Inside the Card Tower, Luo Sheng was browsing through cards.
Except for Acoley, all his main battle cards had the necessary material cards for enhancement.
So, he selected a card suitable for Acoley, the Magic Rune Robe, a bronze eight-star clothing-type card. These material cards usually weren't too expensive, costing around 300,000.
Next, he bought a Soul Crystal, an undead-type material card used to repair the damaged Shadow of War.
These two cards cost him 500,000, which happened to be the amount in his alliance reward cash voucher.
As expected, spending money was like flowing water.
However, Luo Sheng didn't stop there. To upgrade Mental Recovery, he continued purchasing two bronze six-star material cards Magic Element.
This cost him another 300,000.
Then, he sold ten cards: Minotaur, Boar Warrior, and Goat Archer.
He made a profit of 300,000, which just about offset the cost of buying the cards.
As for the seven-star Grim Reaper Overtime Worker and six-star Yak Warrior, he decided not to sell them yet, planning to see if he could get a higher price at the black market in the future.
By the time he returned to his apartment, it was already night.
Just as he was about to take a shower, he casually summoned Bai Moxue.
He expected a sweet "Husband," but instead, he was met with a resentful look.
"You've got another one, huh? Hmph! Always deceiving me!" Bai Moxue angrily said. "When it was just me, you'd whisper sweet nothings every day. Now, with a new person, you're calling them a bath attendant?"
"This is really just a transaction," Luo Sheng said with a mock-serious tone, patting his conscience.
"Is it? I don't believe you. She hugs you, kisses you, even lets you touch her feet, and it's just a transaction? Ah, my lord?" Bai Moxue pouted, her lips forming a seductive shape. Her cheeks puffed up as she sat on the soft white bed, sulking.
Her white latex-covered legs crossed, and her hands were placed over her chest as she turned her head away.
She looked like she was saying, "If you don't comfort me, I'll stay angry."
For this kind of card-wife, Luo Sheng had no choice but to use his trump card. He lifted her up in one motion.
"Hey! What are you doing?" she cried.
"Of course, I'm comforting you. Time to show my true skills, please call me the bath attendant!"
Luo Sheng licked his lips, feeling it was time to reassert his masculinity. He then carried her into the bathroom.
"Bad husband... there... the bathhouse..." (≦*)
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After finishing his bath-attendant duties, Luo Sheng felt refreshed as he checked his cards.
Bai Moxue, now wearing a translucent, feather-light nightgown, dangled her legs and hummed a tune, playing on her phone.
Then, she crawled over to him.
Her body exuded a pleasant fragrance, a mix of shower gel and incense, as she approached him.
She made Luo Sheng's cards hover over Alice. "I've never had a proper chat with my younger sister."
"What do you want to do?" Luo Sheng eyed her suspiciously.
"I am the head of the Luo family." Bai Moxue gave a meaningful smile.
Luo Sheng raised an eyebrow. Not wanting to refuse, he summoned Alice.
Alice stood on the floor, her usual feminine attire gone, now wearing her battle gear.
"Luo Sheng," Alice called out in a daze.
Then, she added, "You haven't come to see me in a long time. I really miss you."
Luo Sheng looked at her, puzzled.
He could tell that when she said "see me," she was referring to entering the card world. The consciousness of a card-world character would feedback to the real world, and the summoned character would speak.
"I'll come soon, after I finish what I'm doing," Luo Sheng responded instinctively.
It wasn't a dismissive tone, just that he was genuinely busy. Moreover, entering the card world could take as little as a day or as long as four or five days.
"What about me?" Bai Moxue suddenly appeared in Luo Sheng's field of vision, pouting playfully.
"Same, after I finish everything I'm doing."
Luo Sheng patted his conscience. After all, Bai Moxue was among his higher-leveled battle cards.
He needed to upgrade all his lower-leveled cards first before focusing on her.
Besides, he estimated that in Bai Moxue's world, the strength of the Demon King was likely above silver six-stars. Even her underling, the Minotaur, was a silver-tier monster.
So, he needed to prepare properly, gathering powerful cards before entering.
Satisfied with his response, Bai Moxue smiled at Alice. "Come sit down, little sister."
"Hmm???" Alice looked at her, confused.
Why was she suddenly calling her "little sister"? They had met a few times during battles, and Alice had always thought Bai Moxue was one of Luo Sheng's battle companions, so she hadn't paid much attention until today, when something felt off.
"Alright."
Alice obediently sat aside, staring at her with a dazed expression, her head seemingly filled with questions.
Luo Sheng helplessly watched the scene, silently hoping they wouldn't start fighting. But soon, Bai Moxue showed her amazing social skills.
"Your hair is so beautiful, like snow in winter. I wish I had hair like yours." Bai Moxue immediately complimented her.
"Thank you, but I've always thought it was ugly." Alice gently touched her white hair, lowering her head.
Bai Moxue took her hand gently. "No, at least he thinks it's beautiful." She then pointed to Luo Sheng.
Alice's clear, sparkling eyes turned to Luo Sheng. "Really?"
Luo Sheng nodded. "White-haired women are the most beautiful."
"And me?" Bai Moxue pouted her pink lips.
"Also beautiful," Luo Sheng replied instinctively.
"Little sister, let's ignore him. He's lying through his teeth, probably only thinking you're the beautiful one, bad guy." Bai Moxue dragged Alice to sit next to her.
"Bad guy?" Alice asked, puzzled.
"Of course. Sometimes he's really out of tune. Don't be fooled by his serious face. He's probably thinking of bad things, like…" Bai Moxue whispered to Alice.
Alice laughed, "Is he really like that?"
"Of course…"
The conversation heated up, with Alice's giggles filling the air. The two women, seemingly fast friends, paid no attention to Luo Sheng, continuously gossiping about him until they both began calling each other "Sister Bai" and "Sister Alice."
They were more intimate with each other than with him, almost like real sisters.
Luo Sheng: "…"
Bai Moxue surely had a social butterfly personality.
Not long after, Alice suddenly turned red, shyly lowering her head, and gently biting her red lip.
She couldn't resist the embarrassment and transformed into a card.
She returned to Luo Sheng's card box.
Luo Sheng looked at Bai Moxue, confused, and asked, "What were you two talking about? What could make her turn into a card?"
"Of course, it was something naughty. You two are more than friends, but not quite lovers yet~" Bai Moxue said with a playful smile, hands on her hips, standing on the soft bed, in a victorious pose, using new phrases she picked up from the card world.
Luo Sheng raised an eyebrow, "You know that?"
"Of course, otherwise, she wouldn't be so shy. When I spoke to her, little sister Alice turned as red as a monkey's bottom. So you can't rush her."
Bai Moxue smiled, her teeth shining like pearls.
Luo Sheng wouldn't rush it. After all, if something went wrong, his compatibility with Alice might drop.
However, he now knew for sure that without over 90 compatibility, he couldn't do a deeper card insertion; it had to be slowly built up.
This compatibility felt like a romantic relationship, where you had to reach certain milestones before progressing. It felt like a strategy game.
At this moment, Bai Moxue whispered in his ear, "But you won't have a chance now~"
Her soft, smooth hand gently caressed his cheek as she leaned in, gazing at him with a spring-like smile.
As if spring had arrived.
Again?
Luo Sheng gulped.
Ah, I'm going to fall again…
(End of Chapter)