raknovel Chapter 682 - 486: The Feeling of Heartbeat (Part 2)
Chapter 682 - 486: The Feeling of Heartbeat (Part 2)
It must be the leader.
[Caicai?]
Seeing the ugly wolf standing on the rooftop, the rainbow fox seemed quite surprised.
It had only been momentarily delayed at the Summoner, how did a non-member manage to get here?
[Sigh...]
The useless ones downstairs...
Thinking of this, a slight annoyance rose within it.
But truth be told, this guy actually looks pretty handsome.
Especially under the moonlight, his cloud-like soft and beautiful fur...
Huh? It’s coming closer.
Seems like, there’s no ill intent.
Seeing the ugly wolf approaching, the rainbow fox, for some reason, didn’t take any action.
[Howl?]
Honestly, it’s the first time the ugly wolf has seen a summon beast so similar to itself.
Whether in appearance or size, they’re quite close.
Except the other has a few extra tails and that mess of colors, truly an eyesore.
But rare to meet such a summon beast, it decided to ignore the other’s ugliness and make friends instead.
So, according to Cloud Wolf customs, it wagged its little tail and walked to the other’s side.
Then extended its cloud tongue, giving the other’s cheek fur a lick...
[Caicai?!]
The rainbow fox was instantly flustered, even its legs trembled.
It had never experienced such a thing.
In that moment, it was as if (well?) there was an electric current sparking across its cheek!
Then, then it didn’t know why, but it bowed its head, unable to look at the ugly wolf.
[...]
Such a reaction left the ugly wolf quite puzzled.
Did it do something wrong, why did the other lower its head?
In the Cloud Wolf tribe, this is a posture only used when admitting defeat or surrendering.
But it only wanted to make friends, had no ill intent, didn’t make a move...
Why was the other admitting defeat?
Suddenly, it thought of an answer.
The answer was, the other was cowardly.
Intimidated by its strong kingly aura.
Yes, besides this answer, there were no other possibilities.
Thinking of this, the ugly wolf felt it was without challenge, it even lost interest in bothering the other.
[Howl]
The ugly wolf: Coward.
Leaving behind a soft disdain, it used the Cloud Soaring Step, stepping on air and left.
[Caicai?]
Although the rainbow fox didn’t understand the meaning of the whispered words just now, the gentle tone felt unbelievably tender.
This left it bewildered for several seconds, looking up only after coming to his senses, realizing the other was gone, quickly turned to look towards the sky.
All it could see was a handsome silhouette in the moonlight, howling at the sky.
[Booooo~~~~~]
[Caicai...]
The rainbow fox watched as the silhouette gradually vanished, the fur on its face turned red...
[What have I even seen...]
Hiding in the shadows, the totem beast witnessed the entire scene, not daring to make a sound.
What happened to their aloof rainbow gang leader?
It feels like now, all that’s missing is a theme song.
BGM: Ah, the feeling of love~♪ The gaze is hard to escape~♫
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Over at the training ground, the excitement from two new summon beasts and second awakening kept Li Pu spirited as he played cards the whole night, realizing morning had come only when he snapped back to reality.
"This guy really can’t go on like this."
Exiting the training ground, he found his partner snoring away, rendering him speechless.
Using telepathy, he sensed everyone’s location and confirmed no one had ended up in the central detention room, having peacefully spent the night.
He summoned the strawman over, to carry his new minion back to the dorm to sleep.
Then Li Pu went to the cafeteria for breakfast, and promptly headed for Seven-Star Street.
Arriving at Seven-Star Street early morning, there weren’t many pedestrians, and many shops were just opening for business.
At Fan-Fan’s card house, there was no business yet, Li Fan sat there boldly smoking and drinking tea.
Besides Li Fan, Shuzo Kashi was surprisingly also there.
Since the association card-playing robot incident, he hadn’t really seen her much.
"Yo, what a coincidence to meet here."
Seeing Li Pu come in, Shuzo Kashi’s eyes lit up.
