Chapter 363: Rookie's First Battle
"I'm not S-rank."
Shi Li, who was in the pure white space, also saw his initial review panel pop up.
[Win rate] I won’t talk about this. I have been a poker player for a short time and rarely lose.
The only time I lost more often was when I was sparring with Director Xiu and the old director. My deck was very weak at that time, and I couldn't make any waves in front of them.
However, since the base number of the calculation sample is small, it is still quite easy to increase it.
What's more, he is not a perfectionist and has never tried his best to win every game. He doesn't care much about the high or low evaluation.
As long as we can win the key game, it doesn’t matter what the winning rate is.
As for [Performance], Shi Li thought it was natural for him to get S.
After all, he had defeated the gods, and more than once.
I guess even for an experienced poker player like Director Feng, let alone defeating a god, he may not even have the chance to meet one at the poker table.
As for the [deck], there is no way around it.
His talent is [Absolute Card Sense], not Xiujia's [Collector].
Self-selection can ensure quality, but it cannot increase quantity.
The number of cards in my hand is definitely not comparable to that of an experienced player.
And if others draw the cards, they will generally keep them.
And he relied on his [absolute card sense] and rubbed the cards vigorously.
It is natural that the number of cards is increasing slowly.
Maybe only the Xiu family or non-reincarnated gods can get an S rating for the deck.
This item is also the one that brings down his score the most.
[Play of the game], Shi Li felt that the S he gave himself seemed a bit high.
Admittedly, I have defeated S or even double S decks several times with a non-S deck.
But he has also suffered some small losses at the poker table, which happened frequently in the previous Lanlan District qualifiers.
In a game between two parties, there is no player who has an absolute advantage every time.
In general, he felt that an S grade in the overall assessment was acceptable.
But he thought it was acceptable, but the museum directors in the manager's hall did not think so.
They've already exploded.
"What the hell, Feng Acai."
Some people ignored the online rules and called Director Feng by his name: "S-level evaluation! Where did you get that from?!"
"S-level, it's actually the first S-level since the launch of Ace Manager..."
"Sell it to me, sell this player to me, I will pay a high price on behalf of the Steadfast Card Hall!"
"Fuck, are you starting to snatch people away now? My offer at Po Shi Card Hall is always 10% higher than yours."
Some people even skipped their own card halls and directly represented the big card halls. I'm afraid there must be some rumors behind this.
Director Feng had no intention of selling it in the first place, and he became even more alert after hearing these words.
“I’m sorry everyone, this player is our secret weapon that we have cultivated for many years.
Transfer is definitely impossible, and you don't need to ask about his background. I have no comment."
Forget about anything else, he was the first to say it out loud.
Seeing his firm attitude, some people began to remain silent , stepped aside and began to make plans with ulterior motives.
Of course, more people still surrounded Director Feng relentlessly, wanting to get more information.
The main thing is to consider the four items of the current scoring mechanism: [Win rate], [Record], [Deck], and [Game performance], and what weight do each of them occupy in the [Comprehensive Assessment].
It’s not like they haven’t signed some players who are both talented and famous, and some managers have even registered players themselves.
But so far, there has only been one S-level overall rating, which is Shi Li.
The directors really wanted to get some useful information out of Director Feng so that they could also dig out an S-level player.
"Everyone, today happens to be the last day for new players to enter."
At this time, a manager from the Balance Card Hall finally stepped forward to help out: "Why don't we see how these newcomers perform first?"
When the player entry is completed, a new round of new player protection period begins.
As long as you sign up, you can join this round of rookie competition in the coming period.
The rookie zone is a protection mechanism for new players, and only rookies of the same period can fight against each other.
At the same time, it also provides a platform for other managers and players to observe newcomers.
There are actually not many rookies in this round. Including the two who have just been admitted, the total number is less than 20.
Not long after, the system announced that the registration for this round of contestants had ended.
It then announced the schedule for this week's season.
The games that attract the most attention are naturally those in the rookie division.
To put it more directly, it is Shili's competition.
Perhaps the system also has some intelligence and knows what your heart desires.
Therefore, the first rookie match it scheduled was directly between [Wang Defa] and [Princess Xinxin].
