Spirit? True Silent Magician!

You Chen's duel undoubtedly opened up a new world of ideas for the vast number of duelists. It wasn't that they hadn't considered these strategies before, but their Deck Builder abilities were insufficient, and the decks they built were always flawed, naturally leading to a very low success rate.

So, after trying a few times, they concluded that these builds simply didn't work.

After all, deck-building mindset is truly important.

The duelists here, primarily, wanted everything. They wanted this, they wanted that, which ultimately led to their decks becoming a hodgepodge.

So, You Chen's appearance made them realize that it wasn't the cards that were bad, but the people themselves, and that their deck-building mindset wasn't as good as his.

Many people's thoughts had already turned to You Chen.

They were all wondering if there was a chance he could help them build a deck.

Or even just observe his deck—that would be good too.

You Chen, naturally, was unaware of and uninterested in any of this.

After returning to the preparation room, the expressions of the other high school students in the room had changed when they looked at You Chen. Many now showed admiration and respect.

Initially, in this preparation room, very few truly considered him a rival.

Even though he won against Tyrannosaurus Rex in the first match, it only slightly changed their perception. They believed luck played a big part.

After the second duel, if they still thought it was just luck, then they'd be nitpickers. It was clear that You Chen genuinely had skill.

"So! You've tried the deck, do you know how to play it now?"

"I have to say, that 500,000 you paid was totally worth it. You got a deck built, learned tactics, and most importantly, it helped you vent your frustration. Shouldn't I charge you more?"

You Chen sat down next to Hua Ningning and handed her the deck.

Hua Ningning's lips curved upward, and her bright eyes showed delight. This deck now held a higher status in her heart.

Indeed, that 500,000 was well spent!

It was only the price of ten card packs, yet it allowed her to achieve so many satisfying things at once.

It was only then that the students in the preparation room realized that You Chen wasn't even using his own deck?

It turned out he had built a deck for Hua Ningning, charging around 500,000 for it.

Charging for deck building is a specific profession.

It's called a Deck Builder.

Deck Builders have strong building capabilities. Excellent Deck Builders can create the most suitable deck based on each person's personality traits.

They also provide detailed mindsets, and so on. The fees for these Deck Builders vary wildly; the expensive ones are practically sky-high, while the cheaper ones, costing hundreds of thousands, are ignored.

"Alright, I'm heading out. There are no more matches today."

You Chen checked the time. He still needed to prepare for the Underground Duel Tournament that night, so he was quite busy.

"Okay, don't forget tomorrow's tag team match!"

Hua Ningning didn't leave with him. She planned to stay and observe more duels, to learn more, as it was a rare opportunity.

However, these opportunities seemed completely insignificant to You Chen. He didn't seem interested in others' duels.

Yet, he had a complete grasp of all deck builds.

This feeling was very much like a straight-A student who, without studying, always gets full marks, making people wonder, yet they have to concede.

"Tag team tomorrow?"

You Chen pulled out the match schedule in confusion and looked at it. Sure enough.

It turned out that singles and tag teams were scheduled for different times.

Today was for single duels, tomorrow for tag team duels.

This arrangement allowed ample preparation time for single duels while also not wasting a day, allowing for tag team duels.

"Got it." You Chen waved his hand and left.

As for the single duels, he had already entered the top eight.

The list of the top eight would only be announced tonight.

But how could there be eight people out of twelve?

Clearly, there was a loser's bracket battle.

The remaining six losers would battle again.

Three winners and three losers would emerge.

The three winners would then duel in pairs to contend for the last two spots.

So, for the six people in the loser's bracket, they would have to duel at least three more times to have a chance to advance.

It was extremely harsh.

However, none of this concerned You Chen anymore.

He was like an employee clocking in and out for a nine-to-five job, finishing his tasks on time and then calling it a day. As for whatever happened afterward, he couldn't care less.

Hard work doesn't always pay off.

But not working hard definitely feels great!

Night fell, and the stars painted a picturesque scene.

Under the cover of night, Yunhai City glowed with dazzling lights and surged with crowds. It seemed that only when darkness descended did humanity truly come alive.

The streets and alleys were bustling with pedestrians, and there were plenty of duelists ready to battle at the slightest disagreement.

At a crossroads on the pedestrian street, two duelists were battling across the road, as if putting on a show for the drivers waiting at the intersection.

It was a bit outrageous, but the atmosphere was certainly lively.

You Chen was among the crowd, initially paying little attention to these duels.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something was off and looked up.

He saw a graceful figure suspended above him, wearing a white magic top hat and a white and blue striped magic cheongsam that perfectly accentuated her graceful curves.

She held a magic staff, and a slit in her cheongsam revealed a glimpse of her fair, long legs.

"Isn't that True Silent Magician?"

"That's strange. How did a Machine-Type deck and a Fiend-Type deck manage to Special Summon True Silent Magician?"

You Chen felt bewildered just thinking about it.

He couldn't figure it out.

Hearing his words, someone nearby asked, puzzled, "Brother, is there something wrong with my eyes, or with yours? There's no True Silent Magician among the monsters up there, is there?"

"You must be an armchair duelist, right?"

"Besides, Silent decks are quite rare."

You Chen was even more stunned when he heard this.

"Huh?"

Could it be that these people couldn't see the True Silent Magician above?

In other words, this True Silent Magician wasn't summoned by these duelists, but rather...

A Spirit?!

Oh wow, no way, he actually encountered a Spirit?

And why was he the only one who could see her, clearly and distinctly? This was definitely True Silent Magician.

He even... at this angle, he saw white panties.

It was a good thing only he could see her; otherwise, not only would True Silent Magician feel she got the short end of the stick, but he would too.

At least, seeing how intently the people around him were watching the duelists, he knew for sure that he was the only one who could see True Silent Magician.

And True Silent Magician seemed to sense his gaze and turned her head to look at You Chen.

The moment their eyes met, a look of surprise appeared on True Silent Magician's pretty face. She pointed at herself, signaling to You Chen, You can see me?

You Chen didn't hide it and nodded.

Yesterday, I was just short of a vote, but today I have enough, so there's an extra update, three chapters in total!

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