Chapter 95 -Sixth Season (1)

The next day, according to his master's instructions, Qin Mo came to the arena challenge room to give Xiao Han short-term training. He changed between five accounts and played with Xiao Han, successfully winning all matches. Qin Mo felt that he finally escaped from this bitter sea and immediately sent a message: [I'm going.]

Xiao Han was reluctant to let go of this master trainer. [Will you come back later?]

Qin Mo wanted to say no but Li Cangyu sent a message: [Once you are free, accompany Xiao Han to practice.]

Qin Mo: […Yes.]

He had long figured out that his master would listen to Cat G.o.d's words. Rather than having master order him again, it was better to take the initiative to stay and make a good impression on Cat G.o.d.

Xiao Han took the initiative to add Qin Mo as a friend. Lines of ID appeared in his friends' list: Great Hall's Bright Mirrors Sad White Hair, Black Threads at Dawn Become Bright Snow at Evening, etc. The recognition level was reasonably high.

Xiao Han built a separate group in his friends' list called 'Qin Schizophrenia Mo.'

If Qin Mo knew the name of his side accounts group in Xiao Han's friends' list, he would be angrily coughing up blood!

Li Cangyu told Qin Mo: [Go prepare for the playoffs.]

[Yes.] Qin Mo quit the game and headed to the meeting room.

Ling Xuefeng was preparing for a meeting. He saw his apprentice enter and pointed to a position in the corner. "Take a seat."

Every player in the team had a fixed seat. Qin Mo walked to the corner and sat down. Ling Xuefeng glanced around the meeting room and found that everyone had arrived. Then he started speaking seriously. “Our opponent in the first game of the playoffs is Ghost Spirits. I believe that everyone is familiar with the Lou Zhang combination. We will use the fixed lineup and use the double summoner's control to drag out the rhythm. As for the arena…”

He paused and looked at the teenager in the corner. "Qin Mo will take the first spot."

The teenager heard his name and looked up his surprise, his eyes s.h.i.+ning brightly as he stared at Ling Xuefeng.

Ling Xuefeng ordered, "Don't let me down."

Qin Mo immediately nodded. "Yes, I will be well prepared!"

He has been left on the bench since his loss to Time. Today, he was no longer that conceited teenager. His mentality had stabilized and his mental capacity became stronger.

Ling Xuefeng's style was distinct. He would allow you to make mistakes but he would never tolerate you making the same mistake!

Master put him in such an important game like the playoffs. He couldn't drop the ball!

Qin Mo thought this and formed tight fists.

***

On the evening of the same day, Qin Mo took the initiative to find Xiao Han in the arena challenge room. [Master is letting me play in the arena during the playoffs.]

Xiao Han asked: [Is that right?]

[Yes.] Qin Mo finished typing and paused before saying: [Practice with me.]

Xiao Han said: [I'm not a professional player.]

[But you're an a.s.sa.s.sin.] Qin Mo endured his awkwardness and continued: [The Ghost Spirits are all a.s.sa.s.sins. I want to play a few more games with an a.s.sa.s.sin, so that I can become more familiar with them.]

Then he added: [Besides, your play style is different from the Lou Zhang combination. If I play a few more games with you, I might be able to gain new ideas.]

Xiao Han understood that he was supposed to be a sparring master and politely said: [Pay 1,000 gold to challenge the arena.]

Qin Mo typed angrily: [You have already collected tens of thousands of gold from me!]

Xiao Han said: [This is the rule of the arena and it can't be broken.]

Qin Mo: [Your sister!]

Xiao Han was puzzled. [I don't have a sister?]

Qin Mo: […]

It wasn't pleasant to communicate with the mixed-blood!

The depressed Xiao Han had to go back to the president of the Wind Colour Guild to ask for money. Popular Land Under Heaven was speechless. The little prince who came asking for money every day was simply a loser!

The loser threw 10,000 gold at Xiao Han and asked to play against the a.s.sa.s.sin 10 times.

Xiao Han happily counted the money and sparred 10 times with Qin Mo.

