Chapter 1 Chen Yehui's Idea

Chen Yehui immediately grew excited at this idea.

Earlier, when Liu Hao provided backup, he directly used pro players. Now that pro players couldn't be used, Chen Yehui believed that calling on some professional teenagers from the training camp would be more than enough to overwhelm those who weren't professionally trained.

Chen Yehui felt increasingly confident, but he didn't dare act rashly. He decided to first seek out the manager, Cui Li, to inform him.

When Cui Li heard this idea, his eyes initially lit up, but he quickly restrained himself and said calmly, "Even if it's the training camp, their level is probably far inferior to Ye Qiu!"

"But at least it's worth a try, isn't it? If I send people from my side, they'll just be trampled on! The training camp's level is definitely not as good as Ye Qiu's, but maybe they can catch them off guard? As long as we can win once, we'll have the upper hand in terms of public opinion. We don't even need to do anything; the fans' mockery will be enough for them to handle," Chen Yehui said.

"What if we still lose?" Cui Li asked.

"They're all using the guild's accounts. If they lose, they lose. Someone will take the blame, and no one will know it's the training camp," Chen Yehui said.

"This... we can give it a try. Alright, come with me; let's go pick some people," Cui Li said.

Cui Li and Chen Yehui left the office together and went down two floors. This floor was the training camp base for Team Excellent Era. As soon as they stepped onto the floor, they were greeted by the noisy clamor of children, no different from a school's break time.

There were many children, but in fact, not all of them were children. There were quite a few seventeen or eighteen-year-olds, or even those approaching twenty. The training camp had talents that the club actively scouted, as well as those who recommended themselves. Undoubtedly, the former would be valued more by the club, as being actively recruited indicated a certain degree of talent. As for the latter, the club would accept them at its discretion. It wasn't as if you could just sign up and be accepted. They would also assess your skill level. A player who couldn't even distinguish the 24 classes of Glory could hardly be absorbed into a pro club's training camp just by self-recommending. This wasn't compulsory education!

The training camp was also divided into phases: first phase, second phase, third phase, fourth phase. After each training phase, an assessment would determine who stayed and who left. Those who ultimately remained had the potential to be called up to the pro team.

The specific training arrangements and schedules were diverse. For example, every summer, the pro players would be on vacation, but it was the busiest time for the training camp. This was because children of this age were mostly students, and using summer vacation to participate in the training camp was most suitable. Winter vacation also existed, but because of the Spring Festival, it wasn't as continuous as summer vacation.

The vast majority of teenagers only used their winter and summer vacations to participate in the training camp. Some locals would also take advantage of their spare time during the school year to participate in training. Only a very few lived and trained full-time at the club. This kind of enthusiasm and importance deserved a thorough exploration by the club.

The left and right sides of the floor were training rooms like the ones used by the pro team, but much larger in scale. The pro team had only eleven or twelve people, while here, during the summer, there could easily be one or two hundred people. However, these days, not all those who participated in the training camp sincerely wanted to become pro players. Many children who liked playing Glory treated it as a summer camp, which left the club both amused and annoyed. But there was nothing they could do! Who would know their intentions if they didn't speak them aloud? They might participate for one summer and never come again, and the club couldn't do anything about it.

Cui Li and Chen Yehui didn't stop; they walked towards the depths of the floor. The deeper they went, the more advanced the trainees were. The initially bewildered gazes gradually turned to curiosity. Many of the trainees who had participated in multiple phases recognized these two important figures from Excellent Era. Especially Cui Li's appearance, which excited many young people who understood the club's operations.

The manager's presence in the training camp at this time likely meant he was selecting people for the team for the next season! Excellent Era had only transferred in Xiao Shiqin this summer and transferred out three players. Although they were only playing in the Challenger League, they still needed to add two players to maintain the team's integrity.

Excellent Era's current relegation meant that not many pro players were willing to sacrifice a year and bet their future on Excellent Era's prospects. In this regard, big names like Xiao Shiqin were more likely to make such a choice. This was because big names were more confident, firstly believing they could definitely help the team through the Challenger League, and secondly believing that after the Challenger League, their ability wouldn't allow the team to abandon them.

If it were a player from a small to medium team who was feeling unfulfilled, they couldn't be too complacent to receive a summons from Excellent Era at this time. Excellent Era needed them for this Challenger League. But once they returned to the Pro League, the team would be aiming for the championship. Did a player who was doing poorly on a small to medium team have the qualifications to have a place on such a team?

Having this understanding was much easier than possessing the skills of a God. Therefore, Excellent Era was finding it difficult to achieve anything in the transfer market. At this time, promoting players from the training camp naturally became the most logical choice.

