Card simulation, starting with the Goblin Deserter

First-year student Griffin feels that his luck has been pretty good lately.

Although Griffin had inadvertently offended the infamous "Patton Hayes" a few days ago in the old dormitory building, making him too afraid to go out, the other party surprisingly didn't cause him any trouble!

My new roommate, "Connor," is also a nice person. We are both ordinary students from humble backgrounds and get along very well.

Even the fortune slip I drew at a temple during my stroll in the royal city a couple of days ago was exceptionally auspicious!

All of this filled Griffin with anticipation for his upcoming student life!

Until five minutes earlier, he had been eavesdropping on the door when he heard Jenkins scream and Hayes' voice from the dormitory across the hall.

At that time, his heart was still wavering between wailing and relief.

The wailing was that the person was in the same dormitory building as him; the relief was that the other person didn't know he was there, and had probably even forgotten about him.

However, at this moment, facing Hayes, Griffin, who was forcing a smile, was almost crying inside.

That person not only shared a dormitory with him, but also looked at his face thoughtfully, clearly finding him familiar!

Just a minute ago, he was telling his good friend Connor about Hayes's misdeeds.

He killed the examiner in public during the test, and afterwards dragged the examiner's body to the registrar's office in a parade. He was ruthless!

He flits between multiple women every night, even seducing Soraka, the most popular girl in the first year—he's addicted to lust!

Even the academy's secret realm, which had never malfunctioned in decades, suddenly reported an error. This was all due to his tampering with the training center after sneaking in at night—utterly lawless!

To think that such a dangerous person would have to live under the same roof as him, and even to the point that he had a grudge against him, was truly astonishing.

Griffin felt that his expectations for college life had been shattered...

While Hayes was thinking, he whispered to Connor.

"Let's kneel down and apologize to him. Even though I offended him before, a man's knees are worth gold. No matter how angry he is, he probably won't dare to do anything to us!"

Connor hesitated before asking, "Do I have to kneel too?"

Griffin readily agreed: "There are so many people, he can't easily refuse!"

"Come on, I'll count to 3, 2, 1, 3..."

"2..."

"1!"

In an instant, Griffin and Connor simultaneously bent their knees and knelt down in front of Hayes, but before their knees could even touch the ground, Hayes flashed in front of them with a speed that no ordinary person could react to, grabbed them by the collar with one hand, and easily lifted them up.

Griffin & Connor: Holy crap!

This guy must have secretly used an agility-enhancing speed booster; how could a human be this fast?

At this moment, Griffin was filled with remorse. He regretted knocking on Hayes's door that night, regretted his rude attitude, and even more regretted that he was too slow in kneeling, giving Hayes room to refuse...

"Hey you two, what are you going to do with your dicks?"

Hayes' head was really throbbing. If he hadn't anticipated their actions in time, he would be facing his two roommates kneeling before him right now...

Just then, the door to dormitory 502 was pushed open.

Gentry stood anxiously in the doorway and said, "Hays, come help! That guy is too heavy; the three of us can't move him..."

Gentry paused, staring blankly into the room—at the scene where Hayes was carrying the two men, one in each arm like chicks.

What is this doing?

A bully establishing authority? Dormitory bullying!

After a brief hesitation, he decisively closed the door and shouted to his roommates as if nothing had happened.

"Come on, brothers, give it your all! Saving his life depends on the three of us..."

Inside the door, Hayes called out urgently, "Come back! Don't go!"

"Things aren't what you think!"

However, Gentry ignored him, his footsteps fading into the distance, as if in response to Hayes: he knew nothing, saw nothing...

"What a mess..." Hayes twitched his lips and "placed" his two roommates on chairs one after the other.

Seeing the two of them standing there like statues, not daring to move, Hayes rubbed his eyes and said weakly.

"Please...introduce yourselves first."

Griffin and Connor exchanged a glance, and Griffin introduced himself with trembling hands.

Hayes looked at Griffin and recalled.

"Mitchell Griffin? Haven't we met somewhere before? Your voice sounds familiar."

The corridor was dimly lit that night, and Hayes couldn't see Griffin's face, but his voice sounded somewhat familiar.

Upon hearing this, Griffin shuddered and said in a strained voice, "You, you must be mistaken. This is the first time we've met."

Hayes' eyelids twitched, but he didn't press the matter. Instead, he turned to look at the bed and asked.

"Does the college have any rules about which bed I sleep in, or can I just sleep anywhere?"

"No restrictions, you can sleep wherever you want!"

As they spoke, the two stood up to make the bed.

Hayes called out to stop them: "Don't move."

Like voice-controlled robots, the two stopped instantly and remained motionless.

"...sit down."

The two men sat down, looking at Hayes with fear, awaiting the next instruction.

Hayes was out of options, so he randomly picked a bed and started packing his luggage.

During this time, Griffin and Connor wanted to help him tidy up several times, but they were afraid that Hayes, being a germaphobe, would threaten to kill them if they even touched the sheets...

So the entire dormitory was quiet, with only the rustling sound of Hayes making his bed audible.

He glanced back halfway through and found that the two of them were doing nothing but watching him quietly, so he said helplessly.

"You two can go out now, and come back when it's time to go to bed..."

Upon hearing this, the two rushed out of the dormitory.

Hayes couldn't help but wonder if this could also be considered a form of bullying against him.

It's still the kind of resistance that's impossible to resist...

Fortunately, having a single roommate is very convenient; you can do many things you wouldn't normally be able to, such as...

Use the 50% off coupon to purchase the "All-Purpose and Weird Workbench".

A ding sound.

The 540 million on Hayes' bank card became 40, and in its place appeared a small, square worktable covered with graffiti and graphics.

Hayes touched it with great interest and lifted it up; it wasn't heavy and didn't take up much space, about the size of two chairs.

"How do I use this thing...?"

Hayes glanced at the weekdays unintentionally for a while, and the next second, a panel similar to but slightly different from the simulator appeared in front of him.

[Current Functions of the Workbench: None]

[Purchaseable Feature: Card Making (Price: 200w)]

[Purchaseable Feature: Enhancement (Price: 250 million)]

[Purchaseable Feature: Synthesis (Price: 300w)]

[After purchasing the built-in functions, the workbench can be used normally.]

[Note: You have one free trial opportunity and can choose any one of the above features]

This must be what they call "in-app purchase" programs, right? They're all getting more and more expensive.

Hayes looked at the panel description, hesitated for a moment, and then chose to try the most expensive "Synthesis" function.

The next moment, a picture of a tree canopy suddenly appeared on the workbench, with a line of small characters written next to the topmost grid.

[Currently available cards to be crafted: 1]