The Age of Magic Cards: Hidden Information Novel - Chapter 16
Chapter 16: Young Ice Carp
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Right, try summoning my Magic Card.”
“Buzz buzz.”
“Hmm?”
“Why can’t I summon it?”
Lorne thought of summoning the Saber-toothed Demonic Tiger, but there was no response.
There were several reasons why a Magic Card Master could not summon a Magic Card.
The first type was that the sealed Magic Card was far higher in rank than a Magic Card Master. A Magic Card Master could not consume the Card Energy needed to summon a Magic Card Creature, so he could not summon it.
The second type was that the sealed Magic Card Creature did not recognize its master, which was the Magic Card Master, and refused to be summoned.
The third type was that the sealed Magic Card Creature was on the verge of death and could not be summoned due to severe injuries.
Obviously, there were three possibilities at the moment, but Lorne was most worried about the second type. If they were doomed and could not be summoned, they would have to occupy a position for nothing. If that was the case, everything would be for naught.
“Wait a minute. After all, it’s a Blue-grade Tiger-type Dire Beast. I used up too much energy in the previous battle, and the Card Energy in my body has only recovered a little. Perhaps the Card Energy is insufficient. In addition, the Saber-toothed Demonic Tiger was also seriously injured previously.”
Thinking of this, Lorne planned to wait a while before summoning it.
A few hours later, the Mystic Realm entered darkness. Other than the lake that glowed with silver light in front of him, the surroundings were also pitch-black.
Lorne did not light a fire to avoid unnecessary trouble. The light at night was most likely to attract Dire Beasts and crowds.
At the same time, he was also seriously injured and was currently recovering. He could not summon the Magic Card for the time being.
He could only carry it by himself for now.
Fortunately, Lorne’s physical condition was not bad.
“The lake at night is quite beautiful.”
Lorne looked at the reflection of the moonlight on the silver surface of the lake and was momentarily stunned.
At the bottom of the lake, an Ice Carp could not be happy.
The Ice Carp’s body was covered in wounds. It had been severely injured after the battle with a group of humans.
This Ice Carp was not stupid.
When it first found Lorne, it did not make any movements. It did not want to cause any trouble. It planned to leave after the human left and return to the cave to recuperate.
Its original plan was good, but it did not expect Lorne to stay by the lake. This made the Ice Carp extremely angry.
In its opinion, Lorne was definitely in cahoots with the humans that it had chased away. It was unwilling to forgive the humans.
However, it was afraid that it did not know Lorne’s strength, and it was not in a good condition. The Ice Carp sat quietly in the lake.
However, this was not its territory. The king of the lake was not here for the time being and it did not want to wait for the king of the lake to come back.
The fight between the murderers was even more terrifying. It was usually either one of them died or the other.
The Ice Carp decided to compromise.
Of course, it was not going to be captured by itself.
But…!
“Plop!”
“Huh?”
A cocoon wrapped in ice crystals suddenly appeared on the lake. A huge tail swung the ice crystal to Lorne who was on the shore.
Lorne was a little confused.
“This is?”
Lorne picked up the ice cocoon. His hand was still soft, but it was very tough. There were two small fry inside, and because of the ice crystals, he could not see them clearly.
[Ice Carp]
[Race: Dire Beast]
[Species: Water Ice Carp]
[Rank: White-grade]
[Status: Resting]
[Innate Skill: Ice cacoon]
[A powerful species that lives in a lake of ice and snow. It is currently in a baby state, but it has great potential. It can be nurtured.]
…
“This is actually a young Ice Carp.”
Lorne had never expected that he would be able to find a young Ice Carp for nothing.
Even though it was only a baby, the value of this Ice Carp was no less than that of an adult Ice Carp.
The strength of an adult Ice Carp was at five-star green, which was equivalent to five-star silver.
“Could it be…!”
Lorne looked at the lake. At this moment, the Ice Carp had already returned to the bottom of the lake.
“I didn’t expect this Ice Carp to be so smart.”
Lorne thought for a moment and could roughly guess the reason. This Ice Carp had obviously misunderstood, but it was because of its misunderstanding that Lorne had gotten a huge advantage.
Lorne knew that as some Dire Beasts evolved, their intelligence would continue to increase and become smarter. They could understand the words of the Magic Card Master, but this was the first time Lorne had seen something like the Ice Carp.
A wild overlord-level Dire Beast, in order to not be sealed, actually compromised and gave away its child. This was simply unheard of for Lorne.
In Lorne’s understanding, whether it was Dire Beasts, Exotic Beasts, or Spirit Beasts, all other races regarded their children as extremely important. They would protect their children even if they had to die.
However, it was the first time he had seen an Ice Carp voluntarily give away its child.
Of course, it was also because Lorne had too little experience.
The Ice Carp voluntarily gave away its child for its own reasons. Firstly, it valued Lorne’s talent and strength. It felt that Lorne could make its child stronger and improve its realm.
Secondly, the Ice Carp could produce many children at once.
And a territory could only accommodate one overlord. Naturally, the Ice Carp could only give its child away.
The children that were usually produced would pass through the underground river. After these little Ice Carps came out, they would be sent to the other ice lakes to compete. At that time, the Ice Carp would not care whether these Ice Carp children were alive or dead.
Naturally, for the Ice Carps, there was no loss in sending a child away and letting Lorne leave as soon as possible.
If the other students knew about this, they would probably die of envy. After all, these were the children of the Overlord-grade Ice Carps. If they were sold outside, Lorne believed that these two children were worth at least ten million star dollars.
“I can give them to little sister.”
Although it was an Overlord-grade Dire Beast, Lorne did not intend to seal this Ice Carp child and make it his second Magic Card.
The Ice Carp’s potential and talent were all good. The main reason was its strength. It would take at least half a year to a year for this Ice Carp sapling to grow, and Lorne only had a few months to face the college entrance exam.
Time was so tight. Lorne needed immediate combat strength. Sealing stronger Dire Beasts and Exotic Beasts, this Ice Carp child could only be given up.
“Thank you, Ice Carp. I’ll give this child to someone who really needs it, and let them nurture it.”
Lorne did not know if the Ice Carp could understand him, but he still said this to the ice lake.
Rustle.
“What is it now?”
Not far to Lorne’s left, the ice layer broke open, and a three-meter-tall, snow-white Dire Beast with two huge pincers appeared in front of Lorne.
“A new beast.”
