Chapter 1 Something Extraordinary

"That match, we saw something extraordinary!" This was Yu Wenzhou's final comment on Wei Chen's round with Wind Following Array. As for other things, Yu Wenzhou and Huang Shaotian had already experienced Wei Chen's level six years ago. At that time, the two were still green youths in the training room. But now, the two are already influential figures in the league, while Wei Chen is already in his thirties, an absolutely unique super-old player in the professional circle. Regarding the current level of elderly players, the two great gods tacitly did not make any comments.

This match ended with Wind Following Array's victory as expected. Everyone's gossiping mentality was satisfied, and they were preparing to disperse. But of course, the uploaded game recording cuts out the waiting time in the middle, and quickly switches to the individual competition, with Happy's first player, Soft Mist.

The eyes of Blue Rain's players lit up again instantly. It was seen in the *Electrocompetitive Weekly* that Tang Rou, the player of Soft Mist, is an all-around super beauty. Although there were no photos, *Electrocompetitive Weekly* has always been honest and reliable, unlike local tabloids that would fabricate gimmicks to attract attention. If *Electrocompetitive Weekly* dared to say that, this girl must be presentable.

"Beauty, beauty!!"

The Blue Rain players clamored. They were just about to disperse, but immediately gathered around again, with more interest than watching their old captain's match just now. Some even began to complain without restraint, saying that the biggest failure in Blue Rain's team building was not having a girl.

This was true. Among the more traditional four strong teams, Excellent Era, Tyranny, Tiny Herb, and Blue Rain, only Blue Rain has never had a female player. Never mind if the girls in Tyranny and Tiny Herb are main players or not, they at least exist. Excellent Era is even more amazing. The number one prettiest female player is on their team. This matter is envied and hated by countless players!

"Alright, that's enough. There's a match tonight, everyone go train." Yu Wenzhou saw that these guys were still gossiping endlessly, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and interrupted.

As soon as everyone heard the captain speak, no one dared to talk nonsense anymore, stuck out their tongues, and dispersed to their respective positions. Huang Shaotian's computer still had the match playing. He turned his head, with a serious and solemn expression, and said, "This girl seems to be pretty good. She might be our future great enemy."

"Then let's worry about it after the match!" Yu Wenzhou said.

Huang Shaotian then obeyed the captain's instructions, closed the challenge match recording that they would never have cared about before, and began the training to adjust his state for the match day.

The *Electrocompetitive Weekly* caused a reaction in the professional circle mainly among the Tiny Herb and Blue Rain teams. The reason, of course, was that each of their teams had a party involved in this Happy team. As for the other teams, they wouldn't pay much attention to this news when they saw it. This was only the second round of the Challenger League. It would be a bit of a waste of time to treat Happy as a hypothetical enemy now, wouldn't it? They haven't even studied the league's nineteen opponents yet! What's more, there's the Excellent Era team in this season's Challenger League. If they're going to study anyone, it should be the Excellent Era team that will make a comeback soon, right?

This was exactly the helplessness of Happy that Cao Guangcheng had expected. Although they had extraordinary strength and many talking points, because of Excellent Era's existence, Happy would always be regarded as a passerby. No one in the professional circle would take them seriously for the time being. After a lively discussion among the players, they would also feel sorry for Happy because of Excellent Era's existence. To be honest, even those who stood on Happy's side to watch the jokes of those face-slapping parties didn't really believe that Happy could defeat Excellent Era in their hearts.

However, the real party involved, Excellent Era, was not as relaxed as the onlookers at this time. Happy's easy victories over Team Wuji in two rounds made Tao Xuan have to consider whether he should pay more attention to Excellent Era. The key was that if the two families fought to the death, and Happy barely won, Tao Xuan wouldn't have to worry so much. As a result, Happy scored 8.5 to 1 in the away game, and then killed the game early at home. This effortless and capable appearance made Tao Xuan unable to sleep well all night, even though he kept counting how many silver equipment his Excellent Era team had.

Then, when he saw the special page given to Happy in today's *Electrocompetitive Weekly*, his mood became even more unpleasant. In this week's report, Excellent Era only got a one-sentence news item, while Happy had a special page dedicated to introducing them.

Uncomfortable! Really uncomfortable!

Tao Xuan threw the newspaper into the trash can after only a few glances. He couldn't suppress the uneasiness in his heart. It was clear that Happy's equipment was so poor, and the players' level wasn't that heaven-defying, so why did he feel uneasy?

Tao Xuan was living uneasily, but Happy was having a good time.

