My Card Girl's Infinite Evolution

In the end, Luo Sheng tearfully processed the card payment and used the money inside to pay for the Card Strengthener certification.

No matter whether he paid it off early, he had already incurred a 9% loan interest rate, which would keep increasing over time, until he could no longer repay it.

There was no way out of this; he would have to face it head-on.

Luo Sheng planned to pay it off after he earned enough money and then get rid of it for good.

After paying for the certification, the black-haired, mature woman gave a slight bow and led him deeper into the certification hall.

Suddenly, a huge metal door with a security bolt slowly opened, and a familiar woman walked out.

She was dressed in a dark-colored turtleneck coat that wrapped around her tall and slender figure, and under her skirt, she wore super sexy white stockings that highlighted her long legs. The entire image resembled a beautiful sculpture, graceful yet mature.

Her demeanor was indifferent and aloof.

"Qin Jianjia?"

Luo Sheng slowly recalled who she was.

She seemed to be the young woman from the academy news who had drawn a Silver Card for the Qin Corporation's heiress the day before.

She glanced at Luo Sheng for a moment before walking away from the Card Tower in her black boots.

"She became a Card Master three months ago, and now she's here for the Strengthener certification so soon?" Luo Sheng wondered. "She really is the ice-cold beauty type."

A moment later, he stopped dwelling on it.

As the heiress of a major corporation in Pingcheng, after forming her Spiritual Jade at the age of 18, the resources provided by her family's corporation were enough to propel her success as a Card Master, even if her talent was average.

Given the abundance of resources she had access to, her achievements were far beyond those of regular Card Masters.

Moreover, she was regarded as a prodigy in the Card Master world.

At that moment, another female staff member, dressed in a white uniform with gloves, approached him.

"Respected Card Master, in order to be certified as a Strengthener, you need to temporarily store all your cards with us for scanning."

Luo Sheng nodded. The certification for Strengtheners was strict and authoritative.

The Card Master Alliance's Card Master Tower wasn't likely to covet the cards of a mere Bronze-level Card Master like him.

After storing his card box, Luo Sheng proceeded through a security check where he was scanned with red light and metal detectors to ensure he wasn't carrying any cheating tools or other abnormalities.

Once cleared, the white-clad staff member patiently explained, "The Strengthener certification requires three consecutive strengthening sessions. In each of the three rooms you'll enter, there will be 100 Bronze-level 1-star cards. Each card will be evaluated by our professional Strengtheners, and 3 to 4 of them can be fused together. Only if all three rounds of strengthening succeed will you be officially recognized as a Strengthener."

Luo Sheng nodded, signaling his understanding.

The certification was stringent, ensuring that a Card Master didn't accidentally pass the test due to luck alone.

When Luo Sheng entered the first room, he saw a designated card and 99 material cards suspended in mid-air, rotating like exquisite sushi on a revolving plate, offering a choice for the Strengthener.

No wonder the metal door was reinforced; these cards were valuable.

Luo Sheng picked up the card in front of him:

[ [Morning Sun Centaur]

Rank: Bronze 1-Star

Type: Character - Animal Skills:

Swift Horse: Despite having the upper body of a human, she is fundamentally a horse, capable of traveling at 80 km/h for three hours.

Back Kick: A deadly attack from a horse's rear legs, delivering a powerful blow. If horseshoes are added, the damage doubles!

Overview: A centaur girl on a forest outing, full of curiosity about the world...]

The card's illustration depicted a golden-haired, blue-eyed centaur girl with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, wandering through the forest with a travel bag. Her face was filled with curiosity and innocence.

"Wow… those legs are really white!" Luo Sheng couldn't help but admire, thinking about his own 'equestrian' fantasies.

Cough, let's return to the point.

Normally, a Strengthener would meditate and communicate with the card, analyzing it to resonate with the cards. If the resonance is strong enough, fusion would be successful.

However, Luo Sheng had a special ability that didn't require all that effort. With a simple glance, information about the card's enhancement appeared in his mind.

The card could be strengthened. The choices were as follows:

[The golden-haired centaur girl leaves her tribe to explore the outside world. Perhaps she needs a guide to help her become wiser.

Fuse with [Elf Longbow] to gain new power.

Fuse with [Lost Elder] to gain new power.

Fuse with [Brave Youth] to gain new power. ...

... If you have enough cards, perhaps a miracle can occur.]

Luo Sheng didn't want to expose his abilities, so he ruled out the first option.

He also immediately discarded the third option—there was no need to imagine what kind of cliché love story might unfold between a girl and a young man in the forest. Plus, heroes were usually scoundrels!

He was tired of seeing heroic figures with harems1.

His train of thought was interrupted by a fatherly-like contemplation.

The creepy old man was also dismissed. Finally, Luo Sheng decided to go with the bow, as every girl out in the world should know how to defend herself.

What if she ran into a creepy uncle?

He chose the Elf Longbow and used his mental energy to communicate between the two cards. No resonance was even needed.

The Bronze cards emitted a warm glow, and Luo Sheng witnessed the evolution of the cards in his mind:

The centaur girl, having left her tribe, was enjoying her leisurely travels under the morning sun, sipping dew and eating fruits. She stumbled upon a treasure chest beneath a giant tree.

She opened it cautiously, only to find an elven longbow.

Driven by curiosity, she took up the bow and started practicing. Over time, her archery skills grew proficient.

One day, while traveling near a cave, a giant lizard appeared—a hideous creature with venomous fangs that indicated its dangerous nature.

