Card Kingdom: This kid's codex is full of gold

"Yes."

Zhang Yun closed the codex and said, "This card is brand new; I just got it from the underground palace. It hasn't been contracted yet."

Upon hearing this, the female shop assistant's surprise deepened.

The boy in front of me was wearing a high school uniform and his code of law was only at the Cast Iron level. He dared to break into the Frostwolf Dungeon. He was really bold.

The female shop assistant guessed that his teammates must be quite skilled.

After all, the underground palace is extremely dangerous, and any high school student who goes there should be prepared to die.

His teammates dared to take a newbie like him on a mission, which undoubtedly shows they were quite skilled.

She handed the card back to Zhang Yun and said with a smile, "Sir, I'm just a junior clerk. I can only price the black iron cards directly. The bronze cards need to be appraised by the supervisor."

"Please wait a moment, I'll go and ask Manager Lin to come out."

Bronze cards start at a minimum value of six figures, much more expensive than iron cards, and are generally beyond the control of store clerks.

Zhang Yun nodded.

"Please wait a moment."

The female shop assistant turned and walked towards the back of the store.

Zhang Yun stood in front of the counter, his gaze focused on the various cards displayed there.

The counter in front of him was a bronze display case, filled with bronze cards.

Firehound Card, Water Turtle Card, Gale Sparrow Card, Rock Beetle Card, Shadow Cat Card, Electric Mouse Card, etc...

The dazzling array of goods overwhelmed Zhang Yun.

In the past, Zhang Yun would have been unable to look away from these cards, as they were all exquisite bronze cards, which were extremely attractive to novice summoners.

However, Zhang Yun's perspective on these cards had changed at this moment.

He possesses Dark Gold cards and even treats Gold cards as backups; these Bronze cards are simply beneath his notice.

He glanced at the counters on both sides.

The price of the cards on the right counter gradually increased, and the quality of the cards also gradually improved, eventually extending to the silver counter.

The prices of the cards on the left counter gradually decrease, and the quality of the cards also gradually declines, extending to the black iron counter.

Zhang Yun came here for two reasons: first, to sell the cards and repay the loan.

Secondly, select suitable Black Iron cards to prepare for fusing them into a second main card.

So he walked toward the black iron counter.

The cards in the black iron counter are arranged in a relatively rough manner; they are not displayed one by one, but rather stacked together.

Black iron cards are cheap and easy to source, so there aren't many rules about how to place them.

Zhang Yun's gaze slowly swept over the black iron cards in the counter:

Skull Card: Priced at 1000.

Rock Frog Card: Priced at 1200.

Fierce Dog Card: Priced at 3500.

Lynx Card: Priced at 5500.

Leopard Card: Priced at 9999.

...

These black iron cards come in many varieties and their data varies greatly. Zhang Yun looked at them for a while before focusing his attention on three cards.

They are: Skull Card, Rock Frog Card, and Blood Bat Card.

All three types of cards are extremely inexpensive, with prices fluctuating around 1000 yuan.

Most importantly... these three types of monsters are ubiquitous in Jiangcheng.

First, there are the Skull Cards. You can find a lot of them in any ruin, ancient battlefield, or mass grave.

There can be anywhere from hundreds to tens of thousands, and they can even form a necromantic catastrophe that threatens the city.

Rockfrog, a Rock-type monster, is a social monster and is extremely common in mountainous areas.

Not only in Jiangcheng, but throughout the entire Dragon Kingdom, this frog-like beast can be seen everywhere.

As for blood bats, they usually hide in secluded caves or damp, cold strata of the earth's crust, and are rarely seen on ordinary days.

However, they are super-social monsters, and a single group can number in the millions.

There are many card hunters who specialize in hunting blood bat swarms to farm cards. If they're lucky, they can farm hundreds or even thousands of cards at once.

All three types of cards are the kind that are plentiful and satisfying.

Summoners can purchase it whenever they want from major stores and small supermarkets.

Most people buy them only as supplementary cards, either as scouts or for their children to train in martial arts.

