Card maker? No, I'm a mechanic!

Could it be that Jiang Zhe felt she wasn't trying hard enough, or that he disliked something else?

No!

She's only just scratched the surface of the core technology behind this blinding card; how could she let others interfere so easily?

If this girl learns it, wouldn't her status with Jiang Zhe drop?

Moreover, if there's a possibility of her being replaced, it will be even more difficult for her to learn more skills.

At this thought, a resolute glint flashed in Su Man's eyes.

"No, no need!"

She suddenly spoke, her tone stiff, and her body tensed up instinctively.

"I can manage on my own. It's only three thousand sheets. I don't need anyone's help!"

"How can this be allowed?"

However, Jiang Zhe ignored her protest and simply waved his hand.

"I've already brought her here, there's no reason for me to just send her back."

"Besides, weren't you complaining to Professor Lin yesterday about how I was exploiting you? Having more people means more work, and it'll give you more rest, right?"

"But……"

Su Man pursed her lips, wanting to say something more, but after meeting Jiang Zhe's determined gaze, she swallowed her words back.

She glanced at Lin Xiaoyou with some resentment, then picked up the carving knife again as if in a fit of pique.

"Fine! Okay! You want outsiders to help you, right? Then let's help!"

She muttered to herself, but her hands moved more than twice as fast as before.

"As long as I'm good enough, no one can replace me!"

"Sizzle sizzle..."

The carving knife began to leave afterimages on the card surface, its efficiency astonishing.

"..."

Seeing Su Man's state, Jiang Zhe shrugged helplessly.

Is this the legendary... King of Scrolls?

But it's actually quite good, anyway, it's a good thing for him.

"Um... Brother Jiang Zhe?"

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoyou, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but tug at Jiang Zhe's sleeve in confusion and asked cautiously.

"What's wrong with this woman? Did I do something to upset her?"

She had no idea what was going on. She was supposed to be helping, but she was acting like some kind of intruding third party.

"No, that's not true. She just loves working so much that she's completely absorbed in it right now."

Jiang Zhe raised an eyebrow and casually reassured the new laborer.

"Don't worry about her, just do your thing."

He pointed to the other side of the worktable, then separated a portion of the materials from the pile and pushed it to Lin Xiaoyou.

"Come on, I'll teach you the most basic circuit modification. Let's lay the foundation for this first."

"good!"

Lin Xiaoyou nodded obediently upon hearing this, although she felt that the senior's behavior was a bit strange.

But she was still happy to be able to help Jiang Zhe.

In the following days, the laboratory returned to its busy state.

However, the atmosphere gradually became somewhat subtle.

While frantically making cards, Su Man would occasionally steal glances at Lin Xiaoyou's progress on the other side, afraid of falling behind.

Lin Xiaoyou was completely unaware of this, and under Jiang Zhe's guidance, she picked it up surprisingly quickly.

Although her movements were clumsy, she was able to do some of the details that Jiang Zhe had only explained once perfectly on the first try.

"This girl..." Su Man's thoughts were churning. As a sense of crisis rose, her movements became even more precise.

Looking at the two office workers sitting side by side, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

"Great, double the free labor, double the happiness."

"They can even create a competition-accelerating buff when put together, that's brilliant."

After arranging the production line, he walked to the side and took out the barrier card and some other materials sent by the Lin family.

"Then it's time for me to start my own work."

"Get more radiation shields, and also... other equipment."

……

A few days later, in the East District Plaza of Tianlan City.

The morning sunlight shone on the huge teleportation array in front of them, reflecting a dazzling light.

Although it was still a familiar place, the atmosphere was completely different from that Level 1 Card Master assessment.

Gone was the noisy commotion of hundreds of people; the vast square was now only occupied by a handful of people.

But the aura emanating from these few people was more formidable than that of hundreds of people combined.

The top geniuses from the three cities have gathered here.

"Senior sister, I modified a few more equipment cards last night, take them with you."

In one corner of the square, Li Mo was handing several silver cards to Lei Ya, his eyes showing a hint of worry.

"Don't rush in every time you see a monster this time..."

"Okay, I understand."

Leia frowned slightly and waved her hand impatiently.

"What's wrong with you lately? You're following me around every day, and you're getting more and more nagging."

"Besides, it's not like I wasn't prepared."

As she spoke, she patted the bulging card box at her waist, but her eyes seemed somewhat complicated.

Rea felt a little guilty thinking about the blinding cards she had secretly hidden in the card box.

He had previously vowed to retrieve it and study how to crack it.

After studying it for the past few days, I can't see anything except that my eyes are almost blurry.

On the contrary, when the first batch of orders was delivered yesterday, she couldn't resist secretly taking a few.

"This guy's card is really useful..."

She sighed silently to herself, then straightened her back.

"Anyway, as long as I don't say anything, the teacher definitely won't know I took it!"

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhe also ran into an acquaintance.

"Kang Chul?"

A middle-aged man dressed in plain clothes with a calm demeanor was looking at Jiang Zhe, his eyes full of emotion.

"Examiner Liu, it's been a long time."

Jiang Zhe turned around and greeted him with a smile.

"yes."

Examiner Liu shook his head, his gaze lingering for a moment on Jiang Zhe's attire.

"It hasn't been that long, less than two months, has it?"

"The last time I saw you, you were wearing those work clothes, an older student mixed in with a group of kids."

"I never imagined that in the blink of an eye, you would already be one of the best among the geniuses of the three cities."

"Truly...the younger generation is formidable."

He patted the control panel not far away, his tone tinged with gratitude.

"But thanks to you, the good results of the last batch of candidates were attributed to me, and I was able to get promoted."

"I am now the administrator of this teleportation array, and I will be the one to send you in this time."

"That's great, it's easier to get things done when you know someone," Jiang Zhe said, raising an eyebrow and making a joke.

"Alright, we can catch up later."

Examiner Liu coughed lightly and his expression turned serious. He then lowered his voice and began to give instructions.

"This time is different."

"The spatial barriers in the core area are extremely thick, and ordinary distress cards cannot penetrate them at all."

"Moreover, the success rate of other methods is extremely low, which means that once you get in, there is almost no way out."

He pointed to the special bracelet on Jiang Zhe's wrist.

"That bracelet has an anchor point inside; it will automatically activate in five days and forcibly pull you back."

"But until then... you'll have to rely on yourselves."

"Is that so?"

Jiang Zhe nodded, understanding dawning on his mind.

This is similar to some of the information he found; five days is basically the limit for staying in the core area.

However, it's a bit of a headache if we can't get it done using traditional methods.

"Alright, it's about time."

Examiner Liu glanced at the time, then turned and walked towards the control panel.

"Ready!"

At his command, several top geniuses from the three cities stepped into the teleportation array.

"Buzz..."

As energy was injected, the teleportation array suddenly shone brightly.

Several beams of light shot into the sky, instantly engulfing everyone's figures.