"You're finally back!"
Director Xiu showed a look of delight and slapped Shi Li on the shoulder.
Shi Li did not answer, but just waved his hand, then sat down on the sofa with his body sank.
tired.
One day outside and three days inside, after passing [Zero Level Ten], he felt just one word: tired.
The following levels are more difficult than the previous ones.
It is both mentally and time-consuming.
"Thank you for your hard work. It is really tiring to open up the [Way of Balance]."
"Especially since you have to start from zero."
Secretary He handed over a bottle of functional nutritional drink.
As someone who has been through it, he has a deep understanding of the difficulties of land reclamation.
Although [The Way of Balance] is a copy that does not require eating or drinking, Shi Li still took the drink and gulped it down.
He might not have gotten any relief mentally, but when the cool liquid flowed down his throat, he felt comfortable, and his fatigue seemed to subside a little.
"What day is it now?"
After he recovered from the shock, he relaxed physically and mentally, so he asked.
Towards the end, I was in a daze, just playing cards all the time. When I got really tired, I just lay down for a while. I had almost no concept of time.
"Today is your sixth day in the dungeon, which means you should have been in the dungeon for nearly 18 days."
Secretary He checked the time and said, "I think the players from other card rooms will be here soon. They came here once three days ago."
"How's it going? Is it going well? What's your Level 0 boss?"
At this time, Director Xiu came up to ask with great interest.
" A giant lava ice cream."
Shi Li replied.
It had been a while since he had conquered that guy, and he could hardly remember it.
Director Xiu: "Ah? Stone-eating beast?"
Secretary He: “Hiss…”
The two looked at each other, both showing a bit of solemnity.
It just so happened that they had encountered the Stone Eater before and knew that guy was really difficult to deal with.
In the first stage, you have to withstand the tentacles and attack the BOSS. In the second stage, you have to time your 10 rounds to kill the BOSS and enter the third stage.
If it appears in the third and fourth levels later, it will be even more perverted.
So when they heard that Shi Li’s boss for the zeroth level was a stone-eating beast, they immediately became pessimistic.
"Have you ever fought it?"
So Secretary He asked cautiously.
If he couldn't even pass level 0 and 10, he could already foresee that [The Way of Balance] was not worth it.
You should know that the copy key of [Way of Balance] has its own CD. Even if the player takes drugs, he will not be able to enter again in a short time.
"Of course I have."
Shi Li thought about it and told them roughly what happened at that time.
"It's the right choice. [Balanced Force] is indeed a more universal way to fight that thing."
Director Xiu heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this and nodded: "You are really good, you figured out the strategy by yourself."
She had pounced on that guy many times in the past.
Considering the dignity of the players, there are very few guides for [The Way of Balance] leaked.
Even if there are guides, most people choose not to look for them.
Unless you are extremely desperate after being beaten, you will look for strategies for the relevant BOSS.
The problem is that even if you read the guide, it is still unknown when you will encounter the same BOSS again.
"What about the boss of the first level? Did you see him?"
At this time Secretary He asked again.
They were stuck at the fourth level because the monsters in each level became more difficult as you went on, and every battle was like fighting a boss.
However, the difficulty difference between level 0 and level 1 is not that great. If you can defeat ten bosses in level 0, theoretically you can at least defeat ten bosses in level 1.
"I saw it. That thing..."
When mentioning this, Shi Li fell into memories.
The level 10 styles I encountered this time was a fairyland palace.
The entire map is located in the Fairy Palace in the Clouds, and the monsters are various demon beasts or fairy monsters.
He did receive a wave of pretty good monster cards.
The final BOSS is an old man who refines pills, [Poison Immortal].
The effect of [Poison] is extremely powerful.
The further he narrated, the uglier his expression became.
Obviously, this is not a good memory.
"Nothing . You're already very good for reaching [Level 10] on your first try."
"That poisonous old man is indeed difficult to deal with. It's normal that we can't defeat him."
Seeing his expression, Director Xiu comforted him.
"I didn't say I didn't fight, did I?"
Shi Li raised his head, looking a little stunned.
"Is the strategy for the 15th inscription [Power of Listening to the Wind], the one that can remove negative status?"
"[Poison], it will be much easier to fight after it is removed."
He revealed the core of his strategy.
In order to get 15 inscriptions, he even replayed the zeroth level.
In order to get more starting balance points, you can buy suitable inscriptions and spell cards at the very beginning.
"...Huh?" x2
Director Xiu and Secretary He both had their mouths open.
15 Ming Tingfeng is indeed the best solution for [Du Xianjun], but...
But he passed the first level on his first try?
"So what's your progress now?"
Secretary He asked after coming back to his senses.
"Here."
Shi Li didn't say much, he took out the copy key and squeezed it gently.
Buzz!
【Second level nine】
Three clear projected words radiated from the key crystal.
"call……"
Seeing these numbers, Director Xiu was relieved: "I was so afraid that you would say that you even cleared the second level."
"Indeed, this will make us look like losers."
