VCRMM: Chapter 166 Part 1

Seeing Lilith crying with joy after taking only a sip of coffee, Xu Sili couldn’t help feeling sympathy.

According to her, she should’ve been in the card for at least a hundred years, right? He had been transformed into a card so he couldn’t help feeling sympathetic.

Their metabolism was frozen in the card but the absence of physical needs didn’t mean that the psychological needs would disappear. It might make them feel even emptier.

At the very least, he couldn’t imagine what a terrible experience it was to spend hundreds of years in the card and only sleep without eating or drinking.

He tugged at Si Sheng’s sleeve. “Ah Sheng, make another chair.”

This girl was too pitiful. Let her eat something.

Si Sheng glanced at the coffee in Lilith’s hand and pursed his lips slightly. Finally, he snapped his fingers and a chair appeared at Lilith’s side out of thin air.

“Lilith, sit down for a while,” Xu Sili said.

“Thank you…”

Lilith’s voice was thick and nasally. She carefully sat down with the cup in her hand and continued to drink the rest of the coffee.

Her taste buds hadn’t tasted food in a long time so just the slightly bitter coffee made her gain unprecedented satisfaction, let alone Xu Sili inviting her to take a small cake.

She took a small bite and cherished it. Then she cried happily at the sweet and soft taste.

Lilith realized that she had lost her composure and quickly took out a handkerchief. She wiped away her tears a bit shyly and continued to hold the cake, eating it in small bites.

She had an elegant posture but she wasn’t slow. Her cheeks bulged like a little hamster eating.

Xu Sili felt that this girl would definitely be popular if she did eating broadcasts. Just watching her eat was particularly appetizing.

At this time, Si Sheng helped him mix a cup of coffee again. He gently placed it in Xu Sili’s hand and looked at him without blinking.

Xu Sili couldn’t help being happy. Was Si Sheng afraid that he would give his coffee to Lilith again?

He took the coffee and tasted it. The mellow and rich taste greatly stimulated his taste buds. It was hard to believe it was an illusion. It was no wonder that Lilith ate with such satisfaction.

Xu Sili looked at Si Sheng. Xu Sili poured him a glass in a courteous manner, threw in two sugar cubes and stirred them well with a small spoon.

Si Sheng originally didn’t eat sugar. Later, he probably drank too much milk tea and his taste gradually changed.

Xu Sili had noticed this before.

Sure enough, Si Sheng watched his movements and the corners of his mouth curved up in a shallow arc while his eyes were extremely gentle.

Lilith glanced at them and blinked slightly. Then… she took advantage of when the two of them weren’t paying attention to stretch out her hand and quickly take another small snack. She continued to bite on it with her head down.

Wu wu wu… it was delicious…

Her cheeks were bulging and her originally pale face seemed a bit rosier.

As a result, what should’ve been a serious card master introductory class turned into a tea party.

Of course, it was mainly Lilith who was eating while Xu Sili’s group of two talked.

Finally, once the snacks on the two small plates were wiped out and the coffee drunk, Lilith stopped in a satisfied manner.

She took out her handkerchief and gently wiped her lips.

It was only then that she looked at Xu Sili and said softly, “Thank you very much for your hospitality.”

“I haven’t eaten since I was converted into a card. I lost my composure for a while. I’m sorry…”

Perhaps it was due to her good mood but her tone of voice was much lighter and the expression on her face less dull and numb. She really looked like a 15 or 16 year old girl.

Xu Sili nodded in understanding before asking, “Is there really no other way to get out? I’ve also been turned into a card and can completely understand this pain.”

Finally, he said, “Who turned you into a card and set such restrictions? It is too cruel.”

Lilith shook her head. “It is my mission to spread the spark of the card civilization. I didn’t do it well, so I was stuck here all the time.”

She didn’t have the slightest resentment about being turned into a card. Perhaps the people who left her in this state in the first place also took a fancy to this quality about her.

“Let’s start learning.”

Lilith smiled slightly. “Let me guide you into the world of cards. Trust me, you will love it.”

Her spirit was obviously more satisfied than before. Perhaps the ‘full meal’ just now brought her a lot of motivation.

Xu Sili also became serious. He had a strong interest in cards. If he could become a card master and rescue this girl then it would be a happy thing for everyone.

