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Card Name: [Gem Merchant Alice]

Type: Follower Card

Star Level: 5 Stars

Effect: ① As long as this card is present on the field, when both parties pay Soul Points to use Life Cards, they must pay an additional 3 Soul Points; otherwise, the Life Card's effect is invalid and destroyed;

② In scenarios where additional Soul Points are paid, this follower gains X gem tokens (X is the number of additional Soul Points paid);

③ Once every two of your turns, you can remove any number of gem tokens to gain the same number of Soul Points.

Spirit Value: 1200

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It seems, there's no need for me to deliberately cultivate, Alice has already perfectly fulfilled Shen Sui's expectations of her.

Alice's merchant form had emerged, meaning that the system that I previously accumulated, which restricts opponents from using Life Cards through Soul Point costs, now has a Core Card.

Among them, Alice's ② effect was originally used in conjunction with ①, but Shen Sui slightly modified it, allowing her to interact with other Life Cards after reducing some of this card's Spirit Value.

For example, when Shen Sui activates [Give Me Money], [Toll], or [Sitting on the Ground and Raising the Price], once the opponent pays additional costs, the merchant Alice can also accumulate gem tokens.

A gem token equates to a point of cost, which is quite reasonable, given that no matter how much money you earn, you'll have to spend it eventually.

It's just, Alice, aren't you a bit too cunning?

The ruby in Isabella's hand is not unfamiliar to you.

Back then, you sold it for five thousand Demon Crystals.

The buyback price turned out to be only 1 Demon Crystal?

What kind of ultimate swindler tactic is this, worse than a computer store rip-off.

[Isabella increasingly admires Alice.]

Seeing this, Shen Sui was speechless too.

Yet, he was not surprised. In the previous life game, when Isabella was still a loli vampire, she was one of the most famous little troublemakers in the game, and empathizing with Alice was indeed reasonable.

[Isabella was very pleased. She lifted her eyes, looking around Alice, trying to find Claude's trace.]

[She was also very interested in Alice's identity. Through some channel, she found out that Alice seemed to be the legendary Hozerville.]

[Rebellious Witch, Enchanting Witch, this existence known as Hozerville, in less than a year since her emergence, has grown to become the most discussed super criminal on the Dawn Continent, even spawning a large number of admirers. Thinking about it, the little girl in front of her is truly not simple.]

Shen Sui wasn't surprised about Isabella knowing Alice's alias, since Xinyuan Tanchun once asked Shen Sui if he could tell Isabella about it.

On the Dawn Continent, people are limited by the means of information dissemination, and indeed, not many survived Hozerville's numerous big events, so few would associate Alice with this identity. However, the real world is different. Anyone who saw Shen Sui duel and saw Alice's form transformation with Hozerville would guess that the two are the same person.

After all, one Soul Card only corresponds to one follower, unlike a thriving game where one card has multiple followers.

[Isabella became increasingly convinced by the otherworld visitor's words, that Alice might indeed have something to do with Claude Modena.]

[Isabella was secretly delighted, if Claude chose someone like Alice, does it imply that she might also be within his good graces?]

What kind of associative ability is this?

Shen Sui couldn't help but criticize inwardly.

Back in the game, you were a pure vampire cardboard washer, and even a steel plate was more well-defined than you...

However, since Isabella already came over, Shen Sui found it necessary to appear.

Now that Alice only has fifth-tier strength, it's not too difficult to connect her and Isabella without her noticing.

[Isabella's ruby in her hand glowed slightly, and she immediately sensed the information within.]

[A brilliant smile spread across Isabella's face: "Looks like I have to bid farewell temporarily, interesting little one. If you're interested, you can come to play in my territory, if you can get in, there should be quite a lot of things you'll be interested in there."]

[Since Alice has something to do with Claude, Isabella doesn't mind looking after Alice.]

[Hmm....perhaps getting her a Fire Mage's enchanted Magic Robe would be good.]

[Seeing Alice's attire, Isabella started pondering on a gift for Alice.]

No, why are you starting to think about what gift to give Alice?

Are you two familiar?

Shen Sui even suspected if he missed a few words.

[Following the magical trail of the ruby, Isabella found you hidden in the shadows.]

[She saw your figure from afar, instinctively slowing her pace.]

[She struggled to control her urge to rush forward and embrace you, as this would not befit the dignity of a great True Ancestor of Vampires.]

[Isabella's footsteps were light, carrying a cautious rhythm of approaching a lover.]

[Her heart was beating very fast, even she found it hard to understand her feelings at the moment, clearly Claude should have nothing to do with her, so why care so much about him.]

[Memories of past interactions between you and her flashed through Isabella's mind, a distinct fondness churned in her heart.]

Ah...

Shen Sui looked at the text on the Dueling Device, slightly hesitant.

["Mr. Modena." Isabella pressed her lips, choosing a relatively distant address, fearing that calling Claude would seem too intimate and expose the emotions surging in her heart, "Long time no see."]

[You turned around, looking at Isabella.]

[You hesitated, in this reunion atmosphere, asking about Vivian's whereabouts might be too hurtful to a woman's heart.]

Indeed, Shen Sui's original plan was to inquire about some information about Vivian from Isabella.

However, a series of psychological activities from Isabella after seeing him made Shen Sui suddenly embarrassed to ask.

Damn, why is my ability so strong.

If I couldn't see others' inner thoughts, I would most likely directly ask the question like a straightforward man of steel, without needing to be caught up in such emotions now.

A typical Dueling Device cannot see others' inner voices, even some people don't know what their own Soul Card thinks.

The reason Shen Sui can see many people's psychological activities through the Dueling Device is purely because the ability of this responder Claude is too powerful; even without actively casting Mind Reading, some surface-level psychological activities can still be observed.

["You're here to ask about Vivian, aren't you?" Isabella took a deep breath, raised her head, and her beautiful eyes fixed tightly on you. She had already guessed your reason for finding her, "That's such an excuse, just like over a thousand years ago, merely a false projection walking on this world?"]

[Isabella saw through your condition.]

[Yet, she didn't mind.]

[Compared to having no news.]

[Your appearance is already quite good.]

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