In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

Lu Mingfei could only shake his head as he watched this scene.

Of course, although Ron's summoned creatures have the [Agility] ability, their ultimate attack is not instantaneous. This means that his opponents have two turns—equivalent to twelve seconds—to react.

If you don't summon your own creature within twelve seconds, it's normal to be eliminated.

"If it were me, I could summon [Dragon Shrimp Slime] and [Life Alchemy Pot] in the first round. They should appear simultaneously with Ron's summons, or even faster. Then, when the poison rats come running over, they can both kill the first one..."

"Then only one poisonous rat remains, eliminating the risk of direct poisoning. The Flute Player is just a regular level one summoned creature, without any additional enhancements..."

"Overall, with this card, Rong En should be able to compete for the top eight, but not for first place."

After a brief analysis, Lu Mingfei stopped paying attention to Rong En's match.

He turned his gaze to the side; on the second arena was a match between the Noble Academy and the Knight Academy. These two academies had always disliked each other, and even in this friendly match, they were all gathered below the arena, watching the unfolding events—

On the field, the competition seems to have just entered its most intense phase.

The students of the Knights Academy summoned a huge falcon, which was now soaring in the sky, occasionally making feints to lure the enemy back to defend.

The students of the Noble Academy commanded a giant serpent coiled around the magical artifact, ready to intercept the charging eagle. Occasionally, it would glance at the Knight Academy's magical artifact, as if assessing how long it would take to attack it.

The stalemate has lasted for a long time, and it looks like it will continue.

Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment, then patted the Knight Academy students gathered below and asked them to explain the cards on both sides:

Sirius

【✪】【100/100/100】

[Race: Flying] [Attribute: Nature] [Special Ability: Flight]

[Special Move: Capture]

【Capture: Control an enemy unit no larger than yourself, grab it, fly it, and throw it down, dealing significant damage based on attack power, flight altitude, and the enemy's magic power】

After a moment's thought, Lu Mingfei realized that this giant eagle was indeed terrifying, and even the kind of opponent that "becomes stronger when facing stronger opponents."

If Lu Mingfei were to face off against a higher-level elf, he would have no choice but to bring out the [Charging Fighting Knight] and directly damage the enemy's magical artifact, regardless of the eagle, in order to win.

So why is it that the falcon is having such a hard time fighting?

[Giant Serpent]

【✪】【200/200/500】

[Race: Reptile] [Attribute: Death]

[Special Move: None]

Yes, the opponent is a rare large-bodied summon among level one summons.

Its size is so large that it's impossible to control when trying to capture it; its attack power is so high that if you choose to capture an opponent's magical artifact, you might be swept away by the giant snake before you can deal any fatal damage.

"Actually, none of us thought he would win," the Knights Academy student said helplessly, "but he still wanted to try, so we let him try."

"Anyway, the only thing they have going for them is their height; they probably won't even make it to the quarterfinals. Since they won't make it to the quarterfinals, there shouldn't be a significant difference in the prizes..."

Lu Mingfei squinted at the situation on the field and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't be so pessimistic—after all, a duel is a clash between people." Lu Mingfei's voice wasn't loud, but the surrounding students gradually quieted down, listening attentively to his analysis:

"There's a saying that prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat. Sirius just needs to keep pouncing—or even actually pouncing. Just by making a downward motion, the snake will have no choice but to swing its tail in defense..."

"This means that its commander needs to give immediate commands and make adjustments to the giant serpent."

"But humans aren't magical spirits; no matter how focused they are, there will always be a moment they can't attend to. Although Sirius is also expending energy, as long as he can seize that one crucial opportunity..."

As Lu Mingfei was introducing the device, Tianlang suddenly pounced, grabbed the magical artifact coiled around the giant snake, and flew out.

The giant snake was a beat too slow; it swung its tail, but only managed to tear off a few of Sirius's tail feathers.

Seeing that he couldn't take down the eagle soaring in the sky, the nobles' contestant gritted his teeth, raised his hand, and pointed:

"Orochi! Attack the enemy's magical artifacts!"

The giant serpent slithered and crawled, but before it could reach the Knights Academy's magical artifact, a streak of silver light fell from the sky and struck its head.

The magical artifact flickered, then its light faded—this meant that its magical reserves had been completely depleted, signifying that the other side had won.

The students from the Knights' Academy below the stage immediately cheered and jumped for joy; the students from the Noble Academy looked at their fellow students on the stage with gloomy faces, but no one went up to encourage them, and just left silently.

The knight academy student who had just been dueling ran off the platform and sprinted towards Lu Mingfei—Lu Mingfei looked around and realized: actually, he wasn't running towards him, but towards the person he had spoken to…

"Lu, your analysis was absolutely right!" He gripped Lu Mingfei's hand tightly. "This is a victory for the Knights Academy!"

"...Oh, they haven't introduced themselves yet. I'm Brian, Brian Quigmayer, and this is Stuwell Gert."

"Hello, I'm Lu Mingfei."

After shaking hands with Stuart, Lu Mingfei left the arena. Since eight arenas were hosting matches simultaneously, and there were only about two hundred freshmen in total, plus those preparing for their matches, each arena only had a handful of people below it.

Most people are watching the matches of their familiar classmates. Only a few matches, which are evenly matched and fiercely contested by different colleges, can attract a relatively large number of students to the audience.

"Island No. 3, No. 108 versus No. 44."

The announcer's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for all the students to hear without disturbing the ongoing match. Lu Mingfei moved swiftly, flipping and leaping onto the ring—

His opponent, however, had to wait quite a while before being teleported over by the magic array inside the arena.

"Sorry, sorry—oh? We meet again."

"I didn't expect to meet again so soon after we parted ways." Lu Mingfei looked at Brian in front of him with a helpless smile. "Sigh, the civil war within the Knights Academy—"

"I was thinking that maybe I would have to wait until the quarterfinals to face an internal clash with the Knights Academy."

"There's no difference, right?" Brian pulled his cards out of his card pack. "It's all the same, it doesn't matter which house's student you're dueling with."

"Lu, let me see your magnanimity!"

"Pre-battle communication complete. Both sides, prepare for battle—" The arena's magical spirits patrolling the sky issued a reminder, and the great battle was about to begin.