"Damn, I shouldn't have sold them at a loss!"
Luo Bai recalled the scene of the card shop closing down and clearing out its card boxes, and he wanted to slap his thigh in frustration.
He rushed upstairs and rummaged through his precious card boxes.
Luckily, he had kept all seven of his most frequently used decks: [Cyber Dragon], [Dark Magician], [Sky Striker], [Crystron], [Exosister], [Dinomorphia], and [Tearlaments].
Many of them weren't competitive decks.
Thankfully, he had a collecting habit and kept one of each card box, making him a pseudo-complete collector.
Luo Bai excitedly returned to his computer with the decks and continued scanning and inputting.
[Ding, data blank, input failed]
[Please try again after changing the Magic Card]
"What's the principle behind this?"
An unexpected error occurred when inputting [Tearlaments Kashtira].
The system cannot recognize cards related to the "Kashtira", such as the Red Mermaid or the Three-headed Wolf.
But it doesn't matter!
The rest can be entered!
Moreover, there are no limits on the whole family!
"I'll just enter all twelve of my wives, nine little ones and three big ones."
[Entry Successful]
Next, some general-purpose add-on cards were entered.
[Sizzle—Click]
The scanning system encountered another problem. Cards such as [Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder] and [Underworld Goddess of the Closed World] would experience a glitch-like pause, a blank screen, and then revert to the state before entry.
This was repeated several times without success.
In short, some add-ons didn't work.
Half an hour later...
"Ah—"
Luo Bai let out a howl, finally having entered all the cards that could be entered into the seven decks. The unusable cards were replaced with lower-level ones.
"Let's play cards!"
Luo Bai was about to use his Tearlaments deck to play a match when he suddenly remembered something and paused.
Yes.
He thought of his friends who had been driven out of the game by Tearlaments, and now that he was in this strange world, he was worried about repeating their mistakes.
A deck that's too strong can completely unbalance the meta, leading to severe homogenization. Once card games become too homogenized, they become monotonous and boring.
"Forget it, I'll seal it for a while."
After thinking it over, he changed his deck from [Tearlament] to [Dinomorphia] and took out a VR headset from the [Supercomputing Ring] and put it on.
Supercomputing Ring: The skin-embedded mechanical bracelet that the silver-haired woman branded for him after he woke up; it has a spatial storage function.
Let's test Biantana's duelling skills first.
Let's see how she fares, whether she can withstand some pressure.
To test her skills, we definitely need to play some interactive (heavy trap) decks, right?
[Duel Matching in Progress]
"Ding!"
Match Successful!
...
Half an hour ago.
Biantana Real World.
Level 6 Fortress - Cang Yuange, Fortress Duelist Base.
In the players' room, Captain Chen Wencheng is scolding teammate Zhou Gu.
"You, a player from a Level 6 Fortress, are playing as a substitute in a Level 4 league."
"You're not ashamed, but I am."
"If the company finds out, you'll have to explain yourself."
Zhou Gu, disguised as a substitute player from the Tazna Fortress, successfully reversed the score against Bian Yuelong, seriously violating the Duelist League's rules. If discovered, he will be banned for at least a year.
Biantana lacks the concept of a "nation," instead existing as "fortresses" scattered across the "airspace," "continent," and "deep sea," totalling 1042 fortresses. These fortresses are categorized into seven levels, from one to seven, with level seven being the highest, based on their level of civilization and development.
Social resources are redistributed among the fortresses based on the results of the "Duel League." The rules of the Level 4 Duelist League only allow members from Level 4 fortresses to participate, but every year a large number of members engage in disguise and substitute fighting for exorbitant profits.
"We didn't find out," Zhou Gumo said dismissively, glancing away. "I was just helping a friend."
In the Duelist League, foreign aid, substitute fighting, and match-fixing are practically unspoken rules.
"You know how much money you received!"
Chen Wencheng roared, his body ramrod straight, muscles taut, veins bulging on his arms, seemingly brimming with anger and power.
