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

At this moment, the area in front of the boundary marker is already packed with people.

Most of them were wearing school uniforms, either from No. 1 Middle School or No. 2 Middle School.

Zhang Yun squeezed into the crowd, his eyes scanning the group at the front, and he spotted several familiar faces.

Dugu Ying, Zhao Long, and Lu Ming... these three super geniuses from No. 1 High School have all come.

They were surrounded by several top students from No. 1 High School.

On the other side, several top students from the Second Middle School camp who frequently appear in short videos have also arrived.

At this moment, these top students all wore solemn expressions, waiting for the same person.

At that moment, a soft light emanated from the boundary marker, and a young girl stepped out.

The moment she stepped out, everyone's eyes were drawn to her!

The girl looked to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.

Her long, jet-black hair reached her waist and swayed gently with her steps.

Her features were perfect: thin, sharp eyebrows, a high nose bridge, well-defined lips, and skin so white it was almost transparent, as if sculpted from ice.

What's most striking about her are her eyes.

His pupils were scarlet, yet extremely cold, and his gaze swept over the surrounding crowd without a trace of emotion.

He seemed indifferent to everything around him.

The cover of the legal code floating behind her was ice blue.

It wasn't the pale silver light of the Silver Codex, but a deeper, purer ice blue, as if it could transform at any moment and advance to a higher level.

On the spine of the code are four golden inscription marks.

Each one represents a projection of a sacred beast that she conquered.

These inscriptions cannot be obtained simply by entering the underground palace; one must enter at least three underground palaces for the code to appear.

This is a symbol of strength, and also a symbol of supreme glory!

At this moment, she was flipping through her own legal code as if no one else was around, as if she were taking stock of her gains from this successful passage.

"It's Xiao Lan, she's out!"

In the crowd, someone shouted in a low voice, as if afraid of disturbing something sacred.

"It really is her! She's 10 times more beautiful than in the videos!"

"If only she were my wife..."

"It would be fine if it were my mom..."

"Sixteen years old, conquered four underground palaces on her own, and has goddess-like looks—these sisters really don't let us fellow humans live..."

"Stop comparing yourself to goddesses when you weigh 380 pounds. You don't even deserve it!"

"It's just that... compared to her, even the geniuses in Jiangcheng are nothing, let alone ordinary girls..."

"Shh, keep your voice down. The top students from No. 1 and No. 2 Middle Schools are here. Don't cause trouble!"

"Tch, I'm just stating the facts. What 'Big Three' or 'Big Four' from No. 1 Middle School? Compared to Xiao Lan, they're nothing but roadside figures."

"They cleared the fourth dungeon, which was 30% more difficult, and they were out in 70 minutes."

"Three or four top players teamed up to clear the dungeon, but it took them nearly 100 minutes. Isn't that ridiculous?"

"That depends on who you're comparing yourself to. Compared to Xiao Lan, how many of the tens of millions of summoners in the Southern Region can rival him?"

"It's... better than your mom!"

Zhang Qi stood on tiptoe, wanting to see the excitement, but there were so many people that his small stature made it impossible to see anything.

Seeing this, Zhang Yun picked him up in one go.

Now, Zhang Qi could finally see Xiao Lan, who was the center of attention.

He was also stunned by Xiao Lan's beauty and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "That young lady is so beautiful, a hundred times more beautiful than my sister."

"Brother, isn't she amazing?"

Zhang Yun smiled and said, "She is indeed quite capable. After all, she can clear the underground palace on her own, which is something many people cannot do."

"Brother, are you better or is she better?"

Zhang Yun's lips twitched, and he replied, "She's definitely better now, but that might not be the case in three to five years."

Upon hearing this, a hunter standing nearby glanced at Zhang Yun with disdain and couldn't help but interject, "Young man, you're quite the braggart."

"That's Xiao Lan, her code is about to advance to the Golden Code."

"You're only at the Iron Forge level. Even if you have 10 years, you still won't catch up with her."

Zhang Yun glanced at the passerby but didn't argue. After all, he would understand in time.

Zhang Qi also realized how formidable Xiao Lan was, and couldn't help but mutter, "That young lady is really amazing. I wish my sister could be half as good as her."

Zhang Yun ruffled his hair and said with a laugh, "My cousin is also a very impressive summoner. Don't compare her to anyone else."

"Okay, I understand!"

Zhang Qi stared intently at Xiao Lan, her voice both childish and firm: "Brother, I want to work hard in the future and become a super summoner!"

"I'm going to make that girl my role model and surpass her!"

Zhang Yun smiled and said, "Very good, that's ambitious. Cousin, I support you."

At this moment, the crowd parted, and Zhao Long, carrying a gun, strode up to Xiao Lan.

