Spirit cards have become an indispensable social game in Eclipse Harbor. From big names like Wind Djinn and Cloud Giant to laborers earning 5 silver coins a week, everyone can play a hand.
The tavern owners got some inspiration from somewhere and teamed up with the merchants selling phantom devices to play the live broadcast of the Spirit King Competition of the main plane in the tavern.
The regulars of the tavern discussed the tactics of the Spirit Cards while drinking. The tavern's turnover increased by at least ten percentage points compared to before.
It was the weekend, and there were a lot of customers in the tavern. Everyone was discussing the competition broadcast on the screen. Only the four female adventurers sitting in the corner remained silent.
If someone has good eyesight, they can find that one of the chestnut-haired girls in this team is very similar to the player who lost to the champion in the broadcast video.
"Master, that guy named Tum has a very shady deck of cards!"
After carefully glancing at the screen, Tina moved closer to Lisanna and whispered something "slanderous" about Tum.
The first Spirit King Tournament was eventually won by Thum, with Lisanna just one step behind, and Udyr taking third place.
Compared to Lisanna and Udyr, the Elf Mage Thum's deck always makes people who play against him furious.
No matter how good-tempered a person is, he will want to beat him up after the duel.
It is worth mentioning that Joanna’s cousin Kasha originally had the hope of competing for the top three positions, but he was beaten by Tum and almost lost his morale, and finally gave up.
As the second place winner, Lisanna received the Angewomon's Spirit Card, but since she couldn't use it, she gave the card directly to Kasha.
Before Lisanna came to the Air Plane to look for Carl, she heard that Kasha was also planning to explore the Air Plane.
Lisanna clenched her fists but then relaxed as she listened to Tina's common enemy Kan.
"Ah~, there's nothing shady about it. That guy loves and understands this game more deeply than I do. There's nothing much to say if he fails. People with high IQs probably like that kind of play. After Mr. Moore came out of seclusion, he also built a deck for himself. His style is comparable to Thum's."
Speaking of this, Lisanna's expression suddenly became a little helpless.
As a game, many aspects of the Spirit cards have "mechanisms" that seem to be BUGs. This mechanism is difficult to see based on the abilities displayed by the Spirit itself, but it does exist.
Lisanna will also use this mechanism to serve her deck, but the best among them is naturally Thum, the champion of the first Spirit King Tournament.
But as a player, Lisana still feels that this way of playing is not "exciting" enough.
Having been deeply influenced by Carl since childhood, she is well aware of the three main principles of the protagonist of a hot-blooded comic book, and is naturally labeled with "friendship, hard work, and victory."
Seeing that Lisanna and Tina seemed to want to continue on this topic, Ash on the side suddenly said: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. The person we're waiting for is here."
Following her reminder, the four girls simultaneously turned their heads and looked towards the entrance of the tavern.
Udyr's team appeared at the door at the right time.
Ashe was about to stand up to greet them, but Lisanna reached out and pulled her back into her chair.
Before Ashe could ask, a heated discussion suddenly broke out in the tavern.
"Udyr! It's Udyr! The third place winner of the Spirit King Contest! Oh my god! I want him to sign my deck sleeve!"
The deafening shout made Ashe understand why Lisanna held her back, and at the same time she secretly cursed Udyr for not disguising himself.
"It's not convenient to connect here anymore, let's go to other places nearby!"
Udyr, who was busy signing autographs, winked at his dwarf companion Quinn, asking him to follow Lisanna and the others.
After walking a few hundred meters along the street, Lisana and the others finally found a new meeting place.
Seeing Quinn coming over, Ashe originally wanted to complain to him about Udyr's flamboyant behavior, but Quinn came up and asked, "Why is Udyr so popular in Eclipse Harbor?"
It was at this time that Lisanna and others remembered that Udyr didn't know that he was famous in Eclipse Port.
In fact, if Lisanna had revealed her true face just now, those card players might have been more excited than seeing Udyr.
After all, she is a beautiful girl herself, and the deck is constructed quite uprightly, making her a positive character to the fullest.
"Ah~, sorry, we neglected this matter. Carl asked those who sell videotapes to broadcast the Spirit Card Tournament in taverns and other places to expand the market. As a result, the people here highly respect the outstanding players."
Quinn nodded in understanding. He did not dwell on this question and said, "So that's how it is. But it doesn't matter. This way, the plan might go more smoothly. By the way, are you sure you want to use Eclipse Harbor as our main base in the Air Elemental Plane in the future?"
Nodding, Lisanna said confidently, "Yes, at least that's what Carl decided. In Storm Bay, he would actively curb the excessive entertainment in the city, but he doesn't have that worry here."
Hearing this, the dwarf Quinn nodded again.
He had sensed that tendency when Storm Bay was hosting various activities, but Joanna handled the follow-up well and did not allow the residents of Storm Bay to die from entertainment.
Storm Bay still relies on mining dragon crystal and hunting monsters as its main industries, and the entertainment industry is just a diversion.
But I have to say, the entertainment industry really makes money!
Even the Longwen family was tempted by the huge benefits hidden behind this.
"No wonder the Dragon Mark Family hired us to come to the Air Elemental Plane to do these things. It looks like the Dragon Mark Family is going to extend its hand to other planes?"
Thinking this in his mind, Quinn stroked his beard and began to chat about business with Lisanna and others.
"The main plane is a little curious about what Mr. Carl experienced after being caught in the eye of the storm. Did he gain anything? You guys..."
Looking at the four women across from him, Quinn got stuck in the middle of his words.
He was only level 8, and he didn't have the courage to ask such a question in a questioning tone.
However, Lisanna and the others were not angry, but answered according to Carl's instructions:
“After being caught in the storm, my brother entered a strange area where he could not be teleported and could not be chosen by prophecy spells. In fact, if Tina hadn’t accidentally broken in and rescued my brother and his friends, they would have even planned to live peacefully in that area.
Did you see that spaceship? That’s what my brother made when he was bored. He didn’t know much about that strange area, and in order to leave there, he and Hope had some health problems and are now recuperating.
Eclipse Harbor should soon be building a cross-dimensional teleportation array with the main plane. If my brother has recovered enough by then, I will gather representatives of all forces to discuss it."
After saying this half-truthfully, Lisanna raised her head and greeted Udyr who was running towards her in a panic.
(End of this chapter)