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As a milky aroma wafted through the air, Diana leaned closer: "Dark, you already have so many magic cards?"
She covered her mouth, her surprised expression quite adorable.
Dak casually remarked, "Most of them are useless cards."
"Oh." Diana also started organizing her magic cards.
Dark glanced at it and noticed that Diana had an unexpectedly large number of cards.
However, when he tried to take a closer look, Diana blushed, turned around, covered the cards, and whispered, "Don't look, they're all useless cards."
Dark: "..."
Diana doesn't lie.
If you call it a useless card, then it really is a useless card!
In the first semester of first grade, there are three methods of creating magical cards that are taught in regular classes.
These are "The Alchemy of Magical Beasts", "Basic Alchemy Method", and "The Alchemy of Universal Spell Cards".
Although magical beasts are amazing, most of them are one-star spirit cards with 100 magic attack and defense.
Moreover, the materials for crafting magical beasts are actually very rare and difficult to obtain.
The creation of universal spell cards is restricted by spells; there are only five types, with the difficulty of creation increasing progressively.
Of these, only the "Basic Transformation Method" is the simplest and most suitable.
Therefore, if junior mages want to improve their combat power as soon as possible, they can only gamble on the "Basic Alchemy Method".
If you're lucky, you might get one or two three-star cards, which would be a huge turnaround!
If you're even luckier, you might get one or two three-star purple or orange cards, which would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate!
Some people like to call this behavior "card gambling".
It means most people will lose everything!
Diana's credit hours were among the highest of the first-year students, so she had plenty of time to spend a lot of credits on "gambling cards."
And so, he gambled out a bunch of useless cards.
The so-called "useless card" usually refers to a white card of the same star level with pitifully low magic attack and defense, and no skills.
However, Dark is now quite hoping to have a few first-tier white cards to fill out his deck.
He calmed down and continued building his deck.
"First, three Tier 1 Magical Spirit cards are necessary, followed by three Sin series Magical Spell cards."
"Based on these six magic cards, add three third-tier magic spirit cards."
"Then add one each of the 'Magic Bullet Charm,' 'Fade Charm,' 'Energy Potion,' and 'Revealing Powder.'"
"The ratio of Elf Cards to Magic/Item Cards is 6:7."
"Hmm, let's remove another 'fade' and 'reveal' layer!"
"Let's leave it at that for now. We'll adjust it later if needed."
Without a limit on the number of cards in a deck, there is no need to put extra cards in the deck just to fill it up.
Although this in-class competition was stated to be conducted according to the rules of a formal duel, given the number of cards held by first-year students, it was primarily an experience-based activity and part of the curriculum.
Dak didn't take it too seriously.
The final deck is:
"Eevee, Monster Hunter," "Trash Slime," and "Shuttle"
"Gatomon", "Milkyr", and "Sylveon"
Pride I, Pride II, Elysium III
"Magic Bullet Charm", "Energy Potion", and "Revealing Powder"
……
"There are twelve magic cards in total. The ratio of spirit cards to the other cards is 1:1, which should be enough."
With that in mind, Dark stacked the remaining cards into a group and put them away neatly.
……
"Jingle Bell!"
The school bell rang as scheduled.
"Let's go."
Dak stood up from the bench.
The other students also began to gather in the middle in twos and threes.
Professor Jones appeared at the entrance of the arena with a relaxed expression.
She was pulling a trailer with one hand, which contained items such as magic orbs.
Once inside the venue, Professor Jones clapped his hands: "Two laps."
Although the students sighed, they were already used to it and started running around muttering to themselves.
Professor Jones then took this opportunity to begin making arrangements.
This time, the venue and equipment were used directly for the in-class competition, so the setup was relatively quick.
Once the students had finished running two laps, the venue setup was almost complete.
Five-minute break.
Professor Jones blew her whistle, and the first-year students from the four houses reassembled in front of her.
"I won't go into too much detail today. This competition will use the official rules and will be divided into two rounds."
"In the first round, each college will be divided into groups, and each group will use a single-elimination system to determine four contestants."
"In the second round, a total of sixteen contestants will compete in a double-elimination format to determine their rankings."
