"Yes, according to the chat in our class group, two more students broke through during the winter vacation."
Xiong Er counted on his fingers: "Including my brother, we have at least 20 fourth-level students in Xinghai. This does not include Lao Yinbi who is diving in the group and does not share the joy of breakthrough."
Xinghai Academy's training team only has 24 places in total. Judging from the current situation, the fourth-level star card masters will occupy 20 places.
In other words, if Lu Li wanted to compete for the only four spots, he would have to fight his way through dozens of third-level students to become one of the top four.
"It doesn't mean much to me whether I can join the training team. Just test my progress." Lu Li looked relaxed.
Being able to enter the training team is nothing more than being able to apply for a free star card.
But for the humanoid card printer Lu Li, if he wanted to change the star card, it would be easier to do it himself.
"Hahahaha, you have a very good attitude. With this attitude, half the battle is won."
Xiong Xiong smiled heartily and said: "I think you are well-prepared in terms of combat skills. The competition is approaching now. It cannot be changed whether it is good or bad. The only thing that can improve your performance now is..."
"Star card?" Lu Li blurted out, interrupting Captain Xiong.
"Yes, it's the Star Card." Xiong Xiong nodded, "The rules of the selection competition are the same as the Star Card Competition, and the players' cards are semi-open.
Like our fourth-level star card masters, there will be one fourth-level, one third-level, one second-level, and two first-level star cards as the [public deck].
Before the trials start, we must report these star cards to the staff, and we must carry these cards in every game. "
Xiong Er interjected and added: "For a third-level star card master, the public deck consists of one third-level card, one second-level card, and one first-level card."
"Yes." Xiong Xiong continued to explain, "The remaining cards, contrary to the public deck, are undisclosed and replaceable [countermeasure decks]. If these two types of star cards are allocated well, they can give the opponent a headache. Yes. Have you considered this?"
Listening to Captain Xiong's introduction, Lu Li fell into deep thought.
The number of cards for a Tier 3 Star Card Master is not that many, only 50 to 50 from two decks.
The public deck will definitely include the Star Blade card (transformation of [Morning Star]); the countermeasure deck will definitely include the two-level [Vibrating Knife] or [Water Drop Stone Penetration], which can be adjusted according to the type of the opponent's field card.
So what about the rest?
For a moment, Lu Li was a little undecided.
Seeing that Lu Li was a little confused, Xiong Xiong reminded: "Actually, you can think about it from the perspective of deck construction.
A star card master's cards can be divided into [field cards] that are the core of the deck, [auxiliary cards] that surround the field cards, and [general cards] that are supplemented for various purposes.
Putting this theory under the competition rules, it can be seen that the [Public Card Group] consists of the first two, while the [Countermeasure Card Group] contains some less important [auxiliary cards] and [general cards]. "
"But Lu Li's deck has always been in a mess." Xiong Er suddenly said.
The word "mess" doesn't mean that Lu Li's star card configuration has big problems, but that Lu Li's deck does not have a complete system.
Attack, defense, treatment, control, assistance...
Lu Li's star cards are all-encompassing, but each performs its own duties, with almost no connection.
"You've been studying light attribute attacks for half a month. You can give it a try." Captain Xiong was persuasive.
Since returning from the Source of Light, Lu Li has been studying the nature of light star power and trying to integrate it into his tactics, but many of his fantastic ideas are still in the experimental stage.
"That's okay." Many plans immediately popped up in Lu Li's mind, and he smiled, "Let's try the waters in tomorrow's trial."
...
The next day.
The old campus of Xinghai University is bustling with people.
The official start time of the trials,
It was two o'clock in the afternoon, but it was just after lunch time, and the contestants were already gathering at the venue where they usually train.
After Lu Li and the Xiong brothers finished lunch, they came to the player inspection office together.
"The left is the third-level inspection room, and the right is the fourth-level inspection room." Captain Xiong pointed to the right and said, "Then let's go there first and see you later."
In order to simplify the process, the third level and the fourth level in the selection competition are two tracks, which are parallel to each other.
"OK."
After saying goodbye to the two fourth-level star card masters, Lu Li walked into the inspection room of the third-level star card masters.
The number of third-level students was two to three times that of fourth-level students. When Lu Li walked into the room, there was already a long queue in front of the counter.
"Hey, Lu Li, long time no see."
Suddenly, Lu Li heard a familiar voice. He quickly turned his head and saw Ma Baoguo.
Xiao Ma hugged Lu Li's shoulders as soon as he came up and asked eagerly, "Did you exercise during the winter vacation? Your muscles feel stronger."
"What about you?" Lu Li asked casually.
"Guess..." Ma Baoguo's eyes flickered, as if asking "Are you curious?"
"Forget it if you don't want to talk." Lu Li pretended to have no desire to explore.
"Hey, hey, hey." This time it was Ma Baoguo's turn to be unhappy, and he quickly said, "I went to learn free fighting with a few other classmates."
"Huh?" Lu Li's eyes widened, "Why are you learning this stuff?"
Since the advent of the Star Blade Card, fewer and fewer people have learned this bare-handed fighting technique. Only Star Card masters like Zhao Hanjie who use combat boots will learn this.
"Guess again?" Ma Baoguo looked at Lu Li with a complicated expression.
"this......"
A strange thought suddenly came to Lu Li's mind. He pointed at himself and asked, "Isn't it because of me?"
"Hey, it's true. It's mainly because your knife is hard to defend against. Learning to fight with bare hands is the best way to deal with it."
Ma Baoguo said with a smile, "Although the time for practicing during the winter vacation is a bit short, your fighting skills are just average. It should be enough for us to learn a little bit of skills."
Lu Li laughed dumbly.
"Next person!"
While the two were chatting, the students in front of them had all checked in.
"Land from."
Lu Li stretched out his hand and handed over his student card.
The staff member responsible for the inspection was a student volunteer. He picked up a form and placed it in front of Lu Li: "Okay, please write down the names of the three public decks here. These three cards will be used in each game. Nothing can be changed."
Lu Li turned his pen habitually and wrote the names of three star cards on the paper.
"Okay, contestant Lu Li, welcome to participate in this trial. This is your entry card." After receiving the form, the staff handed over a star card.
Star power circulates, and the entry card lights up with a white light, displaying several characters.
——Lu Li, No. 36.
