Chapter 339: Showdown of the Support Groups, Poet Summoning Spirits VS Destined One Draw
"Card Thief?" Hu Tao immediately became interested again.
"It's just a small thief from Mondstadt. Hu Tao, you should focus on preparing for the match."
Hu Tao put her hands on her hips, "You guys aren't secretly doing special training behind the Director's back, are you?"
"That won't do. The Director here is already going to have a tough fight. It's fine if Lumine doesn't help me, but you're even giving Mu Yang advice?"
Hu Tao pretended to shake her head in disappointment, looking somewhat desolate.
"It's really just a small card thief. How about I let Paimon help you with special training?"
Hu Tao grabbed Paimon in one swift motion, "It's decided then."
Paimon, held in Hu Tao's arms, protested, "Isn't anyone going to ask for my opinion?"
After Hu Tao left, Lumine recounted their encounter with Charlotte in Mondstadt and everything that had happened.
Mu Yang pondered, "Not for rare cards, but for the card backs?"
Lumine nodded, "I suspect there's definitely something unusual behind those card backs. It's very likely related to the inventor of Genius Invokation TCG."
"Any evidence?"
"None at the moment, just intuition," Lumine replied. "Mu Yang, you should know those two people, right?"
"After all, the card backs in the shop even have their signatures."
Mu Yang said, "I wouldn't say I know them. We only met once at Port Ormos. I don't know exactly where they live."
"Anyway, let's follow this lead and investigate."
Neither Mu Yang nor Hu Tao was using the treasure chest card back.
So the [Card Thief] probably wouldn't focus their attention on the center of the arena.
Mu Yang gathered everyone to ask.
From Shenhe, they learned:
There was a not-so-honest person who had just made a bet with Chongyun.
The winner could take the loser's card back.
"That person saw the situation turning bad and tried to snatch Chongyun's Box of Treasures, but I stared him down."
"However, he drew a key card, won by a narrow margin, and then headed toward the harbor with the card back."
Shenhe looked a bit embarrassed, "Master, I didn't let the person escape, did I?"
Mu Yang comforted her, "It's not your fault. You didn't know that was their goal."
"Most likely, you and Chongyun simply saw the other party as an enthusiastic collector."
Xinyan spoke up at this moment, "Based on Shenhe's description, I think I saw someone like that at the harbor."
"He was acting suspiciously and seemed to be complaining that Inazuma is so far away and that he'd have to sail for a long time."
[Don't tell me Little Gui actually guessed it right. Following this development order, he'll definitely head to Sumeru in the end]
[It must be revealing the story of the Genius Invokation TCG inventor]
[Hopefully it's sugar and not a knife]
[Even playing cards gets a knife? Who made you like this]
Lumine frowned. She had thought it was just a small thief, but he was surprisingly slippery.
She wanted to teleport directly to Inazuma and wait there.
But Mu Yang stopped her, "Since we know the card backs hide a secret, we might as well let him search first. Don't alert the enemy."
"Liyue is so vast. The fact that he collected everything so quickly means he probably has accomplices."
The plan was finalized after everyone's discussion.
First watch Mu Yang and Hu Tao's match.
Afterward, the Crux would speed up and take them to chase at full force.
The finals between Mu Yang and Hu Tao began under the emcee's announcement.
As the boss, Mu Yang was not a low-key person.
The weather was very hot, so he prepared free drinks for everyone at the venue.
Unlimited refills.
This move also earned him quite a lot of cheers.
Although the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor supporters were fewer than Mu Yang's, their quality was excellent.
Not only was there Consultant Zhongli, who knew astronomy above and geography below, but also the Great Yaksha who stood on the rooftop overseeing the battle.
While Yuheng Star Keqing maintained order at the venue, she cheered for Hu Tao from the side.
Xiangling, Xingqiu, and Chongyun were also shouting for their friend.
[The Liyue group shots still feel so comforting]
[Hahaha, Xiao must have been dragged over by his old father to fill the numbers]
[It must be the New Year kowtows from little Zhongli that worked. The Great Yaksha came to protect the Dharma]
[You brat, the Skyward Star express delivery is coming to your house soon]
On Mu Yang's side, aside from the passersby bought over by the free drinks.
The momentum was also not to be underestimated.
The loudest cheers came from Beidou and Xinyan.
Shenhe and Ganyu were more shy and wouldn't shout loudly on such occasions.
Besides them, there was one person Lumine had never seen.
Actually she had seen him, just not in human form.
Like Xiao, Cloud Retainer had chosen a rooftop.
To avoid attracting attention, she had specially transformed into human form.
The camera gave Cloud Retainer a big close-up.
The tall, elegant lady with red-framed glasses snorted coldly.
"Hmph, to be having so much fun playing with a junior. Is the mortal realm really that interesting?"
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The moment Little Gui heard this voice, she couldn't sit still.
"Family, the Great Immortal Bird is here too?!"
Players had already seen the Great Immortal Bird's illustration during the Lantern Rite.
But the weight of an illustration and a model were completely different.
Just like Guizhong and the other four Yakshas — they had beautiful illustrations too.
But without seeing the beautiful model, there was no hope.
Now that the Great Immortal Bird's human form model had appeared, it probably wouldn't be long before she entered the banner.
[Although she didn't call herself 'this Immortal,' that tone and that tsundere vibe — it's definitely her]
[Whoa, the model is out. She must be entering the pool soon]
[This is exactly the flavor. So right. I super love mature big sisters]
[This one is way too mature. She's several thousand years old]
[Even your great-grandma would have to call her senior. And you still dare to have such thoughts (doge)]
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Both sides of the world were extremely lively.
It was only when the match officially began that everyone gradually quieted down and listened to the commentator describe the match progress...
Beidou hadn't been there earlier and didn't know how Kazuha had lost.
She only asked now, "Kazuha, aren't you quite capable? How did you lose to Mu Yang?"
It would have been better not to mention it. The moment it was brought up, Kazuha felt truly miserable.
He finally understood why Mu Yang's opponents would lose the courage to roll dice.
Compared to Mu Yang's lucky hand that casually produced eight Omni dice.
On his side, for some reason, he always got eight dice of different colors.
How was anyone supposed to play like that?
[Is this lucky or unlucky?]
[It should be pretty lucky, just not used in the right place]
[I feel the same pain. I've already ground my back teeth to pieces]
The match on stage was in full swing.
Both players' HP were like candles in the wind.
Only one character remained for each.
The Director closed her eyes, held her breath, and gripped the dice in her hand.
It seemed as if she was praying for blessings from both the visible and invisible old and new friends at the venue.
She waved both hands and shouted her winning slogan.
"The sun hangs high in the sky, the dice rattle in my hand, six Pyro dice in total!"
As her words fell, six Pyro dice really appeared on the table.
[??? Practicing sorcery here?]
[I saw it. I saw the ghost]
[The Adeptus on the other side hasn't even used immortal arts yet, but you started first]
Mu Yang felt he couldn't lose momentum and rolled his dice.
Then he struck a pose for drawing a card.
[Damn, Destined One Draw!]
[So re wa dokana]
[Please, my other self]
[Not gonna lie, there seems to be a shadow of a raven on Mu Yang's hand]
[It's turning mystical. Is this still playing cards?]
With Mu Yang's [Destined One Draw], plus the eight Omni dice from his lucky hand...
Today's match had its winner decided!
Hu Tao was defeated.
Mu Yang claimed the Liyue region overall championship!