Chapter 9: Chapter 9: The Big Fool Coin
[ [Battle Princess - Alice]
Rank: Bronze Four Stars
Type: Character - Mechanical
Skills:
Micro Nuclear Energy: Nuclear fusion heart, the girl possesses near-infinite kinetic energy.
Mechanical Jiujitsu: Agile mechanical movement algorithms, targeting enemy weaknesses to inflict fatal damage.
Super Lung: Provides massive amounts of oxygen to the brain, enabling super-computing mode.
Super Vision: In the dark or fog, the girl has super vision, making it impossible for enemies to hide.
Overview: A modified girl left behind by the war, possessing a beautiful appearance and exceptional combat skills, but still confused about her identity. Is she a weapon or... a human?]
Luo Sheng stared at the slightly glowing card. The mechanical princess had undergone a massive transformation. Her quality had upgraded from a simple white card to an exceptional-level card.
The girl had undergone a complete change.
The card's image had evolved from the original broken-down, unconscious state to a now graceful and powerful girl, resembling a martial arts master. Her elegant figure, not unlike Tifa's, looked entirely human, showing no signs of being robotic.
Especially her prosthetic limbs, made of advanced artificial sodium-ion silicone, which had a rosy complexion resembling that of a normal human.
It was the ultimate card for an 'LSP' enthusiast.
Luo Sheng took out another card.
This one was the 00-2 Humanoid Battle Armor he had obtained from a gambling card, and now it too was glowing and beginning to upgrade.
After the final upgrade, the card dropped into Luo Sheng's hands, now a Bronze Six Stars card:
[ [F-Type Jack Mech Armor]
Rank: Bronze Six Stars
Type: Equipment
Skills:
Micro Nuclear Energy: Nuclear fission power unit, the armor has nearly infinite kinetic energy.
Miniature Mech: The armor's size has been reduced to closely fit the human body without sacrificing defense.
Winged Long Sword: A convenient weapon with diamond-like hardness, a perfect war tool.
Infrared Detection: In darkness or fog, super vision makes it impossible for enemies to hide.
Miniature Thrusters: A small-scale Hall thruster that, while reducing surface area, increases mobility by 10% over the previous generation.
Overview: A mech previously looked down upon by Dr. Jack, now a slightly improved model.]
This card had undergone a complete transformation, with its image changing from a rough exoskeleton to one featuring more human-like contours and steel plating. It now resembled something closer to Iron Man.
A slight regret remained, though.
This mech lacked ranged combat capabilities and could only engage in close-quarters combat.
Its primary function was not battle, but to protect the user within the armor.
Luo Sheng had spent seven days in the card world, but only half a day had passed in the card master world.
The night was dark outside.
Before Luo Sheng could even observe the situation outside, mysterious energy started flooding into his body, continuously gathering into his spiritual jade. The powerful mental energy allowed him to enhance his precision.
14%... 16%... 18%...
The upgrades of the two cards filled him with abundant mysterious energy, continuously improving his mental power. The spiritual jade finally reached 19%, a peak for Bronze Two Stars, just a step away from breaking through.
Luo Sheng felt that his spiritual jade was on the verge of a small qualitative change, from Bronze Two Stars to Bronze Three Stars. However, there was a small threshold that he had to cross to reach 20%.
"The mysterious energy still has overflow, I can make a final push to break through this threshold." Luo Sheng immediately made a decision and continued meditating.
Finally, five hours later, he successfully broke through, the silver sheen covering 20%. He had reached Bronze Three Stars as a card master.
When he opened his eyes, it was already the next morning.
Luo Sheng sensed his spiritual jade, now covered with 20% silver. His mental power had grown even stronger, allowing him to extend the duration and increase the number of cards he could use.
Such rapid progress was enough to make him confident, but when he thought about Qin Jianjia's Bronze Six Stars, he couldn't feel truly happy.
His phone next to him started vibrating repeatedly.
Luo Sheng unlocked the screen to see a flood of messages, many people tagging him in a forum post titled "Is the 'Voldemort' being backstabbed by scumbags a matter of luck or misfortune?".
He scrolled down to see a poll. "Unlucky" had 70% of the votes, and "Lucky" only 30%.
