Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin.

Chapter 186 New Equipment
"Teacher Chen," Zhang Jingtian glanced at the old man in front of him, touched his nose, and whispered, "Why do I have a feeling that you are planning to take advantage of this opportunity to cheat me and make money from me!"

After hearing what Zhang Jingtian said, Old Man Chen coughed violently, then pointed at Zhang Jingtian and said seriously:
"How is that possible! Do you think I care about your few credits? I just thought you might need them during the holidays!"

Zhang Jingtian raised his head and glanced at Old Man Chen.

He also knew that although Old Man Chen looked unreliable, he was able to stay in the school for so long, and many teachers treated him with respect. Zhang Jingtian knew that Old Man Chen was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Teacher Chen, have you guessed what I'm going to do during the holidays?"

"Of course, with your personality, you probably won't go home during the holidays."

Old man Chen also heard about Zhang Jingtian's family background. He had no immediate relatives, so going back would be a waste of time.

He will definitely find ways to improve his strength, most likely by accepting commissions to go to secret realms, which means he will focus on both improving his strength and making money.

In fact, he also thought that it would be better for Zhang Jingtian to buy more equipment cards to provide himself with an additional layer of insurance.

But Old Man Chen was reluctant to send him off and just wanted to give him a discount when the time came.

"Yeah," Zhang Jingtian nodded. "I'm homeless too. But our school is really great. If I stay here, not only will it be free, but the school will also provide subsidies! I've made up my mind. I'll take on a commission first and discuss whether I can go to the secret realm alone."

Old man Chen clicked his tongue. It was not uncommon for a person to go to a secret realm alone. Some card makers were strong enough and would go to clear low-level secret realms when they had nothing to do.

It can not only eliminate harm for the people, but also harvest materials.

But Zhang Jingtian... with his platinum strength, even the lowest level of dangerous secret realm might not be that easy.

"You are really brave. Aren't you afraid of accidents?"

Zhang Jingtian smiled and said, "I've been to hell-level secret realms, so what am I afraid of? And if I don't push myself, I'm not sure where my limits are."

He really wanted to tell Old Man Chen that he had begun to imagine making pink cards.

"Okay," Old Man Chen waved his hand. He knew that with Zhang Jingtian's personality, it was useless for him to stop him. As long as he decided to do something, he would definitely do it.

"Then you really have to choose your equipment card carefully, otherwise if you die in the secret realm, the school leaders will be heartbroken."

After several recent events, the school leaders have actually seen Zhang Jingtian's talent, and they also know that compared with several other talented newcomers, such as Bai Xiaoyue and Yang Zheng, he is obviously more talented.

They have gradually come to regard Zhang Jingtian as the leader of this new generation.

Zhang Jingtian patted his chest and said calmly:

"Teacher Chen, don't worry. I'm the most afraid of death, so I will definitely live well."

He knew very well what was most important: as long as the mountains remain green, there will be no shortage of firewood.

The equipment card he wants to choose is also defensive.

Old man Chen’s inventory was much more luxurious than Zhang Jingtian had expected.

At first glance, Zhang Jingtian couldn't help but sigh that this old man Chen was really capable and was worthy of being a well-known card maker.

Zhang Jingtian was dazzled by the various equipment cards.

However, the most common ones are the various offensive equipment cards. After all, for most people, when they use equipment cards, they use them as weapons.

The protective gear Zhang Jingtian needed was actually quite rare, and the set of armor Zhang Jingtian valued actually required 100 credits.

Zhang Jingtian won the championship and sealed the door this semester, but in the end he only had 96 credits, which was not even enough to exchange!

Zhang Jingtian sighed, then looked at Old Man Chen with some resentment:

"Teacher Chen, I really didn't expect you to be such a profiteer! This is just an orange piece of equipment, how can you sell it for so much!"

He looked around and found that the average price of other equipment cards was around 60 credits. Why was this one he valued so much more expensive?

Zhang Jingtian even began to wonder if Old Man Chen had some kind of mind-reading ability.

Old man Chen coughed violently, and looked like he wanted to hit Zhang Jingtian on the head a few times:

"You're talking nonsense again! It's expensive for a reason! Do you know how difficult it is to make a defensive equipment card like this? And you have good taste, kid. You took a fancy to my most proud work!"

"Once you put on this armor, the ordinary Scourge won't be able to hurt you at all! You have built-in dodge! This is much more powerful than any shield!"

Old man Chen became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally couldn't help but sigh:
"Honestly, I think I sold it too cheaply! This thing should be worth at least 150 credits!"

Zhang Jingtian sighed, lest Old Man Chen really raise the price on the spot, and immediately said:
"Teacher, you know my situation, and we have such a good relationship, so please give me a discount!"

After hearing this, Old Man Chen tutted his tongue in disgust and said:

"When did we become friends? Don't try to get close to me! But I'll give you a discount, alright? 10% off, that's my bottom line!"

In the end, Zhang Jingtian used 90 credits to exchange for a new equipment card.

This armor looks a bit worn out, but its capabilities are extraordinary.

It has a built-in dodge effect. Any enemy whose quality is lower than that of an orange card, whether it is a Scourge or a Heroic Spirit, cannot hit the person wearing this armor.

But once it reaches orange card quality, this armor will no longer have any defensive effect.

This actually doesn't mean much to Heroic Spirits. When they face low-level enemies, they don't need to defend themselves at all and can just mow them down.

However, for Zhang Jingtian, a card maker, it will be very useful.

This can help him avoid sneak attacks from some lower-level enemies.

After all, the purple card is nothing to Zakiram and the others, but for Zhang Jingtian, it can still easily take his life!
Zhang Jingtian took his armor and returned to the dormitory.

After two days, the school became much quieter and most people went home.

In the card-making world, the Spring Festival is still a very important festival in Dragon Country.

And because the World Dragon Country has the greatest influence in the world, the Spring Festival has also become an international festival.

There are only a few local students and teachers left in the academy.

After Zhang Jingtian received his subsidy from the school, he turned on his mobile phone and went to the Card Makers Association.

He accepted a commission and planned to ask the Card Makers Association if he could go to the secret realm alone.

(End of this chapter)