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Chapter 2867 Ye Qiu Retires! (To balance the chapters, this is a temporary combined chapter!)
Seeing that Chen Guo was so indifferent, Tang Rou couldn't bear to see Chen Guo suffer, so she stepped forward and said, "Wang Yue, let's do it your way. Guo Guo doesn't know anything, so let him be a happy little boss. As long as this internet cafe is still Guo Guo's, everything else is negotiable."

Chen Guo had no particular thoughts on the matter. She understood that Tang Rou was doing it for her own good, so she smiled and said to Wang Yue, "Wang Yue, you talk to Rou Rou. I'll listen to her!"

Tang Rou was very satisfied with Chen Guo's reaction, and then looked intently at Wang Yue.

Wang Yue tactfully discussed the details of the cooperation with Tang Rou. However, signing a contract is not a matter of a day or two. By the time everything was fully agreed upon, the company had already been registered, and the contract was signed in that manner.

After they got things sorted out on their end, Wu Xuefeng spent a month persuading Qin Tianran, Xue Mingkai, Xia Ming, and Yin Xiong.

The reason they were willing to come back was because Chen Guo promised them that even if they couldn't be coaches or players, they could work as internet cafe managers, and she could always provide them with a suitable job.

Therefore, these people, carrying their still-burning e-sports dreams, haven't returned to shine.

However, Wu Xuefeng brought back more than just these few people. Some of the original main members and some players from the second team were also there, but their skills were much weaker, so they could only play along after they arrived.

Fortunately, Wang Yue had built a large company, so all these people had a place to be settled after they arrived.

During this period of more than a month, Zhang Jiale still refused to join, but Fang Shiqian agreed, which officially formed Team Happy.

Wang Yue, soldier
Boxing master, Shen Jian

Wu Xuefeng, Qigong Master

Qin Tianran, He Ming, the monk
Yin Xiong, Fang Shiqian, Pastor
Xia Ming, Wang Ze, Chen Guo, sharpshooter

Xue Mingkai, the Demon Swordsman
With ten people, including substitutes and starters, they just met the requirements for forming a team, so they were formed directly. Actually, Chen Guo joined simply to make up the numbers; without meeting this standard, there was no way to apply.

The new Summer League has just started, and the Tier 2 League will begin a month later.

However, Excellent Era's performance was mediocre, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as dismal.

When Team Happy's base was established and all the buildings were finished, Team Excellent Era had already fallen to second to last place. If they continued to play like this, Team Excellent Era would definitely be relegated to the second-tier league to compete for a spot in next year's league.

Then, a new piece of news appeared in the e-sports circle: Team Excellent Era was in contact with the rookie king Sun Xiang.

The people training with them all thought it was normal when they heard the news. After all, the team was a well-established and wealthy one. If it couldn't be sustained in the end, the investors would suffer the biggest loss.

Chen Guo then said to Wang Yue, "How about it? How about it? Did you guess wrong? Didn't you say that Excellent Era couldn't possibly strengthen their roster? Look, they've already started. You're not just jealous, are you!"

Wang Yue was speechless after hearing this. Chen Guo was too naive. How did she manage to keep the internet cafe from going out of business? He said irritably, "Have you ever thought about this? A team can only have one soul. This Sun Xiang is the Rookie King. If he goes to Excellent Era, will Ye Qiu be assisting him or will he be assisting Ye Qiu?"

Upon hearing Wang Yue's words, Chen Guo immediately retorted unhappily, "How can your heart be so dirty? Can't they just play the game together properly? One is a berserker, and the other is a battle mage. They can be like two sharp blades from their family, cutting down all their opponents."

Wang Yue patted Chen Guo on the shoulder, sighed, and said, "You should use this time to train properly."

Chen Guo was infuriated by Wang Yue's look of pity for someone with intellectual disabilities, and she immediately wanted to rush over and grab him. Tang Rou quickly grabbed Chen Guo and whispered, "The deal hasn't been finalized yet. It's just a rumor right now. There's no point in arguing."

