The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Chapter 116 Gambler's Advancement, Branch Path - Military Contract!

Lu Yan's mind raced, but he quickly set the tone.

He couldn't possibly hide all 54 different sequence abilities, but distinguishing them by suits wouldn't be a problem.

Hearts - Bloody Shaman; Spades - Executioner (Official Film) - Divine Warrior; Clubs - Black Forest Lord. As for the two kings, they are naturally Dr. Alchemist.

"The Divine Martial Saint needs no introduction; simply infusing him with military essence from childhood is sufficient."

Lu Yan silently calculated in his mind and determined the ability of the Hearts card as soon as possible.

"The executioner isn't too difficult; thirteen instruments of torture shouldn't be a problem—hmm, how about leaving one for the shadow executioner?"

"There's a shortage of Black Forest lords, so we'll have to adjust their strength."

"As for blood shamans—"

Lu Yan became increasingly engrossed in the creation of the cards, completely unaware that his Gambler's Sequence progress and Sealing Intent level were rapidly increasing.

[You have completed a sealing operation, and the essence of sealing has been enhanced.]

[You have completed a sealing operation, and the essence of sealing has been enhanced.]

【Sealing Aura: LV4】

【Sealing Aura: LV5】

Sunset and moonrise, moonset and sunrise.

Another whole day has passed.

Looking at the fifty-four cards in front of him, Lu Yan's sense of accomplishment was palpable.

The feeling of manually creating a deck is really great!

He now even suspects that the creators of the original cards may have had the same mentality when they created them.

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[Gambler Advancement Requirement 3: Collect a complete deck of cards (54/54 cards) - Completed]

[Sequence 9 - Gambler (100%): Upgradeable!]

Lu Yan smiled slightly and chose to be promoted.

Then, fifty-four cards flew out simultaneously, arranged neatly in the air, and then quickly etherealized and merged into Lu Yan's body.

Suddenly, Lu Yan felt a surge of information flow into his mind, and various cards unconsciously formed in his hands, without needing to rely on the sealing intent at all.

Not only that, his hands also became increasingly dexterous, countless cards flipping at his fingertips like dancing sprites.

[Promotion successful! Obtained Sequence 8 - Dealer!]

[Gaining the Trait - Blessing: Your blessing can slightly increase the luck of a designated target.]

[Gain Trait - Shuffle: You can assign specific attributes to cards at any time.]

[Gain Skill - Deal Cards: After activating this skill, your cards will always fall into the hands of the other players in the game.]

[Gain Skill - Burst Card: When you activate this skill, you can infuse it with the extraordinary power of other sequences. Upon activation, it will unleash a powerful impact. Storage time: 1D.]

Lu Yan seemed to understand something, and with a flip of his hand, the fifty-four cards that had just disappeared reappeared.

Compared to before, these cards are more natural and more perfect, and contain more energy.

Lu Yan casually flipped through the cards, and their attributes changed wildly, with no discernible pattern.

Suddenly, Lu Yan flicked his wrist, and a two of diamonds flew out, cutting through the air with a whooshing sound, and embedding itself firmly in a supernatural steel plate.

Before Lu Yan could even examine it, the two-diamond square exploded with a deafening roar, unleashing a barrage of sword energy—all of which were the military essence stored within by Lu Yan.

"The power is at least 50% greater than using the soldier directly, and that's only because the difference in rank is so large."

Lu Yan grinned.

If it's just about accumulating energy, the value of the Gambler sequence might only lie in improving luck.

But the ability to amplify one's own attacks now has a completely different meaning.

Putting aside the energy stored inside, the cards themselves also possess a certain amount of offensive power.

This is directly related to his technique and physical strength, which happens to be his strengths!

He continued to fiddle with the cards in his hand, silently estimating the level of energy consumption.

Once he was fully familiar with the characteristics and skills he had just acquired, Lu Yan stopped and began cultivating other sequences.

In a sense, a gambler's strength depends on the strength of other sequences.

Only by providing more and stronger energy can gamblers unleash greater destructive power.

At present, his primary focus in cultivation remains on the Sequence 7 Alchemist and Blood Shaman sequences.

"After all this time, Dr. Alchemist still hasn't been able to discover any new sequence paths."

Lu Yan was somewhat helpless. Leaving aside the Blood Shaman, that required blood sacrifice to advance, which obviously couldn't be accomplished right now.

But Dr. Alchemist was stuck, which was really bothering him.

[After realizing his host's thoughts, Dr. Alchemist feigned innocence, acknowledging that even a skilled cook can't make a meal without ingredients.]

Lu Yan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then suddenly slapped his head.

The sequence relies on potions, and he hasn't even given us a single material. How is the alchemist supposed to conduct his research?

As for the source of the materials —

"I was so foolish! How could I not make use of such a great resource as the Primordial Academy!"

Do it when you think of it.

Lu Yan tidied up the cultivation room briefly, contacted Yin Shuo, and then headed straight out of the manor.

Upon receiving the news, Yin Shuo rushed out immediately.

Even Ning Ran, carrying a sword, stood at the entrance of Lu Yan's house, eagerly awaiting his arrival.

