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However, he didn't think much of it, since losing or winning didn't make much difference to him; even if he lost, he would still have the chance to draw card packs to strengthen his deck. It was Lin Ran's turn, and his [Mana] had reached 6 points.
Lin Ran glanced at his hand. This time, he didn't have any cards that cost exactly 6, but he did have one card that cost 1 and one card that cost 5. "I activate this card, [Rising Demonic Flames]!"
[Rising Demonic Flames] [Consumes 1]
[Quickly use two fingers to inspect the opponent's tax haven. The inspection will last two minutes, granting one stack of the Magic Flame buff.]
This card is clearly of very poor quality; not only is the effect description very short, but it also doesn't even have any extra effects like the "Cake Tide" effect.
However, it was somewhat useful. After using it, Lin Ran transformed into a fireball wreathed in flames and landed in front of Chu Muyao.
The two-finger check method quickly sampled her taxes, leaving her with nowhere to hide her evaded taxes, which surfaced intermittently. "Wait a minute. Don't check so aggressively, my... my taxes..."
Chu Muyao cried out repeatedly, feeling somewhat ashamed, even though she had already been pierced earlier. But being examined by fingers now was a completely different experience.
Before the round was even over after the tax investigation was completed, Lin Ran activated his second card.
【Demon Flame Gift】【Consumes 5】
[Quickly investigate from behind for three minutes, dealing 2 damage per instance; deals an additional instance of damage for each stack of the Demon Flame buff.] [Cake Tide Buff: Deals an additional instance of damage.]
After using the card, Lin Ran went behind Chu Muyao, hugged Chu Muyao's waist, and began to investigate.
This card's effect isn't actually weak, especially since Lin Ran already has four stacks of the Demon Flame buff. This card should theoretically deal ten points of damage.
Unfortunately, this card was completely countered by the [Crimson Knight's Blade] that Chu Muyao used in the previous round. That berserk buff provides resistance to multi-hit damage, increases armor by one point for each attack received, and the armor can offset one point of damage taken.
So even though Lin Ran's intense investigation caused Chu Muyao to become damp, the card only dealt 7 points of damage.
Chu Muyao stood on a floor covered in tax evasion marks, her steps faltering as she began her turn. "I activate [Silver Judgment]!"
[Silver Judgment] [Consumes 6]
[Use the tax haven to trap the Demon King for three minutes, consuming all armor. Each layer of armor deals 2 damage, then grants 2 armor.] [Gao Chao Buff: Gain an additional 1 armor.]
Chu Muyao thought this card was a bit weak because the armor was a consumable buff that was hard to save up, and the damage it took would reduce the amount of damage it absorbed. However, she didn't rule out the possibility of using this card in combination with other cards in the future.
What Chu Muyao finds somewhat disjointed in her current deck is that it contains two card systems. One is the armor-stacking Silver Knight, whose effect is related to armor.
Another type of card sacrifices life for higher returns, which Chu Muyao tentatively calls the Crimson Knight system. Combining these two systems in one deck prevents either from fully utilizing its advantages.
Chu Muyao mounted Lin Ran, supporting herself on his chest as they began to dig a tunnel. A narrow passage. Digging a tunnel was truly difficult, mainly because it was very narrow.
However, this also made it more challenging, giving both of them a more immersive mining experience. The ubiquitous tax evasion evidenced this.
Finally, Chu Muyao's legs gave way and she climbed down; mining was truly physically demanding.
However, Chu Muyao reaped many benefits. It was hard work but comfortable, and she got what she deserved.
Her card finally received a buff from the "Cake Tide" event, dealing only 2 damage but gaining four layers of armor. However, this was merely a temporary reprieve, as Lin Ran's cards in the following rounds were mostly aggressive attacks.
Moreover, Lin Ran's card system was not as fragmented as Chu Muyao's, and its strength was significantly higher than Chu Muyao's. After holding out for two rounds, Chu Muyao still lost, and then both of them were teleported back to reality.
Lin Ran opened her eyes and found herself still sitting by the window. She glanced at the time; only a few minutes had passed.
Lin Ran estimated that the time spent playing cards was different from that in reality, about ten to one.
This is good; it prevents the task from taking up too much of Lin Ran's time. Meanwhile, Chu Muyao was also overjoyed; she had received her reward.
Although she lost the game, she still received 1000 RMB and 1000 gold coins. 1000 gold coins can buy two packs of cards, and Chu Muyao clicked to draw cards first.
A card holder made of shimmering light, with an ethereal quality, appeared in Chu Muyao's hand.
