My Card Beast Taming Game

"It's not about the cake!"

"If you can eat four, I have no objection."

"I already said..."

"Turn on the power quickly, it's so hot!"

"..."

Chapter 120: Card Master Sect

The inner city of the academy.

Because it is located within the Shintoin Temple, it is known as the "Little Shintoin Temple".

"You really don't want four cakes?"

The Chow Chow tilted its head back and asked again, "Made entirely of monster materials, with no unnecessary ingredients."

"I can't eat that much."

Zhou Chen stopped in front of the cake shop it indicated, and found that it was surprisingly not very big, just a small shop.

There was no sign, but the decor was quite cozy.

The one-horned Chow Chow jumped off the foot pedal, trotted around, and used its horn to pry open the glass door, shouting, "Miss, three cakes today! All original flavor!"

The shop assistant at the front desk, who was bored out of her mind, immediately smiled upon hearing this, "We'll arrange it for you right away! You actually came in person today?"

"Yeah, yeah, my card master is even lazier than me, there's nothing I can do about it."

The one-horned Chow Chow responded very positively.

The two actually started chatting.

Clearly, the one-horned Chow Chow has been a frequent customer here; otherwise, the staff wouldn't have been so accustomed to a talking dog.

When she noticed Zhou Chen following behind her, she instinctively asked, "Welcome, what would you like to order?"

"He was with me."

The one-horned Chow Chow raises its paw as a reminder.

The shop assistant suddenly realized what was happening and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, put it on the tab." The one-horned Chow Chow replied nonchalantly. After the clerk finished packing, it suddenly leaped up and grabbed the item. Without paying, it scurried back to the front door and gestured to Zhou Chen to open it.

Zhou Chen silently pushed the glass door open to the side.

Thank you~

The one-horned Chow Chow was surprisingly polite.

Back on the electric scooter, the cake was already hanging up.

The one-horned Chow Chow urged, "Quickly find a quiet, cool place, I can't wait to enjoy it!"

"This is my first time in Little Capital..."

Zhou Chen had no idea there were any quiet and cool places.

The Chow Chow sighed, "So I guess I still have to rely on myself? Get in the car!"

then.

A man and his dog arrived at a nearby park and occupied an octagonal pavilion.

The Chow Chow expertly opened the outer packaging, gave one box to Zhou Chen, and then opened the remaining two boxes for himself.

The cake was simple, looking like the most common cream and fruit cake, and the Chow Chow quickly ate it until its face was covered in smears.

While eating, it said, "This cake shop is run by a mid-level cake maker, and this is his specialty: cream and fruit cakes."

A mid-level card maker making cakes?

Zhou Chen was already interested in the cake that platinum-level spirit beasts craved, and now he felt even more excited.

He used the included fork and plastic knife to cut off a piece to taste, and it was indeed very good. No wonder the Chow Chow kept complaining about the heat and made a special trip over.

"It tastes good, doesn't it?"

The Chow Chow licked the cream off the muzzle and stuck out its liver-red tongue again, its upturned corners making it look like it was smiling.

Zhou Chen nodded. "It really is delicious."

"If you still want to eat it, then consider it."

The unicorn chow chow revealed its true intentions: "I can personally sponsor you a cake every day."

He put down his fork and said solemnly, "One a day? You've gone to a lot of trouble, making such a great sacrifice to recruit me."

The one-horned Chow Chow retracted its tongue and said, "Little kid, do you think a cake is cheap? Do you know how little pocket money I get every day? You're kidding!"

"You opened it first."

Since Zhou Chen learned that Shen Du Academy truly valued him, he felt relieved and no longer deliberately restrained himself when interacting with the One-Horned Chow Chow.

A four-month training course for a junior card master is indeed valuable!

The one-horned Chow Chow sighed, "Then what do you want? Name your price. I have no property, at most I can give you some of my food."

"You've already said you have no assets, what's the point of me talking to you? Let's eat cake, let's eat cake."

Zhou Chen already knew from Lu Qingning what he could get, but he didn't know exactly how far he could negotiate.

After all, it was my first time negotiating with someone.

The Chow Chow buried its head in its food for a couple of bites, then raised its head and continued to glare at him, "I'll just tell Fatian, she's rich, you can drive whatever you want."

Zhou Chen remained silent, feeding himself piece by piece of cake with a fork.

The one-horned Chow Chow knew he was waiting until the exam was over.

The speed at which one's mental strength improves is only one aspect of talent. While the entrance exam may be simple, it can also reveal a person's other talents.

"Hey, these young people nowadays, why are they all so good at waiting for the right price?"

The Chow Chow devoured the cream cake in a few bites, jumped off the stone table in the pavilion, and walked away on its own, saying, "Remember to think of us, don't forget the kindness of this cake."

What the hell is this about a cake?

Zhou Chen watched the one-horned Chow Chow disappear into the park, feeling somewhat sentimental. Even a dignified Platinum-level spirit beast had to rush to recruit students.

He clearly had the ability to smash him to pieces, but he chose to do so much in a roundabout way.

It was both a sudden abduction and a request for his help to deliver him to Xiaoshendu.

