"Lin You, Lin You, get up quickly."
"Wow, big brother, you can really sleep a lot. Hurry up, or else the good cards will be picked up by others."
While his consciousness was hazy, Lin You heard a voice calling his name.
What the hell, isn't today Sunday?
Did dad finally sneak back?
Lin You slowly opened his eyes and pressed his dizzy head. As his vision gradually expanded and became clearer, he saw a familiar face with glasses and a slightly silly look.
Niu's son? Liu Jun?!
What's going on?
Lin You's sleepiness had mostly dissipated. Just as he was about to say something, he noticed his surroundings and was shocked.
Now, he was in the classroom of Grade 3 (Class 6). The classroom was empty except for them. The corridor outside was filled with the noisy sounds of students just finishing school, and every student was leaving in a hurry.
"Thank God you're finally awake. Hurry up."
Seeing Lin You wake up, Liu Jun felt relieved.
"What?"
Lin You was still confused at this moment, and even suspected that he was dreaming. He had clearly stayed up too late on Saturday night and got up early the next day to play Landlord, so he took advantage of the afternoon to catch up on his sleep.
When I opened my eyes again, I looked like this.
"Wow, Lin You, you've been so sleepy that you can forget such an important day? We're graduating soon, and the new batch of cards that are about to be sold will be given priority to various schools. There's also a 20% discount, just for us students."
Liu Jun saw that Lin You looked half asleep, with a look of anxiety on his face. From time to time, he nervously glanced at the gradually empty corridor.
"Cards?"
Lin You frowned, but Liu Jun beside him couldn't help it anymore. He used all his strength to pull him up.
"Son of the cow, don't pull, don't pull, walk, walk, walk."
Lin You stopped thinking about all this mess for the moment, stood up, and followed Liu Jun out of the classroom.
…
After leaving the teaching building, Liu Jun took Lin You to a building near the playground. This building is a sports building + campus cafeteria. There is a canteen on the first floor with a snack bar, and the second and third floors are indoor badminton courts, indoor basketball courts and a few ping-pong tables respectively.
But this is just what Lin You knows.
The reality is, before entering the building, one can see a long queue of several hundred students divided into three teams. Lin You's focus is not only on this abnormal queue, but more importantly -
The surface of the building, which was supposed to be a gymnasium, was turned into a huge LED projection screen. On the screen was a somewhat abnormal man who was middle-aged but still very handsome.
Next to the middle-aged man, there was a breathtaking blue and white dragon figure.
Elegance, beauty, majesty, power, and coldness, this is the first impression it gives people.
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon?"
Lin You couldn't help but blurt out that Yu-Gi-Oh was a classic that he had revisited many times, so he was certainly familiar with one of the representative cards, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
But the problem is, this is a school, why is it doing this?
"Ze Shen is so awesome, and his signature card, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, makes me want to worship him no matter how many times I see it. He is worthy of being the Duel King of our China." Liu Jun said with admiration.
Duel King?
Yu-Gi-Oh cards?!
A series of inexplicable things came together, and Lin You had sorted out the general thoughts in his mind. He quickly took out his mobile phone, the classic patriotic brand mobile phone, and started to check the news of Tencent.
"Great news! In response to national policies, major high schools offering duel courses are introducing new cards at a 20% discount. The admission rate may reach a new high!"
"It's a great relief! A two-star Duelist in the capital illegally abused cards and started a street disturbance. A passing Glory Duelist quickly suppressed the incident!"
A minor unrest in the secret realm has occurred. Tables, chairs, cables, and other structures at a school in Pingjiang City have been gnawed, leaving them completely damaged. The culprit has been confirmed to be the white-star monster, the "Death Hamster."
…
While waiting in line, Lin You flipped through several news reports and used Baidu to check, and finally confirmed one thing -
He has caught up with the trend.
Travel through time.
People, interpersonal relationships, and family backgrounds remain unchanged, but the world has undergone earth-shaking changes.
In this world, there are duel cards similar to Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and they are also roughly divided into three types: monster cards, magic cards, and trap cards.
The White Star Monster mentioned in the news can be understood as a low-star monster card.
As for the secret realm, it is the foundation for the opening of this era of duelists. About a hundred years ago, a group of abnormal humans who could feel the magic of heaven and earth appeared in various parts of the world. These humans discovered the existence of the secret realm and were drawn into it.
This magical independent space is filled with creatures now known as 'Duel Monsters'. They come in many different species, with all sorts of strange appearances and abilities. The 'superhumans' caught in them should be unable to resist.
But in times of crisis, a substance called the 'Origin Card' was awakened in these people's bodies. Relying on the Origin Card, they escaped danger and successfully found a way to escape from the secret realm.
Lin You, who has many years of experience in online reading, quickly calmed down and accepted this reality.
Anyway...
Lin You suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Liu Jun behind him and said, "Liu Jun, where's your duel disk? Why don't you take it out and let me see it?"
"Duel disk?"
Liu Jun was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lin You with a strange look and said, "Lin You, you're not really still asleep, are you? How could I possibly have such a thing? At our stage, it's a blessing to have a good pair of 'Dueling Gloves' to use."
Dueling gloves?
Lin You's eyes moved, and he immediately saw the black gloves on his hands. The surface of the gloves was outlined with obscure and strange patterns, which seemed to hide some mystery.
Quietly opening Baidu, the definition of this pair of gloves became clear in Lin You's mind.
This pair of gloves is exactly the duel gloves that Liu Jun mentioned. It is used to store cards, with a maximum storage limit of 10 cards.
This pair of gloves alone is worth a whopping 100,000 Chinese dollars and is a must-have for duelists.
As for the more advanced duel disk, Lin You also had a related explanation in his mind. This kind of duel disk is completely out of stock on the market, but it is also very easy to obtain, that is, to successfully enter any duelist university.
Lin You is now in his third year of high school and is not far from graduation. The graduation requirements are to train any duel-level monster card and to have his own magic power reach more than 100 points.
Lin You slowly raised his palm, and a faint blue halo emerged. In the halo, light blue spots crisscrossed and danced like fireflies. This was magic.
In today's card world, magic is the key to activating cards. If you don't have enough magic, even if you have a powerful card, you will not have the conditions to activate it.
Only if he meets the graduation requirements will Lin You be eligible to apply for Duelist College.
Lin You was not sure about the current strength of his magic power, but it seemed nothing special. As for the definition of a duel-level monster, he did not know it for the time being.
While waiting in line, Lin You asked Liu Jun for useful information in a relatively covert way.
First of all, Lin You’s current magic strength is 115 points, which is at the top level in the entire Class 6.
In addition, the so-called Duel-level monsters are actually monster cards that have become stronger after special training by duelists.
Typically, Duel-level monsters have the following characteristics: reduced mana consumption, awakening of unique combat skills or techniques, or the invocation of elements, development of racial talents, etc.
The higher the level and the stronger the basic attributes of the monster card, the more difficult it is to grow to the Duel level.
After spending some time digesting this information, Liu Jun's excited voice rang out:
"Here we come, here we come, Lin You, it's our turn. I wonder what good cards we can get this time."