In the year 343 of the star calendar, the first Grammy Card Maker Competition was held here.
In the year 399 of the star calendar, the world's first star card exhibition was held here.
Stardate year 404, the venue is closed.
In stardate year 405, the venue reopened and the number of seats increased from 57,000 to 76,000.
In the same year, a record 80,185 spectators, including the former President of the Sheep Kingdom, witnessed the finals of the Silver Star Cup Women's Card Maker Competition - some of them stood to watch.
In 1945, the venue was expanded again and the number of seats increased to 120,000.
In 482, the first battle of the Venus Cup Real-time Card Making Showdown Championship started here.
In 520, this place became one of the venues for the battle events of the Dayang Star Olympic Games.
And today, the year 543, the Star Card Master World Cup, which people around the world have been waiting for for a long time, will also kick off here.
"The 120,000 card fans at the scene, and the billions of viewers in front of the TV, welcome to the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Great Sheep Country!"
"This is the Rose Bowl, a legendary arena with a history of two hundred years!"
"Time has not dulled its elegance, and time has not covered up its glory. Today - on this time-honored venue that has hosted dozens of global events, we will face a new challenge! I am the host
, Chris Parker.”
Yes, it's him again.
After hosting the Grammy Awards, Chris came to the World Cup.
The blond man held a small card with a smile on his face, and recited the opening speech with the theme "Star Card is a universal language", and then began to introduce the distinguished guests from various countries who were present this time.
In addition to more than a dozen representatives from the International Federation of Star Card Masters, Director Jia, Imperial Master, and Mr. Park also sat at the guest table.
But this time they don’t need to grade it.
Avril Lavigne was supposed to come too.
But because of what happened at the Grammy Awards more than half a month ago, the officials of Great Sheep Country temporarily removed Avril Lavigne from the guest list.
So as not to have a bad impact on the World Cup.
If Avril Lavigne had won the first place that day, she would not only be a guest today, but also serve as the card maker ambassador of the Great Sheep Kingdom and host the opening ceremony together with Chris.
By the way, singing a song and becoming famous all over the world is not a dream.
It's a pity Avril didn't get it.
Chris can host whatever he wants, Avril just stay where it's cool.
Reality is so realistic.
The person who replaced Avril was another great star card master from Dayang Kingdom.
Debbie Allison.
Not as famous as Avril Lavigne, but she also sings very well.
After Chris' passionate opening, Debbie made a shining appearance and sang "one ball one dream" together with Medek, the popular male singer in the country of sheep.
The same planet, the same dream.
Amid the warm applause of 120,000 spectators, the World Cup in China officially kicked off.
The entertainment program lasted half an hour.
Then came the highlight of the opening ceremony.
"A total of 64 teams from 28 different countries will participate in this World Cup. They will be divided into 8 groups by on-site drawing for the first round of group matches... Now, we will invite them to appear first and also invite
Dear friends, the 120,000 spectators present, give your applause to them, to these talented star card masters from various countries!"
Chris held up the microphone and loudly said: "The first one to appear is the Great Sheep Country delegation. You can see that their faces are very young. Their average age is only 22 years old, but they are already world-class sixth-level star card masters. In the qualifiers
, they fought bloody battles and let people see their courage and strength. I believe that in the next official games, their performance will be even more dazzling than before."
Not counting those who walked in front and carried the flag, there were a total of 60 people from the Dayang Country delegation, divided into three teams.
They lined up neatly in three rows and walked towards the field.
There are many familiar faces among them.
Modwood is proficient in the Holy Light system.
Charles who likes to make cards with his eyes closed.
Louis must have performed abnormally the first time he made a card.
And Leanna, who was too scared to admire Master Gu's power.
All four people are in the same queue.
The audience, who had not previously understood the configuration of the various teams in Dayang Country, let out a burst of exclamation.
Audience A looked in disbelief: "If I remember correctly, they are all in the top ten of this year's Grammy Awards, right?"
Audience B sighed: "Four top card makers in a team, this lineup is too luxurious."
Audience C was slightly excited: "I bet that their team can at least be in the top four!"
Audience D is a Chinese: "What if I don't get in? Do you want a lighter?"
The audience snorted: "Impossible, have you ever seen the battle card master competition? The battle card masters walking in front of Modwood are all regulars in various competitions, with an average of two gold medals in their hands."
Card makers are top-notch, and card combatants are also top-notch.
With two peaks at the top, can’t you even make it into the top four?
