Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

"I... I'll have... one of everything!" Immy gritted her teeth and said, forcing herself to speak.

We must save face today!

"Okay, everyone, please wait a moment. The feast will be served shortly." The blonde woman smiled, nodded, and turned to leave.

While waiting, a cubic LCD screen rises up in the center of the dining table.

The program playing on the screen features Hen Yuelong's highest-rated show, which will announce the opponents for the next round of the league on Thursday night.

Chapter 174 A Person Despised by All

Every citizen of Byeon Yuetak has one vote to cast their opinion on the team members who will play in the next round, which serves as a reference for public opinion.

But the final decision rests with the coach.

Everyone focused intently on the cubic screen, and those interested in voting also opened their phones to watch simultaneously.

"Is there a show?"

Luo Bai, also infected, cast a curious glance.

With one minute left until the opponent is announced at 8 o'clock, the two commentators on the screen are still guessing.

"Based on our fortress's points, the range of matches we can get this time is quite large."

"I hope we don't run into the [Ryuko Flag]."

"When you encounter the [Radiant Flag], you have to rush to select the [Paladin] for the red team, which puts you at a disadvantage."

"Hopefully we can avoid seeded teams."

"When facing our 'brother team,' we've historically had a win rate of over 50% when playing on the blue side..."

"It's time, let me take a look..."

After the opponents are matched, the team with the lower total score can choose to be either the red or blue team. The blue team can choose to attack first or second, while the red team has the priority to ban certain items.

【Ding--】

A crisp mechanical sound rang out.

[Tier 4 League, Preseason Round 11 Matchmaking in progress...]

Then a flash of white light appeared.

Under everyone's gaze, a line of large characters suddenly appeared.

【Hendsuki Taki】VS 【Ōhiyori】

"what--"

Upon hearing the news, the two commentators and the others at the dinner party immediately covered their heads and howled.

"Who jinxed it? They actually got matched with a seeded team."

"Wait, how come [Dainichiwa] is only 7-3?"

"In the last round, they suffered a crushing 2-5 defeat against [Saint King's Abode]."

...

Everyone's expressions were grim, and Luo Bai couldn't help but feel a strange sensation, as if he were out of place in this tense atmosphere, like a peace envoy who had mistakenly wandered into a battlefield.

He turned slightly to the side, nudged Yi Lan sitting on his left with his elbow, and asked in a low voice, "Is this [Great Sun and Harmony] very powerful?"

She's good at history and humanities, so she should know this.

Yi Lan turned her head and gave him a disdainful look. After staring at him for two seconds, she turned her head away, her hair drawing a graceful arc in the air. She gave a soft snort: "I'm ignoring you, you traitor!"

Those who don't allow cheating on the written exam hold a grudge.

I can't get past this without three bags of potato chips!

"Wow—" Luo Bai exclaimed, "What a stingy person."

Just as he decided to give up on further questioning, Yi Lan beside him suddenly underwent a dramatic change in demeanor. She had previously been like a clear spring, but now she was as mysterious and captivating as a ghost in the dead of night.

"Did you, KC, get the silver tip?"

She lowered her eyes slightly and lowered her voice so that only the two of them could hear her.

His tone carried a subtle hint of coldness and expectation, as if he were testing something.

“Uh…” Luo Bai paused for a moment before replying, “Yes.”

The league didn't tamper with the KC rewards; they gave out everything they were supposed to, even six different avatars: a gold avatar with a crown, a gold avatar, a silver avatar, a bronze avatar for the top 1000, a bronze avatar for the top 10,000, and a bronze avatar for the top 100,000.

Thinking that he could get some privileges without causing too much trouble, he thought it over and over again and uploaded a silver certificate when registering the assessment materials.

Logically, only he and the college's management should know about this.

"You've got a rather unconventional approach."

Luo Bai looked at the silver-haired girl with a cold expression on his left and sighed.

Upon hearing Luo Bai's answer, Yi Lan's brows furrowed at first, as if she were pondering some important question, before slowly relaxing. She skillfully steered the conversation back on track: "[Dairihe] was one of the top eight in the previous competition."

"The trump card is the Six Samurai."

"【Six Samurai】?" Luo Bai was stunned for a moment, not expecting that this was their trump card.

Generally speaking, a level 4 fortress cannot build decks with [Synchro], [Xyz], [Pendulum], or [Link], but every year there are [Smugglers] who risk selling cards.

Fortresses with access to certain resources can usually acquire one or two sets as their "trump cards".

In the human smuggling trade, the alliance only targets the sellers, completely ignoring the buyers.

"This is a bit tricky. We need to take the red side and snatch the Six Samurai first..." Yilan said with a worried expression.