Qin Mo's felt his chest become tight. He was a sparring partner and had to pay money. He went looking for a sparring partner and had to pay money again… Why was it always him who was losing money? Was there a royal decree?

***

Three days later, the playoffs of Miracle's sixth reason finally kicked off.

The luxurious feast of the World Carnival made everyone temporarily relaxed. Now that the playoffs started, the emotions of the players and spectators once again became tense.

This wasn't the points system of the regular season. A loss in the playoffs meant a direct elimination!

The first game of the playoffs was Wind Colour VS Ghost Spirits.

Qin Mo would play first in the arena and his opponent was Zhang Shaohui.

To the surprise of many viewers, the little prince who sat on the cold bench for several months. This time, his performance was very stable and there was occasionally a bright play. He managed to tie with Zhang Shaohui's blood volume.

However, Zhang Shaohui was experienced with the compet.i.tions. His talent as an a.s.sa.s.sin was high and he finally relied on a 10% blood advantage to defeat Qin Mo.

Qin Mo stepped down and Ling Xuefeng nodded with satisfaction. "You played well."

He managed to decrease one of the best a.s.sa.s.sins in the league to 10% residual blood. Today, Qin Mo was no longer a boy who was proud and conceited. He was changing and this change made his master Ling Xuefeng very happy.

The second contestant from Wind Colour was Vice-Captain Yan Ruiwen. He chased back the blood and steadied things for Ling Xuefeng, who appeared third as the guard. Comments immediately filled the screen.

In the regular season, Ling Xuefeng hadn't played in the arena. Now a mistake couldn't be made in the playoffs, so the old captain finally showed his face.

Ling Xuefeng might be the oldest player in the Miracle League but today he proved to everyone what an 'old commander at the peak' was like. Ling Xuefeng wasn't nervous and used waves of attack to kill Lou Wushuang, successfully winning three points in the arena!

The group battle stage was intense. Both sides played fiercely and the scores evened out. The game was dragged into the three decisive round and Ling Xuefeng's command at the crucial moment gave Wind Colour advantage of the field. They tore open the front row defense of Ghost Spirits and took the crystal in one breath.

In this game, Wind Colour finally won with a three-point advantage and Ghost Spirits was regrettably defeated.

***

In next door's arena, the Flying Feathers and Time showdown was very exciting. Tan s.h.i.+tian was chased by Su Guangmo and Cheng Wei was chased by Yu Pingsheng, eventually losing.

Time lost to Flying Feathers and encountered Ghost Spirits to determine the runners-up. Sadly, they lost to Ghost Spirits and missed out on getting any trophies for the sixth season.

Cheng Wei's depressed head cleaned his keyboard and Tan s.h.i.+tian whispered softly into his ear, "Don't be sad. Think about how Cat G.o.d didn't get into the playoffs for three consecutive seasons. He was able to play as normal. We didn't get the trophy this year but we can win it next year."

"Yes." Cheng Wei nodded.

Tan s.h.i.+tian went on to say, "Isn't Cat G.o.d your idol? You have to learn to be more optimistic from him."

Cheng Wei's mood was a bit complicated as he listened to Tan s.h.i.+tian's soothing comfort. He obviously debuted one season earlier than Tan s.h.i.+tian. Then why did he lose himself every time he lost a game? Cat G.o.d was right. He was too immature.

Cheng Wei blushed with embarra.s.sment and looked up. "Captain, you don't need to comfort me. I understand. I won't lose confidence because of a game and will come back next season."

Tan s.h.i.+tian saw this red face and liked it. He smiled and rubbed Cheng Wei's head. “It is good that you understand. Do you know what to say when speaking to the reporters later?”

Cheng Wei nodded earnestly. "Yes."

***

Once the reporters interviewed them, Cheng Wei smiled like he had won the champions.h.i.+p.

