After negotiation, the matter was settled.

After receiving such a serious entrustment from Ke Jin, Qi also accelerated the progress of card making. The day after tomorrow morning, he finally completed the production of the set of "Spicy Duck Neck" cards and soon put them into the card pool.

Ke Jin was very excited. As soon as Qi came out of the card pool and said "Done", Ke Jin couldn't wait to draw a hundred rounds in a row - to eat the snacks he had been longing for as soon as possible, what was the point of spending a little money!!

...In the end, I didn’t get the chance at all.

Even though Ke Jin was very lucky to draw two SR cards in this 100-draw, it couldn’t make up for the sadness that he didn’t even draw a “Spicy Duck Neck” card—Ahhh, not even an N card!! My Duck Neck!! My Love!!

Seeing Ke Jin's grief-stricken look, Qi couldn't bear it anymore, so he drew a hundred shots, hoping to draw one or two cards from the set of cards he had just made.

...Well, in the end I didn’t win.

After 200 draws, they still couldn't draw a new card. The two unlucky men looked at each other in silence. They glanced at the time silently at the same time - well, it's only morning, and it's still early for Ounuo to come back from school...

***

In the evening, Oloy came back with a small schoolbag.

After being a primary school student for two weeks in a row, Oloy has changed from being ashamed and irritable at the beginning to being calm and numb now.

Humph, just treat it as a test of disguise. The Fourth Prince comforted himself. Anyway, no one else knows his true identity... If they know, just kill them!

As soon as Oloy stepped into the courtyard, Ke Jin, who had been waiting by the card pool, rushed over and enthusiastically helped the boy carry his schoolbag while actively handing him the savings crystal card.

"Ounuo, it's up to you!"

A little surprised by Ke Jin's rare attentiveness, Ou Luoyi was stunned for a moment before reacting.

"Oh..." He looked at Ke Jin with a half-smile, then looked at the card pool, "Are new cards out?"

Ke Jin nodded repeatedly, looking eagerly like a pitiful puppy.

Oloy wanted to tease Ke Jin a few more times, but seeing his expression, he couldn't help but become very curious about the new cards this time. From his observation, although Ke Jin was running a snack card pool, he himself was not that keen on desserts and snacks. What kind of snacks were these new cards that made Ke Jin so excited?

Oloy stopped talking nonsense, took the crystal card and went to the card pool to swipe it ten times. Although he was lucky, he was not 100% sure of getting what he wanted. Among the ten SSR cards he drew, "Spicy Duck Neck" appeared five times, three of which were circulating cards and two were bound cards.

Oloy handed the three circulation cards to Ke Jin, and took the lead in swiping open a "Spicy Duck Neck" bound card.

A light flashed, and a small paper bag fell into Oloy's hand. He tore it open and saw a bunch of meat products inside, which should be the so-called duck necks. However, both the quantity and the appearance were incomparable to the gorgeous SSR snacks that Oloy had drawn before.

"Is this what you're thinking about?" Oloy's eyes twitched - Ke Jin's taste was too weird, he had no appetite at all when he looked at this thing!

After getting the circulation card, Ke Jin couldn't wait to use it. He didn't even bother to talk to Ou Nuo. After opening the paper bag, he immediately threw a duck neck into his mouth.

Then he burst into tears.

“Wow, this is the taste… It’s so delicious!! Wow!! I don’t even want to eat dinner!!”

Oloy: “…”

Where is the person who said that we can’t just eat snacks but must eat well?

With a frown on his face, Oloyi picked up a duck neck. At first glance, it looked like a wrinkled cut sausage, with average texture and a dark brown color. The smell was not pleasant either. Oloyi frowned and stared at it for a long time before hesitantly taking a bite.

Well, the meat looks ordinary, but it tastes quite delicious. However, compared with the taste of duck neck meat itself, the spiciness is very strong, which is completely contrary to the popular cooking concept of "highlighting the original deliciousness of the ingredients"... Hey, this spiciness is quite strong, and the tip of the tongue is a little numb, no wonder it is called "spicy duck neck", well, take another bite to try...

One minute later.

Very spicy and numbing, but I still want to eat a little more...

Five minutes later.

Well, I can’t eat any more. My mouth feels numb and I almost lose all feeling. Besides, it’s so spicy that I have to hiss and breathe in, which doesn’t go against my noble image… I’ll just eat the last one.

