Under Oloy's "persistent" request, Ke Jin finally took him out.
Ke Jin really didn't understand what was so interesting about this dry well. He watched the boy limping around the well and then knocking on the edge of the well with his hand.
"Open it," Orloy ordered angrily.
Ke Jin twitched his eyes, thinking that the other party was indeed a child from a wealthy family, and he was so confident even when he was being unreasonable.
"I haven't found a transporter yet." Ke Jin said helplessly.
"What luck finding a fortune teller? You haven't even opened the card pool, how do you know if this crappy pool can be used?" Oloy said unhappily, "What if this is a dead pool?"
The first time Ke Jin heard this, he believed it immediately - yes, this well looks so dry that it's about to crack, and I don't know if it will work! Anyway, I won't draw a card now, so I'll open it and see first.
The method of opening the card pool was taught by the system. Ke Jin stood in front of the dry well, put his hands on the edge of the well, and closed his eyes slightly.
The system panel quickly appeared in his mind. As soon as he thought about it, a window popped up immediately, and the sound of the system machinery also sounded in his mind.
——[Host, are you sure you want to open your initial card pool now? 】
--【Sure. 】
The pop-up window soon turned into a brilliant green light, and the crisp and melodious sound of wind chimes lingered in his mind. Ke Jin opened his eyes and saw a bright green light bursting out of the dry well, illuminating the entire yard as bright as day.
The light dissipated, and the originally dry well was filled with sparkling water. However, unlike the blue water that Gu Qianqian saw, the water in Ke Jin's well was emerald green, clear and transparent like a beautiful emerald.
——This is... my card pool.
Feeling a little excited, Ke Jin was looking at his card pool carefully when he suddenly saw a small hand reaching out from the side and diving into the well water.
The originally calm water surface suddenly began to ripple, and soon the ripples turned into turbulent waves. A whirlpool appeared in the center of the water, and a ball of golden light emerged from the whirlpool. It struggled and leaped, as if trying very hard to break through the water.
The hand that reached into the water hooked its finger towards the golden light, and the golden light beam immediately broke free of the whirlpool like a nimble seagull, and dived into the hand, turning into a golden card. When the man pulled the card out of the water with his fingertips, the originally turbulent well water quickly returned to calm, without even a ripple.
From the moment the boy suddenly reached out to draw the card, to the moment he read the card's attributes and put the card into Ke Jin's hand, the whole process took only a dozen seconds.
Ke Jin was completely confused.
What happened?
…
Did someone draw a card from his card pool?
…
Holy shit! His card pool has already completed the first draw? ! !
Without even having the chance to blame the other party for acting on his own initiative, Ke Jin looked at the card in his hand tremblingly, feeling his heart beating almost 180 times - if it was an R card, it wouldn't even take three months, he might have been deported by the system on the spot.
Then.
He saw the golden attribute symbol in the upper right corner of the card.
——【SSR】
Ke Jin blinked, rubbed his eyes, and even touched the cards with his hand to make sure that he was not dreaming.
Fortunately, it’s an SSR card.
Yes, it's an SSR card.
…
What?! It’s actually an SSR card? ! ! !
Almost at the same time, a series of crisp system prompt sounds rang out in my mind.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the "Newbie Mission", successfully opening the card pool, and achieving the first draw achievement. ]
[The category attribute of the card pool has been determined, which is the "Snacks" branch in the "Food" category. 】
[The attributes of the cards in the card pool have been determined, with a 90% chance of being a "bound card" and a 10% chance of being a "circulating card." ]
[Successfully received the "Newbie Task Gift Pack", the rewards are as follows:
1. Unlock a snack category randomly and give away three basic cards in this category for free;
2. The crystal sand pool can be filled up for free three times, with no time limit for use, and can be combined with other rewards;
3. Achieve the top SSR achievement in the first draw and unlock a new skin in the card pool, which can be changed and used at any time.
