Iya Continent: Card God

The grand auction reached its most exciting moment, but Linta, uninterested in the remaining auction results, left immediately. After all, the remaining high-quality items were only for the wealthy.

The bigger reason is that the fragment of the J-shaped symbol on the branded card was not successfully bid on.

Through Miss Daisy's connections, I obtained the skill books for "Earth Vine" and "Iron Rhino Charge" that I had bid on.

He then left the auction house and returned to the courtyard of the rented house.

The first thing I did when I got home was to learn and master these two skills.

He eagerly opened the scroll and studied the magical characters drawn on it. The characters emitted a soft glow, then rose up, flowed around, and finally entered his mind.

Linta felt a jolt in his mind, and when he came to his senses, the methods of performing these two skills were imprinted in his memory.

"call……"

Linta took a deep breath, his palm facing the ground, and as he chanted the incantation, strands of magic gathered.

"Edivine!"

"Sizzle! Boom!" Some vines suddenly sprouted from the muddy ground in the courtyard and spread out.

“It’s much easier than the Fireball spell,” Linta said happily.

However, he still hadn't unleashed the true power of the "Earth Vine" skill. The earth vines he cast were only about the size of a finger on average. At their full power, the earth vines could be as thick as a thigh.

Of course, Lin Ta understood all of this. With more time to cultivate and better control over the use of magic, he could unleash its true power.

"The next skill..."

Linta closed his eyes, sensing the activation of another skill, "Iron Rhino Charge".

With the shoulder forward and the heel raised, gathering magical power within, one steps forward with the swiftness and ferocity of an iron rhinoceros beast.

"call……"

Linta opened his eyes, exhaled softly, and assumed a charging stance.

Although he didn't use this skill, Linta felt a strong sense of familiarity with it. It was practically tailor-made for him.

"Iron Rhinoceros..."

With lightning speed, it rushed towards the gate.

Suddenly, a burly figure landed, quite abruptly.

Lin Ta's eyes widened, and his charge was unstoppable.

The person who jumped in without knocking was Nated Vasquez!

"careful!"

Ted was somewhat surprised by Linta's attack, but he remained calm and composed.

He calmly released his magic, raised his hand, and blocked Linta's charging attack head-on.

"Oh!"

The sound was deafening, and the dust billowed up as it reverberated.

Linta was forced to stop, sensing the formidable strength of Ted Vasquez, a Gold-level powerhouse!

Ted remained unmoved and said calmly, "This technique is quite skillful."

Having just bought the skill book and used it for the first time, it already possessed such power. What kind of power would it have once fully mastered? Ted was quite astonished; this Linta was truly extraordinary.

"Sorry, it was an accident, all an accident," Linta said with a wry smile.

"But what brings you to my house?"

Linta was even more surprised by this.

Ted Vasquez, a powerful figure in one of the ducal families, though not the highest-ranking member, was still an unattainable figure for countless people in Sandel County. Such a nobleman would never normally venture into such a dilapidated rental property.

"It's nothing," Ted said casually, then took out the thing Linta had been dreaming of.

Fragment!

“You want this, right? Here you go.” Ted handed the incomplete map directly to Linta.

Linta was stunned.

ah? What's the meaning?

Ted bluntly stated, "That elephant Gary is clearly targeting you; no matter how much you bid, he'll raise the price. But it's different with me. If I bid for this item, he'll still give the Vasquez family some face."

"So... this is helping me bid?" Linta swallowed hard.

“Not entirely. You can think of it as a gift from me to you,” Ted said.

Linta looked puzzled, not understanding her meaning. "Give it to me? Why? Do you need my help with something?"

Ted's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with a smile, "Maybe, but that's a matter for later."

After saying that, he leaped out and disappeared from Linta's sight.

Linta was still confused. What did that mean? Did they want her help, or not?

Thoughts began to swirl in his mind, a thousand threads intertwining as he searched for the truth. This Ted Vasquez was completely different from the Brandon Vasquez and the others he had met today. The others possessed the opulent extravagance of nobility, but he lacked that aura. Moreover, it seemed he had been doing something unknown all along.

What exactly are we supposed to do?

But who cares!

He quickly opened the fragment, and the Jack of Spades was still there. This meant the other party hadn't taken the power. More likely, they didn't even know it was a card, simply perceiving it as a strange symbol on a fragment. This kind of power, which didn't require magic, would surely cause a frenzy across the entire continent of Iya if it became known.

Linta then unleashed his divine power, this invisible force contacting the card symbol. Gradually, the card also emitted the same power, and the two forces collided, causing the void to ripple.

"what!"

With a pull, the J card was drawn into its body. The markings on the fragment vanished without a trace.

Another card!

“What kind of ability is this…” Linta murmured to himself.

Feel the power of the cards in your heart.

Jack of Diamonds, Sword!

"Huh?" Linta paused, his hand gripping, his mental energy surging, and then a flash of light formed the shape of a sword, which finally appeared in his hand.

The sword is sharp and its blade reflects its own image; it is a fine sword from any angle.

“This sword is… a low-grade, excellent quality,” Linta judged.

I had previously studied weaponry with Jin Gong, who was skilled in forging weapons and armor. Although I wasn't invincible, my appraisal skills were decent. I could distinguish between good and bad items.

"So, is the quality of this sword related to my powerful mental strength?" Linta analyzed to himself.

In his thoughts, he swung his sword into the air.

The sound of the sword striking the ground was quite pleasant to the ear.

“Hmm…” Linta’s expression was conflicted.

Having an extra card is certainly something to be happy about. However, some of the card's abilities are useless.

I need a sword, I can buy one. They're not hard to find; at the auction just now, there were at least a dozen swords up for auction. Some of them were even of superior quality, though of course I can't afford them.

However, the key point is that this sword has very little meaning to me.

He had always focused on practicing martial arts; weapons were never part of his plans.

"Never mind, it's a good thing after all."

Linta took a deep breath and looked towards the undeveloped area outside Sandel City.

Where should I go to cultivate myself next?