Chapter 13

Plus, Zhou Rong was a part of Cangling City, not Cangyue City, so she felt a slight dissatisfaction in her tone regarding Lin Heling choosing to come at such a sensitive time.

"This is certain, but as the City Lord said, this year's situation is different." Hearing Gu Fa shook his head. "Even if Lu Li's Dark Magician Girl were placed in previous college entrance examinations, it could compete for a spot in the top ten of the Eastern Region. This time, Cangyue City's wishful thinking might not necessarily work out."

"If you put it that way, I really can't let you down." Lu Li nodded. It just so happened that he also wanted to test how the Dark Magician Girl's strength was after the upgrade.

Of course, more importantly, Cangling City was his home. Now that other forces were coming to step on his turf, Lu Li felt he didn't need to be polite to them.

"Since that's the case, prepare yourself well." Seeming to see Lu Li's plan, a knowing, intriguing smile rose on Hearing Gu Fa's face.

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Cangyang City, City Lord's Mansion.

Watching the departing crowd from Cangyue City, City Lord Yan Yongtian of Cangyang City looked at everyone and shook his head helplessly. "That crazy woman Lin Heling has finally left."

Although the overall strength of Cangyang City was slightly better than Cangling City, it was only on par, and compared to Cangyue City, it was still quite a bit behind.

Therefore, this exchange between Cangyang City and Cangyue City couldn't be said to be completely beaten, but they didn't have much power to fight back either.

This made Yan Yongtian and the others extremely depressed, but they could only silently endure it; after all, the strength of that crazy woman Lin Heling was also extraordinary.

"Master, the next stop for Cangyue City is Cangling City," said the dog-headed strategist beside Yan Yongtian. "Cangling City's strength is even worse than ours. Facing Cangyue City and the others, they definitely won't get any benefits. At least they'll have company."

The strategist was a true strategist; the exchange between Cangyang City and Cangyue City was planned by him, and they had managed to win one game.

But the dog head was also a true dog head, because this dog-headed strategist was actually a dog-headed Magic Card spirit.

"I hope so." Yan Yongtian sighed, his tone carrying a hint of envy. "I really don't know why that crazy woman Lin Heling has such good luck. The previous college entrance examination produced a candidate who broke into the top three of Cangdu, and this session has produced an even more genius student."

"Perhaps in this college entrance examination, Cangyue City can go further." After speaking, Yan Yongtian looked at the crowd behind him, looking as if he hated that iron wouldn't become steel. "Why can't our Cangyang City produce such a genius?"

Seeing this, the crowd in Cangyang City looked at each other, their faces awkward. They didn't want to either.

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Leaving Hearing Gu Fa's office, it was already noon. Lu Li greeted Zhang Ming and returned home.

As for whether Lu Li would come to school during the time until the college entrance examination, neither Zhang Ming, Zhou Rong, nor Hearing Gu Fa cared too much. Instead, they felt that being a bit freer would be better for Lu Li's development.

After all, their school didn't have any teachers who had crafted original Magic Cards to give Lu Li better guidance.

On the contrary, it would be normal development for Lu Li to explain original Magic Cards to them.

"Magic Card Masters can trade and post tasks in the Magic Card Association, and as long as Magic Card Masters don't do anything harmful to the Magic Card Association and the Ancient Kingdom, the association's restrictions on Magic Card Masters themselves are relatively loose." Inserting the membership card into his personal terminal, after data reading and a series of authentications, Lu Li finally logged into the Magic Card Association's website.

Without the authentication chip built into the membership card, ordinary people and non-member Magic Card Masters had no way to log into the Magic Card Association's website.

"Besides that, the Magic Card Association releases some special tasks every month. Compared to regular tasks, the rewards for special tasks are much more generous, but the difficulty is not low." Having a slight understanding of the general situation of the Magic Card Association, Lu Li's gaze fell on the trading system.

For Lu Li now, the trading system was more attractive than the task system.

22. Undying Flame Prison Dragon's Reverse Scale! The Party Crashers Are Here

"Should I say it's worthy of being an organization specifically responsible for governing Magic Card Masters? The variety of items traded in here is truly all-encompassing." Looking at the subdivided subjects in the trading system, Lu Li couldn't help but sigh.