Those who were familiar with the team's affairs thought of this, and were a little excited to see Cui Li. But soon, when they saw Chen Yehui, the head of the online game guild, appearing with Cui Li, those with such thoughts became a little confused.

If they were selecting people for the team, the head of the online game guild shouldn't be here at this time; it should be the team captain.

The young people were puzzled, but no one dared to ask. At this time, the head of the training camp also received the news and came out to greet Cui Li and Chen Yehui. After they explained their purpose, they waited for the head of the training camp to make a recommendation. The head of the training camp would naturally be the most knowledgeable about who had the most strength here.

"Follow me!" The head of the training camp seemed to have an idea and immediately turned around and led the two further inside. Finally, they entered the innermost training room, and the head of the training camp gestured towards a certain position, saying, "How about him?"

"Him..." Cui Li glanced over and recognized him. Chen Yehui also knew this child.

Qiu Fei, 17 years old, a professional Battle Mage. As a member of the training camp, his reputation was quite significant. Almost everyone in the Excellent Era club knew his name.

This was because the former Excellent Era captain, Ye Qiu, valued him highly. Everyone knew that this young man was probably regarded by Ye Qiu as his successor, the one who would take over Battle God One Autumn Leaf and become Excellent Era's new ace after Ye Qiu retired. However, all of this became somewhat illusory after Ye Qiu's retirement. Qiu Fei was still the same Qiu Fei, but the club directly acquired the new generation's rising God, Sun Xiang, who inherited the role of One Autumn Leaf.

Sun Xiang wasn't much older than Qiu Fei. It was absolutely impossible to wait for Sun Xiang to retire before inheriting One Autumn Leaf. Qiu Fei's situation in Excellent Era became extremely awkward.

Everyone knew this, but this guy seemed to not understand at all. He still worked hard as he had in the past, diligently practicing Battle Mage techniques. Because of the arrival of Cui Li and Chen Yehui, the teenagers in the training camp were a little distracted. Only he didn't move, his eyes still staring intently at the screen, his left hand on the keyboard, and his right hand on the mouse, as if he didn't want to let go even for a moment.

He had always been like this, was in the past, and was now, as if he didn't know that the team now had Sun Xiang, and as a Battle Mage player, it would be difficult for him to have a chance to stand out. He definitely understood this principle; Qiu Fei initially came to the training camp during holidays, like a day student, but later switched to full-time training at Excellent Era. If it weren't for Ye Qiu leaving and Sun Xiang coming, if the team's transition between old and new had been smooth, he might already have become a member of the team in the new season as One Autumn Leaf's successor.

"Would he... be unsuitable?" Chen Yehui said, feeling slightly annoyed in his heart. And he knew very well why he felt this way. Because of jealousy!

Chen Yehui was very jealous of Qiu Fei because he had once dreamed of becoming One Autumn Leaf's successor, but that dream was shattered by Ye Qiu. The former captain clearly believed that he wasn't suitable to become a pro player. But Qiu Fei was so highly regarded by Ye Qiu, who never hid his appreciation for this kid when he was still at Excellent Era.

Although this appreciation didn't seem to make Qiu Fei complacent, he didn't become arrogant; he just became more and more diligent. Even so, Chen Yehui was still very annoyed by this young man. Later, when Ye Qiu left and Sun Xiang transferred and took up One Autumn Leaf, meaning Qiu Fei would no longer have such an opportunity, Chen Yehui even gloated about it.

Of course, he didn't specifically run over to humiliate him. Chen Yehui's envy and hatred for Qiu Fei were hidden deep in his heart. The two of them didn't usually interact at all.

But now, seeing the head of the training camp recommending Qiu Fei, Chen Yehui felt it was inappropriate. Qiu Fei had the strength, but sending him to fight Ye Qiu seemed no different from sending Su Mucheng to fight Ye Qiu, right? What would be the result?

"Hehe, I know what President Chen is worried about, but don't worry, there won't be any problems," the head of the training camp said with a smile.

"Oh? What's going on?" Cui Li became interested.

The head of the training camp didn't speak, but just called out, "Qiu Fei."

Qiu Fei was too focused on his training and didn't hear him. It wasn't until the head of the training camp walked over and called out again loudly that he turned around.

"Come over here," the head of the training camp beckoned Qiu Fei.

Qiu Fei's hands finally left the keyboard and mouse, and he stood up and walked over. He saw Cui Li and Chen Yehui, and he also saw the envious gazes in the eyes of the other training camp members, but his expression remained unchanged.