For almost a week, the news continued to report on the Dark Duelist attack, and made public the results of the Jiangcheng Duelist branch's secret sweep operation.
The results are impressive.
At least twenty hidden dark duelists were dug out.
All the dark duelists who were caught were, without exception, sentenced to death, and some died at the hands of branch members while resisting capture.
This made netizens sigh at the strength of the branch duelist members, and they also wondered how they found those dark duelists.
But while this incident caused a stir, the upcoming Graduation Cup also attracted widespread attention.
The Graduation Cup has always been a common practice. Many cities are willing to hold such events every year. The prize money paid is not much, but it can bring good attention and traffic to the city.
This year, of course, is no exception.
Thirteen cities have decided to host the Graduation Cup.
Among the events held in these thirteen cities, the most eye-catching one is Niaodu.
This is an international city ranked sixth in terms of duel strength, and it is also a national economic center city with a popular card culture.
The number of duelists is second only to the Imperial Capital and the Demonic Capital.
The imperial capital and the magical capital took the top two spots in the duel city rankings.
As usual, no matter whether it is the Imperial Capital or the Magic Capital, there is no news about holding the Graduation Cup this year.
This is normal. These two cities with unbeatable duel rankings will hardly hold this kind of graduation event.
Often, national duel city competitions will be located in these two cities.
It is a rare event for Niaodu to hold a Graduation Cup. It is big news!
Naturally, the news about this Niaodu Graduation Cup also spread throughout the Internet, winning widespread attention and discussion.
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Early in the morning, Lin You yawned and went out.
No way, who told Liu Jun to book a flight that would take off at 6:30?
It was obviously quite early, but there were already many people at the airport.
It was obvious that Lin You was far more than the only student in Jiangcheng who wanted to join in the fun.
But a whole bunch of them!
In this large group of students, some are traveling together, and many are heading to other cities.
All in all, it was very lively.
On the way here, Lin You took a special look and saw some familiar people.
There were a few students from the school's dueling department, and he barely had any impression of them.
As for the duel class, they saw Hu Yu.
Lin You originally planned to go up and say hello, but this guy seemed to notice him too. Like a mouse seeing a cat, he hurriedly pretended not to notice and stepped aside.
It seemed to cast a shadow on him.
Lin You gave up the idea.
I went to print a boarding pass first, and not long after that, I found Liu Jun in the airport lobby.
When Liu Jun saw Lin You with empty hands, he was a little surprised and said: "Lin You, you just came here like this?"
"piece of cake."
Lin You also knew what Liu Jun meant, so he said nonchalantly: "It's just a few changes of clothes. I can buy them somewhere else. Anyway, I don't lack that little time. I can go out for a while, and it's impossible to stay in the hotel every day except for the competition.
It also saves you the trouble of checking in.”
"Fine."
Liu Jun nodded, his luggage had been checked in advance, "It's almost time, let's go there."
After a while, the two people who had passed the security check entered the waiting hall and waited on chairs near the boarding gate.
It will take a few minutes to check in and take off.
While waiting, Lin You looked around for a long time and didn't see anyone he knew.
This is normal. Although the scale of the Graduation Cup is not small, there are still many people who don't have the intention to play across the city. If it were held locally in Jiangcheng, they would probably go to join in the fun.
The Graduation Cup held in Niaodu undoubtedly has the most local contestants, and the quality is often the best.
Soon, the two lined up to check in and boarded the plane through a corridor.
After finding the corresponding location, Lin You yawned and said, "Son Niu, let me catch up on my sleep. If you don't wake up when you get there, wake me up."
When he nodded, Lin You closed his eyes and fell asleep soon after.
Wuhu~
The plane took off.
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More than two hours later, the plane arrived in Niaodu.
Lin You woke up before reaching the ground.
After leaving the airport, the two hailed a taxi directly, and their destination was Feiniao International Hotel.
It sounds very grand, but in fact it is not as good as imagined. It is a non-star hotel, but the construction standard is based on four-star standards.
This hotel is an affiliated industry of the organizer of the Niaodu Graduation Cup. It has stopped operating this time and is specially prepared for the contestants. With the entry code, check-in is free.
There are several similar hotels in the surrounding area, which are also reserved for players.
If a player can make it to the main tournament, they can also upgrade their hotel to another five-star hotel, where the stay is also free.
Lin You didn't care about this difference, as long as the living environment was not bad, not to mention it was already very good.
According to the tournament guide, diagonally across from the Bird International Hotel, there is a large dueling hall with special facilities, which is also prepared for players.
Players can go to the duel hall to have fun if they want to warm up before the competition day.
