Chapter 51: To Freeload, But Not Join In

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

"This really won't do."

The young lady felt aggrieved.

"Are you a fool?"

Lu Ming sighed. "All of you people cannot see the depth of the problem or to look at things from another perspective. Of course, a traditional Lamination Card will not do. But is my card a traditional Lamination Card?"

The young lady took a glance at him.

Yes.

But she dared not say anything at the sight of the menacing look on Lu Ming's face. She felt he might give her a beating.

"Mine is a Pet Card. Do you understand?" Lu Ming said meaningfully, "This is the first ever Pet Card! Do you know its concept? Do you know what happened with the Summoners recently?"

"This is an opportunity!

There is such a craze. Don't the Card Creators a.s.sociation want to jump on the wagon?

Even if you freeload, you can still choose not to join!

I remember that there is compet.i.tion between various vocations.

Think about it…

The card made by a one-star Card Creator almost shook the foundation of the Summoners industry!

Isn't it exciting?

Isn't it thrilling?

Look, if people choose a vocation in the future, will they be more inclined to consider Card Creator industry? This is the vocation that almost shook the core of the Summoners!

How domineering will that be?"

"It certainly will."

"Won't there be more Card Creators? Will they have better developments?

Is this not a virtuous cycle?"

Lu Ming led the young lady to understand his intentions.

After listening to him, the young lady felt that it did make sense. Although the card was a Lamination Card, its significance was different!

"I will try to apply for it."

The young lady contacted her boss.

Lu Ming seemed to hear quarrels coming from the distance. He vaguely heard the young lady saying that they were only freeloading, they could choose not to join. Great, the young lady was using his own words to persuade her boss.

After a long time…

The young lady came back. Everything was settled.

"Done."

Lu Ming suppressed the excitement that he felt.

He had officially joined the Card Creators a.s.sociation and he had secured the copyright and certification for "Leviathan"!

This meant that "Leviathan" would soon be protected by copyright laws. If anyone made pirated copies of it, they would be punished by the Card Creators a.s.sociation!

All the Card Creators had to purchase the copyright to use this card!

Including those shops as well!

This meant a lot to him.

He alone was not able to create a lot of cards. He could only sell his goods within the small perimeter of Qing Ming City. If not for what happened with the Summoners, it was impossible for it to become popular!

Under normal circ.u.mstances, even if his cards became popular, it had nothing to do with him.

But now that he was given the copyright and certification…

This meant that he could make the copyright public, allowing others to download!

This meant that…

Every citizen in this world would soon be rearing a Leviathan!

This meant that…

There would be lots and lots of money!

Very soon.

Lu Ming submitted all the information and data needed for the copyright certification. The Card Creators a.s.sociation acted quickly by approving it and allowing it to be downloaded!

"Done!"

Lu Ming was full of antic.i.p.ation.

He clicked to open the cards library of the a.s.sociation excitedly, zooming in on the "Leviathan" Card.

Card name: Leviathan.

Card positioning: Pet Card.

Card level: one-start.

Card description: The game started with a Leviathan egg. One has to rear it in order for it to evolve. This card will grow and develop using energy. It will keep growing and be summoned once when one is in danger.

Design plan price: Five thousand yuan.

Related technique: "Lamination", this technique was a Card Creator's high-level technique. It was the essential technique of the Leviathan Card. The lowest purchase requirement was a four-star Card Creator!

Package offer: 1% off.

Five thousand yuan.

This was a high price.

After all, this was just a one-star card. It was just that the other related information made him confused, especially the so-called package price.

It was fine that only four-star and above could buy it.

But, to h.e.l.l with the package offer.

Lu Ming was between laughter and tears.

But, this was still a good thing.

He found that because of this promotion, Leviathan's design plan appeared at the "new design plan" recommendation panel of the copyright page, meaning that it would have a higher exposure.

Moreover, since there was a craze about the card recently, he believed it would bring in a significant amount of money for him.

"Very good."

Lu Ming was very satisfied.

Then…

The next step would be to make it public!

Lu Ming edited the thread and was getting ready to make it public at the forum.

And right then.

At the Chun Pin Flags.h.i.+p Store.

"Boss!"

"We are successful in making copies of it!"

The Card Creator was very excited. "Although it did not look the same, we can a.s.sure you that the function and effect are the same. It is as perfect as 'Leviathan'!"

Success?!

Zhang Chun was exhilarated.

He knew that they did not have the ability to crack the card. Therefore, he decided to work in the direction of making copies of it. He did not expect that the fellow would be successful!

"Let me see."

He went over there in excitement.

The Card Creator handed a stack of cards to him. He took a look and his expression darkened.

This…

Was that what you meant by cracking?

Before his eyes…

Was two cards… well, they were Fish Leap Card and Charging Card.

