386: The second Golden Crow! (asking for monthly ticket)

“How are things now?”

At night, Mu Qianshan pushed open the door and asked Jiang Yuan, who was in the living room.

As for the other person in the living room, who was sporting panda eyes and diligently trying to crack the Backpack Card, he was naturally ignored.

“Not bad. I should be able to challenge the top two thousand tomorrow.”

Jiang Yuan turned his head, looked at Mu Qianshan, and then said to him.

“That’s good progress.”

“Oh, right, do you want a Golden Crow?”

As soon as Mu Qianshan sat down, Jiang Yuan asked him.

“A Golden Crow?”

Mu Qianshan was stunned, somewhat confused: “Why are you suddenly asking this?”

“And, why would I want a Golden Crow?”

“No, why are you suddenly asking about this?”

“Because I want a Golden Crow.”

Jiang Yuan smiled, looking at the three cards in his hand: “So I’m asking if you want one too?”

“I…”

To be honest, Mu Qianshan was tempted.

But just as he was about to blurt out his agreement, he suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Jiang Yuan strangely.

“Card Spirits, aren’t they only able to be made one of a kind?”

He remembered Jiang Yuan saying before that each Card Spirit was unique and only one could exist.

What was it he had asked back then?

Oh, right.

He had asked why Nezha was so strong, and why he didn’t make more Nezhas?

Wouldn’t ten Nezhas be invincible!

Jiang Yuan had given him that answer at the time.

But now?

Didn’t Jiang Yuan make a Golden Crow for Huang Huanqing before?

Why was he still asking him if he wanted one?

Mu Qianshan’s brain was a bit frozen.

“Indeed, only one of each Card Spirit can be made, but this Card Spirit isn’t humanoid; it’s normal for there to be others of its kind.”

Jiang Yuan explained: “The Golden Crow race has ten members, so even if two more are made, they will be completely different individuals from the previous one.”

“Oh!”

Mu Qianshan drew out his words, nodding as if he understood but didn't quite.

“In that case, of course I want one!”

Mu Qianshan was very excited. Didn't he want a Golden Crow that was both handsome and powerful?

And this Golden Crow wasn't just generally powerful!

Just look at Huang Huanqing.

Although her original strength was also very strong, with the Golden Crow, she could be said to have gained wings.

Incredibly strong!

She instantly became one of the strongest figures among all the races!

Mu Qianshan was envious!

How could he not be envious?

Think about himself, he almost became a unit of measurement!

“However, if you want a Golden Crow, there is indeed a problem.”

As Jiang Yuan spoke, he glanced at Old Monarch.

Mu Qianshan, who was about to continue asking, saw Jiang Yuan’s gaze shift and followed suit, looking towards Old Monarch.

“My suggestion is that you don’t need a Golden Crow right now.”

Old Monarch spoke calmly, but Mu Qianshan, upon hearing this, did not rush to ask questions. Instead, he continued to look at Old Monarch, waiting for his next words.

Old Monarch nodded slightly: “You want a Golden Crow now because your combat power is insufficient, so you need a Golden Crow to supplement your immediate combat strength.”

Mu Qianshan nodded subconsciously. Old Monarch was right.

However, while that was one point, another was that he also wanted a Card Spirit.

His mount card changed from an aircraft to an eagle, wasn't it because he envied Jiang Yuan's Card Spirit?

Of course, the Golden Crow being strong and handsome was also a point.

“But the problem is, if the Golden Crow is given to you now, it will affect your future potential.”

“Potential?”

Mu Qianshan felt as if he had vaguely grasped something in his heart, but he didn’t quite understand.

“What do you mean?”

“Right now, relying on yourself, with the Zifu Sword and Pure Yang Swordplay, you can strive to become stronger on your own.”

“What’s more, you also have me by your side, providing you with elixirs and assistance.”

“In this situation, you can calmly focus on becoming stronger. With the Great Firmament Celestial Art and Pure Yang Swordplay, as long as you work hard, your potential will definitely not be low.”

“But if the Golden Crow is given to you now, most battles will be resolved by the Golden Crow, and you won’t get the training you need, which will lower your potential.”

Mu Qianshan looked thoughtful, but Old Monarch continued: “Although I could give you the Golden Crow now, can you resist not letting the Golden Crow participate in battles?”

“Even if you can resist, can the Golden Crow resist? The Golden Crow is a Card Spirit, not a mere card; he also has his own thoughts.”

