Chu Xiao put compressed biscuits and Kamo in his coat pocket and walked towards the black street.

In broad daylight, men and women who are immersed in carnal desires all day long have reined in, and after all, they are faceless, shameless, and have no dreams, which is no different from the walking dead.

It's just that the rancid smell is still there, Chu Xiao pinched his nose and accelerated his pace to finish this journey, and as soon as he let go of his nose and took a big breath, he heard a joking voice.

"Chu Shao, what a coincidence, I just ran into you when I went out."

"Hu Xin, I said that you are not ghostly?" Chu Xiao looked at the thugs blocking the trail, and suddenly frowned.

During the day, he can see his appearance clearly, Hu Xin's appearance is still upright, but he likes to crook his mouth, and there is a ruffian in his appearance, and he takes a group of younger brothers to collect protection money here, and if he doesn't pay, he will be beaten.

They only dare to be arrogant here, and outside, they are caught in prison by the patrol Kaxiu who maintains law and order.

"Look at what Chu Shao said, we live here, it's not appropriate to use the word 'ghosts are not gone', right?" Hu Xin crooked his mouth and said, holding a steel rod in his hand, "Besides, it was Chu Shao who said that you paid the protection fee today, so you won't admit it, right?" ”

Those little brothers all squinted at him, and some of them smashed the discarded cardboard boxes on the side with steel rods, smashing the confetti all over the place, as if to tell him: If you don't pay the protection fee, the fate of the carton is your fate.

Although Chu Xiao was used to seeing their methods, he was still a little scared in his heart, because they could really beat people, and they didn't want to bury his future in the hands of such a group of scum.

So he reluctantly pulled out the last three federal coins.

Hu Xin snatched it away, looked down and saw the three federal coins lying in his palm, and immediately pulled his mouth, pretending to be fierce: "Are you begging for food?" ”

That being said, he still put three federal coins in his trouser pocket, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat, and for them who are poor, three federal coins are not mosquitoes.

Chu Xiao watched his hard-earned money being taken away, and he felt very uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to say anything, resisting meant being beaten.

"I'm just going to have this money, what else do you want?"

"That's it?"

Hu Xin pushed Chu Xiao's shoulder, but because he was weak and had little strength, he was directly pushed to the ground.

"Search for me!"

With a wave of his right hand, the thugs rushed up and searched his body, eventually finding an admission ticket, a large compressed biscuit, and a bottle of ink.

took away the compressed biscuits, Hu Xin left with the thugs, and did not forget to kick a few feet to vent his anger before leaving.

"Remember to prepare the protection fee for the next time, if you don't see thirty federal coins next time, I will abolish you!"

Listening to the threat, Chu Xiao clenched his teeth and slammed his fists the ground, hating his cowardice.

But he can't help it, if he dares to resist, it will not just be taken away from things, and then simply kick two feet, it will be disabled, or even dead.

Got up and patted the dust on his body, picked up Kamo and the admission ticket, fortunately, those gangsters were illiterate and didn't understand Kamo, and thought it was just an ordinary bottle of ink, and ink was useless to them.

When he got home, Chu Xiao took a simple shower, then changed his clothes and put the washed clothes on the drying rack.

Looking at the suddenly overcast sky, Chu Xiao sighed, it was going to rain again.

Sitting at the desk, Chu Xiao's heart calmed down, turned on the table lamp, and unscrewed the cap of the ink bottle.

The ink is colorless and odorless, put the tip of the oblique pen into it to absorb the ink card, and then quickly close the cap and tighten it, the ink will gradually solidify when it comes into contact with the air, and it must be sealed immediately after use.

Tomorrow is the practical exam, and the content of the exam is to make a one-star energy card on the spot, and after the production is completed, it will be tested with a special energy meter, and judged according to the standard one-star energy card.

A standard one-star energy card contains 4,000 joules of energy, and when it reaches 60% of it, which is 2,400 joules, it is considered qualified.

For such an important exam, it would be a bit too much to say that he would use tap water to replace Kamo the day before the exam, and he had to be serious, so he bought a bottle of Kamo for the first time.

Holding the corner of the white card with his left hand and holding the pen with his right hand, the beautiful lines of a one-star energy card appear in his mind.

