Golden Finger Awakens ┃ Golden Finger Fully Awakens

The poor kid who had only 200 Crystal Coins in his card suddenly saw so many zeros that Xie Mingzhe's eyes went blurry.

Shan Lan found this "Fat Uncle" persona rather amusing and asked with a smile, "Fat Uncle, do you not understand the value of this card?"

Xie Mingzhe rubbed his nose sheepishly. "To be honest, I've only been playing this game for a few days, so I really don't know much about the card market. I went to an auction before, and Tang God's Tuberose sold for the sky-high price of 660,000 gold. But that card had high health and defense. Even if mine reaches Level 70, its health and defense will still be low, right? Isn't the price God Nie offered a little too high...?"

He might have been short on money, but he would not feel at ease taking such an enormous sum without first getting things straight.

Shan Lan patiently explained, "It isn't high. Tang Muzhou's Tuberose was the price of a single card, while yours is a buyout price for the copyright. Besides, your card isn't an ordinary battle card. It's a one-time-use utility card. You probably don't know this, but Instant-Death Judgment is a new skill that was only recently added to the database. During matches, only one Instant-Death Card like this can be brought in, but it is highly targeted. It can unexpectedly kill an opponent's card in an instant and disrupt their rhythm. This counts as a tactical card, so you don't need to look at attributes such as health and defense. The skill alone is enough."

Xie Mingzhe was deeply shaken by this. He had thought the card he made was utterly ordinary, and that its skill was common too! He had even specifically investigated prices at the Black Market before selling his cards. Did that mean those two Black Market bosses simply fail to recognize quality?

Seeing the stunned expression on Fat Uncle's face, Shan Lan continued gently, "Fat Uncle, my master bought the copyright to your card not because he fears it. His deck has dozens of beast cards, and White Tiger is merely one of them. Even if someone uses this card to target him, it doesn't matter. Our more important purpose is to make you aware of your talent and hire you as a professional card designer for our Judgment Club."

Nie Yuandao was usually too stern, and many people feared him. When it came to matters like "negotiation," he was happy to leave them to his gentle-tempered disciple. Only then did he quietly interject, "I've already spoken with the club's upper management. If you agree, you can start working at Judgment directly next week. Your monthly salary will start at 20,000, and there will be substantial bonuses for every good card you design."

Xie Mingzhe: "..."

Happiness had come too suddenly. Xie Mingzhe felt as though he were dreaming.

Author's note: Pipi Zhe was about to awaken completely. Naturally, a key character like Tang God had to appear at the most critical moment :)

Prices were based on the card battle game "Hearthstone." In card battle games, a single card costing over ten thousand was already very expensive. This could not be compared to equipment in online games, because players would build decks with dozens of cards later on and could swap cards at any time. If cards became any more expensive, ordinary players would have no way to survive~~

Golden Finger Awakens ┃ Golden Finger Fully Awakens

The olive branch had been extended before him. Should he take it or not?

Xie Mingzhe was both excited and pleasantly surprised. God Nie's invitation for him to join Judgment proved that he truly had talent in card design. Otherwise, he would not have drawn two professional players, Nie Yuandao and Shan Lan, nor would they have offered 300,000 for the copyright to his Wu Song Card.

But Xie Mingzhe was no longer a simple-minded eighteen-year-old boy—someone could not just hand him a meaty bone and expect him to happily bite down on it.

He possessed two sets of memories. The experiences from both lives allowed him to quickly remain calm whenever something major happened, and he never made decisions impulsively.

What Lan God had said just now made him feel like a complete idiot! He had entered the game without understanding the market and had actually gone to the Black Market to sell cards cheaply... Now that someone who truly knew the business had appeared, God Nie had offered 300,000 as the copyright fee for the Wu Song Card, and that was only for targeting a single White Tiger.

Then what about Daiyu? She targeted the entire flower archetype!

Although God Nie had said that card designers could receive a monthly salary of 20,000, along with high commissions for creating good cards, which was extremely tempting to poor kid Xie Mingzhe, he ultimately kept his cool and said with a smile, "There's no problem with transferring the copyright to the Wu Song Card, but I'll need to think more about becoming a designer at Judgment Club."

Vice President Setting Sun frowned and said unhappily, "Fat Uncle, God Nie personally invited you because he recognizes your talent. Our Judgment Club is one of the top clubs in the Star Card League. Countless designers would fight tooth and nail to get in."

Xie Mingzhe smiled good-naturedly. "Mm-hm, I know Judgment is amazing. But I can't agree to something this important so rashly, can I? I need to go back and think it over carefully, then discuss it with my family." He casually found an excuse, hoping to buy himself some time.

Nie Yuandao and Shan Lan exchanged a glance.

Shan Lan said gently, "Fat Uncle, we sincerely invite you to join Judgment. The copyright price we offered is also far above market value. If you don't believe us, you can investigate it yourself. Our club has a good environment, high benefits, and especially delicious cafeteria food. We also have an apartment building, and you'll be assigned a unit. Once you come to Judgment, all you need to do is focus on researching cards. You won't have to worry about anything else."

Lan God's sales pitch was incredibly tempting. Xie Mingzhe forcibly steadied himself and said, "Thank you, Lan God. I'll consider it carefully and give you an answer as soon as possible."

Setting Sun rolled his eyes at the smiling middle-aged man in the game, thinking he truly did not know what was good for him.

President Illusory Moon was much calmer. Taking a step back, he said, "Fat Uncle, let's add each other as friends first. Go with Setting Sun later to handle the card transfer procedures. Our guild territory will always be open to you. Once you've made up your mind, you can come find us immediately, or send a private friend message directly to me or Setting Sun."

"Alright." Xie Mingzhe accepted the friend requests from the president and vice president, then said to Nie Yuandao and Shan Lan, "Goodbye, you two great gods."

Setting Sun led the way while Xie Mingzhe followed the vice president and left the Judgment office.

Only after the two had gone far away did Illusory Moon lean closer and say, "God Nie, Fat Uncle raised the Instant-Death probability of the Wu Song Card to 30% in such a short time. It seems his potential goes far beyond that."