Ten minutes later.

This stuff is poisonous! ! I can't stop eating it! !

Fifteen minutes later.

"I think you are right." Oloy raised his head and stretched out his hand to Ke Jin with a serious face.

"Give me the crystal card, and I'll go draw another hundred. We won't have dinner tonight."

***

The snack card he wanted most was finally obtained. After doing some preparation, Ke Jin was on the road a few days later.

The audition location for this year's card talent show was in the capital of Chikongzhou. Even if you take the fastest direct train, it takes more than nine hours. Ke Jin set out early in the morning and arrived at the station in the afternoon. In addition to the subsequent transfer and finding the way, by the time he arrived at the "Variety Building" where the audition was held, it was already dark.

Fortunately, the audition time is not limited to daytime. It is said that it can last until 10 o'clock in the evening at the latest, so the time when Ke Jin came is not too late.

According to the information seen on the official website, the audition venue was on the 15th floor of the building. Ke Jin was waiting for the elevator in the lobby on the first floor. A few young people arrived a short while later. Among them was a pair of twin sisters who were particularly eye-catching. Their clothes were exaggerated and their hair was dyed in various colors. They looked especially like the group of people led by Duan Zihan that Ke Jin had met before, so he subconsciously took a few more glances at them.

"Hi, handsome guy, you are here to participate in the talent show too, right?" Noticing Ke Jin's gaze, the twin who looked like the older sister turned around and greeted Ke Jin openly.

"Huh? How did you know?" There were a lot of people coming in and out of this building, and Ke Jin didn't have anything that could prove his identity as a card user. He was quite surprised how the other party could tell at a glance that he was here to participate in the card audition.

"Hehe, you can tell by looking at your face." The younger twin sister made a face at Ke Jin, "And your clothes don't look like you're from Zhoufu. The young people from other places who come here at this time are most likely here for the talent show."

"Oh... oh, so that's it." Ke Jin had a smile on his face but was very confused in his heart.

Can you tell if you are a cardholder by looking at your face? Do you mean looking at your "luck" or "appearance"? And what does this have to do with young people? I didn't see any age restrictions for cardholders when I signed up?

The elevator quickly stopped at the first floor and everyone rushed in. Ke Jin was squeezed to the innermost part. He wanted to ask someone to help him press the floor button, but his twin sister who was standing next to him seemed to see what he was thinking and smiled lively.

"My sister had already pressed it when she came in. Just follow us when the time comes. Don't worry!"

"Thank you." Ke Jin smiled gratefully and took a closer look at the girl's face. He felt that although her makeup was a bit exaggerated, her facial features were extremely delicate and beautiful, just like a star.

Could it be that good looks are actually a potential requirement for this card draft? Ke Jin couldn't help but wonder.

But think about it, if you can pass the audition and go through the formal program recording later, the card envoy will definitely show up, so for the sake of program quality, the audition stage will also control the appearance of the card envoy? ... Uh, it turns out that it's not just my world, the world's situation of looking at appearance is also equally serious...

The elevator stopped and started, and more and more people squeezed in. Ke Jin was stuck in a corner and had difficulty turning his head. When the elevator stopped again, people around him began to rush to the door, and the twin sister also pulled Ke Jin.

"We're here! Let's go!"

Ke Jin then realized that most of the people in the elevator were getting off at this floor - there were so many card players participating in the draft! It seemed that the competition would be fierce!

After exiting the elevator, Ke Jin followed the crowd into a hall. There was a long row of tables, and each table was crowded with people, all confirming their registration information and collecting their entry number plates. Ke Jin was stunned for a moment - this scene was too popular, right? ! Didn't Secretary Xiao Bai say that this variety show was only "famous" in a small area? How could this be a small area? It was basically all the card users in Chikongzhou who came here, right? ?

The twin sisters that he had just met had already merged into the dark crowd and could no longer be seen. Ke Jin randomly found a queue and started queuing. After half an hour, it was finally his turn.

The person who received Ke Jin was a young girl. Although she tried hard to keep smiling, she couldn't hide the fatigue on her face - after all, there were too many people in the venue, and it was hard not to feel tired and exhausted after long hours of high-intensity work.

