Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 2631: Card Name: Predatory Upgrade

Date: Unspecified

Time: Unspecified

Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Southern Region, Southern Capital, Guild Association Mall, Warehouse No. 234, Limitless Celestial Domain, Gainover Manor, Unparalleled Arena

[ Card Name: Predatory Upgrade

Card Type: Origin Card, Unique Grade

Card Rate: –/–

Card Durability: –/–

Card Effect: Upon the successful upgrade of cards, runes, physique, traits, the grimoire, etc., the Card Apprentice extracts the maximum possible attributes from the materials used, based on how compatible or complementary those materials are with the original foundation.

Additional Effects: Lucky Upgrade, Random Upgrade

i. Lucky Upgrade: Passively increases the success rate of an upgrade based on the realm of the Card Apprentice and the rank of the original and materials used.

ii. Random Upgrade: The Card Apprentice can use this effect to forcefully upgrade cards, runes, physique, traits, or the grimoire using less compatible or complementary materials. This increases the chances of triggering a random upgrade; however, if the upgrade fails, both the original and all materials used are permanently lost.

Note:

i. Use materials lower than the card apprentice’s realm to get a higher success rate boost when using Lucky upgrade.

ii. The resulting upgrade from Random Upgrade is very random. Use at your own risk.]

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"What child support? I don’t have a father," Anna yelled furiously, rushing at me and grabbing my collar.

I ignored her rage and wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her into my embrace, she didn’t struggle. With a sheepish smile, I gazed into her rage-filled eyes. Deep within them, I found the Anna I had been missing.

"You think this is funny?" Anna raged, her grip on my collar tightening as she tried to lift me. Unfortunately for her, even with her newfound prowess, she was just as helpless in my Celestial Blood Fate Domain as everyone else.

"No, I don’t think it’s funny I did what I believed was in your best interest. But if you don’t want the ’Predatory Upgrade,’ you can always give it to your sisters. I’m sure Anne would appreciate it," I suggested, attempting to calm her anger.

Anna and her two extreme incarnations each possessed their own grimoire, connected through their first origin card, Ideal/Dumb/Crazy Daughter. Since they were fundamentally the same, they could exchange their second origin card with one another. It wouldn’t be incorrect to say that Anna had four origin card slots, though she could only use two at a time, with one permanently locked to Ideal/Dumb/Crazy Daughter origin card.

"How do you know Anne would like it? You haven’t even properly met her," Anna said, jealousy flaring in her eyes the moment I mentioned Anne. Only my Anna would be petty enough to get jealous of her own extreme incarnations.

Hearing her, my lips stretched into a wide grin, and I could not help but say, "I missed you. Welcome back."

Anna froze at the sudden remark, and I seized the opportunity to lean in and gently kiss her lips, sternly warning her, "You had me worried. Next time you practice the extreme path, don’t bottom out all your feelings just to create an extreme incarnation. Leave some so you are and not someone totally new."

"You were worried about me? That’s hard to believe when you risked your life just to rendezvous with your little mistress in the central region," Anna retorted. She loosened her grip on my collar, then ran her hands over my toned chest, her movements growing bold enough that I even felt a bit of cupping.

I immediately became conscious of my body and released her, retreating a few steps back. She was being far too proactive. She made Jill look like a rookie.

"What happened? Did I make you uncomfortable?" Anna asked playfully with a sly grin on her face as she took a step toward me.

"No. There are too many eyes watching," I replied immediately fearing she would do something bold without my consent again.

The sudden destruction of the warehouse and the appearance of a luxurious manor had immediately drawn the attention of the demigods stationed in the city by me and the Southern Royal family.

By my demigods, I meant those from the Freedom Fighters, as well as the western princess, her companions, her guards, and the like. These assholes had yet to fully retract their intent-sense, even after confirming that everything was fine. They couldn’t be more rude.

"Too many eyes?" Anna frowned, continuing to approach me step by step. "You had no problem kissing your mistress on a live stream."

"About that, I didn’t know I was on a live stream until it was too late," I tried to explain, but Anna was not having it. She was just as forceful as I remembered. I wanted to ask her to stop calling Jill my mistress but I knew better than to defend my other girlfriend to my girlfriend.

Now that I was experiencing it again, I could not help but wonder what had been going through my mind to miss being sexually harassed. I had never been a big fan of public intimacy, while Anna was the complete opposite. To be precise, she simply did not care about these details.

"You are not leaving until you kiss me longer than you did her right now and right here," Anna declared as she threw herself at me. Her hands wrapped around my neck, her entire body pressing against mine as she hung onto me.

"You know I’m stronger than you now, right?" I reminded her, making it clear she could not force herself on me the way she used to. I could leave whenever I wanted.

"I doubt that. But you can walk away if you want. I won’t stop you," she replied almost nonchalantly, then added, "But you know this, right? I know you’re conscious of your feelings for me now."

I shook my head as Anna might as well have said, ’Your threats won’t work on me anymore, because I know you love me. So shut up and kiss me before I get mad.’