This Summoner Is Too Powerful-Chapter 441 - 371: Why Don’t You Play By the Rules? (2)
It can’t be said like that; the result might be the same, but at least the process wouldn’t be so embarrassing.
The director has a little bit of self-awareness.
"Alright, you guy."
However, someone isn’t happy with the director’s behavior.
"Didn’t you see everyone waiting? Just having fun on your own?"
"Besides, weren’t you just brutally beaten? It wasn’t enjoyable, haha."
Old Life sneered as he squeezed past him at the card table.
Everyone wasn’t just keen to see Guan Heshi suffer; watching other old friends struggle is just as satisfying.
"I agree, what right does a guy who was brutally beaten have to ask for another round."
"Get to the side and reflect on yourself."
The support from the other two left the director quite helpless.
He could only sulk and move to Guan Heshi’s side.
"What a pity, Director, you were just a bit short of earning the right to challenge me."
And then Guan Heshi twisted the knife further.
Such words undoubtedly made the director’s face even more unsightly.
But regardless of how bad it looked, he was still captivated by the card game about to start.
Li Pu’s skill level goes without saying, and Old Life’s card playing skills and card pool depth are (barely) above his, so this round is certainly worth watching.
If we had to rank their card table strength, it roughly goes director→Old Life→Old Guy→→→Card Stick.
After all, the last one is a professional card game instructor; you can’t reach this point without some skill.
The ensuing card game was somewhat unexpected, but also expected.
It wasn’t unexpected that Li Pu once again won easily.
The unexpected thing was that this time he didn’t use his Mushroom deck; instead, he chose a Plant deck and rolled over Old Life.
Plant decks are quite common and easier to assemble.
The advantage is a large card base, making it easy to collect, and a variety of tactics can be applied.
The disadvantage is that compared to the Mushroom deck, targeted cards are more likely to appear.
But he figured since others from the first round were already pulling out cards specifically against Mushrooms, he shouldn’t stick to his Mushroom deck and get trapped.
After all, Plant decks can equally or even better unleash the power of [Dragon Lady Tree].
Of course, Old Life’s card skills were indeed lousy, similar to the director; in the end, he couldn’t even flip Li Pu’s trump card or force out the [Dragon Lady Tree], let alone the [Psychic Dragon].
"Old Life, you really can’t do it."
"The others didn’t even have to use the Mushroom deck to deal with you, hahaha."
After watching this round, the director felt much better.
His opponent also had a miserable defeat, not much better than him.
"What do you know!"
"I was tricked, alright!"
Old Life was obviously a bit unconvinced.
Unlike the director, he went in with his first three face-up cards containing anti-Mushroom cards.
The result was Li Pu started with three Plant cards, rendering his anti-Mushroom cards useless.
The disadvantage from the start grew worse, leading to a miserable defeat.
"You really are becoming a worse loser."
"Guessing the wrong deck and then saying you were tricked."
"Hahahahaha."
Card Stick was obviously disdainful of such rhetoric.
Logically, as another contestant yet to play, the Old Guy should have sided with him.
But he uncharacteristically remained silent, frowning.
Because Old Guy knew, he was up next.
So he was thinking ahead, considering what deck to use to best handle Li Pu based on the first two rounds.
In fact, what the Old Guy didn’t realize was that he committed a cardinal mistake in professional card games.
That is, putting himself in a weak position.
Thinking about how to find the opponent’s weaknesses rather than how to utilize his own strong cards and strengths.
Understand that before entering the card game, no one can predict what deck the opponent will bring, which is the true norm.
Just like he wasn’t sure what deck Li Pu would use, Li Pu had no idea what he would bring out either.
So from this perspective, the two sides are actually equal.
Under such a psychological disadvantage, Old Guy also succumbed to Li Pu.
However, his performance compared to his two old friends was slightly better, barely forcing Li Pu’s trump card out.
But by that time, the card game was very clear; even if the trump card was revealed, Li Pu still had a major advantage.
Thus, he didn’t even need to use his S-rank card to secure victory.
What awaited Old Guy was the ridicule from the director and Old Life, as well as Guan Heshi’s patronizing jabs.
To this, Old Guy could only sulkily accept it, while expressing genuine respect for Li Pu at the card table.
Though in hindsight, he regretted a little, thinking if he had used his strongest deck, he might have lost in a more respectable way.
Or perhaps, he could have surprised Li Pu and won.
But now that the player skills have been largely abolished, and Li Fan’s [Regret Card] no longer exists, there are no "what ifs" on the card table.
Losses are losses, and wins are wins.
"You kid, you really play cards well."
Finally, it’s now Card Stick’s turn.
"Have you thought about switching majors? I can be your advisor and tutor your card game practices."