While the car was driving, looking along the street, it was indeed the capital of birds. In less than ten minutes, Lin You saw at least three or four dueling halls.
The bustling Duel Commercial City with its tall buildings and card shops is dazzling.
You can also see many young ladies wearing card-related clothing posing for photos on the street.
The sound of the car's engine interweaves with the main theme of the city's card culture. All of this is addictive.
Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the Bird Hotel.
After scanning the QR code to check out and getting out of the car, Lin You found that there were many people gathered around him. The hotel's revolving door continued to operate, and people were coming in and out. There were indeed a lot of contestants.
But the vast majority of the players are similar to Liu Jun and have a certain level of strength, but they are basically just waiting for the first round, just joining in for the fun and experiencing the charm of the dueling metropolis of Bird City.
"Let's go and check in first."
Lin You left a word and walked in front, Liu Jun followed, and the two quickly passed through the revolving door.
I found a place with fewer people and queued up at the front desk. There were more people lining up, but there was no need to worry about the room being full.
Since Lin You and others signed up earlier, they also booked the room in advance. They just went to the hotel, registered, and received the reserved room card.
As for the players who registered late, it is more miserable and they have to spend their own money to solve the accommodation problem.
Of course, if you can make it to the main round, you won't have to worry about accommodation. Even in the knockout stage, the number of places is very limited, with only 128 people.
The number of contestants is at least a thousand, which is the result of deliberately controlling the conditions for participating.
The conditions for participation are relatively stringent, requiring contestants to have a magic power of 115 points, which has turned away many people who are interested in participating.
Liu Jun's talent is actually quite good. He can't join the duel class, but he is above average in class six.
After all, Ganghwa High School is also a high school with a focus on dueling. Liu Jun, who was in the top class in the class, successfully reached 120 magic points when he graduated.
If you work hard during this holiday, you may even be able to apply for Jiangcheng University.
However, applying for the exam and actually passing the exam are two completely different concepts.
But no matter what, Liu Jun is qualified to join in the fun.
The number of people at the front of the team gradually decreased, and now it was finally Lin You's turn.
"Hello, sir, please show me your ID card."
The voice of the lady at the front desk was quite pleasant. When she took Lin You and handed her the ID card, her eyes were slightly glazed over. Then she quickly raised her head to look at him, then she lowered her head slightly shyly and hurriedly started to handle the registration matters.
Handsome, so handsome.
After working as a receptionist for so long, the young lady has met a lot of handsome guys, but there is no one who can make her feel excited just by looking at each other casually.
With a little panic in his movements, he quickly completed the registration procedures. When the young lady handed over the room card, she did not dare to look Lin You in the eyes. It was not until Liu Jun came to register that the fidgeting little deer in her heart calmed down.
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According to the room card numbers, Lin You and the two took the elevator to the seventh floor. Their room numbers were 8705 and 8706, which were connected together, which was very convenient.
"Lin You, what are your plans today?"
In the elevator, Liu Jun asked excitedly.
He rarely travels far away like this, and rarely comes to Bird City. He is deeply affected by the duel culture here. He even wants to rush to the streets and invite people to have a battle to show off the majesty of his beast warrior clan deck!
Lin You said without thinking: "Rest first, this flight is really tiring."
"Isn't it?"
Liu Jun's eyes widened in disbelief, "This is the capital of birds, so you don't have any activity plans?"
"plan?"
Lin You said without thinking: "I heard that the hotel provides a free buffet. You can have a meal at noon."
"..."
The elevator arrived, and Liu Jun was speechless when he stepped out of the elevator.
"but……"
Lin You thought for a while and then said: "Isn't there a dueling hall opposite here? It's crowded at night. Why don't you go take a look? I heard it's only for contestants and no reservation is required."
"Lin You, you finally said something humane."
"screw you."
Lin You gave Liu Jun a check, and the two of them swiped their cards and entered their respective rooms.
After returning to the room, Lin You walked to the bed and lay down.
Big and soft.
This bed is nice.
With a mental comment, Lin You took out his mobile phone and logged into the exclusive webpage of this Magic City Graduation Cup.
The preliminaries will officially start tomorrow. According to the rules of the competition, each contestant will have a duel in the morning and afternoon.
Two games a day.
The opponents in the duel have been matched by the system in advance.
Matching is random, but contestants with a total magic power of more than 180 points will not participate in the matching for the time being, which is a protection mechanism.
Lin You's current magic power is 166 points. Compared with the day of the graduation ceremony, it has increased by 1 point, but it still cannot reach 180 points, which is a temporary bye.
The matchmaking this time will be held in advance, on July 9th, which is today.
Results will be available at 9:30 am.
Lin You planned to check first to see who his opponent would be in this first battle.