Showing Off and Slapping Faces

Was there really such a good thing?

This thought could not help but surface in Lu Su's mind.

Principal Xie smiled and picked up a booklet from his desk. "Classmate Lu, you may choose one of these materials. It will be delivered to your home after school."

Lu Su took the booklet and flipped through it carefully.

Steel Sword (Blue), Blood-Stained Jade Pendant (Purple), Corpse Dog: Physical Enhancement Type (Purple)

The booklet contained Black Iron Grade materials of Blue Quality and above.

Suddenly, Lu Su's gaze sharpened. "Principal Xie, I choose this one."

Principal Xie and the others looked at the material Lu Su was pointing at.

Elite Ghoul (Purple).

Seeing Lu Su's choice, Ma Liang seemed hesitant to speak. In the end, he still said, "Classmate Luo, I suggest choosing an Item Material to make an Item Card and strengthen your existing creature card."

Normally, a novice card maker's second card would be an Item Card. On one hand, Item Cards could increase the combat strength of existing creature cards. On the other, a novice card maker's first creature card might have only been successfully made through luck. Rushing to make a second one would most likely waste materials.

Lu Su shook his head and said to Ma Liang, "Uncle Ma, thank you for the suggestion, but I still choose this one."

Seeing how determined Lu Su was, no one present intended to keep persuading him.

After all, interfering with a card maker's creative approach was a major taboo.

Wang Ming spoke up then. "Then, Principal Xie, Chairman Ma, I'll take Lu Su to register for the key class first."

The two nodded slightly.

Watching the two leave the office, Ma Liang smiled. "Old Xie, it looks like your school has produced a promising seedling this time. You must have some confidence in the Ning'an District Four-School Joint Examination a month from now, right?"

Principal Xie frowned slightly at Ma Liang's words. "I heard that the other schools have also produced some talented students. Ning'an First High School has even been rumored to have a student whose first card was Gold Grade."

However, Ma Liang did not quite agree with Principal Xie. A card maker's strength had never been measured by card grade and quality alone.

In his view, Lu Su's willingness to step forward in a moment of danger already made him far superior to the so-called seeded contestants from the other schools.

"Old Ma, I want to ask you for a favor. After all these years, I've never asked anyone for anything." Just as Ma Liang was sighing inwardly, Principal Xie's voice came from beside him.

"Do you want to go back and say goodbye to your classmates?" Wang Ming asked Lu Su on the way.

Lu Su thought for a moment before shaking his head. "It's not like I've graduated. I'm still at No. 1 High School. We can meet anytime."

"True."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the entrance to the key class.

Shanghai City No. 1 High School had a very low chance of producing card makers among its second-year students each year, so the entire school had only one key class.

"Teacher Song, come out for a moment." Wang Ming called into the classroom from the doorway.

Soon, a middle-aged female teacher came out of the classroom.

"This is Lu Su. Starting today, he is also your student." Wang Ming introduced Lu Su with a gesture.

Then he turned to Lu Su. "This is Song Qian, Teacher Song. She is one of our school's senior teachers. From now on, she will be your homeroom teacher."

Lu Su nodded and greeted Song Qian. "Good morning, Teacher Song."

"Hello, Classmate Luo. Go inside and get acquainted with your classmates first." Song Qian adjusted her glasses and cast an inquisitive look toward Wang Ming. "He is..."

Watching the two talking outside the window, Lu Su stepped onto the podium. "Hello, everyone. I'm Lu Su. Please take care of me from now on."

After speaking, he swept his gaze across the classroom.

There were twelve people in the classroom including him, and only one of them was a girl.

Upon hearing Lu Su's introduction, the girl cried out, "You're Lu Su?"

Lu Su raised an eyebrow. "You know me?"

"Of course I do. After all, you're our role model. My name is Jiang Nanxi." Jiang Nanxi spoke with a cheerful smile.