Happy was reported, and Chang Xian took the opportunity, with the new newspaper in hand, to visit Happy again. His diligence made Cao Guangcheng think of when he was first sent to City H. At that time, he also tried to get close to Excellent Era whenever he had the chance, and eventually established a relationship with Excellent Era's team. Now Chang Xian, reminded him of his old self. At that time, he, like Chang Xian now, didn't really understand the human relations of needing to manage and maintain relationships, but relied on his passion for his work and frequently ran back and forth, which is how he built this relationship. But Little Chang! Is your enthusiasm worth investing in Happy's team?

Cao Guangcheng wanted to persuade him, but then he thought, having enthusiasm is a good thing! It just so happens that their H City interview station only has a Challenger League task this season. If Chang Xian doesn't cover Challenger League teams and is willing to follow Happy, that's a good thing, why should he stop him?

When Chang Xian arrived at Happy, Chen Guo received him. Although Chang Xian was young, he certainly understood basic etiquette. First, he naturally asked how Chen Guo was doing after he bumped into her last time, and then stated his intention to deliver the newspaper, and along with that, expressed his apology for Chen Guo's photo not being used.

"It's really because the space is limited, but there will be opportunities in the future." Chang Xian confidently said to Chen Guo. He believed that this team would continue to attract attention.

"That's great!" Chen Guo didn't care too much about her photo not being published, and let Chang Xian come in and sit down.

"Uh, what about the others? Where's Team Ye?" Chang Xian asked. He certainly didn't want to come in vain, and it would be great to take the opportunity to ask some questions and make better use of his resources, right?

"They're all busy with their own things. Are you here for an interview today?" Chen Guo asked.

"Oh, oh, no, no, I'm just asking..." Chang Xian hurriedly said. He hoped to ask some questions naturally. If he had to do another formal interview, firstly, he wasn't prepared enough, and secondly, if it wasn't reported after a formal interview, it would be a bit unreasonable.

"Sit wherever you want, I'll pour you some water." Chen Guo treated Chang Xian as a friend and casually greeted him. Chang Xian also hoped for this kind of atmosphere, and didn't stop her. However, his eyes always glanced at the second floor of the room. He had inquired about this type of row house in this neighborhood, and guessed that the Happy team lived upstairs and trained and competed downstairs. The players must be resting in their rooms right now, right? Chang Xian didn't want everyone to come down and be greeted by him all at once. It would be great if he could catch one or two people and chat with them one-on-one, right?

While Chang Xian was hoping that someone would come down, upstairs in the rooms, Ye Xiu and Wei Chen were busy with serious matters in front of their computers!

The rooms upstairs were also equipped with computers, but they were much worse than the ones used for training and competitions downstairs. The purpose of these computers was to provide some entertainment in the rooms. For example, if someone wanted to watch a movie or TV show online, it would be more comfortable to lie in bed than to run downstairs, hug a computer, and wear headphones, which would be too tiring.

Ye Xiu's serious business at this time was not in the game, so he didn't care about the computer's configuration. At this time, there was only one QQ open on the computer desktop, and two chat windows were open at the same time. The windows were flashing, indicating that they were both communicating.

The QQ name in the left window was Xiaoqiang (Dawn Rifle).

Wu Chen of Team Wuji also used his character's name for his QQ name. This was a habit of many professional players, especially the older generation. However, now that the league is prosperous and there are more player transactions, sometimes using one's own character as a name can be embarrassing if one is traded. But there are still many who do this, which is considered a small detail to show loyalty to the team!

Wu Chen's loyalty to Team Wuji was naturally beyond doubt, and he had been using Xiaoqiang as his QQ name for many years. Ye Xiu didn't have his contact information at first, but he had been in the circle for so many years and had a wide network of contacts. After some searching, he managed to find it. The only person Ye Xiu could find out about in Team Wuji was Wu Chen. As for the others, they joined Team Wuji after their relegation and didn't have time to interact with the professional circle! Ye Xiu's high-level connections couldn't find out about them.

Lord Grim...

When Wu Chen saw this friend request, he was particularly stunned, but he still subconsciously accepted it.

"Are you guys okay?" As soon as the friend request was accepted, the message came from the other side.

"Not very good." Wu Chen replied with a wry smile. Of course, he knew what the other party was asking about. Was it comfort or provocation for the victor to ask the loser such a question afterward? Wu Chen didn't rush to draw a conclusion. He had been in this circle for a long time and had experienced everything. There would always be victories and defeats in a match, and although the result was very sad, he believed that he could bear it.

"What are your team's plans for the future?" Ye Xiu then asked.

As soon as this message came, Wu Chen completely understood the intention. This was a guy who came to take advantage of the situation.