Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

Unlike before, the person on the other end of the communication didn't start by giving a lecture as the "older brother."

Instead, he became incredibly serious and solemn, questioning:

Did you leak the data from the secret operations team to them?

Hongye's heart skipped a beat, her pupils dilated and then relaxed rapidly, and she coldly replied, "Yes."

Nanyang Yi, on the other end of the communication, remained silent.

There was a long, long silence, like ten years.

Are you still considered a fan of Bian Yuelong?

Another thought-provoking question left Hongye speechless for a very long time.

You won't be anymore.

I have deleted the file; I will no longer assign you tasks.

Don't go home either.

Just pretend your mother never gave birth to you.

Hongye's pupils trembled violently. The first two sentences were alright, but the last two sentences caused a real, knife-like pain.

She remembered that she had died ten years ago, leaving only the shells of Nanyang Ling, Hongye, and others.

The only person who still remembers her identity and can bring her back to life, her own brother... is also about to forget her.

Now, he's really dead.

"Received," Hongye said calmly.

This is the tone of a subordinate reporting to a superior.

【answer--】

The other end of the communication stopped speaking and ended the communication.

"Are you alright?" Immy asked softly, trying to comfort her. "Should we... explain something?"

"No need," Hongye said, taking a deep breath. "Let's prepare for the next step of our plan."

Yimi looked at her, a hint of sympathy flashing in her eyes, then glanced at Luo Bai and Yi Lan from afar, her thoughts complicated.

"The matter of the [Red-Eyed Black Dragon]... needs to be considered carefully. This fortress is more complex than we imagined."

Nanyang Yi, in the monitoring room on the fifth basement level, stared at the screen with a solemn expression. He turned his head slightly and saw that the witch Yimi sitting next to him had already died and turned into a... shadow.

The epic cards I carried with me also disappeared.

"Who exactly are these people...?"

Nanyang Yi felt a sharp pain in his forehead; there had been far too many major events recently.

The Black Dragon Incident, the Beast Tide, the Mysterious Organization, the Headquarters Investigation [Teacher Bai], the Duelist League World Championship, and the matter of Momiji/Nanyang Ling…

He sighed deeply, but when he looked up, he could not see the moonlight.

If these major issues are not handled properly, they could really cost the lives of millions of people in Heian Yuetaki.

"Leaving sooner might... be a good thing..."

"what--"

In a restaurant in the underground city, Luo Bai breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he sat down. It was a VIP seat with a massage function.

"So refreshing—"

Released from all fatigue, he closed his eyes to enjoy the massage and slowly began to speak.

"How much profit did you make in total this round?"

Sitting at the other end, Yi Lan stopped flipping through the menu, took out her chips, and counted them, saying, "6...7...8..."

"14...14.68 grams, it meets the standard!"

"Not bad." Luo Bai smiled with satisfaction. "140 draws... plus the cost of dismantling and synthesizing..."

"Even if his face is dark, that should be enough..."

"Oh, right." He suddenly remembered something, looked up at Yi Lan, and tentatively asked, "Is there... anything you want?"

"No, no..." Yi Lan flipped through the menu without looking up and laughed, "As long as you're full!"

"So easy to raise." Luo Bai picked up his water glass, took a sip, and silently thought to himself.

"Here." Yi Lan handed over the menu, which was covered with a bunch of checkmarks.

"It's your turn."

Luo Bai was already mentally prepared, so he wasn't too surprised. The restaurants in the dungeon weren't as exquisite as the Magic Chef Restaurant.

They don't have advanced AI, their level of civilization is similar to Earth's, and their consumption is low; even at max level, it only costs 20,000 to 30,000.

Trying to eat me out of house and home?

Hmph, everything is under control.

"You really like spicy food." Luo Bai looked through the order and found that she had noted "add spice" for every dish, even the soup. He was a little curious.

"Can't you eat spicy food?" Yi Lan's expression turned somewhat guilty, realizing she hadn't considered other people's tastes.

"No," Luo Bai knew she had misunderstood, and casually explained, "I just can't taste the spiciness..."

