Chen Mu didn't have the slightest self-awareness of being a card artisan. Perhaps he had never thought of himself as a card artisan.
"Don't worry, I won't make a move on you before we get out of the jungle." Seeming to know Chen Mu had woken up, Bo Wen threw that out without turning his head.
Feeling that he hadn't thought wrong, Cheng Ying just skipped over that line.
But his respect for Chen Mu had increased a little. There was no longer anyone studying card masters and card artisans at the same time.
An A-level card master with a contribution and a card artisan who could force Bo Wen into a desperate situation. That double identity was enough to make people worship him!
How could one person be so outstanding as a card master and a card artisan at the same time?
He had also seen some paranoid people who followed in the footsteps of the card masters of ancient times, practicing card making and card artisan at the same time.
But without exception, all of them confirmed an iron law: One person couldn't study two professions at the same time.
Moreover, a card master needed to spend more time on theoretical knowledge. In some sense, an outstanding card master was bound to be a knowledgeable scholar.
That was why Cheng Ying had unconsciously felt nervous when he heard that Chen Mu was an A-level card master.
Seeing that, Bo Wen's eyes flashed.
Cheng Ying was dumbfounded, since a person with such frightening skills was saying with all seriousness that he wasn't a card artisan.
What did that mean?
"I don't understand the collection of materials." Chen Mu answered flatly.
Although it was rough, Chen Mu still accepted it gladly, since the tattered clothes he was wearing couldn't be called clothes.
Chen Mu was curiously observing the blood of the twin hook beast. The compatibility agents he usually used were all processed products, and it was his first time seeing raw materials in their original state.
He really wanted to try out the effects of the twin hook beast's blood, but he immediately canceled the idea after sweeping his eyes over Bo Wen, since he didn't have enough equipment on hand.
Chen Mu had often spent time in the library at the base, but that was to study level-four fantasy cards.
The advantage of having a clear purpose was that he could focus his energy on raising his level in a short time, while the disadvantage of that kind of learning method was that his field of vision was easily narrowed.
Chen Mu hadn't realized there was a big difference between himself and other people.
Could he really be a darling of heaven?
Or a so-called genius?
Bo Wen's face was cloudy and uncertain.
"How did you provoke it?" Cheng Ying asked curiously.
To be able to exhaust a twin-hook beast to death wasn't something an ordinary person could do.
Great power would make people fearful, but profound knowledge would make people respect him.
She skillfully picked off the fur of the twin-hook beast and cut off its tail hook. She also collected a few bottles of the twin-hook beast's blood.
During the entire process, Chen Mu and Bo Wen were both looking on curiously.
Of the two of them, one was used to buying finished products from shops, while the other was a young master who had only fought in training grounds and dueling arenas. Naturally, he did not have much fighting ability.
No one could practice two methods of training perception at the same time.
Cheng Ying stopped what she was doing and looked at Bo Wen in astonishment, finding it a little strange that he would ask such a thing.
Bo Wen was a person who always had a target in his words, and since he had asked like that, naturally there would be some problems within.
She shot a glance at Chen Mu, wondering if Chen Mu had a hobby of collecting materials.
That's right, what is this?
Bo Wen's face was so unsightly it looked as though he was about to squeeze out water.
Someone who had forced him into desperate straits in a head-on battle had then casually said he wasn't a card artisan.
Bo Wen found it extremely ear-piercing when he heard it.
Very well, Chen Mu said he wasn't a card artisan.
What about him?
To be forced into such a difficult situation by someone who wasn't a card artisan, what did that make him?
Bo Wen's face was gloomy to the side, feeling the same inconceivable.
Although Chen Mu had said he wasn't a card artisan, he understood Chen Mu's strength.
And he had also seen Chen Mu's level in card making.
Bo Wen was so depressed he wanted to go crazy, but he had nowhere to vent.
Chen Mu smiled bitterly, "I don't know." He really didn't know what was going on with the twin hook beast for it to chase him so wildly.
"Mmmm, right. I have a pretty good relationship with him." Cheng Ying suddenly felt a little nervous.
In her mind, a card master with an "A" level of contribution was someone she had to look up to.
That kind of respect wasn't just because of the difference in status, but because of the other's knowledge.
As everyone knew, a card master needed to have deep theoretical knowledge.
And the number of A-level card masters on the base could be counted on one's fingers. In Cheng Ying's mind, they were synonymous with erudite knowledge.
Cheng Ying was struggling with the corpse of the twin hook beast, which had quite a few rare materials, such as its two pitch-black scorpion tail hooks.
If she were to sell it, it would certainly fetch a sky-high price.
The twin hook beast was incomparably tough, and there were few card artisans who could kill it.
"Are you a card artisan?" Cheng Ying asked cautiously, unconsciously using honorifics.
