In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

"Yes, of course I am." Lu Mingfei glanced at him, his mind racing as he began to ponder why he would have this question.

—Although Lu Mingfei has never held any position in class, grade or any group, it does not mean that he has no so-called "political sense".

In fact, thanks to the influence of many teachers during this period, Lu Mingfei felt that his level in this area might be better than most of the students at St. Mary's.

For example, at this moment, Lu Mingfei's first thought wasn't to emphasize his uniqueness as the "son of a hero." He felt that another set of words might be better used at this time:

"You can be one too."

The students from the Fool's House were visibly taken aback, even stopping their unconscious hand-kneading of the cards. Lu Mingfei paused, and seeing that they didn't seem inclined to refute him, continued:

"In the eight-hundred-year war against demons, how many heroes have emerged? Countless. They certainly didn't spring from a crack in a rock—they all had families, children..."

"In the midst of war, how many people are displaced and forced to flee their homes? How many families flee in panic, losing their records? How many nations lose their heritage and forget their languages?"

"Can you name a family that, going back dozens of generations, has no connection to the hero?"

"From this perspective, everyone can be the son of a hero."

The students of the Fool's House remained silent, speechless.

Even the audience fell silent, the previous clamor of debate subsided, and only the mechanical magical sprites continued to hover in the sky, issuing warnings:

"Both players prepare to summon; the duel is about to begin."

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and placed the card face down in his palm. His opponent also realized: now was not the time to be lost in thought; this duel was the ticket to the quarterfinals, and only by passing it could they qualify for the quarterfinals!

"The duel begins!"

"In the name of Lu Mingfei, I summon!"

In the first round, the Pot Spirit appeared on the field. She casually picked up a bottle and used it to protect her side's magical artifacts behind her.

The opponent's magical spirit only appeared on the field in the second round.

Lu Mingfei rubbed his fingers—the other party's magical spirit, Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and realized that he had actually seen it in a book:

"The 'Universal Magical Spirit Formula Reference'... Does anyone actually use the formulas to craft cards?"

[Gatekeeper Statue]

【✪】【100/200/50】

[Race: Construct] [Attribute: Order] [Ability: Defensive]

(Defensive Stance: Designate an allied unit and increase the designated unit's defense to the value of your own defense.)

[Ultimate Move: Enhanced]

[Enhancement: The goalkeeper will remain stationary, sacrificing mobility, and increasing their own defense stats.]

This was a moving stone statue, its stone armor covered in vines, and its blades were blunt and rounded, lacking the sharpness of other blades. Lu Mingfei recognized it at a glance; he had seen it in a book before.

Yes, this is the spirit recorded in the formula reference. The author not only recorded its numerical values, but also its refining method and the refining product, the [Flame Gatekeeper Statue].

Of course, being widely known doesn't mean this card is useless: Enhanced Finishing Move can increase defense stats, while Defensive Ability can maximize the survivability of your main attacker!

Although he was well countered by Lu Mingfei's charging combat knights, this did not prevent him from being considered one of the best among all the students at St. Marian.

The spirit in the bottle raised its hand to capture the object, but unfortunately, it was a construct, not a living being, and therefore couldn't be captured. Fortunately, Lu Mingfei still had a card in his hand:

"In the name of Lu Mingfei, I summon!"

In the fourth round, both sides simultaneously summoned their second magical spirit!

Lu Mingfei couldn't recognize the opponent's magical spirit; it must be his first card.

This is a butcher with a headscarf wrapped around his head, an apron, and a pig-face mask, carrying a dripping blood-dripping pig-slaughtering knife.

"Goalkeeper style! Defensive stance!"

The opponent gave the order immediately, and the pig-faced butcher was surrounded by the afterimage of stone statues. Only after completing this action did he turn his gaze to Lu Mingfei's summoned creature—

It was a small, soft-bodied creature.

He narrowed his eyes, beginning to ponder. Soft-bodied creatures as summoned beings were certainly nothing new here, and people already had rather stereotypical descriptions of their abilities:

"Physical blunt force immunity? Impact-induced cell division? Acid corrosion?"

It was undoubtedly the last one; otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to summon a non-specialized spirit when facing a defensively enhanced gatekeeper.

The appropriate response is therefore self-evident:

"Heavenly Butcher! Go smash that lump!"

The pig-faced butcher roared furiously, but instead of slashing at the dragon sage slime, he pulled out a bone and smashed it at the dragon sage slime.

Despite being hit, the Dragon Slime showed no reaction—but Lu Mingfei could sense through the magical communication between them that the hit was not in vain.

[Marker: Vengeful Pig Bone]

[Marked by [Heavenly Butcher], this unit will take true damage when attacked by Heavenly Butcher.]

"Hmm..." Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and then understood his opponent's intention.

But his opponent would never have imagined that this brown slime was completely different from the slime he had in mind...

"Pot Spirit, retreat! Slime, charge!"

The pot spirit, pulling its magical artifact, retreated almost to the edge of the arena; while the slime, even as it charged, was not allowed to move far forward due to its soft body, only managing to move from Lu Mingfei's half of the arena to the center.

The students of the Fool's House frowned, pondering the intentions behind Lu Mingfei's order.

If the slime is in the front row, then the female elf in the back row should charge in with it, and even use the slime as a shield to withstand the attacks of the [Heavenly Butcher].

But now, the magical spirit has retreated? Why is that? Is it going to let the slime's acid corrode the gatekeeper's defenses before charging in to attack?

But in their haste, the students of the Fool's House couldn't think of any solution, so they could only order the butcher to make two more cuts—

Once the slime is killed, whatever dirty tricks it might be hiding will be dealt with!

Is this slime a little too resilient? It's already been hit four times. Just how much magic power does this slime have?

Although the butcher's attack only deals 100 points, the counter allows him to inflict true damage. The fact that it didn't die after four hits means that this slime has at least 400 points of magic power...

Alright, the fifth strike is finally over. A front-line tank with 500 mana points is acceptable—

Before the smiles of victory could even appear on the faces of the students at the Fool's House, they first spread across Lu Mingfei's face.

A deafening explosion instantly drew the attention of all the students, and also instantly killed the two magical spirits of the Fool's House students.

He looked at the crater in the ground and the spotless white-clad spirit in the pot, and couldn't help but sigh:

"I surrender."