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Oh, Li Xisheng is okay. It is said that the Li family is a branch of a big family.

Needless to say, Lu Yan is the kind of protagonist in fantasy novels who was born at the bottom of society. Wherever he goes, the geniuses there will call him a bumpkin, the kind of person who destroys a small family.

"Tsk, it would be funny if someone comes out with something like [The Lu family in Hujiang City is actually a branch of a large family], and everyone here is dead, so someone comes and takes me back."

Lu Yan silently complained in his heart, but it was just a delusion. At least as far as he knew, the ancestor of the Lu family was really born in a humble family.

Li Xisheng responded to his previous question: "The original plan was for the Li family to go out together. I just discussed it with Manager Jiang, and the plan has changed. The two of us will go with her."

Turning his head towards Jiang Jiu, Lu Yan was very surprised, with surprise written all over his face. The pink-haired girl turned her head away in dissatisfaction: "What are you doing? You've been lying down for so long, why don't you stretch your muscles?"

In fact, I thought you were the type who failed in the struggle for power in a big family and was exiled to Hujiang City and could never leave.

Lu Yan didn't say what he was thinking. Jiang Jiu glanced at the two of them, and his curiosity was stirred again: "I hope I won't disturb your date if I go over here."

"Manager,"

Li Xisheng sternly corrected him, "Even before, we didn't go together. Instead, the Li family set out as a group. We invited Lu Yan along because he's trustworthy."

"Oh, it's boring. One of you is so taciturn, and the other is so coquettish. If I wasn't worried about you two getting into trouble, I wouldn't even want to go out with you."

Jiang Jiu turned around speechlessly. Lu Yan waved to Li Xisheng's attention, then turned around and opened the back door to let Lamia down from the room.

"Don't worry about Sister Jiang. Tell me what I need to pay attention to when going to Tianwei City. I asked Lamia to check it online, but I'm afraid it might be fake information."

They set off this afternoon, following the Li family, and then separated to move freely when they arrived at the station. Naturally, Lu Yan had to make up for the local customs and practices of Tianwei City.

It was afternoon, and Lu Yan and Jiang Jiu were ready to follow the host Li Xisheng to the high-speed rail station.

After passing a series of inspections, the three entered the high-speed rail station, and Lu Yan also saw the high-speed rail in this world.

The train looks almost the same as in the previous life, but its strength and hardness are much worse.

The world of card masters has done a lot of research on materials through the study of cards. If these cars derail or collide violently, even if the passengers are killed, the car bodies will not necessarily be damaged.

The Li family members who were going to the auction had all arrived. Lu Yan also saw the Wang family members standing on the other side. They seemed to be going to attend the auction as well.

As a first-tier metropolis, Tianwei City held a grand auction that attracted many people from the surrounding areas. Small families and small companies all wanted to get a piece of the pie or have "friendly exchanges" with families in other cities.

"There are so few ordinary people, so why should we prohibit the movement of ordinary people?"

"Of course it's because it's dangerous."

Jiang Jiu patted Lu Yan's waist:

"Think about it carefully. What if an evil card master disguises himself as an ordinary person using a card and enters the city? You've already been attacked twice. Wouldn't opening up the city to traffic make the situation even worse?"

Only when society is stable enough can the movement of ordinary people bring benefits. Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with terrorist attacks everywhere.

Especially since this world also has special powers, even if the card master has the right card, the person in charge of clearance inspection may not be able to find it.

Although the person Lu Yan encountered was let in because he accepted money, he didn't know how the matter was handled. As an idle card master, it was not convenient for him to ask.

As the Li family's team approached, the leader saw the three people from afar and hurried forward, showing sufficient respect to Jiang Jiu:

"Ms. Jiang Jiu, it's great that you're willing to go with us."

"Well, I just wanted to go out and take a look. I want to thank you too."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

They communicated in an official tone. Lu Yan decided to talk less and do less, standing behind Jiang Jiu like a door god.

The meaningless greetings ended quickly. Jiang Jiu and two others stood aside. Not long after, the high-speed train roared in and stopped in front of everyone.

The waiting drivers boarded the bus one after another. Lu Yan sat down between the two girls and looked out the window. Li Xisheng saw this and asked, "Would you like me to switch seats with you?"

"sorry to bother you."

Without any thought of enjoying being hugged by women on both sides, he switched seats with Li Xisheng and looked out the window.

The train started and slowly left the station. A dense forest came into sight. The rails passed through the jungle and headed straight for the next city.

During the journey, Lu Yan did not see any normal roads. What was certain was that ordinary cars could not travel between cities unless they were off-road vehicles.

