Chapter 108 - 94: Secret Card, Next Crossing Location
When the Giant Catfish began to break free and no one else dared to get close, Chen Chong and Wang Biao were still on top of it, hacking away at its horn.
Not to mention when the Giant Catfish re-entered the water and everyone on shore could only stare helplessly, thinking the hunt had failed, Chen Chong dove straight into its mouth to attack from the inside...
Everyone had seen it all, and they were thoroughly and utterly impressed.
If you were to ask who they admired most in the entire school before, the answer would have definitely been the club president, Zhong Fang.
But now, Chen Chong was the one they admired most. No one held back their words of praise, each person expressing their admiration one after another.
Would Zhong Fang feel upset seeing his club members praise someone else like this?
He wouldn’t, because he was the one praising him the most. He was just short of getting on his knees and calling him ’big brother’ on the spot...
"Alright, alright, the praise is getting out of hand. If you keep this up, I’ll be something beyond human."
"Brother Chong, what you’ve done is already beyond human. You’re practically not human anymore."
"..."
Chen Chong ignored Xu Jun. Although he knew his friend didn’t mean it that way, it still sounded a bit strange.
"Everyone has worked so long and hard for this. Besides President Zhong and the members of the Fishing Club wanting revenge, I believe there was a greater goal: the Cards dropped by the Extraordinary Creature."
As he spoke, Chen Chong once again took out the Cards he had collected.
Gazing at the thick stack of Cards, everyone—except for Xu Jun and the few others who had already seen them—was stunned on the spot.
A stack... of Cards?
Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought they were about to play poker.
They couldn’t even have imagined so many Cards gathered in one place!
Even though Zhong Fang was the president and managed the Fishing Club, he had never collected everyone’s Cards. Aside from a few specific ones for the club, everyone kept their own.
But even if they pooled all the Cards from every club member, it would just be a uniform collection of the lowest-level Cards, all emitting a white glow.
It was nothing like the ones in Chen Chong’s hand, which were purple, blue, green, and even black.
The colors were dazzlingly varied; a single glance was enough to tell these were no ordinary Cards.
’Even in my wildest dreams, I wouldn’t have imagined getting my hands on so many high-level Cards...’
Chen Chong fanned the Cards out in his hand and announced to the crowd,
"There are eight Cards in total: one A-Level, two B-Level, three C-Class, and two... Secret Cards!"
These eight Cards had all appeared on the open ground in front of the Unihorn Catfish’s head after it died. Chen Chong had spotted them the moment the Tiger Striped Dog pulled him out.
Just in case any other Cards had been scattered about, he had deliberately made a circuit of the area to search, but he didn’t find a ninth Card.
In other words, these eight Cards were the complete loot from the Unihorn Catfish’s death.
Among them, besides the six normal Cards, there were two pure black Cards that had nothing depicted on them and emitted a black glow.
As expected, these were the Secret Cards that only appeared after hunting an Extraordinary Creature.
They were also what Chen Chong was most interested in.
The six normal Cards were an A-Level Ability Card, a B-Level Fence Card, a B-Level Ability Card, a C-Class Vacant Land Card, a C-Class Farmland Card, and a C-Class Spear Card.
Chen Chong was initially a little disappointed to see only one A-Class Card, but on second thought, he let it go.
’My own daily settlement is one level higher than others’, yet in ten days, I’ve only managed to get a single A-Class Card from smashing two Stone Claw Eagle eggs and stealing a Rock Armor Eagle egg.’
’Looking at the entire school population, forget A-Class Cards; I fear that very few people even possess a B-Level Card.’
’It’s only thanks to my unique daily settlement and intel that I’ve been able to obtain so many B-Level Cards, and that one A-Class Card...’
Besides, the Unihorn Catfish was the weakest of the four Extraordinary Creatures.
’To get more A-Class Cards, or Cards exceeding A-Level, I’ll probably have to hunt the Blood-tooth Python, the Stone Claw Eagle, or even that fourth Extraordinary Creature.’
’What’s more, this A-Level Ability Card is nothing to scoff at; it’s exactly what I urgently need right now...’
And the rewards from hunting the Unihorn Catfish didn’t end there.
He suspected that tonight’s daily settlement would set a new record because of this hunt, earning him the highest score and Rating he’d ever received.
Because of this, Chen Chong was actually looking forward to the stroke of midnight....
"President Zhong, according to our prior agreement—setting aside the Secret Cards, whose information we’ll share—if only one or two Cards dropped, they would all be mine. If three or four dropped, you would take one..."
