The next day.
Lin You got out of bed early in the morning, not because he needed to visit Heiyuan so early, but simply because he was a little excited.
This is not surprising, as he still has a large amount of duel points that he has not spent.
If the assessment had not been completed too late yesterday and Lin You had not been exhausted, he would have gone on a killing spree last night.
But now, after a night's rest, Lin You looks radiant.
After a simple wash, Lin You and Li Ziqiu had dinner together.
Breakfast is simple, the same old thing, bread and jam, which are ready-made, so you don’t have to go out of your way to buy them.
If I really want to buy it, I have to trouble someone else to bring it to me, and I can't leave the school by myself.
After breakfast, it was not yet eight o'clock.
There is a distance from the student villa area to the tutor forest, and it takes about half an hour to walk there.
But the class is scheduled to start at nine o'clock, and it's still early now, so I have time to think about what to buy.
Lin You is not considering magic supplements for the time being.
He also had a large magic crystal and a magic orb that had only been used once, which would be enough for him to use for a while.
What Lin You is thinking about now is actually "fusion".
If this card is available in the redemption mall, Lin You will definitely buy it as long as the price is within his affordable range.
Although the "fusion" produced by the card roulette is mostly better, if you rely solely on drawing, who knows when you will get it.
A chance to draw a card is not that easy to get.
With this plan in mind, Lin You immediately activated his magic power, and the duel disk in his hand was immediately activated.
Immediately afterwards, a duel card was ejected, causing a wave of fluctuations. In a moment, a magic light curtain belonging to the redemption mall was generated.
The light curtain remained the same, with several rows of cards displayed on it.
This is the default interface for entering the mall, card category.
To switch to a larger category, you can do so from the control bar above.
Small categories are on the side.
As for search engines, I couldn't find it anywhere.
But Lin You had asked about this matter before, and it turned out that this interface can perform voice recognition.
If there is a card you want to search for, just read the name of the card you want to identify accurately and then say the word "search".
Come to think of it, it is an exchange mall of a prestigious university after all. It would be a bit cheap if they don’t even provide this little convenience.
Now that he knew this, Lin You said slowly, "Merge, search."
As soon as the words fell, the interface began to fluctuate.
Not long after, a card that Lin You was extremely familiar with appeared.
The card is engraved with an image of two blurry, distorted orange-yellow fusion materials mixed in a blending blue-purple vortex.
But apart from this card, there is another card, also called "Fusion", but the card picture is different.
The blue-purple vortex remained unchanged, but the fused material was now white, and appeared even more twisted and smaller.
The two cards are clearly a fusion, but the prices are vastly different.
The fusion magic card that matched Lin You's impression was priced at 1,000 duel points!
The one that looks like the gun version is only sold for 300 duel points.
Although the price of 300 is not low, the gap is still huge after comparison.
Why is this?
Lin You, full of doubt, started reading the results directly. The first thing he looked at was naturally the gun version.
After seeing the effect of the gun version fusion, Lin You immediately understood something.
Fusion
Card type: Magic card
Effect: Send the Fusion Material Monster required for the Fusion Monster Card from your field to the Graveyard, and summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck.
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On the court!
Lin You immediately grasped this point. He also forgot one thing for a moment. In today's duel world, there is no such concept as "hand cards"!
More effects are presented in the form of 'card decks'.
Among Lin You’s existing cards, there is the Silent Magician as an example.
Based on this, Lin You could also imagine that the effect of the genuine fusion might have become extremely powerful.
He took a look at it immediately, and the effect of the card was indeed in line with his guess!
Fusion
Card type: Magic card
Effect: Send the Fusion Material Monsters needed for the Fusion Monster Card from your field or Deck to the Graveyard, and summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck!
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Deck!
It's a deck!
Just as Lin You guessed, this fusion card can actually be fused in the deck.
What's the difference between being on the field and being integrated into the deck?
