54: Xiu Qingshan's Reward

He said he was going to the office, but Tang Secretary's actions were more like giving a tour.

Unlike the Show Card Hall, the Li Card Hall's Monster Training Ground was not just a simple training ground.

It also had some Card Hall functions and facilities.

After passing each place, Tang Secretary would give a simple introduction and explanation.

Shi Li, vaguely feeling that something was amiss, quietly sent a message to Xiu Qingshan.

Xiu Qingshan's reply was quick, only eight characters long.

"Act according to circumstances, ask for a high price."

"?"

He could understand acting according to circumstances, but what did asking for a high price mean?

Finally, after some walking, Shi Li was led to an office on the 8th floor.

As soon as he saw the "Emerald **" above the other person's head, he knew this was a Hallmaster-level figure.

"This is our Vice Hallmaster, Hallmaster Xu."

"Student Shi Li, welcome to our Li Card Hall, what do you think of our Card Hall?"

Xu Xin's smile was very kind.

"Hello, Hallmaster Xu, I think this place is excellent."

Shi Li was not lying.

It must be admitted that the Li Card Hall, whether in terms of scale or equipment, was slightly superior to the Show Card Hall.

What surprised Shi Li was that the other party didn't bring up the matter of him causing trouble.

Instead, she inquired about his studies and life.

This kind of talk, like an elder caring for a junior, was quite natural.

When they had chatted for a while, Xu Xin finally got to the point.

"Student Shi Li, how has your recent cultivation been, and do you have enough resources?"

"Hmm?"

Shi Li was a little surprised.

He was not only surprised that the other party sounded like she was going to give him benefits.

He was also surprised that Curator Xiu seemed to have already anticipated this turn of events?

Actually, even without seeing Shi Li's reaction, Xu Xin knew that he must be lacking resources.

From the information, his family background was certainly not good, coupled with his frequent visits to the Monster Training Ground for hunting.

All of this was enough to explain the problem.

So she gave Tang Secretary a look.

"Ding-dong!"

Shi Li's phone chimed with a message notification.

"Your account ending in 6831 has received a transfer of 20,000.00 cubic coins from Tang Yong, balance 25,637.74."

Xu Xin didn't know what Shi Li lacked, so giving him money was the most practical solution.

"Hallmaster Xu, isn't this..."

Although Xiu Qingshan had given instructions beforehand, Shi Li still felt uncomfortable taking money for nothing.

"Don't worry, just take it. This money is my personal sponsorship for you."

Xu Xin had an expression of "cherishing talent" but then changed the subject: "However, there's a small favor I hope you can help with."

"What is it?"

Shi Li naturally wanted to take the money with a clear conscience.

"I want you to go to the Star Card Hall."

Xu Xin smiled slightly.

Five minutes later, Shi Li left the office.

"Hallmaster, didn't you say you wanted to poach him?"

Seeing the door close, Tang Secretary asked, puzzled.

From beginning to end, the Hallmaster hadn't uttered the words "recruit."

"Perspective."

Xu Xin looked at the young man she had personally trained and shook her head slightly: "If it were you, and someone tried to poach you right away, would you agree?"

"I would politely decline and say I'd consider it, and most likely wouldn't agree afterwards."

Tang Secretary spoke truthfully.

"Then that's it. First, give him some benefits to build a relationship.

Poaching is something that needs to be done slowly."

Xu Xin looked outside the door: "For now, all that's needed is that he doesn't become an obstacle when we explore the Level 3 Alien Realm."

"He? A Gold 4 participating in the exploration of a Level 3 Alien Realm?"

Tang Secretary was a little uncertain.

Wouldn't that be a bit too risky? After all, the Show Card Hall had only just found such a talent; weren't they afraid of him getting into trouble there?

"A Gold 4 can fight Level 5 monsters, isn't that enough to participate in the exploration?

What's more, there's still a month's time; I don't believe he won't reach Gold 5."

Xu Xin believed that Xiu Qingshan would certainly not miss such a good opportunity for training.

"The Hallmaster is right."

Tang Secretary nodded, then added a compliment: "You spent those 20,000 cubic coins so well; it's practically killing three birds with one stone."

Firstly, giving out "protection money" under such a name could be said to have saved the Li Card Hall's face.

Secondly, giving out this money could also gain Shi Li's favor.

Finally, it could also strike at the Star Card Hall and simultaneously frame the Show Card Hall.

Now that Shi Li was with the Show Card Hall, even if the Star Card Hall wanted to settle scores, they would only settle them with the Show Card Hall.

"Of course."

This flattery made Xu Xin very comfortable: "As the saying goes, seeing a brother make money is more uncomfortable than losing money yourself.

It can't be that only our Monster Training Ground gets hurt; why should the Star Card Hall be able to remain unscathed?"

...

Unlike the situation at the Li Card Hall, the Star Card Hall's reaction was not as timely.

By the time they discovered it, Shi Li had already cleared 2/3 of the Level 5 two-star monsters.

Then, Shi Li was blacklisted by the Star Card Hall in this city, prohibiting him from entering the Monster Training Ground again.

When Xiu Qingshan learned of this news, he secretly had a good laugh.

The next day, he summoned Shi Li to his office.

"You completed this mission very well."

Xiu Qingshan now found Shi Li more and more pleasing to the eye.

When Shi Li sought his instructions regarding the Star Card Hall matter, Xiu Qingshan knew he hadn't misjudged the person.

This kid was still very sensible.

However, whether it was the Li Card Hall before or the Star Card Hall later, he hadn't expected Shi Li to be able to clear so many monsters.

Originally, in his thoughts, cutting down about 1/4 from each would have been considered a success.

Now, it was an over-fulfillment of the strike mission.

It only showed that this kid was very efficient.

"If it weren't for the Hallmaster's arrangement, I wouldn't have had this opportunity to earn extra money."

Shi Li also expressed his gratitude to Xiu Qingshan.

When negotiating with Xu Xin, Director Hou had told him.

If it weren't for Xiu Qingshan's encouragement, he really might not have gotten benefits from the Li Card Hall.

This wave, including the sale of two-star material cards, brought his income to nearly 30,000 cubic coins.

And the number of two-star monster hunts for the enhancement mission had also reached more than half.

"However, that Xu Xin is also a cunning person; with this, it will be hard for you to cause trouble for her again in the future."

Xiu Qingshan sighed at this one-time opportunity.

Currently, throughout Durian City, Shi Li was probably the only one capable of undertaking this "strike" mission.

"Alright, since Xu Xin gave you benefits, I naturally can't be worse than her."

Xiu Qingshan wouldn't let anyone work for nothing; a card fell into Shi Li's hand as he spoke.

"This is...?"

Shi Li looked closely and was immediately surprised.

This was actually a Unique Character Card's Steadfast-type one-star to two-star Token Card.

For him, this card was the biggest gain from this trip.

As long as he completed this star-up mission, he believed that the strength of his deck would be completely on par with Platinum 1.

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