Rules of the Magic Duel

"By the way, do you need me to tell you the rules of Preliminaries? This is different from the rules of most competitions."

Fran nodded without hesitation. In fact, she had never carefully understood the Magic Duel rules of Floating City until now.

According to Fran's understanding in City of Apprentices and Northern Lands Society, it is probably two mages putting on the most basic Shield Spell, and then the small shield breaks, then it is equivalent to the mage losing.

In addition, there are many "village rules" that increase fairness, such as restrictive rules such as not tearing three Fireball scrolls in a row at the beginning, and not carrying a large number of corpses at the beginning.

However, these rules are often not universal, and the rules added in different places are very different.

"Preliminaries We will provide a labeled Shield Device for every duel. This device can be triggered as long as it breaks the power of the basic Shield Spell, and immediately attaches a Enhanced Shield Spell to the surface of the mage that can resist second-level spells."

"Ten such devices will be provided every two weeks for duels. All duels require wearing this device. If the number is exhausted, it can be purchased for the price of ten Gold Coin five."

This is one of the reasons for the five hundred Gold Coin registration fee. If you want to make Magic Duel less likely to harm the opponent's mage, you need a well-made device to ensure this.

And Fran estimates that the resistance effect of Enhanced Shield Spell will decay in just ten seconds, just to reduce the cost of the compression device.

"Also, here are our regulations regarding the release of Magic Scroll. You belong to Elemental School. According to the regulations, you can release 6 Magic Scroll in one battle."

"Once violated, according to the second rule, any violation of the rules will cause you to lose within one round."

This rule is based on the number of releases, which means you can carry any number of Magic Scrolls in battle, but the total number you release must be lower than the specified number, which is very different for each School.

This is because the fighting method of mages is dueling. Not all mages are like Fran, and all School can learn it.

A large number of mages almost only have the advantage of learning this School spell. Learning even other low-level School spells is very time-consuming. At this time, you can use the spell scroll.

It's different from the magic scrolls that are released in a fool-proof way - just unfold the scroll and start it.

The manufacturer of Magic Scroll will also provide a special spell scroll that only records the spell model, and the specific spell casting needs to be done by the mage himself. This kind of spell scroll is using money in exchange for the mage's valuable learning time.

Sean, who was killed by Fran before, was like this. He carried a large series of spell scrolls with him, and each School had them, with corresponding spells in every aspect.

Of course, this kind of gameplay consumes too much Gold Coin, and a normal first- and second-level mage cannot play it at all. Only in the hands of Third Order Mage can he have sufficient funds to support him to play like this.

But this is Preliminaries of Champion Mage. None of them are normal Second Order Mage, not to mention that some people have grandpa Fourth Order Mage or grandma Third Order Mage...

So for the sake of fairness, and also taking into account that financial resources seem to be a part of a mage's strength in reality, a mage with full equipment and spell scrolls is definitely much stronger than a poor mage.

So in the end, it only limited the number of times the spell scroll could be released, because the characteristics of each School were different. Some School did not have a few normal offensive spells, such as Astrology School. According to the rules, they could release the spell scroll fifteen times.

This number of releases has been adjusted many times, and up to now, it has basically remained unchanged.

"Also, the mage duels in Preliminaries are all best-of-five games. The score you get will be determined based on the final victory."

Seeing that the key point was mentioned, Fran's eyes lit up and he listened carefully.

"3:0 allows you to gain 5 points and your opponent loses 3 points."

"3:1 allows you to gain 3 points and your opponent loses 2 points."

"3:2 allows you to gain 2 points and your opponent loses 2 points."

Hearing this, Fran suddenly had a question: Since the purpose of this Preliminaries is to obtain Contribution Points, how many Contribution Points are in the top 100 now? How much time does she have to catch up.

"How many players are in the top 100 now? Contribution Points?"

Fran blinked, and the other party was stunned for a moment, then said:

"This is a bit far. It seems to be 196 points now. This score will rise in the end, but it shouldn't rise by another 10 points."

Now Preliminaries is coming to an end, and the score has already crossed the rising range.

"By the way, there are also rules for selecting opponents. You can only submit a duel application from me, and the system will randomly determine your next opponent."

