"You've got to be kidding. You bastard actually had that kind of luck?"
You Wushuang could hardly believe it, suspicion still surfacing on her pretty face.
Yet her footsteps involuntarily quickened.
But once she came closer, her pupils trembled and contracted.
Because the two cards in You Chen's hand were none other than Pot of Greed and Monster Reborn.
"Good heavens!"
You Wushuang's eyes shone as she stared at those two cards. She instinctively reached out to snatch them, leaning forward and grabbing at the air.
"Huh?"
You Chen had been keeping an eye on this little money grubber the whole time.
He turned aside, making You Wushuang pounce on empty air.
She did not mind—and she did not dare mind.
The family hierarchy had changed in an instant.
You Chen now held the financial power!
"So... doesn't this mean we'll never have to worry about food and clothes again?"
"Pot of Greed is currently worth five million per card!"
"Monster Reborn is worth two million per card!"
"Oh my god, that's seven million altogether. We're really rich now!"
You Wushuang counted on her fingers, growing increasingly excited.
Her eyes seemed to see countless little bills glowing before them.
"Wait. What does my money have to do with you?" You Chen blinked as he listened to You Wushuang mutter beside him.
"You—" You Wushuang had been about to flare up, but she immediately held herself back.
Times had changed.
Endure it. Endure it, and all would be calm.
"Ah, I'm hungry." You Chen sat down, put away the cards, sighed, and rubbed his stomach.
"What do you want to eat? I'll make it right away!"
"I'll make you some noodles. What flavor do you want?"
You Wushuang immediately got the hint. She quickly stood up and spoke in an unprecedentedly ingratiating tone.
"Whatever."
As soon as You Chen said that, he frowned. Wait, "make you some noodles"—why did that sound a little off?
You Wushuang instantly put on the sweet smile of a flight attendant and agreed.
Sure enough, having money was what truly mattered.
But You Chen did not actually plan to sell those two cards right away.
After all, their prices were relatively stable. They would only rise, with virtually no room to fall.
They were incredibly useful staple cards, after all.
In the anime, everyone had a Pot of Greed.
But in this world, it was an exceptionally rare card.
That was why it sold for five million each.
And that was still a low price. It had once been speculated up to twenty million, only gradually returning to normal afterward.
So You Chen planned to use it himself first.
If he really had to sell one, he would sell Monster Reborn first!
That would be enough for the time being.
Yunhai Duel High School.
Over the past two days, You Chen had gradually adapted to life in this new world.
Back when he attended class, the moment the teacher walked in, sleepiness would already come creeping over him.
But things were different now.
As a card gamer, every lesson now felt like discussing deckbuilding and cards with countless fellow players online.
That was enough to make anyone incredibly excited.
How could he possibly feel sleepy?
And You Chen could openly use class time to come up with new deck builds.
This was practically a card gamer's perfect world.
After Fang Qing entered, her attitude toward You Chen had changed somewhat.
Mainly because You Chen had started paying attention in class lately.
She thought it was because of her, and she felt rather pleased with herself.
"Today, we're going to discuss something."
"Teacher Fu from Class Five of Senior Year Three has arranged a duel training session with our class."
"After all, the mock exams are coming up soon."
"Having more duel training like this before the mock exams will be of immense help for your College Entrance Exam a month from now."
"This will be another three-versus-three."
"The strongest students in their class are undoubtedly Chen Jianming, Lei Hu, and Hua Ningning."
"For our class, the students I've selected are Mu Qingyu, Xu Fei, and Zhang Cuihua."
"It's scheduled for three this afternoon. I recommend that the other students come cheer them on as well. You can also take the opportunity to learn."
As soon as Fang Qing announced the lineup,
Zhang Cuihua, who sat beside You Chen, immediately began humming excitedly.
"Oh yeah! I finally got picked this time!"
"Hey, Little Chen, did you see that?"
"I told you, my strength has been improving by leaps and bounds lately."
"Once your big bro takes off, your big bro will look after you!"
Zhang Cuihua threw an arm around You Chen's shoulder and chuckled.
The guy had such a horse-like face that, if he could not speak, people looking from afar might think he was leading a horse around.
You Chen sighed. "Ah, I wish I had a bureau-chief father who could buy me a powerful deck released by the International Society. Then I could improve by leaps and bounds too."
"Cuihua, does your father still need another son?"
Zhang Cuihua was not an idiot. How could he fail to hear You Chen's teasing?
His old face reddened, though he quickly recovered.
"Get lost!"
"My dueling skills have genuinely gotten stronger. The deck is just icing on the cake."
"I know you're nakedly jealous of me."
"Remember to come this afternoon and watch how I win!"
"When that happens, Hua Ningning will definitely see me in a new light and throw herself into my arms, right?"
Zhang Cuihua had already started fantasizing. He smacked his lips, and glistening drool nearly dripped from the corner of his mouth.
"That might be difficult."
"Humans and livestock ultimately can't be together. There's reproductive isolation."
You Chen pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Get lost!" Zhang Cuihua said.
Emotion Value +188!
You Chen was not particularly interested in this sort of duel training.
Senior-year students currently did not have many available summoning methods.
Most of them only used Ritual and Fusion.
Synchro, Xyz, and Link were only taught in university.
That alone showed just how far beyond the curriculum Fang Qing's earlier question had been.
As for Pendulum's wall of text?
Not even dogs played that.
Teaching those summoning methods at this stage was one thing, but whether one could use them mainly depended on one's Duel Level.
So even among senior-year students, there were people who could use Synchro, though they were extremely rare.
That was why You Chen knew these duels would not be very interesting.
That was also why he had no interest in them.
"You Chen!"
At that moment, Fang Qing specifically called his name.
Was she looking for trouble again?
He was not sleeping anymore.
"What is it?" You Chen asked.
"Especially you. You absolutely must be there today and learn properly. Watch the duels of the top three duelists in our class, as well as Class Five's duels. Class Five is very strong. We've held several duel training sessions with them, but they've won more often, which shows just how strong they really are."
"This will be deeply beneficial experience for all of you."
"Your level may be in the lower-middle range of the class, but as your teacher, I won't easily give up on any student. So you can't give up on yourself either, understand?"
"There's only one month left until the College Entrance Exam. I hope not a single one of you will be left behind!"
"I hope every one of you succeeds in the College Entrance Exam and gets into a prestigious university!"
Fang Qing's speech nearly moved herself to tears.
The other students in the class were also deeply affected.
Only You Chen blinked speechlessly.
He wondered when he had ever given up on himself.
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