Chapter 34

Five years! Do you know how she spent these five years?

Damn it, exceptionally joining the Magic Card Association, exceptionally promoted to an elite member—these two goals would take at least ten years for an ordinary Magic Card master to achieve! Breaking records shouldn't be done like this!

"If I wasn't sure, do you think I would let you handle it yourself?" Looking at Miao Miao Ruoling’s expression of being shocked for a whole year, Yu Yu Haojia replied calmly: "Calm down, this is not a big deal."

You tell me this isn't a big deal? You should give me back my five years of youth!

63. This is probably your illegitimate child!

"May I ask a rude question, Chairman," confirming that Yu Yu Haojia wasn't joking, Miao Miao Ruoling’s courage grew: "Are Lu Li and you related? And are you quite close?"

Even if this Lu Li is your illegitimate child, Chairman, you shouldn't go so far!

"What are you thinking about all day long?" Yu Yu Haojia couldn't help but roll his eyes. How could he not understand what Miao Miao Ruoling meant? She was practically saying the words "illegitimate child" out loud.

If possible, Yu Yu Haojia would have liked to have such an illegitimate child, but this was clearly impossible. If it were really like that, the old woman at home would directly PK him in real life, and he wouldn't even need to summon Magic Cards.

"Lu Li’s situation is quite special. I can only say that what he has achieved, in my opinion, has far exceeded the assessment requirements for promotion to an elite member." After pondering for a moment, Yu Yu Haojia still didn't explain too much. After all, the influence of an original Magic Card was not small, and with Miao Miao Ruoling’s status, she wasn't qualified to come into contact with these things.

"Go, report Lu Li’s promotion to the Cangdu branch; don't delay." Unlike the exceptional admission of an Association member, the promotion of an elite member of the Magic Card Association needed to be reported to the twelve city branches for the record. Especially since Lu Li hadn't gone through the formal channels but through a special channel for exceptional promotion.

"Besides this, add Lu Li’s name to the list for this year’s Youth Training Tournament." After speaking, Yu Yu Haojia didn't say anything more.

"I understand, Chairman." Even the list for the Youth Training Tournament had been adjusted because of Lu Li. Miao Miao Ruoling’s heart was full of countless doubts, but seeing Yu Yu Haojia stop talking, she knew that this matter ended here. If she continued to ask, she would be overstepping.

……

Cangdu Magic Card Association, one of the twelve city headquarters of the Ancient Kingdom’s Magic Card Association!

"Chairman, this is the list of elite members reported by the major satellite city branches during this period. Please take a look."

"Put it down; I will deal with it after I finish the work at hand." Shangguan Hong didn't even look up, just letting the secretary put down the list.

Shangguan Hong, Chairman of the Cangdu Headquarters of the Ancient Kingdom’s Magic Card Association, was also one of the rare Immortal-realm Magic Card masters in Cangdu, second only to Cangdu City Lord Cang Ao in strength.

"Okay." Seeing this, the secretary placed the file where Shangguan Hong could reach it and then retreated. During this Finish Finish Time, no sound was made; clearly, they were already familiar with the routine.

Several hours passed before Shangguan Hong stopped his work and closed his eyes to rest for a while.

Even as a big shot in the Immortal realm, Shangguan Hong still maintained the habit of personally handling Association affairs every day.

"The vast majority of applicants have passed the assessment, with a pass rate of over 90%. Not bad." Taking the information on the side to check, but soon, Shangguan Hong’s gaze fell on Lu Li’s profile.

"Exceptionally admitted as a member, and in just a few days, exceptionally promoted to an elite member—this doesn't sound like Yu Yu Haojia’s personality." Shangguan Hong muttered, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

He had served as the Chairman of the Cangdu Magic Card Association for a long Finish Finish Time, but he had never seen such a special situation. Even he or Cang Ao had followed the procedures step by step back then.

While pondering, Shangguan Hong initiated a communication request to Yu Yu Haojia. Soon, Yu Yu Haojia’s image appeared on the light screen, looking calm.

"Little Yu, you don't seem surprised that I would come to you." Seeing this, Shangguan Hong’s heart moved; he became even more interested in this Lu Li. After all, he knew Yu Yu Haojia’s character quite well.

"Chairman, I think it would be strange if you didn't come to me." Yu Yu Haojia shrugged, and then without waiting for Shangguan Hong to speak, he stated the information about Lu Li.

This couldn't be hidden. If there wasn't a legitimate and appropriate reason, Shangguan Hong could reject their application. Even if he could ignore others, Yu Yu Haojia couldn't ignore Shangguan Hong.

However, Yu Yu Haojia didn't expose all of Lu Li’s information, only mentioning the matter of the Dark Magician Girl.

