Mythical Card Maker: Starting with the Mountain Spirit

Lin Mo shook his head slightly, about to discard the handscroll, when his mind suddenly focused.

A bold and crazy idea instantly surfaced in my mind.

Creeping fig vine, century-old magnolia heartwood, female ivy, mandrill...

These four materials seem... to be able to form a certain deity!

As a third-year graduate student deeply immersed in pre-Qin culture, Lin Mo has a thorough understanding of the mythological system of "Nine Songs".

Therefore, the moment he saw these materials, the image of the mountain spirit from Qu Yuan's writings involuntarily came to mind.

If there is someone on the mountain slope, draped in ivy and adorned with maidenhair fern.

However, as one of the deities in the Nine Songs pantheon, the Mountain Spirit seems far from being able to rely on just a few basic material cards.

To recreate the true appearance of the mountain god in the Chu Ci who rides a red leopard and is followed by a civet cat, more materials that match his divine characteristics are needed.

However, the original owner had already poured all his savings into this desperate attempt to create his own cards, and at this moment he simply didn't have any extra money to buy new materials.

"A man with money is a hero; a man without money is nothing!"

Lin Mo frowned slightly, worried about the funding.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"The online stock image website in Wushan City seems to support a seven-day no-reason return policy..."

With this in mind, Lin Mo immediately took out his computer and opened the official website of Wushan City Online Material Network.

Accompanied by a soothing and melodious tune, the page slowly redirects to a website with a simple design and beautiful graphics.

Its page layout is not much different from the shopping websites of the previous life, mainly consisting of pictures and text.

Lin Mo glanced at the list briefly, then left without lingering. He went straight to his personal center, opened the order page, selected all orders that weren't necessary for the Mountain Spirit recipe, and submitted a return request with one click.

A notification popped up on the page: [Your return request has been accepted. Your personal Night Owl Messenger will arrive within twenty minutes to verify the spiritual materials. Please keep the materials to be returned safe.]

"Done!"

Lin Mo smiled and tidied up the returned material cards, putting them into a special storage box.

Before long, a few rhythmic pecking sounds came from the glass window outside.

He drew back the curtains and saw a small, palm-sized bird hovering outside the window.

Its entire body is covered in dark blue feathers, and its amber round eyes are lively and sharp. A mini storage pouch is slung across its body.

It is a Night Owl Messenger officially certified by District 9.

Lin Mo pushed open the window, and the spirit bird immediately flapped its wings and landed steadily in front of the storage box.

It first looked down and examined the cards, then gently touched the surface of each card with its hooked beak.

The moment the tip of its beak touched the card, a glint of dark blue light flashed in its amber-colored round eyes.

This is the Night Owl Messenger's unique spiritual verification ability, which can accurately determine whether the material card seal is intact and whether its spiritual essence has been lost.

The entire process took no more than two minutes, and the verification of all the materials was completed.

Tilting its head, the Night Owl Messenger let out a cooing sound to confirm.

With a slight lift of its wings, a gentle spiritual energy emanated, collecting the material cards awaiting disposal into its storage pouch.

Then, Night Owl Messenger Okurilinmo nodded.

Immediately afterwards, it flapped its wings and leaped into the air.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the skyline between the buildings.

A few minutes later, Lin Mo's phone vibrated slightly.

He clicked on it and saw that it was a notification from the trading platform that his funds had been credited to his account.

The refund of 136,000 Star Coins has been fully deposited into his account.

Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief, reopened the homepage of the resource website, and began selecting other materials needed to create the cards.

Creature-related materials: [Nine-sectioned raccoon's claw tip] (white), [Silver-ringed snake] (green), [Red-maned leopard's tail fur] (white), [Suffering people] (blue)...

Creation materials: [Shamanic robe adorned with orchids and asarum] (green), [Torn bloodstained Taoist robe] (white), [Oracle bone inscriptions] (green), [Rusty compass] (white)...

Gemstone materials: Moonstone (white), Meteorite (green), Underworld Sand (green), Orichalcum (white)...

Plant materials: [Lightning-Struck Wood] (Green), [Submerged Wood Pith] (Blue), [Binding Vine] (White), [Heart-Penetrating Grass] (White)...

Materials related to sexual characteristics: [Ancient altar fragments] (white), [Incense ash from the offering table] (green), [Tombstone] (white), [Clay between the eyebrows of a deity] (blue)...

Materials can be broadly categorized into five types based on their source properties: living beings, created things, metals and stones, plants and trees, and physical properties.

There is no strict distinction between primary and secondary cards; the core depends on the type of cards the card maker wants to create.

If you are crafting creature cards, living creature materials will be the main materials; if you are crafting equipment cards, metal and stone materials will be the core materials.

The same principle applies to other types of cards; simply define the primary and secondary cards as needed.

The reason why the material cards can be combined and matched is entirely due to the spirit absorption function of the cards themselves, which can achieve spiritual absorption and symbiotic resonance.

The [Mountain Spirit] that Lin Mo wants to create is much more complex than the ordinary cards circulating on the market.

Therefore, the selection of materials is very particular.

The quality of the material cards, from lowest to highest, is as follows: Common (White), Excellent (Green), Rare (Blue), Perfect (Purple), Epic (Orange), Legendary (Gold), Immortal (Black), Mythical (Red)...

The higher the quality, the more expensive it is.

Lin Mo currently has limited funds, and materials of blue quality or higher are simply beyond his means.

Therefore, I just glanced at it and skipped it.

After much deliberation, Lin Mo finally selected the material card he liked:

【The claws of the nine-sectioned raccoon】(white), 【The tail fur of the red-maned leopard】(white), 【The shaman's robe adorned with orchids and asarum】(green), 【The remains of an ancient altar】(white)...

The first two images are full of imagery, while the latter two are given the symbolism of sacrifice and divinity;

Lin Mo did not blindly choose high-grade materials, but ensured that the spirituality would not conflict and that it would fit the core image of the Mountain Spirit.

At the same time, it will not exceed his current mental strength limit.

Overall, stability should be the primary focus.

After finalizing the required material cards, Lin Mo placed the order with a single click.

Soon, the settlement column jumped from zero to 118,000.

After completing the payment, a notification message immediately popped up on the website:

Your order has been accepted. Same-city Night Owl Express will deliver it within 1 hour.

Looking at the mere ten thousand star coins left in his account, even Lin Mo, with his calm and collected nature, couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

Keep in mind that he also had over 200,000 yuan in credit card debt on his hands.

Although this debt was incurred by the original owner, now that he has inherited the original owner's body, he naturally has to shoulder this burden as well.

However, thinking about the benefits of successfully making the card, Lin Mo quickly calmed down.

Card production inherently requires prior resource investment.

As long as the cards can be completed, the current effort is naturally insignificant.