Of course, if you have a mount-type card, you can fly or run there without spending any money, but then you will have to face some wanted evil card masters in the wild, as well as monsters that appear in fixed areas in the suburbs after the card domains overlap.

65

Chapter 65: First-tier city "Tianwei"

"Hey, wake up, we're almost there!"

When the train arrived at the station, Lu Yan woke up at Jiang Jiu's urging. While his consciousness was still a little fuzzy, he felt the weight on his shoulders.

Turning his head, the eldest lady fell asleep on his shoulder, her eyes half closed, and it was unclear whether she was awake or not.

He fell asleep after the high-speed train had run for a distance, and he saw many freight trains passing by on the way.

She raised her hand to shake Li Xisheng's shoulder, and she began to stagger. She took out three chocolates from her pocket, gave two to Lu Yan and Jiang Jiu, and put one into her mouth. The sweetness and bitterness made her eyes gradually clear.

After eating the chocolate, Lu Yan pressed the inner pocket of his shirt where the card box was placed. In order to ensure the smooth operation, he brought a lot of soul ashes stored at home.

I opened the curtains and looked out the window. The dense forest turned into a plain, and at the end of the railway track I could see a city looming in the distance.

The city walls are towering, like, oh, a besieged city.

Entering the station, Lu Yan got off the train behind Li Xisheng. What caught his eye was a long string of advertisements. The auction advertisements were posted in the high-speed rail station.

It can be seen that this auction is not only for high-end people, but also for grassroots card traders to have a sense of participation.

"Ms. Jiang,"

The head of the Li family came over with a flattering smile, "Would you like to go to the hotel with us?"

"No need, I'll just take your eldest daughter and my younger brother for a quick walk."

After waving away the person in charge who tried to get close to them, Jiang Jiu led the two out of the high-speed rail station and reminded Lu Yan: "Don't make a fuss when the time comes, so that others won't say you haven't seen the world."

"That's not the truth, don't worry, I don't want to be treated as a bumpkin and get into trouble."

As he was speaking, he just walked out of the door when a strong wind blew over his head. Lu Yan looked up and saw a hover car moving in the air along a predetermined track. Judging from the license plate number, it should be a taxi.

There are many hover taxis. If the technological level of Hujiang City is superficially similar to that of Lu Yan's previous life, the civilian technology here can be clearly felt to be advanced and futuristic.

However, for the entire world of card masters, this is just the difference in construction guidelines and policies of each city. According to the Internet, the buildings in some cities are very retro.

In other words, the building is retro, and it has everything you need including internet access and electrical appliances.

Lu Yan, who had made preparations in advance, was not very surprised. Jiang Jiu waved her hand, and a land taxi stopped in front of her and the door opened automatically.

The three of them sat in the back seat together. There was no driver in the car, it was an unmanned taxi. A projection appeared out of thin air in front of Jiang Jiu, and inside it was a mascot that looked strangely cute.

The mascot is a Q-version character that looks like a mix of a car, an airplane, and a ship.

As for the specific means of transportation, Lu Yan didn't know.

The next second, the AI spoke, a cheerful, youthful, neutral voice emanating from it: "Hello, sir. Welcome to our taxi. I am AI Xiaoan. May I ask if you…"

Without waiting for the AI to finish, Jiang Jiu opened the mobile app and gently shook it in front of the mascot.

Its eyes suddenly shone with light, and then it said, "Senior Member Ms. Jiang Jiu, thank you for your service. Where are you going?"

"Um……"

Leaning on the soft cushion, Jiang Jiu thought about where to go slowly: "Where in Tianwei City can I find delicious desserts?"

"We're currently screening. We've listed the most popular dessert shops for you. Whether in Tianwei City, other cities, or outside of Mailong Country, they all enjoy a high reputation~."

The mascot "Xiao An" raised his finger, and the entire map of Mailong Kingdom, the country where Lu Yan was located, appeared behind him.

The territory of Mailong Kingdom is almost circular, with a large number of mountains surrounding the land of Mailong Kingdom, like a giant dragon entwined.

The map quickly zoomed in, eventually forming a map of Tianwei City, with several light spots located on relatively famous dessert shops.

Jiang Jiu didn't make a choice immediately. When he heard the phrase "world-renowned", he frowned. Apparently, he had been fooled before. He chose to say it another way:

“What’s the most popular dessert shop for locals?”

All the originally marked light spots disappeared and were replaced by several other locations. Jiang Jiu picked and chose the one closest to the auction site.

"lets go."

"Understood. We'll enter safe travel mode. Xiao An will be monitoring the situation."

The light screen disappeared, and Lu Yan finally couldn't help asking: "Do most companies have an AI assistant?"

