Chapter 35

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

Damn, exceptionally joining the Magic Card Association, exceptionally promoting to an elite member—these two goals, if placed on an ordinary Magic Card Master, would take at least ten years to achieve! Breaking records isn't done like this!

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

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

63. This Probably Isn't Your Illegitimate Child!

"May I ask, President," confirming that Yu Haojia wasn't joking, Miao Miao Ruoling became bold: "Is Lu Li a relative of yours? And a relatively close one at that?"

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

"What are you thinking about all day long in that head of yours?" Yu Haojia couldn't help but roll his eyes; he couldn't hear what Miao Miao Ruoling meant—she was practically saying the words "illegitimate child."

If possible, Yu Haojia would have hoped to have such an illegitimate child, but this was obviously impossible; if it were true, the old woman at home would directly engage in a real-life PK with him, and Magic Card summoning would be saved.

"Lu Li's situation is relatively special; I can only say that what he has achieved, in my view, has already far exceeded the assessment requirements for promoting to an elite member." After pondering for a moment, Yu Haojia still didn't explain too much; after all, the impact of an original Magic Card is not small, and with Miao Miao Ruoling's status, she is not enough to come into contact with these.

"Go, report Lu Li's promotion to the Cangdu branch; don't delay." Unlike exceptionally admitting association members, the promotion of elite members of the Magic Card Association also needs to be reported to the twelve city branches to be recorded. Especially since Lu Li didn't go through formal channels but was 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 Haojia didn't say anything more.

"I understand, President." Even the list for the Youth Training Tournament was adjusted because of Lu Li; Miao Miao Ruoling's heart was full of countless doubts, but seeing Yu Haojia stop speaking, she knew this matter ended here. If she continued to pursue it, it would be overstepping.

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

"President, 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 handle it after I finish the work at hand." Shangguan Hong replied without raising his head, only letting the secretary put down the list.

Shangguan Hong, President of the Cangdu Headquarters of the Ancient Kingdom's Magic Card Association, is also one of the rare Immortal Realm Magic Card Masters in Cangdu, and his strength is only second to Cangdu City Lord Cang Ao.

"Okay." Seeing this, the secretary placed the document where Shangguan Hong could reach it and then retreated, without making any sound during the process, clearly already familiar with the routine.

Several hours passed, and 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 matters every day.

"The vast majority of applicants have passed the assessment, with a pass rate of over ninety percent; not bad." Taking the information on the side to flip through, but soon, Shangguan Hong's gaze fell on Lu Li's information.

"Exceptionally admitted as a member, and in just a few days, exceptionally promoted to an elite member—this doesn't look like Yu Haojia's personality." Shangguan Hong muttered, his brows unable to help but furrow.

He had served as the President of the Cangdu Magic Card Association for a very long time, but he had never seen such a special situation; even he or Cang Ao had followed the procedures back then.

While pondering, Shangguan Hong had already initiated a communication request to Yu Haojia, and soon, 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 Haojia's character relatively well.

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

This cannot be hidden; if there were no legitimate and appropriate reasons, Shangguan Hong could reject their application. Even if he could ignore others, Yu Haojia couldn't ignore Shangguan Hong.

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

Lu Li used the Dark Magician Girl in the unified exam; if one really wanted to investigate, this really couldn't be considered difficult.

But only a limited number of people like Cang Cang Fenghua knew about the Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon, and only he knew about the Eye of Timaos created most recently; even if one wanted to investigate, the difficulty was not low, and it might not be found.

More importantly, for the Youth Training Tournament coming up soon, the Cangdu Headquarters would also send a team to participate; 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 Haojia finished his report, just quietly waiting for Shangguan Hong's reaction.

"An original six-star Magic Card—no wonder you would have such a move; if I were in your position, I would also make the same choice." Shangguan Hong's eyes flashed with essence.

If he was only interested in Lu Li before this, then after listening to Yu Haojia's words, Shangguan Hong had an urge to see Lu Li.

As an existence of the same level as Cang Ao, Shangguan Hong also clearly knew the legend about original Magic Card creators and millennial powerhouses.

"You did well, Little Yu." In the end, Shangguan Hong agreed with 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 were an original Magic Card creator, then this indeed was not impossible. Shangguan Hong's choice was consistent with Cang Ao's, and he didn't reveal the matter of the millennial powerhouse.

Even if Yu Haojia is already a Sovereign Realm Magic Card Master, his status is still a bit lacking.

"It's rare for Cangling City to produce such a potential-filled Magic Card Master; we naturally hope he can go further." Hearing Shangguan Hong's statement, Yu Haojia just smiled faintly.

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

Knock, knock, knock!

A knock on the door sounded, and Shangguan Hong glanced at the 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 dress reaching past the knees wrapped around a figure with near-perfect proportions, and the skin exposed outside was fair and rosy; unlike the melon-shaped face of an ordinary woman, it was instead carrying a bit of cute baby fat, making people have an urge to pinch it.

Paired with a rimless silver-framed pair of glasses, the girl in front gave people a feeling of being cute, and also carried a trace of intellect.

