1: Card Master Exam

“With such a frail body, you still want to become a Card Master?”

“None of your business.”

Jiang Yuan’s slightly pale face was calm, completely unbothered by the mockery from the person beside him.

“Heh, what good is a high score on the written exam? If you can’t pass the martial exam a month from now, won’t you still be expelled?”

Ji Bin’s face was filled with schadenfreude: “You might as well drop out now, at least you can preserve some dignity.”

“No need for your concern. You should worry about whether you’ll fail this written exam.”

“Ah Bin, it’s okay if your high school grades aren’t ideal, but don’t go down the wrong path.”

As Jiang Yuan’s teasing words fell, the bell signaling the start of the exam rang.

Ji Bin could only shut up. After glaring fiercely at Jiang Yuan, he looked at the exam paper with a troubled expression.

Jiang Yuan looked at the paper on the desk, his thoughts beginning to wander.

He had transmigrated to this World three months ago.

The Blue Star in this World was somewhat different from the Blue Star in his original World.

Blue Star still seemed to be Blue Star, but the map was different.

Five very large landmasses were separated by vast oceans.

The place he was in was a country on one of these landmasses.

Great Summer.

However, the biggest difference should be the appearance of cards.

The existence of the Cave Heaven forced humanity to use the power of cards to fight against the creatures within the Cave Heaven.

The unified awakening of the spiritual sea at the age of eighteen gave people the ability to create and use cards.

Weapon cards, equipment cards, Skill Cards, and other cards were used to arm oneself for battle.

This was the main theme of this World.

Unfortunately, although the body Jiang Yuan transmigrated into shared his name, it possessed a frail physique.

Although Star Power cultivation could make him stronger and allow him to activate cards for battle, he was an exception.

To be precise, his frail body was due to illness.

myasthenia!

Although Star Power cultivation reaching the sixth major realm, Shen, could reshape the body through Star Power and cure this disease.

But clearly, his physical condition might not be enough to sustain him until he cultivated to that level.

Star Power cultivation was divided into thirty-six realms of ascending to heaven.

The thirty-six realms were divided into twelve major realms, corresponding exactly to the twelve Chinese stellar mansions of his previous life.

Star Epoch, Xuanxiao, Zouzi, Jianglou, Great Beam, Shen, Quail Head, Quail Fire, Quail Tail, Longevity Star, Dahuo, and Ximu were the twelve realms.

Each major realm was further divided into early, middle, and late stages, totaling thirty-six realms of ascending to heaven.

Currently, Jiang Yuan was only in the Star Epoch Middle Stage, and it was unknown how long it would take him to cultivate to Shen.

However, according to the progression of his current illness, he would be bedridden in at most two years, and after two years, there would basically be no possibility of him surviving.

Coupled with the impact of myasthenia on combat, what Ji Bin said earlier was indeed correct.

For an ordinary person, it would truly be better to just drop out.

After all, if one failed the martial exam a month later, they would also be deemed to have no talent as a Card Master and be forced to drop out.

After being expelled, there wouldn't be such good resources and environment in society. If they wanted to continue on this path then, they would only be able to risk their lives in the Cave Heaven.

But he was not an ordinary person.

“After this written exam is over, three days of holiday will be enough for me to create him.”

His pen moved quickly across the exam paper, and Jiang Yuan’s mind was also pondering.

He hadn't been idle during these three months since transmigrating.

He had continuously collected materials for card creation, all to create that card before the martial exam.

Only by staying in school could he continue to develop safely.

In this World, as long as one opened their spiritual sea, everyone could create, or rather, synthesize cards.

With suitable materials and ideas recognized by the World Will, everyone was a Card Creator.

Each person's different physique and different ideas would also create different, yet highly compatible, card sets for themselves.

And materials were the most crucial aspect for Jiang Yuan in creating that card.

Over these three months, he had gone to great lengths, finally collecting all the materials.

If it weren't for today being the written exam, he would have prepared to ask for leave to create it as soon as the last material arrived this morning.

As an orphan, it was not easy for him to collect these materials.

Although he had rehearsed it many times in his mind, the success rate was over ninety percent.

But once it failed…

Jiang Yuan shook his head, casting away that inauspicious thought, and then continued to answer the questions.

Basic questions.

The three most important card types in a card deck are: Weapon Card, Equipment Card, Skill Card.

The meaning represented by the Cave Heaven is: another world.

How are card materials obtained?

: Drops and materials from creatures in the Cave Heaven, and the collection of heavenly material and earthly treasure.

“Ding-a-ling-a-ling~”

As the answering concluded, the bell signaling the end of the exam also rang.

Jiang Yuan put down his pen and walked out of the examination hall, completely ignoring Ji Bin.

He was eager to go back and create his card.

“Jiang Yuan!”

Just as Jiang Yuan walked out of the school gate, a familiar voice made him stop.

“Why are you in such a hurry?”

Seeing the person, Jiang Yuan’s pale face also showed a hint of a smile.

Mu Qianshan, the young master of the Mu Family.

Due to a chance encounter in childhood, the two became very good friends.

However…

“When you fail this time, can you accept my help?” Mu Qianshan looked at Jiang Yuan with a serious expression and said.

Jiang Yuan felt a bit touched. Neither he nor the original Jiang Yuan had ever relied completely on Mu Qianshan just because he was from a wealthy family.

On the contrary, they both preferred to be more self-reliant.

But even so,

“Can’t you say something nicer?”

Jiang Yuan smiled, and Mu Qianshan quickly made two “pfft pfft” sounds, laughing: “Look at my mouth, then I wish you success!”

“Don’t worry, if I don’t succeed, I’ll ask you for help.”

“Not help, consider it me borrowing from you!”

“Okay.”

The two laughed happily, waved goodbye to each other, and then left the school.

After returning home, he ate a little, then took out the materials he had prepared.

Materials were divided into five grades: white, blue, purple, red, and gold.

This was judged by the faint glow emitted when Star Power was used on the material, transforming it into a card.

Among the materials laid out before Jiang Yuan, only one was blue.

Blue: Spirit Pearl of Nurturing.

This was precisely a material that Jiang Yuan had gone to great lengths to acquire.

Besides this, the remaining materials—Blazing Fire, Bellyband, Six-Armed Ape, and Three-Headed Snake Head—were all white quality.

It's worth mentioning that all the materials before him, having already been exposed to Star Power, existed in card form.

“I apologize, these materials have made you suffer, but these are the best materials I could possibly obtain. Please forgive me.”

Jiang Yuan closed his eyes, bowed slightly, and then began to create the card.