A duelist never gives up!

"But why?" Xuefeng asked puzzledly. "This parchment can be exchanged for any card by paying points, and if points can be obtained simply by dueling power... wouldn't that make it easier for duelists?"

"How could it be so simple?" Bai Ban sneered and asked Ayi on Yuan Qi's body, "Excuse me, if that Duel Power was used by you, the God of Duel, how many Yoyos could you print?"

"One thousand."

Ai answered without hesitation.

"A thousand?!" Xuefeng opened her mouth wide, then quickly stretched out her little finger and began to count, "1000 for 100 points, 10 points for one... so that's..."

"With about 1 point of Duel Power, Ai can print out 10 Yoyos, but the Dark God of Duel wants 10 points of Duel Power but only gives one." Yuan Qi couldn't help but sneer.

“That’s a 100-fold profit.”

Chapter 12: Receive.

"This is... too much money, right?!"

Xuefeng couldn't help but exclaimed, although he knew that the Dark God of Duel would not be kind enough to make such a prop for duelists to use, he didn't expect that he would ask for so much profit.

"That's an exaggeration," Ai suddenly said. "According to the point system, a Gray Flowing Beauty would cost me around 30,000, but this Gray Flowing Beauty is listed at 300,000, which is only ten times the price."

"This is a strategy. If the price is 300 million points, no one will be willing to exchange it, or they won't be able to afford it." Yuan Qi couldn't help but sigh.

"That means the Dark God of Duel is using this parchment to collect duel power?!" Xuefeng's face turned pale as he realized the seriousness of the problem.

"That's right." Ai stared at the parchment in Yuan Qi's hand and said, "This piece of paper is mainly composed of three contracts. The first contract is that the user contributes Duel Power to rent the parchment from its owner. The second contract allows the trial user to upload Duel Power to gain points. The third contract is that by "uploading" points, you can obtain cards... I can also do this, but the workload is too large, so it probably won't be so perfect."

"Can't do it?" Baiban sighed regretfully. She was thinking of asking the God of Duel to make one as well, and then use the low price to squeeze this kind of parchment out of the market.

"I'm just not good at making things this delicate." Ai pouted dissatisfiedly. "If we talk about the purity and use of duel power..."

"Okay, okay, you're the best." Seeing that Ai was getting dissatisfied again, Yuan Qi quickly spoke to comfort her.

"Humph!"

"Anyway, do you understand now?" Bai Ban's expression grew serious. "While I don't know why the Dark God of Duel chose to spread this kind of thing in the capital, it's clear that her goal is to collect dueling power and restore her strength as quickly as possible. Once her strength is restored... things will be troublesome."

"Then how about we tell the Duelist Alliance about this?" Xuefeng suddenly had an idea. "The Duelist Alliance certainly doesn't want the Dark God of Dueling to revive. Perhaps we can use their power..."

"Where do you think this parchment came from?" Bai Ban shrugged. "It was captured by the Duelist Alliance in the capital. It was then stolen by a spy planted within the alliance by the Queen, and then handed over to me by her."

"The Duelist Alliance has known about this parchment for a long time, but they're completely helpless against it," Whiteboard chuckled. "The Duelist Alliance also uses a points-based card exchange system, but they earn points by completing quests, while the Dark God of Dueling only requires submitting dueling power. Furthermore, the Dark God of Dueling has all the cards... Facing an opponent who outperforms them in every way, both in price and quality, the Duelist Alliance is completely powerless to fight back."

"Now that I hear it, the Duelist Alliance is in a pretty bad situation." Xuefeng couldn't help but imagine the Dark God of Dueling sitting on a gorgeous throne with his legs crossed, looking at the Duelist Alliance (personification) kneeling on the ground with contempt, and laughing heartily.

"The Alliance's cards are randomly printed using a large amount of Duel Power and stolen goods from crimefighting. They're large in quantity but inaccurate, whereas the Dark God of Duel can accurately print cards with just enough Duel Power. In terms of the source of the card pool, the Duelist Alliance has already lost," Yuan Qi said calmly. "But if my guess is correct, there shouldn't be a lot of this kind of parchment."

