CHAPTER 20: CHAPTER 20: AS LONG AS I PRINT CARDS FAST ENOUGH, THE FORBIDDEN CARD CAN’T CATCH ME

[The name of the Flame Witch has reached the ears of certain people who recall someone from a thousand years ago. They begin to pay attention to the Flame Witch.]

When Shen Sui read this sentence, he immediately thought of Vivian. Back then, with his help, Vivian began to grow gradually.

Her rise to fame also started with the burning of a church. Shen Sui raised his hand and entered a command on the Dueling Device.

He became increasingly curious about the events that transpired after his data was erased, thinking it might be necessary to guide Alice to investigate.

[You appear and marvel at the church in flames, reminiscing about its past glory.]

[Alice is curious about your story with Vivian and wants to know more about Vivian’s achievements.]

[You might want to visit Twilight City after rescuing your friend. I am not familiar with its current name, but it’s where Vivian rose to prominence. When we succeeded back then, we recorded Vivian’s deeds on a stone tablet, standing tall in Twilight City.]

[You divulge this information to Alice.]

[Alice notes down the city name "Twilight City." She hasn’t heard of such a city, but Dawn Continent is vast and holds many secrets.]

[You simultaneously suggest Alice explore the City of Sin slightly, as it is the place where Vivian passed away, and may hold Vivian’s secrets.]

[Alice becomes increasingly eager about the journey to the City of Sin, as she is on her way there...]

Shen Sui breathed a sigh of relief, gazing briefly at the Star Magic Array which was operating normally. Upon ensuring Alice’s immediate safety, Shen Sui finally shifted his attention from the Dueling Device.

Looking outside, it was already late at night.

I wonder what type of coach the academy will assign me.

The duel exams of Tianyi Academy last a total of three days, shattering the dreams of countless youth here.

June 7 also marks the day of the regular college entrance exams, meaning they simultaneously miss this opportunity and have to try again next year.

Shen Sui did not go to the academy entrance to witness the painful scene of failed candidates. He arrived early at the Life Card Store and spent his sparse savings to purchase a sufficient number of Blank Cards.

Alice’s recent endeavors had brought Shen Sui a total of twenty-three Life Cards, seventeen of which were skill books and equipment from Shen Sui’s storage box, and six were Life Cards acquired by Alice.

This has refreshed Alice’s record.

Shen Sui only bought twenty Blank Cards; he didn’t need all twenty-three Life Cards, as some were downloaded purely for sale. Blank Cards can be reused, so he doesn’t need to buy extra Blank Cards beyond his deck requirements.

With the remaining money, Shen Sui bought a smartphone that was barely functional; as long as it had internet capability, it was fine.

Most of his extracurricular focus would likely be on Dawn Continent, so he wouldn’t be using the phone for entertainment much—it just needs to suffice.

After spending all his money, Shen Sui arrived at the Tianyi Life Card Store, opened a card account, and found a relatively secluded and quiet spot to sit down. He planned to systematically review his deck here, confirming his main strategy moving forward, and fill in cards for this main strategy.

Life Cards downloaded from the Dueling Device cannot be modified further, so Shen Sui can only make one-time modifications to each Life Card, requiring him to have a clear target when altering cards.

Shen Sui opened his phone and easily found the most popular Life Card Duel video site, wanting to see what type of main strategies were used in this world’s Life Card Duels. He saw his own exam duel in the top trending content.

[Damn! Such an Underworld deck!]

[How could there be such an Underworld person in this world? How do we resolve this infinite chain?]

[Obviously, Xu Tianzhi is just bad at this. Disabling that Follower card would end this chain.]

[Yeah, yeah, obviously Xu Tianzhi is just dumb!]

Shen Sui watched the videos for a while, falling into deep thought.

His duel video, now trending, probably had many views. Many people likely saw his infinite chain setup.

The combination of [Magic Apprentice: Alice] + [Recovery] + [Star Magic Array] was no longer Shen Sui’s secret. Considering potential envy from his peers, Shen Sui even suspected that reports targeting his Life Card have reached the Life Card Association. It’s possible the Life Card Association will soon conduct a Forbidden Card inspection.

This isn’t an impossible event; in fact, in such a foul domestic environment, many notable Life Card Masters encounter malicious Forbidden Card reports. Hence, many prepare alternatives for core cards, ready to replace them instantly if a ban occurs, so their duels aren’t affected.

Cards banned by the Life Card Association can apply for release, but it involves a cumbersome process with uncertain approval.

Therefore, Forbidden Card reporting is the most vicious method against civilian Life Card Masters. Once a core card is truly banned, civilian Life Card Masters without sufficient funds and family support in the Soul Card World quickly fall into obscurity, blending with the crowd.

This is why there are so many fleeting geniuses in the Life Card Duel circle.

Is Shen Sui afraid of Forbidden Cards?

Hilarious. Let’s see if you can ban faster than I can imprint.

He put down his phone, immediately confirming his deck’s strengthening direction.

On one hand, he would continue to reinforce the infinite chain limiting opponent setups with [Magic Apprentice: Alice] as the core. On the other hand, he would construct a new main strategy centered around [Flame Witch: Hozerville].

According to the Life Card Association’s rules, Soul Cards and their subsequent derivative transformation forms do not enter the Forbidden Card List. On another note, the association has no precedent for banning 15-star Life Cards, as each Life Card Master fights tooth and nail to earn 15-star cards from the Soul Card World. You ban someone’s card, they might genuinely fight you to death.

Thus, the only plausible ban target could be [Star Magic Array].

But it doesn’t matter! Shen Sui now has a lower-level replacement.

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Card Name: [Andrew’s Staff]

Category: Equipment Spell Card

Stars: 3-star

Effect: As long as an equipped follower exists on the field, during both players’ main phases, when a follower on either field activates an effect, you can select a Spell Card from your graveyard, return it to your deck, and draw a card for both players from their decks.

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Unfortunately, since cards in Life Card Duels are acquired through Soul Card Followers from the Soul Card World, most of the time Life Card Masters have only one copy of any card.

There are exceptions, such as original Spell Cards from the Soul Card World, because they are skills from this world’s power system that everyone can learn. Therefore, other Life Card Masters might obtain the same Spell Cards, and through Life Card transactions, it’s possible to have multiple copies.

Yet due to a certain Life Card Master’s bizarre actions, the Life Card Association long ago decreed that decks cannot exceed three cards of the same name.

Both [Recovery] and original Spell Cards from Dawn Continent count as skills.

This particular [Recovery] was born after using the skill on Alice, who hasn’t yet learned the skill herself. Theoretically, Alice could potentially bring out another [Recovery].

Having a kind of compulsion from his past life when playing cards, Shen Sui wanted to place three copies of such cards in his deck.

"Should I find someone to get [Recovery]? So that I can obtain multiple [Recovery] cards for myself..."

Shen Sui thought, rubbing his chin.

Where could I find Life Card Masters from the same world? If I do, how can I make the opposing party’s Soul Card learn [Recovery] without exposing myself?