"Hey! You guys are really going too far!"
"They all swarmed over to our card room to block people, what does that mean?"
"Do you really think that there is no one in our card room?"
"Mushroom!"
Mosaichu was the first to jump out and pointed at everyone.
It's just that because he was too aggressive, the opponent didn't take him seriously at all.
"Die, grass!"
The straw man was holding a fire extinguisher that he had found from somewhere, looking like he was ready to fight.
"Calm down, don't be like this, don't be impulsive! Mushroom!"
"Don't stop me, damn!"
Mushroom pretended to grab a straw of the straw man, and the straw man pretended to be stopped.
"You two are just here to watch the fun, and you are really good at adding fuel to the fire and stirring up hatred."
The blue-skinned deputy director next to him secretly raised his middle finger.
"Coach Shi, you can't say that."
Sure enough, a card hall representative with a catfish head stood up from the opposite side.
"Whether to challenge a gym or not, or which gym to challenge, is everyone's freedom, phu la la."
After saying this, it habitually flicked its tongue.
"That's right."
"The rules are here. We didn't set the competition system."
"Is there a rule that says I can't kick your house?"
"We just happened to choose this place first."
Everyone agreed.
"Everyone."
At this time, Secretary He stood up and spoke a fair word: "Have you considered the impact of continuous fierce battles on the players' mental strength? Is this fair?"
He was a person of authority who was on equal footing with the other card hall directors (Director Xiu:?), and what he said made sense, so everyone fell silent when he said this.
Indeed, playing cards continuously is very mentally draining, especially a game of their level, which is not the usual small-scale game.
The mental energy drawn from the card table and the effort spent on calculating the cards are indeed a huge burden for card players if they play ten rounds in a row.
The further you go on, the more tired you become, and the more your performance will be affected.
It must be admitted that it is not quite fair.
But if you ask them to postpone it, most people are unwilling to do so.
After all, people are here.
Didn’t someone say it before? I’m still taking the risk of getting my ass fucked.
"Don't say anything, Secretary He, it's okay."
Unexpectedly, Shi Li put on a stern face and waved his hands, indicating to Secretary He that it was not a problem.
This posture and this demeanor made the ten contestants raise their eyebrows slightly.
It was as if Secretary He was really his secretary.
"Coach Shi is very generous."
"I am impressed."
"Based on your magnanimity, you will definitely be a big player in the future."
"I admire you so much. I feel embarrassed."
All ten contestants raised their middle fingers or thumbs up, and in short, they all expressed the same meaning: thumbs up.
This coach Shi didn't care about the fatigue and pressure brought by the consecutive games, and wanted to take on their challenges without refusing.
Worthy of admiration!
In response to everyone's praise, Shi Li just put his hands behind his back, still looking cool.
Everyone at the show card hall thought he was angry, and the words "it doesn't matter" were just spoken in anger.
"If you want to challenge me, I certainly welcome you."
At this time, Shi Li spoke again: "But..."
[Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling! ]
Just then, the alarm on my cell phone rang.
Under everyone's gaze, Shi Li calmly took out his cell phone from his trouser pocket.
"But I have to get off work, sorry."
"Why don't you come back in a few days?"
As he spoke, he made an 88 gesture to the ten contestants.
"I'm going to..."
Everyone present, including the card show hall, felt the urge to complain.
Look at the masterly demeanor you are displaying. Does it match your lines?
Especially the ten contestants, they suddenly felt very depressed.
We just praised you for being magnanimous and offered to take on all the challenges, but you turned them all down?
Give me a middle finger (thumb)!
But as someone said before, that's the rule, there's nothing we can do about it!
You have the right to choose to challenge others, and others also have the right to temporarily refuse.
According to the competition rules, they must come to the show card hall again to challenge the opponent three days later.
As the initiator of the challenge, if no one shows up, you will be considered the loser.
The same goes for Shili, which can be postponed up to 3 times.
That is to say, if he still does not respond after 9 days, he will be considered the loser.
So just like that, the ten contestants had to retreat in disappointment.
