"Ka ka ka, ta ta … …"
A pair of nimble hands danced across the keyboard and mouse. The rhythmic tapping sounds were like a lively piece of music. Lights flashed across the screen, and the opponent fell to the ground, blood spraying everywhere.
"Ha ha." Ye Qiu laughed. He lifted his hand and took out the cigarette in the corner of his mouth. The silvery-white ash had already formed a long string, but as Ye Qiu waved his mouse and tapped on his keyboard, it didn't fall off at all. The cigarette was quickly extinguished in an oddly shaped ashtray on the table. Ye Qiu's hands quickly returned to the keyboard. Just as he was about to say something to his opponent, the door was pushed open with a "bang."
Ye Qiu didn't turn his head. It was as if he had been waiting for this moment. He only asked: "You're here?"
"I'm here." Su Mucheng's reply was just as simple.
"Then let's go!" Ye Qiu refused his opponent's challenge again. He gently took a card from the Glory login device. When he got up and walked to the door, he took his jacket from the clothes rack.
It was already late at night, but the lights in the Excellent Era Club were still bright. Ye Qiu and Su Mucheng walked out of the room and walked to the end of the corridor. This was a very large conference room. As soon as they entered, they could see a screen that took up almost the entire wall. On it was the "Glory Pro Alliance" battle record rankings and some technical statistics.
Battle record rankings: Team Excellent Era Overall Rank 19, second to last.
For the ace team that had once dominated the league three times in a row, this result was particularly dazzling. Right now, it was clearly displayed on the wall, as if it was mercilessly mocking everyone.
However, the atmosphere in the room wasn't dull at all. On the contrary, it was quite lively. The members of Excellent Era were currently gathered around one person. They ignored Ye Qiu as he entered the meeting room. Those who glanced at him had cold and mocking looks in their eyes.
"Ye Qiu, the club has decided to let the newly transferred Sun Xiang take over your position as captain. One Leaf Of Autumn will also be controlled by Sun Xiang from now on." The club manager immediately turned around and said when he saw Ye Qiu enter. There was no prior communication, no tactful expression. The moment he arrived, it was such a cold and direct notification. It was as ruthless as throwing away a ball of used toilet paper.
Su Mucheng opened her mouth to speak, but was gently pulled back by Ye Qiu. He smiled at her and shook his head, indicating that he didn't care.
"Brother Ye, I'm sorry for taking your seat the moment I arrived." The first seat on the left side of the table — — Team Excellent Era's captain's seat. It should have been Ye Qiu's seat. Sun Xiang casually sat there and said this, but his eyes didn't even glance at Ye Qiu. This wasn't just indifference, it was disregard. His gaze was more focused on Su Mucheng, who had entered the room with Ye Qiu.
To be fair, Su Mucheng was more eye-catching than Ye Qiu. She was known as the number one beauty in the Glory Professional Alliance. Even if she left the scene and was thrown into the entertainment industry, where beauties were as common as clouds, she would still be a rare beauty.
Even the members of Excellent Era who saw Su Mucheng every day couldn't help but stare blankly at Su Mucheng's arrival. However, they quickly came back to their senses because they felt that there was an even more important person who was worthy of their attention.
"Haha, Brother Xiang, what are you saying? This seat is perfect for you." After coming back to their senses, everyone immediately followed up with their previous words.
"That's right, some people are already old and outdated!"
"One Leaf Of Autumn should be controlled by Brother Xiang. Only then can you display the true strength of the Battle God."
This was the focus of everyone's attention. Sun Xiang, a new generation of prodigy players in the Glory Professional Alliance. At the beginning of last year, he had won the title of Rookie King. His personal stats were comparable to the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the same year. This season, Sun Xiang had led the mediocre Team Conquering Clouds to eighth place in the Glory Professional Alliance. They had hopes of advancing into the playoffs, but midway through, they had transferred to Excellent Era, a club with terrible results. This was all because, even though Excellent Era's results were terrible, they had an account that was hailed as the Battle God in Glory: Battle Mage One Leaf Of Autumn.
This young man who had been in the Glory Professional Alliance for less than two years wasn't very old. However, the members of Excellent Era were shameless enough to call him Brother. They could clearly see that Sun Xiang would be their Team Excellent Era's future leader. Sun Xiang comfortably accepted these flattery. He finally turned his head to glance at Ye Qiu, his gaze full of disdain.
