"The shopkeeper's purchase price was 103 Odi. In other words, he earned five Odi in profit on each energy card. The shopkeeper bought twenty-five one-star energy cards from him every day, giving him a daily income of 125 Odi. But there was one condition." Yu Long's expression grew serious. "He couldn't fail on a single card. If he ruined one, his earnings would pretty much go down the drain. If he ruined two, he would lose seventy-one Odi that day. That tells us his success rate in cardmaking was astonishing. What impresses me most is that he kept living like this for four years."
Even Qingqing's calm eyes betrayed a trace of admiration.
"These investigations may not seem particularly meaningful. But what interests me more is Chen Mu himself. These experiences help us understand the man. His career making one-star energy cards ended when that little shop's owner died. After that, he began making card films with his key partner, Lei Zi. We found their first work, 'Encounter,' and discovered that it used the same technology. He probably hadn't acquired it long before making 'Encounter.' However, we found no related leads.
"Around that same time, Chen Mu joined the Low-Level Illusion Card Club in Dongshang Guard City. That was also the only source where we could find footage of him. His performance in the club was astonishing. In the field of low-level illusion cards, he was a genius.
"Afterward, Chen Mu fell foul of the Zuo Family, and they hunted him down. Not long after that, the Dongxing Ning Family wiped out the Zuo Family."
By this point, Qingqing was completely absorbed. She couldn't help asking, "What happened next?"
"The Zuo Family was destroyed, but we still managed to find some useful information through the Dongxing Ning Family. The card