A few days later.
For almost a week, the news continued to report on the Dark Duelist attacks and publicized the results of the Jiangcheng Duelist branch's secret raids.
The results are remarkable.
At least twenty hidden dark duelists were dug out.
All captured Dark Duelists were sentenced to death without exception, and some died at the hands of branch members while resisting capture.
This made netizens sigh at the strength of the branch duelists, and they wondered how they found those dark duelists.
But while this incident was causing a stir, the upcoming graduation cup also attracted widespread attention.
The Graduation Cup has always been a tradition, and many cities are happy to host such events every year. The prize money is not much, but it can bring good attention and traffic to the city.
This year is no exception.
The number of cities that have decided to host the graduation cup has reached thirteen.
Among the events held in these thirteen cities, the most eye-catching one is the Bird City.
This is an international metropolis ranked sixth in dueling strength, and is also a national economic center city where card culture is prevalent.
The number of duelists is second only to the Imperial City and the Demonic City.
The Imperial Capital and the Magic City took the top two spots in the ranking of duel cities.
As usual, there is no news of graduation cup being held in either the capital or the Magic City this year.
This is normal. These two cities, whose duel rankings are unshakable, rarely hold such graduation-stage competitions.
Often, national duel city competitions are held in these two cities.
It is rare for Bird to hold a graduation cup, which is big news!
Naturally, news about the Bird City Graduation Cup spread across the Internet, gaining widespread attention and discussion.
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Early in the morning, Lin You went out yawning.
There was no way, since Liu Jun’s flight was scheduled to take off at 6:30.
It was clearly still quite early, but there were already quite a few people at the airport.
It was obvious that there were far more students in Jiangcheng who wanted to join in the fun than just Lin You and the other two.
But a big group!
Among this large group of students, some were traveling with birds, while many were heading to other cities.
In short, it was very lively.
On the way here, Lin You took a few special glances and saw some familiar faces.
There were a few students from the school's dueling department, and he had a vague impression of them.
In the duel class, Hu Yu was seen.
Lin You originally planned to go up and say hello, but this guy seemed to notice him as well. Like a mouse seeing a cat, he hurriedly pretended not to see him and dodged to the side.
It seemed to cast a shadow over him.
Lin You gave up the idea.
I first printed a boarding pass, and not long after, I found Liu Jun in the airport lobby.
Seeing Lin You empty-handed, Liu Jun was a little surprised and asked, "Lin You, you just came here like this?"
"Small problem."
Lin You also knew what Liu Jun meant and said nonchalantly, "It's just a few changes of clothes. We can buy them when we get there. We don't need that much time anyway. We're going on a trip anyway. It's impossible for us to stay in the hotel every day except for the competition. This also saves us the trouble of checking in luggage."
"Okay."
Liu Jun nodded. His luggage had already been checked in. "It's almost time. Let's go."
After a while, the two people who passed the security check entered the waiting hall and waited on the chairs near the boarding gate.
In a few minutes we will be able to check in and take off.
While waiting, Lin You looked around for a long time but didn't see any familiar faces.
This is normal. Although the graduation cup is quite large in scale, many people are not interested in playing in other cities. If it were held locally in Jiangcheng, they would probably all go to join in the fun.
In the graduation cup held in Bird City, there are undoubtedly the most local participants, and the quality is often the highest.
Soon, the two lined up for ticket checking and boarded the plane through a corridor.
After finding the corresponding position, Lin You yawned and said, "Niu son, I'm going to catch up on some sleep. If you're not awake when I get to the ground, wake me up."
After he nodded, Lin You closed his eyes and fell asleep soon.
Wuhu~
The plane took off.
…
After more than two hours, the plane arrived at Bird City.
Before reaching the ground, Lin You woke up.
After leaving the airport, the two of them hailed a taxi and headed to the Feiniao International Hotel.
It sounds very grand, but actually it is not as good as imagined. It is not a star-rated hotel, but its construction standard is according to four-star standards.
This hotel is an affiliated property of the organizer of the Bird City Graduation Cup. It has stopped operating to the public and is specially prepared for the contestants. With the competition code, accommodation is free.
There are several similar hotels nearby, which are also reserved for athletes.
If a player can make it to the main competition, he or she can upgrade the hotel to another five-star hotel, which is also free of charge.
Lin You didn't care about this difference. As long as the living environment was not bad, it was fine. What's more, it was already very good.
According to the event guide, there is a large duel hall specially equipped for the players diagonally opposite the Feiniao International Hotel.
If players want to warm up before the competition day, they can go to the Duel Hall to play.
As the vehicle drove along, looking along the street, it can be said that this is worthy of being the Bird Capital. In less than ten minutes, Lin You saw at least three or four duel halls.
