Chapter 34: Ruins Invitation

Early morning, Duel Gym.

You Xuan got up very early that day, went out to buy some food, and then arrived at the gym early.

Before I even entered the door, I ran into Koji Sato.

When Koji saw him, his eyes immediately lit up and he hurried forward to greet him: "Hello, Senior Brother! You're here so early today!"

"Uh, Senior Brother Hao Er, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Junior Brother."

"Okay, big brother." Koji said with a smile, "By the way, you are here to see the master, right, big brother? The master is inside."

You Xuan: “.”

He didn't know what was going on, but he seemed to have become the eldest brother of the entire gym since some time ago.

In fact, Koji from the dojo also signed up for the Duel Academy exam, but he failed the written test.

You Xuan couldn't understand why someone couldn't answer such a simple question, but the passing rate of the written test seemed to be quite low. From the anime, we can see that You Cheng Judai's written test ranking was 110th and it was at the bottom, which means that only about a hundred people passed, which was quite difficult.

When I arrived at Master Takeuchi's room, the door was actually open.

When I walked in, I saw Mr. Takeuchi sitting in his office chair, with a heavy VR headset on his nose. I didn't know what he was looking at, but he was laughing in a rather obscene way, with a ruddy face.
You Xuan pondered for a moment.

Hmm, could it be that it is attacking in Gundam form?

He thought about it for a moment and felt that it would be impolite to interrupt at this time. So he thought about it, left the room and pretended that he had not been there, stood outside the door and knocked twice on the open door.

Then he asked in a loud voice, "Is the master here?"

There was a flurry of activity in the room, followed by a "thump" sound as if something had fallen to the ground. He waited patiently for a few seconds before hearing another sound.

"Enter."

You Xuan walked in with a normal expression as if nothing had happened, and it seemed as if he had not noticed the messy hair of Master Takeuchi at all.

"Just arrived?" Master Takeuchi asked cautiously.

"Yeah, I just got here." You Xuan was very calm.

"You didn't see anything strange, did you?"

"No." You Xuan looked confused and looked around. "What happened?"

"Oh, nothing. It would be terrible if I didn't have any. I was just studying deck building." Takeuchi yawned. "Why did you suddenly come? What's the matter?"

"My master asked me to come to you this morning after I finish the exam." You Xuan reminded.

Master Takeuchi slapped his forehead.

"Yeah, that's true. Oh, look at my memory. My brain doesn't work well when I get old."

You Xuanxin said, "No, teacher, I don't think it's necessarily an age issue. It may simply be that you spend money like water and spend too much."

Especially in this world where 3D imaging technology is so advanced, realistic 3D imaging will naturally promote the rapid development of some of the already highly developed industries in District 11, which is really a high-end game with full pressure on the kidneys of the gentlemen who have been on the front line all year round. "Congratulations on landing. I have heard that your test performance is quite good and you did not embarrass our gym." The gym owner smiled, "Don't slack off after you enter the school, study hard, it depends on you to carry forward our school again."

"I understand, Master."

"Very good. There's nothing important about calling you here this time. I just wanted to give you a chance to see if you're interested.

You've been busy preparing for the exam these past two days, so you probably don't have time to read the news, right? Have you heard about the ruins in the northern suburbs of the city?"

"Ruins?" You Xuan was surprised and shook his head to indicate that he had never heard of it.

"Yes, it was discovered by the team of Haima Company. It happens to be just outside the city, just over an hour's drive from us. Although it is not open to the public yet, I have a friend inside who said that if you are interested, I can take my students to visit it."

You Xuan understood a little.

The remains of digging slabs, right?

As we all know, the origin of modern card games in the setting of Yu-Gi-Oh all started from archaeology. When Pegasus went to Egypt for archaeology, he unearthed a stone tablet of Duel Monsters from 3,000 years ago, and brought the sleeping elves back to the modern times. This was the beginning of everything.

The Duel Monster system has been developed for so many years now. Although the card-making technology has become more and more advanced and the scientific research methods for developing new cards and new monster vests have become more mature, archaeological excavations are still the key channel for the birth of new card decks.

In fact, even after so many years, the stone tablets excavated so far are still just the tip of the iceberg of ancient Duel Monsters. Even in the world view of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5DS" many years later, new relics are constantly being discovered.

Moreover, unlike the initial belief that Duel Monsters originated in ancient Egypt three thousand years ago, later explorations discovered that there are actually remains of ancient Duel Monsters all over the world.

For example, Atlantis where Dazi lived 10,000 years ago, the Tripolar Gods found in Northern Europe later, the Earthbound God Stone Tablets found in the Nazca Patterns in Peru, and the Gem Spirits excavated from the ruins of an ancient country that believed in the power of gems created the later "Gem Beasts".
You Xuan had never seen what the ruins and stone slabs looked like before, so he was indeed quite interested.

Many ruins have been excavated and may be opened as attractions after being explored by professional teams. There are indeed examples of duelists resonating with hidden elves in the ruins.

"Although the details have not been announced to the public yet, my friend said that this seems to be a very powerful relic as well." said Master Takeuchi.

"Master, do you have any acquaintances in Kaiba Company?"

Only then did You Xuan realize that his master's connections and power were unexpectedly powerful?
"Oh, let's not talk about that." Master Takeuchi held his head high and said, "When I was young, your teacher was also a big shot, but later I became indifferent to fame and fortune and retired from the world. I have no intention of getting into disputes with others again."

You Xuan stood in awe: "Then is your friend a senior executive of Kaiba Corporation? Or a duelist? Does he have any internal channels to buy cards?"

The owner's breath immediately dropped when he heard this.

"No, he was working on the excavation site."

You Xuan: “.”

"Ahem, actually he used to be a very good Duelist, but later he found another way out. It seems that Kaiba Corporation requires that everyone on site, from archaeological research to excavation teams, must be Duelists. It seems that this is a personal request from the president himself."

You Xuanxin said, wow, these days even if you want to join a construction team you have to know how to play cards.

But it makes sense. After all, these kinds of ruins are often accompanied by supernatural forces that are difficult to explain by science, and it is indeed dangerous for ordinary people to approach. But in this world, as long as you know how to play cards, the risk factor will be greatly reduced.

"It just so happens that the day after tomorrow there will be a 'White Dragon Festival' event at the Seahorse Park in the city, and our gym is planning to go there for team building. My friend will also be there that day, so we can talk in person then."

"Okay." You Xuan responded casually, but at the same time he noticed something wrong.

Wait, there is a festival called "White Dragon Festival"?
(End of this chapter)