My cards can be infinitely combined.

Chapter 3 Directly summons a divine card

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Card Name: Panda Panda (Bound, cannot be sold)

Card color: Black

Card Star Rating: Two Stars

Card type: Summoning Card

Usage Level: None

Mana cost: 20

Description 1: Summon [Panda Panda] to fight for you. Panda Panda has 15000 HP, 10-20 attack power, 3 HP regeneration per second, 1 armor (5.7% physical damage reduction), and an attack speed of 1.0 (once per second). It has the passive skill [Crushing Attack LV1], which has a 5% chance to deal 30 damage to all enemy targets within three meters with each attack. It is positioned as a melee tank.

Note 2: Using 3 Wild Gems, you can upgrade this card to three stars using [Card Enhancement].

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Wow, 15,000 HP! Skills included, green card setup, let's take off!"

Zhou Nan is overjoyed!

White card summons generally don't have skills, while green card summons do, and only one skill at a time.

Isn't my two-star black card [Panda Panda] comparable to a green card?

Simply combine them and you'll get amazing cards!

So cool!

"15,000 HP, that's much tankier than a snow bear! It's just that its attack power is a bit low, only 10 to 20? Fortunately, it has [Crushing Attack LV1], plus passive area damage, so this panda Panda is pretty good at both offense and defense!"

Zhou Nan was excited. With the divine card in hand, he naturally wanted to take it out and show it off.

He wasted no time and quickly ran to the mission hall.

"Accept quests, open dungeons, and catch up!"

Zhou Nan skillfully navigated to the dungeon quest window, first setting his game nickname to "Black Card Emperor".

For beginners, the best task is undoubtedly "Protect Kassanar".

This is a four-player dungeon quest, limited to players below level 10, and is arguably the most popular dungeon quest right now.

"Mission Introduction: The power from the deep sea has begun to resurface. Evil murlocs have set their sights on the peaceful fishing village of Casanar and are preparing to launch an attack. The kind villagers are in grave danger. Warriors, please rush to Casanar and repel 9 waves of murloc attacks and kill the [Murloc Leader Sharion] within 100 minutes."

"Claim Cost: None!"

Level restriction: Level 10 or below.

"Mission Description: This guardian mission allows for four-player teams. Good teamwork will make it easier to complete. You can choose to join someone else's game room or create your own. Click here to view the list of game rooms..."

"Currently available difficulty level: N1."

"Completion Rewards: Experience Chest x1, Material Chest x1, Village Chief's Gift Chest x1..."

Zhou Nan reviewed the quest description for "Protect Casanar" and found that it was largely unchanged. He then opened the chat channel related to the quest.

This chat channel displays a list of game rooms, where many players are chatting.

"Casanar N1, let's get someone who knows how to play!"

"N1, looking for a tank, click here to join the group!"

"N2, trash, stay away!"

"N1 brings the boss, 100 gold coins each time, three people waiting for one more, boss, come on!"

"Speedrun N1, no newbies please, those below level 5 are not allowed in!"

"Need help with N1 certification, kind experts please come in!"

"N3 is lacking output, confident individuals are welcome to apply!"

"N3, you idiot, get lost..."

The chat room was very lively.

Zhou Nan casually browsed through the games and quickly selected a game room called "N1, Come and Be a Super Tank".

He then saw the room interface and activated the room chat channel.

"Here comes one! Holy crap, level 1, no playthrough attempts, a complete newbie!"

"What the heck? A new player who just arrived in the world of card games?"

"Dude, you should leave. You're too weak; I can't carry you!"

There were already three players in the game room; chat bubbles were popping up above their avatars, and their voices could be heard.

Ignorant mortals!

Although I am only level 1, I have a divine card!

Just as Zhou Nan was about to talk about how powerful his [Panda Panda] was, a notification window suddenly popped up in front of him.

"Dear player, you have been kicked out of the game room by the host, [Eight Hundred Miles Away with One Shot]!"

