“Yes, Peak Card Domain Arena has always been the best arena in my heart. I especially hope to join Peak Card Domain Arena to improve my card battle experience and skills!” Wen Xiangjie said with a serious expression.
“I’ve always wondered which curator was so capable of bringing Peak Card Domain Arena to its current standing. Seeing you in person today, I finally understand that the legendary aura of a strong person is real.”
Zhao Yongfeng: Your favorability towards him is 40 (a newcomer with good taste).
Wen Xiangjie tried hard to keep her lips from twitching.
Sure enough, a curator has disciples just like him. Cheng Di was so easy to coax, it turns out he took after their curator.
“Not bad, you do have some understanding.” Zhao Yongfeng nodded in satisfaction: “The reason our Peak Card Domain Arena is where it is today is because, from top to bottom, whether it’s me or the disciples in the arena, we all diligently train our battle skills every day and sweat it out in the battle arena.”
“If you want to join our arena, you need to be prepared for high-intensity training. Every day from 8 AM until 8 PM, you will need to train inside the arena, with a two-hour break for lunch and rest in the middle.”
From 8 AM to 8 PM, this time slot also happened to be school hours.
As expected, the story branches that could lead to a legendary card all had time conflicts, forcing players to make a choice, as you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
“Looking at your school uniform, you must be a new student at Card Academy this year,” Zhao Yongfeng asked.
“Yes, Curator, you truly have discerning eyes,” Wen Xiangjie said with an admiring expression.
Wen Xiangjie watched as Zhao Yongfeng’s favorability towards her increased by another 10.
She took back what she said earlier about never having met anyone easier to coax than Cheng Di; someone even easier to coax had just appeared, fresh as a daisy.
“Of course, in card battles, having a discerning eye that can see through your opponent’s next move is also very important. When you join the arena later, I will slowly teach you,” Zhao Yongfeng said with a hint of self-satisfaction.
“I know you new students don’t have complete card decks, and borrowing others’ decks isn’t convenient. How about this, seeing as you’re quite sincere, I can let you join the arena directly. Whether you can stay will depend on your performance later.”
“If you perform well, I can recommend you to represent our arena in the Arena Competition. The winner of the Arena Competition can get a legendary card!” Zhao Yongfeng stood up and patted Wen Xiangjie’s shoulder encouragingly.
If she chose to join Peak Card Domain Arena, she would have to give up the story branch at the school.
Wen Xiangjie didn’t want to make a choice yet. She had only just arrived in Daoguan District and had limited information. Perhaps there was a way for her to pursue both story branches.
She needed to stall Zhao Yongfeng for now.
“Curator, thank you so much for your appreciation!” Wen Xiangjie said with a touched and admiring expression, then immediately put on a slightly hesitant look: “However, since I’m a new student, I want to go back and report to the school to see what they say. Can I give you an answer by 8 AM tomorrow at the latest?”
“You don’t need to worry. Every year, our arena recruits many new students from your Card Academy. Just take the proof I give you back and tell your counselor,” Zhao Yongfeng said with a wave of his hand.
“Curator, you are truly too considerate! I truly hope to have the honor of becoming an apprentice in your arena!” Wen Xiangjie was so moved that her eyes welled up: “Since you treat me so well, I must go back to school and explain everything thoroughly to my counselor. I absolutely cannot cause you trouble because I didn’t handle things well myself!”
Zhao Yongfeng: Your favorability towards him is 60 (a good disciple).
“You child, really.” Zhao Yongfeng rubbed his forehead with a wry smile: “I can’t do anything with you. Then go back to school and talk to your counselor. I’ll wait for your answer.”
After showering Zhao Yongfeng with more praise, not even forgetting Cheng Di who was standing nearby, when Wen Xiangjie left, Zhao Yongfeng personally stood up to see her out of the Curator’s lounge.
As he stood up, Zhao Yongfeng even carefully pushed the table in front of him gently, afraid that his precious cards placed on the table might accidentally fall to the ground.
After leaving Peak Card Domain Arena, Wen Xiangjie took a detour, avoided the area around Peak Card Domain Arena, and entered other arenas to inquire about the requirements for joining an arena using similar lines.
The requirements of each arena were largely similar, requiring apprentices to train for at least eight hours a day in the arena.
Moreover, the curators of other arenas were not as easy to coax as the curator of Peak Card Domain Arena. If she chose the arena story branch, joining Peak Card Domain Arena would be more suitable.
The information she could gather from Daoguan District was limited to this for now. Wen Xiangjie clicked on the map and chose to teleport to Commercial Street.
On the map, Wen Xiangjie’s avatar moved from Daoguan District to the location of Commercial Street.
After the map disappeared, Wen Xiangjie was already standing at the entrance of Commercial Street.
Commercial Street was very prosperous, with shops of various distinctive designs lining both sides of the street.
The tallest building in the center of Commercial Street had an LED screen on its outer wall displaying constantly updated card introductions, and a billboard made of neon lights spelled out six large characters: Card Pack Sales Store.
Contrary to Wen Xiangjie’s expectations, Commercial Street didn’t just have shops selling cards; there were also shops selling daily necessities and food.
Card Academy and the arena both provided free accommodation and food. Wen Xiangjie had thought that the Card Master Cultivation Diary game copy and the Magic Farm Game Copy were similar, where food was provided by the copy itself and couldn’t be chosen. Now, seeing so many food establishments, Wen Xiangjie felt a pleasant surprise.
Unfortunately, she was short on money now. Wen Xiangjie inhaled the aromas wafting from the food shops on both sides of the street as she walked into the Card Pack Sales Store.
“Welcome, what can I help you with?” A beautiful blonde woman in a business suit smiled and greeted her.
Dorothea: The manager of the Card Pack Sales Store. Your favorability towards her is 30 (new customer).
Wen Xiangjie hadn’t expected this beautiful blonde woman named Dorothea to be the manager of the Card Pack Sales Store. She had thought Dorothea was just a receptionist.
Noticing Wen Xiangjie’s surprise, Dorothea covered her mouth and chuckled: “The business of the Card Pack Sales Store is very simple. Customers who have been here once basically don’t need to be greeted anymore; they will purchase items and check out on their own. So, we don’t need many staff. I saw that you look new, so you must be here for the first time. Would you like me to introduce our products to you?”
“Please do,” Wen Xiangjie nodded.