You can even imagine with your toes how huge the differences are.
Compared to on-field fusion, deck fusion not only omits the time required to summon two or more fusion materials, but more importantly, it saves the mana expenditure involved.
For example, the fusion of the Beast King and Baphomet requires a full 220 points of magic power!
This is based on the premise that Baphomet can be summoned without consumption by special effects. Normally, the sacrifice required to summon the Black Star Monster is also a consumption of 20 points of magic power, a total of 240 points!
Just for the sake of saving summoning time and magic power, even though the difference of 700 duel points is huge, it is still worth it!
Seeing the effect, Lin You couldn't help but be tempted, but he didn't act immediately.
It’s not that he can’t bear to do so.
Saving has never been his habit. It doesn't mean that he is extravagant, but he will not be stingy with money as long as the money is worth it, let alone great value for money.
The point is that, up to now, Lin You still doesn’t know the specific cost required to fusion summon the winged mythical beast Chimera.
Lin You has specifically looked up information on this aspect.
According to the information provided, the magic power consumption required for Fusion Summoning does not depend on the "fusion" itself, but on the consumption of the fused monster.
The focus is on the winged mythical beast Chimera!
Normally speaking, the consumption of such a fusion monster, especially one that includes a black star monster, will be much greater than that of a black star monster.
But that's common sense.
According to common sense, the consumption of a black star monster like Baphomet starts at 200.
Since it is a fusion monster produced by Card Roulette, it should not be simple, and the consumption may be greatly reduced.
The fear is that this uniqueness will disappear due to the integration of this "local" image.
If that were the case, Lin You wouldn't be able to integrate.
After hesitating for a while, Lin You decided not to rush.
Although Fusion is a rare card and is very valuable, it is clearly marked in the redemption mall that there are only 5 redeemable "Fusions" left.
Moreover, fusion summons are even rarer than fusion in today's card world.
Don't forget that to form a fusion, you need more than just fusion and fusion materials, you also need to fuse monsters.
Students, even those from prestigious universities, can hardly perform this operation.
Lin You also calmed down for the time being. After all, the existence of fusion had been confirmed, and the effect was so powerful, so there was nothing to worry about.
Now, he needs to calm down and study and improve himself as quickly as possible.
Of course, if you have the chance, you can try to trigger more achievements in exchange for the opportunity to draw cards.
Looking at the time again, it’s not much different.
Although it’s still a little early to go out now, it’s the first day of class so you can leave a good impression if you go early.
After making a rough plan in his mind, Lin You nodded with satisfaction, touched the little head of Chestnut Ball on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Little guy, let's go!"
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Mentor Lin.
In front of Heiyuan's courtyard.
On the way here, Lin You ran into several instructors. He was not familiar with any of them, but they all treated him well. Before he could say hello, they took the initiative to smile and greet him.
Obviously, Lin You's amazing performance on the Assessment Island left a deep impression on these instructors.
Standing in front of the courtyard, Lin You looked at the time. He arrived about twenty minutes early, which was not bad.
If it is too early, it is actually not a good idea as it may disturb the teacher.
Magic power was injected into the doorplate, and the surface of the doorplate flickered slightly, then quickly dimmed.
Lin You was not in a hurry and waited patiently.
After a moment, Heiyuan's voice came, with a slightly ethereal texture.
"Come in."
As the sound rang out, the gate of the courtyard opened automatically like an automatic door.
Lin You was slightly startled, but then he stepped in, and the door behind him closed automatically.
After entering the courtyard, you will be greeted by a spacious hall.
The layout of the hall is simple, with just some tables and chairs. The most eye-catching thing is the mural of a dragon monster on the wall.
The mural gives people a lifelike feeling, and just by staring at it, one can feel the majesty.
This is a reception room, but there is no sign of Heiyuan.
In front of the reception room, there is an open door. To be precise, there is no door designed there, and you can see the atrium over there at a glance.
