RPAGF Chapter 2 begins feeding the [World Card]
Chapter 2 begins feeding the [World Card]
The brother and sister pushed through the rain and finally arrived at their doorstep.
Several wild rose bushes were in full bloom, their vines playfully climbing up the outer wall.
Come to think of it, being transported to this world isn't all bad.
At least, he lived a life with a house and a sister as soon as he landed.
The house is a three-bedroom apartment in a bustling area, and the younger sister is a stunningly beautiful "witch".
If my classmates from my previous life knew this, they'd probably be green with envy.
My sister pounced on the sofa, kicking her wet over-the-knee socks onto the floor.
Zhang Qingzhe shook his head helplessly.
Many people have fantasies about witches, believing them to be beautiful, refined, and elegant.
But only those who have raised witches know that it was all a carefully crafted facade.
In reality, they are all incredibly lazy.
She looks radiant when she goes out, like a beautifully decorated show flat.
Once home, its true colors are revealed, instantly turning into a raw, unfinished mess.
"Go take a shower," Zhang Qingzhe picked up the white stockings and threw them into the laundry basket with disgust. "The house is starting to smell."
His experience as a medical student instilled in him a mild form of mysophobia, and he especially couldn't stand people leaving their socks lying around.
But my younger sister ignored her completely, engrossed in playing on her phone, and said:
"Brother, write in my diary for me. It's due tomorrow."
"Ugh! Another diary entry?"
While each witch is a genius, she also has a strange flaw.
For example, Zhang Lingyue's shortcoming is that she doesn't know how to write a diary.
More precisely, she doesn't tell stories in the first person.
In her dazzling eyes, the world is presented from a third-person perspective, as if she is unaware of her own existence.
When Zhang Qingzhe first transmigrated, the relationship between the two siblings was still very bad.
But one night, he heard his sister crying on her desk, saying that she couldn't finish her summer homework, and that's when he realized that she had this defect.
From then on, all the diaries, travelogues, and reviews were written by his older brother.
The relationship between the brother and sister also became harmonious.
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For dinner, Zhang Qingzhe made pan-fried beef with blanched asparagus, served mixed grain rice as the main dish, and elderberry sparkling water as the beverage.
High-quality protein + low-calorie vegetables + balanced carbohydrates + sugar-free drinks —
Simply perfect!
Perhaps even he himself didn't realize that he was born to be a "medical practitioner".
Health preservation has long been ingrained in our instincts.
If this trend continues, he'll probably be living a disciplined life like a retired cadre before he's even thirty.
My younger sister took a bite, and her expression immediately brightened: "Mmm—delicious!"
She squinted her eyes happily, a strange light shimmering in her gentle gaze.
Just like the colorful changes that occur when the teacher adds different reagents to a beaker during a chemistry lab class.
Witches are such amazing creatures. Are they really human?
Zhang Qingzhe had another question in his mind.
"The beef has a special aroma, bro, what seasoning did you add?"
Zhang Qingzhe coughed lightly: "I added fresh rosemary."
"Huh? Do you have this kind of seasoning at home?"
"No. I just picked it from the roadside on my way home."
"Well……"
The younger sister was speechless for a moment.
She suddenly remembered a news report about people in Yunnan celebrating a mushroom festival and dancing wildly in response to hallucinations.
"Don't worry, I'm very good at identifying herbs, and I definitely won't pick any poisonous ones," Zhang Qingzhe said confidently.
Zhang Lingyue's questioning gaze lingered on her brother.
Although they lived under the same roof, she couldn't remember the last time she had looked at her brother so closely.
At that moment, she unexpectedly discovered—
My brother was surprisingly handsome.
His eyes were deeper than she remembered, like a night sky that had lost its starlight, revealing a composure that was unfamiliar to her.
The once slender shoulders have somehow become broad and reliable.
Through the open shirt collar, the outline of his strong chest muscles can be seen.
He was also a head taller than her.
The young man before me was completely different from the vague image in my memory.
strangeness--
Is my brother really that handsome?
"Something feels off... Are you really my brother?" Zhang Lingyue finally couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Qingzhe's heart skipped a beat, but he remained outwardly calm.
He tactically took a sip of elderberry sparkling water, waiting for the fruity aroma to spread in his mouth.
"People grow up... I'm in college now, it's normal for me to change a bit, right?"
"Yeah?"
The younger sister tilted her head in confusion, revealing her delicate ears.
The crystal earrings swayed gently, refracting a halo of seven colors.
"Personality can mature overnight, but can tastes change suddenly? Your tastes used to be completely different from mine, and I've complained about it so many times."
"Well..."
Zhang Qingzhe took a second tactical sip of water, using the opportunity to quickly organize his thoughts.
After so many years as a medical student, the most important thing he learned was not professional knowledge, but a simple truth:
The more tense the moment, the more important it is to remain calm.
Taking it slow is actually faster.
After thinking for a few seconds, he offered a reasonable explanation:
"I just wanted to cook your favorite dishes."
Zhang Lingyue paused for a moment, her cheeks flushed slightly, and her gaze wandered elsewhere.
"Brother, where did you learn that? It's disgusting to say things like that to your sister..."
"..."
This girl is really annoying.
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10 PM —
My younger sister drifted off to sleep happily in the gentle rain.
Zhang Qingzhe quietly pushed open the door and stared at his younger sister, who was only wearing pajamas.