As Old Monarch spoke, he shook his head slightly: “There’s also one more point, and it’s the most important one: after the Golden Crow is given to you, even if you can resist, and the Golden Crow can understand you and also resist fighting, there will ultimately be the Golden Crow as a fallback…”

“Then I will subconsciously believe that the Golden Crow will cover for me, and I won’t have a sense of urgency. Although I can continue to improve myself, the speed of improvement won’t be very fast, because I have the Golden Crow to back me up.”

Before Old Monarch finished speaking, Mu Qianshan understood his meaning and spoke with a serious expression.

“Excellent!”

Old Monarch nodded, looking at Mu Qianshan with a smile in his eyes.

“Don’t worry, the Golden Crow will be saved for you. When you need him, he can naturally be given to you.”

After the two finished speaking, Jiang Yuan also spoke.

“Of course, during this time, you can also start collecting cards to make a Golden Crow. I might need to make a red quality card first, but by then, you might be able to make a red quality card.”

Jiang Yuan smiled as he looked at Mu Qianshan, very satisfied with his choice.

Moreover, Old Monarch and he had just omitted one thing from Mu Qianshan.

That was his safety.

In the Human Race World, safety is basically guaranteed, and Mu Qianshan generally won’t go out.

As for going into a grotto-heaven, Mu Qianshan’s safety would be covered by himself.

If Jiang Yuan went to a grotto-heaven, or Mu Qianshan went to a grotto-heaven, the two would definitely be together.

Jiang Yuan would also tell Mu Qianshan this after he broke through.

This was also why Jiang Yuan cared whether Mu Qianshan broke through.

After all, if Mu Qianshan’s strength level couldn’t keep up with his own, then some grotto-heavens would be inaccessible.

However, this definitely couldn’t be told to him.

Having Jiang Yuan as a fallback provides a greater sense of security than having a Golden Crow as a fallback.

If he told him that he had himself to cover for him, it would be better to just give him the Golden Crow directly.

“Of course, no problem!”

Mu Qianshan unhesitatingly accepted the suggestions given by Jiang Yuan and Old Monarch.

As for suspecting them of having other motives?

Given his relationship with Jiang Yuan, as long as Jiang Yuan said so, he would agree even if it meant doing something bad.

So he wasn't worried at all that Jiang Yuan was deceiving him.

“Remember, you must save one for me.”

However, there were only ten Golden Crows, which was still too few, and Mu Qianshan was still a bit worried.

“Haha, don’t worry, I wouldn’t forget you for anyone.”

Jiang Yuan chuckled, patted Mu Qianshan’s shoulder, and said: “Your current task, besides diligently improving yourself, also includes collecting some Golden Crow crafting material cards. red quality is best, so that when it’s made, it’ll directly be a red quality Golden Crow.”

“Oh, right, wait, I’ll send you the cards needed to make a Golden Crow.”

“Okay, no problem,”

Mu Qianshan nodded, then suddenly startled, immediately turning to look at Liu Huaqiang.

He almost forgot Liu Huaqiang was still here. Did Liu Huaqiang hear what he and Jiang Yuan just said?

Jiang Yuan also noticed Mu Qianshan’s abnormality and followed his gaze to look at Liu Huaqiang.

However, Mu Qianshan had indeed misunderstood Liu Huaqiang.

Liu Huaqiang was currently preparing to break through.

One day and one night of sleeplessness had already allowed him to almost crack all the Backpack Cards Jiang Yuan had given him.

Although he estimated it would still take about another day, it was indeed time to break through now.

He was diligently breaking through, so naturally, he had no time to listen to the conversation between Jiang Yuan and Mu Qianshan.

But then again, even if he wasn’t breaking through, in his current state, he wouldn’t listen to their meaningless chatter.

He hadn't closed his eyes for a day and a night; even a Student of his Late Stage strength was starting to struggle.

“Relax.”

Old Monarch’s voice rang out, also calming Mu Qianshan down.

What he and Old Monarch had just said didn’t seem to be anything that others couldn’t hear.

The only important thing was the Golden Crow.

The information that there were ten Golden Crows, or rather, that ten could be made, could not be leaked.

Other cards were fine; there were some cards that Jiang Yuan was unwilling to sell.

In this situation, Mu Qianshan would help Jiang Yuan keep the secret, to avoid others disturbing Jiang Yuan and demanding that he make cards for them.

He glanced at Liu Huaqiang again, and after confirming that Liu Huaqiang was indeed not paying attention, Mu Qianshan stopped focusing on him.

“So, how many cards are you short for making a Golden Crow now?”

“I’m not short anymore.”

