Card Master Guide

In the afternoon, Queen's Road is full of traffic.

Yellow taxis, double-decker red buses, and Ford pickups lined up in front of the traffic lights at the intersection, and shuttle cars flew past the sky.

Compared with the night, the Queen's Road in the daytime has less atmosphere, and the beauties on the giant vertical screen lose the neon light, just like stage actors lose their lighting and become eclipsed.

A card and a pair of white eyepatch masks are painted on the poster of the Grand Theater. It is the world-famous opera "Phantom of Cards". Alley, detours and turns, and then came to the door of a coffee shop.

"Landscape Coffee Shop".

During the day, there were many customers in the store, but Lin Xiao knew that they were all operators of the investigation team. Those who are not as high as Lin Xiao stand up and salute, while those with higher ranks nod their heads in salute.

"After this entrustment is completed, it is enough to be promoted to a senior operator." Lin Xiaoxin said.

As a global organization, the "investigation team" has many seventh-rank national scholars and sixth-rank grandmasters, and has a complete rank system.

No matter how strong an operator is, he has to complete the entrustment step by step before he can be promoted to a position, otherwise it is easy to bury hidden dangers.

Greeting the Kanban lady with a sweet smile, Lin Xiao came to the back hall, walked through a secret door, walked through the underground stairs, and arrived at the base of the investigation team.

General affairs area.

Two of his teammates, Sigrid and Chu Yun, were waiting in front of the double mahogany gates, and beside them was a beautiful figure dressed in red.

Lin Xiao was a little surprised: "Jolinna?"

The girl with blond hair and high ponytail glanced back, with a cold expression, and nodded slightly as a greeting.

"She acted with us." Chu Yun was smoking a cigarette. "The team leader saw that our team and the temporary workers coordinated well in the previous two operations, so we continued to arrange tasks in the form of '3+1'."

Lin Xiao: "I understand."

This is the excellent matching mechanism of the Free Federation, and the basic principle of 'use it if you use it to your death'!

Sigrid was holding the document board, with a high chestnut ponytail tied with a red bow, and whispered, "Raven, it's time for us to meet the team leader."

Chu Yun nodded, and a white flame ignited in the palm of his hand, breaking the cigarette butt into light particles and floating up.

Lin Xiao complained: "Is this how you use the 'power of disintegration' endowed by Nid Hogg?"

Chu Yun said calmly, "You don't care about me."

Sigrid: "No, don't fight! (((Д)))"

Without saying a word, Jolena walked to the front calmly, her red leather gloves gripped the metal door handles on both sides, and pushed it open forcefully.

"I didn't say hello before entering the door." The voice was cold.

The woman with fishtail braids in a white suit and black tie sat behind the rosewood table, raised her gaze, and smiled slightly: "However, it doesn't matter if it's your words."

"I opened the door." Qiao Linna raised her chin proudly, her red pupils stared straight at her, "I don't understand the rules of the investigation team."

"Just talk about entrusting the task, team leader." Chu Yun naturally changed the subject.

"It's related to the altar of the demon god, and the entrustment fee will be higher." Lin Xiao said.

At the same time, the eyes of the people on the scene fell on the face of "Jiaqian Layman" Lin Xiao. His face was full of justice, and he said in a deep voice: "I am thinking about the team."

"Of course there will be no shortage of source dust and star coins, but this time the information is more sufficient than last time, so it is not considered an emergency,"

Margaret crossed her hands, supported her chin, looked at Lin Xiao with a smile and said, "So the source dust will be relatively less. Of course, the team's safety factor will also be higher."

Although Raven is the nominal captain of this team, Margaret can tell that the three of them are vaguely headed by Lin Xiao, and the strong are respected, which is understandable.

And Qiao Linna belongs to the type who refuses to be disciplined, and I feel very headache...so I leave it to Lin Xiao and let him train it.

"What is the specific commission?" Jolena asked.

Margaret handed out four entrustment documents for everyone to review, put her hands on the bridge of her nose, her eyes were deep, and she said slowly:

"The target is a fifth-level fallen card master who has absconded. The risk rating is: A-level entrustment. He has mastered taboo card-making skills. His original identity is the card-making professor of Red Lion Institute of Technology, named Ole Ness. "

"Professor of the Red Lion?" Qiao Linna's red pupils flashed in disbelief.

It was one of the three top card master academies in the federation, Lonicera's rival for many years, and their professor of card making turned out to be a follower of the demon god, which really surprised Jolena.

Margaret nodded and said: "He lives in the mansion of the federal capital 'Xington City', and he works regularly. He goes out every Saturday to purchase goods, and every Sunday he goes out to have dinner with his wife and daughter. He has a Samoyed and is a university student. Professor, the neighbors think highly of him."

