My Card Beast Taming Game

Perhaps it is precisely because they can find relatively reliable partners that they join these organizations?

The four arrived at the restaurant that Hua Ning had booked in advance. The kitchen staff worked quickly, and they soon enjoyed a hot meal.

There is no doubt that the staple food is monster meat, and the amount of vegetables is enormous.

The audience for pretty food at the outpost is extremely small. After a day of hard work, most card players just want to fill their stomachs and replenish their energy.

Zhou Chen ate to his heart's content, then glanced at the busy waiters in the aisle and asked in a low voice, "They shouldn't be ordinary people, right?"

“There are card masters as well as ordinary people. The environment of the Water Marsh Secret Realm means that ordinary people can only do short-term jobs.” Lu Qingning wiped the corner of her mouth.

Hua Ning smiled and said, "These kinds of part-time jobs are often posted on the association's official website, and occasionally they are outsourced to certain organizations."

"Don't waste your time in a place like this; you won't make much money there." Lu Qingning seemed afraid that he would actually look for such a part-time job.

Zhou Chen remained noncommittal, but his understanding of the outpost deepened.

After dinner, Han Baobao suggested going to a bathhouse to relax, but Zhou Chen didn't join in, saying he wanted to go back to his room to play games.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qingning also refused, saying she wanted to play games with him instead.

What are you playing now? MOBA? First-person shooter?

"Anything is fine..."

Zhou Chen didn't actually want to play games; he was planning to find an opportunity to run a dungeon, but Lu Qingning didn't give him that chance.

Lu Qingning patted his back lightly, "Let's go! To the internet cafe!"

"Internet cafe?" Zhou Chen was surprised.

Lu Qingning, unusually, did not get angry, but patiently explained the outpost to him in detail.

Despite its rugged appearance, resembling a military base, this place was only recently developed, partly due to the heavy burden of defending a large-scale secret realm.

Many small and medium-sized secret realms are relatively easy to control due to the limited variety of monsters. As a result, their outposts have developed into small towns with complete infrastructure, capable of accommodating many low-level card players.

The interior of the internet cafe at the outpost is naturally decorated in a Syrian style, with cement floors, chandelier ceilings, and gray walls that haven't even been plastered.

The computers were top-of-the-line, arranged either in a circle or neatly in the spacious hall.

Unfortunately, it only has a local area network, so all online games can only be played against people in the outpost.

Instead of going to the private room, the two found two computers in a corner.

Sometimes when I go to an internet cafe to play games, what I want is this atmosphere of sitting in a row.

Zhou Chen doesn't play computer games often, and he was quite conflicted looking at the dazzling array of games. His neighbor, Lu Qingning, on the other hand, found a battle royale game where you could join again as long as everyone was alive and urged him to team up.

It has to be said that although her luck was bad, her skills were comparable to those of a card master, and she managed to carry Zhou Chen, a newbie, to victory in PUBG.

Fireworks flashed on the screen, and Lu Qingning, the victor, smiled as she drank her cola, "Not bad, not bad, I have to eat as soon as I get here!"

From a private room several rows away with its door wide open, came a furious roar: "Damn it! Why didn't you help me up when I told you to?"

"I'm being carried; if I get too close, I'll be crippled. How can I help me up?"

"He's definitely cheating! He even used a smoke grenade, how could he get a headshot and kill me instantly?"

"Go out and find them! I want to see who's so motherless!"

"go!"

At a shout, several people dressed in white rushed out of the private room, their eyes scanning all the customers surfing the internet in the cafe.

Zhou Chen: "???"

This has caused trouble again?

He stared wide-eyed at Lu Qingning, who stood up with a sneer, and suddenly felt that she was just like a jinx.

You can encounter "monsters" even while playing a game?

...However, losing a game can be very exciting, especially for card players who have just returned from a fierce battle and want to relax.

"Such a stubborn mouth. If you're bad, practice more. If you can't handle losing, don't play!" Lu Qingning said sarcastically, still showing no weakness in front of the five adult men.

When the other person saw that the person who spoke up was a pretty girl, the anger on his face instantly turned into a provocative, lewd smile. "Oh! A pretty girl I've never seen before!"

"How old are you this year? Did you come to this secret realm with your parents to make a living?"

"This girl is so good, let's play together! Our five-player team will win until dawn!"

They went on and on, their words becoming increasingly offensive.

When people are emotionally charged, they often speak irrationally and completely disregard the consequences.

Seeing that the group was dressed uniformly and noticing the silence of the other internet users, Zhou Chen immediately realized that they probably had connections and powerful backers.

Unfortunately, they offended Lu Qingning.

Without hesitation, Zhou Chen tossed the half-finished Coke bottle to the person opposite him while they were rambling on.

Ouch!

The glass bottle was deflected by the other party's hand and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"What the hell do you want? Fuck—"

boom!

Before the man could finish speaking, a Coke bottle, faster and more accurately, smashed into his mouth—it was Lu Qingning who threw it.

The battle is imminent!

Chapter 31: A Favor (Please read on!!)

The internet cafe was in a complete mess.

The outpost was by no means a lawless zone, and soon the association's sheriff arrived.

They walked over the broken peripherals, gaming chairs, computer cases and other debris scattered on the ground, and found that one side of the fight consisted of five people, while the other side had only a boy and a girl.

Strangely, the side with more people was actually more disheveled, with injuries on their faces, while the side with fewer people appeared unharmed.

The two groups of people were separated by a distance, some holding broken chair backs and others holding large 32-inch monitors.

One of the security team members spoke up, "Stop right there! What's going on?"

"Sir!"

The five men falsely accused the other party, claiming, "They hit the person first!"