"Huh? How did you know?" Baiban looked at Yuan Qi in surprise. Could it be that he had known about this for a long time?

"Because the Dark God of Duel can't print all the cards for redemption in advance, if she had that much Duel Power, she wouldn't have to do this. So the actual situation should be that once someone clicks to redeem, she will print the card according to the corresponding request. If there are four or five redemption requests an hour, it's fine, but if there are hundreds of redemption requests a minute..." Yuan Qi paused and pointed to his head. "Although she calls herself a god, judging by Ai's performance, she doesn't have that kind of calculation ability. If she did, the streets would be covered with parchment by now."

"Hey! Why are you using me as a comparison?!"

"Ahem, don't worry about this kind of thing."

"You're right, the amount of parchment isn't large." Bai Ban looked at Yuan Qidao solemnly, "But the problem is that the amount of parchment has been gradually increasing, rather than being kept within a fixed amount."

"Her calculation workload is increasing?!" Yuan Qi couldn't help but wonder, but he quickly shook his head. "That's right. If she's a god, there's no reason she can't outperform a computer. Why do I think she can't do it... How strange..."

"In short, we can't let her continue like this," Bai Ban said solemnly. "I don't know why she would spread the parchment in such a dangerous place like the capital instead of secretly developing it in a remote area, but since that's the case, let's seize this opportunity to capture her."

"But...how can we find her?" Xuefeng raised her hand weakly. "Find the source of this parchment?"

"No, that's not necessary." Bai Ban shook his head, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he said, "I have a good idea."

"What?" Yuan Qi asked curiously.

"Click back and then click on that [Task] and try it." The whiteboard said to Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi listened to the operation on the whiteboard and clicked [Task]. Then a familiar interface appeared in front of Yuan Qi.

【Sort】 【My Tasks】 【Return】

[One piece of chocolate cake, 10 points] [Complete within 20 minutes] [Receive the task] (It has been received by someone else and cannot be received. If it is not completed within the time limit, it will be reissued or cancelled)

[Tokimeki Memorial 1-23, 30 points] [Complete within 48 hours] [Receive the task] (It has been received by someone else and cannot be received. If it is not completed within the time limit, the task will be published or cancelled)

[Use a duel to beat up Investigator Uemura Sachiko, 3000 points] [Complete within 30 days] [Receive the task] (It has been received by someone else and cannot be received. If it is not completed within the time limit, the task will be released or cancelled)

【…】

"..."

Hara Nana was silent for a moment, then asked, "Who is Investigator Kamimura Sachiko?"

"The one who seized a large amount of parchment is probably being hated by the Dark God of Duel," Whiteboard said calmly. "Sort by largest to smallest, and then take the first mission."

"Ok?"

Yuan Qi was slightly stunned, and then quickly did as he was told. The next second, a task appeared in front of Yuan Qi.

[Upload 100000000 points of duel power at one time and get a chance to meet the creator as a reward] [Complete within 24 hours] [Receive the task] (No one has received this task yet, and a large number of points will be deducted if the task fails)

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands..." Ai frowned as he counted the zeros in the string of numbers. He couldn't help but gasp, "A hundred million points?! That's a huge appetite, isn't it?!"

"This mission was a deliberate challenge from that guy to us," Yuan Qi suddenly said. "If you want to capture me, you'll have to give me 100 million points of Duel Power." She had guessed from the beginning that we would discover the parchment.

"One hundred million points of Duel Power?!" Xuefeng quickly shook his head. "Not to mention that we don't have that much Duel Power to give her, if we really gave it to her... things would be very bad, right?"

You have to know that a single Gray Flowing Beauty only requires tens of thousands of Duel Power to print, and if the Dark God of Duel possesses 100 million points of Duel Power... who knows how powerful she will become, and what kind of deck she will print?!

"This is a provocation," Yuan Qi said calmly. "If we ignore this mission, we'll be at a disadvantage in terms of momentum. If we accept the mission but don't complete it, that'll be even more so. If we complete it... she'll possess immense dueling power."

"Whether we ignore it or accept it, our mentality will be affected by it, but she herself remains invincible."