"Ye Qiu, hand over One Leaf Of Autumn's account card to Sun Xiang!" The Club manager said.
No matter how carefree Ye Qiu was, he couldn't help but feel a stab of pain in his heart. Ye Qiu, One Leaf Of Autumn. Just from the name, it was obvious that this account was related to Ye Qiu. This was the account he had created when he had first entered the Glory world. Ten years. This account had accompanied Ye Qiu for ten whole years. The noob from back then had become a great expert known as the Glory Textbook. The little Battle Mage from back then had become the famous "Battle God" in Glory. However, seven years ago, when he had entered the pro scene and signed a contract with the Club, One Leaf Of Autumn's ownership had been transferred to the Club. Ye Qiu had known that there would be a day when they would be separated, and that day had finally come.
Ye Qiu's fingers trembled slightly. For a pro player, steady hands were a must. However, right now, Ye Qiu's hands were trembling. His mental fortitude couldn't be any stronger. Su Mucheng turned her head away. She didn't want to see this scene, but she couldn't do anything about it.
Under everyone's gloating gazes, One Leaf Of Autumn's silver account card was handed over to Sun Xiang.
Sun Xiang's eyes flashed with excitement and greed. He had willingly transferred to the Excellent Era Club, which had been in decline for the past two years, all for the sake of obtaining One Leaf Of Autumn's top-tier account. One Leaf Of Autumn's original controller, Ye Qiu, hadn't been doing well in recent years. He had constantly been in conflict with the Club. Sun Xiang was 100% confident that he could replace him.
"I got it!" The instant he caught the account card, Sun Xiang felt a burst of excitement. However, he felt a trace of resistance from the card.
Sun Xiang felt Ye Qiu's reluctance and laughed proudly: "Let go, Brother Ye. Look at your hands. They're actually trembling like this. How can you display the strength of a Battle God with these hands? Let me do it! I'll make the Battle God's name resound throughout Glory once again. You? Retire! "
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Xiang saw Ye Qiu's indifferent eyes flash with a trace of sharpness. He had been reluctant to part with One Leaf Of Autumn the whole time. He was shocked to find that Ye Qiu's slightly trembling hands suddenly stopped.
"Do you like this game?" Ye Qiu suddenly looked straight at Sun Xiang and asked.
"What?" Sun Xiang was stunned.
"If you like it, then treat all of this as glory and not showing off."
"What are you talking about? What does this have to do with you? " Sun Xiang suddenly lost his composure. In this instant, he didn't know why, but he felt like he was a head shorter than Ye Qiu. He didn't want to lose to the other in terms of momentum. He had come to replace Ye Qiu. He had come to get the Battle God, One Leaf Of Autumn.
"Take care of it." Just as Sun Xiang was about to regain his momentum, Ye Qiu had already let go of the account card. He said this indifferently and turned around to leave.
"Ye Qiu!" At this moment, the manager suddenly called out to him.
Ye Qiu stopped and tilted his head slightly. He heard the manager say behind him, "Right now, the Club doesn't have a suitable account for you. You'll be the team's sparring partner for now!"
Sparring partner … … An expert who had created a dynasty in the Alliance and taken all of the individual glory was now reduced to a sparring partner.
Sun Xiang was very interested in this arrangement. He immediately laughed and said, "With Brother Ye's skill, being a sparring partner is definitely no problem. Glory's Pro Alliance's number one sparring partner is none other than you!"
"Haha." Despite being insulted, Ye Qiu could still laugh. He turned around and looked at the manager, "Sparring partner? I don't think that's necessary. Let's cancel the contract! "
"Cancel the contract? You want to cancel the contract on your own? "The manager's expression seemed to be very interesting.
"That's right. I want to cancel the contract."
"Don't be impulsive!" Su Mucheng immediately rushed over to stop him. The Alliance had its own rules. During the contract period, unless there was a special reason, anyone who wanted to cancel the contract would have to pay a penalty. Ye Qiu still had a year and a half left on his contract with Excellent Era. If he forcefully canceled the contract, he would lose a lot. But for Su Mucheng, what she was more afraid of was Ye Qiu leaving.
