CHAPTER 29: CHAPTER 29: MY DECK RADIATES POSITIVITY

Alice’s series of maneuvers in Modena City brought Shen Sui a large number of Life Cards, so many that Shen Sui’s collection overflowed, and there were still many Life Cards that couldn’t be downloaded due to a lack of Blank Cards.

What frustrated Shen Sui was that both Divine Cards couldn’t be extracted because Alice’s rank was insufficient.

Without the support of powerful Followers, Shen Sui could only temporarily rely on alternative methods to achieve victory in duels.

Alice, you need to step up!

After a month, you’ve only reached the third-rank Mage, which isn’t enough.

"You’re making me look really naive," Xinyuan Tanchun was both shocked and speechless, "how could you farm so many Life Cards in World No. 1?"

"Speaking of which, I’m a bit curious," Shen Sui looked at Xinyuan Tanchun with interest, "how did that Isabella help you farm Life Cards?"

"Grave digging."

"Huh?"

"She’s the Tomb Guardian of the Dawn Continent, patrolling the tombs of strong ones across the continent each year to prevent evildoers from misusing the corpses," Xinyuan Tanchun shrugged, "and during these rounds, checking the coffin lids to prevent resurrection is standard procedure. So, I took the chance to have Isabella check if there were any treasures in the graves that could be transformed into Life Cards."

Shen Sui was a bit speechless.

This flat-chested vampire loli, what has she been up to all these years?

"Aren’t you guys afraid of encountering any special tombs? The kind where the strength of the tomb owner far surpasses that of your Soul Card."

"So far, it’s been alright, aside from a few centuries-old strong ones rising from the dead, there haven’t been any surprises," Xinyuan Tanchun recalled, pursing her lips.

She really didn’t hold back, sharing all she knew about the Dawn Continent with Shen Sui, which should be a big taboo for a Life Card Master.

Rising from the dead isn’t considered a surprise?

Wait? Centuries ago? Wasn’t that when I was active?

Who rose from the dead?

"The most bizarre is the tomb of the Saintess called Vivian," Xinyuan Tanchun smacked her palm, "Isabella digs there every month, but still hasn’t found Vivian’s corpse."

"Why does she do that?"

"Because she refuses to believe that person could die," Xinyuan Tanchun mimicked, "Isabella said that since this person still needs to revive Claude, she won’t die."

Shen Sui scratched his nose, unsure of what to say.

After discussing the matters of the cup tournament, Xinyuan Tanchun bade farewell. She was planning to break through to the seventh rank soon, and was very busy.

The main events of the Chosen Cup would begin the day after tomorrow, on Saturday, but he needed to attend the preliminaries tomorrow. So, today Shen Sui had to first sort out the gains from this major event.

"Ah, I was too focused on Vivian and forgot to ask about the Event Cards," Shen Sui smacked his forehead when he realized he forgot to inquire about the Event Cards.

Fortunately, the internet is highly developed now, and you can find clues to almost any strange question there.

Shen Sui quickly tracked down information on the Event Cards.

It turned out Life Card Duels included not only the standard Spell Cards and Follower Cards but also some Special Class Cards that don’t take up grid space.

Special Class Cards have a duration limit, generally in terms of rounds. Furthermore, at any point during a duel, only one Special Class card of the same type can exist, thus new ones will replace old ones of the same type, much like equipment in Three Kingdoms Kill.

Special Class Cards are exceptionally rare, with two known types: Event Cards, usually obtained by Life Card Masters through farming event-related Spell Cards, and Environment Cards, acquired under special conditions related to weather and terrain.

If used well, these cards are immensely powerful because they don’t occupy grid space and can’t be targeted by card effects, thus remaining unaffected by other card effects.

"So, that means it can be countered when activated?" Shen Sui rubbed his chin, contemplating the possibility of opponents using such cards.

It seems that when countering in the future, I’ll need to account for these cards too, not just Spell Cards and Follower Cards.

With that in mind, Shen Sui looked at the second Event Card in his hand.

Compared to [Chaos], this Event Card was the real heavyweight.

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Card Name: [Defiance and Betrayal]

Type: Event Card

Star Level: 12 Stars

Effect: From activation until the end of the opponent’s second turn or until replaced by another Event Card, neither side can declare an attack. During each combat phase, all Followers controlled by the turn’s owner will sequentially carry out a direct attack on their controller.

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Shen Sui found it hard to gauge the strength of this card.

But at least for now, when the strength of his Followers hasn’t risen, this card is very useful to Shen Sui.

After activation, as long as you don’t release your powerful Followers during the main phase, brace yourself for betrayal from the Followers during the combat phase.

The stronger the Followers, the stronger the backstab’s lethality, and the faster the Life Card Master perishes.

This card was already potent at its initial state, but Shen Sui made some adjustments to the wording, changing "Followers of the turn’s owner sequentially carry out a direct attack on them" to "all Followers controlled by the turn’s owner will sequentially carry out a direct attack on their controller."

Hehe.

Shen Sui had to emphasize that this was only a minor tweak, trivial in nature.

He was a harmonious and loving person, and this card was the best proof.

As long as the threat of betrayal lingered, neither side would summon powerful Followers, wouldn’t that make for a peaceful scene?

Plop.

As Shen Sui organized his deck, a card fell out.

He picked it up casually; it was another card Alice had drawn during this major event.

Spell Card, [Enchanting Speech].

Shen Sui’s pupils slightly fluctuated.

To be honest, even through the screen, he could sense Alice’s astonishing ability to evoke emotions in her speeches.

Without a formidable bewitching ability, there is no way one could persuade believers to defy their own gods.

And this is prominently showcased on the [Enchanting Speech].

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Card Name: [Enchanting Speech]

Type: Spell Card

Star Level: 12 Stars

Effect: Can be activated only once per duel. At the start of your main phase, you may reveal all cards in your hand to your opponent, causing them to discard all Follower Cards from your hand. Then, you may target up to X Followers on the opponent’s field, gaining control of the selected Followers (X equals the number of cards discarded as a result of this effect).

The Followers controlled using this method lose all effects until they return to their owner’s field.

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Tsk, tsk, tsk, what an evil Spell Card.

Shen Sui shuffled it into his deck.

Let this kind of evil be suppressed by me.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

"Hello?" Shen Sui curiously answered the call from an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, is this Mr. Shen Sui? I’m calling from the Magic City Life Card Association."

"Yes, could I help you?"

"Due to multiple reports, we conducted a review of the Permanent Spell Card [Star Magic Array] in your deck. We hereby notify you that the association has decided to list it among the latest Forbidden Cards. Do you wish to file an objection?"

Shen Sui didn’t expect to actually encounter a forbidden card review. He was just casually clicking around that day since forbidden cards generally pertain to professional players in A-class and B-class tournaments, even in the domestic environment here.

Are they really this shameless?

I haven’t even entered professional tournaments yet, and already someone thinks I’m in their way?

"Objection!" Shen Sui said without hesitation, "I do not accept!"

"Mr. Shen, this is the result after the Life Card Association’s review, and we will also compensate you for the related Forbidden Card..."

"This card is the absolute core of my deck! It’s my indispensable partner for victory! I must not lose it!"

"Mr. Shen...."

"If you want to ban it," Shen Sui said seriously,

"Then offer more money."