Free Web NovelChapter 995: Chapter 361: The Guaranteed Strength of an S-rank Card_2
"The 3rd S-level card..."
He took out the [Beast Master Red Dragon] and [Spirit Dragon King Wing].
Without further delay, he clapped his hands together.
Hum!
A glow spilled from between his palms, and the card materialized.
[Roar!!!]
The enormous figure of the red dragon burst forth from the card’s surface, flapping its wings.
Based on its original wings, a pair of translucent blue light wings sprouted from its back.
And the card’s name changed from [Beast Master Red Dragon] to [Spirit Lord Red Dragon].
Ree Shil didn’t bother to observe it closely but waited quietly instead.
Indeed, after a few seconds, a panel popped up.
[S-rank mission: "Master of All Spirits"]
[To become the Master of All Spirits, one must have all spirits submit.]
[To earn the submission and recognition of all spirits, force is the only way.]
[One may not be martial, but one cannot be without martial strength.]
[Use Spirit Lord Red Dragon to kill 10,000 lifeforms on the Card Table]
[0/10,000]
"Kind, not card, I’m topped out."
Without a doubt, this mission was tough.
Yet Ree Shil continued to wait.
After several more seconds, a beam of light descended onto him.
[S-level Expert] took effect, reducing the difficulty of the mission.
He then saw the 10,000 on the mission panel begin to roll downward like a wheel.
9,999, 9,998, 9,997, 9,996...
It kept rolling until it stopped at 5,000.
"Uh..."
Previously, both "God-making Road" and "Summit of Cosmic Weapons" had their mission amounts reduced by 90%, but now this one had only been reduced by 50%.
"However, when I think about it, I was the one who made the assumption.
It was ’downgrade the difficulty by a random magnitude’, not a fixed reduction of 90%.
The question is... where should I go to complete this mission?"
Now, Ree Shil was in a quandary.
5,000 lifeform cards were no small number.
And it wasn’t clear whether different cards like the [Big Ear Goblin] and [Long Nose Goblin] counted as one kind or not.
If they counted as two types, that would be slightly better.
If they counted as one, then things would be bad.
"Do my own cards count?"
After some thought, he directly opened up the card table.
On one side, he placed the [Spirit Lord Red Dragon], and on the other side, lifeform cards.
After testing for thirty minutes, he became certain about a few things.
First, the card game must end before the lifeform kill count is tallied.
You just had to participate in the kill; it had no relation to winning or losing the game.
Second, it’s possible for different cards to represent the same kind of lifeform.
For example, he had played both [Yoga Frog] and [Sect Leader Frog], and since both these guys were from the Frog Clan, they could only count as a single type of lifeform.
This significantly increased the difficulty of the mission.
Third, lifeform cards referred to lifeforms in the regular sense, flesh and blood creatures.
Built like [Sword Loss], [A-40], [Origins of Malice] were obviously not acceptable, even the derivative of [Martial Monkey], the [Stone Monkey], didn’t count.
After several hours, Ree Shil had fed all the lifeform cards he had on hand to [Spirit Lord Red Dragon].
As a result, the mission was only at 89/5,000, not even one percent complete.
"So how exactly can I quickly and efficiently complete this mission?"
He was thoroughly stumped.
The only answer he could think of was to look for Director Show and the Old Curator.
Their card player’s talent was [Collector], and they had a massive number of cards. freewebnovёl.ƈom
Even if they didn’t have 5,000 types, they should be able to help him complete a significant portion of the mission.
[Ding-ling-ling!]
Just then, the phone rang.
"Hello."
[Hey, are you in your room?]
"Yes, I’m here."
[Alone?]
"Uh, what else?"
[Alright, I’ll come over.]
After a brief chat, Museum Director Phoenix arrived in Ree Shil’s room.
He first inquired whether Ree Shil had any plans for the near future, and after learning that he did not, he got straight to the point: "I just got some information from an acquaintance at the general hall.
They’ve recently organized an online match, and I was wondering if you might be interested in participating.
It could be good practice, as many of the upcoming major district battles are going to be online."
