Retirement.
Every summer, this was a topic that couldn't be avoided.
Lin Jingyan announced his decision to retire after Tyranny was eliminated. Ye Xiu, on the other hand, quietly left after winning the championship.
After this, a few older players in the Alliance chose to say their goodbyes one after another. However, compared to Lin Jingyan and Ye Xiu, they weren't that famous, so everything was much simpler.
Wei Chen was one of them. However, he didn't feel sad at all when he left. It was more like he had picked up five million and was secretly counting the money. He didn't say goodbye to Happy either. Instead, he stayed in Happy's Guild Department and went to wreak havoc in the game.
"Old Wu! Hurry up and lead a team to support us. Hurry!! "His energetic shouts echoed throughout the Guild Department every day.
Battles in the game were never-ending. Happy's Guild had attracted a lot of hatred ever since Ye Xiu had created it. However, at that time, Ye Xiu had formed an alliance with a few small and medium-sized guilds, so they weren't at a disadvantage against the big guilds. However, now that Happy had become the new champion, they immediately became the target of public criticism. The Guild's situation in the game suddenly became very difficult.
Once Wei Chen returned, he immediately became incomparably busy. Every day, he was fighting in high spirits. The Guild Leader was still Wu Chen, but he was ordered around by him every day. However, no one in the Guild felt that this was inappropriate. With Wei Chen's status and experience, who wouldn't call him Boss Wei? Wu Chen was no exception.
With the departure of the old, there would naturally be new people coming. Every team's training camp would send new blood to the Guild every year. However, Happy didn't have such an echelon. Ye Xiu and Wei Chen had both left the Guild, so they could only rely on the transfer market to fill in the gaps.
This aspect was left to Su Mucheng and Fang Rui to find people. The two of them were Happy's captain and vice-captain, so they had a lot of authority in this aspect. Happy didn't have a manager who specialized in managing the business.
Chen Guo already felt that such a simple and crude system was inappropriate. Happy now, money was no longer a big problem. Ever since he won the championship, there had been many businesses looking for Happy to work with him. Even City H had a series of plans to support Happy.
Ever since the influence of the Glory competitive scene continued to expand, City H, which had the Excellent Era of the Dynasty Team, had always treated this as one of the city's calling cards. It was a pity that the Excellent Era was destroyed, and it had to start anew. Happy, who had defeated the Excellent Era, once again brought back the championship trophy for City H after seven years. Naturally, City H attached great importance to him. As for Team Excellent Era, they had passed the Challenger League. In Season 11, they would be fighting alongside Happy in the pro scene.
City H didn't care which team won the honor. What they wanted to see was the prosperity and vitality that the Glory competitive scene brought to the city. Happy was the champion team, so of course they had to support him more. With so many matters to discuss, and with so many businesses looking for cooperation, Chen Guo was so busy that her head was spinning.
On one hand, she was expanding Team Happy's scale. She had begun to set up various departments and recruit specialized staff. On the other hand, she could only take care of everything herself. Tang Rou had helped her shoulder quite a bit of work during this process. Luo Ji and An Wenyi had been spending most of their time in the R&D department with Guan Rongfei, tinkering with equipment. Meanwhile, Steamed Bun and Qiao Yifan had been working with Wei Chen in the game as fighters. As for Mo Fan, he had been focusing on Happy's class training system, and he had been working hard to polish himself.
During the holidays, Happy's team didn't go on vacation. Instead, they continued to do what they did when they first gathered together. Everyone did their best to contribute and support Happy as they continued to move forward.
This summer, Ye Xiu had left.
But looking at how busy everyone was, Chen Guo sometimes felt like Ye Xiu hadn't left. His shadow could be seen everywhere in Happy. His spirit could be seen everywhere. Chen Guo truly hoped that these traces of his would never disappear.
Happy would keep going, even if Ye Xiu left.
But this summer, if only he could leave a little later.