But all cards have a structure, a star energy card is no exception, it uses the simplest integrated structure, the so-called one, that is, not divided into parts, the whole card is where the structure is located.

One-star energy cards are the easiest cards in the world, and there is no one, so the first cards made by beginners in card making are often one-star energy cards.

The structure is simple, no need to perceive, only accurate drawing, this is a practice makes perfect, but anyone who can flexibly control the wrist and remember the direction of the line, can basically make a one-star energy card, but the energy contained in it varies from person to person.

Chu Xiao exhaled lightly, his wrist began to twist slightly, and the tip of the pen dripped colorless ink, drawing a light and graceful trajectory like a meteor, which looked like water, but was thicker than water.

I used to use tap water instead of ink cards, which used to be just a light stroke, but now it takes a little bit of force, but it doesn't affect anything, it's just that the drawing is slower than before.

The pen can not be stopped, this is the card maker must abide by the norms, because the line drawn before and after the stop pen will appear fault, once this fault appears, no matter how standardized the drawing, in the end is a waste card.

Therefore, before putting down the pen, you should continue to deduce the direction of the line in your mind, continue to simulate, and wait until you are very sure before starting to write.

Of course, it is not enough to just deduce the simulation in your mind at the beginning, you must try it at the beginning, and after countless failures, it is possible to draw successfully.

In the past year, Chu Xiao Shao said that he had drawn the pattern of the one-star energy card thousands of times, so now he can skip the step of deduction in his mind, and when the card pattern appears in his mind, he can write directly, if there is divine help.

When the last stroke fell, the cumbersome lines on the card suddenly lit up with a soft white light, illuminating Chu Xiao's slightly yellowed face, as if a winding and circling light strip suddenly lit up, and this bright light dimmed in just a moment.

Chu Xiao knew that this was a manifestation of the success of the drawing, and only if it was successful, the card would have this reaction.

Without waiting for the ink to solidify, Chu Xiao added water to the card and wiped it off, and tried ten more times, and all of them were successful.

Chu Xiao was relieved at this time, and picked up the towel that was placed aside to dry his palms.

It is not easy to make a card, and the pen will tense the nerves, always worry about mistakes, very consuming mind, nervous to the palm of the sweat is almost commonplace.

At first, when he was not familiar with one-star energy cards, he was sweating all over his body after drawing them dozens of times, and his wrists were sore and sleepy, but as his proficiency improved, it was easier to draw one-star energy cards now.

When the ink is solidified, pick it up, and gently rub it with the other hand, feeling the slight bulge on the smooth card, which feels wonderful and fulfilling.

This is a one-star energy card, the most consumed card in the world, and it is a must-have for the home, but I don't know how much energy the one-star energy card he made contains and whether he can pass the exam.

Chu Xiao once wanted to support himself by making energy cards and selling them to merchants, he could not only practice his hands but also make money, his idea was very good, but the reality was very cruel.

I used the money earned from working as a part-time job to buy materials, and I made ten sheets in one go, but the merchant didn't want it, and the amount was small, and no one wanted to sell it.

Most people think that it is more reliable to buy energy cards in convenience stores than in the hands of this poor boy, so they have no choice but to use them themselves, after all, the only household appliances - large light bulbs and table lamps - also need energy cards to replenish energy.

As soon as I thought about it, the lamp went out.

Chu Xiao walked to the corner of the wall and squatted down, there was a red button, stretched out his index finger and pressed it, and a card popped out of the slot under the button, this is the one-star energy card he made at the beginning.

Take out the old card, insert the freshly made one-star energy card into the card slot, and the desk lamp suddenly turns on.

The slot is located where the energy in the room is located, and all the household appliances in the room that need it draw their energy from it, and they are connected to each other by energy wires as thin as half a millimeter.

Thundered!

Amid the roar of thunder, the rain poured down.

"It's a rainstorm that comes here again, it's really annoying."

Looking at the pouring rain outside the window screen, Chu Xiao muttered with a bitter face.

Cuckoo!

As soon as I sat down and started to protest, I didn't feel hungry when I was fully engaged in painting the card just now, but now I just feel so hungry, I am so hungry that I am angry, and I am angry when I think of compressed biscuits being snatched away by Hu Xin.

I had no choice but to turn off the lamp and go to bed early, so that I wouldn't be hungry when I fell asleep.