Chapter 200: Uncrowned King, Bonus Materials
Chapter 200: Uncrowned King, Bonus Materials
No one in the guest seats spoke for a while.
After a while, Zhang Tianshi tentatively said, "How about letting them continue to compete?"
"Anyway, there's no rule that says gold-level card makers can't participate."
However, just after Zhang Tianshi put forward his suggestion, the guest seats fell into an eerie silence.
Among them, Bai Yueming, as Russell's teacher, actually had no opinion on this.
Anyway, judging from the strength Russell has shown so far, the individual championship is a foregone conclusion.
Of course, he could see it, and so could the other high-level card makers present.
Ye Zhou and Fang Wenlong didn't care about this matter.
Ye Zhou came here because as a hall-of-fame card maker, his normal responsibility is to suppress the secret realm in Shu. Things like the national competition have little to do with him. He came to watch the game this time just on a whim and because he hadn't been out for a long time due to suppressing the secret realm, he just came out for a walk.
Fang Wenlong had just received a message from his disciple Hu Lai, saying that he would not participate in the subsequent individual competitions and would return to the north to practice.
Now that all the disciples have left, he will naturally not continue to interfere in what happens next.
Although even if Hu Lai did that, he would not stop Russell from continuing to participate in the competition.
It is better to be defeated in a competition than on a battlefield, because the latter can be fatal.
Seeing that the three card makers above the master level present were silent, the other high-level card makers looked at each other and were at a loss.
After a long silence, Yu Shoufu finally came up with a plan: "Don't let Russell and An Jin participate in the competition in the future."
"As compensation, each of you can choose a set of gold-level materials. How about that?"
In his opinion, if the two of them continued to participate in the competition, the individual competition would only end up turning into a battle between the two of them.
The final reward will still be in their hands.
In addition, the gold level is indeed not suitable to continue competing with the silver level, so it would be better to give the reward directly to the two in exchange for their withdrawal.
The purpose of holding a national competition is to select talents. Now the team competition has fulfilled its responsibility and selected two geniuses, Russell and An Jin. The same is true for the individual competition.
For the wealthy and powerful Ming Dynasty, two sets of gold-level materials are nothing.
Ye Zhou raised his eyebrows when he heard this, somewhat surprised at the Prime Minister's courage.
The other old men present looked at each other for a few seconds and finally decided to agree.
It is true that the participation of Russell and An Jin will make the individual competition meaningless.
"Now that you've decided, let's inform them."
"If you don't agree"
"Then let them be."
Having said that, Prime Minister Yu glanced at Bai Yueming, who had not said a word so far.
"The second thing is that as the winner of the team competition, NTU will have a chance to enter the Welfare Secret Realm."
"Russell Gold Level is obviously not suitable to enter the same level of secret realm as his teammates. Let's see how this is handled."
Prime Minister Yu talked about the second thing.
"That's easy." Zhang Tianshi said without thinking, "Originally, the welfare secret realm was for them to choose by themselves. Then let Russell choose a gold-level secret realm."
Yu Shoufu stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before uttering a word: "Good."
The key issue was resolved, and Ye Zhou then said to Bai Yueming beside him: "Mr. Bai, I believe that I am not as talented as Russell if we are the same age."
Bai Yueming was shocked. He didn't expect Ye Zhou to have such a high opinion of his disciple. "Xiao Luo is indeed talented, but I just hope he can take over my baton in the end. Whether he can reach the Hall of Fame level depends on his own luck."
After saying this, he shook his head slightly.
Among several disciples, only the eldest brothers Li Fuyu and Hu Tao are diamond-level card makers.
Li Fuyu had to stay in the north because of..., and Hu Tao had to stay in Nandu to teach because of her personality.
Now all he can count on is Russell.
Hearing this, Ye Zhou was somewhat hesitant.
While the two were talking, several old men behind them exchanged glances silently.
Below the platform, Russell, who had been promoted to the gold level, no longer felt exhausted.
After a short rest, he walked down from the fighting seat.
As soon as he got off the platform, the other members of the Nan Da Fighting Society surrounded him.
"Russell." Liu Yu looked at the pale young man in front of him. He had a thousand words in his heart but didn't know how to express them for a moment.
