Card Master Guide

Wednesday, October 5.

Three days have passed since the Battle of Pengcheng.

The discussion on the epee people on the Internet not only did not subside, but intensified.

After all, the power of the eight-armed giant can be seen only from the outflowing video clips.

People from Central Continent can recognize the terrifying origin of "Chi You" at a glance. Even if people from other countries have never heard of Chi You, they can still feel the overwhelming sense of oppression from the video.

And the epee man actually beheaded Chi You, which undoubtedly refreshed the world's perception and caused widespread heated discussions on his strength.

You must know that the strongest card master in the past was only at the seventh level.

And the performance of the heavy swordsman has already broken through the seventh rank, entering a field that few people can reach. It is not too much to say that it is shocking.

Such a legendary card master, placed in the arena of the World Series, can attract the attention of the whole world in every game.

In the competition for the semi-finals, the epee man is about to face off against the "Ambition King" Charlie of the Kingdom of Glory.

As the first battle of the epee man after beheading Chi You, the attention and enthusiasm of this match was full.

The media from all over the world gathered in the imperial capital, scrambling to be the first, for fear of missing any news related to the epee man.

Because the deed of beheading Chi You was too shocking, even ordinary people who were not interested in the card master world became very curious about the epee man.

This is tantamount to giving the media reporters a shot in the arm. They scrambled to report on the epee man, so much so as to dig into his past.

It will naturally involve Lin Xiao's past events with the former president Roman during the federal period, but under the intentional cover-up of the "greedy demon" Mammon, these past events are like traces on the beach and washed away by the waves without a trace.

Commonwealth, Solomon Winery, a red-haired woman sits behind a long Victorian wooden table with silver candlesticks and an attractive breakfast.

Mammon knows how to enjoy. As the "Greedy Demon God" who controls wealth, she built an extremely luxurious Pantheon of Demons in hell, and she has strict requirements for food.

In terms of the attribute of "gourmet", Beelzebub and Mammon have a lot in common. On the contrary, Leviathan, who is the symbol of "swallowing", doesn't know what food is at all, and just swallows it in his mouth no matter what.

It's breakfast time for the Demon Gods, and three of them are absent.

Belphegor is still sleeping late, the laborer Samuel is brewing wine, and Asmodeus is now a well-known YouTuber attending the Comic Con.

Lucifer shook his wine glass gracefully, Beelzebub was chewing on the big black forest cream cake, Leviathan had already finished his breakfast, staring at the candlestick on the table and licking his lips.

Mamen sat in the main seat, wearing a white shirt with a tie, with a cup of steaming black coffee in his hand, and a newspaper in his hand, staring at the newspaper carefully with pale golden eyes.

Crash. Mamen closed the newspaper, glanced around at the demon gods who looked like older children, and muttered:

"Lin Xiao...do you know what happened in Central Continent?"

Beelzebub's red lips were stained with cream, and he rolled his eyes: "I care about him."

Leviathan chewed on the silver candlestick, turning a deaf ear.

Lucifer asked calmly, "What happened."

"Well...you don't know how to use modern technology, and you don't even know it if you think about it." Mamen crossed her hands, resting her chin, and said slowly: "He killed Chi You."

There was a strange atmosphere in the room.

Beelzebub's eyes twitched.

Holding the wine glass, Lucifer said calmly, "Is it the God of War we know?"

"Which other god is worthy of the name Chi You?" Mamen asked with a smile.

Beelzebub dropped the silver knife and fork, and was the first to be unable to hold back: "Is it true? That's Chi You."

The name alone is enough to explain everything.

In the ability to fight head-on, he even surpasses the big red dragon Satan, and is regarded as the god who is the embodiment of killing and war, Chi You.

In the middle ages, even the Demon God of the Seven Deadly Sins had to take a detour when they heard the name of this god.

Such a supreme god was beheaded by Lin Xiao? Beelzebub is incredible.

"I was a little surprised at the beginning." Mammon said slowly, "But thinking that he could face the performance of Leviathan and Bechymos alone when he was in the Federation, and then grow through the journey of Central Continent... to kill a powerful It’s not impossible for an incomplete evil god.”

Her eyes moved to Lucifer, waiting for the "head of the demon god" to express his opinion.

