Chapter 61: Reckoning the Gains
Weevil touched his ribs; he felt one or two might have been broken.
It was clear that tonight's card-stealing operation was a complete failure.
The other lookout thief also removed his black mask—it was the former Duel Runner-up, Rex Raptor.
"Maybe we should just give up?"
"With that muscular woman around, there's no way to successfully steal cards."
Rex Raptor intended to abandon the plan; he didn't want to end up like Weevil, failing to steal cards and getting his ribs broken in the process.
"Damn it, if stealing doesn't work, then we'll use another method," Weevil gritted his teeth. He was determined to get those rare cards.
Soon, in a state of extreme anger, Weevil finally remembered something.
Something related to Yu Miao.
Weevil told Rex Raptor about his insane and daring plan.
After hearing it, Rex Raptor widened his eyes at Weevil and asked, "Are you crazy?"
Weevil, agitated, retorted, "I'm not crazy at all. For the sake of rare cards, this is necessary."
Rex Raptor was frightened by Weevil's boldness and madness; he ultimately chose not to participate in this operation.
Weevil expressed contempt for Rex Raptor.
Watching Rex Raptor's fleeing back, Weevil angrily said:
"Hmph, coward. When I get the rare cards, I won't give you a single one."
After cursing, Weevil gasped sharply; he was in so much pain right now.
Those punches from the Panther Lady nearly knocked the shit out of him.
Nighttime.
A small desk lamp was on, illuminating the entire room brightly.
Yu Miao sat in a chair, tallying up his rewards.
Currently, his character was at Level 18. The level-up rewards were all Gems, which Yu Miao saved as this "hard currency."
When new card boxes and structure decks come out in the future, he must have enough Gems.
[Opening "Valon- Exclusive Card Pack" *3]
[Congratulations on triggering character talent "Card Enthusiast's Soul"...]
[Congratulations on obtaining, Effect Monster, 破坏拳甲 (SR) *1]
[Congratulations on obtaining, Effect Monster, Kiteroid (SR) *1]
[Congratulations on obtaining, Synchro Monster, Crystron Quariongandrax (UR) *1]
"Wow." Yu Miao was very surprised.
Among these three Machine-type monsters, except for the first card being related to the Armor monsters, the other two weren't really connected.
Kiteroid was probably just drawn from the Machine-type card pool.
This Kiteroid is a rare and valuable hand trap; it can block two attacks at critical moments. Good stuff!!
As for this Synchro Monster, it was due to Yu Miao's character talent...
Otherwise, at this stage, he shouldn't be able to draw a "Synchro Monster."
Yousei held this "Crystron Quariongandrax" in his hand and noticed its surface was covered with a layer of grayish substance.
"It seems the limitations of the era prevent Synchro Monsters from being used normally," Yousei concluded.
If only there was a function to dismantle cards to obtain Card Dust.
Tonight, Yu Miao freeloaded quite a bit of Card Dust.
Due to upgrading the real card "Orichalcos," after rounding up, not much was left.
Card Dust is too rare; apart from mission rewards, he hasn't found any other ways to obtain it.
The biggest gain was actually Odion's deck.
As for Valon's Armor deck?
This archetype's compatibility just didn't suit Yu Miao naturally.
That card "Full Armor Gravitation" has a very potent effect, and most Armor monsters are Level 4.
Great, there are 5 Level 4 monsters...
If it were the Xyz era, this deck could have some interesting plays.
If the "Armor Monsters" were Warrior-type, that would be even more incredible.
With good luck, summoning a multi-material "Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad" with one card isn't just a dream.
Baron's deck didn't have much great value, but Yu Miao did find 1 "Pot of Greed" in it.
A pleasant little surprise.
Yu Miao took out Odion's deck. The top card was "The Winged Dragon of Ra."
This one was a counterfeit, and Odion suffered divine punishment because of this card.
Counterfeit cards can shine with different brilliance in Yu Miao's hands, because of Card Dust!
[Tip: Consume "Card Dust" to infuse and upgrade "The Winged Dragon of Ra"?]
[Note: "God Cards" are very special. After successful conversion, you need to pass the recognition of the "Trial of the Gods."]
Never mind the strange "Trial of the Gods" for now; just seeing the first prompt made Yu Miao smile.
If Yami Marik saw him using The Winged Dragon of Ra, he wondered what expression Marik would make.
The anime version of the God Cards has excellent immunity, unlike the weak real-life versions.
Yu Miao attempted to upgrade!!
[Tip: Insufficient Card Dust. 5000 Card Dust is required for successful conversion.]
"5000 Card Dust?" Yu Miao took a sharp breath; he only had a few hundred Card Dust left.
The shortfall was significant. If only there were more missions or ways to obtain Card Dust.
Putting away this counterfeit Winged Dragon of Ra with mixed feelings, Yu Miao continued sorting through Odion's cards.
Ninety-nine percent of Odion's deck consisted of Trap Cards, though many were seemingly meaningless cards.
For example, Embodiment of Apophis, Swamp Mirror, Tiki Soul, etc...
Yu Miao did find an incredible continuous Trap, the famous "Skill Drain."
[Skill Drain: Pay 1000 Life Points to activate this card. ①: As long as this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, the effects of all face-up monsters on the field are negated.]
Skill Drain is undoubtedly a very powerful continuous Trap.
A single card can suppress most decks.
Unfortunately, this trap card currently doesn't synergize well with Yu Miao's deck.
The deck most compatible with red stickers should be Eldlich.
The stronger the stickers, the stronger Eldlich becomes, and vice versa...
Hence, stickers like "Imperial Order" and "Vanity's Emptiness" have been banned.
Skill Drain is also directly Limited to 1.
This shows how terrifying the power of these stickers is.
As long as the stickers aren't destroyed, your opponent can forget about playing Yu-Gi-Oh!
"This Skill Drain will definitely dominate in the future." Yu Miao carefully placed this sticker in his Side Deck for easy replacement into the Main Deck later.
Now for the main event: Yu Miao found the Mystical Beast of Serket in Odion's deck.
He was about to perform his second deck reconstruction...
During the whole process.
Yu Miao realized his deck composition had a feeling reminiscent of combining the powers of Joey, Yugi, and Kaiba.
Silent Swordsman represents the Warrior-type.
The Spellcaster-type and Gaia are self-explanatory.
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon represents the Dragon-type...
The combination of the three has a kind of ultimate pile deck beauty.
The only advantage of a pile deck is that it's hard to counter. Take Valon's deck, which was purely Machine-type from start to finish...
Yu Miao just needed one "System Down" to clear it.
But pile decks also have a big weakness: they tend to brick (bad hands).
However, Yu Miao has the "Duel Spirit" attribute. As long as this attribute level is high enough, he believes even the most outrageous pile deck can be tamed.
[Tip: Your bond with your deck has increased once more...]
[Tip: Detected special cards "Exodia the Forbidden One" and "Orichalcos." Duel Spirit has been enhanced.]
Exodia and the Orichalcos card greatly boosted the Duel Spirit level.
Yu Miao's Duel Spirit officially reached Level 7!
This time, he really had to thank Dartz for the gifts, helping Yu Miao's Duel Spirit break through to Level 7 in one go.
(End of Chapter)
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