Lu Li had used the Dark Magician Girl in the unified examination; if one wanted to investigate this, it really wasn't difficult.

But only a few people like Cang Cang Cang Fenghua knew about the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon, and only he himself knew about the newly crafted Eye of Timaeus. Even if one wanted to investigate, the difficulty wouldn't be low, and they might not find it.

More importantly, the Cangdu Headquarters would also send a team to participate in the upcoming Youth Training Tournament. Yu Yu Haojia naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to expose Lu Li’s information to his opponents, even if the other party was Shangguan Hong.

About half an hour passed, and Yu Yu Haojia had finished his report, just quietly waiting for Shangguan Hong’s reaction.

"An original six-star Magic Card—no wonder you would take such action. If I were in your position, I would make the same choice." A sharp light flickered in Shangguan Hong’s eyes.

If he had only been interested in Lu Li before, after hearing Yu Yu Haojia’s words, Shangguan Hong had the urge to meet Lu Li.

As an existence at the same level as Cang Ao, Shangguan Hong also knew the legend of the original Magic Card crafter and the thousand-year powerhouse.

"You did well, Little Yu." In the end, Shangguan Hong agreed with Yu Yu Haojia’s approach and sighed: "Not only exceptionally admitted as a member, but in just a few days, promoted to an elite member again—such a promotion speed has never appeared even in the Headquarters."

However, if it was an original Magic Card crafter, then this was indeed not impossible. Shangguan Hong’s choice was consistent with Cang Ao’s; he didn't reveal the matter of the thousand-year powerhouse.

Even if Yu Yu Haojia was already a Sovereign-realm Magic Card master, his status was still a bit lacking.

"It’s rare for Cangling City to produce such a promising Magic Card master, so we naturally hope he can go further." Hearing Shangguan Hong’s statement, Yu Yu Haojia just smiled faintly.

"Then let’s leave it at that for now. I hope Lu Li’s performance will not live up to your expectations." Since the matter had been resolved, Shangguan Hong didn't continue to talk to Yu Yu Haojia and soon hung up the communication.

Knock, knock, knock!

A knock on the door sounded. Shangguan Hong glanced at the Finish Finish Time and couldn't help but shake his head: "Come in, girl."

The door opened, and a beautiful figure entered quietly.

A sky-blue sleeveless knee-length dress wrapped around a figure with near-perfect proportions, and the exposed skin was white with a hint of red; it wasn't a melon-seed face like an ordinary woman, but rather had a bit of cute baby fat, making one have the urge to pinch it.

Paired with a pair of rimless silver-framed glasses, the girl in front of him gave people a feeling of being intellectual in addition to being cute.

64. Magic Card version of the Grand Line?

"I knew it wouldn't be hidden from Grandpa." A magnetic voice echoed in the office, and a faint smile rose on Shangguan Wan’er’s face.

"Besides you, no one else would come at this Finish Finish Time." Hearing Shangguan Wan’er’s words, Shangguan Hong shook his head.

"Father and Mother saw that you hadn't come home for so long, so they asked me to come and see." Shangguan Wan’er explained: "Did I disturb you, Grandpa?"

When she was outside the door just now, Shangguan Wan’er had vaguely heard Shangguan Hong talking to someone, but unfortunately, she couldn't hear it clearly, so she waited outside the door for a long Finish Finish Time until there was no more sound before knocking on the door.

"No matter, it’s just that Cangling City produced a genius this year, and I was just discussing this matter with Little Yu." Waving his hand, Shangguan Hong indicated it didn't matter.

Although he used the term "genius" to refer to Lu Li, Shangguan Hong also understood that this statement was not accurate. Because Lu Li, who crafted an original Magic Card, was no longer just a genius, but he didn't intend to talk about the original Magic Card here, even if Shangguan Wan’er was his own granddaughter.

More importantly, even with Yu Yu Haojia’s guarantee, and even if he agreed to Lu Li’s promotion to an elite member, Shangguan Hong still wanted to confirm it with his own eyes. This was also the character he had cultivated over the years.

Genius? A look of interest suddenly appeared on Shangguan Wan’er’s face. Only a very small number of Magic Card masters would be called geniuses by Shangguan Hong, such as Shangguan Wan’er herself; she was a genius.

As a candidate for this year’s Cangdu college entrance examination, and also the only heir of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Wan’er possessed astonishing talent, coupled with a large number of resources, she had already broken through the Warrior Realm and reached the Commander Realm, far surpassing the candidates of the same year!

Reaching the Commander Realm before the college entrance examination, even in the vast Cangdu, only Shangguan Wan’er had done it, so Shangguan Wan’er was the strongest among the candidates in Cangdu this year.