Lucifer was silent for a moment, flashing back to his mind the fragment of his frustration under his hands, recalling his rhetoric that he would help him investigate [Doomsday].

"I'm a little surprised." Lucifer said lightly, "But since it's Lin Xiao, it's not surprising."

Mammon picked up the mug, took a sip of black coffee, and said with a smile, "I think so too."

Seeing that the two of them were not surprised, Beelzebub sneered and said, "I think it's you two who have too high expectations for our Mr. Epee Man."

Beelzebub bit the pronunciation of "our" seriously, and then slowed down his speech: "In the final analysis...he is just a human being. He may be able to kill the gods of today, but in any case, it is impossible to kill the medieval generation, the group of supreme beings God."

"What belongs to humans belongs to humans, and what belongs to gods belongs to gods." Lucifer said something unclear.

"In that case..." Mamen's eyes were shining with golden luster, and she raised the corner of her mouth, "Isn't it good to let him become a god?"

The two looked at Mammon in unison.

"Don't look at me like that." Mammon leaned back in the chair and said flatly, "We all have contracts and disasters that must be resolved. So his position is our position."

"He once said that there is no need for Noah's Ark, and he has to survive the end of the world by his own strength."

The corners of Mamen's mouth slightly raised, and she said softly, "It's a very naive and lovely idea..."

"And based on his current performance, he is indeed qualified to fight against [Doomsday]. So I am willing to help him." Mamen picked up the coffee cup, leaving Beelzebub and Lucifer silent.

Beelzebub's eyes flickered. The deed of Lin Xiao beheading Chi You brought her a great shock.

She originally held the mentality of watching the fun.

After all, his strength will gradually recover to the ninth level. Even if the end comes, he will fall asleep again at worst.

And Lin Xiao, even as the envoy of the black dragon, will be wiped out together with mankind in the face of the coming doomsday. Just like the former overlord of the planet, the group of dragons from the ancient times.

But now, Mamen has given another plan, which is to gather the power of the demon god and help Lin Xiao become a god.

This is almost of no benefit to the demon god, except for a very slim hope - that is, human beings represented by Lin Xiao can defeat the doomsday.

"When did you become an idealist?" Beelzebub said with a sneer, "I don't remember that the demon god who is in charge of wealth would do a one-win and nine-loss deal."

Mammon smiled: "Who knows."

Perhaps it was in the great desert that he saw two giant beasts being defeated by him. Perhaps it was because of hearing about his deeds of beheading Chi You that he thought, "Maybe he can really become a god" in his heart.

But no matter what, for Mamen, since the "Noah's Ark" plan has failed, it is better to invest in Lin Xiao, which is worse than doing nothing in the face of the end.

Lucifer, who had been silent all this time, asked, "How can I help him?"

"It's very simple, look for an existence similar to that bone." Mammon looked at Lucifer, "You know which bone I'm talking about."

Lucifer's silver eyes flickered slightly, he nodded calmly, and said, "I will help."

Beelzebub turned his head to look at Lucifer, and said in astonishment, "Hey, isn't it, when did you and Lin Xiao become so close? This is a confrontation with the doomsday, and the gods slept like this last time!"

Lucifer frowned slightly, his handsome face revealed a hint of thought, looking at the red wine glass, and slowly spit out his answer:

"The wine he mixed...was really good."

Beelzebub's eyes darkened, Mammon smiled and said:

"I will use all resources to investigate the immortal bones... There is no need to tell Lin Xiao about this for the time being. The war has just ended, so let him relax for a while."

"You are just like his old lady." Beelzebub spoke with a poisonous tongue as always.

Mamen shrugged her slender shoulders: "If you have the strength to kill Chi You, I will volunteer to do anything for you, even warming the bed."

"No, I'm afraid you hid a big iron chain under the quilt, the kind with three hellhounds on it." Beelzebub sneered.

"You really know me very well." Mammon smiled.

...

Imperial capital, investigation team, in the office.

Sigrid rested Daifuku, squinting and snoozing, on her knees, raised her head and said curiously:

"Has Daifuku gained weight recently? It feels like the tonnage is sinking again."

Lin Xiao looked away from the archaeological materials on the screen, leaned on the computer chair, and said:

"It's not fat, it's evolution."

