All-out Tower Defense: My Card-Drawing Talent is a Bit Strange

The vegetables, in particular, really didn't taste good. It's not that they were bad or unpalatable, but once you put them in your mouth, they just felt different from normal vegetables. I can't quite put my finger on it, but they just felt a little strange.

"Hehe." Yang Fei chuckled, not continuing to haggle. He simply sat alone on the soft sofa, looking at the two cards on the table, and fell silent, not showing any sign of speaking.

Seeing that Yang Fei didn't speak but was just looking at the card on the table, the beautiful woman panicked. She instantly felt that the deal was going to fall through and realized that she shouldn't have tried to lower the price. Just as she was about to say something to salvage the situation, she saw the man in front of her slowly speak.

"2500 catties of white rice, 100 catties of fresh meat, plus a one-year membership to your coffee shop."

The beautiful woman was clearly taken aback when she heard Yang Fei's words. Exchanging 500 catties of white rice for 200 catties of fresh vegetables was perfectly acceptable. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this lord was actively lowering the price. But why would he want a one-year membership to this coffee shop?

"I have some items to sell next, such as some monster materials, so is it okay if I ask for a one-year membership?" Yang Fei naturally noticed the woman's surprise and, not wanting to waste his precious time, could only continue speaking.

He knew this coffee shop was all show and no substance. Although the various coffees inside were quite famous brands among the upper class, they were really useless to the lord. A cup of True Qi Rice Porridge was more valuable than all the high-end drinks here combined.

But what he meant wasn't actually a membership to this kind of coffee shop, but rather an entry pass to this underground market, or more precisely, a seller's qualification.

After all, this is the only underground market I know in this city, and I need to continue exchanging goods, so I need this voucher. With this voucher, I won't have to perform the act of collecting items every time I come.

At the same time, having such a certificate allows one to integrate into a lord's circle, even though one looks down on those lords.

But since there are vested interests involved, it's always possible to talk.

I don't agree with their values, but entering this small circle not only saves me some trouble, but also allows me to obtain information that I can't get on this planet. I might even get some discounts if I spend more. It's a win-win situation.

Yang Fei didn't care how much these people earned, nor how much their backers earned. As long as he could make money, that was enough. As for setting new market rules to make a fortune for himself, he needed to have enough power to get people to listen to his call. Otherwise, he could easily be betrayed.

Upon hearing Yang Fei's explanation, the beautiful woman's tense heart instantly calmed down, and the forced smile on her face returned to its pleasant state. This new lord seemed to be looking for a long-term partnership, which meant there were significant interests at stake, so making some concessions was not a problem.

"Okay, I'll go prepare right away." The beautiful woman was afraid that Yang Fei would change his mind, so she quickly got up and left the room. A potential long-term partner must be treated well.

Yang Fei didn't have to wait long before the beautiful woman returned to the room and led him to an underground warehouse in the coffee shop, where 2500 jin of rice had already been distributed. 100 jin of fresh lean meat had also been urgently transferred from other warehouses.

Yang Fei stored all his belongings into his system space, and then handed the two cards to the beautiful woman. The woman politely accepted them with both hands and gave Yang Fei a golden card.

"Xu Bai Cafe Gray Level Membership Card. Holders of this card can enjoy a 9% discount on any purchase at this cafe." Yang Fei smiled, holding the rather weighty card, and without saying a word, tightened his clothes and left the cafe.

After going around in circles, Yang Fei returned to the same vegetable market he had come from. After squeezing into the crowd, when he reappeared, Yang Fei had a cheerful but unremarkable appearance. Holding the vegetables he had bought earlier, he returned to his comfortable home.

He secretly took out the prepared Qi Rice, easily crushed it with the power of a Qi Sensing Realm martial artist, and put it into normal white rice. Then he took out some fresh meat, added it to the vegetables he bought at the market, and stir-fried several fragrant and delicious dishes.

Once everything was cooked, his parents and younger siblings returned home. Yang Fei ate a few bites and then went back to his room, saying he had to go out to work the next day. There was no way around it; although he had been very careful, everyone knew the taste of the True Qi Rice.

Yang Fei secretly mixed some Qi Rice into dinner, but it wasn't hidden. If he hadn't gone out today, claiming he found an internship opportunity on someone else's Sky Island and obtained a few grains of Qi Rice and some fresh meat in advance, everyone would have thought he hadn't followed the family rule of eating Qi Rice only once every few days and had used the refrigerator's storage ahead of time.

However, even if Yang Fei wanted to use it, it probably wouldn't matter much. After all, he was about to become a martial artist, and even if he tried to save it, he would still need to consume True Qi Rice to replenish his energy. The reason he was saving it now was simply because none of them were martial artists and the absorption was incomplete.

Although Yang Fei wouldn't tell his family his secret for the next month, he didn't want to neglect them. His parents worked hard outside, and his frail younger siblings needed Qi Rice to replenish their bodies, so he had to find a reason to send Qi Rice to his family.

To ease the burden on my parents and give my younger siblings a bright future. I can't get all this by staying at home, at least not from the outside world's perspective, so I have to find a legitimate reason to obtain it.

Working for those lords is a good excuse, since his original goal was to become a tower defense master, and his family knows that. Now he can use this excuse to cover up everything.

Back on his sky island, Yang Fei stored all the supplies he had purchased, including the membership cards. Looking at the food, Yang Fei finally felt at ease. There was no other way; with food in hand, one could not panic no matter how many people were there.

In fact, Yang Fei still had 10 gray arrow tower cards, which he could sell to exchange for more resources. However, this method of exchanging resources had its drawbacks, as it made it easy for others to discover his secrets.

One or two arrow tower cards can be explained as wanting cheaper supplies, but once the quantity increases, it becomes easy to attract unwanted attention.

Arrow tower cards are strategic resources. Although they are only gray, they can still kill ferocious beasts. In this early era before anyone became a cultivator, ferocious beasts were still the greatest enemy of mankind. Arrow tower cards can really be considered as reserve resources.

Selling one or two tickets is acceptable, since people prioritize food and exchanging them for necessities is not unacceptable.

But if someone comes out with 10 at once, it's worth considering why they can produce so many, and why they would produce so many. People tend to make foolish mistakes when they overthink things, and Yang Fei doesn't want to gamble on human nature.