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Chapter 101 Digging and Digging in the Deck (4K)

"My first strike!"

Xu Ran unsurprisingly seized the initiative.

He is a meticulous and serious person when it comes to duels and matches.

He started accumulating good fortune well in advance for this internal competition.

After gaining the initiative, he went straight into the main phase and then announced his first summons.

[Yu Yue, the Gem Miner]

An ordinary worker came to the field at Xu Ran's summons.

Most of the servants who signed contracts with the Xu family were workers like this.

Most of them are ordinary people who have no future in other professions and do not want to go to prison or become "property" of those dispatch companies.

Recruited by the Xu family, they entered the Soul Card world that cooperated with the Xu family and became workers mining there.

The vast majority of them exist in the form of follower cards, since most of them are those who were replaced by other classes after being phased out.

Only a small number of people chose to become miners directly—it was said that these people were among the few non-minion card contractors in the Starry World besides duelists.

To be honest, going on stage for a duel seemed like overtime work for these workers.

It's unclear whether the Xu family will provide these workers with extra overtime pay.

While Shen Yi was lost in thought, Xu Ran had already activated the effect of the minions on the field.

During each of your main phases, the Gem Miner sends the top three spell cards of your spell deck to the graveyard.

If any of the [Gem] spell cards are present, then these cards are added to your hand.

The Gem Miner's Spirit increases by 500 times the number of cards in hand.

This is a common characteristic of the Miner minion.

Unlike other decks, most of the cards in Xu Ran's spell deck have descriptions like "This card is treated as [XX] card" in their effects.

The [XX] usually refers to the corresponding mineral.

Miner minions all have effects that synergize with their respective target mineral spell cards.

For example, the [Gem Miner - Leap] has an effect that synergizes with the [Gem] spell card.

It is precisely because of the effects of minions that Xu Ran's spell deck is remarkably thick.

Seeing that the opponent's spell deck is almost three times the size of their own, most duelists would feel a little pressure.

"Looks like I'm having pretty good luck today."

Three spell cards were dumped into the graveyard, one of which was the [Gem] spell card.

Based on the effect of the follower card, Xu Ran added this spell card to his hand.

He smiled very happily.

This smile was less a sign of feeling superior and more a reflection of simple joy.

Just like a child rummaging through drawers and finding their favorite candy, Xu Ran was enjoying the duel.

"Activate the effect of the spell card [Cat's Eye Gem]." Xu Ran directly activated the [Gem] spell card that he had just retrieved.

Special Summon the top [Miner] minion of my deck.

Accompanied by the light of the summoning, a miner dressed similarly to Yu Yue appeared on Xu Ran's field.

【Li Jueqi, the Silver Miner】

Without hesitation, Xu Ran activated the effect of Silver Miner, sending the top three cards of his spell deck to the graveyard and then adding the Silver spell card from it to his hand.

Xu Ran's spell cards are various minerals.

These minerals often have their own specific effects.

Gem, silver, and gold spell cards can Special Summon [Miner] followers from the deck, similar to hiring workers with finance.

Spell cards for common resources such as coal and oil primarily provide bonuses to the Miner's various Spirit stats.

Various magical mineral spell cards with unique properties will grant Miner minions various effects.

Finally, there are various [Treasure] spell cards, which are supposed to be ancient artifacts dug up by miners, possessing all sorts of strange and wonderful effects.

The Miner minion mines minerals, and Mineral Spell Cards provide various buffs to the Miner minion.

To be honest, putting aside the strength, Xu Ran's deck is the most complete deck Shen Yi has ever seen in the Starry World, and it is also the deck that really made him think, "This deck is really interesting."

Although I had seen Xu Ran's deck information and watched Xu Ran's duels, watching this miner-mineral synergy from the opponent's perspective was indeed a unique experience.

In just a short while, five miners were already standing on Xu Ran's field.

There were even three more in the cemetery.

Let's take a look at the jobs of these three people at the cemetery —

They are all special miners; their effect is to go down into the graveyard and dig holes.

Their effects are basically the same: randomly reveal N spell cards from the graveyard, then add the corresponding excavated spell card to your hand, and return the remaining spell cards to the deck.