Chen Guo looked out the window. The giant advertisement had been up for two days. The Glory logo glittered under the sun. In these two days, this news had spread to the streets and alleys. In the Glory circle, it was a hot topic.
The Glory World Invitational Tournament.
The World E-Sports Association and Glory Gaming Company had jointly launched this tournament. They had invited sixteen countries with Glory Pro Leagues to host an international Glory competition. As soon as the news was released, people called it the Glory World Cup. Without a doubt, this would be a top honor in the Glory world.
The tournament was scheduled for July 17 to August 6 in Zurich, Switzerland. A total of sixteen countries were invited: China, Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Germany, England, Italy, France, Russia, Canada, America, and Australia. So far, all sixteen countries had confirmed that they would be participating. They had all selected players from their respective leagues to form national teams.
Happy's Su Mucheng and Fang Rui had received such invitations. They had already rushed to City B to participate in the national team's training. At least, the final roster for the national team hadn't been announced yet. Even Su Mucheng and Fang Rui, the two confirmed players, didn't know.
"Who else could it be?" The online forums began to passionately discuss and vote on the roster, but Fang Rui didn't seem to care. This team would undoubtedly be the best of the best. Even if it wasn't announced, it could be guessed pretty close to the mark. For example, the healer. Although every strong team's healer was very good, Zhang Xinjie was without a doubt the number one choice.
As a matter of fact, the two of them happened to meet Zhang Xinjie in the elevator on their way to the training center's conference room.
"Looks like we won't be late," Su Mucheng said to Fang Rui with a smile.
Zhang Xinjie obviously knew what she meant. He just smiled and then congratulated Happy for winning the championship.
"Why are you alone?" Fang Rui was puzzled. For example, he and Su Mucheng were on the same team. They received the invitation at the same time and came together. Most of them would act together. Tyranny, only Zhang Xinjie was with her. Could it be …
"Zhang Jiale went first," Zhang Xinjie said.
"Oh, he was lucky to avoid the topic of the championship." Fang Rui nodded as he spoke. The sarcasm that came out of his mouth had already become a reflection of his professionalism. In a single sentence, the words' lucky 'and' champion 'were like two knives stabbed into each other.
"Is it just you and Zhang Jiale?" Su Mucheng caught the other key point in Zhang Xinjie's words.
"Captain Han rejected the invitation," Zhang Xinjie said calmly.
"Why?" Fang Rui blurted out.
"He said his energy is limited. He only wants to focus on Tyranny," Zhang Xinjie said.
Fang Rui, who was good at trash talking, didn't say a word this time. The elevator instantly fell silent. Han Wenqing had been with Tyranny for ten years, but it had been like a day. Ye Xiu had quietly left, but he was still fighting for Tyranny. He didn't even hesitate to give up the opportunity to show himself on a higher stage. This kind of choice was really admirable.
"Amazing." Fang Rui said heavily. Zhang Xinjie nodded. The three of them didn't say anything else. They silently let the elevator take them to the floor. Out, in the conference room.
"I knew it! How could Zhang Xinjie be late? "
The three of them entered the conference room at the same time. As soon as they entered, they heard Huang Shaotian banging the table and shouting. However, this guy quickly saw Su Mucheng and Fang Rui.
"Yo, the champion is here too. I have to congratulate you first! "Huang Shaotian continued, but there weren't many people who would listen to him seriously. Su Mucheng and Fang Rui glanced around the conference room. They had arrived at the same time as Zhang Xinjie. Everyone in the conference room should already be present.
Team Blue Rain's Yu Wenzhou and Huang Shaotian;
Team Samsara's Zhou Zekai and Sun Xiang;
Team Micrograss's Wang Jiexi;
Team Thunder's Xiao Shiqin;
Void's Li Xuan; Misty Rain's Chu Yunxiu; Wind Howl's Tang Hao; Tyranny's Zhang Xinjie and Zhang Jiale; and Happy and Happy.
