The Five Elements theory originated in ancient China. Although it has a certain degree of fame in the United States, to be fair, it would be difficult for a tale teller from the United States to immediately associate it with the Five Elements.
Therefore, this is Jiang Ran's huge advantage!
The current score is 3:4, with Jiang Ran slightly behind. But it doesn't matter. As long as he can master the correct rules, it's only a matter of time before he can overtake the score!
Hoskins played black and yellow puppets alternately in the first five rounds, and the [Earthquake] in the previous round caused him to lose three cards. Therefore, he must have very few yellow and black cards in his hand, and may even have none at all!
Similarly, with a large number of cards of the remaining three colors piled up, Hoskins' hand had become unbalanced.
"Once the balance of the Five Elements is disrupted, the consequences will be endless!"
In other words, there is a greater than 90% chance that Hoskins will not play a black or yellow card in the next round. Before he can figure out the real rules in these two rounds, Jiang Ran should seize the opportunity to overtake the score!
Metal represents [sharpness], Earth represents [earthquake], so what are the abilities of the other three elemental puppets?
Logically, Jiang Ran should play the yellow puppet representing [Gold] this round, since Earth generates Gold. However, Hawkins currently has the three most numerous attributes in his hand: [Fire], [Water], and [Wood]. Once he plays [Fire], Jiang Ran's [Gold] will be eaten!
The next card doesn't necessarily have to be compatible with the previous card; the most important thing is to capture the opponent's puppet!
The score will then reach an even more dramatic 3-5, making a comeback even more difficult.
Jiang Ran didn't rush to play his cards this round. No matter which of the three attributes Hoskin played this round, it wouldn't be able to complement his [Earth] card from the previous round.
Therefore, the safest attributes in this round are undoubtedly [Water] and [Wood], because these two attributes are countered by [Earth] and [Metal], and the opponent happens to lack cards of these two attributes.
Wood overcomes Earth. Since the opponent is highly unlikely to play Earth this round, there is naturally no need to play Wood.
It seems like a game of luck, but in this round, according to the deduction, only one card can be played.
【water】!
Hoskins unconsciously scratched his hair. It seemed that the outcome of each round of this game was not only affected by the previous hand, but also by the counter-relationship between the cards themselves!
He felt his mind was in complete chaos, the rhythm of the game had slipped away from him, and Jiang Ran's constant urging was making him even more irritable.
In the end, he could only pick out a red doll from his hand and throw it out.
"Mr. Jiang Ran's puppet killed Mr. Hawkins' puppet in this round, and the current ratio of surviving puppets on both sides is 4:4!"
Jiang Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't played a [Gold] card according to the principle of mutual generation, otherwise he would have lost his life for nothing.
As expected, since Jiang Ran's previous card was black, and following a black card with a yellow card would trigger the second round's [Sharpness], this was known information to Hoskin, so he subconsciously assumed that Jiang Ran would play the yellow puppet this round!
So he wanted to replicate the battle of the fourth round, using red to defeat yellow!
Hoskin frowned deeply. It was clear that Jiang Ran had grasped the restraint relationship between the five colors, while he could only analyze based on the existing situation.
"Seventh round, please play your cards."
Hoskin was in a state of confusion. He looked at his hand and, just as Jiang Ran had thought, he only had three other colors of cards besides a yellow doll. He didn't have a single black doll!
The two players have already played a lot of Black Dolls in previous matches, so drawing this card later will be the most difficult!
"Mr. Hoskins, please play your card quickly, don't keep me waiting."
Jiang Ran's voice came again. Hoskin looked up and realized that Jiang Ran had already played his cards for this round. Jiang Ran's thinking was now incredibly clear, while Hoskin's mind was in chaos. The balance of victory had already tipped!
Hoskin had no idea what card Jiang Ran would play next. Jiang Ran's previous card was blue, and what card could blue be used to create a combo? Unfortunately, he had no idea.
Ultimately, he could only play the green card, which was the most numerous in his hand.
In this round of card dealing, both sides played green dolls, and both were of the [Wood] type.
Jiang Ran's reason for playing the [Wood] card is simple: Hoskin must have very few [Gold] cards at the moment. He either has only one or none. Even if he does have some, he would never rashly use the last [Gold] card!
[Wood] can complement the previous [Water] and there is no need to worry about the threat brought by [Metal], making it the best choice for this round.
"The seventh round has ended, and the ratio of puppets on the left and right sides is currently 5:5."
After saying this, the referee took three cards from the top of the deck and handed them to Jiang Ran: "Mr. Jiang Ran, you activated [Growth] this turn and drew three additional cards."
Jiang Ran smiled and accepted the cards. He had more than one card in each hand, and the number of cards was not much different. But what really made him happy was that there was a black card among the three cards!
There are very few cards left in the deck. Hoskin, Hoskin, can you still draw a black card?
There are three rounds left, and both sides have five puppets on the field. Whoever collects seven puppets first wins. It may not even take three rounds.
Jiang Ran only needs to win one round against Hoskins and then keep the score tied!
"Round 8, please play your cards."
"Big brother, I think I know how to play this game!"
Just as Hoskin was feeling lost and confused, his underling patted him on the shoulder.
You know?
"That's right! I hadn't guessed the key point at first, until the referee said the green puppet and the skill were called 'Growth.' No wonder the other side could guess the rules of the game so quickly. It's simply part of their country's culture!"
"Oh? Tell me about it!"
Hoskin's henchmen became his last lifeline, and they didn't dare to delay, directly stating their thoughts!
"It's the Five Elements theory from ancient China! That's it! Sharpness, earthquakes, and growth, combined with the colors of the three puppets—yellow, black, and green—correspond perfectly to the five elements of metal, earth, and wood. And the remaining two colors, red and blue, perfectly fill in the gaps for fire and water!"
The more I talked, the more I felt that my guess was correct, because according to the rules of mutual restraint and mutual generation of the five elements, the previous seven cycles seemed to have followed such rules!
"I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about the Five Elements theory. I know absolutely nothing about it."
"I know a little bit."
“Alright.” Hoskins lowered his voice. “Since you know more than I do, then you tell me which card I should play next round.”
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