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The official Weibo account of Land of Light Animation Studio, the official account of Starlight Video, and the homepage of Land of Light Mall.

At the same time, three messages were updated:

[Announcement 1: Additional Supply!]

"Due to overwhelming demand from duelists, and to ensure freedom of play, an additional 100 million card packs will be added to the initial Yu-Gi-Oh! card packs!"

Sales will begin promptly at 10:00 AM tomorrow!

"From now on, we will increase the supply by no less than 50 packs each time, based on market demand, striving to give every duelist the opportunity to build their own deck!"

[Announcement 2: The competition is now open!]

"The first Yu-Gi-Oh! offline tournament, the Duel City Cup, has officially begun!"

The champion's prize money: 100 million RMB!

Registration will open at 10:00 AM tomorrow!

The competition will be divided into three stages: online qualifiers, regional qualifiers, and the national finals. Please see the official website's competition page for details.

[Announcement 3: Legendary Prizes!]

"In addition to the million-dollar prize, the champion of this competition will also receive a unique symbol of honor."

A special Blue-Eyes White Dragon commemorative card, personally signed by the Yu-Gi-Oh! production team and numbered 001!

This card is unique and will never be reproduced, representing the highest honor for duelists!

Image: A close-up of a Blue-Eyes White Dragon card with an extremely exquisite design, featuring a special inlay technique that makes it appear to shimmer with iridescent light.

The bottom right corner has a clear gold foil stamped number 001/001.

The comment section was instantly bombarded with comments, as if a nuclear bomb had been dropped on it.

Those netizens who were originally quite rational now seem to have lost their minds.

"Holy crap! A million-dollar prize! And a custom-made Blue-Eyes White Dragon with a unique serial number and signature! Enough said, time to practice! Sign up! Let's go!"

"In the game, Kaiba fought tooth and nail to collect just three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, but this champion's prize Blue-Eyes White Dragon is the only one of its kind in the entire world! The collectible value and commemorative significance are unimaginable! Absolutely unthinkable!"

"I just used the Holy Grail to cast a divination, and the Goddess Mazu appeared to me, saying my forehead is glowing, a sign of a champion! This prize is mine!"

"Who do we have here? It's the King of Grails! Take this from the King of Western Chu!"

"You think you can beat me with seventeen cards? You think you can kill me instantly? If you can beat me with seventeen cards today, I'll eat this Duel Disk right now!"

"Do you think the Land of Light will invite any special guests or exhibition match participants for this offline tournament?"

"Card games... there aren't many streamers who are good at them these days, right? This game is too new."

"Maybe it's someone outside the circle? Like someone with exceptional logical reasoning skills, or someone with incredible luck?"

The netizens' celebration, memes, speculation, and anticipation combined to create a massive wave of excitement.

The allure of a million-dollar cash prize plus a globally unique commemorative card.

It completely ignited widespread enthusiasm.

The Land of Light is not just promoting an IP.

They are creating a phenomenal cultural event and competitive competition!

Meanwhile, inside a high-end apartment building.

A young man wearing glasses was carefully reading the announcement just released by the Land of Light.

His computer screen still showed the playback page for the first episode of Yu-Gi-Oh!

He is a world Go champion, known for his calculation ability and ruthless playing style.

At the same time, the live stream featured a golden shovel, creating a huge entertainment effect.

He was jokingly called the 3-star, 5-cost Jhin Emperor by fans.

—Ke Jie.

A knowing smile curved at the corners of Ke Jie's lips.

"So that's what it was... Teacher A-Guang's mysterious invitation back then, it turns out it was for this."

He muttered to himself.

Back when the Yu-Gi-Oh! project was still in the internal production stage.

Yang Qian then extended a special invitation to Ke Jie through private channels.

It is described as a "brainpower competition that requires strategy, calculation, and a little bit of luck."

Ke Jie agreed out of curiosity, never expecting it to be "Yu-Gi-Oh!"

I never expected it to be Yu-Gi-Oh!

"Card battles... deck building, resource management, probability calculation, psychological warfare, and the unpredictable element of a lucky draw..."

Ke Jie's eyes gleamed with the unique light of a chess player.

As the champion of the Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) tournament, this kind of card game is child's play for him.

Furthermore, the Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament has another advantage.

—There won't be any ridiculous bugs like a 3-star Jhin dealing 0 damage.

For Ke Jie, who can crush amateur players in the game of Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) with his strong calculation and card counting abilities.

Yu-Gi-Oh!, a card game that combines depth and randomness, is undoubtedly a highly attractive new battleground.

He opened his phone and sent a message to Yang Qian: "Teacher A-Guang, the registration channel is open, please reserve a spot for me."

The other end replied instantly: "I already saved it for you."

"The game is starting to get interesting."

Ke Jie flexed his fingers, opened the official website of the Land of Light Tournament, and began to carefully study the tournament rules and card pool environment.

The competitive spirit of the nine-time Go champion has been quietly ignited.

In the animation division of Tencent Video, Wisteria looked at the celebratory comments on the screen with a livid face.

She originally thought that Yu-Gi-Oh! was just an anime spin-off.

Even if the cards sell well, it's still just a matter of fan economy.

She never expected that the Land of Light would be so ruthless and decisive.

On the very first day of its premiere, the anime unveiled two trump cards: a million-dollar offline tournament and a globally unique collectible card!

This is no longer just about operating anime merchandise; it's about building a complete competitive ecosystem!

From animation-driven traffic to card sales, and then to offline events and top-tier rewards, a perfect closed loop has been formed.

Once this ecosystem is stable, it will generate an immeasurable number of loyal users and continuous revenue.

Even more frightening is that it will define the standard for the "card battle" sub-genre!

"Card battles, physical card packs, offline tournaments... all in one place, with each element seamlessly integrated..."

The wisteria flower gritted its teeth, feeling a chill.

She could not stand idly by and watch the Kingdom of Light monopolize this enormous market that was about to explode.

She quickly issued the order.

"First, notify the game development group that the development priority of the 'Bakugan!' card battle mobile game has been raised to the highest level!"

"I don't care what methods they use, they must produce a testable version within a month!"

"The gameplay... will be simplified based on the framework of Yu-Gi-Oh!, but we need to highlight the unique feature of our Bakugan's physical transformation!"

"Secondly, the chief lawyer of the Intellectual Property Center of the Group's Legal Department has established a special task force."

"Immediately, right now, give me a thorough study of the card rules, effect descriptions, and battle mechanics of Yu-Gi-Oh!!"

"I need to know, if we were to make a game with similar gameplay, what would the legal risks be, and is it possible to circumvent them by modifying certain underlying rules or wording?"

"Yes, Ms. Zi! I'll take care of it right away!"

The assistant responded and left.

Although I don't entirely agree with this almost blatant imitation and follow-up strategy.

But the keen sense of business elites told her that Wisteria Flower was a business leader.

If Tencent Video fails to keep up this time, it will completely lose its voice in the card game esports sector, which could become a new hot trend.

They might even be completely suppressed by the Land of Light due to their first-mover advantage.

The losses will be strategic.

"The Land of Light..."