"These sixteen contestants will all receive a certain amount of academic credits."
Professor Jones briefly explained the rules of the competition, then clapped his hands.
"In addition, today's referee is... Now, please welcome our distinguished guests to the stage! Ta-da!"
Then, the three professors, with expressionless faces, walked in from the entrance of the venue.
To cater to Professor Jones's perverse sense of humor, they deliberately waited until now to make their appearance...
Their expressions softened somewhat when they were in front of the students.
Professor Lily yawned, seemingly still sleepy.
Professor Sylph's expression was serious, and her gaze towards the students was very sharp.
Professor Claire Kate, on the other hand, had a gentle smile, like a warm breeze.
Adding Professor Jones himself, that makes exactly four colleges.
The students were separated by the professors.
As the Dean of the House of Lords, Professor Jones naturally leads the House of Lords.
The students of the House of Nobles, including Dark, followed Professor Jones to Field 1.
The indoor arena measures 30x20 meters, which is slightly larger than a basketball court.
On both sides of the venue, there will be a platform for the contestants that is about five meters high.
Duelists must use magic cards to duel on the contestant's platform.
Chapter 158 Bringing Smiles Through Duel
Venue No. 1.
Professor Jones glanced at the children of the noble house, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Of the four houses in the first year, the House of Nobles has the fewest students, with only thirty-seven.
Thirty-seven is a prime number.
Choosing four people from these thirty-seven is actually quite complicated.
So she decided to use a little trick.
"Dark Dimon, step forward!"
"Yes!"
Dak straightened his back, stepped forward, and exuded an imposing aura.
Professor Jones nodded in satisfaction and said, "You don't need to participate in the first round of the competition for now."
Dark: "Huh?"
Professor Jones: "As the defending champion, you are entitled to advance directly to the second round."
Dark: "Uh."
Although Dark would actually prefer to experience the thrill of a formal duel, Professor Jones clearly wouldn't easily change his mind.
The students of the House of Nobles were surprised, but since the privileged one was Darke Dimon, the matter became less unacceptable.
Even those who were green with envy remained silent.
So Darke was temporarily transformed from a contestant into Professor Jones's assistant.
After the students had drawn their numbers, the in-class competition, which determined the first-year students' grades for the entire academic year, began.
……
First match: No. 1 vs. No. 2.
The two contestants who drew the corresponding numbers had to climb onto the contestant platform under pressure.
Looking down at the field from the five-meter-high platform, the 30x20 area is already enormous. It even gives one a sense of ethereal emptiness, as if it were completely out of control.
But this is only the size of a typical event venue.
The venues for large-scale events are typically 120 x 80 cm in length and width.
Therefore, high-level duels also have corresponding requirements for the duelists' physical qualities, especially their eyesight.
Now, three months into the new school year, the young mages are already very familiar with the rules of formal duels.
The two players who stepped onto the stage placed their prepared decks into the slot on the right side of the "card table" according to the rules, and then infused them with magic.
The magic projection mechanism is activated.
The giant projection of the "card table" unfolds rapidly in front of the players' table.
……
"Put the magic ball into the field."
At Professor Jones's prompting, Dark picked up the Magic Ball and headed towards the summoning area of the arena.
In the proper summoning area, there is a circular fixed point specifically for placing the magic orb.
魔导球的生命结界有五个级别，每一级对应的魔力值分为1000、2000、4000、8000、16000。
This competition follows the scale of the Rising Star Tournament, so a Level 1 Life Barrier is being used.
Dark inserted his thumb, index finger, and middle finger into the three holes of the magic orb, and activated the life barrier with just a little magic power.
It was a transparent barrier composed of multiple hexahedrons.
As the life barrier unfolds, glowing numbers representing the magic power level illuminate inside the magic sphere.
The magic ball is divided into red and blue sides, distinguished by the color of the glowing numbers.
Dark placed the magic ball about one meter above the circular fixed point in the air. After briefly sensing the strength of the life barrier, he quickly withdrew.
Meanwhile, Professor Jones had already placed another magic ball.
Observing the entire process of the match from the referee's perspective is also very helpful for further familiarizing oneself with the rules of the game.