Card maker? No, I'm a mechanic!

"Fully automatic... a pursuit weapon?"

Professor Lin repeated the word, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"You mean let the cards make their own decisions and attack?"

As a senior member of the academy, he naturally understood what this meant.

In the current card system, both spell cards and equipment cards require the card master's mental energy to guide and trigger them.

Even the so-called passive effect of automatic defense is actually just a pre-set, simple stress response.

But Jiang Zhe's description is more like someone with independent tactical thinking...

"Independent consciousness?"

Professor Lin frowned and spoke with some uncertainty.

"More or less, but not entirely."

Jiang Zhe shook his head and corrected him.

"It is not a consciousness with independent emotions, but a fixed orientation of biological instincts."

He casually pulled over a chair and sat down, but instead of immediately offering an explanation, he asked a question in return.

"Mr. Lin, what do you think is the biggest drawback of the current summoning cards?"

"shortcoming?"

Professor Lin was taken aback for a moment, then answered without hesitation.

"Then it must be a problem with the brain."

He held up one finger.

"Low-level summons, like slimes and skeletons, are just pure puppets."

"The card master must use their mental power to control every movement of them throughout the entire process. Once they are distracted and the connection is lost, they will just be a pile of rotten flesh and bones."

"There aren't many card players who specialize in summoning decks right now, since it requires too much mental control and a large amount of mana."

He then extended a second finger.

"As for high-level summoned creatures, although they are a bit smarter, they are only capable of controlling the body and possessing animalistic instincts."

"As soon as they're released, they charge forward screaming and engaging in hand-to-hand combat."

"Although brave, they lack any tactics and are easily targeted."

"That's right."

Jiang Zhe snapped his fingers, then picked up a pen from the table and drew a simple spherical structure on the paper.

"My card design is actually a combination of summoned creatures and spell cards."

He drew a circle in the center of the sphere, representing the captured terminal.

"I don't need him to be particularly ferocious or have a complex physical structure."

"All I need is for him to act as a trigger."

"Let it know when to attack, how to attack, and where to attack best."

"Once activated, all I need to do is provide enough mental energy and a firing command."

As he spoke, Jiang Zhe drew several radiating lines around the sphere.

"The rest is up to him to decide, just like a hunting dog doesn't need its owner to teach it how to bite a rabbit."

"This is the general concept of the floating cannon."

After listening to Jiang Zhe's description, Professor Lin did not rush to express his opinion.

He stared at the sketch for a long time, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, his tone carrying a hint of approval and a touch of emotion.

"A very interesting idea."

"Use the summoned creature's body as a weapon platform, and then concentrate your brainpower to do one thing efficiently."

"If it can really be realized, it will indeed solve a major pain point for summoner deck players."

Professor Lin raised his head and gave Jiang Zhe a deep look.

"However, so far, I haven't heard of anyone bringing out similar card technology from the ruins."

"Just how many of these...strange ideas are running through your head, kid?"

"I have the idea, but something is still missing."

Jiang Zhe sighed and pointed to the sketch with a hint of helplessness.

"I now have fire control, and I also have a plan for fire output."

"But...how can it fly?"

"If it's just a regular wind-based loop, it can only float like a balloon. It can fly, but that would be too slow, and it's also easily interfered with."

"What I need is a high degree of mobility that allows for instantaneous stops and changes of direction, and even the ability to chase down and attack enemies."

"Flight and maneuverability are the two pieces of the puzzle that I'm missing right now."

"Flying?"

Upon hearing this, Professor Lin stroked his beard and pondered for a moment.

"Simply flying isn't difficult; both wind and magnetism can achieve it."

"But to achieve the same level of stability as you described, and even withstand the loads of high mobility..."

He shook his head.

"That involves gravity-related technologies."

"In the existing system, this kind of technology is basically considered a high-end product at grade B or even grade A."

"Ordinary materials simply cannot achieve this."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhe's heart sank.

At least a B-level? Then he's going to be in a tough spot now.

"However..."

Just then, Professor Lin suddenly changed the subject, a mysterious smile appearing on his lips.

"You're lucky, kid."

"A long time ago, when I was constructing my core card gravity field, I ended up with quite a lot of stockpiled materials in order to refine more of them."

As he spoke, he turned and walked to a safe in the corner of the laboratory.

After a series of complicated steps, he took out a heavy little lead box from inside.

"Bang!"

The box was placed on the table with a muffled thud.

"There's some gravitational dust in here."

Professor Lin opened the box, revealing a small bottle of silver-gray powder inside.

"Although it's just scraps, the amount is enough to produce a very strong anti-gravity effect."

"Add a little bit to the outer shell of your floating cannon, and it will float up like a feather."

"And because of this, he doesn't need to make any extra movements to change direction, giving him greater maneuverability."

"Gravity dust?"

Jiang Zhe's eyes lit up, and without saying a word, he reached out to hug the box.

"Then I'll take them all."

"Hey, hey, what are you doing!"

Professor Lin was amused by his actions and pressed down on the lid of the box.

"Do you think these are cabbages? You want to take them all?"

"This is the culmination of my hard work back then!"

"Old Lin, you're just letting it gather dust. You should use it where it's needed most."

Jiang Zhe chuckled shamelessly, "Besides, don't you want to see what these floating cannons actually look like?"

"It would be such a shame if we failed because we didn't have enough materials."

"You bastard..."

Professor Lin pointed at Jiang Zhe and couldn't help but laugh and scold him.

"Alright, alright, take it."

He released his grip, his face showing some heartache, but the expectation in his eyes was unmistakable.

However, just as Jiang Zhezhen reached out to take the box away, Professor Lin stopped him again.

"Wait a minute, I'm not giving this to you for free."

"There is a price to pay."

"The price?" Jiang Zhe was taken aback and quickly hugged the box tighter.

"Professor, as you know, I'm a poor teaching assistant. I don't even have money to buy a new communication card when it breaks."

"Vulgar, utterly vulgar!"

Professor Lin glared at him.

"I'll just give you another SIM card if it's broken. Besides, what do I need your money for?"

He cleared his throat and a sly smile appeared on his face.

"The next academic exchange conference in the capital will be in about a month."

"You'll come with me then, as my student representative."

"and……"

Professor Lin pointed to the box in Jiang Zhe's arms, and then to the sketch on the table.

"You need to bring the floating cannon you made."

"Sigh, the only thing I've ever done in my life besides studying cards is to save face."

"When the time comes, you'd better show off your skills in front of those old guys and give them a piece of your mind."

"Let them know who can cultivate true geniuses."

At this point, the old man even closed his eyes, revealing a hint of anticipation and pride.

And he seemed to have already imagined some wonderful scene in his mind, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up wildly.

"So he went there to show off, huh?"

Jiang Zhe understood, which was consistent with his understanding of the old man.

Besides getting the materials for free, he was also quite interested in seeing what a truly high-level game in this world looked like.

"no problem!"

Jiang Zhe agreed without hesitation.

"I'll definitely make sure to support you when the time comes."

"That's more like it."

Professor Lin opened his eyes and nodded in satisfaction before finally letting them pass.