They just wanted to create conditions for conversation.

Zhou Chen opened his phone and relayed the details of what had just happened to Lu Qingning, who had asked him "Where are you?"

Lu Qingning replied quickly.

"You did the right thing. These guys are inherently arrogant; if you agree too quickly, they'll think you're short-sighted. But they're tolerant of talented people, and there's nothing wrong with fighting for your own interests."

Zhou Chen: Okay.

Lu Qingning: "Array Domain Academy... I've thought about it, and you should actually consider it. Graduates in this field can earn a lot of money."

The requirements for the array engineer are both the quality and quantity of the card master's mental strength, and the threshold is extremely high. Not only do card masters need to have good talent, but they also need to be rich.

Without money, you can't operate a formation that treats spirit cards as consumables.

But will Zhou Chen lack spirit cards?

Lu Qingning felt that as long as he was willing to go to the secret realm, with a card-making luck rate of nearly 70%, he would definitely not lack low-level spirit cards, as for high-level spirit cards...

Even rich people need this stuff!

Lu Qingning: "As for Fatian, I don't know much about him. I do know about the Xiezhi lineage; they are the judges of the various Xia states, not a noble family. Strictly speaking, they are the predecessor sect of the academy."

Zhou Chen: "A sect?"

Lu Qingning: "In the past, there were two main factions of card masters in the various Xia kingdoms—aristocratic families and sects. Aristocratic families relied on bloodlines to pass down their skills from generation to generation, while sects relied on master-disciple inheritance. The former has always suppressed the latter."

So why is Card Master Academy so powerful now?

The answer is simple—

The current president of the Card Master Association comes from a sect or faction.

In a world where personal power trumps everything, the "emperor" is even more orthodox than in the feudal society of the previous era. This applies to all dynasties, rulers, and even so-called speakers and chief speakers outside of China.

"If their offer is good, you can agree."

Lu Qingning continued, "If nothing unexpected happens, I'll have similar plans after graduation, but I haven't decided yet."

Despite receiving a lot of resources and help from the Shen family, Lu Qingning never thought of returning to the Shen family.

Many people in the Shen family also did not want her to go back. After all, Shen's father's idea was to groom Lu Qingning as the successor to the family head. How could the Shen family be willing to let a mere child ride on their heads?

Moreover, she didn't grow up in the Shen family and has been reluctant to take the surname Shen.

So far, only Shen's father has expressed the idea of ​​letting Lu Qingning return to the Shen family; all other parties oppose it.

Chapter 121: Encountering Old Xing Again

Zhou Chen also wanted to go to the Array Domain Academy.

This is the only thing the game panel can't provide, but it's helpful for defeating bosses, so it's essential to understand it thoroughly.

What troubled him was Fatian.

If Fatian had no relation to his aunt and wasn't some powerful clan that wanted to go against the established families, he would actually be quite happy and tempted if someone like the One-Horned Chow Chow took the initiative to recruit him and chatted with him about all sorts of random things.

This at least proves that Fatian does indeed have some sincerity.

He's better than those other old guys who deliberately ignore him.

What a pity!

Zhou Chen: "At the Array Domain Academy, besides Fa Tian, ​​I should have other choices, right?"

Lu Qingning: "Of course, the Array Domain Academy can't only have Fatian as a teacher. To be honest, if you don't choose to stay at the academy for further studies after four years, there's really no need to choose either of them."

After four years of study at the Card Masters College, students have two options—

Graduation and staying on at the university.

Staying at the university means continuing to work hard within the college, gradually transforming from a student into a faculty member like Fatian.

Graduation is equivalent to sending talent into society.

In most cases, card masters from ordinary backgrounds choose to stay at the academy, but the academy only admits the best candidates. Each year, including those admitted through the unified entrance examination, summer camp admissions, guaranteed admissions, and other means, out of a total of eight hundred students, fewer than fifty may ultimately remain.

It is clear that entering the Divine Capital Academy is not a guarantee of lifelong security; competition is everywhere.

Zhou Chen hasn't thought that far ahead yet, mainly because he's not familiar with the Divine Capital Academy and can't confirm the situation here.

If powerful families fall, academies will surely prosper.

This idea of ​​using diodes is definitely unacceptable.

While he hesitated, the one-horned Chow Chow who had failed to recruit lay on the prayer mat, receiving the cold stare from Fatian.

"Don't look at me, I've done my best. What can I do? I'm just a harmless spirit beast."

"A lazy, good-for-nothing fat dog," Fatian sneered.

The one-horned Chow Chow exploded, "If I'm lazy and good-for-nothing, what about you! You haven't gotten up once since yesterday! And you want to be someone's teacher! Do you even deserve it?"

"Fat dog."

"Hey! No beast-like attacks allowed!"

"Fat dog."

"I'll fight you to the death!"

The Chow Chow lunged at Fatian, but she blocked it with one hand and pinned it to the ground. The spirit beast damage card master was as ridiculous as punching himself unconscious.

When Fatian is injured, it also feels pain!

Fa Tian said, "Keep thinking of ways. We, the Xie Zhi lineage, cannot let this person slip through our fingers."