Kato

() In the snowy winter, night gradually fell, two thin bodies sneaked out from an alley, and quickly burrowed into the alley across the street.

One of the ten-year-olds kept looking around the door, and after a while, he skillfully used a piece of bamboo to stick in through the door, pushed the door bolt, opened the back door of the tavern, and carefully opened the door. Glancing in again, he hooked his fingers at another relatively stronger boy of the same age behind him.

The stronger boy behind him immediately grinned, jumped in, grabbed a bamboo basket full of potatoes, and ran back.

But unexpectedly, there was a rope tied to the bottom of the bamboo basket, the boy didn't notice at all, he tripped over his stretched body and fell to the ground, and there was a clang in the tavern.

"Damn! There is a trap! Run!"

The little man who was letting the wind outside immediately cursed, turned around and ran out of the alley. The big man who fell behind him was no slower than him. He got up, grabbed two potatoes and rushed out. Forgot to close the wooden door heavily.

It's a pity that just after the two of them took a few steps, the entrance of the alley was already blocked by several men with fierce faces, and then the wooden door behind them was also opened, and an angry chef cut off their retreat.

"Hey! It really is you two little bastards again! Let's see where you go this time! Hit me hard!"

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Half an hour later, two teenagers with bruised noses and swollen faces crawled out of the rubbish dump cursing.

"Shadow, it's all my fault..."

The big man looked apologetically at Li Yin, whose forehead was bleeding, his eyes were black, and he was wiping his nosebleed.

"It's okay, I don't blame you, the frequency of committing crimes is too high recently. Where can I find food in this winter. Hey..."

Li Yin waved his hand, casually said to his good friend Mu Mu, and immediately sighed deeply.

"I need two apprentices, are you interested? Just eat, no money."

Just when Li Yin was full of laments, an old man with white hair, wrinkled face and black-rimmed glasses appeared in front of them.

The kind smile made Li Yin stunned for a moment, as if seeing someone close to him.In the severe winter, just after Li Yin was beaten, a warm current flowed through his heart instantly.

When Li Yin saw the little golden star on the old man's chest, Li Yin agreed for Mu Mu without saying a word.

In this world, people with star symbols and sword marks on their chests are masters. They are the master card creators and card masters of this world.

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"Snapped!"

There was a sound of glass falling to the ground, and the sound of shattering into pieces came from a small wooden house on the outermost edge of the town.

"You bull! This is the No.17 magic ink that you have destroyed in the past three months! Get out of here!!"

The roar of the old card maker rang out immediately, and the next moment Mu Mu hugged his head and jumped out quickly.

"I've said it a long time ago! I-can't do these delicate tasks! You should let the shadow help you! I...I quit!"

Mu Mu complained loudly while running, and disappeared at the corner of the street in a blink of an eye.

"Master, calm down. Although Mu Mu is a bit stupid, he is very obedient and has great strength. He can do other physical work."

Li Yin looked at the disappearing wood with a wry smile, unexpectedly did not catch up, but continued to lower his head, using ordinary ink to repeatedly draw 36 textures on the yellowed paper.

"Compared to him, you are a genius. It is our fate to meet you. Work hard, and you will definitely surpass me in the future."

The old card maker took a deep breath, calmed down, put on a smile again, and stared at the delicate lines drawn by Li Yin.

Smiling at Li Yin again, and giving Li Yin an encouraging look, the old card maker turned around and started grinding new magic ink on his card making table.

"By the way, your body is relatively weak, so you need to eat more meat. If you go to the tavern to buy some beef at night, the boss will know that you are my apprentice and will not charge you."

Just started, but the old Zhika remembered something, raised his head, and said to Li Yin again.

The pen in his hand shook, and a mist appeared involuntarily in his eye sockets. Li Yin didn't speak, but nodded silently.

Li Yin has been an orphan since he was a child. Except for the warmth of the director of the orphanage and other orphans who grew up together, this is the first time that Li Yin has felt real care from other people.

The kindness from the heart of the old card maker made Li Yin's heart suddenly filled with a sense of happiness.

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Three years later.

On a promontory a few miles away from the town, the sea breeze blows, the sea surface is shimmering, and the scenery is very beautiful.

"Master, I have been able to successfully refine the card. I will definitely not let you down today. I will definitely avenge you for your revenge."

Li Yin's thin body kowtowed three times towards a grave made of chaotic rocks, and a low-level card that had just been successfully drawn was tightly held in his hand.

"Shadow, let's go! It's too late!"

In the distance, another burly boy who was as tall as a bull called out Li Yin's nickname and kept waving.

Only then did Li Yin turn her head resolutely, smiled at Mu Mu who was waiting for her, and walked towards the direction of White Tiger City together.

