“Miss Flat Chest who loves drinking cola!”
Gu Xin’s eyes lit up.
He spoke with absolute certainty, his face brimming with confidence.
He felt he definitely hadn’t remembered wrong.
This girl’s defining feature was highly memorable.
“???”
Tang Yueyue glared at Gu Xin, her face full of question marks.
Her pitiful chest heaved up and down; she was clearly about to explode.
*Pfft!*
Yin Xue almost couldn’t hold it in, hastily covering her mouth to keep herself from laughing out loud.
“My name is Tang Yueyue.
Boss, we should have already introduced ourselves back then, right?”
Tang Yueyue gave a fake smile, forcefully holding back the urge to hiss at him.
She made up her mind.
Next time she went out, she absolutely had to stuff three layers of padding in her bra first!
*Dammit, you’re the flat-chested one!
Your whole family is flat-chested!*
*I’m only seventeen!
I’ve only just started developing, okay?!*
*Besides, is my face not pretty enough, or are my legs not nice enough?
What’s the big idea just staring at my chest?!*
*Men are so superficial!*
“Oh, right, Miss Tang.
I remember now.
I was just so excited to see you again that I misspoke.
Please don’t take it to heart.”
Gu Xin blinked, then offered a very sincere apology.
Tang Yueyue was evidently a generous and cheerful girl.
Hearing this, she smiled once again.
*Mhm,* she figured that with such a sincere apology, Gu Xin might have truly just been excited about their reunion.
Yin Xue shot her good friend a subtle look of pity, then subconsciously puffed out her own chest and held her head high, radiating calm confidence.
She felt she had a massive advantage over her bestie!
“Please have a seat, you two beauties.”
After gesturing for the two girls to sit, Gu Xin poured two glasses of cola and one glass of plain water and brought them over.
“It seems you and Squirtle are getting along quite well, Miss Yin.” Gu Xin glanced at the Squirtle by Yin Xue’s feet.
The water-squirting turtle was currently holding a piece of bread, happily savoring it.
“Yes, little Squirtle is truly adorable.
I like it very much.
Thank you, Boss.”
Yin Xue wore a faint smile, her large eyes curving into crescents.
She looked incredibly cute and pretty.
“It’s best if the customer likes it.” Gu Xin took a sip of cola, feeling equally satisfied in his heart.
Receiving such highly satisfied feedback from others for a card he crafted with his own hands made Gu Xin feel fantastic.
That sense of accomplishment was truly positive; it even improved Gu Xin’s mood.
“So, what brings you two here today?”
“To buy some cards from you, of course!
Boss, Boss, do you have any other [Squirtle] Summon Cards?”
“I don’t.
I only made one [Squirtle].”
Gu Xin shook his head with complete honesty.
“Aw…” Tang Yueyue looked rather disappointed.
She also loved the incredibly adorable Squirtle and wanted to raise one herself.
Mainly, she was just really jealous.
Not only was Squirtle cute, but it could also interact in very human-like ways.
It even knew two spells and had racial traits.
This meant Squirtle’s combat power was also quite good.
Most importantly, the mana required to maintain Squirtle’s existence was minuscule.
Normally, Yin Xue only needed to drink a single mana recovery potion, and it would be enough for Squirtle to accompany her for several days.
“Then, Boss, can you make a new [Squirtle]?” Yin Xue asked after a moment of thought.
Tang Yueyue’s eyes instantly lit up.
“I can try, but I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to make the exact same card.”
Gu Xin pondered for a moment.
Even he couldn’t guarantee whether he could perfectly replicate another identical Squirtle.
“Besides, Flat…
*ahem*, Miss Tang, why are you so fixated on Squirtle?”
“Then, Boss, can you make other Summon Cards that are as smart, cute, and capable of fighting as Squirtle, without consuming much mana once summoned?”
“I can, Miss Tang.
I absolutely can.
Do you want to place a custom order?”
Gu Xin smiled, confident and composed.
“Really?”
“Of course.
However, you will need to prepare the card crafting materials yourself, Miss Tang, and the crafting fee will be calculated separately.”
“No problem!
I know how this works.
Boss, as long as you can make the card, it’s fine.
This lady has money!”
Tang Yueyue patted her chest assertively, indicating that money was no object.
*Excellent.* It seemed she, like Yin Xue, was a wealthy little miss with a family fortune.
Gu Xin’s smile deepened.
He really liked rich and generous customers like this.
Without these people, how could he craft cards to his heart’s content in the future?
These were his major patrons.
This was Gu Xin’s first time taking a custom card order, but he was no stranger to the process.
“Very well.
Then, Miss Tang, what element do you want your card to be?”
“Hmm, can it be any element?”
“Yes.”
“Then let’s go with Fire.”
“Sure.
Then, Miss Tang, just buy the materials according to this list.”
Gu Xin quickly wrote down a list of materials and handed it to Tang Yueyue.
Tang Yueyue readily agreed, then glanced at the material list.
Yin Xue leaned over to look as well.
“Tier 2 [Fire Element] Crystal Core ×5, any Fire-attribute Magical Beast (Monster) ×5, any Fire-attribute Item ×5.”
After reading the material list, Tang Yueyue looked thoughtful, but Yin Xue’s eyelids twitched wildly.
“Boss, these materials…”
Yin Xue hesitated.
If she remembered correctly, the price of [Squirtle] was only 800,000.
But the cost of this material list alone was already approaching, if not exceeding, 800,000—and that wasn’t even counting the custom crafting fee.
“Miss Yin, the success rate of card crafting isn’t high.
Buying five sets of all materials is just a precaution.
If I fail five consecutive times without success…”
“…I will pay out of pocket to buy the materials and make this card for Miss Tang.”
Gu Xin wore a polite yet approachable smile.
Since Gu Xin had put it that way, Yin Xue naturally couldn’t say much else.
Besides, at the end of the day, Tang Yueyue was the one getting the card made.
“Since you’re making the card for me, Boss, it’s only natural that I provide the materials.
However, Boss, I have one question.”
Tang Yueyue didn’t care about the price of the materials.
As the dignified eldest miss of the Tang family, she didn’t lack this bit of money.
“Go ahead, Miss Tang.”
“[Squirtle] is a 1-Star Blue card.
Your material list asks for Tier 2 Fire-attribute crystal cores, Fire-attribute magical beast materials, and Fire-attribute items.
If I provide all Tier 2 materials, will you be able to craft a 2-Star card?”
Tang Yueyue asked curiously.
“Theoretically, yes.” Gu Xin nodded.
“Then, will the Summon Card crafted this way also have the same low mana consumption trait as Squirtle?” Tang Yueyue asked again.
Gu Xin raised an eyebrow, glancing at Tang Yueyue in surprise.
It seemed this carefree girl also had a meticulous side to her.
“Yes, it will have the same trait,” Gu Xin admitted.
Hearing this, Tang Yueyue and Yin Xue exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise and brilliance in each other’s eyes.
“Hehe, you’re amazing, Boss!!”
Tang Yueyue smiled incredibly sweetly—the kind of cloying sweetness that was almost too much.
Even Gu Xin had to admit that Tang Yueyue truly had the fair, lovable face of a first love.
She was extremely pretty.
But in the very next moment, Tang Yueyue revealed her ambition.
“Boss, if I get you Tier 3 materials, can you make me a 3-Star Summon Card?”
Gu Xin appeared completely unfazed.
“You provide the materials, and I can’t guarantee the success rate.
You can observe from the side.
Additionally…”
“…That’ll cost extra!!”