I rely on cards to build infrastructure

"You came back from a mission?" Harrison next to him also raised his hand in a good mood, patted Dick's back vigorously, and stretched out his other hand to rub Alice's fluffy head.

"This is little Alice, what is the professional awakening?"

"It's a card master." Alice was the first to speak, blocking back the 'Bright Knight' that Dick was about to say.

Sure enough, he got a look of disapproval from his father.

Dick smiled stiffly, and just as he was thinking about how to politely accept Brian and Harrison's comfort without losing embarrassment, the subsequent development seemed a bit beyond his expectations.

"Cardmaster?!" Brian exclaimed in surprise, looking at Alice as if he saw some precious egg.

"Good card master!" Harrison laughed and gave Alice a thumbs up.

He turned his gaze to Dick again, and slapped him on the back.

"Hurry up and take Alice to the square. The card master's event will be held soon. The chairman has already spoken. As long as the card masters who have achieved excellent results in this event can be accepted as students by the city lord .”

"Yes! Hurry up and take Alice there." Brian also chimed in.

"Little Alice, if you are accepted as a student by the city lord, don't forget that when you were young, you always played with Uncle Brian who held you high~~"

Dick: "..."

Good guy, his two buddies and neighbors are not possessed by some kind of spiritual beast, right? !

Before he left, didn't he still resolutely resist the rape of the powerful city lord like him?

Why did these two guys rebel so thoroughly when he came back from a mission? ? ?

"Hurry up, Daisy is there too, I haven't seen you for so long, Alice misses her mother too."

"..."

Finally, Dick, who was bombarded with words, brought Alice to the central square in a daze.

When he saw the bustling scene in front of him, he once thought he was dreaming.

"I'm dreaming, I'm still in the captain's team, I didn't leave the team with Alice..."

Dick was still relentlessly giving himself hints.

However, after his precious daughter stuffed a bunch of secret barbecued meat into his mouth, and the rich smell of meat filled his mouth, Dick had to admit that everything he saw was true.

The activity venue corresponding to the occupation was full of people, all of them gearing up to show off their talents.

Although I don't know what their professions are for, they will never be like card masters, basking in the sun in the square and gathering people to solve questions.

Dick picked up Alice with one hand, squeezed through the crowd with difficulty, and found a relatively spacious place.

But before he could catch his breath, a familiar voice came into his ears.

"Dick, Alice?!"

Daisy, who was about to go to the mage camp to participate in the activities, bumped into Dick who was holding Alice.

Now Daisy can't care about going to the event by herself, and all her attention is on Alice.

"It's just in time for you to come back!"

Daisy grabbed Dick's wrist, rushed him to the card teacher's answering room, and trotted all the way.

As for Dick, who was still in the fog and couldn't figure out what happened to Altin... His thoughts were not important, not important at all.

During this period of time, many people came back from outside, and at the beginning they were as skeptical of life as Dick.

As a result, it took less than two days, and each one was really fragrant!

Explaining to him now is a waste of time, if you have this skill, you might as well let her precious daughter try the card master's activities.

Although she had already obtained a verbal promise from the city lord before, no one would think too much about opportunities.

"Honey, do you want to be a student of the city lord?"

Daisy snatched her precious daughter from Dick, glared fiercely at Dick who was still trying to stop her, then turned her head and asked Alice what she thought with a loving smile.

After receiving the 'shut up' signal, Dick touched his nose and opened and closed his mouth several times, but he still didn't dare to challenge Daisy.

However, looking at the scene of "benevolent temptation" in front of him, he once wondered if his wife had encountered something unclean.Otherwise, why would a good wife and mother suddenly become like a strange aunt who abducts and sells children? ? ?

Of course, he was just thinking about it in his heart.

Let him raise it openly, but he still doesn't have the guts.

And based on what he saw just now and the news he dug out from Gleason and Brian, he might be able to look forward to the so-called "best city lord in history, bar none" Seventeenth Prince.

but!

His precious daughter is obviously a dual talent of light knight and card master!

He wanted his precious daughter to follow the route of the knights, not the card master who was so delicate and weak that he couldn't even protect himself!

"Can you?!" Alice's eyes lit up.

"Of course baby." Daisy replied with a smile, "But this one will take the selection exam with those brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts."

"I'm going!"

"Then baby, go inside and choose a seat, mom and dad will cheer you on outside, okay?"

"it is good!"

Dick, who was left on the sidelines, said unwillingly, "Honey, you're a light knight..."

"Shut up." Daisy threw a sharp eye knife.

Dick: "..."

Wronged, but he didn't say it.

Xia Heng didn't ask too much about the specific form of other professional activities, and left it to Xia Feng to handle it.