And the time is set at one hour later.
Now, all the managers in the hall became excited.
Almost no one chose to go offline, and people gathered in groups of three or four to chat.
"Do you think Wang Feng has invited some senior or retired poker players to come out?"
[Ace Manager Feng] This name is too unpleasant, so everyone calls Manager Feng by his abbreviation.
The players they are currently discovering are basically new and middle-aged poker players.
In terms of decks and skills, the Mesozoic Era certainly has the upper hand.
But the new generation also has its advantages.
First of all, among the new generation of players who have been discovered here, none of them are weak.
And just because they have fewer decks doesn’t necessarily mean they are weaker than the Mesozoic. Everyone has 9+1 cards at the table.
Moreover, the new generation often has not yet completely finalized their style at the table, and sometimes they can make some flexible moves that appear to be a flash of inspiration.
As for why we don’t invite the older generation or retired people, it’s because they are too difficult to hire.
Even if you really invite him, would you dare to use him?
Should you let others be the contestants or be the chairman above you, the manager?
"Don't be silly. If he really is an old guy, how could the deck be rated B-?"
At this time, someone refuted the previous statement.
"Is it possible that he is some old and confused senior who wants to go back to basics?"
"Is it because you said you melted down most of the decks that the rating dropped to B-?"
"There's no such person, haha."
"Yeah, it's impossible to even think about it."
…
Shi Li, who was in the pure white space, had already received the competition schedule and related notifications.
“The pace of this online competition is quite fast.
Are all the games in the rookie zone going to be played in one night? "
Upon learning that he would need to fight against more than a dozen players in such a short time, Shi Li expressed considerable... satisfaction.
Online games have an advantage that is not as good as in real life, which is that the game consumes very little mental energy.
I just spent so much time with Director Feng, but I don’t feel tired at all.
It can be said that the greatly reduced consumption cannot even catch up with the mental recovery speed of his LV20 card player.
“This competition system is very good, it is a points competition, not a knockout competition.
That means theoretically, I have the opportunity to play against all the players once."
[Ace Manager] is still in the early stages of launch and the pace is indeed very fast, with one month being a season.
This is equivalent to being able to PK with all players once a month, which is exactly what he needs now.
Seeing that there was still some time before the game, Shi Li chose to log off.
I ordered a midnight snack and the waiter delivered it to the room in a few minutes.
He watched TV for a while while eating supper, and then slowly returned to the cubicle.
[Contestant Wang Defa, please get ready, your competition is about to begin.]
Time remaining: 4:31. 】
As soon as he returned to the pure white space, he received a notification from the system.
"There's still some time, so I'll set up the deck."
Sitting down on the ground, Shi Li called up his own player panel.
Less than 5 minutes passed quickly.
The entire pure white space around began to distort, and then the scene changed.
“It’s quite exquisite.”
Shi Li looked at this new scene.
At this time, he was in an ancient arena.
The circular auditorium was filled with virtual audiences, and even the cheers were quite realistic, giving people a sense of being there.
The arena is very large, divided into grids by blue lines.
This entire arena is their poker table.
He stood in a corner beside the ring, where there was a small card table operating panel.
It looks like this is a game of large-scale proportions.
Buzz!
In a moment, a figure appeared on the opposite side of the ring.
Shi Li's eyesight was pretty good. He could see from a long distance that the other person was a beautiful female elf.
However, this online system can change the appearance, so the other party may be a man, or even an alien.
As he looked at him, he saw that the other person opened his mouth as if he was talking.
But because we were too far away and there were cheers from the audience around us, we couldn't hear anything at all.
“Whoever designed this scene is crazy.
A poker game where you can’t talk is half as fun.”
This made Shi Li quite dissatisfied.
[Hello, hello, can you hear me?]
Hello, Wang Defa. 】
Fortunately, at this time, the other party seemed to have discovered the microphone clipped to the side of the operating panel.
【Stop talking nonsense and get started. 】
After Shi Li finished having fun, he started to lay out his cards.
Princess Xinxin: [? ]
【bite!】
After both parties have placed their cards, the game begins.
