[Ding Dong! ]
[Sword Soul Wood is filled]
[The binding between Sword Spirit and Sword Soul Wood is complete]
[Obtain A-level material card—unknown metal fragment]
The words "A-grade material card" immediately caught Shi Li's attention.
Unfortunately, now is not the time to check.
But doesn't this mean that I have found a suitable sword spirit and made it reside inside it?
He looked down at his arm and saw that there was indeed a faint thread of light extending from the wooden tattoo, connecting to the body of the sword spirit.
However, it seems that the mushrooms and the straw man cannot see this light.
And at some point, the strange metal fragment was implanted into his left arm just like the [Sword Soul Wood] was before.
It forms a pair with the wood tattoo on the right arm.
(Why not show the next stage of tasks?)
Shi Li felt a little puzzled.
[Huh? This is... Sword Soul Wood]
At this time, the sword spirit also discovered the light thread.
Looking at the tattoo on Shi Li's arm, he immediately understood.
[It seems... God doesn't want to kill me]
[I actually waited for the right person]
He looked up and sighed.
It was clearly the experience of surviving a calamity, but there was not a trace of joy in the sword spirit's tone.
On the contrary, it seems like an attitude that sees through everything.
However, he still turned to Shi Li, the person he was destined to meet with, and this time he did not bow but rather knelt.
After performing the ceremony, he began to perform magical gestures with his hands.
[Now that I have a place to stay, there is no need for the rest of me to sleep any longer.]
【Soul is coming! 】
After finishing the spell, he pointed towards the sky in a deep voice.
As a result of this pointing, the situation became awkward again.
Because nothing happened!
"Is this your hidden branch mission? Why does it seem so unreliable?"
Mosaichu couldn't help but complain.
"Fuck, is that okay?"
The straw man agreed.
[Sorry, I may be too far away, it will take some time to catch up]
Hearing their complaints, the sword spirit awkwardly withdrew his hand and explained.
"Since it takes some time, can you tell me about your origins?"
Shi Li decided to take the initiative to trigger the next task.
【good】
The sword spirit nodded, but then said again.
[I am a fragment of a spirit, and my memory is incomplete, so for now I can only describe what I know.]
What happened was that it was originally a sword, but for reasons that cannot be remembered, it broke into pieces and was scattered all over the world.
The spirit was divided into many pieces along with the fragments.
An incomplete sword body and an incomplete spiritual body would easily perish if exposed to the environment.
So in order to protect themselves, each spirit fragment put themselves into a deep sleep.
I want to see if there is a chance to meet someone who is destined to save them.
The so-called destined person is someone who can put the sword back together, or someone like Shi Li who can provide a home for the sword spirit.
[This place is filled with evil spirits. If I sleep here forever, I will inevitably be eroded.]
[When I woke up just now, I found that I had been eroded by half]
[I don't even have the strength to fall asleep again, I am like a candle in the wind]
[Luckily, I was saved by a benefactor, and now I am able to survive with a weak regret]
The sword spirit told the truth, he really thought he was dead just now.
But that was all he knew.
"How many spirits are left? How long will it take to arrive?"
Shi Li asked.
"There are 100 spirits in total."
"But I sensed just now that most of them have already died."
"There are only 10 of them still alive, including me."
“It is expected that all of them will arrive within three days.”
Speaking of this, the sword spirit's tone was a little sad.
It turns out that for him, his own demise does not mean death.
Only when all the fragments of the spirit are destroyed can it be true death. No wonder I was not afraid at all before .
"Three days is a bit long."
Shi Li got the answer, frowned and looked at the straw man lying on the ground again: "Why don't we leave here first."
If this continues, the straw man will probably starve to death.
Let's go to the nearest village first and find something to prop it up.
[Everything is subject to the arrangements of the benefactor]
"As you say, grass."
"Then let's go quickly. I don't want to stay in this place anymore, guguda!"
Everyone had no objection to this.
