My Card Beast Taming Game

"You haven't used it much, it doesn't need fixing, take it back."

Such terrible service attitude...

Zhou Chen silently put the call card device back into his bag, his heart unmoved.

He's so old and still has such a bad temper. He's a low-level card master, there's no need to lower yourself to his level, it's pointless and troublesome.

He turned and left the service hall. As soon as he stepped out of the glass doors of the association's main building, he saw a large group of people walking quickly up the steps.

Zhou Chen quickly moved aside to make way, but the two men in black at the front of the line ran very fast. Even though the main group was still several meters away, they rudely pushed the people near the entrance to the side.

Luckily, he dodged quickly and wasn't pushed over by the man in black. However, a woman next door was pushed over and couldn't help but complain, "Is he crazy?!"

These words immediately caught the attention of the middle-aged man leading the large group behind them. He glanced at the woman and said to the man in black in front, "Don't be so rough, be gentle. Help this lady up."

"Okay, okay!"

The man in black, trembling with fear, agreed and hurriedly went to help the woman, but she abruptly shook him off.

The middle-aged man in the lead smiled at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, ma'am."

After saying that, he continued walking deeper into the Card Association.

The woman looked at the middle-aged man and seemed to realize his identity before she hurriedly got up and left the scene.

Zhou Chen silently watched the main group leave.

He had seen the face of the middle-aged man leading the group on the news yesterday; it was Yue Yong, the president of the neighboring Jincheng Association, and behind him was a mix of people from the Jincheng and Fengcheng Associations.

What's going on here?

Is Yue Yong, the association president of Jincheng, going to take office in Fengcheng? Why does he act like he's in charge?

Zhou Chen shook his head. As of now, the association president was still a tall man he couldn't reach, and it wouldn't matter to him whoever was in charge.

As they descended the steps to the flowerbed plaza in front of the association building, many drivers were discussing what had just happened.

"Is the old chairman stepping down?"

"I guess so. Look at Yue Yong's attitude, he's acting like he's running rampant!"

"I heard that the Water Marsh Secret Realm is completely stable and will not change again, which is why Yue Yong was planning to transfer from Jincheng to our Fengcheng. I guess he wants to merge the cities again."

"Such domineering behavior, I hope it won't have any impact on us."

"yes……"

The hushed conversation reached Zhou Chen's ears, but he remained expressionless as he went out the door to catch a ride.

The abundant resources within these secret realms make them a core industry for any city. Almost every city has one or two large secret realms, four to five medium-sized ones, and about ten small ones nearby.

However, since the true form of the secret realm is a spacetime rift, it is not stable and the rift often disappears.

In order to preserve the precious passages, the Card Master Association often goes to great lengths to try to stabilize medium and large-sized secret realms.

The Water Marsh Secret Realm is a large-scale secret realm that appeared near Maple City last year.

It is home to a large number of insects and amphibian monsters, and produces a variety of precious resources, making it a place that countless card players yearn for.

With it, Fengcheng might be able to annex Jincheng and become another brand-new metropolis in Yuzhou.

Zhou Chen was considering going because it contained two cards that were currently quite expensive; selling one or two of them would provide for him for a long time.

The key is being able to explain the source. There are quite a few monster materials from the Watery Secret Realm on the market, and many people want to gamble for them.

He can then sell the card under the pretext of a successful bet.

But how do we get there?

Large-scale dungeons require a minimum of five players to participate, medium-sized dungeons require three players, and small-scale dungeons require two players.

He couldn't even get through the door by himself.

Damn it.

If only there were other doors leading to the Watery Secret Realm.

Zhou Chen thought greedily.

Secret realms usually don't have just one entrance; some are only a meter or two apart, while others can be as far as the neighboring continent.

There are currently two known entrances to the Water Marsh Secret Realm: one is located in Maple City, and the other is located in the distant Divine Capital.

Of the five continents of Blue Star, the Xia people occupied the Eastern Continent and divided it into three capitals, six states, and ten islands. The Divine Capital was one of the three capitals and could be called the largest city in the Eastern Continent.

Its vast territory boasts a total of eighteen large secret realms, hundreds of medium-sized ones, and countless small ones.

The Watery Secret Realm is crucial to Maple City, but merely an added bonus to the Divine Capital.

"I'm short of money..."

Zhou Chen leaned weakly against the bus window.

He has enough money for daily living expenses, but he lacks money to buy high-end supplements.

The sooner he improves his mental strength, the sooner he can acquire more bronze cards, and even silver cards, get into Yuzhou Academy to build connections, and then sell the cards for more money to acquire even higher-level cards...

He dared not take out a loan; those people involved in lending are experts at extracting personal information, and it would be bad if his little secrets were discovered.

So, is there any kind soul who can buy all of his monkey cards?

Ideally, I'd buy all the cards I drew without asking where they came from.

Zhou Chen was lost in her own thoughts until she was almost home, when she looked up and saw Lu Qingning standing in front of her neighbor's door.

