My Card Beast Taming Game

The Chow Chow said wearily, "What can I do? I can only recognize people's lies, but I can't sway people's hearts."

Fatian: "Make your terms. Give him whatever he wants."

"Are you kidding me?! Do you think I'd give it to him even if he asked?"

The one-horned Chow Chow scoffed at it.

But after waiting for a while and seeing that Fatian didn't respond, it looked up and saw that the other party looked thoughtful. It then said, "Hey, hey, hey! Are you thinking about something you shouldn't be thinking about?"

Fatian remained silent.

The one-horned Chow Chow completely lost its temper, yelling, "Fine! I knew you wanted to replace me! You heartless woman!"

"Shut up."

Fatian continued to suppress it with one hand.

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Xiaoshendu Exam Hotel.

Batch after batch of candidates who had finished or booked their exams were brought here, making the entire hall extremely noisy.

Some people chatted in small groups, some made requests at the front desk, and some rashly summoned spirit cards, causing trouble.

Zhou Chen was used to the quiet atmosphere just now, and suddenly being in this noisy environment felt strange.

"It's so crowded..."

The accommodations provided by Shintoin Temple are actually quite nice, but there are just too many people.

With money in his pocket and a generous spirit, he decisively left, deciding to find another place to stay, since Xiao Shendu was sure there were other places to stay anyway.

Just as I stepped outside, a familiar voice suddenly came from afar.

"Brother! Brother! Old Zhou! Hey! Zhou Chen!!"

"Ok?"

Zhou Chen looked over when he heard the sound and saw Xing Keji standing across the street with several people his age, looking like a social idler.

He thought for a moment, then crossed the road and approached.

"Punishment and self-discipline."

"Hey! Everyone says just call me Lao Xing. Lao Zhou, what are you doing at Shen Du Academy? Did you come here for an experience?"

When Xing Keji faced him, he was no longer as "aloof" as when they first met, and he was extremely enthusiastic. "Old Zhou, these are all our fellow townsmen, outstanding young people from various clubs and families in Yuzhou."

Then, Xing Keji introduced Zhou Chen to the people beside him, "Zhou Chen, my friend. You should know him, he's the champion of the Bronze Group in the Yu Zhong Cup! He's very strong!"

Hello.

Zhou Chen greeted them politely, but to his surprise, the group's response was lukewarm, with only one or two nodding in response.

Xing Keji scratched his face, "Everyone..."

"Xing Keji, we're going to see our senior next. Are you still going?" the person who seemed to be the leader asked.

Zhou Chen wasn't very emotionally intelligent, but he understood that the other party was subtly asking him to leave on his own initiative, leaving him speechless for a moment.

Every time he met a member of a prominent family, the young man would give him a new understanding of the lower limit.

He said to Xing Keji beside him, "You go ahead with your work, I have to go now."

Out of appreciation for Xing Keji's generosity in answering his questions these past few days, Zhou Chen didn't put Xing Keji in a difficult position. As a member of the Wending Club, it was perfectly normal for Xing Keji to have his own circle of friends.

That's all.

Zhou Chen walked toward a nearby shared electric scooter.

The others were quite satisfied to see that he was so responsive.

"Xing Keji, how come you're hanging out with trainee card masters?"

"Keep away from ordinary people. They're just hoping to get on your good side and curry favor with you so they can get something out of you."

"The Yu Zhong Cup is just a psychological comfort for those who can't advance to the junior level."

"Indeed, look at whether Chu Guangzong will participate in the next competition or not; he won't even participate in the Silver Group!"

The group chatted and laughed.

Chu Guangzong's many years of Yuzhong Cup championships may seem glorious, but in the eyes of some, they are nothing more than a clown's mask.

The more arrogant he was back then, the louder the other scions of powerful families laughed when he couldn't get promoted.

Xing Keji's lips twitched. "Well... sorry, I have something to do."

He hastily raised his hand to apologize, then quickly left, causing the people he was talking to frown.

"This self-disciplined person doesn't know what's good or bad."

"That's how people from small towns are; no wonder Fengcheng and Jincheng want to merge."

"By the way, how is the Pan family?"

"We're doomed. What else can happen? They've taken back both of our small secret realms. That's terrifying."

"I heard this is related to Zhou Chen from earlier. That sore loser from the Pan family secretly brought foreigners into the secret realm to try and assassinate him!"

"and then?"

"I don't know. This person has vanished into thin air. Nobody knows where he went."

"They were silenced, I think it's mostly Yue Yong's excuse. This guy wants to eliminate one of the powerful families in Fengcheng as a warning to others. He's ruthless!"

"Yes, my dad doesn't allow me to run around anymore, he sent me straight to the Divine Capital Academy."

Chapter 122: The Many-Eyed White-Haired Gao

It was approaching evening.

The wind blowing in my face was still hot.

Zhou Chen squinted as he walked through the non-motorized vehicle lane, when shouts came from behind him again.

"Old Zhou! Wait for me, Old Zhou!"

"Ok?"

