Elemental Card King.

Chapter 90: In a league of its own! We've struck it rich!

Earth Dragon Cave.

This is one of the three core resource points in the entire Jadeite Secret Realm. The cave is winding and complex, like a maze.

If you don't remember the exact location of the tunnel beforehand, you will indeed get into a lot of trouble.

now.

The steel-scaled dragon that had been lurking inside was now lying listlessly in its own territory, its tens of meters long body emitting thick smoke and covered in charred remains.

It is conceivable that before it collapsed, a scorching hot fire ravaged it beyond recognition, and the originally tough scales turned into streams of hot liquid that flowed down.

Wow!
The Blazing Spirit Master, wielding the Flame Sword, plunged it into the waist and abdomen of the dragon, tearing open the already gaping wound. After ripping it open, a steel-like dragon crystal was extracted from it.

Compared to real dragon crystal, the color of this dragon crystal in front of me appears somewhat mottled and mixed, a chaotic and blurry mess.

The dragon was not a true dragon after all. Even though it had the strength of a four-star purple card, it still couldn't withstand the tempering of fire.

"That's enough, get ready to absorb it."

Su Chen said.

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes transformed into a pair of golden pupils.

Xiao Ling also switched from the fire-attribute Blazing Flame Spirit Envoy to the Radiant Gold Spirit Envoy.

The enhanced 'Golden Source Absorption' skill can now absorb any magical metal rich in energy, including the dragon crystal with its immense steel magic power.

Moreover, the four-star rare treasure 'Heart of Magic Steel' here, along with the accompanying shallow mineral veins, can be absorbed to some extent.

"Ah this."

"The Steelscale Wyvern has been killed in the hunt; we're too late."

At this moment, from another passage, three contestants who had come together approached the deepest entrance of the cave.

What surprised them even more was that the Steelscale Dragon died a gruesome death, and its core crystal was also taken out, which didn't seem to indicate that it wanted points at all.

"The Heart of the Demon Steel was also devoured and absorbed by this Golden Messenger."

Oh my goodness.

Two sets of four-star materials were just wasted like that.

"It should be Su Chen."

Seeing the appearance of the demon spirit envoy, the two men and one woman realized that the famous first place winner of the preliminaries was most likely here.

After walking a few more steps and turning a corner, I immediately saw that tall, well-proportioned, and upright figure.

Information about his talent and card deck building had already spread after the preliminary rounds ended.

There are also rumors that he is very tall and handsome.

The rumors were indeed true.

The other person's cold and handsome face had already turned towards them. His deep eyes, like cold stars, were somewhat bright, with a faint golden afterglow within them, which added to his charm.

"Just passing by, just taking a quick look."

The three had intended to greet each other, but for some reason, they first issued a declaration of truce.

It is now the afternoon of the third day of the Jade Realm training and assessment.

The secret realm assessment is expected to end in about an hour and a half, at 5:00 PM.

To date, at least one-third of the personnel have entered the core inner circle, and frequent contact has made the flow of information smoother.

Among these rumors, the top seed in the preliminary rounds has already spread like wildfire.

Some of the clamorers even challenged the other party to make him give up some resources.

But clearly, these three people did not have such arrogant and ignorant ideas.

"Please do as you wish."

Su Chen said it very casually.

call!
The girl breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, the handsome guy seemed easy to talk to and quite understanding.

"By the way, are you sure you don't want the three-star resources from the Dragon Cave?" They needed to confirm beforehand; just because the other party didn't care didn't mean they were worthless.

"You don't need it, just take it."

Su Chen could sense a sense of restraint and tension from these people, so his tone was very calm.

"That's great."

After exchanging a few polite words, the group of people who were short on points immediately rushed towards the other cave entrances.

Half an hour later.

After Su Chen left the Earth Dragon Cave, he encountered two more groups of people.

The group in front dodged and avoided them, seemingly intimidated, without even saying hello.

