Chapter 24: Darkdaemon's Initial Phantom Beast Spirit Card
Chapter 24: Darkdaemon's Initial Phantom Beast Spirit Card
After all, it was a beginner's card. The [Phantom Beast] Spirit Card, aside from having slightly more crafting steps, wasn't particularly difficult in any individual step.
The most challenging part was merely drawing the Number 1 Refinement Array!
However, the Number 1 Refinement Array had been taught since the very first lesson of Magic Theory, and had been covered for a full four weeks.
Even someone as clumsy as Diana could already sketch it out with relative proficiency.
What they lacked was simply practical experience!
And that was precisely the problem.
For most new students, today marked their very first practical session.
Even "using a magic pen to draw a refinement array" was a first for many!
But Dark had no such concerns.
Once he entered the zone, his speed in drawing refinement arrays was both fast and steady!
"First step, apply Spirit Honey Juice to the Magic Card."
Spirit Honey Juice was made by grinding Spirit Tree roots into powder, mixing it with Spirit Honey, and then stirring it evenly.
The resulting Spirit Honey Juice was transparent and light, with a very faint sweetness.
If taken internally, it could nourish Yin.
If used externally, it could repair skin wounds.
Even without being used to create Magic Spirit Cards, Spirit Honey Juice was a very popular product.
In certain noble ladies' circles, being without a bottle of Spirit Honey Juice was a cause for ridicule!
"After evenly applying the Spirit Honey Juice, the Magic Card has the foundation to cultivate a pseudo-life form. Next, pour a drop of freshly prepared Brain Leaf Essence Water, sprinkle on the Secret Phantom Powder..."
Approximately fifteen minutes later.
A semi-finished [Phantom Beast] Magic Spirit Card was quietly placed on the table.
Only the final step of the entire production process remained.
Dark replaced the mercury flowing in the magic pen's veins with a golden magic potion, and then began to depict the final Number 1 Refinement Array!
A mere 15 seconds!
The Number 1 Refinement Array was completed!
The instant the circuits connected, the entire refinement array erupted with intense golden light!
Without the slightest hesitation, Dark used tweezers to pick up a transparent Phantom Beast hair and placed it above the Number 1 Refinement Array!
The hair was gradually swallowed by the golden light.
The light released by the Number 1 Refinement Array grew increasingly intense.
When the entire hair was completely consumed, the golden light blazed to its limit.
Golden threads separated from within the Number 1 Refinement Array, wrapping around the Magic Card in layers.
Finally, they formed a golden cocoon!
...
At this point, the production of the Phantom Beast Spirit Card could be considered complete.
But was it successful?
Before the golden cocoon broke open, no one could know.
Hmm.
Like Schrödinger's cat.
From preparing the materials to this point, the entire process took half an hour.
When Dark stopped to catch his breath, he suddenly realized that almost everyone in the classroom's gaze was focused on him!
He was taken aback, noticing that most of his classmates' eyes were fixed on the golden cocoon, seemingly anticipating what would hatch from within.
Even Professor Kazel had unknowingly stood beside him.
What's going on?
What about your own Magic Cards?
Well, it seemed they had all failed.
...
"Professor," Dark couldn't help but call out.
Professor Kazel smiled warmly, "Excellent, every step from beginning to end, without a single mistake. You are a natural Magic Card creator."
[Arrogance +...]
Dark's expression subtly changed, and he quickly said humbly, "No, Professor. I'm just a little more practiced than my classmates."
...
Professor Kazel nodded slightly, "Dark, there's one last step."
Dark: "Last step?"
Professor Kazel: "Inject magic power and convey your expectations to it."
"Expectations?"
Dark frowned slightly. The professor had mentioned before that the Phantom Beast's form depended on the Magician's deepest expectations.
But this metaphysical statement was far less clear than 1+1=2.
So, what exactly were expectations?
Despite his inner doubts, he still reached out and grasped the golden cocoon, slowly injecting magic power.
"What exactly is a Phantom Beast?"
"A Phantom Beast created as a Magic Spirit will manifest the form expected by the Magician in their heart?"
"Race? Attribute? Offense and defense? Special skill?"
...
Before his thoughts could finish.
Dark suddenly felt a pulse, and he quickly released his hand. Immediately after, the shell of the golden cocoon cracked open with a seam.
Starting from this crack, the entire golden cocoon gradually turned into light.
When the light subsided, only the final Magic Card remained on the table.
Dark extended two fingers and carefully picked it up.
The originally blurred transparent outline on the card surface, upon catching his gaze, immediately began to change.
Once the transformation was complete, a remarkably familiar little creature was reflected in his eyes!
"Dark, would you like to try summoning it and see?" Professor Kazel said.
Dark shook his head, "Not yet, after I've looked up its information."
Professor Kazel nodded, "You can also continue making a second [Phantom Beast]."
...
The students noticed that Dark had no intention of summoning the [Phantom Beast], and unable to satisfy their curiosity, they couldn't help but whisper amongst themselves.
In the front row, Emma Metis revealed an extremely unwilling expression.
She had clearly crafted faster than Dark, but in the end, due to being overly hasty, she made a fatal mistake, causing all her efforts to be in vain!
Otherwise, the fastest would definitely have been her!
...
"Dark, can I take a look at your [Phantom Beast]?" Diana asked softly.
Rose beside her was also with eyes shining.
Dark smiled, this time not refusing, and directly showed the [Phantom Beast] to them.
[Card Name: Phantom Beast]
[Type: Spirit Card]
[Rank: ✪]
[Race: Beast canines-felines]
[Attribute: Normal]
[Magic Power: 100]
[Attack: 100]
[Defense: 100]
[Special Skill: Imitation]
Yes, this was a Magic Spirit Card named "Phantom Beast", but in reality, it was an "Eevee"!
...
"After Little Devil Beast, it's Eevee?"
"An ethereal, elusive, and formless Phantom Beast?"
"I'm so done with this!"
"Copying 'Digimon' wasn't enough? Now even 'Pokémon' too?"
"Wait, could it be that this Eevee I created is the original form of the Phantom Beast before it was observed and renamed?"
Dark felt that his guess was very likely correct.
Just like the Little Devil Beast in this world was merely an inferior demon race unable to evolve.
The Eevee, renamed "Phantom Beast", was likely also a second setting based on plagiarism!
However, from the data panel of this [Phantom Beast], he noticed an anomaly.
→[Special Skill: Imitation]
→[Imitation: Mimics the opponent's move just used, and uses the same move.]
The real Phantom Beast did not have this special skill.
"Does this mean that my Phantom Beast, like Little Devil Beast... has also become my shape?"
"Emmm..."
"Eevee (Demon God form)?"
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