Card maker? No, I'm a mechanic!

"Just return it by tomorrow morning..."

Leia murmured softly, then suddenly clapped her hands, as if she had figured out something.

"That makes sense!"

"You wouldn't understand anyway, so what's the harm in letting you touch it?"

"Okay, it's settled then."

Seeing her expression of immense satisfaction, Jiang Zhe could only suppress a smile and nod before pulling out his SIM card.

"Then let's add a mark so we can contact each other easily later."

"good!"

"Then you just wait, I'm taking these boxing gloves."

After the exchange, she turned and ran away in a hurry, but her back view exuded excitement.

Watching her disappear into the distance, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but rub his chin, feeling somewhat sentimental.

He doesn't need a whole night; once he gets his hands on it, he only needs to study it for a while, even just an hour, and he can almost replicate it.

The body training in Iron Fortress City really does have side effects; it's quite remarkable that they were able to produce a research project.

……

On the other side at this moment.

Several elderly professors were huddled together eating sunflower seeds, the tense, confrontational atmosphere from just moments before completely gone.

"Hey, how are the places for the memorials allocated this time?"

"The same old rules, I guess."

An old man from White Stone City leaned over, saying, "We can't possibly split those few spots equally..."

"That won't do," Raymond said confidently, patting his thigh.

"Whoever has the best students gets more spots."

"I came prepared this time, so I'll definitely have more."

"Don't speak too confidently, or you'll bite off more than you can chew," Professor Lin calmly said, taking a sip of tea.

Just then, the broadcast came on, interrupting their conversation.

"here we go."

As the host announced, the atmosphere in the training ground below was instantly ignited.

Unlike the previous presentation, most of the professors came here specifically for this purpose.

After all, academic breakthroughs are difficult, but teaching a few truly capable students is relatively easy.

The first two matches were a duel between the two cities of White Rock and Iron Fortress.

Although there wasn't much suspense, Jiang Zhe watched the process with great interest.

Although the student with the white stone possessed a large amount of spiritual power, he clearly couldn't withstand it head-on.

They were just trying to create obstacles to create distance and kite their opponent to wear them down.

However, the big guy opposite him didn't give him that chance at all.

Although it looks bulky, it has amazing explosive power and superb fighting skills.

Close-quarters combat, joint locks, throws and takedowns...

Each move was fluid and graceful, without any superfluous actions, demonstrating the full potential of the body.

"Such impressive skill."

Jiang Zhe, watching from below the stage, narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although his cards and stats are definitely higher than this guy's, what if one day his stats can't keep up and he gets entangled in close combat...?

"Looks like I need to find an opportunity to brush up on my skills; relying solely on numbers can easily lead to mistakes."

Just as he was pondering this, his name finally came over the loudspeaker.

"Next match: Jiang Zhe from Tianlan City vs. Lei Ya."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhe took a deep breath, adjusted his glasses, and stepped onto the martial arts stage.

Across from him, Leia had been waiting for a long time.

Where was the naive and honest girl from before?

Instead, there was an almost fanatical, pure fighting spirit.

"Since it's a battle, we must go all out."

She shouted, her muscles tensing, and her mental power erupting instantly.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

The light flashed repeatedly.

A heavy black breastplate appeared out of thin air, followed by arm guards, leg armor, and boots...

In just a few breaths, she actually layered three different styles of armor on her body!

His whole body instantly swelled up, like a moving steel fortress.

"hiss……"

Jiang Zhe's eyelids twitched as he watched.

Is this what she meant by saving space to carry more equipment after training?

That's so honest!

Without that terrifying physical strength, just those layers of equipment would have crushed anyone weaker into a pulp.

"Come on! Watch out."

Leia let out a low growl and suddenly exerted force with her feet.

"boom!"

The next moment, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the hard training ground under her feet.

Using this recoil force, she herself, like an out-of-control chariot, charged straight forward with a whooshing sound.

There are no fancy tricks, just pure power and speed!

"So fast!"

Jiang Zhe's expression darkened.

You can't tough it out; if you get hit, it will definitely hurt.

With a thought, a flash of lightning appeared beneath his feet.

"Zzz..."

He slid several meters to the side in an instant, trying to avoid its attack.

At the same time, the right arm guard ignited, and a tentative swing punch was thrown out, wanting to test the hardness of this tortoise shell.

however……

"when--!"

A sickeningly loud metallic clang.

The punch landed solidly on the thick breastplate, leaving only a white mark but not even a dent.

On the contrary, Lei Ya had clearly anticipated Jiang Zhe's evasion and counterattack.

She managed to twist her waist with terrifying core strength the instant she was struck.

Using the force of the blow, he delivered a vicious elbow strike straight at Jiang Zhe's face!

"Holy crap?"

Jiang Zhe felt a gust of evil wind hit his face, and his hair stood on end instantly.

Her combat instincts were frighteningly sharp!

At the critical moment, Jiang Zhe urged them to flee once again.

His body bent backward at an angle that defied common sense, barely avoiding the attack.

"call……"

Although he successfully dodged the blow, the force of the elbow strike still stung his cheek.

After the initial probing ended, the two quickly distanced themselves.

"That's interesting."

Lei Ya stopped and turned to look at Jiang Zhe, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.

"Was that a card too? It had a very strong combat effect."

The crowd below the stage began to murmur amongst themselves upon seeing this.

"Although Professor Lin's student is well-equipped, he is still lacking in close combat skills."

"Yeah, if we hadn't dodged that attack, we probably would have been sent flying."

Jiang Zhe steadied himself, listened to the surrounding discussions, and couldn't help but become secretly wary.

Indeed, one should not underestimate any genius who can make an appearance in such a setting.

Once this guy enters battle mode, his IQ increases exponentially.

"Now that the probing is over, let's get serious."

Jiang Zhe took a deep breath, his eyes gradually sharpening.

"Again!"

Leia gave a low shout and launched another charge.

This time, her momentum was even stronger, and the ground trembled with every step she took.

Just as the two were rapidly closing the distance and were about to clash...

Jiang Zhe suddenly leaped backward, and at the same time, a seemingly ordinary card flashed out.

"Hidden weapons? Bombs?"

Leia instinctively raised her hand to block.

However, the card did not fly towards her; instead, it suddenly exploded in mid-air between the two of them.

"Bang!"

It was neither flames nor a shockwave.

It is light!

That was an extremely blinding white light!

The area wasn't very large, only covering three or four body lengths around it.

But its brightness was so great that it was as if a miniature sun had exploded between the two of them.

"what!"

Even with my eyes closed, the terrifyingly bright light still pierced through my eyelids and stung my optic nerve.

Leia felt a sudden white light flash before her eyes, and her mind went blank due to the sudden and intense stimulation.

Flashbangs are incredibly effective!

Jiang Zhe, who was well-prepared, had already upgraded the filter mode of his tactical goggles.

In his eyes, at this moment, Leia was like a headless fly bumping around everywhere.

The seemingly flawless parry has revealed a fatal flaw.

"Chance!"

Without hesitation, Jiang Zhe exerted force with his feet and instantly closed in.

At the same time, his left fist was raised high, and light burst forth from his palm.

That chilling energy was compressed to its limit at that moment.

"broken!"