Xie Mingzhe and Chen Xiao were both very tall, and it was very uncomfortable for them to curl up on the sofa. They woke up uncomfortably after just a short nap. When they woke up, they found that they were covered with blankets and Chen Qianlin was sitting at the desk looking at documents.

Chen Xiao looked very embarrassed. He quickly straightened his messy clothes and said, "Hey, how come I fell asleep..."

Xie Mingzhe rubbed his eyes and said, "I'm so sleepy. I want to go back to my room and sleep for a while. Is that okay, Master?"

Chen Qianlin nodded: "You all should go back to sleep. We still have a game tonight. Don't think about anything else. Get enough rest first."

The two of them immediately went back to their room and fell asleep. Their beds were indeed much more comfortable than the cramped sofa.

When they woke up again, it was already afternoon. Xie Mingzhe and Chen Xiao washed their faces and came to Chen Qianlin refreshed, wanting their master to give some advice on the new cards they designed.

Chen Qianlin said: "I have seen it, it is well designed."

As the cards reach the later stages, it will only become increasingly difficult to innovate. The attack modes of Master Plum and Master Bamboo have never appeared in Chen Xiao's current plant cards. Whether it is increasing the wood shield for themselves after sucking blood, or continuously killing cards and then planting bamboos to continue harvesting, the design of the two cards can only be said to be above average, and has not yet reached the peak level.

However, Chen Xiao and Xie Mingzhe were particularly happy to receive Chen Qianlin's approval.

Xie Mingzhe said: "All the skills were designed by Brother Chen. He originally wanted to make a blood-sucking plum blossom. I thought about it and decided to make it a set. So I made all four gentlemen, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, just in time for team battles."

Chen Xiao said, "I want to take advantage of the doubles match to practice using Master Plum and Master Bamboo. The attack patterns of these two cards are quite special. If you use them directly without practicing them well, you may lose touch with your teammates."

Xie Mingzhe said straightforwardly, "I have time this afternoon. I will draw the final draft of the character for you. Brother Chen, you can just import it and submit it for review as soon as possible."

Chen Qianlin said, "Don't worry, do it tomorrow. We still have a game tonight, so don't waste too much energy on making cards."

Chen Xiao followed up with, "That's right, there's no rush for this, just take your time. I need to practice with the new cards anyway, so I don't need another day."

Xie Mingzhe had no choice but to nod his head. He would get up early tomorrow morning to draw the final draft for Brother Chen in the game. He should have a good rest this afternoon and practice the card deck for the competition with Yu Ke, trying his best to ensure his condition and fight well in the first battle of the opening ceremony.

***

At five o'clock in the evening, all members of Nirvana had dinner at the restaurant that Chi Yingying had booked in advance, and then took a car to the opening ceremony together.

There were a huge crowd of people outside, including many reporters and photographers. Chi Yingying led everyone to the players' channel in a swift manner, avoiding the reporters and quickly coming to the backstage to sign in. There were many familiar faces in the backstage, even the referees, Guiji and other club players who were not scheduled to compete were all present today. This was a hard rule of the league, and no one could be absent from the opening ceremony without reason.

Because of this, the large lounge backstage was particularly lively, with players who knew each other gathering in groups of three or four to chat.

As soon as Nirvana appeared, someone came over to greet him. Ye Zhu curiously approached Xie Mingzhe and asked, "You have a match today. How many new cards have you prepared?"

Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "They are all new."

Zhou Xiaoqi and Liu Ran happened to hear this, and both of them turned pale and felt uneasy - if all ten cards were new, it meant that Xie Mingzhe had a completely new way of playing. How should they deal with it?

Tang Muzhou smiled and patted the newcomer on the shoulder, saying, "Don't listen to his bragging. With 10 brand new cards, it's impossible to operate them. The new cards he's talking about are ones that the audience has never seen before. You may have seen them before."

During this period, the training group opened by several great players would organize competitions every night. Liu Ran and Zhou Xiaoqi, as rookies that Fenghua focused on training, also joined the group and watched many competitions. Yu Ke and Xie Mingzhe did take out some new cards in the competition. Tang Shen's analysis made sense, and the two felt much more relieved.

Soon the opening time arrived, and everyone sat down in the seats arranged by the organizer.

Shen An noticed something and whispered to Tang Muzhou, "Master, are the watches you and Junior Master Uncle are from that brand? They look very similar!"

The ignorant young disciple had a sharp eye, but unfortunately he only saw the surface and could not see the essence through the phenomenon. Tang Muzhou smiled slightly and said calmly: "It is quite a coincidence, but the color is different."

