My Card Beast Taming Game

Zhou Chen realized that he might have been winning for too long and was losing sight of his own strength, actually daring to take risks for experience.

Where did that person go, the one who wouldn't even dare to attempt intermediate-level dungeons?!

He quickly felt exhausted, and after exiting the instance and disbanding the party, he fell fast asleep.

The second night at the outpost was no different from the first, except that this time they were able to play games, they didn't encounter any more idiots who would provoke them, and there were two more figures around them.

"Zhou Chen, pull me out of here! Quick, quick, quick! I'm going to die!"

"Where's my 8x scope? Haven't I found it yet?"

"The entire opposing team is down—we won!"

"yeah!"

"I killed eight!"

Fireworks burst on the screen. Zhou Chen looked speechlessly at the three girls of different ages beside him, then looked out the glass window of the private room at the internet cafe lobby, which was full of people.

There weren't that many people yesterday, but suddenly there were so many that they had to move from the lobby to the private rooms.

Chapter 42: Escaping the Secret Realm

When Zhou Chen went to the restroom, he heard someone at the front desk asking about the fight from the previous night.

Undoubtedly, word spread.

Many people know that last night, a small team from Lingxiao Pavilion caused trouble at the internet cafe, forcing intermediate card master Cui Lu to go and resolve the situation.

Everyone loves to listen to gossip, regardless of gender or whether they are card dealers or not.

Unfortunately, the front desk staff has changed. These kinds of logistical tasks are usually done by ordinary people, but the environment of the Water Marsh Secret Realm is quite special, so staff often change shifts.

Undeterred by the lack of information, the card players, having already come all this way, each turned on a machine.

Because of the lessons learned from the past, no one dared to cause trouble like they did yesterday, no matter how bad things went.

Zhou Chen secretly sent a message to Lu Qingning, who replied with an indifferent picture.

After playing for about two or three hours, they got bored and left the internet cafe. They went to the gym to play basketball and badminton, and finally went to a bathhouse for a scrub and foot bath.

After completing the entire process, the mental fatigue from hunting monsters was basically exhausted.

It's a pity the nights in the Water Marsh Secret Realm are too long, otherwise they could go out and hunt monsters to make money right now.

In the latter half of the night, it was time for the Spirit Card Arena again.

Lu Qingning quickly connected with a team similar to the Giant Rhino Club and had a "thrilling" practice match.

Zhou Chen still couldn't win all the matches, but listening to Han Baobao's praise and Lu Qingning's seemingly disdainful but actually caring words, he couldn't help but feel happy.

After the match, we went back to the hotel to rest and prepare for the upcoming match.

Zhou Chen, who was used to exhausting his mental and physical energy in dungeons, lay in bed and thought to himself before falling asleep that it would be even better if this time could be longer.

He slept for half an hour before suddenly waking up with a start.

wrong!

The check-in system needs updating!

This is crucial in determining his future!

If you were guaranteed at least one gold card every month, wouldn't that be amazing?

Zhou Chen opened the game panel with a mix of anticipation and nervousness, and sure enough, the daily check-in update had arrived.

"No gold card."

He looked at the sign-in reward on the seventh day with frustration.

[700 diamonds].

One draw costs 10 diamonds, which is roughly equivalent to seven 10-draws...

Does this game panel think he's incredibly lucky? He expects to get a gold card after just seven 10-pulls!

If you're so capable, draw him a platinum card!

The sign-in rewards after that were similar to the previous month, but the sign-in reward at the end of the month really cheered him up.

【Spiritual Item Selection Box】.

Holy crap! I can choose my own exclusive weapon!

This is much more attractive than a gold card!

As everyone knows, the game he plays has a hidden pity system for gold cards, but there are no real rare items. You either have to grind or draw for them, which is incredibly disgusting.

In the real world, spiritual objects are extremely rare, even more precious than many gold cards.

Zhou Chen clicked to view the details, which contained a dazzling array of spiritual items, ranging from exclusive weapons for gold cards to spiritual items for silver and bronze cards.

He saw the White Ape King's special weapon and felt inexplicably envious.

If the item doesn't appear before the event ends, should I use this selection box?

It doesn't seem like a good deal.

Ultimately, Bai Yuangong was only helping him get through the early stages. Once Zhou Chen reached the intermediate card master level, he would inevitably choose other gold-tier cards.

……

Swamps and wetlands.

It's another day of leaving the outpost to hunt monsters.

This time, instead of wasting time in the giant forest, they went directly to the buffer zone between the two areas.

The first few hours were normal.

Aside from a few instances where the tires got stuck in the swamp and we almost couldn't get out without the help of the Dark Flame Lion and the Electromagnetic Cannon Scorpion, there were basically no problems.

But in the second round after the break, a small incident occurred.

They suddenly encountered two injured Silver-tier monsters, both of which were three-star elites.

At that time, Lu Qingning judged that there were other teams nearby, and Zhou Chen took the opportunity to look for rescue signals, but found nothing.

Could it be that one of the teams had a mishap?

