Materials with gold attributes?
That must be the materials for my own Mecha.
"I'll go with you."
Zhan Youqing narrowed her eyes, happily following behind Mu Qianshan.
Although Mu Qianshan didn't quite understand why she wanted to follow him,
he didn't reject the idea either.
So, with a confused Mu Qianshan and an excited Zhan Youqing,
they quickly found all of the materials Jiang Yuan needed.
"This..."
Zhan Youqing looked at Mu Qianshan in a daze: "So many materials, missing for so many days, how did you manage to find them all?"
"What are you joking about? Do you think my supplier network is for nothing?"
Mu Qianshan laughed proudly: "Basically, I have contact information for all the merchants around the school, even those around the four major Academies."
"If there are materials not available here, it's just a phone call away to find them easily."
"..."
"Awesome!"
Zhan Youqing was silent for a moment before finally giving a thumbs up.
She hadn't taken it seriously before when she heard that some card-making materials were hard to find.
It wasn't until today, after going around with Mu Qianshan for a good while, and still not finding nearly half the materials, that she believed it.
But the question was, upon arriving at Jiang Yuan's doorstep, how did those nearly half-missing materials just appear at Jiang Yuan's door?
Well...
That makes sense.
After all, it was Mu Qianshan who had asked for them to be delivered.
"Alright, don't dwell on that, everyone has their own strengths."
Mu Qianshan smiled and patted Zhan Youqing's shoulder before entering Jiang Yuan's house.
"Who is this?"
As soon as Mu Qianshan entered Jiang Yuan's house, he saw Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, who carried an ethereal charm and wore a white Taoist robe, with an indifferent expression.
Just one glance from Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, and Mu Qianshan immediately felt the pressure.
"Oh, this is a Card Spirit I just created, Lord Lao Zi, you can call him Lord Lao or simply Lao Zi."
Jiang Yuan said while introducing Mu Qianshan to Lao Zi.
"This is my friend Mu Qianshan, if you need any materials, you can find him; he knows a lot of people."
"And this is Zhan Youqing, hmm, a client."
Hearing Jiang Yuan introducing her like this, Zhan Youqing puffed her cheeks, a bit unhappy but she felt there was nothing wrong with what Jiang Yuan said.
After the introductions, the three of them greeted each other, and then Mu Qianshan took out the materials he had just prepared.
"Lao Zi, try making an Eight Trigrams first."
After Jiang Yuan took out the Material Card for Tai Chi - Eight Diagrams and explained his card-making thought process to Lao Zi,
it was Lao Zi's turn to take over.
"I see."
Lao Zi nodded, took the Material Card in hand, and began crafting.
Under the gaze of Jiang Yuan and Mu Qianshan, in just a short moment, a Purple Quality Material Card "Tai Chi - Eight Trigrams" appeared in the hands of Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad.
"It's quite simple indeed."
Lord Lao Zi smiled, and Jiang Yuan, feeling reassured, handed over the other Material Cards to Lao Zi and then started on card making for "Snow Mastiff Armor"!
Both started crafting simultaneously, and compared to a somewhat inexperienced Lao Zi, Jiang Yuan was much faster.
Especially with the drawing and signing of Snow Mastiff Armor, it was almost effortless to create.
In just a short time, Jiang Yuan actualized a blank card with drawing and signature.
Next was merging with the Material Cards.
First up was the Purple Quality Material Card "Golden Claw Mastiff King"!
That's a creature from the Beast Clan, almost perfectly fitting with the Snow Mastiff Armor.
Then came the Purple Quality Card "Gold Element Essence," a spirit left behind on a probabilistic basis after the death of a being from the Gold Element Spirit Clan.
Following were "Radiant Silver" and "Thunderfall Gold," used to enhance attack and Defense strength, also both Purple Quality Material Cards.
Lastly was "Edge of Gold," providing attacking power!
After the five materials were integrated into the card, it immediately began to shimmer.
At the same time, Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad also opened his eyes and materialized a card.
