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"The Wu Song Card was indeed too niche, but Instant Death skills were very difficult to make. They required the card maker to concentrate their mental power intensely and achieve a one-hit kill on the target. I had a very bad feeling that this person might create more strange character cards next—perhaps ones with Instant-Death skills aimed at various god-tier cards, or perhaps with other skills..."

Illusory Moon paused, his brows tightly furrowed, his expression so grave it was almost frightening. "Tang Muzhou was the same back then. 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 quickly became one of the league's finest original card players."

"But Tang Muzhou had a master to guide him! His master was a renowned—"

"His master did help him tremendously." Illusory Moon seemed unwilling to mention someone's name and cut the other person off directly. "Tang Muzhou became a god mainly because of his talent. After his master left, every card he made was stronger than the last. That was proof enough."

"You think this Fat Uncle has talent like Tang God's?" As Setting Sun listened to the guild leader's assessment, he felt increasingly uneasy.

"Yes." Illusory Moon was certain. "Since Fat Uncle could make a card with Instant-Death Judgment, it showed that his mental power was extremely high. Look at this card—while concentrating his mental power on 'killing the tiger,' he was also able to draw the Wu Song illusion so well. This person was definitely no ordinary individual."

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

"Find him as soon as possible. Do it privately. We have to find him before Fenghua Guild does!" Illusory Moon instructed in a low voice.

Setting Sun had 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 people look for him privately. Once we find him, should I bring him to see you?"

"Take him directly to see God Nie."

"Ah? 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—we have to move fast. Don't let another guild steal him first!"

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

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

"Didn't he see it?" Setting Sun grumbled. "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 emails.

The monsters 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 level cap for cards.

But level 35 was a crucial threshold. Once a character reached level 35, they were allowed to enter the ten-player team dungeon on Resource Planet and could use Seven-Star Cards. Rich players could buy Seven-Star Cards as soon as they reached 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 bid farewell to his two companions and returned to his personal space to continue making cards.

***

Inside the Fenghua Club office.

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

Red Candle was helpless. "I set up a stall in the Black Market to buy beautiful female character cards, hoping to lure the snake out of its hole. But I waited all afternoon and he never showed up. I've already sent a large number of people to search the market. Once we find an original card with the 'Yueban' logo, we'll follow the trail and drag him out."

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

Red Candle nodded, her face somewhat pale. "Boss Zhang's stalls see countless people every day. There are too many players, so 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 Judgment and Frostfall City have all gathered at the Black Market. I'm not sure whether they're just there to watch the excitement, or whether someone actually bought the Daiyu Card and is also looking for its creator at the Black Market."

Xue Linxiang: "..."

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

—Daiyu Burying Flowers, an Instant-Death Judgment for Flower Cards. How had this genius created such a skill?

Little Tang had a huge collection of Flower Cards. Every Flower Card would risk being instantly killed upon encountering Lin Daiyu. The competition was about to begin, and even if he replaced his 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 the "Instant-Death Judgment" skill to diversify the tactics in matches. And now look what happened—he was the first one being countered. He had picked up a rock to throw at someone else, only to smash his own foot!

As Xue Linxiang wrestled with her thoughts, the doorbell suddenly rang beside her. She turned and said, "Come in."

Tang Muzhou pushed the door open and entered. This man was prone to drowsiness in the afternoon, yet especially energetic at night, looking positively radiant.

"Why are you here?" Xue Linxiang took a deep breath and tried her best to remain calm.

"I came to tell you some bad news." Though Tang Muzhou spoke of "bad news," his eyes were full of amusement, as though he was in an excellent mood. "I just checked the database. The number of cards made by that card creator named 'Yueban' has risen to thirty."

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

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

"You can still smile?!" Xue Linxiang rolled her eyes fiercely. "You were the one who suggested adding Instant-Death Judgment to the database. Well, look at this now. The entire flower card archetype has been countered. Are you happy?"

"I'm fine." Tang Muzhou looked completely unconcerned, still wearing a relaxed smile. "Compared to this Daiyu Card, I care more about its creator. I think he's a little like me."