In this way, the resources of the spell deck are circulated.

but----

Are you sure there's nothing wrong with having almost 20 cards in your hand?

Your minions on the field have almost reached 10,000 spirit points.

And it's 10,000 per person.

To be honest, Shen Yi had rarely seen such a scene before.

No wonder He Kan lost.

When Xu Ran's deck is in operation, it's truly one punch to kill a kid.

A miner with 10,000 spirit points—even a regular superhuman follower couldn't withstand that, let alone an idol follower.

Combat destruction, truly the noblest form of destruction.

But—is it really okay for me to use this kind of play?

Shen Yi couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

After all, the existence of [Electronic Angel Vera] is now common knowledge.

Those duelists who challenge Shen Yi usually pay attention to this point and rarely summon minions with high spirit value on the first turn.

Some decks simply don't include high-spirit minions.

Xu Ran had no reason not to know this.

so----

What does he want to do?

Shen Yi quickly reviewed Xu Ran's deck information in his mind.

However, it must be said that Xu Ran's deck information is really hard to remember.

It's not that the effects are complicated or multifaceted; it's simply that the quantity is large.

Because miners treat spell decks like mining veins, Xu Ran's spell deck is almost always at the maximum limit of 60 cards.

Then, depending on the opponent, he would modify the composition of his spell deck each time.

I've used almost 120 spell cards in total.

Even if Shen Yi had a great brain and memorized all the cards, it would still take him a while to recall the information from them.

Shen Yi had no doubt that he might have overlooked some hidden effects.

Regardless, Shen Yi didn't think Xu Ran's current playing style could beat him.

Even if Xu Ran has a way to stop the electronic angel from flipping the table, he also has other ways to win this duel.

Moreover, Xu Ran's fighting style has always been bold and unrestrained, much like the style of most duelists at this stage, who use extreme, rapid attacks to kill their opponents.

To be honest, this is the kind of opponent Shen Yi fears the least.

But looking at Xu Ran's hand of twenty cards at the bottom, Shen Yi felt a chill run down his spine.

Damn it, who knows what kind of weird stuff Xu Ran will pull out of there?

Because he was mining so frequently, Shen Yi didn't even have time to check many of the cards.

Just as Shen Yi was pondering what countermeasures Xu Ran might have against him, he saw Xu Ran draw a spell card from his hand.

He activated a permanent spell card of the [Treasure] type, [Pot of Life].

As long as this card is on the field, whenever a duelist has a card that is not used and is sent from their hand to the graveyard, the controller gains Life Points equal to the number of cards sent to the graveyard * 1000.

According to the rules of Star Duel, duelists must discard more cards than their hand limit into the graveyard during the discard phase.

The default hand limit is five cards.

In other words, Xu Ran must send at least 15 cards from his hand to the graveyard before the end of the turn.

Convert card resources into health points and then survive your turn?

Is this your plan, Xu Ran?

Shen Yi seemed to understand Xu Ran's plan.

That means he should already have a way to deal with the Mischievous Fairy Star.

It must be said that Xu Ran's playing style is indeed flawless.

As long as Xu Ran can withstand Shen Yi's turn, given the aggressive attack capabilities of his deck, he does have a chance to kill Shen Yi in his next turn—as long as he can defend against Doris and the others.

"I won this duel!"

Just as Shen Yi was thinking about how to trick Xu Ran into revealing his method for dealing with the mischievous fairy star in the next round, he heard Xu Ran say happily.

Shen Yi was taken aback and looked at Xu Ran.

At this moment, Xu Ran's face showed a hint of excitement and joy.

He really felt he was going to win.

But why?

Then, Shen Yi heard Xu Ran draw out a spell card and say, "Activate the spell card [Iron Decree to Forbidden Magic]."

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"Discard any number of cards from my hand, then send the same number of cards from the top of your opponent's spell deck to the graveyard."

Xu Ran glanced at Shen Yi's spell deck.

"Your spell deck has a total of 13 cards, so I discard 13 cards from my hand."

As he spoke, Xu Ran begged to discard his thirteen cards.

"???"

Upon hearing this result, Shen Yi's eyes widened immediately.

What the hell!

Slice the cards?!

They're still begging for cards like that!

