Chapter 101: Is this the ten consecutive golds?
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh! Did it succeed?"
Dehao Kaiser, whose physique beside her was as robust as a bear's, roared with uncontrollable excitement as the dazzling golden liquid from the reagent dripped onto the card.
The card printing experiment had truly overcome its most difficult step for the first time; not only Yilin, but even the Magic Club's president, Shiela Hals, wasn't sure if this scene counted as a success.
You Ling only felt that a large half of the mental power stored in his soul was instantly sucked away.
Just concocting a magic reagent, yet the consumption was even greater than conducting a Shadow Game.
It was evident that in the world of the Elf Continent, influencing and changing the effect of a card itself was much more difficult than winning a Shadow Game.
Shiela's black eyes didn't even blink, cautiously watching the changes as the golden transformation reagent, after fusion, that single drop of liquid, gradually spread across the card face of [Metamorphosis] .
"As long as our theory isn't wrong, this should be a success."
"But the card's effect hasn't changed." You Ling asked through Yilin's mouth.
Changing a card's effect was understandable, but this card [Metamorphosis] was already powerful enough to be at the forbidden card level, and in the Elf Continent's grading system, it was also the highest A-rank.
If this card's effect could become even stronger... wouldn't that be too much?
"It's not changing the effect of the card itself. If the experiment is successful, it will create brand new cards."
Shiela's slender fingers pointed to the card face on the table, which had already been completely covered by the golden liquid.
Following the edges of the card face, the transformation potion, as if drawing magic power from the card itself, overflowed with another golden trajectory.
What followed immediately was a scene that made one can't help but marvel.
The golden potion that overflowed the card face formed a square liquid, also in the shape of a card, beside the [Metamorphosis] card, and gradually solidified and hardened.
"This is, a brand new card?"
Shiela explained: "Among the various fused potions, one of them is a 「Replication Potion」. Through its effect, it can replicate the external form of an object. This is the basis for printing card templates using magical methods."
Of course, the Replication Potion could only replicate the external form.
If even the card effect could be replicated, then that wouldn't fall under the scope of card printing.
Replicating A-rank tradable cards should be called alchemy. Casually replicating one would grant financial freedom.
Creating cards with brand new effects is the charm of card printing.
Just as everyone was quietly anticipating what kind of card would be printed under the combined effect of [Metamorphosis] and the transformation potion... the golden liquid flowing on the table did not stop operating.
After solidifying into the shape of one card, the golden liquid continued to spread outwards.
Then, under everyone's astonished gazes, it formed the shape of another card template.
"Two brand new cards were actually born!"
Shiela took a sharp breath, then excitedly grasped You Ling's hands at this moment.
"Student Yilin, you truly are a genius in terms of mental power! In the final experimental stage, you actually directly injected a vast amount of mental power capable of forming two cards!"
"So amazing, You Ling!"
Yilin, of course, also knew that the true genius in terms of mental power definitely wouldn't be herself.
"You were called a genius by the Magic Club president! I really didn't misjudge you, you're too awesome (鼶 - gǔ, rare character, likely used for phonetic emphasis or slang for 'awesome/cool')!"
If concentration was the lower limit controlling the stability of the experiment and determining whether it would fail.
Then mental power itself determined the upper limit of the experimental results.
Actually, whether he was called a genius or not, You Ling didn't care at all.
But being able to print two cards at once always gave a feeling of having earned double.
However, while everyone was pleasantly surprised that the experiment could be so successful.
The golden liquid flowing on the table still hadn't stopped, and finally formed the shape of a third card template.
Only after that did it look like the magic power was finally exhausted, and the golden light slowly dimmed.
"Th-three cards?"
Printing two brand new cards was already enough to surprise the Magic Club.
No one expected that the final experimental result would actually be an unbelievable consecutive three golds (gacha game slang for getting three high-rarity items in a row).
Almost 300% of the expected value.
Before the surprise, everyone was first and foremost amazed by this red-haired girl's bottomless mental power.
This was completely beyond the mental power of humans, elves, or even magic dragons.
"Too cool, You... Lin-chan!"
Excitedly rushing up to hug her, Aisha knew that the true master who completed this astonishing card crafting was You Ling himself; a full sense of pride welled up in her heart.
"Aisha, you're hugging too tight."
"(ﾉ´▽｀)ﾉ What, to celebrate a best friend's great success, what's wrong with hugging a bit tighter?"
This was a lie.
Although lending You Ling out made her a bit sour, it wasn't entirely without benefits.
For example, like this, even if the body was her best friend's, Aisha knew that inside was You Ling's soul.
Hugging You Ling, this kind of thing would be absolutely impossible if You Ling always stayed inside her own body.
Since the Millennium Puzzle was already lent out, then as repayment of interest, she must hug You Ling to her heart's content, rubbing vigorously.
"Ehehe, ehehehe~"
"You're celebrating, so celebrate, why is saliva drooling down?"
Not paying much attention to Aisha Carlos, who was insistently clinging to Yilin, You Ling looked at the three card templates on the table, solidified from the reagent.
After the golden light faded, although their appearance as Duel Monster cards could be seen, there were no words or card art manifested on them.
"What's going on, President Shiela? Did it fail?"
"No, very successful. This is exactly the effect we wanted to achieve in our theory; now only the final step is missing."
"The final step?"
Shiela picked up the templates of the three cards on the table and solemnly placed them in You Ling's hand.
"Student Yilin, as cards printed using your mental power, the final step is to awaken them with your duel."
"Awaken cards with a duel!"
A method that truly suited You Ling's style.
First print cards, then awaken the printed cards through a duel.
In a sense, although there were complex magic potions as a foundation, it also very much conformed to the laws of card printing.
Indeed, the matter of card printing is inseparable from dueling itself.
"I understand, then who should I duel with."
Shiela nodded and smiled: "Let it be me. With you, student Yilin..."
"Hold on!"
Interrupting Shiela's suggestion, Dehao Kaiser's thick, large hand reached forward, clenching into a tight fist.
"The duel, let me do it! This is the moment to create new history for cards. Incidentally, let me see just how strong a Duelist with such terrifying mental power is."
The final step of the card printing experiment, suddenly, evolved into a duel between Yilin and royalty.