Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 144 Strange Events

"Of course, Miss Lunia, I would also like to invite you to participate in the Star-Up Competition again."

Lunya also looked surprised.

"The situation in the scrap metal district this year is not optimistic. Under the pressure from the Taylor family, the purchase price of scrap metal has been driven very low," Tie Nanzhe said calmly, while casually glancing at Nami, who had her head down.

"So it's very difficult for everyone to survive, and we still haven't selected a candidate."

"Can candidates be directly appointed by the district head?"

"Of course not, you're participating in a candidate selection competition, but I feel that with your abilities, you should be able to win easily."

"District Chief Tie Nanzhe, I..." Lunya said somewhat uncertainly.

"It's alright, Lunya. I've already heard. You got a new deck, right? You had a match with that blonde lady over there and almost won, didn't you?"

Lunya nodded hesitantly.

"That makes things easier, Miss Lunia. On behalf of the district government, I formally invite you to participate in the candidate selection competition."

Di Xing tugged at Lunya's sleeve and gave her a thumbs-up, which made Lunya smile brightly.

"Thank you for your invitation, District Chief, I accept."

"And what about you, Di Xing?"

"I want to accept it, but my identity..."

"Don't worry, I've already completely resolved your identity issue."

"Then I want to participate." To achieve my goal, I must go to the upper levels.

"Very good, then the candidate selection competition will be held tomorrow at noon."

"So fast?"

"After all, the Star-Up Tournament is just around the corner."

Di Xing nodded helplessly; he would have to go back and prepare properly.

At this moment, Ruan Nuo took a step forward.

"Grandpa District Chief"

That "Grandpa" seemed to have a particularly strong impact on Tie Nanzi, causing his once straight back to bend over.

Ruan Nuo thought for a moment

"Uncle District Chief"

It's a little better now that I know iron is hard to break.

"That tin man with the hidden weapon looks like he's searching for something in the scrap metal area?"

“Yes,” Di Xing quickly interjected, “they’ve also joined forces with the Li family from the Six-Pointed Star Clan; they must have some ulterior motive.”

The district chief sighed, "They're probably looking for the legacy of the scrap metal district."

"The legacy of the scrap metal district?"

Di Xing looked confused.

Lunya then said, "Isn't that just a legend?"

Tie Nanzhe nodded helplessly. "It's just a legend, but they don't believe it. However, a lot of strange things have indeed happened in the Iron Wasteland recently. I wonder if they're behind it."

"Strange thing?"

"The patrolmen who patrol there often lose things inexplicably. Although they are all small items and are quickly recovered, it is still quite frightening."

"Sometimes even the safety helmets worn on one's head mysteriously disappear."

"What's even more outrageous is that they discovered some areas that were completely empty, yet they were inaccessible."

"It was as if an invisible wall was blocking that area out."

"What is this?" Di Xing stroked his chin, looking at what sounded like something a Card Spirit would do. Which Card Spirits could accomplish this? Di Xing couldn't recall for a moment.

"Could the district head take us there to have a look?"

"Alright, but I'm busy with official duties. Liu Tiaowu, you take them there."

Liu Tiaowu bowed slightly and led Di Xing and his group off.

......

The Scrap Metal Wasteland is a vast pile of scrap metal located in the heart of the scrap metal zone. The scrap metal there has been sifted and recycled countless times, leaving behind only completely worthless items.

However, the residents of the scrap metal area have a special affection for this area where scrap metal is piled up. They feel that these unwanted scrap metal pieces are just like themselves, so they are reluctant to completely abandon this place.

On the other hand, the population of the scrap metal area was not saturated, so there was no idea to level the area and build new houses, thus leaving this huge and useless area intact.

The Iron Wasteland cannot be reached by car; one must take an old-fashioned train to enter. The entire wasteland is shaped like a giant washbasin, surrounded by massive piles of scrap metal. A lone railway track runs through the center of the wasteland, reminiscent of the desolate American West during the Great Frontier era.

Liu Tiaowu led them to the place where the inspector had encountered the "ghost wall" (a magical maze), but there was nothing unusual about the place now, only countless car wrecks scattered haphazardly.

"These machines are so pitiful, but they really have no use anymore," Nami said regretfully.

"That's not necessarily true. In our world, there's a legendary duelist who not only cobbled together his own motorcycle dueling wheel (D-Wheel) from scrap metal, but also became a hero who saved the world."

Di Xing told them about Crab Brother's deeds, and upon hearing this, Lunia, Liu Tiaowu, and Nami couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

Di Xing didn't notice that the tuft of hair on Ruan Nuo's head was also swaying happily.

at this time

"Ah! My Knight Summoner is gone!" Nami's Knight Summoner has disappeared again.

"What should we do?" Nami was extremely panicked, almost crying. In this mountain of junk, if something was lost, the chances of finding it again were very slim.

But the sharp-eyed Li Fei Hua Yue suddenly pointed to the roof of a car wreck next to them and asked, "Isn't that it?"

Nami hurriedly looked over and discovered that her Knight Summoner was safely placed on the roof of the car.

She rushed over and hugged him tightly, exclaiming, "You scared me to death!"

Di Xing looked puzzled. He was quite certain he had just checked that spot; there was nothing on the car. It seemed some card sprite was playing a prank. Wait, a prank?

Ai Xiao seemed a little scared and tried to move closer to Di Xing, but then she found something blocking her way.

"Di Xing, I feel like something's blocking my way!" Ai Xiao cried out in alarm.

Di Xing hurriedly tried to pull her up, but found that there seemed to be an invisible grid between them.

Ruan Nuo immediately summoned Iron Feather and hurled it at the transparent square between the two, but it had no effect.

Lunya rushed towards Ai Xiao, but tripped over the scrap metal. Li Fei Hua Yue hurriedly tried to help her up, but just then, a transparent barrier suddenly rose between them, separating them.

Fortunately, Lunya was quite agile and adjusted her posture in time to avoid falling.

Nami noticed something was wrong and prepared to return, but she too was blocked by the invisible square.

Seeing this, Di Xing had a sudden inspiration; he roughly guessed what kind of card sprite was playing the prank.

So he tried walking towards Ruan Nuo and found that there were no squares separating the two of them.

It seems the maximum number of these squares is three, which should be enough to definitively identify the enemy.

"[Disruptive Yellow], [Disruptive Green], [Disruptive Black], stop hiding, I see you!" Di Xing shouted bluffingly towards the pile of scrap metal.