Before he knew it, it was already half past twelve. Xie Mingzhe went offline immediately after returning to his personal space. He washed his face and went back to the second floor to sleep, but when he got there, he found Chen Xiao standing alone on the balcony smoking.

The balcony was dark. The tall figure of the man was shrouded in smoke, looking particularly tired and lonely. Xie Mingzhe did not dare to disturb Chen Xiao, and sneaked back to the dormitory from behind him - because he had a hunch that Chen Xiao might be thinking about the brother who left.

In the dormitory, Xiaopang was eating snacks. This guy was always talkative and didn't seem to mind his horizontally growing body.

Xie Mingzhe sat opposite him and asked softly, "Brother Yu, I heard from Brother Chen that this house belongs to his brother. Do you know where his brother went?" At first, he was not familiar with Pang Yu and he did not dare to ask rashly. After getting to know him, he found that Pang Yu was a fat man with no scheming and was very enthusiastic towards him. Xie Mingzhe was really curious and could not help asking.

When Pang Yu heard this question, he immediately became serious and said, "People who have just come to the studio know that this is his brother's house, and they will be curious about where his brother has gone, but if you ask him in person, his face will be very ugly. In fact, I am also very curious, and I asked him once, and he only answered with two words, 'gone'. I guess his brother may have passed away, so you must not mention this matter in front of him."

Xie Mingzhe thought of the figure he had just seen and felt a little distressed.

When he was just reborn, he was kicked out because he couldn't pay the rent. It was Brother Chen who gave him his first job, introduced him to the Star Card Game, and discovered his card-making talent. In just one week, he earned hundreds of thousands of dollars just by selling cards. If it weren't for Brother Chen, he might still be looking for a job. He is always very grateful to his boss Chen Xiao.

If Brother Chen needs his help in the future, he will definitely do it. But if Brother Chen doesn't ask, he won't interfere in other people's private affairs. Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe sighed and temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart.

The next morning, Xie Mingzhe woke up half an hour earlier than everyone else in the studio as usual and logged into the game directly at 7 a.m.

He connected his mental power to the card-making system in the game and made 10 revised versions of Lin Daiyu in succession, and then made 10 copies of Xue Baochai.

Making cards is very energy-consuming. As he thought his colleagues would soon go downstairs, Xie Mingzhe took off his helmet and went offline to prepare for breakfast.

As a result, when he turned around, he was met with a pair of deep eyes that were staring at him. Xie Mingzhe was startled: "Chen, Brother Chen! Why are you standing behind me?"

The man's hair was messy like a bird's nest, his clothes were wrinkled, and he hadn't shaved, looking very shabby. But the moment he turned around, Xie Mingzhe believed that he was not mistaken - Chen Xiao's eyes were sharp and saw through everything.

However, after meeting Xie Mingzhe's gaze, Chen Xiao smiled and walked up to him and said, "You get up earlier than us every day to log in to the game. Are you so serious about it? How is your game research going?"

Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "I studied the characteristics of the five types of creatures. They are quite complicated." He said a few perfunctory words and saw Chi Qing coming downstairs. Xie Mingzhe walked over and said, "Sister Qing, let me make breakfast for you."

Chen Xiao looked at the boy busy in the kitchen and raised his lips slightly. He turned his head to look at his helmet and said nothing.

**

After breakfast, Xie Mingzhe actively joined the studio's dungeon-clearing team.

After clearing five large dungeons in a row this morning, Chen Xiao counted the packages and said, "I have cleared all the seven-star fragments that the boss wanted. Ah Qing, can you ask if the boss is here? It would be best if we can hand in the order in person, so as to avoid the transaction fee."

Chi Qing sent a message to his friend and soon received a reply: "The boss agreed that we can hand in the order in person. I will directly invite him to my personal apartment."

Everyone entered Chi Qing's apartment together. The decoration style of her apartment was very different from the one that came with the system. The sofa was dark blue, and the display cabinets in the study and the bed in the bedroom were also changed to matching blue.

Xiaopang exclaimed: "Sister Qing's apartment is so beautifully decorated!"

Jin Yue asked: "Qing, have you studied design before? You look very professional."

Chi Qing said: "I took a minor course in this area when I was in college."

At this moment, the doorbell rang. Chi Qing stood up and opened the door. A man with the face of System No. 1 and ID "7456789" walked in and said with a smile: "Hello, are you guys going to hand in the materials in person?"

“……”Isn’t this Tang Muzhou?

Xie Mingzhe looked up at him, and Tang Muzhou obviously also saw the fat uncle sitting on the sofa.

The two looked at each other and tacitly pretended not to know each other.

After Tang Muzhou counted the materials, he paid Brother Chen.

Before leaving, he suddenly sent a private message to Xie Mingzhe: "Uncle Fatty, are you still a substitute coach? Don't you think it's a waste of time?"

Xie Mingzhe also replied in private: "I signed a contract, so I have to see it through to the end. I will stop working after this month and focus on making cards."

“Although the income from leveling is stable, it is very time-consuming. Don’t waste your energy on boring dungeons every day.”

"I know."

"Have you made the new card? You promised to leave one for me, don't forget it."

The master was obviously particularly interested in his new card. Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master Tang, I will make one and send it to your email later. Please help me to refer to it and find out what the appropriate price would be if I were to sell this card."

Tang Muzhou readily agreed: "No problem."

A moment later, Tang Muzhou received a card in his mailbox.

——Level 1 Xue Baochai, skill “Baochai Catching Butterflies”, butterfly-type cards will die instantly, 30 agility.

Tang Muzhou couldn't help laughing out loud: "Xiao Zhu, you were still making fun of me in the group yesterday, but you must be crying after seeing this card today."

Restraining his gloating expression, Tang Muzhou replied to Uncle Fatty seriously: "If you take this card to an auction, you can sell it for 300,000, but if you sell it in bulk, more than ten, a level 1, one-star card would be priced at around 100,000."

Scarcity makes things valuable. Once there are more cards, the price will naturally drop. Xie Mingzhe naturally understands this principle. He doesn't want to queue up to auction them one by one, so he might as well hang Daiyu and Baochai together in the store to sell them and increase the popularity of his store.

The price of a single card sold in bulk is about 100,000 yuan, which is about what Xie Mingzhe estimated at the beginning. It seems that Tang Muzhou was indeed "rich and willful" when he snatched Daiyu at the auction for 660,000 yuan. Xie Mingzhe felt a little guilty for earning 660,000 gold coins from him, so he said, "Mr. Tang, the money you spent on my Daiyu card at the auction was much higher than the market price. How about this, I will give you this Baochai card, thank you for your help."

"Then I'll be polite. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to ask me." Tang Muzhou didn't care about this little money, but since Fatty Uncle offered him a card, there was no reason for him to refuse. It was a good opportunity to get closer to him and trick other players, right?

Tang Muzhou had evil ideas in mind, while Xie Mingzhe and the people from the studio went offline.

Brother Chen said cheerfully, "The boss's order is finally completed. I'll treat everyone to lunch at noon!"

Xie Mingzhe certainly couldn't be absent from the group activity, so he followed Brother Chen together with Pang Yu, Jin Yue, and Chi Qing.