Jinming Community.
Building 3, 19th Floor.
Lin You just got home, holding two bags of desserts he brought back from the dessert shop, mainly tiramisu and mousse cake.
Lin You accidentally discovered that Li Ziqiu had this hobby, so of course he was not stingy and bought a lot of things for it at once. However, he didn't know whether there would be a risk of tooth decay when fighting Duel Monsters, and it would be very unpleasant to have a toothache.
"Coolie~"
The chestnut ball flew out and finally arrived home. When it thought about tasting these sweets soon, it couldn't help showing an excited expression, and its saliva was almost flowing out of its mouth.
Seeing its expression, Lin You couldn't help but smile knowingly and said, "These are all yours. Don't worry, no one will fight with you for them. I'm going to take a shower. Just take whatever you like."
Before taking a shower, Lin You helped Li Ziqiu open the bag and opened a few plastic boxes. The cakes and tiramisu inside were very delicate in appearance and seemed to taste very good. They were very appetizing just by looking at them, especially for those who like desserts. It was a great temptation.
Sweets were fine for Lin You, but he preferred spicy food, so he symbolically ate a small piece of vanilla mousse cake, then walked into the bedroom, found some clothes to change into, and rushed into the bathroom.
Five minutes later.
After taking a cold shower, Lin You felt relaxed all over. Combined with the air conditioning that filled the room, the feeling could only be described as "refreshing" in this hot summer.
Lin You sat on the bed, not to rest, but to practice his magic power.
In this world, the growth of magic power naturally cannot rely solely on magic supplements. Natural growth is indispensable for the stability of magic power and the consolidation of its foundation.
There are usually two ways for duelists to improve their magic power.
The first is to consume magic power and then recover naturally. During this process, the magic power will gradually increase like a steady stream.
This is also a daily routine for duelists. Combined with duel training, consuming magic power in duels will have a more prominent effect.
For these novice duelists, the magic power they have consumed often takes a long time to recover.
To be exact, it is at the level of 10 points per hour.
As for the second type, it is the condensation of magic power.
The so-called magic condensation actually means that the duelist releases magic power on his own, and then continuously and accurately controls the flow of magic power so that it is gradually consumed. In this consumption process, the magic power will be exercised.
The slower the consumption rate, the higher the degree of magic tempering.
What Lin You is going to adopt now is this second training method.
He slowly raised his palm, and a faint blue light emerged from his fingertips.
Lin You concentrated his attention, staring at the faint blue light in his hand, and began to release it slowly.
However, it is often difficult to control the size of pure magic power, let alone the flow rate.
The magic power fluctuated irregularly, and in less than ten minutes, all the magic power in Lin You's body was consumed.
“Not even close.”
Lin Ze shook his head and was not satisfied with this training. According to his understanding, a powerful duelist could make the magic power flow at a uniform rate without even paying attention to it, thus forming a perfect magic training.
But now, let alone pursuing that realm, even if he concentrates with all his strength, the flow of magic power is still disordered.
After a moment of self-reflection, Lin You quickly changed his mood. As a duelist, he couldn't be easily trapped in adversity.
After getting out of bed, Lin You poured himself a glass of ice water, then sat down at the computer desk and turned on the computer.
As soon as the desktop was loaded, a strange window popped up with the following words written on it:
"Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to truly live?"
"puff."
Lin You almost spit out half of his ice water. These words sounded too damn familiar.
Without thinking, Lin You decisively closed the window.
This is already my first time traveling through time, so I'm not planning on doing it again for now.
However.
As soon as the window was closed, the entire computer screen suddenly turned black.
"What do you mean, it's not a virus?"
Lin You was stunned for a moment, but his attention was quickly drawn back.
The next moment the computer screen went black, a red-nosed clown wearing overalls suddenly appeared. Against the pure black background, the clown danced awkwardly with a mocking look on his face.
"Mischief, mischief!"
The clown yelled with unusual joy, but before he could perform for a few more seconds, a patrol car with its sirens blaring appeared from the edge of the screen, drove past, and crushed the clown in overalls to pieces.
Bang!
As the clown shattered, Lin You's computer screen returned to normal, with all the games and files on the desktop still there, as if nothing had happened.
"coolie!"
Chestnut Ball suddenly flew in from outside, its eyes showing vigilance, as if it had caught some unusual scent. It looked around the room, then set its gaze on the computer screen, closed its eyes, as if sensing something.
Lin You's eyes also changed slightly, realizing something was wrong. From the cream remaining on the corner of Chestnut Ball's mouth, it could be seen that it had clearly noticed something, which was why it put down its favorite dessert and suddenly rushed over.
"How about it?"
When Li Ziqiu opened his eyes again, Lin You immediately asked.
"Coolie~"
Chestnut Ball shook his head, indicating that he had not discovered anything special, and that he had run in just now because he had caught a glimpse of malicious aura.
"There's definitely something wrong with that clown."
Lin You was quite sure of this. He had no bad habit of watching movies, and he never visited pirated websites to watch videos or download games. He also paid attention to the maintenance of his computer. It was impossible for such a big loophole to appear out of nowhere.
Although he thought so, Lin You didn't have the ability to get to the bottom of it for the time being. He could only be more careful, keep this matter in mind, and thoroughly check and scan the computer again.
…
Duel Network Control Bureau.
Jiangcheng Branch.
Ma Chun had a stern face and swept his sharp eyes over several network operators. Several network operators were operating several special computers quickly, constantly inputting and rewriting various data.
After a long time, the keyboard tapping sound gradually stopped.
Ma Chun said in a deep voice: "How is it? Have you tracked down that guy?"
A network operator who had stopped working had a bitter look on his face. He shook his head unwillingly and said, "We failed, Team Leader Ma. They used the power of the cards as a medium to spread that dangerous information in Jiangcheng's network area. Although we discovered it immediately and successfully eliminated it, we still can't find the source."
"how so."
Ma Chun frowned. Using the power of cards to erode the network was a common occurrence in China. However, since the birth of the Duel Network Control Bureau, card network crimes suffered a severe blow.
The Jiangcheng Network Control Branch hasn't had this kind of trouble for many years, but this time, they encountered a card whose source could not be traced. It was really strange.
What is the purpose of the card controller? This must also be clarified.
Thinking of this, Ma Chun said seriously, "For the next period of time, we will comprehensively strengthen the control of the Duel Network. We must resolutely put an end to accidents caused by cards and nip any danger in the bud."
"Yes, Team Leader Ma!"