This trainer has no moral principles

When Youzhi searched for news related to elves, all it found were some news anecdotes, and very little truly useful professional knowledge.

Only for the famous starter Pokémon like Black Magician, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, or more common Pokémon like Insectoid and Flying Mantis, can you search for detailed information, including basic abilities, cultivation and growth, move characteristics, etc.

Even for the Big Three, there is no relevant information about their evolutionary forms on the Internet. All you can see are some pictures or videos of battles, and even the comments below start with speculative words to avoid being caught.

"The wealthy and powerful monopolize knowledge, legislate to prohibit its dissemination, and violate the spirit of sharing on the internet... This world is seriously lacking in the innocence of childhood."

You Zhi gave a contemptuous smile.

In terms of pros and cons alone, this situation is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to him who possesses the identification plug-in, which is equivalent to unilaterally mastering the opponent's Pokémon intelligence. Not only that, there is also very little content about Pokémon moves on the Internet.

Anyone who has played Pokémon games knows that Phantom Beam is a superior alternative to Telekinesis. Both have a certain chance of confusing the opponent, and the former is more powerful than the latter. However, when Youzhi searched for the two as keywords, it could not find any related information.

"It's impossible that no trainer discovered the connection, nor is it possible that all trainers are selfish. The only conclusion is that the internet is regulated, blocking any information that attempts to break the knowledge monopoly... What a bunch of cowards! The wealthy and powerful families should be consigned to the dustbin of history."

Even if it is beneficial to him, Youzhi just finds it boring.

He recalled the price tags of the books he had browsed in the study before. The novels and essays were fine, but all the books involving professional knowledge were priced more than twenty times that of the same type of books in his previous life.

"Ha, same behavior."

In the past, some developed countries also had this situation of sky-high book prices, especially university textbooks. A textbook could be sold for $200, with the euphemism of "knowledge is priceless" and "respect intellectual property rights", which made a lot of knowledge seekers suffer.

"In this way, Mr. Beckas is really generous."

I thought that opening up his collection of books to me was just a casual benefit, but now it seems that this is the other party's main way of repaying me, and the seemingly generous tutoring fee is just an extra.

However, despite his contempt, You Zhi had no intention of imitating Don Quixote. With his current small body, he could not change anything at all. Breaking the monopoly of knowledge was equivalent to declaring war on the vested interest class, and even becoming the league champion would not be successful.

"Let's wait for the future."

……

After finishing his martial arts class that evening, You Zhi was about to return to his room to rest when the butler, who had been waiting outside for a long time, came over with a box and said, "Mr. You Zhi, these are the summoning stones you reserved: ten D-grade and five C-grade."

"Okay, please."

"You're welcome."

Phil, who was already panting and almost lying on the ground due to exhaustion, immediately became interested when he heard the conversation: "By purchasing so many summoning stones, are you going to summon spell cards, sir?"

"Ah."

"Can I watch from the sidelines?"

Knowing that spell cards are extremely important to trainers, and that some powerful spell cards can even be used as a comeback weapon, Phil hastily added, "I can stay far away and make sure I don't look at the card images."

You Zhi himself didn't really care and said, "It's up to you. Just make sure you don't miss your morning exercise tomorrow."

"Absolutely not!"

Phil was about to catch up excitedly, but suddenly realized something and said awkwardly, "I'll go take a shower first and come over later."

After saying that, she ignored her ladylike etiquette and quickly ran back to her room.

A moment later, Phil, who had changed into pajamas, knocked on the door of the guest room with a little shyness.

"The door is not locked. Come in. You don't have to close the door. Just leave it open."

"Oh."

Phil did as he was told subconsciously, and only realized the other party's intention after he had done it.

It is not appropriate for a girl to run into an adult man's room late at night, so she left the door open to show her honesty and avoid misunderstanding.

Although he is careless in daily life, he pays attention to details and is considerate at critical moments. He is worthy of being the brave Youzhi!

Phil's admiration grew even stronger. He walked into the room with a little nervousness and looked around subconsciously. Then he realized that this was his own guest room, not Brother You Zhi's private room. What was there to see?

"Since you are here, I might as well test you. Do you know the essence of spell cards?" You Zhi asked casually.

Phil subconsciously raised his hand and replied in a serious tone, "The essence of a spell card is the reproduction of a certain phenomenon or event in the elven world. Therefore, while it has a compulsory effect on elves, it has a much lower effect on humans."

When Harlin was hit by the lightning, he was still alive and well. Youzhi thought it was because he had an extraordinary physique. Now after reading the book, he realized that the main reason was that spell cards have only one percent effect on humans. Otherwise, this world would not be dominated by Pokémon trainers. There would definitely be "mages" who specialize in spell cards who would jump out to compete for dominance.

Chapter 14: Cards are not just for viewing

You Zhi will use spirit stone powder to draw a hexagram pattern, and place objects representing the six attributes of light, darkness, wind, earth, water, and fire at the six corners of the star. Finally, he will place the summoning stone in the center of the hexagram.

