Chapter 237: 237 Public Notice_1
Perhaps the word "return" offended him.
She saw his attractive eyebrows knit together as he slowly withdrew his hand.
The numbers above his head were gradually counting down towards 20S.
"Wen Jiang."
He spoke, softly calling her name.
Such a creature, even its voice carried a bewitching charm—a slight entwining that made one’s ears itch, as if it could easily arouse the desires within a person’s heart.
He gazed at Wen Jiang. "You will need me."
Wen Jiang: "..."
With your ability of 10,000 Points for 30 seconds?!
The two looked at each other in silence. Even Zero Egg felt it was almost unbearably tragic. "30 seconds, 30 seconds! What use can be summoned with 10,000 Points?"
For 30S, he looked utterly helpless, not even as useful as Nian Jian, the salted fish Wen Jiang was raising.
In this silent atmosphere, although spending 10,000 Points wasn’t very worthwhile, Wen Jiang didn’t know what to do with him for the moment.
Thirty seconds passed quickly. The man seemed to grow tired; he closed his eyes, his physical form became transparent, and he gradually returned to the card’s previous resting state.
When he said 30 seconds, it truly was exactly 30 seconds.
As the man vanished, Zero Egg didn’t dare speak ill of him but cautiously asked, "Who do you think he could be?"
Wen Jiang: "A Sub-spirit of the God of Desire, probably a part of him. Can’t you tell just from the name?"
Zero Egg: "But with just 30 seconds, what can he do? Occasionally appear for you to give him a kiss or two?"
Wen Jiang: "..."
Zero Egg: "...I was just talking nonsense."
Seeing Wen Jiang seemingly lost in thought, Zero Egg still found her very frightening. "Host, don’t you have even the slightest bit of curiosity about him? From the data on your world, his appearance could be considered supreme, the epitome of human beauty—something most women would find irresistible. Yet you feel nothing at all?"
Humans are, after all, visual creatures.
Yet when Wen Jiang saw the God of Desire, she didn’t even feel the slightest ripple. That was indeed terrifying.
So far, Zero Egg hadn’t seen Wen Jiang show any particular enthusiasm for anything. She could get angry and curse, but she seemed to have no basic yearning for anything.
In other words, she lacked worldly desires.
Therefore, she had no particularly close friends. Up until now, Tang Qian and Hua Zhuo were just casual acquaintances; it hadn’t seen Wen Jiang show any extra favor to anyone.
Sometimes, even as a System, it was curious why Wen Jiang wasn’t proactive about System tasks. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have dragged things out until now to complete the A-Rank Card task.
So, in the end, what kind of entity could make someone like Wen Jiang display an unusual fluctuation?
Hearing Zero Egg’s words, the corners of Wen Jiang’s mouth lifted into a shallow smile. "How could I not be curious?"
Curiosity is the most basic human desire.
She was also curious about who the God of Desire was, and the origins of the System and the Heart of the World.
But she wouldn’t let her curiosity get the better of her.
The Heart of the World’s approach merely dangled a pretext before her, making her want to investigate, but she wouldn’t compromise herself for such slight curiosity.
Just as tasks could be done at any time, she wouldn’t incessantly make cards merely for their sake.
Know when to stop.
Her curiosity always had limits. Perhaps that’s why she seemed so serene and unattached.
Of course, seeing her Points decrease right now, Wen Jiang wasn’t feeling too wonderful.
Her Points were still fluctuating; after all, she was quite famous, and emotional energy credits were coming in all the time.
The System’s calculation criteria were actually very strict. Only under extreme conditions could emotional energy be generated. Minor emotions like curiosity, skepticism, disdain, or dislike didn’t count. That was why, initially, Zero Egg had no hope that Wen Jiang could unlock a B-Level card set.
For the average female lead, the extreme emotional energy from a woman’s jealousy was the easiest to produce, but it was worth only one or two Points each time.
For an ordinary person, the Ordinary Cards within the System indeed had the power to change their destiny.
Zero Egg, at this moment, actually comforted Wen Jiang. "Actually, we earn Points quite fast. Compared to others, who has your ability? 300 Points will be paid off in no time!"
Zero Egg said resentfully, "I need ten thousand Points to level up! Who knows how many missions the Heaven’s Mandate System completed before it evolved into the Great Destiny System."
Wen Jiang thought of the Heaven’s Mandate System too.
The other was the result of countless years of accumulation, not something a factory-issued System like Zero Egg could compare to.
So, at the start, her hesitation to target Yu Jian was indeed due to her apprehension of the Heaven’s Mandate System.
In a situation that wasn’t yet a life-and-death struggle, it wasn’t suitable to go after Yu Jian in the short term.
Glancing at the Sub-spirit of the God of Desire card, Wen Jiang raised her hand, and the card disappeared.
Compared to the cards in the Card Making Pool, this card offered no information for her to review. This meant that aside from its appearance and knowing it was called the Sub-spirit of the God of Desire, she didn’t even know what abilities the card had.
It reeked of a money-grabbing scam: beautiful modeling with terrible stats.
Now that the task was completed, it meant the cards she had created for Yan Moling and the others had already been announced on the official website.
Wen Jiang checked. As expected, her cards were trending again; no wonder her emotional energy was fluctuating quite rapidly.
On the national card official website, several new cards had been neatly added to the A-Rank Group.
Being publicly announced meant they were part of an open series, but these new cards were only briefly shown without any indication they would be for sale.
One glance at the card introductions was enough for people to realize whose work it was.
The Four Heavenly Kings plus Su Daji, announced publicly!
But announced and not for sale—Mount Flower, are you sick or what?
That aside, the newly appeared Bull Demon King family’s linked card set, with a style so different from the Four Heavenly Kings, surprised many people.
Comments quickly flooded in:
"It’s not strange to make a family into a linked card set, but all three being A-Rank Cards is really awesome!"
"How in the world did a bull fall in love with a princess?"
"Ah, a bull and a princess had a child who can breathe fire?!"
"Hmm, why do the introductions say the family of three was beaten by someone named Sun Wukong? They’re so unlucky! Who is Sun Wukong?"
"Wasn’t it said that Humanoid Cards were difficult to make? Why do I feel like Humanoid Cards are easier to produce now?"
"You can tell these Humanoid Cards are from the Card Maker of the Moon Palace Card Set. Look how few Humanoid Cards are still being made by other associations!"
"Demon!! I know! Yunxia comics, Chapter four, said that demons were also descended from godlike humans. They transformed into spirits by absorbing nature’s spiritual energy, which is why they can become human. So, Bull Demon King is a Dual-Change Card, right?"
"If it’s not for sale, then why did you release it in the first place?!"