The pink curtains were illuminated by the occasional flash of lightning.
The raindrops pattered against the windowpane.
The younger sister spreads her limbs out in a "big" shape, like a kindergarten child taking a nap.
The materials Zhang Qingzhe had read all stated that the "witch's" psychological age was far behind her physical age.
It seems it really is true!
He covered his sister with a thin blanket, then quietly opened the drawer.
He took out a bottle of [magic potion] and also grabbed a few [blank cards].
Back in his room, Zhang Qingzhe sat down at his writing desk.
The medicine in this world is entirely based on a card system.
A senior medical practitioner is necessarily also a senior card maker.
To realize your dreams, card making is an essential skill.
Unfortunately, the original owner's talent in this area was quite mediocre, and there wasn't even a bottle of magic potion prepared in the room.
Therefore, Zhang Qingzhe had no choice but to borrow his sister's stock.
[Card Design] has two core points:
First, the preparation of [magic potions].
This is similar to pharmacy in his previous life, so it wasn't too difficult for him.
Secondly, the depiction of the magic circle lines.
Although he wasn't an art student who failed the entrance exam, his trained fingers, as a medical student, were stable and precise enough to handle the task.
Therefore, Zhang Qingzhe had already made some progress after studying on his own for a few days.
He pulled out a dip pen and dipped it in a magic potion.
The pen tip shimmered with a faint blue light as it slowly began to outline on the blank card.
Zhang Qingzhe only had one [Magic Path], so his stamina was somewhat lacking, and he soon felt a bit strained.
He endured the feeling of being completely drained and exhausted, relying entirely on his willpower to guide the pen tip.
It feels like the final sprint of a long-distance race.
My heart was pounding, my lungs were burning, my legs felt like lead, yet I had to squeeze out every last bit of strength.
Outside the window, a blinding flash of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky.
The moment the pale light illuminated the room, Zhang Qingzhe put away the last stroke of his pen.
At the same time, the [magic essence] in his body was completely depleted.
He lay on the table, panting heavily.
It took a full three minutes before he could finally lift his head.
On the table, the card emitted a soft glow.
A line of clear text slowly emerged on the card:
Name: Size 9 Battery
[Level: LV1]
[Effect: Can temporarily supply magic energy like a battery, with an output power equivalent to a complete magic circuit.]
It worked!
After secretly practicing for so many days, he finally made his first card.
He felt a warmth in his eyes and, surprisingly, tears welled up in his eyes after a long time.
a long time--
Zhang Qingzhe breathed a sigh of relief and placed the newly made card on top of the mysterious World Card.
He stretched and prepared to go to bed.
However, at this very moment...
The World card lit up without warning.
Immediately afterwards, the newly made No. 9 battery quickly faded in color.
Its energy is being greedily absorbed by the [World Card]!
Zhang Qingzhe's eyes widened in surprise.
He watched as the World Card grew brighter and brighter, finally bursting forth with a burst of light that completely engulfed his consciousness.
A violent, electric shock surged straight into his brain.
Bizarre hallucinations began to appear before my eyes, just like eating poisonous mushrooms.
The designs on the World Card seem to come alive.
The dancer performed a bizarre dance, and the laurel tree surrounding her grew wildly.
The guardian spirits at the four corners—a human head, an eagle head, a bear head, and a bull head—were all laughing wildly.
calm down!
We must calm down!
Zhang Qingzhe desperately concentrated his remaining willpower, like forcibly cooling down a scorching engine, gradually calming his frantic mind.
By the time my mind finally calmed down, half an hour had passed.
As midnight approached, the sound of rain outside the window gradually subsided, and the world seemed to quiet down.
Zhang Qingzhe exhaled a breath of stale air and picked up the [World Card] with a puzzled expression.
He examined it carefully and was astonished to find—
The laurel tree on the sign had grown a little taller and had even sprouted a new branch.
Zhang Qingzhe frowned, then noticed something unusual coming from inside his body.
He checked carefully and found that the [Magic Circuit] had increased.
This discovery startled him, and he suddenly had a strange feeling:
"Could this card symbolize myself? Does each newly grown branch represent another [magic loop]?"
This is interesting.
He roughly sorted out his thoughts, and the current situation was as follows:
This World card has a special function.
By using other cards to "power" it, the laurel tree on the card can be promoted to grow.
The number of branches that the tree produces corresponds to his [magic loop].
After forming a preliminary hypothesis, Zhang Qingzhe immediately produced a second [No. 9 battery card].
This time, thanks to the newly added [Magic Circulation], the entire production process is much smoother.
Then, he carefully used this new card to infuse the World Card with Magic Essence once again.
A miraculous thing happened again!
The laurel tree on the World card grows again.
However, the effect was significantly reduced; this time, only a single bud emerged.
Zhang Qingzhe fell into deep thought.
It appears that there is a clear diminishing returns effect in the energy provided by the same type of card.
Even so, this ability is already incredibly powerful.
He realized that above the No. 9 battery, there existed even stronger No. 8 to No. 1 batteries.
There's even the legendary "size 0 battery".
It is said that it was a Level 10 card containing the energy of a star.
If I could get my hands on that card, wouldn't I be able to rise to the top in one step?
Zhang Qingzhe couldn't help but smile.
However, the old problem soon resurfaced.
The price of those high-end battery cards was beyond his means.
Ugh!
Looks like I still need to make money!