Chen Guo then angrily pointed at Wang Yue and said, "I'm not going to stoop to his level."

Wang Yue was speechless, so he said irritably, "Remember, you are a member of our Happy Team!"

Chen Guo immediately retorted, "Of course I'm on Team Happy. Ask them, who would think a newcomer like Sun Xiang could be the captain? No matter who comes, they can only be Ye Xiu's assistant."

Wang Yue saw this as an opportunity and said with a smile, "I think Tang Rou's hand speed is pretty fast. Let's make a bet. If I win, Tang Rou will come and play games with us. If I lose, I'll give you a percentage of the shares. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Guo immediately replied, "No problem!"

Tang Rou objected immediately, saying, "Why did you agree so quickly for me? I don't want to play professionally."

Chen Guo immediately said, "If I win, the one percent of the shares will be yours, and then we'll be family."

Tang Rou felt a little awkward hearing this, but she understood that Chen Guo wanted to be associated with her and treated her as family. She was very moved when she thought about what Chen Guo had gone through.

Moreover, from a businesswoman's perspective, Tang Rou felt that bringing Sun Xiang over to team up with Ye Qiu was the best solution for Excellent Era. Even if Sun Xiang wanted to be the captain, it would be most reasonable to wait until Ye Xiu retired.

So, Tang Rou reluctantly said, "Fine? I'll help you this time!"

Chen Guo immediately waved her fist and said, "Just you wait, 1% of the shares isn't a small amount of money."

The others, upon hearing what the three of them said, split into two camps. The three people led by Wang Ze believed Wang Yue, after all, they had witnessed how short-sighted Tao Xuan was.

However, Wu Xuefeng and his team had been with Excellent Era before. Although they didn't particularly like Tao Xuan, they felt that this was the case from the perspective of the team's development.

However, although their bet had begun, they soon lost track of it.

To participate in Glory's Tier 2 league, one must first win the city league championship; otherwise, one is not even eligible to participate in Tier 2.

The first is the city league, which can be described as an internet cafe league. These are competitions where teams formed by ambitious internet cafes within a city participate.

But it is precisely the existence of this league that provides a channel for major clubs to discover talent.

After all, although these internet cafe leagues are played very wildly, with little discipline and teamwork, they put a player's skill level to the test.

You can tell a player’s skill level just by looking at the data from the last league.
That's why the originally brutal city league became much simpler when Team Happy joined.

It's important to know that apart from the four rookies Wang Yue, Wang Ze, Shen Jian, and He Ming, the rest of Team Happy are all former professional players, and they have a strong sense of teamwork.

After such a long period of training, Wang Ze, Shen Jian, and He Ming's teamwork has improved a lot, unlike before when they just relied on unorthodox methods and skillful maneuvers.

Team Happy has young players with good skills, as well as experienced veterans, and with Fang Shiqian, a former champion and father of a team, as their safety net, they easily won first place in the city league, thus qualifying for the second-tier league in the first half of next year.

If we win first place in the second-tier league next year, we can directly enter the Glory League.

Just as everyone was happily celebrating that the team had qualified for the second-tier league and had forgotten about the previous bet, something humiliating happened very quickly.

That day, it started snowing outside Xingxin Internet Cafe. Amidst the wind and snow, a young man pushed open the door of Xingxin Internet Cafe and walked in.

Wu Xuefeng also noticed that Tang Rou's hand speed was very fast. He wanted to persuade Tang Rou to become his apprentice, so he took advantage of the training break to find Tang Rou and prepare to persuade her again.

This lobbying has been going on for some time, which is why Wang Yue made the bet with Tang Rou in the first place – he wanted to bring this matter to fruition.

