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0.49% Card Apprentice Daily Log / Chapter 10: Card Auction

Chapter 10: Card Auction

Date 18 Mar 2321

Time 20:45

Location Sky Blossom City, Adventure Guild Association, Guild Association Mall

Creating three F rank cards took me nearly three and half hours mainly due to applying dye to the rabbit leather and it was already late evening outside. 

Checking out of the Card Lab I found an empty couch and sat comfortably. 

[Please wait as your allotted sales representative will be reaching you soon.]

[Expected wait time: 120 seconds]

Currently, I was drained both mentally and physically, I never thought that creating three F rank cards would take such a huge toll on me. It felt like I had not slept for days.

If not for my curiosity about how much the cards could fetch me, I would have been taking a nap in the card lab right now. 

And right now I felt more confident and satisfied than afternoon because right now I had equipped the full red ultra fly boots and they looked fly. 

Who says buying stuff won't make you happy? they must be buying the wrong stuff. 

Even after invading the buffet for lunch, I felt hungry and since it was time for dinner I ordered one large Juicy steak and one large coke, through the grimoire. 

[ Order confirmed. Expected wait time 4 minutes]

The bob cut brunette in office attire walked towards me. 'She is still here! When does she get off work? The sales job is tuff.' I thought as I nodded to her. With a polite nod and smile, she said, 

"Sir how may I be of your service?"

"I want to sell these item cards," I said, throwing two Gale rabbit leather boots cards on the coffee table. 

The Saleslady picked up the two cards for appraisal, finally, I saw her replace her professional smile with a dumbfounded expression. Stuttering-ly she said,

"Sir, did you create these cards earlier?"

I frowned and asked"Why so many questions? I said I wanted to sell these cards didn't I."

Regaining her professional smile the Saleslady hurriedly apologized, 

"Sorry sir, please let me double-check before offering you a price."

"Okay"

While the Saleslady was busy appraising the cards for their authenticity. The waiter brought my order in a trailer. 

"Your order sir, one large steak and coke large. Would you prefer a dining table, sir?."

"No, I will have it here."

After hearing me the waiter elegantly placed the dish and drink on the coffee table and walked away. 

Without caring for the busy Saleslady I began to enjoy my dinner. 

" Sorry for the delay sir, after talking to the manager and careful consideration we have come up with these prices.

 For the card with a 92 durability rating, we offer you $92,000 and for the other one with the perfect durability rating we offer $157,000

 If you are not satisfied with the price we are offering you, we can always put them up for auction but it will take a minimum of two days to auction these cards.

 We recommend auction as it will fetch the maximum price for these cards."

To tell the truth I was actually dissatisfied with the price they offered because not only were my cards contain good abilities but had perfect star and durability ratings, and they looked fly and could also be considered as collectables compared to the cards they sold.

Card auction is very common in this world as it is the most efficient way to collect diverse and desired cards. I could consider it but I needed the money right now to continue with the next phase of my plan that is to buy a card for my self-defence. 

But what surprised me the most is the difference in the price of the two cards, it seems making cards with perfect durability is harder than I thought. I just hope these cards don't bring any trouble my way. 

Putting down the fork, sipping the coke I said, "okay, I will auction the card with perfect durability and sell the other one to you."

"Sure sir, let me remind you that the guild association mall will take 10% as auction charges."

"No problem."

"Okay sir, I will contact you with the results of the auction in two days. Anything else sir."

"I would like to buy a few cards and some cosmetics, 

Passive skill card [Bear Form] x 1

Passive skill card [mud frog skin] x 1

Vitamin E potion x 3

Biotin potion x 3"

"Passive skill card [Bear Form] x 1 - $42,999

passive skill card [mud frog skin] x 1 - $24,999

Vitamin E potion x 3 - $7,099

Biotin potion x 3 - $12,599

Total - $87,696

Balance - $4,304"

[Card Name: Bear Form

 Card Type: Skill Card (passive) 

 Card Rank: F rank, common grade

 Card Ratings : [16]stars

 Card Durability : [82/82]

 Card effect: user becomes proficient in Beast form martial arts [Bear form]. Addition effect - strength and senses of a bear (passive).]

[Card Name: Mud Frog Skin

 Card Type: Skill Card (passive) 

 Card Rank: F rank, common grade

 Card Ratings : [12]stars

 Card Durability : [87/87]

 Card Effect: the user can breathe through skin pores and control the size of skin pores. additional effects - maintaining the mucous membranes of the skin. ]

The Bear Form card is for my self-defence while the Mud Forg Skin card and the cosmetics are for my skin. I am not a vain person who cares about fair skin but I would still prefer to have smooth and glowing skin rather than patchy skin filled with bumps and dark spots suffering from light acne. 

If someone tells you that they don't care about outer beauty then they are probably lying or don't know how much of a hypocrite they are. 

Being an entrepreneur I know how much first impressions mattered. And why be looked down upon when you can be the person whom all ladies want to be with and all men want to be like. 

Finishing my dinner, I hailed a cab to my flat and then slept like a log.


Chapter 11: Limitations

Date 19 Mar 2321

Time 9:30

Location Sky blossom City, Lion Cub High School

Andre Johnson is the principal of Lion Cub High school and a silver card apprentice. Being born in the projects only Andre knew how many people he had to step on to reach his current position. 

With his increasing age Andre's ambition declined, people started to call him soft but only Andre knew that with his increasing rank it became hard for him to find opportunities to climb higher. And the waters here were deeper than in projects. 

