"No problem," Wen Xiangjie agreed without hesitation.
She definitely had to give Dorothea face, and since this customer could directly ask Dorothea for help, her identity must not be simple.
Seeing Wen Xiangjie agree, Dorothea temporarily left Wen Xiangjie's room and soon returned with a graceful middle-aged woman wearing a long gown with intricate and beautiful patterns.
"This is my VIP client, Allison. The largest Card Gambling Store in the Gambling Card District is hers," Dorothea first introduced Allison to Wen Xiangjie, and then introduced Wen Xiangjie's identity to Allison.
"This is Wen Xiangjie, my friend and my partner."
"Hello," Allison extended her right hand to Wen Xiangjie.
Wen Xiangjie also extended her right hand and shook Allison's.
"You two chat first. I'll go prepare two cups of coffee for you," Dorothea thoughtfully left the space for the two of them.
"Miss Wen, your luck is truly astonishing. You are truly a favored child of the card god," Allison said with a smile.
"I'm just a lucky person, that's all," Wen Xiangjie humbly replied.
"You are no ordinary lucky person, and luck is inherently a person's most important attribute. For me to have my current status, a certain amount of luck was also necessary," Allison took out her business card from her bag and handed it to Wen Xiangjie.
Wen Xiangjie took the business card from Allison; the information on it was simple, just a single line: Allison, Manager of Shenyou Card Gambling Store.
"As Manager Dorothea introduced, I am the manager of the Shenyou Card Gambling Store in the Gambling Card District. In five days, all the Card Gambling Stores in the Gambling Card District will jointly hold a grand card gambling event."
"In this card gambling event, whichever store gains the highest popularity will obtain the management rights for the entire Gambling Card District for one year. Your luck is the best I've ever seen, and I would like to invite you to represent our store and participate in the card gambling in the Gambling Card District in five days," Allison handed Wen Xiangjie another black and gold invitation.
"With this black and gold invitation, you can enter the VIP area of any Card Gambling Store to select card gambling raw stones. At the same time, our Shenyou Card Gambling Store is willing to pay you 300 million in remuneration, hoping that all the card gambling raw stones you select in the Gambling Card District can be brought to our Card Gambling Store to be opened publicly."
Allison's words were sincere, and the conditions she offered were good.
Wen Xiangjie thought for a moment and asked, "When exactly will the Gambling Card District event begin?"
"From 1 PM to 10 PM," Allison replied.
School usually ends at 5 PM. After an hour for dinner, there's evening self-study at 6 PM until 8 PM. The school provides accommodation, but the dormitory closes at 10 PM. If you miss 10 PM, you're not allowed back into the dormitory and must find lodging outside.
Wen Xiangjie didn't care about not being able to return to the dormitory at night; she had money now and could stay wherever she wanted. But if she attended classes normally, her time for exploring the Gambling Card District would be at most three hours.
The event jointly organized by the entire Gambling Card District must be a special event within a game instance, and there was a high probability of legendary cards in the card gambling raw stones.
Wen Xiangjie didn't know how much luck was needed to open a legendary card, but certainly, the more time she had, the greater the possibility of her opening a legendary card.
Three hours was too short, simply not enough.
"I'm a student and cannot leave school. Do you have a way to help me get a day off from school?" Wen Xiangjie asked.
"This... I can't," Allison said somewhat awkwardly. "The Gambling Card District event is not a formal exchange or study activity, so your school won't accept an invitation from our side."
Sure enough, she knew this instance liked to torment players with time constraints, forcing them to make choices.
"I'll accept the invitation for now. I'll think of a way to see if I can get leave. If not, I'll only be able to squeeze in time to participate in this card gambling event. The effect might not be as good as you expect, and in that case, I won't take the 300 million; I'll just consider this invitation as my remuneration," Wen Xiangjie accepted the invitation from Allison.
"As long as you come, the 300 million will definitely be transferred to your card," Allison said with certainty.
After chatting with Allison for a while about the specifics of the Gambling Card District event, Dorothea walked in with two cups of coffee.
Just as Wen Xiangjie and Allison had finished their discussion, Allison said goodbye and left.
Dorothea smiled and said to Wen Xiangjie, "It's almost ten. Why don't you stay here tonight? I also wanted to chat with you about the auction. There's no need to rush back. The accommodation here should be a bit better than your school's."
"Your school's dormitory lockout time is too early. You're a rich woman now; have you considered buying a villa in the Residential Area?"
"Are there still villas for sale in the Residential Area?" Wen Xiangjie asked, somewhat surprised.
The Residential Area, being a gathering place for Card Masters and an important plot area, who would have thought that players could actually buy villas there?
"Of course there are. A small villa for 100 million, more than enough for you to live in, and once you become an owner in the Residential Area, you can enter and exit the Residential Area freely. If you need it, I can help you contact property sources," Dorothea said.
She gained another piece of crucial information from Dorothea; this affinity boost was too valuable.
"Then please help me contact them. I really do need it," Wen Xiangjie didn't stand on ceremony with Dorothea.
Once she left the game instance, she would just transfer the villa to Dorothea as payment.
Wen Xiangjie and Dorothea then discussed some matters regarding the next auction, and Wen Xiangjie slept in Dorothea's detached villa inside the Card Pack Sales Store that night.
The bed in the villa was indeed much more comfortable than the one in the school dormitory.
The next day, after having breakfast at Dorothea's place, Wen Xiangjie returned to school.
On the fifth day of the game instance, Wen Xiangjie had completed another task issued by the Scholar System on the fourth day, and her luck value was now 11 points.
As soon as she woke up that morning, Wen Xiangjie received a group message from Helena.
【All students, please gather on the sports field immediately. Teachers and students from the neighboring Card Academy have arrived at our school and are about to hold a freshman friendly match with our school. Students who wish to sign up, please contact me at the rostrum in front of the sports field. All school leaders will be present to watch this friendly match, so please participate enthusiastically and perform well.】
【Ding! Scholar Task issued. As a scholar, no matter what kind of competition you are in, you need to achieve first place to bring honor to yourself and your school. Upon completion of the task, Luck +2 will be rewarded.】