Shi Li saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he quietly walked over to Secretary He and sat down.
The directors of the card halls in the two cities sat together. Secretary He was not the director, so he could only find a seat to sit.
"What's the situation now?"
As soon as Shi Li sat down, he quietly asked Secretary He.
"You're here at last!"
Secretary He lowered his voice, his tone slightly anxious.
The so-called exchange meeting is naturally for both sides to play cards and exchange ideas.
So the two sides played cards in pairs based on their current points ranking.
Many games have been played now, and generally speaking, both sides have won and lost, but Lanlan City has obviously won more.
The player at the top of the Lanlan City standings did not come today, so Wang Defa naturally faced the second-place player on the opposite side.
In fact, it may not matter if others lose, but Wang Defa must not lose this game.
First of all, of course, it’s because he is a senior poker player. It would be quite embarrassing for him to lose to a junior in such an occasion.
It may even affect the reputation of Wang Defa's card room.
In addition, the first place in this city lost to the second place in another city. Doesn’t that mean that the card hall industry representatives in their city are not as good as those in Lanlan City?
But Shi Li also happened to see the final outcome: Wang Defa lost the game.
He brought shame to himself, to Wang Defa Card Hall, and to this city.
Shi Li took a look and found that the overall atmosphere in the city was indeed very downbeat.
"So you want me to play?"
He looked at Secretary He.
"Let's take a closer look. They had already drawn up the battle table before you came, and the number of people is just right."
Secretary He didn't know whether Shi Li, who was late, would have a chance to play.
On the other side, Feng Xiaohu came to the table of the big boss in Lanlan City.
There were several card parlors in Lanlan City, led by a man with a chicken head.
If you look closely, you will find that it does not seem to be a chicken, but a bird's head that looks more graceful than a chicken.
"dad."
Feng Xiaohu sat down next to the man, her tone sounding obedient.
That’s right, her father is the director of the Balance Card Hall in Lanlan City, Feng Acai.
A very impressive identity and a very unimpressive name.
Feng Xiaohu's mother was a fox-eared person, so she inherited human appearance instead of a bird's head.
"Huh, you still remember to come back?"
Director Feng glared with a stern attitude.
"I didn't go to play, I, I went to investigate!"
Feng Xiaohu's eyes rolled and he quickly found an excuse.
"Investigate? Investigate what?"
"Is there anything else you need to investigate?"
Director Feng placed a stack of information in front of her.
"Forehead……"
Feng Xiaohu picked it up and saw that it was actually the information of the opposing players.
Race, gender, table habits, player level, usual decks, professional analysis, etc. are all written on it.
Engaging in intelligence warfare is a relatively normal behavior among poker players.
However, generally, mature and experienced players will have at least seven or eight or even more than a dozen main decks in their hands.
At their point, information is no longer important.
So what if you know my deck? A game can only have 4 decks at most. Can you guarantee that you can guess all my decks?
"Ah? He he he!"
When Feng Xiaohu turned to the second page, he saw Shi Li's photo at first glance.
Below the photos are messages.
Time-honored, human (pure), convex
Show card hall, position supervisor (being sidelined)
Table Habits: Love to Show Off
Player level: LV11 (suspected)
Common decks: Giant cards, Kung Fu cards
Personal situation analysis:
1. This player is good at controlling the emotions at the table and inducing his opponents to make mistakes
2. The player is good at predicting the table and playing psychological games
3. This player is very popular. When the investigators entered the show hall for on-site inspection, the staff gave this player a thumbs-up.
In addition to the above, there is some information that is biased towards details or not guaranteed to be accurate.
"By the way, what does it mean to be sidelined?"
"Is this person the second in their current points ranking?"
Feng Xiaohu was a little surprised while complaining.
She had participated in several delegations with her father and knew that this information was placed on the second sheet, which meant that this person was currently the second-highest scorer in the city's card hall industry.
(So... the second place he just mentioned is himself?)
This time, Feng Xiaohu felt even more embarrassed.
It is indeed impolite to say such things to my face.
But then she curled her lips again. After all, what she said was just the fact, and there was nothing wrong with it.
"Acai, is this your daughter? She's pretty."
