Free Web NovelChapter 466: Chapter 170: Exclusive Scene Card for Kung Fu Card
Director Phoenix arrived at the Showcase Club, which had just recently opened for business.
As he walked in, he saw a Mushroom Person drinking mushroom coffee and reading a newspaper, and a Straw Man who was passionately mopping the floor in the grand hall near the front desk.
Noticing someone at the front desk, the Mushroom Person’s head popped up from behind the newspaper.
"Hello, I’m looking for Peerless Show."
"Huh? Who?"
"Peerless Show."
"You’ve got the wrong place; we don’t have anyone like that here."
"Um, isn’t this the Showcase Club?"
Director Phoenix stepped outside and looked up at the sign, confirming that it was indeed the Showcase Club.
What was going on? Had they changed owners?
"Yes, that’s right."
"Then isn’t Peerless Show your curator?"
"Well, our curator is called Show Director, not Peerless Show."
"..."
(What kind of lousy front desk staff doesn’t even know who their curator is?)
Director Phoenix silently complained.
"Peerless Show, I know, he’s the curator, Grass!"
Luckily, Straw Man chimed in at that moment.
"Oh, so it is! Ahahaha, just go straight to the Curator’s Office then."
Mossy Mushroom scratched his head.
"Is Coach Shil in?"
He then asked another question.
"Coach Shil doesn’t work today."
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"No way... "
"Oh, no, he only doesn’t work for four days."
"Which four days?"
"Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter."
"..."
"Oh, I was wrong again; he doesn’t work for three days: today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow."
"That’s not it either; he doesn’t work for two days: daytime and nighttime."
"None of those were correct; he only doesn’t work one day: every single day."
Mossy Mushroom imitated what he had just seen in the newspaper’s joke section.
"So the Buddha said ...damn, I almost got roped into that."
Just as Director Phoenix was about to join the conversation, he suddenly snapped out of it.
He’d read that same newspaper today as well.
"Is it just me, or is the air conditioning way too high in here?"
The next moment, as if by instinct, he rubbed his arm: "So cold!"
"Also, your mopping leaves something to be desired."
He then looked at Straw Man: "There’s water everywhere."
Eventually, with some guidance, Director Phoenix arrived at the Curator’s Office door.
There was a small sofa in front of the door, so he sat down.
"Should I have given her a heads-up before coming... "
After sitting for half an hour, he began to feel that something was amiss.
He walked out of the Grand Hall and saw that the club already had some members inside, and the staff had started working, making it look like a normal business.
So, he took out his phone and called Show Director.
No one answered on the other end.
It wasn’t until after a few more calls that he finally heard Show Director’s voice, sounding quite energetic, not like she had just woken up.
When he mentioned that he had arrived, she promised to be there in 5 minutes.
"I’ve heard her called an absentee manager; looks like it’s not just a rumor."
"And I’ve always felt that time might not flow the same way for her, my 5 minutes isn’t her 5 minutes."
With a bitter smile, Director Phoenix hung up the phone.
So, just like that, the dignified Director of Lan-Lan’s Balance Card Hall, after waiting in the hallway for almost two hours, finally saw Show Director’s figure.
From far away, he could see two nostrils.
This guy was walking with his head up high, flaunting his arrogance.
"What brings you, the defeated underling of my employee, here?"
There was no one else around, so Show Director didn’t need to save face for the other party.
"Ahaha..."
Director Phoenix was a bit embarrassed and could only laugh awkwardly.
He did lose, after all; there was no denying it.
Seeing that the other party didn’t try to argue, Show Director’s attitude finally softened a bit, inviting him into her office.
"By the way, how’s your sister-in-law doing lately?"
She poured a cup of tea for him while sitting in her not-so-familiar seat.
"She’s fine, thank you for your concern."
"I saw her WeChat Moments last time; congratulations on being voted the fourth most popular family member for the 10th consecutive year among your family of three."
"Forget it; let’s not talk about such honors."
The two actually had a pretty close relationship.
"Anyway, your Coach Shil... I think he might really achieve some impressive results in this competition."
After chatting about some small talk, Director Phoenix brought up the topic of Ree Shil.
"How many spots are available for the Lan-Lan Regional in this edition?"
Show Director asked, as she hadn’t really paid attention to it previously.
"In our city’s region... um..."
"There might be 5-10 participants from each city, so there should be a few thousand competitors in total."
"So, there should be around 50 advancement slots in total."
"I think Coach Shil should at least be able to make the top 50."
Director Phoenix said, stroking his chin.
Only those who earned a spot in the region would have the chance to represent the Major District and participate in the city competitions between the Major Districts.
"I heard that in the last edition, your entire Balance Card Hall was brutally suppressed by the Fury Card Club."
Show Director recalled the situation of the previous edition.
Just like the Balance Hall in the Balance District, the Berserker Card Club was the flagship of the Berserker District.
"That’s not entirely true."
Director Phoenix sighed and continued to lead the conversation towards his desired topic: "I also heard that a team of gods emerged in the Wisdom District this time."
Show Director: "God’s Team?"
Director Phoenix: "Yes, card players who’ve awakened their memories after reincarnating as gods."
Show Director: "And so what? I’ve read in books that even the gods have varying card skills, and they lose their card decks upon reincarnation."
