He immediately sold the ten Bronze cards at the black market. Their values varied, bringing in a total of 60,000 yuan.
After deducting his living expenses from this period, Su Li now had a total of 86,000 yuan.
He then went to the card-selling area, preparing to buy cards.
His fingers swiped across a tablet, where the cards on display were dazzling, with rare cards appearing frequently.
These cards were far more valuable than other cards of the same rank. Some even required exchanges involving rare cards of specified types.
By the Silver stage and even the Gold stage, Alliance currency could no longer measure the value of certain cards. In many cases, cards themselves became the currency of trade.
Su Li filtered through them. Even among Bronze-stage cards, some tempted him greatly, but they were too expensive for him to afford at the moment.
He filtered out all cards other than magic cards and bought two Bronze Rank 2 magic cards, spending 20,000 yuan.
He then bought another two Bronze Rank 3 magic cards, spending 30,000 yuan.
They were all the worst cards available, but that did not matter. These cards could be used to strengthen [Ice Blue Shield].
At this point, Su Li only had 36,000 yuan left.
"This is way too expensive!" Su Li gritted his teeth.
As for strengthening magic cards, his mysterious ability only provided fusion plans. It was rather straightforward and did not even restrict card types, but it cost a great deal of money.
Furthermore, the higher the rank of [Ice Blue Shield], the more valuable it became. Once it surpassed Bronze Rank 3, it would count as a rare card, so strengthening it himself was still more cost-effective.
Back to work.
Su Li planned to head to the Forest of Blood once he raised [Ice Blue Shield] to Bronze Rank 5.
The card enhancement room there was free. Once inside, he could release his mental power, but it could not extend beyond the room due to a mysterious restriction.
He began strengthening [Ice Blue Shield]. Since there was no need to enter a card world, he could carry out the enhancement here.
Su Li had planned to directly accept ten Bronze Rank 2 cards, but the value of [Holy Light] alone was probably insufficient as collateral.
Therefore, he decided to strengthen [Ice Blue Shield] first, then use it as collateral together with [Holy Light].
After nearly a day, the five cards in Su Li's hand transformed into a brand-new card: a Bronze Rank 4 [Ice Blue Shield].
Then, he once again accepted ten Bronze Rank 2 enhancement commissions at once, using [Holy Light] and [Ice Blue Shield] as collateral.
With twenty Bronze Rank 2 cards in hand, if he successfully completed all the commissions, Su Li could earn 120,000 yuan as well as ten Bronze Rank 2 cards.
This time, commissions with no requirements made up a very small proportion. However, in order to select cards with enhancement options that required no enhancement materials, Su Li still accepted two of them.
Without another word, Su Li immediately left the black market.
This time, he appeared in the western part of Cool City. He summoned [Mechanical Motorcycle] while retracting the Black Mask.
Under the Steam Jet, its speed reached 800 kilometers per hour.
Suddenly, Su Li's spiritual jade trembled, frantically warning him that danger was approaching.
The hairs on his body stood on end as a powerful force rapidly closed in from behind him.
Su Miaohan leaped high out of Su Li's shadow, Viper's Kiss in her hand slashing downward.
It was an explosive bullet, split in half by Su Miaohan. With a boom, the two halves exploded on either side of Su Li.
Su Li reacted extremely quickly, already drawing a card from his hand.
Grantis appeared on the back seat of the Mechanical Motorcycle. Blood surged and formed two shields, blocking the aftermath of the explosion.
Su Li's expression was cold. He drove the Mechanical Motorcycle through the streets while his mental power spread outward wildly, locking onto the source of the danger.
Fortunately, he was cautious by nature and always had Su Miaohan use Shadow Sneak within his shadow to protect him.
Otherwise, if that explosive bullet had struck him, even his Bronze Rank 5 Card Master physique might not have been able to withstand it. Even if he survived, he would have been severely injured.
It was a black shadow shrouded in a pitch-black cloak. After several leaps, it vanished in an instant.
Su Li's expression darkened. He had lost track of the person. This person should also be Bronze-ranked, but was extremely strange and possessed an unknown card.
He kept feeling that the black shadow seemed somewhat familiar.
After reporting the incident to the city guard, he returned safely to his apartment.
Such incidents rarely occurred. The Card Master Alliance had established rules, and with dimensional invasions occurring frequently nowadays, private fights were prohibited within the city. If there was a grievance, one could step onto the life-and-death arena and fight openly.
He calmed himself and meditated before continuing to strengthen cards.
Two days later, the first card enhancement was complete. It had taken some time, but it had ultimately succeeded.
At that moment, he received feedback from the city guard.
"Mr. Su Li, we detected traces of an Evil Card Master at the scene. It would be best if you did not go out recently. We suspect that an Evil Card Master has set their sights on you.
"We have already obtained some leads and believe the case will be closed soon."
An Evil Card Master? Of course Su Li had heard of such Card Masters. They used corrupted cards, their hearts tainted by evil energy. They were absolutely anti-human.
His head hurt. Why would an Evil Card Master target him? I'm a seasoned homebody, for heaven's sake.
Could this be Wang Shiyu's doing?
Su Li hurriedly took out his phone and sent Lu Chenfeng a message.
Lu Chenfeng replied shortly after, "Probably not. The Wang family was just hit by a major purge in the black market district and can barely look after itself.
Although some wealthy clans secretly raise evil card masters to handle dirty work, the Wang family probably wouldn't dare take that risk right now. Besides, they wouldn't send low-level evil card masters.
In fact, you don't need to worry about this. You're still in compulsory education, and neither the Alliance nor Third High School will allow certain things to happen.
Don't underestimate the authorities. Many little schemes get watched the moment they begin. If Wang Shiyu wants to cause you trouble, he can only compete with you among peers."
Su Li let out a sigh of relief. That evil card master had been at the Bronze level. Perhaps he had attacked Su Li uncontrollably; it had been a random incident.
With that matter behind him, he continued strengthening cards.
Seven days passed, and he successfully strengthened six cards.
This time, some of the cards were rather troublesome. The time ratio between the card worlds and reality was bizarre as well. In one card world, he spent a day inside, but two days had passed outside by the time he emerged.
How depressing.
Even with cheats, Su Li still had to work so hard to earn money, while a rich young master from a wealthy clan like Lu Chenfeng could casually give away a rare Bronze fifth-tier card.
Just as he was about to finish all the commissions in one go, an unexpected visitor arrived.
He opened the apartment door, and a petite, lovely figure appeared before him.
Bai Moxue?
Today, the silver-haired loli wore a white athletic outfit, brimming with youthful energy.
Under Su Li's gaze, Bai Moxue suddenly felt guilty. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she said with little confidence, "Su Li, can you help me with something?"
Su Li looked surprised.
The silver-haired loli gritted her teeth. "This is a deal. The reward will be very generous."
Su Li considered it for a moment, then nodded. Bai Moxue had once given him a precious [Mental Recovery] card, so she was probably telling the truth.
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