Chapter 18 Forming a Team

Mei Guang was quickly dragged into the group. Before Ye Xiu and Chen Guo could say anything, Steamed Bun Invasion stepped forward and solemnly lectured, "Kid, listen to me. This time you're able to join such a high-end group, it's all thanks to me pleading with the boss. You need to cherish this opportunity, seize the future, and don't embarrass me, you hear?"

"Rollrollrollrollrollrollroll!!" Mei Guang quickly followed up with seven "roll"s after Steamed Bun Invasion, demonstrating the improvement in his hand speed during this time. It was a pity that this was a QQ group chat, allowing Steamed Bun Invasion to send the entire message at once. One could imagine that if this were a voice chat, Mei Guang would have interrupted Steamed Bun Invasion no less than seven times.

"Do you see where this is! How dare you act wildly here!" Steamed Bun Invasion suddenly flew into a rage.

"Don't argue, don't argue." Ye Xiu helplessly had to speak up.

"Did you hear that? Don't argue!" Steamed Bun Invasion echoed very seriously.

Ye Xiu and Mei Guang obviously understood Steamed Bun Invasion very well. They knew that stating "don't argue" in a place like this to Steamed Bun Invasion, including him in it, was meaningless. Therefore, they simply didn't bother with this issue. Mei Guang also saw the name of the group and sent an excited emoji asking, "Are we forming a team?!"

"Yes, are you interested?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Can I also?" Mei Guang was very uneasy.

"Of course not, but you can work hard."

Mei Guang was just about to sincerely say "I will definitely work hard" or something, but then realized that this seemingly sensible sentence came from Steamed Bun Invasion. His reply immediately turned into another "roll."

"Uh, how's your practice been lately?" Ye Xiu asked.

"A little progress." Steamed Bun Invasion answered抢答.

Mei Guang: "..."

"What level are you?"

"Same as me." Still Steamed Bun Invasion.

Mei Guang: "..."

"Our team will be signing up for next season's Challenger League. Maybe we'll have a chance to enter the pro scene," Ye Xiu said seriously. For anyone they recruited, this clearly had to be made clear.

"That's a must." Steamed Bun Invasion.

Mei Guang: "..."

"How about it? Have you ever thought about becoming a pro player?" Ye Xiu continued.

"Dreaming about it every day." Steamed Bun Invasion.

Mei Guang was finally confused and uncertain, "Are you talking to me?"

"Yeah..." Ye Xiu was also helpless and had to call out his name, "Steamed Bun, stop interrupting for now!"

"Okay!" Steamed Bun Invasion agreed. "Mei Guang, answer the boss yourself. What are you afraid of?"

Mei Guang sent an emoji of his head hitting the wall, suitable for spamming.

"Okay, let's go back to the previous topic. Are you interested in being a pro player?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Pro player, can I also?" Mei Guang was a little excited and a little uneasy. Although his theoretical knowledge was solid, his practical skills were low-end. Mei Guang ultimately didn't dare to call himself a master.

"If you have the determination, anything is possible," Ye Xiu said.

"Then let me try!" Mei Guang immediately stated his position.

"Then you'll have to work doubly hard!" Ye Xiu said. He had long experienced Mei Guang's previous level, and because Mei Guang did have special qualities in some areas, he had seriously observed Mei Guang. In terms of operation, Mei Guang didn't have the hand speed that Tang Rou or Steamed Bun Invasion had early on. He basically started from scratch. However, judging from the effort this kid put into studying the strategies, he was also someone who was willing to work hard and delve into things. This kind of studious spirit was the source of Ye Xiu's confidence in him. He believed that although Mei Guang might need a longer time to grow, as long as he had a direction and didn't give up halfway, he would definitely be able to reach the professional level. As for how much he could achieve after that, it would also depend on opportunity and himself.

"Okay, okay, I will definitely work hard." After confirming that this was from Ye Xiu, Mei Guang quickly expressed his positive attitude.

"Add oil, add oil." Ye Xiu sent a "struggle" emoji.

"I can't take it anymore! Not having any matches to play now is making me so anxious, I have to go back to the game to release my energy. I'm off!" Steamed Bun Invasion sent a roaring emoji and quickly flashed back into the game.

"Damn it, this is really annoying..." Mei Guang finally got an environment where he could complain quietly.

"Hehe..." Besides "hehe," Ye Xiu really didn't know what else to say.

"Is there anything else? If not, I'll go back to the game too," Mei Guang said.

"Uh, should we leave some contact information? Just in case we need to contact you in the future." Chen Guo, who had been silently not saying much, spoke at this time.

Chen Guo's QQ name was also Chasing Haze, so Mei Guang immediately knew who this was. In the tenth server's Happy Guild, after Lord Grim went to the Heavenly Domain, a small account, Chasing Haze, was often arranging things. Although not officially named, she was actually the president of Happy Guild, possessing almost the same authority as the president. Mei Guang, who was in the guild, was very clear about this.

"Of course." While saying this, Mei Guang reported his contact phone number and asked, "Do you need documents or anything? For registration and stuff."

The Challenger League was an official event organized by the official organization, so it definitely required real-name registration. Mei Guang was now afraid that he would be forgotten when registering, and couldn't wait to make it a done deal.

"Registration is still early. It'll be at the end of this season, but you can give it to me now," Ye Xiu said.