"This day is too peaceful." Lin Xiao said.

Often the more this kind of background, the higher the chance of murderers and fallen card masters!

"There's nothing wrong with a peaceful life." Margaret said, "It's just a pity that last week a circus toured Sington City, and there was a rare fire-breathing lion creature, and then... the fire-breathing lion The lion, without warning, disappeared out of thin air."

"You suspect that this university professor did it?" Chu Yun frowned.

"It's not doubt, it's affirmation, because card makers can make cards that 'encapsulate' spirits, and those spirits are different from spirit cards, they are still alive, and they will leave corpses when they are killed, while fallen card masters, It is the use of corpses to make cards."

Margaret said indifferently: "The investigation team in Xington City was ordered to investigate and accidentally got a clue from a salesman—oh, I forgot to mention that the salesman is interested in Professor Ole's wife."

"According to him, the cry of his wife can be heard every night in Professor Ole's mansion, but because of the good sound insulation, the sound is very weak."

"The salesman suspected that Professor Ole had domestic violence tendencies, and he had the opportunity to sneak in. Then, he visited Professor Ole's house on weekdays, intending to flirt with the wife, and found Samoyed digging holes in the backyard... He happily dug out a bone and ran away with it in his mouth."

"The salesman swallowed his saliva, approached the pothole, and vaguely saw blond hair—the lady also had blond hair, so he lay on the ground, shaking his hands to open the pit..." Margaret said.

"At this time, he heard a calling from behind. It was a little girl, the daughter of Professor Ole, asking him what he found?"

Margaret shrugged: "The salesman ran away and dictated this to the police. When the investigation team came to the door the next day, Professor Ole's family had already moved away. According to DNA analysis, the hair tissue left in the soil was not human. , but the lion that disappeared from the circus, and the remaining breath of the demon god was detected in the professor's house."

"Xington City suspects that Professor Ole is trying to use taboo methods to synthesize the mythical monster 'Chimera', a synthetic beast with the head of a lion, the body of a sheep, the body of a python, and the tail of a python, which can breathe fire, so as to protect the altar of the demon god—and that There is a demon altar, most likely located in Star Map City, the basement of Professor Ole's other villa."

"So Xingdun City handed over this case?" Chu Yun asked.

Margaret said: "Unfortunately, this is the Federation... My colleagues are not trustworthy. The only thing I can rely on is you."

The team with Lin Xiao is also one of the few teams in my hands that can deal with the Demon God incident.

"You four, please go to Star Map City, Professor Ole's villa tomorrow, and investigate the synthetic beast 'Chimera' and the altar of the demon god."

Margaret said seriously: "The internal environment of the villa is not yet clear, you must be vigilant!"

One fifth-tier master, two fourth-tier card masters, these are the cutting-edge forces I can use.

Margaret could understand why Professor Ole was bewitched by the 'Arrogant Demon God'.

University professors always have their eyes above the top. When they find that conventional methods cannot make breakthroughs in card making skills, they often go astray.

It's just that his wife and daughter suffered...

Margaret lowered her eyes and sighed imperceptibly.

out of the office.

"Using corpses to synthesize monsters...is disgusting." Sigrid whispered.

"Relying on the Samoyed to find the clues, the Wang Wang team has made a great contribution!" Lin Xiao said with folded arms.

Qiao Linna frowned: "I'm worried about that Samoyed, already..."

"That's not what we should consider." Chu Yun said coldly, "The deal is done, all we have to do is to complete the commission, and then—"

Chu Yun glanced at Lin Xiao: "Get paid."

Lin Xiao knew that Brother Chu Yun said this because he wanted everyone to let go of their personal relationships and deal with the commission more efficiently.

Hesitation, sympathy, sentimentality, fear... these emotions will become the weakness of the card master, and then expose the weakness when facing the fallen card master.

Putting yourself out of the case and only focusing on your own compensation is the best way to solve the entrustment.

Lin Xiao nodded: "I agree, and the remuneration can be discussed again!"

Qiao Linna always felt that Lin Xiao had something similar to the epee man, her red pupils flickered, and she said, "Tomorrow, I will take your vehicle and go to the vicinity of the mission site together."

Chu Yun nodded and said: "Tomorrow morning, you wait for us at the gate of the Card Master Association, and I will come over after picking up Lin."

Lin Xiao pondered slightly.

Speaking of vehicles, should I also buy a vehicle card for the convenience of going out?

But a C-class motorcycle costs 50,000 star coins, so expensive...

*

Thursday, June 9.

The quarter-finals of the Star Cup will start tomorrow, and I will face off against the ghost bride who is good at 'charm'.

If you are lucky enough to get another piece of arrogance today, it may be enough to resist the sixth-level 'charm' effect.

