Seeing Angor frowning in silence, 408 felt a little embarrassed. "I told you, the card won't work."
Angor did not answer. Instead, he turned around and asked, "How long do you usually take to make a character card like this?"
408 didn't expect Angor to ask such a question out of the blue.
She considered for a moment. "There's no fixed time limit. It all depends on my understanding of the character and my personal performance."
"Your personal performance?"
408 nodded. "Yes, I have this ability because I like to observe all kinds of guests and then simulate their behavior and logic in my mind. I can imagine their life trajectory and the big and small things in their lives. It's like writing a biography that represents the lives of different characters in your consciousness. "
"At first, it's just an empty skeleton. As I learn more about the character and fill in their lives, flesh and blood will be added to the skeleton.
"When the skeleton becomes a living person, I can use my ability to create a character card."
In other words, 408's ability to understand the character and fill in the blanks when she wanted to make a character card. If she was confident, she could make a card in an instant.
If she did not understand the character well, or suddenly got stuck and could not fill in the blanks in her mind, she would be stuck on the half-finished card.
"That's what happened to 'Traveler of Shadowy Planet'. I don't know much about the Kaka Clan, so I'm always stuck." 408 sighed. "I was planning to meet more Kaka Clan members during the regular meeting and learn more about card creation. But unfortunately, not many Kaka Clan members came this time, and even fewer came to Mirror Shop. "
Angor had a general idea.
Without Kaka Clan members, 408 could not find any materials nearby, which meant the card was stuck in the half-finished state for a long time.
"Do you have to do it yourself?" Angor asked, "If someone else knows about the Kaka Clan and tells you about their habits, can you fill in the blanks in your skeleton?"
"I've never thought about this …" 408 rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment before shaking his head. "I don't think it's possible."
"My card making ability is biased towards' my 'view."
Since it was' my 'opinion, then' I 'had to witness it with my own eyes and not rely on an outsider's narration.
Of course, it wasn't that the narration of outsiders was useless, but that the narration of outsiders could only fill in some of the missing pieces of flesh under the complete logic. The true backbone of the story was still 'me'.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to activate her ability.
To put it bluntly, her ability was biased toward "idealism" and "solipsism." If she lacked "solipsism," she wouldn't be able to become a card.
Although Angor did not really understand how 408 made cards, since he could not fill in the blanks by explaining, he could only …
"You're inviting a Kaka?" 408 looked at Angor in surprise.
"You don't have to invite them here. You can go out and find them yourself."
If the mountain doesn't come to you, you can go to the mountain.
408: "I can … but I still have work to do. Moreover, card making is just a hobby for me. It's not particularly important."
After all, the product of her ability wouldn't bring her any income.
Under such circumstances, she didn't think it was worth it to leave the shop and go looking for Kaka people alone.
Angor felt that 408's answer was a little too negative about his card.
Personally, Angor believed that if 408 could really make a card called "Traveler of Shadowy Planet" and let others "play" the role of a Kaka traveler, they could experience the thoughts and ideals of the Kaka people and their completely different way of life. The potential of the card would be great.
This was because such a completely different life form would bring a shock to the person's outlook on life, worldview, and even values.
When such a shock collided with your existing ideas, it was easy to generate inspiration!
To put it bluntly, when you looked at the problem from a different perspective, you would find that the crux of the problem was completely different from what you thought, and you would find a different paradise.
Especially when they were both Transcendents but had different lifeforms, the impact would be even greater.
This was because the Transcendent world that gaseous lifeforms comprehended might be vastly different from the Transcendent world that humans comprehended. Under the clash of such different ideas, inspiration would create countless sparks like an axe cutting into a rock.
Angor told 408 his idea.
"… So, I think your character card has a lot of potential."
408 was a little surprised. "I didn't think about the situation you're talking about …"
It wasn't that 408 didn't think about it. It was just that she was in the middle of it.
408's original race was the Mirror Race, which belonged to the stream of consciousness. She also lived in a physical body for a long time.
In other words, 408 had two forms, one intangible and the other material. She had a deep understanding of these two lifeforms. Under such circumstances, she couldn't "look at the world from a different perspective" to get inspiration.
Therefore, it wasn't 408's problem. It was the Mirror Race's problem.
408 considered for a moment. "I think I know what you mean, sir. I don't know if you're right, but I can give it a try. "
"You're going to meet the Kaka Race?"
408 shook her head. "No, sir. I mean, you can try this card."
While speaking, 408 took off her necklace.
The pendant of the necklace was a red diamond.
However, upon closer inspection, Angor noticed that there was a card inside the red diamond that was pinker than a baby's fingernail.
408 gently pinched the diamond on the necklace.
The pink card flew out from the necklace.
It kept growing in size on 408's hand until it grew from the size of a fingernail to the size of a normal poker card.
408 put the pink card on the table. "This is the first card I made after awakening my power. Since it's my first time, it's very precious to me, so I didn't put it in my card collection. Instead, I've been wearing it with me. "
After a short pause, 408 continued, "This card might be able to fulfill the two conditions that you mentioned earlier."
Angor looked down at the card.
Unlike the cards in the card collection, the back of this card was pink. Perhaps it was a random color chosen by 408 when she made a card for the first time.
It was also because of the pink card back that it gave off a youthful vibe.
The card didn't seem to be filled with hatred either. Instead, it was filled with mystery like "Traveler of Shadowy Planet".