"Hello, I have already submitted the registration form online. I'm here to get the admission number." Ke Jin said politely.

"What was your registration code at that time?"

"No. 327."

The girl's finger immediately slid across the display screen in front of her: "Um... is that Mr. Ke?"

"Yeah, it's me, it's me." Ke Jin nodded repeatedly.

"Just now a gentleman got an admission number and then left at the last minute. Do you want to use his admission number? The advantage is that it will be your turn soon, but the disadvantage is that I'm afraid it won't give you enough time to prepare."

I just want to show and explain my cards. What's there to prepare? So Ke Jin said without hesitation: "I will use that gentleman's number plate."

"Okay." The receptionist operated on the screen again, then handed a square aluminum number plate to Ke Jin, "Please go to the third venue backstage and wait. You can go on stage when your number is called."

Ke Jin thanked him and, following the instructions on the wall, took the number plate with "659" on it and walked towards the third venue backstage.

***

The third venue was in the opposite direction of the registration hall, and Ke Jin asked several people before he found the right place. When he pushed open the door, there were already quite a few people standing inside. Most of them looked up and turned their heads back to their own business. Only one person suddenly raised a hand and waved at Ke Jin.

Ke Jinzhao couldn't help laughing when he saw them - they were the lively twin sisters he met before. When he walked over, the elder sister said with emotion with a smile.

"Hey, what a coincidence, we are assigned to the same area!"

"Hmm? Are there multiple fields here?"

"Of course! As you can see, there are so many people. If they were all crowded into one area, the judges would definitely be exhausted. They have divided the auditions into five areas in total, and the five places are holding auditions simultaneously."

"There are so many people..." Ke Jin was shocked again - how many card users are there in Chikongzhou? They actually have to divide it into five areas for the audition!

The twin sister accidentally glanced at the number plate in Ke Jin's hand and was stunned.

"Oh, your number is so high up? Did you fill someone's vacancy?"

"Yeah." Ke Jin nodded, "Someone left early, so I took his place."

"Wow, handsome boy, you are so confident." The younger sister opened her eyes wide, her face full of admiration, "Aren't you going to practice and prepare for it?"

Ke Jin felt very strange: "Why do we have to practice?" Can't we just prepare the cards and bring them over?

The elder sister whistled and teased her younger sister: "See how confident she is? You should learn from her!"

The younger sister, who was lively and cheerful before, was obviously a little nervous at this moment. She tugged at her sister's clothes and begged, "Sister, I'm still a little unsure about the three-circle dance step. Can you practice it with me again?"

"Haven't we practiced once just now? Anyway, it's still early for our turn, so let's practice again later. If we practice too frequently, you won't be able to handle the physical strength when you go on stage."

Ke Jin: “…”

Wait, what does dance mean? Wasn't it supposed to be a "card" talent show? Why does the card player have to dance? ?

"For this talent show...is dancing still required?" Ke Jin trembled a little.

"No need." My sister shook her head. "There is no limit to the form of the audition. As long as you can show your most distinctive part, it's fine."

"What... are your cards?" Although he knew it was a bit presumptuous to ask this, Ke Jin really couldn't think of any connection between "dancing" and "showing the characteristics of cards."

"Oh, you figured it out?" My sister covered her mouth and smiled, and pulled her pretty skirt with a little pride.

"We dyed the clothes with special paint cards. When we do certain actions, they will sparkle. Hehe, they will surely amaze the judges!"

Oh, so it’s through performance that one can show the characteristics of one’s own cards.

…

Wait, is this the audition process? ? I have to design a performance to show the characteristics of my cards? Why didn’t I see this requirement written on the official website when I signed up? ?

Feeling that something was not right, Ke Jin was about to ask again when a sweet female voice suddenly rang out in the conference hall.

"Contestant No. 659, please come to the studio and wait for your turn. Please come to the studio and wait for your turn..."

At the same time, a staff member opened the door and shouted to the venue: "No. 659! Is No. 659 here?! Come out quickly! Get ready to go on stage!!"

"Hurry up and go. If you go late, it will leave a bad impression on the judges." The twin sister immediately pushed Ke Jin and made a fist to encourage him. "Come on! Good luck!"

***

Ke Jin has almost forgotten how he got on the stage.

