Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin

After finishing work, Zhang Jingtian happily returned home.

With the High School League less than a month away, he estimated that he could sell all his materials for over a million points before the official competition.

That would be enough to get a decent purple-grade material.

Adding that to the purple-grade material he could exchange for with prestige at the Security Bureau, along with one or two high-quality blue-grade materials.

He would be able to try making his third Heroic Spirit card.

If it was a purple card, his strength would increase significantly.

Moreover, as his relationship and trust with the two Heroic Spirits deepened in battle, their levels should reach around level 15.

For a high school student, a level 15 blue card was already an unimaginable achievement for most people.

And when she had nothing to do, Painted Skin's favorite thing was to quietly make clothes.

However, Zhang Jingtian didn't wear the clothes made by Painted Skin, after all, she seemed to be using the human skin she collected to make them.

At this moment, Painted Skin was sitting by the windowsill, glancing at the TV, and then focusing on drawing on the human skin.

Zhang Jingtian leaned over and took a look, it was actually a landscape painting.

"Very beautiful!"

Although the human skin was a bit scary, this was Painted Skin's setting after all, and he couldn't show any disgust.

Hearing Zhang Jingtian's praise, Painted Skin was indeed happy.

Although she couldn't speak, her vivid expressions could show her mood.

Her hair was like a hand, stroking Zhang Jingtian's palm, like a puppy, expressing her affection by licking his palm.

Yingning was much more lively, and sometimes she would even ask Zhang Jingtian to take her to various women's clothing stores.

Although Heroic Spirits couldn't wear human clothes, Yingning could ask Painted Skin to make clothes for her.

These two sisters had a very good relationship.

And as soon as Zhang Jingtian returned home, he saw that Yingning's eyes were red and swollen, and the table was full of tissues she had discarded, obviously from wiping away tears.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Jingtian looked shocked, wondering if something had happened at home.

Yingning shook her head, pointing to the TV:

"Master, this story is too tragic! They are clearly so in love, why can't they be together?"

Zhang Jingtian realized that Yingning was talking about the TV series!

He knew this TV series, which told the tragic story of a Card Maker and his Heroic Spirit falling in love, but being separated by the divide between humans and ghosts.

However, the Card Makers and Heroic Spirits in these TV series were all very beautiful, and the battles were very easy, completely catering to ordinary people's fantasies.

"That's just a TV series," Zhang Jingtian explained.

"Yes, Master will definitely not leave us," Yingning leaned against Zhang Jingtian, patting his thigh with her big tail.

This thing was soft and warm, and Zhang Jingtian found it hard to resist its caress.

Being with Yingning always made Zhang Jingtian feel better.

This should have been a wonderful night.

But just as Zhang Jingtian was about to fall asleep, he received a familiar call.

It was from Tang You'ai, the deputy director of the Security Bureau.

Zhang Jingtian knew Tang You'ai's temper too well, and knew that the director calling him in the middle of the night was definitely not because she missed him and wanted to catch up.

But because something had happened.

Zhang Jingtian immediately answered the phone, and Tang You'ai's voice came from inside.

However, Zhang Jingtian couldn't tell the other party's emotions?

"You met An Bao today, didn't you?"

"Did something happen to him?"

The other side was silent for a while before saying: "Yes, he's dead. He hanged himself. A Card Maker hanging himself, it's very unbelievable, isn't it?"

Zhang Jingtian was completely stunned. An Bao had talked to him during the day.

Although the other party's mood was not very high at that time, Zhang Jingtian didn't expect...

"How could this happen?"

"It should be that he was affected by the Disaster Legion. It's also that our Security Bureau didn't pay enough attention to psychological counseling on weekdays, allowing them to take advantage of the situation.

I'm asking you because An Bao only met you today besides the people in our department. So I want to ask, did he have any abnormalities at the time?"

"Abnormalities?" Zhang Jingtian thought for a while: "No, he was just a little tired. He seemed to say that he was an outside staff member and could only do odd jobs every day..."

Tang You'ai sighed:

"He was still too fragile. How should I put it, his qualifications were actually very difficult to enter the Security Bureau. At that time, the association also thought that he was honest and able to endure hardship, so they sent him in.

Now it seems that the high-pressure environment of the Security Bureau is not suitable for him. Not only did it not stimulate his potential, but it made him walk into a dead end."

"Is it related to me?" Zhang Jingtian suddenly asked: "Is it because I was promoted to silver so quickly, he..."

"Whether it is or not, you don't have to blame yourself. You are progressing fast and have talent, that's because you are amazing. If other people are not as good as you, they are jealous of you and break down, that has nothing to do with you.

As a Card Maker, you don't need to care about other people's thoughts. We will investigate An Bao's matter."

"Can I participate? After all, An Bao and I are considered friends, and his death, I have some connection to it no matter what."

"You..."

"I am already an official Card Maker."

"This is not a commission. You have no reward!"

"If you don't want it, then don't want it, Director Tang, am I the kind of person who doesn't get up early without benefits?"

"Aren't you?"

In the end, Tang You'ai agreed to Zhang Jingtian's participation in the investigation.

However, it was time-limited. After the High School League started, if this matter had not been resolved, Zhang Jingtian could no longer follow up.

"Remember, nothing is more important than the league right now."

Director Tang said pretentiously.

However, Zhang Jingtian, who was lying in bed, was still a little excited.

After all, this was his first time participating in the investigation of a disaster event.

Compared to more difficult secret realms, in reality, the most that Card Makers deal with on a daily basis are these types of unusual events.

......

The next day, Zhang Jingtian asked Teacher Ma for leave and went to the place where An Bao had the accident.

When the other students learned that Zhang Jingtian had asked for leave again, everyone's moods were different.

Some wanted to have a good relationship with Zhang Jingtian, feeling it was a pity that they had lost the opportunity to communicate closely with Zhang Jingtian.

Some, like Xu Qiang, were envious. He could only bury his head in studying in the classroom, but Zhang Jingtian had already gone to a wider world.

There were also people like Luo Shasha, who felt unconvinced, questioning the homeroom teacher, everyone is a student, why can't Zhang Jingtian go to school.

At this time, homeroom teacher Ma glanced at Luo Shasha, and then said calmly:

"Zhang Jingtian, he is already an official Card Maker, what about you? Just focus on preparing for the college entrance examination!"