My Stubborn Soul Card Follower-Chapter 470 - 392: Pre-Match Affairs
Information is very important for Life Card Duels. Although Xinyuan Tanchun doesn’t really use data analysis flows for dueling, understanding what Life Cards their opponents use and what strategies they employ before a match is always necessary.
No matter how much analysis one sees online, it’s never as informative as watching the match in person.
Xinyuan Tanchun’s request is very reasonable and aligns with the rules set by the event organizers, so Shen Sui wouldn’t refuse.
The elimination matches are spread over two days, with six matches each day—two for each category: A, B, and C classes. Although it hasn’t reached prime time yet, the matches are about to start, beginning with the C class matches, of course.
Many seasoned spectators have noted on various social platforms that watching such a comprehensive Life Card Duel tournament covering all categories is like getting a refund of 60% of your ticket just by watching the C class matches.
The C class matches are truly a melee, filled with all kinds of wondrous ideas.
A ninth-tier Life Card Master once remarked with lingering fear that even the world’s strongest Life Card Master, if they entered the C class matches again, might not be able to emerge from the mire of C class within a year.
You never know what your opponent is thinking, nor can you guess what astonishing card they might sneak into their deck, and this card happens to be just right for the current situation.
Qishala glanced at the sky, slightly bowed, and said to Shen Sui: "It’s about time, Master, you can enter the venue now."
The event organizers do not have a policy exempting contestants’ maids from tickets, so naturally, Qishala can’t enter via the contestant passage like Xinyuan Tanchun. She would probably, like the past few days, stand outside and wait for Shen Sui to finish today’s matches.
However, just as Qishala was about to look up and see Shen Sui off, a ticket was handed to her.
Qishala looked at the ticket and raised her head, looking at Shen Sui with confusion: "Master, this is...?"
Shen Sui smiled and said, "The weather today isn’t great, and who knows when it might rain. Occasionally watching matches inside isn’t a bad way to pass the time, right?"
"But as a maid, I shouldn’t have..." Qishala hesitated a bit.
Shen Sui said, "As a maid, you should obey your master’s orders, you know."
Qishala pursed her lips and nodded.
Turning around to glance at the long queue in the distance, Shen Sui added, "Even though it’s a front-row ticket, just take it as it is. It doesn’t matter if you can’t get a good spot; it won’t affect you anyway."
For Qishala, being a Star Abyss White Dragon, seeing Shen Sui’s duel from even miles up in the sky would be easy, so there’s no distance requirement.
"I’ll cheer for you, Master." Qishala raised her head, revealing a bright smile under the dim street lights.
Qishala rarely smiled like this, which was quite beautiful, causing Shen Sui to lose his focus for a moment.
When Shen Sui regained his senses, he and Xinyuan Tanchun had already reached the player passage, preparing to enter the arena.
Xinyuan Tanchun, having had his fill of dog food, rambled on incessantly: "What’s with this master and maid stuff? You two play quite the elaborate game~! Role-playing in the real world, no less. Isn’t it awkward? I’m embarrassed for you...."
Thinking about how Shen Sui seems to have several stunning girls like that, Xinyuan Tanchun condemned, "You scoundrel, licentious scoundrel."
Shen Sui’s lips twitched slightly, not expecting to receive such an ’honor’ in reality.
"If you keep talking, I’ll report to the event organizers that you’re impersonating my coach," Shen Sui countered.
Xinyuan Tanchun was very resolute:
"Sorry, I was wrong."
After entering smoothly, Shen Sui first went to the lounge for registration, then proceeded to the viewing area reserved by the organizers for contestants and their coaches.
Here, Shen Sui saw many familiar faces.
"Yo, our God of Age arrived so early?" Tan Song spotted Shen Sui right away and greeted him enthusiastically.
"I understand...," Shen Sui said, glancing at You Wenqi next to him, puzzled, "Even You Ju came in?"
You Wenqi hadn’t participated in the Huashan Invitational, and he didn’t seem to be a coach for any contestant, so being able to enter here must have involved some deal with the organizers; otherwise, it would be impossible.
Hearing Shen Sui’s question, You Wenqi glanced at Theis not far away and said, "Used some measures, who can resist when the Huashan Invitational matches are so spectacular."
Shen Sui sensed You Wenqi’s gaze and immediately understood the reason.
There’s something off about Theis, and the Exploration Bureau sent You Wenqi over to monitor him.
Shen Sui immediately thought of the day when Theis, during a duel, invoked that deity that swept its gaze over him; could it be related to this?
However, despite Theis being number one in the world, because his opponent was an obscure eighth-tier Life Card Master, his match wasn’t the highlight of the evening, not even slightly more popular than Shen Sui’s duel.
Shen Sui quietly hid the anomalies surrounding Theis in his heart, having no desire to investigate them further. He wasn’t one to meddle in other people’s business, nor was his curiosity so strong unless the other party provoked him, affecting his interests; otherwise, Shen Sui generally wouldn’t deliberately research anything.
