Who told him to make the cards!

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Why is this old man changing his tactics?

If a hard approach doesn't work, I'll try a softer one, using knowledge to lure him in.

I'm sorry.

Chen Zhi sat down at the workbench and quickly produced six different Tier 1 cards.

"Is this the structure you're referring to?"

Old Man Meng: "???"

I haven't taught it yet, have I?

How come you know it again?

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Chapter 31 Marking the Boat to Find the Sword

"Where did you learn these structures?"

"I didn't learn it; I already knew it."

"impossible."

Old Man Meng didn't believe it at all.

He had met Chen Zhizhi, who made the cards.

Compared to Chen Zhi's self-created Claw Nail Cards, these Tier 1 cards are significantly more standardized.

The lines of the connecting structure also have a touch of "professional neatness".

In other words, the brushstrokes Chen Zhi used this time were slightly different from those used when making the cards last time.

This change is so minor that someone else might not even notice it.

But he was the Imperial Advisor.

No change escapes his notice.

Chen Zhi remained as deadpan as ever.

Believe it or not.

The review will be conducted in two days, so he needs to practice more.

Chen Zhi summoned the white card and began immediately.

Old Man Meng got angry: "Kid, I'm not joking with you."

Indeed, Chen Zhi's learning ability once again amazed him.

Six structures, mastered in one day.

Even the most renowned master craftsmen of the past were no better than this.

But this may not be a good thing.

"I don't care who taught you, you must stop immediately!"

"What? Are you jealous?"

"?"

"No one else can teach you, only you can, right?"

"Yes, but what does that have to do with being jealous?"

Old Man Meng did not forget to clarify his own position.

He didn't care who introduced Chen Zhi to the school, because Chen Zhi would eventually become his student anyway.

The key point of this issue is not who taught Chen Zhi these structures, but that these structures are simply not suitable for Chen Zhi.

"Before this, all the card knowledge you learned on your own came from the Moon Crown deck."

"And the structure of the Moon Crown Card Array is entirely based on ancient structures."

"It is different from modern structures; it is more complex and varied, but also more rigorous and closer to the fundamental principles of nature."

"Your penmanship and habits when making cards also originate from these ancient structures."

This is similar to ancient Chinese characters and modern simplified Chinese characters; the same character may have different numbers of strokes and different writing orders.

While the simplified structure is easier to understand and use, it also leads to omissions in the expression of legal principles.

If given a choice, Old Man Meng would replace all the structural models used in the teaching at Qinggong Academy with ancient structures, instead of just having students with the title of "scholar" study them.

But that won't work.

If it were really changed, apart from a genius like Chen Zhi, how many people could understand it?

The simplification of the basic structure of cards to this day is not a smart choice; it is more a matter of necessity.

If this is not done, the Holy Order Empire cannot continue.

It wouldn't have developed to its current level.

Perhaps the Holy Order Empire had already become history during a war a hundred years ago.

So it's not that Old Man Meng is petty and doesn't allow Chen Zhi to learn card making from others, but rather that these teachers simply can't teach Chen Zhi.

It seemed like Chen Zhi had learned a new structure, but in reality, it was leading Chen Zhi astray.

The more you learn, the more mistakes you make.

Once Chen Zhi fully adapts to the simplified structure and depiction methods of modern art, it won't be so easy for him to recapture his current brushwork.

He may still become a national master craftsman, but it will be difficult for him to take that crucial step forward.

“Simplifying the structure will lead you astray in your writing style.”

Old Man Meng was unusually angry. "If you just want to waste your talent, then keep practicing!"

Chen paused, then finally looked up.

"You mean I can only learn ancient structures?"

"Yes."

"But we're all modern people, who would understand?"

"I!"

Old Man Meng proudly raised his head.

Like an old swan.

Chen Zhi: "..."

This old gentleman.

Your abacus beads are jumping into my eyes.

Taking this opportunity, Old Man Meng patiently guided him: "I have studied celestial bodies and ancient source cards for over a hundred years. No one understands ancient structures better than me. If you become my disciple, it will not be a disgrace to your talent."

"Thank you."

Chen Zhi said earnestly.

This is to thank Old Man Meng for stopping his wrongdoing in time.

Then he lowered his head again and continued drawing the structure.

Old Man Meng: "?"

"You brat, stop right now... huh?"

He wanted to say "Stop".

He would never allow Chen Zhi to cripple his martial arts skills!

Old Man Meng was even prepared to use force.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Chen Zhi had already discarded the white card and instead drawn the six structures on paper.

Then he stood up, took the draft, and walked towards the curved wall covered with patterns.

As soon as he moves, the spherical space centered on him begins to roll.