"Damn it!" Zhou Nan's eyes widened when he saw the notification window. He was being looked down upon.

"I'm traveling incognito, and you don't recognize me! Fine, I won't take you with me. I'll go to another room."

Zhou Nan then entered a room called "N1 Veteran" and immediately shouted, "I'm a veteran, don't kick me..."

No sooner had he shouted than a notification window popped up in front of him: "Dear player, you have been kicked out of the room by the host [Veteran]!"

"Kick, kick, kick your grandpa! I'm a real pro!"

Zhou Nan was very annoyed and quickly changed to another room: "N1, take your pick!"

"Whatever! Is this okay now?"

Zhou Nan felt confident. After entering the room, he found that there were already three players in the room. The room owner's nickname was "Come Anywhere," level 3, and 1 completion attempt!

The player ranked second is nicknamed "Global Hidden Tycoon," level 1, with 0 playthroughs.

The third player's nickname is "I Choose Li Bai," level 4, and has completed the game 3 times!

Then there's Zhou Nan's game information. His nickname is "Black Card Emperor," level 1, and he has zero playthroughs.

"Looks like they're all newbies, will it crash?"

This time, it was Zhou Nan's turn to have doubts.

It's important to know that not all players arrive in this card world at the same time. Zhou Nan was among the first batch, and many new players arrive every day afterward. Zhou Nan couldn't tell whether these three "big shots" were truly newcomers or veterans with stories like himself.

At this moment, the host, [Suibianlai], sent a voice message: "Everyone's here, select 'Ready,' let's go!"

"Wait a minute!" [Global Hidden Billionaire] was a female player with a soft voice. "Shouldn't we divide the roles first? Who's the tank, who's the damage dealer, and who's the healer? Let me clarify first, my cards are summon cards, and my summoned beasts are melee assassins; they can't tank."

[I'll Choose Li Bai] said, "N1 is nothing, easy to pass, why do you need to divide the work? Is the rich girl a complete newbie? It's okay, relax, I'll guide you, I already have five cards!"

[Global Hidden Billionaire]: "Thank you!"

Zhou Nan had a vague feeling that this was unreliable. Judging from the words "I want to choose Li Bai," the person didn't seem like a veteran and was probably a semi-newbie.

Fortunately, Zhou Nan had great confidence in his two-star black card, [Panda Panda], and said, "Let's go!"

Soon, the host, [Casual], started the game. After a five-second countdown, Zhou Nan's body was teleported. His vision went black and then bright, and he arrived at the village square of the small fishing village [Casanar].

"Ding! Warriors, the evil merfolk will launch their attack in three minutes. Prepare for battle!"

"Ding! Please protect Village Chief Blair. If Blair dies, the protection will be deemed a failure, and the game will end prematurely!"

After the system notification sounded, Zhou Nan saw the other three players.

[Come on, whatever] was a tall, thin man wearing a bronze human face mask and carrying an iron spear. He coldly declared, "I'll guard the east route and make sure no monsters escape. You three keep an eye on the south and west routes!"

After saying that, the man picked up his iron spear and hurriedly ran eastward.

"I Choose Li Bai" is a thin young man who looks to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He has his arms crossed and is staring at "Global Hidden Billionaire".

The latter was a pretty female player who looked quite young, probably not even twenty years old.

"Hey rich girl, come here, come with me, I'll take you to defend the west road! Hey you, Black Card Emperor? You can handle defending the south road, right? There are two archer NPCs on the south road, they're easy to defend, you can hold out until wave 3 without even touching them."

"I choose Li Bai," she said, and without waiting for Zhou Nan's reply, she enthusiastically pulled the "global hidden billionaire" westward.

Zhou Nan said, "Wait a minute, aren't any of you doing manual labor?"

"Moving bricks? What bricks? Only a nobody moves bricks!"

"I choose Li Bai," he waved and left.

Zhou Nan was taken aback, thinking to himself, "None of these three know how to do it!"

You don't even know what a "brick-moving task" is?

I've run into a real group of newbies!