Chapter 380: Chapter 356: The Training Match Arrives (3K)

Alice seemed genuinely worried that Shen Sui might think she was a bad child. Since Shen Sui surfaced, she had been trying every possible way to talk to him.

It’s just like a cute little girl who realizes she’s done something wrong, trying desperately to make small talk to see if the other person is still angry with her.

Shen Sui wasn’t particularly angry, just a bit surprised.

His current feeling was like one moment she was just learning to talk, and the next moment she was already in high school.

It’s a good thing Alice’s mind is a little more complex; otherwise, if she were too simple, she might get tricked by bad people.

However, Alice’s words did remind Shen Sui.

For Shen Sui, the Twilight Council had perished after Baris disappeared.

But in truth, the Twilight Council in history had actually persisted for quite a long time during the wave of the recovery of the gods.

Although many people couldn’t quite understand the reasons why the Twilight Council wanted to eliminate the gods, the fact is the Twilight Council was indeed striving for the people’s welfare, and thus they still had some public support.

The Church Union used many underhanded tactics to completely destroy the Twilight Council. The way Alice mentioned of deceiving the organization’s young members to cause internal collapse was just one of the tactics.

This should have been confidential, but who let Alice’s close friend be an important member of the Daylight Church? She easily obtained some records from those years.

This plan, as Alice described, was what the Daylight Church used to take on the Twilight Council.

It’s hard to imagine that the Twilight Council, which Baris helped form, eventually had her family participate in its dismantling.

[“Those dragons seem unwilling to cooperate.” You laughed to ease Alice’s worries, then asked, “What do you plan to do next? The Dragon God Sect turned against these dragons for your sake. If you don’t achieve some results, the Dragon God Sect might have an opinion, right?”]

[“Turn against? Hehe.” Alice grinned and said, “If they’d turn against each other over this, I might actually think more of them.”]

[The fact is, Dragon Valley can’t leave the Dragon God Sect, and the Dragon God Sect can’t leave Dragon Valley.]

[Alice’s impulsive actions would create some cracks in the once seamless barrier between the two sides, but under the present circumstances, they absolutely couldn’t turn against each other.]

[As expected, when the attempts proved fruitless, Shrek stepped in on behalf of the Dragon God Sect to dissuade Alice from continuing and also to apologize to Alice for the dragons’ earlier rude behavior.]

[And the elders of Dragon Valley also met with Alice, expressing they were willing to cede some power to her.]

Alice gained quite a lot of benefits without offering anything in return.

Though she didn’t achieve her ultimate goal, you really couldn’t say Alice’s efforts were in vain.

The attitude she displayed today and Dragon Valley’s hysterical yet helpless response to her and their weakened stance served like steel needles piercing the hearts of the young dragons in Dragon Valley.

In the eyes of these young dragons, the Dragon Race should be the most proud and powerful race in the world. However, this pride and strength were lost in the hands of Dragon Valley.

Failing one plan, Alice had Lobelia continue the push for Dragon Valley’s division.

To these dragons, this oppression was the Master of Thunder Church’s oppression of the Dragon Race. With appropriate guidance and some follow-up events, they could be made to completely resent the Master of Thunder Church.

So, would they be willing to help if an organization stood up against the Master of Thunder Church?

The old dragons can be discarded, but the young ones are much easier to exploit.

The Twilight Legion needs such easily influenced young forces.

Shen Sui’s awakening made Alice very happy. She recounted every recent event to Shen Sui in meticulous detail.

The young girl prattled on incessantly.

Although it was all things Shen Sui knew, for some reason, he didn’t feel bored at all. Instead, there was a faint joy.

He really hadn’t talked enough with Alice.

Alice did many things right, but without encouragement, she had no way of knowing if she was doing the right things.

She hadn’t received a very good education. Aside from magic, all her principles for action were derived from village life experiences and what she’d seen and learned along her journey. You can’t say it’s incorrect, but without proper guidance, there was lingering confusion in Alice’s heart.

Am I doing the right thing?

This is an unanswered question lodged in everyone’s heart.

Unless they’re extremely narcissistic and confident, most people rely on feedback after the fact to determine the correctness of their actions.

[Night arrived without notice.]

[Alice felt that this day had been very fulfilling.]

[She was glad for Claude’s return.]

[Claude’s approval also made her very happy.]

[The confusion in her heart for many days finally dissipated completely.]

[Alice became more certain of the path she chose.]

[As of today, she was no longer the lonely girl she had once been. She had many connections.]

[Anna, Oshana, Aina, Lingyi, even down to the Golden Ship and Hali, Alice was no longer alone.]

[What she needed to do was live well and fulfill all the wishes in her heart.]

