Strange Cards

Chapter 323 A Loquat Tree in the Courtyard

Spring has arrived once again, and the hunters have naturally begun their work for the new year.

Those who should go to school should go to school, those who should continue working should continue working, and those who should be sent abroad to do manual labor should be sent abroad.

Naturally, Shigure was the laborer who was frequently sent out on assignments.

Shi Yu looked at the Nightmare Peak Giant Squid under Steel Claw and jumped down from the nearby reef.

"Resolved."

"Do you think we can take this giant squid home and eat it?"

Steel Claw shook its head and pulled its claws off the head of the giant squid beneath it.

"I don't think I can eat it."

"This thing's ghostly body is poisonous. If I hadn't used the rule of annihilation, I might have been in serious trouble."

Shi Yu snapped her fingers as she watched Steel Claw wiping the ink off its claws with a towel.

"Then you can eat it."

"After all, it's a Nightmare Peak level Ghost King. Eating it should actually do you some good."

"If I take it home, I'm afraid Sister Liu An's Ice Maiden and Yu Yan's Clown won't be able to absorb it. Rather than wasting it, I'd rather you eat it."

Steel Claw nodded, casually opened its mouth full of sharp claws, and began to tear and bite at the squid.

The squid was quickly eaten by the steel claw, and Shigure also discovered the squid's ghost weapon.

It was a huge white bone, emanating a faint ghostly aura.

"This squid's weapon is actually cuttlebone?"

"What's the use of this thing?"

Shigure infused it with demonic power and quickly obtained the effects of this strange demonic artifact.

Holy crap.

"The effect of this thing is actually..."

"Forcibly prolonging the life of a dying person by one hour..."

"This thing is great!"

"With this thing, even if I'm about to die, I can be saved."

Shi Yu thought about it and realized that there were only four people who could go on dangerous missions.

Shi Yu herself, Bai Yu, Liu An, and Qi Wu.

Like Shigure, Baiyu is also a user of the Spade type, and like Shigure, Baiyu possesses the power of twelve mysterious Spade cards within her body.

With this thing around, Bai Yu would definitely not die, and Qi Wu's mission was within the Nanhai City area, so if something really went wrong, the rescue would definitely be timely.

So, it's no longer necessary to say who gets this thing.

Shigure used her demonic power to turn the thing into a white bow hair clip, then put it away.

"That's it for today, let's head home."

"This is truly bizarre! Weren't the ghosts already cleared out around the South China Sea? How could a Nightmare-level Ghost King still be born?"

As Shi Yu spoke, she stepped onto the seawater and, together with Steel Claw, headed step by step towards Nanhai City.

The human and the ghost chatted leisurely, while Shigure had already realized that something was wrong with what had happened.

"Looks like something big is about to happen."

……

Shiyu returned to the Hunter's Base, where everyone was already there.

The three guys who were supposed to go to university stayed at the base, playing games together as a team.

Shi Yu looked at Liu An, who was sitting on the sofa mending something, and threw the white butterfly hair clip in her hand over.

"sister."

"then."

Liu An looked at the butterfly hair clip flying towards her, caught it, and said.

"Why did you suddenly decide to buy your sister a gift today?"

"It looks nice, so I'll give it to you."

Liu An looked at the hair clip, let down the hair at the back of her head, and then used the hair clip to fix it again before continuing her work.

Bai Yu also went out to work, but Shi Yu smiled as she looked at the holographic map in front of her and the red dots rushing towards her.

Shi Yu arrived at the laboratory and opened a petri dish.

"PhD."

"Are the saplings I ordered ready yet?"

"Okay, okay, leave me alone."

"I'm still uploading and recording the data for your Extremely Evil Belt. That thing is in a petri dish; you can just take it out and plant it directly."

"You too, when Bai Yu said she wanted to eat loquats, you just used technology to create a loquat tree for her."

"This thing grows several times faster than a regular loquat tree, and you've even modified the fruit."

"Aren't delicious loquats available everywhere? Why go through all this trouble to grow them?"

Shiyu took out the sapling, which was as long as her own leg, put it in a special bag, and said.

"There's no other way, someone in my family wants it."

