Watching Chi Yun Su steadily redraw the entire Blue Card while the machine was still running normally, the Inspector was left speechless.
Only one question remained in her mind.
Who on earth was this girl’s teacher?! Had they ever taught Chi Yun Su the safety guidelines for card crafting?!
Seeing how Chi Yun Su acted as if it were completely normal, not hesitating at all during these two card crafting-related violations, it was clear she had always operated this way in the past.
Such a teacher could be described as utterly irresponsible! If there were laws in the card maker industry regarding teaching, a teacher like that should be executed ten times over!
Did they even know how rare it was to find a student with card crafting talent?!
Watching Chi Yun Su put away her pen, the Inspector took a deep breath.
She had no intention of lecturing Chi Yun Su further, because every single card crafting action this girl took was like dancing on the minefield of her traditional, academic sensibilities.
It could be said that every move Chi Yun Su made was stomping on the Inspector’s nerves—like how she casually tucked her pen into her waistband again.
A card maker’s pen and Ink were their lifeblood!
Chi Yun Su paid no attention to the Inspector’s emotions. During the card crafting process, her focus was entirely on drawing the Circuit. Only after putting away her pen did she let out a sigh, look up, and examine the component in Area A before her.
After repairing the core card, Chi Yun Su felt that this component had stabilized overall.
However, the machine’s damage would still continue to affect the Card, and faint black threads began to rise again on the redrawn Circuit of the card surface.
This was also a flaw of machines centered around Cards.
Fortunately, the other engineers and technicians had already started working quickly. Before the Card could fail again, this component would likely be fully repaired.
With this critical component stabilized, the fluctuating energy Chi Yun Su had sensed earlier had also calmed down considerably, no longer carrying the terrifying sense of being on the verge of explosion.
At least it wouldn’t cause trouble for a week. Chi Yun Su roughly estimated.
Having a week was actually quite generous. Surely that would be enough time for the Cleaning Company to arrange for someone to handle it, right?
So, before the person who would replace her as the Inspector’s assistant arrived, she needed to work hard to extract as much card crafting knowledge as possible from the Inspector.
Opportunities like this didn’t come around often. After confirming temporary safety, Chi Yun Su continued plotting her little schemes.
The first task she received from the Inspector should have been completed quite well, so this shouldn’t be too difficult.
Thinking back to the detailed parameter explanations the Inspector had given her before drawing, Chi Yun Su felt that drawing a stable Blue Card didn’t seem so difficult anymore. With some effort, she might even be able to handle a Purple Card.
Of course, the most important thing was…
Chi Yun Su touched the Neck Ring around her neck.
Coach! She wanted to learn this!
So, Chi Yun Su immediately put on an obedient expression, holding the remaining quarter of her Ink, and respectfully offered it back to the Inspector with both hands, as if trying to curry favor: “Teacher, I’ve repaired the Card!”
The Inspector, hearing the term “card repair” for the first time: “…”
Having personally witnessed Chi Yun Su’s miraculous operation, the Inspector maintained a calm expression on the surface. She took back the Ink Chi Yun Su returned, as if to hide her emotions, and calmly asked, “How did you repair the Card? Tell me about it.”
Chi Yun Su, unsuspecting, gave a rough explanation.The issue of conflicting psychic energy left behind by the original card maker was not a problem for Chi Yun Su.
Just as complementary colors exist in drawing and different instruments can harmonize in pleasant ensembles, different psychic energies could also be coordinated. For Chi Yun Su, it was simply a matter of adjusting her own spiritual energy fluctuations to merge with the residual psychic energy left by the original card maker.
She was quite skilled at it—no big deal.
Listening to Chi Yun Su’s brief explanation, the Inspector quickly grasped the straightforward principle behind her card repair method.
But understanding the principle and being able to apply it were two different things.
Adjusting one’s own spiritual energy fluctuations was a significant hurdle, and stably merging with residual psychic energy was another.
Chi Yun Su was not the only card maker who dreamed of repairing cards. In the end, all those card makers, big or small, gave up.
Because…
“Doesn’t it hurt?” the Inspector asked softly.
The residual psychic energy left by the original card maker, when not in a merged state, would actively attack the psychic energy of the card maker attempting repairs. The sensation of spiritual damage could be described as bone-deep.
“It does,” Chi Yun Su replied candidly. However, she didn’t care much about that aspect. The pain from back then had faded in her memory, washed away by time. “But…” Chi Yun Su vaguely omitted the words “Black Port,” “…the resources there were limited, and repairing cards was the best way to learn.”
Back then, those damaged cards were also crucial tools for Chi Yun Su to master the Card Making Fundamentals.
Chi Yun Su didn’t really want to talk too much about Black Port, especially inside the Cleaning Company. This core area wasn’t just occupied by her and the Inspector—many engineers and technicians were busy working nearby.
So, intending to change the subject, Chi Yun Su turned the tables and asked the Inspector a question she had been curious about for a while: “Teacher, why didn’t you handle such an important task as card repair yourself earlier?” Moreover, whether it was card repair or card crafting, weren’t these things usually done by one person alone? Why did this Inspector need her as an assistant?
Didn’t the Inspector understand the principles of that Blue Card? She could even provide detailed guidance on the drawing process. Couldn’t the Inspector just pick up the pen and repair it herself? What did she need Chi Yun Su for?
Chi Yun Su had thought it was a case of multiple units malfunctioning, requiring simultaneous repairs, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
After she repaired Unit A, the most critical situation had passed.
So confusing.
The Inspector stared speechlessly at Chi Yun Su, who had accomplished something astonishing yet remained completely unaware of it, her lips twitching slightly.
This was slander! When had she ever let this person directly handle card repairs?!
And this person was still confused? She was the most confused one here!
But arguing about this felt strange. Feeling inexplicably drained, the Inspector didn’t want to say much to Chi Yun Su and simply stated her situation: “I have spiritual energy damage and am currently in recovery. I can’t engage in card crafting work for a short period, which is why I took on the role of Inspector.”
In fact, Chi Yun Su’s initial judgment about the Inspector wasn’t entirely wrong. Most Inspectors in the Cleaning Company indeed didn’t know how to craft cards.
This was also why the Supervisor addressed her as Master Sun rather than by her title.
Her status was relatively higher than that of a typical Inspector.
Hearing this, Chi Yun Su finally filled in the last piece of the puzzle.
However…”No card crafting?” Chi Yun Su gasped sharply, immediately turning to the Inspector and asking, “How were you injured?”
Whether she could craft cards was still very important to Chi Yun Su. Her ability to craft cards could be said to be the foundation of her survival in this world.
Fully aware that Chi Yun Su’s question was not out of concern for him, the Inspector replied expressionlessly in a faint tone, “Just like what you did earlier in the Transfer Room.”
“The machine I was inspecting exploded, and my psychic energy shattered.”
Chi Yun Su: “…”