"Oh, the company wouldn't dare do anything to us, they'll definitely give you face," Zhou Gu said casually, holding his phone and conducting his daily "duel training."
"Earning some extra money isn't shameful."
Chen Wencheng, the captain of Cangyuange Fortress, is the son of a company director and a Saint-level Magic Card Master, so he certainly has some influence.
"Don't go on stage next week," Chen Wencheng said coldly, seeing his unrepentant attitude.
"No, Captain!" Zhou Gu finally panicked, stopping what he was doing and urgently saying, "I don't have enough points, let me play one more match."
"You..." Chen Wencheng was about to reprimand him.
A notification sound came through the headset: [Your account successfully logged in at Cangyuange - West District 9th Street]
"Chen Xinxin!" Chen Wencheng immediately flew into a rage, slamming the door and leaving.
Upon hearing the name "Chen Xinxin," Zhou Gu instantly understood the situation and hurriedly followed him.
...
Cangyuange Fortress, West District 9th Street, Fortress Duelist High-End Apartment.
Chen Xinxin sneaked into her father Chen Wencheng's room 708, and, as she understood it, successfully found her Duelist account card.
*Ding!*
Logged into Duelist account!
She secretly glanced downstairs to confirm her father wasn't back yet; she could probably have a couple of fun games before getting yelled at.
"Duel!"
The card-addicted girl wasn't afraid of difficulties!
She was confident her card-drawing speed could outrun her father's pursuit!
There was no other way; she simply didn't have enough cards on her own account.
Losing was one thing, but sometimes, after losing, she'd get called a noob.
So she had to use her father's account to stomp on some noobs and regain some dignity.
Chen Xinxin logged into the client with practiced ease and saw the "King, 128 Stars" avatar icon.
"Hmm~ So cool."
She groaned, a strange sense of satisfaction welling up inside her.
The King of Glory avatar was definitely cooler than her Platinum avatar, even though that rank and stars had absolutely nothing to do with her.
After a sigh, Chen Xinxin first entered the deck-building tool to make sure her deck was okay.
She entered the [Arena].
She absolutely had to avoid the [Ranked Duel] here, because everyone she was matched with there was a King of Glory player with over 100 stars.
Even if she was mischievous, she wouldn't dare joke about her father's stars; it concerned the honor of the entire Cangyuange Fortress.
After confirming several times.
She clicked [Random Match].
Random matchmaking would match players across ranks; winning or losing wouldn't result in a loss of points.
If one player is a newbie, someone who hasn't played many games, they'll be prioritized for matchmaking with a pro player.
A [Guidance Match] will be played.
"Ding!"
[Match Successful]
[This is a Guidance Match]
"Wow~ a newbie~"
Seeing the system pop-up, Chen Xinxin smiled mischievously.
"I'll definitely give you a good lesson~"
But what she was really thinking was beating up the newbie, then boasting and receiving their praise and admiration.
Whoosh!
The screen changed.
Chen Xinxin put on the Duelist helmet, connected to the computer, and started a VR duel, adjusting the pain level to a mere three.
The randomly assigned duel arena was a bustling urban area.
Waves of cheers from the NPC spectators filled her ears.
"Scheiren, my wife? What a strange nickname," Chen Xinxin murmured.
And, the opponent didn't even call me 'boss' right away?
This is the Guidance Bureau; it should be displayed on the other side's interface.
Never mind.
No point in saying more!
"Duel!"
"Duel!"
"First turn is mine, watch closely, newbie!" Chen Xinxin shouted excitedly, slamming a card onto the Duel Disk.
"Summon [Swordsoul of Moye, 1700/1800]!"
Sword Master - Moye
"Revealing [Swordsoul of Taia] to activate the effect..."
She was only halfway through her sentence when she saw her opponent slam a Trap Card onto the Duel Disk and say indifferently, "Infinite Impermanence, negate Moye."
???
Chen Xinxin was instantly dumbfounded, utterly bewildered.
Wait a minute?
How could he play a Trap Card in his hand during my turn?
And negate my Moye's effect?
"I haven't even mentioned the effect yet!"