Chapter 7

The morning sun hit Su Chen's face. He barely opened his eyes, only to realize that he had been sitting in the chair for the whole night.

Gatomon on his lap was also lying on its back with a little belly, sleeping soundly.

Su Chen smiled gently and began to check the cultivation situation from last night.

With a thought, a card with a bronze texture appeared in his hand.

On it were nine stars, the first two emitting a bright green light, and the second one only half-lit.

There was also a number 15 on the card.

"Bronze Two-Star, 15 points of Source Energy!"

Su Chen was excited.

After just one night of cultivation, Su Chen had become a Bronze Two-Star Demon Card Master!

Because he was too excited, he didn't control his volume for a moment, and Gatomon was also woken up.

"Su Chen," Gatomon rubbed its eyes, its voice sharp and childish, like a young child,

"Why are you making so much noise early in the morning, meow?"

"I'm sorry, I was too excited." Su Chen scratched his head embarrassedly.

Looking at the cute Gatomon yawning with dissatisfaction, Su Chen's tone became a bit excited,

"To make you stronger, let's go buy materials now!"

Soon they arrived at the market.

One person and one pet walked in the market, and hawking sounds came from time to time.

"Spirit Pill Fruit, freshly picked Spirit Pill Fruit, hundred-year medicinal effect, double the cultivation speed, buy it now or it's gone!"

"Dragon Blood Elephant Ivory, Gold-grade Dragon Blood Elephant Ivory!"

"Only 998, take home a super-value support card!"

"Su Chen, it's so lively here!"

The dazzling array of goods and the endless hawking made Su Chen a bit dazed, until Gatomon's happy cheer brought Su Chen back to his senses.

Su Chen looked down and patted his purse, giving a bitter smile.

"The money saved over these years is enough for today's consumption."

Inside the shop, the fat boss sent Su Chen and Gatomon away with a smile.

"Take care."

They had already bought enough materials, each type bought in an amount sufficient for three attempts.

After leaving the material shop, Su Chen's face fell.

"White Dragon Fish Blood and Bright Companion Stone, three portions each, costing a total of 900, and Fire Luan Tail Feather, 200 credit points for one?"

"A batch of materials cost me 1,500 credit points, my little treasury!"

Seeing his savings of many years shrink, Su Chen felt heartbroken.

Looking at Su Chen's pained expression, Gatomon gently patted his shoulder to comfort him.

"I'm fine, if the money is gone, I can just earn it back. Thank you, Gatomon."

Su Chen expressed relief at his cute pet's sensible behavior.

In the room.

Several types of materials appeared in front of Su Chen.

The originally pure white Bright Companion Stone, which emitted a faint glow, had long been hollowed out into a ring shape.

The Fire Luan Tail Feather was inserted, and White Dragon Fish Blood was poured to set the shape.

This was the second time crafting it.

The first batch of materials, due to clumsy operation and non-standard Source Energy lines, turned into powder with a "bang" the moment Source Energy was poured in.

"Failed again!" Su Chen wiped his sweat.

Gatomon drooped its ears, looking disappointed.

"Phew, I was too nervous. It was off by just a little bit every time. The Source Energy path is still too narrow, and the control of energy infusion isn't good enough."

"Su Chen, don't be discouraged, there's still a chance."

Su Chen raised his hand to pet Gatomon, and the latter looked comfortable, making a "purr" sound.

"The main thing is that the materials are a bit poor and can't withstand such tossing."

Su Chen rested his chin on his hand and temporarily stopped crafting.

Not only were the materials too poor, but his own operation wasn't skilled enough.

"No way, my current savings aren't enough to buy higher-quality crafting materials."

Immediately after, Su Chen took a deep breath:

"There's only one last chance left. Once this batch of materials is used up, I'll have to go buy more!"

"This time, I absolutely cannot fail again!"

Taking a deep breath, Su Chen's heart soon became as calm as water.

Gatomon was on the side, watching Su Chen's serious look, and quickly covered its nose, fearing that its breathing would disturb Su Chen, but it didn't expect to fall asleep quickly.

"Swish, swish, swish," "Swish, swish, swish."

Pieces of debris flew, and the complete Bright Companion Stone was carved into a ring shape again.

The basic shape of the Bright Companion Stone was crafted again, the Fire Luan Tail Feather was inserted, and it was fixed by pouring in the pale gold, slightly transparent White Dragon Fish Blood.

Faint red lines were distributed on the surface of the ring, looking like it had an indescribable feeling.

"Phew~"

The exterior was crafted, the Source Energy circuit was drawn, and the next step was—

Input Source Energy!

Su Chen had a thought, and a trace of Source Energy turned with his mind, soon flowing to the palm of Su Chen's hand holding the ring, and under Su Chen's deliberate guidance, it slowed down.

"Last chance, must be extremely careful!"

A trace of Source Energy moved forward on the drawn Source Energy circuit, gradually bringing up points of fluorescence.

"Must be careful, it will definitely succeed, this time it will definitely succeed!"

Beads of sweat seeped from Su Chen's forehead and dripped down from the tip of his nose, but he couldn't spare the effort to wipe them.

That trace of weak Source Energy crawled forward on the Source Energy circuit on the surface of the material, slowly and firmly.

"Almost there, just a little bit more!"

At this moment, it had reached the last narrow pass. Due to the carving technique and requirements, this part of the circuit needed to be carved particularly finely.

Su Chen used his mind to forcibly constrict the already thin Source Energy, as if he were pinching a steel bar with his bare hands, wanting to flatten it with the strength of his body.