"Yes, yes! Those two kids started throwing things around first!"

"We are a team from Lingxiao Pavilion! Absolutely respectable people! We don't know where they're from..."

The expressions on their faces were almost obsequious, they were practically bowing and scraping.

Although discerning observers could tell from the earlier struggle that something was amiss, the situation was now beyond their control; they had no choice but to put up a fight.

"Lingxiao Pavilion?"

The sheriff glanced at their uniform attire, then looked at Lu Qingning and Zhou Chen, who had set down their stools and monitors. "And you two? Anything to say?"

Lu Qingning stated bluntly, "The person who started the insults also acted like a hooligan, and there is CCTV evidence to prove it."

The sheriff glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner. "You're all minors, aren't you? Who came with you?"

"Hua Ning." Lu Qingning didn't try to hide it.

Upon hearing the name, the sheriffs were taken aback. The Lingxiao Pavilion members realized something was wrong when they suddenly fell silent.

"Sir—"

"Go check the surveillance footage; you'll see the details immediately," the sheriff waved his hand, interrupting them.

The faces of the people from Lingxiao Pavilion immediately turned ugly.

They didn't know Hua Ning, but the sheriff clearly did, which was very troublesome.

A group of people arrived at the internet cafe's front desk. After reviewing the surveillance footage, the security officer immediately understood the situation and asked Lu Qingning and Zhou Chen, "Shall we settle this privately or officially?"

The people from Lingyan Pavilion were completely panicked because they were being questioned only one party instead of both parties, which meant they should have been asking both parties about their situations.

The man at the front of the line immediately said, "Let's settle this privately! Let's settle this privately!"

The sheriff ignored him, and Lu Qingning also ignored him, saying, "Follow official procedures. Examine the injuries, pay compensation, and detain if necessary."

"you sure?"

The sheriff glanced at the state of the two people and said, "Should we call Ms. Hua over first?"

"No need, I can make my own decision. This is my junior card dealer certificate." Lu Qingning handed over the certificate.

There are records of teams entering and leaving the secret realm, which the association's security team can easily find out.

Upon hearing the words "junior card master," the sheriff couldn't help but glance at Lu Qingning a few more times, while the members of Lingxiao Pavilion instantly turned ashen-faced.

Junior Card Master!

Although they are backed by a large card master club like Lingxiaoge, they are essentially just trainee card masters and only small fry. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to the internet cafe as a group to play games.

At their age, there are better ways to relax at the outpost.

The sheriff said, "Alright, we'll do as you say."

A large group of people left the internet cafe, and the internet cafe's losses will be repaid by each individual after the matter is resolved.

Zhou Chen walked beside Lu Qingning and whispered, "Are you alright after going to the police station? I think you were pretty ruthless."

"Don't worry, just wait." She didn't say anything more.

At the outpost hospital, the medical examination was proceeding quickly, but someone suddenly approached them along the way.

"Sirs, I am the field operations manager of Lingxiao Pavilion." The speaker was a young man, with a gentle tone and polite demeanor. "My name is Cui Lv."

When the people from Lingxiao Pavilion saw him, they immediately looked up as if they had found their pillar of support, exclaiming, "President Cui!"

"Mr. Cui, you've arrived!"

"President Cui..."

"Shut up, all of you!" Cui Lu snapped, then nodded apologetically to the sheriff, "I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."

The sheriff said amiably, "Mr. Cui, you're too kind. This is Ms. Hua's team member. We are conducting a medical examination according to her wishes."

Upon hearing this, Cui Lu looked at Lu Qingning, who had her hands in her hoodie pockets and seemed completely unconcerned, and chuckled, "Lu! Do you remember me?"

“Cui Lu, a mid-level card master from Lingxiao Pavilion,” Lu Qingning said without any politeness, “I’ve been waiting for you.”

Cui Lu smiled and said, "Student Lu, don't be angry. Lingxiao Pavilion will agree to whatever you want to do."

Zhou Chen remained silent as he watched.

He wasn't surprised by Lu Qingning's extensive network, after all, Maple City really wasn't that big, and the upper circle of card masters was quite small.

Lu Qingning said, "I don't care what happens, I just want a favor from your Lingxiao Pavilion."

"..." Cui Lu's smile faded slightly. "Student Lu, this isn't how you ask for an exorbitant price."

Lu Qingning laughed, "I've copied the surveillance footage. I can send it to Shanghai after we get out."

Cui Lu's breathing became slightly heavier, but eased up after a few seconds. "I can only agree to your request based on my personal position in Lingxiao Pavilion. There's nothing more I can do."

"That's enough." She pushed Zhou Chen, who was standing next to her, aside. "You can't refuse him if he comes to you in the future."

Zhou Chen was a little confused, not expecting that this so-called favor was something Lu Qingning wanted for her.

Cui Lu looked at the boy in front of him, who wasn't particularly outstanding, and was a little surprised, but in the end he nodded and handed him a business card, "Little classmate, remember to add me after you go out."

"……it is good."

Zhou Chen accepted it.

Having resolved Lu Qingning's issue, Attorney Cui ignored his men and said to the sheriff, "These few good-for-nothings will have to be dealt with; punish them to the fullest extent of the law. As for Lu Qingning, we will not pursue the matter further."

"President Cui!"

The people from Lingxiao Pavilion were terrified. They thought the matter was settled, but they never expected to face imprisonment!

Cui ignored him and quickly left the hospital, feeling somewhat annoyed at being ripped off.

Zhou Chen watched this scene and fell into deep thought.

He had seen Lingxiaoge, the card master club, online. It was very famous in Yuzhou. It was said that the big boss behind it was a senior card master who controlled several platinum cards.