Ouyang Xiangnan stared at the vast blue ocean before him.

The October sea breeze was already a bit chilly, but right now, his heart felt even colder.

Since the Exploration Bureau got involved a few months ago, the Life Card Duel community had been turbulent.

Ouyang Xiangnan couldn't understand it at all.

Those Exploration Bureau guys are simply crazy.

Especially that lunatic Zhang Fang, who, despite numerous warnings from people up top, still wanted to mess with the Ouyang Family. Isn't he worried about the future?

It's just a game, is it worth going to such lengths?

The entertainment industry's scandals next door are plentiful; if you want achievements, why not mess with them?

Ouyang Xiangnan tapped the ceramic tiles of the windowsill, thinking of the information coming from the other side; the Exploration Bureau's stance this time was particularly firm. The person who conveyed this message to the Ouyang Family had already been ousted, clearly showing the government's attitude.

In this situation, they couldn't rely on those people anymore. Although they hadn't cut ties yet, they would definitely stand by and watch this time, leaving the Ouyang Family to save itself.

If that's the case, don't blame me.

Ouyang Xiangnan clenched his right fist and slammed it onto the windowsill.

"Tell him," Ouyang Xiangnan said without turning his head, "the Ouyang Family agrees. By then, the entire Coastal City will become an isolated island; as long as no lives are lost, they can do whatever they want here. If they love card hunting so much, let them enjoy it fully."

If Zhang Fang is crazy, then I'll go crazy with him.

I want to see if, with such public opinion, Zhang Fang can still keep his position at the Exploration Bureau headquarters.

"Yes." The person behind responded and left.

"Father, those participating in this competition are all elite students from the national Duel Academy..."

"Do you think the world-renowned card hunting organization can't even beat mere students? They're just students, what's there to fear!"

******

"I mean..." Freymia, wearing a light yellow swimsuit, looked at the giant squid floating in the sky and then speechlessly turned to Shen Sui, "I thought it would be Martina coming over."

The giant squid floated in terror in the air, having realized it had arrived in a brand new world.

Out of survival instinct, it turned itself invisible, but its formidable power still left it unable to hide from Shen Sui and his group.

"I also thought Martina would come over..." Shen Sui's lips twitched, "But Martina is a bit afraid of unfamiliar environments, so she sent her little pet over first."

Freymia pointed at the giant squid shadowing the entire ocean. Luckily, it made itself invisible; otherwise, this would undoubtedly be an epic-level extraordinary beast invasion: "You call this thing a little pet?"

Shen Sui coughed twice: "It hasn't reached Constant Star Level yet, so calling it a little pet isn't too far off."

"Aren't you guys coming for the barbecue?" Xinyuan Tanchun looked curiously at Shen Sui and Freymia continually looking at the sky, "By the way, what are you doing?"

Shen Sui replied, "Watching the big squid."

"Huh? Where?" Xinyuan Tanchun looked around.

"Only Life Card Masters with very strong dueling skills can see the destiny squid," Shen Sui casually bluffed, "This means every card draw of yours will become a destined pull."

Xinyuan Tanchun blinked.

Suddenly, she smacked her palm and looked in the direction Shen Sui had just been looking: "Oh~! So this is the big squid you were talking about."

"Pfft." Freymia couldn't help but laugh out loud.

She clung to Shen Sui's arm, not caring about Shen Sui taking advantage of her.

In truth, she was very reserved in front of others, always maintaining the elegance and dignity of a Former Empress, not often showing the reliance and yearning for Shen Sui like she did at night.

But today was different; the beach was filled with beautiful women in swimsuits.

According to Freymia's memory of Shen Sui's LSP (Lively Swimsuit Passion) personality, he would definitely be attracted.

If he's going to be attracted, it might as well be by me.

Then Freymia realized she was wrong because Shen Sui had booked the entire place, and the beach was actually just those few people.

As if Shen Sui would let others see his wife's swimsuit form?

Shen Sui glanced at the Dueling Device.

[Ding! Your Soul Card Follower has acquired a new form: Beach Elf·Freymia]

[Ding! Your Soul Card Follower has acquired a new form: Beach Dragon Girl·Qishala]

It seems that Freymia had really prepared herself mentally to wear a swimsuit; otherwise, such a costume change wouldn't have happened, and only this form would have emerged.

Ah...another two forms that can't be used in duels.

As for Xinyuan Tanchun, she was just an add-on; Shen Sui hadn't planned on bringing her.

"Master." Qishala, seeing Shen Sui not coming over for a long time, went over to call him herself, "Lunch is ready."

Shen Sui looked at Qishala's outfit.

When Qishala put on this outfit, Shen Sui had already wanted to ridicule it.

She even had a maid outfit in swimsuit style.

Can this really be called a swimsuit?

"It seems like Song Feiyu has made it to the last round of the pre-selection." Xinyuan Tanchun glanced at his phone and said happily, "This guy's luck really is off the charts this time in the pre-selection."