Bo Wen pricked up his ears to the side, also curious about the question.
After the time of Heiner Van Sant, no one had ever succeeded in studying both card artisan and card master at the same time.
A person's energy was limited, and there was a world of difference between a card artisan and a card master. To take the simplest example, the perception that a card artisan and a card master practiced was completely different.
The requirements of the two were completely different in nature, which was the most fundamental aspect that determined that a card master and a card artisan couldn't study at the same time.
Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at Bo Wen, who had a strange look on his face, and Cheng Ying suddenly realized that Chen Mu was provoking Bo Wen.
The two of them didn't get along, and it was normal for them to be provoking each other with words.
The three of them were being very careful, since no one knew what was ahead.
And between Chen Mu and Bo Wen would certainly be Cheng Ying.
Having taken care of the twin hook beast, the three of them began to move forward carefully.
Since Chen Mu had said in advance that he wouldn't go back the way he came, Bo Wen couldn't do anything about it.
If he and Cheng Ying turned back, they would certainly die on the road.
As for Chen Mu's strength, he also valued it quite a bit.
Although it was unknown what was ahead, the three of them together would have more power, and their chances of survival would be greater.
If their luck was good, they might be able to go straight to Amay City or Eastern Shang-Wei City.
Most people in the world wouldn't be able to match Chen Mu's accomplishments in one of those areas, not to mention achieving such stunning accomplishments in both.
But, there was a living exception in front of him!
"Do you know Will?" Chen Mu's gaze turned to Cheng Ying.
He was completely ignoring Bo Wen.
Just like the loathing Bo Wen had for him from the bottom of his heart, he didn't have any good feelings toward Bo Wen.
"Card artisan?
I'm not. "Chen Mu shook his head.
What kind of card artisan was he, a dabbler?
From the very beginning with the tailless shuttle card, he had done it on a whim.
The current bipolar thunderball card had only been used in close combat for less than a month.
Card artisan?
What kind of card artisan was he?
He had a clear understanding of himself.
The things he had learned were quite different from those of ordinary card masters or card artisans. For example, gathering materials was a necessary skill for both card artisans and card masters, and he had never learned it.
All he could remember about the uncommon materials were all recorded in the mysterious card.
For example, the black and white chrysanthemum stone was the only material he had on him.
As for gathering materials, well, there were still such things as material stores in the world.
An "A" level of contribution card master?
Cheng Ying's gaze suddenly froze, suddenly thinking of the "A" level of contribution card master Will had mentioned.
Cheng Ying immediately stammered, "You … you are the card master who made the hundred blades for Will?"
"Ha, a card master with an" A "level of contribution doesn't know how to gather materials!" Bo Wen was taken aback, and then burst out laughing, unruly and somewhat sarcastic.
The three of them hadn't run into any wild beasts for the next few days, which couldn't be said to be their luck to the extreme.
Among the three of them, Cheng Ying was the most useful, since her experience was the basis for their survival.
It was hard to imagine that she would actually carry something like a sewing kit on her.
The rags on Chen Mu's body could finally die of old age, and he was wearing the fur of the double-hook beast that Cheng Ying had peeled off a couple of days before to sew it.
It was a good thing that Cheng Ying was there, and as an experienced professional card artisan, she was very proficient in gathering materials, which was also an important source of income for her.
She gave Chen Mu the bottle filled with the blood of the double-hook beast, "The blood of the double-hook beast is an excellent compatibility agent."
Chen Mu didn't think there was anything strange about him.
At the very beginning, he had felt that a card master was a card master, and a card artisan was a card artisan.
But when he came into contact with some of the theories in the mysterious card, he found that the two didn't conflict.
He very naturally accepted that point of view, since he didn't have much confidence in the theories he had taught himself before.
And, Chen Mu had very quickly personally verified that the theories set forth in the mysterious card were correct.
But, he probably couldn't have imagined that Chen Mu's power would only last 150 seconds.
And outside of those 150 seconds, Chen Mu was just an ordinary close-combat card artisan novice.
Just then, Bo Wen suddenly stood up and looked at Chen Mu with a strange expression, "Why aren't you gathering materials?"
Cheng Ying's expression was also strange, though it didn't look like he was pretending to look at Chen Mu's expression.
Could it be that he really thought he was weak?
She immediately dispelled that preposterous idea, since from her long experience, you shouldn't take people for fools!
Chen Mu walked over to the front of the double-hook beast, and upon closer inspection discovered that it had actually died of exhaustion, with white foam at the corners of its mouth.
"Oh."
Chen Mu didn't say anything after his response. He and Will couldn't be said to have any friendship, and he had only made a card for him. Oh, and he had also gotten the bipolar thunderball card from him, which was a big bargain.