10: One year of use

Lin Yu’s gaze quickly scanned over them.

Gray, white, green, blue… Occasionally, a flash of purple appeared, but he quickly skipped over it.

No gold.

He searched three full times and confirmed that among these more than seven hundred cards, not a single one was a legendary golden card.

If it were before, this would have been enough to disappoint him for an entire day.

But now, he calmly accepted the result.

What sustained him through those five years of darkness was his obsession with the Ghost Card.

Now that this core infinite engine was in his hands, that obsessive drive also dissipated.

He no longer needed to pin all his hopes on the daily luck of Card Innovation.

With this heaven-defying card deck, he had countless ways to quickly grow stronger.

Luck, from today onwards, was merely an embellishment, not the sole straw determining his fate.

His mindset had completely changed.

Lin Yu began to carefully sift through his current haul.

Most were useless junk cards, but with such a large quantity, he was bound to find something valuable.

His finger traced through the void, and information about each card flowed into his mind.

Finally, his selection landed on a blue Enchantment Card.

【Enchantment Card: Eye of Analysis】

【Effect: After use, your eyes can perceive the basic information of most objects for 30 seconds.】

A reconnaissance and appraisal type of card.

Very useful.

Lin Yu took this card into his hand, and the remaining seven hundred and twenty cards dissipated into points of light.

Holding the Eye of Analysis, he fell into thought.

Only thirty seconds.

Too short.

In many situations, thirty seconds was simply not enough to complete the analysis of complex information.

However… he glanced at the Ghost Card in his pocket, which served as his “startup capital.”

As long as it was a card, and as long as he had used it.

He could duplicate it.

Even if it was only thirty seconds at a time… he could have unlimited refills!

Lin Yu didn't hesitate and immediately began the operation.

He picked up an Eye of Analysis.

Use.

A cool energy surged into his eyes.

Lin Yu looked at the corrugated iron of the container in front of him.

【Ordinary Container Wall】

【Material: Q235 Steel】

【Thickness: 2.5 mm】

【Condition: Mild corrosion, structural strength reduced by 15%】

Lines of data clearly appeared in his vision.

He then looked at the Multiplication Card in his hand.

【Equipment Card: Multiplication Card】

【Rarity: Blue】

【Effect: The effect of your next card takes effect twice.】

【Constituent Energy: Void Arcana 72%, Mental Imprint 21%, Rule Shard 7%】

Impressive, it could even analyze the composition of cards.

But it wasn't enough.

In a rapidly changing battle, thirty seconds might determine life or death. But for targets requiring in-depth research and analysis, this amount of time was simply too limited.

However, this problem was not a problem for him.

Use the Ghost Card!

【Please select the card to duplicate.】

Lin Yu's will settled on the blue Eye of Analysis.

“Yes.”

【Duplication complete.】

The grayish-white Ghost Card dissipated into points of light.

A brand new, tangible blue Eye of Analysis appeared before him.

Next was the Ghost Card Amplification Cycle.

Preparations complete.

Lin Yu picked up the eight Multiplication Cards.

Use!

【Amplification x256】!

Two hundred and fifty-six times the effect amplification!

Now!

Lin Yu picked up the brand new Eye of Analysis he had just duplicated.

Use!

An energy hundreds of times more massive than before instantly surged from the card and poured into his eyes.

Before his eyes, the profession panel prompt popped up.

【You have gained status: Eye of Analysis (Duration: 7680 seconds)】

Seven thousand six hundred and eighty seconds!

Converted, that was one hundred and twenty-eight minutes.

A full two hours!

The reconnaissance skill, which originally only lasted thirty seconds, had been transformed into a long-term, permanent status under his operation.

During these two hours, he could activate his analysis vision anytime, anywhere, to perceive the basic information of all things.

It worked!

A smile appeared on Lin Yu's face.

But it wasn't enough.

Two hours was long, but not long enough.

His ambition went far beyond this.

Lin Yu glanced at the timer, and after confirming the status duration of the Eye of Analysis, he began the second Ghost Card Multiplication x256 Eye of Analysis operation.

After a smooth and seamless series of operations, the status duration on his panel successfully doubled.

【You have gained status: Eye of Analysis (Duration: 15360 seconds)】

More than four hours.

Lin Yu didn't stop, continuing to repeat the entire process he had just performed.

His movements were precise and efficient, without the slightest waste.

Like a tireless machine, he was creating an incredible miracle within the small container.

Time passed by minute by minute.

On the table in front of him, the Eye of Analysis used for duplication and the Multiplication Cards used for amplification were constantly consumed and then constantly created.

The status duration on the profession panel also stacked at a terrifying speed.

Eight hours.

Sixteen hours.

One day.

Two days.

One week.

One month… After an unknown amount of time.

Lin Yu finally stopped his movements.

He let out a long breath, leaning back in his chair, feeling waves of mental fatigue.

He glanced at his profession panel.

The status that originally only lasted thirty seconds now had an astronomical number for its duration.

A full year.

He had successfully stacked a thirty-second enchantment effect into a year-long permanent status through unlimited refills.

For the entire coming year, he would possess the ability to perceive the basic information of objects.

He could continue.

If he wanted to, he could even stack this time to ten years, a hundred years, until the end of his life.

But he stopped.

Not because his mental energy was exhausted, nor because he felt bored.

But because he clearly recognized a problem.

The efficiency of doing so was too low.

He had spent a very, very long time, repeating hundreds of tedious processes, just to stack the time to one year.

The bottleneck of this process was not the cards, but himself.

【Amplification x256】.

This effect, stacked from eight Multiplication Cards, was his current limit.

It wasn't that he didn't want to use a ninth or tenth card.

It was that his current mental strength simply couldn't support the existence of an eleventh Multiplication Card.

Using the ninth would be fine, with one Multiplication Card and one Ghost Card remaining, he could still temporarily duplicate a skill and re-accumulate a startup deck, but if he used the tenth, he would be useless.

There was only one way to break through this limitation.

Increase his own mental energy limit.

As long as his mental energy was strong enough to simultaneously maintain the stable existence of twelve, fifteen, or even more Multiplication Cards.

By then, let alone extending a skill for a year.

Even if he wanted to turn a pebble into a planet, it might just be a matter of moving his fingers.

Each additional Multiplication Card now meant a doubling of efficiency and strength!

Solving the mental energy limitation was the real urgent matter!

This was ten thousand times more important than simply stacking the duration of a skill.

Lin Yu stood up and stretched his somewhat stiff body.

He needed to move.