33: Chapter 33 My card is—Conceptual Armament, Incubator Cupid!

Su Bai walked to the center of the testing area.

A five-meter-tall Abyssal Heavy-Armored Stone Demon stood before him.

In the sky, the golden phantom image of the universal balance hung like a sun suspended in the air.

Li Qingyue was still floating in mid-air. She had just finished testing Lin Xiao's bow; her bare feet were stepping on thin air, and those crimson eyes scrutinized Su Bai from above, as if she were pondering something.

The entire network was broadcasting live. 13.72 million viewers.

Su Bai stood still.

Then, he raised the dark pink magic card in his hand.

"Su Bai. Second year, Class 7, Jinghai Card Creator Academy."

His voice was not loud, but under the influence of the spatial laws of the miniature world, every word exploded clearly in everyone's ears.

"My Armament Card—"

Pink and black mist poured out from the card surface.

"—[Conceptual Armament · Incubator Kyubey]."

Kyubey squatted at Su Bai's feet.

Its body was snow-white, with red glass-like eyes and a smile.

It tilted its head and looked around with those emotionless red eyes, as if evaluating the quality of this generation of humans.

It was quiet for about two seconds. Then— "...Huh?"

In the audience outside, a representative from a certain family was the first to make a sound of confusion.

"What is that? A ragdoll?"

"He said Kyubey? Is it just this thing?"

"Where's the armament? Where's the blade? The sword? The armor?"

"Wait—did this guy just say this is an Armament Card?!"

Laughter burst out from the corners first. Then it spread like a virus, sweeping through the entire audience in less than three seconds.

"Hahaha, hahaha, a ragdoll!! He made a ragdoll!!"

"The second-to-last student in the class made a plush toy!! And he calls it an Armament Card!!"

"I can't take it!! Someone give me oxygen!! What kind of god-tier move is this!!"

The live stream comments section exploded.

[Hahahaha, hahahaha, hahahaha!]

[I'm laughing!! I'm really laughing!! It makes sense why the odds are 500 to 1!!]

[Is this kid here just to be funny?!]

[Hey, you in front, be serious!! At least he passed the universal balance!!]

[Passing just means he didn't cheat!! It doesn't mean his brain is normal!!]

[Master Li Qingyue was so expectant just now!! And it turned out to be just a toy cat, hahahaha!!]

Amidst the deafening laughter, Su Bai's expression remained unchanged. Even the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

Because he suddenly remembered—the word Li Haoran said in the car just now. "Survival wisdom."

Su Bai repeated it softly. Then he raised his head. "Everyone. I haven't finished my introduction yet."

The laughter didn't stop. But at least a few people closed their mouths out of curiosity.

"Kyubey's core function isn't to look cute. It's the contract."

Su Bai paused. "It can grant the wish of any girl."

The laughter died down a little. "And turn her into a Magical Girl."

The laughter grew a bit louder—no, it grew even louder.

"Magical Girl!! Hahahaha!! The pink kind?!"

"Frilly skirts!! Fairy wands!! Ribbons!! Hahaha!!"

"My daughter watched this cartoon when she was three!!"

Su Bai waited for them to finish laughing.

"After transforming, she will obtain a full set of exclusive armaments. This includes methods for using magic power and spells, some of which can instantly summon long spears and cannons."

Honestly, Su Bai didn't have deep knowledge of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime; he had at most "watched" it, and he wasn't entirely sure about the specific magic. But what he could be certain of was that the senior who got her head cut off in three episodes could use ribbon magic to summon various cannons and flintlock muskets—that stuff was genuine armament.

Furthermore, western swords, guns, bows... in short, Magical Girls could definitely be considered armaments, and quite powerful ones at that! Therefore, Su Bai introduced it with great confidence, and the voices nearby grew quieter and quieter.

"Different magic depends on the user themselves; I cannot explain the specific principles in detail, but the power is definitely formidable."

The laughter stopped completely. Not because they thought it was impressive. But because... what on earth was this kid talking about?

Even Lin Xiao and Zhao Dahai in the distance were somewhat stunned.

"Sister Lin, is what Su Bai said... really that awesome?"

Zhao Dahai's brain was buzzing. "Storing magic, summoning long spears and cannons... is that real? It feels like it might actually be pretty awesome."

"How would I know? But his Spatial Circuit is ridiculously strong; stuffing long spears and cannons inside might be possible..." Lin Xiao was hesitant. Her thinking was still stuck on what he had stuffed into that Spatial Circuit; in a sense, this was also the mindset of most conventional Card Creators.

Since Su Bai said it, he must have stuffed the corresponding things inside; otherwise, how could he achieve it?

Little did they know, what accomplished all of this wasn't anything Su Bai had stuffed inside, but rather something inherent to the Magical Girl.

"And then—the price." Su Bai's voice was as flat as if he were reading an instruction manual.

"After signing the contract, the user's soul will be completely stripped from their body and compressed into a soul gem. From then on, the physical body becomes a remote-controlled shell that can be repaired infinitely. No pain, no itch. Immortal and indestructible."

The whole place went quiet. Not the kind of quiet caused by being stunned. It was the kind of quiet that meant— "Did I hear that wrong just now?"

Su Bai added: "Works for both men and women."

The moment those words fell—the laughter exploded like a nuclear bomb.

"He's bullshitting, right!"

"What is this thing? Is this an armament? Does everyone think what he's saying is even possible to achieve?"

"It's impossible! Isn't a Tier 1 Armament Card just about summoning whatever you put inside? His thing is overly complex, and the price is also somewhat absurd."

"Right, you die if you use it! No—it's even worse than death!! Having your soul pulled out to be used as a battery! I suspect this kid is intentionally making the price sound so absurd to refuse the test."

"What the hell kind of cursed card is this!!"

"Malicious revenge!! This is definitely malicious revenge against the Monthly Exam!!"

"If you can't make an Armament Card, you make a dead card that no one dares to use!! That way you can say it's not that I can't make it, but that no one dares to use it!!"

"Expel him!! Disqualify him!!"

"Wait, wait, wait—everyone calm down!!"

A sharp voice drowned out all other sounds. Wang Shaotian jumped out from the survivor queue, pointed at the card in Su Bai's hand, and questioned: "He said it can grant wishes, and can turn you into a Magical Girl, and the price is becoming a walking corpse! Isn't this just—"

He caught his breath. "—isn't this just a scammer!! Is this cat of yours going to say 'Come, make a contract with me' next?!"

Kyubey tilted its head. [Yes. Come, make a contract with me. Your causality rating is—]

Wang Shaotian took three steps back violently, his face turning pale.

The laughter reached a new peak.

On the high platform outside, Vice President Wu Molin's face was so dark it could drip ink. His voice transmitted into the miniature world through the spatial laws: "Her Excellency Qingyue, this is clearly a problem student. I suggest disqualifying him immediately—"

"Quiet." Li Qingyue raised her hand. She didn't turn to look at him. But the entire miniature world instantly went quiet.

She didn't look outside, ignoring everything nearby, but her eyes were fixed on Su Bai. More accurately—she was looking at the card in Su Bai's hand.

"Appraise." Boom! The universal balance descended with golden light.