In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

"The Championship Match -"

"Knight Academy, Lu Mingfei—vs. Knight Academy, Raise Kinster!"

What was unusual was that after Professor Liz said those words, the ring and the audience fell silent.

The reason Lu Mingfei and Lai Si were on the stage was because they had already chatted earlier, and their private relationship was quite good, so there was no need for them to provoke each other before the match.

As for the audience, the other three academies naturally didn't offer any support because none of their students were nominated; while the Knights Academy's supporters were still reeling from Lu Mingfei's words—that when two people belonged to their academy, it would be disrespectful to only support one…

That does seem a bit unfair to the other person.

In the silence, Professor Liz's next instruction echoed in the air—

"The duel begins!"

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

"In the name of Rais, summon!"

The knight pulled on the reins, rousing his warhorse, and pointed his lance at Lais's magical artifact; Lais's fairy spirit also summoned specks of demonic fire, her expression dangerous, a far cry from the carefree look that had been drawn on the blackboard that day.

The next moment, the knight lowered his head and charged, letting out a furious roar of "Shibaliye!" as his four hooves pounded the arena with a continuous thud. After passing the celestial spirits, specks of firefly light clung to him, casting a dazzling trail of light around him—

This also marks the target of Rais's skills on the arena.

"Spell! Midnight Bells!"

The spell card's effects quickly took hold on the burly knight. His feet turned into a bloody pulp, merging into the horse's back; the saddle, tossed aside by the twisting flesh, vanished without a trace; and the horse's head, too, transformed into an amorphous mass, merging into the knight's body, making him appear even larger and more imposing—

【Midnight Bells - Transformation into a Beast】

In the blink of an eye, a valiant knight swiftly transformed into a centaur!

"Knights! Counterattack!"

In an instant, Laiss was full of vigor.

She had thought that Lu Mingfei would choose the white-clad female magical spirit as his first choice, because it seemed to be the most ordinary magical spirit and had not shown any unique features in the previous battles.

This is a disadvantage for a player like Rais who relies on card-grabbing to fight, but Rais remains fearless: she is confident that she can rely on her command skills to lead two ordinary magical spirits to victory.

However, Lu Mingfei actually chose to use a knight as the starting elf?

A smile had already crept onto Rachel's lips.

She had already clearly seen the knight's various abilities and stats during the recent battle. And after truly gaining command of it, Rais immediately issued the order for a counterattack:

"The equation for victory has been written; I will be victorious!"

Lu Mingfei offered no explanation, but simply waved his hand again, summoning his next magical spirit:

Artemisia slime.

As soon as it entered the arena, it hopped two steps forward and charged ahead, facing the charging knights' lances, opening its enormous, seemingly all-consuming maw—

Swallow a large mouthful of air, and incidentally, take the [Charging Fighting Knight] with you!

Then, the knight charged forward at full speed, running through the dragon stalk slime—but no matter how fast it ran, it couldn't escape the slime's limitations, like an enlarged hamster wheel...

"Knight, attack the slime... no, you can't attack!"

She'd barely given the order when Raise got stuck. How was she going to solve this? The slime had formed a cage; to break free, she'd have to attack it—but this slime was a ticking time bomb. She'd witnessed the power it had just unleashed; if she let it explode in her own half…

That would be terrible!

"I can't fight, I can't retreat..." After a moment's hesitation, Lais gritted her teeth and pointed at Lu Mingfei's magical artifact:

"Fairy Spirit! Attack Magic Device!"

Surrounded by swirling demonic flames, the tiny fairy spirit trotted over on her short legs. Faced with her command, Lu Mingfei's response was quite natural:

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

The spirit in the pot, dressed in white that seemed to defy frost and snow, protected the magical artifact behind her back and casually picked up the Jade Purification Bottle and smashed it on the fairy spirit's head.

Lacey sighed softly and raised her hand to signal to the teacher:

"I surrender."

Lu Mingfei stared intently at the knight inside the slime. After the spell's effects wore off, he returned to his usual self, dismounting and lovingly stroking the mane of the tall, red horse.

...I don't know why this ethereal spirit has such a 'flesh and blood' interaction with the horses.

But at this moment, Lu Mingfei wasn't watching his actions—in fact, it just happened to be right in front of Lu Mingfei's gaze.

Lu Mingfei's true attention was focused solely on the screen he saw in the void:

【Class: Planeswalker lv2 (100%)】

[Upgrading your Planeswalker level requires 100% of your class experience. Upgrade now?]

Even though he had lost some professional experience when he switched majors, he really enjoyed this rookie cup match.

This kind of 'competitive duel' seems to fall under the category of a Planeswalker's professional activities, and for this reason, these battles in the Rookie Cup have given him at least ten percent of his professional experience.

In addition to crafting Land Cards, crafting Legion Cards, and learning about various magic cards during this period...

"This is much faster than my first level-up..."

"As expected, it's almost impossible to gain a lot of experience through learning alone. The most important thing is practical operation, growing through card crafting and duels..."

His jumbled thoughts instantly subsided. Lu Mingfei swiped the card, returning the cavalry to his magic card, and simultaneously pressed the advancement button in the air with his mind.

Your Planeswalker rank has been increased.

[Gain a professional baptism]

[Gain a new job skill slot]

Level 3 is considered a transitional stage in the development of a Planeswalker, but it's a significant improvement for a spellcaster.

From this level onwards, they are able to use second-circle spells!

"Alright, but for a Planeswalker, the spell slots in the Magic Web are really just for show... However, this new job skill slot requires some serious thought about which skill to choose—"

Although he said he "needed to think about it carefully," Lu Mingfei made his choice immediately without any hesitation:

Name: Lu Mingfei

Class: Planeswalker (lv3, 0%)

Health: 100%

Spark: 3/3

Strength: 9 (44%)

Agility: 11 (67%)

Physical condition: 10 (55%)

Intelligence: 11 (1%)

Charisma: 14 (11%)

Perception: 12 (37%)

……

【3. Card Fusion (LV1, 0%)】

The Planeswalker adjusts their mana, aligning their mana trajectory with one of their cards, using their body to manifest a portion of the card's power. Based on the target card, they temporarily boost attributes and gain skills.