Tearlaments Merrli Kitkallos

She answered that way, and Youye instantly understood.

One could only say the people of this world were as outrageous as ever, especially when it came to new archetypes. If a high-level monster appeared, they'd think they'd gotten their boss monster, all their cards. If it didn't work, they'd just consider themselves unlucky. If they were capable, they'd switch archetypes; if not, they'd just wait to die.

"You mean my Drytron archetype has two more boss monsters, and one of them is the true ace?" Seeing Youye's speechless expression, Chang Xingge couldn't contain her excitement and asked him.

"Yes. Get the other two and study the playstyle. For pure Drytron, I feel Earth Level isn't difficult, but you probably can't reach Heaven-tier."

Youye nodded, then thought about the strength of pure Drytron compared to the duelists he encountered on the Master Duel ladder before answering her. At the same time, he hinted that he had a very powerful playstyle.

Putting everything else aside, she had brought three cards right to him. Why would he let the meat that was delivered to his doorstep run away?

"Earth Level isn't difficult... Wait, you mean Drytron has other Deck Builds that can reach Heaven-tier?"

Hearing Youye say this, she murmured his words to herself, then caught the hint.

"Yes, if Drytron is aiming for strength, it won't summon its three archetype aces. It usually goes for a Negation Board. You win by mindlessly negating. Going first, unless the opponent draws powerful removal or disruption, the duel is essentially over. For average Earth-level Duelists, it's practically an lifelong enemy, and it can even contend with some Heaven-tier Duelists!"

Youye looked at the hooked fish, the corners of his mouth turning up, and began explaining the strength to her.

"Youye, can my Runick archetype beat a Drytron that has set up a Negation Board if I don't have powerful removal cards?"

Seeing Youye say this, Munin, who had been silent, looked at Youye with curiosity.

"No. If the Negation Board is on the field, you can just surrender." Youye answered, giving the answer without any hesitation.

Is Runick strong? Yes! But going second without cards like Megalith Aratron or Skill Drain against a Negation Board with five or more negates, you can only surrender. You absolutely cannot win!

"We've arrived. Please guide me later, Senior!" Chang Xingge stopped, pointing to a stone platform in front of them carved with various strange symbols. She immediately spoke respectfully, no longer calling Youye by his name but addressing him as Senior.

She had learned about the Runick archetype last night. The Vice Minister of their Hangcheng Dueling Association branch had once challenged it and was utterly defeated. If such a powerful archetype couldn't get past the final board his Drytron could make, its strength was unimaginable!

And being able to reach the position of Vice Minister, her social skills were naturally very smooth. She understood that no matter how excited she was, no matter how much she wanted Youye to help her configure her Deck, she had to let Youye accomplish his goal first.

The place she brought Youye to was actually their Dueling Association's internal rule certification area. There was no waiting in line; they could go straight in for certification.

"Alright, I can just go up directly, right?"

Youye nodded. Getting certified was one of the essential courses in this world. Although he hadn't experienced it, he had heard people around him talk about it countless times, so he had a general idea.

"Yes, after you go up, the Dueling Rules will sense you and begin certifying your path," Chang Xingge answered respectfully, then offered a blessing: "I wish you all the best."

"Thank you." Youye smiled slightly and walked towards the stone platform.

As he stepped onto it, the surrounding symbols began to glow, becoming increasingly dazzling, causing him to instinctively close his eyes. When he opened his eyes, he was in a blank space. In this space, besides him, there was a woman wearing a crown and a long blue and white dress, with forearms and lower legs resembling fish fins.

The woman's light blue hair flowed loosely behind her. Her delicate face was fair and flawless, but at this moment, she had a hesitant expression, and her eyes looking at him were filled with self-reproach.

"Kitkallos, I've finally seen you."

Youye looked at her, gently took her forearm, and pulled her into his embrace.

The moment he saw her, as a Card Player, he naturally recognized the woman before him as part of his archetype, the strongest intermediary of Tearlaments, and his Spirit, Tearlaments Merrli Kitkallos.

"Youye, aren't you angry? It's because of me that you had such strong power but lacked cards, and until yesterday, you didn't even have a decent Deck."

Kitkallos looked at Youye, full of confusion. She had been prepared for Youye to scold her, but she never expected that not only did Youye not scold her, but he was genuinely happy to see her from the bottom of his heart.

"It's simple. When I got the Tearlaments archetype, I knew this would likely happen," Youye said with a smile. In the ten years he had been in this world, although he hadn't been able to interact with Duelists above Earth Level, he had never seen Yellow-tier, Mystic Level, or even individual Earth-level Duelists use forbidden cards from his previous life, or even limited cards.

This was clearly a balance of this world's rules. Tearlaments' entire monster lineup was hit so hard on the banlist; giving him all the cards? Was that possible? Impossible! He was already very content with being left with Merrli initially.

"Huh?" Kitkallos looked at Youye with a blank, adorable expression, not understanding what he was saying.

"Be good, watch me perform!" Youye looked at her bewildered face, gently pinched her cheek, and slowly looked at the void, saying, "Isn't certification just setting a goal? My goal is simple: collect the complete Ishizu Tearlaments and collect as many other mainstream decks as possible, so this world of primitives can feel the power of the mainstream!"

The moment he finished speaking, a dueling platform appeared. The opponent on the platform was discarding Maxx "C" during his Standby Phase, and there was a Clear Wing Synchro Dragon on their Field. On his side, there wasn't a single card on the Field. Instead, he had two cards in his hand and could freely set his Deck, even the order of the cards in his Deck.

Youye wasn't surprised by this. Puzzle Duels appearing during certification were common knowledge, but everyone's puzzle was different, and losing wouldn't affect the certification, so most Duelists didn't care about it.

Of course, winning was better. For those who won spectacularly, the rules would give them rewards based on how they won. These rewards could be cards, lifespan, or the opportunity to access other archetypes.

"Youye, use the Runick archetype. Blazing Fire and Flashing Fire can handle the current Field," Kitkallos thought seriously beside him and then offered advice.

It wasn't that she didn't want Youye to use Tearlaments at this time, but using Tearlaments now and letting Maxx "C" resolve would only result in a compromised board. If he didn't let it resolve, the single-card Tearlaments combo was limited, not to mention the opponent had a monster effect negation.

Compared to Runick, Flashing Fire could search the Field Spell, set Fountain, then Blazing Fire could destroy Clear Wing, draw two, and the duel would end after milling the opponent.

"You even know about Runick?" Youye looked at Kitkallos in surprise. These two weren't from the same world, and judging by her expression, she seemed to know a bit about it.

"Didn't you get the Runick archetype yesterday? I went to the Runick world for a stroll. At first, they weren't very friendly, but after dueling them, I found that although the Runick Spirits like to Banish like Kashtira, they are much more reasonable than Kashtira. Hugin even said she would give you the Runick cards under her jurisdiction when you reach Mystic Level," Kitkallos looked at Youye with a look that clearly said she was asking for credit.

Youye: ...

"Not very friendly before the duel, reasonable after the duel." What a description.

It seemed they were beaten into submission. However, Kitkallos had indeed helped a lot.

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