Rich Lady, I'm Hungry, Feed Me

Standing before the Shanghai City Card Master Association building, Lu Su could not help but sigh. "I still have to make new cards."

The pressure on him was growing by the day. Although not many people knew what had happened in the secret realm, he was still afraid that people from the Spirit Summoning Society would come looking for him.

After all, the details of their practical training had definitely been leaked by an insider within the Association.

Who knew whether there were even more insiders?

Lu Su began calculating his gains. Including the five unsold green centipede materials, his entire fortune now consisted of 370,000 in cash, plus an Elite Ghoul (Purple), a Hundred-Legged (Purple), and a Flesh Demon (Gold).

Originally, he had planned to make Kokushibo, which would pair nicely with Tsugikuni Yoriichi to form a Bond.

But the materials he had on hand made him abandon that idea. He felt he had a better option.

However, his top priority was to find a way to trade the Flesh Demon (Gold) for another material so it could perfectly match the card he planned to make.

He just did not know whether the trading website had suitable materials. If not, he could only try using this material.

Riding Pidgeot back home at high speed, Lu Su opened his computer and began searching for suitable materials.

He opened the trading site's filters, selected Black Iron Grade and Gold, and only a sparse few materials appeared.

When he saw the name of one of them, Lu Su's heart began pounding.

He had not expected there to really be a suitable material.

Item-type Black Iron Grade material: Type-1 Biological Symbiote (Gold).

It was priced at a staggering 660,000.

The moment Lu Su saw the price, his vision went dark. Even if he sold himself, he could not afford it.

Just as he was about to add the material to his cart and buy it once he had enough money, the website displayed a notification.

This item has been sold and cannot be added to the cart.

"Fine, fine, there are that many rich people, huh?"

Lu Su's expression darkened even further. He had not expected the Gold material he had his eye on to sell so quickly.

He could only hold off on listing the Flesh Demon (Gold) on the trading site for now.

The next day, Lu Su arrived at class with a yawn. He had spent the entire previous night thinking about that Type-1 Biological Symbiote (Gold).

What's meant to be mine will be mine; what isn't, won't be. Lu Su silently consoled himself.

The class was currently discussing yesterday's secret realm practical training.

"Hey, how much did you guys get yesterday? I only killed three centipede Demons. It'll be ages before I save enough money for my next card."

"Yeah, it suddenly ended yesterday. I was all ready to strike it rich."

"Lu Su, what about you? How did you do?"

Seeing his classmates looking at him curiously, Lu Su scratched his head. Naturally, he would not say that he had gotten rich overnight. He simply brushed them off. "I did okay, I guess. Nothing special."

Just then, Jiang Nanxi came over to him. "Thank you for yesterday, Lu Su. If it hadn't been for you, I probably would have been doomed."

Lu Su shook his head. "I think anyone in the class would have stepped in under those circumstances. Didn't you stay behind to protect Lin Yue too?"

Jiang Nanxi definitely could have escaped yesterday. After all, Lin Yue and Du Heng could have covered for her. Yet she had still chosen to stay and confront the unknown monster head-on.

Even though her Three-Tailed Fox had shattered after lasting only a single exchange.

Speaking of Du Heng, Lu Su was just about to ask what had happened to him when Jiang Nanxi spoke with a cold sneer. "Not necessarily. Didn't Du Heng plan to have me die in his place?"

The mere mention of Du Heng made Jiang Nanxi grit her teeth in anger.

After a pause, she continued, "Du Heng has dropped out, and no school will take him now."

Since Du Heng was still only a student, and Jiang Nanxi had not ultimately been harmed, this was already the harshest punishment possible.

Hearing Jiang Nanxi say this, Lu Su naturally did not question her. He merely shrugged. "Then we finally won't have to look at that clown in class every day."

After a moment of silence, Jiang Nanxi took an envelope from her pocket and handed it to Lu Su. "Lu Su, this is a thank-you gift from my dad. He originally wanted to invite you to our house for dinner, but he's been a little busy lately, so this will have to do for now."

Lu Su accepted the envelope, opened it, and glanced inside. The refusal that had nearly left his mouth was swallowed back down.

Inside was none other than a Type-1 Biological Symbiote (Gold).

So you were the rich one?!

Silently labeling Jiang Nanxi a little rich girl, Lu Su swiftly tucked the envelope into his pocket. "I won't stand on ceremony, then. I really need this material. Thanks."

With this, he had gathered all the materials needed for the card he planned to make.

This time, he was confident he could make a Gold, or even a Red, Black Iron Grade card.

Seeing Lu Su accept the gift, Jiang Nanxi smiled. "Have you decided on your next card yet? When my dad gave me this material yesterday, he told me to tell you that it would be best to make an Item Card."

"Whether you use it for Biological Cards or for yourself, it'll be great."

Lu Su shook his head. He had long since chosen his target and would not change it so easily. "I'm still planning to—"

Just as Lu Su was about to state his choice, a figure came before them and dropped to his knees with a thump.

"Brother Lu, Sister Jiang, thank you both for saving my life. From now on, if you tell me to go west, I'll never go east. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west."

It was Lin Yue. Though he had been badly injured yesterday, after treatment from the hospital's Card Masters, he was already well enough to come to school wrapped in bandages.

Lu Su did not care much about what he said. Instead, he asked thoughtfully, "Then what if I tell you to go west, and Jiang Nanxi tells you to go east?"

Lin Yue raised his head blankly.

Lu Su grinned and helped him up. "Just kidding, just kidding."

"Ring-ring-ring."

The class bell rang at just the right time, and the students of the advanced class obediently returned to their seats.

Song Qian slowly entered the classroom, swept her gaze across the students, and said, "I believe all of you have now deeply experienced the dangers of the secret realm."

"Here, I would especially like to commend Lu Su and Jiang Nanxi. The two of them upheld the principle of never abandoning or giving up on their classmates, successfully ensuring that Lin Yue escaped danger."

Listening to Song Qian from below, Lu Su nodded to himself. This was the official conclusion to the matter, saving the students from overthinking things.

Whispers immediately filled the classroom. "No wonder Lin Yue acted like that just now."

"Yeah, but luckily he ran into Lu Su and Jiang Nanxi. If it had been Du Heng—"

"Speaking of which, why didn't Du Heng come to school today?"

Apparently hearing Du Heng's name, Song Qian frowned. "Due to family circumstances, Du Heng will not be attending our First High School from now on."

Considering the negative impact of Du Heng's actions, Song Qian did not reveal his true fate.

Since Song Qian did not say anything, Lu Su and Jiang Nanxi naturally would not reveal it either.

With that matter settled, it was naturally time to begin class.

"Alright, please take out High School Card Crafting 2.3, Shanghai University Revised Edition."

"Whew, school's finally over." That evening, Lu Su leaned back in his chair and stretched.

Ever since receiving Jiang Nanxi's father's thank-you gift, his heart had already flown home.

Hurrying back home, Lu Su looked at the materials spread out before him, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

With this card, he was confident that in the upcoming Ning'an District Four-School Joint Examination, he would beat every last opponent to their knees!