Chapter 127: 127 I can’t wait to beat player Yunxia_1
Zero Egg was just an assembly line system, with templates that were created uniformly. Then each system was endowed with different traits, many functions of which they themselves didn’t even understand. Only after upgrading could they slowly unlock the secrets within the system. The mission’s requirements weren’t difficult and could even be considered a giveaway for Wen Jiang. An A-Level card game competition, she was bound to take first place.
Wen Jiang said, "I guess this mission was originally meant for the female protagonist of the Heaven’s Mandate System."
Curious, Zero Egg asked, "Why didn’t she complete it? With the props and cards provided by the Heaven’s Mandate System, it would be challenging for her, but she should have been able to do it."
But the records of the past twenty years clearly showed that the Guiqing Association had never won the card game championship, not even making it into the top three. The associations that could represent Yunxia were basically dominated by Mountain Ghost, Holy Beast, and Broken Heart.
Wen Jiang scoffed, "Competing isn’t just about individual strength; it’s also about the strength of teammates. You don’t think she could take on five by herself without teammates, do you? As long as she can’t take on five alone, any unexpected event could happen." Besides, she suddenly had an issue, left the Guiqing Association behind, and had to erase herself from public memory. This definitely meant something unbearable had happened, forcing her to lie low for twenty years. She grew even more curious about what had happened that would make such a woman willingly recede for twenty years. From that brief glimpse she had that day, Wen Jiang didn’t think the other party was someone who would suffer in silence. The extent of Hua Zhuo’s hatred for her was also quite telling.
Zero Egg sighed, "I am curious what the Heaven’s Mandate System was thinking, choosing such a host who was like a mud wall that couldn’t be shored up."
Unable to resist, Wen Jiang laughed scornfully, "Now you have the nerve to mock others. Have you forgotten what you looked like when you first found me?"
By now, Zero Egg’s skin had grown thicker by the day. He shamelessly quipped, "That’s different. I can be a kept man; it can’t."
Wen Jiang: "..."
In December, the Imperial City was bone-chillingly cold. After the disaster, the weather in Yunxia underwent extreme changes; it wasn’t too hot, but every winter was exceptionally harsh. The Imperial City never used to see snow, but as December began, silver had enveloped the earth.
Wen Jiang wasn’t afraid of the cold, but to avoid standing out, as everyone around her was bundled up like dumplings, she still wrapped herself in a thick coat.
Winter dampened people’s enthusiasm, but the feverish World Series was taking place. Due to the competition format, it wasn’t possible to determine a winner in one go. It usually took two months of national selection, during which the associations matched up against Mount Flower were not very strong. They couldn’t even force Wen Jiang to reveal a hint of her hand.
After a month of competition, she hadn’t even changed her cards, as they hadn’t been used much. If the opponent didn’t ban them, she wouldn’t swap them out. Mount Flower hadn’t even used its new cards up to this point.
Initially, the fans who followed her live stream were passionate, but as the opponents proved so weak and started accusing Wen Jiang of passive play, there was nothing they could do. They eventually abandoned Mount Flower and turned to watch those S Rank competitions instead.
Moreover, a group of people had recently started to curse her, not for her identity but for the cards she created. The consequences of the cards made by Wen Jiang started to surface in the world.
Before, the nation did not realize their power, resulting in the Moon Palace Card Set flowing out to foreign countries. By the time they started banning the sale, it was already too late.
The Moon Palace Card Set started to appear in A-Rank Card Set competitions all around the world. Some would feature Changer alone, others would feature Hou Yi alone, but Jade Rabbit Pestle Medicine was always a must-have.
In domestic A-Level competitions, out of ten card ban slots, the Moon Palace Card Set was inevitably listed. Either everyone went insane and released them—you get one, I get one. After all, up to now in the competition, it’s impossible to get your hands on a complete Moon Palace system alone. These three cards are utterly unreasonable. Whoever gets the full version wins.
Even the major associations couldn’t avoid using these three cards in their matches. This led to a lot of repetition in numerous competitions, causing a sense of dizzying fatigue.
Some industry insiders quickly realized that this situation was severely detrimental to the Card World. Now, as the standard of card competitions around the world was declining, Wen Jiang’s card set had also monopolized the arena. You either take it or leave it. Although in recent months some have tried to imitate the Moon Palace Card Set, they couldn’t create a fluent linkage system like Wen Jiang’s, and couldn’t match its strength. Such a monotonous competition will inevitably lead to a decline in the standard of card competitions worldwide.
Everyone knows these cards are strong, so why should I bother with others?
It was also because there were so many card ban slots, making the cards difficult to obtain. Everyone wanted them, everyone had to ban them, so duplication in the system was inevitable.
Particularly in Yunxia, some people hated Wen Jiang so much it made their teeth itch. They could have used such powerful cards to dominate domestically, yet this Card Maker had no sense of the bigger picture and recklessly allowed them to be sold abroad. Although it enhanced the prestige of Yunxia, it felt terrible to be beaten by other empires using these cards against their own people.
The Empire’s later attempt to stop card sales was too late. Coupled with the protection of Wen Jiang’s information, it was said that many industry insiders wanted the nation to hand over this Card Maker, believing Wen Jiang had ’improper intentions’.
All this talk was actually meant to pressure Wen Jiang into coming forward, and it included some individuals from other empires digging for information. The upper echelons of the Yunxia Empire would naturally not do such a thing and instead kept Wen Jiang’s identity even more tightly concealed.
They knew that Wen Jiang had the ability to change the card set landscape, as adding a new linkage card set to Mount Flower was no false claim. Wen Jiang was still looking out for her own association, so the Empire turned a blind eye and waited for her to get this year’s championship before taking any action.
Then, a familiar pattern reappeared before Wen Jiang’s eyes.
"Damn, this shameless motherf***er!"
Shi Qi rarely cursed out loud in the training room. During this time, they couldn’t go anywhere; they were either preparing for their own matches or watching and analyzing others’ matches, including international ones, as some strong teams they would soon face could provide valuable experience.
In the match they were currently watching, an A-Level star player from Frost Moon, Alva Daffrin, had used the Hou Yi card to brutally defeat his opponent, achieving an astounding five-kill with the Hou Yi card, meaning all five of the opponent’s cards were shot down by his Hou Yi card.
After the match, he smiled in front of the camera during an interview, boasting grandly. "Thanks to Yunxia’s cards, and thanks to this kind-hearted Card Maker. The Hou Yi card is simply a pleasant surprise. Oh, I believe it will be particularly handy to beat the Yunxia People with their own card. I really can’t wait to take on the players from Yunxia. Of course, I do hope that the players from Yunxia can make it to me! Good luck, Yunxia!"
His words were asking for a beating and were disdainful, subtly stirring up more animosity towards Wen Jiang. Now, who knows how many more people in the country will consider Wen Jiang a criminal for releasing the cards.