Chapter 118

However, even the Night Queen couldn't help but feel secretly shocked; Lu Li's performance this time was truly a bit outrageous.

While pondering to herself, both the Night Queen and Meng Ningdie felt a surge of space-time energy overflowing the entire villa. Exchanging a glance, both women understood that Lu Li had returned from the Space-Time Corridor.

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"My soul and body were separated for too long; as expected, there's a lack of coordination after returning." Upon returning from the Space-Time Corridor, Lu Li discovered that his control over his body had become much more unfamiliar than before.

"However, the gains from the Space-Time Corridor this time are quite good." Since moving around was temporarily inconvenient, Lu Li wasn't in a rush, choosing instead to digest the gains from this period.

The concepts for the Chaos Ritual, the Loading Cylinder Magazine, and the Metalized Magic Reflection Armor were naturally completely flawless, and all of them had already been completed.

But what made Lu Li feel he had gained the most from entering the Space-Time Corridor this time was finding the key points for the Ultimate Evolution Magic Card and the Shipgirl worldview.

Although these were just the key points, and it would still take some time before he could successfully conceptualize the Ultimate Evolution Magic Card and the Shipgirl worldview, for Lu Li, this was already enough.

As time passed, the uncoordinated, unfamiliar feeling gradually dissipated. About half an hour later, he was back to his usual self, with no abnormalities.

"I should wash up first; I can't go out looking like this." Standing up, Lu Li walked toward the bathroom.

A moment later, feeling refreshed, Lu Li left the room. However, upon seeing the Night Queen, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Master, you're here?"

"I've been here for a few days, but I didn't expect that even though it was your first time heading to the Space-Time Corridor, you could persist for such a long time." Walking with elegant steps, the Night Queen arrived before Lu Li and tapped his forehead with her fair, jade-like finger. A wave of invisible fluctuation flashed by: "Hmm, there's no rejection phenomenon between your soul and body. It seems your soul strength is quite a bit stronger than the average Monarch Realm expert."

After a thorough check revealed that Lu Li was indeed fine, the Night Queen finally set her mind at ease.

"After all, the monthly hunt is in a few days. I was planning to craft the new Magic Cards I'd conceptualized during these few days, so I had to return from the Space-Time Corridor first." Feeling the fragrant breeze lingering at the tip of his nose, Lu Li couldn't help but feel a surge of spirit.

Having experienced the baptism of the ocean of memory fragments in the New Moon Land, Lu Li's soul strength had increased terrifically. Although he had only just entered the Monarch Realm, his soul strength was already comparable to the King Realm. This was the reason why he could persist for such a long time during his first entry into the Space-Time Corridor.

Even after staying in the Space-Time Corridor for nearly half a month, Lu Li only felt a little discomfort, far from reaching his limit.

"Little Junior Brother, you're making things very difficult for me." Hearing from Lu Li's tone that he hadn't been forced to leave by the pressure of the Space-Time Corridor but had left of his own volition, Meng Ningdie couldn't help but roll her eyes. Is this Little Junior Brother even a normal human?

Even the Night Queen couldn't help but give Lu Li a charming roll of her eyes, but she quickly noticed the key point in Lu Li's words: "You're going to craft new Magic Cards?"

228. Loading Cylinder Magazine! Chaos Ritual!

【Magic Cylinder, a special spell that only a very small number of mages can master.】

【Mages who have mastered the Magic Cylinder can, through long-term use of the Magic Cylinder, conduct deeper research into this spell, thereby excavating the hidden power of the Magic Cylinder—the Loading Cylinder Magazine.】

【Loading Cylinder Magazine, a special ability that can only be excavated by mages who possess top-tier talent in the path of Black Magic and conduct deep research into the Magic Cylinder. It can further stack the upper limit of received attacks and increase the upper limit of counterattack intensity; it is a hidden power belonging to the Magic Cylinder.】

【As a top-tier Magic User, the Black Magician Girl has, after a long period of studying the Magic Cylinder, finally unlocked the ability to reload the cylinder's chamber.】

After resting for a day and using his simulated construction authority to complete the final adjustments to the few special Magic Cards he had conceptualized, Lu Li threw himself into the crafting of the new Magic Cards. While he was crafting the cards, he also exuded a special charm.

