What I Lack Now

Gu Xin had no idea what Wang Quan was thinking.

His reasoning was simple: since there might be merfolk in that Sea World secret realm, he definitely had to make a trip there.

After all, merfolk in the main world were simply too rare. Even if there were places selling them, it was not something Gu Xin could afford to get involved in right now.

So, since there was now a chance of obtaining merfolk, Gu Xin naturally had to take the initiative.

But it was a Sea World secret realm. Rather than going in alone, it would be better to bring a few people along.

After all, Gu Xin had learned deeply from the last secret realm experience that there were simply too many wild magical creatures. Handling them all by himself was far too troublesome.

Things would be much easier with Wang Quan and the others around.

He could handle the boss himself while Wang Quan and the others cleared the minor monsters. Besides, there was strength in numbers.

What Little Orange had provided was merely a lead. Whether they could find any merfolk was still unknown.

With more people, perhaps they could gather more information.

"By the way, Da Gu, when are you going to make me a card that can both take hits and dish them out?"

Wang Quan complained.

"I ran into those idiots from the Knight Academy again yesterday. Fuck, relying on their fast charge speed, they actually dared to act all high and mighty in front of me."

"If my casting speed hadn't been a little slower, would I have let him show off like that?"

Wang Quan was deeply resentful. He had never considered himself inferior to anyone, and his talent for magic was absolutely the kind seen only once in a century.

But the problem was that mages had the common weakness of being poor in close combat, and casting spells and chanting took time.

Although Wang Quan had some protective items on him, those thick-skinned knights could still close in and attack.

"You got into another conflict with the Knight Academy?"

Gu Xin looked at Wang Quan speechlessly. He realized that Wang Quan was genuinely impressive.

Mages and knights had always been at odds, but at school, they were at least in separate districts and basically had no contact.

Outside school, though, it really came down to "fate."

Yet Wang Quan seemed to run into students from the Knight Academy outside school all the time. Gu Xin could not understand it.

"I happened to run into them at a karaoke club." Wang Quan said indignantly, "And they actually dared to compete with me for a hostess. Fuck, who in the entire Huangjia Pearl Club doesn't know that Xiao Mei is exclusively for me, Wang Quan?"

"Damn it! They were clearly just trying to disgust me."

"And then you nearly started fighting?"

"Of course. There's only so much a man can tolerate."

"That Xiao Mei really has it made in this life."

Gu Xin laughed.

"A genius freshman mage from Yin University fighting knights from the Knight Academy for a beauty in a fit of rage. Old Wang, you're fucking amazing."

"It's fine. This won't get out. Those guys care about their reputation too."

Wang Quan was extremely calm. When it came to such a "glorious achievement," those big idiots from the Knight Academy would be even less willing to spread it around.

"So, miraculous Da Gu, you have to help me!"

"I really..."

Gu Xin rubbed his cheek. Just imagining Wang Quan using his cards to become a karaoke club war god made it hard for Gu Xin to keep a straight face.

But who told him this was his friend?

"Then take this."

After thinking for a moment, Gu Xin took out a card and handed it to Wang Quan.

"[Fist Demon]?! Holy shit, Da Gu, you're this generous?"

Wang Quan took one look and was overjoyed.

He was no stranger to [Fist Demon]. In the secret realm, it had defeated the Loess Giant in a single move. That "Destruction Kill" had been incredibly cool!

"It's not free." Gu Xin smacked his lips.

Recently, he had made many powerful summon cards. He planned to keep [Barong], [Black Demon], and [Blue-Eyes Lesser Wyvern] for himself for the time being.

As for this [Fist Demon], letting it sit around would be worse than selling it to Wang Quan.

"Still, [Fist Demon] isn't the kind of summon card with great defensive power that you're imagining."

Seeing how happy Wang Quan was, Gu Xin could not help teasing him.

"Da Gu, you don't understand. Offense is the best defense, get it?"

Holding [Fist Demon], Wang Quan grinned so widely that his mouth was nearly crooked, utterly self-righteous.

"For mages like us, if we're going to use cards, we have to use cards that dare to charge into battle."

"That expression on your face is fucking real."

Gu Xin could not help laughing as he cursed him.

"Hehe, what's it to you? Now that I've got this card, can't I crush those idiot knights with pea-sized brains?"

"Next time I run into them, I'm shoving their knight swords straight up their asses!"

"Hehehe, hahahahaha~!"

The thought alone made Wang Quan burst into a textbook villainous laugh. He no longer seemed human at all.

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"Pay up first." Gu Xin rolled his eyes.

"Ha, no problem, no problem." Wang Quan happily pulled out his bank card without even asking the price.

"Run the card!"

Young Master Wang declared: Charge whatever you want. His family was filthy rich.

Hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko immediately came over from the front desk. But as for the price...

Toyokawa Shoko looked at her boss.

"Charge five—" Gu Xin had just begun to speak.

"A two-star purple summon card on the market usually goes for around six million Great Xia credits."

"I trust the quality of your cards, brother. I'll buy this one for seven million."

With a grand wave of his hand, Wang Quan directly cut Gu Xin off.

He had absolute faith in Gu Xin's card-making quality. Besides, he had personally witnessed Fist Demon's combat strength.

"Since Young Master Wang says so, then that'll be the price." Gu Xin chuckled. He knew Wang Quan's personality—once Wang Quan said something, he meant it.

Toyokawa Shoko blinked her big eyes, then returned Wang Quan's bank card after processing the payment.

"This feels amazing!"

Wang Quan felt better than ever as he happily stared at Fist Demon's card illustration.

"With this, I'm not lacking anything anymore, hell yeah!!"

Wang Quan grinned. A two-star purple epic-grade card was an absolutely epic power boost for him!

His magical ability had already been exceptional, and now he had Fist Demon's frontal combat power too. Hehehe!

Wasn't he invincible now?

"Fist Demon isn't just good in close combat. Pay attention to his racial trait."

Maintaining the standards of an excellent shopkeeper, Gu Xin explained Fist Demon's other abilities to Wang Quan.

"Flesh regeneration?"

"That's right. Fist Demon's racial trait is flesh regeneration. He possesses an extremely powerful ability to regenerate his body."

"Severed hands and feet, damaged internal organs—injuries like those can regenerate at high speed in a short time, restoring his combat ability."

"Even if his entire head is smashed apart, he can still regenerate. It's just that the head regenerates far more slowly than the rest of his body."

Gu Xin explained to Wang Quan.

"Holy shit!" Wang Quan was genuinely stunned this time. Regenerating severed limbs was an incredibly troublesome and bizarre ability, one that was rare even among magical beasts and monsters.

Not to mention, according to Gu Xin, he could regenerate even after losing his head.

"Gu Xin, you're awesome!! I fucking love this card. I need to transfer you more money—seven million doesn't do my Fist Demon justice at all."

"Money and goods exchanged hands. The deal's already done, so don't do that."

Gu Xin laughed and refused. He hadn't explained it just to raise the price.

"Gu Xin! I won't say anything else. Even if your fetish really is inhuman, I'll still recognize you as my best brother!"

Wang Quan patted his chest as he swore.

Gu Xin: "??"

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