Continue walking forward, through the atrium, and at the end is a closed door.
This door has a very technological feel, with a faint blue light lingering on its surface.
Before Lin You could figure out how to get in, the door opened automatically as if it had received an order.
The door is open.
Enter.
What comes into view is a spacious laboratory.
There are many instruments placed inside, which Lin You can hardly recognize. However, he has vaguely seen some of them in movies, but he has lost his impression of them for the time being.
At this moment, Heiyuan was standing in front of a test bench, which was emitting a faint blue halo.
The surface of the test bench is a light screen with a groove in the center. A magic card is placed in the groove.
"Coming?"
Heiyuan spoke without even turning back.
"Good morning, teacher."
Lin You responded politely without asking any further questions. He noticed that Hei Yuan seemed to be doing some kind of experiment at the moment.
It looked like the 'reiatsu' he mentioned before.
Lin You was quite interested in this, and couldn't help but look over with curiosity.
Heiyuan didn't say anything else, as if he wanted Lin You to see it for himself.
Standing in front of the test bench, he stared intently at the card in the groove, slowly raised his palm, and a faint blue light emerged.
That is the light of magic.
Seeing this scene, Lin You guessed that the teacher might try to inject magic power into the card next.
However, Heiyuan showed no signs of action and allowed the magic power in his hand to stay.
Ten seconds, twenty seconds!
Finally, after nearly half a minute, Lin You clearly saw that the magic power in Heiyuan's hands began to change.
From the original dark blue, it gradually became transparent.
In the end, no color could be seen with the naked eye, and only vague fluctuations of some kind of energy in the air could be seen.
Is this... soul power?
Lin You's eyes widened slightly. In his perception, this energy was almost the same as the form of a soul barrier.
This means that this is a very pure soul power.
"Coolie~"
The voice of Chestnut Ball came from his mind, and it confirmed Lin You's guess.
At this time, after converting magic power into soul power, Heiyuan made new moves.
He drew lines in the air with his fingers, as if sketching an invisible painting.
With this outline, the card in the groove seemed to be endowed with some kind of power, and it actually emitted a pure white light.
Lin You also stared at the card. He couldn't see what was outlined by the black source, but he noticed that the card in the groove had a faint blue slash scratch under the cover of the pure white light.
Not long after the slash appeared, the second and third ones appeared one after another, neatly and quickly.
After the three slashes appeared, Heiyuan's movements, which had been easing, suddenly intensified, and his fingers danced rapidly.
To outsiders, this seems like crazy behavior, with no rules and no reason.
But in Lin You's opinion, uh, is this crazy?
Bah.
This thought only appeared for a moment, and Lin You shook his head.
What do you think?
That's your teacher. You really don't know how to respect people!
Even if there is some resemblance, you shouldn't think of it, right?
After a moment of inner reflection, Lin You started reading seriously again.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that there was another slash on the surface of the card, indicating that something was wrong.
The fourth slash?
Could this be...
Lin You suddenly remembered what Hei Yuan said yesterday about the star-level classification of magic and trap cards.
The three slashes, as expected, should refer to Samsung.
And now, Black Source's plan is making this card move towards four stars.
That seemingly chaotic plan is actually exerting spiritual pressure!
Judging from the fact that the speed of star-level increase has become noticeably slower, four stars is clearly a qualitative leap.
Just like the difference between white star monsters and black star monsters.
Of course, this is just Lin You’s guess. It is difficult to say how big the difference is, but it is definitely a qualitative leap.
Time passes every second.
Half an hour passed while waiting.
And during this half hour, Lin You did not lose focus at all.
He witnessed the birth and growth of the fourth slash on the card.
Little by little, it becomes complete!
The moment the fourth slash appears completely, it means that this card has officially reached four stars.
Heiyuan also stopped what he was doing.
It seems that this application of spiritual pressure has come to an end.
