Chapter 42

"Angewomon construction plan unlocked!"

"Required materials are as follows..."

Looking at the lines of source energy materials

that appeared below Gatomon’s attribute bar,

Su Yu, having memorized the material list, took Gatomon and returned the borrowed books one by one.

"First, take Gatomon to purchase the source energy materials, and then we can set off to report to the Candle Dragon Genius Camp!"

In Su Yu’s heart,

a trace of anticipation also rose!

"Student Su Yu, are you leaving?"

At the Nine Provinces Archives reader service desk, a female receptionist with a sweet smile saw Su Yu and her eyes lit up, greeting him sweetly.

After ten days of hard study,

the archive staff

all remembered this handsome youth.

After all,

to be allowed to enter the Nine Provinces Archives at such a young age,

even in a place like Longcheng,

was extremely rare!

Su Yu returned a polite smile, and after returning the temporary library card he had obtained using Sun Yunkong’s recommendation letter,

he took Gatomon and walked out of the archives.

Watching Su Yu’s departing back,

another female receptionist beside that girl also revealed a look of envy.

"To be able to enter the Nine Provinces Archives at such a young age, I wonder which big family’s child he is."

"Yeah, when I was in college, I couldn't even enter the archives to borrow books; only those students in the Card Construction Department had a chance, and they had to apply to their dean."

Other receptionists also nodded in agreement.

But in their tone, there was also a trace of admiration: "But regardless, for this little student to be able to study in the archives for so long, no matter whose child he is, he can be called excellent!"

Several receptionists nodded repeatedly.

Only the girl who had greeted Su Yu hesitated for a moment before whispering: "Actually, I think this Student Su Yu’s background should be even bigger!"

"Even bigger? Could it be the child of one of the Association’s elders?"

A group of receptionists shook their heads.

Longcheng is big,

and the Nine Provinces Association is headquartered there.

But in their view,

Su Yu still needed to come to the Nine Provinces Archives to study;

his background might not be small, but at most, he was just the child of one of the Diamond-tier Card Master powerhouses who were department heads at the Association.

If his background were any deeper,

there would be absolutely no need to come to the Nine Provinces Archives.

"The elders of the Association are each Diamond Nine-Star or even half-step Heaven-tier existences!"

"Outside of Longcheng, they could all serve as provincial presidents!"

The soul magic card compendiums passed down through their families

were already enough for their children to study.

There was no need to come to the archives to look up information!

Hearing her colleagues' words,

the girl also hesitated.

The reason she said Su Yu’s background might be deeper than they guessed

was because the day Su Yu came was exactly her shift!

She had seen with her own eyes

that after Su Yu showed his recommendation letter, the two Diamond-tier Card Masters guarding the archives

came out to greet him directly!

In the end, even the curator came in person to bring Su Yu inside!

However, if she said this,

it would probably be treated as a joke by her colleagues...

Just as the girl was feeling somewhat lost,

behind her came the effort-suppressed screams of other receptionists!

"What’s going on?"

The girl subconsciously turned her head, only to see that every receptionist had immense shock in their eyes!

Seeing her turn,

they all couldn't help but gesture for her to look outside the door!

And then,

this girl, like her colleagues, was frozen on the spot!

"That is... Professor Sun Yunkong?"

Being able to serve as a receptionist at the Nine Provinces Archives,

these girls’ eyes were naturally incredibly sharp!

They recognized at a glance the old man standing outside the archives

who was smiling as he watched Su Yu walk out.

It was the authority in the Nine Provinces magic card theory world,

Diamond-tier Card Construction Master,

Sun Yunkong!

"My god..."

Seeing Su Yu walking away side-by-side with Sun Yunkong,

all the receptionists,

and even the Card Masters who were preparing to leave the archives,

revealed unconcealable shock!

However,

their reactions

were something Su Yu didn't know and wouldn't care about.

"Professor Sun, long time no see."

Meeting Sun Yunkong again,

Su Yu was somewhat pleasantly surprised.

And Sun Yunkong also had a smile in his eyes,

especially when he saw Gatomon beside Su Yu,

a trace of brilliance appeared in his eyes!

Guessing that Su Yu had successfully awakened a second soul magic card

and seeing Su Yu possess a second soul magic card with his own eyes

were two very different levels of shock!

"It seems my expectations for you were still a bit low, Student Su Yu."

Sun Yunkong’s face was full of smiles.

