CHAPTER 23: CHAPTER 23: AS LONG AS THE COMPENSATION IS ENOUGH, I’LL APPLY FOR A FORBIDDEN CARD MYSELF

"Good luck!" Xinyuan Tanchun patted Shen Sui’s shoulder and encouraged him, "Try to complete the PK this month, and set your rank directly next month. If you do that, you might just achieve the feat of graduating straight into a professional club."

"Aren’t your expectations of me a bit too high?" Shen Sui’s eye twitched slightly as he said.

"From your duel exam performance, you can totally give it a try." Xinyuan Tanchun said, "The sooner you turn professional, the sooner I can get my bonus."

"Damn! That’s your main goal, isn’t it?"

"Of course! I originally planned to fast-track your card skills." Xinyuan Tanchun said very honestly with arms crossed, "But since you want to maintain the mystery of your Soul Card, I won’t force you. Lately, I need to focus my main energy on the Soul Card World and might not have the time to teach you Life Card Duel techniques, so if you have any questions, you’d better ask today."

"Are you planning to get a rank-up?"

"Not just a rank-up! I’m planning to break a record!" Xinyuan Tanchun exclaimed with enthusiasm, waving her small fists, "If I succeed, I will be the first Life Card Master from World No. 1 to reach the Seventh Rank!"

Uh... Is that all you aspire to?

Shen Sui said speechlessly.

However, to tell the truth, Xinyuan Tanchun’s luck isn’t bad at all.

Isabella, as a True Ancestor level vampire, becoming her Soul Card, is Xinyuan Tanchun’s luck.

It’s just that currently, the Dawn Continent seems to be in the era of the Recovery of the Gods. If that vampire’s Ancestor also awakens, it might indeed pose a threat to Isabella.

Shen Sui thought while stroking his chin.

"So, you really don’t have any questions?" Xinyuan Tanchun asked, feeling quite frustrated as she stood with her hands on her hips waiting for Shen Sui, who never asked anything.

"What question?"

"Questions related to Life Card Duels! Aren’t you a newbie?"

"Oh, oh, oh, for dueling, there are actually no problems." Shen Sui said, in my previous life I could lose thirty matches in a night, "I’m actually more curious about the rules of the Forbidden Cards."

"Forbidden Cards... You definitely should have some concern over that." Xinyuan Tanchun said, "The duel exam you participated in has spread far and wide. It wouldn’t be surprising if a jealous competitor reports your cards. My main concern is that your [Star Magic Array] might get banned."

"But my combo isn’t unbeatable, right?"

This is a lie!

Shen Sui had already stacked several Kangs in his deck, and there was even an Equipment Spell Card that could give Alice resistance.

"Being overpowered and being unbeatable are two different things. The Life Card Association aims to maintain balance in the dueling environment, and as long as you display an overpowered level, they will ban key cards, at least that’s what they say officially."

"The core rule is Soul Cards can’t be banned, [Recovery] is a 15-star Life Card, and no one wants to start the precedent of banning 15-star cards, so the unlucky one would just be a single card." Xinyuan Tanchun said, "Just look at those national champions or world champions, which of them doesn’t get a few cards banned after winning? Take last year’s World Moonlight Cup champion Dongye Youzai as an example; he had half his deck banned right after winning, and he was dumbfounded. He did make a comeback this year though, now ranked world No.3 I think."

"Ahem, actually, I’m not bothered by any of that." Shen Sui, having long prepared substitute cards, finally asked the question he was most concerned about, "I’m wondering, do you get compensated if cards get banned?"

Xinyuan Tanchun looked at Shen Sui in a bit of surprise, gazing at him for a long time.

"Oh my God!" She slapped her thigh, "You’re not actually thinking of making money through card bans, are you?"

"Just tell me if there is compensation?"

"There is." Xinyuan Tanchun nodded affirmatively, "And quite a lot. The compensation for one banned card is about ten times the suggested retail price, and if your rank is high, there are additional fees."

"Is a 1-star banned card compensated with 10,000?"

"Almost. If you’re aware of your Life Card’s strength but dissatisfied with the compensation amount, it’s best not to use it in less important competitions." Xinyuan Tanchun suggested.

Shen Sui nodded.

Overall, he was quite satisfied with the compensation for banned cards.

[Star Magic Array] is a 13-star Life Card, if it really gets banned, the Life Card Association would have to compensate him at least 130,000.

This card is strong and fake, but it definitely wouldn’t sell for that price.

Great, I’ve fully understood the rules.

Now I have just one question.

Someone quickly come and ban my card, urgently! Awaiting online!

Thinking of this, Shen Sui took out his phone, quickly logged into the Life Card Association’s app, and found the report section.

"???" Seeing Shen Sui’s actions, Xinyuan Tanchun was full of questions, "What are you doing?!"

"Oh." Shen Sui said as he skillfully wrote the report materials, "I’m reporting someone’s Life Card for being overpowered."

Xinyuan Tanchun patted her chest, relieved as she thought this newbie was blinded by money.

Then she saw Shen Sui writing down the Life Card name being reported: [Star Magic Array].

"You’re actually reporting your own Life Card?!" Xinyuan Tanchun almost screamed, "Have you thought about the fact that once you lose this card, your combo won’t hold up!"

"But that’s 130,000."

"Is 130,000 more important than a Life Card Master’s future?!"

"How about you give me 130,000?"

Xinyuan Tanchun sat down, clasped her hands under her chin: "Hmm, 130,000 really is a bit more important."

She didn’t think anyone would be this naive, so seeing Shen Sui so calm, she roughly guessed that Shen Sui had already found a replacement.

If someone wants to make money through card bans, that’s their freedom, and she wouldn’t interfere.

Perhaps someone’s Soul Card is invincible in the Soul Card World, strolling around freely, farming Life Cards at will.

Besides, being able to have one’s Life Card banned is also a skill in itself.

Quickly, Shen Sui’s report material entered the review process, if the number of people reporting this card reached a certain count, the Life Card Association would initiate a Life Card review, and once approved, the ban notice and corresponding compensations would follow.

By the way, the Promotion Tournament is classified as a Category C competition by the Life Card Association.

And the academy’s monthly PK tournament is not a Life Card Association-certified competition, so the rule against using forbidden cards doesn’t apply.

So when your Life Card gets banned, it doesn’t mean you can’t sell the card.

In fact, precisely because it’s a forbidden card, it could sell for a higher price.

Buyers of such forbidden cards include collectors who love gathering forbidden cards, and casual players who enjoy clashing in amateur tournaments for fun, anyway domestic cards are cheap.

After Shen Sui left, Xinyuan Tanchun was stunned for a long time.

Her Dueling Device lit up.

[Isabella welcomes you, guest from the otherworld.]

[Today I met a very interesting person, and his subconscious reaction upon hearing your name was to call you a flat-chested vampire...]

Xinyuan Tanchun took out Isabella’s Soul Card, on the card face was a beautiful blonde woman, with a face as delicate as a porcelain doll, a tall and voluptuous perfect figure that even women admired.

[Isabella’s aura suddenly surged, she seemed very angry. Everything around fell into silence, as if fearing this enraged True Ancestor vampire.]

[Oh, someone dares to evaluate me like that.]

[Isabella said slowly.]

[It reminds me of someone, someone from a very, very long time ago.]

[Who? you ask.]

[Claude Modena....]

[Isabella paused for a long time, seemingly lost in some memory.]