He subconsciously avoided the other person's gaze and prepared to walk home, but suddenly paused, raised his hand and said, "Hi, good afternoon."

"good afternoon."

Lu Qingning responded to the greeting with a snort, "I thought you were going to ignore me again."

"How could I ignore you? We greeted each other by making eye contact!" Zhou Chen tried to explain.

Lu Qingning didn't dwell on this matter and changed the subject, asking, "Did you go out to play?"

"I've gone to the association to report for duty."

Zhou Chen thought for a moment and then told others the gossip he had overheard when he reported for duty.

Lu Qingning's curiosity was piqued, and she pressed for more information, asking, "What else did you hear?"

"No, and I didn't dare to go over and listen," Zhou Chen shook his head.

Lu Qingning lowered her head in thought, "The Watery Secret Realm... how about we go there next week?"

The sudden suggestion delighted Zhou Chen, but he quickly realized that it was a team effort, and he couldn't ask Captain Changming to farm monsters and turn them into cards.

"With me as a burden, this won't do, will it?" Zhou Chen began to suggest that Lu Qingning give up.

Lu Qingning rolled her eyes at him, "I'll just call another expert. Anyway, I didn't expect you to be of any use. I believe there aren't any powerful monsters on the outskirts of the Water Marsh Secret Realm."

Large-scale dungeons do not mean that all the monsters inside are silver, gold, or higher; there are quite a few bronze-level monsters as well.

Lu Qingning pointed at him and said, "Since you've made up your mind, I'll give you some more special training so you can master teamwork in advance!"

Zhou Chen was speechless. "You made such a casual decision..."

"Just tell me if you're going or not!"

"go……"

Chapter 8: Advanced Training

Lu Qingning returned mainly to visit her mentor and old classmates.

Although she has become a junior card master, she is a very nostalgic girl and takes advantage of the break to catch up with her old friends.

Have you gone back to check?

"No."

Zhou Chen's decisive shaking of his head made Lu Qingning ask suspiciously, "You don't have any close friends, do you?"

"No."

He continued to shake his head, and Lu Qingning was completely convinced.

She, who has friends everywhere, cannot imagine that someone doesn't even have a single friend, especially since that person is her childhood friend.

Perhaps it's because of my family environment.

Lu Qingning recalled the other person's experience. When Zhou Chen was in junior high school, his parents divorced, and a few years later, his father passed away unexpectedly. The two elderly people were so heartbroken that they also passed away.

Although my own family also has some problems, the level of misery here is far inferior.

Lu Qingning couldn't help but sigh and gently patted her childhood friend's shoulder twice.

But then she noticed that Zhou Chen was staring at her hand on his shoulder with a strange look in his eyes.

Lu Qingning recoiled as if electrocuted, angrily asking, "What?!"

Zhou Chen: "Hmm..."

He thought that Lu Qingning was still the same as when she was a child, carefree and like a boy.

No, a tomboy?

In short, there's no sense of boundaries between men and women.

"Tell me! What are you thinking! Don't make me beat you up!" As a novice card master, Lu Qingning was very perceptive, and her intuition told her that Zhou Chen was suspicious.

Zhou Chen's gaze darted around, not daring to meet her sharp eyes, and he obediently revealed his thoughts.

Lu Qingning's face flushed red for a moment, perhaps from anger: "Do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

"...Don't hit me in the face."

He immediately crouched down, covering his head in defense, just like when he was a child.

Lu Qingning laughed in exasperation, and promptly punched him several times, saying, "Don't say such thoughtless things next time!"

"sorry."

Zhou Chen surrendered unconditionally.

Lu Qingning snorted, "Come on! I'll take you to practice your card skills!"

"Ah."

He usually doesn't do anything in the afternoon, wanting to save enough energy for playing dungeons in the evening.

Actually, if he put in a little more effort, he could do two dungeons a day, but he doesn't want to torture himself like that. Besides, there's no dog chasing him around, so he'll just take it slow.

If you don't get into Yuzhou Academy this year, you can take it next year; you can take it before you turn twenty anyway.

To be honest, Zhou Chen has nothing to be dissatisfied with right now. Apart from getting into Yuzhou College, his only goal is to live a good life.

Living a good life may sound abstract, but it actually encompasses many of his needs.

This includes social interactions.

But given his personality, it might be a bit difficult for him to take the initiative to get to know anyone, so Lu Qingning became his target.

Selling cards in the future will require connections, and with Lu Qingning's talent, she can definitely become a source of connections.

However, there is one thing...

Don't mess with her.

Low-level card masters generally have bad tempers.

-

Lu Qingning didn't take him to the wasteland; instead, she called a car to pick him up.

Where are we going?

Zhou Chen asked curiously.

Lu Qingning crossed her legs, rested her chin on her fist, and braced her arm against the car window, saying, "A truck driver's club. You've definitely never been there."

Card dealer clubs are usually places where card dealers socialize. He had never been to one, but he had heard of it online.

As the car drove along the main road, Lu Qingning continued, "My teammates and I met there. If they were here now, I would introduce them to you."

"Oh oh."