For Zhang Yun, however, these three cards were extremely valuable.

Not only are they available in large quantities and cheaply, making them suitable for fusion, but their starting data is also several times stronger than that of Slime Card.

Zhang Yun silently asked himself, "Noriko, Skull Card, Rock Frog Card, and Blood Bat Card, which one should I choose?"

[Foolish boy, what choice would you make? You'd want it all!]

"But my code can only contract one more main card..."

【Then let's choose one card first.】

[Blood bats are afraid of sunlight, a major flaw, and cannot be selected at this time.]

[The Rock Frog is good; it has decent defense and can be used as a meat shield, which is exactly what you need right now.]

However... in terms of quantity, it still can't compare to the Skull Cards.

The Skeleton Card is an entry-level card in the Undead archetype and is a humanoid monster. When upgraded to higher quality, it can learn human martial arts and is easily equipped with weapons, making it a well-rounded card capable of both offense and defense.

Let's choose the Skull card.

"good!"

"I'll buy some skull cards and combine them later."

As he was thinking, a fragrant aroma wafted over.

Zhang Yun looked up and saw a gentle-looking woman standing gracefully behind the counter.

The woman looked to be around 25 years old, with a full figure, especially her hips, which were like millstones. She wore a well-tailored dark blue suit dress and a ginkgo leaf badge pinned to her chest, just like Lin Qianqian's.

Her long hair was tied into a low bun at the back of her head, revealing a section of her slender neck. A few strands of hair fell beside her ears, making her jawline appear soft and distinct.

The woman's name was Lin Yan. Her features were not the kind of stunning beauty, but rather a kind of gentle and comfortable beauty. She had a full figure and a charming demeanor reminiscent of a virtuous young woman.

Seeing Zhang Yun look up at her, Lin Yan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a friendly smile:

"Hello, classmate. My surname is Lin, and I'm the rotating supervisor for this store. May I ask your name?"

"Just call me Xiao Zhang."

Zhang Yun handed over the Fanged Dire Wolf card: "This is the card I want to sell. Please help me estimate its price."

"OK."

Lin Yan took the card, her slender fingers pinching the edge of the card, and flipped it over to look at the data on the back.

She glanced at it and nodded slightly.

"Potential two-star, with a B-level skill, it's a pretty good bronze card."

She placed the card on the counter, looked up at Zhang Yun, and smiled, her beautiful eyes sparkling: "Zhang, how much do you want to sell it for?"

40.

Zhang Yun didn't mince words and directly stated the highest price he had seen in the short video.

"Zhang, you can't sell it for 40."

Lin Yan smiled slightly, returned the card to Zhang Yun, and said in a gentle tone, "40 is the retail price of the mall. If we sell it at this price, our store will lose money."

"Although this Dire Wolf card has decent stats, it's not elite-level, and because it's a common card in dungeons, it's produced in large quantities, and almost everyone has one."

"The profit margin for this type of card is very thin; our store can only offer you a maximum of 30."

"What do you think?"

30 is Zhang Yun's target price.

After all, he had previously learned about the Fang Dire Wolf Card, and the maximum amount that could be offered between classmates was 30.

The asking price of 40 was merely Zhang Yun's attempt to test the waters; he didn't actually intend to sell for 40.

Zhang Yun pretended to ponder, tapping his fingers lightly on the counter before saying, "Could you add a little more? If the price is right, I can sell a few more."

Hearing this, Lin Yan's smile widened, completely disbelieving Zhang Yun's words.

She has hosted countless guests of all kinds.

The most common sales pitch is: I can sell a little more, could your store raise the price a bit more?

In reality, at most, they might sell one or two more tickets.

There's really no need to raise prices just for one or two tickets.

Just as Lin Yan was about to politely refuse, Zhang Yun opened the codex again, pulled out cards from the blank pages, and placed them on the counter.

Lin Yan looked down and her pupils immediately contracted slightly.

She actually saw a mutated bronze boss dire wolf card and a silver frost dire wolf card!

These two cards are really good stuff!