So they set off at once, carrying the straw man, which had shrunk to the size of a mushroom, on the back of the sheep and rabbit.
Shi Li still remembered the direction he came from, so it was not difficult for him to get out.
But when he set out on his journey home, he realized that he seemed a little too naive.
Because no one knows whether it is the remains of the sword spirit or the metal fragments, which seem to have a special attraction to the monsters here.
One after another, monsters appeared in front of them.
This forced the sheep and the rabbit to go forward with iron sticks to fight, and Shi Li took over carrying the straw man.
During this period, the follower cards of Mushroom and Scarecrow as well as the Sword Spirit also played a role.
Not to mention their follower cards, their biggest function is to act as meat shields and attract firepower.
But the strength of the sword spirit is somewhat surprising, it is ridiculously strong.
Just wave your sleeves and release sword energy, and you can kill the monster instantly.
But it seems that it is not very durable and can only show its power for a few times. It may be related to the spirit.
After some effort, they finally escaped from the chaotic soldiers' post while being chased by those weapon monsters.
That place seemed to have some strange magic. Once we left its range, the monsters would no longer chase us out.
They were just wandering there through the fog, and their shadows could be seen, looking very unwilling.
"Let's go, let's set off."
But Shi Li couldn't care less now, as the road conditions were stable and he could drive.
So he waved his hand and released the sprinkler truck.
[What a majestic golden demon mount! ]
[How did this happen? ]
The sword spirit stood in front of the car and looked around, his eyes brighter than ever.
"I can't explain it to you. Get in the car."
Shi Li waved his hand.
"Can I look at the map and walk there myself?"
Only Mushroom expressed reluctance.
Because the straw man was so hungry that he could only be manipulated by others.
"Of course not, Boss, you don't want to fight anymore?"
Shi Li rejected it and threw out the bait.
"……beat!"
In the end, Mosaicuo gritted his teeth and got on the car.
But the co-pilot seat was left to the Sword Spirit.
As a spirit, of course I wouldn't get carsick...right?
"Fasten your seat belts, the train is about to depart."
After giving them instructions, Shi Li stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and opened his card panel.
Now, I finally have time to take a look at that A-grade material card.
Straw Man:?
Mushroom:?
[Unknown metal fragment]: Metal with excellent toughness
The information above is simple.
But the simpler it is, the less likely people are to know how to use it.
In Shi Li's previous concept, the main purpose of material cards was to modify the [Sprinkler Truck], equip the [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit] with weapons, and so on.
Being able to change the card panel is a low-probability event.
Material cards like that are quite rare. To be more precise, material cards that can change the card panel for the better are quite rare.
But since he came out of the library last time, he has had a new understanding of material cards.
No, it should be said that I have a new understanding of A-level material cards.
They...are all gold-rimmed brands!
As long as it can be successfully integrated with any card, even if that card is an E-level blank card, it will be qualified to be promoted to an A-level card in the future.
Of course, when it comes to A-grade materials, the success rate of fusion is very low.
At that time, he followed Director Xiu and walked around the Lanlan City store, but did not find many material cards that could be integrated with his own cards.
There are a few occasionally, and they are super expensive.
Fortunately, the cheapest one at that time met my requirements.
Even for that A-grade material card, I had to borrow money from Director Xiu to buy it.
Can this gold-edged material card be integrated with the appropriate card of your own?
Shi Li decided to preview it.
"Hey, what are you doing?! Mushroom!"
When Mushroom saw him close his eyes and lean back in the rearview mirror, he was terrified.
Unfortunately, the straw man had fainted from hunger and was unable to see this scene.
The sword spirit had already returned to Shi Li's right arm tattoo.
"I'm sleepy and want to take a nap."
Shi Li said casually.
"Take a nap?! You are driving right now! Can you be more serious, bastard?"
Mosaichou immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Don’t let yourself be killed by monsters and end up leaving the dungeon in a car accident, right?
"What a fuss."