Shen An didn't think much about it and asked with concern: "What are the chances of Xiaoqi and Xiaoran winning today? What do you think, Master?"

Tang Muzhou said: "It's hard to say, it depends on how you perform on the spot."

He was reluctant to say that he was attacking Fenghua's newcomer, because in his opinion, the chances of these two people winning against Xie Mingzhe were very low. It was not because the difference in their card operation skills was too big, but the flexibility of their tactical thinking was not at the same level at all.

***

The opening ceremony of the second half of the year was very grand, with many wonderful performances. The audience was very enthusiastic. It was not until eight o'clock in the evening that the host walked onto the stage and said loudly: "The performance of the opening ceremony has ended here. Next, let us hand over the screen to the commentary booth. Our first event of the second half of the year will begin soon!"

The live broadcast screen switched to the commentary booth. In addition to the old acquaintances Wu Yue and Liu Chen, there was also a strange face - a man in his early thirties, with neat short hair, wearing a shirt and tie, dressed very formally, with a friendly smile on his face. Although he was not particularly handsome, he had the unique charm of a mature man.

Many people asked in the live broadcast room: "Who is this?"

But some people recognized him: "Fuck, is it Su Yang!" "The water-type Su Yang? Didn't he retire a long time ago?"

Amid the audience's confusion, Wu Yue spoke first: "Good evening, audience friends, welcome to the second half of the 11th season of the Star Card Professional League. I am the official commentator Wu Yue!"

"I am the commentator Liu Chen!"

"Everyone should have noticed that there is a new face in our commentary room. Please allow me to introduce him to you solemnly - this is none other than one of the five originators, the founder of the Liushuang City Club, Senior Su Yang!"

“I believe that many old friends who have been following the Star Card League for many years know Su Yang. He retired after the sixth season and was specially invited back by the official team to serve as a guest commentator this year. Let us welcome Su Yang with warm applause!”

There were deafening screams from the audience. Obviously, although Su Yang had been away for many years, he, like Chen Qianlin, still had a great influence in the Star Card World. After all, he founded the water school, and his four disciples were now the strongest players in the water system.

Su Yang greeted everyone with a smile: "Hello everyone, actually you don't have to call me senior. Although I already have a wife and a daughter, I am still very young!"

Wu Yue agreed and said, "Senior Su Yang's twin daughters are really cute. When they were backstage today, many players rushed to hug them. They are about to become the mascot of our league."

Su Yang said: "It's nothing that can be determined by genes. With such a handsome dad like me, of course my daughter is pretty and cute."

Audience: “…………”

How come this person doesn't have any sense of stability from the great predecessors?

Su Yang has this style. People who know him are already used to it. The two commentators are also in the process of getting used to it. Liu Chen smiled and praised him a few times, saying that he is indeed very handsome, and then quickly changed the subject: "After a period of rest, our second half of the year's schedule has finally begun. The first thing we have to do is the doubles event. Today, because it is connected with the opening ceremony, we only have one match scheduled."

"Yes, there is only one group A match today. Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke from Nirvana Club will face Liu Ran and Zhou Xiaoqi from Fenghua. In the doubles event, both pairs are new faces, but before the game it was predicted that 65% of the audience would support the Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke combination. Senior... ahem, what do you think, Yang Shen?" Wu Yue quickly changed the topic and asked with a smile.

"Until both teams come up with their decks, nothing can be predicted." Su Yang analyzed seriously, "Liu Ran and Zhou Xiaoqi have been partners in Feng Hua for more than a year, so they should have good chemistry. Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke have only known each other for a short time, so there may be problems with their coordination, but it's just a possibility. It depends on their performance on the spot. Both sides have a chance of winning, and I prefer the Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke team."

“Why do you think he’s better?”

"His cards are more interesting." Su Yang paused and added, "To be more precise, they are more annoying?"

"..." Yes, this reason is absolutely right! The official data analysts who were watching the live broadcast nodded in agreement.

"Well, we see that both players are ready. Today is also the debut of Zhou Xiaoqi and Liu Ran. I hope they can give a satisfactory answer to their training during this period!"

"Please invite four players to play!"

On the big stage, Xie Mingzhe, Yu Ke, Liu Ran, and Zhou Xiaoqi walked to the revolving chairs and sat down. Everyone debugged the equipment under the supervision of the referee, and the two commentators began to introduce the rules of the game.

"The doubles competition is divided into 8 groups. The first group match is played. Each game is played for two games. The two sides switch home and away games and choose the map once. Points are calculated only according to the number of games won. Finally, the top two teams in the group will advance to the round of 16."