Seeing this, Russell quickly reached out his hand to stop him: "As a grown man, stop being so mushy."
"Besides, we have been in the same boat for a long time."
Liu Yu was stunned at first, but then he realized that Russell was talking about what happened in the "Eye of Infinity".
Du Jing and You Mengnan also thought of it, and the four of them smiled in tacit understanding.
Only Guan Jie scratched his head in confusion. He always felt that he was being excluded, but he had no evidence.
Leaving the four people there celebrating, Russell walked towards Walnut who was silent on the side.
"Sister, I won."
He looked at the silent and intellectual beauty in front of him and whispered.
Hu Tao raised her head, revealing her fair neck. Her eyes, like glass, stared at her junior fellow apprentice in front of her quietly. Her icy face instantly melted away the ice and snow: "Yeah."
"Well done, Russell."
“The teacher will be very happy.”
"Me too."
Russell stared at his senior sister blankly: "Senior sister, you can laugh."
It was after he said this that Hu Tao regained her calm expression and only left a few words that were carried by the wind.
"I'm going to find the teacher."
Looking at the tall figure leaving, Russell inexplicably felt that he might have said something wrong.
When Russell turned around and was about to tell Liu Yu and the others to go back, a staff member quickly walked up to Russell.
"Student Luo, please stay." The staff called out to Russell, "There is one more thing I need your opinion on."
Russell was a little puzzled. He knew the procedures of the national competition and knew that the award ceremony would be held together after the individual competitions.
So normally he had nothing to do today so he could leave first.
Seeing the confusion on Russell's face, the staff member hurriedly said, "Didn't you advance to the gold level, Luo? The organizing committee means that you and An Jin will not participate in the subsequent individual competitions."
"Of course, as compensation, you can choose a set of gold-level materials."
Russell fell silent after hearing this, and what he imagined happened as expected.
Fortunately, the organizing committee also gave corresponding compensation, so even if he agreed, he would have no other loss except a false name.
And if it's just false reputation, judging from his performance in the team competition, no one should think that he can't win the individual competition.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to ask An Jin what he thought: "What about An Jin? Has he agreed?" "Student An has already agreed." The staff member immediately replied.
Russell looked towards the Northwestern University of Science and Technology's preparation seat not far away.
At this time, An Jin had a pale face and was gently comforting the team member next to him who was crying loudly and thought that he was dragging the captain down.
As if noticing Russell's gaze, An Jin turned around and gave Russell a gentle smile.
"Well, there's really no point in continuing to fight."
Seeing Russell agreed, the staff member couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the young man in front of him was going to continue fighting.
"Okay, I'll report it then, you can do as you please, Mr. Luo."
Watching the staff leave in a hurry, Russell turned around and asked Liu Yu and others to go back to the hotel first.
Soon, the national competition organizing committee announced on major platforms that Russell and An Jin would not participate in the individual competition.
The reasons and compensation were also announced truthfully, and there was no weird operation to make Russell and others take the blame.
It’s not that the organizing committee is willing to do so. Firstly, Russell is Bai Yueming’s disciple, and secondly, with geniuses like them, who knows how strong they will be in the future.
If there happens to be someone who becomes a master or even a legendary card maker, the organizing committee can only pray that the other party is not petty.
Not long after the announcement was issued, it generated huge public opinion on the Internet.
Of course, most of them are arguing about who would be the final champion if Russell and An Jin participated in the competition.
Some netizens who like to watch the fun initiated a vote.
In the end, Russell defeated An Jin overwhelmingly with a winning rate of 99%.
Therefore, Russell naturally earned the nickname of the uncrowned king.
He himself didn't care about it, it was just a false reputation. Instead of wasting time, he might as well meditate for a while to consolidate his basics.
I, Russell, can be where I am today only through hard work and sweat!
He doesn't agree with some people online who say he is a numbers freak.
Time passed day by day, and soon it was the day of the individual competition finals.
In the stands, Russell raised his eyebrows: "Wu Shilan won."
However, there was no response from those around him, because Liu Yu and others were helping him deal with the ordinary audience next to him.
"You're making it seem like we're bodyguards." Guan Jie couldn't help but mutter.