However, what made Lu Li happiest was that he discovered that the Magic Card Association's trading system had the dragon-type materials he had been longing for!

This meant that the crafting of the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon could perhaps be put on the agenda!

"It's really divided into a lot, I'm getting a bit dizzy looking at it." Hearing Mana stretched her little head from behind and rested it on Lu Li's shoulder. After just looking for a few seconds, she felt a bit dizzy and quickly closed her eyes.

"I'll adjust the interface." Lu Li swiped his hands and filtered according to his needs. A few seconds later, the entire trading interface became much simpler.

"This is much better." Reopening her eyes, Hearing Mana finally adapted, and then she and Lu Li searched for the materials they needed.

"No wonder there was absolutely no news of dragon-type materials in the outside world. It feels like they've all been monopolized by the Magic Card Association." Lu Li made further filtering. In the current interface, only dragon-type materials remained.

"However, there are still so few dragon-type materials in here, and the price is too outrageous." Also seeing the information on the interface, the Dark Magician Girl couldn't help but stick out her tongue. That string of "0"s truly scared her.

"Things are valuable because they are rare, not to mention that dragon-type fierce beasts are not easy to hunt. Naturally, one cannot measure their value with the price of ordinary materials." Pinching the Dark Magician Girl's little face, Lu Li's eyes quickly scanned, and he finally selected his target for this time.

The Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale!

The Undying Flame Prison Dragon, a seven-star dragon-type fierce beast. For the dragon species, the reverse scale is not only a vital point but also the hub of mana circulation throughout the body.

Among all dragon-type materials, the preciousness of the reverse scale is enough to rank in the top three. Materials of this level are even enough to be used to craft a Red-Eyes Black Dragon.

Although it would seem a bit wasteful to use it to craft a Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon, Lu Li's positioning for the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon was as a transitional Magic Card. This reverse scale was more for preparing for the future reconstruction of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon; now he was just planning ahead.

Even if he wanted to reconstruct it in the future, the core materials wouldn't need to be changed, making the reconstruction operation much more convenient.

"So expensive!" Although he already had a certain understanding of the overall selling price of dragon-type materials, Hearing Mana still felt a bit dizzy after seeing the selling price of the Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale.

"Among all dragon-type materials, the reverse scale, whose preciousness is enough to rank at the forefront, naturally cannot be cheap." Lu Li tapped Hearing Mana's forehead, his other hand not stopping, and bought the Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale.

If it were before the unified examination, Lu Li really wouldn't have had so much capital to buy this dragon-type material. In any case, this was a purple-grade material, and its original value reached millions. Added to the dragon-type bonus and the special nature of the reverse scale, its rarity was even higher, and the final transaction price was nearly ten million.

However, having won first place in the unified examination, the financial rewards Lu Li received from the school and the City Lord's Mansion were also very astonishing, enough to satisfy his purchase of the Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale.

But after purchasing the Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale, the capital in Lu Li's hands inevitably shrank by nearly 90%.

Seeing Lu Li place the order without blinking, the Dark Magician Girl still couldn't help but click her tongue. The funds to purchase the Undying Flame Prison Dragon were enough for a family of four to live without worry for a lifetime.

About a minute later, a small portal similar to a black hole unfolded not far in front of Lu Li and Hearing Mana, and then the Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale was delivered through the portal.

This was a unique delivery method of the Magic Card civilization. There were even companies that raised a group of Magic Card Masters just to do delivery transmissions, and they earned quite a lot.

"It's really convenient." Seeing this scene, Lu Li couldn't help but sigh. This thing was not only more convenient than delivery but also safer; it could be said to be much stronger.

"Such strong pressure." Picking up the Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale, the Dark Magician Girl felt a pressure from the bloodline, but this pressure seemed to be sealed within a certain range and did not cause much impact on the outside world.

Subsequently, Hearing Mana presented the reverse scale to Lu Li as if offering a treasure.

"Some materials are special, so the association will preserve them through unique methods." Taking the reverse scale, Lu Li also felt the pressure contained within. "Through this special method, it can ensure that the material is in its most perfect state."

Sure enough, expensive still had its benefits.