Chu Muyao felt that it felt a bit like plastic, but it was very light, and the packaging was opened with a gentle tear.
There are five cards in one pack, and ten cards in two packs. You may draw duplicate cards when you draw cards.
Chu Muyao glanced at the newly acquired cards and then put her phone away. The game wasn't very reliable; the card effects were generally easy to gauge in terms of strength. None of the ten cards were particularly powerful, so she decided to solve her accommodation problem first.
Although she has money now, she can't afford to stay in a regular guesthouse or hotel because she doesn't meet the requirements. She plans to stay at her classmate's house, which is also the house of the prospective teammate she's planning to drag into this mess.
Chapter 151 Baby-faced, Giant as a Small Sun
The next day, Lin Ran woke up from her sleep in the morning after Su Xingchun bit her. Unexpectedly, Su Xingchun, Su's mother, and Chen Yuwei and Chen Mo got along very well.
Su Yan and Chen Mo are both people who don't like going out and socializing, but that doesn't mean they dislike socializing.
They are also highly accepting of this chaotic relationship. Given their age and experience, what they value most, besides the people they care about, is a stable and peaceful life.
Before, the two women lived in their own homes and sometimes felt lonely. Now, they can chat and watch TV shows at home when they have free time. The early bird catches the worm, and they both feel energetic when they wake up in the morning.
The fatigue from yesterday's exercise was gone, and the girls were eager to release their energy again. "Ranran's husband, look at Yan's tax haven, the taxes are already piling up!"
After breakfast, Su Yan, while rummaging through her fingers, invited Lin Ran to join her. Lin Ran, of course, wouldn't refuse his stepmother and diligently began digging.
Once the chisel was struck, the other girls couldn't resist and all came over to join in. Thus began a thrilling five-player ranked game.
The cries rose and fell, Lin Ran moved with the ferocity of a wild beast, spraying taxes intermittently as he dug the tunnel to evade taxes. To comply with the investigation, Chen Mo even put a collar on himself, which Lin Ran could pull on while investigating.
More than an hour later, Su Xingchun lay on the carpet with a pained expression. "Oh no, I'm late again today..."
"Being late is nothing, Ranran hardly goes to school anymore."
Chen Yuwei said nonchalantly that Lin Ran had already told the girls last night about his shares in the school. However, Lin Ran didn't reveal anything supernatural; he only said that he was rich.
As for where the money came from... there are countless ways to make money in modern society. Lin Ran simply made up an excuse to gloss over the matter.
Su Yan didn't really care how much money Lin Ran had, because her family already had enough money for Lin Ran to live comfortably in the future.
Lin Ran planned to visit other schools. The system showed that the card game task was a long-term task and would not affect his ability to accept new tasks. He would have to wait two days to manually refresh the task next time. He could go around and see if he could accept a new task.
Meanwhile, Chu Muyao was in class at school when the bell rang, and a busty girl rushed to her desk in a hurry. "Yaoyao, was what you said last night true?"
Chu Muyao could sense that all eyes in the class were on her.
She looked at the girl in front of her; the girl's name was Xiao Xiaoxiao, an extremely outrageous name. It was hard to imagine the mental state of the girl's parents when they named her.
However, unlike her name, which suggests difficulty in embracing, the girl's appearance was stunning. She was not only the most popular girl in her class, but also the most popular girl in the entire school.
Her fair and delicate face had skin as smooth and translucent as mutton fat jade.
She often wears a happy, sunny smile, which can be so healing to anyone who sees her.
She possesses both sunshine and charm; her slightly upturned almond-shaped eyes are bright and clear, with a captivating gaze. She exudes both allure and innocence.
Her milky white skin was also very eye-catching.
It's full but not stiff; you can immediately feel its extreme plumpness, its heavy weight, and its amazing softness and elasticity. Adjustable, it's the standard top-tier baby face.
There were very few people in the school who didn't like Xiao Xiaoxiao, and Chu Muyao happened to be one of them.
It's not because of jealousy or anything like that between girls.
Okay, Chu Muyao did have a little envy, but not because of the other person's beauty. It was because of the other person's enthusiasm, that warmth like bright sunshine.
Completely different from Chu Muyao, who considers herself a withdrawn and gloomy person.
At school, Chu Muyao was also a school beauty, but in the eyes of others, she was more like a cold and aloof school beauty. This was related to the repression in Chu Muyao's heart. She had become indifferent to family affection, but she still often felt repressed.