The BP phase includes selecting one field and disabling two single cards. The team that wins the field can choose not to use it, but the opposing team cannot use it.

"But we need the blue side to attack first."

According to league statistics, without the "second-attack compensation" feature, the first-attack win rate in the fourth-tier league is 66.8%, and with the second-attack compensation feature enabled, the first-attack win rate remains at 64.2%.

[Compensation for a back-attack]:

1. FTK (defeat the opponent in the first round) is considered a draw and the game is restarted.

2. [Card Check] count +1.

3. [Pause] time + 20 seconds.

"And BP..." Hearing this, Luo Bai seemed a little confused. He scratched his head and asked in bewilderment, "If it's so troublesome, why not just give the Six Samurai to the other side?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Lan gently shook her head, a deep worry flashing in her eyes: "That Six Samurai on the other side is very strong. They can basically score two or three points every time they go on the field."

"I see..." Luo Bai hadn't watched the league duel recordings, so he didn't comment further.

The Six Samurai also come in many forms. Some open three doors with clanging noises, some transform into Isolde and have a woman give birth, and some have Shien and pass by twice.

God knows what tricks they're up to.

The two commentators on the screen couldn't reach a conclusion about the red and blue teams, so the director appropriately switched the camera to the players' screen.

After considering the red and blue teams, the next step is to select the players to fight.

The red and blue teams were just having minor squabbles; the actual fighting was a chaotic mess.

There are a thousand different lists of people ready to fight among a thousand citizens.

Bian Yuelong currently has a total of 22 team members, but he can only select 5 starters and 1 substitute to play. That means there are countless possible combinations.

"Okay, okay, okay, let's calm down and use the process of elimination to solve this problem." A commentator tried to calm the heated discussion, panting, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.

“No problem.” The other commentator responded immediately, and the two worked together seamlessly in front of the live broadcast camera. “We need to remove those who absolutely cannot play!”

This suggestion swept through the live stream like a whirlwind, instantly igniting the audience's enthusiasm. A flood of comments poured in, perfectly aligning with the commentators' thinking.

Among the many names, one name was the first to be unanimously agreed upon and quickly excluded—Baiyun (White Cloud).

A portrait of Baiyun flashed across the screen, then was covered by a prominent prohibition symbol.

Luo Bai's eyes widened slightly as he recognized the girl.

It was the same blind girl I had met by chance in the infirmary. My first impression of her was that she was quite docile and polite.

He was puzzled and turned to look at Yi Lan beside him, asking, "What did she do to be so disliked?"

Chapter 175 Humans are such a hassle

“Baiyun…” Yilan hesitated, her voice filled with complex emotions, “In the last round, despite having a clear advantage, she made three consecutive [false declarations]…”

"I was killed by the rules and didn't get any points."

"【Error Declaration】..." Upon hearing this phrase, Luo Bai recalled Bai Yun's eyes and pondered, "Error reporting card name?"

For a player who is blind, losing the ability of [Kacha] is already a huge disadvantage, and having to guard against [False Declaration] makes it even more precarious.

“She’s working very hard and has already memorized the effects of two thousand cards commonly used in the fourth-tier league.” Yi Lan’s brows furrowed slightly, her tone revealing a hint of melancholy. “But when she gets nervous, she makes mistakes in identifying her hand.”

"Easily provoked by opponents."

During the duel, using profanity containing sensitive words will result in a violation, but certain trash talk is allowed, such as "Auntie, hurry up!" which is particularly offensive.

"If that's the case," Luo Bai asked疑惑地, "then why were blind athletes chosen to compete? What is the coach doing?"

“Baiyun was someone I insisted on arranging.” Yi Lan’s answer was resolute, her face calm and firm, showing no regret despite her deep thought. “This caused a strong argument between me and the coach.”

"You, you arranged this?" Luo Bai was clearly taken aback when he heard this, and his gaze towards Yi Lan was full of amusement: "Little sister, you've got some wild ideas."

Being able to field players carries a certain status.

"I am the dean," Yi Lan said coldly without turning her head. "I have the right to interfere with the players on the field."

"You? Dean?" Luo Bai raised an eyebrow, his lips twitching as if he was suppressing a laugh. "Dean, you took the written exam, copied other people's answers, and then... scored forty-two?"

Upon hearing this, the air seemed to freeze for a moment, Yi Lan's shoulders stiffened instantly, and a barely perceptible blush crept onto her delicate cheeks.

Sometimes, the older sister has to take the blame for the stupid things her younger sister does.

Joking aside, I still believe him. She knew about my uploading of the silver head and the team members' appearance this time, so she must indeed be from the academy's management.

"So, what suggestions do you have?" Yi Lan asked in a low voice after catching her breath.