[Alice also realized that she’d been too preoccupied with her own affairs lately and forgot to help Claude.]

[Claude’s plan to reconstruct his body.]

[Claude’s plan to find Vivian.]

[In summary, there are too many things waiting for Alice to do.]

[Time to work hard! Alice!]

[Alice waved her little fists, her heart full of vigor.]

Really full of energy.

Shen Sui sighed and said.

[Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.]

[The visitor was Shrek. He brought the latest news: the investigation of the explosion in Roland City has concluded. Alice is not held guilty, but her plan to exile Qishala must be moved up. She has to set off immediately after the first round of assessments.]

[“When is the assessment?”]

[“In seven days,” Shrek replied, “So you’d better head back to Roland tomorrow morning.”]

[Alice leaving Dragon Valley will probably be a relief for both the Dragon God Sect and the valley itself.]

[Finally managed to send this lady off.]

Seven days, huh?

Shen Sui checked the time, calculated a bit, and realized it would be tomorrow evening, right after the training match ends and before the finals begin.

Hmm, just in time, so there’s no need to use the Time Regulator.

Shen Sui stretched and, holding the sleeping Freymia, drifted off to sleep.

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The next morning, Shen Sui got up early.

He’s been looking forward to today’s training match for a long time.

He took out his card deck and gave it a thorough check.

You Wenqi’s runner-up buff only exists in the world championships, as he still dominates domestically.

Getting a chance to face such a giant in the Life Card Duel world is a rare opportunity.

Of course, with Shen Sui’s connections, it’s usually possible to arrange training matches with many ninth-tier Life Card Masters just by asking.

However, winning a training match doesn’t mean you can defeat them in an official competition.

Many Life Card Masters hold back during training matches, and even if they dominate and crush ninth-tier Masters in practice, they often don’t perform well in real competitions.

But even so, such duel opportunities are rare.

Moreover, after this event, You Wenqi probably has to complete tasks from the Exploration Bureau, and when he’ll have free time to duel Shen Sui again is anyone’s guess.

After having breakfast made personally by Qishala, Shen Sui slung his bag over his shoulder and headed out.

Today, Qishala is going with Martina to feed her giant squid, so Freymia accompanies Shen Sui to the duel venue.

“Aina should be able to handle the Queen’s duties quite well by now, right?” Shen Sui chatted with Freymia on the way.

“Yes, very diligent indeed. The elders have started playing cards,” Freymia replied.

“That’s a good thing too, centralizing power a bit.”

“To help Alice, right?” Freymia laughed, covering her mouth.

But you know, considering Aina’s relationship with Alice, if Aina fully controls the Elf Race’s power, she can indeed support Alice better.

Today, Freymia is dressed very beautifully as usual.

The beauty of an Elf can’t be hidden, even with a disguise.

This time, it was Freymia who insisted on coming along.

After watching Vivian’s duel, Freymia felt a bit antsy and decided to see the world’s duel style in person, then build her own deck to join some competitions.

In the game, Freymia is also a Life Card Duel expert, and her Elf card deck is quite powerful.

Of course, the duel intensity in the “Dawn Continent” game can’t compare to reality.

After all, the game has to consider the developers, but reality entirely tests one’s miraculous level.

And due to the randomness of obtaining Life Cards, the balance in real-life Life Card duels isn’t as one might imagine.

But as we all know, if everyone’s unbalanced, that creates a form of balance.

Everyone using fake cards means the Life Cards are no longer fake.

This also adds a certain charm to real-world Life Card duels.

Even under a major competition system, if it were an unlimited brawl mode, it would be even more fun.

Shen Sui has watched past domestic all-star exhibition matches, which could be said to be full of amusement.

Besides the unlimited brawl mode, there seems to be a two-player mode in the all-star exhibition matches.

Of course, this two-player mode often isn’t about winning, but about playing pranks on your teammates instead.

Last year’s two-player mode had Tan Song teaming up with You Wenqi, and after You Wenqi set the field and summoned his ace, Tan Song immediately released all the followers to summon a 5-star Independent Sword Immortal, leaving it there.

The look You Wenqi gave Tan Song at that moment is still one of the hottest memes on major duel forums.

“What are you thinking about? So happy?” You Wenqi had also arrived by this time, bringing along An Hai and Tan Song.

Tan Song, having just recovered from a serious illness but hearing about You Wenqi’s duel with Shen Sui, eagerly ran over, and he still had the residual needle marks on his hand.

Shen Sui glanced at Tan Song, then at You Wenqi, and smiled.

You Wenqi instantly understood.

He gave an angry glare at Tan Song beside him.

This guy’s antics last year brought on the jokes that continue to haunt him to this day.

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