When Keqing raised the bid to 100 million Mora, Luya's shop fell into brief silence.
From 60 million all the way up to 100 million!?
Xingqiu, who had originally wanted to buy a deck himself, decided to wait and see. After all, spending 100 million Mora on a completely unknown Deck was a bit too extravagant.
Hu Tao, seeing that Keqing had directly offered 100 million Mora, decided to back off as well. She and Xingqiu had just arrived, unaware of what had transpired earlier or what made this Deck so special. Hu Tao's initial intention had simply been to help Luya earn more Mora—hence her earlier 60 million bid. However, since Keqing had already gone as high as 100 million, she no longer had a reason to push it further.
It wasn't that she couldn't afford it; there was simply no need to rush. This product would surely be available again later.
"What!?"
"One hundred million Mora!!"
"That's insane…"
"As expected of Lady Keqing—noble-born and incredibly capable!"
"It seems today's only [Random Theme Deck] belongs to her now!"
"Indeed…"
Once Keqing's 100-million bid silenced the crowd, Luya saw that no one else was raising the price.
He asked, "Any other bidders?"
"If not… then this [Random Theme Deck] goes to Miss Keqing!"
The shop went quiet again—no one spoke.
Luya handed over the Deck, its cover printed with a single "?" symbol. Keqing took the Deck from Luya and handed him a deposit note for 100 million Mora.
Luya accepted it with barely contained joy. Between Ganyu's 300 million, Xianyun's 100 million, and now Keqing's 100 million—he now had a total of 500 million Mora! With that much, he could upgrade his shop, improve his skills, and even open a branch store!
Keqing examined the [Random Theme Deck] in her hands.
"What kind of Deck could this be...?" she murmured with anticipation.
To open it easily, she slipped off her black gloves.
All the customers leaned in, eyes fixed on her hands, eager to see what kind of Deck the Lady Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing had just spent 100 million Mora on.
Under everyone's watchful, envious gaze, Keqing opened the [Random Theme Deck]. Ten sword-shaped phantoms shot out from the box!
Luya recognized them immediately—they were modeled after the Ten Legendary Swords of ancient Huaxia: Xuanyuan, Zhanlu, Chixiao, Tai'a, Qixing Longyuan, Ganjiang, Moye, Yuchang, Chun Jun, and Chengying.
This was the [Swordsoul] Deck, inspired by those ten sacred blades!
The ten swords floated in the air of Luya's shop, humming softly with spiritual resonance. Each had its own aura—one blade shimmered with icy light, another radiated searing flames. The sharp sword qi alone filled the air with pressure, making the customers feel as if their very souls were trembling.
Just from the sight alone, everyone could tell—this was no ordinary Deck.
The crowd erupted in excitement.
"No wonder it's worth 100 million Mora!"
"This is incredible!"
"I wonder what Deck it actually is!?"
"It must have something to do with swords…"
"Those blades clearly aren't ordinary weapons!"
"Who could've forged such swords…"
"A sword-themed Deck suits Lady Keqing perfectly!"
"I can't wait to see those cards in action!"
Keqing looked up at the ten floating sword phantoms above her, feeling a strange sense of familiarity—as if she'd seen them before, somewhere long ago.
She quickly began examining the Deck's contents:
[Swordsoul of Taia]
[Swordsoul of Mo Ye]
[Swordsoul Sacred Summit]
[Swordsoul Strategist Longyuan]
[Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying]
[Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao]
Among them—
[Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying]
[Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao]
[Swordsoul Sinister Sovereign – Qixing Longyuan]
These three cards were silver-gray—they were Synchro Monsters!
Realizing this, Keqing's excitement soared. Her Deck included Synchro Monsters—and they looked powerful! She couldn't wait to test out her new [Swordsoul] Deck in a duel.
The crowd, seeing that Keqing's Deck also included Synchro Monsters, began to cheer.
"Wow! Lady Keqing has Synchro Monsters too!"
"And so does Miss Ganyu!"
"Why not have them duel!?"
As soon as someone shouted the suggestion, the rest of the crowd began chanting in unison:
"We want to see Lady Keqing duel Miss Ganyu!"
"We want to see Lady Keqing duel Miss Ganyu!"
"We want to see Lady Keqing duel Miss Ganyu!"
Keqing, already eager to test her Deck, was more than ready for a match. Ganyu, too, had just received her new Deck—and she was equally tempted.
That said, it was technically her work shift. She glanced nervously at Luya.
Luya, guessing her thoughts, smiled and said, "Our staff members are entitled to breaks. Resting properly helps maintain efficiency, after all."
Hearing that, Ganyu smiled gratefully. "Thank you..."
Seeing Ganyu's agreement, Keqing grinned. "In that case, let's duel, Ganyu!"
Ganyu nodded and walked with Keqing toward the nearest Duel Stage.
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