My cards can be infinitely combined.

Chapter 2 Mutant Black Card

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Card Name: Snow Bear Panbao (Bound, Cannot be Sold)

Card color: white

Card Star Rating: One Star

Card type: Summoning Card

Usage Level: None

Mana cost: 10

Description 1: Summon [Snowy Bear • Panbao] to fight for you. Panbao has 5000 HP, 10-30 attack power, 1 HP regeneration per second, 0 MP, thick skin and tough flesh, is good at melee combat, has no skills, and is positioned as a melee tank.

Note 2: Using 2 Snow Stones, you can upgrade this card to two stars using [Card Enhancement].

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"A meat bear is worthless without any skills."

Zhou Nan shook his head and then looked at the attribute information of [Card Goddess] again.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Statue: Card Goddess

Category: Buildings

Level: LV1

Function: Use 100 points to redeem a random card here.

Card appearance rate: White cards 100%

Upgrade Requirements: 10 Diamonds

Note: Upgrade the Goddess Statue to increase the chance of obtaining high-quality cards.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The Card Goddess Statue is an important building in the [Secret Camp]. Players can spend game points here to draw cards. The LV1 Goddess Statue can only draw white cards. Only by upgrading it can you have a chance to draw high-level cards.

Upgrading the Goddess Statue card requires diamonds!

Diamonds are extremely precious resources, much harder to earn than game points. Zhou Nan has never upgraded the Card Goddess Statue to LV2. It is said that some players have already upgraded it to LV3, with a chance to draw blue cards!

"To test my professional talent, one white card won't be enough; I need at least another one. I've got it—the beginner's quest!"

Zhou Nan turned and ran towards the [Mission Hall].

All players' Secret Camps start the same, with only five buildings: Warehouse, Trading Post, Quest Hall, Teleport Array, and Statue of the Card Goddess.

The Warehouse is where supplies are stored. It looks like a large treasure chest that's two stories high. Upgrading it also requires diamonds, and upgrading it increases storage space.

The Trading Post is a virtual online shopping platform, which is a huge monitor in the secret camp. It is a non-upgradeable building, and players can use it to set up stalls, consign items, auction, and buy items. No transaction fees are charged.

The Teleportation Array is an essential building for players to leave the Secret Camp and travel to the open world for adventure. Using the Teleportation Array does not consume any resources, but the teleportation point must be activated first.

The Mission Hall is also a non-upgradeable building. It is the most magnificent building in the secret camp, about five zhang high, and is resplendent in gold. Inside, there are four huge monitors displaying the various missions that players can accept.

In addition, the [Mission Lobby] also has a built-in chat room system, making it very convenient for players to communicate.

The tasks in the 【Task Hall】 are divided into four main categories: "Personal Exclusive Tasks", "Dungeon Tasks", "Collection Tasks", and "Challenge Tasks".

At the beginning of the game, players can accept a beginner trial mission in the [Mission Hall]. The mission is extremely simple: use cards to fight a battle and kill a "game chicken". Upon completion of the mission, other mission systems and the "Chat Room System" will be unlocked, and players can also receive a random white card.

This beginner trial mission is currently the only mission that Zhou Nan can accept.

"Ding! Your Excellency Black Card Emperor, you have accepted the Novice Trial Quest. The teleportation array has temporarily activated the Novice Trial Arena teleportation point. Please take your cards and prepare for battle..."

Before the system notification ended, Zhou Nan had already skillfully run towards the teleportation array.

He was most familiar with this teleportation array.

First, select a teleportation location. There is only one available location: the [Newbie Trial Grounds]. Click "Confirm," and then everything goes black and light flashes as Zhou Nan arrives at a place resembling the ancient Roman Colosseum.

Ten meters in front of him stood a fat chicken about half the height of a person, which was the "Fighting Chicken," a dull-witted, useless chicken with only a thousand health points and a mere point of attack power.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Nan took out a one-star white card, [Snowy Bear - Pan Bao], and threw it on the ground. It consumed ten points of magic, and the card transformed into a giant bear with a bang.

The giant bear with a health bar on its head is none other than [Snow Bear Pan Bao]. It has white fur all over its body, similar to a real polar bear, but it is fatter and looks quite clumsy.

"General Pan Bao, charge into battle!"

Zhou Nan could control [Snow Bear Pan Bao] with his mind. After giving the order, [Snow Bear Pan Bao] pounced on [Game Chicken] and attacked with its pair of bear paws.

The outcome of this battle was not in doubt. Each hit from [Snowy Bear Pan Bao] could deal about 15 points of damage. With 5,000 health points, it was no match for even a group of [Game Chickens], let alone a single [Game Chicken].

After the battle, Zhou Nan was teleported back to the secret camp, and [Snow Bear Pan Bao] turned back into a card and returned to his storage backpack.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully passing the beginner's trial! You are rewarded with a random white card!"

"Ding! The dungeon quest system, collection quest system, challenge quest system, and chat room system have been unlocked. Please set your game nickname!"

"Ding! Your personal mission has been activated. Please level up to level 10 as soon as possible to unlock your first class skill. Mission complete. Rewards: 100 game coins, 100 game points, and one random white card."

"Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained the 3-star white card [Night Owl Dasca]. The item is now bound and has been automatically added to your inventory. Please check it out!"

"Samsung Card!"

Zhou Nan quickly opened his storage backpack, where a white card had appeared. He took the white card out and was quite surprised.

I actually drew the Night Owl card!

It's a Samsung!

The Night Owl card is considered a star card these days. The Night Owl is an agile assassin-type summon with decent damage output among white cards. If you can collect nine Night Owl cards, it will trigger a small effect called "Nine Lives Cat". The nine Night Owls can share the damage, either die together or not die at all.

Therefore, many new players hope to build a Night Owl deck at the start of the game, so much so that even a one-star white Night Owl card is highly sought after.

If I could list my three-star Night Owl card on the auction house, I could sell it for at least a thousand gold coins.

Unfortunately, it's bundled and cannot be sold.

"Isn't that infuriating?"

Zhou Nan muttered something. He had wanted to collect a set of Night Owl cards before, and he had gone to great lengths to collect five. However, he was too poor to afford it, so he went astray and started working as a middleman in the trading house. He was in charge of reselling Night Owl cards, buying them at low prices and selling them at high prices. He worked for more than a week and earned more than a thousand gold coins.

Later he discovered that these thousand-plus gold coins were not even as valuable as his previous five Night Owl cards. After working hard for more than a week, it would have been better to do nothing at all!

"Even though it's a three-star Night Owl card, it's not worth much since it can't be combined into a Nine-Lives Cat. It's not worth selling anyway, so let's combine it!"

Zhou Nan didn't hesitate. With the Snow Bear Card in his left hand and the Night Owl Card in his right, he clapped his hands together, and the [Card Synthesis] skill was activated.

"Ding! This card synthesis requires 20 mana points. Do you wish to synthesize?"

"synthesis!"

"Ding! Influenced by the [Black Card Synthesis] talent, this card synthesis has created a new synthesis recipe. The one-star white card [Snowy Bear • Pan Bao] and the three-star white card [Night Owl Card • Dasca] will definitely be synthesized into a mutated black card. Calculating..."

"Ding! Congratulations on synthesizing the two-star black card [Panda Panda]!"