You Mengnan laughed at the side: "Russell is good enough to protect us."
Guan Jie was speechless for a moment. What he said was really true. He really was protected by Russell.
The two finalists are Wu Shilan from Beijing University and Xia Jiao from Beijing University.
Russell only found out a few days ago that Hu Lai had actually gone back to the north to go into seclusion.
In his opinion, if Hu Lai didn't run, winning the individual championship should not be a problem.
He didn't believe that Hu Lai didn't know that he would not continue to participate in the competition, but the other party still left resolutely: "You haven't changed, Hu Lai."
At this moment, the two people on the field had already decided the winner.
If Xia Jiao's Hercules had not been blocked from view, he would have been extremely powerful, and his performance would have been a bit like the comic version of the Hulk, who ignites endless rage.
However, it is obvious that there is a threshold for the improvement of Hercules, and it just so happens that Wu Shilan's frost giant's consumption ability is ridiculously strong.
And Xia Jiao doesn't have such terrifying methods as [Caliburn] and [Lightning Release: Kirin].
Therefore, even if Hercules killed more Frost Giants, it would be useless if he could not break through [Lúr].
On the sidelines, Wu Shilan, who won the individual championship, did not seem happy. She looked up and glanced at the stands and saw Russell and An Jin who were watching the game.
"Oh, it's just something that others don't want."
But thinking that the champion would get a set of gold-level materials, she finally calmed down.
With the end of the individual competition, the award ceremony followed.
The battered field was not repaired, which is the medal of the winner.
At the same time, a replica of the venue where the team finals ended is also built nearby.
Speaking of which, when Senior Tumu was remaking the game, he was always thinking about one question: "Is there really a card that can survive this kind of attack?!"
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a deep sense of awe for Russell.
Salute to the legendary elbow-bombing king, Russell!
"It's time to go down. The award ceremony is about to begin." Chai Hao, who was rarely dressed decently, said with a smile.
Ever since NTU won the team championship, he has been smiling all the time in the past month.
Russell glanced at the fanatical audience around him and sighed.
In this situation, the ghost soldiers can only take them down.
When I arrived at the stage, Wu Shilan was already waiting there.
Seeing the people from Nanjing University, she had no desire to talk and just stood aside in silence.
The award ceremony was hosted by Yu Shoufu and Zhang Tianshi.
Ye Zhou, Bai Yueming and other pillars of the Ming Dynasty had already returned to their respective garrison areas after the team competition ended.
"Congratulations, congratulations." Zhang Tianshi smiled and shook Russell's hand.
Russell had previously learned from Hu Tao about the relationship between Zhang Tianshi and his own teacher, so he was not surprised by the intimacy shown by the other party at this time.
"The teacher taught me well. Master Zhang, you flatter me."
Zhang Tianshi's face fell when he heard this: "It's because you are not from Tongdu, otherwise it wouldn't be Lao Bai's turn."
Russell smiled politely.
The award ceremony was over soon.
A set of gold-level materials was not handed over to Russell on the spot, because after all, it was self-selected, and he needed to go to the Beidu or Nandu government office to make his own decision.
This also leaves ample room for thinking for young card makers.
"Let's go. What are you daydreaming about?" Chai Hao patted Russell on the back.
Russell came to his senses and followed the others.
At this point, the most difficult national competition he had ever fought since he came to this world came to an end.
Russell obtained a set of gold-level cards as expected, and also broke through to the gold level himself, finally escaping from his precarious situation.
It has been a week since the end of the national competition, and Russell has some ideas for the new cards.
At this time, he was in the government office in Nandu, checking out the gold-level material sets available for selection.
"【Spirit of Electricity】, 【Skylight Mirror】." Russell flipped through the sets of materials on the tablet in his hand and couldn't help muttering, "Isn't this the Mother of Electricity?"
The government office is quite attentive, and the materials available for selection are basically classified into sets.
As he watched, Russell suddenly became puzzled and turned to the staff and asked, "It shouldn't be mandatory to choose these already classified materials, right?"
The staff was stunned at first, but then realized that the overly young gold-level card maker in front of him wanted to make a custom card: "No, but the materials you choose can only be less than five."
Russell nodded slightly, he had found the materials he needed.
(End of this chapter)