In this life-threatening moment, the centaur girl quickly used her bow to kill the giant lizard, experiencing a breakthrough as she realized the importance of strength.

The scene ended with the centaur girl, bloodied but triumphant, holding her bow.

The card was upgraded from Bronze 1-Star to Bronze 3-Star and became an Excellent-rank card.

According to the Card Master Alliance's standards, cards were graded into several categories: White, Damaged (high rank but weak skills), Normal, Excellent, Exceptional, Rare, Transcendent, Epic, and Mythical. The higher the card's rank, the stronger its abilities.

Naturally, the value of the card also increased.

Luo Sheng's Fire Maiden – Acoley was an Exceptional-grade card.

For this certification, improving a card to Excellent was sufficient. The most basic requirement was that all three rounds of strengthening had to succeed.

Luo Sheng put down the card reluctantly.

He couldn't afford to buy the card right now.

At that moment, a mysterious energy surged within him, warming his Spiritual Jade. He could feel the Bronze Jade beginning to change, slowly becoming silver. His spiritual power was increasing, and he could sense the progress—2%, 3%, 4%...

At 5%, the mysterious energy dissipated.

Based on Luo Sheng's understanding of his Spiritual Jade, as the bronze jade gradually turned silver, he would advance to a Silver-level Card Master, gaining new abilities.

He was full of anticipation.

Back to the matter at hand.

Luo Sheng finished enhancing the centaur card in just two minutes. The speed was extraordinary, so he left the room quickly.

He repeated the process in two more rooms and strengthened two more cards.

The cards' enhancement was about two stars each, and his Spiritual Jade absorbed another burst of mysterious energy, reaching 12% progress.

He successfully advanced to Bronze 2-Star.

After the card was sent for inspection, he received his cards back and wandered around the Card Master Tower.

At that moment, his phone finally received messages that had been sent two hours ago:

[Dear Luo Sheng, congratulations on passing the Card Master certification. You are now the 666th Card Master at Pingcheng Experimental School, and you have received a random card draw reward from the academy.]

"Wow, that was fast?"

Luo Sheng was a bit surprised.

It seemed the Card Master Alliance's records were linked to the academy's database. As soon as he was certified, the school immediately knew about it.

This was a good thing, as Luo Sheng was more interested in the card draw reward. As someone with only 8 yuan left to his name, his only hope was that the academy could provide him with something useful.

Although the Card Master Academy had a mandatory aspect, in reality, it was a tool created by the alliance to train Card Masters to fight against interdimensional invasions. For poor Card Masters like Luo Sheng, it was an unexpected welfare.

Then, the academy's homepage forum popped up with the latest Card Master rankings:

1. Qin Jianjia, Bronze 6-Star, 55%.

2. Zhao Wenxuan, Bronze 4-Star, 39%.

3. Wang Ke'ai, Bronze 4-Star, 36%.

4. Li Shiyu, Bronze 4-Star, 35%.

His rank was somewhere after the 600th position.

The academy clearly didn't know he had just reached Bronze 2-Star, as the data was based on testing instruments.

By the way, in just over three months since turning 18, Qin Jianjia had reached Bronze 6-Star. If given another two months, she might even become a Silver Card Master.

Truly, the prodigious heir of the Qin Corporation.

At the bottom of the forum, a Qin Jianjia Goddess Fan Club appeared:

[ "I Love Jianjia": "I heard the goddess doesn't live with her family. Offering a large reward for her residence address!"

"Coke Chicken Wings": "DM me, I'll pay double!"

"Storm and Lightning": "I'll trade my Bronze 3-Star card!"

"Exclusive to Hatano Yui": "The dog must die, unlike me. I only watch AI goddess avatars in AVI movies. Slurp (dog head for safety)."

"Mu Xian Ke Lai": "From now on, you and I are enemies unless you PM me the URL and link! (╬_)"

"Occasionally in the Jianghu": "I'll call you brother. Do you dare accept? +1" ]

Luo Sheng could only feel speechless after reading the screen.

He hadn't expected the world to be so shameless.

"My card, woo woo~~"

At that moment, a voice sounded.

Luo Sheng put down his phone and curiously looked over.

A young, cute-looking girl, holding her card in her hands, was crying, seemingly distressed about something.

A young man, a Strengthener, was apologizing to her repeatedly.

The black-haired, mature woman staff member was comforting the girl.

"I don't care. You must send a Strengthener to fix my card!" The girl insisted.

Luo Sheng looked closely at the girl.

Then he realized it was Wang Ke'ai, a classmate from their cultural course and also the daughter of the Wang family. She was ranked third in the academy's Card Master list.

He glanced at the card she was holding.

It was a damaged Bronze 7-Star card—Water System Priestess. However, it was severely damaged, and despite its high rank, it was only as strong as a Bronze 3-Star card.

[This card could be strengthened, with the following options:

The Water System Priestess drank contaminated water, causing her strength to plummet and her life to hang by a thread. Only a purifying hero might save her. If you have enough cards, maybe a miracle could happen.]

It seemed that the Strengthener's mistake had caused the card's damage.

At this point, the black-haired woman sighed and said, "The Strengthener has already compensated you for the damage, and according to the contract, we are not obligated to do more. However, given that your card is damaged, other Strengtheners will likely be unable to repair it either."

Wang Ke'ai puffed her cheeks in frustration, but she couldn't do anything about it.

It was the Card Master Alliance's rule, even for the daughter of a financial conglomerate.

In her despair, Luo Sheng casually spoke up, "It's not entirely impossible to repair it."

Wang Ke'ai: "!!"

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(End of this chapter)