Chapter 97: 097 3/10_1
Tan Heming had seen many Spirit Card Masters, and he shook his head, saying, "Those Card Makers lack such imagination."
And the Moon Palace Card Set must be the work of the same person. Since the cards have already broken the balance, why not consider some incredible possibilities for the Card Maker’s identity?
"But... but." Luo Juerao’s lips trembled slightly. "Brother Ming, this is too outrageous; it’s truly hard to believe. And if Wen Jiang is a Card Maker, why would she hide her identity? She alone could support the entire Mount Flower Association and would definitely become Mount Flower’s supreme trump card."
If such a card set were released directly, and Mount Flower knew the truth, wouldn’t they go mad?
Their association is already facing difficulties.
"I don’t know." Tan Heming looked elsewhere, his gaze lowered. "This is also what I can’t understand."
Why would someone release such a heaven-defying card set?
Do they want to see the world descend into madness because of it?
Or perhaps, does she have an even better ace up her sleeve?
At this moment, the global online forums were also restless.
#Hou Yi#
#Moon Palace Synergy Card Set#
#A-Rank Cards Take a Heavy Hit#
#Multi-State Cards Emerge, Where Are A-Rank Cards Headed in the Future?#
While various associations were uneasy, the internet exploded.
As soon as the Moon Palace Cards were released, any Spirit Card Master could sense their heaven-defying nature.
[SOBBING... This is so exciting! I knew our Yunxia would finally rise!]
[Is this card set being released as charity? Is the Card Maker serious?]
[Damn, the usage requirements for the Moon Palace Card Set are so high! My friend and I bought it and found out these two cards can’t be played at the same time. Once Changer ascends, my buddy can’t control Hou Yi. He started bleeding from all seven orifices—it scared the piss out of me!]
[Plus one on the high usage requirements for the Moon Palace Card Set! Super powerful synergy cards, clearly meant for competitive play. Most A-level Spirit Card Masters can’t use these two cards together because they’re just too strong, damn it!]
[Are you crazy? Your Yunxia Empire has cards like these and you’re just releasing them?]
[I don’t understand the mentality of the Moon Palace Card Set’s Card Maker. Releasing them so foreign countries can buy them too? Having made such cards, why not sell them exclusively to one association and let them secure the championship at this year’s world tournament?]
[I’m also puzzled why the Card Maker would be willing to release such heaven-defying cards.]
[Just a few cards and you think you can beat other empires? Isn’t that an exaggeration?]
[The person above isn’t a Spirit Card Master, right? Any Spirit Card Master can see how insane these cards are. They’re not normal A-Rank Cards.]
Not just the Yunxia Empire, but other countries—along with the Sanctuary and Frost Moon Empires—couldn’t sit still anymore.
They had always looked down on cards from Yunxia, but once the Moon Palace Card Set was released, it swept through foreign countries at lightning speed.
Each empire had its own people in other countries. Once the power of the Moon Palace Card Set became known, the associations of the two great Empires could no longer remain idle.
S-Rank cards were one thing, but A-Rank Card Sets had indeed taken a heavy blow. They had always believed cards from the Yunxia Empire lacked power; this was now an awkward realization. If they didn’t use these new cards in the future, they could almost imagine being thoroughly thrashed by the Yunxia Empire.
No, this can’t be possible! Why would Yunxia suddenly produce such strong cards?
This is illogical!
"We must find out the identity of this Card Maker and recruit her, whatever the cost!"
"If she doesn’t agree, then what we can’t have, Yunxia can’t be allowed to have either. Understand?"
"Is this Card Maker an idiot? Releasing such cards publicly? Does she have no consideration for her own country’s honor at all?"
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Wen Jiang, of course, had considered it.
When the Moon Palace Card Set was released, Yan Moling couldn’t sit still and called to ask if she had gone mad. Yan Moling had only seen her experiment with the Changer Card before and never imagined it was linked with Hou Yi.
"With cards like these, you could have given them to the Mount Flower Association, and they could have easily taken the championship. Why?" Yan Moling asked, puzzled.
Wen Jiang replied nonchalantly, "Is it possible I have something even better for the Mount Flower Association?"
Yan Moling was speechless. "..."
He was suddenly at a loss for words.
However, this other card set involved Mount Flower’s secrets, so naturally, it couldn’t be shown to Yan Moling.
After hanging up, Wen Jiang saw her certification task counter change to 3/10 and sighed softly. "Damn System."
Zero Egg felt unjustly accused and cried out, "Why are you cursing me? I don’t set the tasks! Hmph, I’m wronged!"
Wen Jiang shook her head. "Apparently, releasing the cards publicly is required to meet the objective."
Take Mo Liqing, for example. If Mount Flower hadn’t been willing to get that card certified, it wouldn’t have counted towards the task.
Of course, Wen Jiang didn’t press the issue; she wasn’t in a hurry to complete the task. This was clearly a long-term task, and if she completed it too quickly, it might exceed the System’s expectations.
Zero Egg, on the other hand, was ecstatic. "So many emotion points are flooding in! There’s jealousy, happiness, and even malice!"
It could differentiate between good and bad emotional energies. Sensing the intense malice, it knew many people now harbored murderous intentions toward Wen Jiang. It gasped. "You only released this one card set! It’s not like you’ve committed some terrible crime, so why would anyone want to kill you?"
Wen Jiang replied calmly, "Their interests have been threatened, especially those overseas. If I were from the Frost Moon or Sanctuary Empires, I wouldn’t want to see a Spirit Card Master like this emerge in Yunxia either. They’d want such a Card Maker to belong to them, and if they couldn’t have her, they wouldn’t want her to exist at all. Search the news, and you’ll see our Empire has produced many excellent Card Makers. Some changed their nationality; others disappeared. Those who remain in the country all have the backing of the state or the Nobility."
"No one can tolerate a gifted Card Maker who tries to stay aloof and independent."
Even she had secretly made a deal with the state.
Of course, Wen Jiang didn’t think there was any benefit to standing out too much on her own. Having cultivated for many years, she deeply understood the wisdom of laying low when one lacked sufficient strength.
Zero Egg now understood. "You currently have the identity of a Mount Flower competitor, and the Empire is protecting you secretly. So, your security isn’t a major issue. Besides... HEH HEH."
Zero Egg thought with a humorless smirk, which Empire could possibly send people capable of dealing with a monster like Wen Jiang anyway? She could summon dozens of A-Rank Cards at once to overwhelm opponents effortlessly, and she rarely left Imperial City. Which Empire would be audacious enough to send enough Assassins to eliminate her? Unless they dispatched an S-Rank Spirit Card Master, but Imperial City had its own defense mechanisms, and its S-Rank guardians were no pushovers.
Therefore, Wen Jiang’s safety was basically not a concern.
While others frantically tried to investigate Wen Jiang’s identity, Mount Flower helped cover her tracks. Few were as perceptive as Tan Heming. Wen Jiang, meanwhile, continued to focus on matters related to the Four Heavenly Kings and entered a period of continuous seclusion. Then one day, she received an urgent message from Zero Egg.
"Host, wake up, wake up!"