At this time, Director Xiu, who was sitting next to Director Feng, cast his gaze over.
"How many times have I told you to call me Director Feng?"
Director Feng looked angry.
It turns out that these two people are familiar friends.
"Okay, okay, since you helped me, I won't call you Ah Cai for the next two days."
Director Xiu waved his hand.
Spinach arrived at Lanlan City first, so she asked Director Feng to sell some information to her.
"By the way, have you entered the [Wind Chasing Way]? How is your progress?"
After she reminded him, Director Feng remembered this incident and said with some envy.
"This is my first time exploring a new land, so my progress is just average. [Level 3, Level 4]."
Director Xiu spread his hands.
But when Feng Xiaohu, who was standing next to him, heard this, he secretly admired her.
[The Way of Chasing the Wind] is a copy that is on par with [The Way of Balance].
I have played [The Way of Balance] so many times, but I have only managed to reach the [Three Levels and One] stage.
The curator on the opposite side got [Three Levels Four] just by exploring the new land.
It really is worthy of the level of a senior!
"【Three levels and four】, then your performance is a bit abnormal."
“It’s just so-so.”
Director Feng touched his chin.
"Haha, that's it."
"Coach Shi from our card room also went to explore the land, and went straight to [Three Passes and Nine]."
Director Xiu’s own performance is not good, so he uses his employees’ performance to show off.
"ah?!"
As a result, before Director Feng could respond, Feng Xiaohu was the first to react.
"Coach Shi, are you referring to... this person?"
She picked up the information paper that Shi Li had left.
"Yes, that's him."
Director Xiu nodded and asked curiously, "Where did you find such a neat ID photo?"
"!!!"
When Feng Xiaohu heard this, his eyes widened.
That guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes actually dared to lie to me!
That's not right. I was asking about the progress of [The Way of Balance], and the other party didn't lie strictly speaking.
But who would have known that you, a person from the Balanced Zone, would not only challenge the [Way of Chasing the Wind], but also make even greater progress!
"Dad, I want to fight him!"
But on second thought, Feng Xiaohu suddenly became interested.
She had just inquired about the current situation. The number of players on both sides was just right for a PK, not one more and not one less.
Moreover, the battle order of the others has already been arranged, so myself and Shi Li, who have just arrived, are just the right ones to be left alone.
"It's up to you. Our fourth-placed team is beating their second-placed team, which is good enough to match them."
"But since you're late, just wait in line at the end."
Director Feng gave an expression that said he really couldn't do anything about you.
"Hey, Ah Cai, I don't like what you said."
"Wang Defa was just careless. It doesn't mean you can step on my family."
Director Xiu immediately showed an unhappy expression.
"Hahahaha, what a slip of the tongue."
Director Feng smiled on the surface, but actually he didn't agree.
What I said is the fact. There is a gap in the level of the two cities.
If the second one can beat Wang Defa, then why can't the fourth one beat the second one?
[Three Levels and Nine] So what? High progress only represents the PVE level.
How could my precious daughter, whom I have carefully trained since she was young, lose?
If she hadn't missed a few opportunities to challenge the opponent because of entering the dungeon, she might have been the first in this time!
Next, the card games continued, with both sides winning and losing.
In general, Lanlan City won more games, about 2:1.
But Pingju ended up with another draw.
In the last round, it was finally Shi Li and Feng Xiaohu's turn to play cards.
Shi Li had been notified, so he made preparations in advance.
"Coach Shi, you can't lose this game."
Before he stood up, Pingju next to him looked solemn.
The city’s performance is obviously weak now, and Wang Defa’s unexpected defeat dealt a heavy blow to their morale.
After all, the upcoming match is a showdown between the top teams in the standings, and everyone hopes that Shili can pull one back.
"When you are young, you should just let go and play with all your strength. It's best to win the game with a crushing victory."
Secretary He felt depressed the whole night watching those card games.
"Oh? Really?"
Shi Li didn't care much about Pingju's words, but the meaning of Lao He's words was a little different.
"Yes, I said, go ahead."
Secretary He patted his shoulder.
"Okay, fine then."
Shi Li knew what to do.
When I arrived at the card table, Feng Xiaohu was already standing there.
