Chapter 117 - 54: Top Floor Gatekeeper

Chapter 117: Chapter 54: Top Floor Gatekeeper

The top floor of the club was already in Ree Shil’s sights as he was on his way there.

That’s because the architecture had a somewhat strange design, like a skyscraper with a big disc on top.

From a distance, it was quite eye-catching.

"The main feature on the top floor is a variety of card games."

"There are all kinds of strange card games here."

"You can even make up your own rules and challenge someone."

Show Director explained while leading Ree Shil out of the elevator.

"Really?"

At the moment, all Ree Shil saw was a closed door in front of him.

In front of the door sat a little girl with elf wings, on a soft red goose velvet cushion.

She was obviously a staff member here, wearing a clubhouse-style uniform.

He had heard that this kind of Elf Clan often had appearances that did not match their age.

It’s possible that she looked like a little girl, but she’s actually a sister auntie.

"Little Snowy, it’s been a while since you were here."

As expected, the little girl’s tone seemed like she was an elder.

"Big Brother, hello!"

However, Show Director’s address was beyond his expectations.

"???"

Ree Shil was confused.

"What do you know? This is called accepting defeat graciously!"

Seeing his expression, Show Director looked serious.

"So, she’s one of your 18 Big Brothers?"

Ree Shil still couldn’t quite accept the situation.

"Of course! My big sister also hangs out here when she’s not at work."

"She’s very strong!"

Show Director pointed to the other side of the door and continued: "But I can only take you this far, the rest is up to your own performance."

Before he could ask, the gatekeeper spoke up.

"To enter the top floor of the clubhouse, one must pass the gatekeeper’s test."

She explained, "Young lad, you need to play a game of cards with me."

"... Aren’t you just bullying the newcomer?"

"Besides, I didn’t insist on going in."

Ree Shil shrugged and spread his hands, "There are so many floors to play below."

Show Director: "Except for the top floor, every floor below is charged, 1000 cubic coins per hour."

Ree Shil: "You’re robbing me?!"

Show Director: "If you pass the gatekeeper’s test, the fee is waived."

Ree Shil: "Let’s play cards, senior!"

But although he said that, Ree Shil knew his own capabilities.

As an LV5 card player, he could probably handle someone at the level of Black Smoke, but not anyone higher.

Black Smoke: ?

"Don’t worry, young lad. The gatekeeper’s card game is not what you think."

"It’s an enchantment game."

The gatekeeper seemed to guess what he was thinking.

"Enchantment games, as the name suggests, are played by setting various restrictions in consultation with the other player."

Show Director explained.

Ree Shil had actually experienced an informal entry game before.

He had played a similar game in the association when he had just become a card player, and with someone whose name he couldn’t recall.

But at that time, that person had only established an "up to a C-Rank Card" rule, so it was informal, and only restricted himself and not Ree Shil.

That person: Do I not have a name? This is unfair!

"So, how do you play a formal entry game?"

Although Ree Shil knew that Cube Cards had customizable features, he was still puzzled.

"Let me get us started."

Seeing Ree Shil’s hesitation, the gatekeeper waved her hand and released a blue light card table.

Show Director: "You two take turns setting the rules, and the rules of both parties cannot conflict or bug out."

Ree Shil: "What counts as a bug?"

Show Director: "Your expression right now is probably what a bug is."

"Let me put it this way, the rules need both parties to bear, and rules that single out or favor one party cannot be established."

"For example, ’your card table explodes in the 3rd round’ is not allowed. If there’s an explosion, both sides must be affected."

The gatekeeper smiled and said to the card table, "My first rule is a 3+1 horizontal card game."

Buzz!

As her words fell, the card positions on the table were arranged in a 3+1 horizontal pattern.

"How about that? This should be fair for you."

"You’re a newcomer with a shallow card deck, so 3+1 is more suitable."

She then gestured for Ree Shil to come up with a rule.

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Both sides can carry a maximum of one B-grade or above card?"

Ree Shil tentatively entered the command.

Buzz!

The card table’s lights flickered, indicating the rule was established.

"Hehe..."

The gatekeeper saw this and smiled slightly.

She thought to herself, you little guy, you’re afraid I won’t know you have a B-grade card, huh?

But limiting the rule was fine for her, as this didn’t matter to her.

"All types of cards are fully charged when revealed."

Buzz!

Thereafter, she added another rule.

It was just to deal with a newcomer; there were plenty of ways to do it.

Ree Shil thought for a moment: "The score limit for both parties is raised from 120 to 145 points."

Buzz!

"Why so stern? Planning on going big this round?"

The gatekeeper raised her eyebrows.

"The average of both sides cannot exceed 30."

Ding!

However, as soon as she said this, the card table shook slightly.

"Because a rule related to the score has already been established, her rule might cause a conflict, so the card table rejected it."

Show Director explained to Ree Shil.

"Um, I just wanted to demonstrate a mistake."

"Now you understand, right? That won’t work."

The gatekeeper was unwilling to admit it was her oversight.

"Let’s stop here, 2 rules per person should be enough."

"Too many rules can make it very confusing."