"We will definitely win next season!" Cheng Wei said with confidence. "This time was just an accidental loss. What about the Lou Zhang combination, Wind Colour's double summoners combination and Flying Feathers' melee combination? We aren't afraid! I will practice together with Captain Tan during this season's holiday period and raise our tacit understanding. We will bring you a surprise next season!"

Tan s.h.i.+tian smiled with pleasure as Cheng Wei acted like a vice-captain. He held Cheng Wei's hand and said, "We will adjust our tactics after returning home. Please look forward to the performance of the Time team in the seventh season. I have grown up with Cheng Wei. It isn't as long as the Lou Zhang combination but our tacit understanding won't lose to any combination in the league.

Cheng Wei immediately nodded. "Yes, Captain Tan's words are great!"

Tan s.h.i.+tian smiled and rubbed his head. "Is that so?"

***

Next door, the third place Lou Wushuang was very calm.

The reporter handed the microphone to him and asked, "What do you think about the team taking third place?"

Lou Wushuang replied lightly, "I am very happy."

Reporter, "…" He couldn't see how Captain Lou was happy!

Zhang Shaohui smiled and put his arm around his brother's shoulder. "Our understanding has increased. I am confident that we will win the champions.h.i.+p next season. The brothers are united and can exert a lot of power. Right?"

Well… wasn't this saying originally about a husband and wife?

Lou Wushuang pushed up his gla.s.ses but his face showed a 'happy' look as he nodded. "Yes, you are right."

***

After the third place battle, the highly antic.i.p.ated sixth season's finals took place on Sunday at eight in the evening.

Li Cangyu set an early morning alarm clock and watched the live broadcast. Xiao Han, Bai Xuan and Xie Shurong also came to watch.

Yu Bing spoke in the commentator's room, "According to the internal news that I received, the seventh season's compet.i.tion system will be completely changed. The finals of the sixth season is the last game of the old system. The significance of this champions.h.i.+p isn't small."

“Yes, the old game system was divided into the arena stage and the group battle. The arena stage is the single-elimination method while the group battle is to capture the crystal to gain points. This game mode has lasted for a full six years and it is time to make changes. The last match of the old system, let's see who will win the champions.h.i.+p!"

The live audience clapped and the sixth season's finals officially began.

Wind Colour VS Flying Feathers, it was the showdown of old and strong teams.

The two teams had played against each other countless times in the past six years. In the second season, the double summoners style was the strongest and they beat Flying Feathers twice in the regular season. In the third season, the Three Musketeers of Flying Feathers swept through the league and won against Wind Colour twice. Later, Wind Colour's vice-captain and Flying Feathers' captain retired. The results of the two teams stabilized and there would be wins and losses.

This season, both teams had an excellent performance and anyone could win.

Surprisingly, Qin Mo was put in the second round of the arena and successfully stabilized the score. Yu Pingsheng had residual blood and Qin Mo killed him with a thrilling blow!

Qin Mo was very excited. This was the first time killing a great G.o.d! He had an advantage due to the player ahead of him but he managed to stabilize this advantage. He didn't drag the team down!

In the two rounds of the arena, both Flying Feathers and Wind Colour won, making it a tie.

In the group battle stage, the front row of the Flying Feathers' swordsman and berserker was the strongest in the league while the control of Wind Colour's double summoners in the rear was very tricky. This game was extremely fierce and the scores of both sides were tight. The two teams clung to the home advantage and made a 9:9 draw.

Li Cangyu was full of confidence. "I guess that Wind Colour will win."

Xiao Han was puzzled. "Flying Feathers isn't weak. They are tied at 9:9. How are you so sure that Wind Colour will win?

Li Cangyu laughed. "It is because Wind Colour has Ling Xuefeng. He is the best at grabbing opportunities to kill. It is easy to gain the advantage in the deciding match."

He had confidence in Ling Xuefeng, just like he had confidence in himself.

***

In the last decider, the system randomly drew the City Square map.

Everyone remembered that not long ago, Ling Xuefeng and Su Guangmo formed a team for the 3v3 and killed the American ace combination on this map. The two people worked together well and had a tacit understanding. Now they were opponents and wouldn't be kind when fighting each other.

