Rendong University is located in an area called the 'Oak Area' in Star Map City, where foreigners and immigrants gather, and the atmosphere is free and decadent.
Traces of the cultural movement of the ‘Lost Generation’ centuries ago can be seen in the Oaks District:
The card maker graffitied the precious "card making patterns" on the wall, the card maker tore up the cards and pasted them in the jazz bar, and the fantasy card club enshrined "Chaos, the Lord of Time".
It is said that Chaos is the oldest dragon of creation, without distinction or knowledge, boundless, without beginning or end. Later generations usually regard his image as a silver dragon.
His followers firmly believe that "everything is vain" in front of the Lord of Time, and therefore advocate "carpe diem".
Jolina can understand, but doesn't agree. She is used to the suffering at the bottom of the foggy city: smuggling of phantom cards, drug addiction, underground duels...
So for her, the value of moderation is far greater than indulgence.
It's spring, new buds are sprouting on the roadside trees, and several honeysuckle flowers, also known as "honeysuckle," are popping up on the lawn.
Jolina wore a black and red suit, a honeysuckle school badge on her tie, straight wide-leg pants, and black and red leather gloves as she walked down the stone stairs.
She has a slender figure, a straight back, a high ponytail swaying slightly, red eyes looking forward, and a profile that gives off an arrogant temperament that is difficult to get close to.
Several school girls were hiding behind the tree, their cheeks were red, and they were whispering:
"That's the senior Qiao Linna you're talking about, right?"
"No, she is a freshman like us, but she rarely showed up last semester."
"Hey...she looks so beautiful and handsome..."
The course arrangement of Rendong University is relatively free. In the first year, students can take classes at home and complete the credits.
Last semester, Jolina got A's in all her subjects... In addition to her hard work, we cannot rule out the possibility that Mr. Jones used his "money ability".
Jolina went to the "Swordsmanship Club".
She signed up for the swordsmanship club in the first semester because the swordsmanship club has relatively complete training facilities and venues, making it convenient for her to train after school.
Source power is the foundation of a card master. Methods to improve source power include but are not limited to meditation, training, breathing...
Some people unexpectedly increase their source power while reading a lot of books; some people travel to great places and broaden their horizons, and their source strength also increases.
Therefore, the most important thing for a card master is not to follow the rules, but to find his own method.
For Jolina, there is only one way to improve her power: train yourself day after day and master skills.
Compared with meditation and breathing, this is almost the stupidest method.
But this is the most suitable and smartest way for Jolina.
Fencing club, women's locker room.
Jolina took off her black and red suit and gloves and prepared to change into training clothes.
Dong Dong, there was a knock on the door, and a timid girl named "Caro" stood at the door and stammered:
"Jolina...Senior Hilda is looking for you."
Hilda is a sophomore in the swordsmanship club. She is tall and burly, with a lot of body hair and good strength. She can compete with men in swordsmanship.
"What does she want from me?" Jolina asked.
Carlo's smile was uglier than crying: "She said you rarely come to the club...she wants to open a small stove for you and help you tutor in swordsmanship."
"Yeah, I got it." Jolina spoke calmly, nodded to Carlo, and reached into the closet, "Let me change first..."
The words stopped suddenly, and there was a sticky feeling on her palm. Jolina looked back at the closet. A cup of Coke spilled on the partition. It seemed that it had been there for a long time, and the liquid was half-solidified. There was a pool of sweet black liquid that gave off an unpleasant smell.
It took a long time for the white bugs and the sticky cola to stick to it, and then they fell down the open wardrobe.
Jolina took a half step back and looked at her palms. Her slender fingers were covered with sticky Coke. She rubbed her two fingers together and turned around and said, "Do you have a handkerchief, Carlo?"
Carlo looked back at Hilda, who was wielding a wooden sword in the training field, and several companions beside her, and shook her head carefully.
Jolina nodded, walked to the sink outside the locker room, and turned on the faucet with her left hand, but no water came out.
Rusty!
Carlo said with some fear: "Senior Hilda said that today the entire swordsmanship club is repairing pipes and the water supply will be cut off for a day."