"Most of them do, after all, AI is much more convenient, and you don't need to spend money to make them. You can just hire a card artist who can summon AI creatures."

"Xiao An is indeed independently researched. He is not a summoned creature and can exist forever, but there are still some problems with his logic. He is completely unable to reach the level of silicon-based creatures and data creatures in some other worlds."

Jiang Jiu spoke casually, showing no interest in the outside world, and lowered his head to browse his mobile phone. Li Xisheng was similar. Only Lu Yan, who had never been out, was observing the street scene of Tianwei City through the window.

How should I put it? The first feeling is that there are too many people. The population of first-tier cities is much larger than that of Hujiang City. Not only are the driving lanes very crowded, but even the sidewalks are crowded with people.

Whether they are card masters or ordinary people, everyone is in a hurry, as if they will miss something if they don’t hurry up.

"Is life in Tianwei City very stressful?"

"After all, it's a first-tier city. It's different from Hujiang City."

Jiang Jiu squinted his eyes and looked out the window. "The competition here is more intense than in small cities. Whether you are a card master or an ordinary person, if you want to continue living here, you must make sufficient contributions if you have no power or influence."

[Last-in-last elimination system], Lu Yan had long learned about Tianwei City’s brutal competition system from the Internet.

Anyone who fails to make sufficient contributions, whether they are locals or migrant workers, will be ordered to leave Tianwei City and go to other cities.

Tourists are definitely excluded, but those who pretend to be tourists and refuse to leave are another matter.

As for how to judge whether sufficient contribution has been made, this city has an artificial intelligence that calculates the score, which is a legendary 5-star card.

It can process the data of an entire city, and the contribution calculation is done by it.

As for the holder of this artificial intelligence, he is the guardian of Tianwei City and an official appointed by the State of Mailong.

Even with this system in place, there is still a constant stream of people wanting to come to Tianwei City. As the saying goes, "Even if you don't want to come, there are plenty of people who will."

Whether it is resources, number of card domains, jobs, promotion paths, etc., Tianwei City ranks among the best in all cities in the country.

This is what has led to people from other cities who are ambitious and unwilling to take a break scrambling to enter Tianwei City. Every year, there are frustrated people leaving, and there are also outsiders coming in with hope.

Lu Yan felt from the bottom of his heart that Hujiang City was indeed the best place. The pressure of survival was not that great for ordinary people and card masters. It would be even better for him to get rid of the Wang family.

66

Chapter 66 Shopping.

After encountering several traffic jams on the way, the three of them finally arrived at the dessert shop before dark.

Lu Yan, who was not a picky eater, put the dessert that looked like pudding and almond tofu into his mouth. He just thought it was delicious and didn't have any other feelings about it. However, the two (?) girls thought it was very delicious.

Li Xisheng squeezed out a smile with the corners of his mouth, and Jiang Jiu squinted his eyes and enjoyed it, as if he had sucked it in, and his clothes were almost bursting.

"When is dinner? Avoid snacking before dinner."

"Where are you from, old lady?"

Taking out another dessert from the bag and opening the lid, Jiang Jiu took the boy and girl for a walk on the street at dusk. They found a restaurant to have a full meal, and then came to the front of the auction venue.

An entire commercial building stood in front of the three of them. The main reason they brought Lu Yan here was to scout the place. Jiang Jiu and Li Xisheng had already seen it.

This is where the main event is held. When the time comes, it will be full of stalls and shops selling cards. Secondary or less important auctions will also be held in various exhibition halls in the building.

The main auction will be held in a large venue behind the commercial building.

The venue is large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. It is estimated that only more than a hundred groups of people will be able to enter to participate in the auction, ranging from invited families to certain official personnel, and foreign guests may also enter. It will be very lively.

"Sister Jiang, are you qualified to enter the main auction venue?"

Through the window, Lu Yan looked at the staff who were making preparations in the building that was cleared of idle people. He was tempted by this question and wanted to go out and see the world.

"I wasn't invited. Forget it. Instead of dwelling on these trivial matters, you should think more about finding cards to enhance yours."

After taking Lu Yan to check out the spot, Jiang Jiu led the two of them into a hotel very close to the building.

[There is a hotel], this is really its name. The full name is very long, with four big characters as the layout.

In the magnificent hall, a group of beautiful waiters and maids lined up in two rows to greet the guests. Lu Yan moved his fingers slightly and almost pulled out his card.

After becoming a 3-star card master, his keen perception of energy made him realize that these greeters were all cards.

What if there is a killer disguised as an ordinary waiter among this group of identical cards? Wouldn’t that be very passive?

"Hello, do you have an appointment?"