Before Shen Yi could even speak, his previously healthy spell deck was wiped out in one click.

Seeing this, even the well-informed Shen Yi couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.

"Then! Because I have cards from my hand going to the graveyard, according to the effect of [Pot of Life], my life points are restored by the number of cards * 1000."

"I sent a total of 13 cards to the graveyard, so I gained 13000 life points."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Ran's health points soared to 21000.

"Next," Xu Ran continued, "I activate the effect of [Treasure Mine Jack] in the graveyard. When I have cards that have entered the graveyard due to card effects, I can reveal those cards and add the [Treasure] spell cards among them to my hand."

Damn it!

Seeing that Xu Ran had taken back some of the cards he had just discarded, Shen Yi started cursing.

Who the hell said that mining decks can only attack?

This is really unbelievably cunning!

For a fleeting moment, Shen Yi even felt that he hadn't felt as much pressure when facing the demon god Kashu during his duel with Gu Yu last night.

After all, Demon God Kashu only disabled his own deck; he can still continue dueling.

But Xu Ran simply cleared his entire spell deck!

According to the rules of Star Duel, if a player's spell deck has no cards to draw during their own draw phase, they will be declared the loser.

That's what makes the card-cutting strategy so disgusting.

Shen Yi is now on the verge of defeat.

However, it seems that Shen Yi cannot be blamed for investing too few resources in his spell deck.

After all, a well-rounded deck can hold half a deck in your hand once it's in motion.

Even if Shen Yi doubles his existing spell deck, Xu Ran still has a way to clear Shen Yi's spell deck.

"This is the strategy I originally planned to use in the finals," Xu Ran said, looking at Shen Yi with a smile.

Shen Yi looked at Xu Ran's delighted expression and asked, "Then why use it at a time like this?"

He was indeed caught off guard by the attack.

Xu Ran had never used this fighting style before.

Even the publicly released deck information didn't mention the card [Iron Decree of Forbidden Magic]. This was clearly something Xu Ran prepared specifically for the tournament.

This is normal. Many duelists will deliberately hide one or two key cards for important matches, and then use them to gain an advantage or even win directly.

【Iron Decree of the Forbidden Magic】undoubtedly possesses terrifying first-hit kill power, and its synergy with the Mining deck is perfect.

If your spell deck is completely wiped out without any warning, you can win immediately by simply waiting for your opponent's draw phase. There are basically no duelists who can turn the tide in this situation.

"Because I want to beat you," Xu Ran said, offering an answer that was both unexpected and yet seemed perfectly reasonable.

"I can't wait to beat you." Xu Ran revealed a happy expression.

This desire to win is very pure, and it has nothing to do with Nangong Ai and Aunt Pei.

"Tsk, then you've used the wrong tool." Shen Yi smiled and said.

Xu Ran looked at Shen Yi with a puzzled expression, and then saw Shen Yi open the cemetery.

"Activate the effect of the spell card [Special Merchandise] in the Graveyard. Once per turn, banish this card from the Graveyard to activate this effect," Shen Yi said. "Special Summon one [Idol] from the Graveyard along with a card from the Graveyard, or add one [Idol] spell card to my hand."

As Shen Yi spoke, he added a card from the Tomb of the Manor to his hand, a card that could be instantly cast.

Xu Ran stared at the spell cards Shen Yi had just retrieved and immediately had a bad feeling.

Shen Yi did not disappoint Xu Ran, activating the instant spell card [Disaster Charity Gala] from his hand.

After defeating Gu Yu with this card last night, Shen Yi went back and modified it again.

After all, we've already wasted a top-tier material, so we should squeeze every last drop of value out of it.

As luck would have it, after defeating Gu Yu, Shen Yi also received a considerable amount of fortune-related income.

Shen Yi added an extra effect to the original effect.

"Activate the instant spell card [Disaster Charity Party], and send the top two cards of my deck to the Graveyard. I can return one [Idol] card from the Graveyard to the top of the corresponding deck."

"???"

Upon seeing the card Shen Yi activated, Xu Ran was immediately filled with question marks.

At that moment, a thought flashed through his mind.

What the hell!

dig?!

Why the hell do you have a card like that?! Holy crap!