Card Apprentice Daily Log



Date- 7 April 2321

Time- 12:51

Location- Southern Region, Southern Capital, Southern Card Creationist Association, Auction House

I did not doubt that Chirs had already noticed that the Nyon rope was made using the common-grade ingredient but the question was whether he figured out which common-grade monster tree's bark fiber was used to create the Nyon rope. 

The fibers used to create Nyon Rope were badly damaged by its creator, so much so that it was enough to drop the grade of the item created. The species of the Tree monster was hardly recognizable through the fibers of the rope. 

Why was it important to recognize which tree monster's bark fibers were used to create the Nyon Rope? It was because different tree monsters' bark fibers have different traits. Unless you can recognize the with tree monster the bark fibers belong to you cannot recognize the various traits of the bark fiber used to create the Nyon rope. Without knowing all the possible traits and skills one could find in the Nyon rope, how could one use it efficiently to create a remarkable card? 

Thanks to my soul pupils I did not have much difficulty recognizing which monster tree's bark fiber was used to create the Nyon rope. It was an E-rank, common-graded, Human Flesh Tree monster. The tree monster is popular for having a bark that resembled the flesh of a human. That was because this grew from the corpse of a human. 

In some dungeons where these trees are found the seeds of these trees germinate in the corpse of the fallen adventures and once they have sucked all the energy and nutrients from the corpse they take root in the ground for survival however, they cannot grow unless they feed on more human or monster corpse. 

Being able to find which monster tree's bark fibers were used to create Nyon Rope based on the horrible state of the fibers used to create Nyon Rope was already an achievement but being able to derive the traits of the Human Flesh tree monster from the degraded fibers of the Nyon Rope, now that was a challenge. 

Come to this point, I could not help but wonder if Southern Card Creationist Association used the Nyon Rope as some kind of test or if it was just a coincidence. Either way, I was looking forward to seeing if Chris has noticed this. 

Placing the Nyon Rope and Common Core on my grimoire's card creation page I turned my attention to the Bloody Veins, they were not actual human Veins but the veins of a G-rank, mortal-grade, grass-type monster, Vampiric Grass Blades. The veins of this grass monster's haulm were blood red in color and they allowed the grass monster to track their prey by tracking blood, paralyzing, and sucking the blood from their victims. 

The Vampiric Grass Blade monster had no consciousness and was incapable of mobility. However, their long blades moved in 360 degrees even though their roots were rooted to the ground for life. 

Even though the Vampiric Grass Blade monster did not have the consciousness to actively search for their victims, their sharp and pointy blades had the ability to trace blood and move in that direction. So when a monster or human passes by them the blades immediately gets active and uses their sharp edges and pointed tip to cut and poke the passing victim while paralyzing their victims. 

Once they immobilized their victim, all the blades of the grass monster poke into the victim's body and start sucking on the victim until there are no fluids to suck from them. 

What this monster lacks in terms of consciousness and mobility makes up for them by making use of blood tracing and paralyzation ability. Despite their low rank, they were a menace in the dungeon, especially to the bleeding adventures and monsters. Since they grew in groups and have a sort of connection with each other that resembled a hive mind.

Unlike the Nyon rope which needed a keen eye to uncover its true potential, the bloody veins were pretty much straightforward. However, now the question was how to use Nyon rope in combination with Bloody Veins to create an excellent card. 

I had a few ideas in mind which mostly took advantage of the fact that Nyon Rope was created using a common-grade tree monster's bark fibers. Thinking of the best possible card that would help me win the challenge by a landslide, I was left with two ideas to choose from, 

1. Blood Tracing Lasso 

2. Blood Binding Lasso

Though the names of the two ideas that I had shortlisted were almost the same, the abilities they showcased were entirely different. 

The Blood Tracing Lasso would be able to track and bind the target based on the blood sample feed to it. This idea for the card mostly focused on the abilities of the Vampiric Grass blades. 

While the Blood Binding Lasso wound enters the body of the target through an open wound and binds them from within their body. This idea for the card mostly focused on the abilities of the Human flesh tree monster whose brak fibers were used to create the Nyon Rope. 

Both ideas were good and enough to win by a landslide by themselves but if both ideas were used to create a single card, then I will not only win the challenge but also have created a good item card that many card creationists would not mind adding to their arsenal, especially the adventures. 

Yet, why did I not think of doing that from the start, that was because of the time constraint. The time used to create the final card was also one of the judging factors in the challenge. 

No, matter how good the card I create was, if I create it even a few seconds after Chris has created his card, it would not be in line with my idea to be the undisputed winner in the eyes of the audience.