In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

That's what they say, but after thinking about it for a moment, Lu Mingfei realized that the so-called "career direction" of this travel mage didn't seem to be locked in.

"Consuming experience allows you to change your specialization, and crafting cards grants experience to level up... If that's the case, it seems like you can get a very high bonus by constantly changing your main specialization?"

"Please do not modify arbitrarily... What it actually means is, think about what you will do after making the changes?"

Lu Mingfei seemed to be deep in thought.

Think about it: prepare Legion cards in advance, use the Growth Path to develop them, and switch to the Forging Path to forge a few Weapon cards. When you switch to the Legion Path during battle, you can simultaneously enjoy the forged land cards, the Weapon cards allocated to the entire army, and even perform a resurrection...

"Levels are also a part of resources. Experience is something you should use when you need it," Lu Mingfei couldn't help but sigh.

However, these things can be put aside for now; what he needs to face now is the real world.

"I wonder what kind of monsters and demons are waiting for me..." Lu Mingfei rubbed his wrist, a chilling glint in his eyes.

……

Earth.

As soon as he landed, Lu Mingfei called out the red-robed monk and Jing Shu together.

The reason for not summoning the remaining two together is that they do not have the ability to move freely in the outside world for extended periods of time. Moving around outside would either consume Lu Mingfei's magic power or their own.

Either way, it would affect Lu Mingfei's overall combat power, so he simply didn't summon them.

As for Jing Shu? As a legendary creature, she can move freely like the red-robed attendant monk, so Lu Mingfei simply let her roam freely outside.

Jing Shu now has the prototype of the 'Legion Card'. Those few tree children who have become invokers can transform into some kind of invisible spiritual creatures to act as sentries to scout the surroundings.

Given time, those baby-like little angels will truly transform into Valkyries clad in golden armor, and Jing Shu will naturally become a commander.

"But let's put that aside for now... By the way, I've already used that dragon scale, so the demon should have noticed by now, right?"

Lu Mingfei walked to the window and looked at the brightly lit night view outside.

"Come on, let me see just how strong you really are..."

"Since even a single drop of my blood can create a next generation, then, Brother Demon, what kind of opponent can you find for me?"

"Next generation? First generation? Or... parentage, parentage?"

……

"If only you had the power of the Dragon King."

Hearing her partner's complaints, Mai glanced sideways—even though she knew she wouldn't get a glare from her, she did it instinctively.

Normally, she wouldn't be so reckless, but what could she do when this black swan, who used to be a heavy drinker but recently developed a love for potato chips, said something utterly nonsensical?

"If I had the power of the Dragon King, why would I listen to you? What I would do then is enhance you and throw you into my current position, so you can see just how troublesome fieldwork is."

She was wearing a nurse's white coat, with a folder tucked under her arm, when she naturally stepped into the elevator and pressed the button.

"That won't do. Even if I had the power of the Dragon King, I wouldn't go on field missions. Besides, even if I put you in my position, could you do my job well? If I asked you to analyze trend charts, don't let us lose all our living expenses."

The sound of the motor completely drowned out the incessant complaints coming through the headphones. Mai Shude calmed down and prepared to face the final test before her "promotion".

—Let's give this little guy named 'Lu Mingfei' a taste of his own medicine.

Thanks to the person on the other end of the earpiece, Mai Shude had reviewed all of his files before the operation.

This is clearly just an ordinary student. Except for being left in China by his parents to be cared for by his uncle before starting junior high school, his past is as clean as a little white rabbit.

As for the changes that have happened to her uncle's family in the past month? Mai Shude said that this is actually quite common. Poor couples can support each other in everything, but problems that were previously hidden often come to light once they become wealthy.

There are at least eight or ten thousand couples on this vast land who can share hardship but not happiness.

"Oh right, the boss also assigned you an assistant. He'll help you distract the patrolling nurses so you can sneak in smoothly." The sound of pages turning came through the earpiece, as if someone was searching for something.

"That person's name is... Lu Gucheng? You asked me to check his information before. Yes, it's not a coincidence of names. He is the uncle of the mission target."

"The boss has already recruited his uncle, so why do we need to give him a hard time? Isn't this just pointless?"

"Oh, and also, don't attack him personally; you need to fight the man in red who appeared a month ago."

"Not targeting Lu Mingfei himself?" Jiu De Mai frowned. She hadn't prepared for this before coming here, thinking the mission was a sure thing. She hadn't expected a change of events at the very last minute.

"Yeah, don't go after him directly, just target the man in red next to him." His companion's voice continued to chatter in his ear, interspersed with the crisp sound of potato chips being chewed.

"Speaking of which, isn't our role a bit strange? Like those palace intrigue novels, we're like maids under some wicked empress, secretly plotting against the emperor's favored concubine..."

"Even in palace intrigue novels, people have to do things behind the emperor's back when they resort to underhanded tactics. How come the boss can't even figure that out?"

As Mai walked down the corridor, her gaze fell upon the face that had appeared in the file. Lu Gucheng was already waiting in the lobby, glancing at his watch every now and then, as if checking the time.

As she stepped across the boundary between the corridor and the hall, Lu Gucheng also stepped at the same time, heading towards the stairs.

Mai Shude remained expressionless, following at a distance, listening to the echoing conversations and arguments in the stairwell:

"Sir, you can't go in—this is the intensive care unit, the patients need to rest..."

"I am Lu Mingfei's uncle, and he is the patient in the intensive care unit. Are you still going to stop family members from visiting him?"

"I'm sorry, but rest is good for the patient, and our hospital has a responsibility to its patients. If you really want to visit, we can pass on your greetings and gifts."

"Passing on gifts? Your hospital accepts gifts?"

The argument grew increasingly heated, but Mai Shude remained calm and slowly walked up the stairs from the side. The two caregivers, who were dealing with Lu Gucheng, saw Mai Shude dressed in white and carrying a folder. They almost instinctively assumed she was there to deliver documents and let her walk past the three people entangled into the locked-down floor.