What kind of international joke are you kidding?
"That's not certain." Audience D said, "What if we are unlucky and meet our Master Gu in advance?"
Audience c: "..."
What can be done?
Cold scrambled eggs.
The ten red star cards produced by Master Gu at the Grammy Competition are a level higher than the regular cards.
I don't know what the effect will be.
Master Gu made it clear that he would use these red star cards to play in the World Cup.
To put it bluntly, whoever encounters Master Gu's team first will be unlucky.
Not to say that you will definitely lose, at least it won’t be that easy to win.
The cutscene continues.
The second person to appear was the Shia delegation.
There are also three teams.
One of the card makers came in 10th place at the Grammy Awards, which made the audience talk about it for a while.
After all, the Grammy competition has just ended, and many viewers still have clear images of the contestants who achieved good rankings in their minds.
The third person to appear was the Subayili delegation.
The same three teams.
Everyone is tall and strong, even the female team members are burly, and they can play well at first sight.
The fourth one to appear is the island delegation.
They only have two teams.
Originally, the Star Card Club was still feeling dissatisfied that the island nation had not secured three official spots in this World Cup, but since everyone has used equipment cards...
Star Card Club: "That's okay."
They are ready to lift the tail.
Whether three teams win together or two teams win together, it makes little difference to the island country.
Otherwise, why would the officials of the Dayang Kingdom think that the island nation's Star Card Club should look after Gu Ci if they don't like it?
The equipment card is the leader of Gu Ci's leadership.
But in fact, the Island Star Card Club is very fond of Gu Ci now.
The beautiful girl card maker Asuka Saito, who was chosen by God, was given to Gu Ci.
After all, a game is just a game, how can it be important to improve national strength?
Besides, this is not the only World Cup.
If this session is gone, there will be another one.
Although Gu Ci agreed to sell them the disposable equipment cards, the Star Card Club was not prepared to use them in this competition.
Can't use it even if I want to.
The cards on the participating battle card masters have all been finalized, and there are no extra grids.
Unless they find a new group of card masters who have not yet entered the level 6 battle card to play the game.
This is obviously unrealistic.
So be it.
Whichever number you can get, that's it.
Many viewers who are familiar with Island Kingdom’s star card masters are also not optimistic about Island Kingdom.
If you think about it carefully, they seem to have never been optimistic about the island country...
The star cards in the players of the island country cannot be changed, which means that they can only use that set of cards from beginning to end.
It also means that they will be targeted by other teams from beginning to end.
After playing in so many World Cups, the best ranking for the island team seems to be eighth.
More often than not, they are eliminated in the group stage.
It cannot be said that the star card masters of the island country are not strong.
It's true that they can't change cards, but they don't have to draw cards either.
It looks like it just saves a small action of about a second and a half.
But in actual combat, this half second can often bring them a huge advantage.
The higher the level, the greater the advantage.
Especially after reaching the big star card master.
When masters fight each other, let alone half a second, even if you blink your eyes too much, you may get killed on the spot.
So the star card masters in the island country are actually quite powerful.
They're just not good at playing in a game like the World Cup where cards can be changed.
And there is a saying, although the battle card masters of the island country have little hope, their card makers are really eye-catching!
All girls.
What he wears is the most representative junior high school JK uniform of the island country.
The audience howled like animals.
"It's no longer possible, my girlish heart is about to be awakened by them."
"Are you sure you have a girlish heart and not a spooky heart?"
"Am I the only one worried that they will be cold? It's only 1 degree today. They shouldn't wear short skirts."
"God asked me to advise you not to meddle in your own business."
"oh god!i love the blunt bangs girl in the middle!she"s so cute!"
"Are you talking about Asuka Saito? That's Master Gu's disciple, how can he not be cute?"
"What? Master Gu accepted her as his disciple? When did it happen?"
"About half a month ago, your home didn't have internet access?"
"I understand the truth, but why hasn't Master Gu come out? His disciples have all appeared."
When talking about card makers, we have to talk about the recently concluded Grammy Awards.
When talking about the Grammy Awards, Gu Ci will inevitably be mentioned.
Master Gu is too aggressive.
Ten red star cards in five minutes. This scene has been engraved in the minds of many people, and they cannot forget it.
They have been chatting with Master Gu for a long time, but they haven't seen anyone yet.
Until half an hour later.
"What is coming to us is the delegation from the Eastern Powers."
