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"The Wu Song Card is indeed far too niche, but Instant Death skills are very difficult to create. They require the card maker to concentrate their mental energy to an extreme degree and deliver a one-hit kill on the target. I have a very bad feeling that this person may create even more bizarre character cards next. Perhaps they'll have Instant Death skills targeting all kinds of god-tier cards, or perhaps other abilities..."

Illusory Moon paused, his brows tightly furrowed, his expression so grave it was almost frightening. "Tang Muzhou was like that in the beginning. At first, he only made ornamental plant cards, but later, with his exceptional talent, he perfected the entire plant card deck—trees, vines, succulents, flowers. Powerful cards emerged one after another, and Tang Muzhou soon became one of the League's most outstanding original card players."

"But Tang Muzhou had a master guiding him! His master was the famous..."

"His master did help him greatly." Illusory Moon seemed unwilling to mention a certain person's name and directly cut him off. "Tang Muzhou became a god mainly because of his talent. After his master left, the cards he created only grew stronger and stronger. That proves it."

"You think this Fat Uncle has talent comparable to Tang God's?" As Setting Sun listened to the president's assessment, he grew increasingly uneasy.

"Yes." Phantom Moon was absolutely certain. "Since Fat Uncle can create cards with instant-death judgments, his mental energy must be extraordinarily high. Look at this card: while concentrating his mental energy on 'killing the tiger,' he was still able to flawlessly depict Wu Song's phantom. This person is definitely not ordinary."

"..." Setting Sun had never expected that a trip to the Black Market today would lead him to such a promising talent.

"Find him as soon as possible. Do it privately, and make sure we find him before Fenghua Guild does!" Illusory Moon instructed in a low voice.

Setting Sun always felt that the name "Fat Uncle" was meant as a joke. Ignoring the strange feeling in his heart, he said seriously, "All right. I'll have someone look for him privately. Once I find him, should I bring him to see you?"

"Bring him directly to see God Nie."

"Huh? God Nie?"

"I'll take the Wu Song Card back to the club for God Nie to see later. God Nie will definitely be interested in its creator. If possible, recruit this Fat Uncle into our Adjudication Card League—move quickly. Don't let another guild snatch him away!"

"Understood!" Setting Sun nodded solemnly and hurried off to find Shuangshuang.

Shuangshuang said dejectedly, "Fat Uncle still hasn't replied to my email."

"Could it be that he hasn't seen it?" Setting Sun said irritably. "Send him another one! If he doesn't reply, keep sending them!"

Xie Mingzhe had no time to return to his personal space, so he never noticed the email.

The mobs in Dark Cave were densely packed, making experience farming incredibly fast. By eight-thirty that evening, Xie Mingzhe had already reached level 35.

The maximum character level in the game was level 70, the same as the maximum level for cards.

However, level 35 was a crucial threshold. Once characters reached level 35, they were allowed to enter the ten-player team dungeon on Resource Planet and could use seven-star cards. Wealthy players could directly buy seven-star cards after reaching level 35 to speed up their leveling.

Senior Brother Qi and Sisi both had money, so they went straight to Commercial Street to buy seven-star cards.

Xie Mingzhe had no money, so he said goodbye to his two companions and returned to his personal space to continue making cards.

Inside Fenghua Club's office.

Xue Linxiang paced back and forth. When she saw Red Candle push open the door and enter, she immediately frowned and asked, "Still haven't found that person?"

Red Candle said helplessly, "I set up a stall in the Black Market to buy beautiful female character cards, hoping to lure him out, but after waiting the entire afternoon, he never showed up. I've already sent a large number of people to search the market. Once we find an original card bearing the 'Yueban' logo, we'll follow the trail and drag him out."

Xue Linxiang's frown deepened. "So you still haven't figured out who the author Yueban is?!"

Red Candle nodded, her face slightly pale. "Boss Zhang's stalls are crowded with people every day. There are too many players, and they simply can't remember the name of the person who sold the cards. There's another even more troublesome matter: aside from us, major in-game guilds like Adjudication and Frostfall City have all gathered at the Black Market. I'm not sure whether they're just joining the excitement, or whether someone really bought the Daiyu Card and is also searching the Black Market for its creator."

Xue Linxiang: "..."

If the Daiyu Card had truly been bought, Tang Muzhou would be in trouble next season.

—Daiyu Burying Flowers, a flower-type instant-death judgment. Just how had this genius created such a skill?

Little Tang had a huge number of Flower Cards in his hand, and every Flower Card would risk being instantly killed whenever it encountered Lin Daiyu. The competition would begin soon. Even if he replaced the deck now, there would not be enough time.

It was all Tang Muzhou's fault for casually suggesting at last season's conference that the officials add "instant-death judgment" skills to diversify match tactics. Well, look what happened now. He was the first one being countered—he had meant to lift a stone and throw it at someone else, only to smash his own foot!

Xue Linxiang was agonizing over it when the doorbell suddenly rang beside her. She turned around and said, "Come in."

The person who pushed open the door was Tang Muzhou. This man was prone to drowsiness in the afternoon, yet especially energetic at night, his face brimming with vitality.

"Why did you come over?" Xue Linxiang drew a deep breath and tried her best to remain calm.

"I came to tell you some bad news." Though Tang Muzhou called it "bad news," his eyes were filled with amusement, as if he were in an excellent mood. "I just checked the database. The card maker named Yueban has increased the number of cards he's made to thirty."

"..." Another ten cards? Xue Linxiang and Red Candle both wanted to tear that card maker apart in the game!

"Perhaps they're ten Lin Daiyus, or perhaps he's researched new cards designed to counter my vines, trees, and the like." Tang Muzhou said with a smile.

"And you can still laugh!" Xue Linxiang rolled her eyes fiercely. "You were the one who proposed adding instant-death judgments to the database. Look what happened now. The entire flower card archetype has been countered. Are you happy?"

"Not bad." Tang Muzhou did not seem bothered in the slightest, his face still wearing a relaxed smile. "Compared to this Daiyu Card, I care more about its creator. I think he's a little like me."