[Wind and Thunder: "I support him, this Voldemort has scammed plenty of newbies, he's helping remove the trash!"
Ai Mei's lone walk in the alley: "Though he's getting rid of the trash, we can't deny that he also deceived the money of Little Lolita Wang."
I Love Jianjia: "Indeed, and I feel he will likely scam Qin goddess next. We must completely crush this evil trend."
Sea Breeze: "To be fair, he must've had no other choice. Plus, he's a power enhancer, so asking for compensation is reasonable. No one would be mad at a promising enhancer, right?"
Hatanaya Yui Exclusive: "The goddess is sacred and inviolable (dog head for life)."]
Luo Sheng frowned slightly.
Who exactly was "I Love Jianjia"? He had done nothing to provoke them, yet they kept talking nonsense. The lickspittle was way too overboard! He could tolerate it, but not much longer!
Luo Sheng clicked on the user's avatar and directly sent them a private message.
[Luo Sheng: "Your goddess is in my room."
I Love Jianjia: "Oh, f**k!"
Luo Sheng: "Your goddess really lives with me."
I Love Jianjia: "Oh, f**k!"
Luo Sheng: "Your goddess is really moist (dog head smile)."
I Love Jianjia: "Oh, f**k! If you have guts, come out for a one-on-one fight!" (Message failed, the user has blocked you)]
They wanted to curse, but Luo Sheng blocked them.
He then silenced his phone and felt refreshed after insulting the big fool.
"What a wonderful morning!"
For such an idiot, the best way was to stimulate them.
After all, Luo Sheng had simply spoken the truth; she was indeed staying in the same apartment as him. Although they didn't sleep in the same bed, they still saw each other every day.
It wasn't that love would blossom over time, but at least it was better than dealing with a lick spittle.
Luo Sheng left his room and saw Qin Jianjia fiddling with a strange electronic glove on the couch.
As if summoned, she pulled out a Silver Card she had won, [Angel's Glory], and the numbers "4" and "9" appeared on the glove's screen.
Qin Jianjia glanced at Luo Sheng and said, "Morning, scumbag."
"..."
Luo Sheng was left speechless.
What, did she really make her own fan group?
Luo Sheng grumbled, "Did you sneak into your own fan group and secretly pose as a water army?"
"I'm not that bored. Someone always sends it to me," Qin Jianjia replied briefly and continued focusing on the gloves.
Luo Sheng wanted to ask who sent it, but he wasn't interested in gossip. He pulled out his phone and went to the store to see that these detection gloves were being heavily promoted. They were cheap, only costing 5,000.
Without hesitation, he placed an order. Now that he had more than 20,000, he wasn't worried.
The gloves would take some time to be delivered, so while waiting, Luo Sheng planned to watch some TV. He'd never had a TV in his cheap rental apartment, severely lacking in entertainment.
Just as he reached for the remote, he found that Qin Jianjia already had it. She switched the channel to 'Into the Cards' on the Card Alliance central channel.
"You're playing with your gloves, why take my remote?" Luo Sheng grumbled, "Don't you know how to focus?"
"Ladies first. Besides, is there a conflict between operating the gloves and watching TV?" Qin Jianjia responded with no expression, then placed the remote under her butt and ignored him, continuing to set up the gloves.
Luo Sheng was speechless.
His paper wife was simple, cute, and lovable, unlike her who was so petty.
After a while, Qin Jianjia looked up from the TV and saw Luo Sheng taking selfies with his phone, capturing both her and the gloves in the frame.
She furrowed her brows. "What are you doing?"
Just then, the camera clicked, and Luo Sheng kept tapping the button. In seconds, dozens of photos were taken.
Qin Jianjia's brows knitted into a big "川" character.
(End of Chapter)
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"LSP" in this context likely refers to the Chinese term "LSP" (老司机), which translates to "Old Driver" in English. In internet slang, this term is used to describe someone who has a lot of experience with adult or explicit content and is often associated with people who have a deep knowledge or obsession with "lewd" or "risky" material.
"川" is often used in internet slang to represent a facial expression that shows a certain level of frustration, confusion, or awkwardness. It's a way to visually represent a "furrowed brow" or "displeased" expression. This usage comes from the character's appearance, which looks similar to a furrowed or crinkled brow.