He looked back and saw Xing Keji chasing after him on an electric scooter.

Zhou Chen slammed on the brakes. "What's up? Just send me a message."

Xing Keji: "Nothing's wrong. Where are you going?"

Zhou Chen: "I'm going to find a place to stay for tonight. There were too many people at that hotel. Is it okay if you don't go see that senior?"

Xing Keji waved his hand dismissively, "What could possibly be the connection? He's called a senior, but he's only one year ahead of us. He's neither on the school team nor under any big professor."

"It's nothing more than the scions of prominent families in Yuzhou showing their faces so they can band together in the future, that's all."

He added, "I only met that group of people a few days ago; they are all from Yubei and Yunan."

It is common practice among the Chinese to continuously refine their own identity and then seek out like-minded people to form groups.

Since Yuzhou was divided into Yubei, Yuzhong and Yunan, regional differences between them were destined to exist.

Zhou Chen asked curiously, "What about Yu Zhong? Doesn't anyone from Yu Zhong live there?"

Xing Keji's eyes widened. "Aren't you and I the ones?"

Just the two of us?

"How many more people do you want! Those from truly good families don't need to participate in the unified enrollment; they've already been admitted through the early admission process. Those from slightly less privileged backgrounds have also been recruited by Yuzhou Academy. It's people like us, who are neither here nor there, who come all this way to take the exam."

Xing Keji rambled on, "And we might not even get in! Do you know how many people applied for the national unified entrance examination this year? As of today alone, there are already more than three thousand! Junior card masters make up two-thirds of them!"

A junior card master under the age of twenty, placed in a place like Maple City Academy, could at least become a substitute on the school team.

However, at Shen Du Academy, only the application requirements were met.

Xing Keji lamented, "I thought I was already a genius, but I never expected to be so impressed when I came to the Divine Capital Academy. Do you know? This year, there was a monster who became a beginner card master in less than four months!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Zhou Chen asked with great interest, "How did you know?"

Xing Keji replied matter-of-factly, "It's already spread! As soon as the physical examination is over, the news gets reported and spreads like wildfire."

Zhou Chen nodded.

The two chatted as they walked.

Xing Keji is quite talkative; even if Zhou Chen doesn't respond occasionally, he can still keep talking non-stop.

What was your score on the written test?

"Full marks."

"Really? As expected of you! What about the competitive exam?"

"It's 10 a.m. tomorrow. There's really no chance today, there are too many people."

"Oh, okay. Let me know tomorrow and I'll come cheer you on. By the way, you're looking for a place to stay, right? Come on, come with me. Even though I only arrived a few days earlier than you, I know this area of ​​Xiaoshendu very well."

Led by Xing Keji, Zhou Chen quickly found a hotel that was not crowded.

With his exam admission ticket, his check-in process went exceptionally smoothly.

Xing Keji lived elsewhere, but this brother was clearly feeling stifled, and he talked to Zhou Chen for a long time.

Zhou Chen had seen too many platinum-level spirit beasts that could disguise themselves as small animals today, so he was hesitant to run dungeons in the Divine Capital Academy. Bored at night, he longed to chat with someone to relieve his boredom.

The two chatted all the way from the hotel to a restaurant, and continued chatting until eight or nine o'clock.

"I won't bother you anymore, get some rest! Do your best tomorrow! Let's try to meet up during the secret realm exam!"

Self-discipline and self-restraint are encouraged.

Despite being a junior card master himself, he never looked down on Zhou Chen, who was taking the exam as a "trainee card master".

This made Zhou Chen very happy.

Sister Lu is great, that's true, but he still hopes to have a few trustworthy same-sex friends.

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the next day.

Zhou Chen got up very early.

He was worried that there would be too many people and the weather would be too hot during the exam, so he habitually arrived early.

After scanning a shared electric scooter, he said happily with full confidence:

"Ready to go!"

"Alas!"

"..."

Zhou Chen lowered his head, the familiar warmth and hair making him silent for a long time.

The one-horned Chow Chow looked up at him and said, "Have you had breakfast? I know a few good restaurants, shall we go eat together?"

He didn't respond: "If I may ask, are you very free?"

"I'm really free, and I didn't want to come so early, but I had a mission to complete." The Chow Chow sighed. "I guess it's just that you're too talented and too desirable."

Zhou Chen: "Aren't you afraid that doing this will backfire and push me away?"

The one-horned Chow Chow widened its eyes: "Hey, it can't be that bad, can it? I didn't do anything. I even treated you to cake yesterday, remember?"

"But I don't really like being stared at all the time."

Zhou Chen doesn't mind the Chow Chows coming to him; what bothers him is that they always seem to find him out of the blue.

This made him, who was full of secrets, feel very insecure.

One-horned Chow Chow: "Don't talk nonsense. I wasn't watching you the whole time. I was able to find you simply because you have a mark on you."

Zhou Chen was slightly taken aback, and then searched his body for the so-called "mark".

The Chow Chow said, "Stop looking. If you can spot the mark of a jade-tier spirit beast, you're no longer a beginner card master."