With nothing exciting to watch, everyone in the card hall returned to their respective jobs.
It’s not even 11 a.m. yet, and Shi Li is the only one who dares to say he’s off work.
Only Secretary He was left to accompany Shi Li and watch the challengers leave.
"Well, what do you think?"
Secretary He asked Shi Li only when there was no one around.
He felt that Shi Li's performance just now was pretty good. At least he did not show any weakness and did not lose his momentum.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt Shi Li holding his shoulder expressionlessly.
Shi Li: "Military Advisor, save me."
Secretary He: “?”
Shi Li: "Wukong, save me."
Secretary He: “???”
Shi Li: "Brother, save me."
Secretary He: “???”
Shi Li: "Sister, save me."
Secretary He: "..., my goodness, it turns out you have no idea at all."
"Nonsense, they are at the same level as me."
Shi Li was not afraid to admit: "Just dealing with that bear-eared man was already very difficult for me."
The only solution he could think of now was to use the 9 days to take drugs and complete the dungeon.
However, he had no idea which copy to play and how much reward to get in order to be able to better fight against the swarm of challengers.
Better just means not losing that much.
You know, at the Big Brother Cup, he already had a good understanding of the depth of the veteran players’ decks.
"Actually, I think it's not impossible to give it a try."
Unexpectedly, Secretary He actually had a solution: "As for the answer, we have already given it to you just now."
"【Balance】?"
Shi Li reacted immediately.
"Well, I wanted to wait for you to figure it out on your own, but now the situation is pressing and there is not enough time."
As he said that, Secretary He waved his hand and said, "Come with me."
So he took Shi Li back to the office.
At this time, Director Xiu was still signing the documents and the old director was still holding the iron.
Secretary He recounted what had happened on behalf of Shi Li.
"Hahahahaha! What's the big deal!"
Unexpectedly, the old curator laughed out loud after hearing this: "When I participated in the challenge competition, I also encountered this situation."
"You were also kicked out by ten people at the same time?"
Shi Li raised his eyebrows.
"No, there were more challengers back then, a total of fifteen."
The old curator waved his finger.
"From the old curator's tone, it seems that he has won."
Shi Li couldn't help but feel admiration.
"Of course. By the time I got on the field, the guy was almost exhausted!"
My goodness, it turns out he is one of those fifteen people, so shameless.
"In your current situation, the dungeon cooldown hasn't expired yet, so you can only take drugs."
Director Xiu raised his head and gave Secretary He a look.
“…”
Secretary He understood what he meant and walked out in annoyance.
After a while, he brought back a bottle of [Cooling Potion] corresponding to the level of time.
"Drink it, and then I will introduce it to you slowly."
He threw the test tube over.
"Thank you."
Shi Li caught the test tube, unscrewed it and drank it.
“It’s actually not that easy to enter the Way of Balance.”
"First, you must pass the test of the Spirit of Balance."
At this time, Secretary He began to introduce.
"Where is the Spirit of Balance?"
Shi Li hurriedly got straight to the point, without even asking what the other person was.
"It's in your hand, in the key to the Way of Balance."
But Secretary He still introduced it to him: "As for the Spirit of Balance, you can actually think of it as the incarnation of the God of Balance."
"Because it comes from the God of Balance. It is a tiny bit of something that the God of Balance extracted from himself specifically to create the [Way of Balance]."
"Of course, it cannot be said that he represents the God of Balance, because it is said that the weight extracted is not even a hair of his."
"The test you need to pass is to use the [ Way of Balance] to summon the Spirit of Balance, then play cards with it and win."
These words made Shi Li hesitate slightly.
"Are you sure I can beat you?"
The God of Balance is the legendary main god.
Even if a little bit of it is pulled out, it will not be easy to deal with.
"What level of poker player are you now?"
"Level 8."
"Well, the Spirit of Balance will formulate a deck that matches your strength to fight against you."
"It sounds like a challenge to myself."
"That's about it. Let's get started without further ado."
"good."
At Secretary He's suggestion, Shi Li took out the [Way of Balance].
