Shen Sui picked up the card [The Shattering of Beautiful Illusions] from the ground.

The eye on it had already lost the mysterious power it had just emitted, gradually dissipating on the card's surface.

Wang Ming looked at the mysterious symbols on the card and subconsciously said, "The All-Knowing."

"Another weird organization?" Shen Sui casually fiddled with the card.

"An organization from across the ocean," Wang Ming explained, "It's full of lunatics who have caused a lot of trouble outside. There are reports from various countries about them robbing others of Life Cards. But over there, it's a legitimate Life Card research association. They're known for selling detailed intelligence about Life Card Masters; they even know you better than you know yourself. No one knows where they get their intelligence from."

"In recent months, this organization has become increasingly crazy, causing a lot of trouble here as well. They specifically target Life Card Masters with highly rare and powerful Life Cards for attacks," Wang Ming said, "The Exploration Bureau is investigating them, but I didn't expect them to appear here."

Shen Sui looked around and chuckled, "Then I probably know where their intelligence is coming from."

The mysterious power just now, like a probing sensation, was real.

The All-Knowing used this card as a medium to scan everyone in the venue. Now, all the intelligence about the Life Card Masters present is probably already in the All-Knowing's intelligence database.

"How much do you know about the Exploration Bureau's operations to track the All-Knowing?" Shen Sui asked.

Wang Ming did not answer directly, but from his expression, it was clear he knew a lot.

"Then you probably need to redeploy," Shen Sui said.

Wang Ming originally wanted to ask Shen Sui what he knew, but when he saw Shen Sui's confident expression, he silently closed his mouth.

Some things are a form of tacit understanding.

Breaking this understanding could change everything.

Wang Ming is a smart person; he knows where the boundaries of inquiry lie.

After saying all this, Shen Sui no longer concerned himself with Wang Ming and walked toward Chen Weiming.

Chen Weiming had already awakened from his coma and was sitting there dazed.

When he saw Shen Sui approaching him, he subconsciously asked, "Did I win?"

"I blocked that damage," Shen Sui handed [The Shattering of Beautiful Illusions] to Chen Weiming, "Since you lost the ability to continue dueling due to unconsciousness, according to the rules, you lost."

Chen Weiming's eyes, which had a bit of shine, dimmed once again.

"Looking forward to dueling you next time," Shen Sui said, seeing that Chen Weiming did not intend to take the card, and directly slipped it into his breast pocket, "a complete duel."

Due to the All-Knowing affair, Chen Weiming might have to undergo an investigation by the Exploration Bureau.

If it's discovered he deliberately colluded with the All-Knowing, the situation he would face wouldn't be much better than Shi Ruoyi's.

But Shen Sui could see that he didn't have that mysterious power earlier, perhaps merely being bewitched by members of the All-Knowing.

"Do you think fairy tales... really exist?"

As Shen Sui turned to leave, Chen Weiming's weak voice came from behind.

Shen Sui turned around, meeting Chen Weiming's gaze.

His eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment, as if he had lost his life's purpose.

Indeed... My Soul Card has already given up on her fairy tale...

Shen Sui grinned, pointed at the night sky outside the window, and said, "This world is my fairy tale."

Chen Weiming was stunned, not expecting Shen Sui to answer that way.

"This world... is a fairy tale?"

He chuckled bitterly and closed his eyes again.

After a while, staff from the Exploration Bureau arrived and took Chen Weiming away.

"Such a blatant move, these people will surely overthink it, right?" Shen Sui casually said to Wang Ming.

Wang Ming smiled and explained, "The idea from above is precisely to gradually make it more open, letting people slowly accept the reality that the world is being invaded by the Extraordinary."

"No wonder mysterious studies have become popular online recently," Shen Sui quipped.

"Ah, that's also part of the plan."

Shen Sui could understand this kind of plan, but what he couldn't really accept was that because of this wave of deconstructing the Extraordinary raging on the internet, Freymia, who frequently surfs the internet, got obsessed with Feng Shui.

A real Elf with Extraordinary Power believing in Feng Shui and fortune-telling.

Damn it, wasn't Freymia supposed to have real divination skills?

All one could say is, it surely matches the player-recognized train of thought, truly beyond ordinary comprehension.

Everyone present silently watched as Chen Weiming was taken away by the Exploration Bureau staff.

It was just fainting from dueling, why would Exploration Bureau staff come over? Why take him away?

There are many things worth pondering about this event, and An Hai, who is newly aware of the Exploration Bureau's intelligence, has probably figured something out.

He looked at You Wenqi beside him, coldly asking, "I heard you'll be staying in Modu recently?"

"Yes, there are some work-related matters that need handling," You Wenqi said, referring to training the students participating from Tianyi Academy.

An Hai said nothing, only downed his drink in one gulp, then patted You Wenqi on the shoulder and curtly said, "Good luck."

You Wenqi found An Hai's actions somewhat strange.

But his brain reacted very quickly.

The An Family has always collaborated with the authorities; could it be a matter related to the Exploration Bureau?

Meanwhile, Shen Sui smoothly acquired Zhang Fang's [Convulsive Reincarnation].