The tall buildings stand in a crisscross pattern, and the bustling Duel Commercial City and card specialty stores are dazzling.
You can also see many young ladies wearing card-related clothing posing for photos on the street.
The sound of the car's engine and the main theme of the city's card culture are intertwined, and all of this is addictive.
Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the Feiniao Hotel.
After scanning the QR code to check out and getting off the car, Lin You found that there were quite a lot of people gathered around. The revolving door of the hotel was running continuously, and people were coming in and out. There were indeed quite a lot of contestants.
But the vast majority of contestants are similar to Liu Jun. They have certain abilities, but are basically destined to be eliminated in the first round. They are just here to join in the fun and experience firsthand the charm of the dueling metropolis of Bird City.
"Let's go and complete the check-in procedures first."
Lin You said something and walked ahead. Liu Jun followed and they both passed through the revolving door quickly.
We found a less crowded front desk and there was a queue. There were quite a few people in line, but we didn't have to worry about the room being full.
Since Lin You and his friends registered early, the room was also booked in advance. They just had to go to the hotel, register, and collect the reserved room card.
As for the contestants who registered later, they are in a more miserable situation and have to pay for the accommodation problem themselves.
Of course, if you can make it to the main competition, you won’t have to worry about accommodation. Even in the worst knockout stage, the number of places is very limited, with only 128 people.
The number of contestants is at least over a thousand, and this is the result of deliberate control of the entry conditions.
The entry requirements are quite stringent, requiring contestants to have a magic power of 115 points, which has already excluded many people who are interested in participating.
Liu Jun's talent is actually quite good. He can't get into the duel class, but he is above average in Class 6.
After all, Jianghua High School is a key high school for dueling. Liu Jun, who is in the middle of the class, successfully reached 120 points of magic power by the time he graduated.
If you work hard during this holiday, you may even be able to get admitted to a university in Jiangcheng.
However, applying for an exam and actually passing the exam are two completely different concepts.
But no matter what, Liu Jun is qualified to join in the fun.
The number of people in front of the team gradually decreased, and at this time, it was finally Lin You's turn.
"Hello, sir, please show me your ID."
The voice of the lady at the front desk was quite pleasant. When she took the ID card handed over by Lin You, her eyes paused slightly. Then she quickly looked up at him, and suddenly lowered her head slightly as if she was a little shy, and hurriedly dealt with the registration matters.
Handsome, so handsome.
Having worked as a receptionist for so long, the young lady has met a lot of handsome guys, but none of them made her feel her heart beat fast just by looking at him casually.
With a bit of panic, she quickly completed the registration formalities. When the young lady handed over the room card, she didn't dare to look Lin You in the eye. It was not until Liu Jun came to register that the frantic heart in her heart finally calmed down.
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According to the room card numbers, Lin You and his friend took the elevator to the seventh floor. Their room numbers were 8705 and 8706, which were connected and very convenient.
"Lin You, what are your plans for today?"
In the elevator, Liu Jun asked excitedly.
He seldom travels far, and this rare visit to Bird City has deeply infected him with the duel culture here. He even wants to rush to the street and challenge others to a duel to show off the might of his Beast Warrior deck!
Lin You said without thinking: "Let's rest first. This flight is really tiring."
"No?"
Liu Jun's eyes widened in disbelief. "This is Bird City, don't you have any activities planned?"
"plan?"
Lin You said without hesitation: "I heard that the hotel provides free buffet, we can go and have a meal at noon."
“…”
The elevator arrived and Liu Jun was speechless when he walked out.
"but……"
Lin You thought for a moment and said, "Isn't there a duel hall across the street? It gets crowded at night, why not go check it out? I heard it's only for contestants, so no reservations are required."
"Lin You, you finally spoke human words."
"screw you."
Lin You gave Liu Jun a slap, and they both swiped their cards and entered their respective rooms.
Back in the room, Lin You walked to the bed and lay down.
Big and soft.
This bed is nice.
After commenting in his mind, Lin You took out his mobile phone and logged into the exclusive website of this Magic City Graduation Cup.
The preliminaries will officially begin tomorrow. According to the rules of the competition, each contestant will have a duel in the morning and afternoon.
Two games a day.
The opponents for the duel have been matched by the system in advance.
Matching is random, but contestants with a total magic power of more than 180 points will temporarily not participate in the matching, which is a kind of protection mechanism.
Lin You's current magic power is 166 points, which is 1 point higher than the day of the graduation ceremony, but it still does not reach 180 points, which is the standard for a bye for the time being.
This battle match will be held in advance, on July 9th, which is today.
The results will be out at 9:30 am.
Lin You planned to first find out who his opponent would be in the first battle.