But yesterday night he received a piece of unexpected news, Andre saw an opportunity in this if he played his cards right he can finally become an associate superintendent. 

Knowing what he had to do Andre put an end to his vacation and returned to the school today. The school was running, as usual, thanks to his opportunistic assistant and the hard-working vice principal. 

Andre didn't bother to go to his office, instead hurriedly walked to the staffroom. Seeing the principal the staff seemed to be surprised and greeted him hurriedly, 

"Principal! Go-good morning."

"Um, where is teacher Wang?"

"Robert Wang had gone to the washroom, he should return anytime."

Seeing the principal still wait in the staffroom the teacher added, "Sir I will ask Teacher Wang to visit you in your office!"

"No need I will wait for our star teacher here?"

The teacher was dumbfounded hearing Andre's unexpected answer, thankfully Robert Wang returned. 

"Principal good morning, I heard you wouldn't be back for another week." Entering the staffroom Robert Wang noticed the principal waiting beside his cubicle. 

"With hardworking teachers such as yourself working how can I be lazy?."

"No sir you work the hardest around here without you the school would be closed by now. "

"Haha, Teacher Wang I heard that recently a student in your class was promoted to card apprentice by contracting a silver grimoire. "

"What?!" Robert Wang was puzzled. He never heard of this, yes many of his students did happen to promote to card apprentice but none had contracted a silver grimoire. 

Andre's words attracted the attention of other teachers in the staffroom. 'No wonder the principal is so approachable today.' They thought. 

"It should be Dalton Wyatt, he is in your class right?"

"How sure are you sir? Because I know Dalton, he is a bum, how can he possibly contract a silver grimoire."

"You! " Hearing Robert, Andre was furious he almost punched him. " I received the update from one of the board members. forget it, take me to student Wyatt. Why hasn't he reported his promotion in the school?"

"Sir... Student Wyatt is absent for two days now."

"What?! You have his number right, call him now!"

"That.. "

"I said call him now."

Teacher Wang summoned his Bronze grimoire and called Wyatt, 

[Calling Dalton Wyatt]

'Toot'

"Hello, Dalton this is…"

"Fook your fat mama, fook you and your fat mama. Sorry, wrong number."

"Wait, Dal.."

'Toot...Toot.."

'WTF' what the fook did just happen?. Andre did not know what was going on here but he did not care he pointed to Robert Wang's nose and said, 

"I don't know what is happening here, I don't care. Make sure student Wyatt reports to the school otherwise you can find another school to teach."

Hearing Andre's cold tone Robert Wang shivered in fright. As Andre left the staffroom Robert slumped to his seat. 

Never in his dreams did he think that the wimpy little brat he toyed around with would contract a Silver Grimoire, had he known earlier he would have been more careful around the kid. 

Pretty soon the news that Dalton Wyatt of class 1 A had contracted a silver grimoire spread like a forest fire in the school. 

… … 

Date 19 Mar 2321

Time 9:43

Location Sky blossom City, Wyatt residence. 

'Do people not sleep in this world' I thought, hanging up on class teacher Wang. 

Well since I am up already might as well get out of bed. 

Picking the sand out of my eye corners, I walked into the washroom. Washing my face I brushed my teeth. 

Then I filled the bathtub with ice-cold water and mixed in a 1:1 ratio of vitamin E and Biotin potion. 

After waiting a few minutes for the mixture to mix well I equipped the Mud frog skin card and got into the tub. 

Fully immersing myself in the water I widened the pores of my skin allowing them to breathe in the mixture of cold water and potions. 

Soon my skin turned dark accumulating the mixture of potion in them. Then I got out of the tub and walked into the shower. 

While in the shower I made sure to widen my pores and breathe out the accumulated mixture in my pores, as I breathed out the mixture along with it all the dirt, puse within my skin pores poured out. 

Narrowing my skin pores and drying myself I looked into the mirror, my skin was glowing with an attractive charm and was smooth as a baby's skin. The acne and dark spots on my face were no were to be seen. 

'Ah! This card stuff is magical.' I sighed admiring my hand face along with my smooth and glowing skin. 

Afterwards, I looked at my updated stats page, 

Name: Dalton Wyatt

Age: 17 years

Gender Male

Rank : Card Student [16%] [29/32]stars

Stats : 

Strength = Physical Damage, Health Power

Agility = Evasion, Attack speed

Vitality = Physical Defense, Health Regen

Intelligence = Soul Damage, Soul Power

Wisdom = Soul Defense, Soul Regen

Cards:

Origin Card Slots

1.Soul pupils (Unique Grade) 

2. (empty)

Active Card Slot

1. (empty)

2. (empty)

3. (empty)

4. (empty)

Passive Card Slots

1.Bear Form (Common Grade) 

2.Mud Frog Skin (Common Grade) 

3. (empty)

Active/passive Card Slots

1. (empty)

2. (empty)

Item Card Slots

1.Gale Rabbit Leather Boots (Common Grade) 

2. (empty)

3. (empty)

4.(empty)

5.(empty)

6.(empty)

Card Holder

1.(empty) 

Since I have 16% Active Soul Control I can only equip cards up to 32stars, Bear Form - 16stars, Mud Frog Skin - 12stars and Gale Rabbit Leather Boots - 1star totalling up to 29stars.

Star/soul power is the limitation of a card apprentice therefore cards with low star ratings are preferred and expensive.

 This is also the reason why my cards sold for nearly 25 times their base price.


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