ăThe Little Match Girlă
Level: White Card
Type: Character
Skill: None
Description: In the bitter cold, a poor girl can only crouch in the corner, shivering as she sells matches. Uncle, would you like to buy some matches?
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At the flea market of Pingcheng Experimental No. 2 School.
Luo Sheng was staring intently at this white card on a stall.
He was originally just browsing casually, but after seeing this card by chance, some thoughts involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
For example, just like this â
This card can be enhanced, choose from the following:
â The poor girl seems to be in trouble. Due to insufficient tuition fees, she can only sell matches in the harsh winter, but unfortunately, no one is buying. The cold winter day might claim her life. She urgently needs some money and a sweater, which might help her get back on her feet.
âĄIf you have enough cards, a miracle might happen.
It seems that the golden finger has arrived, able to enhance cards.
Thatâs why Luo Sheng was attracted to it.
The stall owner opposite him asked, âHave you decided? This card is extremely cheap, only 500 to get it, and itâs a girl card too!â
This stall owner was a student from the previous year.
Now graduated, he was selling saved textbooks and some useless cards at the academy.
Luo Sheng shook his head and said, âSenior, this card is clearly not worth that price. Look, her black stockings have several holes. If we buy a new pair of JK stockings, itâll cost quite a bit more.â
The senior raised his eyebrows: âThen 400. This is already the lowest price.â
âStill too expensive. Look at how thin and weak she is, malnourished. Sheâs at most a B cup. If we want to nourish her later, thatâs another expense.â
âThen 300. This is my bottom line.â
âBut look, her coat has holes, you can see the pink undershirt. We need to buy a big cotton coat, thatâs another expense.â
The senior stall owner seemed to put on a mask of pain: âBrother, this is a card, not a beautiful girl raising game!â
Thatâs right, this is a world of cards.
People improve their spiritual power through cultivation, spiritual power reflects on the physical body, strengthening the physique, and at the same time use various cards to fight. Such people are collectively called Card Masters.
There are also interdimensional invasions, countless worlds intersecting, and various civilizations constantly emerging.
Becoming a Card Master means having the power to fight, not only to protect oneâs own safety but also to gain considerable benefits through card battles.
In short, the world is not peaceful, disasters can happen at any time, and becoming a powerful Card Master is the most fundamental thing, which everyone pursues eagerly.
These seniors are targeting this point.
So theyâre overcharging.
Luo Sheng showed an expression of numbness and said bluntly: âThis is just a white card, it has no use at all. The most expensive on the market is no more than 200. Senior, you clearly donât see me as a junior, do you?â
That senior stall owner was stunned.
He thought he had found a sucker.
Finally, under Luo Shengâs various price cuts, he got this white card for 200 yuan.
Luo Sheng returned to his cheap rented room.
His wallet got a bit thinner, but Luo Sheng was still very satisfied, after all, the money was exchanged for a girl card to keep him company.
Luo Sheng sat on the hard bed, holding the card.
The view in front of him blurred, gradually presenting a fuzzy picture, from far to near.
His pupils contracted slightly, and the shimmering picture finally became clear:
A girl wearing patched burlap, crouching in a corner on a snowy night, shivering, holding a basket of matchboxes, but unable to sell any. Her white oval face showed a bitter expression.
At this moment, the previous information once again flooded into Luo Shengâs mind.
This card can be enhanced, choose from the following:
â The poor girl seems to be in trouble⌠She urgently needs some money and a sweater, which might help her get back on her feet.
âĄIf you have enough cards, a miracle might happen.
Luo Sheng carefully looked it over again, then opened his phone and bought a cheap trendy down jacket suitable for a young girl from the online store.
He watched 300 yuan leave him.
Balance: 8
âThere goes this monthâs rent.â
Luo Shengâs face showed a pained expression, but to enhance the fallen girl, this money was nothing.
He had just placed the order, and the item would take some time to arrive.
So he opened the public information tool developed by the Card Alliance, the âCard Blogâ APP software, and started scrolling through his phone.
[Alliance News: Headquarters has restarted the reconstruction project of the destroyed Dragon City. Pingcheng will support the project with 20 Card Masters]
[Pingcheng News: The ghostly otherworld dimension suddenly appeared in East Huaminxiang, causing over 100 casualties. The Cityâs Guard Bureau has sealed off the area.]
[Academy Flash: New promotion for new Card Mastersâ card drawing. The luckiest Card Master of Experimental No. 2 School appeared â Qin Jianjia! She drew a silver transcendent card ăAngelâs Gloryă. Without a doubt, she will be this yearâs top student.]
[Gossip: Shocking! A-list celebrity Li Mofan is suspected of forcibly engaging in relations with a card girl at a club, causing severe injuries requiring hospitalization. The Guard Bureau has sealed off the involved club and is conducting further investigations.]
EnmmmâŚ
To be honest, he was a bit envious.
Soon this gossip became the top trending topic.
It seems quite hot, completely overshadowing all other news, even the most important Alliance news didnât get half as much attention.
Luo Sheng opened the comments, a sea of harmony:
Ban xia wei liang: âMy brother must be being smeared by these paparazzi!â
Zhong niao shaonian: âHahaha, filial pietyâŚâ
Hong$Guang: âMy brother couldnât possibly! If it had to be someone, it should be me, I wouldnât even charge!â
Ren zai chidao piao dao shi lian: âIâm crying, while you fans are defending your giegie all over the internet, heâs enjoying himself with someone else, and paying for it (dog head for protection)â
Ban xia wei liang: âF**k your mother! Heâs handsome and rich, while youâre all societyâs trash, poor and pathetic, just a bunch of losers!â
Ai nan gushen zou an xiang: âF**k, thunder on your mother, see you at the school gate on Friday!â
Itâs truly an entertainment-to-death society.