Judging from Heiyuan's calm state, although the application of spiritual pressure this time took a little longer, it did not seem to be very difficult for him.
"Did you see it clearly just now?"
Suddenly raising his head, Heiyuan stared at Lin You and spoke.
"I guess so."
After thinking for a while, Lin You nodded, then asked curiously: "Teacher, is that the process of applying spiritual pressure?"
"That's right."
Hei Yuan nodded slightly and continued, "Psychic, you only need to release your own magic power and transform it into pure soul power to exert spiritual pressure on the target card."
"But this process is actually extremely difficult. It's not comparable to the crude craftsmanship of ordinary card makers. The outline of each 'spiritual pattern' requires absolute concentration and is extremely challenging."
"Not only that, the biggest problem is that practice makes perfect, and this doesn't really apply to psychics."
"Diligent practice does help improve one's abilities, but without sufficient talent, even hard work won't be an option. That's for sure."
At this point, Hei Yuan said seriously, "Therefore, I will quickly determine whether you have enough talent to embark on this path and will not let you go astray. If you want to do it, then you must do it to the highest level, and don't settle for less!"
"Of course, as I said before, the choice is yours. Although I said as soon as possible, this "as soon as possible" will take at least a month. Your innate demon-adaptable physique will, to some extent, cause me to misjudge in the early stages."
Misjudgment?
Lin You was slightly stunned, but soon realized that this physique should symbolize a starting point.
His starting point is high, but for the profession of psychic, a high starting point does not mean true talent.
Just like in some sports, outstanding physical fitness is a starting point.
But this starting point does not represent talent.
The innate physique suitable for demons is even more prominent.
"Teacher, come on then."
Lin You did it without thinking, not because he was impulsive but because he was looking for something new.
Of course, there is a sense of novelty.
But he also carefully weighed the pros and cons.
First of all, the psychic has great attainments in soul power. Following Heiyuan will also help Lin You improve in this aspect.
Improvements in this area are likely to trigger new achievement sequences, thereby unlocking more cards.
Besides, the teacher said that he does have talent in this area.
As for delaying other aspects of training?
There is no need to worry about this at all.
The cards produced by Card Roulette have actually brought him huge benefits and can save him a lot of training efforts.
Lin You has plenty of time to get involved with the psychic.
For him, it just means watching a few fewer card movies.
It has been a long time since the world changed. Lin You today is no longer the Lin You who would be at a loss because of some common sense issues. He has completely integrated into the current world.
Lin You agreed very straightforwardly, but Hei Yuan didn't say anything. It was unknown what he was thinking. But when he spoke again, his eyes suddenly became more determined.
"Well, from now on, I will do my best to help you complete the test of this path. To become a qualified psychic, the first thing you need is a sufficient affinity and sensitivity to soul power. People with an innate physique suitable for demons tend to excel in affinity."
"And judging by the magic test in the entrance exam, your innate physique adapted to magic is quite outstanding even among people of the same type. This is what I value most about you."
"That's why you have such good innate conditions."
"But that's only one aspect. Apart from affinity, sensitivity is also crucial."
"Sensitivity?"
Lin You was a little confused.
Hei Yuan explained directly, "Affinity actually means that you have enough talent to stimulate the soul power within your body and are able to accept new soul power well. Sensitivity symbolizes the soul aura of the outside world. Whether you can accurately capture this soul aura is the most important indicator."
"I see."
Lin You was immediately relieved. From this perspective, his innate physique suitable for demons was indeed powerful.
Soul affinity is actually more important than sensitivity.
It can not only stimulate the soul power in the body, but also accept the external soul energy.
However, this external soul energy will not come to you on its own just because you have a high affinity with it. You have to discover it yourself.
Therefore, the importance of sensitivity becomes prominent.
Of course, if the affinity is extremely high, it might be possible to passively attract soul energy.
After Lin You digested his thoughts for a while, Hei Yuan spoke again, "Now, let me test your sensitivity."