Chapter 153 Under the Corona

In the temple beneath the corona, a warm and moist air was filled with the fragrance of plants from the surroundings.

Lan Qi sat on the stone steps, feeling the breeze upon the green fields of the mountain cliff, enjoying this dreamlike leisure, his expression carefree and content.

Although the headmaster rarely proctored exams himself, if he did, he had to ensure that the students taking the exam didn't feel pressured.

He watched Karen making cards from a distance.

The soft, scattered light illuminated the workbench like a sacred altar, Karen resembling a saintess guarding the temple, her movements clean, swift, and serene.

In the Shadow World, the main materials for card making often come from disassembling the magic cards brought in, and then processing and remaking them.

This is also why many useless purple rare magic cards called "embryos" can still be sold for a certain price.

Of course, within this temple, strange plants and scraps of stone slabs can also become good materials, as long as one understands their usage and can blend them into the right proportions.

In Karen's toolbox on the table, several kinds of natural green plants and petals were arranged.

She placed the box in front of the workbench, gently stroking each plant as if communicating with them using magic. She took out a feather-shaped green plant from the box, placed it in a special grinder, and gently ground it with a jade handle.

As the grinding process proceeded, green powder scattered from the grinder, each grain carrying a unique magical aura. Then, Karen took a small bottle of special transparent magic ink, mixed it with the green powder, and added a little lime. During the mixing process, magical fluctuations were like a whirlwind, dancing with the green powder in the ink.

After completing this step, Karen gently blew on the workbench to smooth it out, waiting for the ink and green powder to blend more perfectly. She stared at the workbench again, placing a blank white card of excellent quality, obtained from disassembly, in the center.

Subsequently, she dipped a delicate portable quill into the newly mixed ink. The moment the tip touched the card surface, the magical structure began to rapidly take shape under her extremely meticulous strokes, each line and each rune inextricably linked to the wind.

The card-making process was very long, requiring great patience and concentration. Karen's eyes were sharp like an eagle's, the pen tip moving with her wrist, gently but firmly outlining the magical structure.

Time seemed to pass quickly and slowly. Only Karen and her magic card remained in front of the temple's stone slab. The card surface she was depicting emitted a soft magical halo, like the morning sun shining on a verdant meadow.

"Amazing."

Lan Qi rarely watched others make cards.

Now, witnessing the entire process of Karen, a genuine gold-level card maker, creating a magic card, he couldn't help but exclaim.

Her comprehension of the [Primal Stone Slab - Wind] must be quite high to make every step so firm.

As for Lan Qi, although he also brought in some wind-attribute purple rare magic cards that could be disassembled, he still hadn't figured out how to make wind-attribute magic cards based on the parts of the [Primal Stone Slab - Wind] he had understood.

This comparison made Lan Qi even more certain that if it weren't for the [Primal Stone Slab - Seal], [Primal Stone Slab - Healing], [Primal Stone Slab - Spirit], or the [Primal Stone Slab - Light], which had a decent affinity, looking at the others wouldn't be of much use to him.

Even if he could really gain an understanding of wind-attribute magic engineering, he wouldn't have many opportunities to make wind-attribute magic cards in the future.

On the other hand, the mural itself was wonderful, making Lan Qi unable to resist admiring it. He had completely lost interest in the barrier formations on it.

"Lan Qi, lend me an eye."

A clear thought suddenly came to Lan Qi's mind.

It was the Great Poet taking the initiative to speak to him.

When Lan Qi lifted the restriction on her summoning, she could either come out herself or sense what was happening near Lan Qi.

"Okay, okay, don't rush."

Lan Qi felt the agitation of the [Great Poet] in his soul space, and allowed her to use his magic power according to her needs for magical adjustment. Gradually, a touch of azure radiance covered Lan Qi's emerald green left eye.

Even though he didn't gain much understanding from the Primal Stone Slab, the Great Poet might be able to understand more than him.

A long time passed in this way.

Lan Qi sat on the stone steps, watching Karen make cards while taking a good stone material and polishing it with the carving knife and paintbrush from his portable card-making tools, whiling away the time.

"Lan Qi, let me make cards later, you assist me."

The Great Poet finally sent another thought, bossing Lan Qi around arrogantly.

"Then I'll leave it mostly to you this time."

Lan Qi didn't mind. He was naturally extremely happy that the Great Poet was willing to help him work.

He stood up from the stone steps, rolled up the cuffs on his wrist, and prepared to go to a more distant location, so that even if he summoned the Great Poet, it wouldn't affect Karen.

