Different World Card Master: Change the World with Cards

209: As expectedAfter one or two hours, Xu Bai entrusted Xu Le to Bai Shan, then got up and walked to the restroom.

Inside the restroom.

Xu Bai fell silent, looking at the note in his hand.

Could this be the protagonist effect, where trouble automatically finds him?

He thought it was already absurd enough that a friend he knew was the Luo Lan Empire’s Fifth Prince, but he never expected the Luo Lan Empire’s First Prince to seek him out here. No, to be precise, he sought out the country behind him.

However, this matter still needed to be discussed with others; it wasn’t something he could decide on his own.

The letter stated that the First Prince wanted the Tianlong Republic’s help, asking his mother to be a judge for this competition, and in return, he would give the Tianlong Republic twenty tons of star energy stone ore.

Twenty tons of star energy stone ore—this quantity made Xu Bai’s heart pound. Just for saying a few words, he would get so much. This money was too easy to earn, and the First Prince was too rich.

However, upon closer thought, Xu Bai knew that while the matter seemed simple, other issues were certainly intertwined, and he might get caught in the struggle for the throne between the First Prince and the Second Prince.

Fortunately, Xu Bai was merely a messenger in the middle; the other party wanted to use Xu Bai to inform the higher-ups and didn’t require him to make a decision.

The Second Prince, wanting to be king, would surely guard against anyone communicating with their country.

Thinking of this, Xu Bai pulled out a lighter, ignited the letter in his hand, and after it had completely burned, he flushed it with water, destroying all traces... In the audience stands.

Audiences gathered in small groups, discussing the contestants in the competition below.

“Which country’s contestants do you think will win more awards in the end?”

“Of course, it’s our Luo Lan Empire. Our Luo Lan Empire has always been the most powerful country.”

“I heard that the Tianlong Republic has been on par with the Luo Lan Empire in recent years. In my opinion, its staying power will be greater, and its development potential will also be greater, so I am more optimistic about the Tianlong Republic’s contestants.”

“Although I am more optimistic about the Luo Lan Empire, the Luo Lan Empire’s development depends on the situation after their succession to the throne, as I heard the King does not have much time left.”

“Indeed, but it looks like the First Prince, Julian, will inherit.”

“Yes, the First Prince’s talent has been recognized by many nobles, and his attitude towards other countries is also relatively gentle. I also hope he inherits the Luo Lan Empire.”

“Hope? Could there be some unforeseen changes in between?”

Upon hearing this question, a drop of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he quickly changed the subject.

“No, no, we’re talking about the contestants’ performance! Look, the Luo Lan Empire’s contestants are very calm and composed, full of confidence.”

“Indeed.”

Perhaps the recent atmosphere was a bit strange; a small number of people had already noticed... After Xu Bai returned to his seat, he found that the bag he had just placed next to his seat had been moved.

It was exactly as he had thought.

The Second Prince had sent people to monitor the movements of personnel from various countries.

However, if a stranger touched his backpack, other teachers would surely discover it, which meant there was a spy from the Luo Lan Empire among the Tianlong Republic’s teachers.

Xu Bai’s heart sank. He had previously thought someone would pretend to bump into him, drench him with water, then take him to change clothes and inspect his belongings. But he never expected there to be an insider among the teachers who directly checked his backpack.

He wondered what actions would follow, now that his backpack had been inspected.

Also, to whom should he report the receipt of the letter?

Alas!

Xu Bai couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

However, he showed no other expression on his face, as someone was surely observing him.

“Dong, dong, dong.”

The three chimes for lunch break rang, but no one moved, and the contestants did not leave the arena.

The Luo Lan Empire had arranged for dedicated personnel to deliver meals.

A servant walked past Xu Bai.

“Careful.”

“Bang.”

Sure enough, what was meant to happen, happened.

The servant ‘accidentally’ tripped, and the meal tray hit Xu Bai.

“I am very sorry, esteemed guest, truly very sorry. Please allow me to take you to change your clothes.”

A servant who appeared to have higher rank quickly stepped forward to apologize to Xu Bai, then turned and kicked the other servant away.

“How do you handle things? You can’t even walk steadily. Quickly, take him away.”

As the servant was being pulled away, he kept apologizing to Xu Bai.

Seeing this, Xu Bai knew that this servant had actually suffered an undeserved misfortune, so he spoke up to help him.

“It’s alright, perhaps there were too many people, it was an accident. Just let him take me to change my clothes.”

The servant who appeared to have higher rank was stunned for a moment when he heard Xu Bai’s words, but he quickly recovered.

“Alright, since you have forgiven him, let him lead the way for you.”

With that, he gestured to the servant to lead Xu Bai.

However, not just this servant, but another servant also stepped forward with him.

Xu Bai needed to change clothes, so he entrusted Xu Le to Bai Shan again.

Bai Shan and Xu Le’s relationship had already become very close, and he waved casually at Xu Bai...

Xu Bai followed the two servants towards the exit, not expecting that right next to the gladiator arena was an imperial temporary palace.

Xu Bai knew that if he didn’t allow others to inspect his clothes, there would be continuous probes afterwards, so he took off his clothes outside and went in to wash up.

After washing up and changing into new clothes, Xu Bai followed one servant back, while the other servant took his clothes for cleaning, which would be returned to him later.

Xu Bai gave full marks for this reason, but he gave zero marks for the act of spilling something on his clothes; it had no originality at all.

As the two walked, they reached a deserted place, and the servant spoke up.

“Mr. Bai, you need to be careful, someone might be trying to harm you.”

“Why do you say that?”

“I was deliberately tripped just now, and the other servant who was with me leading the way earlier, he and I don’t get along. Usually, we wouldn’t be in the same group. When I saw him in the same group this time, I paid extra attention, but I still got ambushed by him. It must be that someone higher up arranged for him to do this to you, and the purpose might be your clothes.

He might have wanted to use this incident to get rid of me, but he didn’t expect Mr. Bai to intercede for me.”

The servant softly and quickly explained the situation to Xu Bai. This could be considered his way of repaying Xu Bai for interceding for him.

Although Xu Bai had long anticipated this, he still expressed his gratitude to him.

However, he didn’t fully trust the servant’s words; who knew if they were performing a spy-versus-spy act in front of him?

“Is that so? I haven’t offended anyone! Thank you for the reminder; I will inform the country about this matter.”

Afterwards, the two walked in silence, and Xu Bai successfully returned to the stands.