My name is Gu Xin.
I’m eighteen years old, and I went from being a college student to a college student in another world.
To the transmigrated Gu Xin, college life in this world was absolutely fantastic.
Unlike his previous life on the Blue Star, this was a world of swords and magic, where magic and battle aura truly existed.
It had been half a year since Gu Xin transmigrated.
Coincidentally, the person he transmigrated into was also named Gu Xin.
No, it would actually be more accurate to say he had awakened the memories of his past life.
A father he had never met, a mother who passed away from a severe illness, and a younger sister who was supposedly abducted by human traffickers when she was little.
Fortunately, despite being a single-parent household, Gu Xin’s mother was highly capable.
Before she passed, she left him an inheritance of five million.
This spared Gu Xin from having to face the harsh realities of society before even finishing college.
However, the transmigrated Gu Xin had no interest in becoming a mage or a knight.
Instead, he was deeply fascinated by the prospect of becoming a Card Crafter.
*What a joke.
What’s the point of only knowing how to fight and kill?
If I’m going to do something, I’ll be the ultimate angel investor!*
*As long as I can make the most badass cards, wouldn’t that make me the strongest?
Plus, I can create a whole batch of powerhouses!*
And so…
In less than half a year, his mother’s inheritance was almost completely spent.
But that didn’t matter!
“I have walked on thin ice my entire life, but today, my suffering has finally paid off!”
Stopping at the entrance of Uncle Chen’s grocery store, Gu Xin sighed with deep emotion.
“Gu Xin, you’re here again.”
A gentle, melodious loli voice rang out.
Gu Xin turned his head.
Entering his line of sight was a loli who stood only about 1.4 meters tall.
She had a fair, tender baby face, and her grayish-black hair was tied up into a bun, adding to her cuteness.
“Xiaocheng, sweeping the floor again?” Gu Xin greeted the loli.
“Those kids were playing with water guns here again just now.
I’m sweeping away the puddles, otherwise the ground will be too slippery.
It’d be bad if a passerby accidentally slipped and fell.”
Shen Qingcheng’s inexplicably soft loli voice sounded incredibly healing.
*Just as I thought.*
Gu Xin wasn’t surprised in the slightest.
Shen Qingcheng was the daughter of the proprietress who ran the convenience store next to Uncle Chen’s grocery shop.
Although she looked like a loli, Shen Qingcheng was actually already twenty years old…
She was Gu Xin’s senior at school.
Moreover, unlike her childlike appearance, she was truly a very gentle person.
Whether it was her gaze, her tone, or the way she handled everyday matters, it all stood in stark contrast to her exterior.
“Xiaocheng, you’re so amazing!”
Gu Xin gave Shen Qingcheng a thumbs-up.
“It’s not as exaggerated as you make it sound.
Besides, Gu Xin, you should be calling me ‘Senior’.”
Shen Qingcheng pursed her lips and spoke to Gu Xin in a deadpan tone.
*She is clearly older than Gu Xin, okay!*
“Got it, Senior Xiaocheng.”
“I mean, you can call me by my full name, or just Qingcheng…”
Shen Qingcheng glared helplessly at Gu Xin with her clear, clean eyes.
Because of her height, she had to tilt her head all the way up to do so.
“Understood, Senior Xiaocheng.
I’m going to go buy materials from Uncle Chen now.” Gu Xin nodded.
The loli senior’s baby face puffed up slightly, but seeing Gu Xin walking toward the grocery store, she hurriedly called out.
“Wait a moment, Gu Xin.”
“?”
“I heard from Uncle Chen that you’ve bought a lot of venom recently.
Is your card making not going smoothly?” Shen Qingcheng asked hesitantly.
“You could say that.” Gu Xin tilted his head.
“Mmm…” Shen Qingcheng looked at Gu Xin for a good while.
“Gu Xin, you’re still very young.
Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.”
“Although I’m not a Card Crafter, I imagine that if your state of mind is unstable, you definitely won’t be able to create excellent cards.”
“So, please don’t be too anxious.
You can take it slow.
If you really feel frustrated, you can contact me.
I can help you relax.”
Shen Qingcheng spoke softly, her crisp loli voice carrying an almost saint-like tone of gentle persuasion.
“Is Senior Xiaocheng worried about me?” Gu Xin blinked.
“Because I know that you’ve actually been working very hard all this time, Gu Xin,”
Shen Qingcheng said softly.
She had met Gu Xin by chance, and she was the one who recommended he come to Uncle Chen’s grocery store to buy materials.
She had specifically asked around about Gu Xin at school and knew about his family situation.
*To be all alone at such a young age…
things must be quite difficult for him.*
Being kind-hearted by nature, Shen Qingcheng naturally paid more attention to Gu Xin.
“Senior Xiaocheng…” Gu Xin looked at Shen Qingcheng.
He could tell that her words were completely sincere and from the bottom of her heart.
But precisely because of that, Gu Xin felt a strange sensation in his heart.
“You really are a peculiar girl.”
“?” Shen Qingcheng froze upon hearing this.
“Really.
You’re still so young, yet sometimes I can see the radiance of motherhood shining from you.”
“You’re just too gentle.”
Gu Xin sighed from the bottom of his heart.
In this materialistic society overrun by refined egoists…
Girls like Shen Qingcheng were truly too rare.
“Gu Xin, are you in your right mind?”
Shen Qingcheng was both astonished and a little embarrassed, her small face flushing red.
*I’m kindly showing concern for you, and what the heck are you saying?!*
*I’m clearly a pure, chaste maiden, okay?!
And you say you see the radiance of motherhood in me???*
“Please don’t mind it, I didn’t mean anything else by it.”
Seeing Shen Qingcheng’s bright red baby face, Gu Xin seemed to realize that his words were incredibly easy to misunderstand, and he hurriedly explained.
“Anyway, thank you very much, Senior Xiaocheng, but I feel great right now.”
“If I’m ever really under too much pressure, I’ll come find you to relax, Senior.”
“Mhm…”
Shen Qingcheng nodded her small head, but she couldn’t shake the feeling that Gu Xin’s words sounded a bit weird.
*Still, do I really seem like Gu Xin’s mother?*
Holding her broom, Shen Qingcheng’s gaze lost focus as she watched Gu Xin enter the grocery store.
*Could it be…
is Gu Xin hinting at something?*
Thinking of something unknown, Shen Qingcheng’s fair face flushed red once more.
Feeling a bit guilty, she carefully glanced around like a thief.
*Come to think of it, Gu Xin is indeed very good-looking.
It’s just that his personality is a bit weird.*
Meanwhile, inside the grocery store.
“What did you say?
One million per feather?
Bro, Old Chen, are you trying to fleece me?”
Gu Xin pointed in shock at a long treasure box in front of him.
Inside the box lay several snow-white feathers.
But the price Uncle Chen quoted was a bit too much for Gu Xin to accept.
“These are Sacred Griffin feathers, and they’re all perfectly preserved premium goods.
I’m already giving you the friendship discount.”
“But that’s way too expensive!
Uncle Chen, you know my situation.
I have no father or mother, and I’m all alone now.
It’s not easy living by myself.”
Gu Xin decided to play the sympathy card.
“Then how much are you offering?” Uncle Chen took a drag from his cigarette, giving Gu Xin a sidelong glance.
*Damn, this kid is so pragmatic.
When he needs something, it’s ‘Uncle’.
When he doesn’t, it’s ‘Old Chen’.*
Gu Xin pondered for a moment, his brows furrowing as if deep in thought.
“How about…
500,000 a feather?”
“…Get lost!”