"Cough, cough, Mr. Youye."
Just as Youye was about to discuss deckbuilding with Bai Yun'er, Sheng Ning had already snapped back to her senses and called out to him.
She no longer had her previous businesslike demeanor and instead looked at Youye respectfully.
"Is there something else? Or do you want a Best of Three?"
Youye looked at her and asked in confusion.
"No, Mr. Youye, I recognize your strength one hundred percent! I wanted to ask whether you could help revise my deck. I want to become stronger too. I may not have much money, but I know the whereabouts of a spirit. With your strength, you might be able to obtain a new archetype and cards through her."
Sheng Ning immediately answered respectfully. As for why she had said that last part, it was her own selfish motive.
She had memorized Youye's file. From this brief contact, she had already understood that Youye was a genius—a super genius. He only had not stepped into the spotlight because he lacked cards. Once he had cards, he would absolutely stir up a bloody storm in the dueling world, and countless people would rush to curry favor with him!
That was why, compared with money, cards would definitely hold a far greater appeal for Youye.
"Obtain a new archetype and cards? Could obtaining a new archetype be related to spirits?"
Just as Sheng Ning had expected, the mention of cards and archetypes immediately seized Youye's attention.
Money was important, but cards mattered most to Youye. For example, the Original Cards he had no use for after Master Duel rewards could sell for millions at a minimum. Compared to cards, money really was just a number!
"Yes. But spirits were extremely rare in our world, and whenever one appeared, the major families would swarm over to gain its recognition. Ordinary people generally did not know about this, so only a few Urban Legends spread around."
Sheng Ning nodded and began explaining it to Youye.
There was something else she had not said. Most spirits were extremely dangerous. If weak duelists encountered a powerful spirit, lost a duel, and got taken away as slaves, it was hardly a rare occurrence.
"I see. Then how did you know? Even if you knew, shouldn't you either handle it yourself or report it to the Inspector Bureau and find a way to obtain the archetype and cards? Does this spirit have some kind of problem?"
After hearing the explanation, Youye looked at Sheng Ning in confusion and did not agree right away.
He was not an idiot. There was obviously something wrong here. Otherwise, why would they have left it until now for him? Even if it was a new archetype, would it not be better to obtain it themselves and develop it slowly?
At Youye's question, Sheng Ning recalled her duel with that spirit, and her face immediately filled with bitterness and discomfort.
That spirit had been far too sinister. What she had experienced with her could not even be called a duel—it had been pure torture.
"I know because she is inside our Inspector Bureau. As for why we have not obtained her archetype, the reason is simple: we cannot beat her. None of the major families in Hangzhou, nor even our Bureau Chief, could beat her. On top of that, dueling her is extremely unpleasant. No one was willing to challenge her again, so over time, she simply ended up staying at our Inspector Bureau."
After a brief silence, Sheng Ning answered.
"Uh, just because you can't beat her, you stopped trying? Wouldn't it be a waste to leave such a powerful archetype alone?"
After considering several sinister archetypes, Youye could not help asking curiously.
In this world, strength reigned supreme. Youye did not believe they would let an opportunity like this slip away!
"It is not as if no one endured the torture to obtain a few cards and tried to see whether they could integrate them into their own decks. But the cards from this archetype make you Skip Battle Phase. Losing a Battle Phase is like giving the opponent an opportunity. So even those who had painstakingly obtained her cards gave up. After that, no one wanted to endure the torture of challenging her again."
"Skip Battle Phase? Sinister?"
Youye froze for a moment, then his eyes widened. He already knew which archetype Sheng Ning was talking about.
His expression then turned openly excited. Those who had faced Runick might only know how sinister it was, but did they know that Runick had been a powerful meta deck capable of holding its own during the Tearlaments era? If he could obtain this archetype, he could solve his awkward problem of not having a deck.
Yes, Runick being meta was what attracted him. Even if he could obtain an entertainment deck archetype, he would refuse it. He would rather keep saving up for Tearlaments.
"Looks like you know which archetype it is."
Sheng Ning noticed Youye's expression and smiled. For Youye's expression to change so much, the Runick archetype clearly held enough appeal for him.
As for its potential being high? She did not care. Sheng Ning had absolutely no desire to duel that Runick spirit again. Dueling her had truly been too unpleasant. She was the first spirit who had made Sheng Ning consider surrendering!
"Yeah. An archetype that locks itself into skipping the Battle Phase can only be Runick. But there is one problem: I do not have a deck. Can she accept Master Duel? If she can, then there is no problem. Watch me use that big brute—cough, cough, Great Banisher—to deal with her easily!"
Youye nodded and did not deny that he had guessed who it was immediately. Then he voiced his concern.
As for why he would not borrow a deck? The reason was simple. Cards with archetypes required a spirit's recognition to be used. Even the trap-heavy Newspaper Deck had spirits behind it.
Generally speaking, it was impossible to use someone else's deck. Of course, decks from the same archetype were an exception.
"She accepts it. These days, she often uses Master Duel to duel us in the bureau, and she also has a fairly high rank in Great World Duel."
At the mention of ranks, Sheng Ning looked somewhat embarrassed. No one had expected that the highest-ranked player in their entire Inspector Bureau would not be an inspector, but a spirit staying at the bureau.
She was also a little curious. What did Youye mean by Great Banisher? Could Runick's banishing speed really not deserve the title of Great Banisher?
"Then there is no problem. If it is convenient, you can tell me what archetype you are using now. Once I have thought it over, I will build you a deck directly."
After hearing that, Youye's final concern vanished, and he began asking Sheng Ning.
"I do not have an archetype. Right now, I am using the bureau's connections to communicate with the Ancient Gear archetype."
The embarrassment on Sheng Ning's face deepened. If she had not come from a better background than Youye and possessed fairly good talent for communicating with spirits, her situation would probably have been even worse than his. How else could she have entered the Inspector Bureau?
"Forget Ancient Gear. It is fine for bullying beginners, but it cannot even beat a slightly stronger engine. That is its ceiling."
After thinking briefly, Youye spread his hands.
It was not that he was unwilling to help. Ancient Gear's archetype system was too outdated. It could not even beat modern entertainment decks. He had no way to strengthen it by revising the deck; at most, he could make adjustments so the duelist would brick less often.
Otherwise, was he supposed to add a Horus engine into Ancient Gear and use the external Horus cards to mindlessly punch through the opponent with four attacks?
"It does not have to be the Ancient Gear archetype. Other archetypes are fine too. My constitution is a little special. As long as I can communicate with a spirit, I can talk to the spirits of many archetypes."
"If I obtain a fairly decent archetype, I hope you can give me a solid deckbuild and an idea of how to pilot it."
Sheng Ning shook her head and immediately explained.
"Oh~ A social butterfly."
Youye understood instantly. He had not expected someone like that to exist, and he could not help looking Sheng Ning over twice, making her already awkward face turn a little red.
"Senior, what is a social butterfly?"
Bai Yun'er, who had not spoken until now, looked utterly curious.
"You can think of it as using all kinds of methods to make spirits like you."
"Gasp~ Sister Sheng is terrifying!"
After hearing that, Bai Yun'er gasped and silently clutched her deck in her hands, looking as though she was afraid Sheng Ning would seduce it away.
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