Chapter 150 - Card Arrangements (1/2)
Once Xiao Lou’s group of four returned to the villa, Old Mo’s group still hadn’t returned.
The time in the main city was Wednesday afternoon and the World Weekly had pa.s.sed. Xiao Lou opened his laptop to log onto the challengers forum. This week was a Clubs secret room and all challengers were pulled into a huge casino to play cards.
The challengers didn’t need teamwork but fought individually. Every table had 10 people and every game gave points. According to the ‘last elimination system’, the lowest ranked table after 10 consecutive rounds would be eliminated. So the elimination rate was controlled at 10%.
This week didn’t sound difficult but since they couldn’t work in teams, some people who didn’t play cards would take time to understand the rules of the game. In case of bad luck, they might be eliminated. Xiao Lou thought it was fortunate that they avoided this week’s World Weekly. Otherwise, it wasn’t certain if the eight of them could collectively survive the Clubs room.
Seeing that it was still early, Ye Qi took Ye Qi and Liu Qiao to the kitchen to cook while Yu Hanjiang typed on the laptop to organize everyone’s cards.
At 6:30 p.m., Mo Xuemin’s group of four returned.
The four of them looked relaxed and apparently hadn’t encountered many difficulties in the Diamonds and Clubs rooms. Shao Qingge rubbed his temple. “I was dizzy in the maze but fortunately there was Old Mo to find the way. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have come out.”
Qu Wanyue smiled. “You cleared Hearts and Spades so smoothly? You came back early.”
Ye Qi was excited. “It was very smooth! We also drew six good cards!”
Xiao Lou told them, “Everyone eat first. Once we finish the meal, we will organize the cards and also try out the functions of the new cards.
The group smelled the food and sat down at the table.
Xiao Lou had made a few simple dishes followed by summoning Su s.h.i.+.
The time between the second rooms and the main city world was different. They had drawn 7 of Spades on Tuesday and it was currently Wednesday in the main city. Su s.h.i.+’s skill was based on the day so at this time, all skills were reset. He could make another bowl of Dongpo Pork.
Old Mo saw the smiling man in ancient clothes and asked curiously, “Who is this?”
Xiao Lou explained, “Su s.h.i.+, his third skill is to create a bowl of Dongpo Pork. You should taste it.”
Everyone, “……”
A bowl of steaming Dongpo Pork really appeared on the table. The colour was clear but the small bowl was only enough for each person to eat one piece. Everyone picked up chopsticks and placed the meat in their mouths.
Old Mo’s eyes immediately lit up. “it’s delicious!”
Long Sen was also excited. “This is the best meat I’ve ever eaten!”
Even Shao Qingge, who was used to eating expensive food, squinted with pleasure. “This is more delicious than Dongpo Port at a five-star hotel. Is this really made by Su s.h.i.+ himself?”
Xiao Lou nodded. “Yes, he can only make one bowl a day.”
Everyone looked at Xiao Lou with a complicated expression. The cards drawn by Professor Xiao were becoming stranger and stranger. Bai Juyi could light a charcoal fire while Su s.h.i.+ made Dongpo Pork. If he drew Li Bai then wouldn’t they be drinking alcohol?
After the meal, Xiao Lou called everyone to the pool. He summoned Li Qingzhao and Su s.h.i.+ and introduced their skills and usage in detail. Then he asked, “Old Mo, how many cards did you draw?”
Mo Xuemin replied, “The three rooms of 5, 6 and 7 of Clubs gave material cards. We drew a total of six treasure chests from 5, 6 and 7 of Diamonds and since it was an S-grade clearance, all S-grade cards were drawn.”
Old Mo had already cleared these rooms and there was no reward for re-entry. This trip was equivalent to volunteer work and Old Mo had been envious when he watched his teammates draw S-grade cards. Xiao Lou knew his thoughts and smiled. “It doesn’t matter. We will get S-grade scores in the future and you will be given the priority to draw cards.”
Mo Xuemin touched his nose and smiled. “Cough, it doesn’t matter. Everyone is in the same team and whoever draws a good card is the same.’ He looked at the husband and wife, Long Sen and Qu Wanyue. “The two of you, take out your cards for everyone to see.”