Thirteen players was the number of players required by the tournament rules. These were clearly the national team's lineup.
"It's a bit surprising that Han Wenqing didn't come."
Su Mucheng sat down. Chu Yunxiu had already switched to her side and immediately started chatting with her.
"Yeah …" Su Mucheng nodded her head. Looking at these people, Han Wenqing really was the biggest surprise. Apart from him, even though there were still Jiang Botao, Xu Bin, Yang Cong, Tian Sen, and other outstanding players who hadn't been chosen, the roster was limited. The selection of players wasn't entirely based on skill. It was unknown why these players had been chosen, but if they were allowed in, it wouldn't be too unconvincing to replace some of the players. Only Han Wenqing's refusal was unexpected.
"Say … if Han Wenqing came, who would be replaced?" Chu Yunxiu wanted to dig deeper. Rather than calling it a replacement, it would be better to say that it was a blessing from Han Wenqing to get on the last bus.
"That's not easy to guess," Su Mucheng said.
"Ahem," Chu Yunxiu's Li Xuan coughed twice. "Don't guess, it doesn't make sense!"
"Why are you eavesdropping on us? I think it's you, right? "Chu Yunxiu said unhappily.
"It's me, it's me. Sis, can you stop guessing?" Li Xuan said, looking at the big picture.
Chu Yunxiu didn't say anything, but his eyes were still darting around. It seemed like he was still curious about this question. At this moment, Yu Wenzhou stood up. Everyone's eyes focused on him, and he naturally opened his mouth to speak.
"Yes, because Captain Han refused the invitation, and because Captain Wang refused to be captain, the people in charge wanted to appoint me as captain. What I meant was, of course, we still had to ask for everyone's opinion. Does anyone have any objections?" Yu Wenzhou smiled. This was something that many people would have been embarrassed to say, but he said it quite naturally. Then he calmly waited for everyone's reaction.
"I have no objections," Huang Shaotian shouted, trying to support his captain. The others clearly didn't have any objections or didn't care. They all waved their hands: "It'll be you, it'll be you."
"Okay, then thank you for everyone's support," Yu Wenzhou smiled, and then sat back down.
"Then you'll be the one in charge of this meeting? What do you want to talk about? " Xiao Shiqin was puzzled. All of them had already arrived, but he didn't see the person in charge. Everyone here was familiar with each other, so there was no problem in treating this meeting as a casual conversation.
"No, as captain, I actually don't have to manage much. The higher-ups said that they'll assign us a team leader. He'll be in charge," Yu Wenzhou said.
"Team leader?" Everyone looked at each other. They hadn't heard of this arrangement before coming.
"They're not going to get an outsider to tell us what to do, are they?" Wang Jiexi frowned. This was an international competition, and the national team was formed, so the one in charge wasn't the Professional Alliance, but the National Athletic Association. It was very likely that they'd assign someone who didn't understand Glory. If it really was that sort of person, then the "full authority" would be a bit scary.
"Apparently, he's an expert," Yu Wenzhou said.
"An expert? Who else in this industry is more knowledgeable than the people sitting here right now? Who has the qualifications and ability to 'take full responsibility' for our Glory matches? "The one who spoke was Tang Hao. He emphasized the words' take full responsibility '. These words didn't lose his arrogance, but today, everyone felt that they were quite useful. Quite a few people agreed in their hearts. That's right, who in this circle had the qualifications and ability to be in charge of this table of people?
Hm?
Hm?
Wait a minute …
Suddenly, half of the people's expressions changed. Although the other half's expressions were still calm, when they asked themselves this question, a name suddenly appeared in their minds.
"No way?" Someone had already blurted out. Two-thirds of the people at the table turned to look at Su Mucheng.
Su Mucheng smiled, but didn't say anything. At this moment, the door to the conference room was pushed open.
"Hello everyone."
Someone came in. His expression seemed very reluctant, and his footsteps seemed very heavy.