[The Star of Tomorrow Who Stands at the Peak of Mirror Mountain]: A shining star at the peak of Mirror Mountain, surrounded by clouds and mist. It represented the elder brother, the elder sister, the son, the daughter, the mother, and the lover at the same time. This is the Star of Tomorrow of the Mirror Race, Oppa!
Angor didn't get much information from the card. The only thing he knew was that the character card belonged to a Mirror Race.
He looked at the card and roughly understood what 408 meant.
The main character of "The Star of Tomorrow Who Stands at the Peak of Mirror Mountain" was a Mirror Race. The Mirror Race belonged to the stream of consciousness and didn't have a physical body.
Also, someone who could be called a "Star of Tomorrow" couldn't be a nobody. It was probably a supernatural being.
Judging from these two aspects, "The Star of Tomorrow Who Stands at the Peak of Mirror Mountain" was indeed similar to "Traveler of Shadowy Planet". More importantly, "Traveler of Shadowy Planet" was an unfinished product, while this card was a finished product.
If Angor's guess was correct, he might be able to sense the potential of the card when he touched it.
"Can I touch it?"
Angor knew that 408 must have allowed him to touch the card since she showed it to him. Still, he asked out of politeness.
408 nodded. "Yes, you can."
Angor noticed that 408 had a strange expression on her face when she nodded. Was she … shy?
Angor was sure that 408 wasn't shy because of him. After all, 408 had a different sense of beauty compared to humans. Moreover, when they were in the meditation experience center, 408 made it clear that if humans were to be divided into men and women, she would be more inclined to prefer men.
She only used a female body because she didn't have a choice.
Under such circumstances, 408 wouldn't be shy because of him. So what was she shy about?
Angor had no idea, so he put it aside for now.
He returned his attention to the card and picked up "The Star of Tomorrow Who Stands at the Peak of Mirror Mountain" without hesitation.
In an instant.
The familiar closed loop of logic appeared around Angor's body, and the "Coating Aura" covered him.
From the perspective of an outsider, Angor no longer looked like a human being. Instead, he was emitting the same aura as a Mirror Race.
If Angor's head was replaced by a mirror, people would probably think that he was a Mirror Race.
This was the effect of the "Coating Aura".
It allowed the user to enter the character's aura.
On the other hand, when he touched the card, he saw himself turning into a light spot, "singing" loudly on top of a magnificent mountain.
"Singing" was emphasized here because Angor, as a human, could understand that it was not "singing". It was just releasing a certain consciousness frequency.
But from the perspective of a Mirror Race, it was "singing", which was no different from a human's "singing".
If you sang well, you could even attract countless … fans.
For example, Angor now felt that he was standing at the peak of Mirror Mountain, and there were a large number of flashing light spots in front of him. It was like the light sticks that fans waved during a singer's concert recorded in the hologram tablet.
However, the stars in the concert came from the light sticks, while the ones in Angor's vision came from the shouts of consciousness lifeforms.
That's right. Each light spot represented a member of the Mirror Tribe. When the members of the Mirror Tribe were shouting, the light spots would stir up confusion.
So the large number of flashing light spots represented the shouts of countless Mirror Race members.
They were cheering for Angor's "singing".
Angor finally understood that the so-called "The Star of Tomorrow Who Stands at the Peak of Mirror Mountain" was actually an idol of a Mirror Race member.
And he was a national idol.
Even 408 once chased after him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have created this "Star of Tomorrow" as her first card creation. Angor guessed that the shyness that flashed across her face was because this card represented her youth when she chased after idols like crazy.
Angor understood 408's feelings.
When he was eleven or twelve years old, he always pestered his brother Leon to take him to Master Megeve's solo concert.
To some extent, Master Megeve was the idol Angor chased after back then.
Angor did not feel embarrassed when he sensed the interpretation of this character card. Instead, he gradually immersed himself in it.
Especially now that he was in the role of "Tomorrow's Star," he discovered a lot of different perspectives that were different from the conventional view.
For example, the "singing" he saw before was different from his understanding of "singing".
Of course, Angor could accept this "singing", but only from a third-person perspective. He never thought that he could experience "singing" from a first-person perspective, let alone this kind of "singing" in the stream of consciousness.
While immersing himself in the singing, he clearly felt that he understood the Mirror Clan better.
Also, because of the clash of ideas and values, Angor vaguely sensed that the inspiration buried deep in his heart was eager to give it a try.
It could erupt at any time.
Angor put down the card just in time.
He did not know what this burst of inspiration would bring, nor did he know what kind of inspiration it would be. He decided not to open the lid of the "Pot of Inspiration" for now.
Wait. Wait.
If this inspiration had something to do with "Rune Horn", it was still too early for him to let it erupt.
If possible, Angor wanted to use this potential inspiration in the most appropriate place. For example, the research room in Silver Forest Space.
Of course, the precondition for all this was that … he could get this card.
Angor looked at 408. "Can I have this card?"
408: "Do you mean … you want to buy this card?"
Angor nodded.
408 was stunned for a few seconds. He did not immediately respond to Angor's question. Instead, he asked in surprise, "Can this card really bring … inspiration like you said?"
Angor did not intend to deny it. He chose his words carefully and used more precise ones. "I don't really feel the inspiration coming, but it does bring me new experiences. Especially when I look at things from the perspective of another life form, even if it's just a small detail, my inspiration begins to stir … "
(End of Chapter)
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