Red Candle

Biodata

Appearance

Red Candle's in-game appearance is that of a petite woman in a striking red-and-black outfit, matching her brisk and capable manner. 20

• Approximately 1.6 meters tall. 20
• Wears a fitted red dress with black high-heeled sandals. 20
• Keeps her hair in two high ponytails. 20
• Speaks in a crisp, efficient voice. 20

Personality

Red Candle is perceptive and strategically restrained. While browsing Boss Zhang's Black Market stall, she immediately recognized the dangerous potential hidden behind Lin Daiyu's abysmal attributes; she concealed her alarm and presented the purchase as an interest in attractive collectible cards. 20 21

She is persistent when Fenghua's interests are at stake. Her inability to identify Yueban leads her to deploy scouts, track original-card logos, establish a conspicuous purchasing stall, and repeatedly email Fat Uncle despite receiving no reply for days. 23 24 28 49

Story Role

Discovery of the Lin Daiyu Card

While seeking high-attribute cards for Fenghua's upcoming season, Red Candle discovers Xie Mingzhe's Lin Daiyu card at Boss Zhang's stall. Its 10% Instant-Death effect against flower-type cards alarms her because a fully developed version could threaten Tang Muzhou's flower-card deck. 20 21

She purchases all nine available copies, asks Boss Zhang to acquire any future duplicates, and urgently brings the card's data to Xue Linxiang for analysis. 21 Fenghua concludes that the card could serve as a specialized counter to Tang Muzhou's powerful Flower Cards, including Tuberose. 21

Hunt for Yueban

Following Xue Linxiang's orders, Red Candle mobilizes guild members to recover the remaining cards and locate their unknown creator. Her scouts reclaim eight of the ten Daiyu cards believed to be circulating, but two cannot be found. 23

Unable to draw Yueban out through Boss Zhang's stall, she opens a high-priced Black Market stall for beautiful female character cards as bait. The plan attracts numerous unrelated card makers and exposes her unusual behavior to rival guilds, but fails to locate Yueban. 24

Red Candle later expands the search, ordering Fenghua elders to inspect every original card for the “Yueban” logo and trace its seller. 28

Contact with Fat Uncle

After Tang Muzhou finds two Daiyu cards from a collector and confirms that Yueban is Fat Uncle, he directs Red Candle to email Fat Uncle about bulk purchases and monitor the Auction House for his future cards. 39

Red Candle sends more than a dozen identical emails seeking a discussion about Daiyu Burying Flowers. When Xie Mingzhe finally responds, she eagerly arranges an in-person meeting, though he has already decided not to sell the card's copyright. 49

Relationships

• Tang Muzhou — Fenghua's elite wood-element player and the person whose flower-card deck makes Daiyu a major concern. Tang later identifies Fat Uncle and directs Red Candle's efforts to contact him. 21 39
• Xue Linxiang — Fenghua colleague who evaluates the Daiyu card's threat and orders Red Candle to recover copies and locate their creator. 21 23
• Xie Mingzhe / Fat Uncle / Yueban — The elusive creator Red Candle searches for due to his Instant-Death character cards; she eventually establishes email contact with him. 28 49
• Setting Sun — Vice president of the rival Judgment Guild. Their outwardly polite Black Market exchanges conceal mutual suspicion during the hunt for Yueban's cards. 24 29
• Boss Zhang — Black Market merchant at whose stall Red Candle first discovers and purchases the Lin Daiyu cards. 20 21

Trivia

• Red Candle's attempt to lure Yueban by purchasing beautiful female character cards at high prices instead draws a flood of unrelated, mediocre beauty cards. 24