Chapter 20 There is a road to heaven, but don’t take it
Chapter 20 There is a road to heaven, but don’t take it
On the second day, Russell had a rare good sleep, probably because he had consumed too many brain cells making cards yesterday.
It is said to be sleeping, but in fact it is practicing the "Deep Blue Meditation Method". Most card makers have replaced sleep with meditation.
Russell naturally would not lag behind.
Riding on Pidgeot, Russell quickly arrived at Shanghai No. 1 Middle School.
Ever since he got Pidgeot, he no longer has to worry about being late due to traffic jams.
Although given how highly regarded he is now, Victoria Song wouldn't say much if he was late once or twice.
Accompanied by Song Qian's hypnotic voice, the day's classes began.
However, Russell was more interested in today's lesson, which was about chain cards and legion cards.
"Students, please listen carefully to what is following." Victoria Song looked at the students in the key class below with a serious face.
"Chain cards, as the name suggests, have a chain effect between cards, which is usually seen between creature cards and item cards." Victoria Song did not keep the topic in suspense, but went straight to the point.
"The more famous ones are the creature card [Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King] and the item card [Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda]." Victoria Song gave an example that is familiar to people in the Ming Dynasty, "These two cards can produce a chain effect."
"I won't say much about the chain effect. This is as powerful as the card bond."
Russell naturally knew about card bonds. The two cards he had on hand had bond effects, but unfortunately he did not have enough materials to make cards that could produce bonds.
Song Qian at the podium naturally didn't know what Russell was thinking, but continued, "Chain cards are usually key props in the character's story. This is also what students need to pay attention to when making cards in the future."
After talking about chain cards, the next thing to talk about is legion cards.
Legion cards are the top priority of card-making education. As for the reason, Victoria Song immediately gave the answer: "The next thing I'm going to talk about is legion cards. Please pay close attention, students."
Seeing Song Qian so serious, the students in the key class couldn't help but sit up straight.
"Legion cards do not refer to the cards in the hands of a single card maker."
"It refers to the batches of identical cards produced by the card makers of the Cheng Group."
Speaking of this, Victoria Song pushed up her glasses.
Most card makers who have no talent or limited talent will either end up joining the army or becoming a stationed card maker who has mastered the secret realm in a certain city.
In the army, the quality of cards made by most low-level card makers is uneven.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty court also issued a number of high-strength card-making templates for low-level card makers to use in making cards.
The cards made by the bottom-level card makers using templates can be integrated together to generate more powerful power after being summoned together on the battle formation.
This is also the reason why Victoria Song is so serious. After all, in her opinion, only Russell and Jiang Nanxi can be considered good seedlings in the class.
The final destination of other students is nothing more than the two places mentioned above.
Russell now understood the meaning of Song Qian's words, and also understood how the card makers who were confronting the demon army at the border fought against the enemy.
But these have little to do with him, after all, he just made a red quality card last night.
Time flies, and school is over in the blink of an eye.
Just as Russell was about to go home, Jiang Nanxi came to him.
Jiang Nanxi seemed a little worried at the moment, which made Russell a little confused. He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Nanxi was silent for a moment after hearing Russell's question, then said, "Du Heng is missing."
Luo Su was stunned when he heard this, thinking, what does Du Heng's disappearance have to do with me? Does he have the guts to take revenge on me? Just when Luo Su was about to ask, Jiang Nanxi continued, "My father told me that he asked you to be careful when you go home from school recently."
"Du Heng's parents were found dead at home this morning. It is suspected that Du Heng was responsible, and the association is now tracking him down."
Luo Su was full of questions when he heard Jiang Nanxi's words, and couldn't help but ask: "Du Heng is so filial?"
At this moment, Russell's mind was full of hellish jokes like roasted whole lamb and military boxing.
Jiang Nanxi ignored Russell's strange words and just shook his head: "Anyway, you should be careful."
After saying this, she turned and left.
After all, in her opinion, Du Heng had no strength to threaten Russell at all, so a reminder would be enough.
Russell rode on Pidgeot and slowly landed below the dilapidated apartment. When he was about to go upstairs, a voice sounded from behind: "It feels like I haven't seen you, Xiao Luo, for a long time."
It was Aunt Xu who lived next door. Aunt Xu had a good relationship with the original owner. After all, she had watched him grow up since he was a child. Otherwise, she would not have dragged Russell with her to escape on the day of the riot in the [Devil's Nest].
Moreover, the original owner would occasionally go to Aunt Xu's house for free meals.
Thinking of this, Russell couldn't help but smile, and explained, "After becoming a card maker, I have a lot of things to do, and I haven't had time to visit you, Aunt Xu."
"Why are you being so polite, kid? Come to your aunt's place for dinner when you are free." Aunt Xu said with a smile. In her opinion, it was a good thing that Russell became a card maker. At least he was much better than the miserable orphan he used to be.
Russell laughed when he heard this: "Next time, definitely next time."
Aunt Xu and Russell slowly went upstairs together. On the way, she suddenly seemed to remember something: "By the way, Xiao Luo, I'm not saying anything bad about you. Young people should not associate with those questionable people."
A bad person?
Just as he was about to ask, Aunt Xu continued, "When I went out to buy groceries just now, I saw a young man and a second-rate guy hanging around your door."
Russell felt somewhat confused when he heard this. In his memory, the original owner's social circle was very clean, and there was no one like the one Aunt Xu described.
The only person who could be called a social person that he had dealt with these days was Brother Hu from Duoduo Finance.
Could it be Brother Tiger?
But haven’t you already paid off your debt?
Although he was a little confused, Russell still said, "Yes, yes, Aunt Xu is right, but the people you are talking about may have come to the wrong door. I don't think I know them."
Aunt Xu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. She didn't want a good boy like Russell to end up in society.
The two of them stood still on the stairwell, and Aunt Xu said, "That's it. I have to go back to cook. Xiao Luo, come to my place to eat when you have time."
"Okay, I'll come when I'm free." Russell agreed with a smile.
The conversation between the two echoed in the silent and dark corridor.
Turning around, Russell was holding the door handle and was about to take out the key to open the door when he felt a sudden force that made him let go and took a step back.
Kaneki Kenya appeared in front of him in an instant.
"boom!"
The old, rusty, dilapidated iron door was blown away in an instant and hit Aunt Xu hard.
"Hahaha, this kid is right, you are really a genius!" Crazy laughter came from Russell's house.
At this moment, Russell finally understood who Aunt Xu was talking about. He looked at Aunt Xu lying on the ground, her life or death uncertain. Russell's expression was cold, and a surging murderous intent was boiling in his heart: "Du Heng! If you want to die, I will grant your wish!"
(End of this chapter)