that came from suddenly exercising after a long time without working out.

But a hint of disappointment appeared in Tang Jian's eyes.

Because on the Attribute Panel before him, the card energy attribute had merely recovered. It had not increased.

"Card Energy: 32/32+"

"I vaguely feel like it's become a little stronger? That shouldn't be an illusion. Otherwise, my body wouldn't feel slightly sore. It means my card energy has increased, but my body hasn't adapted to it yet."

Card energy came from the human body. The stronger a person's physique, the more card energy they could condense within themselves.

Card energy could be regarded as the union of vital essence and blood energy, a mysterious form of human energy.

Someone with an extremely weak physique could not possibly possess extraordinarily strong card energy. That simply made no sense.

Yet with this cheat of his, Tang Jian might be able to reach such an unreasonable state.

But since it was unreasonable, once the card energy in his body exceeded the limit his physique could endure, the result would be his entire body exploding to death.

"My card energy limit hasn't increased, but I can still vaguely sense an extremely slight strengthening. This proves that after the 100 points of energy replenished my card energy, the remaining 73 points were insufficient to raise it by another point."

"Either it takes 84 points of energy to increase it, or it takes 100 points."

By normal reasoning, it should take 100 points of energy to raise the card energy limit by 1 point.

The reason only 84 points had been needed to raise his card energy limit by 1 point after replenishing his card energy yesterday was most likely because his own aptitude and potential had caused an extremely slight increase in his card energy, making up for the missing 16 points.

But speculation alone was useless in matters like this.

He would try cultivating for a while later that night. If his card energy rose by 1 point quickly, that would prove his guess was correct: his card energy had indeed strengthened, but it still needed a little more to reach the next increase.

Tang Jian drew out another White Card, his expression turning somewhat nostalgic.

Xie Dong's appearance had put Tang Jian on guard. Therefore, rather than making another One-Star Blank Energy Card, he planned to make a lowest-tier Mechanical Card.

A One-Star Blank Mechanical Card—Sleeve Arrow!