The group behind them were familiar faces: a two-person team from the Donghua City training team, consisting of Xiang Xing, who played the slime card deck, and another student from Yucai High School.

From then on, Su Chen also joined the team.

"Brother Chen, did you really collect thirty four-star resource cards? It's all over the place!" Xiang Xing said, utterly shocked.

"That's true." Su Chen said truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Xing and his companion felt that this matter was as unbelievable as a fairy tale.

but.

The initial rumors were not so exaggerated.

Duan Yingxue only mentioned that Su Chen had searched all three major resource points on the A1 route by himself.

However, after the rumor spread, it completely changed, with the number gradually increasing until it eventually evolved into a rumor that the other party had collected all 30 four-star resource cards.

It has to be said that this rumor, which was based on nothing seen with one's own eyes, was actually quite accurate.

By 10 a.m. today, Su Chen had successfully collected 30 four-star resource cards.

With plenty of time to spare, he also took advantage of the opportunity to acquire four-star resources from the Golden Dragon Cave.

"That's too intense."

Xiang Xing and the other person were practically prostrating themselves in admiration.

During their conversation, they also brought news that Xia He had ruthlessly eliminated one of her challengers.

The opponent was from the top tier, ranked 34th in the preliminaries. They had planned to seize the resources by challenging the opponent to a duel and placing bets, but instead, Xia He directly crippled and eliminated the opponent from the Emerald Secret Realm.

"When her talent for judgment is activated, it can sometimes be unstoppable, and anyone who dares to challenge her is truly courting death."

At this point, a strange look appeared on Xiang Xing's face. He wondered if anyone would dare to mess with Su Chen.

They sat down directly in a shady spot with a wide view.

Several groups of people passed by within half an hour.

Some people seemed to recognize Su Chen, but were not quite sure, so they just glanced at him a few more times and then left.

Some members of the Donghua City training team who accepted the final result also sat down one after another.

When the time came to 5 o'clock, their small group of 5 people were teleported away together.

The assessment is over.

Once visibility returned, the provincial competition participants returned to the Yundu Arena. Almost simultaneously, the eight screens hanging in the air began updating the leaderboard information.

This scene resembled a waterfall of information flowing out, displaying the rankings of all personnel in a visually striking manner.

Wow!
For a moment, the entire venue was filled with noise.

"Nothing has changed!"

"He's still in first place!"

As the most prominent person in the top position, Su Chen's name immediately attracted the attention of many people in the audience.

The top seed in the preliminary round continued his hot streak and went on to win first place in the semi-finals.

That's not all. You should know that the second place score was only 6980 points, while the first place Su Chen had 8735 points.

"That lead is not small."

"Isn't this just one of a kind?"

Some people have also heard that Su Chen has almost monopolized most of the resource points on Route A1.

The opponent could be said to have taken advantage of the initial allocation point and launched a preemptive strike all the way, leaving the players who followed behind in a constant state of exhaustion.

After the initial surprise, everyone became concerned about their own affairs and began searching for their specific rankings.

Feng Xingqin: 6 people.

Luan Dehai: 8 people.

Duan Yingxue: 27th.

These three top-tier players, who were assigned to the same location, successfully made it into the top 32 finalists.

Duan Yingxue, who started early, also calculated her score correctly and made it into the finals without any mistakes.

"Xia He is in 3rd place."

Meanwhile, in the spectator stands, the guidance teams from various regions who were waiting there also began to check the specific situation of their own teams.

Unlike the preliminary rounds, which ended quickly within two hours, this Secret Realm assessment was not broadcast live, so they were unaware of their team members' specific performance.

However, thanks to some connections, Teacher He Yun and others had already found out about Su Chen's significant advantage in leading the way.

Having already established their expectations, the initial surprise was somewhat diminished.

of course.

An even bigger surprise awaits them.

Of the top 32, four were players from their Donghua training team.

As for the top 250, they occupied a total of 30 seats.

