Mythology card making

Chapter 2 Dong Niannian

"Is this the trouble of happiness?"

Luofu was lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling, and sifting through his mind quickly.

According to memory, summoning cards in a narrow sense can be divided into basic summoning cards and core summoning cards.

Basic summoning cards refer to those "tool cards" that add little information, have low growth potential, are weak in background, are locked in a certain range of strength, are not easy to upgrade, and can only be used at a certain stage of practice or in certain specific scenarios.

The core summoning card is also called the growth summoning card. A large amount of information must be filled in when making the card, and the main growth line, branch routes and node events must be planned in advance for the card spirit.

Start from scratch and work through to the end.

The number that can be bound is limited, which largely determines the upper limit of the card master.

These two can respectively correspond to the supporting role and the protagonist in the novel.

And what he wants to create is the "protagonist".

As we all know, Chinese Mythology is a group drama, and there are only a few protagonist-like characters with a large number of scenes and many versions.

Even counting those great gods who have been continuously granted titles by successive dynasties for various reasons, there are not many who meet the conditions.

"Chinese mythology can be roughly divided into four categories."

"Ancient myths, that is, myths and legends before the two Han Dynasties."

"Well-known mythological stories such as Pangu's creation of heaven and Nuwa's creation of human beings, the nine-song mythological system of Chu region, parts of books such as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Huainanzi", as well as other ancient legends, can all be classified into this category."

"Religious myths, mainly the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and the stories of God Haotian, Sakyamuni, the Three Pure Ones and Four Imperial Gods, are also regarded as the core of the Chinese mythology system."

"Representatives of literary mythology are Journey to the West and The Romance of the Gods. There are also literary works such as Zi Buyu and Taiping Guangji."

"Folk myths are myths and legends created by the folk for people's entertainment. The Legend of the White Snake, the Immortal Couple, the Twelve Zodiac Signs, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Magu's Birthday...any Chinese can name many of them."

"These four are not distinct, but are in a mutually transforming relationship."

"For example, some Taoist myths are transformations of ancient myths. "Journey to the West" and "The Romance of the Gods" are based on Buddhist and Taoist myths. All kinds of anecdotes and strange things are integrated with sharp writing into "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"... …”

Luofu stroked the [Soul-inducing Flag], smoothing out his thoughts bit by bit.

"The card spirit of my first core card should best span several mythological systems."

"The bigger the 'skeleton', the more room there is to make up for the 'flesh and blood', and the greater the potential after integrating multiple versions."

"A typical example is the superhero who is most suitable for Chinese babies' physique, Brother Monkey."

"One of his prototypes is Wuzhiqi, a water monster and Huai god in ancient mythology; some scholars say that his other prototype is the Danxia Great Sage, who is extremely famous along the coast and is worshiped by even those who sell fish to make money; And he himself is the 'protagonist' of "Journey to the West", and his growth path is extremely clear."

"Antiquity, folklore, and literature are three in one, and the upper limit is not low."

"Then there's the second uncle."

"There are always debates online about his last name and whether he has a third eye."

"It comes from ancient folklore, Li Erlang, who controlled floods and was deeply supported by scholar-bureaucrats; Zhao Yu, the prefect of the Sui Dynasty who wielded a sword to kill dragons and had great supernatural powers, and was included in the Taoist mythology system; Yang Erlang, who was circulated in the early Northern Song Dynasty and later became completely popular in literary works …”

"Carrying mountains to chase the sun, slaying dragons and capturing dragons, searching mountains to slay demons, splitting mountains to rescue mother..."

"No matter what controversial statement he makes, as long as the card can be created, I can step by step, reproduce the node events, complete the card puzzle, and help him combine the power of multiple versions into one."

"If they really make it to the end, with their status and background in myths and legends, they can also serve as 'physical witnesses' and help me create a supreme summoning card that represents the supreme god of a certain system..."

"The daughter of the sea, the boy in the mountains..."

From afternoon to evening, Luofu finally made a plan.

Just have some noodles for dinner, take a shower, and go to bed early to rest.

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The next morning.

The humanoid self-propelled alarm clock rings on time.

"Collect the trash!"

"Tofu--"

"Collecting old appliances! Second-hand contact cards! Card repair machine!"

"Professional custom-made ghost-blocking windows, balcony clothes drying racks, soft-covered anti-ghost doors..."

Shouts from all walks of life came and went, dragging Luofu out of his sleep.

Not yet full of sleep, he vaguely named a plant and reached out to touch the bedside table.

“卡元纪397年6月6日4点37分”

Triggered contact cards display a sequence of numbers.

——There are no mobile phones in this world. People’s daily communication and entertainment are mostly through such a card with generous coins and rich texture.

