yasinovel Chapter 16 Certified Card Maker
Chapter 16 Certified Card Maker
"I want to get certified as a Black Iron Card Maker."
As Lin Mo spoke, he handed over his card-making qualification certificate.
"Please wait a moment!"
The girl took the card and placed it on the machine next to her that looked somewhat like a scanner.
A pale blue light flashed, and a line of information immediately appeared on the verification device:
Lin Mo, trainee card maker, a 12 graduate of the Wushan City Card Making Academy, currently resides in...
After confirming her identity, the young woman's fingers flew across the instrument's interface as she operated it for a while.
He immediately stood up, walked to the black machine on the left that was about two meters tall, tapped the screen a few times, then pointed to the card slot in the center of the machine and said softly, "Please insert the card to be authenticated into the card slot!"
Lin Mo hesitated for a moment, but finally summoned the newly made [Dushuo Gatekeeper - Shen Tu Yu Lei] and inserted it according to the girl's instructions.
A look of amazement flashed across the girl's eyes as she gazed at the cards shimmering with purple light in the slot.
She had worked at the association for some time, but it was quite rare to see someone like Lin Mo using a purple card for certification.
After glancing at it a few more times, the girl quickly composed herself, skillfully operated the black machine in front of her, and pressed the green start button.
The machine immediately emitted a deep hum, its body trembled slightly, and bright blue streaks of light flashed across the screen.
A moment later, a cold, mechanical voice slowly rang out:
"Samsung Purple Card, verified!"
The moment the sound stopped, the machine roared violently again, and the area next to the card slot caved in instantly, revealing a human-shaped compartment.
"Next, we will conduct an originality check. Please stand in the humanoid capsule and remain still!"
The girl explained, then pointed to the humanoid cabin in the center of the machine, indicating that Lin Mo should go in and stand there.
Lin Mo nodded and did as instructed.
A soft glow swept across his body from top to bottom, and the black machine announced again in the next instant:
"Testing has shown a 99.99% match between the card and the card maker, confirming it as the card maker's original work. Certification passed!"
"Congratulations, Mr. Lin Mo!"
The girl smiled and handed him the certified card maker's certificate.
The original "internship" has disappeared, replaced by the eye-catching words "Black Iron," with a simple card pattern engraved on it.
"You are now an officially certified Iron-level card maker."
Lin Mo took the card maker's certificate, stepped out of the cabin, and after a moment's thought, asked, "I'd like to join the Card Making Association. What are the requirements for joining? What benefits are there?"
"It's very simple. You're already a Black Iron Card Maker. Just fill out a registration form and pay a small membership fee, and you can become a regular member of the association."
The girl handed over a registration form and a pen, patiently explaining:
"There are many benefits for members, such as you can accept tasks on the association's internal task posting platform to earn contribution points and star coins;
Customers can enjoy a 10% discount when making purchases at the association's online or offline stores;
If you encounter bottlenecks in card production, you can also apply for paid guidance from association mentors.
Lin Mo's eyes lit up upon hearing this. Whether it was accepting a mission or getting a 10% discount, these were exactly what he needed right now.
He quickly filled out the registration form and paid the annual fee of one thousand star coins.
He officially became a regular member of the Wushan City Card Making Association.
"This is your membership card. You can enjoy membership benefits with this card."
The girl handed him a palm-sized white card and pointed to the west side of the hall. "That's the association's card sales area. If you need any, you can go check it out. You can enjoy a 10% discount right now."
Lin Mo took the card and examined it carefully.
The back of the card features a simple cloud pattern outlined in fine lines, while the front depicts a mountain peak with a triangular outline and two crossed card-making pens on either side.
"To be honest, this association's logo is rather ordinary!"
Lin Mo muttered to himself, put the card into his shirt pocket, thanked the girl, and headed towards the card sales area.
The display cases in the sales area were more organized than the material warehouse on the third basement floor of the card manufacturing association, but there were far fewer of them.
The cards are divided into several sections based on their type, including item cards, resource cards, field cards, and knowledge cards.
His gaze swept across the area and finally settled on the knowledge card section.
There were dozens of knowledge cards there, each emitting a different colored glow.
【Star Trail Meditation Method】, Purple Quality, the mental sea is like the starry sky, visualize nine main stars moving along fixed orbits, which can improve the stability and endurance of mental power, priced at 1.08 million star coins.
[Mindfulness Meditation Method], Green Quality, Clears the Mind Like a Mirror, Can Improve the Speed of Spiritual Power Cultivation, Price: 115,000 Star Coins.
[Thousand-Thread Meditation Method], Green Quality...
[Annual Ring Meditation Method], Blue Quality...
……
Further down, there are various breathing technique cards.
[Nine-Bend Breathing Method], Blue Quality, one inhale has nine stages, one exhale has nine cycles, like drawing water into a nine-bend river, improving the efficiency of spiritual energy circulation, priced at 230,000 Star Coins.
[Earth Vein Breathing Technique], purple quality, breathing frequency synchronized with the earth's pulse, spiritual energy recovery speed tripled when both feet are on the ground, priced at 880,000 star coins.
[Sun-Drenched Breathing Method], Green Quality...
[Thunder Breathing Technique], Blue Quality...
……
"There are even purple-quality cultivation methods? But the price..."
As Lin Mo read through the exhibits, he couldn't help but secretly marvel.
I truly experienced what it means to be broke.
You can only look, not buy.
He only has eight or nine thousand star coins on hand right now, and even if he sells everything he owns, he still can't afford it.
Lin Mo rubbed his head, feeling like he had transmigrated but not completely, still having to worry about money.
"How about I sell the house that belonged to the original owner?"
Lin Mo's thoughts wandered, and a bold idea suddenly popped into his mind.
Once the thought popped into his head, it continued to grow in his mind.
Ping'an Residential Area is located in the suburbs of Wushan City, and the surrounding facilities are already quite basic.
More importantly, after the previous Kuroshio incident, that area is no longer safe, and no one can guarantee that there are any escaped mutants lurking in the shadows.
Although he now possesses two purple cards for protection, ordinary mutants are no threat to him.
But as the saying goes, it's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you.
Living in constant fear and anxiety is not a solution.
Moreover, given the Kuroshio Current incident, the property values in the neighborhood are bound to plummet.
The longer it is delayed, the harder it will be to sell.
Just like in his previous life, the drop in housing prices was even more dramatic than the drop in stock prices.
After much deliberation, Lin Mo ultimately dismissed the idea.
Since the house was purchased by the original owner's sister, it would be inappropriate for him to dispose of it rashly.
Besides, if the original owner's sister were really alive, and came back to find the house had been sold, that wouldn't make sense either.
Shaking his head to clear these chaotic thoughts from his mind, Lin Mo turned and left the sales area.
"Once the trip to the secret realm is over, I must find a way to make money, otherwise my growth will be too slow."
Lin Mo made up his mind and then left the Card Making Association, returning to the Jingxinju Hotel to devote himself to cultivation.