154: The direction has been chosen

The four core skills, like four pillars supporting a temple, were clearly laid out in his mind.

Card Transformation LVMAX.

Card Innovation LV10.

Mirror Copy LV1.

Card Creation LV1.

He had already utilized the first skill, Card Transformation, to its utmost potential.

It directly transforms real-world objects into cards. Simple, brutal, efficient.

For the past five years, he had relied on this skill to turn countless inconspicuous trinkets into cards, then used Card Innovation to dismantle and reforge them, accumulating his initial capital.

However, its limitations were equally obvious.

Card Transformation can only transform “existing” items.

He couldn't conjure a Tenfold Fireball Spell Card out of thin air; he first had to acquire a “Tenfold Fireball Spell” scroll or a spell model through other means, and then convert it into a card.

This path had reached its end.

Lin Yu's thoughts turned to the second skill.

Card Innovation LV10.

This skill was truly a turning point in his destiny.

The Ghost Card and Multiplication Card were innovated from the most basic A Small Pebble Card through it.

This was a true stroke of genius.

But now… Lin Yu's thinking became incredibly pragmatic.

To use Card Innovation many more times, gambling on a card even more central than the Ghost Card and more versatile than the Multiplication Card?

The probability was too low.

So low it could be ignored.

More importantly, he currently only had 23 card slots in total.

One Ghost Card and twenty-two Multiplication Cards formed his million-fold amplification cycle system.

This system was the foundation of his existence, the source of all his power.

To give up a Multiplication Card for a slim possibility, directly halving his power ceiling?

It wasn't worth it.

Unless he could find a card whose inherent function alone could rival a “five hundred thousand-fold” amplification.

This was simply an impossible fantasy.

Therefore, the Card Innovation option was also temporarily shelved.

Next, was the third skill.

Mirror Copy LV1.

This skill's level was so low that Lin Yu had almost forgotten about it.

Its effect was simple: copy an existing card to form a mirror card.

This mirror card possessed identical effects to the original, but it was only valid for one day, after which it would automatically dissipate.

It sounded somewhat useless.

But Lin Yu's mind paused at a crucial point.

Only valid for one day… will automatically dissipate… This means… it doesn't occupy a card slot!

This discovery was like a flash of lightning, instantly illuminating Lin Yu's thoughts.

What had been his dilemma all along?

The limitation of card slot quantity!

He didn't dare to create too many Primordial Snap trump cards, because each one he made would permanently occupy the slot of a Multiplication Card, weakening his foundation.

But Mirror Copy perfectly circumvented this limitation!

It can only be used once a day… which greatly limits its potential.

But he should also consider using it more often, to see what changes occur after its level increases.

Lin Yu forcibly suppressed his excitement and focused his attention on the last skill, the one he first encountered but abandoned earliest.

Card Creation LV1.

Card Transformation is turning “one” thing into “one” card.

Card Creation, on the other hand, is merging “multiple” things into “one” card.

It follows a mysterious “formula.”

At the beginning of his awakening, what Lin Yu first studied was Card Creation.

He had spent a lot of time and effort trying different material combinations, attempting to create powerful cards.

But sometimes, Card Transformation and Card Creation are interchangeable.

For example, A Small Pebble can be converted into an A Small Pebble Card via Card Transformation.

Similarly, by following the formula of Card Creation, using A Small Pebble as material, one can also create an A Small Pebble Card.

But in that destitute phase, Card Transformation only consumed mental energy, while every attempt at Card Creation meant the permanent loss of materials.

For efficiency, he ultimately chose Card Transformation.

But now, he had unlimited trial-and-error costs.

This thought made Lin Yu's entire line of thinking suddenly clear.

He closed his eyes, and the memories of five years of monotonous, day-in-and-day-out card-swiping surged into his mind like a tide.

It was a period he couldn't bear to recall.

Every day was a cycle of anticipation and disappointment.

But those millions of Card Innovation attempts had also exposed him to an almost infinite variety of card types.

His memory rapidly filtered through his mind, discarding countless useless pieces of information.

Blessing Cards.

Grant a permanent or temporary talent.

Field Cards.

Create an area beneficial to specific units or attributes.

Minion Cards.

Summon a minion with independent consciousness and combat ability.

Enchantment Cards.

Used in conjunction with other cards to achieve various incredible effects.

Effect Cards.

Directly trigger the effect described on the card, simple and brutal.

Counter Cards.

Passively triggered after specific conditions are met, used to counter enemy actions.

Equipment Cards.

Summon corresponding equipment, from weapons to armor, all-encompassing.

Skill Cards.

After use, a specific skill can be activated.

Attack Cards… The variety was vast, the effects diverse, almost endless, forming a colossal and terrifying card universe.

In the past, these cards were merely one faint hope after another to him, stepping stones on the path to the Ghost Card.

But now, as he re-examined these memories from a completely new perspective…

A breakthrough he had overlooked for a long time suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Lin Yu's breathing hitched for a moment.

Blessing Cards!

Equipment Cards!

Minion Cards!

It's these three!

Why these three?

Because the things created by these three types of cards, after use, have a very high probability of being able to detach from the “card” as a medium and exist permanently in physical form!

A blessing, integrated into the body, becoming a talent, the card itself has fulfilled its mission.

A piece of equipment, summoned and held in hand, it is a piece of equipment; it no longer needs the card to maintain its form.

A minion, answering the call, he is a living individual who can act independently!

What does this mean?

This means that these things will no longer occupy his precious card slots!

This realization was like a thunderclap piercing the heavens and earth, exploding in his mind.

His greatest dilemma all along, the shackles that restrained him and prevented him from preparing countless trump cards at will… he had found a way to circumvent them!

He no longer needed to agonize over whether to prepare another Primordial Snap with ten million times the power or to keep a Multiplication Card to maintain his basic amplification.

He could absolutely imbue himself with dozens of permanent blessing talents!

He could absolutely forge himself an entire set of mythical-grade equipment, enhanced with infinite resources!

He could even… assemble an army of powerful minions completely loyal to him!

And all of this would not have any impact on his existing Ghost Card cycle system!

His power ceiling would still be that terrifying million-fold amplification.

And his combat style, his trump cards, his overall strength, would undergo a revolutionary transformation on this foundation!