Targeted by a Rare Card Hunter!

"What are you doing over here? This is your first time, so you probably don't know your way around. I could be your guide."

Hua Ningning selectively ignored what You Chen had just said.

"Why are you being so kind?" You Chen turned his head to look, but with the mask on, he couldn't make out Hua Ningning's expression.

At that moment, Hua Ningning was smiling.

"Kind?"

"Not really. I just want to understand your deck-building philosophy better."

"Because I've realized that many aspects of your approach are things I lack."

"So, I won't just take your ideas for free. That's why I offered to be your guide."

Hua Ningning didn't try to hide anything.

You Chen raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. It seemed there were still people who appreciated his work. His deck builds were undoubtedly a bit hard for most people of this era to accept.

Many duelists were hot-blooded and a bit chuunibyou.

What was the motto of many duelists?

There are four things I don't play in Yu-Gi-Oh!:

If it's too difficult, I won't play it, because I can't figure it out.

If it's too cheap, I won't play it, because it's an unfair win.

If it's too weak, I won't play it, because it's too much suffering.

If it lacks soul, I won't play it, because it's not exciting enough.

You Chen couldn't help but lament how pure the duelists in this world were.

He hadn't expected Hua Ningning to be so discerning, proving she had a forward-thinking perspective.

She knew his deck builds were not simple.

And rightly so; if they were simple, he wouldn't have been able to beat Chen Jianming.

"I want to pawn some cards. Could you tell me where to go?" You Chen didn't refuse. After all, he really needed a knowledgeable guide. Wouldn't this be much better than him wandering around like a headless chicken?

"Pawn cards?"

"If it's less than 100,000, these small shops will do. The prices are all pretty similar."

Hua Ningning didn't elaborate, clearly assuming You Chen wouldn't have cards worth millions. Cards worth millions were already considered rare.

You Chen had to add, "More than a million."

Hua Ningning paused, stunned.

Wow, she hadn't realized this You Chen actually had rare cards worth over a million?

How did this not align with what she knew about him?

Before coming, she had done her research. You Chen merely had a family grocery store; his background was unremarkable.

Could it be that he pulled some rare cards?

That was the only explanation that made sense.

"Come with me!"

"For anything over a million, it's best to find a more reputable place. These scattered shops aren't suitable."

Hua Ningning didn't hesitate and led You Chen directly to an appraisal exchange.

As soon as Hua Ningning arrived, she called out, "Uncle Yang!"

"Ningning, what are you doing here?"

Even though Hua Ningning was wearing a mask, Yang Lin still recognized her.

"Uncle Yang, let me introduce you. This is my classmate. I brought him here today to pawn some cards."

"We'd appreciate it if you could give us a good price, Uncle Yang."

Hua Ningning was like the big sister in Class Five, so socializing was no problem for her.

"Hello, classmate."

"Since you're Ningning's classmate, everything's easy. Please, have a seat."

"Pour them some tea."

Yang Lin looked at You Chen, a gentle smile on his face.

Then he went to prepare some appraisal materials.

You Chen sat down on his own.

He noticed quite a few people were pawning cards there.

Many duelists made a living by pawning cards. As for where the cards came from, it was either from opening booster packs or from gambling cards in duels.

Those were generally the two scenarios.

This also led to the rise of Rare Card Hunters!

They were the kind of people many duelists dreaded encountering the most.

After all, Rare Card Hunters were generally very strong.

Of course, some Rare Card Hunters would also scout for prey here.

This was, after all, the only place to find out who was putting cards up as collateral.

And whose financial situation might be better.

So, when You Chen sat down, quite a few people looked his way.

Most, however, were just curious.

But there was one man with a buzz cut who stared at You Chen.

He had a cigarette dangling from his lips and wore sunglasses.

In the short time it took for You Chen to settle in, Yang Lin had already prepared everything and walked over.

He even put on white gloves.

Now that's what you call professional.

"What card are you looking to trade?" Yang Lin asked, his eyes full of anticipation.

You Chen didn't waste any time, immediately pulling out Monster Reborn, protected by a card sleeve.

"Hmm! It's Monster Reborn. No mirror foil, no alternate art..."

"In excellent condition. Estimated value around 2 million.

However, seeing as you're Ningning's classmate, I can offer you 2.05 million.

The handling fee is ten thousand.

Is that acceptable?"

Hua Ningning, beside him, raised an eyebrow. Monster Reborn, indeed. It was a rare sight; most people couldn't afford to run it in their decks.

She owned this card herself, otherwise, she would definitely want to buy it.

"Why aren't you keeping this card for yourself?"

Hua Ningning was a little confused.

"I need money," You Chen stated simply.

Firstly, he genuinely needed money. Secondly, there were actually many substitutes for Monster Reborn.

For example, Premature Burial, Call of the Living Dead, and so on.

Premature Burial was definitely a lower-tier substitute, but Call of the Living Dead was different; it had its good points and bad points.

Most importantly, You Chen wasn't very dependent on this card.

Limited Revive was already sufficient, at least for his current deck.

"No problem, let's go with that."

You Chen was very satisfied. It really was different when you knew someone compared to when you didn't.

If he had come by himself, the offer might have been around 1.8 million.

That was a difference of hundreds of thousands.

So, he really had to thank Hua Ningning.

"Alright, I'll have someone prepare the money to transfer to your account right away."

"Oh, and here's a VIP card. You can use it for free handling fees whenever you come in the future."

Yang Lin certainly knew how to win people over.

A VIP card, just like that.

You Chen naturally didn't refuse and immediately accepted it.

Soon, 2.04 million was in his hands.

As the two walked out, You Chen noticed that the man with the buzz cut had already extinguished his cigarette and was following them. He was being targeted.

Tsk, tsk!

Sure enough, no matter the world, it was never truly safe.

Thankfully, this was a world of card games, so You Chen wasn't too flustered.

In a card game world, the other party wouldn't steal from you. They'd at least challenge you to a duel.

You Chen was 100% certain of this.

Because there had been news reports before about a perverted man who wanted to force himself on a girl, but he still had to have a duel first.

Though it was a forced duel!

There was a specific Duel Disk that had chains.

This is the forced duel setting.

Otherwise, why would the woman agree to duel?

So You Chen guessed that the man probably also had this kind of forced duel method.

"Now what? Are we going to buy cards?"

"Perfect, I can see your deck-building strategy."

Hua Ningning had waited so long, and finally, the part she was looking forward to arrived.

"No, next we're going to sign up for the Underground Duel Tournament!"

You Chen looked towards the deeper part nearby, where the Duel Tournament was even more lively with surging crowds!

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