Lu Li had possessed this special charm when crafting cards in the past; Yu Haojia, who had watched him up close, had deep experience with this. And after the scouring of his soul body by the Space-Time Corridor, this charm was further unleashed, already feeling somewhat like the state of "Heaven and Man as One."

However, this was also because he had only just left the Space-Time Corridor not long ago; in the future, this charm would gradually become internalized and wouldn't be so easily detected by others.

As for the Night Queen and Meng Ningdie, they were silently observing Lu Li's changes from the side.

"Master, what kind of Magic Card do you think Lu Li will craft this time?" Meng Ningdie asked with confusion, hugging her snow-white calves as she sat curled up on the sofa.

"You're asking me, so who should I ask?" To this, the Night Queen, who was lazily reclining to one side and exuding astonishing charm from head to toe, couldn't help but roll her eyes. Does this girl think she lives inside Lu Li's brain?

"Uh," receiving a big eye-roll from the Night Queen, Meng Ningdie gave a sheepish laugh, decided to stop talking, and fixed her gaze back on Lu Li.

I didn't notice it during the college entrance exam, but I didn't expect Little Junior Brother to be quite handsome when crafting Magic Cards, and he has such charm. As time passed, Meng Ningdie's eyes looking at Lu Li gradually lost focus, completely captivated by his movements.

Ordinary people would find it a pleasing sight to watch Lu Li craft cards and wouldn't feel bored. But this charm appeared as something else entirely in the eyes of a Magic Card Master.

Magic Card Masters would be involuntarily attracted by this charm, and those with high talent might even gain a new realization about card crafting from it, falling into a state similar to Meng Ningdie's.

"I didn't expect that even though he's only in the Monarch Realm, Lu Li has already initially touched upon the realm of a Grandmaster in card crafting. This is truly an unexpected joy." Meng Ningdie's situation did not escape the Night Queen's eyes. She didn't disturb her; for her, this was undoubtedly a good experience.

Her beautiful eyes fell on Lu Li, and the Night Queen found that she couldn't even see through him, which stirred a feeling in her heart different from the past, while also further increasing her interest in Lu Li.

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【Magic Card background passed, please perfect the card art and add materials!】

Taking a light breath, Lu Li's spiritual power transformed into pen and ink, and the card art for the Loading Cylinder Magazine quickly emerged. The Mobile Magazine and the rest of the prepared materials were tossed in by Lu Li, turning into a solution that gradually dyed the entire card art.

【Construction successful, obtained Magic Power Backflow!】

A surge of new magic power emerged within his body, but it quickly returned to calm, bringing no further changes. Lu Li didn't feel much surprise at this; after all, the magic power obtained from crafting special Magic Cards was originally much less than that from regular Spirit Magic Cards. His attention was now entirely focused on the attributes of the new Magic Card.

【Loading Cylinder Magazine】

Type: Counter-Reinforcement Card

Effect: After equipping, reduces the consumption of summoning Magic Cylinder by 50%. After each summoning of Magic Cylinder, it can absorb any damage received within ten seconds and store it; when using Magic Cylinder to counterattack, one can choose to release the absorbed attacks all at once, with the upper limit being the sum of the absorbed attacks.

Usage Restriction: Must hold the Counter Card Magic Cylinder to activate.

"The problem that Mana was always worried about—that every time she summoned Magic Cylinder, she could only absorb and reflect one attack—has finally been solved. Although there is still a restriction of not exceeding one major rank, being able to absorb any damage received within ten seconds is almost equivalent to ten seconds of invincibility, and the counterattack upper limit has also been increased quite a bit. Loading Cylinder Magazine, combined with Magic Cylinder, can truly be called a counterattack artifact."