Sure enough, it was as Li Cangyu said. Ling Xuefeng grasped the opportunity to forcefully control Yu Pingsheng. At the cost of the blood kin summoner Xu Feifan, they succeeded in killing Yu Pingsheng and opened a hole in Flying Feathers' line of defense. Then they took away the crystal of the deciding match in one breath!

The word 'Victory' popped up on their screens and all of Wind Colour stood up excitedly to hug each other. Qin Mo was in tears.

They won the champions.h.i.+p!

This was the first champions.h.i.+p since Qin Mo's debut. He might've played a small role but he still had a share in this victory!

The teammates huddled together while Ling Xuefeng calmly extended a hand and patted their shoulders. He rubbed his apprentice's head before leading everyone to shake hands with Flying Feathers.

Su Guangmo smiled and said, "It is exciting every time I play with Wind Colour. I almost got a heart attack."

Ling Xuefeng reached out and shook hands with Su Guangmo. "Same here."

Yu Pingsheng still didn't speak. He just stuck out his hand for everyone to shake, like a robot with a good program.

His natural body temperature was low and his hand was cold as if he had just taken it out of cold water. He politely followed his brother to shake hands but many people wanted to say, 'Vice-Captain Yu, there is no need okay? Shaking your hand will remind people of ghosts in horror movies!'

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Chapter 96 – Sixth Season (2)

The sixth season ended and the Wind Colour team won the champions.h.i.+p, the Flying Feathers team was second and Ghost Spirits was third.

In the evening, the awards ceremony was held at the largest Miracle stadium in Shanghai.

The venue of the awards ceremony was star-studded, the lights were bright, the audience seats were full and applause rang out.

Yu Bing and Kou Hongyi were respectively dressed in an evening gown and suit to host the awards ceremony. The first individual award to be given was for the sixth season's newcomers.

Many viewers were very concerned about who would win the sixth season's newcomer awards. It was because the newcomer award represented a rising star in the future.

The selection for the newcomer awards was scored by the senior judges on the comprehensive data of the players who debuted this season.

Yu Bing received an envelope and opened it. "The winner of the sixth season's Best Newcomer Award goes to… Wind Colour's Qin Mo!"

Qin Mo couldn't believe it when he heard his name. He looked around blankly and Ling Xuefeng patted his shoulder. "Go and receive your award."

Qin Mo finally recovered and ran excitedly to the stage, receiving the trophy from the host.

“Xiao Qin, do you have anything to say about getting this award?" Kou Hongyi asked with a smile.

Qin Mo held the trophy tightly. His voice was slightly shaking from excitement as he said, "I-I had no idea I was going to get this award!"

Yu Bing urged him, "Please give an acceptance speech."

Qin Mo took a deep breath to calm down his emotions. Then he said, “I have made several mistakes in the regular season of the sixth season. I haven't played in a long time and finally adjusted my mentality during the playoffs, allowing me to play at my true level. I want to thank Master for giving me the opportunity to come here and for his tolerance, as well as my teammates for their encouragement.”

He was obviously too excited as there was some incoherence in his speech.

Yu Bing saw that the young boy was so thrilled that his cheeks were red. She smiled at him and said, "The judges gave you this award because you could quickly wake up after being frustrated and perform better than before. This is the most valuable quality in a professional player."

Qin Mo nodded. "I will work harder in the future in order to not disappoint my master and teammates. Thank you!"

He bowed deeply in the direction of the Wind Colour team. Under the stage, Ling Xuefeng's lips slightly raised. In fact, Qin Mo's growth could be credited to Cat G.o.d.

Ling Xuefeng thought this and sent a text message to Li Cangyu. [Thank you for helping me with my apprentice.]

Li Cangyu immediately replied: [Why are you being so polite? Have him accompany my Xiao Han to practice.]

Ling Xuefeng didn't hesitate to sell his apprentice. [No problem.]

***

There were two newcomer awards per season. The Best Newcomer Award was done and now it was the Most Promising Rookie Award.