64. A Magic Card Version of the Grand Line?

"I just said, it definitely wouldn't escape Grandpa." A magnetic voice echoed in the office, and a faint smile rose on Shangguan Wan'er's face.

"Apart from you, no one else would come at this time." Hearing Shangguan Wan'er's words, Shangguan Hong shook his head.

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

Just when she was outside the door, Shangguan Wan'er vaguely heard Shangguan Hong seemingly talking to someone, but unfortunately, she couldn't hear it clearly, so she waited outside the door for a long time until there was no more sound before reaching out to knock.

"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 created an original Magic Card, was already more than just a genius, but he didn't intend to say the matter of the original Magic Card here, even if Shangguan Wan'er was his own granddaughter.

More importantly, even with 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 personality he had cultivated for many 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—she herself is a genius.

As a candidate for this year's Cangdu college entrance exam, and also the only descendant of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Wan'er possesses talent that can be called shocking, coupled with a large number of resources, she has already broken through the War General Realm and reached the Commander Realm, far surpassing the candidates of the same year!

Reaching the Commander Realm before the college entrance exam—even in the vast Cangdu, only Shangguan Wan'er has done it, so Shangguan Wan'er is the strongest among the candidates in Cangdu this year.

It is just a pity that the genius in Shangguan Wan'er's understanding has quite a few gaps 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 coming into contact with Lu Li, especially since the other party was also an original Magic Card creator.

Getting to know another Magic Card Master who has surpassed the genius level, especially a Magic Card Master who has created an original Magic Card, is never a bad thing, whether for Shangguan Wan'er herself or for the Shangguan family.

Such an opportunity can be called a once-in-a-millennium encounter; it has been nearly a thousand years since the last original Magic Card creator appeared.

"Then it seems I need to pay attention when the time comes." Slightly surprised by Shangguan Hong's attitude, the interest in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes grew even stronger. A Magic Card Master who could make her grandfather care so much, especially a peer of similar age to her—Shangguan Wan'er was very curious about how special the other party was.

……

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

The beginning was still the usual welcome with no nutritional value, 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 short, the treatment of elite members is indeed much better than that of ordinary members.

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

It can't be called a very good treatment, but it can save a lot of trouble.

However, among these, a new function attracted Lu Li's attention—the Card Realm!

The Card Realm is a very special dimensional plane built into the Magic Card Association program; only association members at the elite member level can go to the Card Realm.

The Card Realm is a special world refined by the founding Supreme of the Ancient Kingdom, combining a fallen world and spending a great price.

Although that founding Supreme has already disappeared, the Card Realm has been passed down. And in the Card Realm, it is rumored that Magic Card Masters have seen the figure of that founding Supreme!

However, not many people believe this; after all, tens of thousands of years have passed, and even if a Supreme can achieve longevity with heaven and earth, even an existence at the Supreme level will be forgotten if they haven't appeared for too long.

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

There is another rumor that has received widespread recognition from everyone.

The Card Realm possesses the lifelong collection of the founding Supreme; as long as one can find these collections, promoting to the Undying Realm is easy, and there is even a great chance to promote to the Supreme Realm and step into the highest sequence of Magic Card Masters.

It is precisely because of this that the Card Realm makes all Magic Card Masters go crazy for it.

"Damn, why is there a sense of the Grand Line?" Flipping through the information about the Card Realm, Lu Li couldn't help but silently complain in his heart; he didn't know who spread this news. If things go wrong, this might be something the Magic Card Association deliberately released to attract all Magic Card Masters to go in and work for them.

After all, although elite members obtain the qualification to enter the Card Realm, they still need to pay a hefty fee to enter the Card Realm, which is equivalent to a ticket.

But at the same time, Lu Li also indeed developed a strong interest in this Card Realm; involving a Supreme, even if the news is fake, it will still make people go crazy for it.

The Card Realm is very large; after countless Magic Card Masters have explored it one after another for so many years, it still hasn't been explored completely. Among them, there are Undying Realm Domain Lords and subsequent generations of Supremes.

This also makes everyone understand that the founding Supreme of the Ancient Kingdom might have already taken a step toward becoming a god. Otherwise, how could even subsequent Supremes and Undying Realm Magic Card Masters have no way to explore the entire Card Realm? (Good money, good food)

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

Among the realms divided by Magic Card Masters, the highest sequence is the Supreme; even with the Ancient Kingdom's population of nearly ten billion, there is only one Supreme in each generation.

For the Ancient Kingdom, the number of Supremes can be described as unique. Even if placed in the entire Magic Card civilization, the number of Supremes is extremely rare, low to the point of being outrageous.

In the current era, counting the Supremes of the Ancient Kingdom, there are only three Supremes in the entire Magic Card civilization! Even the number of Undying Realms in a country cannot compare!

Perhaps the founding Supreme of the Ancient Kingdom has truly stepped into the divine realm, which is why the Card Realm transformed by the other party is so special; even with other Supremes and Undying Realm Magic Card Masters participating, after such a long time, it hasn't been completely explored.

It is precisely because of this that no Magic Card Master can resist the temptation of the Card Realm.