Card: I Rebuild Five Thousand Years of Chinese Civilization in Another World

Chapter 93 Dark Alley
"I didn't expect the Card Hall to release a new communication card." Chen Yuelin turned back to continue studying the communication card.

Worried that Xie Yufei would be bored in the card-making room, she handed Xie Yufei a book on basic papermaking theory and let her read it herself.

Jie Yufei didn't disturb her; she was alone, reviewing the theoretical content.

After reading for a while, she discovered that this book on basic theory was written in more detail than the one her mother had left behind.

She had previously read her mother's notes and had gained some understanding of papermaking.

Looking at Chen Yuelin's book on basic theory again now, Xie Yufei has a deeper understanding of papermaking technology.

In the vast card-making room, both of them were engrossed in their respective research.

An hour passed, and Chen Yuelin finally copied a set of mother-child communication cards.

She exclaimed in amazement, "What a brilliant idea! It took me, a Saint-level card maker, an hour to replicate this set of basic communication cards."

This was the first set of communication cards she had copied. She gave the sub-card to Jie Yufei and said to her, "Keep this sub-card; it will make it easier to contact Master."

Jie Yufei looked up from her book, took the card, and said to Chen Yuelin, "Thank you, Master!"

When Chen Yuelin handed the card to Xie Yufei, she noticed that Xie Yufei was looking at the contents of the book.

She said in surprise, "You've read this far? Have you fully understood the theories mentioned earlier?"

Jie Yufei nodded and said to Chen Yuelin, "My mother was also a card maker, and her notes contain some papermaking steps."

When Chen Yuelin saw Jie Yufei looking dejected and used the word "leave," she subconsciously assumed that Jie Yufei's mother was no longer alive.

She comforted Xie Yufei, saying, "It's okay, you'll have a mentor from now on."

Jie Yufei nodded obediently.

Chen Yuelin recalled what Xie Yuwei had said to her apprentice an hour earlier.

She said to Xie Yufei, "Today is the first day of the break-in period, the day the students come back to report. There are still three days before classes officially start."

"You are free to do as you please for the next three days. Your sister must have been waiting for you for a long time. Go see her first, and then come back to me in three days."

Jie Yufei really missed her sister, and she said to Chen Yuelin, "Okay!"

"This disciple takes his leave!" Xie Yufei said to Chen Yuelin.

Chen Yuelin nodded. Before Xie Yufei left, she said to Xie Yufei, "You are my disciple. With my disciple's token, you can move freely within the academy."

"The Card Making Institute is my place. You can come and go as you please and use the materials in the Card Making Institute at your own discretion."

"The study and materials room here are open to you as much as you like, so don't let anyone bully you."

She was worried that Xie Yufei was young and shy, and wouldn't dare to speak up if she was bullied.

Xie Yufei sensed her sincerity, and she smiled and nodded obediently.

After leaving Chen Yuelin's card-making room, she began contacting her sister.

The two sisters agreed to meet at a certain place. After meeting, Xie Yuchen also came out of the combat team.

The three siblings gathered together and happily left the academy, intending to stroll around the city center of Tiansheng City.

Tiansheng City is very prosperous, and the streets connecting the academy to the city center are especially bustling.

A pair of large hands are carved above the academy's gate, cradling a card that radiates light.

This is the image of Fengyun Academy.

Outside the college gates is a straight, wide avenue lined with bustling shops on both sides.

After leaving the academy, Xie Yuwei and her two siblings began browsing the shops on the right. Most of the shops near the academy were related to Card Spirit Masters.

The shop sells some commonly used cards, mostly at the beginner level, with very few at the intermediate level and even fewer at the advanced level.

Among these shops, Jie Yuwei did not see any of the cards she had created, not even replicas.

When she came across a high-end trading card shop, Jie Yuwei couldn't help but ask the clerk at the counter, "Why don't you have Black Mamba Snake cards and Dustproof cards here?"

The shop assistants listened as if Xie Yuwei had told some huge joke.

"The Black Mamba Snake Card and the Dust-Avoiding Card are cards made by the Celestial Maiden Card Maker. These cards are only available at the Card Spirit Hall and auctions. How could a small shop like ours possibly have them?"

Xie Yuchen and Xie Yufei stood behind Xie Yuwei. After listening to the shopkeeper's words, the brother and sister looked up at the magnificent shop.

Is this a small shop?
They've never seen the world, so don't try to fool them!
Xie Yuwei never expected this. She hesitated and said, "There aren't even any copies?"

Seeing that Jie Yuwei's question was serious and not joking, the shop assistant explained it to her:

"Do you think the Celestial Maiden Card Maker's cards are so easy to copy?"

"Her basic card requires an intermediate card maker to copy, and her intermediate card requires an advanced card maker to copy."

"Tell me, why would a mid-level card maker lower themselves to copy basic cards when they're doing so well?"

Most importantly, the Celestial Maiden Card Maker's cards are not only the hardest to copy, but they are also cheap.

If card makers don't profit from it, why would they copy it in large quantities?
They will only research and trade privately; they will not openly copy and sell it.

Xie Yuwei finally learned the market value of her cards in Tiansheng City.

Cards are so difficult to promote that card makers can hardly replicate them.

How wonderful it would be if the patterns on cards could be replicated like printing.

Knowing that this was not something that could be accomplished in a short time, Xie Yuwei took her younger siblings to browse the shops on a purely observational basis.

After browsing the card shop, they then visited the card paper, pen, and ink shop.

After that, there are all sorts of material shops.

Although the variety of goods was limited, each shop was very lively.

After the materials shop, there are shops selling books, clothing, jewelry, and weapons, and then there are shops selling all kinds of food.

The shops on this street sell a wide variety of goods, so even if Xie Yuwei and her siblings are newcomers, they can still find what they want to see.

They shopped to their heart's content, but didn't buy much.

The three siblings strolled to the intersection of a small street and smelled the aroma of food.

"It smells so good! What are they selling in the alley?" Xie Yufei sniffed and said.

"Why don't we go in and see for ourselves?" Xie Yuchen was already tempted by the aroma. After saying that, he grabbed Xie Yufei's hand and ran into the alley.

Xie Yuwei followed helplessly.

Before the three siblings could find the source of the fragrance, they heard threatening voices coming from a dark alley next to the alley:

"Sun Shize! Do you really not know the whereabouts of the Celestial Maiden Card Maker?"

When Xie Yuwei and her two siblings heard the name 'Sun Shize,' they instinctively stopped.

The siblings exchanged a glance, then pulled Xie Yufei along quietly towards the dark alley.

(End of this chapter)