Guan Yun glanced at Shi Yu and said with disdain.

"Go, go, go now!"

"If you keep showing off your love, I'll beat you up!"

Shi Yu smiled, and just as she was about to leave, she noticed that Yan Yun was controlling a robot at the door carrying a bag of loquats.

After seeing Shi Yu emerge, Yan Yun handed her a loquat and said...

"Mr. Shiyu, these are the fruits that we ripened using technology after you modified the loquat trees."

"Don't worry, it just accelerates its growth cycle and time. The taste and nutritional value are exactly the same as those of a normally grown loquat."

Shiyu nodded, accepted the loquat, and said.

"Thanks."

Have a nice afternoon.

As Shi Yu walked out of the base, she called Bai Yu after getting into her car and told her to go straight home.

When Shi Yu drove home, she found Bai Yu sitting in the yard, idly playing with the cat.

Shi Yu handed over the loquats in her hand, and then took the bag of saplings and said.

"Here you go, the loquat tree you wanted."

"Try the loquats from this tree first to see if they taste good before you plant them."

Bai Yu's eyes lit up when she saw the bright yellow loquats in the bag. After taking the bag, she quickly peeled one and put it in her mouth, her ears perking up.

"Um!"

"So sweet, so delicious!"

Shi Yu smiled, then made a shovel with her bare hands and found a corner in her yard to dig a small hole.

Bai Yu planted the loquat tree herself. After planting it, she made sure to tamp down the soil around the tree and then watered it with a watering can.

"Little tree, little tree, grow up quickly."

"I want to eat loquat."

Shi Yu looked at Bai Yu, who was whispering to herself, and then, without knowing where she came from, moved a stone table and placed it under the loquat tree before speaking.

"Then you'll have to wait a while."

"It will take this tree a while to grow, so you'll have to be patient."

"But loquats will be in season soon, I'll go buy you some more delicious treats."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu laughed and threw herself into Shi Yu's arms, pinning Shi Yu to the ground.

The two spent the entire afternoon in the courtyard, playing with the cat and watering the trees, completely unaware that the three little ones had already finished school.

If the three kids hadn't called Liu An, they probably would have had to stay at school all night.

……

Within the base.

Just as Li Shun, Da Niu, and Yu Yan finished playing the game and were about to start the next round, Li Shun's phone suddenly rang.

The phone number wasn't saved in the contacts, but when Li Shun saw it, his expression changed, and his pupils dilated.

Seeing that Li Shun was slow to prepare, Yu Yan spoke impatiently.

"Get ready, Shunzi."

"That bastard wrecked me badly that game. If I catch him next time, I'll smash his head in."

Li Shun immediately hung up the phone and said.

"No, you guys go first."

"I have something to do."

Da Niu looked at his good brother who had been his partner for so long, and at Li Shunna's pale face.

"Are you alright, Shunzi?"

"It's nothing, I just didn't get enough rest."

"How about we go to Sister Liu An's place..."

"No need to trouble Sister Liu An, I'm going back to my room to rest."

Li Shun left quickly after speaking, locked the door behind him after returning to his room, and then answered the phone with trembling hands.

"...Why are you still looking for me?"

"......"

"Did you find...my mother?"

"Don't try to get close to me. Someone like you who only cares about personal gain wouldn't be so kind as to tell me this news."

"..."

"You want me to hand over my position to your son? Are you crazy?"

"My Hunter Card is tied to my life. If I die, the alarm will go off and you'll all be finished."

"....."

"Would I trade my identity as a hunter for my mother's peaceful and comfortable life for the rest of her days?"

"Li Jiwen! Don't go too far!"

"....."

"I know this name is what you gave your son to prepare for him to succeed me as the hunter, but I am myself!"

"What if I wanted your mother dead?"

"If I want someone to disappear, it's incredibly easy."

"I have a way to solve the Hunter Card problem. All you need to do is die and hand over this position."

"Your mother is in my hands. I will ensure her safety for the rest of her life."

"Otherwise, I'll make sure you can't even find her body."

Hearing the cold male voice on the other end of the phone, Li Shun finally gave in.

"....."

"All right...."