It was a pity that the genius in Shangguan Wan’er’s understanding had quite a gap with the Lu Li in Shangguan Hong’s mouth.

"Speaking of which, in the upcoming Youth Training Tournament, the other party will also participate as a recommended candidate from Cangling City. Perhaps you can get to know each other then." Shangguan Hong didn't mind Shangguan Wan’er getting in touch with Lu Li, especially since the other party was also an original Magic Card crafter.

Getting to know another Magic Card master beyond the genius level, especially one who crafted an original Magic Card, was never a bad thing for Shangguan Wan’er herself or the Shangguan family.

Such an opportunity could be said to be rare in a thousand years; it had been nearly a thousand years since the last original Magic Card crafter appeared.

"Then it seems I have to pay attention." Slightly surprised by Shangguan Hong’s attitude, the interest in Shangguan Wan’er’s eyes grew stronger. A Magic Card master who could make her grandfather care so much, especially a peer of the same age as herself, Shangguan Wan’er was very curious about how special the other party was.

……

"Got a message?" After a simple dinner, listening to Hearing Hearing Mana humming in the kitchen, Lu Li received a message from the Magic Card Association: "This speed is indeed about the same as what Chairman Yu said; it’s really fast."

The beginning was still the usual unnutritious welcome, followed by a series of introductions to the privileges of elite members and the differences from ordinary members.

Scanning quickly with his eyes, Lu Li soon had a general understanding. In general, the treatment of elite members was indeed much better than that of ordinary members.

The purchase discounts and task priority mentioned by Yu Yu Haojia earlier were all in the introduction. Besides this, elite members could also receive a fixed amount of resources from the Association every month, enjoy priority in entering dimensional planes, and so on.

It wasn't considered the best treatment, but it could save a lot of trouble.

However, among them, a new function attracted Lu Li’s attention—Card World!

Card World, a very special dimensional plane built into the Magic Card Association program, which only Association members who reached the elite member level could visit.

Card World, this was a special world refined by the founding Supreme of the Ancient Kingdom, combining a fallen world at a great cost.

Although that founding Supreme had disappeared, the Card World had been passed down. And in the Card World, it was rumored that Magic Card masters had even seen the figure of that founding Supreme!

However, not many people believed this; after all, tens of thousands of years had passed since then. Even if a Supreme could live as long as heaven and earth, even a Supreme-level existence would be forgotten if they hadn't appeared for too long.

Especially in tens of thousands of years, even Magic Card masters had passed down for I don't know how many generations, let alone ordinary people.

There was another rumor that had received widespread recognition from everyone.

The Card World contained the lifelong collection of the founding Supreme. As long as one could find these collections, advancing to the Undying realm was easy, and there was even a great chance to advance to the Supreme realm and step into the highest sequence of Magic Card masters.

It was precisely because of this that the Card World made all Magic Card masters crazy about it.

"Why does it feel like the Grand Line?" Flipping through the information about the Card World, Lu Li couldn't help but complain silently in his heart. He didn't know who spread this news. It might be that the Magic Card Association specifically released it to attract all Magic Card masters to go in and work for them.

After all, although elite members obtained the qualification to enter the Card World, they still needed to pay a hefty fee to enter, which was equivalent to a ticket.

But at the same Finish Finish Time, Lu Li was indeed strongly interested in this Card World. It involved a Supreme; even if the news was fake, it would still make people crazy.

The Card World was huge. After countless Magic Card masters had explored it one after another for so many years, they still hadn't explored the entire Card World. Among them were Undying-realm domain lords and subsequent generations of Supremes.

This also made everyone understand that the founding Supreme of the Ancient Kingdom might have already taken a step toward becoming a god. Otherwise, how could even the subsequent Supremes not be able to explore the entire Card World?

"God?" Seeing this, Lu Li’s gaze couldn't help but become deep.

Among the realms divided by Magic Card masters, the highest sequence was the Supreme. Even with the nearly ten billion population of the entire Ancient Kingdom, there was only one Supreme in each generation.

For the Ancient Kingdom, the number of Supremes could be described as unique. Even if placed in the entire Magic Card civilization, the number of Supremes was extremely rare, low to a terrifying degree.

In the current Primordial Era, counting the Supreme of the Ancient Kingdom, there were only three Supremes in the entire Magic Card civilization! It didn't even compare to the number of Undying-realm powerhouses in a single country!

Perhaps this founding Supreme of the Ancient Kingdom had really stepped into the God realm, which was why the Card World transformed by him was so special, even with other Supremes and Undying-realm Magic Card masters participating in it, it hadn't been fully explored after such a long Finish Finish Time.

It was precisely because of this that no Magic Card master could resist the temptation of the Card World. ===== CHAPTER 36 =====