Ye Xiu's statement in the press conference didn't dispel many people's doubts. Stubbornly insisting on using a player that everyone thought wasn't good enough began to receive all sorts of doubts. Especially on some gossip forums, all sorts of nonsense appeared. For example, An Wenyi was Chen Guo's sugar baby and had to be used by the boss. Many people actually accepted these speculations, and many of them were even Happy's fans.
Fortunately, the major media outlets weren't that unreliable. They basically criticized Happy's stubbornness in using their players.
"Happy's good prospects this season might be ruined by their stubbornness in using their players!"
Some media outlets simply made such assertions. Because the transfer window closed very quickly after this round, Happy didn't recruit any more healers. An Wenyi was their only hope. Healers weren't like other classes. They usually didn't have a substitute. For a moment, Happy was met with criticism. Even many of Happy's fans began to protest the team's stubbornness in using their players. More and more people started to talk about those endless gossips.
The only thing that could completely extinguish these voices of doubt was their performance on stage. But …
"Don't worry. This isn't something that can be solved in one or two matches." Early in the morning in the practice room, Ye Xiu came to see An Wenyi, who had been practicing for who knew how long.
"The entire team needs to get used to this new style and rhythm. In reality, Samsara's problem isn't just you. The team didn't protect you well enough," Ye Xiu said.
"You're not comforting me, are you?" An Wenyi asked.
"I've always been realistic," Ye Xiu said.
"I believe you." An Wenyi nodded. Ye Xiu really was very realistic, so realistic that it could anger someone to death.
"Continue to improve your reaction speed. It'll more or less help. After that, train with the team and practice in real battles to get used to each other, "Ye Xiu said.
"Perhaps, we can go back to the old way of competing …" An Wenyi was clearly thinking for the sake of the team for him to say this. For the sake of becoming a qualified Cleric, he was a bit afraid of delaying the team's victory.
"That style can't be used forever. Even that slow guy Li Yibo smelled the scent of a trap. Do you think that smart guys like Yu Wenzhou, Zhang Xinjie, and Wang Jiexi wouldn't know? We need to plan for the long term. From now on, we need to think about how we'll play in the playoffs, "Ye Xiu said.
"Playoffs?"
"Top 8. I don't think we'll fall out of the playoffs?" Ye Xiu's't.
At the end of the twentieth round of battles, the changes in the rankings were extremely small. Only the rankings of four battle teams had changed.
Royal Style defeated Radiant 7-3 in their away game, while Miracle lost 1-9 to Tyranny at home. As a result, the two teams switched places on the leaderboards. Currently, Royal Style was 12th, while Miracle was 13th.
Outside the two teams''s's's were Team ''s were. Team team Happy '' ''t' '' '''t '' ''s s's''s't of '' ''s win's. And in this match, Bai Shu, the player 301 had poached from who knows where during the winter transfer window, had sparked a heated discussion.
This unknown newcomer displayed an extremely high level of skill in Glory. What was even more surprising was that he seemed to have a wealth of experience in matches.
For a nobody to have such high skill, it was possible that he had trained hard behind closed doors, so no one knew about it. However, competitive experience wasn't something that a person could train hard behind closed doors. In the game, it wasn't possible to give such high level of experience.
Who exactly was this Bai Shu?
Finally, 301 stopped playing in riddles and revealed Bai Shu's identity. This guy was actually also a pro player. However, he wasn't a pro player from China. He was a Chinese player who had played in the English Glory Super League in Europe.
This was … foreign aid?
Everyone was very surprised. Glory Pro Season wasn't exclusive to China. This game was popular all over the world, and many countries had gradually formed pro leagues. It was just that up until now, each country had their own way of playing the game. There wasn't a single unified competition system. In addition, the game was still young, so there hadn't been any interactions between countries. It was just that there would occasionally be a few videos of pro matches from other countries appearing online. Unfamiliar players, equipment descriptions that couldn't be understood, and there weren't any skills that were far above China's level. Naturally, there wasn't much of an impact.
And this time, 301 Degrees could be considered to have officially broken this barrier that they had never interacted with before. They had actually managed to recruit a pro player from abroad.
Bai Shu quickly received an interview from many years of esports media. In the end, the one who got the opportunity was, of course, Esports Home, the most authoritative esports media in China.
Bai Shu's unknown background was finally exposed after the exclusive interview was published. In reality, there wasn't anything special about it. He had originally been an international student who had become addicted to Glory in his free time. He had decent talent, so his skill level rose rapidly. After his reputation in the local Glory circle grew, he finally attracted the attention of a pro team. In the end, he was recruited into the team and became a pro player. Up until now, he had nearly four years of competitive experience. Team 301 had opened up a new path by going to foreign leagues to scout for talent. In the end, they found Bai Shu and brought him back to China.