The Loading Cylinder Magazine is essentially a reinforcement for Magic Cylinder; without Magic Cylinder, one wouldn't even be able to use this Magic Card alone. Therefore, Lu Li didn't feel much surprise at the restriction on this Magic Card.

Withdrawing his gaze, Lu Li rested for about a few minutes before crafting the second Magic Card.

【Chaos, a very special power in the Duel Spirit World, only existed in fragments of records in the history of the Duel Spirit World.】

【It is rumored that only specific races, such as the Dragon race, the Mage race, and the Warrior race, among other Duel Spirits, can undergo Chaos-type enhancement after coming into contact with the power of Chaos.】

【After undergoing Chaos-type enhancement, the strength of the Duel Spirit will receive an improvement that transcends the ordinary. At the same time, Duel Spirits that have undergone Chaos-type enhancement will all be born with unique, special Commander effects.】

Time passed, and as Lu Li continuously entered the data for the Chaos Ritual Magic Card into the Magic Card Editor, his spiritual power also continuously decreased in synchronization, though it remained within a controllable range.

". A special Magic Card?" Noticing Lu Li's abnormality, the Night Queen couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and her originally reclining figure slowly and seductively changed posture.

"It seems this newly accepted student of mine has quite a personality. Does he like crafting special Magic Cards that much?" She had indeed just sensed that the magic power on Lu Li had become a bit more robust, which meant his card crafting had succeeded. It was just that she hadn't seen a creation pillar of light appear, so the Night Queen guessed that Lu Li wasn't crafting a regular Spirit Magic Card, but a special Magic Card.

Recalling the college entrance exam, he had crafted quite a few Magic Cards, but except for the Nun Beast White, every single one of the others was a special Magic Card.

"Could it be that the difficulty of crafting special Magic Cards has decreased now? But even so, it shouldn't be something that can be crafted just like that." This was also the point that the Night Queen found most incomprehensible and confusing; after all, she was clear about the trouble of crafting special Magic Cards. Even an Undying Realm expert like her rarely crafted special Magic Cards.

Although Lu Li had already proven with facts that the effect of special Magic Cards combined with Spirit Magic Cards was very powerful, in the final analysis, special Magic Cards still had to rely on Spirit Magic Cards, and Spirit Magic Cards were the foundation of a Card Crafter.

"However, every Magic Card Master possesses their own path. Perhaps special Magic Cards combined with Spirit Magic Cards are the path most suitable for Lu Li's development." In the end, the Night Queen didn't dwell on this point, but looked toward Meng Ningdie to the side. The young girl had already broken free from that state similar to an epiphany: "How does it feel?"

229. Why am I always the one getting hurt?

"Very wonderful, a kind of experience I've never had before. I feel that if I were to craft the Simo God Eagle now, I could handle the problems I encountered before even more perfectly." Meng Ningdie's voice sounded a bit ethereal. A moment later, she came back to her senses, her eyes filled with confusion: "Master, what happened to me?"

Seeing this, the Night Queen explained everything that had just happened and finally reminded her: "In the future, when you have time, you can try to look back on that feeling; it will be of some help to your card crafting."

"Hiss! Looking at it this way, I really have to properly thank Little Junior Brother," hearing the Night Queen's explanation and finally understanding what had just happened to her, Meng Ningdie couldn't help but smack her lips, but she quickly adapted to this: "So, is Lu Li crafting a second special Magic Card now?"

"It's highly probable." As the words fell, the Night Queen and Meng Ningdie both felt the magic power on Lu Li deepen by another notch, but it still hadn't broken through his original rank: "It seems that's indeed the case."

"To be able to conceptualize and craft two special Magic Cards in such a short time, Lu Li's talent in this area is truly extraordinary." Although she had had some guesses before this, now that it was confirmed, the Night Queen couldn't help but sigh again.

It seems the surprises obtained in this short time far exceed the entire past year.

