Two SSR-Class Cards!

The short-haired youth was the same type of person as the "street-smart punk" from Lin Xia's original world.

Although the youth was about the same age as Lin Xia, he had dropped out of school early to scrape by in society.

Therefore, it didn't take much effort for him to deduce why Yang Ming had traveled thousands of miles across several cities to reinforce his card here.

It was because this young guild master was acting behind his family's back!

Sure enough, when the youth sent a photo of Yang Ming and Sun Qi standing before the Reinforcement Pillar to the guild master, he received a reply:

"Stop him! Do not let that brat put the Main Card into the Reinforcement Pillar under any circumstances. I will reward you once I arrive!"

The full name of the Blue Eagle Guild master was Yang Hui. He had just turned forty this year, and his personal strength had already broken through Level 63, not counting the high-tier cards he possessed.

This placed him second in level among all the various guild masters.

At this moment, Yang Hui, who had just finished "combat" and was immersed in the lap of luxury, jumped right out of bed upon learning that his son was attempting to reinforce a Main Card.

"Damn it, this brat's wings have hardened, and he's actually treating my words like wind in his ears?!

The explosion rate for a 7-to-8 upgrade is so high, yet he dares to fuse cards without the protection of a Protection Scroll!"

Yang Hui had a cold, stern appearance, and his bronze-colored physique was as perfect as a sculpture. Trembling with rage, he steadied his emotions while quickly putting on his clothes and striding out of the house.

As soon as he stepped outside, he began to sprint, and then with a "Boom!", he took flight!

The sonic boom that followed the next instant meant that Yang Hui had already entered supersonic speeds.

That wasn't all; with another loud bang, he accelerated again, his speed visibly jumping to a new realm as if he were a spring-loaded projectile.

As long as he could fly to a portal that led directly to City S, he would be able to reach Yang Ming's side before long.

On the other side, the short-haired youth, having received his orders, prepared himself to forcibly stop Yang Ming the moment he went to load his Main Card!

As for Sun Qi's habit of blowing up fodder cards, the youth didn't care in the slightest.

If he liked to blow them up, let him; it wasn't wasting his own resources, anyway.

At this moment, however, Lin Xia stepped forward and pressed down on Sun Qi's arm, then turned to Yang Ming and said:

"I am also a Reinforcement Master. If it were me, I wouldn't choose to use fodder cards for this turn; I would place the Main Card directly."

Hearing this, Yang Ming's lips parted slightly of their own accord, and a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes. "You... you are a Reinforcement Master!?"

"What?!"

The short-haired youth and his companion also shuddered violently, staring at Lin Xia in disbelief as they quickly searched their minds to confirm if such a figure existed in the entire reinforcement world.

"I've been in this business for so many years, and I've never heard of a Reinforcement Master as young as you!"

Sun Qi gritted his teeth and said with a tone of fury, "If you want to be a con artist, you should weigh your own worth first, shouldn't you?"

He pushed Lin Xia's hand away and issued a warning with his eyes.

It was as if one more interference from Lin Xia would result in a brutal beating.

"Heh..." Lin Xia sneered, confidently puffing out his chest and lifting his chin. He didn't avoid Sun Qi's gaze, but instead looked him straight in the eye. "It's normal that you haven't heard of me, because I only decided to enter the ranks of Reinforcement Masters today... oh wait, this very moment!

As for the title of con artist... I think that suits you better!"

"You're courting death!"

When Sun Qi heard himself called a con artist, it was as if a reverse scale had been touched. Veins bulged on his neck as he raised his hand to smash a fist toward Lin Xia's handsome face.

"Bang~"

Lin Xia caught the punch with ease.

This wasn't because Sun Qi was weak, but because of the blue device embedded in the ground nearby—

The blue device was shaped like a three-dimensional box, with blue liquid energy flowing inside, constantly emitting energy waves into the surroundings at a spectrum invisible to the naked eye.

The area covered by these energy waves happened to coincide exactly with the size of the reinforcement area.

This was the [Ability Inhibitor], a product of the Vincent Military Industry Group, used to suppress awakening power, making an Awakener no different from a mortal in all aspects, save for their ability to withstand the radiation of the Reinforcement Pillar and use their system panels.

In the city, many public places were equipped with these inhibitors.

Sun Qi seemed to have forgotten this in his momentary rage.

Once he realized it, he pulled his hand back.

Lin Xia, meanwhile, had a sudden flash of inspiration and thought of a method.

This method would lead to one of two outcomes.

First: He would get a free ride on the material cards and have Vegeta reinforced to +2.

Second: He would successfully help Yang Ming get his Main Card to Gold.

Regardless of the result, it was a win-win situation for Lin Xia!

Thus, he took out his SSR-grade card, Vegeta, and propped his head up with one hand, sighing and deliberately putting on a dejected look:

"If I hadn't run out of material cards, I would have clicked it this turn!"

"This brat has two SSR-grade cards!?"

The short-haired youth's jaw dropped as he and his companion stared at each other in shock.

You must understand, at Lin Xia's age, possessing a single SSR-level card already marked him as a standout among his peers.

The cards an Awakener receives upon leveling up fluctuate significantly in quality.

For instance, if an Awakener receives an SSR-level card the first time they level up, the card they receive upon their next level-up is bound to be of a lower grade than SSR.

It is absolutely impossible to obtain two SSR cards in a row!

That would violate the laws governing an Awakener's growth!

Of course, no one would know that the card Lin Xia actually received upon leveling up was the A-rank Tien Shinhan, which perfectly adhered to this ironclad rule, while Vegeta had been obtained through the Favorability Index.

Therefore, the young man surmised that Lin Xia must have purchased this SSR-level card on the market.

But a card with a 94 rating... that was something priceless and unavailable; even if someone were truly selling it... the price would be astronomical!

Could Lin Xia be a hidden second-generation rich kid!?

This thought also flickered through the minds of Sun Qi and Yang Ming.

After all, the two of them had seen Lin Xia's other SSR-level card on the way here.

But even though this fact left Sun Qi shocked by Lin Xia's background.

It did nothing to improve his attitude.

After all, Lin Xia hadn't come to him to Reinforce a card, but to "pick a fight"!

Suddenly, however, he realized something, and his voice rose in pitch.

"Hahaha, even if you have the Material Cards, your Reinforcement will only result in a +2 card at best..."

Sun Qi's laughter was boisterous, forming a sharp contrast to his previous low, cold sneers. "Don't tell me you think the probability of a +1 to +2 is comparable to a +7 to +8?

And you have the nerve to lie about being a Reinforcer when you don't even understand such basic common sense? Get lost and go cool off somewhere!"

Hearing this, Yang Ming, who had originally been swayed by Lin Xia's words, frowned once again as he looked at him, curious to see how Lin Xia would respond.

"Mr. Sun, it seems you still haven't understood what I meant."

Lin Xia lifted his chin high and smiled knowingly: "When I said this one would be a success, it had nothing to do with whether it's a +2 or +3 Reinforcement, because regardless of the level... this Reinforcement will be a success!"