As a member of the Glory media, they weren't as ignorant as many normal players when it came to foreign leagues. England's Glory Premier League, when compared to all of Europe, could be considered the highest level. And Bai Shu was a core member of one of the stronger teams. His skill level shouldn't lose to any of the top players in China. And from the recently concluded Round 20, many people believed that Bai Shu was already at the All Star level.
These words were all said casually. In the end, they still needed to be tested by actual matches.
How bad was Happy's An Wenyi? How good was 301's Bai Shu? For a moment, everyone in the Glory circle was paying attention to the strength of the players. And an actual match that could be used to test it had finally arrived.
In Round 21, Happy challenged Team Hundred Blossoms in an away game. 301 played their home game against Tyranny. This time, the broadcast wasn't too conflicted. They quickly chose 301 and Tyranny to broadcast. Everyone was clearly more curious about this foreign pro player.
Bai Shu's performance didn't disappoint. In Round 21 against Tyranny, 301 won 8 to 2. Bai Shu's performance in the team competition was even more praiseworthy. In this match, 301's captain, Yang Cong, once again used Life-Risking Strike, once again killing the opponent's healer. But Team Tyranny's healer and Team Happy's An Wenyi were completely different concepts.
An Wenyi was currently viewed as the Alliance's worst healer, while Tyranny's healer, Zhang Xinjie, was Glory's number one Cleric. Next to him were Han Wenqing, Zhang Jiale, Lin Jingyan, and many other experienced veterans. But under Bai Shu's brilliant cover, Yang Cong's attack was successful.
The foreign monk seemed to know how to chant scriptures! But the local healer seemed to be a disgrace. Happy's away game against Hundred Blossoms ended in a 4 to 6 loss.
In the individual competition, Ye Xiu was still unstoppable. In the group arena, Happy also smoothly won. But in the team competition, this time, because the healer wasn't good enough, they lost in the end.
The dissatisfaction of the fans grew, but apart from complaining, there was nothing they could do. The transfer window had already passed. No matter how bad An Wenyi was, Happy could only grit their teeth and continue using him. Unless the team didn't want the healer.
The depressed Happy fans didn't lose their enthusiasm. They gave Happy all sorts of suggestions, but in the end, they just wanted Happy to switch out the healer. Inspired by 301, everyone's vision was no longer limited to the Alliance. An unknown enthusiastic player collected a large number of videos of healer matches in other countries from who knows where. Then, he sent all of them to Happy's announced team email for Happy to choose from.
Chen Guo was helpless about this. She could only make an official team announcement, expressing that the team firmly believed in An Wenyi's ability. She also hoped that the fans would be more patient and understanding, and look forward to a beautiful future together.
Once the announcement was made, some people were convinced, but there would always be some stubborn fans. Happy's support once again made them start making up all sorts of reasons. Saying that the boss was keeping him was no longer enough to satisfy their moral integrity.
Happy, including their loss to 301 in Round 19, had already lost three in a row. However, on the rankings, the changes were pitifully small. No one cared who went up or down in the 17th and 18th places like Conquering Clouds and Radiant. The other change this round was that Void, who had lost to Thunder 3-7, had been surpassed by Misty Rain, who had defeated Royal Style 7-3. However, the two teams were still 20 points away from the playoff zone. And the team that was closing in on the playoff zone was 301. Happy won Round 19, and then Bai Shu joined. After that round, Happy lost three in a row, while 301 won three in a row. The difference between them and the eighth place Wind Howl had already shrunk to 13 points.
Team 301 was halfway through the season, and it looked like they were going to show their strength. And with Yang Cong stepping down and a foreign pro player becoming the main force, 301's tactical style had also changed. Yang Cong seemed to be addicted to Life-Risking Strike. Team 301 might actually make this their main playstyle. As for Bai Shu, everyone was very curious as to how many skills this foreign pro player still had that he hadn't used yet.
As for Happy's current problems, apart from loyal fans, no one would really worry about them. Ruan Cheng and the others had found a treasure during this period of time. Their dislike of Tang Rou had already spread to Happy's entire team. For now, they couldn't find a new problem with Tang Rou, so directly attacking the entire team was also an excellent solution.
In the new issue of Esports Time, Ruan Cheng wrote a long article, fiercely criticizing Happy. But this article came at the wrong time. In Round 22, Happy was facing Radiant in their home game. Even if something happened to Happy, it wouldn't be Radiant's turn to slap them in the face. As a result, Happy, who had lost three in a row, came out with another 10-0, slapping Ruan Cheng, who had criticized them.
Ruan Cheng wanted to cry, but no tears came out. There was nothing he could do. Esports Time was a bi-monthly publication, so it was even worse than a newspaper. When his article came out, Round 22 had just finished. On this side, it was a 10-0 that couldn't get any stronger. On the other side, it was Ruan Cheng criticizing Happy.
Are you blind?
Countless Happy fans angrily cursed Esports Time, cursed Ruan Cheng.
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