The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Sylveon's eyes lit up, and it quickly took small, hesitant steps to come over.

　Dak reached out and scooped up its two little paws, placing them on his knees. He then gently stroked the fur on its back and said, "I'll put it on you."

　Sylveon narrowed its eyes.

　Dark then used both hands to separate the chain of the "Moon Pendant" and slipped it onto its head. Then he moved the two long ears to this side.

　The pendant's chain actually has a clasp, but Dak didn't remove it.

　After putting it on, he picked up Sylveon and examined it carefully for a while, then smiled and said, "It suits you very well!"

　Both the color of the "Moon Pendant" and its slightly enchanting aura are extremely similar to it.

　The entire pendant seems to have become one with it, a perfect match.

　"mum!"

　Sylveon clearly liked it very much, its face full of happiness and excitement.

　Dark waited until its excitement subsided before saying, "Let's try out the pendant's additional skill."

　Sylveon nodded slightly and then activated the special move attached to the item – "Moonlight Beauty".

　Its alluring qualities are evident in the increased flesh.

　Even though Dark had a considerable degree of immunity to it, he was momentarily captivated.

　However, in terms of degree, the alluring effects of "Beauty Under the Moon" and "Charming Body" on the opposite sex do not actually overlap.

　What increases its charm is the "increased success rate when using charm-type abilities".

　"If it were under the moonlight, I might really be captivated by you."

　Dark rubbed its hand against Sylveon's face before putting it down.

　Then, with a slight flick of his magic card, he dispelled the summoning of "Moon Pendant".

　"mum?"

　Sylveon quickly grabbed at its neck, but the pendant had already turned into light and disappeared.

　Dark patted its head and said, "Once you master the normal summoning spell, this 'Moon Pendant' will be yours."

　Sylveon's eyes lit up, and it nodded excitedly.

　Then it lingered for a while, before trotting back to read its book.

　"It seems necessary to prepare some 'Summoning Cards' for teaching purposes."

　As Dak watched its retreating figure, he couldn't help but ponder.

　……

　After "Moon Pendant", Dark's next target is "Swift Dagger".

　The value of the "Swift Wind Dagger" is similar to that of the original "Crescent Moon Pendant." However, the "Swift Wind Dagger" can shoot out "swift wind blades," making it a very practical weapon.

　If the first chapter of "The Demon Fire" hadn't been about teaching people how to compress magical fire into swords and spears, he would most likely have kept the "Swift Wind Dagger" as his personal weapon.

　Nowadays, it's better to forge a "weapon card".

　Dak seized the opportunity and immediately began the refining process.

　"Weapon cards" are ultimately a type of "item cards".

　The conventional crafting methods can also be found in "Three Thousand Items and Eight Thousand Crafting Methods".

　This time, no auxiliary materials were added during the refining process; the main purpose was to increase proficiency.

　The more complex the item itself, the more difficult it is to forge.

　Items like "Spider Orb," "Moon Pendant," and "Swift Dagger" have very simple additional attributes, with only one additional ultimate skill. Their functions are very clear, making them a type that is very easy to craft.

　As you go further up, the difficulty increases dramatically.

　After summarizing his experience in forging the "Moon Pendant", Dark found it much easier to forge the "Gale Dagger".

　Aside from spending some time searching for similar items in "Three Thousand Items and Eight Thousand Refinement Methods," the rest went relatively smoothly, and I successfully completed the refinement before the return point.

　Card Name: Scythe-Cut Dagger

　[Type: Item Card]

　[Effect: Attack +200, adds the ultimate skill "Kamaitachi Slash".]

　【Kamaitachi Slash: Gathers the power of wind and fires an arc-shaped wind blade forward.】

　"A weapon card that increases attack by 200 isn't a high bonus among weapon cards, but it's acceptable. So its ultimate skill is called 'Kamaitachi Slash'?"

　"Speaking of which, the 'Armored Gun' I honed during my vacation was to a similar level."

　Dark summoned the "Scythe-Cutting Dagger," swung it around in his hand, and found it quite easy to use.

　"Boom boom boom!"

　Just then, there was a knock on the door.

　Dark opened the door, and Diana and Rose stood there gracefully.

　"It's time to go, let's eat!" Diana said excitedly.

　"Wait a moment." Dark invited them inside and quickly cleaned up the experimental residue.

　The opening ceremony of the "Silver Cup" will begin shortly after noon.

　……

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Bounty Summary & New Bounties in 24 Hours

　More than six months have passed since the reward was offered during the Spring Festival.

　At that time, there were 233 chapters owed, but now all of them have been paid back.

　I still remember when I first came to Hedgehog Cat last year, I was a complete newbie who knew nothing about Hedgehog Cat. Now... I'm a veteran newbie.