Perhaps that's just how humans are; just because you think you don't care doesn't mean you can truly remain unaffected. Another point is that Chu Muyao studies very hard; she previously saw her education as her only chance to change her destiny.
Focusing solely on her studies naturally led her to neglect her relationships with classmates, which she didn't care about at all. Therefore, her classmates perceived her as aloof and distant. Most students would consciously reduce their contact with Chu Muyao, except for one person.
That is, Xiao Xiaoxiao. Xiao Xiaoxiao likes to make friends, and for some reason, she especially wants to become good friends with Chu Muyao.
According to Xiao Xiaoxiao, she wanted to make Chu Muyao happy. However, Chu Yao did not feel happy because of her approach.
In front of Xiao Xiaoxiao, Chu Muyao felt as if she were some kind of undead creature from a novel, gloomy and exuding an aura of decay.
Xiao Xiaoxiao was like a priestess of light; her radiance, even in its mere presence, could sting Chu Muyao. The sting wasn't on her skin, but on her insecure and sensitive heart.
Beneath the perfect, aloof school beauty's exterior, Chu Muyao felt she possessed a somewhat ugly soul.
Last night, she ran away from home. The first thing she thought of was to spend the night at Xiao Xiaoxiao's house, not because she felt she had a good relationship with Xiao Xiaoxiao, but because she thought that a saint like Xiao Xiaoxiao wouldn't refuse her.
After seeing the game description for the Trial of the Brave, the first teammate she thought of recruiting was Xiao Xiaoxiao. Besides Xiao Xiaoxiao being the most suitable candidate, she also had some ulterior motives of her own.
That envy contained a suppressed jealousy, a desire to make her as imperfect as herself.
The question Xiao Xiaoxiao was asking about last night concerned the Brave Trials app on Chu Muyao's phone. Chu Muyao didn't reveal all the information, only mentioning the game's fantastical and supernatural aspects.
For a curious girl like Xiao Xiaoxiao, she was naturally immediately captivated by Chu Muyao's description. She had been relentlessly asking for more information about the supernatural game since last night.
Since the game can only be played at night, Xiao Xiaoxiao plans to team up with her again at night, and then once she has also signed the Hero Contract, she won't be able to escape.
Chu Muyao actually felt some moral guilt, because Xiao Xiaoxiao wasn't short of money like her. Just because Chu Muyao could accept this kind of game didn't mean Xiao Xiaoxiao could.
However, Chu Muyao was able to control her emotions well, preventing herself from thinking about moral issues. Her primary goal was to find a teammate to gain more rewards, which was inherently selfish. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't bring herself to feel at peace with herself.
Only when she realized that she, like herself, had been tricked by that demon lord into evading taxes and experiencing uncontrollable pleasure, was she completely overwhelmed by that comfortable feeling.
Only then could she convince herself that although her initial intention was selfish, the outcome was good. With that demon king's abilities, he could have always done it, right?
Chapter 152 A World Full of xx, Except for Me
[Host has triggered a new scenario mission. Please check for details.]
[Script Title: In a Cultivation World Where Everyone's a Cuckold, I'm the Only Exception]
[Script Description: You transmigrate to a small world of cultivation, where all men are cursed by the Heavenly Dao, becoming severe cuckolds and losing their sexual function, except for you.]
[Mission Requirements: Stop the Chosen One who is attempting to alter the Heavenly Curse to save men] [Mission Reward: Immortality]
[Special Note: The time dimension of the minor world scenario differs from that of the main world. When the host enters the minor world, time on Earth is frozen; when the host returns to Earth, time in the minor world is frozen.]
Lin Ran was speechless, because he had originally planned to go to the school to look for high-quality beautiful girls to trigger a mission.
It turned out that the school they chose was clearly the wrong one; that school was still secretly engaging in cutthroat competition in this day and age. They were using the infamous Hengshui teaching model from the past.
The students inside were all exhausted and listless from the intense studying.
Some girls looked good, but their skin, figure, and overall energy lacked that goddess-like aura. After wandering around, Lin Ran figured he probably wouldn't find any beautiful girls here to trigger the quest.
Then, by chance, he discovered a two-dimensional themed store nearby, and since he was already there, he decided to go and browse it.
This quest was triggered in the shop, in the area where notebooks were sold. The culprit was the notebook in Lin Ran's hand.
The book has a uniquely long title: "In a world of cultivation where everyone has a cuckold fetish, I am the only exception."
The script's premise presented Lin Ran with some difficulties, but he still found it quite appealing. Because this script allowed him to experience the world of cultivation.