Shi Li curled his lips and thought to himself, I was just looking at the card panel just now, you just didn't know.
However, in order to shut Mushroom's mouth and make it quiet, he decided to try a new way of driving - designated driving.
"Then you drive, and I'll sit in the passenger seat. "
He turned around and looked at Yangtu who was sitting in the back seat.
【Mee-zha~! 】
Yangtu nodded heavily.
"Wait, she can drive?"
Mosaichu asked in surprise.
"If you don't know how to do it, just learn it. No one is born knowing everything."
Shi Li spread his hands.
While Mushroom was thinking about how to organize the language, he had already started teaching Sheep and Rabbit.
"Look, this is the accelerator. Press it and the car will move forward."
"This is a steering wheel. It controls the direction."
"Have you learned it?"
【Mee-zha! 】
It’s just a matter of two sentences, so simple!
“One dares to teach and the other dares to learn!”
"And you didn't teach us to brake!"
"Mushroom!"
Mosaichu is now both shocked and angry.
However, in this team, the mushroom man himself has no say.
Therefore, Shili completed the driver exchange directly while the vehicle was driving.
First he climbed to the passenger seat, and then Yangtu climbed to the main passenger seat.
Then, something terrible happened to Mushroom.
This guy Yangtu, with just a two-sentence tutorial, was able to drive very steadily!
Maybe it's because of the contrast with the standing room sometimes, the driving feeling is really safe, it's not bumpy at all, and it doesn't spin around wildly!
"Tsk, that's a terrible way to drive."
As a result, Shi Li was a little disgusted, but after thinking about it, he gave up: "Forget it, you are just a novice, you can't expect to be the same as an experienced driver like me."
"Close your eyes quickly, you mushroom!"
Mushroom punched him on the head.
It's soft and quite comfortable.
Next, Shi Li really raised his head and started batch processing with his eyes closed.
Fortunately, batch processing of individual cards is not difficult.
After enduring a period of dizziness, I got the answer.
Looking at the preview results in his mind, he remained silent.
This [Unknown Metal Fragment] is better than any A-grade material card he had touched before.
The reason why it is good is that there are quite a few cards in your deck that can be successfully integrated with it.
Basically, metal cards, such as [Rhino King], [A-38], [Strike No. 18], [Golden Bell Monster], [Wilson's Fire Boy], etc., are all fine.
However, they are just adding gold edges and cannot change the card panel.
There is a card that can change the panel.
And it’s an upward grade.
That is——【Iron Rod】.
"I should have thought of it earlier."
He muttered to himself as he looked at the preview of the card.
I didn't expect that my second A-level card would come like this.
【Iron rod】
Break, 20 points, A
Attack 40, 100/100, 0/2
[Iron Products - Passive]: Iron rod's attack power +5
[Iron Products - Passive]: Iron rod's attack power +5
[Iron Products - Passive]: Iron rod's attack power +5
[Iron Products - Passive]: Iron rod's attack power +5
Thinking about the cards I first drew in the novice copy, [Kung Fu Sheep Rabbit] and [Iron Stick] have grown into A-level cards without me noticing, which is really emotional.
The only one left behind is [Wild Fat Cat], which is only a C-level card so far.
But there is really no suitable material for it, there is nothing I can do.
Let’s talk about the card [Iron Rod] again. It is just like its name, simple and unpretentious.
But 20 points and 40 attacks are actually quite violent data.
It is useful not only in PVP but also in PVE.
The main strategy is simple and crude, which is attack, attack, attack.
He was naturally very satisfied with this result.
So I silently finished shuffling the cards in my mind.
Now I have basically completed a full B-level main deck, and now I have obtained the second A-level card. It seems that I will move towards a full A-level main deck.
After fusing the cards, Shi Li actually closed his eyes for a while.
But he basically didn't fall asleep, because he was not used to handing the steering wheel to someone else, even if it was his own follower card.
There is a feeling that my destiny is not in my own hands, and if I have to die, I have to die in my own hands.