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The White Tiger City is crowded with people. The last few days are the seasons when the Card Making Guild and the War Card Association will accept people. There are seven small towns and dozens of small towns around the White Tiger City. All those who want to stand out and glorify their ancestors will rush to the White Tiger City on this day. See tests according to respective abilities.

Once hired by the card making guild or battle card club, at least there is no need to worry about food and clothing.

Li Yin and Mu Mu grew up in an orphanage since they were young. They are not mediocre in the small White Cat Town. They both have some talents. The difference is that Mu Mu, who is strong and strong, wants to become a royal card that fights every day. Teacher, while Li Yin, who is relatively thin, is determined to become a card maker.

After entering White Tiger City, Mu Mu went to the battle card meeting. It stands to reason that Mu Mu's body would never be eliminated.

Li Yin looked at the card inspection machine that was getting closer and closer, but he was a little worried in his heart. After all, he had been studying with the old card maker for three full years. Successfully made a lowest-level f-combat skill card.

Although the card patterns are drawn extremely perfectly, it is the first refining after all, so it is lacking in other aspects.

"F-level combat skill card 'Fire Snake', the mental power check is normal, the cardholder is a card maker, comprehensive evaluation of the card, f, eliminated!"

While Li Yin was thinking wildly, a middle-aged card maker ahead of him was eliminated.

Li Yin looked at the F-rank combat skill card in the other party's hands with mixed feelings, feeling more and more uneasy in his heart, and the confidence he had before coming here has slowly disappeared.

Although the difference between f and f- is only half a level, there is a huge difference in power. Even the opponent has failed. Li Yin no longer has much confidence in the combat skill card "Electric Light Spike" of f- in his hand.

Amidst the anxiety, it was Li Yin's turn.

"Why are there so many beggars this year! Where is our card making guild?"

Before Li Yin inserted the card in his hand into the inspection machine in front of him, a mocking voice came from the opposite side of Li Yin.

Li Yin raised his head subconsciously, only to see a fat man in gorgeous clothes looking up and down with contempt on Li Yin's other people behind Li Yin.

Immediately, Li Yin came to his senses, the beggar the other party was talking about was actually himself!

With a twitch of veins on his forehead, a wave of anger welled up in his heart, but he only glanced at the two purple-gold stars on the fat man's chest, which showed that the other party was a two-star card maker who could make e-level cards .

Even if Li Yin has become a low-level card maker, there is still a big gap between him and the opponent. The lowest-level one-star card maker is one in a thousand people, but the person who can be promoted to a two-star card maker Among the thousand one-star card creators, there may only be ten of them.

So Li Yin finally endured it, and swept his firm eyes across the other's fat face, firmly engraving the other's appearance in his mind, and his eyes stayed on his nameplate, but Li Yin was completely struck by lightning. Stupid in place.

The memory went back to that night again, when Li Yin and Mu Mu came back from hunting outside, when Li Yin returned to the residence of his master, the old card maker, he saw his master lying in a pool of blood. Two rays of light flashed among them.

"Zhang Peng! If you can't keep up, I won't care about you!"

Li Yin didn't know who the murderer was, but that vague shout of anger was still clearly remembered in Li Yin's mind.

And the nameplate on the chest of the person in front of him is exactly the word "Zhang Peng"!

Li Yin stared at Zhang Peng's face firmly, engraved his appearance into his mind, resisted the urge, took a deep breath, and inserted the "Electric Light Spike" into the card slot.

"Glaring at me? Who do you think you are? A master card maker! You are holding the lowest-level f-card garbage in your hands! Paralyzed, a beggar like garbage wants to become a card maker? You're so ridiculous!"

This fat man named Zhang Peng is also an extremely sensitive person. When he was stared at by Li Yin, he immediately felt an unknown anger in his heart. In his opinion, a beggar dared to be so arrogant, and the extremely ugly insults immediately disappeared. popped out.

"F-level combat skill card 'Electric Light Spike', the mental strength check is normal, the cardholder is a card maker, the comprehensive evaluation of the card is d, pass!"

It's just that Zhang Peng's words just fell when the green signal light of the card inspection machine lit up.

"Remember, my name is Li Yin. Now, I am a low-level card maker like trash in your eyes, but one day I will surpass you! If...you will pay for everything you have done!"

Although Li Yin didn't know whether it was a coincidence that the name was the same, or the person in front of him was the same Zhang Peng back then, but Li Yin subconsciously felt that he was the same person back then.

Li Yin knew that he was indeed not as good as Zhang Peng now, but Li Yin believed that with his willingness to fight, he would be able to succeed.