His face was cold and hard as he said in a low voice:

"My name is Zhao Long, a descendant of the Zhao family, and the strongest student at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School."

"I'd like to ask you for some advice."

Xiao Lan was flipping through the legal code when something suddenly jumped out and started making noise. She glanced at it indifferently and replied in a cold tone:

"I have no interest in small fry."

"What did you say?!"

A single, casual remark instantly enraged Zhao Long. Just as he was about to step forward, Lu Ming, who had rushed up from behind, grabbed him.

"Dragon Prince, don't be impulsive! This is the Hunter's Guild; violence is prohibited!"

"that is..."

Dugu Ying crossed her arms and stepped out of the crowd, saying, "If you're going to challenge her, be more formal. Write a challenge and send it to her school."

"If you just jump out and challenge someone, there's no way they'll agree."

Zhao Long, competitive and unwilling to let the matter rest, ignored Lu Ming's attempts to stop him and continued to shout at Xiao Lan, "Xiao Lan, I formally challenge you!"

"You are a high-level summoner, a Silver Codex user, and so am I. Do you dare accept the challenge?"

Xiao Lan continued examining the golden cards in the codex, her tone calm and collected: "I said, I won't stoop to the level of small fry."

"you..."

Zhao Long was furious and wanted to take action immediately, but Lu Ming pulled him back.

Among the crowd, the elite students from No. 2 Middle School seized the opportunity to kick someone when they were down:

"Haha, Young Master Zhao, you should save your breath. With your mediocre skills, don't waste Xiao Lan's time."

"That's right, the gap between advanced Beastmasters is huge. Xiao Lan is a peak advanced Beastmaster, just one step away from becoming a General. You've only just entered the advanced Beastmaster realm, don't embarrass yourself."

"That's right... The whole team's solo speed can't even match that of one person, yet they still want to challenge him. How laughable!"

"So this is one of the three giants from No. 1 High School? They seem so stupid. How did they even manage to beat our school this afternoon?"

"I heard it was cheating..."

"I heard that No. 1 High School hired a very skilled person to solo the level, activating the holy light of the boundary marker before No. 2 High School. In fact, the three giants who teamed up cleared the level about half a minute later than No. 2 High School."

"Yeah... a lot of people are making videos now, preparing to expose the speedrun scores of the three giants. It's said that the one who actually beat our No. 2 Middle School is a guy named Zhang Laomo, who finished the game in 61 minutes."

"61 minutes to complete? What deck is that? It's so overpowered!"

"I don't know, that guy used an anonymous account, nobody knows his identity."

"Are you a student from No. 1 High School?"

"Definitely not! If a school has such outstanding students, they would have been praised to the skies long ago."

"I guess he must be a master from another city invited by the principal of No. 1 Middle School. He might be 30 years old already."

"No. 1 High School really went all out to beat No. 2 High School, they even hired a substitute player, it's so pathetic..."

"How can they not feel sorry for us? After all, they've lost to our No. 2 Middle School for nine consecutive years. They really can't afford to lose anymore..."

The students from No. 1 Middle School, seeing the students from No. 2 Middle School talking about their school, were also angered and retorted:

"Go to hell! We, No. 1 Middle School, won this speedrunning competition. You can't accept defeat, can you? If you can't accept defeat, then don't compete!"

"Exactly... it's all being broadcast live, who could fake it? Your No. 2 Middle School even has teams of four, why don't you say that?"

"When has No. 2 Middle School ever not fielded teams of four? Without their numerical advantage, when could they ever beat No. 1 Middle School?"

The students from No. 2 Middle School raised the international hand gesture: "Tch, why didn't No. 1 Middle School send four people? Can't afford it? Want us to lend you a few?"

"Yeah... If you can't gather four people, whose fault is it? If you're constipated, do you blame weak gravity?"

"What's your name, you good-for-nothing from No. 2 Middle School? You want to fight, huh? Let's go to the square and settle this!"

"Come on, who's afraid of who!"

Both groups of students had fiery tempers and immediately challenged each other to a fight.

Xiao Lan closed the law book and watched these novices pecking at each other with great interest, finding it quite amusing.

Just as the students from both sides were about to clash, a dignified voice rang out:

"Have you made enough of a scene?!"

Om-!

A deep, resonant voice came from above, making the entire hall buzz.

Everyone felt a sudden heaviness in their heads, as if they had been hit on the head with a blunt object, making them dizzy and unable to stand steadily.

Upon hearing the sound, Zhang Yun's pupils contracted sharply. He quickly caught his cousin, who was about to faint, in his arms to prevent him from falling.

At this moment, everyone's faces were filled with horror as they looked in the direction from which the sound waves came.

There, an elderly figure, hands clasped behind his back, slowly approached...