Pot of Greed!
This card goes without saying among Yugi players—almost everyone knows about it; calling it a symbol might not be an exaggeration.
Pot of Greed, Normal Magic Card, effect: The player can draw two cards from their own deck.
In a card game like Yugi, which doesn't have any cost constraints, the player's hand can directly be linked to the amount of resources they hold.
Without the passive skill of the anime protagonists, who always turn the tables with miraculous draws in scenes devoid of cards and monsters, in actual battles, if one player's hand still contains many usable cards, and the field is filled with monsters, while the other's field is blank with only a card or two in hand, the duel is pretty much decided.
Compared to Life Points, the amount of resources in hand actually better represents the Duelist's life value. The side with more ample resources can always lead the game more easily.
Because of this, having a card like Pot of Greed, which allows you to draw two cards unconditionally, appears especially broken. It means you can widen the gap in card quantity with the opponent without any cost, and even under absolute disadvantage with huge card gaps, you have a larger chance of a miraculous comeback with a Pot of Greed.
As long as such a Divine Card can be used, almost any deck will definitely have three copies.
Of course, the premise is if it can be used.
For the Yugi players of this era, Pot of Greed basically exists only in legends and animations as a Divine Artifact, never seen in actual combat.
Because many years ago, Pot of Greed was listed as a Forbidden Card, like "life imprisonment without parole," never released from the dark room...
Yet now, they've seen this Divine Card in this NPC's personal shop!
Officially, it's been clearly stated that Linked World will have no limitations—there won't be restricted Forbidden Card lists. Any card that players can reasonably obtain from the game has no usage limits.
Of course, the premise is if you can get it.
Firstly, it's absolutely impossible for the system card pool to draw Pot of Greed. Also, Youyu played Linked World for many years, seemingly never hearing anyone obtain Pot of Greed through hidden tasks.
This Divine Card seems to be a native NPC's patent, players have no chance to access it.
Fortunately, with Youyu as a "benevolent NPC" around, now players have a chance to acquire the Divine Card!
If players directly obtain Pot of Greed from the Linked World's shop card packs, they still can't use it. But if they meet special task requirements and receive a card gifted by an NPC, then this card would be recognized by the system as a special card obtained during gameplay and could be used.
In other words, for players to obtain certain cards originally unattainable by players, exclusively for NPCs, the only way might be through Youyu's channel.
Xue Lang and Nai couldn't escape their excitement, but they immediately noticed the acquisition condition below the UR Pot of Greed.
NPC Youyu's favorability... Above 90!?
The two exchanged looks.
This condition... it's probably impossible to complete, right?
How fervently must you curry favor from dawn till dusk to raise favorability with this NPC above 90!
Nai even suspects that if it's him, the favorability might very well decrease the more he curries favor...
Then glancing again at the Crystal Stone needed to purchase Pot of Greed...
...Uncle Li, how many zeros are there behind this!
Why not just go and rob!
The two rookies couldn't help but start to freak out.
Having just created their accounts, they only have a two-digit amount of Crystal Stones, and at this rate, who knows how long it'll take to grind out a single Pot of Greed...
Well, of course, the Pot of Greed Youyu himself drew was originally marked as an N Card by the publisher. This "UR" in the private shop is something he added arbitrarily.
Currently, he only has one such Divine Card, so naturally, it wouldn't be casually sold to players. It's displayed in his private shop just for show, to make it look good.
Considering that the poor rookie players who've just created accounts wouldn't possibly afford it anyway...
But this way, Xue Lang and Nai are stimulated, deciding to start from today and work vigorously to earn money.
After deceiving two Newbie Coupons, Youyu realizes that these low-level rookies currently serve no use, so he sends them away.
Youyu remembers, the internal test seemed to last just two days, at most to come and experience, but actually can't do anything much.
Youyu just happened to encounter a guinea pig... no, no, it was a chance encounter with Xue Lang, a player, and temporarily decided to test his NPC functions.
When the public test opens and more players come, it'll be time to start accessing resources.
Xue Lang and Nai left the card shop in high spirits, full of energy, feeling as if even the sunshine in this game world was brighter than before, with a future shining brightly.
Having joint possession of Youyu as a big opportunity has allowed these previously unfamiliar players to quickly build a strong bond, instantly forming a remarkable friendship.
Both quickly agreed—under no circumstances should other players find out about this key NPC!
By that time, with each holding three Pots of Greed and three Angels gifted, wouldn't even any random card deck be invincible?
Then, shining among players... no, even winning the world championship wouldn't be impossible!
So the two quickly made a pact that Youyu is their exclusive treasure, absolutely not to be mentioned to any third party!
Xue Lang and Nai thought this way, and Youyu pretty much guessed it.
After all, he used to be one of those dog players as well.
However, they might be disappointed because this "hidden NPC" they've discovered probably isn't as easy to hide as they think.
Because at this moment, this NPC was already planning how to find players after the official test goes live...
...
That evening, Youyu followed his routine, heading out to the dueling arena after a day's work, preparing to continue farming experience and gathering Crystal Stones.
Perhaps because of the drizzle, the streets were exceptionally empty. A cold current traversed the vacant roads, rain flew under the orange streetlight, a humid atmosphere pervading the air.
Youyu followed his usual route, passing through the district, through a short narrow alley, heading towards the dueling arena located on another street.
But today was a little different.
As he just turned into the alley, he realized someone was tracking him.