"The point difference between you and the opponent will not exceed twenty points, and every opponent you have faced off against will not face off again for a period of time."

Fran carefully calculated and found that if she won all 3:0 games and wanted to reach the top 100, she would need a full 30 duels.

"How long does it take for the duel application to be confirmed?" This is the question that Fran is most worried about. If a duel takes a week, then she will not be able to complete it at all.

"After we have matched, we will send the information to the other party's address. If you do not confirm it within three days, it will be regarded as a confirmation failure and we will match you again."

"The other party can also refuse, but there are only three opportunities to refuse every month..."

"But you can let me confirm them directly here. As long as the other party meets the requirements and is here at the front desk, then as long as they confirm, it is equivalent to accepting the duel."

"Based on your battle experience... you are completely blank right now. I guess as long as you find an opponent with a similar point difference to yours, you will be able to start soon."

It seemed that Fran frowned immediately when he heard the three-day notification time, and the staff member immediately told him the solution.

Fran's expression softened a little and he immediately said:

"Then I will apply for a duel now. Can the time be set for tomorrow afternoon?"

"Of course. As long as a qualified mage comes over, we will enter the confirmation process..."

"You can come here one hour before the duel starts to see if the duel is accepted..."

Fran, who had completed the formalities, could do nothing else. She could only go out and come here before tomorrow afternoon to see if the duel was accepted.

She looked at the empty hall with some worry. Every time she came here, she didn't see any mage except the staff. This made her wonder if anyone would come.

Fran's worries were somewhat unnecessary. Soon after she left, Jasper walked into the hall. He wanted to come over and find a mage to perform Magic Duel.

After talking to the staff, he revealed his current score of Contribution Points - 59 points, and was about to ask the other party to find him an opponent.

"You have an application for a duel tomorrow afternoon. Do you want to accept it?"

Jasper was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized that someone had made a duel application at the front desk. As long as those who meet the conditions come, they will receive the application.

"Of course I can accept it. After all, this is what I came here for, but..."

"The fight will take place tomorrow afternoon, doesn't she need to prepare?" Jasper looked very confused.

Five hundred Gold Coin tickets are the highest threshold for this Preliminaries. Magic Duel ers who can reach this threshold are very powerful and can be said to be the top batch of Magic Duel ers.

At this level, it is difficult for there to be a strength gap between the mages that can determine the final outcome.

Some Magic Duel ers have participated in more than a dozen or even dozens of Preliminaries sessions, just because they want to reach the final Champion Mage and get promoted.

There are quite a few such people. They have no special talent in magic, so they choose this path in an attempt to advance.

This has led to the fact that most of the current Preliminaries are duelists with more than ten years of experience. Their superb experience has made their fighting methods close to convergence, and everyone's strength is similar.

At this time, whoever can be prepared and obtain more information about the other party will have a greater probability of winning.

This is why you can directly score 5 points by crushing your opponent 3:0. Even those mages who won the championship in the end can hardly win every time they face their opponents without losing a single game.

Now he got the other party's information first, because when he received the information, the other party's School was already displayed.

"Elemental School, it's really rare. Which Floating City does this come from?"

"Huh?... Why doesn't she have any record of small-game duels?"

Logically speaking, Jasper can see the opponent's last ten duel records. Although the opponent's specific name is not displayed on it, it also shows the Contribution Points held by the opponent and the match score ratio.

But now there is nothing on that piece of paper.

"She has just signed up, and she has no participation record in the previous Preliminaries, so that's naturally what happened."

Jasper licked his lips and said softly:

"In other words, this is a newbie and doesn't have much Magic Duel experience."

He put the paper on the table and said without hesitation:

"I want to confirm..."

"Sorry, your device quota..."

Jasper was stunned for a moment, and then took out ten Gold Coin before deciding the matter.

"You have confirmed this Magic Duel, please come five minutes before the duel starts."

The staff sold another device, which put a smile on his face.

There is no specific expression on Jasper's face, but he is probably still happy.

He originally wanted to book a duel for next week, but spending an extra ten Gold Coin to get a novice's score was obviously more important.

The mages who sign up not long after the competition is over are all mages who want to accumulate experience or want to give it a try. It is best for such mages to get points.

Before the end of Preliminaries, the more points he gets, the more things he can get.