As Jiang Yuan's side flashed with a purple light, the card returned to its calm state, and the card in Lord Lao Zi's hands also entered the judgment phase.
But in just a moment, the card in Lord Lao Zi's hands also burst with a fleeting purple glow, after which it turned into an ordinary S-rank Purple Quality Equipment Card.
"Here, this is for you."
Jiang Yuan only glanced at the information for the [Snow Mastiff Armor] and, finding it wasn't too different from what he had in mind, passed the card to Zhan Youqing.
"Um, I can give you something in return."
Seeing the card so close, Zhan Youqing hesitated a bit.
After some consideration, she then spoke to Jiang Yuan.
"Even if it's just a card for trial use, I should give something in return," said Zhan Youqing with determination in her eyes, looking at Jiang Yuan.
"Don't worry, you'll get your compensation."
Jiang Yuan placed the card in Zhan Youqing's hands: "But not now. You can go and try out the power of this card first."
"By the way, I should remind you, the strength limit of this card is determined by your spiritual power. In other words, the higher your spiritual power, the stronger the armor's stats, and the higher your combat power will be."
"As for the combat style and such, you'll naturally know once the armor integrates with you."
"Uh, how about you come and try it out with me?"
After receiving the card, Zhan Youqing looked at the information on the card, her eyes shining, then she raised her head to speak to Jiang Yuan.
"I don't have time."
Jiang Yuan waved his hand, showing no interest in Zhan Youqing's suggestion, and went straight over to Lord Lao Zi, looking at the Furnace of Eight Trigrams in front of him.
"So, I can do alchemy and artifact refining with this?"
"Right, whether to do alchemy or artifact refining first?"
"You can refine articles too?"
"Of course, this Furnace of Eight Trigrams was made precisely for alchemy and artifact refining."
Lord Lao Zi slightly raised his head, speaking with a trace of pride.
"So, the artifact refining with this..."
"The success rate is a bit higher, but it takes a little longer."
"Hm, you can also add some special skills or abilities to already made Equipment Cards."
Lord Lao Zi appeared slightly self-satisfied as he patted the Furnace of Eight Trigrams in front of him.
"Pharmacist plus Equipment Master?"
Mu Qianshan, hearing Lord Lao Zi say so, couldn't help but be startled.
"Is this dual cultivation?"
"Well, although that term isn't quite right, it does convey the idea," Lord Lao Zi said after a moment of silence, nodding his head.
Jiang Yuan was also a little excited, not expecting the Furnace of Eight Trigrams to have this kind of use.
Pharmacists, as the name suggests, are professionals who make medicinal pills.
However, because the effects of the elixirs made from the essence of rare and precious materials are too powerful, they cannot be taken until one has reshaped their physique in the Sixth Realm.
As for Equipment Masters, that's also a special profession.
The full term should be Equipment Master with Reshaper skills.
They can add special entries and skills to Equipment Cards, strengthening the cards' power.
However, there are also limitations; they can only work on Purple Quality Cards or higher-grade equipment cards.
And during the process of enhancing, there is a probability of damaging the Equipment Cards.
"You don't need to worry about equipment; the old Taoist has his own plans. Let's talk about alchemy first, what kind of elixir are you looking for?"
"Um, muscle fatigue, one that can treat muscle fatigue."
Jiang Yuan glanced at Zhan Youqing and Mu Qianshan, without paying much attention to them, and directly addressed Lord Lao Zi.
"If possible, also an elixir that can enhance the Star Power Realm and one that can break through bottlenecks."
After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he saw Lord Lao Zi sizing him up, then glanced at the rare and precious materials on the table nearby.
"Muscle fatigue is a trivial matter, but those other things you mentioned, I can't make them with just what we have here now."
Lord Lao Zi pointed at the rare materials on the table: "There are hardly any here that can enhance Star Power cultivation, let alone ones with the effect of breaking through bottlenecks."
"I see."
Jiang Yuan nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Lord Lao Zi with a smile: "Well, in that case, let's first make an elixir that can treat my muscle fatigue."