Tianyuan Star, Northern Union, border of the Nebula Legion.
Xiao Xuan sat in a gaming chair, holding a bowl of lean meat congee, shivering.
It's not that he didn't want to eat, but there was a group of big men surrounding him from all sides.
Their attire resembled armored warriors, and within the frames of their glasses, numerous red laser dots were ready to strike.
Xiao Xuan had no doubt that as soon as he moved, those red laser dots would turn him into a sieve.
Quietly pinching his thigh, the sharp pain reminded him that the situation before him was not a dream.
Just ten minutes ago, he was happily eating congee and playing online games. Who would have thought that the next moment, he would be transported to this ghostly place along with his gaming chair.
Was he abducted by aliens or taken to star in a sci-fi movie?
These big men were the border patrol of the Nebula Legion.
At this moment, the leader of the patrol stepped forward, gazing coldly at him, and said, "Why are you here?"
"I don't know," Xiao Xuan shook his head with a bewildered expression.
The patrol leader coldly glanced at him and said emotionlessly, "Eliminate him."
Buzzing...
The red dots in the eyes of the surrounding patrol soldiers were all aimed at Xiao Xuan, ready to fire.
An unprecedented sense of impending death pervaded his heart.
"System!"
It was said too late, but it happened too fast. Xiao Xuan himself didn't know why these words came out of his mouth.
However, he received no response.
"Who brought me to this place? Do I kill your father or mother?" Xiao Xuan's mouth twitched, his forehead veins throbbing.
Not even a system or a cheat code in this hellish situation?
It was about to be fired!
"Hmm..."
At this moment, a low hum sounded, and Xiao Xuan looked up to see a giant ice crystal phoenix dancing in the void, casting a vast shadow as it swooped down.
The sudden turn of events made the patrol soldiers instantly stop their attack and slightly bow towards the airborne phoenix.
"The... legendary phoenix?" Xiao Xuan's gaze froze in place, unable to look away.
The phoenix before him was simply an enlarged version of the ice crystal phoenix in League of Legends, so lifelike that there were no special effects, unlike the "Sky Shattering Horse" where it was obvious.
"That's General Yan's Star Card Beast," the patrol leader sneered. "Seems like it's from a barbaric planet, lacking knowledge."
Star Card Beast?
Xiao Xuan was puzzled. What was that?
Staring at the ice crystal phoenix, upon closer observation, he found something.
This ice crystal phoenix was not a solid physical body but seemed to be condensed from special energy.
Its cold phoenix eyes stared indifferently at Xiao Xuan, causing a slight pain in his soul.
A woman stood on the phoenix. With phoenix-like eyes and cherry lips, a slender waist, ample bosom, long legs, and a tight-fitting black armor, outlining her breathtaking curves perfectly.
A vivid crimson lotus flower burned between her brows, bearing sharp patterns.
A lustrous, faint jade light emanated from her, not dazzling but enough to keep all living beings away.
Of course, the most stunning aspect was her full head of white hair, contrasting with her exquisite face.
Xiao Xuan was deeply captivated by the woman before him, who looked like a girl from a two-dimensional world.
More accurately, she was a mature woman.
"So beautiful," Xiao Xuan exclaimed, then regained his composure and muttered under his breath, "But so what? I'm a man she can never have."
As the woman's gaze shifted to him, she appeared slightly surprised when she saw Xiao Xuan's peculiar attire. In the stern and solemn Nebula Legion, he was indeed an odd sight.
This woman was Yan Wangqing, the commander of the Nebula Legion, and the military governor of the Northern Union, commanding the entire northern region of the Union.
She turned to the patrol leader and asked, "What's going on?"
The captain of the patrol team respectfully said, "Reporting to General Yan, we were on patrol when this person suddenly descended from the sky. We suspect he is an interstellar spy!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan's expression changed suddenly, and he immediately defended himself, "This is a misunderstanding, General Yan. Is it possible for a spy to suddenly descend from the sky?"
Yan Wangqing furrowed her brows slightly and gave Xiao Xuan a suspicious look, asking, "Where are you from?"
Xiao Xuan responded without hesitation, "Earth."
"Earth? Never heard of it. It must be an insignificant little planet," Yan Wangqing said, supporting her chin with her delicate hand and raising an eyebrow. She continued, "How did you come here?"
"I don't know anything, I just suddenly appeared here," Xiao Xuan said innocently, his eyes filled with bewilderment.
Yan Wangqing calmly said, "Scan him."
The captain of the patrol team nodded, and suddenly, infrared beams shot out from the frame, sweeping across Xiao Xuan's body.
"No source energy fluctuations detected," the captain of the patrol team said.
As the voice fell, the surrounding soldiers also breathed a sigh of relief, and their gazes towards Xiao Xuan carried a hint of amusement.
No source energy meant that the young man in front of them posed no threat.
Xiao Xuan managed to force a smile and asked, "Can I understand my current situation?"
Yan Wangqing lightly brushed her green hair aside and said, "Give him some background knowledge."
Impatiently, the patrol soldier said, "The planet you are from is called Tianyuan Star, which belongs to one of the nine major star regions, the Tianyuan Star Region."
He paused for a moment, a hint of pride flashing in his eyes, and continued, "The force you belong to is the renowned force on Tianyuan Star - the Nebula Legion."
