4: World of Warcraft Crossing the Line

With the help of the Thunderhorn Deer, the Ice-Fire Ape seemed vulnerable, and Shi Li finished the card game in just a few rounds.

Buzz... When the card game ended, the enveloping light curtain quickly receded.

The defeated monster gradually dissipated into scattered light, leaving only a card emitting white light, floating slightly above the ground.

One-star white - two-star blue - three-star purple - four-star gold; this was a one-star card.

“Good luck, a material card dropped.”

Shi Li stepped forward and bent down to pick it up.

The pattern on the card was a tuft of red and blue monkey fur.

A simple line of text described it.

【Ice-Fire Fur】: Balance System Term Material (One-star)

“A one-star material card, I estimate it can sell for 100 cubic coins.”

Shi Li happily put it into his pocket.

The value of this single material card was almost equivalent to a week’s wages from his odd jobs.

Over the next two hours, Shi Li remained active on the outskirts of the training ground, encountering no less than twenty monsters.

The highest level among them was One-star LV3, equivalent to Silver 3, the same rank as him.

Two of these monsters dropped one-star material cards, so overall, the drop rate was acceptable.

However, character cards, as expected, did not drop, as it was said that apart from special monsters, the drop rate for normal monster character cards was less than 1%.

But he felt that if things continued this way, he might even be able to gather enough for one one-star character card, without needing to hope for a direct drop.

Monsters have their own territorial awareness, and it was unknown what method the Card Hall used to make their territories exhibit clear strength and weakness distributions.

Shi Li then continued to hunt monsters in the outer ring area of One-star LV3.

However, less than an hour later, rustling sounds came from the nearby jungle.

“!”

Shi Li’s spirits lifted; it sounded like a monster was approaching.

He subtly pulled back his figure behind a large tree trunk, intending to wait until he saw the opponent’s information before deciding whether to act.

It turned out that what emerged from the forest this time was not a monster but people—the trio he had met earlier in the hall.

The Silver 5 Bearded Man was being supported by his two companions, his face looking dispirited, as if he had just suffered a heavy blow.

“What’s going on?”

So he revealed himself and asked.

“It’s you?!”

The Silver 5 man was startled at first, then anxiously shouted, “Run! A Void Rend Wolf is chasing us!”

As soon as his words fell, a figure swiftly darted out from the dense forest behind them.

【Roar!!!】

It was a large gray-white wolf with a purple magic crystal embedded in its forehead, and it immediately let out a loud roar upon seeing the group.

“One-star LV4?”

Shi Li instantly saw the monster’s level.

The Void Rend Wolf is a ferocious carnivorous monster, and its performance on the card table is equally brutal.

And LV4 is the highest one-star level for a monster, meaning four monster cards will appear simultaneously on the card table.

Coupled with its powerful term attributes, most Silver-rank card players encountering this guy can only choose to go around.

Even a strong Silver 5 like the Bearded Man was no exception.

Because both sides would deploy four cards, he had no significant advantage when fighting the Void Rend Wolf.

It was conceivable that the Bearded Man must have been defeated by it just now.

However, among the monsters Shi Li knew, this Void Rend Wolf happened to be one of the few One-star LV4 monsters he could handle.

What’s more, an LV4 monster theoretically has a higher drop rate than an LV3 one.

“You guys go first, I’ll deal with it.”

So he stood in front of the three of them.

He was determined to claim this prey.

“What?!” x3

Upon hearing this, all three were surprised.

“Little brother, this is not the time to show off!”

“This monster even our Big Brother couldn’t defeat!”

“Hurry and escape with us!”

Realizing the situation, they began to dissuade him.

But it was already too late, because Shi Li had already actively cast a Card Player mark on the opponent.

A small beam of light shone on the monster’s body.

Buzz... A light curtain enveloped them, and a card table quickly formed.

【Roar!!!】 x4

Projections of four large wolves instantly descended onto the card table, all roaring at Shi Li... Xiu Qingshan was a direct descendant of the Show Card Hall and also the person in charge of the Show Card Hall in this city.

With the new training ground just established, he naturally had to personally inspect it despite his busy schedule.

Especially the safety monitoring aspect, which was the focus of this inspection.

After all, their establishment was a commercial venue, and they did not want to see any accidents.

Safety must be prioritized.

“Hello, Curator!” xN

Upon arriving at the monitoring room, the waiting staff were already lined up neatly.

Many of them had never seen Xiu Qingshan’s true face, but this did not prevent them from respecting the man before them.

This respect was not only due to his identity as the branch curator.

It was also out of respect for his strength.

At only twenty-nine years old, he was rumored to have reached the rank of Platinum 88.

One must know that the peak of the Platinum rank was merely Platinum 10.

This level of strength absolutely ranked him among the top masters in the entire province.

And with the resources of the Xiu family, it must be as easy as turning over one’s hand for Xiu Qingshan to obtain a four-star card and advance to the Emerald rank.

The staff did not know why such a person would be assigned to their third-tier city as the person in charge.

“You all have worked hard.”

Xiu Qingshan nodded expressionlessly.

Just as he was about to say a few encouraging words, an alarm suddenly sounded from the instrument behind the staff.

【Monster detected crossing the boundary, please immediately dispatch security personnel to handle.】

“Oh no!”

The person in charge’s face immediately changed.

Monster boundary crossing was an extremely rare occurrence, with a usual probability of less than 1%. How could it happen precisely during the Curator’s inspection?

“Report! A card player has already encountered the monster!”

The staff member who returned to the control panel immediately enlarged the monitoring screen.

It was showing Shi Li and the Void Rend Wolf in a card game.

“Who is this card player? Retrieve his information immediately!”

Based solely on the monitoring screen, the person in charge could not view Shi Li’s rank.

But just by looking at that excessively young face, an ominous premonition quickly rose in his heart.

The next second, Shi Li’s registration information appeared on the large screen.

【Silver 3】, this term immediately caught everyone’s attention.

They were well aware of the monster distribution throughout the training ground; the monster opposite was a One-star LV4 Void Rend Wolf.

And at this moment, Shi Li had already arranged his three card decks, and the card game was about to begin.

“A Silver 3 card player cannot defeat a One-star LV4 Void Rend Wolf, notify security personnel immediately!”

The ominous premonition came true, and the person in charge immediately issued an order.

“A bit interesting...”

However, Xiu Qingshan showed an intrigued expression.

He seemed to have already noticed some clues...