"After our research and decryption, we discovered that the so-called "Leviathan's core mechanism" is the Fish Leap Card and the Charging Card. It is exactly the same!"

The Card Creator was excited.

"Look, one would charge the Energy Card with energy on normal days. At the crucial time, one can activate the Charging Card and Fish Leap Card to release it."

The Card Creator demonstrated.

Yes.

This was the core mechanism of "Leviathan".

After two days of research, they finally saw through the card. One only needed to prepare these two cards and it would achieve the same effect as "Leviathan"!

It was perfect!

The energy and damage data were exactly the same!

Hehe.

Zhang Chun stared at them as if they were r.e.t.a.r.ded. "Do you think that I am a fool?"

Yes?

The Card Creator hesitated but did not dare to answer.

"Idiots!"

Zhang Chun gave a deep sigh.

Why was the "Leviathan" so popular?

It was because it combined the gaming and cultivation features!

Many shops sold Charging Cards, but were there any sales?

Indeed…

Perhaps there were some refugee cultivators that would be equipped with a Charging Card + Fish Leap Card, so as to disguise it as "Leviathan" Card. However, they could not see the ranking of their combat ability!

They could not see their evolution!

They could not see their growth!

They could not see how the energy would result in the evolution of the Fish Leap?

Under such circ.u.mstances…

How long would their interest last?

That was how the Charging Card quietly died out back then. Moreover, with all these conditions, was it not better to use the energy for other areas?

One must look at the "Leviathan" Card as a whole. No matter which part one took out of it, it would become useless.

It was useless to have the same function.

At times, men and cuc.u.mbers have similar functions. However, are they the same?

And these…

These computer geeks did not understand at all.

"It seems that I am out of the picture this time."

Zhang Chun gave a deep sigh.

He only hoped that Old Qian would fail as well…

However…

What he did not know was that Qian Shengcai who had been keeping a low-profile had already created the first batch of cards!

Leviathan Card!

It was exactly the same as the cards that Lu Ming created.

"Not bad."

Qian Shengcai was very pleased after checking through them.

He hired a high-level Card Creator to create the cards!

One group of interns would draw the lines of the Charging Card, one group of interns would draw the lines of the Fish Leap Card, one group of interns would be responsible for the lines of the Illusion Card, what about the high-level Card Creator?

He would be responsible for Lamination!

What did it mean to create the cards in bulk?

This was it!

This was the craft of continuous line production! It was that simple!

Although it was expensive to hire high-level Card Creator, at least he managed to create the card! According to the black market, one "Leviathan" Card already cost ten thousand yuan!

It was very expensive!

If he sold it…

"Hehe."

Qian Shengcai was excited.

Lu Ming was not a threat to him as he couldn't ma.s.s produce cards!

He must make sure not to affect Lu Ming's business and that he still got to earn money, so that Lu Ming would not make public the copyright. If Lu Ming did that, it would harm others without benefiting himself. It was not beneficial to either party.

Furthermore, even if Lu Ming wanted to make public the copyright, he would wait until his profits were affected!

Well…

He would be able to make lots of money in this period of time. Moreover, in order not to alert Lu Ming, he decided not to sell the cards at Qing Ming City, but to sell them in other cities!

He believed that given the popularity of the Leviathan, it would be very easy to sell them!

Ten thousand yuan per card!

He must make sure to recoup his losses from last time!

Hehe.

Qian Shengcai was proud of himself.

Lu Ming?

He was after all a lousy indoorsy Card Creator.

The businessmen were better at making money.

Qian Shengcai's lips curled into a smile. He was getting ready to put his card out into the market. However, at this moment, the high-level Card Creator cast an odd look at him.

"Well…"

"How much do you intend to sell the card for?"

The high-level Card Creator asked.

"Ten thousand yuan. Why?"

Qian Shengcai felt odd. Could it be that he felt that the money given to him was too little and he wanted to ask for more at the last minute?

"Well…"

The high-level Card Creator paused. "I saw the "Leviathan" design plan at the cards library of the Card Creators a.s.sociation."

"What?"

"Impossible!"

Qian Shengcai's countenance changed. He dashed over to take a look.

Leviathan…

Had been certified!

"Impossible!

How could this be possible?"

Qian Shengcai was in disbelief. "This is a Lamination Card!"

Yes.

Lamination Card!

As the owner of the chain store, he had come in contact with this type of card!

He knew clearly that the Lamination Card would never be certified. It was impossible for it to be certified. Therefore he dared to hire high-level Card Creator to create the cards!

However…

He never expected that the Card Creators a.s.sociation would make an exception!

They actually certified the Lamination Card!

Were they crazy?

He had no idea.

He was not a Card Creator. He did not know what the brains of those technocrats were thinking. He only had one thought right now. There seemed to be no chance of him getting his house back…

d.a.m.n!