Secretary He gave a wry smile beside him.
"No, no."
Shi Li signaled the two not to underestimate themselves: "Just being able to reach Level 2, Level 9 is already quite strenuous for me."
He wasn't lying.
After reaching the second level, the difficulty of those monsters increases significantly.
In addition, the inscriptions need to be collected again, so the first few levels are particularly difficult.
Several times, I was attacked by the elite monsters in [Level 2 and Level 5].
Not to mention the BOSS in [Level 2, Level 10]. I only saw it once and it happened for unknown reasons.
My only record of [Two Levels and Nine] was also refreshed there.
In general, Shi Li felt that his deck was basically all B-level, which was actually not bad.
In terms of strength, reaching at least the second level will definitely not be a problem.
But one of the key points is that he doesn't have a good PVE deck.
A dedicated PVE deck that is weak on the PVP table but will shine in a dungeon.
The second key point is that I am not familiar enough with the various inscriptions, resonance effects, and spell cards.
He had encountered many repeated inscriptions in this dungeon, which meant that the number and types of inscriptions might not be as many as he had imagined.
The same goes for spell cards.
Therefore, he still lacks a lot of concepts about how to match inscriptions and spell cards.
Next time I enter [The Way of Balance], I will definitely perform better.
Knock knock.
Just then, a coach knocked on the office door.
"Huh? Coach Shi, you finally showed up."
Seeing Shi Li, the coach raised his eyebrows and said, "The group of challengers have arrived at the entrance of the gym and are waiting for you."
He came here to report it.
Director Xiu and Secretary He looked at Shi Li at the same time.
Now that it has come out of [Way of Balance], the deck should be stronger than before.
If Shi Li is willing, he can accept the challenge immediately.
"Let them go back first and say I didn't go to work. I really didn't go to work."
Shi Li waved his hand, signaling the other party to help drive the people away.
As for himself, he simply put his feet flat on the sofa, ready to take a nap and rest.
"good."
The coach looked at him, nodded and left.
"What are your plans now?"
Secretary He looked at Shi Li.
If we don't accept the challenge this time, it means that the deadline will be in 3 days, and we will have to accept the challenge then.
"I...want to go to the association to take a class on rubbing, oh no, a formal course on making cards."
Shi Li expressed the idea that he had previously come up with.
He hit a bottleneck in shuffling the cards.
No matter how good the quality of the card is or how high its compatibility is, the preview result of an A-level card cannot appear.
Perhaps, I need some serious theoretical knowledge.
"But card-making courses are not offered every day."
Director Xiu is familiar with the situation in this area. He frowned and said, "There are few teachers with relevant majors. They are usually arranged by the association to travel back and forth between cities to give classes."
"I checked the recent class schedule, and there are no courses related to card making."
Her words undoubtedly made Shi Li a little disappointed.
"Or, are you interested in shuffling the cards?"
"Today is the card shuffling class, which teaches everyone how to shuffle the cards into a fancy way."
"Tomorrow, we will have a card-building class, such as building a pyramid or a domino formation."
"There are only these two courses recently. The big one the day after tomorrow is card back engraving, teaching players how to make their own card covers."
Then she recommended a bunch of random courses to Shi Li.
"..., these three courses of yours are really useless."
Shi Li was speechless.
"Oh, you want something of practical value? Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Unexpectedly, Director Xiu also admitted that shuffling and stacking the cards was useless, so he started introducing them rapidly again.
"The association also has courses on other professional skills."
"Haircutting, cooking, gardening, tailoring, parachuting, excavators, reversing into a garage, air conditioning commissioning and installation, the driver's escape and surrender..."
"etc."
Finally, Shi Li interrupted the other party.
He pressed his forehead, feeling a little confused.
Is this a branch of New Oriental? But New Oriental doesn’t teach skydiving, right?
Speaking of which...
I have always called the association "association", and it seems that I have never cared about what the full name of the association is.
"The association...isn't it the card players' association?"
He felt like he had been misunderstood for so long.
Director Xiu: "Of course, of course it's the Card Players Association."
Shi Li: "Then why are there these messy courses..."
Director Xiu: "The association serves the players. Since there are players who want to learn, we will naturally arrange corresponding courses."
Secretary He: "I heard that the association in the next city even teaches how to fall in love and how to pursue boys."
Shi Li: "Should a girl or a boy chase her?"
Secretary He: “All of them.”
Shi Li: “…”
There are so many clans in the Cubic Card Metaverse that even though Shi Li has been traveling here for several months, he still hasn't been able to adapt to the diversity.
"If it's just some common sense theory, introductory courses, there's actually no need to take professional courses."
"You can just go to the association's library to look up the information."
At this time, Secretary He gave him a very useful suggestion.
"Yes, the association's responsibilities are so diverse, how could there not be a library?"
Shi Li hit his palm with a hammer.
"So are you going now? It just so happens that I'm going to the association's air conditioning installation base today, so I'll give you a ride on the way."
Director Xiu hooked his fingers.