If it were an Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale that had already lost a large amount of energy, even if he successfully crafted the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon in the end, its strength would be affected to a certain extent.

But the energy inside this Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale was preserved very well, with almost no loss. Lu Li didn't need to worry about affecting the crafting of the Magic Card.

Putting away the Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale, Lu Li and Hearing Mana continued to look for the remaining missing materials.

With the main material in hand, other auxiliary materials were easier to handle. Without spending too much time, the two found the remaining materials.

Compared to the price of the Undying Flame Prison Dragon's reverse scale, the cost of other materials was truly a drop in the bucket.

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Another morning arrived. Outside Cangling City, a huge Cold Cloud Sparrow flapped its giant wings and flew in from afar, attracting the eyes of many and causing everyone to guess who exactly was on the Cold Cloud Sparrow.

After all, Cangling City's defense mechanism was not activated, which meant that the other party had obtained permission to pass.

The Cold Cloud Sparrow, a Magic Card crafted by a Magic Card Master using the Storm Sparrow as a prototype, was similar to the Storm Sparrow in both level and strength.

But in temperament, the Cold Cloud Sparrow was more docile than the Storm Sparrow.

"Chirp!"

After the giant Cold Cloud Sparrow chirped, it slowly landed on the square of Cangling Third High School.

"Come to think of it, whether it's your First High School or Second High School, the facilities and grounds are better than ours. Why did you set the exchange location here?" Looking at the giant Cold Cloud Sparrow, Hearing Gu Fa couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Who told you that the first place in this unified examination is a student from your Third High School?" Zhao Chengyuan carried a hint of schadenfreude, and Da Bai Man on the side was also full of smiles.

At this moment, the two suddenly felt a bit fortunate that Wang Ping and Bei Hanyun hadn't won first place in the unified examination; after all, even if they lost later, they had the excuse of home-field advantage.

Damn it!

If it weren't for the fact that Lin Heling and the others had already arrived, Hearing Gu Fa would definitely have cursed out loud at these two bitches.

However, seeing Lu Li, Hearing Gu Fa's mood instantly improved a lot. Fortunately, I, the old man, am one step ahead; you can only shed tears of envy.

23. Liu Yanran

Behind Hearing Gu Fa and the others, the crowd selected to participate in the exchange match looked at each other; they were truly seeing this side of the principals for the first time.

Among the few, Lu Li, Wang Ping, and Bei Hanyun were slightly ahead, and the gap in strength between the three and the others was still slightly obvious.

Although they had won first place in the unified examination and had seen Lu Li's performance through the live broadcast, many people present were seeing Lu Li in person for the first time, and most of their eyes fell on Lu Li.

Especially Wang Ping and Bei Hanyun, Lu Li's sudden emergence covered up their performance in the unified examination. Even though they still obtained the quota to enter the Home of Spirit Beasts, the meaning represented had already changed.

Just having seen the strength of the Dark Magician Girl, even Wang Ping and Bei Hanyun were very helpless.

Although four-star Magic Cards and six-star Magic Cards both belonged to intermediate Magic Cards, one was entry-level and the other was top-tier, and the gap between them was obvious.

"Lu Li, when we get to the college entrance examination, I will definitely catch up to you." Wang Ping clenched his hands, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Not being able to compare now didn't mean there would be no chance in the future. As long as he was given enough time, with his talent, he would definitely be able to craft a six-star Magic Card!

"Don't forget about me." Bei Hanyun was not to be outdone. Although her appearance wasn't top-tier, she was also a little beauty. Now, her serious expression highlighted an alternative beauty.

To the challenge of the two, Lu Li just nodded silently and didn't care too much.

The simulated construction progress of the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon had already exceeded 50%. If it weren't for Cangyue City's exchange match, if he were given another day, he would be able to craft this Magic Card.

He could even give the crowd from Cangyue City a surprise.

"What a pity." Thinking of this, Lu Li couldn't help but raise a hint of regret on his face.

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In the distance, City Lord Lin Heling of Cangyue City was talking to Cang Fenghua. Behind Lin Heling were the students from Cangyue City who had come to exchange this time. ===== CHAPTER 14 =====