He Xun.
A local of Jiangbei City.
His father was the president of Youyi Group, and his mother was an internal member of the Federal Investigation Bureau. His family circumstances were excellent, and his parents were respectively a Three-Star Card Master and a Four-Star Card Master.
It was precisely because of his family background, coupled with his exceptional personal talent, that he had managed to connect with Great God Ma of Tengxun Group and ultimately become Great God Ma's nominal disciple.
Tang Jian vaguely remembered that He Xun had achieved remarkable success in his previous life. He had graduated from Jiangbei University as a Five-Star Card Master, then emigrated to another star region of the Solar System, where he was highly likely to have later become a Six-Star Card God.
Tang Jian naturally could not remember every card in He Xun's Card Set, but there was one card in his possession that he remembered vividly and had once coveted for a long time.
In fact, Tang Jian was not the only one who coveted He Xun's card. At the time, many people, men and women alike, had desperately wanted one.
That card was a pet-type Growable Card—the Demi-human Beauty Girl.
Growable Cards like the Demi-human Beauty Girl were extraordinarily rare. It was not that they were difficult to make, but that the materials required to make them were incredibly hard to find.
After all, Card Civilization had been passed down to Earth Star by Interstellar Humans.
Card Civilization on Earth Star had only developed for a little over two hundred years. With Earth Star's current resources, many rare cards simply could not be made.
Of course, the various factions of the Federation also kept most precious technologies tightly under their control and rarely allowed them to leak out.
Growable Cards like the Demi-human Beauty Girl were among those precious technologies, and few people knew their crafting methods.
Moreover, Earth Star lacked resources and materials. Tang Jian remembered that although some people had possessed this kind of card in his previous life, their numbers had not been large. Among them, He Xun's experience of obtaining his card was the most legendary.
According to what He Xun had personally revealed in his previous life, he had luckily found the Demi-human Beauty Card at a trading market in Miudong A District, south of Jiangbei City.
By then, he was already the chairman of the Jiangbei City Student Union and a Three-Star Card Master.
At that time, Tang Jian had only just entered university.
Later, through online exchanges with classmates, Tang Jian learned that He Xun had said he found the card during his sophomore year at the Green Fox Card Exchange in the trading market of Miudong A District, south of the city, by opening a Lucky Item Box.
He Xun had even displayed the item box that had once contained the card before the media.
Because He Xun publicly displayed it, the Green Fox Card Exchange in the Miudong A District trading market immediately became hugely popular. Many card enthusiasts had flocked there to hunt for bargains and make purchases, sparking a wave of treasure hunting.
One could imagine that He Xun's decision to make it public was likely not unrelated to some sort of promotional deal with the Green Fox Card Exchange.
There were also doubts surrounding it. For example, perhaps He Xun's Demi-human Beauty Card had not come from the exchange at all, and he had merely deliberately claimed so after reaching an agreement with the exchange in order to promote it.
But no matter what, this information was important. The Demi-human Beauty Girl was such a precious Growable Card that Tang Jian would rather believe it existed than believe it did not.
At this time, the school leaders and teachers from Jiangbei University had already left together to handle the handover work. He Xun, meanwhile, had remained behind with several Student Union members to lead Tang Jian and the others to their accommodations.
Along the way, many people clustered around He Xun, and some gathered their courage and timidly stepped forward to strike up conversations.
As a Two-Star Card Master, He Xun inspired great admiration and awe in Tang Jian and this group of high school students, who did not dare to be too presumptuous.
But He Xun answered every question and had a very easygoing manner, completely lacking the airs of an expert. The atmosphere gradually became livelier, and even Hu Lingli and another girl named Mi Li began calling him Brother He in sweet, cloying voices.
"Senior He, can you estimate this year's approximate admission score for Jiangbei University? I really want to get into Jiangbei University too."
Partway through, Yang Mao held himself back again and again, but finally could not resist. He moved up beside He Xun and cut in with a question.
The question instantly hit the heart of the matter. The atmosphere fell silent, and everyone looked at He Xun with expressions of inquiry, anticipation, and unease.
He Xun smiled, raised a slender hand to stroke his chin, and said as he walked, "You have probably all heard that Jiangbei City has developed rapidly in recent years. The governor has issued policies intending to attract talent from outside.
"Uh, actually, before long, Jiangbei City may really see a new Heavenly Pit appear. Therefore, I estimate that this year's admission threshold in Jiangbei City will be a little lower than last year's.
"For the academy's cultural studies department, the cutoff may be around 600 points in cultural subjects.
"For our Card Cultivation Department, the cultural score may be reduced. It may only require 400 points, while card energy will probably remain roughly the same as last year, requiring over 120.
"As for Card Creation Department students, the requirements may be even lower. A cultural score of 380 should be enough. If someone can create three difficult White Quality One-Star Cards at once within a short period, their card energy may only need to reach 110."
Upon hearing those requirements, most of them looked somewhat dejected and frowned. A small number, such as Wu Chun, Wang Ba, and Liu Fei, smiled, while students in Liu Kun's tier looked slightly nervous.
"Haha, that's only my guess. You don't need to take it too seriously. Policies change every year, so all of you need to work even harder."
Seeing everyone's expressions, He Xun offered some encouragement. Pointing at a dormitory building ahead, he said, "The accommodations arranged for you are up ahead. The entire first floor of the building on the left is for you."
Tang Jian glanced at the dormitory building ahead. Seeing that He Xun seemed about to give some instructions and leave, he quickly stepped forward. "Senior He, I have another question for you."
"Hmm?" He Xun turned around and looked at Tang Jian.
"I heard long ago that there is an exchange in Miudong A District of Jiangbei City. Does it deal in cards?" Tang Jian asked, keeping his eyes fixed on He Xun's expression.
He Xun froze for a moment and looked at Tang Jian in surprise. "Junior, there is indeed an exchange in Miudong A District. Of course it deals in cards. There are two decent card exchanges there: one is Green Fox Exchange, and the other is Taishan Exchange. However..."
He Xun looked at Tang Jian. "Junior, right now you should mainly focus on improving your vitality and card energy, while also reviewing all kinds of knowledge points."
He assumed Tang Jian was aiming too high and wanted to buy some powerful cards, so he kindly reminded him.
But that was indeed Tang Jian's plan. Still, he smiled and said, "Senior, I have some talent for card creation. I want to buy some card-making materials. Didn't you say that if someone's card creation ability is strong enough, the requirements for card energy and other areas can be lowered somewhat during the college entrance examination?"
He Xun was speechless for a moment, then nodded with a smile. "That's right. Since you have talent for card creation, Junior, you can indeed go have a look. I recommend Green Fox Exchange. I often go there myself."
Though he said that, inwardly he was rather dismissive. He thought Tang Jian was probably an outstanding student who had been given high expectations at school and had become overly confident.
How could the lowered standards for card creation in the college entrance examination be so easily attained? Moreover, strong card creation ability was built on a foundation of strong vitality. Otherwise, one could not even sustain the process of completing a card.
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