"Huh?!" Yi Lan was startled, as if she had discovered something new, and looked at Luo Bai with pity.

"That's terrible..."

She couldn't even imagine how terrifying it would be if life were without spice.

"It's nothing," Luo Bai said casually, ordering several servings of stir-fried vegetables with meat and handing the order to the waiter.

"It's been like this since I was little, I'm used to it."

“Ugh…” Yi Lan’s eyes glistened with tears as she reached out her hand, vaguely wanting to touch his head.

"Don't pity me!" Luo Bai blushed with anxiety, dodged her hand, and said in a trembling voice.

“Change…change your sister…”

This younger sister always does things or smiles that are hard to anticipate.

"I have something important to talk to her about."

Luo Bai took a deep breath and said.

Chapter 231 Late-Night Talk

"Talk to my sister?" Yi Lan pouted, looking a little confused. "Um... okay."

Then, changing the subject abruptly, she slammed her hand on the table, her voice sharp: "It can only stop before the food is served!"

"We can't talk for too long!"

"Okay, okay." Luo Bai gave her an OK sign.

The girl in front of him suddenly turned cold. Yi Lan looked him up and down and asked, "What is it?"

“Uh…” Luo Bai seemed a little hesitant, “I… have something to do later… I can’t go back to the academy with you.”

Upon hearing this, one could clearly sense the icy aura emanating from Yi Lan: "You're not planning to run away, are you?"

"I've been your bodyguard, and I've made money for you. Now you want to run away?"

"No, no, no," Luo Bai quickly explained, "I really have something urgent to attend to. Here, I'll transfer three million as a deposit to you first."

"Go back and draft an equity agreement. I'll sign it tomorrow morning and then pay the remaining amount."

After the deposit was paid, Yi Lan's expression relaxed a lot: "Then you should pay attention to the BP tonight, and it's best to come up with a battle and training plan before we meet."

"I've sent you the basic information about the team members, but the more detailed information will be sent after you start working."

"Is the business plan finalized?" Luo Bai asked.

Yi Lan took out a smartphone, opened Bian Yuelong's channel, which would publish important announcements from the fortress.

"See for yourself."

She pressed a few buttons on her smartphone and handed it over.

Bian Yuelong took the blue side, and could specify the order of attack for the first player.

【Dairiwa】occupies the red side and has priority in 【BP】, so it locks the field 【Six Samurai】 first.

Once locked, Bian Yuelong cannot use this field, nor can he disable it.

Bian Yuelong locked in the [Fragrance] field as the second move. It seems that no one in the team can handle this field, so the only option is to select it instead of banning it.

Next, the cards [Dark Brachiosaurus] and [Tsukuyomi] were banned from the Great Sun and the Fortress.

Both have one thing in common: when successfully summoned, they can switch one of the opponent's attack-level monsters to defense. If [Purple Flame] is switched to defense, the powerful back row trap [Dual Blade] will be unable to be used.

The difference is that the Dark Brachiosaurus has a higher attack power than the Purple Flame, and can be killed instantly.

【Tsukuyomi】is converted to a backline defense, allowing the user to avoid being affected by the 【Shien】magic trap during the main phase.

This BP is blatantly protecting the Six Samurai, intending to use one deck to crush an entire team.

Bian Yuelong subsequently banned "Great Universe" and "Dimensional Rift," suggesting that the team relies heavily on the graveyard and is afraid of being soloed by these stickers.

"I think I understand now." Luo Bai nodded and said, "Anyway, we got the first and second points, right?"

"Yes."

"So your coach's attitude towards the red and blue teams is the same as mine," Luo Bai said.

"By the way, do you have the authority to fire the coach?" he asked, somewhat puzzled.

“No,” Yilan replied truthfully, “but I reported him to the Fortress Alliance.”

"This guy has dirty hands and has repeatedly used his position to molest female team members. There might even be some kind of unspoken rule involved."

“I have collected all the evidence against the victim, and he will be on trial tonight if nothing unexpected happens.”

Luo Bai was stunned by those few words: "This... this is so efficient?"