Yuan Qi raised the corners of his mouth slightly as he chuckled, saying, "Any outcome is acceptable to her. This approach is truly her style."

"What are you laughing at?" Ai looked at Yuan Qidao suspiciously.

"I'm laughing at her naiveté." Yuan Qi reached out and pointed at the [Receive] on the parchment. "Being invincible no matter what the outcome? Such a good thing doesn't exist in the world. I want her to understand that there's another outcome—complete failure!"

[Contractor No. 763, congratulations on accepting this mission. Please complete the mission within 48 hours, otherwise 10000 points will be deducted from you. If the points are insufficient, they will be treated as negative.]

"Huh?" Upon seeing this, Ai Yi suddenly felt like a parent being asked about the down payment and betrothal gifts by their child. With a face full of resentment, he looked at Yuan Qi and said, "Ah Qi, are you serious? Where do we get that much dueling power? Even if you drained my body, I wouldn't be able to produce 100 million dueling power!!"

"I know you don't have it." Yuan Qi tilted his head slightly, his dark eyes fixed on the whiteboard. "But you have a way, right?"

"of course."

Baiban proudly pulled a thin, metallic card from his pocket and handed it to Yuan Qi, saying, "Take this."

Yuan Qi took the card from Baiban and asked, "What is this?"

"Maintenance technician's ID card." Bai Ban looked at Yuan Qi with amusement, "With this, you can go to a place full of dueling power."

Yuan Qi immediately realized: "You mean...that place?!"

"That's right! It's that place!" Baiban nodded.

"Ah! So that's how it is. I forgot where I can get the power of dueling!" Ai also knocked his palm and suddenly realized.

Only Xuefeng looked at everyone with a confused expression: "What place are you talking about? Stop asking riddles!"

"That place is that place..." Yuan Qi spread his hands helplessly, "If you ask me for a more official term, I'm not very clear..."

"Xuefeng, don't you know?" Baiban looked at Xuefeng doubtfully, then explained to her, "The so-called place is..."

"The Duel Power Recovery Device."

Elsewhere, on the streets of the capital, Nero, wearing a gray cotton jacket and a small straw hat, held a bunch of red roses in her hands. In her crisp voice, she asked the gentlemen and ladies passing by, "Want to buy flowers? Anyone want to buy flowers? Sir, would you like to buy a rose for the lady next to you?"

"It's actually roses? How much is one?" Nero's shout quickly attracted the attention of others. There were many little girls selling flowers in the royal capital, but girls selling flowers in winter were very rare, not to mention that this little girl had a delicate and pretty appearance, and looked as cute as a doll in a store.

"30 duel coins, sir," Nero replied.

"Why is it so expensive? Little sister, you are too greedy. The price of a rose should only be worth 10 duel coins." The man said with some dissatisfaction.

"These are winter roses," Nero answered word for word, following what Yuan Qi had taught her. "Roses can't bloom in the cold of winter, but they still manage to bloom. This bouquet of flowers symbolizes the miracle of love."

The man smiled and said, "You are right, this is a miracle. I want all the flowers."

"No, I want to share this miracle with more people, so I can only sell you one." Nero shook his head.

"Then I'll just buy one." The man took out 30 duel coins from his wallet and pulled out a flower from the bouquet. "Little sister, thank you for your miracle. I will give it to my lover during the candlelight dinner tonight. I hope it will make us happy."

"Of course, you will definitely be happy." Nero nodded, and then continued to shout in the crowd, "Anyone want to buy flowers? Anyone want to buy flowers..."

"What symbolizes the miracle of love... Aren't there a lot of these flowers planted in that so-called greenhouse of yours?" Nona floated in the air, wiped the cake crumbs from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and couldn't help but speak.

Nero's steps paused slightly, and he raised his head seriously and said to Nona: "Yuan Qi said that man-made miracles are also miracles."

"He's fooling you." Nona rolled her eyes in annoyance. "I don't know what kind of person that guy is. He talks big and righteously, but in fact he's just a playboy who's always trying to trick little girls! Don't be fooled by him!"

