As he slung his backpack over his shoulders and left the classroom, he finally realized that his idea of taking on ten Little Japan actresses was far too simple.
Holding the Axe Raider Deck full of vanilla monsters, he felt somewhat bleak. How could this possibly amount to anything?
"Is this my deck?"
"No way, do I really have to start my career with Axe Raider?"
"This can't even be called a deck. At best, it's just a pile of cards."
He returned to the grocery store.
That was right. Even after school, he could not go home yet. There was still the family grocery store to help out with.
"Come to think of it, the grocery store in that world sold snacks. Maybe this one sells card packs instead?"
Thinking that, he eagerly put down his backpack.
The shop was not large, only around thirty square meters.
The moment he entered, he discovered that it really was different.
Inside were countless Yu-Gi-Oh! monster figures: Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, Stardust Dragon, Sky Striker Ace, and more. It had everything.
"So it really sells figures and cards?"
You Chen's eyes lit up. If so, his first deck seemed to be within reach.
After all, he had looked into things on his way back.
He now had a preliminary understanding of this world.
Since he had transmigrated bodily, he naturally had none of this body's previous memories.
This was a world where dueling reigned supreme.
However, there was no history whatsoever of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime world here, much less the stories behind Spirit card art.
At first, You Chen had been curious. Without any of that, how had Yu-Gi-Oh! become the supreme presence in this world?
Later, he discovered that this world actually had Spirits.
Simply put, this was a world where humans and Spirits coexisted.
And according to the history currently known—
The Spirit World seemed to be even larger than the world inhabited by humans, with vast unknown regions humans had never set foot in.
You Chen had even seen stories related to Spirit card art in the known historical records.
Of course, only he knew that they were stories from card art.
Not only that.
Spirits were considered evil beings. When humans first came into contact with them, they discovered they could do nothing against them. Later, the Spirits proposed dueling.
Only then did everyone finally understand that dueling was the only way to solve problems.
They also gradually learned that cards contained unknown powers.
As dueling spread across the world, and every country encountered Spirits, whether to deal with them or grow accustomed to them, dueling gradually became ingrained in everyone's bones through thousands of years of culture.
Until it became what it was today.
Some Rare Cards here could buy an entire seaside villa on their own!
Someone had even once bid eighty-seven million for a Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Alright, alright. It had all been acting in that world.
But this world had actually made it real?
Still, it was enough to show just how important dueling and cards were in this world.
Ding! Card Spirit Chat Group activated!
Huh!
You Chen had still been thinking when his system arrived?
Why was it a chat group?
Before he could react, he was already pulled into a group.
The group was called How Many Cards Did You Mill Today?
You Chen immediately realized that this Spirit group was no ordinary one.
It was hellishly fitting.
Needle Worm: "Why is there a new Spirit? It's been a long time since a new Spirit joined this low-level group. And I really like this name. It's so strangely charming!"
Warm Worm: "New Spirit, post a pic? Are you a female worm? (smirk)"
You Chen looked at his own username: Milling Cards is Fun.
The system sure knew how to name things.
But You Chen did not speak.
Mainly because he still did not understand what was going on.
Archfiend Zalzalg: "Damn it! Stop just chatting. I just heard some huge news in another Spirit group."
"They have already sensed that the Dimensional Rift is gradually opening."
"In about a year or so, when the Dimensional Invasion begins, powerful duelists from that world will invade this one."
"So whether it's humans or us, our living environment will become extremely difficult."
Spirit Reaper: "Damn it, the duelists in this world are easy enough to deal with. But if they're duelists from that world, they aren't just ordinarily strong. Won't our lives become worse than a dog's?"
At that moment, You Chen could not help replying, "You're overthinking it. Dogs live much more comfortably than you do."
Spirit Reaper: "?????"
Only then did You Chen realize he had said too much.
But he unexpectedly received Emotion Value +150!
What was Emotion Value for?
And more importantly—
What the hell was this Dimensional Invasion?
Could it be duelists from the anime world?
If that was really the case, then the duelists of this world had no chance at all.
Their bonds alone were already something impossible to match.
Not to mention miraculous topdecks and Card Printing.
Calling it the end of the world would not be an exaggeration.
But You Chen did not care that much. Even if it was the end of the world, it was not his problem alone.
What he needed to do now was work hard over the next year and save his own skin.
You Chen stopped paying attention to their conversation.
But from their words, he could tell that there were many groups like this.
And this was only a low-level group.
The group also had functions. He could exchange Emotion Value for cards.
Whether it was happiness, anger, sadness, or anything else, he could obtain Emotion Value.
That was why You Chen had just gained 150 Emotion Value.
It had to be caused by him, too.
After figuring things out, You Chen eagerly began checking what cards the group had.
"Needle Worm, Warm Worm, and Scout."
"Alright, alright, they're all milling experts from Happy Planet." After seeing them, You Chen grinned. He was happy, but that also meant a batch of duelists definitely would not be.
But one card required 100 Emotion Value to exchange. At this rate, when would he ever put together a deck?
Then, the group warmly popped up a newcomer gift pack. It was just like when playing a game—Goose Factory knew how helpless you were and offered a first-purchase gift pack. Come on, for just six bucks, you could begin your endless spending journey!
After all, there were only zero purchases and countless purchases!
So You Chen chose to compromise without hesitation.
Because the beginner gift pack cost 100 Emotion Value and could be exchanged for an entire deck!
Only once.
You Chen's eyes lit up. One hundred Emotion Value—there was no need to hesitate. He bought it immediately.
Any deck would do!
Ding! Successfully purchased your first deck. Newcomer opportunity used up.
You Chen checked it, originally thinking the deck would be fairly ordinary.
But unexpectedly, the milling experts he had just seen were all in it, and there were three copies of each!
You Chen scratched the back of his head.
"It's quite a fun deck."
"Looks like bringing smiles to others has become my mission?"
You Chen put away the deck as though it were a treasure. Compared with his pile of vanilla cards, it was far better.
Next, he just needed to randomly select a lucky victim.
"Huh? You're back? Why didn't you say anything?"
The small door beside him opened, and a lovely figure walked out.
This was his older sister, You Wushuang.
Her soft wine-red hair was tied into a ponytail.
Her eyes were like autumn water, and her skin was as white as snow.
She wore a thin shirt, her full breasts stretching it taut, with the button in the middle barely holding on.
She wore short blue shorts that exposed her long, smooth, clean legs.
And a pair of flip-flops.
She looked beautiful and had a great figure.
But unfortunately, his sister was a lunatic—and a damn money grubber.
Though everyone was.
Except Jack Ma, who did not like money.
PS: New author, new book. Please support it! I used to write Yu-Gi-Oh! novels on another platform, and my results were passable. I don't know what type of stories Qidian readers like, so I hope everyone can give me more support. Feel free to mention any suggestions as well.
Let me say this first: the Spirit Chat Group is not there for padding. It foreshadows the Dimensional Invasion, includes Spirit card art stories, provides a reasonable source for cards, creates information gaps, and so on. Its role can be said to run through the entire book, so please do not see a chat group and immediately assume it will be filler.
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