My anime-style card deck is fine!

"They're mostly in the library or in the lab."

Dadi answered directly, there was no point in hiding such a question: "My deck is the [Earth] deck. Although the name is Earth, it is actually a combination of many concepts such as ley lines, tremors, and mantle."

"I……"

Dalai began to speak eloquently about his research field, but he quickly noticed Amon's blank look, thought for a moment, and then said simply and clearly:

"Geological exploration, research and learning will effectively increase the strength of my deck."

"I see!"

Amon understood immediately.

Dadi looked at Amon with some helplessness. These people, or normal card masters, all focused on digging deep into a concept or constantly expanding and extending it.

[Royal Domain] is not just a single card, but the collective name for an entire deck!

It is a deck based on research into the rule of ancient dynasties.

The same goes for Wushan Rain; as the name suggests, it's inextricably linked to [Wushan]. However, it later expanded upon the concepts of [mountain] and [mystery], extending into the realm of [fog]...

This applies to everyone else, or most card players.

Only Amon doesn't follow the rules. He's purely imaginative, with no concept of origin. He does whatever comes to mind, creating all sorts of random and fantastical things!

In fact, before Amon's sudden emergence, there were only two types of card masters.

One type is the realistic type, like the earth; the other is the super type, like the rain over Wushan Mountain—and now, there's also the fantasy type, like Amon.

The first two have some basis in fact, but the latter, like Amon's, is just wishful thinking, completely baseless.

"Alright, then I won't bother you any longer. I was originally planning to invite you to dinner."

Amon was thinking of taking Dadi out for a meal. It turned out that Chef Wilson's cooking skills were the best in the area. As for the cafeteria at Huaying University, he didn't know if it was to cater to the tastes of the local students in Huaying, but it didn't seem to suit Amon and his fellow pure Chinese.

He waved goodbye and was about to leave.

Amon's morning classes are over, but that only means the Duel Academy classes are over.

There are also private lessons from professors at the Card Academy, and further research that requires Amon's help. In return, Amon can use the latest dueling products developed by the Card Academy...

Although, in Amon's view, the so-called conditions were more like using him as a guinea pig in an experiment.

But since the results of his research were all very interesting, Amon didn't mind.

"Oh wait, speaking of dinner parties..."

Dadi suddenly remembered something: "Yesterday Wushan Yu contacted me and said there's a class reunion in a few days. We've been in Sakura for over a month now, and we were thinking of getting together all of us who were classmates during the college entrance exam."

"Are you interested?"

"A dinner party? Wushan Yu contacted me yesterday too." Amon raised an eyebrow: "Sure, I can't miss something this interesting."

"Okay, I'll get back to Wushanyu later." Dadi nodded.

He wasn't interested at first, since he had only been in Sakura for a month and usually lived nearby, so there was no need for a special dinner.

He might only become interested in a few months.

But since Amon agreed, he had a reason to go!

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the earth.

He had just been outmaneuvered by Amon's tricks, and despite having the absolute advantage, he had unexpectedly lost his way. Although he accepted this, it didn't mean he wouldn't get his revenge!

Since it's a gathering of duelists, duels are naturally indispensable!

And Amon will definitely play.

"That'll be my chance to get revenge," Dadi thought to himself, completely ignoring the fact that the line of people wanting to settle scores with Amon stretched from Sakura to China, and it was highly unlikely he'd even get to be the one in front of him. (PS: The main reason is that some people would repeatedly queue up, trying to beat Amon up again and again.)

……

Say goodbye to the earth.

Amon found the corner where he parked his self-balancing scooter, swiped his card at the machine next to him, and a fully charged scooter automatically drove out and stopped at Amon's feet.

They are incredibly well-behaved.

"When will the Milerton be successfully developed? If not, the Milerton would be good too." While riding his balance bike, Amon was thinking about other modes of transportation.

Because he longed for Gullington and Milton.

Although the Motor Lizard was created a long time ago, it was not included in Amon's deck. Instead, it was sold in China and became very popular because it was so convenient. Many people have already ridden and used it.

On the contrary, Amon, the developer of Pokémon, is still riding a self-balancing scooter.

"Shemi has already made it..."

Amon was lost in thought when he arrived at the Card Academy.

