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Chapter Ninety-Five: Cruel Reality

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  Carefully sticking two layers of fake film on the surface of the mysterious card, it became an ordinary Samsung energy card. To confuse others, Chen Mu also put several Samsung energy cards in the card package. The real and fake were mixed together, making it even harder to distinguish. With a precedent as a model, Chen Mu's counterfeit was quite successful, and even he himself couldn't find the mysterious card from several Samsung energy cards without careful distinction.

  Chen Mu let out a small sigh of relief after finishing all that. He didn't immediately go to accept the commission, but instead did a self-examination on himself. For this whole week, there hadn't been any situation like last time on the Long Column Train. That thin green line as fine as a hair had vanished without a trace, and his body looked perfectly normal.

  Chen Mu really wanted to cut open his arm and pull out the green thread. This was the only way he could think of, but the green thread suddenly hid itself, leaving no trace, and he was helpless.

  His heart was filled with worry, and the sudden pain that day almost knocked him down. Thinking that this symptom might recur periodically, Chen Mu felt a chill run down his spine.

  Forget it, don't think about it anymore.

  Chen Mu quickly adjusted his mentality, and he had already made some guesses in his heart before. So when he really needed to face it, he found that he was not as afraid as he had imagined.

  To some extent, he has also long been accustomed to a life full of helplessness and accustomed to facing things that are beyond his control.

  This question was immediately thrown out of his mind, since it can't be thought about, what's the point of thinking about it?

  He put all his thoughts on how to get freedom as soon as possible. When he thought of that day, Ning Dong mentioned two hundred cards to himself, the corner of his mouth was meaningful, and he understood that these two hundred cards were not so easy.

  Moreover, he has a clear understanding of his own strength. For now, he can only repair three-star cards and the types are not many either. With the Ning family's strength, three stars might be considered low-level here.

  Fortunately, eating and living don't require contributing points, Chen Mu was secretly relieved, at least he wouldn't starve to death.

  When Chen Mu walked into the lobby, he only saw a few people scattered around. These people were mostly over forty years old, and he even saw some elderly people with white hair. However, these elderly people generally had rosy faces, loud voices, and sharp spirits, looking very healthy. They were quite familiar with each other, gathering in small groups to chat quietly.

  This place is called a hall, but it's not big at all, far from the grandeur of the low-level fantasy card club. It's more like a small drink shop, with floor-to-ceiling glass walls on all sides, lined up with neat orange chairs, and even has self-service drinks on one side.

  It's the first time I've been to such a high-end place, Chen Mu looked around with interest. The old men sitting inside chatting glanced at Chen Mu and continued their conversation as if nothing had happened.

  According to the address on the paper, Chen Mu found the place that accepted the commission. A short-haired beauty with big eyes greeted him, flashing a charming smile: "Hello, what service do you need?"

  "I'd like to take on some commissions," said Chen Mu.

  "May I see your room card?" The beautiful woman said politely.

  Chen Mo took out his room card, which was his proof of stay here. The light yellow room card had the number 2008825 written on it, and the beautiful woman skillfully inserted his room card into the instrument in front of her.

  Bang! A semi-transparent light screen popped up in front of the beauty.

  She took a closer look, and the beauty's face turned somewhat strange. She said to Chen Mu, "Your category is special and cannot participate in professional level assessment. You can accept any level of commission, but..." She looked up at Chen Mu with a hint of sympathy, "Once you accept a commission, if you don't complete it, not only will you not receive any reward, but also two-fifths of the contribution points for that commission will be deducted."

  The beauty seemed to be encountering this situation for the first time as well, and Chen Mu's gaze was naturally filled with surprise.

  Chen Mu was taken aback, he didn't think he would receive such treatment. After a slight shock, he remained calm. Most people in this situation would either be indignant or angry, shouting about the injustice. But Chen Mu didn't, he was very clear that from the beginning, he had no room for choice. In this predicament, talking about so-called fairness was somewhat laughable.

  He nodded in understanding and gently asked the beautiful young lady, "What are the commissions for repairing the card?"

  Quietly emerging from Miss Chen's expectations, she was stunned for a moment before reacting, busily lowering her head to operate the instrument in a flurry.