The above rewards have been distributed to the different space in the card pool. You can receive them with one click by entering the space. 】
Oloy stood aside with his hands folded, watching the black-haired young man's expression changing like a kaleidoscope, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
This guy's psychological quality is too poor... Humph, no wonder he lost so badly in the card gambling, this guy is simply not good at drawing cards!
Ke Jin now felt as if a huge pie had suddenly fallen from the sky. He was so dizzy that it took him a long time to calm down and regain his sanity.
"Ounuo, you, you are a transportation master?" When looking at the boy again, Ke Jin didn't know what expression to use.
The boy raised his face arrogantly, his beautiful green eyes filled with undisguised pride.
"Not exactly," he hummed. "It's kind of a part-time job."
"part time?"
"I don't make a living from this, it's just a hobby at best."
The reality is that unless it is a particularly important card pool, or if he is recommended by someone of great importance, he will only do it with reluctance. After all, he is the fourth prince of the Imperial Galaxy. How can he go wherever he is summoned like those dignified transporters? Humph, too cheap!
No matter if it's a full-time or part-time job, no matter if it's an adult or a child, since the other party has contributed, then he must be paid according to industry practices, Ke Jin said nervously, holding the thin savings crystal card in his pocket.
"What is your fee schedule...?"
Ke Jin had discussed the price of a fortune teller with Gu Qianqian before, and knew that a fortune teller who could draw good cards would be very expensive. He didn't know where Ounuo came from, but his subconscious premonition told him that it would definitely not be too cheap.
Oloy was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and said readily.
"Just one hundred million." In the past, when others asked him to make a move, the starting price was always tens of billions. Now, the price he offered to Ke Jin was almost the same as giving it away for free.
Ke Jin shuddered and almost bit his tongue: "One hundred million?!"
Seeing the young man's strong reaction, Oloy explained in a rare good-tempered manner.
"Don't get me wrong, this is a friendly price. After all, you helped me... Of course, if you feel that I am humiliating you or looking down on you, I can charge you a few hundred million."
No no no, please humiliate and look down on me as hard as you can!!!
"With my current conditions, I may not be able to come up with 100 million right away..." Ke Jin said tremblingly, "Can I buy on credit first?"
"Sure." Oloy was not worried at all that the other party would default on the debt. After all, it was easy for him to make 100 million from the lucky card pool he drew first. "Young man, don't waste my lucky first draw. I'm counting on you."
young people……
Ke Jin twitched his lips, glanced at the little boy who was "younger" than him, and thought.
Is this irony? Is this saying I'm old...
***
As the night deepened, Ke Jin made the bed and put Ouloi to sleep first, then he returned to the yard.
The green waves in the card pool glowed with a faint fluorescence. Ke Jin immersed his hands in the water, recalling the card pool knowledge he learned from the system, while closing his eyes and summoning silently.
A suction force suddenly came, and Ke Jin felt his whole body go cold, the world was spinning, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in a white space that was completely different from the outside world.
——This should be the different space at the other end of the card pool.
Ke Jin looked around. There was no boundary here, just a vast expanse of white, with no end in sight. In the sky directly in front of him, several huge icons appeared in different colors, labeled "Crystal Sand Pool", "Card Making Room", "Card Renewal Room", "Card Atlas", and "Control Room". The remaining icons were gray, and the text on them was also obscured by gray fog, probably because they had not been unlocked yet.
According to the card pool manual, as long as you focus your mind on an icon, you will be teleported to the corresponding room. Ke Jin experimented one by one and checked the internal furnishings of these icons -
The "Crystal Sand Pool" is responsible for converting energy, and can convert the star coins put into the card pool into energy to maintain the operation of the card pool;
The "Card Making Room" is where new cards are made;
The "Renewal Room" can recharge old cards in the card pool to ensure a stable supply;
"Card Atlas" can view all the cards currently in the card pool.
The "main control room" is the last place Ke Jin entered. It is a bit like a monitoring room. Not only can you see the situation in other rooms, but you can also see people drawing cards from the card pool in the real world.
