My Card Beast Taming Game

But in front of Lu Qingning's father, it seems to be nothing.

Therefore, when she mentioned sending the surveillance footage to Shanghai, Attorney Cui immediately relented to prevent the conflict from escalating further.

Was Lu Qingning deliberately making it public to drag things out until the person in charge of Lingxiao Pavilion arrived?

If you settle things privately in the internet cafe, you'll only get a little money at most.

As for the few Lingxiao Pavilion members who were "abandoned," Zhou Chen would have liked to teach them a lesson too. They are not very capable and love to offend people. I believe no boss would like such employees.

After this commotion, the two of them lost interest in continuing to play the game.

On the way out of the hospital, Zhou Chen couldn't help but speak, "Sister Lu, you..."

Since they reconnected, Lu Qingning has been taking care of him tirelessly, taking him to practice using spirit cards in secret realms, helping him earn a large sum of clean money, and introducing him to various connections.

They even did him a favor.

Even an older sister wouldn't be this bad.

Why was Lu Qingning so good to him? So good that Zhou Chen felt unworthy of it.

"Don't overthink it. My grandparents asked me to take care of you, and I'm only doing it for their sake." Lu Qingning glanced at him.

Is it just because of what my grandparents asked me to do?

Zhou Chen remained silent.

Chapter 32: Gambling Cards in the Secret Realm

As the two walked, they came to a bustling place with a lot of people coming and going.

The open space, about the size of a basketball court, was separated by a metal fence. The outside was crowded with onlookers, while inside, two card masters stood on the edge, using their mental power to manipulate card creatures to fight.

At first glance, it looks like a Pokémon battle.

"Oh, it's a Spirit Card Arena." Lu Qingning became interested.

Zhou Chen asked with a strange expression, "Going out to kill monsters to earn money during the day, and then having to compete in spirit card battles at night, aren't you tired?"

He was quite tired from being responsible for the entire journey, and he was on high alert both on the way there and back, worried that monsters might suddenly appear and attack from all sides.

Now that he's back at the outpost, all he wants is to rest, have Captain Changming lead him through a few safe dungeons, and then get some sleep.

"Who told you they go out to hunt monsters during the day?" Lu Qingning rolled her eyes at him. "And look closely, see what those people outside are doing."

Zhou Chen turned his attention to the crowd and noticed that most of them were holding blank bills. "Gambling?"

"To be precise, it's gambling cards. It's quite common outside. Haven't you looked into it?" She raised her chin. "Want to buy one and try it out?"

Zhou Chen resolutely refused, saying, "I hate this kind of gambling; I feel like I'll be cheated out of my money."

"You're quite clever." Lu Qingning smiled. "These private gambling games with no credibility are usually played by actors. At most, you can win a small amount, but you can't win a lot."

Ordinary people might think that making a small profit is not bad, but little do they know that greed always grows step by step.

The two, who hadn't bought tickets but were just watching, inexplicably found the fight quite entertaining. Like cockfighting or bullfighting, it could ignite a violent urge within people.

After the game ended, the losing side naturally started making a scene, but it was quickly suppressed.

Large secret realms are managed quite strictly by associations, while smaller secret realms are much more lenient. Lu Qingning said that these gambling games are usually set up by the garrison members, who profit by acting as the bookmaker.

Zhou Chen didn't want to be dragged into trouble again tonight, so she said she was tired and wanted to go back to the hotel.

Lu Qingning, who loves to join in the fun, agreed despite feeling it was a pity.

As the only boy in the group, Zhou Chen naturally had a room to himself.

As he sat on the bed, wondering if there might be hidden cameras in the room, there was another knock on the door. It was Lu Qingning asking him if he wanted to go for a bath to relax.

Hua Ning and the others were in the sauna, and called Lu Qingning over to join them.

"I'm not going. You three girls can stick together, what am I going to do all alone?" Zhou Chen's reasoning was quite valid.

Lu Qingning scoffed, "I'll let you come along, do you dare? You'd better stay home forever!"

She slammed the door shut.

Zhou Chen thought for a moment, then opened the door and asked, "There shouldn't be any hidden cameras in this hotel, right?"

What are you going to do?

Lu Qingning stared at him suspiciously, then realized something and kicked him, "You pervert! Who cares about spying on you! All you do is think about nonsense all day long!"

Having gotten the answer, Zhou Chen immediately closed the door, keeping the irritable girl outside.

Once it was completely quiet outside, he reopened the door, peeked around, and, after confirming that everything was alright, locked the door and drew the curtains.

Given that even intermediate-level card master Hua Ning books rooms here, it's unlikely that anyone else would be so bold.

Just to be on the safe side, he checked using methods he found online—

I couldn't find anything.

The hotel at the outpost was simply furnished, but the soundproofing was excellent. Zhou Chen stepped onto the soft carpet, turned around and went into the bathroom, nervously opening the squad interface.

Changming Captain—

call!

bake!

It was as if a blazing sun had suddenly descended, its intense light and heat sweeping through the bathroom.

Even though Zhou Chen was hiding in the corner, he felt a clear pain on his skin, as if it were being burned by flames.

Fortunately, the bright light soon dimmed, revealing the appearance of an ordinary rooster.

It worked!

You can form teams in the secret realm!

"Giggle!"

