Duel! Win Me Over and I'll Be Your Spirit!

True Silent Magician's beautiful face showed a mix of surprise and confusion upon receiving confirmation. Surprise, because a human being had finally seen her.

Excitement, because she wouldn't have to endure such lonely boredom anymore. Finally, there was a human she could truly talk to.

True Silent Magician slowly flew closer, her qipao flowing gracefully, her silver hair swaying in the breeze. Her face held a delicate, ethereal beauty.

True Silent Magician's personality wasn't as lively and charming as Dark Magician Girl's. Years of practicing silent magic had cultivated a meticulous and composed demeanor in her, truly living up to her name.

"I thought no one would ever be able to see me again," True Silent Magician said, a hint of emotion in her voice.

"May I ask you a few questions?" You Chen furrowed his brow, several questions puzzling him.

True Silent Magician paused. Was this human going to ask her questions the moment he saw her?

It was unique, and quite interesting.

She nodded, not refusing, for she also had something to ask of him.

You Chen was in no hurry. He walked along, asking, "First question: Aren't all spirits supposed to be visible? Otherwise, how do you explain the spirits reported in the news?"

You Chen was unclear about this point.

True Silent Magician seemed quite willing to explain. "It's simple. Even for spirits, it depends on one's duel aptitude. If a person's duel aptitude doesn't match a particular spirit, they won't be able to see that spirit."

"Do you think spirits only exist in areas where humans live?"

"In fact, they've long been integrated into human life. You might even find spirits among crowds of people."

"It's just that some spirits require such high duel aptitude that hardly anyone ever discovers them."

"You can understand it as: the rarer a spirit, the higher the duel aptitude required."

Only after True Silent Magician's explanation did You Chen understand.

So that was it. It wasn't, as humans thought, that only a small portion of spirits existed in human areas.

Instead, spirits already existed on a large scale.

It was just that many people lacked the necessary duel aptitude, so they couldn't see them.

However, in a Secret Realm, spirits were physical entities, so there was no concept of duel aptitude.

It could be understood as ghosts in a multi-dimensional space; some people had "yin-yang eyes" and could see spirits, while others couldn't.

"Second question: Aren't humans and spirits supposed to be in conflict? Why do I feel no hostility from you?" You Chen raised his eyes, looking at True Silent Magician.

True Silent Magician extended a slender hand, gently stroking her silver hair, and calmly said, "That's not entirely true. Humans and spirits can have various relationships. You can think of it like humans and animals: some animals become human pets, while others attack humans. Different animals have different personalities."

"Therefore, some spirits advocate for peaceful coexistence."

"Of course, there are also some spirits who are inherently malicious."

At this point, You Chen interjected, "Like Six Worlds of Evil?"

After he said this.

True Silent Magician's expression subtly changed, and she looked at You Chen with surprise.

How did this human know about Six Worlds of Evil?

Even she didn't know much, only having heard some legends.

For this person to mention Six Worlds of Evil truly startled her.

"Don't look at me like that; I know a lot more than you think."

"One more question: What are the effects of you spirits being made into cards? Also, how big is the material difference between creating a card with a spirit and one without?" You Chen wanted to know more details about these questions.

"When a spirit is made into a card, it can only obey the deck's owner. Its freedom is restricted, but there are no other effects."

"To create a card with a spirit, you simply need a spirit."

"As for creating a card without a spirit, the requirements aren't actually that high."

"For example, take this card of mine. If it were a card without a spirit, it would only require combining Spellcaster-Type cards. However, the combination is random. That's one method, but with this method, if you want to combine for a high-rarity card, you generally need to combine many cards to have a chance of getting the card you want."

"There's another method: a card or item related to the spirit's true form, plus enough Soul Gems, has a chance of creating it. This probability depends on the rarity of the card and item."

"As for Spell/Trap Cards, they are all made through combination; there's no second method."

"So generally speaking, Spell/Trap Cards are harder to get than Monsters."

"Of course, the methods above are all reliant on human effort alone."

"There's also a method that's the most convenient..."

"Once a spirit acknowledges you, any card associated with that spirit can be easily generated."

"However, gaining a spirit's acknowledgment is incredibly difficult."

After True Silent Magician finished speaking, You Chen understood, but it brought up a very important point.

To create a card with a spirit, you only need the spirit itself.

But if you have a spirit's acknowledgment, you can have many cards.

At first glance, it seems contradictory.

After all, if I have a spirit's acknowledgment, why would I bother creating cards with spirits?

However, there are precedents for spirits being captured; spirits that lose duels have become prisoners to humans. But that doesn't mean they acknowledge their captors, and it's impossible for them to truly submit.

In such circumstances, it's naturally impossible to obtain more cards.

You can only create that spirit within a card.

But conversely, if you gain a spirit's acknowledgment, it's an entirely different matter.

Therefore, we can conclude:

Spirit Acknowledgment > Spirit-Generated Card > Normal Card.

A normal card is just a card; it has no bond effect.

The card bonds You Chen mentioned earlier do exist, but only for decks with spirits. So, the previous trap deck, no matter how much it talked about bonds, was just You Chen buying Hua Ningning peace of mind for 500,000.

Spirit-generated cards have bonds. If the bond is strong enough, associated cards can be drawn, but these bonds are difficult to cultivate.

With spirit acknowledgment, the starting point of the bond is already higher than with spirit-generated cards, and you can easily obtain rare cards of that spirit.

Upon realizing this, You Chen raised his eyes, and his gaze towards True Silent Magician was different.

So, the question is, how does one gain a spirit's acknowledgment?

"Now it's your turn to ask me a question," You Chen said.

"Hmm?" A hint of surprise appeared on True Silent Magician's delicate face. This guy is interesting; he seems to know a lot about many things.

"Otherwise, why would you be so selfless in answering my questions?"

"I imagine you have something to ask of me."

You Chen said with a light chuckle.

Finally, a trace of interest surfaced on True Silent Magician's pretty face, and she waved her staff with a slender hand.

"Clever."

"Well, it's simple. I actually have a master, but she's currently trapped in a Secret Realm, her fate unknown. I only have one request: to duel me."

"If you lose, you have to promise to help me find her."

"If you win, I can become your spirit."

True Silent Magician knew how perilous the Secret Realm was, so sending this human there would be extremely dangerous and come at a great cost.

Therefore, she also had to make a very significant wager.

That was to use herself as the price, a price sufficient to match and support the stakes of this duel.

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