57 Return (1/2)
”Brother, you’re finally home!” Xin Er squealed.
At No.7D101, as Lin Huang pushed against the door of his house, a pink figure ran into him.
It was 11 o’clock at night and Lin Huang thought that Lin Xin would have fallen asleep at that hour. He never expected to see her as soon as he opened the door.
She was wearing pink pajamas with pictures of cartoon puppies printed all over it.
”Why haven’t you slept yet? It’s getting late.” Lin Huang asked with a stern face, pinching her cheeks.
”You told me through the communication device that you’re coming back late at night. I wanted to sleep and check if you’re back when I’m awake but I was too excited to sleep…” Lin Xin said as she hugged Lin Huang tightly, afraid that he would leave her again. ”Did you know that you scared me to death when I heard the news of the monster horde? I used the Emperor’s Heart ring to call you but I couldn’t reach you,” she scolded, pouting as she did.
”The signal might have been interrupted due to the monsters,” Lin Huang shook his head and smiled. He switched the topic and asked, ”Oh right, I got you a gift,” he said. He then took out a video stone from the storage space and passed it to Lin Xin.
”What’s this?” Lin Xin asked curiously.
”Yi Zheng recorded it for me. There’s his signature behind it,” Lin Huang said as he turned over the video stone. Yi Zheng’s name was written on it as well as a date.
”Yi Zheng, the guy who is on the Gold Hunter Board?” Lin Xin’s eyes brightened as she heard his name.
”Yes, you’re right,” Lin Huang replied and nodded his head.
Lin Xin immediately grabbed the video stone from Lin Huang and ran towards the stairs.
”Sleep early after you’ve finished watching it. You have school tomorrow!” Lin Huang immediately shouted after her.
”Yes, I know!” she answered.
”This girl…” he mumbled under his breath.
Lin Huang shook his head and smiled. He knew the girls who were still studying in the Hunter Reserve College admired the young and good-looking guys who were listed on the boards. It was the same as girls who admired handsome actors and singers on Earth.
Yi Zheng was a Gold Hunter in Division7 who ranked at the eleventh position on the board. He was handsome and very protective of his sister. Many girls admired him and he was even proclaimed as The Nation’s Brother. This was why Lin Huang requested a signature and the video stone for Lin Xin.
It had been one day since the incident of the monster attack at the Snowy Mountain Town. Due to the fact that Yi Yeyu’s green wooden door was destroyed, Lin Huang took half a day to arrive at the No.7C87 foothold by means of an eagle. As soon as he arrived, it took him quite a long time to settle his registration the Hunter Association. After he was done with work, the sky was dark. Yi Yeyu and Yi Zheng then treated the young people to dinner.
Yi Yeyu’s memory regarding the damaged green wooden door had been altered. According to her, it turned out that the green wooden door was destroyed by the combat power of the two transcendents. It then left her body on its own into the air.
After having dinner, Lin Huang did not stay any longer at the foothold and straight away headed back home on an eagle.
After Lin Xin left, Lin Huang then took a shower and went back to his room.
He could not fall asleep. He just stared at the ceiling as he lay in bed. It was as if he had something to do but just could not remember what it was.
”Xiao Hei, please rearrange the card pieces I have and combine those that can be integrated,” he instructed the card.
”You have 3657 card pieces. They will now be rearranged and integrated,” it replied.
”Integration of card pieces is complete,” it responded after a mere few seconds.
”You obtained a Monster Card - Lion-Headed Troll (Normal) x3”
”You obtained a Monster Card – Ox Devil (Normal) x3”
”600 card pieces deducted from your collection. The remaining card pieces are insufficient to integrate into a complete Monster Card,” it said after completing the processes.
”Duplicate cards are found. Do you want to perform Card Engulfs to get a skill upgrade?” Xiao Hei inquired.
”Engulf them,” he ordered.
Lin Huang decided without hesitation. Skills could not be extracted repeatedly from duplicate cards and he could only summon one monster at a time due to his summoning authority. Therefore, it was not important to keep duplicate cards. He chose to carry out the Card Engulf process to get a skill upgrade. Therefore, skills that he extracted would be skills that had been previously upgraded.
”Card Engulf completed. Lion-Headed Troll obtained a skill upgrade. Ox Devil obtained a skill upgrade,” Xiao Hei said.
Lin Huang launched both cards. Both of the cards were a white-crystal color with the photo of the monster on the front. He turned the card around and checked the card’s information.
”Monster Card”
”Rarity: Normal”
”Name of Monster: Lion-Headed Troll”
”Type of Monster: Demon”
”Combat Level: Iron-level 3-star”
”Skill 1: Magic Eye Deterrence (Intermediate)”
”Skill 2: Horizontal Slash (Level-3)”
”Summon Authority: Activated”
”Card Remarks: Useless”
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”Monster Card”
”Rarity: Normal”
”Name of Monster: Ox Devil”
”Type of Monster: Mutant”