Pulling a Rare Card Worth a Fortune—Who Wouldn’t Lose It?

Just now, while You Chen was browsing a video sharing site, he saw a promotional video about an underground duel tournament.

The video content was as follows.

A seductive young woman in a red cheongsam pointed at the screen with a finger and said with a smile, "Want to get rich overnight?"

"Want to become a Duel King revered by thousands overnight?"

"Want to become a heartthrob overnight?"

"If you do, then go to bed and dream. Is that even possible?"

When You Chen first saw this, he almost couldn't help but complain.

Seriously, who advertises like this?

But after watching the rest, he suddenly realized he was still naive.

"It's not possible?"

At this moment, another twin sister, wearing a blue cheongsam, walked out and said with a smile, "That's right, what my sister just said sounds like a fantasy."

"But actually, there is a place where it can come true."

"That's the Dream Underground Duel Tournament!"

"Here, you can indulge in lavish living! Engage in duels with no set rules!"

"Any rules agreed upon by both parties can be used for a duel!"

"Here, you can even bet on yourself, but only on your own win!"

"As long as you win, you'll gain both fame and fortune!"

"However, losing would be quite embarrassing."

"But it doesn't matter, masks are allowed here, and no real names are used. You'll find opponents from all corners of the world here; you'll never know if your opponent is a noob or a master!"

"Of course, you can also choose the challenge mode!"

"In the Dream Underground Duel Tournament, there are twelve duelists of different levels, their strengths gradually increasing from one-star to twelve-star!"

"As long as you complete a duel, you can collect your prize money and leave, or even stay and continue challenging for double the reward!"

"So, if you're confident in your skills,"

"Come to the Dream Underground Duel Tournament!"

"Here, you'll find things you've never even dreamed of!"

After listening, You Chen fell silent.

The Dream Underground Duel Tournament, as its name suggested, was quite similar to an underground boxing match.

However, it wasn't illegal; it could operate legitimately.

He had to admit, hearing this, You Chen was tempted. He was in a phase where he desperately needed money. In this duel-centric world, the value of cards was already determined.

So, without enough funds, how could he continuously improve his deck?

By working a regular job?

Don't be silly. In his previous world, working might have allowed him to become a mortgage slave, and with some grit, he could have survived.

But in this duel-centric world, if you want a good deck, even if you grind your teeth to dust, it might not be enough.

Many rare cards were equivalent to a house.

For a forty-card deck, not all of them, but around ten cards, could be ten houses.

So, just thinking about it, you could imagine the difficulty.

Therefore, working a regular job was out of the question; he would never work a regular job in this lifetime.

Now, You Chen had only two paths before him.

One path was to pack his bags, practice licking the bottom of a cup, and buy a book on how to please rich women.

If he succeeded, selling his looks to get a decent deck was certainly an option.

The other path was this underground duel tournament.

And You Chen naturally chose the second path.

It wasn't that he rejected the first path; it was mainly that he just couldn't learn how to lick the bottom of a cup.

"This registration, it probably costs money, right?"

You Chen scrolled to the end and, sure enough, saw that the registration fee alone was five thousand.

Well, they certainly know how to make money.

And the rules for the challenge mode weren't simple either.

First, whatever your star rating, you could only challenge opponents of the same level or higher.

For example, if your dueling level was five-star, you could only challenge five-star opponents or above.

In K-language, that included five-star.

You Chen scanned the list—goodness, every single duelist was a recognizable figure, a past award winner.

But capitalists are capitalists. He wouldn't invite the champion, because then no one would dare challenge them. Instead, they invited the top few players from various tournaments to hold down the fort.

In the world of capitalists, you might not lose money, but they will always profit.

You Chen, however, didn't dwell on that. As long as he didn't lose, he was fine.

Once he had a good understanding, You Chen closed his laptop.

"But how am I going to earn five thousand for the registration fee?"

"Am I really going to have to ask that lunatic again?"

You Chen rubbed his eye sockets, a headache starting to build.

Then, his gaze shifted to the card packs on his desk. He decided to see what he could pull first.

You Wushuang had given him three packs in total, five cards per pack, making fifteen cards in all.

"Maybe I'll pull some valuable cards."

You Chen knew that whenever luck was involved, he was never the luckiest, nor was he the unluckiest.

He was always just… average.

But that's human nature; there's always a glimmer of hope.

As long as it's unopened, there's infinite possibility in your mind.

Once it's open, it might just be meh.

You Chen tore open the first pack.

A Card Player almost never spreads out all the cards at once when opening a pack.

They habitually cover part of it, then slowly pull it away to reveal it.

It's as if doing so allows them to manipulate the cards like a gambling god.

"A surprise right on the first card? It's a mirror foil!"

You Chen was quite surprised. Seeing a dazzling mirror foil meant it would definitely be worth more than a common card.

But then he saw the color—a normal monster.

He frowned slightly.

"It's a normal monster… But that doesn't matter! A normal monster could still be Dark Magician or Blue-Eyes White Dragon. If it's either of those two cards, I'll be set!"

You Chen slowly slid the card, full of hope.

When he saw the name.

He blinked, his expression frozen.

"Damn it! A divine card!"

"Lion Wizard…"

You Chen shook his head, composed himself, and continued opening cards.

The next card was Sky Dragon!

But it didn't have a prefix.

"Figures. I'm never the luckiest one."

"Is luck always for other people?"

You Chen was starting to lose confidence after pulling two normal monsters.

He wondered if his Emotion Value could give him something. If so, this card-opening session might net him over five thousand, perhaps?

It was truly disappointing.

But that's how reality is—when you've given up hope.

After You Chen opened two consecutive packs of duds.

The third pack finally yielded two rare cards!

And they made You Chen so excited that he rolled around on the sofa, laughing.

"Holy crap?!"

"Is this for real? Haha!"

You Chen was laughing so hard he couldn't close his mouth.

At that moment, You Wushuang had just finished showering and was drying her long, wet hair. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw him.

"Damn it, are you having an episode in the middle of the night?" You Wushuang asked.

Normally, You Chen would have retorted.

But at this moment, You Chen sat up straight.

"Yes! I'm having an episode! I just pulled a Pot of Greed and a Monster Reborn!"

"Could you please help me calculate how much they're worth? Who wouldn't be having an episode with these?"

Upon hearing this, You Wushuang was stunned. Her cherry lips parted in shock, as if she had been frozen in place.