"I've calculated it again, and there's no mistake. Only two unlucky ones were eliminated, one ranked 269th and the other 317th," said Teacher Wu Zhongming confidently.

Teacher He Yun was also shocked at this moment.

"Goodness, I haven't seen such an exaggerated advancement ratio in a long time." She was genuinely quite surprised.

In the past, there have been instances where provincial capital contestants swept the top three spots in the finals, but those are things of the past. It has indeed been a long time since we've seen such an exaggerated qualification rate.

And this miracle happened in Donghua City.

"Why don't we have the chairman talk to Wang Liyang and ask him to stay?"

Wu Zhongming's conviction began to waver. Compared to the verbal reprimands, the tangible benefits of performance bonuses were the most real concern.

Even if there are no more monster newcomers like Su Chen and Xia He in the future, the miraculous advancement rate alone is enough to make them have a small feast every year.

His proposal did not elicit much opposition.

"Let's wait for the results of the second stage of the preliminaries tomorrow."

After two minutes of excitement, Vice President Li of the Provincial Card Game Association took over the order. After offering words of encouragement and reassurance, he announced the specific procedures for tomorrow's competition.

The top 32 players will take a break and will be considered the first tier.

The top 250 players will then compete in at least seven rounds of points-based tournaments tomorrow to determine the remaining 32 finalists, who will be considered the second tier.

In the first round of the finals, the first-tier teams will not be drawn against each other, and will instead face off against members of the second-tier teams in a cross-group format.

"Alright, all of you students have worked hard on the three-day, two-night assessment in the Emerald Realm. Go back and have a good meal, a shower, and some rest."

"besides."

"The provincial association has opened an exchange channel as soon as possible, and all the monsters and rare treasures collected by the players can be exchanged for other resources."

After returning to their hotel, the Donghua City training team had a small celebration and enjoyed a sumptuous and luxurious meal together.

Wang Liyang himself didn't say much, which even made some people wonder if he was not satisfied with the training team's overall performance.

After the meal, considering everyone's fatigue and eagerness to take a shower, the instructors didn't say much and told everyone to go back to their rooms to rest immediately.

It didn't take long.

Inside the bathtub of the luxurious private room, Su Chen soaked in the tub while replying to messages on his phone.

"We've made it to the finals. The venue is closed, so you don't need to come. Let's get together after the match," he replied to his cousin Tong Li's message.

Yundu University Town isn't far from the competition venue, but Su Chen declined his cousin's offer to bring her best friend to watch the game.

He also specifically replied to his aunt.

As for Aunt Jing, Su Chen also left a message to let him know.

In previous communications, he already knew that Aunt Jing had left the main plane and would not be able to return for some time, so he did not expect to receive a reply in a short period of time.

"Let's replace it all at once."

After replying to the message, Su Chen immediately began to clear out all the packaging cards in his possession.

Before the meal, he had entrusted the 30 sealed cards in his hand to Teacher He Yun, and after they were packaged and sealed, they were handed over to the provincial association.

Now, Su Chen only needs to select the redemption option on the official website to enjoy the efficiency and speed of fast delivery within 1 hour.

"Let's exchange a large sum of money first."

He wanted to experience what it felt like to have ten million in a bank account.

Compared to other rare and precious materials of the same star rating, most of them are worth far more than the monsters themselves.

Even if the official channels might offer some discounts, after selling just five four-star rare and precious materials, Su Chen's bank account would still have a huge sum of tens of millions.

It's still real-time transfer.

"Oh no, Auntie might be scared."

Su Chen sighed inwardly, realizing he had forgotten to give a heads-up beforehand.

at the same time.

Aunt Yun Shuting, who runs a cat cafe in Donghua City, was startled by the message on her phone.

‘【玄煌国东华银行】尊敬的客户：您尾号xxxx的账户于9月22日17时00分成功收到转入款项人民币11，000，000元，当前账户余额为11，213，000元。’

???

"How many?"

Auntie was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)