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Chapter 163: Submission Day
Chapter 163: Submission Day
With yet another new deck acquired, You Xuan was in high spirits today.
The Android series had hidden potential for development, and years later, it received nostalgic buffs with new cards. You Xuan made a mental note to explore this deck in the future when he had the time.
It seemed that around the time of You Xuan's arrival in this world, KaibaCorp had stumbled upon a new wealth code and began aggressively strengthening old decks from the DM to GX eras.
While many of these decks might seem like trash to modern Duel Monsters players, it was important to remember that many of the new generation's trash cards would have been considered broken in the context of twenty years ago.
As for the top-tier decks of the new generation, they were even more outrageous, with entire decks consisting of nothing but forbidden cards. Bringing those to the past would be like arming a caveman with a tri-dimensional supercomputer to fight against cavemen wielding pitchforks.
Moreover, not all of the old decks that received buffs were completely useless. Who could have predicted that the Junk deck, which was a laughing stock in its time, would have its fate reversed nearly twenty years later?
This only proved how deep and complex the world of Duel Monsters was. The path of research was long, and with enough support, even the most obscure decks could rise to the top.
It further emphasized that in this world of overpowered cards, one had to either rely on mystical bonds and luck or dedicate oneself to relentless research and self-sufficiency.
However, You Xuan already had a lengthy list of projects to tackle, and the number of deck series he wanted to explore in his free time was ever-growing.
It was clear that he couldn't handle every project personally, and You Xuan had already started considering expanding his team once their initial results were published and the laboratory gained more influence.
While he would undoubtedly continue to focus on his signature deck, the Elemental Heroes, he simply didn't have the time to delve into the myriad of other deck series. The constant release of new cards and themes demanded both resources and manpower.
Nonetheless, it seemed that the day of their laboratory's first significant output was not far off.
Under You Xuan's guidance, Asuka had successfully enhanced her Electronic Angel deck and spent several sleepless nights working on her paper, finally completing it for submission.
The day before the submission deadline, she sought guidance from their assigned mentor at the laboratory, Daidera Temple, despite her lingering doubts about his capabilities.
Daidera, stroking his cat, casually flipped through the paper, feigning a distressed expression as he adjusted his glasses. "Well, even if you say so, I haven't really written many papers myself."
He quickly flipped through the stack of papers from beginning to end and handed them back to Asuka.
"Excellent, no problems here. As expected of Asuka, always so reliable."
Asuka took the paper back, looking perplexed and hesitant, but she held back from speaking up, perhaps out of respect for her mentor's position.
She wanted to say that he hadn't read it at all. Mizawa, unable to contain himself, added, "And I heard that the conference your mentor mentioned will be held next week. Isn't it a bit late to be submitting a paper now?"
You Xuan agreed. While he might not be familiar with this world, in his previous life, the time between paper submission and response could range from several months to over a year. It was unheard of to be preparing a submission with the deadline, let alone the conference date, looming so close.
Daidera smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, my friend has quite the influence, and I'm sure a little thing like this won't be an issue."
Mizawa interjected, "But—"
This didn't seem like a minor issue anymore.
However, You Xuan interrupted with a smile, "It's fine. Since our mentor is confident, let's just give it a shot."
This teacher just didn't seem reliable no matter how he looked at it.
Outside the academy, elsewhere, in a Duel Monsters research institute.
The headquarters of the Electronic Research Association.
Huge servers hummed quietly, their deep rumble blending into the background of the spacious room. The walls were plastered with images and data of electronic monsters, and the air was filled with a unique blend of scents that could only come from electronic equipment.
The association's chief strode into the lab in her high heels.
"Sakurako, help me review a paper quickly. It's due for next week's International Illusion Society conference."
The chief got straight to the point.
The person called Sakurako, a girl with pink hair, stood up from her seat, looking bewildered.
"The conference next week? You want me to review it now?"
"The recommender is some big shot, supposedly a leading figure in the field of alchemy... Doesn't matter. Anyway, they said this situation is special, and the research topic is on Electronic Angels, so the organizers asked us to handle the review.
Just help me take a look first, and if there are any issues or highlights, mark them out. Send everything to me by tonight, understood?"
"Yes."
Sakurako sat back down, her curiosity piqued.
A recommendation from a leading figure in the alchemy field, and the article is about Electronic Angels?
What kind of results could they have achieved?
Their team basically represented the pinnacle of research in the "Electronic" series, and their latest major breakthrough, "Electronic Angel-Dhurgeni"—currently acknowledged as the strongest electronic terminal in the environment—was their team's doing.
However, even they had hit a bottleneck after that, stuck for a while without making any new progress.
Intrigued, Sakurako opened the paper that the chief had sent.
"The Neglected Potential of Electronic Angels?"
Sakurako furrowed her brows slightly.
Electronic Angels were a ritual deck under the "Electronic" series, which happened to be Sakurako's area of research.
Could there be some undiscovered details about this deck that they had been overlooking all this time?
She took a sip of coffee, her eyes trailing down to the authors of the paper.
"Tenjouin Asuka and Fujiki You Xuan, first-year students at the Duel Academy?!?" Sakurako raised an eyebrow.
What kind of breakthrough could freshmen possibly discover?
Taking another sip of coffee, Sakurako continued reading with a puzzled expression.
Then she nearly spat it out.
".!"
"Chief! Chief!"
Sakurako rushed to the chief's office, frantically knocking on the door.
"What's the matter? Why are you in such a panic?"
The chief opened the door, looking perplexed.
Sakurako gasped for breath, "The paper you gave me is outrageous!"
"I asked you to review it and send it to me, didn't I?" The chief gave her a strange look. "Is it that exaggerated?"
Sakurako continued to pant, her hand on her heaving chest, her face flushed as she nodded vigorously.
The chief was astonished. "It's that amazing? Let me guess, they discovered the potential to strengthen a certain card? Which one?"
Sakurako kept nodding, but then she thought about it and shook her head.
"No, Chief, it's not about a single card."
Sakurako's face took on a terrified expression.
". It's about the entire deck!"
Chief: "????"
(End of Chapter)
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