Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin.

Chapter 38 Professional Competition Rules
Because they have all been in Xihu recently, they are anxious about secret realms and dungeons every day. They almost forgot that the high school league is next month, and they even forgot that there is such a thing as professional competitions in the world.

At this time Zhou Yang frowned and asked:

"Director, professional competitions are just entertainment. Why should the Card Creators Association support them? Without them, those professional players would go clear more secret realms!"
This world is so dangerous, yet professional competitions are held in full swing, and those pro players have hundreds of millions of fans, while the heroes who silently sacrificed in the secret realm remain unknown. Isn't this ironic?"

Zhou Yang's words were powerful and actually reflected the thoughts of many people in recent days.

After they saw the secret realm and the monsters of the Scourge by Lake Xi, they realized that this world was more dangerous and severe than they had originally imagined.

Therefore, they feel that the news of prosperity and happiness on the Internet is very fragmented, and they do not understand the professional competitions that have become the mainstream in the card-making world.

The curator was not too surprised or shocked by this somewhat sharp question.

He seemed to have guessed that he would be questioned.

"That's great. Asking this kind of question shows you're really thinking. You're starting to care about the world."

"But what do you think is more appealing: an ordinary person wanting to become a card maker, who needs to clear secret realms and is always in danger of losing their life, or a card maker becoming a professional player, where they can achieve a class leap and become rich?

And don't you know that those professional players don't need to go to the secret realm?"

"As for downplaying the dangers of the world, it was a joint decision made by several of our countries. Many people know how dangerous the card-making world is, and the Scourge has never been eliminated.

But we still have to live, and we can’t always live in fear and anxiety.”

“However, now that the situation has become serious, there will definitely be more related reports, and everyone will pay more attention to the secret realm.

Professional competitions are still necessary. They are not only a means of publicity, but also a safer way to train. Many card makers have improved their mental strength and created better cards through professional competitions.

The director's words made all the students fall into deep thought.

He smiled and then said:

"Okay, I don't know if you guys like watching professional games. But by official professional games, I mean the kind that have entry requirements, points, and are broadcast live.

Professional competitions usually involve five players, and are divided into individual and team competitions.

The former is very simple, it is the simplest boxing match.

In the latter, two teams of ten players will compete in a random dungeon, and whoever survives to the end will be the winner.

All the students present nodded at the same time. Who doesn’t like watching professional games?

They also knew that the copies for the team competition were specially developed.

The dungeon will not be too large, and there will be no other monsters. There are only special creatures, Tyrants and Overlords, that refresh every five and twenty minutes, providing special buff bonuses to card makers and heroes.

It can be said that the team competition is quite similar to the moba game in Zhang Jingtian’s original world.

"However, it's very difficult for your high school league to apply for a dedicated dungeon for the competition, not to mention how much it would cost to customize a venue for the competition.

So you will be in a team of three, and there will only be individual competitions, no team competitions." When Zhang Jingtian heard this, he suddenly felt a little regretful.

The team competition sounded interesting, and he thought he would be able to experience it himself.

"However, professional competitions are different from your actual combat. First of all, you can't aim to harm the card maker. Try to stop at the right time.

Therefore, during your matches, Heroic Spirits can only target Heroic Spirits, not Card Creators. When all of your Heroic Spirits are defeated, you automatically surrender."

Zhang Jingtian stood up at this time: "But Director, what if some Heroic Spirits have a wide range of skills and accidentally kill the Card Creator? And in the team competition, the scene is so chaotic, it is normal for the Card Creator to be accidentally injured, right?"

The other students all widened their eyes, as if wondering why Zhang Jingtian asked such a question. Some people even began to wonder if they had offended Zhang Jingtian before.

But the curator laughed after hearing this:

"That's a good question, because every year in professional competitions, people die accidentally. In other words, as you said, due to carelessness. As for how to define it, every game has professional referees, and that's left to them."

"Would someone commit the crime intentionally?" Zhang Jingtian asked.

"If he can make everyone think it was just an accident, it'll be fine."

The curator's answer was shocking, but it also made people realize that professional competitions are not that safe either.

Zhang Jingtian nodded. He didn't want to kill anyone, he just wanted to know more about the rules so that he could prepare in advance.

"Then let's talk about the rules for playing against card makers in professional competitions. You guys actually completely adopted them in this high school league.

Because each card maker possesses a different number of Heroic Spirit cards, and high-level card makers often possess over ten, a full day wouldn't be enough. Therefore, the tournament rules stipulate that only three Heroic Spirits can be brought into a match, though the number of Heroic Spirits brought in during individual and team matches can vary.

However, you all need to register in advance, and you cannot replace Heroic Spirits at the last minute. If a Heroic Spirit is registered for both the individual and team competitions, even if it temporarily disappears during the individual competition, it cannot be replaced during the team competition.

"One equipment card per person, ten spell cards per person. One field card per person for individual matches, one for the entire team for team matches."

It was the first time that Zhang Jingtian knew about so many restrictions, but it was normal as the time of a game had to be limited.

"But in your high school league, you might not even have three Heroic Spirits, and you don't even have a field card, so just remember this. You'll need to follow it when you become a professional player."

The curator smiled:
"Okay, now that the introductions are over, I know you're all eager to get ready for a fight, right?
Today's round-robin competition will see whoever remains the last win. And the first place winner will receive a piece of my treasured blue material."

To be honest, after Zhang Jingtian was upgraded to a silver card maker, he began to look down on blue materials.

But it’s better to have something than nothing. At worst, you can sell it for points!
So he is ambitious about the first place.

"Then the first round will be Zhang Jingtian. Several principals and I all agree that Zhang Jingtian is the strongest and the absolute champion.

Are there any of you who are going to challenge him? If so, please step forward!"

Zhang Jingtian looked helpless, as the curator was trying to draw hatred from him again.

(End of this chapter)