At this time, Director Xiu and the old director also stopped what they were doing and looked over.
At this time, the information about the key appeared in his mind again.
[Dungeon Name: The Way of Balance]
[Number of people in the copy: 1]
[Applicable level: LV1～LV10]
【Time ratio: 1:3】
[Follower Card: 0, Equipment Card: 0]
[Dungeon Tips: All your choices will determine how far you can go]
The time ratio is 1 to 3, 9 days in the outside world is equivalent to 27 days in the copy.
It’s been nearly a month, which is relatively ample time.
Since Secretary He said that his current predicament might be solved through this copy, Shi Li felt that it was worth looking forward to.
Let's try our best to save the situation.
"Let's get started. The equilibrium test will not isolate the outside world. We can also help you with some advice."
Secretary He said that, but he didn't think Shi Li needed help.
If he really needed help at this level, they would not have given him the key to the Way of Balance.
"Um."
Shi Li nodded, squeezed the hexagonal crystal hard and urged it with his mind.
Buzz!
With a momentary spatial vibration, he felt the crystal in his hand suddenly become hot.
One couldn't hold it and it fell to the ground.
Bang!
A green light emerged from the crystal surface and gradually transformed into a human shape.
The more Shi Li looked at the green humanoid, the more he felt that it was very handsome and looked exactly like himself.
"The Spirit of Balance has no fixed form. It will take on the appearance of each holder."
As Secretary He explained, the Spirit of Balance waved his hand expressionlessly.
Buzz!
The 9+1 card table made of blue energy was spread out on the spot.
It didn't seem to be able to speak, it just turned and looked at Shi Li.
"OK, come on then."
Shi Li understood what the other party meant and walked to the other side of the table.
After thinking for a while, he laid out the deck of cards.
Considering that the other party will definitely not investigate him in advance like Ah Xiong did, he is not afraid of being targeted.
The first one is to directly put down the [Giant Zombie].
The moment the cards are laid out, the game begins.
The opponent probably has no intelligence, so there is no need to use the tactics used against card players.
Shi Li did not waste any time and just snapped his fingers.
bite!
【Ahhh! 】
The upper body of the gigantic zombie monster that occupied three spaces on the card crawled out from the card.
Old Curator: "Actually, I think this card has great potential."
Director Xiu: "Yeah, it can save a lot of points and save them for those powerful cards."
Secretary He: "Strong cards are very important in the [Balance]."
Shi Li couldn't understand what the three of them were discussing.
He only focused on himself on the other side, wanting to see what kind of card the Spirit of Balance would reveal.
Then the Spirit of Balance lifted up the first card and turned it over.
【Hehehe! 】
A cute little piglet jumped out of the card.
Second one, turn over.
【啯啯啯～！ ！ 】
A rooster with shiny feathers.
The third one, turn over.
【clang clang! 】
A rusty kitchen knife.
"this……!"
Shi Li quickly glanced through the three cards and was shocked.
【Piggy】
Balance, 30 points, E
Attack 30, 100/100
【Big Rooster】
Balance, 30 points, E
Attack 30, 100/100
【Broken kitchen knife】
Balance, 30 points, E
Attack 30, 100/100
Three cards, all E-level.
"You're looking down on me?"
He looked at the three people in confusion, trying to get an answer.
"Uh..." x3
The three of them were all stunned, and it was obvious that they had not expected this situation.
Old Curator: "I forgot that the test of the Spirit of Balance is based on the player's level."
Director Xiu: "When I took the balance test, I was already level 17."
Secretary He: "I'm level 20. I failed several times and finally won. I still remember it clearly."
[The Way of Balance] Gradually divide the strength areas upwards .
In other words, its strength will increase as the player's level increases.
Although the intensity is different, it will try to keep the difficulty consistent for individual players.
No matter what level the player is, he will face corresponding challenges in it.
For example, Director Xiu’s current highest record is [Four Levels Eight]. It is very likely that even if he reaches LV41, he can still only reach [Four Levels Eight].
