The Card Apprentice

“Sir, this is our test product,” a man in his 40s told Tang Hanpei respectfully.

Sunyuan, Dean of the Faculty of Card Appliance Research from Federal Comprehensive Academy, was undoubtedly a faithful person because he was a talent cultivated by the academy itself. Moreover, he was more understanding compared to the others.

“Central Island Firm’s technology has been completely eaten up by us, and this is the first generation product that we have invented.” Sunyuan proudly introduced to him.”With this card appliance, calls within 100km in the jungles can be achieved. If a signal station can be built, the calling range can be extended to 700km. This function has certainly bypassed the Central Island Firm’s technology, thus it certainly has its practicality value.”

The card appliance placed on the table was half a palm size, its green signal light was blinking regularly. On its surface was a number keypad. When a call was going on, it would project a small screen in front of the caller.

“Well done, well done!” Tang Hanpei took the card appliance and asked, “What is this called?”

“We would like you to name it for us, Sir!” Sunyuan replied dutifully while trying to flatter Tang.

Tang Hanpei pondered and then answered, “Let’s call it the Forest Pigeon.”

“Sir is indeed brilliant! It’s an excellent name! Forest Pigeon to send messages, easy to understand and remember too.” Sunyuan replied while showing his admiration.

Tang Hanpei smiled and said indifferently, “Enough of the flattery. What about all those card appliance experts that we hired? Were there any opposition?”

“Right! How did you manage to gather this many capable experts? There all have really high standards!” Sunyuan couldn’t help but compliment them. He then hesitated and said, “It was inevitable for them to have different opinions, but we have done some work on them. Other than a few stubborn ones, the others are starting to adapt to the environment.”

“Oh, do you need other departments to collaborate with you?” Tang Hanpei frowned.

Sunyuan immediately waved his hand. “No, no, it is normal for these experts to have some temperament, but we know how to deal with it. If we use extreme measures, some problems may be caused because of that, then our loss would be bigger.” Sunyuan knew what it meant by having other departments to work with them.

“Well, we need to speed up. The clock is ticking. How is the progress with the thing on the notebook?” Tang Hanpei asked another question.

“Sir, the things written in the notebook were incredible! We cannot imagine how and why people in the early ages had already managed to research to such a deep extent! This guy must be a genius! In my opinion, his skills were on par with those of grandmasters, and these technologies…” Sunyuan’s spirit suddenly rose when he talked about the notebook.

“My question is, how’s progress so far?” Tang interrupted Sunyuan.

Sunyuan realised that the principal might not be interested in the details and replied, “We have just started research on the Power Gloves project. After discussing and repeatedly trading-off on our decisions, we think Power Gloves is the project that has the most potential to break through. The other projects might still be hard for us since our technical skills are not sufficient yet.”

Tang looked calmer than just now. “Hmm, what are the functions of these Power Gloves?”

Sunyuan’s expression brightened. “Power Gloves are definitely a genius idea! It is a card appliance similar to a pair of gloves. After being triggered, the hands wearing the gloves will be surrounded with energy as thin as fish scales. Since our hands are the most flexible organ, its flexibility will definitely wow people after going through training. The Power Gloves’ function is to replace human’s senses by utilising human’s hands, which will then control the changes of the power structure. In other words, a person who is not gifted in senses training can definitely fight well after training the hands’ flexibility, which will replace his senses.”

Tang Hanpei was deeply shocked and impressed by this.

He did not really understand the technical details, but if fighting were involved, Tang who was ranked No.1 in the Federation would definitely comprehend.

The fact that senses training required talent had already been proven. Even if card artisans and card masters were the most typical occupations in the Five flourishing districts, only one eighth of the total population in the whole federation could be do both positions.

For the first time in that day, Tang’s face turned serious, “How is its power?”

“Really strong!” Sunyuan quickly added, “But of course, this is just the description since we haven’t cracked the codes yet. There are still too many formulas that we need to solve. However, the Faya’s Battle Shuttle Car will undeniably seem to be trash compared to it.”

Sunyuan looked proud while saying that.