The functions are no different from those of smartphones, but they are also more durable and safer.

It doesn’t need to be charged, and it won’t blow you up suddenly.

This picture of Luofu was made by his "parallel world counterpart" himself.

"Ghost knows whether to fuse with the same body or to awaken Su Hui."

Early in the morning, the confused Luofu was too lazy to think about this philosophical issue.

"It's not a centimeter missing anyway."

Well, he was talking about height.

"It's good to live for another day." After washing, Luofu went downstairs feeling refreshed and warm after eating a bowl of salty tofu.

Choose some fried dough sticks and fried cakes, and serve them with hot soy milk.

After eating and drinking enough, I came to the right path and summoned a gray card from my heart.

The card surface has a Miyazaki-style sky as the background, with white clouds, and a swallow kite with patterns such as carps and flowers, which is quite childlike.

"Go away!"

Luofu threw the [Swallow Kite] hard, jumped up, landed firmly on the kite, and flew straight to the direction of the school.

This gray vehicle card that ordinary people can use came from his small shop.

That's right, Luofu didn't come from Zhutian Orphanage.

Dad Luo Qianren works in the alliance.

The profession he engaged in could be classified as military and police in another time and space, and here he was called a professional encapsulator or an officer of the Combat Card Master Association.

My mother, Yang Yao, runs a card shop for daily use and does some small business in her spare time.

That is to say, this family condition, which is not particularly good, but not bad either, has propped up Luofu, a cancer in the gaming industry, and may be the biggest shadow in the card master world in the future.

On an important day like receiving the initial summoning card, with the harmonious family atmosphere of the old Luo family, Luo's father and mother should accompany Luofu.

But just two days ago, Lao Luo took his wife back to his hometown on the grounds of "don't put too much pressure on the child and let the son be clean", and he is not expected to return until tomorrow.

"The intention is good, and the reason is valid, but I always feel that they have been in a world of two."

Luofu shook his head helplessly, controlled the kite with his mind, and slowly landed at the school gate.

It was the eve of the college entrance examination. Yunmeng No. [-] Middle School was not an examination room. There were torn books everywhere.

At the end of the corridor on the fifth floor of Shensi Building, in the classroom for the second-year high school students, Luofu took out the spare key from the dusty door frame, unscrewed the front door, and opened the window for ventilation.

The back row is by the window, the hometown of Wang.

Arriving at his seat, Luofu pulled out a book called "Touch Card Notes [-] - Seven Star Card Palace" from the mountain of books in front of him, and started reading out of boredom.

"Brother Fu!"

After an unknown amount of time, a clear female voice sounded in my ears.

It was a tall girl with a ponytail.

The upper body is a white short-sleeved shirt with cat heads painted on it. The originally baggy school pants have been adjusted to show off her slender and smooth legs. The school uniform jacket that she has to wear is tied around her waist and she moves around.

Her skin color is healthy white, her eyes are bright, and her eyebrows are curved. When she smiles, her pear dimples appear, she is smart and cunning, and she has an indescribable sense of youth.

Dong every year.

His deskmate.

Both parents were officers of the Battle Card Masters Association, and died in a secret realm out of control incident two years ago.

"The Hero's Daughter..."

Luofu smiled and nodded in response.

Seeing that he had no intention of chatting, Dong Niannian took out a copy of "Little Times 3.0 Gold Card Era" to read. After a while, he was yawning all the time.

"Did you not rest well yesterday?"

Luofu was also infected and yawned.

"I almost lost my soul by your flag, can you rest?"

Dong Niannian asked weakly, and the next moment he was full of energy: "By the way, Brother Fu, have you thought about what you will choose later?"

"The boy from the mountains."

Luofu said without hesitation.

"what--"

Dong Niannian glanced at him with some surprise, and said with a smile: "I thought you would choose the daughter of the sea to be a paper figurine wife for yourself."

"Brother, I don't have the habit of inserting cards." Luofu replied casually.

"Insert card?"

Dong Niannian didn't react for a moment, and was about to say something when he suddenly said "Hey!"

"Read extracurricular books early in the morning, confiscated!"

Bai Cheng, the head teacher who came in through the back door at some unknown time, played Dong Niannian's head and took away her copy of "Little Times".

He glanced at Luofu's desktop again.

It was a dog-eared card-making tool book with dense notes, silently indicating the owner's hard work.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Teacher Xiaobai nodded with satisfaction and raised his hand to say hello: "Everyone is here, right? Get in line to get your card."

When you're done, turn around and leave.

Luofu stood up calmly, and under Dong Niannian's gaze, casually threw the "Touch Card Note [-]" under the reference book into the table.

(End of this chapter)