For more than a week, Ke Jin observed the growth of the "influence index".
He found that even if he did nothing, the index would grow slowly every day, by as little as three or four points, or as much as seven or eight points. This is certainly good news, but it is obviously unrealistic to achieve a "10,000-point index" in three months by relying on this kind of "interest"-like growth.
He also consulted people around him, and everyone had different opinions on "what is the influence of a card pool", but most of them felt that the card pool should at least be famous enough - if it is not even famous, how can it have influence?
***
A few days later, Ke Jin suddenly received a call from Xiao Bai's secretary, asking him to go to the Kachi Bureau the next afternoon to hold a symposium.
"Oh, it's that time again." Gu Qianqian came to Ke Jin's place for dinner in the evening. After hearing about this, she nodded. "Every year, the card pool bureau organizes several exchanges and seminars with peers. Generally, they are divided according to the level of the first draw of the card pool. Our SR first draw of the card pool will be the day after tomorrow. Yours... I guess it should be the first draw of SRR or above. After all, there are not many SSR first draw card pools in Qixing City. SSR first draws... there are still some left."
Ke Jin had heard people say that the card pool resources in Qixing City had been declining for a long time, but before the decline, there were still many high-star card pools. He immediately asked with great interest.
"What are the SSR first draw card pools in Qixing City now?"
"Well, when I attended the meeting last year, Director Tai said there were still six companies left." Gu Qianqian shrugged, "But this year... it's hard to say whether there will be two left."
"Why?" Ke Jin was surprised. "Didn't they say that the bad situation of the Seven Star City card pool market started six or seven years ago? It's just that they can't draw good first draw cards, so it shouldn't affect those old high-star card pools, right?"
Gu Qianqian shook her head. "This has a huge impact! For new card pools, the most obvious sign of decline is that they can't draw good first-draw cards, but for old card pools, the most intuitive reaction to decline is that the probability of high-star cards in each card pool has decreased. You are still a newcomer now, so you don't have a deep understanding of it, but the higher the level of the first-draw card pool, the more dependent it is on the probability of drawing cards in the later stages. If good cards can't be drawn all the time, the card pool will gradually be unable to maintain normal operation, and it will not be far from decline and exhaustion."
Seeing that Ke Jin looked like he understood but not really, Gu Qianqian smiled bitterly.
"Do you know how many SSR first draw card pools there were in Qixing City before the card pool declined? Nearly a hundred! It ranked first in Chikongzhou! It can even be ranked in the entire Azure Star. It is definitely a strong card pool city! Later, Qixing City was not doing well, and the card pool bosses from other cities and even other continents came to divide up the local resources. After five or six years of division, all those who could run away ran away. Director Tai has a bad heart, and he was angry over the years - the poaching was too terrible!"
"There's actually such a thing?" Ke Jin was stunned. "Does regional differences have such a big impact on the probability of drawing cards? They have been operating in the local area for so many years. Don't they need to start over when they move to a new place?"
"You can transfer the pool." Gu Qianqian said, "But there will be some risks. After all, when you open a new card pool, you must have a 'first draw'. However, if you first draw from a completely new card pool, you may get cards from R to SSR. But for a 'transferred pool', the first draw will only be one level lower than the original level. For example, if your original card pool has an SSR first draw, after the transfer, the worst result of the first draw will also be SSR."
"In addition to moving pools, you can also merge pools - directly merge them into one large pool. If two pools have the same attributes, there is a certain chance that the pool will automatically add new card recipes. This is much more cost-effective than hiring a high-level card maker, and it can be considered a win-win situation - provided that they can coordinate the issue of management rights. After all, there can only be one card user in a pool."
Ke Jin listened carefully. After all, his ultimate goal was to "open the card pool all over the universe", and the operations of "moving pools" and "merging pools" would be inevitable in the future. Gu Qianqian saw this and couldn't help but look depressed, and said cautiously.
"Xiao Ke, you... don't want to run away too?"
Ke Jin was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved his hands: "No, no! I'm just curious and asking more questions... and I think the probability of good cards coming out of my card pool is not low. There is no such thing as running away just to keep the card pool running, haha."
After all, with a European emperor like Ounuo around, even if you don’t want to draw good cards, you can’t do it!
***
The next afternoon, Ke Jin arrived at the Card Pool Management Bureau early in the morning.
Because he arrived very early, when he walked into the meeting room arranged by the Card Pool Bureau, there was no one inside.
In the center of the conference hall, there is a circle of tables and chairs. On the tables are placed nameplates of the people attending the exchange symposium, with the name of the card pool they belong to and the tier of the first card drawn marked on the back.
Ke Jin made a rough count and found that there were only 17 card users attending the symposium this time. The SSR first draw card pool... was even more miserable than what Gu Qianqian said. After excluding himself, there was only one!
Ke Jin finally understood why Director Tai's heart was so fragile - six or seven years ago, there were nearly a hundred SSR first-draw card pools in Qixing City, but last year there were only six left, and this year... there is only one left... If he were the director of the card pool bureau, he would have to lie in the hospital!
After walking around the conference table, Ke Jin sat down in the seat with his nameplate.
His seat next to him was the only remaining SSR first draw card pool in Qixing City. Judging from the nameplate, the card user of this card pool was named Su Yufeng. Ke Jin was quite looking forward to meeting and chatting with him. After all, Qixing City had been able to maintain its current high-level card pool, so its management methods must be very good, and he would definitely benefit a lot from exchanging ideas.
