The remaining entries could be further chosen from the template or selected from other dragon cards on hand.

"According to the rules, the higher the score of a card, the higher the initial base attributes of the puppet.

I can first see how the card face is transformed into puppet entries."

Inside the Simulation Room, he drew out [Spirit Master].

The entries from this card were transformed into puppet attributes as follows:

[Huge Size-S]: Increases size by 10 times, and raises the Health Points upper limit to 300% of the base value.

[Spirit Master’s Wings-S]: Reduces size by 10 times.

[Red Devil Dragon Scales-S]: Gains a [Coating] effect.

[Resonance of Living Beings-S]: Gains a temporary Health Points upper limit bonus according to the number of living beings within the diameter range.

[Red Lotus Roar-S]: Spews flames to attack a wide area.

"It’s said that there are some more specific data that can only be known after empirical testing.

However, these entries seem quite interesting."

The first one, Ree Shil certainly wouldn’t choose.

Not knowing how much other Giant Cards would enlarge, but with [Spirit Master]’s tenfold increase, it would probably become a target for all.

Too conspicuous, impossible to hide.

Even with additional health bonuses, it probably wouldn’t last long under focused fire by everyone.

The entry after that, [Spirit Master’s Wings], is a bit more interesting.

Originally, it would combine with [Huge Size] to bring the size of the Spirit Master dragon up and down to normal.

But if taken out by itself, it becomes quite amusing.

To reduce size by 10 times, something the size of a person would become as small as a kitten or puppy.

The effect of [Red Devil Dragon Scales] is basically unchanged, it’s just magic immunity.

Magic immunity, in any environment, is likely to be quite powerful.

[Resonance of Living Beings], there’s no specific value before entering.

I always feel that the bonus won’t be too generous, otherwise it would be invincible in a melee.

Then again, it shouldn’t be too low, because after all it’s an entry from an S-rank card.

[Red Lotus Roar] will also need real battle practice to be understood.

As for whether to select [Spirit Master] as a template, Ree Shil has not yet decided.

Because a high-score card gains more base attributes, it also comes with certain restrictions on itself.

According to the rules set by the Organizers, based on the score bracket of the chosen template, players have different entry times.

The Time Ratio between the racecourse and the real world is 10:1, meaning 10 hours inside is equivalent to 1 hour outside.

Templates ranging from 1 to 10 points enter first.

One hour later, the 11 to 20 points bracket enters.

Another hour later, the 21 to 30 points bracket goes in.

And so on.

As a 100-point card, [Spirit Master] naturally possesses an extraordinary base attribute panel.

But it has to wait until the tenth bracket to enter the Instance.

That means, after 100 hours have passed inside—more than four days—it can finally join the fray.

What exactly the situation inside will be is unknown, and by four days, others may have already prepared a "welcoming party."

"Just looking at S-rank templates should be enough, after all, they have one more initial entry than other cards.

I wonder if anyone is keeping secrets; perhaps other players will bring out S-rank dragon cards at that time as well."

If one seriously contemplates the rules, one will find that S-rank cards actually have a significant advantage here.

Firstly, the entries of S-rank cards are naturally stronger.

Then, there’s a larger number of entry slots available.

According to the rule book, in that dragon world, you can gain new entries by devouring other wild dragons, that is, by grinding monsters.

New entries can be used to replace old ones or to feed and strengthen existing entries.

Of course, killing other players’ dragons can also give their entries.

But no matter how many entries are collected, one thing remains unchanged.

That is the number of entry slots will always be the same.

This is where the advantage of S-rank cards lies.

Ree Shil has three remaining S-rank dragon cards.

They are [Soul Dragon], [Five Claws Golden Dragon], [Beginning Stick].

The simplest in terms of entries is naturally [Beginning Stick].

All five entries are the same.

[Initial Force-S]: Attack Power gains a significant increase.

A typical entry, without any cost or condition, would be capped at +5.

It’s at +8, so it truly deserves to be called a significant increase.

Then, there’s [Five Claws Golden Dragon].

[Five Claws-S]: Possesses the attributes of breaking force, determination, chasing the wind, listening to the wind, wisdom.

[Domineering Body-S]: Any effects caused cannot be immuned.