"Evolution?" The little secretary looked down at Dafu, who was similar to usual, and blinked in surprise: "What kind of species did it evolve into?"

"Uh...it's still a seal, but its quality is a golden legend." Lin Xiao said.

At the back table, Chu Yun almost spit out a sip of tea, coughed and glanced at the naive Dafu.

Legendary... seals?

Normal people, who would spend a lot of effort and money to cultivate a seal card to legendary quality?

No, Lin Xiao's brain circuit was abnormal, and his trump card was even more abnormal, even Chi You could be killed.

Instead, Chu Yun calmed down and asked, "What's the name of the card?"

"Very domineering, the emperor's seal." Lin Xiao said, "It was evolved from the material of "Yinglong Wing", so it can be related to the emperor."

The corner of Chu Yun's mouth twitched, it was extravagant to use Yinglong's wings as a material.

"Ah! Emperor's seal!" The little secretary picked up Dafu, and rubbed his cheek against the seal's soft skin, "You've become stronger again, Dafu!"

Daifuku snored vaguely in his sleep.

The phone vibrated, and Lin Xiao glanced at the message.

Jolena: "Have you had lunch yet?"

"Not yet, together?" Lin Xiao replied.

Jolena: "Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs. :D"

Lin Xiao: "What does adding a D to the colon mean?"

Jolena: "It's a smiling face, look at it from the side."

Lin Xiao: "Really: D"

Jolena: "Idiot."

Miss Jones is currently staying in a hotel dedicated to players, only one floor away from Lin Xiao.

From the hotel to the investigation team, it took about ten minutes to ride a motorcycle, so it was no problem to make appointments for dinner.

Not long after, the sound of a motorcycle engine sounded downstairs. Lin Xiao looked from the window, and the girl in the cycling uniform took off her helmet, revealing a sassy high ponytail. She obviously noticed Lin Xiao, raised her chin slightly, and smiled at the corner of her mouth.

"I'm leaving." Lin Xiao greeted.

"Be careful." Chu Yun nodded.

"Well, lunch won't kill anyone." Sigrid was undoubtedly old Si Ji.

"Subordinates are not allowed to refute the boss, and then run ten laps in the playground downstairs." Lin Xiao took Dafu back to the card.

Sigrid was empty-handed and pursed her mouth: "As long as the boss falls in love, I'm not allowed, I'll be happy..."

Come back with a pack of cigarettes... Chu Yun just wanted to tell Lin Xiao.

Turning his head to see, Lin Xiao had jumped through the window and jumped down three floors.

Chu Yun was silent for a moment, and said, "How long has he had this symptom?"

"From the time I learned the spell card of "Riding the Clouds and Riding the Mist"..." The little secretary nodded confidently, "I have reason to suspect that even immortals can't walk up the stairs honestly! "

The sun was shining brightly, and the red-gold motorcycle body of the "Red Baron" reflected the sunlight. Qiao Linna leaned on her car and held the helmet in her hand: "Go to the seafood restaurant on South Street, do you know the way?"

"do not know."

"Well...then you, take the back seat of my car, and I'll drive you there." Qiao Linna looked at the car.

"I can ride Queen and come after you."

"Okay...it's up to you." Jolena put on the helmet, straddled the motorcycle, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Actually, I want you to sit behind me."

Lin Xiao looked at Qiao Linna in surprise, but couldn't see her expression under the helmet.

"Hurry up and get in the car." Qiao Linna urged with her hand on the gas pedal.

"Here we come." Lin Xiao had no objection.

With the black cycling uniform and helmet that came with the 'Queen Band' on his body, Lin Xiao sat on the back seat of the red motorcycle and naturally grabbed the armrest of the rear seat with both hands.

"I'm sitting still," Lin Xiao said.

"Put your hands a little further forward."

"The front is your waist."

"No, no problem." Jolena convinced herself that this was just carrying people.

Hearing Miss Jones' slightly embarrassed tone, Lin Xiao suddenly realized. If there is a love experience bar in my mind, it must have skyrocketed by a large amount at this moment.

Wrapping around Qiao Linna's slender waist with both hands, Qiao Linna said softly: "You will fall in this way..."