Ke Jin waited patiently for a while, and finally people came into the conference room one after another.
Apart from Ke Jin, Qixing City hasn't had a new high-level first-draw card pool for six or seven years. The veteran card users who came to attend the symposium were all very familiar with each other. They were all startled when they suddenly saw a new face here, and then they remembered that the city did have an SSR first-draw card pool some time ago. Even without looking at the name tag on the table, they immediately guessed Ke Jin's identity.
Everyone knows the decline of the card pool resources in Qixing City. In difficult times, people have a stronger sense of solidarity. Those who have persisted until now have deep feelings for Qixing City. Now that they suddenly see fresh blood, these old card users are happy and emotional. They all come to chat with Ke Jin. Among them, Ke Jin also sees one or two familiar faces, who actually went to his card pool a long time ago to show their support.
Ke Jin was touched by everyone's enthusiasm. After the greetings, he added everyone to his address book one by one, and the atmosphere at the scene was harmonious.
As the start time of the symposium approached, the empty seats were slowly filled up. Ke Jin looked around and found that the only empty seat was the card user seat next to him for the SSR first draw card pool.
Soon, Director Tai Zhaoji, Secretary Xiaobai and several Kachi Bureau staff also arrived at the venue. Although the card agents were under the jurisdiction of the Kachi Bureau, they were all too familiar with each other. Ke Jin looked at the interaction between the card agents and Director Tai and others. It didn't feel like a meeting at all, but more like a family taking time out to get together and chat.
Secretary Xiaobai brought the latest brochure from the Card Pool Bureau and distributed one to everyone. When it came to the empty seat next to Ke Jin, Ke Jin noticed that Secretary Xiaobai paused for a moment, as if hesitating whether to distribute it or not.
"Will this card envoy not come?" Ke Jin asked curiously.
Secretary Xiaobai opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he just sighed, put the brand new brochure in the empty space, and went on to distribute it to the next person.
***
The scheduled time has arrived and the exchange seminar started on time.
Director Tai was obviously in a good mood today. He made a brief opening statement, then turned his gaze to Ke Jin with a smile.
"Everyone has noticed that after so many years, we finally welcomed a newcomer to this venue. This is a good sign and also a foreshadowing - it indicates that our Seven Stars City has not completely fallen to the bottom and will never recover as the rumors outside say. They have mocked us for so many years, questioned us for so many years, and even no longer believed that miracles can be born on this land, but I have always believed that such days will end one day. Although the appearance of a newcomer is not worth mentioning in their eyes, I think everyone present is very touched by the significance of this matter - perhaps, the day we hope, expect, and look forward to seeing the dawn again is really coming."
Except for Ke Jin, everyone present felt the same way. All eyes were focused on Ke Jin, and they expressed their recognition and welcome for him with warm applause. Ke Jin was very embarrassed and quickly stood up and bowed to express his gratitude.
The applause gradually died down, and Director Tai coughed lightly, preparing to move on to the next item of the meeting: "Next, as usual, each card user will introduce the recent development of their own card pool, and..."
Director Tai's words were interrupted by the abrupt sound of a door opening - the door of the conference hall, which had been closed, was suddenly pushed open, and a young man in a plain white robe walked in slowly.
There was a moment of silence in the conference room. Many card users looked at the newcomers and then turned their heads back. Secretary Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then looked delighted, but with a hint of worry in his eyes. Only Director Tai looked calm, smiled gently, and his voice was full of relief.
"Yufeng, you are here."
Yufeng? Is he Su Yufeng? Another SSR card user in the first draw pool in Qixing City?
Ke Jin was already very curious about this late card envoy, and now that he had met him in person, he looked at him even more carefully.
From the front, the most obvious and strange feature of this person is his forehead hair - I don't know if it's because he doesn't take care of it or it's intentional, the hair on his forehead is very long, almost covering most of his face. From the other half of his face that is exposed, this person has a very handsome appearance and is not very old. Ke Jin suspects that he is even younger than himself, at most 20 years old.
Another very strange thing is that although it is early autumn, the weather is still very hot. Most people are dressed very coolly, but this person is wearing a long shirt with long sleeves, wrapped tightly from head to toe, with even the collar standing up high, and his slightly messy hair hanging directly to his shoulders. Ke Jin felt very hot just by looking at him.
In response to Director Tai's greeting, the other party did not respond, but just stood there and bowed, as if apologizing for being late.
"It's okay, just go and sit down." Director Tai said with a smile.
Su Yufeng continued to walk towards the conference table. He walked very slowly, but no one showed impatience. Only after the young man found his seat and sat down did Director Tai nod to everyone.
"Let's get on with it."
According to the order of seats, the card users began to introduce the recent operation of their card pools one by one. Taking advantage of this gap, Ke Jin whispered to Su Yufeng beside him.
"Hello."
Su Yufeng turned to look at Ke Jin. As half of his face was covered by his hair, he only showed one eye and stared at Ke Jin silently. Until the smile on Ke Jin's face was a little bit off, he looked at the nameplate on Ke Jin's desk, stared at it for a long time without saying a word, and then turned his head back.
Ke Jin was very embarrassed after being ignored when he took the initiative to show his friendship. He could only look away awkwardly. As a result, he saw Secretary Xiaobai winking at him.
Thinking that the other party was probably reminding him not to gossip in private during the meeting, Ke Jin quickly straightened his expression, and after that, except for his own speech, he did not dare to speak any more during the entire meeting.
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