It was supposed to be a Mythic card set, but what the heck is this Warhammer 40k?

With the death of the evil card master, all that remains is some cleanup and wrap-up work.

These finishing touches were naturally handled by the Card Master Alliance.

Zhou Qian methodically arranged for manpower to clean up the strange remains throughout the underground parking garage.

After finishing the final arrangements, Zhou Qian looked at Lu Ya and said, "I have reported the matter of the Evil Card Master to the Card Master Alliance truthfully."

"After a while, the 25,000 yuan bonus will be directly deposited into your bank account. Remember to check it."

Lu Ya nodded and said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Lu Ya had a lot of faith in Zhou Qian's character.

However, Zhou Qian called Lu Ya back again: "Wait, there's something important I need to tell you."

Lu Ya paused, then turned back to look at Zhou Qian with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong?"

A sly smile flashed across Zhou Qian's face as he said, "That's right, according to our statistics..."

"During your battle with the evil card master, a total of seven cars were damaged. Including the costs of wall and floor repairs, the total compensation payable is over 113,000 yuan."

"When are you going to pay this compensation?"

Upon hearing Zhou Qian's words, Lu Ya's eyes widened immediately: "Wait, buddy, you're asking me for money?"

"You know, I'm working for your Card Master Alliance. Shouldn't your Card Master Alliance be paying for these repairs?"

Keep in mind that this fee is a whopping 100,000 yuan.

Even if they emptied all of Lu Ya's pockets, plus the 25,000 yuan bonus, they still couldn't afford the repair costs.

Moreover, these losses were incurred because of working for the Card Master Alliance.

Lu Ya was naturally unwilling to take the responsibility.

Zhou Qian coughed and explained, "Theoretically speaking, all losses caused by members of the Card Master Alliance during missions shall be borne by the Card Master Alliance."

"The problem is, you're not a member of the Card Master Alliance, so you're not within the Card Master Alliance's responsibilities. Therefore, you have to bear these losses yourself."

At this point, Zhou Qian smiled slightly, finally unable to resist revealing his true colors.

"Of course, if you are willing to join the Card Master Alliance, then you will no longer need to bear these costs yourself, but rather the Card Master Alliance will cover them."

"So, won't you reconsider?"

If Zhou Qian invited Lu Ya to join the Card Master Alliance simply because he thought Lu Ya had good talent, then he had the intention of recruiting him.

After experiencing the incident with the Evil Card Master, Lu Ya's talent and potential were enough to move Zhou Qian.

This is also why Zhou Qian was so determined to bring Lu Ya into the Card Master Alliance.

Hearing Zhou Qian's words, Lu Ya immediately laughed in anger: "Fine, fine, you little brat, you've been plotting against me?"

Zhou Qian stopped pretending and said with a smile, "How can this be called scheming? I just think it's a real waste that your talent isn't in our Card Master Alliance."

Lu Ya pursed his lips: "Forget it, I'm not one to take orders from others."

Lu Ya knew very well that after joining the Card Master Alliance, he would be unable to control many things, which was not something he wanted to see.

After listening, Zhou Qian nodded thoughtfully: "So, if I were to invite you to become a temporary employee of the Card Master Alliance this time, would you be interested?"

Temporary worker?

Upon hearing these three words, Lu Ya couldn't help but frown.

Zhou Qian continued to explain, "Even within the entire Card Master Alliance, a temporary worker is an extremely special position."

"Temporary workers do not need to take orders from anyone; they only need to receive and execute tasks issued by the Card Master Alliance."

"Of course, this is not mandatory. If you encounter a task you are not confident about, you can refuse it directly."

"Every mission you perform will be recorded by the Card Master Alliance, and you will be paid by the Card Master Alliance after the mission is completed."

After listening to Zhou Qian's description, Lu Ya raised an eyebrow and asked, "Doesn't this sound like hiring mercenaries?"

Zhou Qian smiled slightly and continued, "You can understand it that way."

"Besides, aren't you short of money? According to the rules of the Card Master Alliance, the minimum reward for each task is 50,000 yuan, and there will be subsidies and bonuses every day during the task."

"So, how about it? Want to consider it?"

It has to be said that Zhou Qian has learned his lesson this time.

He stopped making empty promises to Lu Ya and instead precisely targeted Lu Ya's weakness: his lack of money.

After listening to Zhou Qian's words, Lu Ya fell into deep thought for the first time.

To be honest, Zhou Qian's suggestion really appealed to him.

The minimum reward for a task is 50,000 yuan, and that doesn't include subsidies and bonuses.

Most importantly, he can accept missions according to his own wishes, and he also has the right to refuse dangerous missions.

This undoubtedly gave Lu Ya a great deal of autonomy in making his choices.

After pondering for a long time, Lu Ya looked at Zhou Qian and asked, "When can I start work?"

After receiving Lu Ya's reply, Zhou Qian couldn't help but smile: "Anytime is fine."

"If it's convenient for you now, I can take you to headquarters."

Lu Ya thought for a moment and said, "Then let's do it tomorrow. I'll have time tomorrow."

Lu Ya hadn't forgotten that he had another important task coming here today: to purchase raw materials for Professor Tang.

It's getting late. If we go to the Card Master Alliance headquarters with Zhou Qian now, the plan to purchase raw materials will definitely fall through.

Zhou Qian wasn't in a hurry: "No problem, I'll contact you tomorrow."

After agreeing on a time, Lu Ya didn't plan to stay any longer and quickly left the underground parking garage.

As soon as Lu Ya stepped out of the underground parking garage, his phone beeped with a message notification.

Lu Ya opened his phone and glanced at it, only to find that it was a bank card deposit notification. The Card Master Alliance's 25,000 yuan bonus had been deposited into his account.

It has to be said that Card Master Alliance is quite appealing in terms of its speed of generating money.

Looking at the balance on his bank card, Lu Ya nodded in satisfaction.

After putting away his phone, Lu Ya returned to the trading market.

He quickly purchased all the raw materials on the list, which cost a total of more than five thousand yuan.

Fortunately, Professor Tang could reimburse him for this expense, so Lu Ya didn't pay much attention to it.

After completing the purchase, Lu Ya hired a van to deliver the raw materials back to the school.

After doing all this, Lu Ya glanced at the time on his phone.

It's already 6 PM.

It was getting late, so Lu Ya hailed a taxi on the roadside and returned home.