She had some business today, she was just thinking about calling that turtle guy.
"Let’s go inside and talk."
Li Fan pointed towards the inner room.
After the three of them sat down inside, Li Pu gave the new card he had crafted directly to Li Fan in front of Xiu Cangjia.
Anyway, with the help of the Cubic Card Metaverse, everyone can craft cards now, so he felt it wasn’t necessary to hide it anymore.
Moreover, now that he was already a 5th level Summoner, he figured he had enough power to handle any harassment and wasn’t afraid of people outside knowing anything.
Meanwhile, Xiu Cangjia recounted her experiences in the Cubic Card Metaverse to Li Pu.
Yes, she had naturally also gained access.
Xiu Cangjia and Li Fan chose to go in the same direction, but she departed earlier than he did.
She had already established herself in Naluo City.
Naluo City, a settlement larger than Lanlan Town where many natives gathered.
Because there were more, and stronger, beast monsters around it, the natives had even built a city wall.
Standing on the wall and battling the monsters below with cards could give some strategic advantage.
When Xiu Cangjia said she had established herself there, it wasn’t just about understanding the local culture and geography like others.
She had even opened a store there, serving as an intermediary for card players.
Introducing monster slaying jobs, posting bounty missions, providing a trading platform, and so on.
And now she wanted...
"What? You want to open a branch store, teacher?"
Li Pu was slightly stunned after hearing her idea.
"You are so boring,"
Li Fan heard about this for the first time.
"You don’t get it, do you? Thinking Cubic Coins aren’t that useful,"
Xiu Cangjia had anticipated their reactions, crossing her arms.
"Actually, when I first arrived in Naluo City, I unintentionally heard a piece of information."
"You’ve probably never heard of it before—The Card of Equilibrium."
"It’s the one and only god card in the entire Equilibrium Zone."
She smiled with a hint of pride.
With an expression like "You guys know nothing."
"The Card of Equilibrium, a god card..."
Li Pu slightly frowned.
He only knew that the place they were in belonged to the Equilibrium Zone.
"Could it be there are also cards like the Card of Fury, Card of Wisdom, Card of Breakthrough, Card of Resolve, Card of Wind Listening, and Card of Wind Chasing?"
"And then gather all seven to summon a dragon and make a wish, right?"
Li Fan sneered.
"Uh, this..."
Xiu Cangjia immediately gave a "How did you know" expression.
Though he didn’t guess them all, he was nearly there.
"It’s such an old trick."
Li Fan spread his hands.
"What do you know? It’s called classic, an homage!"
Xiu Cangjia stubbornly replied.
"Anyway, my current goal is to collect the Card of Equilibrium."
"But no one knows where it is, or if it even exists."
"Still, you should understand the principle, right? If you really want to make it in a place, you need to have your own power."
"So now I’m trying to develop my own power."
Finally, she stated her real reason for coming today.
Opening branch stores and expanding power requires money, a lot of money.
Although she could sell cards there, and her store in Naluo City was funded by selling cards,
after all, as a collector, each card was a treasure, and she was reluctant to part with them.
So currently, the best way to gather money quickly is crowdfunding.
With those on Seven-Star Street, plus her other friends considered Kings, they should scrape together a hundred thousand Cubic Coins or more.
A hundred thousand Cubic Coins could open one or two branch stores.
Her goal is to expand and strengthen in the Cubic Card Metaverse.
"So tell me, how much money do each of you have?"
"I’ll buy it all at a 1:1 ratio with Crystal Coins."
Xiu Cangjia took a sip of tea, acting like a wealthy person.
Based on the actual rate, 1 Crystal Coin is roughly equal to 1.3~1.5 Cubic Coins.
But since she urgently needed money, offering a favorable rate might tempt others.
However, Li Fan’s response completely let her down.
"I think I have about 57 Cubic Coins left, no need to exchange, I’ll just give them to you."
He had only ever obtained 57 Cubic Coins, all given by the initial town’s residents out of pity.
This guy lived like a beggar in another world.
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