"..., it turns out that the player who wants to learn air conditioning installation is you!"
"It's always good to have many skills. If one day I'm expelled from the Cube Card Metaverse and exiled to a native world, maybe I'll still have a way to make a living."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and let's go."
Finally, at Shi Li's urging, the two came to the underground garage and took Director Xiu's hover sports car without a steering wheel to the association.
After arriving at the association, Shi Li and Director Xiu parted ways.
When he arrived at the library, he was shocked by the scene before him.
It looks like an ordinary gate, but when you walk in, you find that its area is as big as a sports field. No, it should be said that it is larger than a sports field.
What comes into view are rows of tall bookshelves, which are filled with all kinds of books.
The cover and spine of the book form colorful blocks of color that are dazzling.
In the quiet atmosphere, there is a mysterious breath, as if there is infinite wisdom and knowledge hidden here.
Like a forest, and like an ocean.
For a moment he didn't know where to start.
"This is your first time here, young man."
The librarian who was guarding the door saw his expression and smiled.
This administrator is a mechanical race, like an iron pier, with no feet but only tracks.
The voice system uses the voice of an old lady, and the face on the electronic screen is also that of an old lady.
"It's indeed my first time here. I didn't expect the association to have so many books."
Shi Li nodded in acknowledgement.
“The most famous place in our city is the library.”
"It has a long history. It is said that it is a great treasure that has existed since the early days of the establishment of the Cube Metaverse."
"This qualification is enough to surpass the libraries in other surrounding cities, and even rank among the best in the Balanced District."
"The association was originally built around this library. It can be said that the library came first, and then the association."
The administrator introduced it with great pride.
Regarding this, Shi Li had never heard of it before.
"Are you looking for books about cards, or books on something else?"
"Card related."
"Oh, that's easy to find. 95% of the books here are not related to cards."
"…, shouldn't it be more reasonable that 95% of it is related to the cards?"
Shi Li couldn't help but complain.
"In fact, if you have a clear goal, you can search directly on the computer."
The administrator pointed to a row of computers nearby and said, "All the books in the library have long been entered into the electronic system."
“Of course, if you are a paper-only fan, you can also read it manually.”
"Sometimes, you might find some little secrets."
The aunt on the electronic screen blinked.
Because it is so old, there will always be some people with ulterior motives or mischievous guys who put something in the physical book or on the bookshelf, waiting for the right person.
This is one of the reasons why their library retains paper materials, which is considered a feature.
So, following her recommendation, Shi Li took an intelligent robot with guidance function into the depths of the bookshelf and began to search slowly.
The fact is just as the administrator said, there are really few books about cards here.
Riding on the intelligent robot, he went all the way to the end of the library before he saw the area with the words [Cube Sign].
"Are there any books on card making?"
he asked the robot.
【Xiao B is searching for you】
The robot calculated hesitantly and then moved its wheels.
It stopped in front of a 2-meter-high bookshelf, with a probe extending from its chassis and projecting a project.
As a result, the spines of dozens of books on the bookshelves on both sides were marked with red light.
【Card making, books, 183 books in total】
[Here, quantity, 23 books]
[OK, go to the next bookshelf]
“Is there any book suitable for beginners?”
Shi Li continued to ask, but after thinking about it, he changed the subject: "Is there any information about making A-level cards?"
[A-level, cards, theory]
【locking】
Da da da da…
The sound of operation was heard inside the chassis, and one of the books not far away was marked by a darker red light.
So Shi Li walked towards the book, but when he got closer he found that the bookshelf seemed to have been neglected for a long time and a lot of dust had accumulated on it.
"Don't you...do cleaning and maintenance on a regular basis?"
He turned and looked at the intelligent robot.
【Work, failure to fulfill responsibility】
【Fishing, paddling】
[Please keep it confidential]
"That's really smart. Maybe he'll be able to play cards after a while."
Shi Li looked at the robot, speechless.
However, it is not uncommon for intelligent robots to awaken their personalities and wisdom in the Cube Metaverse.
Isn’t Atuba an example?
Moreover, this is an inclusive world. As long as they are truly awakened, there will naturally be someone to connect with them and teach them how to become a real "person".
Looking back at the book recommended by the robot, it is not that thick.
The title of the book is very straightforward: "Basic Theory of Making A-Level Cards".
After brushing off the dust, he reached out to take it.
But I found that this book was squeezed tightly by the books on both sides .
It took a little effort to break it off.
Because the books were stuck so tightly, the force seemed to have triggered the originally tight structure of the bookshelf.
Shi Li felt that the bookshelf in front of him was shaking slightly.
Bang!
Then, something fell from the top row of the bookshelf.
"Um?"
Shi Li looked down subconsciously and found that what fell on the ground was a small yellowed hardcover notebook.
I bent down and picked it up. There was nothing written on the cover.
The touch feels very rough, probably because it is very old.
Remembering the administrator's previous introduction, he opened the little notebook with curiosity.
There are four big words written on the title page.
"'Ajun Diary'?"
He recited it unconsciously.