After all, his main purpose is to select some more talented card masters from Altin, and the activities of other professions are just incidental—to prevent the townspeople of other professions from feeling unbalanced.

But he didn't mean to look down on other professions.

It's just because the limitations of other professions are too strong, and they don't have the unpredictable ability of a card master, which doesn't quite match the direction of his efforts.

For this exam, Xia Heng still paid attention to it.

So Xia·Dead House·Heng, who never liked to leave the gate once in 800 years, miraculously reappeared in the central square.

He is currently sitting at the forefront of the venue where the card master event is held, serving as the invigilator of this 'selection test'.

"My lord, do you want to wait over there? There is no shade here, it's too hot."

Corey looked at their city lord, whose skin was too fair due to not seeing the sun all year round, and couldn't help but make a suggestion.

When he said this, he looked up at the sky, seriously doubting that such a vicious sun would make Xia Heng peel off.

Xia Heng casually spread his palms to receive the sunshine, and watched the card masters below who were answering the questions for a while.

"No need." Xia Heng said, "That's fine."

After he finished speaking, he took out the card and made a batch of parasols on the spot.

Others who are still basking in the scorching sun: "..."

The card master is amazing, huh?

After half a second.

sorry!The card master is amazing (kneel down)

Alice, who was sitting in the crowd, naturally couldn't escape Xia Heng's eyes. When Daisy talked about the talent of this little guy, even someone like Xia Heng who often saw talented and evil people couldn't bear it. He cast curious glances at her frequently.

To be honest, he was really interested in this little girl.

Pity.

The questions this time were all condensed into cards by him, and the card masters relied on their mental strength to answer the questions in the illusory space of the cards.

Otherwise, this time, he could still learn from the emperors who invigilated the imperial examinations in his previous life. If he is interested, he will go and have a look.

But it is still possible to improve the little girl's answering environment a little bit.

Xia Heng walked down silently, and put a glass of water on each candidate's table.

As for Alice, he calmly made a small recipe for her - a glass of lemon soda with ice, the best refreshing drink in hot summer.

The little girl also noticed Xia Heng's arrival.

She raised her head and showed a big smile at Heng Xia. She was just about to call out, but when she saw a finger on Xia Heng's lips, she tactfully said nothing.

She covered her mouth with two small hands, and her honey-colored eyes were wide open.

Her body made Xia Heng chuckle unconsciously, reached out and rubbed the top of her head lightly, and continued to distribute mineral water to the remaining candidates.

Altin City has a small population, and there are not many card masters.

There were less than 200 people who came to take the exam this time, and Xia Heng almost understood everyone's situation with just a glance.

Although I haven't seen the final answer yet, the general result has already taken shape in Xia Heng's mind.

He backed away calmly, not adding pressure to these candidates.

"Cory, send their answer cards to my lab after the exam."

Xia Heng rubbed his chin, feeling that this place is a bit boring.

He thought for a moment, and then emphatically told Corey to go through it again, and then took the means of transportation he had come to return to the Sanctuary's Mansion.

Everyone was busy during the food carnival except him.

The whole city lord's mansion seemed a bit empty, and even the stern old butler had completed the transformation from resisting at the beginning to being happy to do any order of Xia Heng now.

"My lord, the relatives of Lord Gris will arrive in Altin soon, should they be arranged in the mansion of the lord or..."

"Clean up a temporary living room first, and hand over the specific arrangements to Xia Feng, and ask him to discuss with Greis." Xia Heng interrupted him, and did not let the housekeeper continue.

"Go and give me a copy of all the vacant land in Altin near the Misty Mountains, accurate to the area, topography and current vegetation coverage."

"There is also the situation of the mine veins of the cards. Highlight the areas that produce high-quality cards, and send a few more teams there. If you find a purple and above card, send it to me."

"others……"

The butler dutifully took out a small notebook and recorded Xia Heng's orders one by one.

"My lord, what to do with the ordinary cards piled up in the warehouse? Are they exported as before?"

Xia Heng, who was just about to clean up the mountain of white cards piled up in the warehouse of the City Lord's Mansion, suddenly remembered his great cause of accepting apprentices.

No matter what, he had to leave some experimental props behind!

If he, the teacher, can't even provide the cards for practice, then his image among the students will become a penny-pinching iron cock.

As Altin's city lord, he couldn't even give up the cards.

Tsk, just thinking about it makes me feel cheap.

"All... Forget it, leave half of it, and arrange the rest according to the situation."

Xia Heng turned the word 'du' seven or eight times, so that the meaning of the whole sentence was changed in a way that was not very inconsistent.

"Oh, and, move out all the things in the small banquet hall next to the laboratory, I want to use it."

"Okay, my lord."