Before Wu Xuefeng could even speak, he was somewhat taken aback when he saw the person coming in and said, "Ye Qiu? Didn't you guys just finish your match with Tiny Herb and instead of reviewing it, what are you doing here?"

Ye Xiu didn't expect to run into his former teammate when he randomly walked into a nearby internet cafe. He asked curiously, "What are you doing here? Didn't you run an internet cafe back in your hometown?"

Wu Xuefeng said with a smile, "I received an invitation to come here and form a team. I'll be a technical trainer, but for now I'll be a part-time player. Once we find a suitable candidate, we can become coaches."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiu smiled sincerely and said, "That's great. A coaching position can be held for a long time. I wonder if you're hiring? How about I become a coach?" When Wu Xuefeng heard Ye Xiu say this, he hugged Ye Xiu tightly and said with a smile, "You really think the same way as our boss. He was betting a while ago that as long as Sun Xiang came to Excellent Era, you would definitely retire, so he was planning to recruit you. I didn't expect you to come to us on your own initiative."

Ye Xiu was somewhat surprised, but after thinking about it for a moment, he realized it was quite normal.

Ye Xiu used to think that those who played tactics were rather dirty-minded, but today he realized that those who were bosses were even dirtier. He was probably just a small fry compared to the big fish!
Wu Xuefeng was referring to the boss's heart condition, so it's normal that he guessed what Tao Xuan was thinking.

As the two were talking, Tang Rou sensed something. She silently picked up the phone and dialed the bedroom.

Chen Guo was still figuring out how to celebrate Christmas and how to organize the activities when she received the call and asked in confusion,

"Rou Rou, what's going on downstairs? Why are you calling me at this hour?"

Tang Rou whispered mysteriously, "Come down quickly, there's good news, you should go and see."

Chen Guo didn't know what surprise Tang Rou had in store for her, but she still rushed over based on her trust. As a result, when she was at the top of the stairs, she immediately saw Ye Xiu, who was about to go up to the second floor.

Ye Xiu, wearing a mask, stood next to Wu Xuefeng; his identity was obvious!
"Ah~!"

Chen Guo's scream echoed throughout the entire internet cafe, instantly waking everyone up and drawing their attention to what was happening.

Ye Xiu was startled. He quickly grabbed the handrail and stood there, looking somewhat astonished as he spoke to Wu Xuefeng.

"Is this your special code?"

Wu Xuefeng was also somewhat amused and exasperated. He solemnly introduced her, saying, "This is our little boss. She's a staunch fan of yours. She even made a bet with our big boss that Sun Xiang would definitely be your assistant."

As it turned out, the big boss guessed correctly; Sun Xiang was there to replace you. But none of us expected Tao Xuan to let you go.

So, just how much of a price was paid?

Hearing the commotion, Wang Yue and the rest of the team ran downstairs. He happened to overhear Wu Xuefeng's words and replied with a smile,

"I'm afraid Master Ye was kicked out empty-handed, and even lost the account he had painstakingly trained for so many years."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xuefeng exclaimed in shock, "Tao Xuan is such a scoundrel! You were the first person to know him. I can understand him betraying us, but to betray you too is simply unbelievable."

Ye Xiu awkwardly touched his nose and said bitterly, "It's not exactly betrayal. He wanted me to stay and be his sparring partner, but of course I didn't want to, so I had no choice but to leave."

Chen Guo had already realized what was going on. Listening to what the group was saying, she said indignantly, "This bastard is inhuman! Join us and let's take down Excellent Era together!"

As she said this, she couldn't help but wave her fist, but unfortunately it didn't have much of a show of force.

Looking at his group of people, young and old, Wu Xuefeng didn't really believe they could defeat Excellent Era, but at this point he couldn't say much, so he could only agree.

"Ye Xiu, we have several new players here, all of whom are quite skilled, especially this girl. I've personally witnessed her hand speed and reaction time. If you personally train her, she will definitely become a top player."