"You fooled me so badly."
Standing opposite the card table, she looked at Shi Li with some reproach.
"You didn't ask, did you?"
Shi Li spread his hands.
After a brief conversation, the two got straight to the point.
Both parties should have had a rough idea of ​​what was going on, so the card-laying phase went by very quickly.
This is not an official competition, it can only be regarded as a mutual exchange and discussion, so the 6+1 game is still used.
"Let me reveal it first."
Feng Xiaohu was not modest and simply raised his hand to reveal his own card.
【Woo woo buzz! 】
The card projection on her left is a large fly.
The large size here refers to the fact that compared to ordinary flies, this thing is as big as a bird.
Green reflective shell and a pair of red insect compound eyes.
The wings flapped at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye, keeping itself suspended in the air.
Clear thorns can be seen on the pairs of insect legs.
【Mutated Fly】
Wisdom, 30 points, B
Attack 40, 60/60, 1/1
[Fragile Insect Body - Passive]: Mutated fly's health -40, attack power +10
[Power of Mutation - Passive]: When the Mutated Fly causes damage to non-mutated creatures, the damage is increased by 10
[Fly Head Explosion - 1 Energy]: The mutated fly collides with 1 target and causes [Diffusion]
(【Spread】: When attacking a target, deal half the damage to the adjacent targets on its left and right.)
"A good card. Powerful special attack and AOE. All three attributes are very suitable for the first row."
When Shi Li saw this card, his eyes lit up.
Adding these three attributes together, this is an excellent card.
Non-mutated creatures, this scope is too large.
Creatures like the zombies are mutants, while more normal life forms are non-mutants.
This wave of attacks can, ideally, cause a total of 50+25+25=100 points of damage to the opponent's three first-row cards.
This amount of damage is not just high, it is ridiculously high!
"Hehe, take a look at the next one."
Feng Xiaohu seemed very satisfied with the other party's reaction and revealed the card on his right.
【……】
The card projection on the right is a ceramic vase with exquisite blue glaze patterns on the surface.
Its shape is quite ordinary, except for the pair of handles that look like slender arms.
【Pottery Bottle Monster】
Listen to the Wind, 30 points, B
Attack 30, 100/100, 0/3
[Benevolent Monster - Passive]: When your card is damaged, the Bottle Monster recovers 1 energy point (only triggered once per round)
[Handle with Care - Passive]: The pottery bottle monster cannot be selected within 2 rounds after revealing the card.
[Fairy Water in a Bottle - 1 Energy]: The Bottle Monster selects 1 target and releases 30 points of [First Aid]
This card is also a top-quality B-grade card.
It is clearly a Wind-Listening card, but it has a way of recovering energy similar to that of the Steadfast card, but even better than that of the Steadfast card.
This is an absolutely top-notch energy recovery skill for the Tingfeng card.
It cannot be selected as a target within 2 rounds, which means that you cannot use skills, attacks, or recovery methods on it.
The only way Shi Li could think of to restrain it was to attack it with effects such as [Diffusion] and [Penetrating] that caused ripple damage.
However, he did not have a [Diffusion] card, and [Bottle Monster] was placed in the first row, so it was difficult to be affected by [Penetrating].
This means that you cannot touch this card within 2 rounds.
Then, Feng Xiaohu uncovered the card in the middle of his hand.
【Cuckoo, gurgle, gurgle! 】
The projection on the card in the middle is a large bird shaped like a chicken, with lush and colorful feathers.
Its characteristic is that its wings are disproportionately large, and when spread out, they are even large enough to cover the tablets on the left and right.
【Thai Chicken】
Firm, 40 points, B
Attack 40, 100/100, 0/8
[Left Giant Wing - Passive]: When Taimei Chicken [Defends], he can bear damage for the left column
[Right Wing - Passive]: When Taimei Chicken [Defends], he can take damage for the right column
[Giant Wings Flap - 8 Energy]: Taimei Chicken flaps its wings, causing up to 3 cards in a row to be [Exiled] for 1 turn
([Exile]: Remove the regular card target from the game)
If you don't look closely, you'll think this card is a little inferior.
Because helping the left side to bear the damage and helping the right side to bear the damage can actually only take up one entry quota.
