“Sorry, this is my trump card. Perhaps you’ll get to see it if there’s a chance in the future,” Wen Xiangjie politely declined.
Although Yinaya looked regretful, she didn't ungraciously press the matter.
Even now, she still had a feeling that the face-down card Wen Xiangjie hadn't revealed could counter her Epic Mechanism Card, Vigilance.
As Wen Xiangjie walked towards the podium, she opened her Card Drawer to check her cards.
The card on top was the face-down card Wen Xiangjie hadn't revealed.
【Epic Mechanism Card, Exemption: Nullifies the opponent's next face-down card (ineffective against legendary cards and God Cards).】
Just as Yinaya thought, Wen Xiangjie could indeed use this mechanism card to negate the effect of Yinaya’s Epic Mechanism Card, Vigilance, but seeing that Yinaya had no trump cards left, Wen Xiangjie, of course, took the opportunity to show off her battle cards!
It felt terrible not to show off so many epic cards after drawing them. It's like wearing fine clothes at night—what's the point?
Battle cards could be shown off, but mechanism cards should be hidden if possible, just like Yinaya’s Epic Mechanism Card, Vigilance. Many powerful mechanism cards, if used properly, indeed had the ability to change the course of a battle.
Wen Xiangjie didn't lie to Yinaya. A mechanism card with such extraordinary effect as Exemption was indeed her trump card, but she simply had many more such trump cards.
【Ding! Congratulations on successfully completing the 'Academic Overachiever' mission: 'Win the friendly match and bring honor to the school'. Reward: Luck +2.】
【Your current Luck is 13 points.】
As soon as Wen Xiangjie reached the podium, Hillman, her school’s Headmaster, stood up with a flushed face, actively walked down from the podium, and greeted Wen Xiangjie with a brilliant smile.
【Hillman: Affection towards you 70 (This girl has the demeanor of a king. It's fortunate she's a student of our school. The card god has favored me, hahaha).】
“Oh, Wen Xiangjie, your performance was truly outstanding! Having a student like you is truly our school’s fortune! Congratulations on winning this friendly match on behalf of our school!” Hillman turned his head and waved to the staff.
“Where are the hand cream and iced drinks I asked you to prepare in advance? Bring them over quickly! Wen Xiangjie fought so hard just now; quickly give Wen Xiangjie a hand massage!”
Danpier, who followed Hillman down from the podium, looked at Hillman with disdain.
Wen Xiangjie won the match in only two rounds. The battle time plus the time spent on stage totaled less than five minutes. All the cards she got in her hand were used the next second. How could her hands be tired?
To be so solicitous and flattering to a student, completely lacking the dignity of a Headmaster!
“Wen Xiangjie, hello, hello.” Danpier squeezed Hillman aside, moved closer to Wen Xiangjie, actively extended both hands, shook Wen Xiangjie’s right hand, and said eagerly, “I am Headmaster Danpier from the neighboring school. May I ask if Wen Xiangjie has any intention of transferring schools?”
“If Wen Xiangjie is willing to transfer to our school, the treatment and everything else are completely negotiable. I know that talented students like Wen Xiangjie generally prefer self-study. Don't worry, as long as you transfer to our school, I can give you the maximum degree of freedom, and not only that…”
【Danpier: Affection towards you 60 (Why isn't such a talented student from our school? If you can't beat them, poach them. I need to find a way to get her).】
Hillman: ???
You old geezer, poaching our school’s precious top student right in front of me? Are you not putting me in your eyes at all!
Hillman forcefully stuck out his backside, giving Danpier a hard shove to the side.
He glared angrily at Danpier, then, when he looked at Wen Xiangjie, his expression instantly switched to bright and sunny.
“Wen Xiangjie, you don’t have to listen to that old geezer making empty promises. I’ve already had Helena prepare all the procedures you need. You just need to sign later. After the friendly match, you’ll have to trouble yourself to receive an award. After receiving the award, you can do whatever you want. On behalf of the school, I support all your extracurricular study plans!”
The staff from Wen Xiangjie’s school also walked over at the opportune moment, handed the iced drink to Wen Xiangjie, then took out hand cream and meticulously applied it to Wen Xiangjie’s hands, massaging them as they did so.
Helena also walked over, carrying a stack of documents with a pen on top.
She had completed all the procedures for Wen Xiangjie; Wen Xiangjie only needed to sign.
She took the iced drink from Wen Xiangjie’s hand, placed the pen in Wen Xiangjie’s right hand, and after Wen Xiangjie finished signing, she took the pen back and returned the iced drink to Wen Xiangjie.
It could be said that the service was extremely thoughtful.
After Wen Xiangjie finished her iced drink and had her hands massaged by the staff, Helena then walked to the battle arena to announce the results.
“This friendly match has concluded. The winning party is E City Card Academy. Next, Wen Xiangjie will represent E City Card Academy to receive the trophy for this friendly match!”
When Wen Xiangjie stepped onto the temporarily erected podium, a storm of cheers erupted from below the stage.
“Wen Jie! Wen Jie! Wen Jie!”
“Wen Jie is amazing!!!”
“Without Wen Jie, our school would have definitely lost this time!”
“Yes, it was all thanks to Wen Jie’s efforts to turn the tide and finish off the opponent!”
“Wen Jie’s strength is completely on another level, okay? It’s just that Wen Jie drew the number 10 lot; otherwise, the other students in our school wouldn’t have had a chance to even make a move.”
“It was a complete dimensionality reduction strike!”
Wen Xiangjie raised the trophy, and Hillman and Helena, who were beside the podium, both looked at Wen Xiangjie with expressions of relief and pride, exactly like how one would look at a favored student.
Whether it was Ji Chenyu, Cheng Yushu, or the other new student from First Military Academy, they couldn't help but feel bitter when they noticed.
With Wen Xiangjie around, they couldn’t even dream of getting the legendary card from the school storyline branch.
They should have known not to be so lucky from the start and follow the same storyline branch as Wen Xiangjie.
Now that four and a half days had passed in the game instance, they could no longer pursue the school storyline branch or the dojo storyline branch, both of which were guaranteed to yield legendary cards. To obtain legendary cards now, they would have to explore on their own.
Cheng Yushu, Ji Chenyu, and the other new student frowned deeply, their minds racing as they considered their next move.
With the friendly match over, Danpier, having failed to poach anyone, could only regretfully withdraw, taking his school’s new students back to school.
Wen Xiangjie also left the school amidst Hillman and Helena’s earnest admonitions to be careful, heading to the Commercial Street.
Having left the school, she first needed to find a place to stay.