Lin Xiao put his arms around her waist. Qiao Linna has a very good figure, with an enviable waistcoat line, and her almost strict figure management can be seen through her cycling clothes, without a trace of fat.

A strange scent wafted from the tip of his nose, neither perfume nor cosmetics. It was difficult for Lin Xiao to describe this scent, it reminded him of the melancholy and beautiful night in late autumn full of stars.

"You were the one who hugged me last time." Lin Xiao said suddenly, "In the Snow Mountain."

The engine started, covering up the small tremors in Jolena's words, and her voice was calm: "You still remember."

"Yes." Lin Xiao took a deep breath on Qiao Linna's shoulder, "It feels like it's been a long time."

The exhaust pipe suddenly turned off, Qiao Linna pressed the brakes tightly, took off the helmet, revealed her rosy cheeks, turned her back to Lin Xiao, and said indifferently: "You drive."

"Why?" Lin Xiao was at a loss.

"I'm out of strength," Jolena whispered.

"But I don't know the way." Lin Xiao found a serious problem.

Jolena clicked her tongue and said, "Just drive, I'll figure out the rest!"

The lunch was lackluster, but the boss is a fan of epee people, so he was full of surprises. He changed to a luxurious private room for free and gave him the best discount.

There are rose vases on the beautifully furnished table with candlesticks. Jolena stared at Lin Xiao's face and said:

"So you're quite popular."

"What is popular is an imagined 'epee man', not me." Lin Xiao made a violent comment, "In the final analysis, people are only interested in him and his own imagination."

"It sounds like the egotistical remarks of adolescents." Jolena commented.

"Are you talking about secondary illness? Of course, I'm hopeless." Lin Xiao laughed.

Jolena also smiled, but her eyes gradually became serious, and she said softly, "You know what? I don't care."

"Maybe like you said, what I like is just the projection of you in my mind..."

Qiao Linna stretched out her finger and stopped just a short distance away from Lin Xiao's cheek. Lin Xiao's face was reflected in her red pupils:

"But I don't care."

"Whether you want to save the world or fight against the doomsday, since I have chosen you, I will follow you all the way to darkness."

Jolena's eyes were full of ruthlessness: "No matter what you do, you can't get rid of me. I'm following you."

"What if I go to outer space?"

"Then go with you."

"another world?"

"Light a fire in the past first, and then follow you to the new world..." Jolena held her chin, "Anyway, I have nothing to miss."

"Mr. Jones will cry when he hears this." Lin Xiao joked.

"Him? Whatever... But you may, need to meet him with me... You know, he's not easy to get along with..."

As she said that, Qiao Linna raised her eyes and glanced at Lin Xiao carefully.

Lin Xiao nodded seriously: "I will go see him."

Qiao Linna let out a long sigh of relief, lying back on the cushion, holding her left arm with her right hand, staring carefully at Lin Xiao who was eating with her head down.

A gentle smile spread across her face, and it was fleeting. Jolena said softly in a rare tone, "Eat slowly."

After saying this, she belatedly covered her mouth, and found that Lin Xiao didn't pay attention, her heart was soft and unbelievably peaceful.

After a long time, Lin Xiao suddenly said, like a heavy feeling accumulated over time:

"I promise you."

"What?" Jolena paused.

"I won't leave you behind." Lin Xiao raised his gaze, "Even if the end is coming, I will go to the end of the world with you."

Jolena's red pupils flickered slightly, and the wind outside the window rolled the leaves on the treetops. It was already the cold dew season, winter was coming soon, and spring would not be too far away.

"idiot."

...

Friday, October 7.

The competition for the semi-finals of the World Series kicked off in the midst of much-anticipated attention.

The Imperial Capital Arena was crowded with people, and the huge stadium that could accommodate 100,000 people was full, and the cheers gathered into a shocking sound.

The voice of the narrator appeared on the stage, pushing this wave to a peak again.

"Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to the World Series, the scene of the Final Four!"

"The two sides in this duel are the 'Epee Man' Lin Xiao, and the 'Ambition King' Charlie—"

"I believe there is no need to repeat the deeds of the two legendary figures."

"While the field card starts to rotate, let us invite players from both sides to appear on the stage!!"

...