So he took back control of the steering wheel and drove to the vicinity of his destination in about 30 minutes.
Put away the sprinkler truck and enter the village.
Due to the influence of Lord Qiu, the town here is lifeless.
But at least, there are still common livestock, such as cattle and sheep.
After all, they are yellow near the village, but they can be released to graze farther away.
They also found that one household had dairy cows.
So I made some milk for the straw man, mixed some random things into it, and poured it into the unconscious animal as if it were milk tea.
After replenishing its nutrition, its body, which had shrunk due to hunger, began to gradually recover.
Seeing this good momentum, Shi Li took the opportunity to wake it up with a few slaps.
I tapped on my teammates' map panel and found that the light spot representing Ah Qing was quite far away from the Demon-Slaying Mansion.
So they simply decided to stay in the village for a few days.
After all, the conditions in the village are better than sleeping in a sprinkler truck in the wild.
In this way, until the fourth night, the sword spirit, which had been hiding in the Sword Soul Wood to recuperate and had not shown up, finally came out again.
Under his guidance, Shi Li went to an open space outside the village.
[My benefactor, I can feel that they are very close]
The sword spirit gazed into the distance of the night sky.
"It's a little later than expected."
Shi Li has tried it these few days, but there is no way to trigger the next task.
So he thought that the key might be in the other remains of the sword spirit.
Whether it is entering the next task stage or completing the task and rewarding yourself, it's all good.
At least give a clear answer quickly.
Not long after, he followed the direction the sword spirit was looking and saw a blue light like a meteor coming from afar.
【Coming】
The sword spirit opened its arms from afar.
Buzz!
Then the stream of light was so fast that even Shi Li couldn't see it clearly. It rushed over and hit the sword spirit, causing a vibrating sound like the ringing of a golden bell.
Shi Li couldn't see the flowing light, but he could turn his head to look at the sword spirit.
At this time, the sword spirit had undergone changes that were visible to the naked eye.
The blue light on its body became more intense.
Moreover, the illusory and almost projected body also became more solid.
At this time, the sword spirit closed his eyes tightly, looking as if he didn't want to be disturbed.
So Shi Li simply didn't say anything and sat down on the spot.
The sword spirit had said before that there were nine surviving spirits including himself, and this should be only the first one.
It’s not too late to move on to the next step after they are all integrated.
This wait didn't last too long.
Less than 5 minutes later, another blue light streaked across the sky.
Buzz!
The sword spirit absorbed another stream of light, and the light became even brighter.
In the following half hour, the 3rd, 4th... and 8th messages were all received by the sword spirit.
But the 9th one has not come yet.
After waiting in silence for half an hour, the sword spirit finally slowly opened its eyes.
[The last one was not strong enough and dissipated midway...]
There was a hint of loneliness in his eyes.
There were 100 copies originally, but now there are only 9 left.
In the blink of an eye, his body began to solidify.
Eventually it became completely materialized, like a normal person.
No, he has a pair of small horns on his head, making him look more like a demon.
After fusing with the remaining eight residual spirits, the sword spirit's memory was restored a lot.
"Can we talk now?"
Shi Li felt that the time had come.
【Know everything】
The sword spirit straightened his robe and sat down.
However, in terms of proportion, he now only has 9% of the memory of the complete form, and many things are still incomplete, including strength.
But it doesn’t matter, because after some communication, Shi Li finally received the task.
As the sword spirit finished its incomplete description, the task panel popped up.
[Ding Dong! ]
[Phase 3 (1): Find the sword fragments for the nameless sword spirit]
[Phase 3 (2): Find the former owner of the nameless sword spirit]
[When you reach LV15, you will get the relevant copy key]
[Obtain B-level card—Nameless Sword Spirit]
As for the mission, it’s still a long way off, so let’s not talk about it for now.
What moved Shi Li the most at this moment was that this [Nameless Sword Spirit] was actually... a gold-edged card!