The Card Apprentice

Chapter 2

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Chen Mu's heart moved, and he nimbly pulled out a one-star energy card from it with his fingers, and put it in front of him for a closer look.

From the texture of the surface, there is nothing unusual about this one-star energy card. It uses the most widely used Bacchus structure, and it is also the most common structure. However, Chen Mu still noticed something strange about this card.

Weight - This card is slightly heavier than a typical one-star power. Having produced tens of thousands of one-star energy cards, Chen Mu has long been familiar with the weight of one-star energy cards. No matter what kind of structure it uses, as long as it is a one-star energy card, its card weight will not exceed a certain range.

Obviously, the weight of this card is not in this range.

Closing his eyes, his index finger and thumb gently stroked the surface of this one-star energy card, and Chen Mu carefully felt the slightly raised texture on its surface.

The texture is too shallow, empty and powerless, this feeling... this feeling... Chen Mu frowned, recalling this familiar feeling.

Thinking of it... Chen Mu's eyes suddenly lit up—like the result of painting on some kind of lighter material!

But it's not right, Chen Mu couldn't help but have greater doubts in his heart. From the point of view of hand feel, the material of this one-star energy card is extremely hard and thick to the touch. According to the general rules, the texture carved on it should have a stronger texture.

How can I feel this way? How strange!

After carefully checking the energy card in his hand again, Chen Mu still couldn't find out what caused this strange phenomenon. There is no mistake in the composition, and judging from the smoothness and beauty of the strokes, it is definitely at the level of a master. Even if I have made a one-star energy card for three years, but with my own skills, I can't draw such a beautiful line.

This made Chen Mu even more puzzled. Master-level one-star energy card, this statement itself is a bit strange, which card master would make a one-star energy card? If he had a five-star energy card, Chen Mu would feel more normal.

After thinking about it, Chen Mu put this strange card together with the one-star quality card with a new structure that he discovered just now.

Chen Mu, who finally finished his work, let out a long sigh of relief.

He has been so engrossed in his work that he feels a little tired now.

"I took these two cards away." Chen Mu raised the two one-star energy cards in his hand towards Xiao Hei.

"No problem, no problem." Xiao Hei said with a smile, he gained a lot today, Chen Mu helped him find five unused energy cards today, his mouth almost crooked from laughing.

In Xiao Hei's heart, Chen Mu is quite weird. Looking at his clothes, one can tell that he is a child from a poor family. Children from poor families like this will never let go of every little bit that can be saved. These unused energy cards in their hands are a lot of money in their eyes! Chen Mu was strangely not interested in these unused energy cards, but was very interested in those one-star energy cards, and they were all exhausted energy cards.

Of course, these can only be thought about in his heart, and he can't wait for this. If Chen Mu was normal, then these energy cards in his hand would not be in his hand, it was all money!

While reveling in his foresight at the time in his heart, he sent Chen Mu away with a smile on his face.

When I got home, it was already ten o'clock in the evening. After eating something indiscriminately, Chen Mu couldn't wait to take out the two energy cards he got today and study them.

The first one-star energy card caught Chen Mu's eyes.

This is a structure he has never seen before. The complex pattern is composed of light blue lines, covering the entire card. This one-star energy card is about the size of a poker card, and the material is a bit flexible. The surface of the card is smooth, but if you touch it carefully, you can feel the raised texture.

Ordinary people may feel dizzy when they see such complicated patterns, and don't know where to start.

Chen Mu's eyes were shining brightly. For three years, he had to face similar patterns every day. Although the structure was different from the one in front of him, the complexity was comparable. Those twelve new structures also gave him a lot of experience.

If you want to deliberate on the texture structure of a card, you must find its starting point, that is, its first stroke. Then it will be easier to understand by following the lines and veins in depth.

Although the one-star energy card is complicated, it is the simplest among all the cards. But even so, it wasn't until three hours later that Chen Mu really understood the function of each stroke. But to make the same one-star energy card, he still needs a lot of practice. But he gave up this intention, a lot of practice means a lot of consumption, at least until now, although he has a little savings, it is not enough for him to spend so much.

Most importantly, he has already calculated that the cost of this new one-star energy card is slightly higher than the one he is making now. It wasn't his style to spend tons of money practicing a new structure that didn't mean anything to him. But this energy card still has something to learn from. A circular compression structure may be integrated into its own energy card structure.

Chen Mu was thinking, but his finger involuntarily slid across another one-star energy card. His gaze fell on the second energy card he had just obtained.

There is nothing unusual about the drawing method of this one-star energy card, it is the most widely used standard one-star energy card drawing method. However, it was the strokes on the card that caught Chen Mu's attention.

The lines are beautiful and smooth, the style of writing is extremely proficient, and every turning arc is round and full, master-level handwriting.

This card looks quite old, and it seems to be quite old. It must be the early work of some master. But what caught Ye Zhong's attention first was not these two points, but its weight and thickness.

This old one-star energy card is one tenth heavier than ordinary energy cards. The weight of a one-star energy card itself is very small, even a tenth of it is hard to detect. But Chen Mu made too many one-star energy cards, so he felt it the first time he picked up this one-star energy card. The same is true for the thickness, this one-star energy card is thicker than ordinary one-star energy cards.

