The River District is a neighbor of the Hua District, named so because they used to rely entirely on a mother river for all their needs.

"Huh? It seems like there's a mushroom card in here."

At this moment, the sharp-eyed Ah Yajun seemed to spot the thumbnail of one of the cards.

"It really is."

Li Pu immediately became interested.

His mushroom deck, though versatile due to its large amount, shared the inherent weakness of mushroom cards.

That is, the strength levels are too low, making the early game against the AI quite challenging.

Even with [Card Crafting], upgrading a mushroom card, starting from such a low point, isn't very effective.

Up until now, he didn't even have an A-grade mushroom card.

Therefore, an A-grade mushroom card is quite attractive to him.

[Mush-ow-da!]

As he opened the card, a cute yet fierce-looking mushroom man projection popped out.

At first glance, its appearance was quite ordinary, closely resembling the common red-topped mushroom found in the wild.

A red mushroom cap with pale yellow spots.

But the difference was the two protruding humps on the cap, and the shape of the entire cap was unique, somewhat resembling... a dragon's head.

"This... could this be a mushroom card that doubles as a dragon card?"

When he saw the card's name, Ah Yajun was stunned.

"It seems to be!"

Li Pu was overjoyed; a card that was both a mushroom and a dragon was exactly what he needed!

He quickly checked the card details.

[Dragon Mushroom]

Balanced, 7 points, A

Atk 0, 100/100

[Hidden Dragon - Passive]: The Dragon Mushroom's skills are active even in face-down mode.

[Rising Dragon - Passive]: When the Dragon Mushroom is on the field, after your dragon cards have used their skills 10 times, enter [Rising Dragon Mode] for 1 turn.

[Transform into a Dragon - Passive]: When the Dragon Mushroom exists for more than 7 turns, it transforms into a [Poison Dragon] on the 8th turn.

([Rising Dragon Mode]: All friendly dragon cards gain +30 attack and +20% health for the duration of the mode.)

"Misunderstanding cleared, this is entirely a dragon card, isn't it?"

Ah Yajun commented after a closer look.

"Indeed..."

Li Pu couldn't contain his smile.

He felt as if some mystical force had been fulfilling his wishes lately.

Seven dragon cards, isn't this just perfect!

The key is this [Dragon Mushroom], which ties all his previous dragon cards together.

Earlier, besides the poor 2-turn +20 attack from the [Dragon Egg], this dragon deck had no synergy, simply relying on each dragon card's strength to fight independently, unable to achieve the 1+1 greater than 2 effect.

Now, the [Rising Dragon Mode] brings a powerful boost of "attack +30, health +20%" which, even if only for one turn, has a significant positive impact.

The requirement of 10 skill uses isn't particularly difficult.

Three cards are revealed first turn, four cards by the second turn, five by the third turn.

It's estimated that by around the fourth or fifth turn, they should have 10 skill uses, triggering [Rising Dragon Mode].

The fourth or fifth turn in a 6+1 game often determines the match's direction; exploding at this juncture enhances the effect.

Additionally, the Dragon Mushroom is remarkable because its skills can activate even during the face-down phase, which is something he's heard of but never seen.

"Check out [Poison Dragon]."

Beside him, Ah Yajun couldn't help but prompt Li Pu.

To be fair, this [Dragon Mushroom] card is not only a dragon synergy card but also seems to be a buildup card.

However, it's unclear whether the effect of a buildup that requires 7 turns is strong or not.

He clicked on the [Poison Dragon] text on the card.

[Poison Dragon]

Balanced, 7 points, A

Atk 20, 200/200

[Rising Dragon - Passive]: While the Dragon Mushroom is on the field, after your dragon cards use their skills 10 times, enter [Rising Dragon Mode] for 1 turn.

[Poison Dragon Body - Passive]: The Poison Dragon has an additional 100 life limit, but loses 40 life per round.

[Dragon Poison - Passive]: When the Poison Dragon attacks a target, it can inflict a [Poisoned] effect lasting for 3 turns, but only affects one target.

