No one noticed that another person had joined the base.
In fact, countless Card Adepts had come hoping to join the Ning Family during this period. The Ning Family's victory in this conflict had not only brought them immense material gains, but also raised their prestige to unprecedented heights.
Having suffered casualties, the Ning Family likewise needed to replenish its strength. Before Ning Yan and Ning Peng could even rest, they were busy once more. They needed to investigate every Card Adept's identity and background and assess their abilities.
Thus, a great many new faces appeared at the base. Several of the Card Adepts attracted considerable attention, including Marco Witt, former leader of the Vise Tiger Card Adept Group, and Cheng Ying, known as the "Rose." Most, however, were little-known Card Adepts with outstanding abilities.
Compared with the previous Card Adepts, these newcomers were stronger on average and had bigger reputations. The base's generous reward system quickly fired them up.
The base, which had still been immersed in the revelry of its recent victory, immediately returned to its usual bustle. With the Ning Family urgently needing manpower, commissions were continually posted, and the Card Adepts had to pull themselves together and get back to work.
None of this had much to do with Chen Mu. He still spent all his time in his room and rarely came out. From any angle, he was a thoroughly typical Card Crafter. He stayed indoors, immersed himself in experiments all day, and frequented the library and the Self-Service Materials Supermarket. Apart from his fondness for flight training, which struck people as somewhat incredible, everything about him perfectly matched their image of a Card Crafter.
But anyone who stayed in Chen Mu's room would have been stunned by the scene before them.
The room was