My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

Chapter 911 - 533: Anyway, Let’s Do It First (4K)_2

"Don’t make it sound like I lost to her in the first match." Shen Sui casually quipped, "Besides, Alice put in so much effort to gather those Life Cards for me. If my abilities haven’t improved since then, that’s the real issue, isn’t it.""What’s going on with Alice?" Vivian interrupted Shen Sui’s banter with Freymia and asked a concerned question, "The information coming from my Candlelight Illusion seems a bit crazy."

Shen Sui roughly explained Alice’s recent actions.

Vivian’s expression changed several times.

"This little girl, she’s so daring," Vivian said with mixed emotions.

Extracting divinity from Baris is one thing—after all, it was Shen Sui’s primary assignment for her. But for Alice to dare extracting divinity from the Master of Thunder, even if it’s a sleeping deity, is a perilous gamble.

Alice is only at tier ten!

"The results, in any case, are good."

"It’s precisely because the results are good that I’m worried," Vivian sighed. "Success like this will make Alice favoring high-risk plans even more."

While it’s true that bigger risks yield bigger rewards,

Vivian doesn’t see Alice as a mere money-making tool. She hopes for Alice’s growth, but not through such dangerous means.

Shen Sui didn’t know how to respond because he watched Alice grow into who she is today and has become completely desensitized to such moves.

After much persuasion, Shen Sui finally calmed the worried Vivian down.

"You look like a mother worried about her child," Freymia remarked with a laugh as Vivian departed.

Though Antipus is on break, Vivian is busy setting up a buffer zone array, whose stability directly affects the life safety of all Life Card Masters traveling to the Broken Realm.

"Aren’t you worried?" Shen Sui gave a side glance to Freymia. "Your ears kept twitching while we talked."

"Hey? Is it that obvious?" Freymia’s cheeks reddened as she touched her ears, murmuring to herself.

Seized by whimsy, Shen Sui leaned close to Freymia’s ear and blew a breath, whispering, "That’s even more obvious."

Knowing Freymia’s ears were sensitive, Shen Sui did it deliberately.

Sure enough, Freymia’s sensitive ear tips made her already weak body even softer, and she collapsed into Shen Sui’s arms with a whimper.

Shen Sui, not being the proper sort, wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

"Ah~ Broad daylight..." Freymia murmured shyly.

"At least... go to a room..."

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"You smell like Freymia," was Vivian’s first comment upon seeing Shen Sui.

Her words made Shen Sui break out in a cold sweat.

Vivian glared at Shen Sui, "Truly, I’d rather your mind be occupied with duels; that would make me feel more at ease."

Shen Sui awkwardly chuckled, looking at the items in Vivian’s hands: "So, is this what you wanted to show me?"

"Yes." Once talking about her work, Vivian’s attention shifted immediately as she proudly presented the items, "With this, the survival rate of Life Card Masters in the buffer zone will improve greatly."

Vivian had crafted a tool that could be equipped on the Dueling Device.

It allows Life Card Masters’ Follower Cards and part of their Spell Cards to become combat-ready.

By equipping it, Life Card Masters can summon followers from Follower Cards. Though the summoned followers lack self-awareness, they follow all the Master’s commands, and Masters can wield some Spell Cards as weapons or skills with the tool’s help.

It feels like, after conversion by this tool, Life Cards can exist beyond duels, becoming genuinely battle-ready cards.

"However, this tool’s output limit leaves much to be desired," Vivian said somewhat disappointedly. "It can’t fully express the Life Cards’ paper data; Masters might still rely on forced duels to repel or eliminate invaders."

"This is already good enough," Shen Sui replied. "Life Cards weren’t originally meant for battle; they emerged as a card game in a Dawn Continent tavern. This tool allows Life Card Masters not to be defenseless against the Extraordinary, greatly boosting their survival chances."

Despite Life Card Masters’ popularity, the number and strength of Masters worldwide can’t meet the demand to fend off invasions from thirty-three or more Otherworlds, making their safety an important issue.

"I guess that’s all we can do." Vivian sighed, "Next, it’ll undergo adjustment and testing."

Vivian put down the little tool, leaned back, letting Shen Sui’s embrace bear her weight.

Shen Sui held Vivian lightly; she wasn’t heavy, after all.

Perhaps due to excessive indulgence, Shen Sui felt only peace and warmth holding Vivian, with no odd ideas crossing his mind.

Vivian rested her eyes, seemingly taking a break.

Who knows how long passed before Vivian opened her eyes again, "So, Alice is headed to the Shipgirl World?"

"Yes, she’s about to depart," Shen Sui nodded. "She’s coordinating with Anna, but Anna gave her a stern talking-to."

Vivian chuckled, "This girl only knows how to cause trouble, leaving all the mess for Anna to handle. No matter how good-natured Anna is, she’d have her temper."

"Do you plan not to tell me where they are?" After a long silence, Shen Sui finally asked.

He’s referring to his shipgirls in "Shipgirl’s Stray X."

Shen Sui knew Vivian had visited the Shipgirl World of "Shipgirl’s Stray X." Her behavior suggested she’d met his shipgirls.

Yet, Vivian never talked about their whereabouts; even when Shen Sui asked, she’d change the topic.

Vivian stayed silent, her cool hand grasping his on her belly: "Alice is going to the Shipgirl World to experience new rules; meeting the ancient shipgirls upfront wouldn’t be good for her."

"Are they holding a grudge against me?" Shen Sui asked directly.

"Not at all," Vivian replied. "They’ve been waiting for you."

"So why not tell me?"

"When things come easy, you may not cherish them," Vivian said. "Let Alice go through them and see them thoroughly. With her skills, she should soon encounter shipgirls related to you."

Shen Sui never doubted this.

Shen Sui nodded, choosing not to pursue it further.

With such openness from Vivian, her silence meant it was the shipgirls’ will.

Shen Sui grew curious—what did they want him to see?

When Shen Sui turned on the Dueling Device and spoke the first words to Alice, she was nearly moved to tears.

["You have no idea what I’ve been through these days!" Alice tearfully confided to you.]

Clearly, Anna had given Alice quite a schooling.

In doing so, Anna helped Alice organize her various forces and intelligence.

Speaking of which, Anna formed a friendship with Aina—they had much in common, with their irresponsible leadership roles and frazzled execution duties.

["Alright, prepare yourself. Let’s set off." You comforted Alice.]

["By the way, you may not be able to use Magic there, so I’ve prepared a shipgirl for you," you told Alice, "be careful."]