Chapter 3: This is Unfair

Having completed the registration, Ree Shil found a place to sit.

He opened up his Cube Card System panel and began to explore.

The first thing that caught his attention was the option of [Ability Value Calculation].

In reality, ability values were not of much use here; they only showed their worth after entering the instance world.

Driven by curiosity, he clicked on the calculation and soon a row of data popped up.

[Physique: 5, Spirit: 6, Charm: 11, Luck: 0]

He had specifically looked up some related information before, and all in all, his first two values were just the normal values for a human boy.

It wasn't surprising that his charm was high since he was handsome.

It was just this luck value... it was a bit awkward.

"I, Ree Shil, never rely on luck."

"Because I have no luck?"

He laughed at his own joke.

The ability value calculation is just for fun.

After all, how strong a card player is in the instance relies mainly on what cards they equip.

Compared to [Ability Value Calculation], what interested him more was another key line of information.

[Number of times you can enter the instance world]: 1 time

Using up 1 chance, you can enter a new random instance.

Once it's used, you need to wait a quite long cooldown time before a new chance could refresh.

The higher the card player level, the shorter the refresh time, and the higher rank instances can be refreshed.

This is when the impact of cube coins shows up. It can be used to buy special props to reduce the cooldown time.

You can also buy some rare keys to enter a specific instance world.

"Hello, friend, do you want to play a round of Cube Cards?"

At this moment, Ree Shil suddenly noticed a boy with bushy brows and big eyes standing in front of him, a cheerful smile on his face.

"No, I'm busy."

He got up and left.

In this world, it's quite common for a passer-by to suddenly invite you to play cards.

But now he just wanted to go home, and he didn't plan to pay attention to these random people.

"Wait a minute, if you win, I'll give you 100 cube coins!"

Seeing that Ree Shil was going to leave, Daniel Smith quickly stopped him and threw out his chips.

What a joke, he had finally caught a newcomer rookie, so he couldn't let him go easily.

"Hmm?"

Ree Shil stopped, pausing for a moment.

100 cube coins were not a small sum for him.

"You're a newcomer, right."

"So your card deck must be limited. We'll just play the simplest 2+1 card game."

"And in the rookie instance, it's generally hard to draw a C-Rank Card."

"So in this game, I won't use any cards above D level. That should be okay, right!"

Seeing him hesitate, Daniel Smith decided to push harder.

As he said this, he waved his hand and activated the card table.

Hum!

A rectangular card table made of blue light appeared in front of them.

There were a total of four rows with six empty grooves on the table. The two rows in the middle had two grooves each, while the last rows on both ends had one groove each. They were arranged neatly.

The so-called 2+1 referred to 2 regular cards+1 king card.

Before the start of the game, card players would pre-set their cards, and these 3 cards would be presented in the form of covered cards:

[Set card] [Set card]

[[Set Card King Card]]

The regular cards from 2+1 were at the front, and the king card was at the back.

The one who defeats the opponent's king card first is the winner.

However, in 2+1, you have to defeat the opponent's two regular cards before you can attack the king card.

After the start of the card game, each round is divided into 4 phases:

[Reveal Card]-[Settlement]-[Action]-[Settlement]

Each phase is carried out simultaneously by both card players, with no order of precedence, absolute fairness, and justice.

The upper limit for card deck score is the number of cards played x30 points, and the king card has double the health.

In card games with more cards played, there will be an additional [Substitute Card] phase that can be used to replace counter cards.

"Come on, this is my chip."

Daniel Smith filled his cards and casually placed 100 cube coins on the chip area of the card table.

The card table has a notary function; once the chips are recognized, they can't be regretted or withdrawn.

"In that case, let's do this."

With a chance to earn easily, Ree Shil gladly accepted.

"Then I won't be polite!"

In Daniel Smith's hearty laughter, both sides pressed the confirm button.

Hum!

The card table glowed, entering the activation state.

"I'll reveal the cards first, heehee."

He placed his hands on the two covered cards in his first row.

Let's reiterate, in Cube Cards rounds, settlements are carried out simultaneously.

So in this round, it doesn't matter who reveals first or last, or who attacks first or last.

Some people like to reveal first to boost morale.

Others like to reveal last to create suspense.

Whether it's 2+1, 3+1, 6+1, 9+1, etc., the rule for the first round in PVP Card Game is to reveal all cards in the first row.

That is to say, no matter how many covered cards a card player has in the first row, they will all be revealed at once.

People like Daniel Smith who reveal both cards at the same time, acting high and mighty, it's not uncommon.

As he revealed his cards, two projections appeared on the card table.

[Fire Fire Fire~]

One of them was a group of fiery flames floating off the ground.

The flames had human-like features, looking fierce and violent.

[Weak fire element]

Berserk, 30 points, E-Rank

Attack 30, Health 100/100

[The Path of Righteousness Calls My Heart!]

Another one was a masked figure with a torch, looking agile and fit.

[Arsonist]

Balance, 30 points, D level

Attack 30+10, Health 100/100

[Fire Lead - Passive]: When Arsonist is revealed with a Fire-type card, its attack power is increased by an additional 10.

Don't underestimate Daniel Smith; he couldn't find an opponent on par with him at the same level.