Carefully pasting two layers of camouflage film onto the surface of the mysterious card, it became an ordinary three-star power card.
In order to confuse people, Chen Mu had put quite a few three-star power cards in the card bag.
It was hard to tell what was real and what wasn't.
With a precedent as a model, Chen Mu was quite successful in faking it. Even he would have a hard time picking out the mysterious card from among those few three-star power cards if he didn't carefully distinguish them.
Chen Mu breathed a small sigh of relief after he had done that.
He didn't go right away to accept the commission, but instead did a thorough examination of himself.
During that week, nothing like what had happened on the shuttle bus had happened again.
That hair-thin green thread had disappeared without a trace, and his body looked completely normal.
Chen Mu really wanted to cut open the muscles on his arm and pull out that green thread.
That was the only way he could think of, but the green thread had suddenly hidden itself and was nowhere to be seen, and he couldn't do anything about it.
His heart was full of worry, and the sudden pain that day had almost knocked him down.
Chen Mu shuddered at the thought that the symptoms could very well flare up regularly.
Never mind, I won't think about it.
Chen Mu quickly adjusted his attitude, having already had some vague conjectures.
So, when he really had to face it, he found that he wasn't as afraid as he had imagined.
To some extent, he had already gotten used to life being full of all kinds of helplessness, and used to facing things he couldn't control.
That question was immediately put to the back of his mind, since he couldn't think about it, so what was the point of thinking about it?
He put all his thoughts on how to get his freedom as quickly as possible.
Recalling the meaningful smile at the corner of Ning Dong's mouth when he told him about the two hundred cards that day, he understood that these two hundred cards weren't that easy to obtain.
Moreover, he had a clear understanding of his own power, and he could only restore three-star cards, and not many of them.
Given the power of the Ning family, three-star would probably be considered a low level there.
Fortunately, he didn't need any contribution points for food and lodging, and Chen Mu rejoiced that at least he wouldn't starve to death.
When Chen Mu walked into the commission hall, he only saw a few sparse people.
These people were all above forty years of age, and he even saw a white-haired old man.
But those old men all had ruddy complexions and loud voices, and their spirits were hale and hearty, and their bodies looked very healthy.
They were quite familiar with each other. They gathered in groups of two or three and chatted in low voices.
That place was called a hall, but it really wasn't that big. It wasn't nearly as big as the hall at the low-grade fantasy card club.
This place was more like a small beverage shop. It was surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass walls and neatly arranged orange-red chairs. There was even a buffet on the side.
Now that he thought about it, he had never been to such a high-class place. Chen Mu looked around with interest.
The old men sitting inside chatting took a look at Chen Mu and went back to chatting among themselves.
According to the details, Chen Mu found the place to accept the commission.
A beautiful woman with short hair and big eyes received him. She showed a charming smile. "Hello, what can I do for you?"
"I want to take some commissions," Chen Mu said.
"Please show me your room card," the beauty said politely.
Chen Mu pulled out his room card, which was his proof of being there.
The light yellow room card had the number 2008825 written on it. The beauty skillfully inserted his room card into the machine in front of her.
Pa, a translucent light screen popped up in front of the beauty.
Looking at it carefully, the beauty's expression became a little strange.
She said to Chen Mu, "Your category is special, and you can't participate in the professional grade evaluation.
You can accept any level of commission, but … "She raised her head to look at Chen Mu, and said with some sympathy," Once you accept a commission, and if you don't complete it, not only will you not get any reward, but you will also have half of the commission's reward deducted. "
It seemed to be the first time the beauty had encountered such a situation, and her gaze on Chen Mu was naturally full of surprise.
Chen Mu was taken aback. He hadn't thought he would enjoy such treatment.
After the slight surprise, he remained calm.
Most people would be indignant or angry in such a situation, and would cry out that it wasn't fair.
But Chen Mu didn't. He knew very well that he hadn't had a choice from the beginning.
Talking about so-called fairness under such circumstances was really a little ridiculous.
He nodded to show he understood, and said to the beautiful young lady gently, "What kind of commissions are there for card repair?"
Chen Mu's calmness was beyond the young lady's expectations. She was taken aback for a moment, and then she lowered her head to work on the instrument in a flurry.
Chen Mu's gaze fell on the instrument, which must have been some kind of card appliance, with neat rows of keys distributed on it, and those were the keys that the young lady was working on.
