There is only one premier international competition in Dongzhou.
It is the Dongzhou International League, held in the Imperial City of the Yunxia Empire.
The competition Wen Jiang was participating in, the Dongzhou Partition League, was at best an appetizer.
Wen Jiang instantly understood the Country Beiwu’s Card Association’s maneuver. "Oh, so they’re bringing in foreign aid for the league."
An Fuxue didn’t notice the indifference in Wen Jiang’s tone. She looked quite upset. "The people from the Sanctuary Empire have very strong card decks, and this Noah is said to be a cousin of Edmund from the Sanctuary Empire’s Gods Association..."
The Gods Association, the strongest card association of the Sanctuary Empire, is also a frequent champion at major card competitions.
It was a massive mountain looming over the Yunxia Empire, one that could not be brushed aside.
Edmund McCready is a star assassin player for the Gods Association (as ntioned in earlier gossip); more accurately, several mbers of the Gods Association team are world-renowned star players.
Wen Jiang rembered seeing gossip about this man’s engagent not long ago?
Wen Jiang opened her mouth hesitantly. "Cousins... that should be quite distant, right? Is that even a connection worth ntioning?"
"At least it’s a connection that can be made," An Fuxue replied gravely, looking at Wen Jiang. "People from the Sanctuary Empire are really strong, and this Noah has made quite a na for himself. It’s said that his international contract signing price can match the signing fees of our country’s S-level players; that should give you an idea of how absurd it is. I previously thought Broken Heart or Mountain Ghost Association would win the championship this ti, but now with Noah in the mix, it’s uncertain."
Zero Egg: "So you hadn’t even considered a spot for yourself on the champion’s podium? This girl’s still lacking in ambition!"
"..." Wen Jiang didn’t express much, only saying, "The competition hasn’t started yet; the outco is still uncertain."
"That’s true."
Although An Fuxue said as much, her expression remained sowhat despondent. "But Noah is definitely aiming for the championship. Damn Country Beiwu! They always bicker with our country online, and now they’re playing dirty tricks too. If they had any guts, they’d invite foreign aid for the A-Level and S Rank competitions and see if anyone from Sanctuary or Frost Moon would bother with their lousy associations."
The venue was teeming with people, surrounded by groups of Spirit Card Masters, a good number of whom had foreign faces. Wen Jiang saw An Fuxue sit down, her expression turning a bit apprehensive as she even bit her own fist.
A quick thought, and Wen Jiang guessed, "Are you afraid of running into Noah?"
"I..." An Fuxue sighed. "Yes. I don’t know why, but I feel like I could put up a fight against Spirit Card Masters from other big associations in our country. However, I always feel that against people from the Sanctuary Empire, I stand no chance. For hundreds of years, we’ve been at a disadvantage in card competitions, and it has now beco a fixed mindset. Facing people from Sanctuary, we always feel powerless."
"Don’t think like that."
Wen Jiang spoke softly. An Fuxue thought Wen Jiang was about to comfort her and was just about to offer a bitter smile and say, "You don’t need to comfort ," when she heard Wen Jiang continue.
"You wouldn’t win against either. Think of it this way, doesn’t it feel more balanced now?"
An Fuxue: "..."
That... is so incredible confidence.
If anyone else had said this, it would surely sound like boastful arrogance, but coming from Wen Jiang, An Fuxue didn’t take offense. Instead, she chuckled. "Right, where did I get the confidence to think I could beat Spirit Card Masters from major associations? If I were that good, Mountain Ghost wouldn’t have rejected back then."
Wen Jiang asked, "You wanted to join Mountain Ghost? Why?"
An Fuxue’s eyes imdiately lit up. "I have a crush on Luo Juerao, Tan Heming’s exclusive support! He’s totally my type, looks-wise; can you understand that? Unfortunately, I just missed the mark back then. Otherwise, I’d be seeing Luo Juerao every day now. How happy that would be!"
Zero Egg: "Oh, so she’s a little fangirl."
"..."
Wen Jiang just chuckled without responding.
She and An Fuxue started watching the competition. An Fuxue was a talkative woman, always able to point out a thing or two in each match. She also provided Wen Jiang with so information; for example, Wen Jiang didn’t recognize a single contestant present, while An Fuxue knew all of them.
An Fuxue found Wen Jiang very strange. Even if she didn’t participate in competitions, how could she not recognize any of the contestants? Even at B-Level, there were at least a few particularly famous ones.
She had no idea that Wen Jiang only watched S Rank matches; she hardly ever watched A-Level ones, so naturally, she didn’t recognize these contestants.
「News about this competition also quickly spread back ho.」
The news that Noah had joined Country Beiwu’s Tianqiluo Association to compete internationally quickly caused a stir, even overshadowing the buzz around Wen Jiang. The number of people online engaging in fla wars instantly dropped, infuriating Zero Egg, who threatened to expose so dirt on Noah.
Of course, the dostic sentint regarding Noah’s participation was just as pessimistic as An Fuxue’s.
#NoahBenjaminJoinsTianqiluoAssociationToCompeteInTheLeague#
- Damn, a Spirit Card Master from the Sanctuary Empire is participating? Is there any suspense left for the singles champion in this league?
- People in the comnts, stop sucking up so much. The gap between B-Level Spirit Card Masters isn’t that big. So what if he’s from the Sanctuary Empire?
- Are we seeing a new batch of people online these days? Since when can the strength of the Sanctuary Empire’s card decks be questioned? Forget B-Level, they’ve been crushing us starting from R-Rank cards, okay?
- Bringing in foreign aid is indeed a bit much, but it makes sense when you consider it’s Country Beiwu. Weren’t there associations in our country that proposed bringing in foreign aid back in the day? They got flad so badly they never recovered. Seriously, what’s so strange about seeking foreign aid when you’re outmatched?
- Laughing my ass off. He’s just a B-Level, and everyone’s already fawning over him. It’s clear so people have been kneeling for too long. If Tianqiluo is so capable, why don’t they poach from the Gods Association instead of digging up so B-Level nobody? Why not recruit an S-level Player and just dominate all the singles matches?
- To the person above, do you think we don’t want to poach them? It’s that they look down on our country and don’t want to co, not that we don’t want to recruit them!
- If our Card Associations could just win another world championship at S Rank, we wouldn’t be flad like this. If you’re not as strong, then just quietly accept your place, alright?
Zero Egg was fuming to see everyone shifting their attention to this Noah.
Champion this, champion that—as if there was any suspense with its host involved! The real issue was that its emotional points had been rising nicely, and now they were gone. That felt as bad as losing money.
It refused to accept this. It imdiately used its abilities, posted a comnt using an anonymous alt account, and boosted it to the top.
#NoahBenjaminJoinsTianqiluoAssociationToCompeteInTheLeague#
Top Comnt 1: Who cares about Noah this or Noah that? This league’s champion can only be Wen Jiang of Mount Flower, no suspense whatsoever. She will thrash your so-called Noah!! I’m a die-hard fan of Wen Jiang! Wen Jiang, Wen Jiang, strongest in the universe!!
Wen Jiang’s match was about to begin at that mont, and Zero Egg kept quiet. She wasn’t checking her phone in real-ti, and by the ti she found out, it was too late.
For a long ti afterward, she kept questioning Zero Egg.
"Those are your slogan-writing skills? You’re miles behind your daddy."
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