As an important member of the Candle Dragon Genius Preparation Group,

with the assembly day of the genius camp approaching,

Sun Yunkong had also arrived in Longcheng early,

just to tell Su Yu not to get too lost in his studies and to prepare early. ===== CHAPTER 112 =====

Now, seeing the smile on Su Yu's face.

Now, seeing the smile on Su Yu’s face,

Sun Yunkong felt relieved: "It seems you’ve gained a lot from this half-month of study?"

Su Yu nodded and said gratefully: "I must thank Professor Sun for the recommendation letter."

Even if Su Yu is a prodigy on the Candle Dragon Ranking.

Without Sun Yunkong’s help,

even if Su Yu were a Candle Dragon List genius,

"Assembling tomorrow! And heading directly to the Genius Camp?"

Su Yu was stunned.

He remembered that the Candle Dragon Project was supposed to start tomorrow with the geniuses assembling in Longcheng,

and seven days later

would be the official opening day of the Genius Camp training.

Now it seemed

it was going to be moved up?

Sun Yunkong nodded, his expression serious: "I just received news that the progress of the genius projects in the West Alliance, Fuso, and several other major nations is much faster than we anticipated."

Sun Yunkong said,

but a trace of hidden worry flashed in his eyes.

The West Alliance and Fuso

were the only two major nations outside the thirty-six human nations that could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Nine Provinces!

They were also the only two that had started preparing their own genius training within their borders at the same time as the Nine Provinces' Candle Dragon Project.

And the Nine Provinces had also received news the day before yesterday

that the top ten geniuses of the West Alliance and Fuso

had all broken through to the Platinum-tier!

Looking at the Nine Provinces,

even the number one on the Candle Dragon List was still some distance away from the Platinum-tier!

Although Sun Yunkong didn't know what means they had used

to create such terrifying geniuses,

it didn't prevent Sun Yunkong and the entire Candle Dragon Project Preparation Group

from becoming nervous!

"Being able to open the camp one day early means having one more day of time!"

Sun Yunkong looked at Su Yu and said in a deep voice: "I’ve already booked tomorrow’s flight. You have half a day left; if there’s anything you need to prepare before the camp opens, you can go do it now!"

Sun Yunkong clearly saw

that Su Yu had other plans, so he didn't delay him any further.

After confirming the flight time for tomorrow with Su Yu,

he let Su Yu leave!

"Geniuses from the West Alliance and Fuso?"

Although Sun Yunkong didn't say it explicitly,

Su Yu could guess the implied meaning in his words.

A sense of pressure also grew in his heart!

"Must improve my strength as soon as possible!"

Gold One-Star

was still a bit too weak!

"Gatomon, let’s go!"

Taking Gatomon,

Su Yu went straight to the largest source energy material trading market in Longcheng.

After explaining his needs one by one,

he quickly received a purchase list.

"6.76 million credit points, tsk."

Sure enough,

after entering the Gold-tier,

the cost required just for strengthening a soul magic card was a terrifying number.

"Fortunately, the evolution of Angewomon only uses up to fourth-tier, Platinum-level materials."

After completing the transaction,

Su Yu went to the waiting area,

feeling somewhat fortunate as he waited for the goods to be prepared.

If it were fifth-tier materials,

even the Longcheng trading market might run out of stock.

After all,

fifth-tier materials

are only produced by Diamond-tier beasts.

Beasts of this level, in the wilderness outside human territory,

are terrifying existences!

Hegemons like the Blood Moon Sky Wolf

are not even qualified to be a snack in front of them!

Even the Longcheng trading market, which has many Diamond-tier Card Masters selling their wilderness catches year-round,

Even the Longcheng Trading Market has many Diamond-rank Card Creators stationed there year-round to sell their spoils from the wilderness.

could hardly guarantee a stable supply of fifth-tier materials.

The next day.

Longcheng Airport.

Unlike high-speed rail,

Longcheng’s airport was much broader.

But as far as the eye could see,

there were only a few passenger planes.

The passengers were also sparse.

But Su Yu was already used to it.

Beast rampages and source energy awakening

had brought impacts to human society in every aspect.

Compared to high-speed rail routes, which have powerful Card Masters stationed along the way

to ensure the safety of operations,

the sky was a different story.

Only Heaven-tier Card Masters could rely on their abundant source energy to fight in the air

without relying on magic cards.

Card Masters below the Heaven-tier, although they could fly, relied on the abilities of magic cards

and found it difficult to maintain for long periods.

Therefore,

even today, a thousand years later,

the sky remained the territory of beasts!