"Unfortunately, that's where it ends for him." Shen Sui opened his phone to check the group messages, and saw the news of Song Feiyu's defeat. You Wenqi was comforting the recently defeated Song Feiyu in the group.

"Ah, nothing he can do." Xinyuan Tanchun said, "After all, his opponent was a seventh-rank Life Card Master."

"Why is there a seventh-rank Life Card Master in an academy tournament?" Freymia saw Shen Sui squatting there and came up from behind to give him a bear hug around the neck.

Xinyuan Tanchun's eye twitched as he saw Shen Sui's head plunging into a sea of white.

Argh, flat-chested people can't stand this.

Xinyuan Tanchun cursed as he lowered his head.

My Soul Card Isabella is not smaller than yours!

Shen Sui looked skeptically at the suddenly silent Xinyuan Tanchun, wanting to turn to answer Freymia, but his head was bounced back as soon as he turned. He could only sigh helplessly and said, "Actually, there are a lot of Life Card Masters in the academy who basically operate on a points-gathering basis. They're not actually that strong. Some of them are even weaker than ordinary sixth-rank Life Card Masters. Their real capabilities can't place in Class B competitions, so they choose to postpone graduation indefinitely, taking advantage of student benefits to participate in various student tournaments to earn points."

"Huh? What's the point of raising your rank if you're not strong enough?"

"After they graduate, they generally don't choose to become professional players." Shen Sui explained, "Instead, they go into other Life Card related professions leveraging their high rank, and live well off their salaries and monthly rank subsidies."

As a seventh-rank Life Card Master, Xinyuan Tanchun muttered in explanation, "Not long ago, the Exploration Bureau revised the subsidies for Life Card Masters. For seventh-rank, the state subsidy alone is eighty thousand a month."

Of course, this eighty thousand comes with conditions.

Under the new subsidy policy, you have two options.

One is to take a baseline amount, which is about fifteen thousand a month for a seventh-rank Life Card Master.

The other is to sign a conscription contract with the Exploration Bureau, and your monthly subsidy goes up to eighty thousand, but should the Exploration Bureau issue an urgent conscription, you must fulfill the duties and complete the tasks issued by the bureau. The task rewards are calculated separately.

Clearly, the Exploration Bureau has already begun preparing reserve Life Card Masters to counter the Extraordinary Invasion. The monthly eighty thousand is more like a military salary.

This is probably the most generous subsidy the Exploration Bureau can offer, considering a large-scale Extraordinary Invasion hasn't happened yet, so their funds are somewhat limited.

Shen Sui also received this contract, as a fifth-rank Life Card Master, under these terms, the monthly subsidy is forty-five thousand.

A thirty-five-page contract that Shen Sui spent an entire night reading through.

Zhang Fang didn't come up with some kind of trap contract; he even marked the potential life-threatening warnings in red.

Five insurances and one fund, free medical care, tax exemption limits...

However, because of that string of red warnings, many Life Card Masters are hesitating whether to sign the new contract to get several times the subsidy and a ton of benefits.

On the internet, countless people are speculating about the real purpose of this contract.

Some say the exploration of the Soul Card World has reached a crucial point, so a lot of Life Card Masters are needed to assist.

Others claim the country can't stand the world championship results for Life Card Duels anymore and plans to strongly support professional Life Card Masters, and the potential loss of life warning is probably about being beaten to death by fans if they lose too badly in the world championship.

Of course, Shen Sui also saw similar speculation about an Extraordinary Invasion. He's unsure if it's a gradual release of information to test public awareness of the extraordinary, or if someone truly thinks this way.

"Is there really such an operation?" Freymia, who has no concept of money, still thought this free subsidy sounded quite cool.

"Freymia." Qishala's cold voice came from behind Freymia, "That's quite unseemly of you."

She looked dispassionately at Freymia's actions of hugging Shen Sui.

Xinyuan Tanchun suddenly raised his head, sensing a juicy development.

Chaotic Scene!

Chaotic Scene!!

Chaotic Scene!!!

Xinyuan Tanchun, never one to mind the drama, looked at Freymia and Qishala with eyes aglow.

"How's your doll-making going?" Shen Sui suddenly asked.

Qishala's gaze immediately shifted away from Freymia, landing coldly on Xinyuan Tanchun.

This coldness felt almost tangible, making Xinyuan Tanchun shiver involuntarily.

What's going on?

Xinyuan Tanchun didn't dare meet Qishala's gaze.

Why is this silver-haired woman looking at me like that!

Shen Sui's lips curled up.

Amusing, don't assume I'm inexperienced, dealing with such a situation only requires diverting attention.

For the sake of my tranquility, I'll just let you bear the burden, my dear coach.

Xinyuan Tanchun's Soul Card is Isabella, which isn't a secret to either Freymia or Qishala.

Her doll-making must be a sign of Isabella preparing to invade the real world.

Qishala squinted her eyes slightly.

Her feelings were mixed.

She didn't want Isabella to come to the real world and compete for the master's attention.

But she also wanted to see Isabella's furious face when she realized she had been beaten to the punch.

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