It seemed that he came out of the third venue in a daze, was taken to the studio by the staff in a daze, waited for a moment backstage in a daze, and then was pushed onto the stage in a daze.

To be honest, Ke Jin was completely confused at the time. He only remembered that the stage was quite large and magnificent, there were five judges, and there were many audiences sitting densely under the stage...

Damn, it’s just an audition, why are there so many viewers???

"Contestant No. 659, please start your performance." A fashionable bearded man sitting in the middle of the judges' seat nodded to Ke Jin expressionlessly.

Ke Jin: “…”

Oh my god, I really need to perform?! What can I perform with my own snack cards?! Do I need to brag about myself like a TV shopping show? Or do I need to blab about the snacks like I name the dishes??

Standing under the pale spotlight, facing the eager gazes of hundreds of people, Ke Jin's mind was blank. After a while, when several people on the judges' bench were a little impatient and wanted to urge him, the black-haired young man stammered.

"Then I'll show you guys... uh, eat some snacks."

Judges & audience: “???”

Are there people who are here to perform this? Is this okay? ? ?

***

After dinner in the evening, Gu Qianqian immediately turned on the tablet player and began searching for the live audition video of "This Card Is Not Ordinary".

Ke Jin sent a message to Gu Qianqian when he arrived at the state capital, so she knew that Ke Jin would be on stage in the evening. Although the audition situation would not be edited into a formal program by the organizer for online push, some audience members at the audition site would live broadcast the situation, and Gu Qianqian was looking for this unofficial live video.

Ke Jin was worried about leaving Ounuo and Qi alone together (otherwise, the yard might be blown up when he got home…), so he asked Gu Qianqian to help take care of Ounuo before he left. Gu Qianqian took the boy over to eat dinner today. When Gu Qianqian said she wanted to watch the live video of Ke Jin's audition, the Fourth Prince, who had no interest in this kind of variety show, immediately came to the screen and the two of them started watching the video together.

After a while, Qi, who was bored at home, came over. Gu Qianqian greeted him with a "welcome, welcome, warm welcome", but Ou Luoyi was annoyed when he saw his face, and after looking for a while and not seeing Ke Jin appear, he sat aside and played games on his computer.

Gu Qianqian watched for a while, but Ke Jin still didn't show up and felt a little bored, so she got up to clean up the kitchen, leaving Qi alone sitting in front of the screen waiting for their "protagonist" to appear.

The audition scene of the card show is actually a bit boring. It mainly consists of the card owner showing the function of the card to the judges. After entering the re-selection, the program team will design some more attractive gimmicks and performances. Most of the people who can insist on watching the live broadcast of the audition at this time are "professional fans". The comment area is also full of some relatively professional comments and explanations, until several comments with different styles suddenly appear-

[Hahaha, everyone, go check out the next door! There’s a guy over there who’s making me laugh to death!!!]

[My roommate was watching the live broadcast over there, and I was also stunned when I took a look hahahaha! Did that handsome guy go to the wrong set hahaha!!]

[Are all the people squatting here card experts? Does anyone know which card pool the cards used by the handsome guy over there are from? Please, please, please!! Waiting online!!!]

Qi watched as the number of people in the live broadcast room began to drop rapidly, as if they were all attracted by the barrage of comments. Just then, someone kindly posted a link to the portal in the comment section. Qi was curious and clicked on it.

The scene in front of him soon changed to a live broadcast of auditions for another variety show, and Qi Gang was stunned at the first sight.

"Uh... I think I saw Xiao Jin..."

Gu Qianqian and Ouloi, who were originally busy with their own things, raised their heads at the same time and then appeared in front of the screen in seconds.

"Wow! Where is it? Where is it?" Gu Qianqian was very excited.

Qi pointed at the figure on the screen. The comments were flooding the screen. If you didn't block them, you could hardly see the faces. "But... but this doesn't seem to be the talent show that Xiao Jin said he was going to participate in..."

Gu Qianqian found the barrage of comments annoying, so she quickly closed the pop-up window. Then she took a closer look and was stunned for a moment.

"Isn't this the audition site for 'The Strongest New Star Show'?! This show is about discovering new stars!" Gu Qianqian rubbed her eyes vigorously, making sure she was seeing things, and looked confused. "Why did Xiao Ke come to this place? Did he go to the wrong set???"