These rituals are not necessary, and even the summoning stone is not necessary, but without the rituals and the summoning stone, the success rate will be very touching.

The summoning stone is not a rare resource containing spiritual power. In essence, it is actually a container with a fixed size. For example, a D-level summoning stone can be filled with spiritual power. This means that this amount of spiritual power has the highest success rate in summoning a D-level spell card.

If the trainer has a fine control over the spiritual power and can accurately grasp the amount of spiritual power at each level, not a bit more or less, he can completely save the cost of purchasing summoning stones.

You Zhike didn't have such confidence. He honestly injected spiritual power into the summoning stone, then took out the Goblin Assault Force's elf card from the void and placed it in front of him as a medium.

While doing these things, he casually asked, "Let me test you again. What are the two main summoning principles of spell cards?"

Phil said, "One-time and related. One-time means that each time you summon a spell card, you must inject the required spiritual power in one go without pausing, otherwise it will fail. Therefore, you can't accumulate spiritual power to fill up an S-level summoning stone. Related means that using a spirit as an anchor point, you can summon related spell cards. If there is no spirit, the summoned spell card is uncertain and random."

According to the required spiritual power, D-level corresponds to two stars of spiritual power, C-level corresponds to four stars, B-level corresponds to six stars, A-level corresponds to eight stars, and S-level corresponds to ten stars.

Of course, this is just a rough estimate and an average value. The total amount of spiritual power in a trainer's body is not exactly the same as the star level.

The star rating represents height and the total amount represents width. The two are positively correlated, but the total amount of spiritual power possessed by trainers of the same star rating is not equal for different people.

For example, some gifted trainers may only have a four-star star level, but their total spiritual power is no less than that of a five-star trainer, although they still cannot command five-star Pokémon.

"That's a good answer, but it's not precise enough. Using spirits as anchors only greatly increases the likelihood of summoning related spell cards, but there's still a chance of summoning unrelated spell cards. Ultimately, it's all a matter of probability. Even if you inject a C-level spiritual energy at once, you might only summon a D-level spell card. Theoretically, if someone's luck is bad enough, they might only have one spell card in their lifetime, and the rest will be repeated summons."

Youzhi had already seen through the truth. This was just a card-drawing game, and there was no guaranteed winning card. Africans were furious!

Phil twitched his lips and said, "It's too miserable to have such bad luck."

If I put myself in her shoes, if she were so unlucky, I'm afraid she would completely give up the idea of ​​becoming a Pokémon trainer.

After confirming that everything was ready, You Zhi poured spiritual energy into the summoning stone while chanting, "The principles of the universe, the causes of survival and destruction, the rewards and punishments for good and evil, the theories of magic and ghosts, the laws governing spirits, all respond to my summons!"

This wasn't him being naive. Chanting words were a necessary part of the summoning ritual. Certain chants could summon specific spell cards, and were passed down from generation to generation by aristocratic families as secrets.

You Zhi is now reciting the most widely circulated and efficient chanting lyrics.

As the light flickered, the summoning stone shattered, and the spiritual power inside was connected to the elf world under the influence of the hexagram. The elf cards of the Goblin Assault Force also emitted light at the same time, as if resonating with something.

In a moment, a spell card appeared out of thin air, and Youzhi automatically memorized the corresponding refining formula, as if it were directly imprinted on his body, and received a message:

This is an instant spell card that has the effect of causing elves that touch the ground to lose their balance.

When he used the plug-in to identify it, he got another explanation:

【Normal Magic: Earthquake】

[Effect: All face-up monsters on the field change to Defense Position.]

"Success!"

Phil cheered happily, as if he had successfully summoned a spell card, and asked impatiently, "Brother Youzhi, what level is it?"

"Neither good nor bad, D-class."

According to the classification of spell cards, E grade represents a card of unknown meaning. Its effect will make the summoner question whether such a card is necessary at all. Rumor has it that it also has a hidden effect of confusing the opponent's mind, and there is a 70% chance that the opponent will be shocked and shout "Why do you want to use such a card?"

D-grade means the card is barely usable, not that useful in practice, and usually has some limitations.

C-rank means this card is just average, and it's fine to use as a filler when you can't think of what else to use.

B rank means that this card can be very useful, and it would be a waste if you miss the opportunity to use it.

A-grade means that this card is extremely powerful and can even turn the tide of battle if used properly.

S-level cards are also known as banned cards, and they have the powerful power to determine the outcome of a game with a single card.

The crossbow troops and the Dull Axe that You Zhi had used before were D-level, and the final assault order was C-level.

The effects of the crossbow troops and the dull axe are not weak, but they both have corresponding costs. The former requires the destruction of one's own elves and the opponent, while the latter simply has two negative effects.

"Brother Youzhi, your elf is on the card image. It's a linked card!" Phil beamed. "I remember the teacher mentioned that when you use a spell card, if the linked elf is on the field, the spell's effect will be enhanced."

