Chapter 94

Chapter 94: The Card Enhancer Screening Competition Begins!

“These lovebirds, making us eat dog food even in the black market?”

“I hope when they meet outside the black market, they’ll be in for a big surprise – the guy’s a toe-picking old man, and the girl’s a 150-kilogram fatty!”

“Hmph, I think so too.”

Many spectators gritted their teeth at this scene.

More people were gloating, thinking that while they’re all lovey-dovey now, once they leave the black market, they’ll definitely discover how ugly their partner really is.

Especially in this strange domain card space of the black market, no matter how ugly a person is, they would be modified to look extremely beautiful, like some evil Photoshop technique.

It’s more reliable to go to a club than to find a girl to date in the black market.

After all, you have no idea who the other person really is, no different from online dating.

Suddenly, someone quietly said, “What if they already know each other? Maybe they’re really a couple.”

Instantly, everyone was left speechless.

How hateful!

Luo Sheng and Qin Jianjia didn’t hear any of this. They came to a transparent room separated by glass, preparing for the competition.

Other contestant teams likewise arrived at their competition rooms to wait.

The bunny girl, swaying her full, plump buttocks, walked on stage with cat-like steps, holding a microphone. In a sweet voice, she said, “Contestants, the competition is about to begin. Everyone to your positions!”

As she was speaking.

Qin Jianjia said to Luo Sheng, “You can use your abilities freely in this competition. Neither the organizers nor the audience here know your identity.”

Luo Sheng remained silent, still standing beside her.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Jianjia added, “Or you can tell me, and I’ll do it.”

Luo Sheng could see that she really needed that card. After all, it concerned her lifelong happiness. No one wants to become a breeding machine.

Especially for a genius girl like her, she didn’t want to waste her prime years on such things.

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely make sure you win. I won’t go back on my word about what I promised you.”

Luo Sheng assured her. He also didn’t want to see Qin Jianjia end up becoming a member of an evil organization.

This time, he wasn’t just touching his conscience, but looking her in the eyes.

Qin Jianjia suddenly smiled, her smile like a winter plum blossom. Though not dazzling, it was like a touch of peach red on a snow-white landscape, refreshing to the soul.

“Let’s talk about winning after we’ve won.”

She said this with her back to Luo Sheng.

At this moment, the bunny girl shouted loudly, “The Card Enhancer screening competition begins!”

After she finished speaking, she pressed a red button.

Beep!

The countdown sound echoed across the venue. A huge screen appeared with red numbers counting down, showing a competition time of one hour.

At the same time, the glass-separated transparent rooms suddenly changed.

A giant metal Tree of Life rose up on one wall, its trunk covered in dense, intricate patterns, shimmering with light, like alien technology, probably obtained from invading another dimension.

Each massive branch was a huge slot, ten slots in total, capable of simultaneously resonating and enhancing ten cards.

Similarly, a giant metal cauldron appeared before Luo Sheng’s eyes, filled with green-colored primordial liquid. Various cards floated on the surface, exactly 100 of them.

Every time a card was drawn from the surface, a new card would emerge from the liquid, replenishing the position.

The rules were simple: place potentially compatible cards together and let the machine enhance them.

“The fastest is the Louis XVI team! They’ve already filled in their cards.”

The bunny girl explained.

Then she added, “Oh~ Too bad, they failed.”

The cards Louis XVI had inserted shattered into powder moments later, with the machine making a rumbling sound. The enhancement had failed.

Fortunately, the cards used by the organizers were very cheap, mostly Bronze 1-3 star cards, each not exceeding 10,000 yuan. Moreover, the ratio of Bronze one-star, two-star, and three-star cards was maintained at 10:5:1.

Therefore, the actual cost was even lower, but the organizers could still make a huge profit from the enhanced cards.

Luo Sheng then picked up a card.

【Ordinary Eevee】

Rank: Bronze 1-Star

Type: Pocket Monster

Skills:

①Danger Perception: Extremely strong ability to sense danger.

