Hu Die Lan
Chapter 378 Watching the Fire from Across the River
"Completing the challenge of the Realm of Gods at level fifty..."
If this happened to an ordinary player, it would be enough to shock all the guild leaders into flipping tables. But now, knowing that it was Ye Qiu, a top-tier god in the pro scene, who was going to accomplish this, everyone's shock was somewhat alleviated.
But regardless, this was still an unprecedentedly crazy thing.
When the setting of the Realm of Gods was first released, the level cap in Glory was already 55. This quest was set to be available at level 50 in order to allow players to gradually accumulate and complete the quest while leveling up. The challenges of the Realm of Gods included demanding high-difficulty battles, as well as many achievements that required time to accumulate, such as win/loss requirements in the arena.
In those days, it wasn't impossible to complete the Realm of Gods challenge quest at level 50, after all, it was only five levels difference. No one did it simply because the quest content was too long and extensive, causing many players who started at level 50 to accidentally level up before finishing.
Later, as the level cap continued to rise, the difficulty of the Realm of Gods challenge quest steadily increased. Now that the level cap was 70, completing the Realm of Gods challenge quest at level 50 would naturally be regarded as impossible. However, if it was a top-tier god like Ye Qiu, he would naturally be viewed differently. Everyone was shocked, but didn't find it unbelievable. Afterwards, they seriously considered how much time they had to prepare if he was going to rush into the Realm of Gods at level 50.
"That's all I wanted to say." At this time, Lan He bowed in farewell. In the end, this guy had only analyzed the problem and proposed a "retreat" for the new server situation, a suggestion that was not well received. But for Lan He, after fully expressing everything he realized, he suddenly felt a sense of relief.
"Could it be that I no longer want to bear any responsibility for Blue Brook Guild?" Discovering this feeling in his heart, Lan He himself was a little surprised.
Meanwhile, the discussion in the group continued.
"Honestly, I think that if Ye Qiu's threat is so great, then the best way to deal with him is to extinguish him in the tenth server. It would be wonderful if he couldn't level up and reach the Realm of Gods," Jiang You said.
"That's easy to say, but how do we extinguish him? Right now, he's about to extinguish our elite teams," Tian Nanxing said.
"Lan He's words make sense. In the current situation, we really can't do anything about him," Yanyu Suolou said.
"This water battle… unless we have another professional player, we really can't handle him with our numbers..." said Matou Xifeng.
"Are we really just going to retreat in the new server and fight it out in the Realm of Gods?" someone muttered.
"Damn, if Ye Qiu's identity is really revealed, I think his guild's influence could instantly squeeze into the top ten!"
"I confess, I personally really like Ye Qiu. If I could start a guild with him, I'd be a little tempted..."
"Damn!" Everyone expressed their contempt.
"If Ye Qiu really develops a guild, then forms a team and returns to the Alliance, wouldn't that affect the pro scene? Perhaps, if we report this situation to the higher-ups, they might send professional players to intervene?"
"Well... during the All-Star Weekend, most of the professional players seemed to be looking forward to Ye Qiu's comeback! Even Han Wenqing, and he's Ye Qiu's mortal enemy!"
"That was for the show, for the public to see, of course they had to act with grace and magnanimity, don't we know that?"
"Bullshit, my xxx is definitely not!!" At the same time, the same sentence pattern appeared a lot. The guild leaders all jumped out to support their own players, believing that their own players were absolutely genuine, and that others were just putting on a show for the public.
In an instant, everyone was no longer a guild leader, but had become the number one fan of their respective teams and players, arguing to defend their reputation. The argument lasted for more than ten minutes. Chun Yi Lao, who was relatively silent because he didn't like instant messaging, was fortunate enough to not participate, keeping his mind clear. He quickly sent several emoticons in a row, flooding the screen.
Everyone took a look and saw that it was Chun Yi Lao, who had sent several messages in a row, showing that he attached great importance to the matter. They quickly stopped arguing.
"The club's attitude is key," Chun Yi Lao, with a clear head, typed eight words after everyone quieted down.
Everyone understood immediately. The players' attitudes represented only themselves. If they wanted to send professional players into the game, the club had to have that kind of attitude.
"The club's attitude..." Jiang You repeated these words inexplicably. Everyone immediately felt that this guy might have something to say, and fell silent.
"I've decided that our Zhongcaotang will adopt Lan He's suggestion and choose to retreat in the new server. We... will withdraw first." What everyone didn't expect was that before Jiang You could speak, they heard Tian Nanxing say this. They hadn't even finished discussing it yet, how could this person suddenly have an idea? Everyone felt a little confused and wanted to ask, but Tian Nanxing had already left the discussion group, along with Che Qianzi, the leader of Zhongcaotang's tenth server branch.