There was a row of slots next to the keys, and his room card was inserted into one of the slots.
The young lady quickly finished her work, and she made a gesture of "please take a look," and the light screen floating in midair followed her gesture, suddenly turning to face Chen Mu. He could clearly see the various commissions written on it.
Flipping through the commissions, Chen Mu suddenly felt a little guilty.
What kind of commissions are these?!
He had already flipped through a few dozen commissions, all of which involved cards above four-star.
That was a big blow to Chen Mu, who had at most repaired three-star fantasy cards.
After flipping for a long time, he finally found the low-grade commissions area, where the restoration of three-star cards were all low-grade commissions.
Restoring ten three-star fantasy cards would give him five contribution points, which was an average of half a point per card.
Thinking of the contribution points needed for the materials indicated on that list, Chen Mu had the urge to spit up blood.
What could he do with five contribution points?
Renting the middle-grade training arena cost one contribution point a day.
If he rented it continuously, five points could be rented for a week, which could be considered a discount.
That was only the cost of renting the space. If you wanted to get a high-grade card artisan to instruct you, the cost would be ridiculously high, at twenty points for an hour.
That was to say, Chen Mu would need to restore forty three-star cards to get a high-grade card artisan to instruct him for an hour.
How long would it take to restore forty three-star fantasy cards?
For a green hand like Chen Mu, it would take about a month.
By comparison, the cost of restoring four-star fantasy cards would shoot up, to an average of ten points per card.
And if he were to restore those obscure four-star fantasy cards with complex compositions, he could even reach a hundred points per card.
That would be an astronomical figure for Chen Mu as he was then.
It looked like he would have to quickly raise his level as soon as possible.
He suddenly saw a commission, a commission to restore the Hundred Changes Cloak Card.
He suddenly remembered that Madam Ning had said the other day that he had restored the Hundred Changes Cloak Card, which gave him a jolt. But what made him even more jolt was the reward: seven points.
The reward for restoring an ordinary four-star fantasy card was only ten points, and that Hundred Changes Cloak Card could actually reach seven points, which was enough to show how difficult it was.
But Chen Mu had already restored it, and it was a very suitable commission for him.
He immediately pointed to the commission and said, "I'll take this commission."
"Ok."
The young lady immediately operated on the apparatus, and the commission on the screen in front of Chen Mu immediately changed from unaccepted to accepted.
Then the young lady turned around and brought out a metal box with a number written on it, and it was clear from the young lady's somewhat strained expression that it wasn't light.
There was a card slot at the top of the box, and she inserted Chen Mu's room card into the slot.
Just as the card was inserted, the box popped open, and there was a card inside.
The young lady took the card out from inside and handed it to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu took a look, and it was exactly the same as the one he had restored to Madam Ning.
"May I ask if this is your first time here?"
The young lady asked cautiously, since the type of the room card of the person in front of her was really a little strange. He couldn't participate in the professional rating, and if he failed to accept a commission, he would be deducted. That was the first time she had encountered such unreasonable requirements.
Could he be a disciple from the clan who had come here to gain experience?
Probably only a disciple from the clan would have such strict requirements.
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Chen Mu followed up, "This is my first time here."
The young lady felt that her conjecture was correct, and the smile on her face became more and more charming, "If this is your first time here, then there are a few places where you can be a little more convenient.
About twenty meters to the left of the door is a self-service materials supermarket, where you can find quite a few ordinary materials that don't require any contribution points.
That might be a little more important for you in the early stages.
Also, the fiftieth to the fifty-fourth floor are all libraries.
If you run into any problems, you can go there to find solutions. "
After a slight pause, the young lady continued, "Every Friday afternoon, there are quite a few small free gatherings of card masters, where you can exchange your experience with them."
"Thank you!"
That was Chen Mu's heartfelt thanks. What the young lady had said had been a great help to him, and had helped him avoid a lot of detours.
"You're welcome!"
The young lady smiled sweetly, showing two lovely dimples, "I'm called Lili, and I'll be looking after you."
Chen Mu arrived at the self-service materials supermarket that Lili had mentioned, where all kinds of materials were displayed, with no lack of treasures. But besides being envious, the high price of contribution points made him shrink back.
In the end, under the disdainful gazes of the beautiful young ladies watching over him, Chen Mu could only dejectedly sneak out with a big bag of free materials.