If you want to keep breaking records, you must strive for excellence and breakthroughs.
In addition, players can enter the dungeon as many times as they want, as long as the dungeon cooldown period is up.
But if you enter continuously, the rewards you get will theoretically become less and less.
The reward pool will only be updated when the player level enters the next range .
Needless to say, the following process, facing the Spirit of Balance which was composed entirely of E-level cards, Shi Li was too lazy to even use any tricks.
Just rush forward, find the opponent's trump card as quickly as possible, and destroy it.
As soon as the game was over, the Spirit of Balance began to gradually materialize and became like jade.
Click...click!
Cracks spread across the surface of the jade, and then the Spirit of Balance began to shatter into pieces.
The fragments turned into powder on the ground, and the powder was transformed into energy again, flowing back into the hexagonal key.
Buzz!
The word "balance" above became brighter.
And a projected image with the words "Zero Level Zero" appeared.
"Okay, now your key is fully activated."
Secretary He helped Shi Li pick up the key crystal and returned it to him.
Next, there is a long introduction about the [Way of Balance].
"Remember, you only have 10 chances on this dungeon trip."
"You must be especially cautious in your choices at any level."
Finally, he explained.
"What are you talking about?"
Director Xiu curled his lips, stood up and patted Shi Li on the shoulder: "He can't catch up with my progress because he is too worried about gains and losses."
"Remember, when you have the chance, bet when you should, and don't hesitate."
The old curator also agreed with her, saying that people of the same family often associate with each other.
Secretary He: "He needs stability now, because someone else is about to challenge him!"
Director Xiu: "That's why we have to take the big gamble, to try to get a glimmer of hope!"
"Okay, okay, I'll see what happens."
Seeing that the two were about to start a quarrel, Shi Li signaled them to stop.
Just remembering all those rules and precautions he had never heard of was enough for him.
Instead of waiting here for them to come up with a conclusion, it is better to seize the time and put it into practice.
"Then I'll go first."
Waving at the three people, he activated the key.
[Duplicate key detected]
[The copy is opening...]
Buzz...
The figure blurred and shook, and he disappeared into the office.
His gaze shifted, his body lightened, and he felt his feet firmly on the ground.
Shi Li found himself standing in a pure white space.
[Please choose the power of the card you are traveling with]
Accompanied by pleasant mechanical sounds, panels appeared before him one by one.
There are a total of 7 boards floating in front of you.
They are [Balance], [Violent], [Wisdom], [Determination], [Break the Trend], [Chase the Wind], and [Listen to the Wind].
"What did Brother He say before? Choosing the power of the card is very important?"
"You need to make up for the shortcomings of your main deck?"
He held his chin and picked one out at random to take a closer look.
【Power of Wisdom】
[6]: When you have collected 6 Wisdom Inscriptions, you will gain the [Inspiration] effect.
[10]: Unknown, to be opened
[15]: Unknown, to be opened
【？】：Unknown, to be opened
"What effect is that later? He talked about it so much before that I forgot."
The first time he came, Shi Li felt a little confused.
However, the effect of this 6th inscription is a good thing.
[Inspiration]: All your cards will appear in a fully charged state
"This thing is a bit tempting."
"But I remember Brother He said that even if you don't choose [Wisdom] as your card power, you may still encounter wisdom inscriptions that restore energy during the subsequent collection process."
"The biggest shortcoming of my deck is probably the lack of recovery endurance."
"Which card's power can provide endurance?"
After thinking about it, his eyes moved to [Violent Power].
[Violent Force]
[6]: When you have collected 6 Rage Inscriptions, gain the [Rejuvenation] effect.
[10]: Unknown, to be opened
[15]: Unknown, to be opened
【？】：Unknown, to be opened
[Rejuvenation]: When the health of your card is less than 50 points, you will receive 20 points of [Healing] once. Each card can only be used once in this game.
"It seems so-so. In comparison, [Natural Inspiration] is much stronger."
"Never mind, just pick one at random."
"First try to test the waters."
After looking at the 7 card powers, he finally chose [Break the Momentum].