"I heard the Divination Department's realm had suffered a disaster too. Qingque, how could you still be in the mood to play cards?"
"Ah, even if the Divination Department's sky came crashing down, Great Diviner would be there to hold it up. Though she isn't very tall, her abilities reach the heavens."
"Besides, I'm not just fooling around here. I was ordered by her to wait here for some important guests. Time is precious, you know. This is called balancing slacking off with work." Qingque spoke with perfect justification.
"And besides... isn't there also an unexpected guest here?" After saying that, Qingque looked up at the person across from her.
"Funny thing is, this Outworlder likes playing Imperial Jade Game too. Somehow, he found an antique set of Imperial Jade Tablets. I heard they're from ancient times. That set is older than I am." The person beside Qingque also looked toward Chen Luo.
"This set of Imperial Jade Tablets was acquired through a special channel... I guarantee it's absolutely genuine." Chen Luo assured them confidently.
Beside Chen Luo sat a stack of exquisitely crafted yet ancient-looking Imperial Jade Tablets, steeped in history.
Their surfaces were filled with the traces of time.
It was the set of Imperial Jade Tablets Chen Luo had once obtained from the Aeon of Joy, a genuine antique!
This game, Imperial Jade Game, was said to have existed since the ancient imperial era of the Xianzhou, only to be lost during the Xianzhou Alliance's long interstellar voyage.
Thanks to Qingque compiling its rules and bringing them back to the modern Xianzhou, people had the chance to experience this mind-bending card game modeled after the stars and celestial phenomena.
Then, using blueprints from the archives as bait, Qingque lured her artisan friend from the Crafting Department into