"It seems he's stopped." Compared to the Night Queen, Meng Ningdie didn't have much contact with special Magic Cards and had only learned about this not long ago, so she didn't have the same sigh as the other. Noticing that Lu Li's movements had stopped, Meng Ningdie guessed if Lu Li had finished this card crafting.

"The difficulty of conceptualizing special Magic Cards is no less than that of Spirit Magic Cards. Even with the talent Lu Li has shown in this area, to conceptualize and craft two special Magic Cards in such a short time, I'm afraid he has already reached his limit." The Night Queen also noticed this and explained.

"Is that so?" Meng Ningdie looked as if she didn't understand but felt it was powerful.

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【Chaos Ritual】

Type: Ritual Card

Effect: Can only be used after equipping. After activation, unfolds the Chaos Ritual, causing the equipped unit to gain Chaos Form and activate the exclusive Commander skill unique to Chaos Form.

"Another new type of Magic Card? But it seems to be about the same as Counter Cards and Equipment Cards. The Eye of Timaeus is ultimately too special." The effect of Chaos Ritual appeared before his eyes, and Lu Li couldn't help but ponder: "It can only take effect after being equipped, which means it can only be used under the lead of a Magic Card Spirit."

"In that case, if I want to let a second Magic Card Spirit undergo Chaos-type enhancement, I'll have to craft a second Chaos Ritual. But with the Chaos Aura I have left on hand, there's no way to craft a second Chaos Ritual Magic Card for the time being; I'll have to wait for another period."

Possessing the authority of rewrite and reorganization, as long as Lu Li was given enough time, he would be able to obtain the Chaos Aura needed to craft the Chaos Ritual Magic Card. It was just that the quality of the Chaos Aura wasn't low, and even with the upgraded Eternal Sun as a backup energy source, it wasn't something that could be rewritten and reorganized in large quantities immediately.

"Let's just follow the plan and craft the last Magic Card first." The Night Queen and Meng Ningdie were both by his side, so it wasn't very convenient to perform the rewrite and reorganization of materials here.

The appearance of the Chaos Ritual Magic Card caused Lu Li to be delayed a bit, but soon he threw himself back into the crafting of the last Magic Card.

【Modification is a way for Duel Spirits to improve their strength.】

【Conventional modification involves the replacement of mechanical parts, which will cause varying degrees of negative impact on the Duel Spirit after modification.】

【In order to solve this negative impact, Duel Spirits finally developed a new type of modification plan—Liquid Metal Armor.】

【In Liquid Metal Armor, the Metalized Magic Reflection Armor combines multiple effects such as combat power improvement and reflection, making it one of the most popular series.】

【Magic Card background passed, please perfect the card art and add materials!】

His movements on hand didn't stop, and Lu Li began to outline the Magic Card art. The image of the Liquid Metal Machine gradually emerged in the Magic Card Editor. Immediately after, the final materials were also successively tossed into the Magic Card Editor under Lu Li's operation.

"Master, are you sure Lu Li has reached his limit?" Outside, seeing this scene, Meng Ningdie silently turned to the Night Queen. This is different from what you just said; Little Junior Brother is clearly crafting a third Magic Card right now, and it's highly likely that it's another special Magic Card.

"Uh!" This time, even the Night Queen was left speechless by Lu Li's wild operations.

Although time passes longer within the Space-Time Corridor, there is a limit to that too. Even the Night Queen wouldn't dare guarantee that she could conceptualize so many special Magic Cards in succession at Lu Li's age.

"If we go by my situation back then, two Magic Cards were indeed the limit. Can't this little brat Lu Li give me some face?" Deep down, the Night Queen couldn't help but complain, but on the surface, she looked indifferent: "That was just my guess; after all, I'm not Lu Li."

"It's you, girl," saying this, the Night Queen pulled the topic to Meng Ningdie: "If you don't put in more effort, it's really possible that you'll be surpassed by Lu Li very soon. By then, even if you don't feel embarrassed, I will."

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