Looking at the Life Card in his hand, Shen Sui nodded with satisfaction.

Hope this card doesn't get put on the Forbidden Card List too soon.

Glancing back at the gathering, everyone had regained their previous smiles, as if nothing had happened a moment ago.

In this gathering of nine-tier Life Card Masters, Shen Sui didn't feel the distinct divide between commoners and the dueling families that's prevalent in professional circles. This might be due to his perceived close relationship with the Exploration Bureau, or perhaps because at the ninth tier, many truly love Life Card Duels.

For instance, You Wenqi and An Hai are prime examples.

Of course, among the competitors, Shen Sui could still sense this division. Zhou Keji challenging him to a duel for no reason and putting on such a display clearly represented the views of some of these family scions.

Shen Sui soon shrugged off these trivial matters as he ate and drank.

Speaking of which, where does the All-Knowing's power come from?

This feeling of peeping, the rank seems quite high.

Just with a glance, all the information of everyone present was taken away.

Shen Sui somewhat regretted leaving his passive ability on; if it hadn't nullified such a power, he wondered how that peeping guy would react upon seeing his information.

The remainder of the gathering was essentially the bigwigs exchanging pleasantries.

Due to time constraints, Shen Sui didn't fight a duel with Tan Song, and they scheduled a time for it later.

According to Tan Song, he also has to stay in Modu recently, also because of matters involving the Exploration Bureau.

Tan Song isn't from a dueling family, so he isn't that averse to the Exploration Bureau and is even willing to collaborate with them, especially since they actually offer tax exemptions without investigations.

Taxation has always been one of the most concerning issues for these people.

"Central Bureau, can you check who recommended Chen Weiming?" Meanwhile, the Exploration Bureau had already begun investigating Chen Weiming.

As Wang Ming and Shen Sui mentioned, given Chen Weiming's performance in past competitions, being endorsed by a nine-tier Life Card Master is truly perplexing. It's not that Chen Weiming isn't strong—in fact, he surpasses many Life Card Masters—but compared to other candidates at the duelist gathering, he's still a tier below.

Even Zhou Keji, who is relatively weaker, still maintains a certain level of popularity.

"Ouyang Ge." Zhang Fang quickly responded from the other side.

Wang Ming slightly furrowed his brow.

This person... seems difficult to deal with.

"You mean to say, this person is hard to deal with, right?" Zhang Fang's voice came from the phone with a hint of amusement.

Wang Ming spoke candidly: "He and the Ouyang Clan behind him are too involved...."

The Ouyang Clan, located along the coast, is also a dueling family but has always been very low-key.

However, in the Exploration Bureau's investigation, this family has a vast amount of unexplained funds, suspected to be related to Life Card smuggling.

In the coastal city where the Ouyang Clan resides, almost all Life Card Masters are involved in similar industries.

After all, dueling devices from various countries cannot connect online, so to conduct cross-border Life Card trades, one must physically leave the country as a Life Card Master...

"Do you know why implementing Life Card price reforms is so difficult now?" Zhang Fang said, "Every official price cap, quota, or prohibition spawns an opposing industry. When this industry develops to a certain level, they will counteract and prevent you from accessing corresponding legislation. Just like the Prohibition in America, our price capping order is the same."

Zhang Fang's meaning was very clear.

As long as the price cap order exists, the Life Card smuggling industry will continue to flourish. The significant price differences in Life Cards between domestic and international markets will provide them with endless profits.

The Life Card price cap order is the foundation of their profits, so when someone attempts to amend this law, the stakeholders will use every possible means to stop it.

Zhang Fang doesn't care whether the Ouyang Clan knows about the All-Knowing and the extraordinary power they possess.

Since the Secret Peeping Man's power was brought to the duelist gathering by the person they recommended, they should bear the consequences.

Life Card Duels inherently possess the attributes of collectible card games.

If the circulation of Life Cards isn't smooth, the ecosystem for Life Card Masters will become unstable.

Extraordinary powers have already begun to infiltrate, with dozens of extraordinary invasion incidents occurring nationally every day.

Huaxia is vast, and maintaining stability amidst large-scale extraordinary invasions requires a steady base of Life Card Masters.

In such matters concerning national survival, all interests must yield, not to mention such illegal ones.

"I understand." Wang Ming said simply.

"Additionally....," Zhang Fang continued, "since the All-Knowing introduced the card with Secret Peeping Man's power into the venue and used it in a duel, they probably know everyone's information present. Nine-tier Life Card Masters are our valuable resources in combating those with strong extraordinary powers. Their deck and library exposure is a significant loss for us."

"Find a reason and have them modify their deck composition."

"Huh? But the constructions of nine-tier Life Card Masters have always been very stable...."

Zhang Fang's teasing voice came through the phone: "Aren't we going to implement a new Forbidden Card system soon? Put their cards on the candidate list for the Forbidden Card List and let them take this proof to the Exploration Bureau's deck section to receive new Life Cards."

"A large scale banning of cards?"

"Who said anything about banning cards?" Zhang Fang chuckled, "Not placing them on the Forbidden Card List, just the candidate list. After review, they can also be removed from the list."

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