I don't know what kind of magic potion Yuan Qi gave to Noah and Ino to make them fall into oblivion. Now, whenever I relax, I can hear their voices in my mind. It's so noisy!

Nero blinked his large, distinct black and white eyes, looked at Nona curiously, and asked, "Did you know Yuan Qi before?"

"Of course I don't know him!" Nona quickly denied, "But the first time I saw Yuan Qi, I thought he looked like a scumbag. There must be a lot of girls who like him. I advise you to stay away from him."

"Hmm..." Nero recalled the appearance of Xuefeng and Sera in his mind and nodded slightly, "Indeed, there are many girls who like him."

"Look, I'm right, right?" Nona said, crossing her arms. "So you have to..."

"But... isn't it normal for a strong man to have several wives?" Nero looked at Nona puzzledly.

"……Um???"

Chapter 14: How about a bet?

Nona was a little confused when she heard Nero say this.

"Who told you this?" Nona frowned slightly, her expression obviously unhappy.

"Auntie," Nero answered truthfully, "she said that as long as a man is strong, it doesn't matter how many women he has."

"Your aunt? Oh, the Duel King, right?" Nona waved her hand in annoyance. "She's already a strong person at the pinnacle of humanity, so of course she has to speak for the strong. If she looks for a man in the future, do you think he'd dare to talk about taking a second wife? You should listen to what those women who were forced to share a man with other women have to say."

"As for me, I have no objection. Although I didn't expect that there are so many girls who like Yuan Qi, if it's Yuan Qi who likes him, I can accept it."

"I thought he was some kind, devoted man, but if that's the case, then it's okay to add me in, right?"

Two voices suddenly sounded in Nona's mind. There was no doubt that it was Ino and Noah speaking in Nona's mind again.

"You two stupid women, shut up!" Nona cursed irritably.

"Nona?" Nero looked at Nona with confusion. He didn't know what she meant by two stupid women. Was he the only one here?

And I'm not stupid either.

"Nothing." Nona looked at Nero with a tired face and said, "The sun is about to set. How about we stop here today? We can come out and sell flowers tomorrow."

"Yeah." Nero nodded, pressed the hat on his head, and began to walk quickly towards the [Headquarters] with the crowd.

It is called the headquarters, but it is actually a medium-sized coffee shop. It is one of the bases prepared by Her Majesty the Queen for the Anti-Duelers League in the royal capital. Because it is close to the city center, Nero and everyone else stay here every night.

"Dingling bell~"

As Nero secretly pushed open the glass door of the cafe, the wind chimes hanging on the door made a crisp sound.

"Sorry, we're closed now... Nero? You're back." Julie, who was wiping the counter, looked at Nero's familiar gray cotton jacket, put down the rag in her hand, picked up a carton of milk from the counter and said, "Are you hungry? The others haven't come back yet, how about I get you a cup of hot milk first?"

"Yeah." Nero gently took off the hat on his head, sat in a secluded corner, put his hands on his knees, and looked very well-behaved, like a kitten waiting to be fed by its owner.

After a while, Julie came out from the counter with a cup of hot milk in one hand and a small plate of cake in the other.

"Let's eat something first. How are you today?" Julie asked.

Nero shook his head.

"Is that so...it seems that it's not that easy to get results." Julie sighed.

Nero certainly didn't go out to sell flowers because he had nothing to do. Although they got a list of some quota holders from the Queen, the specific whereabouts of the quota holders still had to be collected by the members of the Anti-Dueling Alliance. In order to prevent the current location from being exposed, the information received by the members of the Anti-Dueling Alliance would be forwarded to Nero, and then Nero would pass it back to Yuan Qi and others.

As for why Nero was chosen to do such a "dangerous" and "difficult" job, one reason was that Nero had not committed any actual crime, so she was not on the wanted list. Moreover, as the eldest daughter of the Arisa family, Nero would be released on bail even if she was caught by the Duelist League.

In other words, Nero was in an "absolutely safe" position.

"You take a rest first, I'm going to clean up the clutter." Julie said, and turned around to clean the counter.

"Why?" Nero asked suddenly, watching Julie toiling away. "We don't really need to run this cafe, do we?"