My Card Beast Taming Game

After a few bottles of ice-cold beer and drinks, their relationship gradually became more familiar, and they started addressing each other more affectionately.

Gao Liang was very talkative and told Zhou Chen many interesting stories about the world of card masters in Maple City and various secret realms, which broadened Zhou Chen's horizons.

During the conversation, he learned that Gao Liang was 32 years old and Shi Xiaodong was 25 years old. The latter was just on the verge of qualifying for the competition, and he had participated in the Yuzhong Cup twice before.

Despite successfully advancing through the city-level preliminary rounds, he unfortunately failed to become one of the final sixty-four, only receiving a participation award.

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"We have to get a place this time!" Shi Xiaodong said indignantly.

Gao Liang laughed and said, "Don't put so much pressure on yourself! As long as you perform to your full potential, you'll definitely get a place!"

The three of them gently clinked their glasses.

After a satisfying meal, Zhou Chen got into the car Gao Liang had called and headed straight for the Five Congress Club.

The morning's match didn't take much of a toll on my stamina, so I might as well go to the club and practice more.

Unfortunately, he couldn't determine the match time yesterday and didn't make an appointment with Zhao Shiping, so he can only practice alone today, or practice some more sparring with Ding Yinan.

Even if he can't beat his opponent, he can use this experience to get used to the rhythm of a beginner card player's battles, which should be helpful for his future.

Chapter 54: Silver Division

evening.

Zhou Chen was busy in the kitchen, sweating profusely, when an unexpected phone call came in.

"Homeroom teacher... Ms. Zhang?"

A cheerful voice came from the other end, "It's me! Hahahaha!"

The homeroom teacher said, "Tomorrow is the school anniversary. I think I sent you a text message, but I haven't seen you respond yet. Do you have time to come over and take a look? There are many cardholders like you who will be there!"

Short message?

Zhou Chen glanced at the text message and saw that there really was one, but he ignored it.

Is it for the school anniversary?

There wasn't anything at school that he would miss, but...

Zhou Chen asked, "Morning or afternoon?"

"Starting in the morning, if you have other things to do, it's fine to come in the afternoon," the homeroom teacher chuckled.

"Okay, Teacher Zhang."

Zhou Chen agreed, because he remembered how much his homeroom teacher had helped him when his grandmother passed away.

So since the other party took the initiative to call, we definitely have to give them face.

The homeroom teacher said happily, "Then I'll be waiting for you!"

After exchanging a few more polite words, the two hung up. Zhou Chen then began to think about what clothes to wear when he went back to school the next day.

Whatever, whatever.

The feeling of being starving made him forget about his trivial matters. Tonight, he would eat braised mountain beast meat with crystal sweet potatoes from some unknown secret realm.

This type of sweet potato gets its name from the fact that its inside is translucent and crystalline after the outer skin is peeled off.

As for any random, unhealthy effects it might have...

All I can say is that it has everything it should have.

After digesting his food for a while, Zhou Chen began his dungeon adventure for the night.

While leveling up cards and grinding high-level dungeons can be tiring, watching the experience bar gradually increase can make you feel happy.

He is currently at Lv.13+25% experience, one step closer to achieving Qi Condensation.

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The following day, Zhou Chen arrived at Xiangyun Arena again.

There were even more people of all kinds in the outdoor plaza than yesterday, although there were fewer card creatures, but the overall area still felt crowded.

Because today is the Silver Division competition, the Silver-rank spirit cards are generally huge, with a single one being equivalent to two or three Bronze-rank ones, so the plaza can't be left empty even if you want to.

Gao Liang had finished checking in and found a corner to practice using spirit cards.

He had only recently been promoted to a junior card master, so participating in the Yu Zhong Cup at this time seemed a bit presumptuous, but according to him, participation was the most important thing.

The silver-tier spirit card in his hand was one he had just bought.

Just as Lu Qingning said, once a card master advances to the beginner level, they will abandon their original bronze cards and embrace new silver cards.

The spirit card he chose was the Earth-type [Rock Spike Shield Dragon Beast], a giant dinosaur resembling a combination of an Ankylosaurus and a Triceratops, but with features of a carnivorous dinosaur in its mouth.

The Rock Spike Shield Dragon is covered in dark gray rhomboid bone plates, with numerous rock spikes growing from the sides of its head to its back. Its tail has an irregularly shaped spiked bone hammer. It is over four meters long and over two meters tall at the shoulder.

It is worth mentioning that its hind limbs are extremely well-developed, seemingly giving it the ability to stand upright.

"I've only recently established a mental link with it, and I'm not quite proficient enough yet. I hope I don't encounter any too difficult opponents."

Gao Liang chuckled and patted the massive head of the Rock Spike Shield Dragon Beast, which was currently at two stars and was beginning to show some animalistic features.

Without a doubt, he directly bought a two-star card, saving himself the trouble of fusing it.

Zhou Chen remembered that this card was worth nearly 230,000 yuan on the market, and a two-star card would cost around 1.2 million yuan.

Before they knew it, it was time for the sorghum competition. Compared to the amateur card masters fighting amongst themselves, the junior card masters were undoubtedly much more experienced in combat. Therefore, even the first match was quite intense.

In the arena surrounded by metal mesh, the Rock Spike Shield Dragon Beast collided violently with a giant tree-man nearly three meters tall, its roar sounding exactly like a bull's moo.