Tang Rou originally just wanted to quietly observe the drama unfold, but she didn't expect to get caught up in it herself. She quickly waved her hand and said, "I don't play professionally. That game is boring and not challenging at all."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiu seemed to have a sensitive nerve touched. He said with a serious expression, "Do you even know how to play Glory? How dare you talk about Glory like that!"

Tang Rou never expected that anyone in this internet cafe would talk to her like that. She sneered and said, "Is that difficult? It's just a boring game."

I've been observing you guys for a long time, and I've also watched some of your matches. I feel that it's not impossible to turn this into a business, since many young people enjoy it.

And you, weren't you hailed as the greatest player in the history of Glory? Didn't you still get eliminated?

Upon hearing this, Chen Guo quickly ran down and tugged at Tang Rou, saying ingratiatingly, "Rou Rou, that's too much. Ye Qiu is a genius. Tao Xuan may be blind to talent, but that doesn't mean everyone else is."

Wang Yue said with a smile, "Tang Rou, you have always observed from a superior position. I suppose you also understand a principle: to truly understand something, you must put it into practice."

How about this?

I know you really want Chen Guo to take the self-study exams, which is actually a way of improving her skills.

"If you can beat Ye Xiu, then Chen Guo will be officially kicked out of the team. She should go and study hard. She can only come back when she passes her self-study exams."

Tang Rou thought this was a good idea, so she said seriously, "No problem, I'm willing to accept the challenge!"

Ye Qiu was speechless, but he wasn't one to take things too seriously. It didn't matter who he challenged, so he just smiled and said, "Then I'll play with you. We don't need to do too many games; you just need to win one out of ten."

Hearing Ye Qiu speak so casually, Tang Rou felt slighted and said to Chen Guo, "Guoguo, get the card!"

Seeing Tang Rou say that, Ye Qiu looked at Wu Xuefeng and said, "Hey, can I borrow your card to play a few rounds?"

Wang Yue said with a smile, "You're good at battle mages, and I just happened to have someone level up a batch of accounts for you. You can use them when you join us."

Ye Qiu couldn't refuse at this point, so after taking a card from Wang Yue, he started fighting with Tang Rou.

Tang Rou was originally assigned the ranged class Gunner, which should have been an easy task to deal with Battle Mages, but unexpectedly she was completely overwhelmed.

Moreover, after losing ten games in a row, she was completely powerless to fight back, which made Tang Rou start to doubt her life.

Tang Rou underestimated the game Glory because Chen Guo often asked her to play for her, and she won many games thanks to her incredibly fast hand speed. However, in these 10 games, Tang Rou found herself completely powerless, making her realize that the game wasn't actually that simple.

After Ye Qiu finished playing, he took back his card and said with a smile, "Glory has never been a game that relies on hand speed; it requires using your brain."

During your game just now, your left and right hand coordination was very poor, and the timing of your skill releases was also chaotic. There are tons of players in the entire Glory League with hand speeds over 350; that's never been a barrier to entry.

Those who can play professionally in gaming need to have an understanding of the game's profession. Therefore, professional gamers are professionals too, and you should respect other people's professions.

Tang Rou sat there motionless, like a statue.

Wang Yue laughed and said to Ye Xiu, "If you treat a girl like this, you'll probably never find a girlfriend."

Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head, saying, "How many gamers actually have girlfriends?"

Wu Xuefeng retorted with dissatisfaction, "What are you saying? My girlfriend was someone I met at an internet cafe, and she's doing just fine now."

Ye Xiu rubbed his nose helplessly before changing the subject, saying, "Yours is a bit different! Let's talk about cooperation instead."

Wang Yue said with a smile, "Ye Xiu, let's go upstairs and talk about our cooperation."

Wu Xuefeng and the others wanted to follow, but Ye Xiu patted them on the shoulder, causing them to stop helplessly. He solemnly said, "Boss Wang is a good person!"

(End of this chapter)