Card: I Rebuild Five Thousand Years of Chinese Civilization in Another World

Chapter 27 Resale Price

Everyone is asking what the Black Mamba Snake card is. Is this card really as powerful as rumored?
In the county government office in Zhoushan Town, the magistrate, after learning about the post station, became curious about the Black Mamba Snake Card.

He had Xie Huai'an and the merchant demonstrate the card's abilities, confirming that the Black Mamba Snake card truly possessed peak mid-level attack power.

He proposed to Xie Huai'an and the merchant that he wanted to buy the Black Mamba Snake Card from them.

The merchant had finally obtained the Black Mamba Snake Card, so of course he was unwilling to give it up in exchange.

Meanwhile, Xie Huai'an said to the magistrate with difficulty, "This card does not belong to me; I am merely keeping it safe for you."

After learning where the card came from, the magistrate did not make things difficult for him. Instead, he told him to go home and ask his sister if she was willing to sell the card to him.

What can Jie Huai'an do?

He could only deal with the county magistrate for now, and then talk to him after he got home and understood the situation.

Xie Huai'an had never been so eager to go home as he was now.

He was eager to know what the cards in his arms were all about.

The post station was breached by monsters, but this was not Xie Huai'an's responsibility. The county government needed to repair the post station for a few days, so the post station gave Xie Huai'an leave to go home and rest.

After leaving the county government office, Xie Huai'an didn't want to waste a moment and hurriedly rushed back to Nanwen Village.

He wanted to ask his father about the Black Mamba Snake Card.

Nanwen Village:
With the village's barrier repaired, the villagers felt relieved.

They were working inside the barrier as usual.

Nowadays, village affairs are no longer solely the responsibility of the village chief. Jie Cheng has also begun to participate in village affairs, and he is now one of the key figures in the village.

When Xie Huai'an returned to the village, he immediately saw Xie Cheng busy at work.

"Father!" Xie Huai'an exclaimed excitedly.

Hearing the voice, Jie Cheng looked at Jie Huai'an in surprise.

He hadn't expected his son to return at this time, and he asked in confusion, "Why are you back?"

Xie Huai'an didn't have time to catch up with his father; he hurriedly pulled Xie Cheng home.

Back home, he took out the Black Mamba Snake card from his pocket and asked eagerly, "Dad, where did you get this card?"

Jie Cheng glanced at the cards in his hand, looked at Jie Huai'an's nervous expression with puzzlement, and frowned as he said:

"Didn't I say in the letter? This is Sister Wei's card."

“A few days ago, Sister Wei awakened her talent as a Card Spirit Master. She found some cards at home, and this card is one of them.”

Xie Huai'an's accident!
Is this how this card came about?

Is this Uncle's card?

He worked at the post station and was well-informed. He learned from passing merchants that the card had only recently been released.

My uncle has been missing for two years...

Having learned the origin of the card, Xie Huai'an excitedly said to his father, "Dad, do you know how powerful this card is?"

"Although it is a basic card, it has the attack power of a mid-level peak card."

Mid-level peak?

Jie Cheng didn't understand. Wasn't this Wusheka?
Seeing that his father seemed clueless, Xie Huai'an hurriedly explained, "This isn't a Black Serpent Card; it's a basic attack card with peak mid-level attack power."

He took a deep breath, relieved: "I survived this incident at the post station thanks to this card."

Jie Cheng was shocked to hear this. What had happened at the post station?

Also, isn't this a snake card?

Judging from his son's words, this is a very powerful card? If that's the case, he can't take advantage of Sister Wei; he needs to go and explain things to her.

The father and son took the Black Mamba Snake Card to Xie Yuwei's house.

When Xie Cheng and Xie Huai'an arrived at Xie Yuwei's house, Xie Yuwei was resting at home.

She has used up all the basic cardstock in the past two days, and half of the intermediate cardstock as well.

She plans to go to town in a few days to find Manager Huang and sell the basic cards she has stockpiled.

Xie Yuwei was teaching her younger siblings something in her living room when she saw Xie Cheng and his son Xie Huai'an arrive together. She asked them, puzzled:

"Big cousin, when did you get back? Did you need something from me?"

Jie Huai'an took out the Black Mamba Snake Card from his pocket and asked with interest, "Sister Wei, where did you get this card?"

Looking at the card in his hand, Xie Yuwei knew that he had already discovered the secret of this card.

Now that everyone in the village knows she's a card maker, she no longer needs to hide the card.

"Oh! I made it myself," Xie Yuwei said nonchalantly.

what?
Jie Huai'an was shocked. His cousin was already a card maker? And she could even create such a powerful card as the Black Mamba Serpent?
Seeing his son's jaw practically dropping in shock, Xie Cheng dropped another bombshell:
“Sister Wei is not only a card maker, she is now an intermediate card spirit master.”

Xie Huai'an looked incredulous.

"Father, didn't you say that Sister Wei only awakened her talent as a Card Spirit Master a few days ago?"

How did you advance to become an intermediate Card Spirit Master in just a few days?

“Yes!” Xie Cheng said matter-of-factly.

That's the truth, why would he need to lie to him?

Xie Huai'an was a little overwhelmed. His father seemed quite composed, so why would he make such a joke to him?

Never mind, let's not dwell on this. Since this card belongs to his cousin, he will inquire on behalf of the magistrate whether it is for sale.

Xie Yuwei was taken aback. The magistrate wanted the cards in her cousin's possession?
She originally entrusted this card to her uncle, specifically for his self-defense.

Considering his elder cousin's status as a post station envoy, since the county magistrate had asked him for it, he couldn't very well refuse, could he?
She took out another card from her sleeve and said, "Cousin, take this one and sell it. Keep the one you have for yourself."

Xie Huai'an looked at Xie Yuwei in surprise. Did she still have the Black Mamba Snake Card on her?

Ignoring his astonishment, Xie Yuwei asked curiously, "When the magistrate bought the Black Mamba Snake Cards from you, how much did he pay per card?"

She seemed to remember Uncle Huang saying that cards like the Black Mamba Snake could sell for five thousand taels on the market.

Xie Huai'an was unaware that Xie Yuwei already knew the market prices. Remembering the merchant's words, he said to Xie Yuwei:

"Fifty thousand taels per sheet!"

Fifty thousand taels?
Even the composed Xie Yuwei couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when she heard that a Black Mamba Snake card was selling for 50,000 taels of silver.

She only received five thousand taels when she sold the cards to Uncle Huang.

Seeing her surprise, Xie Huai'an told her about the situation outside.

Xie Yuwei breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that 50,000 taels was the price for reselling.

“Cousin, I sold this card to Qi Pawnshop for five thousand taels of silver. I suggest you sell it to the magistrate for the same price.”

Xie Huai'an was very surprised.

My cousin sold for only 5,000 taels, how come it's being sold for 50,000 taels outside?

Isn't this too outrageous?
Jie Cheng was also shocked; what a heartless merchant.

Xie Huai'an understood his cousin's meaning and said to Xie Yuwei, "I understand!"

(End of this chapter)