Luo Sheng felt like he was caught in the crossfire while lying down. He was indeed very poor now.
But not necessarily pathetic.
Although far from being as handsome as Tony Leung in his previous life; inferior to Louis Koo; or handsome enough to shock the Party, he was still passable now.
Luo Sheng looked at his own dignified face, very satisfied.
Suddenly there was a sound from outside the window.
He opened the window, a hummingbird messenger flew in from outside, gently put down the express delivery, then turned and hurried away.
Picking up the brand new clothes, then pinching his own collar, âWow, these clothes are even better than mine.â
Luo Sheng felt that he should be in the card, waiting for others to rescue him, rather than outside the card, rescuing others.
However, Luo Sheng didnât regret it.
White cards are the lowest level of cards, most have no combat power at all, and are even completely useless. For Card Masters, they are thoroughly waste cards. But because theyâre linked to cards, they still have some slight value.
If the card in his hand could successfully advance to bronze level, the value of the card would make a qualitative leap.
Luo Sheng sorted these things and put them in his travel backpack.
Taking out the white card ăThe Little Match Girlă again, the picture naturally appeared in his mind, but he felt he could step into the picture.
In reality, his leg lightly stepped out and began to disappear, passing through an intangible wall, as if in a dream.
The surrounding scene gradually blurred, the silhouette distorted, colored light intertwined and flowed, changing unpredictably. After a moment, the scene in front of him gradually became clear, a new world.
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Under the pitch-black night.
The medieval-style city was covered with a thick layer of gray snow.
The street didnât have many lighting fixtures, just a few simple magic lamps, but they werenât very effective. The street still appeared dim.
The match girl, crouching in the corner and shivering, hadnât sold a single matchbox all night.
In the severe cold, the girlâs consciousness began to blur, her hand unconsciously lit another match.
Looking at the feeble flame.
She wished a prince on a white horse would appear. She would work hard to earn money, save enough to enter the magic academy, become a magician, become a lady worthy of him.
But such a dream was a bit laughable.
The girl couldnât help but start crying.
After a moment, when the flame went out.
She found a man appearing in front of her, wearing thick clothing.
But it couldnât hide his handsome face, his nose also red from the cold, suddenly looking cute.
She heard his magnetic, slightly domineering voice: âHow much are your matches? I want them all!â
The girl was stunned for a moment.
Before she could react, Luo Sheng stuffed a few silver coins to her.
This was money he got from pawning his flashlight. In this world of swords and magic cards, electronic products could fetch quite a bit of money.
The girl didnât expect that the prince on a white horse she had imagined really appeared, and even bought all her matches.
The girlâs eyes filled with tears, she handed back the extra money: âYouâve given far too much, two silver coins are enough, thank you.â
The girl was full of gratitude.
Luo Sheng didnât mind, after all, sooner or later all this money would be hers.
The girl packed up the matchboxes for sale, repeatedly thanking Luo Sheng.
Then shivering, she returned to her cheap rented wooden cabin, drafty all over, with occasional moonlight shining through the roof.
But the girl didnât mind, hiding the two silver coins in her chest, she fell asleep contentedly on the bed covered with dry straw.
After a while.
Luo Sheng, who had been following her all the way, came to the small wooden cabin. He listened to the even breathing inside, and glimpsed through the cracks that the girl was already asleep.
Luo Sheng used a ăOpen Dooră functional card.
This was a functional card he accidentally drew at his schoolâs coming-of-age ceremony, also a white card, its only use was to open doors.
He didnât expect to use it in this place, this door opening was a bit outrageous.
The simple wooden door latch automatically opened.
Luo Sheng carefully came in, looking around at the bare walls and drafty house.
âWow, even poorer than me.â
Luo Sheng sighed, gently covered the girl with the down jacket, then several gold coins, and a letter he had already written, as well as some warm clothes.
He carefully placed them on the table.
He locked the doors and windows, and with a thought, he disappeared directly from this world, once again returning to his own room.
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Luo Sheng watched the card evolve.
The next day.
When the girl woke up, she noticed the down jacket covering her, was stunned for a while, at first thought a thief had come in, then remembered there was nothing to steal in the house.
Then she found the things on the table.
Three gold coins and two pairs of warm black stockings, with a letter.
âAre these socks or pants? How strangeâŚâ The girl picked up the black stockings, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Then she picked up the envelope, opened it to look, and immediately frowned slightly: âThis handwriting⌠looks like worms crawling.â
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Luo Sheng didnât expect that one day, he would be mocked by a character in a card.
The letter said to work hard to get into the magic academy and realize her dream. The girl read and cried, tears welling up in her eyes, falling drop by drop.
Finally, she saw the signature: âA handsome guy who doesnât want to reveal his name.â
The girl burst out laughing. Although the envelope didnât reveal who it was, the girl had already guessed. Apart from the kind person last night, there was no one else.
âThank youâŚâ
She wiped away her tears, carefully preserved the envelope, holding in her hand enough money to enter the magic academy.
Her heart seemed to have made a decision.
Then, unaware of being watched by Luo Sheng, she quietly changed into the warm black stockings, wore the down jacket, took the gold coins, and headed to the magic academy.
In the magic test, she unexpectedly discovered her talent for fire magic, and finally became a magic apprentice at the magic academy with her super talent.
Time flew by, the girl had her own room in the academy.
She trained very hard in the academy, often getting good grades. The girl no longer wore that down jacket, but carefully preserved it, locking it in a heavy box.
The final scene froze on a desk, where the girl was gently looking at the down jacket.
Luo Sheng withdrew from the scene, feeling the warmth in his hand, the white card emitted a dazzling light
Finally, it turned into a bronze card â ăFire Maiden â Acoleyă!