"Moo!"

Bang!

After a heavy thud, the two enormous creatures, like cars colliding head-on, staggered and were thrown several meters away by the recoil.

Suddenly, one could see that the giant tree-man's chest resembled a shattered concrete wall, with large, irregular dents and layers of soil constantly crumbling away.

The Rock Spike Shield Dragon was shaking its head and tail, looking stunned and unable to take the next step immediately.

Instead, the giant tree-man ignored its own "wounds" and raised its vine-covered arms to entangle its opponent.

Just as the Rock Spike Shield Dragon Beast recovered, its body was taken over by the opponent.

Meanwhile, the giant tree-man's vines burrowed into its body, constantly absorbing something.

"Moo!"

The Rock Spike Shield Dragon struggled fiercely and tried to bite, but the vines were like steel bars and it couldn't bite them at all.

Sweating profusely, Gao Liang hurriedly manipulated it to swing its meteor-hammer-like tail.

Ouch!

The tail hammer struck the giant treant's side, tearing off a large chunk of its body, yet its movements remained remarkably swift.

The vines that were covering and embedding themselves into the Rock Spike Shield Dragon Beast were increasing in number, almost covering its upper body.

The tail hammer was still swinging, and the giant treant was constantly being hit, but the Rock Spike Shield Dragon's movements became smaller and smaller until it finally stopped moving completely.

The giant tree-man retracted its vines and released it.

boom!

The massive body collapsed to the ground, then shattered like a broken stone statue, scattering into countless particles, leaving behind only a large amount of brown roots.

Zhou Chen's eyes flickered slightly as he noticed that the "wound" on the giant tree-man's chest had already healed.

"Pity."

Shi Xiaodong said regretfully, "If the Rock Spike Shield Dragon Beast were three stars, it should be able to shatter the core directly through the soil layer."

Giant Treant isn't a particularly rare Spirit Card. Despite its seemingly overpowered appearance, it has obvious weaknesses and slow movement speed, making it only suitable as a meat shield in team battles.

In a one-on-one fight, unless the opponent has a limited variety of spirit cards, it's difficult to gain an advantage.

The main problem with Rock Spike Shield Dragon is that it doesn't have enough star rating.

In the second round, Gao Liang didn't have a second Silver-tier Spirit Card and had to leave the game with regret.

Shi Xiaodong stepped forward to offer words of comfort, and Zhou Chen echoed his sentiments.

Around noon, the group felt quite hungry, so they finished watching the game and left.

They ate at the same monster meat grill stall as yesterday, and Zhou Chen took a big gulp of iced cola and couldn't help but praise it.

I've been craving this for ages!

"Next time I have the chance, I'll take you to another restaurant, Chen. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!" Gao Liang said generously.

Zhou Chen nodded expectantly. Food was one of his favorite ways to relax these days, and Ding Yinan had recently recommended that he get a massage—the proper kind.

He decided to try them all.

Fengcheng No.6 Middle School.

Zhou Chen's high school.

Although it's his alma mater, he only attended for a year. He didn't even recognize all the students in his own class, let alone the students in other classes.

But there were far more people attending the school anniversary celebration than expected, and his car was blocked half a street away.

Zhou Chen had to get out of the car and walk towards the school gate, where he found his homeroom teacher smiling like a chrysanthemum, waving to him from afar, "Zhou Chen! Zhou Chen!"

"Teacher Zhang."

Zhou Chen nodded and greeted him.

The homeroom teacher looked him over and smiled kindly, "Not bad! You look much more energetic after only a month! Hmm! You've gotten stronger!"

Zhou Chen didn't know how to reply. His homeroom teacher, knowing he was not good with words, smiled and said, "Go back to the classroom and see what's going on. It should be quite lively now."

"it is good."

He nodded and went inside.

Chapter 55: Making Trouble Out of Nothing

The Sixth Middle School was neither particularly good nor bad; it was just an ordinary high school. Most of the students in the class dreamed of becoming card masters, and their grades were just average.

So far, only Zhou Chen in the class has awakened his mental power.

People were not discouraged. Awakening knows no age. It is too early for those under thirty, and those over thirty are late bloomers.

Zhou Chen followed his memory to the third floor, where the classroom was just as noisy as the homeroom teacher had described.

As soon as the people inside saw him, they immediately surrounded him.

"Zhou Chen! You're finally back!"

"What a rare guest!"

The classmates were very enthusiastic.

It's not about trying to please them; high school freshmen aren't that mercenary yet.

Everyone simply admires Zhou Chen as a card master and wants to become a card master like him.

The girls were a bit reserved, while the boys were much more direct, crowding around and trying to put their arms around each other's shoulders.

Zhou Chen wasn't used to physical contact with others, but knowing that no one meant any harm, she acquiesced to their behavior and responded neither enthusiastically nor slackly.

During his year of high school, he neither made friends with anyone nor made enemies with anyone. His life was just as uneventful as it was before he reunited with Lu Qingning.

This is why he doesn't care whether he goes back to school or not.

As they chatted, the conversation quickly turned to spirit cards, and the boys collectively begged Zhou Chen to summon card creatures to broaden their horizons.

"Please, Godfather!"

"father!"

Hey! Where's your dignity?!

"It's already been fed to the dog!"

Zhou Chen didn't refuse; he was already there anyway. Once they moved the chairs aside, he immediately summoned the White Ape using the card-summoning device.