The difference between the awards was that the former was for an outstanding newcomer this season. The latter was for newcomers who didn't do well this season but their talent was high and their room for improvement was significant. It was a recognition of the player's potential by the judges.

"The Most Promising Rookie Award goes to… the Cheetah team's Chen Anran!"

This name shocked many people. Li Cangyu was also a bit surprised and texted Ling Xuefeng: [Who is Chen Anran?]

Ling Xuefeng was very impressed with this teenager. The rookie who just debuted this year was only 16 years old and he always followed his captain. HIs personality was a bit introverted and he barely spoke.

[He is a new player on the Cheetah team. He plays a terran hunter.] Ling Xuefeng quickly replied. [He didn't show any bright plays but his talent is very high. His style is also unique. The 16-year-old boy is low-key and introverted. He rarely appears in front of the media which is why you don't know him.]

Li Cangyu really hadn't heard of Chen Anran. He rarely watched the Cheetah team's games. According to Ling Xuefeng's explanation, he was a terran hunter. This style hadn't appeared in the league before.

Hunters relied on traps as a means of attack. The most commonly used skill was the Capture Trap that could be placed on the ground. The person stepping on it would be stuck and lose blood. If used well, it was a very strong control skill.

A master hunter could fill the ground with traps, making the opponents walk into traps without any precautions. Then the high damage of the traps would successfully kill the opponent.

Due to the need to quickly place traps, hunters needed high agility as a basis. Thus, the hunters in the Miracle League would choose an elf with the agility build as the main growth route.

Chen Anran chose the terran gameplay, which was extremely rare.

Li Cangyu thought for a moment before replying: [The judges must be very sure of his talent if they gave him this award.]

Ling Xuefeng said: [The Cheetah team will definitely improve next season and the double traps style will be hard to deal with.]

The two of them were chatting when Yu Bing suddenly read a number. "Next is the sixth's seasons heavyweight single person award, the MVP Award.  The winner of the MVP award is… Wind Colour's Ling Xuefeng!"

Ling Xuefeng put away his phone and calmly walked on stage to accept the trophy.

Kou Hongyi said with a smile, "Captain Ling's expression is very calm. Is there anything you want to say to everyone?"

Ling Xuefeng stated, "Yes, thank you all."

Hosts, "…"

The natural cold king, they still couldn't interview him.

Ling Xuefeng accepted the prize with a serious face and the camera zoomed in on him. The man's side profile was handsome like the creator had carefully carved him. His expression was cold, worthy of the league's first abstinent G.o.d.

Many fans were screaming and commented: [Lick Captain Ling!]

Li Cangyu couldn't help thinking, 'This man is mine, not yours.'

***

The Best Combination Award was given to Ghost Spirits' Lou Zhang brothers. Their understanding of each other had increased and they truly could be considered the best combination.  The Highest Popularity Award decided through voting was given to Tan s.h.i.+tian. It was because he posted a lot about kittens and dogs these past few days, attracting many random votes.

None of these awards were too controversial and the team awards that followed was the highlight.

The third-place Ghost Spirits, second place Flying Feathers and champions Wind Colour!

The three teams took to the stage to receive the trophies.

This was the last trophy of the old system, a perfect ending to the sixth season. It heralded the new seventh season that was coming.

Ling Xuefeng held the champions.h.i.+p trophy and stated calmly to the camera, "I am very pleased that the Wind Colour team can win the last champions.h.i.+p of the old system. This is the end of a long era and the beginning of a new era. In the seventh season, not only will the league rules comprehensively change but we have a friend returning from afar. I believe that in the seventh season, all professional players will bring you more wonderful scenes."

These words were widely spread around by the e-sports reporters. It was a perfect finish to the sixth season.

The end of an old era, the beginning of a new era and the return of an old friend!

Everyone knew who the old friend was and people started to have expectations about Cat G.o.d's return.

Li Cangyu saw the news reports and couldn't help sending a message to Ling Xuefeng. [Really handsome.]

