Chapter 19 - This Card Wants to Go to You (Part 2)
"Ba-dump!"
The violent heartbeat sounded again.
Luo Bai was shaken, his body trembling a bit and he tactically took a step back.
He hurriedly picked up Teacher Tony.
His eyes turning sharply, he spoke: "Teacher Tony, what do you think?"
"Meow~~"
"Could the shop be haunted...?"
"Meow!"
A day ago, he was still a native Earthling who believed in dialectical materialism.
It's still too early for him to talk about supernatural phenomena or anything like that.
If such a thing were manifested from this world's Magic Cards, he would be able to accept any weird thing that happens, but this is from a card box in his store...
He even slept with it in his arms last night.
"Ba-dump!"
It felt like the card box was vibrating, destroying the peaceful atmosphere. Luo Bai stared at the card box that made the sound, and his heartbeat seemed to grow stronger in rhythm with his breathing, like a rapidly beating drum.
A chill spread around, and there was a strange smell in the air. The big fat cat Teacher Tony couldn't help but shudder. The usually quiet atmosphere of the card shop was broken by the sound of heartbeats, as if there were invisible hands, caressing his soul.
Luo Bai gradually approached the card box, his heartbeat became clearer and clearer, and his curiosity overcame his fear. He finally plucked up the courage and gently opened the card box. In an instant, ethereal darkness accompanied by a burst of strong light erupted from within it.
All of a sudden, the bright light disappeared and everything became calm again.
A card suddenly slipped to the side of the card box, wisps of black energy surrounding it.
Xyz Rank 8, Dark-Attribute, Zombie-type, Epic-rank
2+ Level 8 monsters
If you use a monster(s) with a Level that is owned by your opponent for the Xyz Summon of this card, treat it as Level 8. Neither player can target this card with effects of Special Summoned monsters, except those Special Summoned from the GY. You can detach 1 material from this card; each player sends the top 4 cards from their Deck to the GY, then if any monsters were sent to either GY by this effect, you can Special Summon 1 of those monsters to your field. You can only use this effect of "The Zombie Vampire" once per turn.
Magic Card Evolution: When
Epic-rank
Once a Ka/Magic Card is promoted to Epic-rank, it's no longer just a card, it will become a
"Do you know this girl?" Luo Bai didn't know why, but he actually started talking to the card in his hand.
The card once again emitted a deep, low breath.
Chills spread throughout his body along his fingertips, the air filled with black mist and skull-shaped smoke, as if the entire card shop had transformed into an eerie undead world.
"Hey!" Luo Bai thought for a while before softly calling out to Melonica, who was squatting on the ground and hugging her knees.
"What's your name?"
Melonica's delicate body trembled in response to the sudden call, and slowly raising her head, her eyes still filled with tears, she answered with a voice choked with sobs: "Melonica Mikasa Margulies."
Luo Bai : "...…"
"Hello, Miss Melon. Are you interested in buying a card box? It seems you have an old friend here with me..."
"An old friend?" Melonica was confused for a moment.
She looked at the card box in Luo Bai's hand uncontrollably, and muttered submissively: "I would like to buy it, but I don't have anything of equal value..."
"You can exchange it for Magic Cards." Luo Bai called out like a cunning villain.
Playing cards for Magic Cards, this time he would be earning a huge profit.
Melonica's eyes widened in surprise, but before she could respond, the card shop sounded with Tabletop Program's cold mechanical voice.
[ILLEGAL OPERATION BY STORE MANAGER DETECTED]
[CARD BOXES ARE ONLY FOR SALE, CAN NOT BE EXCHANGED NOR GIFTED]
[THE SALES PRICE OF EACH CARD BOX SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 1 CARAT NEGATIVE CRYSTAL]
After the sound warning was completed, what seemed to be a force of rules forcibly stuffed
The self-protection system of the Alterlife Shop has been activated to prevent low-authority Store Managers from mindlessly giving away cards and destroying the self-ecology. Once the shopkeeper's authority is higher and more experienced, this setting can be reconfigured.
"There's such a rule?" Luo Bai asked doubtfully.
"Then, do you have 1 Carat Negative Crystal?"
Melonica pursed her lips and shook her head: "No... Can I pay with gold points?"
"It doesn't seem possible." Luo Bai sighed helplessly.
1 Carat Negative Crystal can be exchanged for 1 million gold points with any of the Fortresses of the
On the other hand, Negative Crystals are something that will never depreciate in value. As long as the world has a need for a "power source", they are useful. These Negative Crystals can even be digested and converted into biological energy. Eating 1 Carat can sustain a person for over a decade without eating anything else.
Currently, black market exchange price for 1 Carat Negative Price is around 1.2 million gold points, and it continues to rise.
This thing is generally used by big forces. An ordinary individual carrying it is just inviting trouble.
Just when one wanted to sell while the other wanted to buy, but was helplessly restricted by the rules of the Alterlife Shop, Luo Bai's clever mind flashed with a thought.
The essence of Tabletop Program's sales system is to protect the card shop.
So, would it be fine as long as it doesn't affect the card shop's profits?
He turned his eyes and entered a line of words in the AI smart dialog box of the Tabletop Program.
"Can the cost be divided into installments?"
[THE CONCEPT: "INSTALLMENTS" UNABLE TO PARSE]
[STORE MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A BRIEF EXPLANATION]
Biantana actually doesn't have the concept of "installments" yet!?
"The sold card boxes can be paid back in portions by Staff, but they need to pay an extra
"For example, the original price of a box is 1 Carat, and Staff can be divided into 10 portions. In this case, one should pay 0.1 Carat in each installment, but an additional 10% handling fee needs to be paid. Thus, they would actually need to repay 0.11 Carats in each installment."
"If the Staff fails to pay as agreed in the current period, they will need to pay an additional
"What do you think?"
Luo Bai rapidly typed away.
[REASONABLE]
[THE CONTRACT IS BEING UPDATED...]
"It's a pity that we lack the means of using force to collect debts."
There's no debt-related law here, so there's no guarantee that once the Staff gets the card box/boxes, they won't immediately run off or simply let the debt stack, intending not to pay at all.
[CONTRACT UPDATE COMPLETE]
[THE STORE MANAGER CAN CONDUCT REAL-TIME MONITORING OF THE STAFF UNDER INSTALLMENT CONTRACT OR FORCIBLY DRAG THEM INTO THE ALTERLIFE SHOP.]
"Wow~~"
This system is determined never to lose a single penny.
"Miss Melon." Luo Bai cast a friendly look at Melonica.
"Our shop has recently launched a preferential card purchase policy, which is very suitable for your situation."
"Unn?" Melonica cluelessly looked at Luo Bai.
"I wonder if you have heard of it..." With these words, the fog covering Luo Bai's face thickened, his voice growing hoarse like that of a devil.
"Installments."
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