Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: The Path of Evolution

The competition ended, and everyone went home.

Yanwu Xin bid farewell to Guan Bai and the others, and set off for his hut.

Guan Bai and the others naturally returned to the Gray Snake Studio.

The first thing the three did upon returning to the studio was to tally up their gains from the competition.

Through underground betting, Joel staked all of Grey Serpent Studio's remaining funds on Kanpaku and Allen.

Although there were wins and losses along the way, overall it was a huge profit!

The studio's funds were increased at least twentyfold.

For a long time to come, Grey Serpent Studio will not lack operating funds.

Joel is so excited that every word he utters is a song, and he hums various opera tunes as he walks.

As contestants, Guan Bai and Alan earned a substantial amount of money.

For securing a spot in the semifinals, Allen received a prize of 200,000 and a Synchro Monster card.

When Allen took the card out of the prize envelope, his eyes widened so much that he almost forgot to breathe.

The card he received was the Scrap Metal Demon.

Allen finally got his first Extra Monster!

Although the card "Scrap Demon" is a vanilla card, it has a respectable 2700 attack power and can synergize with the Scrap slot.

This is definitely a huge boost for Allen's deck.

As the champion, Kanpaku received a Synchro Monster as a reward, in addition to the two million yen prize and the pre-ordered D round.

Justice Alliance - Cataclysm.

Obtaining this card was an unexpected surprise for Kanpaku.

The Calamity Bug can destroy non-DARK monsters directly during the Damage Step, making it a formidable fighting force in the Synchro Era.

Its 5-star rating and broad material requirements make it an exceptionally good, versatile white monster.

The only problem is that neither of Kanpaku's two main decks are very good at summoning the Plague Bug.

But who cares? Anyway, Guan Bai has plenty of extra space right now, so putting in a Calamity Worm won't feel crowded.

After taking stock of the spoils, Kanpaku explained to Joel that he had received an invitation to the Lucky Cup from Yego earlier that day.

"So, the reason you were taken to the VIP area, Kanpaku, is because Commander Yego wants to invite you to participate in this competition called the Lucky Cup?"

Allen's mouth nearly dropped to the ground, and he subconsciously touched his Duel Disk.

Guan Bai nodded, affirming Allen's summary.

"As expected of you, you seem to shine wherever you go."

"It's not that exaggerated. I don't even know when the Fortune Cup is starting. What if they cancel on me?"

Guan Bai calmly said that he wanted to cool down the atmosphere of blindly praising himself in the studio.

Joel disagreed.

"Since it was Commander Yego who personally invited us, there's definitely no change~ Haha, our studio can take this opportunity to expand into the city!!"

She became more and more excited as she spoke, and the closer she got to Guan Bai.

Guan Bai pushed Joel's face away with a hint of disgust, but still couldn't stop her from getting closer.

"I'm going to write the project proposal!"

Just before he put up the official document, Joel spun around and headed into the inner room.

Guan Bai watched her retreating figure, his eye twitching slightly.

He could understand Joel's feelings.

If he can make a name for himself through the Lucky Cup, Joel can take the opportunity to help Kanpaku find sponsors and promote his work.

At that time, both Kanpaku's solo dueling career and the Grey Serpent Studio will be able to make great strides.

Kanpaku himself didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Going to the Lucky Cup is always about winning!

So he has new plans for the future.

First, regarding Series D funding.

With the Series D funding round in hand, I can't afford to slack off like this.

To check if the D-wheel has been tampered with, adding a tracker is necessary.

I need to ask Joel to find me some information, so I can at least have a basic understanding of the structure and components of the D-wheel.

I don't expect to be able to modify it myself, but at least if the D-wheel malfunctions, I should know where the problem lies.

Then, and most importantly, regarding the decks.

Because of the system's card pack acquisition mechanism, he can easily obtain the cards needed for a certain deck and quickly build up his combat strength.

However, the drawback that comes with this is that the marginal effect is extremely absurd.

For example, right now.

He opened all the Kasumi Valley-themed card packs he obtained after defeating the Miyako, meaning he basically got all the cards in that slot.

Even cards like Warrior and Falcon from the Valley of Mist have more than five copies each!

In other words, if you continue to use the Valley of the Mist deck, the cards you get will most likely be surplus and unnecessary!

Therefore, in the coming period, Kanpaku will need to focus on farming other deck packs.

Among them, Kanpaku is most interested in getting card packs for the Ice Barrier and Dragon Rider decks.

The main focus is on further strengthening these two decks.

The Dragoon Legion's strong build requires over-supplied and Link cards.

These are things that were impossible to have in the 5ds era.

The ice barrier is different; it can be defeated as long as the synchronization system is used.

Moreover, the reinforced ice barrier is known as the Water Phase Sword.

It's easy to use and massages the brain.

If you can collect the whole set, you can say that Kanpaku will be able to dominate the 5DS!

However, before the Ice Barrier was reinforced, it was basically just a miscellaneous deck with little synergy.

Scattered, they are like stars in the sky; gathered, they are like a clump of sand.

Using an Ice Barrier deck to refresh card packs carries a high risk of failure and instant defeat.

Furthermore, Kanpaku has far too few Ice Barrier cards; his own monsters and spell/trap cards combined don't even exceed eight.

Without mixing in some other monster cards, it's impossible to build a reasonable deck.

The result of building a deck like this is that you get one DT-themed card pack after another!

The experience of opening the DT theme 01 is still vivid in my mind.

He no longer wanted to see so many strange Allied monsters in the inventory...

In contrast, while it's harder to assemble the components for the Dragoon Regiment, at least they start with a certain level of strength.

The earliest pure synchro builds were already quite powerful in the 5ds era.

So while it's called farming card packs, the real focus is on farming the Dragon Knights deck in Kanpaku's hand.

He had previously discussed hunting duelists with Joel, and now that the tournament is over, it should probably be put on the agenda.

The gangsters and fugitives in the satellite district~

I'm coming to find you!

……

Satellite area, abandoned buildings in the west.

The Gear Gang's stronghold.

On the unfinished cement floor of the building, a bonfire crackled and burned.

"Is Yamashiro Tsuyoshi still not awake?"

"No, he's been unconscious ever since his deck was hunted."

"damn it!"

The man in the neat suit slammed his fist on the table and roared.

"Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on this city kid and not let him run around?!"

The subordinate who gave the report trembled all over, his voice shaking uncontrollably.

"Yes, we're sorry, boss, we...we couldn't stop him either..."

His explanation sounded so weak and feeble that it not only failed to appease the leader of the Gear Gang, but instead ignited his anger!

"Bang!"

A fist the size of a sandbag slammed into the underling's face, sending two broken teeth flying.

"Ah-yeah!!"

The underlings screamed and rolled on the ground, being beaten so badly by the leader that they cried out in agony.

Five or six minutes later, the leader of the Gear Gang finally regained some composure.

The leader kicked his underling again and said coldly.

"Fine, I'll let you off this time. Go and bring me all the remaining [Mecha] cards from that Yamashiro Tsuyoshi."

"Also, pass the word down to the Gearmen! Tell them to hurry up and intensify their card collection efforts!"

"Yes, yes!"

The younger brother scrambled away and disappeared into the stairwell of the abandoned building.

Only the leader was left.

The leader's anger turned into mysterious anticipation. He took out a card from his pocket, the image on it radiating golden light.