　I wonder how many of my long-time readers are still here, since the book went on sale on July 31st last year... There probably aren't many left.

　Look, there are only a few people signing in here.

　But whether they were there from the beginning or joined later, every reader who has followed the author to this day is the most adorable little angel in the author's eyes.

　Since its release, this book has already garnered nearly 1500 "automatic subscriptions" from readers.

　All of this is inseparable from the support of all the little angels who subscribe to the official version.

　And beneath the surface of the seemingly useless person who updates 1,000 words per hour, he gradually grew from a half-yearly award-winning god of war who updated 150,000 words per month to a blade harvester who updates 200,000 words per month.

　Thirteen days have passed this month, and 106,000 words have already been updated.

　Perhaps this is the power of a bounty.

　I won't comment on how other authors approach the bounty system.

　But I will definitely pay back what I owe.

　This statement needs no further verification.

　There's an anniversary celebration this month, so the bounty should have been opened during the anniversary celebration.

　But thinking about it, slacking off for a week really isn't a good idea.

　Let's start with a short-term bounty.

　The guaranteed bounty for blades is the free item that's given out every month.

　Blades were originally used to urge updates, because the more words updated, the more blades were earned.

　To get the highest share, you need to become a "blade collector" who updates more than 180,000 words per month.

　总之老规矩，从现在9月14日晚上18:00开始，到明天9月15日晚上18:00截止。

　One update every 300 blades (2000 words).

　The maximum limit is 15 chapters (30000 words).

　It will be paid off within five to seven days.

　Since it's actually quite difficult to collect 15 chapters, the so-called "upper limit" is just for show, so please don't take it seriously.

　Current blade count: 63737

　Just purple.

　I'll have a meal, then take a nap, and write again tonight. I'll update before 6 a.m. tomorrow, striving for 10,000 words a day.

　I didn't sleep enough this morning, and my head hurts a little.

　Finally, I'm asking for monthly votes.

Chapter 598 The Frenzy of Simulated Duels is About to Begin (12k)

　"The rules of the simulated duel are basically the same as those of the magic duel, but with some changes. We can see that the duel disks in the hands of the two players can automatically generate a duel arena after they are connected to each other, and the numbers in the flame frame represent the duelists' life points."

　Judy quickly explained.

　"Just like the magic orbs in magic duels, the simulated duelist's life points can also be adjusted automatically. But there are only three levels: 2000, 4000, and 8000."

　"The simulated duel arena is divided into four areas. The area at the very front of the duelists is the 'Face Zone.' Cards can only be activated and used during the opponent's turn if placed in the Face Zone during the duelist's turn."

　"And in front of the 'cover zone' is the 'summoning zone' that we are most familiar with."

　"The 'Face Zone' and 'Summon Zone' both have only five empty slots. This means that a maximum of five cards can be placed there, or five magical spirits can be summoned simultaneously."

　"The single-square area in the center of the field is the 'Field Area,' used to place the activated 'Field Card.'"

　"Slightly different from the 'Field Cards' in Magic Duels, the 'Field Cards' in Simulated Duels can cover the entire area, and only one type can exist at a time. A subsequent 'Field Card' can replace the first 'Field Card'."

　Finally, there is the "cemetery area."

　"This is the biggest difference between the simulated duel arena and the magic duel arena!"

　"Spell Item Cards used in a duel or Spell Spirit Cards that have been defeated will be placed in the Graveyard."

　"As long as you have a card that can revive, you can bring Spellweaver cards from the Graveyard back to the field."

　"Alright, that concludes the venue introduction."

　"There is only one type of Duel Disk at present, but there will be more types of Duel Disks when they are officially released in the future."

　"Each duel disk will have a different themed duel arena."

　"Everyone, please look forward to it!"

　……

　By the time Judy finished her introduction, both Witt and Robert had already acquired five cards in their hands during the "preparation phase".

　Since it is a turn-based card game, there is a dice-rolling step before drawing cards.

　Witt gained the initiative by a single point.

　However, in simulated duels, going first does not necessarily give you an advantage.

　Because the player who goes first cannot attack in the first round.

　And just like in Magic Duel, you can't draw cards in the first round of this simulated duel.

　Starting from the second round for both players, cards can be drawn from the top of the deck at a rate of two cards per round.

　You can only perform one normal summon per turn.

　Normal summoning and sacrificial summoning both fall under the category of normal summoning.

　The summoned magical spirit can be positioned in either "Attack Position" or "Defense Position".

　The rule for "inner representation" has not yet been added.

　"Attack Statement" refers to attacking the enemy with offensive power.

　"Defense Position" refers to using defensive capabilities against the enemy.

　Each round, each pre-summoned magical spirit can change its appearance once.