The person he saw was so handsome!

Ling Xuefeng normally didn't like to talk, yet he gave such a serious speech. This actually became the closing lines of the sixth season. Wind Colour's captain really wasn't average.

Ling Xuefeng, who was having dinner after the awards ceremony, received the message and a gentle look appeared in his eyes. [Do you mean that I'm handsome?]

Li Cangyu replied: [Yes, you were very handsome when speaking into the camera.]

Ling Xuefeng was in a good mood from being praised and sent back: [I am waiting for your return.]

A ripple spread through Li Cangyu's mind at these words. He wanted to climb through the phone line and throw him down.

'I will be back. The seventh season will soon arrive!'

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Chapter 97 – New Teammate (1)

The Food Squad's arena challenge had been opened for half a month. Xiao Han's PK skills were becoming more refined thanks to Qin Mo changing to numerous side accounts every day to train Xiao Han. In particular, his grasp of the a.s.sa.s.sin's stealth skill had reached the point of perfection. Qin Mo was surprised to find that it wasn't easy to defeat Xiao Han now.

After the end of the sixth season, the Wind Colour got a holiday for one month. Qin Mo planned to go back home to Xi'an to visit his parents. As a competent sparring partner, he decided to say goodbye to Xiao Han before he left.

That night, Xiao Han found that someone was online in the 'schizophrenia group' in his friends' list and he immediately sent a private message: [Qin Mo, arena?]

Qin Mo thought, 'I have played so many rounds with you and had to pay you gold for every round. Whenever I come online, you will say words like 'arena?'  Do I have no human rights?'

Qin Mo thought this and said: [I won't go.]

Xiao Han was puzzled. [Why?]

Qin Mo replied angrily: [There is no reason. I just don't want to fight with you!]

Xiao Han said seriously: [Are you afraid you won't beat me if we fight again?]

Qin Mo, "…"

Who said he couldn't beat Xiao Han?

Qin Mo was stimulated by this method and immediately found the president of Wind Colour to ask for money. Popular Land Under Heaven couldn't help sighing. "Loser Little Prince, the team is on holiday and you still won't let go of my vault?"

Qin Mo asked the president for 10,000 gold and PKed with Xiao Han for 10 rounds. Once they finished, he said: [Look, I can beat you.]

Xiao Han: [Yes, thank you for the training.]

Qin Mo, "…"

d.a.m.n it, he was fooled! He ended up sparring and gave Xiao Han another 10,000 gold coins!

The depressed Qin Mo shut off his computer and decided that he would ignore Xiao Han during his one month holiday!

***

The sixth season ended and the Miracle League gave professional players a one month holiday. Most players actively went home to visit their loved ones. However, the captains weren't so leisurely.

Shortly after the awards ceremony, Chairman Nan Jiangang convened all the team captains of the first and second division in Beijing. The first division had eight teams and the second division had sixteen teams. In total, there were 24 captains. All of them sat around the conference table.

Chairman Nan Jiangang asked the a.s.sistant to distribute the doc.u.ments to everyone. Then he started speaking seriously, "There are two reasons for today's meeting. First, the rules of the seventh season will be completely changed. There are detailed descriptions in the file. You can look at it first."

The captains looked down at the doc.u.ments. After a while, Ling Xuefeng looked up and asked, "Chairman, the seventh season will cancel the single-elimination arena system and change it into a partner matchup. Is this in line with the World Compet.i.tion?"

The question raised by Ling Xuefeng was a common doubt in the hearts of the other captains.

Chairman Nan Jiangang nodded and said, "Next year's World Compet.i.tion will indeed have a partner matchup elimination system. The World League's idea is that the single-player system is too unstable. If a team has one or two very strong guards, they will gain a lot of points in the arena stage, which isn't fair to the other teams. Since Miracle is a team game, more attention should be paid to the ability to cooperate. That is the purpose behind replacing one person with partners."

The group nodded. In other words, there would be no single-player confrontations in the seventh season. It would be a confrontation between combinations.