Jiang Yuan smiled, shaking the three purple quality cards in his hand: “I just contacted Huang Huanqing and asked her to help me find some. She has already found them and is on her way.”

“Open the door.”

As soon as Jiang Yuan finished speaking, a voice came from outside.

Familiar.

Mu Qianshan turned his head to look, then gave Jiang Yuan an inquiring look.

Jiang Yuan nodded: “It should be her.”

With that, Jiang Yuan got up and opened the door.

“Here, these two.”

After Huang Huanqing handed the two cards in her hand to Jiang Yuan, she glanced at Liu Huaqiang and Mu Qianshan, then came over to the sofa.

“Why did you deliver them yourself?”

“Because of the Golden Crow’s skill.”

Facing Mu Qianshan’s confusion, Huang Huanqing also explained.

“The Golden Crow can learn and use the same fire-attribute skills as long as he sees the opponent use them.”

“Jiang Yuan wants to make a Golden Crow, and right now, my Golden Crow probably has the most fire-attribute skills, right?”

“I see.”

Mu Qianshan nodded, excited about the prospect of having a Golden Crow himself in the future.

After Jiang Yuan glanced at Old Monarch and Zhao Gongming, he immediately began making the card.

Because he had made a Golden Crow before, this time the crafting was also very simple.

As long as his luck wasn't too bad, there would basically be no failure.

Zhao Gongming had just nodded, which indicated that Jiang Yuan’s luck was not too bad at the moment, and he could make the Golden Crow.

A total of five purple quality cards.

【Blazing Crow Spirit】, 【Sunfall Flame】, 【Three-toed Bird】, 【Sunrise Smoke】, 【Black Sun Fire】.

As the five purple quality cards merged into the blank card in Jiang Yuan’s hand, after a moment of waiting, the border of the blank card also turned purple, then emitted a purple glow.

Golden Crow! Done!

Jiang Yuan picked up the card and looked at it; there was no difference from Huang Huanqing’s Golden Crow.

【Sun True Fire】: Can convert all fire-attribute skills used into Sun True Fire, causing greater damage and being difficult to extinguish.

【Golden Crow Light】: Forms one or more rays to deal damage to the target at the temperature of the sun.

【Great Sun Ascends】: Changes the weather to clear skies. Under clear skies, the Golden Crow's various abilities increase, and the power of fire-attribute skills is enhanced.

【Golden Crow Transformation Rainbow Technique】: A very fast escape skill.

【Flame Control】: Same as Zhao Gongming’s skill, but for fire-attribute skills.

【Golden Crow Carrying the Sun】: Can split into four under clear sky conditions, consuming a relatively large amount of Star Power.

The Golden Crow’s card panel was quite peculiar, with only one enhancement and the rest being skills.

The enhancement was 【Ten Suns in the Sky】.

For every Golden Crow present among teammates, each Golden Crow’s combat power increases by fifty percent.

This could be considered a very terrifying increase.

If ten Golden Crows were present at the same time, each Golden Crow could increase its combat power by five hundred percent.

Just thinking about it felt terrifying.

If it really went by this, then the Great Archer Yi who shot down the sun back then was also quite impressive.

Jiang Yuan shook his head and didn’t look closely at the Golden Crow’s card panel. He directly materialized the Golden Crow.

“Hmph hmph, did you call Little Lord out because you need me for battle?”

“With Little Lord here, you can rest assured, I’ll burn any opponent clean!”

The moment the Golden Crow’s voice appeared, Nezha’s face on the other side of the sofa immediately darkened.

However, Old Monarch was also present at the moment, so Nezha didn't say anything, only staring unhappily at the black bird on Jiang Yuan’s shoulder.

After the two arrogant voices from the Golden Crow on Jiang Yuan’s shoulder fell, he finally opened his eyes and surveyed everyone present.

Humans?

Don’t bother with them.

Huh? On that human’s shoulder…

“Brother!”

“Cough cough.”

The Golden Crow Lu Yi on Jiang Yuan’s shoulder, seeing his brother, was just about to pounce on him to catch up when he heard an ill-timed cough.

Lu Yi was stunned, wondering who was so tactless, when he saw Lu Qi coughing and winking at him.

Golden Crow Lu Yi was startled, then looked at Lu Qi strangely: “What’s wrong with you?”

Jiang Yuan and Huang Huanqing exchanged glances. Jiang Yuan was secretly holding back a laugh, so he didn’t speak.

Huang Huanqing, on the other hand, didn’t know what to say at the moment either.

Lu Yi looked at Lu Qi in confusion, then followed Lu Qi’s gaze.

“Hey? That old man!”