Mei Guang immediately reported his ID number and other information nimbly.

Mei Guang, real name Luo Ji, is currently 18 years old, and is a sophomore in the mathematics department of a famous university in T City.

"A famous university! Amazing, 18 years old and already a sophomore?" Chen Guo's gossip soul ignited.

"Not at all, not at all." Mei Guang hurriedly declined modestly.

"Mathematics... are you doing well?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Hey, hey, he's from a famous university! Do you understand?" Chen Guo said. She dropped out of high school to manage the internet cafe, and this guy next to her was even more awesome. Judging from his resume, he seemed to have left home to play games around the age of middle school graduation. Chen Guo felt that with their situation, it was necessary to express admiration for such a famous university student.

"Study hard, it's very useful," Ye Xiu said.

"What do you know?" Chen Guo despised.

"For games, mathematics is a very, very, very important subject. Studying it well will definitely help," Ye Xiu said.

Chen Guo was speechless. She felt that this guy was only suggesting that people study hard from a game perspective. If it wasn't a very, very, very important subject for games, this guy wouldn't be encouraging people to simply give up their studies and specialize in gaming, right...

"Yeah, I know," Mei Guang said. As a mathematics major himself, he obviously knew better how useful this subject was.

"I have some information here, you can try to study it," Ye Xiu said.

"Oh?"

Ye Xiu then privately messaged Mei Guang and sent him some information.

"These are from the ordinary game zone. When you come to the Heavenly Domain, there will be some here," Ye Xiu said. What he gave Mei Guang was Wei Chen's research results on skill books. At this time, Ye Xiu further recognized Mei Guang's identity and felt that giving these things to Mei Guang might lead to more and newer discoveries. It should be known that Wei Chen was just a hoodlum. After retiring for so many years, it was estimated that he hadn't been able to become self-taught. His research was mostly based on experience, intuition, and experimentation, and then deducing a conclusion. Someone like Mei Guang, who had knowledge, was truly able to deconstruct the various factors and interrelationships that existed within.

Even if he was only a sophomore, Ye Xiu deeply believed that Comrade Wei Chen's education should have stopped at the third grade of junior high school. Social experience might increase his knowledge and enrich his experience, but mathematics, such a highly sophisticated technology, could obviously not be obtained in this way.

"Ah, this..." Mei Guang had been gaming for so long, how could he not know the value of skill books? At this time, after receiving the materials and flipping through a few pages, he was immediately shocked.

"Confidential materials, oh!" Ye Xiu said.

"Of course!" Mei Guang replied.

"Come and take a look if you have time!" Ye Xiu said.

"Mm-hmm..." Mei Guang agreed, seemingly already somewhat impatient.

Chen Guo was somewhat hesitant about this. After all, Mei Guang was just a friend they had made online. Currently, both sides said they were going to form a team together, but in the end, it was just a verbal agreement without any real constraints. But now, Ye Xiu had given the other party such important things...

In Chen Guo's opinion, this was a bit too reckless, but seeing Ye Xiu place so much trust in the other party, she was embarrassed to say anything. After all, the things had already been given away. There was no use in saying anything now, so it was better to trust this first-rate talent from a famous university together with Ye Xiu.

"Do you know about Steamed Bun's situation?" Chen Guo had organized the information of Little Hand Cold, Mei Guang, and others together. She hadn't had time to talk about Steamed Bun Invasion's side before.

"Besides his name, I probably know everything else," Ye Xiu said. He had learned about Steamed Bun Invasion, a familiar acquaintance, little by little during their usual gaming and chatting. The same was true for Mei Guang. Ye Xiu had known for a long time that he was very young.

They had left Steamed Bun Invasion's phone number early on, and as for what he did... he had revealed in a casual chat that he was a bouncer at an internet cafe. Speaking of which, it seemed that he had a considerable connection with Wei Chen, both of them were hoodlums! I wonder if these two will have a lot of chemistry together.

"Has Steamed Bun's real name not been mentioned?" Chen Guo was organizing everyone's information, but Steamed Bun Invasion's name was still blank.

"He hasn't said it. I'll ask him later," Ye Xiu said.

"Mm. So now, there's you, Little Tang, Old Wei, plus Little Hand Cold, Steamed Bun and Mei Guang, that's already six people!" Chen Guo said excitedly.

Six people. This was the minimum requirement for a team, and also the number of people needed for a normal match. However, the league rules weren't set in stone in this regard. Not meeting the number wouldn't directly result in disqualification. You could still play with fewer people, but you would inevitably be at a disadvantage.

For example, with five people, you would either have to forfeit one match in the individual competition, or fight with two against three in the team competition. The above two were a choice.

Then in the subsequent team competition, only five people would be playing, with no substitutions, which was equivalent to being one person short of the opponent.

The reason for leaving such rules was due to the difficult early days of the professional scene. Back then, too many teams didn't have the scale of personnel they have now, just the basic six. Once someone had a special situation, it was immediately awkward. If they were directly disqualified, too many matches would be canceled, so they left this rule where you were responsible for not having enough people.

However, you could make do with not having enough people when playing a match, but in the registration phase, you couldn't pass without at least six people. Now, Happy Team had gathered six people, and none of them were just randomly pulled out to make up the numbers. This step could be considered to have been taken relatively well.