For example, let's say there was a match between Time and Flying Feathers. In the past, the two sides would send three players to the arena in a 1v1 elimination style battle. The person who survived until the end would gain the points. In the seventh season, the arena would take the form of combination VS combination. Tan s.h.i.+tian and Cheng Wei could form a combination and Flying Feathers had the double melee combination of Yu Pingsheng and Su Guangmo. A player's individual strength would be weakened and the role of cooperation between partners significantly increased.

Then Su Guangmo asked, "According to the description in the file, the regular season only has one round of the arena. In the playoffs, if there are three consecutive rounds, you can change people in the middle. This meaning… you can change one person?"

"Yes." Nan Jiangang explained. "Let's take the Wind Colour team as an example. The first round can have the Guo Xuan and Yan Ruiwen combination, the second round can have the Xu Feifan and Ling Xuefeng double summoning combination and then the combination of Ling Xuefeng and Yan Ruiwen can play in the third round. It can be a single or double change, allowing a high degree of freedom. Once you go back, you have to study carefully about how to arrange your lineup."

This was interesting because every team had a special ace combination. In addition to this fixed combination, they could use other teammates to create a unique style of play. If necessary, they could even bring a healer to the arena.

Chairman Nan Jiangang continued explaining, "There is still the second matter about the establishment of the national team for the World Compet.i.tion. The maximum number of players and the selection methods have been included in the file. Take a closer look. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me directly."

***

The meeting lasted for two hours and the captains had a very lively discussion.

Chairman Nan Jiangang looked at the eagerness of these young people and was particularly pleased. He believed that the seventh season would definitely be more exciting than any season in the past.

Once the meeting ended, Nan Jiangang was left alone with Ling Xuefeng and he asked, "How is Old Cat's progress?"

Ling Xuefeng replied, "He opened a cross-server arena challenge to recruit teammates. However, he hasn't found anyone yet."

Nan Jiangang frowned. “The second division will start after the Spring Festival next year. Once he finds teammates, he has to train them. He doesn't have a lot of time. Tell him to speed up his progress!”

Ling Xuefeng nodded. "Rest a.s.sured, Chairman."

Ling Xuefeng returned to his hotel and immediately turned on his computer. He logged into his Q account and sent a message to Li Cangyu. [The chairman asked about your team today. Has the situation progressed on your side?]

[Not for the moment.] Li Cangyu replied. [Qin Mo gave my Xiao Han half a month's worth of training and his PK level has grown considerably. There are very few people who can defeat him. Occasionally, there are one or two but they aren't interested in playing compet.i.tively.]

Ling Xuefeng wondered: [Have you considered my suggestion? Exposing your ident.i.ty and using it to recruit teammates will be more useful than the one million bonus that you set.]

Li Cangyu smiled. [I am planning to do so.]

Then he asked with concerned: [Didn't you have a meeting in Beijing today?]

[Yes, today's meeting was about the change in the compet.i.tion system and the national team's selection. I'll send it for you to look.] He used his phone to take photos of the files and uploaded them to Q.

Li Cangyu sent a hug emoji and looked thoughtfully at the files.

10 minutes later, Li Cangyu finished reading about the new system and was somewhat puzzled. [The single-player elimination is cancelled and it will become a combination arena?]

Ling Xuefeng: [Yes.]

Li Cangyu: [Okay, then I can try a combination with Xiao Bai. Output + Milk Dad.]

Ling Xuefeng, "…"

He knew this would happen!

If Li Cangyu really formed a team with Bai Xuan, it was estimated that many people would cry in the future. Cat G.o.d protected by the milk dad was simply unstoppable. He wouldn't be able to die and there would be a collective protest.

Li Cangyu continued with: [Can the two of us form a combination in the World Compet.i.tion?]

Ling Xuefeng was slightly moved and asked: [Don't you want to bring your Milk Dad?]

Li Cangyu sent a smiling emoji. [I want to take you even more.]

Ling Xuefeng, "…"

Was this person being intentional or unintentional?