Because he was worried that the players would be under too much pressure, Kekesu did not tell Princess Xinxin that the player on the other side was an S-level player.
[You are my first opponent in the rookie game.
So I will do my best and give you the utmost respect. 】
But she still took a serious attitude.
The first thing both sides revealed was the scene card.
The one standing at that time was [Luanwagang].
Princess Xinxin's card is a slightly strange scene card.
Boom!
I saw a phantom of the earth appearing on her half of the card table, and then the view quickly zoomed out to a bird's-eye view.
As if a devastating disaster had struck, the earth began to shake violently.
Gully-shaped cracks in the ground appeared one after another during this earthquake.
Prehistoric Strata
Scene B
[Deep Buried Earth]: Each turn, you can make 1 of your prehistoric cards [petrified]
[Nourishing the Years]: The [Petrified] card gains 20% of its maximum health [Healing]
[Amber Treasure]: Each round, one of your prehistoric cards can gain [Coating]
It can be seen that the opponent is going to use a prehistoric deck.
Sure enough, Princess Xinxin immediately followed suit and revealed her first row of cards.
[Ahhh!!!]
A huge reptilian projection crawled out from the card with heavy steps.
"Oh? Giant brand."
When Shi Li saw this card, he immediately raised his eyebrows.
【Prehistoric Dragon Crocodile】
Determined, 90 points, A
Attack 90, 300/300, 0/4
[Large Size - Passive]: Prehistoric dragon crocodile occupies 3 slots in 1 row, HP +200
[Thorn Scale Defense - Passive]: When the Prehistoric Dragon Crocodile is attacked, it deals 10 points of [fixed damage] to the source of damage at T4.
[Bloodthirsty Species - Passive]: When the prehistoric dragon crocodile attacks a [bleeding] target, the attack power is increased by 10
[Dragon Crocodile Bite - 3 Energy Points]: The prehistoric dragon crocodile attacks 1 target and causes 10 points of [Bleeding] effect
([Bleeding]: In the next round, you will receive irreducible damage, which will last until you receive any recovery effect)
(Note: Thanks to the designer [Poor Bookworm 007] for providing the concept of this series)
At this time, when the managers in the hall saw this card, they all turned into Void Commentators and began to comment.
"A 90-point A-level giant card, 300 HP in 3 slots, no HP reduction."
"Then bring anti-injury , attack effects, and special attacks.
It’s a pity that this score is a bit embarrassing.”
“90 points means 90 basic attack power, which does not allow you to kill people instantly.
Whether it's counterattack, special attack, or [bleeding], there are prerequisites."
“Yes, so it doesn’t have the ability to kill someone in one blow.
And because the attack power is so high, it is easy to cause a large amount of excess overflow."
“But to be honest, this A-grade card is still quite powerful.
In PVE, there will be considerable achievements.
Overall, it’s a pretty good first move.”
【Good cards.】
After seeing this card, Shi Li immediately gave a compliment.
He wasn't praising the card for how great its panel was, its pros and cons had just been analyzed.
He was happy because the big creature in front of him was obviously a species he had never collected before.
【Thanks for the compliment. 】
Princess Xinxin, who was unaware of the situation, nodded in response, while also looking forward to what the other party would reveal.
So there was a wave of three consecutive hits.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
【Cuckoo, quack! 】
[My tail is also a weapon! ]
【roar!!!】
The three cards he put up, from left to right, are [Wu Monkey], [Weapon Master], and [Evil Dragon].
The managers again gave comments on these three cards.
"3A was unveiled for the first time, and the quality was immediately maximized."
"However, this song of his is both Kung Fu and Dragon."
"And there doesn't seem to be any connection between the three cards. His deck is so messy."
“They all have one thing in common: they are hard.
Each card has its own life-saving attribute.
It should be able to absorb a lot of damage."
Judging from the unveiling in the first round, they felt that Princess Xinxin's side was relatively better.
Because the difference in attack power is obvious. [Prehistoric Dragon Crocodile] has 90 attack power, while the opponent's 3 first-row cards added up to only 60 points.
However, in the first round, both sides played more conservatively.
They all adopted the [Defense] plan, so the end of the round was equivalent to nothing happening.