The proctoring work was over.

……

The Ancient Tower Library of the Sage Institute.

More than an hour had passed since Karen and Lan Qi entered the Primal Stone Slab domain. Students on the upper floors of the library had come and gone, rotating countless times.

Apart from a few interested students who would still look at the center of the foundation level from the railing upstairs, only scholars who routinely came to record were waiting.

Near a stone railing on the sixth floor, two armchairs were placed beside a small, low, round table, allowing students to read leisurely and comfortably here. Hyperion and Sophia sat here, slowly drinking afternoon tea.

"If you perform well while observing the stone slab, you can make magic cards. But after all, time is limited. If you fail a few times, the materials will not be enough, and there won't be much time to continue completing the card making."

Sophia and Hyperion were discussing what might happen to their magic artificers when they observed the stone slab.

After she finished speaking, she looked at the large clock in the library. If all went well, it wouldn't be long before the stone slab observation ended.

"It's okay, Lan Qi is very optimistic. He doesn't really care whether he can make a card."

Hyperion smiled, sipping her black tea.

She heard Tata tell her at night that Lan Qi's card making was nine failures out of ten attempts, and that others would feel ashamed, disappointed, and annoyed when their cards exploded, but Lan Qi would laugh after they exploded.

"I wish I had Headmaster Lan's mentality."

Sophia stroked her cheeks and sighed.

Perhaps she needed to be more calm and collected in order to control her Ainur.

"... Sophia, promise me, don't learn from him."

Upon hearing this, Hyperion immediately put down her teacup and earnestly looked at Sophia to admonish her.

She felt that Sophia seemed to be showing some early symptoms.

Just as the two were chatting, some clamor came from the foundation level, causing them to stand up from their armchairs again and look down over the stone railing.

They saw that Karen had already returned to the Ancient Tower Library from the Primal Stone Slab domain.

In the hall on the foundation level, many scholars had left their seats and were asking Karen questions about this observation of the stone slab.

At this moment, she was surrounded by people like a moon surrounded by stars, with a pleasant smile on her face.

On the terrace of the upper floor, many students were also curiously looking downstairs, and gradually some students began to express surprise.

They saw that Karen was holding a translucent card emitting a pink mist.

She did not hide it and directly displayed the magic attributes of this card to facilitate the identification of the scholars.

[Wind Mirage]

[Category: Spell Card]

[Grade: Pink Divine]

[Tier: 4]

[Passive Effect: If there is a chance to dodge, gain 1 chance of ultimate evasion every 20 seconds, consuming mana when ultimate evasion is triggered.]

[Note: Don't bully this weak, pitiful, and helpless person.]

Since using a portable card-making tool set to disassemble magic cards and then remake them in the Stone Slab Domain is much more difficult than normal card making in the real world, and the materials are often only purple rare grade, Karen was able to make a pink divine card in one attempt due to excellent performance, on the one hand, and her own foundation was quite strong, on the other hand, and she did indeed gain a lot of insights in the Stone Slab Domain.

"Damn it, she made a pink divine card."

Sophia resentfully slammed the stone railing.

Even standing on the sixth floor, she could hear the students praising Karen downstairs and in the distance.

According to what Sophia knew, Karen had never made two pink divine cards before. Obviously, this observation was very rewarding, and this kind of life-saving magic card was perfect for battlefield card makers who mixed and amplified their tier in the Shadow World.

"Unless Lan Qi makes an epic card, or makes a stronger divine card, can he suppress her."

Sophia looked at Hyperion with some anxiety and said.

She knew that Lan Qi's card making emphasized a high upper limit and a low lower limit, which was why Lan Qi was able to reach the platinum level.

"It's unlikely. Lan Qi's wind attribute affinity is not good. It's a blessing if he can make a magic card."

Hyperion shook her head.

"Then isn't she going to show off?"

Seeing that Hyperion was not in a hurry at all, Sophia felt even more anxious than her.

"Lan Qi probably won't care too much. He doesn't have much competitive spirit anyway."

Hyperion spread her hands helplessly. She had never seen Lan Qi seriously compete with others.

She estimated that Lan Qi was just making cards at random this time.

While they were chatting, they finally saw Lan Qi's figure being teleported out in front of the void gate downstairs. The void gate transformed by the [Primal Stone Slab - Wind] also twisted and rotated at this moment until it disappeared instantly, turning back into the magic card in Dean Loren's hand.

(End of this chapter)