[Golden Claw Fist-S]: The next claw strike has a high probability of causing the enemy to become dizzy.

[Golden Claw Scissors-S]: The next claw strike has a high probability of penetrating additional distant targets.

[Golden Claw Cloth-S]: The next claw strike has a high probability of making the enemy’s words ineffective.

The card’s word transformation doesn’t have much variability.

The puppet’s breaking force, determination, chasing the wind, listening to the wind, and wisdom characteristics, Ree Shil thought they were not difficult to understand.

It should be about the same as what he had experienced on Blue Star.

The term "Five Claws" must be a top-notch one.

Then, "Domineering" is also very top-notch.

Because looking at this competition, since [Kung Fu Sheep God] appeared, the use of Coating cards and [Dominating Body] gradually started to pick up, and it’s quite high.

Having this disregard will probably yield many advantages.

The remaining three terms are basically directly copied from the card face without any modifications.

However, after the card face words became physical, many control-type skills seem to have become probability-based, more reliant on luck and personal charm.

The last one is the [Soul Dragon].

[Yinyang Reversal-S]: Maximum life value and maximum energy value exchange places.

[Stimulate the World-S]: All received recovery effects are entirely converted into charge.

[Dark Dragon Body-S]: Cannot recover health during battle, significantly reducing damage taken.

[Clan Strength-S]: For every additional dragon consumed, increase in attack power by a fixed value.

[Shackles Divine Light-S]: Consuming all energy to launch a powerful strike.

The most noticeable change is in [Clan Strength]; the others are much the same.

Consuming is a rather euphemistic term, but it’s nothing more than eating other dragons.

The more it eats, the higher the attack power.

This is an unlimited permanent growth term, encouraging hunting.

"Hmm, there are also some A-level dragon card terms that are very excellent," he said.

Beyond that, Ree Shil also looked at some other dragon cards.

Like [Time Magic Dragon].

Its suite of terms, when used in combination, is mainly focusing on an unlimited growth-style defense genre, which is the opposite of that of the [Soul Dragon].

That is, the longer it stays in the Instance World, the higher its attack power becomes.

Therefore, it’s better to avoid fights, minimizing unnecessary risks and growing before reaping the rewards.

Besides, [Wicked Dragon Demon], [Mechanical Sin Dragon], [Crawling Dragon] are all not bad.

Especially the [Mechanical Sin Dragon], even its normal attacks have a chance to temporarily transform the target into a mechanical form, which is quite interesting.

Eventually, after some selection, Ree Shil confirmed his specific puppet parameters.

So, the day of the competition quickly arrived.

Lan-Lan Metropolis channel, two commentators appeared on time.

Hunchback Woman: [Lan-Lan TV Station, Lan-Lan Radio Station, Lan-Lan Video Network.

Hello, dear audience.

What you are currently watching is the live broadcast of the 55th City Competition, the 16th round of the Regional Competition.]

Museum Director Phoenix: [Hello, everyone.]

Hunchback Woman: [I believe everyone has understood the rules of this round through the short video we just played.

Since it’s a dragon card game, I’m sure the contestant everyone is most looking forward to is our Contestant 1 Henry Thompson.]

Museum Director Phoenix: [That’s right, I’ve specifically gone through the rules in detail.

Although high-point cards enter the scene late, their base attributes are quite high.

Even if you give other players dozens of hours to develop, they might not be able to catch up.]

Hunchback Woman: [Yes, from a certain angle, this can also be seen as a strategic waiting game. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

I believe Contestant 1 Henry Thompson will undoubtedly choose the high-point main dragon card.]

As the two analyzed, the match officially began.

A world filled with various dinosaurs and tusk beasts appeared on the audience’s screens.

That’s right, the world of dragons referred to dinosaurs.

Hunchback Woman: [Look everyone, the first batch of players are ready to enter the arena.]

Museum Director Phoenix: [...Huh?]

As a result, the audience was surprised to see only one contestant entering the arena.

That was——Ree Shil.

Hunchback Woman: [What’s happening! Contestant 1 Henry Thompson is actually the first to enter.

And there are no other players!]

Museum Director Phoenix: [The lower the card score, the earlier the entrance time.

This means... he didn’t choose the high-score main dragon card.]

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