Description: Appears as a very cute little fox.

Instantly, the enhancement card information flooded into Luo Sheng’s mental space.

This card can be enhanced, with the following choices:

①Fuse with 【Ice Stone】 to gain new power.

②Fuse with 【Leaf Stone】 to gain new power.

③Fuse with 【Moon Stone】 to gain new power.

④Fuse with 【Sun Stone】 to gain new power.

⑤If you have enough cards, a miracle might occur.

Luo Sheng briefly scanned all the cards floating on the water surface and pointed to a card in the corner, saying, “【Ice Stone】.”

Qin Jianjia immediately picked up the card Luo Sheng pointed to and inserted it along with 【Normal Eevee】.

The resonance enhancement machine started emitting green light, and the two cards began to resonate.

Progress: 1%… 3%…9%…

The machine kindly displayed the progress.

After she inserted them, Luo Sheng continued, “The same card again, use 【Leaf Stone】.”

Qin Jianjia gave him a skeptical look, but seeing that Luo Sheng didn’t seem to be joking, she deftly put the same cards into the enhancement machine and moved on to the next one.

“Similarly, 【Moon Stone】,” Luo Sheng said seriously, arms crossed.

Qin Jianjia elegantly took out two cards, casually tossing them out. The two cards instantly adhered to the machine.

The machine immediately lit up a third line, with cards in three slots now resonating and enhancing.

Seeing this, the bunny girl, also confused about what they were doing, raised her microphone and said, “Have they already given up? Or are they gambling on luck?”

Others were equally perplexed.

Because other enhancers were all working hard, constantly using spiritual power to resonate with cards, exploring the card’s dreamscape. Only if conditions were suitable would they put the cards into the machine.

For example, for a warrior card, the enhancer would choose weapon-type cards.

For a magician card, they would choose cards like magic wands.

Unless they were extremely experienced, having enhanced cards countless times and familiar with card characteristics without needing resonance, they would directly perform blind screening enhancements. Of course, the failure rate for this method was also extremely high.

“I guess they’re doing blind selection, just in case they hit the jackpot?”

“But even for blind selection, you shouldn’t occupy three slots at once. If they all fail, it’s just a waste of slot positions.”

“Too risky, I bet they’ve given up.”

The audience discussed among themselves.

Qin Jianjia performing three enhancement screenings in less than ten seconds was still somewhat mind-boggling.

After all, Louis XVI had just tried to be the first, but failed relying on experience.

At this point, Luo Sheng paused and asked, “Was that too fast?”

Qin Jianjia nodded, “If it were me, it would take at least thirty seconds to determine if cards could fuse.”

Then, her bright eyes looked towards the other rooms, and she added, “But it’s okay, if there’s any problem, I’ll cover for you.”

Luo Sheng also looked at the other rooms.

The enhancers in other rooms were constantly touching cards and starting to explore dreamscapes.

Although they weren’t fast, taking about 30-40 seconds to complete, they had the advantage of numbers. Especially the Louis XVI room, which had six people.

Even if Qin Jianjia could screen two pairs in a minute, Louis XVI, with their numerical advantage, could do at least six in a minute.

“Then let’s speed up,” Luo Sheng said.

After all, he was disguised in the black market, and no one except Qin Jianjia knew him.

And since Qin Jianjia had sworn to guarantee his safety, he decided to go all out.

The 【Ordinary Eevee】 cards on the water surface had long been used up, and new cards that appeared were all different.

Luo Sheng crossed his arms over his chest and directed Qin Jianjia, “【Young Hero】 with the material card 【Traveling Girl】.”

Qin Jianjia hesitated only briefly before still putting these two cards into the slot.

In the following minute, Luo Sheng directed her to fill all the card slots.

The enhancement machine was emitting green light all over, running at full capacity.

As for the machines of others, only about a third were filled, even the Louis XVI team with six people had only filled about half.

“The enhancement results are coming out!”

Suddenly, a Card Master in the audience shouted.