“Hahaha, Xia Country is out again.”
“This is the ninth National Fortune Possessor from Xia Country, right?”
“One 3-3, two 2-3, three 1-3, and three 0-3. Xia Country’s nine National Fortune Possessors combined can’t even get a 12-win record.”
“Now Xia Country only has the last 10% of its national fortune left, not far from its demise!”
“Laughable, is this the Xia Country that once surpassed Lighthouse Country in national power? Isn’t it too weak!”
“My Sakura Country is still impressive; Sada Kojiro currently has an 11-0 record and is about to achieve the feat of 12 wins with 0 losses!”
...
At this moment.
The Xia Country National Fortune live streaming platform was filled with various bullet comments from netizens of other countries.
There was mockery, sarcasm, and pessimism...
Meanwhile, Xia Country’s netizens were all filled with sorrow, unable to retort.
It wasn’t that Xia Country’s netizens lacked backbone or confidence.
It was simply that the current situation was not optimistic.
Ever since the National Luck Arena descended five days ago, a mysterious high-dimensional power enveloped Blue Star.
Each country randomly selected 10 people to become National Fortune Possessors.
Each National Fortune Possessor carried 10% of the national fortune and participated in the National Luck Arena competition.
If a National Fortune Possessor died, the corresponding national fortune they carried would also disappear.
Now.
The National Luck Arena had only appeared for five days, and 9 of Xia Country’s National Fortune Possessors had already died, leaving only the last one.
In other words.
Xia Country only had the last 10% of its national fortune left!
At this time.
Inside Xia Country’s National Conference Room.
The expressions of the bigwigs were solemn, and the atmosphere was extremely heavy.
But they did not despair; they were still reviewing and discussing.
“Is there a problem with the deck construction?”
“After watching many matches over five days, the construction of the Skip-Mana Druid deck is already common knowledge; what problem could there be?”
“Then why do our opponents always start with Wild Growth, Innervate, and Nourish, while we always have high-cost cards stuck in our hand?”
“Alas… I have to admit, luck is also part of strength.”
“What should we do next? Should we still use Skip-Mana Druid?”
“Just now, the intelligence department dismantled a high-win-rate deck, the Rich Man Warrior from Master, the Lighthouse Country’s National Fortune Possessor who already has 12 wins.”
“Can this Rich Man Warrior beat Skip-Mana Druid?”
“Currently, there are few matches between these two decks in the National Luck Arena, so there are not enough conditions for analysis. However, the Rich Man Warrior’s construction uses more legendary cards, so it should be stronger.”
“There’s not much time left. Tell the last National Fortune Possessor the constructions of Skip-Mana Druid and Rich Man Warrior and let him make his own choice!”
...
On the National Luck Arena player seats.
Lu Shen slowly opened his eyes, curiously surveying everything around him.
“Hiss…”
Suddenly, unfamiliar memories flooded his mind.
A moment later, Lu Shen understood his current situation.
In short, he had transmigrated.
This was Blue Star.
A parallel world similar to Earth.
The difference was that five days ago, a National Luck Arena called “National Fortune Hearthstone” descended upon Blue Star.
Currently, Xia Country’s situation was already precarious.
9 out of 10 National Fortune Possessors had died, and Xia Country’s national fortune was down to its last 10%.
And Lu Shen.
He was Xia Country’s last hope!
“National Fortune Hearthstone?”
“Could it be that card game from my previous life that could never be perfectly countered?”
Battlecry Nerubian, Deathrattle Purifier.
High attack fears Misdirection, high health eats Vol'jin.
Ahem…
Lu Shen lightly coughed twice, quickly stopping the “no perfect counter mantra” that was automatically playing in his mind.
According to his memories, the rules of the National Luck Arena were similar to Hearthstone Arena.
Once a match began in the National Luck Arena, the deck could not be changed.
Losing 3 games resulted in failure, and winning 12 games resulted in victory.
