Print the card! Then summon the Shura Field.

Ilovena eventually signed a contract with Shen Yi.

After signing the contract, Shen Yi, as Ilovena's employer, will be able to enter Ilovena's world without needing to accumulate points.

Although Shen Yi had Vera's Soul Card, this was the first time he had entered the Soul Card World through a Soul Card, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of novelty.

However, he was soon disappointed.

The elven world was not as beautiful as he had imagined.

The lush greenery I had imagined did not appear.

Standing at the teleportation landing point, all around was an endless desert.

Atop the desert stand rows of black-painted steel behemoths, each a hundred meters tall, forming a chilling steel forest like giant trees.

These are all machines used by resource companies to mine the world's minerals.

Because the resources here have long been depleted, these steel behemoths have long been abandoned and their surfaces are covered with rust.

On these steel behemoths, Shen Yi vaguely saw several agile figures.

These agile little creatures seemed to have noticed Shen Yi and the others' arrival, and they all jumped off the abandoned equipment and ran towards them.

"Sister Ilovena~! You're back~!"

When they ran up to him, Shen Yi finally saw the children's faces clearly.

Pointed ears, exquisite features.

These are all tiny elf lolis.

They were overjoyed to see Ilovina arrive and clung to her until she brought out the snacks she had brought back from the Starry World.

"Is this my sister's first employer?"

One of the larger little girls curiously sized up Shen Yi; her short pink hair and long pink dress made her stand out among the other children.

"His name is Shen Yi," Ilovena introduced them. "This child is Doris; she's the oldest child here besides me."

"Hello, nice to meet you in the future." Doris greeted Shen Yi and Vera politely.

"The oldest child here..." Vera frowned.

She thought of the deal that Duan Zhengming had tried to coerce Ilovena into making.

"These guys are damned," she said bitterly, biting her lip.

"Indeed," Shen Yi agreed, arms crossed. "Anyone who wants to put their lolicon fantasies into practice deserves to die."

After a pause, Shen Yi looked at Ilovena and said, "But I didn't expect that your world uses the Starry Common Language. I was thinking of having Vera translate for you."

Ilovena gave a wry smile and said, "Elven language and all that, it's long been lost. Because big companies don't hire workers who don't speak the Common Language. Schools and cultural products also mandate the use of the Common Language..."

"Common tactics used by large companies in the world of Soul Cards."

Vera whispered in Shen Yi's ear.

With the main world now fully entering the AI ​​era, people who have lost their jobs and can only reside in follower cards can hardly provide much consumption. Therefore, the Soul Card world is no longer just a source of mineral energy, but also a dumping ground for products.

In order to dump their products into the Soul Card World and better control each Soul Card World, these large companies are not only seizing resources but also constantly exerting influence on these Soul Card Worlds.

The dumping of products destroys the local industries in the Soul Card world, and then continuously seizes local resources and wealth until they are completely drained.

Essentially, it's the same old colonial approach.

As for the lower classes in the Soul Card world, will they suffer a miserable life as a result?

People don't necessarily have sympathy for their fellow human beings even if they are of different skin color, let alone for people from another world who look different.

Even so, the natives of the Soul Card world didn't have any good solutions.

After their foundations were completely destroyed, they could only survive by clinging tightly to the Starry World.

The world of elves before us is the best example.

Even though her hometown was almost destroyed by the disaster, Ilovena still had no choice but to go to the Starry World to find an employer in order to obtain more material assistance.

Ilovena led Shen Yi and Vera toward their settlement.

On the way, she explained the specifics of this world to Shen Yi.

The last Soul Card in this world was Ilovena's mother, who suddenly disappeared six months ago.

Before she disappeared, Ilovena's mother's employer sold all the men in the elven world to other worlds to work as miners.

Because they speak the common language, are physically strong, and do not possess extraordinary powers, these male elves became the best resources for pioneering the new world of Soul Cards.

Even earlier, most of the adult female elves had already been recruited by an otherworldly maid company and sent to different worlds to work as maids.

Fortunately, this company is relatively ethical and has not engaged in forced sales. After all, most of the families served by the elf maids have female owners, so the maids need to have sufficient professional ethics.

With the foreign exchange earned by these elves working away from home, Ilovena barely managed to cover the little elves' daily expenses.

However, with the appearance of Duan Zhengming, the logistics companies that had previously cooperated with her stopped cooperating, which is why Ilovena is in such a predicament.

Compared to daily necessities, cross-border logistics is the major cost.

This is also why Ilovena desperately needs a contract employer.

"Wait, what did you mean when you said you didn't have any supernatural powers?" Shen Yi suddenly interrupted.

Ilovena said sadly, "Our clan's power comes from language. If the language is lost, then naturally there is no way to gain extraordinary power."

"What about those extraordinary individuals from before?"

"They were suppressed and massacred."

Ilovena said casually.

I had a feeling that she had just casually said something terrifying.

Shen Yi looked at Ilovina's expression and did not ask any further questions.

"I know you recruited me not just because of my effectiveness," Ilovena said apologetically, "but the children have no power; their base spiritual values ​​are very low, so it won't have much effect on them..."

Shen Yi grinned: "Heh~! Don't worry about such a small thing."

"It's all worth it just for you!"

He stood with his hands on his hips, looking at the desolate world before him, and called to Vera behind him, "Vera, get to work!"

Admittedly, his purpose in contacting Ilovena was to recruit follower cards from this world to fill his deck.

But seeing the situation here now, Shen Yi had no intention of standing idly by.

Shen Yi is not a saint.

But he will not stand idly by when a plea for help comes his way.

"Yes, my master." Vera lifted her skirt and curtsied slightly to Shen Yi.

The doll lady never does this at home, and she doesn't even call Shen Yi "master" very often.

Perhaps influenced by Shen Yi's attitude, she was also willing to give Shen Yi face in front of "outsiders".

Guided by Ilovena, the group arrived at the location where the sacred elven tree once stood.

"The Sacred Tree withered because of the depletion of energy." Ilovena looked at Shen Yi and said with a wry smile, "So I'm not sure if the Mother Tree you mentioned is still alive, after all, this world has already been drained dry."

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Vera carefully planted the mother tree seed, then took out a crystal and handed it to Ilovena.

"What is this?" Ilovena asked, puzzled.

"Hold it, then ask for help."

"A power called miracle will descend upon this world."

"A miracle or something..." Ilovena instinctively took the gem.

The next moment, the gemstone burst forth with dazzling light.