Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Confidence? Well, Just a Little Bit
"I can’t believe we actually got elemental follower cards." Yue Tao exclaimed in surprise, taking the wood element followers from Shen Sui’s hand.
Shen Sui unplugged the [Elemental Wheel of Magic Conversion] that now belonged to him from the device.
On the Dawn Continent, before Alice could stir up trouble for him, Shen Sui devised an intense special forces-style training regimen for her. Although it wouldn’t help Alice advance in realm, it would at least enhance her combat experience, so she wouldn’t have to rely on bluffing in everything she did.
Having done all that, Shen Sui didn’t have much to do in the Soul Card World. With some elemental follower cards at hand that Yue Tao needed, he invited him out to complete the trade they had previously agreed upon.
All of these were elemental creatures summoned by Andori, and they weren’t of much use to Shen Sui because his deck ultimately only allowed life card followers, leaving no room for these elemental followers.
By the way, in Shen Sui’s current deck, probably only the Fish King and the little mare aren’t in the life card form.
I remember... once there was a player who fed a few Fish Kings with transformation potions, and they all turned into very cute mermaid girls.
Wait... mermaid girls... cards...
Oh crap! Pearl Tears!
Thinking of this, Shen Sui shivered.
"What’s wrong?" Yue Tao on the other side seemed a bit puzzled.
Shen Sui laughed awkwardly, thinking if those Fish Kings really turned into life cards, he’d likely need to change their effects; he had no interest in sending his life cards over to the opponent’s field.
Seeing the strange expression on Yue Tao’s face, Shen Sui quickly changed the subject, saying, "Your card is really strong, are you sure you want to trade it for my elemental followers?"
Looking at the [Elemental Wheel of Magic Conversion] in his hand, Shen Sui thought that even in other card games, a card that lets you draw two cards per turn is incredibly powerful. Although this card reduces your soul point limit, honestly, in the current Life Card Duel environment, a game doesn’t last long enough for you to exhaust your soul points; usually, a duel ends within seven or eight rounds.
This is a card that speeds up the pace, and it can be said to be very powerful on the professional stage.
So powerful that even Shen Sui was reluctant to use it in lower-level matches.
Yue Tao, on the other hand, didn’t mind, saying, "It’s no problem. Having this card in my hands would be a waste. I know my own level and don’t have the chance to let this card shine. I’d be happy if someone could take it to the grandest stage."
"Ah..." Shen Sui said, twirling the card in his hand, "It’s also possible it’ll end up on the Forbidden Card List."
"That’s a bit of an exaggeration." Yue Tao blinked, "Even if things are a bit lax domestically, you can’t just get on the Forbidden Card List whenever you want."
Sorry, I already got on it.
Shen Sui thought sarcastically.
"But don’t worry," Shen Sui grinned at Yue Tao, "I won’t let you down with this card."
"Speaking of which, God of Age, you should be starting the ranking tournament soon, right?" Yue Tao asked after slotting the elemental follower cards into his dueling device, "A lot of people online are speculating about what rank you’ll achieve."
Shen Sui felt a bit bewildered, "People are speculating about my ranking tournament results online? Am I really that famous right now?"
Yue Tao laughed, "God of Age, you’re just an innocent target. Not long ago, Xinyuan Yingxue just finished her recognition duel, and now she’s advertising everywhere that she directly defeated a sixth-rank Life Card Master. Everyone’s guessing she’ll become a fifth-rank Life Card Master in the ranking tournament. Weren’t there netizens who brought you up to compare with Xinyuan Yingxue before? Now Xinyuan Yingxue’s fans are digging up old posts to ridicule you."
"Ah, it seems you pay attention to these things every day." Shen Sui joked, not really minding since such online disputes hadn’t affected his real life. Anyone with clear vision would know Shen Sui was just being used as a tool by netizens who couldn’t stand the hyping of family background star players.
Yue Tao blinked and said, "Ah, because I’m a fan of Xue too."
"Puh!" Shen Sui spat out a mouthful of cola, almost spraying the screen in front of him.
Yue Tao chuckled reassuringly, "Don’t worry, I’m a rational fan of Xue, I have no bias against you, God of Age."
Shen Sui rolled his eyes, "I don’t really care about these things. But if you provoke me, and I meet Xinyuan Yingxue in a match, I’ll definitely make her cry in front of you all."
He didn’t care because Xinyuan Yingxue had given him a precious follower card as compensation for apologizing, and he felt the girl’s character wasn’t too bad, so he didn’t mind these things.
However, if he ever encounters Xinyuan Yingxue in a duel, Shen Sui doesn’t mind sending her home humiliated.
After all, a duel is a duel, and we don’t go easy.
"Oh, how cruel, Xue is so cute."
"If being cute could win duels, then why have duels at all?" Shen Sui took out the [Elemental Wheel of Magic Conversion] and jokingly said, "I’ve decided, I’ll use this card to defeat Xinyuan Yingxue."
"You really are a devil... speaking of which, someone offered five hundred thousand for this card a few days ago." Yue Tao suddenly remembered something while looking at the card he traded away.
"Then why didn’t you sell it?" Shen Sui perked up at the mention of money, considering the idea of making it big and buying some real estate.
At least there should be a place for him in this world, right?
"With the domestic market like it is, getting such an offer out of the blue is a sure sign of trouble." Yue Tao mentioned it because he noticed Shen Sui said he was still looking for the right channel to sell cards, so he said this to remind Shen Sui, "There are many card scams domestically."
"Card scams?" Shen Sui was stupefied, "You have scams even in this?"
Yue Tao shrugged, "Of course, wherever there’s greed, there’s fraud. Exploiting the domestic Life Card Masters’ dissatisfaction with official price limits and their desire to sell cards at higher prices, these scammers lure them into selling cards at high prices, then use persuasive tactics to claim ownership of the cards from the buyers and disappear. Trust between Life Card Masters in the country was destroyed by these pests. Originally, private transactions where card prices aligned with international strength standards weren’t an issue, but as more people got scammed, those with a bit of experience started only accepting card-for-card trades."
This wasn’t a particularly pleasant topic, so they didn’t dwell on it long and returned to talking about Xinyuan Yingxue and the ranking tournament.
"Although the online hype is strong, the coach Xue defeated wasn’t much stronger than the fifth-rank Life Card Master she previously defeated," Yue Tao said, "That sixth-rank Life Card Master recently lost to Feng Lindu in the Silver Moon Infinite Cup. But even so, everyone generally believes Xue will become a fifth-rank Life Card Master in the ranking tournament. It’s really enviable, I’m not even sure I’ll ever make it to the fifth rank in my life."
"What about you, God of Age?" Yue Tao asked curiously, "Do you have the confidence to rank above four in the tournament?"
Shen Sui thought for a moment, "I have a bit of confidence, I suppose."