Just as he was about to leave the house, Lin Xiaogu revealed an amethyst-shaped shard of arrogance, ignited black flames in his hand and poured it into it, warning:

"I'll see your brothers and sisters later, don't play tricks on me!"

Arrogant shards, bursting with circles of purple light, very humble:

‘You are my own brother, and that is also the other brothers~! '

Lin Xiao could understand the general idea and nodded in satisfaction.

"Today's mission is very dangerous, everyone should be mentally prepared." Lin Xiao looked at the three cards in his hand.

Daifuku:|ω`)

Leopard tight thighs!

Ice Lance: (`Д*)9

For everyone, we must work hard to become stronger!

Meteor Sword: (ー`ー)

It's a big deal, can't it be solved with a single sword?

...

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In Star Map City, the high-end villa area is quiet and lush, like a container, without any noise.

The weather was scorching hot, crows fluttered their wings and flew up the branches, their red eyes reflected a duplex villa with a swimming pool and garage, and in the window on the second floor, there was a tall man with an indifferent face.

"Chimera, the term often refers to impossible ideas, unrealistic dreams..."

Professor Ole whispered to himself, staring at the card between his fingers, his tone trembling: "But I really achieved it."

"Chimera, Monster Card, Epic Quality, Tier 5."

Like the spirit card, the Fallen Card Master can use forbidden materials such as corpses and wraiths to make monster cards.

The monsters summoned by the monster card will often not obey the instructions of the fallen card master, but will kill the fallen card master, even if this will make the monster itself wiped out.

However, as a follower of the arrogant Demon God, Professor Ole obtained a trace of Demon God's power through the Demon God Altar, and then made and successfully controlled this monster card.

Ole took a deep breath, gripped the card tightly, and felt the fire in his palm be slightly hot.

I don't care whether it is a monster, a demon god's retinue, or a hybrid synthetic beast.

It is enough to be able to make cards that exist in mythology and broaden the boundaries of card making.

Boom.

There was a knock on the door, and Professor Ole glanced back, it was his young daughter.

"Daddy, why are we moving to a new home?" the little girl asked with a wink. "And Bran, has he been sent to the country?"

"Bran is sick and is going to the pet hospital for treatment."

Professor Ole leaned over, stroked his daughter's soft hair, and said softly, "May I let mom take you back to the countryside for a few days? Dad is coming recently, and there may be guests coming to visit."

"Can I play with the guests too!" The little girl's eyes sparkled like jewels.

"Well... there will be a chance." Ole raised his eyes and looked at the door.

A blond woman stood at the door, her eyes were red and swollen, and she stared at Ole sadly: "Does it have to be like this?"

"It must be like this." Ole said calmly, "This is my philosophy."

"Even, that's wrong?" the woman asked tremblingly.

"No idea can be wrong, even if it's a 'false dream.'"

Ole picked up the card in his hand and smiled: "As you can see, I used innovative technology to complete this dream!"

"Innovative technology?! You are so self-righteous, Ole, you think you are a martyr, an academic genius, a master card maker, damn it, you are a fallen card master!"

The woman raised her middle finger, picked up her daughter and hurried out, leaving Professor Ole frowning, staring at the card in his hand.

Walking into the garage, the woman glanced at the purple-glowing underground stairs, her face was pale, she picked up her daughter and got into the car, starting the engine.

"Mom, what does Fallen Card Master mean?" The little girl asked puzzled.

"Crazy man who should go to hell." The woman said softly, "Let's go back to the countryside and live with grandpa and grandma for a while, shall we?"

"And what about Bran?"

"Bran." The woman sighed, "Bran... stays in Dad's card."

The car drove away from the villa, and there were professional equipment on the hillside in the distance.

Sigrid put down the binoculars and reported:

"Professor Ole's wife and daughter left in a car and will be intercepted by the fourth team."

"Let Hemlock and the others be more careful, and don't underestimate age and gender." Chu Yun frowned, "Ole's wife and daughter may be accomplices, or Fallen Card Masters!"

Qiao Linna stood aside, browsed the entrusted information, and said slowly: "Ole Ness, the Red Lion card making professor, a fifth-level fallen card master, is suspected of holding the A monster card "Chimera", and is committed to recreating the mythical monster card "Chimera". cards... He does not hesitate to use taboo card-making skills, which must have something to do with his card-making philosophy. "

"No matter how paranoid the concept is, this is not a reason for him to make taboo cards and threaten the lives of others."

Chu Yun said: "The goal of our mission is to sneak into the mansion, confirm whether the "Chimera" really exists, and try to avoid direct confrontation... Then, find and destroy the demon altar! "

Lin Xiao nodded slightly.

Infiltrating investigations, I'm good at this!

First wipe out all the fallen card masters and monsters...

Can't you sneak into the investigation with peace of mind?