In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

To Lu Mingfei's surprise, these members of the Dragon's Claw did not actually resist opening up the club's internal businesses to the public.

Before Pandora arrived, Lu Mingfei quickly asked what the reason was, and the result was quite reasonable:

"Because we're poor," Tugluk shrugged. "Do you know how much it costs to keep the ley line magic supply device running for a day?"

"Even without any spirit cards, just letting it idle costs three thousand gold coins and over one hundred and eighty credits a day! And each spirit card—to be precise, every point of magic power—requires an additional twenty credits on top of that!"

"You can't just leave it here idling. Idling wears out the machine a lot. You have to insert a card to make it run... As for shutting it down? Of course, that's fine too. If you shut it down and then restart it, it will take a month to warm up. The warm-up time is also 3,000 gold coins per day."

"Instead of letting it sit here idly, we might as well display it and charge admission fees."

"—So, now you know how valuable this ley line device is, right? As long as you join us, it won't cost you a penny to operate; use it as you please."

At first glance, Lu Mingfei thought it made sense, but upon further reflection—this was simply a case of complaining about being poor.

Dragon-type magical spirits are the kind of spirits that "no one will be enthusiastic about them forever, but there will always be someone who is enthusiastic about them."

Therefore, the income from 'metal gems' alone is enough to cover the machine's operating costs. Furthermore, the Dragon Claw's base remains under their own name, so they don't need to pay any additional rent.

Moreover, many shops are willing to provide Dragon's Claw Club with some financial support, as long as they can send their GGs out when participating in the competition.

Of course, Lu Mingfei wasn't going to get caught up in this. He just rolled his eyes at Tugluk and continued to follow Stella, standing at the very front of everyone present.

The wait wasn't long, at least not long enough for Zhan Qingxuebao to lose control and pounce on Lu Mingfei again. Senior Pandora then walked in through the cave-like corridor entrance, followed by a blond, blue-eyed boy with extremely sharp features—

Hmm, is this Asmodeus?

Lu Mingfei seemed to be deep in thought.

Although he had a "void duel" with the Valkyrie's son a few weeks ago, this was only the second time they had actually met.

Well, the first time was at the entrance ceremony. It wasn't even a meeting; at most, he learned what Asmon looked like. The two didn't even exchange words.

So, it seems that he trained a dragon-type magical spirit during his time at home?

What is it?

Lu Mingfei looked at him with great curiosity.

The senior student from Pandora stood in the very center of the salon and began to speak. Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried a certain authority that subconsciously invigorated everyone, causing them to listen attentively.

"Everyone, today is our Dragon's Claw Club's second group activity of the year—"

"Before the salon officially begins, we need to mention a few things that might spoil the mood, so that these trivial matters won't dampen our enthusiasm once the salon officially starts:"

This tall, silver-haired senior seemed to have some special qualities. Her height was enough to make all the committee members present look down on her. Lu Mingfei couldn't help but compare her to Professor Liz in his mind. Compared to that professor who had one-sixteenth of the giant bloodline, this senior was only one head shorter.

—With a height of over 1.9 meters, almost everyone present had to look down.

But strangely enough, there was no sense of superiority in her voice:

"The Duel Club's 'Team Tournament' for this year has a confirmed date and will begin in four months. We ask all committee members to keep an eye out for outstanding students in the first and second years who could become members of our club."

"I know it's difficult, but we haven't qualified for the lower grades' team competition for five years now. Anyway, I hope everyone can put in more effort this year, at least so we don't get swept again, right?"

Whispers arose all around. Lu Mingfei couldn't hear the details, so he stopped trying to listen and instead focused his attention back on Asmodeus—

He seemed very enthusiastic, as if he couldn't wait to participate in this "team competition"—or rather, as if he couldn't wait to make his own contribution to the club...

Was he given some strict order to make a name for himself at St. Marian Academy?

"The second matter concerns the club's development—my opinion remains the same: Dragon's Claw should not be open to the public. However, promoting the club is equally important."

"In various competitions held on campus, those who represent the 'Dragon's Claw Club' and reach the top four will receive academic credits of various levels; the champion will be personally rewarded with a real dragon scale."

Not open to the public? Lu Mingfei unconsciously stroked the Azure Bloodrage Elf Card that Senior Sister Stella had given him, and began to analyze the meaning behind this sentence.

Lu Mingfei had already reviewed the club's specific rights and responsibilities. In a sense, all the rights the club could offer were tied to a medal—

In other words, you can get a discount at the store just by having this medal.

If it's just a discount in a store, then of course there's no problem: even if one student or several students all get a discount, how many credits can they lose?

But when it comes to this ley line machine, things can't be considered in this way—the first thing is whether this magic-providing device is allowed to be used by other people when it's open.

If the system is still based on medals, will the extra energy paid by other players for inserting extra cards be charged?

If someone from the Dragon Claw Club inserts another type of spirit card into the machine, what should be done?

These seemingly trivial matters can, if not handled properly, ruin the reputation of the entire Dragon Claw Club!

It would be better to take a clean cut and impose a complete restriction, prohibiting anyone outside the club from entering.

...Well, it doesn't seem like it can be completely restricted. For example, someone like me can win the dragon's favor, or someone can persuade their friend to lend them a dragon, then they can naturally sneak in...

But those who come in this way, regardless of the method, will likely take good care of the machine, and nothing unpleasant or chaotic will happen.

"Finally, have you seen any outstanding new students? You are all middle school students, and your time as committee members will only be one or two years, but the club's structure must continue—"

"Let me introduce you all. This is Asmon Tiss, a freshman at the Noble Academy, who has successfully created a dragon-type magical spirit..."

As she introduced herself, Asmon raised his hand and summoned, and dragons, now only skeletons, appeared from the cards.