"It's the [Bipolar Card]! There's no mistake! It's definitely the [Bipolar Card]!" Sang Hanshui was so excited he nearly jumped up. It was hard to imagine that moments earlier, his heart had seemed like dead ashes.
It seemed Sang Hanshui truly loved cards, Chen Mu silently concluded. He hardly needed to think to know that this was an "occupational ailment" left by the decade and more Sang Hanshui had spent studying cards forgotten by history.
"The [Bipolar Card]?" Chen Mu asked curiously. Without the word "Thunderball," this was presumably its true name. Still, the name was entirely unfamiliar to him.
"Yes! The [Bipolar Card]!" Sang Hanshui pumped his fist as though the card belonged to him, his face alight with excitement as he explained, "Very few people must know about this card. Heh, you'd never guess-it came from Zhongda Academy."
"Zhongda Academy?" Now it was Chen Mu's turn to be surprised. He had never imagined that the card in his hands would have any connection to Zhongda Academy, one of the Six Great Academies.
"Yes, Zhongda Academy. Among the Six Great Academies, Zhongda Academy isn't renowned for its combat strength, but when it comes to crafting cards, it truly is the strongest. Many Card Master Crafters have emerged throughout its history. Some made countless cards in their lifetimes, while others produced only a handful, but all of them were called masters."
Sang Hanshui was clearly in high spirits. Completely forgetting his predicament, he expounded loudly in an unending stream.
"Cao Bairan, the creator of the [Bipolar Card], was one of them. He left behind only two cards in his entire life: the [Bipolar Card] and the [Nine Veils]. He destroyed all his other cards with his own hands. The [Bipolar Card] changed hands several times before its whereabouts were finally