"The boss hasn't come yet. Let's wait for the boss to come!" Su Mucheng hoped that Ye Qiu would calm down.
Ye Qiu had already seen the hint of mockery on the manager's face. He bitterly smiled and shook his head at Su Mucheng, "Mucheng, do you still not understand? Wanting me to leave is the boss's goal. My existence to the Club has no value. I'm just a salary burden. "
"No, how could you be a burden? You don't lose to anyone in terms of skill." Su Mucheng said.
"This isn't just a matter of skill. This is business. As for me, I've never had any commercial value." Ye Qiu said.
"You should have had it, but you chose to give it up." The manager suddenly interjected coldly.
"That's right. This was my choice." Ye Qiu said. The Glory Professional Alliance was currently in full swing. All sorts of sponsors were coming in. The star players in the Alliance were naturally in high demand for advertisements and endorsements. However, as a top player, Ye Qiu had always refused to participate in any advertisements or endorsements. He had even refused to participate in all kinds of interviews and press conferences. He was like an ancient netizen, carefully hiding his true identity in the virtual world.
The Club was very dissatisfied with this. They saw a mountain of gold right next to them, but they couldn't get the slightest benefit from it. Fortunately, Ye Qiu's skill was tyrannical. He helped the Club make a name for themselves in the Alliance and earned a lot of glory. That was why they could tolerate him. But now that their results weren't good, everything was no longer the same as before.
"The commercialization of the Alliance allowed us to survive, but now …" Ye Qiu couldn't continue. He didn't know if this development was good or bad. The current Alliance was filled with greed. Every Club owner's first thought was how to use the team to make profits. Harboring love for the game, and working tirelessly for glory, Ye Qiu missed the Alliance that had just begun to develop. And now, the pursuit of glory was only for the sake of greater benefits.
Su Mucheng didn't say anything else. She had walked the same path as Ye Qiu and was a veteran expert who had witnessed all of this. Her eyes were filled with tears. She knew that Ye Qiu was really going to leave. Stopping him would only make him suffer more.
"Since it's like this, I …"
"There's no need." Ye Qiu smiled as he interrupted Su Mucheng. He knew what she wanted to say: "Don't worry. I'm not in despair yet. I'll be back."
"Not bad. As expected of the Ye Qiu I know. You're really ambitious. Then let's talk about the penalty fee! Honestly speaking, you've been in Excellent Era for so many years. You've worked hard and contributed a lot. We won't be so heartless. Since you want to leave, why don't we all sit down and discuss the termination of the contract? "
"Just say it. What are your conditions?" Ye Qiu asked.
"Straightforward. The conditions are very simple. As long as you announce your retirement," the manager said.
"Retire? You're still not heartless? "Su Mucheng was furious. Ye Qiu was 25 years old. For a professional esports player, he was considered old. It wasn't strange for him to retire at this age. However, Ye Qiu had already made it clear that he didn't want to give up. Excellent Era's manager immediately stated that his condition was to retire. It was clear that he was targeting him.
Retired players naturally didn't have the right to participate in the pro scene. Even though retired players could come back, the Glory Professional Alliance had a rule that retired players could only come back after a full year. This was to prevent some players from changing teams the next day from retiring. Ye Qiu was already at the end of his career. Every day was precious to him. Now, he had to waste a year. After a year, even if he came back, he would be too old. He wouldn't have a year of high-level competition to maintain his condition. Just based on his former fame, it was doubtful that a team would be willing to accept him. It had to be known that Ye Qiu had a fatal flaw: he refused to engage in business activities.
This seemed like an unacceptable condition. Ye Qiu nodded his head: "I agree."
"Are you crazy?" Su Mucheng was shocked.
"I've worked so hard for so many years. What's wrong with taking a year off?" Ye Qiu laughed.
"You … … what are you thinking?" Su Mucheng didn't understand.
"Nothing." Ye Qiu turned his head. The manager had already handed over a few documents. Ye Qiu took them and smiled. The other side really did come prepared! Thinking of this, Ye Qiu quickly put down his pen and signed his name.
He was about to leave … … Ye Qiu took one last look at the place he had stayed at for seven years. He didn't say any more polite words of farewell. He silently turned around and prepared to leave.
"I'll send you off." Su Mucheng was the only one following behind him.
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