Now it has been split into two, making this card look like a fake B-grade card.
But Shi Li noticed a detail, that is, it is not "left side" but "left column".
In other words, if you don't kill this big chicken card, it will always serve as a complete protective umbrella for the opponent.
If you think about it carefully, this is also a top-quality B-grade card.
"3B in the first row, you have a pretty good deck."
"DPS, defense, and healing, we have it all."
“It’s a very complete structure.”
Shi Li looked back and forth at the three cards and nodded in approval.
"Let me show you the scene card again, hehe."
Feng Xiaohu was in a good mood after being praised.
She just touched the scene card and turned it over.
[Bang!]
She saw a huge bronze shield shadow covering her half of the card table.
The shield is round and has a flying phoenix carved on it.
The shadow lasted for a few seconds and then disappeared completely.
But from the turned-over card, you can see the specific attribute effects.
【Phoenix Shield】
Scene, C
[Phoenix Shield Ringing]: When your Resolute Card is attacked, it will recover an additional 0.5 energy points
[Phoenix Shield Echo]: When your Resolute Card is attacked, it will recover an additional 0.5 energy points
The two entries have the same effect, but different names.
"This is a unique scene card for the Determined card. It is equivalent to recovering 1 extra energy point each time it is hit."
“A very useful scene card.”
Shi Li gave a fair evaluation.
Originally, he thought that the only thing that was lacking in the image of [Thai Chicken] was that the skill consumed too much energy.
But compared to its effect of [exiling] 3 targets at once, the energy consumption is indeed so high.
Now, if we combine it with this [Phoenix Shield], its energy recovery efficiency will be doubled, which is a bit shameless.
"Are you envious? But you can't learn it, hehe."
Feng Xiaohu's scene card comes from her card player talent [Seven Phoenixes].
When this player talent is at level 1, it provides her with 7 D-level scene cards, namely: [Phoenix Scale], [Phoenix Axe], [Phoenix Book], [Phoenix Shield], [Phoenix Knife], [Phoenix Fan], and [Phoenix Arrow].
Corresponding to the seven major types of cards: [Balance], [Frenzy], [Wisdom], [Determination], [Break the Trend], [Listen to the Wind], and [Chase the Wind].
And after reaching LV10, this D-level scene card will be automatically upgraded to C-level.
At LV25 and LV50, it will be upgraded to B and A levels.
As for S-level...it depends on chance.
After all, it is quite difficult for most players to continue upgrading from LV50, and it can be said to be a difficult step.
It can be said that now that the first four cards of Feng Xiaohu's set have been revealed, the deck structure formed is quite stable and reliable.
Just as Shi Li commented, a typical iron triangle.
"Your daughter has completely inherited your talent as a poker player."
In the audience, Director Xiu looked at Director Feng.
"Haha, of course."
Director Feng smiled calmly.
To be honest, because my wife is so beautiful and my daughter is not a bird-headed person, I once had doubts.
Fortunately, his talent as a card player proved that his daughter was his genuine bloodline.
Different players may have similar poker talents.
But if the players have exactly the same talents, they must be related by blood.
He is a time traveler, and his daughter who was born here is considered a second-generation time traveler, and can actually be classified as an indigenous person.
The natives certainly have a greater advantage in awakening time than time travelers, so when Feng Xiaohu was only 12 years old, I began to consciously let her enter the dungeon from time to time to hone her skills.
Although the frequency of entering the dungeon in the early stage is not high, the accumulation of time is there after all.
Therefore, the player level is not very low, and the deck is relatively rich among the younger generation.
Thinking of this, Director Feng spoke again.
"The coach you pushed out looks about the same age as Xiaohu."
"To be able to reach the [Three Levels and Nine] of [The Way of Wind Chaser] and still get the second place in your ranking list, then there must be some basic strength in the deck."
“I’m really looking forward to seeing how he will perform.”
As he spoke, his gaze turned towards Shi Li.
The other party was quite knowledgeable about the etiquette at the card table and did not interrupt Xiaohu when he was revealing his cards.
"As for him, you'll know when you see him."
Hearing this question, Director Xiu's mouth corners slightly raised.