Unexpectedly, Tang shook his head and said, “We can’t see it this way. Although the power of the Battle Shuttle Car is not strong, it can be mass produced and even normal people can operate it. Power Gloves, on the other hand, might be great but certain requirements may need to be met for someone to operate it. Moreover, the key problem is that mass production is not possible.”

“You’re right, sir!” Sunyuan was convinced as Tang looked at problems deeper than he could.

After thinking for a while, Tang said, “What you need to do now is to mass produce Forest Pigeons. I need to equip the team with them as soon as possible.”

“Yes, sir!” Sunyuan immediately bowed in response to his orders.

“And also the Power Gloves project needs to be sped up. If you need anything, I will help you. All I want is the result!” Tang told him coldly.

“Yes, sir!” Sunyuan answered promptly.

Suddenly, Tang Hanpei thought about the teenager called Chen Mu. Back in Pomelo that year, other than Central Island Firm, there’s one more person who had the jungle telecommunication technology. What’s more was that he owned the more advanced version of the technology!

It would be great if Chen Mu could work for Tang!

Kuangshi tried her best to stay calm, but she couldn’t contain her excitement. There were too many secrets in the Wood Word Camp and every one of them were invaluable! She believed that if she spread the news, she would be granted a three-level upgrade for the achievement!

Even now, she still couldn’t fathom the White Commander. Although he was quiet, always behind the mask and in his room, every time he came out he frightened people. At first she was shocked, but later she got numb to it. It felt like a dream to her.

The Spinulosa Disk was an incredible metallic probe-craft that has high practical value. If one managed to equip the disk, the team’s scouting ability would be raised significantly. Along the journey, they fully utilised its function, even when they were collecting ingredients.

The forest telecommunication technology was what the Central Island Firm, the first of the Big Six, has been competing with the others for. This was how important it was to the firm. As an informant, she knew well about the firm’s technology. The Central Island Firm was still on the lab experimenting stage, uncomparable to Wood Word Camp that had been fully utilising it. The technology was a generation behind Wood Word Camp’s.

This was already shocking to her, but what she guessed about the White Commander made her soul shiver out of shock.

—— A machine that was able to mass produce cards!

This was not only her own guess. Although the others just kept quiet, when she noticed the changes in their glances, she could tell that they also felt the change.

And if this guess was accurate…

While thinking about this, Kuangshi couldn’t help but shiver. Among all the data collected, this was by far the biggest one. If this were real, she was sure that it would be a contribution she couldn’t even imagine. She looked excited and happy, but if observed closely, her fear could be noticed!

That’s right, it was fear!

This was a huge opportunity which could lead to her success, but if she were not cautious, it would be able to kill her.

On this day, all of the spies hiding in the Wood Word Camp would take action. The news was really scary to the extent that no one was brave enough to delay. Especially after the White Commander declared it a holiday today, it became a continuous period of closed training for many days.

They all knew that today’s operation was full of risk, but no one hesitated.

Because after today, there would be a new competition among all firms. If this news was not sent back, the result would be that the organization could not even qualify to compete.

After gaining back her senses, she waited for the other end’s reply.

Eh, why is it not picked up?

After half a minute, it was still not picked up.

Her expression changed when she could notice the danger in the atmosphere. She looked around and saw a man talking excitedly. She then felt better because it seemed like the problem was about her card.

When she was just about to demand for a change of card, she saw a few card artisans staring at her coldly at the door.

When she spotted the familiar Wood Word Camp war suit, her heart sank.

“Miss Kuangshi.” The leader of the card artisans called her with no expression on his face. A few of the artisans surrounded her skillfully.

She suddenly realised that this was a trap by the White Commander. She tried to revolt as these artisans looked like they were weak. Only then, she noticed she did not have a meter with her!

She now understood why she was asked to hand it in before leaving the camp!

She was completely hopeless!

But the only thing she did not understand was, how the White Command managed to find her out.

The boss of the shop finally realised that the pretty girl was actually a card artisan from Wood Word Camp! Her acquaintances even kindheartedly paid for her. It seemed like she was really welcomed everywhere due to her good looks!

This scene was commonplace in West Delhi City

However, none of these people who got caught knew how did the White Commander manage to locate them.