  Chen Mu's gaze fell on this device, which should be a card machine, with rows of neatly arranged buttons, and the miss was pressing these buttons. Next to the buttons was a row of slots, and his room card was inserted into one of the card slots at this time.

  The young lady quickly finished, she made a please-look gesture with her hand, and the floating light screen in mid-air also followed her gesture, suddenly turning around to face Chen Mu. He could clearly see the various commissions written on it.

  As he flipped through these entrustments, Chen Mu's heart suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

  What kind of commission is this! He has already flipped through dozens of commissions, all of which involve four-star or higher cards. This was a huge blow to Chen Mu, who had only ever repaired three-star fantasy cards. After flipping for a long time, he finally found the low-level commission area, where repairing three-star cards belonged to low-level commissions.

  To repair ten Samsung fantasy cards, he can get five contribution points, an average of 0.5 contribution points per card. Thinking of the contribution points required for those materials marked on the invoice, Chen Mu had a urge to vomit blood.

  What can five-point contribution points do?

  Renting a mid-level training ground costs one contribution point per day. If rented continuously, five points can rent it for a week, which is also considered a discount.

  This is just the cost of renting a venue, if you want to ask a senior card repair expert for guidance, the cost is even more outrageous, twenty contribution points are needed per hour. That is to say, Chen Mu needs to repair forty Three-Star Card pieces to get an hour's guidance from a senior card repair expert. How long does it take to repair forty Three-Star Fantasy Cards? For a novice like Chen Mu, it takes about a month.

  In comparison, the repair cost of 4-star cards increases linearly, with an average of 10 contribution points per card. For those structurally complex and rare 4-star cards, repairing one can even reach 100 contribution points.

  This is an astronomical figure for Chen Mu now.

  It seems that improving oneself as soon as possible is imminent.

  He suddenly saw a commission, which was a repair commission for the Variable Mask Card. Suddenly remembering that Mrs. Ning said he repaired the Variable Mask Card, his spirit lifted, and what made his spirit lift again was the reward above: seven contribution points.

  A normal four-star Phantom card repair reward is only ten contribution points, and this versatile mask card can reach seven contribution points, which is enough to illustrate its difficulty.

  However, Chen Mu had already repaired it, and this was a task that suited him perfectly. He immediately pointed to the task and said, "I'll take on this task."

  "Alright." The young lady immediately started working on the instrument, and the light screen in front of Chen Mu changed from "unclaimed" to "claimed". Then, the young lady turned around and brought out a metal box with a number written on it. From her slightly strained expression, it was clear that the box was not light.

  There was a card slot on top of the box, and she inserted Chen Mu's house card into the slot.

  The card had just been inserted when the box suddenly opened with a click, and inside was placed another card. The young lady took out this card from it and handed it to Chen Mu.

  Chen Mu took a look and indeed it was the same as the card he had repaired for Madame Ning last time.

  "Excuse me, is this your first time?" the young lady asked cautiously. The room card category of the person in front of her was indeed somewhat unusual and could not participate in professional level evaluation, and would even be penalized for failing to accept a commission, such an inhumane requirement, she had never encountered before.

  Could it be that you're a disciple from our clan who has come here to hone your skills?

  Probably only disciples of the same clan would make such harsh demands. The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

  "It's my first time here."

  The young lady's smile became even more captivating as she thought her guess was correct: "If you're here for the first time, I can give you some tips. If you exit and walk left for about 20 meters, you'll find a self-service supermarket where you can find many ordinary materials that don't require contribution points. This might be important for you in the early stages. Also, floors 50 to 54 are libraries. If you encounter any problems, you can go there to seek solutions." After a brief pause, the young lady continued: "Every Friday afternoon, there's an informal gathering of card makers here, and you can exchange ideas with them about card making."

  "Thank you!" This was Chen Mu's heartfelt thanks. What the young lady said had been of great help to him, and could save him from taking many detours.

  "Don't be polite!" The young lady smiled sweetly, revealing two adorable dimples: "My name is Lili, nice to meet you."

  Chen Mu arrived at the self-service supermarket mentioned by Lili, where all kinds of materials were displayed, including some rare ones. However, after being dazzled by the high prices, he hesitated and retreated.

  Finally, under the disdainful gaze of several beautiful young ladies in charge, Chen Mu could only leave with a large package of free materials, feeling embarrassed and humiliated.

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