There was a moment of silence and then Ling Xuefeng asked: [Why do you want to form a combination with me?]

Li Cangyu: [Because you are handsome.]

Ling Xuefeng, "…"

Li Cangyu unconsciously teased Ling Xuefeng, unaware that on the other side of the computer, Ling Xuefeng was once again smiling.

[Then you want to combine with me and rely on my face to kill the opponents?] Ling Xuefeng typed.

[Don't you think the two of us can dominate the world, regardless of whether we depend on our face or our strength?] Li Cangyu replied quite seriously.

Ling Xuefeng's smile deepened and his eyes softened. [Don't think too far ahead. You need to quickly find teammates and play well in the domestic league before talking about the national team.]

Li Cangyu sent an 'OK' gesture. [Rest a.s.sured. I will move step by step.]

Then a dialogue window popped up in the lower right corner. It was from Zhang Jueming.

[Cat G.o.d, I found a very interesting person in the arena. Do you want to come and see?]

Li Cangyu quickly typed: [Okay, I'll be right there.]

Chatting with Ling Xuefeng made him happy but there was a more pressing matter at present. Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng waved goodbye. Then Li Cangyu logged into the game and went to the cross-server arena to find Zhang Jueming.

***

Zhang Jueming had been following Cat G.o.d's instructions and taking Xiao Gu to play in the cross-server arena.

The cross-server arena was graded according to the player's points and winning percentage. Opponents of the same level would be matched. Once the points were full, there would be a promotion and the player could enter a higher level area.

From lowest to highest, the ranks of the arena were: bronze, silver, gold, diamond and king.

Most players in the bronze section were rookies and those with terrible hand speed. The silver section had average players. Masters in the online game would usually reach the gold and diamond section while the king section was obvious. It was basically the section for the side accounts of the professional players.

Zhang Jueming met a person in the qualifying session of the bronze section.

Anyone playing the arena knew that the bronze section had a mix of elementary school students and rookies. However, it was also possible to encounter some masters training their side accounts from scratch.

Zhang Jueming knew instantly that this person was a master practicing a side account.

On that day, he opened a healer account while Gu Siming played a psychic side account. This was to let Xiao Gu become familiar with the operations of the psychic. The two of them joined a random matching queue and were successfully a.s.signed to a room.

It was the bronze section so Zhang Jueming and Gu Siming could easily crush players. Yet in this match, they encountered an incident.

Their team had a rookie who couldn't play and died six times in a row to the opposite team's black magician. The black magician relied on the 30% status bonus from the six kills to wipe out the team in one breath and successfully grabbed the crystal.

Zhang Jueming was a healer and Xiao Gu was an auxiliary. The two watched as their teammates were killed and couldn't help. They could only lose in a depressed manner. This was the first time that they saw the word 'failure' in the bronze section.

After this match, Xiao Gu said, "The black magician has a good awareness. He is definitely playing a side account!"

Zhang Jueming had previously been a captain and naturally saw that this black magician wasn't simple and wanted to add him as a friend.

This person's ID was Don't Like to Talk. Zhang Jueming sent the message: [Let's become friends to team up together.]

Don't Like to Talk: [Okay.]

Thus, Zhang and Gu formed a team with him. They played 10 games in a row and naturally won the 10 games.

Zhang Jueming teamed up with the black magician to see his true level. The more he saw, the more shocked he became. This person's awareness was first-cla.s.s and he was also capable of grasping opportunities.

The black magician was a dark magic cla.s.s. The most important thing was the negative effect of the Death Mantra. Under this spell, the black magician's attack skills would receive a damage bonus.  Many black magicians didn't know how to connect spells but this person did it very well. His grasp of the spell cooldowns was simply perfect.

However, he was like his ID 'Don't Like to Talk.' He rarely spoke. Whenever he was asked something, he would reply with short words. He never took the initiative to send a message.

In order to avoid scaring him, Zhang Jueming temporarily didn't tell him about the formation of the day. He teamed up with the black magician for three or four days to make sure this person had potential before telling the captain.

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