"As you said earlier, spell cards essentially reproduce a certain phenomenon or event in the spirit world. Therefore, if the person involved is present, the reproduction can be more realistic, which in reality means that the power of the spell is enhanced."

This is a setting different from that of card duels. In card duels, only text descriptions are used, and the card images have no practical significance other than for viewing. However, in elf duels, card images are an equally important part.

At this point, Phil frowned again and said, "However, the teacher mentioned that not all spell cards have hidden enhancement effects. It depends on whether they are exclusive cards or general-purpose cards. Exclusive cards will not be enhanced even if their associated elves are on the field."

You Zhi had just read the relevant content and remembered it clearly: "Exclusive cards reproduce the experiences of a specific elf. Other elves cannot trigger it. The spell effect has already been strengthened, so naturally it cannot be further enhanced."

This is the conclusion reached by countless trainers after actual combat.

"It's a pity that we can't tell from the card picture whether it is an exclusive card. Is this a general-purpose card, sir?" Phil was not very sure.

"Well, because the effects of exclusive cards are inherently enhanced, most of them will not be lower than C grade, and D grade exclusive cards are very rare."

It is difficult for others to judge exclusive cards, and they can only verify them through actual combat, but for Youzhi it is very simple, just read the text description. As long as the name of a certain elf or a certain field is mentioned in the effect, this spell card is an exclusive card, otherwise it is a general card.

Chapter 15 Abnormal Total Spiritual Power

For most trainers, spell cards cannot be used immediately after being summoned. The specific effects must be confirmed through actual combat.

For example, for the Dull Axe, the message the trainer gets from the spell card is "after use, it will summon a powerful cursed axe." As for how powerful it is and what form the curse takes, the trainer has to figure it out on his own.

Only through the plug-in identification can Youzhi guess at the first time that its side effects are to absorb the vitality of the elves and make the characteristics invalid.

"Brother Youzhi, do you want to continue summoning?"

Phil looked eager to try.

"of course."

You Zhi intended to take this opportunity to test his total spiritual power, and naturally would not stop there, so he placed a second D-level summoning stone in the center of the hexagram.

"The principles of all things in heaven and earth, the causes of existence and destruction, the rewards and punishments for good and evil, the stories of magical ghosts and monsters, the laws governing spirits, all respond to my call!"

In the flash of light, the second D-level spell card appeared out of thin air. This card has the effect of reducing the defense of elves.

【Normal Magic: Miniature Ray】

Effect: Reduce the DEF of 1 face-up monster on the field to zero until the end of the End Phase.

"Another associated card! Brother Youzhi is so lucky!"

Phil was overjoyed as if he had won the lottery, but You Zhi, the person involved, thought after seeing the text description that maybe it could be combined with the "Earthquake" card.

Next, You Zhi performed three more D-level summons, but these three times were not as lucky as the previous ones. Not only did he fail to summon the associated card, he also failed once. The only thing to be thankful for was that the two successful ones were not duplicate summons.

The two D-level spell cards are "Level Restricted A Area" and "Withdraw Order".

[Perpetual Trap: Level Restricted to Area A]

[Effect: All face-up Level 3 or lower monsters on the field change to Attack Position.]

【Usually a trap: withdraw order】

[Effect: All monsters on your side of the field are returned to the owner's hand.]

The effect of the former is perfectly covered by the "Final Assault Order". The only advantage is that it has a lower level, consumes less spiritual power, and is refined faster.

If the latter were placed in a card duel, it would probably be classified as an E-level card with unknown meaning, but it is unexpectedly practical in an elf duel.

"Withdraw Order" can not only be used to dodge the opponent's killing move, but can also be used to replace the Pokémon that appears in a regular duel. In a book Youzhi has read called "The Top 100 Low-Level Practical Spell Cards Recommended by Rock Museum Master Xiaogang", this card is ranked twelfth.

"Brother Youzhi, do you want to take a break? The teacher at school said that when summoning spell cards, the trainer's condition is also very important. The better the condition, the more powerful spell cards can be summoned. So try to avoid performing the summoning ceremony when spiritual power is low."

Phil obviously didn't understand the value of the "withdraw order". Seeing that Youzhi summoned two non-related cards, he hurriedly spoke to comfort him.

"No, go on."

You Zhi felt that he still had a lot of spiritual power in his body, so he simply picked a C-level summoning stone and placed it in the center of the hexagram, and replaced the medium with the Demon Lizard Yihao.

Spiritual power equivalent to the total of the previous four times was injected into the summoning stone. Along with the chanting, the hexagram emitted light, and a C-level spell card appeared out of thin air. The figure of the Demon Lizard Yihao could be clearly seen on the card image.

Obviously, this is another association card!

Ignoring Phil's cheers, You Zhi estimated the remaining spiritual power in his body and felt that he could give it one more try. After all, the C-level summoning stone was not worth much money, so he would not feel bad if he failed.