"I've come." As he continued to speak, he had already walked over to the control panel for the multimedia projector. He listlessly and half-heartedly fiddled with it a few times, and a video appeared on the projector screen.
"Let's not waste time with small talk. Let's get to know our opponents." As he spoke, he spoke to the dazzling white projection that couldn't even be seen clearly.
In the conference room, apart from his voice and the sounds of Glory's fighting on the projector screen, there was a deathly silence. It remained like this for a full five minutes. Finally … …
"F * ck, who are you? What are you doing here?" Zhang Jiale was the first to jump up.
"Didn't you say that you were going to retire?" Zhang Xinjie pushed up his glasses.
"Yeah, you're coming back so soon? There's no end to it! "Xiao Shiqin said.
"Can't you be any more reasonable?" Huang Shaotian said.
Even the always silent Zhou Zekai couldn't help but add two words: "Yeah."
"All of you shut up!" Ye Xiu's face was gloomy. He didn't wait for the rest of the people to speak before he interrupted them all.
"You think I wanted to come? I was forced. "Ye Xiu said.
"Who forced you? Who? Stand up!" Huang Shaotian practically jumped onto the table.
"My family's old man." Ye Xiu said with a dark expression.
"Huh?" This answer was unexpected. Everyone was confused, and immediately fell silent.
At this time, Wang Jiexi was more mature and calm: "So you're saying that you retired and went home, but after you went home, your dad made you the team leader?"
"Yes." Ye Xiu said, "The Chief of the General Administration of Sports directly called my old man and said that he wanted me to win glory for our country. These four words hit my old man where it hurt. I was kicked out before I even finished making my bed. "
Everyone was stunned. What kind of situation was this?
"Alright, let's not talk nonsense! These are the videos of the other countries' competitors that I've compiled over the past few days. You Gods can copy them and study them yourselves. Play well and don't lose face. I didn't bring my account card, so I won't take your place. "
"You can still play?" Sun Xiang was very sharp this time. He grasped the possibility in Ye Xiu's words.
"According to the competition rules, each country's representative team is limited to thirteen people. However, they are allowed to bring in an unofficial player and change the lineup when necessary." Yu Wenzhou had been appointed as the team leader ahead of time, so he clearly did his best to understand the competition rules in detail.
"What do you mean when necessary?" everyone asked.
"Things like being unable to compete normally. The specifics will be determined by the competition's organizing committee," Yu Wenzhou said.
"Should we expect some sort of accident to happen?" Everyone looked at each other. Who dared to disagree with Ye Xiu's skill?
"It's best if we don't," Ye Xiu said.
"Of course not! Don't even think about it!" everyone shouted with high morale. They all went to the console to copy the videos. Then they left. No one showed any lingering feelings toward Ye Xiu, including Fang Rui, who had been teammates with Happy. Soon, only Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng were left in the conference room.
"How infuriating do you think this is?" Ye Xiu said helplessly to Su Mucheng.
"Really?" Su Mucheng smiled.
Ye Xiu didn't say anything.
Many years ago, for the sake of the game, for the sake of Glory, he didn't hesitate to leave home.
Now, he had decided to give up Glory to make up for his past immaturity and rashness. But this time, he was kicked out by his family, who told him to continue Glory.
This kind of change, this kind of twist, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. However, he was still certain that this time, the old man was sincere. Because winning glory for the country was a reason that could definitely convince him. The Glory competitive scene had finally developed to this point, to the point where his father approved of it …
The video was still playing on the projection screen. Before his eyes was a display of skill and skill from foreign experts that he had never seen before. But the sound effects of those attacks, the light and shadows of those skills, were still incomparably familiar.
Ye Xiu watched quietly. This was the thing that he had immersed himself in for over ten years, but had never changed his mind.
Glory!
The large words flashed on the screen, almost rushing out.
"Continue?" Su Mucheng asked softly.
"Of course." Ye Xiu stood up and smiled, "I'm a pro player. What do you think?"
[End of the Book]
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