The rewards issued by the system were in the receiver in the main control room. Ke Jin chose "One-click Collection" and immediately saw three basic cards automatically appear on the table in the "Card Making Room"; the three quicksand bottles in the "Card Renewal Room" were automatically filled with quicksand, emitting a faint glow.
A category branch appeared on the wall of the "Card Atlas", indicating that the "Pastry" category had been randomly unlocked. Three basic cards given by the system - "Butter Cookies", "Animal Biscuits" and "Red Bean Paste Bread" - also appeared on the exhibition stand under this category.
What surprised Ke Jin the most was the card pool skin given by the system - on the display screen in the main control room, a preview of the new look of the card pool had appeared: the originally shabby pavilion has now been completely renovated, the dilapidated fence has been painted with brand new red paint, and the leaky ceiling has also been repaired, and it is clean without a speck of dust.
The overly new appearance of the card pool seemed a bit out of place with the dilapidated courtyard, but Ke Jin didn't care about that. When the system asked whether he wanted to use this new skin, he chose "OK" without hesitation.
But the system soon gave feedback: [The card pool level is less than level 3, and the "Change Card Pool Skin" function cannot be unlocked. ]
Ke Jin almost vomited blood.
Since this function is not enabled, what's the point of giving away skins in advance? It's too much to just show it and not use it!
"What is the current level of the card pool?" Ke Jin asked the system helplessly.
[The current card pool level is level 1. By completing system tasks and unlocking achievements, you can gain corresponding experience points, and the card pool will automatically upgrade. ]
After confirming that it was indeed not possible to change the skin at the moment, Ke Jin took another look at the new skin preview and reluctantly closed the display window.
***
The space inside the card pool was so new to Ke Jin that he explored and studied it for a long time. When he returned to the real world, it was already dawn.
Ke Jin didn't feel sleepy at all after staying up all night. There was still some vegetable porridge left from yesterday, so he heated it up, made two golden fried eggs, and went to wake Ounuo up.
Oloy had no habit of sleeping late, but he was injured and traveled a long distance yesterday, so he was too tired and slept until dawn. When Ke Jin woke him up, he was still quite reluctant, but indulging in laziness was not what the royal family did, so he forced himself to be energetic and was taken to the dining table by Ke Jin to have breakfast.
After finishing the meal, Oloy was completely sober. Although he disliked the simplicity of the food - he actually ate yesterday's leftovers? ! ! - the young man's cooking skills were not bad. Although the ingredients were simple and plain, the taste was so good that Oloy, who was always picky, could not find fault with it, so he was too lazy to care about the other party's neglect.
After dinner, Ke Jin cleaned up the table, spread a piece of paper on the table and began to write and draw. Now that the card pool is in place, the system also issued a new task this morning - [Achieve the "100 Draws" Achievement in the Card Pool], he must plan for the official opening.
Ke Jin was just an ordinary college student in the past, and his only business experience was selling newspapers during his elementary school holidays. However, he got inspiration from Gu Qianqian's novel card pool and thought he should draw a big-character poster and post it first.
"What are you writing?" Ou Luoyi was bored, so he leaned over to take a look and whispered the words that Ke Jin had written on the poster.
"The delicious snack card pool is now open. Three new cards are officially on sale. Ten star coins per draw. Ten draws and one free draw. There are more promotions..."
Oloy was stunned for a moment, then became furious.
"What? Ten star coins per draw?!"
Zero experience·Card pool newbie·Ke Jin looked up blankly.
"Uh...did I order too expensive?"
The card master has the right to set the price for the card pool. He set the price like this after seeing Gu Qianqian set the price at 10 star coins per draw. But this is an old card pool that has been in operation for five years. Should the new card pool be cheaper?
Oloy was almost fainted from anger.
"This prince...oh no, how can the card pool that I opened with my own hands be sold at only ten star coins per draw?!" He snatched the pen from Ke Jin's hand, gritted his teeth and added a heavy amount to the "ten star coins".
"At least one hundred thousand is enough to start! One hundred thousand star coins per draw!!"
Ke Jin: “…………”
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