Regardless of whether Zhang Peng in front of him is that person or not, Li Yin has already regarded him as that person as his current goal, and now Li Yin urgently needs a motivation that can keep him moving forward.

"Hehe, I'm so scared~ Rubbish like a beggar dares to speak harshly! Do you think you are already a card maker of the Card Making Guild?"

Zhang Peng smiled instead of anger, and looked at Li Yin with a more mocking expression. Amidst Li Yin's cold expression, Zhang Peng's expression changed, and he pointed at Li Yin's nose and cursed.

"Stupid, I'm telling you! Because there are too many beggars here to eat and drink! Starting this year, a re-examination will be added to the assessment, which requires on-site refining of cards! Only those who pass the re-examination can officially become members of the card making guild. Card Creator! You? You're still a little tender!"

"By the way, let me tell you a statistic! The comprehensive grade D is just the lowest threshold for passing the preliminary examination! It only took one morning! At least 300 people have already reached this standard!"

Immediately, Li Yin's expression became frosty, and the unknown people around couldn't believe their ears. They had never heard of the card making guild having a review!

Thinking of the mental strength and materials needed to make a finished card, Li Yin's complexion became extremely ugly.

Being able to make the lowest-level card "Electric Light Spike" has exhausted all the materials left by the old card maker to Li Yin. If there is still a review, where can I find it?

What made Li Yin even more ashamed was that he had just uttered harsh words, and he was hit hard. At this moment, Li Yin wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in.

"Don't worry, if you're just making f-level cards, the general material union will provide them. Of course, some secret skills and special materials can also be used, but you have to prepare them yourself. The requirements for passing the review are relatively strict, mainly depending on the card maker. The method, the success rate of card making, and the time to complete it are not without chance."

Fortunately, not everyone is as virtuous as Zhang Peng. An examiner behind Li Yin obviously knew the market and saw Li Yin's embarrassment, so he said softly behind Li Yin's back.

"Don't waste time, go and write this material application form, wait and hand it to me, and come to see the review tomorrow."

A staff member standing next to the inspection machine glared at Zhang Peng, handed a material application form to Li Yin, pushed Li Yin aside, and motioned for the next examiner to come forward.

"Future card making master~ See you tomorrow~ I'll wait for you to surpass me~"

Apparently, Zhang Peng was still somewhat apprehensive of this staff member who was also a [-]-star card maker, so he sneered at Li Yin twice, and walked into the crowd.

Li Yin stared at Zhang Peng's departure as if he was about to burst into flames.

"This is the difference in level! If I am also a card maker with a higher level than him, how dare he treat me like this?"

"I must become a better card maker than him! He stepped on my feet fiercely!"

Li Yin stared at Zhang Peng's figure gradually disappearing into the crowd, and his belief in his heart became more and more firm.

Glancing at the material application form, there was a dense list of various f-level card making materials. After checking the materials he needed and handing them over to the staff, Li Yin strode away from the card making guild. The others left a dashing back.

It's just that when Li Yin left the card making guild, his face was bitter.

Although the card making guild can provide the general materials for review, but on that form, Li Yin did not see the most important material for making "Electric Light Spike", the fire-type monster Huo Xiong's painstaking efforts!

The fire bear is an e-level monster, and the hard work is the ultimate top-level existence among the e-level materials, because only fresh hard work can play a catalytic role, and it is extremely inappropriate to preserve it.Naturally, it will not appear in the F-level material list.

The F-level "Electric Light Spike" actually doesn't need Huo Xiong's hard work.

But Li Yin's master is a card maker who likes to delve into strange and weird methods, and has researched many weird methods that can improve the success rate and power of low-level cards.

Using the painstaking efforts of the e-level fire bear to slow down the condensation speed of the magic ink and increase the success rate of card making is one of them.

In order to test whether he could really refine F-level combat skill cards, Li Yin had already used up the last part of Huo Xiong's painstaking efforts that had been sealed and kept.

Now where should Li Yin go to find it?

"Shadow! Easy pass! I was hired! I can use the f+ card easily! Starting tomorrow, I will officially join the battle card club! What about you? Look at your expression... Didn't you pass?"

Just when Li Yin was in a daze, a powerful big hand slammed on his shoulder fiercely. With a proud face, Mu Mu showed two rows of white teeth at Li Yin.

But when Mu Mu saw Li Yin's expression, he was taken aback for a moment, and then scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Mu, do me a favor tonight."

Li Yin's expression hesitated for a while, and then Zhang Peng's proud face and the scene of the master lying in a pool of blood flashed in his mind, and a trace of persistence flashed in Li Yin's eyes immediately.

At this time, Li Yin didn't know what kind of butterfly effect was caused by the decision at this moment. ;