"This is a little strange, isn't it?" Seeing Tian Nanxing withdraw, Yanyu Suolou immediately said.
"Indeed, he suddenly decided to retreat. What's he plotting?" Everyone began to speculate.
"Uh, could it be like this..." Jiang You, who had something to say earlier but was interrupted by Tian Nanxing, finally spoke up.
"Now is the second half of the season, and the teams are all sprinting tensely. At this time, disturbing them and making professional players take time out to deal with these trivial matters in the game... not to mention whether the club is willing, I think you all probably don't want that either, right? After all, we're busy in the game for the ultimate purpose of supporting the team in getting good results, not to use our affairs to hold the team back. In the current situation, if we really rely on fighting to resolve this, it's not just a matter of one match. Everyone knows how much energy it takes to chase and kill in the game. It's fine if the club takes the initiative to intervene, but if we apply for it, then we're not prioritizing things properly," Jiang You spoke at length.
"That's right!" Everyone agreed after hearing this.
"That Tian Nanxing, he probably thought of this point too, but that kid is insidious! He doesn't want to do it himself, but he doesn't say it clearly, leaving us here, waiting for someone from our side to move the club, and they'll take advantage of it without the team having to worry, how great!" Jiang You said.
"Tian Nanxing is really not a good person!" Everyone collectively despised Tian Nanxing.
"Actually, he didn't have to do that at all," Jiang You sent a mysterious smiling emoji.
"Oh, tell us, tell us." Everyone looked like they were very supportive of Jiang You. Because everyone knew very well that Jiang You must have had a pretty good idea, so he openly revealed Tian Nanxing's plan. Otherwise, since he also realized this, if he had no idea, he would definitely leave silently like Tian Nanxing, need it even be said?
Everyone understood each other among the guilds, they just didn't say it out loud. Just now, they all scolded Tian Nanxing for not being a good person, but in everyone's eyes, none of them were good people.
"There are definitely people who don't want to see Ye Qiu return to the pro scene," Jiang You said.
Everyone remained silent, waiting for Jiang You to announce the answer.
"Could it be that everyone has forgotten the strange relationship between Ye Qiu and the Excellent Dynasty guild?" Jiang You finally announced the answer.
"Oh..."
Messages of realization filled the screen all at once.
Of course, the relationship between Ye Qiu and the Excellent Dynasty guild was super strange. With Ye Qiu's status and ability, after retiring from the team, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to put him in the game as the president of their own guild. Even if he didn't stay at the club, after entering the game, he should still have some kind of relationship with his own club, right?
But no, there was nothing.
Before, they didn't know Lord Grim's identity, so it was fine, but after knowing, they always felt that this was very strange. Earlier, someone had directly asked Excellent Dynasty's president, Chen Yehui, but the other party didn't say anything, obviously there was some inside story.
No one could guess the specific situation, but Ye Qiu definitely had a conflict with Excellent Era, and it wasn't an ordinary conflict. Retirement may have been forced, so Excellent Era was certainly extremely unwilling to see Ye Qiu make a comeback, otherwise why force him to retire?
"So, if we sit idly by and let Ye Qiu and Happy develop, there will definitely be someone who will be more uneasy than us," Jiang You said.
"Moreover, don't forget, Excellent Era's performance this year is terrible! According to the current situation, there's no problem in retaining a spot in the Alliance, but there's no chance of making it to the playoffs at all. So, they can completely free up their energy to deal with this Ye Qiu in the game!" Jiang You said.
"That makes sense... but..." Everyone was still a little hesitant.
"Anyway, we can't do anything about the current situation, so we might as well really take a step back and make a gesture for the Excellent Era people to see. Then we'll observe their reaction. If they still don't take any action, then we'll think of other ways." Jiang You had obviously thought deeply. Fortunately, as Excellent Dynasty's mortal enemy, he was always more sensitive to this opponent, so he was able to come up with such a plan first.
"Watching the fire from the other side," Chun Yi Lao summarized Jiang You's plan.
"Not bad." Jiang You was secretly pleased. He would be happy no matter which side suffered. But from a general direction, he still hoped that Ye Qiu could be suppressed. After all, having such a god in the game was too terrifying in terms of competitiveness, feeling far more troublesome than the entire Excellent Dynasty guild combined. (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in for more chapters, support the author, and support original reading!)