"Moon?, Tianyuan Star..." Xiao Xuan muttered the name, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. Could this be a civilization deep in the universe that has not yet been discovered?
In his impatient tone, Xiao Xuan suddenly understood his situation.
This was a world belonging to Star Cards, without fancy and colorful magic. The technology here was not advanced, and what it had reached was just the pinnacle of Star Cards!
In this world, the group of people who wielded the most power were called Star Card Masters.
They could cultivate source energy, bestow Star Cards with source energy, create battle cards, and then manipulate Star Cards for battle!
Some powerful Star Card Masters could drive Star Cards, commanding the stars and the universe.
In addition, there was another profession called Card Maker.
The only difference between a Card Maker and a Star Card Master was that the Star Cards made by a Card Maker could be used for battles.
Card Makers could not cultivate source energy, and the Star Cards they designed had no source energy. Their use was limited to daily life.
In the world of Star Cards, everything in life was closely related to the Star Cards.
If you wanted to take a bath, you could create a Water Dragon Card. The head of the Water Dragon could spout warm water columns, allowing people to bathe, simply known as a shower.
If you wanted to travel far, you could create a Warship Card, summoning a space battleship to travel the universe.
If you felt lonely, you could create a Character Card - well, it speaks.
In short, the way of life in this world was not much different from Earth, but the functions of technology were all replaced by the wonderful Star Cards.
After the shock, Xiao Xuan realized that since this was not a dream, he could not go back.
Having just graduated with a major in art, he had originally harbored dreams of earning a million a year by writing novels, but his novels didn't sell, causing him to lose confidence completely.
So, he no longer harbored any fantasies and decided to apply for an art editing job, save some money, and then buy a small house in a second-tier city to live an ordinary life.
The internship salary was not high, barely enough to pay the rent, and there wasn't much left for socializing.
To save money, he bought rice that costs 8 yuan per kilogram every day, along with a bottle of Haitian soy sauce. He ate meatless and vegetableless white congee with soy sauce for half a year.
He continued to live like this, not knowing when things would turn around.
He felt like a failure.
It wasn't until his mother told him that their family home was going to be demolished, and it seemed like they had more than one property...
Upon hearing this news, he slowly stopped eating and put down his chopsticks. The soy sauce-soaked white congee was replaced with lean meat and preserved egg congee.
Sometimes, if you don't push your parents a bit, you never know how well-off they are.
He had thought that he would be able to buy Haitian soy sauce in a Ferrari in the future, but who could have imagined that he, who was about to reach the pinnacle of life, would actually cross over?
No system, no cheat codes, just a gaming chair beneath his butt.
Life really had its ups and downs.
Just then, the leader of the patrol team said, "General Yan, should we eliminate him?"
Xiao Xuan's face twitched, and he replied, "General Yan, I can do anything!"
Yan Wangqing gazed at him, lost in thought.
The silence lasted for a while, and the atmosphere felt frozen. It was the second time in Xiao Xuan's life that he had the feeling of someone holding his fate in their hands.
The first time was when he was caught cheating in an exam.
"Take him away," Yan Wangqing said calmly.
The captain of the patrol team was briefly stunned and asked tentatively, "General Yan, should we eliminate him tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan's forehead veins surged with anger. "Eliminate, eliminate, should I kill your father or your mother?"
Don't speak if you can't talk!
Yan Wangqing hesitated slightly and said, "Without the ability to sense source energy, one cannot become a Star Card Master."
"Temporarily settle in the logistics department."
The captain of the patrol team frowned slightly and said, "General Yan, we have already taken in ten refugees today. It's not a sustainable solution to take in more."
Yan Wangqing hesitated and said, "In that case, have the logistics minister screen them. Those with the talent for card-making can stay."
"If not..." Yan Wangqing glanced deeply at Xiao Xuan and said, devoid of emotion, "Then exile them to the realm of the alien beasts, and let them fend for themselves."
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap on a clear day, ringing loudly in Xiao Xuan's ears.
If they can't make cards, they will be exiled?
Although they didn’t know what the realm of the alien beasts was, how could exile be a good place?
Without even grasping the basic concept of card-making, how could they make cards?
Catching a glimpse, Xiao Xuan saw the scattered rubbish on the ground and suddenly had a thought. Gathering his courage, he said, "If I don't have the talent for card-making, can I be responsible for cleaning instead?"
"Hum..."
At that moment, a large, unmanned cleaning drone flew by, its belly opening up and emitting a powerful suction that sucked up all the rubbish on the ground.
"Hum~"
The sound of a phoenix resonated as the Ice Crystal Phoenix flapped its huge wings and flew into the interior of the Nebula Legion.
The captain of the patrol team looked mockingly at Xiao Xuan and said, "I wish you good luck."
The other patrol soldiers around also seemed to take pleasure in Xiao Xuan's situation, as in their view, testing his talent for card-making was completely unnecessary.
After all, he didn't even have a basic understanding of the world of Star Cards, so how could he have the talent for card-making?
Xiao Xuan doubted life. Without any cheats, without a system, how could he survive in this high martial world?
Searching his conscience, as someone who graduated with a major in art, it seemed that his only advantage was drawing...
Xiao Xuan took a deep breath and reluctantly accepted the fact that he had crossed over.
Since he couldn't change the reality, he might as well figure out a way to survive first!