Chris introduced: "They are the youngest team among all participating teams in this World Cup, younger than the delegation of the sheep country. In fact, many of them are college students who have not yet graduated. I want to thank them -
—Thank you for coming to the Rose Bowl Star Arena, letting me know that our Star Card civilization is booming, and our younger generation will become better and better. I believe that their next performance will not disappoint us.
"
At this moment, there are already more than thirty teams standing on the field.
Every team has a shoutout when they take the field.
But except for the initial appearance of the Great Sheep Country delegation, no other team's voice was as high as it is now.
The sound boils in the air, like boiling water, and three words are written in large and bold fonts on the human ear——
Master Gu.
It really matched the theme of Chris's opening speech.
Star Card is a universal language.
As long as the cards you create are amazing enough, the whole world will be your fans.
At the home court of the Great Sheep Kingdom, someone’s voice can be as loud as the voice of the Great Sheep Kingdom’s own team.
Asuka Saito watched Gu Ci walking from the sidelines, feeling admiration and pride in his heart.
The teacher is awesome!
Gu Ci actually felt that this was not a good idea.
The World Cup is a stage for people to compete with card makers, but everyone calls him by the name of the card maker...
Isn’t this taking the spotlight away from the guest?
Really, don't shout like that next time.
Be louder.
Everyone has vanity, and Gu Ci is also a human being, so naturally he is no exception.
He generously admitted that this kind of cross-border law enforcement feels really good.
"Hey." Gu Ci poked Jiang Qianye, who was walking in front of him, "I'm on top of you."
Jiang Qianye's increasing operations have kept the topic of Kaitou Gx at a high level, and it has been the top trending search topic for several days.
Now that the World Cup has begun, all irrelevant topics have to give way.
Master Gu, who has caught a wave of heat, estimates that he can suppress Jiang Qianye tonight.
"Let it be yours." Jiang Qianye also said to Gu Ci, "Also, my name is not Hey, my name is Jiang Qianye."
The girl didn't look back when she spoke.
I'm still going through the motions, so I need to be more focused on the surface.
Gu Ci: "Okay, Miss Jiang."
Jiang Qianye: "Miss Jiang is not pleasant to hear. Master Gu, please call me Qianye from now on."
Gu Ci: "Okay, Miss Qianye."
A group of people walked to the field.
When passing by the island country delegation, Saito Asuka winked at Gu Ci playfully.
Gu Ci also winked at the girl.
Kato Miko watched all this silently.
You have to interact with each other in this small amount of time. You tell me that you are just master and disciple?
In contrast, Kato Miko would rather believe that her uncle doesn't know how to make cards than believe this.
Slowly, sixty-four teams took the stage.
The referee team entered the venue carrying a large box.
"Please send a representative from each team to come forward and draw lots." Chris said, and announced the rules of the draw.
There are 8 groups in the first round, with 8 teams in each group.
If a team from the same country is drawn into the same group, it will be swapped with teams with the same number in other groups, starting from group A.
For example, replace d-3 with a-3,.
If the team that gets a-3 is from the same country as a team in group d, a-3 will remain unchanged and d-3 will be replaced by b-3.
If no team among the seven groups with the same number can change, then the number will be postponed downwards.
Still starting from group a, replace d-3 with a-4, b-4, c-4...
Until each group has 8 teams from different countries.
The first round of the group stage adopts a points system, and each team has to play one game with other teams.
The winner gets 1 point, the loser gets no points.
The two teams with the most points in the end advance to the next round.
If the points are the same, the points will be discarded.
After adding up the 7 games, the team with fewer eliminations will advance.
If the points dropped are the same, then the two teams will play an extra game separately, and the winner will advance.
The rules are simple and crude.
Also very cruel
There are a total of 64 teams, 48 of which will be eliminated in the first round.
Gu Ci asked Lei Meng, "Are you going to smoke or should I smoke?"
Lei Meng didn't even think about it: "You are older, go ahead."
Gu Ci was shocked: "How do you know this?"
Lei Meng was expressionless: "I mean fame."
With Master Gu's current reputation, he is definitely the team's spokesperson in the hearts of people around the world.
If he went up to draw lots, Master Gu's fans might get out of the audience and rush him on the spot.
The people who drew lots for the island team are Saito Asuka and Kato Miko.
Despite the good relationship between the two, they also stay in the same hotel room and sometimes even sleep on the same bed.
But they are not responsible for the same team.
Saito Asuka couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw Gu Ci also coming out.
You must never be chosen to be in a group with a teacher...
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