The Card Academy and the Duel Academy are two distinct groups. The former thinks the latter are all burly duelists, while the latter think the former are all bookworms who are good at dueling.

Even the professors on both sides disliked each other.

This is a sight that can only be seen at Huaying University. After all, within China, scholars usually gather in one school to conduct research quietly, while duelists gather in another school to fight fiercely.

This has led to a situation where the Card Academy struggles to find suitable duelists to experiment with its research tools and items, even though there are many high-level students right next door...

But they just couldn't bring themselves to do it.

And this led to...

"Oh! Amon, you're here early today. I told you a long time ago that you didn't need to go to the Duel Academy over there. We have everything at Card Academy here!"

Amon had just stepped into the Card Academy.

Immediately, people caught wind of it and came to greet them warmly.

"Ah, Professor Si."

Amon asked with some confusion, "Why are you here today?"

"Oh, there have been some new developments in artificial intelligence recently. My students are having a great time over there. I thought I'd appreciate it if they could handle the hard work they've put in, so I decided to come out on my own."

Professor Si had graying temples, but his hair was very neatly styled.

A middle-aged man with a gentle and refined smile on his face.

Upon seeing Amon, his smile grew even warmer, and he glanced smugly at the other people waiting around him, his smile widening: "Um, sorry everyone, I'll be taking Amon with me today!"

"Damn it, I'm late!"

"It's actually Professor Si who's personally handling this today, there's nothing we can do..."

"How am I going to explain this to the professor when I get back?"

"Huh? You're still planning to go head-to-head with Professor Si?" People around them murmured among themselves, then left with worried expressions.

"..."

Although Amon had seen it many times, he was still speechless.

It wasn't like this at first, but later these people discovered that Amon's abilities had a very wide range of applications and a high level, making him the perfect test subject for dueling items.

As more people discovered this, laboratories began vying for Amon.

Later, it gradually evolved into greeting people at the entrance of the Card Academy. Some time ago, someone even went directly to Amon's dormitory in an attempt to make a reservation!

In other words, the dean of the Card Academy noticed the continuous occurrences and stepped in to stop them in time.

Amon's appointments are probably booked until next year, and the Card Academy might even start fighting...

In short, after a series of established practices, students and instructors from various laboratories would stand at the entrance of the Card Academy every day, vying for Amon.

This is also why Amon can't take leave and stay in bed at home no matter what.

Want to skip class? No way!

On the way to Professor Si's lab, the professor began to chatter incessantly in Ammon's ear, trying to brainwash this excellent researcher: "...In recent years, countries all over the world have been working hard on research in the field of artificial intelligence."

"But our Huaying Card Academy alone has a total of 128 laboratories, and there are even more related laboratories in mainland China."

"Artificial intelligence, the individual's spiritual world, collective consciousness, the global internet..."

"Has anything come to mind?"

Professor Si looked at Amon with some anticipation.

"resemblance?"

Amon raised an eyebrow.

"Yes! Artificial intelligence is the culmination of the global internet, and proof that humanity is taking another step towards its dreams!" Professor Si didn't use any complicated technical terms with Amon.

Pushing open the laboratory door, Professor Si's face was filled with pride: "And we, China, are at the forefront of this world!"

"And my laboratory is at the forefront of China's development!"

"—Welcome to the top of the world, Amon."

Chapter 245: The Collective Consciousness of the Machines—The Internet!

This was Amon's first time visiting Professor Si's lab.

As Professor Si said, even Huaying University has more than a hundred laboratories, and there are countless laboratories in China.

Every so often, they would have some technical exchanges and updates.

A while ago, Professor Si and his team were integrating cutting-edge research data from China, which is why Professor Si said they have made a breakthrough recently.

Regarding artificial intelligence, Amon actually has some knowledge of it. In recent years, this kind of subject has become very popular, and even a junior high school student like Amon can talk about it.

However, Amon's understanding of artificial intelligence is still quite limited.

but……

Even if it's one-sided, it wouldn't be this one-sided.

"Is this artificial intelligence?" Amon pointed to the center of the laboratory, where, amidst a large number of obscured instruments, a robot with a duel disk was dueling with a student in a white lab coat.

Clearly, this student, who was only at the Bronze II level, was no match for the robot on the other side.

"Attack! Bloodthirsty Demon Giant!!!"