Captain Changming called out twice, tilting his head to look at Zhou Chen in the corner, a hint of concern appearing in his round eyes.

Zhou Chen casually rinsed his reddened skin with water, and excitedly cheered, "Brother Chicken! Today is another hopeful day!"

Upon hearing this, the Long-Crying Captain suddenly spread its wings, ready to unleash its melodious song, "Cheep-cheep—"

"Shh!"

Zhou Chen rushed forward to stop it in a panic; even the best soundproofing in the hotel couldn't stop its barking from being so penetrating.

In the blink of an eye, the two disappeared into the bathroom.

About forty minutes later.

Captain Changming appeared alongside Zhou Chen, who was slumped on the ground, motionless. "Brother Chicken... thank you..."

"Giggle?"

Captain Changming cast a concerned glance at him and lightly pecked his face twice with his short beak.

Zhou Chen winced in pain, then touched the rooster's comb, which resembled flames. "You've had a tough day. I'll take a nap before we fight again."

The night in the Water Marsh Secret Realm lasts for eighteen hours, and he needs to make full use of this time to complete three dungeon runs!

He disbanded the Changming Captain's formation, lay back on the bed and slept soundly, not even responding when Lu Qingning and the others knocked on the door after they returned.

He slept for five hours and felt refreshed. He turned on his phone and saw several calls from Lu Qingning.

The outpost is located near a signal base station and a core network equipment room. Although it cannot contact the outside world, internal communication is still possible.

He didn't call, but sent a text message instead.

Lu Qingning replied very quickly.

Are you asleep?

"Yeah, what else can we do?"

"Then go to sleep, get some rest and wait for dawn."

The girl didn't say much.

Zhou Chen washed his face, summoned the Longming Captain to run the dungeon again, and worked diligently like an office worker.

Another five hours have passed.

Upon waking up again, Zhou Chen messaged Lu Qingning and learned that they were having dinner at a restaurant. She quickly got up, washed up, and rushed over to meet them.

Inside the restaurant, the three of them had already eaten most of their meal.

"Little cousin, come quick!"

Hua Ning smiled and waved; there happened to be an empty seat next to her.

Zhou Chen obediently sat down and thanked Lu Qingning, who was pouring him lemon water.

Han Baobao, looking at him from the side, asked, "Zhou Chen, you slept for ten hours in your room? You must have been practicing meditation, right?"

Given the physical condition of a card master, even if it's just an apprenticeship, he only needs five hours at most to be full of energy all day.

Most junior card masters typically only sleep three to four hours a day in order to find time for meditation.

Zhou Chen nodded slightly: "I woke up in the middle and practiced for a while."

Lu Qingning reminded her from the side, "Don't practice when it's almost dawn, so as not to put a strain on your mind."

As the waiter served the food, Han Baobao suddenly spoke up: "By the way, we're planning to go to the arena later, are you interested?"

"arena!"

Zhou Chen recalled the gambling game he had seen before.

Lu Qingning seemed to be able to guess what he was thinking and said, "The gambling is only part of it; the other part is much bigger."

Han Baobao asked in confusion, "A gambling game? Ningning, you guys went to see it?"

"Yeah, I saw it when I came out of the internet cafe." Lu Qingning didn't plan to tell her best friend what had happened before.

Chapter 33: The Silver Match (Please continue reading!!!)

An open-air arena.

Compared to ten hours ago, there are still quite a few people here.

Large floodlights scattered throughout the area illuminated the entire region as if it were daytime, and the sounds of animal roars, howls, and explosions were deafening.

The arena is so lively at night.

At first glance, the area surrounded by metal fences is extremely large, in the shape of a square, fifty meters long and thirty meters wide.

The ground was not paved with concrete and asphalt like roads, but rather with a simple layer of compacted soil.

The game has a strong Pokémon battle feel to it. In reality, the card players do not have fixed positions and can move freely on the field, but they are responsible for the consequences if they are accidentally injured.

Therefore, card players generally stand on the edge to ensure a wide field of vision while avoiding harm.

Among the crowd, Zhou Chen and his group, who had all changed back into camouflage tactical uniforms, wandered aimlessly.

Their similar attire made it easy for them to blend in, and only a few people were attracted by Lu Qingning's beauty, but they only glanced at her a couple of times.

Hua Ning did not accompany them, explaining that she disliked places with a lot of irrelevant people.

"Find a suitable opponent to fight!"

Lu Qingning was eager to try.

She is essentially an extremely combative person; otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen a large lion that's always panting as her main spirit card.

Fortunately, Zhou Chen was relatively weak, otherwise he would definitely be forced to spar every day.

Han Baobao was once the unlucky one who was entangled by Lu Qingning, and their friendship even started from there. Hearing her words now, she couldn't help but laugh and say, "Just don't look for me. I can't stand your torment."

"Do not care!"

Lu Qingning pouted cutely, feeling quite indignant that her best friend disliked her.

But she quickly found a rival—

A young man wearing a blue tracksuit was using a Silver-tier Earth-attribute Spirit Card called [Horned Pomeranian].

Judging from its appearance, this card creature resembles a pig, a cow, and a bear, with sharp horns on its head, a mouth full of blood-red fangs, and thick, hard brown fur all over its body. Its size is comparable to a small van.