This time, Si Sheng didn’t do anything to distract the two of them. He had his own understanding of the power of cards but listening to the theories would help him comprehend the skills.

Lilith opened the book again and explained some common sense things to the two of them. It was a bit like the general outline.

Card masters also had star ratings. Card masters belonged to the five star level. There were other levels above five stars but this was a legendary thing even in Lilith’s civilization.

“Before I became a card, I was also a five star card master. In the process of turning into a card, my strength was weakened and I could only retain it at one level lower.”

Lilith said, “So I am a four star card.”

Xu Sili nodded. This was also what he had seen through Insight. However, if five stars was the highest level in Lilith’s civilization…

The fact that Lilith could achieve this at such an age meant she could be called a top genius.

It was no wonder why she was selected as the inheritor of the card civilization. She really diligently fulfilled her duties.

“People like you who are new to cards and have no stars were called card master apprentices in my time.”

Lilith continued, “One to five stars correspond to trainee card masters, junior, intermediate and senior card masters. Finally, they are card masters.”

“However, these are old concepts and they basically aren’t used now. You just need to understand them.”

“Now we will start from drawing cards.”

The skills of using cards can basically only be contacted when promoted to a junior card master, in other words, three stars.

For example, Kuris was already level 38 and he only mastered the skills of Card Transformation and Card Replacement not long ago. Every time he used it, he consumed a lot of mana due to his lack of knowledge.

Lilith pointed out his faults without mercy. If Kuris was here, his toes would be digging at the ground out of embarrassment.

The first and second star stage focused on understanding and drawing cards.

Familiarity and mastery of what the various graphics represented and what type of things these graphics could change into after being combined was the most important thing at this stage.

It was only by laying a solid foundation that they would be less likely to encounter bottlenecks later.

After Lilith’s explanation, Xu Sili knew that cards that could be materialized weren’t just obtained by turning physical things into cards. They could also be drawn directly.

For example, if they wanted a pen then they could draw a pen card through known graphics. Then transform the card into the real thing.

The pen made by transforming the card had exactly the same function as the pen made in reality.

“In our civilization, almost everything was transformed from cards. It wasn’t just used in battle but was also closely related to our lives.”

Lilith’s eyes showed a bit of nostalgia. “We created countless items with cards, from houses to keychains. They all have corresponding cards.”

“It can be said that creating a new practical card in his lifetime was the lifelong pursuit of every card master!”

Listening to her description, he couldn’t help yearning for that type of civilization.

Like Escher’s elementalist civilization, the card civilization of San Cano also created an incomparably magnificent history and a culture full of magic.

“It is a pity…”

Lilith clenched her fingers together tightly. “After turning into a card, I taught some people. I thought that as long as they recognized the magic of cards, they would definitely pay attention to it.”

“However, after the fall of San Cano, many of the materials needed to draw cards couldn’t be found… there might be alternatives but this isn’t something that a low-level card master can judge based on experience…”

Xu Sili listened to her words and could only sigh again about the dog planners.

The collapse of this card civilization was obviously the handiwork of the game planners, just like Escher’s elementalist civilization. Escher was just lucky enough to be selected as the novice village and had the opportunity to make a comeback.

Meanwhile, Lilith’s homeland of San Cano…

Xu Sili was a bit embarrassed. He just wanted to say a few words to comfort Lilith but she had already cheered herself up.

She looked at Xu Sili and smiled slightly.

“Fortunately, in this card space, all materials can be reused. There is also a complete variety, which is enough for you to master and accumulate all the knowledge and experience of card drawing.”

“It is just that it will be a bit troublesome if you want to draw it in reality. You will need to find the corresponding materials.”

“Yes, that isn’t a problem.” Xu Sili nodded.

Physical cards sounded interesting but at present, with his financial resources, scarce things could be purchased through the Interstellar Alliance. There was no need to rely on cards.

The most urgent thing for him now was to become a card master and have the ability to control cards.

Lilith finished explaining all the basic common sense and officially started to teach drawing.

Xu Sili listened carefully to the class. During this time, Si Sheng went out to deal with the affairs on the spaceship before quickly returning to accompany him.

Outside the card space, both of them were in a state of closed eyes. They were guarded by the shadow leopard, who protected them so that they weren’t disturbed.

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