The sound of waving the wooden sword 'whispering' through the wind still echoes!
"Really?" Qiao Linna's red eyes flashed and she slowly clasped her hands together, "So that's how it is."
*
Hilda felt that her spring was coming soon.
At the beginning of this semester, Shillong, the junior president of the swordsmanship club that she admired, took the initiative to greet her, which flattered Hilda.
After all, with her appearance, standing together with Shillong, it is simply "man and nature".
Hilda has been devoted to the field of fencing since she was a child. Fencing is all she has and she has no experience in love. Despite her rough appearance, Hilda is still a little girl at heart. She cannot resist Shillong, a veteran in love.
I was so lifted up that I was floating in the clouds.
Then, Shillong revealed his true purpose.
Shillong wanted to ask Hilda to create conditions for him and Jolina... In other words, Shillong was interested in Jolina, a freshman in college.
This is normal. Jolina's father is a federal real estate tycoon. He is beautiful, with a slender waist, long legs and a high ponytail. Apart from being too cold, he has no shortcomings.
Shillong has a bad record and a very bad reputation, but as the junior president of the swordsmanship club and a veteran of the flower room, he thinks he has the competitive conditions, so he plans to let the stupid and naive Hilda serve as a wingman and play the role of the villain.
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Knowing the truth, Hilda was furious.
But as she was not experienced in relationships, she did not blame the scumbag, but instead directed her anger at Jolina, thinking that she was the one who was causing the disturbance.
Once people are blinded by "love", they always blame their well-meaning friends for admonishing them, rather than seeing the scum and facing reality.
So, Hilda came up with a bad idea: to anger Jolina, make her lose her mind, and challenge herself. Then she defeated her in a sword duel and warned her not to have any more ideas about Shillong.
Putting the Coke in the closet and knocking it over, turning off the water valve to stop the water in the entire training room, although this method was childish, Hilda thought it was very effective.
Because she saw Jolina walking straight to the training ground without changing her training clothes, as if she was looking for something.
'Challenge me, Jolina.' Hilda continued to swing her sword, raising the corners of her mouth, 'Watch me beat your pretty little face to pieces!'
Wow.
Hilda heard the sound of water.
"The sound of water?" Hilda's heart sank, "I have obviously turned off the water valves of the entire swordsmanship club!"
Hilda turned around and saw Jolina standing by the field, picking up a sports water glass with her left hand and pouring drinking water from it.
Wow.
Water splashed on the ground, and Jolina washed her right hand gracefully and carefully.
After washing away the dirt, she looked at Hilda with her beautiful red eyes indifferently.
Hilda trembled all over: "That's...my water glass!"
Training consumes a lot of water. Even if the entire fencing club loses water, Hilda, as a professional fencer, will prepare enough drinking water.
So it doesn't matter if the water is cut off or your hands are dirty, just find Hilda.
"I know it's your water glass."
Jolina bent down, picked up the gloves next to the water glass, slowly wiped her palms, her red eyes were cold, and said: "And your [gloves]."
Gloves are an important piece of equipment for a card master. If you use Hilda's gloves to wipe your hands, you can imagine the strength of your counterattack.
Carlo opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the heroic Jolina, with strong admiration welling up in his heart.
"You, you, Mudblood, are very good." Hilda became angry, "It seems that you have the consciousness of a duel. Now, take out your card and have a duel with me, right now!"
Mudbloods are similar to 'wild bastards'. Jolina lost her mother when she was young. Although she is used to hearing this, it is somewhat unpleasant to hear.
"It's not a duel."
Jolina walked over slowly, threw the dry gloves on Hilda's face, and said:
"But [Honor Showdown]."
Hilda subconsciously caught the slipping, fragrant glove, feeling a little dazed.
What she initiated was an honor duel?
Hilda came to her senses and couldn't believe it.
Bet on a card master's honor, freedom and even life, an honor showdown!?
The entire swordsmanship club was silent.
Throwing out the gloves is like completing a ritual.
Jolina's red eyes were indifferent, scanning Hilda and her ugly-looking companions one by one.
"Ignore those boring chivalric virtues, come on together." Jolina said.