MTL NOVEL Chapter 54
Chapter 54: The Beginning of the Bliss Series Magic Cards
Scattered moonlight dotted the night, casting fragmented shadows all over St. Maryan.
Atop the Spiral Bell Tower in the heart of the castle, Professor Didi Maxwell floated in mid-air, her butterfly-like wings gently flapping.
Deep wrinkles adorned her forehead, and the light in her eyes reflected two crescent moons.
Time was like a blade; one should not be entangled with it.
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A streak of red light tore through the sky, tearing open a fissure in the heavens. Warmth seeped in.
Dark watered the worm tree with magic potions and fed cat grass with cat juice. After finishing breakfast brought by the imp beast, he left the tower for Traveler’s Street.
The autumn morning already had a chilly air. Few people were seen on Traveler’s Street.
Dark bought a protective barrier and some cat toys.
After some thought, he also bought a complete set of lab tools according to the specifications in the lab.
Ordinary lab tools weren’t expensive, but the processed ones were, such as the mercury glass rod used by Professor Thompson in class.
Additionally, he purchased ten blank magic cards worth 10 credits each, two blank magic cards worth 50 credits each, and some basic materials, totaling a large number of bottles and jars.
Credits decreased visibly, leaving him with only about 200.
“Continually borrowing the lab isn’t a long-term solution; I need my own equipment.”
Satisfied, Dark nodded and carried the bags back to his dormitory.
It was only nine o’clock.
Fortunately, the dorm was spacious enough to set up a small experimental corner.
He then took out the changing card he bought yesterday from his mana card deck and placed it on the table.
Following Senior Leon’s explanation, all he needed to do was inscribe a final miniature炼成阵 on the bottom right corner of this changing card to activate it.
Changing cards were essentially a type of item card, a variant of armor series.
They completely abandoned attack and defense bonuses, focusing solely on design and style, with at most a “size change” function.
The fake knight changing card made by Senior Leon was merely a rudimentary imitation.
In short, it was cosplay attire!
Dark quickly completed the final steps and tried it on.
How could he describe it?
It was convenient, but the craftsmanship was quite rough.
Especially the Night Costume Mask Set, which had little difference from ordinary evening wear.
Since it was for Halloween, why not buy a high-quality one?
“No way, if Mother knew I wore such cheap stuff, she would cry, right?”
So Dark threw the changing card into the drawer, planning to take it apart for research when he felt like it.
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Next, Dark picked one card from the nine flower cards to conduct an experiment.
The goal was simple: to further verify previous conjectures.
A single flower card’s phenomenon wasn’t enough to prove they could all absorb “Bliss.”
Therefore, multiple experiments were needed for verification.
Also, he wanted to see if he could control the frequency of mana input to prevent the flower cards from malfunctioning after absorbing “Bliss.”
Mainly, Senior Wit’s “Forbidden Love” gave him inspiration.
If Wit could convert flower cards into magic cards, so could he.
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[Bliss: 92]
Hmm, two points more than last month.
After exceeding 100 points, the capital sin indicator became slightly harder to increase, giving him more leeway.
Dark didn’t pay attention to the extra two points but carefully observed the flower card on the table.
Beautiful flower cards were adorned with bright red plum blossoms, symbolizing resilience and beauty.
But what evil lay beneath that beautiful facade?
He prepared himself, once again using the magic pen as a medium, touching the flower card and gradually infusing mana.
Red plum blossoms bloomed from the card, releasing a fresh fragrance.
As mana continued to flow in, they gradually spread, revealing a disproportionately pale, exquisite face on the card.
The heart-shaped scale under the eye always made the pure-looking face appear exceptionally seductive.
Dark reined in his breath and quickly changed his thoughts.
Senior Pandora’s face dissipated, replaced by the cute cat grass.
“Miaow—”
The cat grass on the bedside table meowed appropriately.
“Quiet!”
The imp beast on the birdcage raised its claw, showing arrogance as it looked down upon the cat grass, deriving superiority from it.
Dark remained fully focused on adjusting the mana output.
As mana continued to flow in, the red plum blossoms on the flower card suddenly exhibited abnormalities!
Dark immediately stopped the input and removed the magic pen.
The red plum blossoms trembled violently for a long time before settling.
Only then did Dark touch the magic pen again, attempting to inject a tiny bit of mana.
[Bliss -1]
Just this small amount of mana input caused the flower card to break through a certain threshold.
The recently quiet red plum blossoms erupted instantly!
The crimson petals detached from the calyx, transforming into a storm as they spun and howled.
Dark immediately retreated.
The imp beast, which had been ready to pounce, shot out a thick syringe with just one wing, piercing through the petal storm and pinning the red plum blossom card to the table.
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Dark didn’t give up the experiment.
He sealed the remnants of the red plum blossom card in a bag and picked out a new flower card.
“A branch of red apricot flowers peeks out beyond the wall, despite spring being confined within the garden.”
The pinkish-white apricot blossoms were charming and subtly alluring.
He picked up the magic pen again and infused mana into it.
Despite being more cautious this time, the flower card still reached its limit.
Observing the apricot blossoms trembling wildly within the card, Dark, after much deliberation, continued to inject a tiny bit of mana!
[Bliss -1]
As the system prompt flashed, he immediately stopped the mana flow.
But this apricot blossom card still showed variation!
The apricot blossoms on the card began to decompose from the edges into extremely fine threads!
However, unlike the black rose threads that turned into vine snakes and attacked, these pink threads wound around the card neatly, like weaving clothing.
When the last bit of space on the card was covered by threads, they rapidly dissolved, dyeing the card a faint pink.
Dark looked at the now entirely pink card with a strange expression, signaling the imp beast to pick it up.
The arrogance in the imp beast’s eyes faded, and it flew off the perch, extending its claws to poke the card.
With this poke, a faint mist rose onto its foot.
It hopped on one foot, spinning in place as if drunk, its face flushed red, and fell down with a thud.