Jiang Nanxi's father was a Gold Rank card maker.

She had learned about Lu Su from her father last night.

Lu Su laughed awkwardly at her words. He always felt the girl across from him was being sarcastic. "The association is just promoting me, that's all."

"Alright, quiet down first." Song Qian entered the classroom then.

"You all probably know this Classmate Luo already."

"Classmate Luo acted bravely during yesterday's Demon's Nest riot and saved the residents of an entire neighborhood. Let's give him a round of applause."

Song Qian took the lead in clapping.

Amid the applause and everyone's curious gazes, Lu Su smiled. "Anyone here could have done the same."

It never hurt to say a few nice words when everyone was praising each other.

"Cough, cough." Song Qian cleared her throat. "Now, everyone should introduce themselves."

Lu Su stepped down from the podium and gave up his spot to the other students.

After a while, the introductions ended. Lu Su noticed two people in the class who deserved special attention.

One was Jiang Nanxi, the girl from earlier. Her card was the Black Iron grade purple card, Three-Tailed Fox.

In Lu Su's memories, the highest-ranking card in the Demon Fox series was the Diamond Grade Red Grade card, Nine-Tails: Daji.

The other was Du Heng, a boy with a short ponytail. His card was the Black Iron grade purple card, Green Zombie.

The zombie series had excellent prospects, and unlike the Demon Fox series, its progression was very smooth.

However, Lu Su knew Du Heng. He had previously been the original owner's classmate, and because the original owner was an orphan, he had led others in isolating and bullying Lu Su. Only Wang Ming, their homeroom teacher, had stopped him.

"Tch. A bullying mutt..." Thinking of this, Lu Su's gaze turned cold.

"Alright." Song Qian clapped her hands to draw the students' attention. "Next, I have something to announce."

"In one month, Ning'an District will hold the Four-School Joint Examination. The winning school will receive an opportunity to enter a secret realm for practical training."

A secret realm!

Upon hearing Song Qian's words, the students' hearts began to race.

After all, entering a secret realm meant gaining access to abundant material resources. Whether they were sold or used to make cards, they would be immensely valuable.

Seeing that she had captured the students' attention, Song Qian smiled slyly. "However, each school can only send three people to the joint examination, and only those three can enter the secret realm."

"Therefore, our key class will implement..."

"A ranking system."

Song Qian paused before continuing, "Tomorrow, we will hold the first ranking match."

"The method will be card maker duels."

A card maker duel meant that aside from directly attacking the opposing card maker, every other method was allowed.

However, once a card maker's cards at their current level were exhausted, they would generally choose to surrender.

It was worth mentioning that when a card maker's creature card died, it would enter a cooldown period lasting an entire day.

After announcing this news, Song Qian left the classroom.

Du Heng then slowly walked over to Lu Su with a trace of disdain. "Lu Su, I didn't expect that after just a few days, you'd turn from an ugly duckling into a phoenix!"

Du Heng had always considered himself heaven's chosen son. Seeing the orphan Lu Su, whom he had looked down on before, suddenly become the center of attention made the jealousy in his heart swell wildly.

Lu Su rolled his eyes at his words and replied dismissively, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're way better than me. Congratulations."

Seeing Lu Su's perfunctory attitude, Du Heng felt humiliated. "A mere orphan dares to take that attitude with me!"

A vicious expression appeared on his face. "In tomorrow's ranking match, I'll tear your card to pieces in front of everyone."

Lu Su could not be bothered to argue and merely gave him a speechless look.

When Wang Ming returned to the class, he found the classroom in complete chaos.

Seeing Wang Ming return, Mo Fang immediately put on a grief-stricken expression and said, "Teacher Wang, did Lu Su drop out and go to work?"

Wang Ming looked at him in confusion. "Where did you hear that?"

"Lu Su became a card maker and entered the key class."

The classroom fell silent, but before long, earth-shaking shouts erupted.

"...Huh?!"