"Given the number of Cards we have now, out of these six, I’ll take four, and you take two. Any objections?"
"No objections, of course no objections!" Zhong Fang nodded hurriedly.
’My main reasons for bringing my people to hunt the Giant Catfish were to secure a safe fishing environment and to get revenge for my fallen club members.’
’Compared to that, whether or not I could get any Cards seemed less important.’
’Besides, even though my side lost a few people during this hunt, we only helped lure the Giant Catfish over and then held the ropes to restrict its movement.’
’The real credit for killing the Giant Catfish belonged to Chen Chong; our contribution was minimal.’
’Forget getting Cards, I wouldn’t have had a single word of complaint even if I got nothing.’
’Now, not only am I getting two Cards, but I also get to share in the information from the Secret Cards. This is a huge win.’
"Then I’ll pick first."
After speaking, Chen Chong took the A-Level Ability Card, the B-Level Ability Card, the C-Class Farmland Card, and the C-Class Spear Card.
The remaining B-Level Fence Card and C-Class Vacant Land Card were left for the Fishing Club...
’To be honest, I really want that B-Level Fence Card.’
’After all, I’m raising wild ducks and pheasants at my home, and the area of my D-Class Fence Card is already getting a bit too small.’
’If I could get this B-Level Fence Card, not only would it solve the crowding issue and free up more space, but it would also further accelerate the poultry’s growth rate.’
’But the Card distribution had been decided in advance.’
’I can’t just take five Cards and leave only one for the Fishing Club.’
’In my mind, Ability Cards are definitely superior to Building Cards, and there’s no way I’d give up a B-Level Ability Card for a Fence Card.’
’But I still want this Card...’
"President Zhong, if I offered another Card in exchange for this Fence Card—though you might be getting the short end of the stick—would you be willing?"
"The short end of the stick?" Zhong Fang was taken aback. "My friend, why don’t you show me what you’ve got."
Chen Chong took out the C-Class Fishpond Card he had originally intended to trade with Zhong Fang for other resources.
The moment he saw the Card, Zhong Fang froze, his expression quickly turning to one of immense joy.
"Woah, it’s a Fishpond Card! My friend, what do you mean I’d be getting the short end of the stick? You’re doing me a huge favor, you know?"
"This is only a 20-square-meter C-Class Fishpond Card, not a B-Level one."
"A C-Class Card is fine! In my eyes, a Fishpond Card is far more important than other Cards of the same type. I’d choose it even over a Card that’s one level higher!"
Without another word, Zhong Fang handed the B-Level Fence Card to Chen Chong and took the C-Class Fishpond Card, his eyes scanning it over and over as if it were the most precious treasure.
’By leveraging the resources of the great river, the Fishing Club can catch a lot of fish every day, but keeping them alive to be raised has become a problem.’
’Without a suitable environment, we only have an ordinary pool, and the mortality rate for fish placed inside is over eighty or ninety percent.’
’As a result, even though the Fishing Club can find plenty of fish, we’ve never been able to establish a sustainable food cycle.’
’We can’t keep many live fish, but we have crate after crate of cured fish, smoked fish, and air-dried fish made from the dead ones.’
’Although those are edible, the taste can never compare to fresh fish.’
’I also had the idea of raising live fish, like Chen Chong, to become self-sufficient, but I could never find a Fishpond Card.’
’Now, I’ve finally found one...’
’Even though it’s only a 20-square-meter C-Class Fishpond Card, I can still stuff hundreds of pounds of fish inside.’
’The survival rate of the fish we bring back will increase dramatically. It won’t be a case of whatever we put in just dying anymore...’
This Card exchange was a win-win situation for both parties, a deal where no one lost out.
With the Cards properly distributed, it was time for the main event.
Chen Chong picked up the two Secret Cards.
Everyone instinctively gathered around, their eyes glued to the Cards.
With a feeling of nervous anticipation, Chen Chong used the first Secret Card.
A piece of information surfaced in his mind...
[Card Type: Secret Card · Transmigration Information]
[Rating: B-Level]
[Description: Upon use, you can obtain some otherwise unknown secrets in advance.]
[Secret: The interval between transmigrations is one month. 20 days remain until the next transmigration. Future transmigrations will be to a random location among hundreds of ecological environments of varying difficulty. However, the next destination will be chosen from a pool of seven specific environments—four of intermediate difficulty and three of high difficulty: Arid Desert, Giant Wave Sea Region, Boundless Permafrost, Poisonous Miasma Swamp, Extraordinary Mountain Range, Molten Lava Volcano, and High Temperature Grassland...]
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