([Poisoned]: Lose 10 points of life per turn, unable to [Defend].)

"Whoa, this card is awesome!"

Having reviewed the [Poison Dragon] information, Ah Yajun felt even more envious.

The core synergy of [Rising Dragon - Passive] persists even after transformation.

Although it loses 40 life each turn, the extra 100 life limit is real.

When [Dragon Mushroom] completes the buildup and becomes [Poison Dragon], that would likely be around the 8th turn when most matches are in the mid to late stages.

Perhaps the match might end before the [Poison Dragon] loses all its life.

And [Dragon Poison] is also a pretty potent debuff.

If untouched, it deals 10 damage per turn for 3 turns, totaling 30 damage, which is about a third of most regular cards' health, not a negligible amount.

Most crucially, this [Poisoned] effect is solid, not reduced by [Defend].

"In the right situation, I could even believe it's an S-level card."

Ah Yajun couldn't help but exclaim.

"Transformation cards, truly impressive."

Li Pu agreed heartily.

This was his first transformation card, having only seen Xiuzang Jia play one before.

"Take it, this card suits you best."

Next to him, Ah Yajun began to encourage Li Pu.

"No rush, let's check all the cards first."

But Li Pu did not act hastily.

Honestly, the [Dragon Mushroom] is indeed strong.

But it's slightly different from what he had in mind.

Not because it isn't powerful enough, but due to an obsessive compulsion from playing on the card table.

[Dragon Lady Tree] - Wise

[Nian Body Dragon] - Chasing Wind

[Dragon Egg] - Balanced

[Brother Dragon Grass] - Listening Wind

[Beast Master] - Berserk

[Scorpion Tail Dragon] - Steadfast

For his seventh dragon card, he actually wanted an offensive type.

Of course, Li Pu didn't naively hope that within these 100 cards, there were more dragon cards.

But it's always wise to check each card as an extra precaution. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Besides, the quality of these 100 cards is quite high, each among the top tier for A-grade cards.

Browsing through them is as enlightening as it is useful.

Also, it might provide ideas for his future [Card Crafting].

After all, this dragon deck still requires quite a few adjustments.

The aim is to mold them into a more cohesive unit, which is how a deck should be.

"Huh?!"

But as he reached the last few cards on the final page, a surprise emerged.

[Bang-Bang Roar!!!]

A projection of an Oriental dragon burst forth from the card.

Different from ordinary Oriental dragons, half its body was mechanical, with rocket thrusters and laser cannon mounts on its back.

"A dragon card! Another dragon card!"

"Are you having some kind of dragon luck today?"

Ah Yajun threw an arm around Li Pu's shoulder.

The young people had bonded quickly over a few days, and he was genuinely happy for Li Pu.

"And it's an offensive type card..."

Li Pu, however, wasn't overly amused.

[Bang-Bang Dragon]

Offensive, 12 points, A

Atk 30, 100/100, 0/4

[Bang-Bang Dragon Claw - Passive]: The Bang-Bang Dragon's normal attack hits twice, each hit at 50% attack power.

[Pushing Blade - Passive]: The Bang-Bang Dragon does an extra 10 damage to [Defending] targets and an additional 20 damage to targets behind them.

[Burning Laser - 2 Energy]: The Bang-Bang Dragon launches a laser shot at the target, inflicting a [Heal Block] effect.

([Heal Block]: No healing effects can affect the target for the rest of the turn.)

This card might as well have "I only want to attack" written right across its forehead.

Under the offensive system, its double-hit normal attack lets it gain 2 energy in one go.

When attacking [Defending] targets, it can deal 7.5+7.5+10=25 damage, virtually ignoring [Defense] and even hitting cards in the back row.

The [Burning Laser]'s [Heal Block] effect is something he's particularly keen on.

Overall, it's a great card for breaking defenses.

Now he faced a sweet dilemma.

Between [Dragon Mushroom] and [Bang-Bang Dragon], which should he choose?

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