Different World Card Master: Change the World with Cards

102: Procurement CooperationActually, he found that after the opening ceremony, he didn’t really have anything specific to do.

Everyone who came to chat with him wanted to poach him.

They’d take a jab now and then, just in case it worked.

Fortunately, Sun Puge and Lu Zhengde arrived, which allowed him to get away from those who wanted to poach him.

Xu Bai accompanied Sun Puge and Lu Zhengde, walking through the exhibition area and explaining the purpose of the items.

”Old Sun, you’re here! I’ve been looking for you.”

A voice came from behind, causing them to stop walking forward.

Sun Puge found the voice familiar and turned his head to see who was calling him.

Behind them stood a tall and imposing middle-aged man in military uniform, with a fearsome scar stretching from the corner of his eye to behind his ear, showcasing a soldier’s iron will.

Upon closer inspection, Sun Puge realized it was his old acquaintance—Liu Tianshi.

Yesterday, he thought the Telescope cards would be very useful for the military, so he had someone notify the military.

However, he had expected the military to only send an ordinary military procurement officer, not General Liu Tianshi.

Liu Tianshi was the military commander stationed in B Province, responsible for maintaining its security.

Because many of Sun Puge’s research projects were in cooperation with the military, the two were very familiar with each other.

In this world, living in cities is generally safer, but going into the wilderness is still quite dangerous.

Battles between humans and exotic beasts constantly unfold in the wild.

Currently, the Tianlong Republic has five major Exotic Beast Zones.

They are the Black Forest Exotic Beast Zone in the north, the Poisonous Swamp Exotic Beast Zone in the south, the Blue Sea Exotic Beast Zone in the east, the Yellow Sand Exotic Beast Zone in the west, and the Snow Mountain Exotic Beast Zone in the center.

The capital of the Tianlong Republic, B Province, is relatively close to the Poisonous Swamp Exotic Beast Zone.

Currently, there are still many low-level exotic beasts in the wild, while high-level exotic beasts generally stay deep within their respective Exotic Beast Zones; as long as they are not provoked, ordinary people will not encounter them.

Humans and exotic beasts live on the same continent, and peaceful coexistence is almost impossible.

Exotic beasts can fill their stomachs by devouring human flesh, and every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, exotic beasts lose their minds and attack human cities. Humans refer to this phenomenon as the exotic beasts’ ’Moon Worship’ phenomenon.

Initially, people thought it was due to the full moon, but through observation, they found that there are usually 12 or 13 full moons each year, but only one triggers an exotic beast tide.

To this day, humans have not yet uncovered the secret of the exotic beast tide.

When Moon Worship occurs, only ninth-level exotic beasts can maintain their sanity, and the control high-level exotic beasts have over low-level exotic beasts also fails at this time; high-level exotic beasts can only look out for themselves.

However, most ninth-level exotic beasts also remain hostile towards humans, and sometimes they will also attack human cities along with the exotic beast tide.

Humans once tried to tame exotic beasts; in daily life, exotic beasts were relatively docile, not as ferocious as they initially were, but as soon as the exotic beast tide arrived, they would turn from docile to violent.

Therefore, for exotic beasts, humans have only one word—kill.

To cope with the annual exotic beast tide, the human army needs to clear out exotic beasts from time to time.

At the same time, killing exotic beasts not only yields star energy stones, but their fur, blood, and flesh are also valuable; therefore, many mercenary teams will go into the wild to hunt exotic beasts together.

Of course, some research institutions, educational institutions, and enterprises will issue mercenary missions to purchase live exotic beasts; live exotic beasts are rarer and thus more expensive, and these transactions are conducted openly.

In the black market, the price of live exotic beasts is three times higher than ordinary ones, and the higher the level, the exponentially higher the Sold Price (transaction price).

Therefore, some people, for the sake of money, secretly bring live exotic beasts into the city.

Xu Bai’s parents died because of this. Because his mother was a Three-Star Card Maker, the compensation amount was a bit higher.

If an ordinary person is killed by an exotic beast, there is only tens of thousands of compensation, and such a family is ruined... But back to the point.

Did Liu Tianshi come here for something?

”I didn’t expect you to come,” Sun Puge said in surprise.

”Indeed, isn’t it just a Telescope cards? You could have just sent a procurement officer,” Lu Zhengde echoed.

”I want to talk to the designer of this cards. Do you know who designed it? Please introduce me.”

Hearing this, both of them knew that there might be a military cooperation project that needed to be discussed with this designer.

Sun Puge stepped aside, revealing Xu Bai.

”Precisely, this is the maker of the Telescope cards—Xu Bai.”

Hearing Sun Puge’s words, Liu Tianshi’s eyes lit up, and he quickly walked in front of Xu Bai.

”You’re Xu Bai, right? You made the Telescope cards. I heard it can clearly see things further away, is that right?”

Before Xu Bai could reply, he pressed on, ”What’s the furthest distance it can currently see clearly? 1000 meters? 2000 meters? 3000 meters?”

”I haven’t actually tested it, but the observation distance of the Telescope isn’t a fixed value; it’s affected by multiple factors,” Xu Bai said cautiously after some thought.

Liu Tianshi scratched his head.

”Can you explain it to me? I have a collaboration, so I want to understand it better.”

”Let me put it simply for you.

First, it’s related to a person’s eyesight. Just like without a Telescope, the distance each person can see clearly is different. After using a Telescope, people with good eyesight can also see further and clearer.

Second, it’s also related to the size of the object we want to see. This is also easy to explain. For example, when looking at ants, if we use a Telescope, we can see ants 10 meters away clearly, but not ants 100 meters away. However, if we’re looking at people, we can see people at both 10 meters and 100 meters clearly.

Third, it’s also related to the air quality. The observation distance will definitely be affected when there’s fog.

Fourth, and finally, it depends on the quality of the Telescope. This depends on what star-level cards you will use.

That’s why I said the observation distance isn’t fixed.”

After Xu Bai’s explanation, everyone nodded, agreeing that it made sense.

Sun Puge summarized, ”In other words, the Telescope is similar to a Magnifying Glass; it only shortens the observation distance. This magnifying ability cannot change the inherent visibility of the object itself; it merely enhances the ability to discern details. If we cannot see the target with our naked eyes, we also cannot observe it with a Telescope.”

”Yes, exactly. For example, with a 10x magnification, when we look at something 1000 meters away with our eyes, observing it through a 10x lens is equivalent to looking at something 100 meters away.”