Chapter 8 - 008

But it was still quite shocking to me. The regeneration card is an insane cheat, and there would always be buffs and bonuses gained from it being in a deck. However that would not be shown yet until I at least get to E rank.

The percentages attached to my stats and my cards meant that I had to train up their levels by usage. Of course I could circumvent that for the cards by having them cannibalize similar ranked cards or higher ranked cards to level up.

But such an act is not advisable at all, as it would mean you have powerful cards without perfect mastery of it. I was limited in what I could do, the ancient deck is mysterious and I have no idea what it's limitations and advantages are. For now it is all I've got, and the limitation of an admin race means this deck is permanent for me, but I could at least try to keep it a secret for as long as I can.

The next thing I have to check are the Rare cards. Maybe I should have checked them first, but I was impatient. The epic grade cards were good in the long run, but I was currently incapable of utilizing them. They required a ton of Mana, which would mean I'd have to train and perhaps even get to D or C rank before I would be able to use any one of them.

So {Mistwalker} and {Shroud} would have to wait for now. This means for now I can only ever go out at night, this would make looking after the restaurant a little bit hard for me, but ultimately perhaps I can find a way to navigate that problem. The rest of the cards were amazing, but they would all be sold, and seeing just how powerful they are, it means a lot of money for me.

[Card: Rank: : Create Physical barrier of Mana and Energy to Defend Against Attacks! Cost: 25 Mana(Resource Of Choice) Per Cast. Cost Increases By 10 Mana For Every Quarter Meter]

[Card: Rank: : Summon A Magma Larvae To attack and deal fire Damage to you enemies! Cost: 25 Mana, 1 Mana Per Second To Sustain Summon]

[Card: Rank: : Infuse Mana Or any Other Resource Into Weapons, Armor, Tool, And Creations To Make Them Stronger And More Effective! Cost 5 Mana Per Cast, Scales With Size, Quality, And The Amount Of Mana Infused]

[Card: Rank: : Throw A Single Punch With Three Oscillating Waves That That Delivers An Extra +25%, +35%, +45% Extra Of Your Total Attack! Cost 55 Stamina]

[Card: Rank: : Increase Your Base Speed By 120% For A Duration Of 30 Seconds! Cost: 30 Stamina]

Everything here but Infusion was useless to me, heck I could feel a sort of resonance between it and my deck. Which frankly speaking was the first time since I started looking at the cards. Even the epic cards I had picked did not have any sort of resonance with the Vampyre Deck.

This proved that the card would be an asset and was accepted by the deck. The skill itself was quite good if I should be honest. The Mana cost not too much, and it can be trained easily enough. I can already see a couple of applications for it, especially in combat, and above all else it would most definitely be a good camouflage for me.

Unless you are being questioned by the authorities, it is a taboo to ask a person about their decks and cards. And in Mormon city the organizations and the gangs were the authorities. A free city state with no master or leader, just territories split between different factions, so perhaps it would be a little bit easier for me to keep my cards and decks a secret….at least for now.

With this out of the way, that left two mythic cards and two legendary cards. A single one of the mythic card alone should at least be able to raise enough money for me to buy my Mama a vaccine.

But still, such a huge amount of money, and without the strength to protect it would see me dead before I can do anything.

Now that the initial excitement has worn off, I realize perhaps I was too hasty. I was sitting here looking at a fortune and foolishly contemplating taking it to the Silver Wyatt Gang for sale.

I did not have the strength neither the connection for them to take me seriously, my desperation had blinded me to the reality…..it will not be easy getting what I want.

I'm running out of time, but I have no choice but to take it slowly. Now the problem was not the money, it was the strength and power needed to keep the money and my life intact so that I can save my grandmother. It seems my original plan of getting stronger and climbing the ranks was the only thing available to me.

And with the ancient deck I can do it that much faster, and perhaps I would be able to gain the attention of a higher up that can take me under his wing. Doing so would at the very least make it easy for me to sell the higher ranked cards.

All of the rares would have to go though, and I will sell off one epic to the gang as part of the test for admission. I'll keep the remaining cards for now, I can use them when it's time for me to make a second deck.

Or when I'm strong enough to sell them off, without worrying about my body being chopped up to pieces and dumped in the river.

The sale of the rares  with the exception of the card should be enough to at least improve our standard of living and ease my grandmother's suffering…..I could buy a car or something who knows, but I do know one thing….. it's a step in the right direction.