By the way he looked, he seemed quite keen on Ree Shil joining the competition.
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Ree Shil’s brows raised slightly.
Online races were something he had only heard of but never tried.
"What’s the format of this competition, and can I encounter many opponents?"
"Huh?"
However, in the face of Ree Shil’s question, Museum Director Phoenix was taken aback.
Because in his understanding, the first question the other party would ask was definitely whether there was any reward.
But now...
When did this guy start caring about the competition rules?
"Speak, who are you really?
Why are you impersonating Ree Shil?"
He couldn’t help but have reason to suspect whether the person sitting in front of him was indeed Ree Shil himself.
"..., how am I not?"
What Ree Shil was most concerned about now, of course, was whether he could complete the S-rank task in hand.
Following that, Museum Director Phoenix began to explain to him.
This competition had no entry barriers; any card player account from the Balance District could participate just by signing up online.
The competition adopted a scoring plus challenge system.
If you earned enough points during the designated period, you could advance to the next round.
It was somewhat similar to the Card Club Challenge Hall segment Ree Shil had participated in before.
"So you’re saying that, if I want to,
I can challenge all the opponents once, as long as they are online?"
After hearing this introduction, Ree Shil showed great interest.
The only thing worth his concern now was whether the online killing of life cards counted as completing the mission.
"Theoretically, yes, but if the points are enough, there’s actually no need to continue challenging.
Because this could easily expose your card deck, affecting the outcome of subsequent battles.
And if you lose, points will be deducted," Museum Director Phoenix said.
"Then when can I start, how about now?"
"You today... are terrifyingly proactive, did you eat something wrong at noon?"
The online race was all about flexibility and freedom.
So, with Ree Shil’s eager suggestion, Museum Director Phoenix quickly got things underway. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
It was actually very simple, just needed the hotel to help move two Cube Cabins to their rooms.
The concept of the Cube Cabin was not much different from going online; it was about entering a networked virtual world for card players.
The hotel’s efficiency was very fast; in less than 15 minutes, they had transported the Cube Cabins over.
And the installation process was also simple; just turning on the power was enough.
Museum Director Phoenix exchanged a few words with Ree Shil about the contact information inside, then went back to his room to enter the cabin.
"This thing, is quite novel,"
Ree Shil sized up the device in front of him.
It was a spherical cabin over 3 meters in diameter, filled with an unknown liquid.
Since it was his first time using it, there was a staff member beside him providing guidance.
"Sir, the Cube Cabin has been started.
Please enter the cabin now,"
"Alright."
"Actually, you don’t have to take off your clothes... Wow! Dragon Clan!"
Amid the staff’s exclamation, Ree Shil had already jumped in.
Splash.
The liquid inside was extraordinary, allowing him to breathe freely.
The liquid slowly seeped into his lungs without any discomfort.
Opening his eyes didn’t sting, nor did it obstruct his vision; there was just an added faint yellow tint.
Lifting his hand, he felt a slight resistance.
Soon after, he pressed the enter button.
A special mild medicament was injected into the cabin liquid, and Ree Shil felt a wave of drowsiness...
[Ding-dong!
Welcome to the Cube Virtual World!]
The cheerful electronic voice woke him up.
Opening his eyes, he found the surroundings all too familiar.
It was none other than—Pure White Space.
Ree Shil walked around inside for a while, finding it indistinguishable from reality, a testament to the high level of technology.
"Since there’s no need for an adaptation process, I might as well start inviting people."
He casually summoned an operating panel and then entered Museum Director Phoenix’s ID number into it.
[Ding-dong!
Please first select your alias.]
However, this operation was denied by the system.
Without thinking, Ree Shil directly entered the three characters for "Henry Thompson."
Then he operated again, and this time it worked.
[Ding-dong!
The other party has accepted your invitation.]
Whirr!
The next second, a figure appeared in front of him.
Before him stood a strange creature with the body of a bird and the head of a person.
Atop its head was the alias: [King Manager Phoenix].
"What’s with this bizarre taste of yours?"
Ree Shil couldn’t help but tease.
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