Without a second thought, Lu Qingning and Han Baobao quickly dispatched the monster. However, while they were dealing with the monster's corpse, a small team rushed over without stopping.

Without saying a word, they insisted that the monster that was killed originally belonged to them.

Zhou Chen's expression immediately turned strange.

As we all know, the low-level monsters in the secret realm may seem to be living creatures, but they do not actually have a complete ecosystem and do not know how to seek advantage and avoid harm. When they encounter something they cannot defeat, they will usually just fight to the death.

Monsters that can run away must be core elite monsters of the Gold rank, or even lord monsters.

In other words, this group of people chose to run away when they couldn't defeat the monster, but after running away, they were unwilling to give up and went back to check. They found that the monster had been killed by someone else, so they demanded a share of the loot.

"We're fighting a guerrilla war! We'll wear them down step by step!"

The opposing team's leader spoke with conviction.

Zhou Chen silently observed their movements to prevent any sneak attacks, while waiting for Lu Qingning's decision.

She said coldly, "Why didn't you come out to stop us when we were fighting? And now you're saying the monster is yours? If it's guerrilla warfare, you couldn't have gone far, could you?"

The other party was momentarily speechless, then retorted, "You attacked too quickly! We didn't have time!"

"If we can't beat them, we can't beat them. We haven't had a chance yet."

Lu Qingning sneered, "We're not going to let go of the prey we've killed. Get as far away as you can. If someone leaves, it's the same as giving up. No one cares if you don't inform us in advance!"

Hua Ning then revealed a card that looked like it was made of gold, and the opposing team's expression changed drastically.

"Intermediate-level card masters are amazing!"

"I'll protest to the association! Show me your name if you dare!"

"You're bullying the weak, aren't you!"

Nobody paid any attention to me!

If Lu Qingning and Hua Ning hadn't both refused to kill, this group would probably have had a hard time returning to the outpost alive.

They slunk away—no, they practically ran.

Lu Qingning turned to Zhou Chen and said, "In the future, if you encounter such annoying pests, just fight back fiercely. Don't be afraid of arguments!"

Zhou Chen nodded, then thought to himself that he would probably never run into them again.

Regardless of when they will return to the Water Marsh Secret Realm, they most likely won't even visit other secret realms.

Where can you find so many reliable teammates who will stand by you through thick and thin?

Zhou Chen didn't think the others could be as reliable as Lu Qingning, Han Baobao, and Hua Ning. It was already good enough that they weren't like the sorghum team, the engine that wiped out the whole team, and dragged everyone down when danger came.

After that little hiccup, everything went smoothly from then on.

Although there were sixteen hours of daylight, Zhou Chen felt it was exceptionally short, almost as if it had passed in the blink of an eye.

This time, there was no midnight run. The group returned safely to the outpost before dark and only needed a quick shower.

They couldn't wait to leave the secret realm and embrace modern civilized society.

This time, you can sell the materials outside, including the spirit cards.

A huge windfall!

Standing in the long tunnel leading to the hub of the secret realm, Zhou Chen looked back at the lights of the Water Marsh Secret Realm outpost. What should have been a happy occasion was instead filled with a strange sense of loss.

After leaving the secret realm, he will face a host of problems.

The key is--

How many more times can I see Lu Qingning?

Chapter 43: Benefits, Exclusive Weapon (Please continue reading!!!)

"Ding~"

Someone sent me a text message.

Zhou Chen dazedly reached for his phone and glanced at the messages.

[A deposit of 2550000 yuan has been made into your personal account XX55. Available balance...]

The income from the secret realm has arrived.

On the last day, his card-making luck was still off the charts. He turned nearly thirty Silver-rank monsters into 20 cards, each of which had a post-tax buyback price of around 150,000 to 200,000.

Therefore, the sale of spirit cards became the main source of income from secret realm trials, accounting for two-thirds.

What remains is the profit from materials.

Furthermore, Lu Qingning increased his personal share of the profits.

After all, the chance of getting a Spirit Card largely depends on luck, so the percentage was increased from 20% to 30%.

Han Baobao originally suggested increasing it to 40%, or raising the revenue from the Spirit Card separately to 50%, but Zhou Chen rejected it.

While the majority of his gains were indeed from spirit cards, how could he have created cards without the tireless efforts of these two combatants in killing monsters and keeping watch?

The combat personnel who work hard to kill monsters should definitely get the lion's share; his 30% is already quite a lot.

Not to mention that Hua Ning didn't take a single penny!

She may not seem to do much, but her mere presence gave them confidence.

Unfortunately, the buffer zone was too popular, resulting in a low frequency of encounters with monsters. Most of the sixteen hours of daytime were spent traveling and searching, which is why they only encountered thirty waves of silver-tier monsters, averaging only two waves per hour.

It would be great if it were like the one in the dungeon.

The monsters in the dungeon come in waves every four or five minutes on average. Sometimes they come so fast that there isn't even time to deal with the monster corpses, and a new wave arrives shortly after you finish defeating one.

Thankfully, it was Commandant Changming who was killing them.

"..."

He got up slowly.