Since Mo Xuemin couldn’t draw any cards, the other three people had drawn two cards each from the six treasure chests from the Diamonds room.
Long Sen worked as a sports teacher in the real world and all the cards he drew were about sports.
[Tool Card: Super Badminton]
Additional Skill 2: a.s.sault Smash
Effect: Smash the shuttlec.o.c.k down from a high place. If it hits the target’s vital parts such as the temple or heart, the target will enter a state of near-death shock. If they aren’t rescued within 10 metres, the target will die.
This skill has no cooldown time but it is very difficult to hit the vital parts. It is recommended to practice more.
Note: One bucket contains 50 shuttlec.o.c.ks. The shuttlec.o.c.ks can be picked up and used again but they might be damaged after playing. if it is damaged then it can’t be used. The number of shuttlec.o.c.ks is fixed and the card will be invalidated if all 50 are used up. It will only be refreshed when entering the next secret room.
Xiao Lou saw this card and asked with interest, “Can you play badminton?”
Long Sen smiled and scratched his head. “I can play and the technique is okay. There are 50 shuttlec.o.c.ks so no matter how I play, there are always a few that can hit people, right?”
Ye Qi suggested, “My flute can lock onto the target but it has a cooldown time. Brother Long’s card can’t lock onto the target but the advantage is the absence of a cooldown time. If you can aim quickly, you can quickly hit a dozen shuttlec.o.c.ks and keep the other side stunned!”
Liu Qiao said, “The second skill is similar to my Poison Queen’s skill. However, the operation is very difficult.”
Xiao Lou looked at Long Sen and spoke objectively, “There is no skill cooldown and 50 shuttlec.o.c.ks are given to you to play casually. The operation difficulty will naturally increase. It seems that you need to practice playing badminton more in the future.”
Long Sen nodded. “Yes… I also have to practice football.”
He took out the second card and handed it to Xiao Lou.
[Tool Card: Super Football]
Rarity: S
Additional Skill 1: Shooting
Effect: Kick the football with one kick up to 500 metres. The football will fall from the sky and smash a pit in the ground. Targets within 10 metres of the pit will be shocked by your stinky feet and won’t want to launch an attack for 10 seconds. The cooldown time is 30 minutes.
Additional Skill 2: Dribbling the Ball
Effect: Players with the football at their feet can act like the wind. During the ‘dribbling the ball’ period, you can make yourself immune to any form of control or injury. Your acceleration will also increase 200%. If the football is intercepted, the buff states will be transferred to the person who intercepted the football. This buff state lasts 10 minutes and the cooldown time is 45 minutes.
Ye Qi saw Long Sen’s two new cards and thought of the previous Long Jump. He couldn’t help sighing emotionally, “Brother Long, you are worthy of being from a sports school. You are almighty in sports!”
Long Sen smiled bitterly. “However, I don’t play football very well. My guess is that I’ll only take a few steps before having the ball intercepted.”
Xiao Lou thought about it carefully. “In fact, this card has another usage, which is a relay. We can do a team relay and pa.s.s the football so that everyone gets short time acceleration and injury immunity.
During the Dribbling the Ball mode, the buffs gained would s.h.i.+ft if the ball was intercepted. However, what if it was taken by a teammate? Wouldn’t they be able to enjoy the buffs?
Long Sen’s eyes lit up and he nodded excitedly. “Yes, I can take the ball for half a minute and then kick it to Professor Xiao. If we change in turn, everyone can get the injury immunity and speed increase buffs!”
Ye Qi exclaimed, “In the future, we can play football during a team battle?”
Shao Qingge smiled. “Whoever has the ball can’t be harmed. I can guess that the opponent will probably be annoyed to death by us.”
Ye Qi suggested, “I can play the Erhu to accompany them?”
Everyone, “……”
This scene was so beautiful that it felt like their team was about to become a ‘comedic group.’
Liu Qiao looked curiously at Qu Wanyue. “What card did Teacher Qu draw? Is it all related to dance?”
Qu Wanyue took out her two cards.