Although the side effects of demonization have been resolved, he still prefers to cultivate with Lu Yan.

He always felt that there was still a lot he could learn from Lu Yan, especially his combat skills, which he truly admired.

"Lu Yan! I'm here!"

Upon seeing Lu Yan appear, Yin Shuo quickly waved to him, his eyes flashing with intense fighting spirit.

"Let me tell you, I've developed a new tactic that will absolutely counter your dirty playing style!"

With a confident expression, Yin Shuo was about to drag Lu Yan to another card game.

However, Ning Ran had a different opinion and wanted to take Lu Yan to the fighting arena to fight.

Seeing that the two had a disagreement, Lu Yan felt somewhat helpless.

"Excuse me, I'm calling to ask if the academy has any facilities for researching new research paths?"

The original academy's north campus, the experimental building.

Yin Shuo looked at Lu Yan with suspicion and said, "Don't tell me you can develop new sequences?"

In fact, such people are not uncommon in the original academy, and have even formed a faction known as the Academy Faction.

These people may not be strong in actual combat, but they are all very intelligent.

It can be said that many of the new paths in the Primal Academy were developed by them.

Of course, most people develop branch paths like Mu Yun.

Regardless of the reason, Yin Shuo could not connect it with Lu Yan.

Someone who can take down a Sequence 6 Beast King in a beast tide with a Sequence 7 is definitely a true practitioner; how could they possibly need to develop sequences!

Stared at by Yin Shuo with that look, Lu Yan couldn't help but touch his nose.

"I only know a little bit."

Yin Shuo narrowed his eyes, his gaze full of scrutiny.

"Alright, I'll take you there to try. If it doesn't work, we'll go somewhere else."

He was fairly certain that Lu Yan had come here out of curiosity, since every freshman in the original academy had gone through a similar experience.

Some did it to help other humans, while others were self-important and wanted to forge their own unique path.

In Yin Shuo's view, Lu Yan is very likely the latter type.

With the help of the two, Lu Yan opened a laboratory on his own and immediately began experimenting.

Dr. Alchemist has already compiled a large amount of sequence information; all Lu Yan needs to do now is try it out.

As for the materials, it's all paid for after use.

[Dr. Alchemy has discovered a wealth of material and is eager to conduct a thorough experiment. He hopes the host can provide a general research direction.]

"Research direction?"

Lu Yan rubbed his chin, glanced at Ning Ran beside him, and an idea suddenly came to mind.

"Based on Ning Ran as the original character and Shenfeng Wusheng as the prototype, create a branch sequence that is associated with weapons!"

[Dr. Alchemy has received the host's suggestions and is currently compiling and summarizing them.]

As Lu Yan searched for land, a flood of information rushed into his mind, guiding him to make various attempts.

Yin Shuo and Ning Ran went from initial doubt to surprise, and finally to shock!

"This guy actually knows how to do it?"

Yin Shuo was completely convinced. This kind of all-around talent, capable of both fighting and developing, was truly from humble origins.

Ning Ran, however, had a completely different feeling.

For some reason, as the potion in Lu Yan's hand gradually took shape, a desire unconsciously rose in his heart.

He wanted to take the potion!

The two stood quietly to the side, each lost in their own thoughts, while Lu Yan was completely immersed in it, constantly refining and tempering his skills.

Finally, as he placed the three brand-new bottles of potion on the table, a message popped up in front of him.

[Dr. Alchemy has successfully developed a new Sequence 9 potion, the Apprentice of Weapons!]

[Obtained a new Sequence 8 Potion - Weapon Attendant!]

[Obtained a new Sequence 7 potion: Contract Master!]

A flood of information entered Lu Yan's mind: all the information on advancements in the first three levels of the Military Contract path, as well as potion recipes.

[First requirement for promotion to PhD in Alchemy: Research five branch sequences up to sequence 7 (2/5)]

At that very moment, the conditions for Dr. Alchemist's promotion also changed.

"That was really tough!"

Lu Yan looked somewhat disappointed, but to Yin Shuo it was as if he had seen a ghost.

They figured out the first three tiers of potions in just half a day. Is that what you call easy?

Lu Yan shrugged and then tossed the three bottles of potions to Ning Ran.

"I developed a weapon contract system that allows you to grow together with your weapon. Consider it."

As he spoke, Lu Yan found paper and pen and wrote down the awakening conditions, then handed them to Ning Ran.

Ning Ran hesitated upon seeing this. Although he longed for it, he was too embarrassed to accept something so precious.

"No, Lu Yan, are you sure you don't want to get it notarized first?"

Yin Shuo finally couldn't help but speak up, saying, "If the notarization is successful, it will be included in the academy's sequence database. In the future, whenever someone awakens your sequence, you will receive a share of the profits."

"Is there really such a good thing?"

Lu Yan raised an eyebrow and said, "In that case, Ning Ran, I'll trouble you to register for me. Consider this a small token of your appreciation."

Upon hearing this, Ning Ran smiled and nodded vigorously before putting away the potion and the information.

Lu Yan, on the other hand, plunged back into the laboratory and continued to ponder.

You can complete promotion tasks and earn money at the same time—how can you miss such a good deal?