This is the biggest reason why this card caught Chen Mu's attention. The one-star energy card is the first card to appear, and it is also the most used card. Its specification standard has been drawn up since its inception. Up to now, the so-called standard structure and standard materials are no different from those at the beginning of its creation.

How can there be such a difference in a one-star energy card made by a master

Could it be...

Chen Mu naturally thought of the material. Did this unknown master find a new material for the one-star energy card? In order to make a living, Chen Mu has been working on how to reduce the cost of the one-star energy card, and this one-star energy card has aroused his strong interest.

Taking out the energy card in the energy meter, the room suddenly plunged into darkness.

After hesitating for a while, Chen Mu gritted his teeth, and inserted the strange one-star energy card in his hand into the energy meter at home.

Hey, it's not on! The room was still dark, without any light.

Chen Mu was taken aback, how could it not be lit

impossible! This was the first thought that popped into Chen Mu's mind. There was no trace of any use on this card, and Chen Mu could tell the energy card that was exhausted at a glance. He can guarantee that although this energy card is old, it is an energy card that has never been used.

Moreover, the structure on this card is perfect without any mistakes, much better than the one-star energy card made by Chen Mu himself. There is absolutely no reason for such an energy card to be damaged.

But now the truth is that it really can't provide any energy.

Insert your own energy card into the energy meter again, and the room is bright again. The energy meter was not broken, and he immediately ruled out this external cause.

So what went wrong

Under the light, Chen Mu carefully looked at the energy card.

Rubbing the card with his hand, a guess suddenly rose from Chen Mu's mind. Could it be that this card itself is a useless card

A master will make a useless one-star energy card? This possibility is unlikely, Chen Mu pondered.

Carefully rule out one factor after another, the structure is drawn correctly, there is no trace of use, no sign of energy loss, but it cannot provide energy.

material? A flash of inspiration flashed in Chen Mu's mind, and he suddenly thought of the slightly thick texture, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it might have something to do with the material.

Chen Mu put the side of the card under the light, and after a closer look, he found something strange. On the side of the card that is less than one millimeter thick, there are two very light-colored dividing lines. It turns out that this card is actually made of three materials glued together. Since the colors of the three materials are very similar, it is difficult to find without putting it in front of your eyes.

Failed experiment? It seems that this is the greatest possibility. Many years ago, a master wanted to improve the one-star energy card, but ended in failure. However, this failed experimental product was handed down somehow, and it happened to be discovered by Chen Mu.

This seems to be the most likely speculation.

Chen Mu felt a little disappointed. If this was the case, then this scrap card would be worthless.

The fingers subconsciously rubbed the edge of the card lightly, and suddenly, the fingers felt strange.

Chen Mu hastily put the card in front of his eyes again. He wondered if it was too old, and the edges of the card had begun to peel off. Chen Mu, who had already lost interest in this useless card, suddenly became curious. If it really matches his own speculation, then the master must have believed that the combination of these three materials can improve the one-star energy card. Chen Mu has a clear understanding of his level. His level is probably not as good as that of ordinary beginners. He has never received any formal learning in card making.

But he also has his own self-confidence, that is the one-star energy card! From the very beginning, he has been only studying one-star energy cards, and he is extremely familiar with one-star energy cards. Since the fine-tuning of the one-star energy card last time, there has been no breakthrough until now. Today, this card gave him another inspiration. Since there is no way to break through in terms of structure, why not try in terms of materials

Now that he had thought about it, Chen Mu became somewhat interested in the material of this experimental card. Although this experiment card is a waste product, it is undoubtedly written by a master. Of course, the knowledge in various aspects is beyond my own. It was precisely because of this desire for reference in his heart that Chen Mu planned to carefully study the three layers of materials glued together.

Carefully peeling off the outer film that had started to peel off, Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no matter how strong the material is, under the erosion of the years, it is difficult to retain its former glory.

When Chen Mu completely peeled off the film on the surface, suddenly, he was completely stunned, staring at the card, as if struck by lightning, dumbfounded!

The black card surface is as dark as the night, and thousands of silver threads are as thin as hair, covering the entire card surface like a spider web. It seems chaotic, but you can find a graceful arc from any small part. Shape turning, rigorous structure, and incredibly complex nesting.

Although the silver lines are as thin as a hair, it is difficult to distinguish them with the naked eye. It looks like the capillaries of the human body, giving people the illusion that the silver liquid is flowing slowly.

What's this? card

Chen Mu muttered to himself unconsciously, his brain was completely in a semi-stagnant state.

It took a full ten minutes before he recovered from this chaotic state. He rubbed his eyes hard to make sure he wasn't blind.

My own speculation completely deviated from the direction. What a failed experiment, this is obviously a camouflaged card. With Chen Mu's limited knowledge, he naturally didn't know what kind of card this was. In fact, the complexity of this card far exceeded Chen Mu's cognition. He had never seen such fine lines and such superb craftsmanship, and he had never even thought about it.

At the purchasing station, he had seen those high-level cards. Although they were all discarded products, he had never seen such a complex and detailed card.

What kind of card is this? Chen Mu's curiosity was at an all-time high.