"At the beginning of the game, the home team has priority to choose the map, and then both sides simultaneously announce 8 open cards, none of which can be adjusted, while the other 2 hidden cards can be adjusted according to the opponent's lineup."

“Both teams are ready. Let us look forward to the exciting games that the four players will bring to everyone!”

The game scene appeared on the big screen.

In the first game, Zhou Xiaoqi and Liu Ran played at home and had the right to choose the map.

They quickly submitted a map, which was the "Misty Forest" often used by Fenghua. The scene was relatively complex, with many obstacles and fog. This kind of scene was a relatively useful map for kite tactics. You could control the view angle and position, and play slowly with remote control. If you encounter a player with poor operating skills, he can set a very close distance to release the opponent's kite, making it impossible for the opponent to reach you, which was very uncomfortable.

But Xie Mingzhe is not afraid of obstacle maps at all. He has encountered this kind of map many times in the first half of the year. He can solve it by simply using assassins with multiple displacements to kill the opponent's core control cards.

Fenghua's plants are very good at long-range control and attack. Xie Mingzhe anticipated this situation during the pre-match preparations. Therefore, after seeing the opponent's selection of the map, Xie Mingzhe did not change the card, but directly submitted the card and pressed confirm.

Fenghua also submitted its cards, and the eight cards of both sides were simultaneously announced on the big screen.

Liu Chen said in surprise: "There are many familiar plant cards in Fenghua. Zhou Xiaoqi's water plants are also quite famous, such as seaweed and kelp, with very unique designs. As for Nirvana..."

Wu Yue's voice rose an octave: "Nirvana has almost all new cards here!"

The 8 cards announced by Nirvana include the new cards Gongsun Jiuniang and Liancheng, which Yu Ke has already mastered, the old cards Black Wuchang and White Wuchang, as well as the character cards Lu Junyi, Song Jiang, Li Shishi, and Hua Rong.

Except for the Black and White Impermanence, the other 6 are new faces.

Fans in the live broadcast room were spamming the screen like crazy: "Fuck, Nirvana has released so many new cards, is Azhe's imagination going to break through the universe?" "Gongsun Jiuniang's skill design seems very powerful, 9 will-o'-the-wisp!" "I don't quite understand Liancheng's design? What the hell are the human form and ghost form?" "Lu Junyi, Song Jiang, and Li Shishi are all support cards. It seems that Azhe is playing support in this game, and Yu Ke is the main output?"

The skills of the cards are directly displayed. Of course, the linkage skills are hidden special effects and will only be triggered when the linkage card takes effect. During this time, Liu Ran and Zhou Xiaoqi are also observing this deck closely and have come to the same conclusion as most of the audience.

Character cards assist, and joker cards output.

Su Yang quickly analyzed: "Lu Junyi summons a soldier as a substitute to protect his teammates from damage. The design of the support-type taunt card is particularly brilliant! Song Jiang is a cooperative auxiliary card, which can help teammates block fatal damage and sell blood to add blood; Li Shishi is a group control + group healing, and all three character cards are auxiliary. Hua Rong is a melee assassin, with attack and bloodsucking, and has a stronger survivability."

Wu Yue said: "If you look at it this way, the four joker cards Xiao Ke announced are three output cards and one assist card, while the four cards Ah Zhe announced are three assist cards and one output card. Among the hidden cards, could there still be a joker card and a character card?"

Liu Chen agreed, "It is very likely that each of us will have five cards, Xiao Ke will be the main player with the joker, and A Zhe will assist."

After seeing the decks of both parties, Bai Xu, who was watching the game in the backstage, immediately said excitedly: "Qiao Sheng must be among the hidden cards, right? Qiao Sheng and Lian Cheng are the joker couple. Yu Ke has already used these two cards in the training match!"

Bai Xu realized that his voice was too loud and attracted the attention of the people around him. He blushed and immediately lowered his voice and said, "Am I right?"

Yi Tianyang smiled helplessly: "Everyone can guess this. Xie Mingzhe put Qiao Sheng in the hidden card. The surprise of Qiao Sheng and Lian Cheng's combination is just for the audience to see. We have all seen it. The key is, what will be the remaining hidden card of the character?"

Bai Xu frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Could it be a strong control card that causes group chaos? It can be released at a critical moment to confuse the opponent, making it easier for Black Impermanence to harvest. Or maybe it's a death rattle card like Guo Jia or Qin Keqing..."

He guessed and guessed, and felt that any placement was reasonable.

In fact, he didn't even guess the first one correctly.

——There was no Qiao Sheng among the hidden cards, nor were there any death cards or chaos cards as he mentioned.

Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke’s first doubles match was designed to surprise their opponents and the top players!

Volume 6 Finale: The Best Player