Looking at the pop-up on the Duel Instrument prompting him to add Blank Cards, Shen Sui once again marveled at Alice's talent.
He also lamented his wallet. A Blank Card cost five hundred yuan each; buying twenty would cost ten thousand. The money he had just put in his pocket was about to be spent again.
Still, this should count as an investment.
After all, if some cards truly turned out to be useless, he could just resell them.
Shen Sui's gaze lingered briefly on Vivian's Matchbox.
Vivian Imiti, the female lead of the Twilight of the Gods storyline in Dawn Link. When Shen Sui encountered her, she had been selling matches on the snowbound streets of a city. The beautiful red-haired, red-eyed girl wandered through the crowd in ragged clothes, hoping people would buy a box of matches so she could purchase supplies for the winter.
Who could have imagined that such a desperate girl from the bottom of society would one day bring about a twilight in which the gods fell?
Card Name: Vivian's Matchbox Category: Equipment Spell Card Star Level: 10 Stars Effect: The equipped Follower cannot be released. When a Follower on either side of the field is released, you may activate one of the following effects: ① Draw one card from your deck; ② Choose one Life Card from your banished zone or graveyard and return it to your deck.
Release, much like in Yu-Gi-Oh!, was part of the rules of Soul Card Duels. However, unlike releasing monsters to summon higher-level monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh!, releasing in Soul Card Duels was used to free up slots and recover costs.
During a Soul Card Master's turn, they could release a Follower on the field to gain costs equal to that Follower's star level.
Therefore, even though the tournament rules for Soul Card Duels allowed only sixteen Soul Points, many decks could still generate enough costs to develop their plays. They could gain additional Soul Points by specially summoning Followers and then releasing them.
Since it was a game rule, ordinary resistances naturally could not negate it.
However, Shen Sui had yet to see an effect or a summoned Follower that activated by releasing an opponent's Follower.
Hmm, I really should take this opportunity to print a few Follower Cards that give powerful Followers to the opponent.
His gaze fell upon Fish King Pa Yin Jia De. Once I buy some Blank Cards, I'll come back and alter your effect.
Turtles and fish both lived in the water, so it was perfectly reasonable for them to have similar effects.
Having obtained the Spring Fish King and benefiting from the prestige gained by opening Claude's treasure chest, Alice naturally became the leader of the villains present.
Although Shen Sui did not really want to accept this fact, he had to admit that the entire process was very logical—except for the part where his treasure chest had become a criminal check-in spot, which he found difficult to understand.
Fortunately, Alice's behavior had remained fairly normal so far. Becoming the villains' leader had merely been an accident; Alice's original goal had been to open that treasure chest.
Shen Sui breathed a sigh of relief and began seriously considering whether to pay for the subscription program that made the Duel Instrument play a loot-acquired sound effect.
This treasure chest opening had been quite rewarding, giving Shen Sui a batch of Spell Cards. After selecting some cards to fill out his deck, he could sell the rest.
Every time he opened the Duel Instrument and found Alice suddenly pulling some stunt, anyone would lose it.
Have I given her too much freedom? It's time for some ideological education.
The Dawn Continent is very "dangerous"!
As Shen Sui thought this, he dragged the information on the homepage to the very bottom and checked the latest Soul Card updates.
It was also a good thing that Alice had found an identity for herself and slipped into the City of Sin. At least that prevented her from causing trouble right under Drodell's nose just to enter the city.
Pfft!
Shen Sui's eyes skimmed over the latest update, and he sprayed the water from his mouth all over the place.
Alice absorbed the magic crystals in the Storage Box. Alice's magic power increased.
Alice passed through a village and encountered the Knights of the Lord of Thunder, who were collecting Atonement Fees.
The knights burned the villagers' homes and seized their belongings in the name of the villagers' disrespect toward the Lord of Thunder.
Alice thought of the hometown that had likewise been destroyed by the Church of the Lord of Thunder. Alice assessed both sides' strength and decided to take revenge.
Wait! What kind of strength do you have now that you're deciding to take revenge?! Alice, wake up!
Alice announced that she would commit a magnificent evil deed as an offering to the great God of Sin. The villains were fired up and decided to follow her.
Alice announced that they would follow this group of Thunder Knights and destroy their church. The villains were immensely excited.
Destroy the Church of the Lord of Thunder! In the name of Drodell, God of Sin!
Ding! You obtained the Spell Card: In God's Name
The group followed the knights to Enlin City.
Alice used Arson on the Church of the Lord of Thunder in Enlin City.
Alice led the villains into a fierce battle against the Thunder Knights.
Shen Sui did not even have time to wipe the water stains from his bed. He pressed both hands against the Duel Instrument, ready to enter a command at any moment.
On the Dawn Continent, the majesty of the gods could not be violated. They watched over every church bearing their name. In the game from his previous life, whenever Shen Sui wanted to challenge a god, he only needed to burn down that god's church to trigger a BOSS battle. This method never failed.
So when Alice destroyed the church, Shen Sui knew it would definitely draw the Lord of Thunder's attention.
But it did not matter.
A cold glint flashed in Shen Sui's eyes.
I already thought you gods were inhuman in my previous life. Well, gods weren't human to begin with, were they? Now that the Dawn Continent is a real world, I find your actions even more intolerable.
They used their Godheads to block mortals from reaching the fifteenth rank. They used their churches to monopolize the authority to interpret Extraordinary Power. They used the Law of Bloodline to seal off the path by which mortals could rise above their class through strength.
As long as the gods remained, the Dawn Continent would be a world that appeared prosperous on the surface but was actually stagnant water.
Come on, then! Let's see how much you, Lord of Thunder, have improved after a thousand years.
The next moment, the Duel Instrument emitted a piercing alarm.
Alice's actions enraged the Lord of Thunder. The Lord of Thunder cast his gaze upon her.
The Lord of Thunder intended to unleash Divine Punishment.
Suddenly! The Lord of Thunder noticed the glow of the Star Super Magic Array on Alice's body and recalled an unpleasant memory.
Claude! It's Claude!
The Lord of Thunder was seized by fear.
He decided to back down.
Alice successfully destroyed the Church of the Lord of Thunder in Enlin. No Divine Punishment descended.
The villains believed it was the blessing of Drodell, God of Sin. They became convinced that Alice was a Saintess blessed by Drodell, and they revered her even more.
Alice's deeds spread throughout the Dawn Continent through Message Magic. People came to know of the deeds of Flame Witch Hozeville.
Ding! Your Soul Card has gained a new form: Flame Witch Hozeville
Card Name: Flame Witch Hozeville (Form Shift) Category: Follower Card Star Level: 3 Stars Effect: Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you may return two Spell Cards from your graveyard to your deck to activate this effect: release one Follower on your opponent's field, then Special Summon one 3-Star Flame Elemental Token with 1200 Spirit Value on your opponent's field. Spirit Value: 1000
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