The difference was.
The National Luck Arena allowed for self-constructed decks.
After losing 3 games, the National Fortune Possessor would be annihilated.
The national fortune they carried would be absorbed by the National Luck Arena.
After winning 12 games, the National Fortune Possessor would gain 30% of the national fortune.
And they could choose whether to continue participating in the National Luck Arena.
Because every match in the National Luck Arena would be publicly broadcast live.
So, in Lu Shen’s memory, there were also the details of some National Luck Arena matches from this period.
In his opinion.
Currently, all National Fortune Possessors had a low understanding of the game and were still in a state of playing minions on curve.
Most decks were late-game oriented and liked to aggressively stuff in legendary cards.
“Xia Country’s National Fortune Possessor Lu Shen will begin his National Luck Arena match in five minutes. Please save your deck as soon as possible and prepare for the competition.”
A majestic voice suddenly sounded, pulling Lu Shen’s thoughts back to reality.
“Is it my turn to play?”
Lu Shen hesitated for a few seconds, then quickly opened the card backpack in front of him, preparing to start constructing his deck.
So now, the question was.
Which deck would be good?
Lu Shen thought while flipping through the cards he possessed.
As he flipped, he was surprised to find that all class cards and neutral cards were available.
No need to open packs, no need to craft.
However.
The current card pool seemed to be at the same quantity as when Hearthstone first launched in his previous life.
“An ancient Hearthstone meta?”
After a brief thought, Lu Shen had already made a decision in his mind.
Which deck had the highest ceiling when Hearthstone first launched?
That would, of course, be Miracle Rogue!
The five-cost Gadgetzan Auctioneer, the four-cost Leeroy Jenkins, the two-cost Blade Flurry that could also hit the face…
Looking at these historical tears, Lu Shen silently chose the “Rogue” class and began constructing his Miracle Rogue deck.
Two Preparation
Two Shadowstep
Two Backstab
Two Cold Blood
Two 【Hidden】
Two Deadly Poison
Two Eviscerate
Two Sap
Two Fan of Knives
Two SI:7 Agent
Two Azure Drake
Two Gadgetzan Auctioneer
One Blade Flurry
One Edwin VanCleef
One Leeroy Jenkins
Lu Shen selected 27 cards in one go and put them into his deck, leaving the last three slots.
For two of them, Lu Shen hesitated whether to bring two Shiv or two Engineer's Apprentice.
Shiv, spell card, 2 mana.
“Deal one damage, draw a card.”
Engineer's Apprentice, minion card, 2 mana, 1/1.
“Battlecry: Draw a card.”
Both were used for card draw, but each had its pros and cons.
Shiv’s advantage was that it was a spell, which could be combined with Gadgetzan Auctioneer to draw more cards.
Engineer's Apprentice’s advantage was that it was a minion, which could establish board presence in the early game.
Just as Lu Shen was still hesitating, the 5 minutes were up, and the National Luck Arena forcibly started.
Since Lu Shen didn’t even have a complete deck, the National Luck Arena randomly filled 3 cards for Lu Shen to complete the deck, automatically saved it, and started the battle.
Lu Shen: ???
At this moment, it happened so suddenly.
Lu Shen didn’t even clearly see which three cards were randomly added.
“It’s just three cards, it shouldn’t affect much, right?”
“After all, most of Miracle Rogue’s core cards are there.”
“Sigh, I can only comfort myself this way.”
Just then, Lu Shen finally remembered what the last missing card for the Miracle Rogue deck was.
Bloodmage Thalnos, minion card, 2 mana, 1/1.
“Spell Damage +1, Deathrattle: Draw a card.”
The reason he forgot was because this card was a legendary.
When he played Hearthstone in his previous life, he didn’t have enough Arcane Dust to craft it, so he usually used other cheaper card draw alternatives to Bloodmage Thalnos.
This led to Lu Shen not remembering it at the crucial moment.