Chapter 95: Chapter 95: My Card Is Really Merciful
Shen Sui felt he came at the wrong time.
The Exploration Bureau was too busy today.
Bu Pei was also very puzzled: "Something seems off today."
He looked at the Bureau’s vehicles coming and going outside the window and put away his casual attitude.
"Did something happen?"
"If something really happened, why are we still able to come in?" Bu Pei was even more puzzled.
Shen Sui turned around and glanced at the empty room.
This was a small room on the first floor of the Exploration Bureau, where members of the Bureau traded Life Cards with other Life Card Masters. In the corner of the room were two computers for transferring ownership, and on the walls were several promotional posters of the Soul Card World, mostly from the Science Fiction World.
According to Bu Pei, on the first weekend of every month, members of the Exploration Bureau would come here to exchange Life Cards obtained from the Soul Card World last month with Life Card Masters who booked online and passed the review.
Being a bureaucratic unit, these transactions couldn’t involve any monetary exchange; the entire process was card-for-card. The advantage was that the Exploration Bureau didn’t have a strength requirement for the exchanged Life Cards; they mostly required the Life Cards to have some real-world value in the corresponding Soul Card World.
In the Soul Card World, the ones with real-world value were mainly Follower Cards, Event Cards, Environment Cards, and fundamental Spell Cards (like the Fireball Technique).
Regarding the cards that could be exchanged, there was a wide variety. Although members of the Exploration Bureau would entertain themselves with duels privately, they didn’t need to compete professionally, so the cards up for exchange usually had some strength, making it a win-win for Life Card Masters coming to trade.
While the two were waiting, other Life Card Masters gradually came in as well.
It seemed this trade fair hadn’t been halted by the Bureau’s busyness.
Once more people gathered, the Life Card Masters started casual conversations, and trades began to happen, with some even holding banners stating the types and effects of cards they needed.
"You can actually trade cards with other Life Card Masters?" Shen Sui asked.
"The Exploration Bureau doesn’t prohibit this behavior." Bu Pei dispelled his doubts and smiled at Shen Sui, "Moreover, they guarantee the transactions that happen here, so everyone is happy to come and trade for the Life Cards they want. Even monetary transactions can happen, but people prefer to trade cards."
"Doesn’t that make trading slow?"
"But at least it’s trouble-free."
As the number of people increased, the atmosphere in the room also became lively. Although the personnel from the Bureau hadn’t shown up for a long time, the bustling trades overshadowed people’s doubts.
Shen Sui wandered through the crowd, examining the quality of the cards others brought for exchange.
Most were quite ordinary, with few truly strong cards.
"Hmm? A 14-star card?" Shen Sui stopped in front of a boy holding a sign, "You’re putting such a high-level card up for exchange?"
"Of course." The boy replied with a smile.
Shen Sui glanced at the requirements; the boy seemed to want five Follower Cards, with no star level, type, or effect specified.
"Your terms..." Shen Sui didn’t know if they were high or low, as in some Soul Card Worlds, Follower Cards were very precious, but in others, such as some Beast Taming class Soul Card Worlds, they were relatively easy to obtain.
"Can I take a look at the card?" Shen Sui asked with curiosity.
The boy was very straightforward.
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Card Name: [Heart of the Holy Mother]
Type: Spell Card
Star Level: 14 stars
Effect: This card can be activated without cost. It allows the opponent to recover 7000 Life Points.
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Shen Sui looked at the card and then at the boy.
"This card is very merciful." The boy said, somewhat embarrassed, feeling the card he brought for trade seemed too abstract, even though it was a 14-star Spell Card, but the effect of restoring Life Points for the opponent felt rather underwhelming.
Shen Sui’s first reaction upon seeing the card was [Self-destruct Switch].
If he could draw out the [Self-destruct Switch] card and pair it with [Heart of the Holy Mother], it would be an ultimate combo for giving the opponent an extreme duel experience.
Hmm, and there were those cards that turned Life Point recovery into damage, enabling a one-card kill.
Thinking of it this way, this card wasn’t weak—it was actually very strong, extremely strong.
"I want it." Shen Sui readily said.
He wasn’t exactly joking; this card was somewhat useful to him, as it could be used with [Red Lotus Fire: Alice], forcing a Life Point difference at the start and allowing Alice to achieve a deadly five-hit combo or even more accomplishments.
"Ah! Thank you! Thank you!" The boy said unexpectedly, his face full of delight; he didn’t expect that this card could actually be traded out.
Shen Sui brought five Elemental Guards for trade; he could have traded a Deceitful Monster instead, as the latter was purely a junk Follower, but since it was a 14-star Spell Card, Shen Sui still gave it enough respect.
"Actually, I have another card." The boy said a bit shyly, "You might be interested."
"Oh?" Shen Sui’s interest was piqued.
The boy handed over a Permanent Spell Card, which was usually quite valuable in Life Card Duels, but seeing the effect, Shen Sui couldn’t help but smile.
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Card Name: [Blessing of the Saint]
Type: Permanent Spell Card
Star Level: 12 stars
Effect: As long as this card is on the field, once per turn for each side, when the opponent takes damage, you may have them recover 800 Life Points. If you do, you can choose a card from the graveyard or banished zone to return to the deck.
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Although this card seems subtle, it’s a card that can recover resources from the banished zone, and its effect isn’t mandatory, so it can’t be considered bad, just very subtle.
Shen Sui exchanged it without hesitation.
As long as Andori was around, he could theoretically generate many Follower Cards.
The atmosphere of the trading fair gradually heated up, but Shen Sui couldn’t find any more particularly good cards.
Bu Pei comforted Shen Sui: "Powerful cards are rarely seen."
He held a few cards in his hands; they weren’t Forbidden Cards, as Life Card Masters with Forbidden Cards, except for Shen Sui who was deliberately targeted, were generally at least fifth-tier Life Card Masters and seldom appeared at such trading fairs; they could exchange cards with the Bureau by completing missions.
"So the missions also have optional card rewards?" This was the first time Shen Sui heard of it, immediately feeling that compared to the inconsiderate Life Card Association, the Exploration Bureau seemed much more appealing.
"Yes, you can request it; generally, the Exploration Bureau won’t refuse." Bu Pei said with a smile, "Using unnecessary Life Cards as rewards is much more profitable than giving bonuses from the department’s budget."
By midday, the trading fair had almost concluded, but the people from the Exploration Bureau still hadn’t appeared.
Many Life Card Masters, hoping to get desired cards, were slightly disappointed.
Shen Sui also planned to leave with Bu Pei.
At this moment, however, his phone rang.
"This is Wu Ziqin." An elderly voice said from the other end of the line.