With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

As the group chatted and laughed, a blue taxi passed by Shen Xing's Porsche on the highway.

In the back seat of the taxi, a girl with a ponytail stared blankly out the window.

In the conference room, Coach Haichang had just finished reporting the contract to his boss via WeChat and was about to go downstairs to the cafeteria for lunch when Xiaoqiang knocked on the door and poked his head in: "Coach, um... 'Shadow' is here."

Coach Haichang glanced at his watch and said helplessly, "Wow, you're right on time for lunch. Bring him in."

Soon, the conference room door was pushed open again: "Come in."

The next second, a girl wearing canvas shoes and jeans walked into the conference room.

Upon hearing the noise, Coach Haichang subconsciously looked up. After seeing the other person's appearance, his expression froze. He then instinctively looked behind the girl and found that she was all alone.

"You...you are 'Shadow'?"

The Haichang coach's tone changed noticeably, revealing undisguised shock and surprise in his eyes.

The girl's expression was indifferent, but her voice was clear and pleasant when she spoke: "Hello, Coach, I'm 'Shadow,' you can call me Qinmei, Xu Qinmei."

Even after receiving an affirmative answer, Coach Haichang still looked incredulous: "You're a girl?"

"Yes." Xu Qinmei nodded, then hesitated slightly, "You don't want to sign girls?"

"No, that's not it." Coach Haichang quickly composed himself. "Please sit down first."

After the other person sat down, he regained his composure and said, "Mainly because you didn't tell me online, I subconsciously assumed you were a guy."

"Oh," Xu Qinmei replied casually, "I never intended to emphasize my gender. I think men and women are the same. Aren't you after my skills?"

"Yes, that's right." Mentioning technique, Coach Haichang immediately perked up: "I watched your online qualifiers. Your proficiency with the 'Assassin Mage' hero is extremely high. Your gameplay is smooth, your awareness is strong, and it's very entertaining to watch."

The so-called "assassin hero" is an "assassin-type mage". The difficulty of operation is much higher than that of the basic mage. It requires very fast hand speed to complete the operation and kill the opponent instantly. They come and go without a trace. Therefore, Xu Qinmei's game ID is "Shadow".

The online preliminary rounds are online competitions held by the platform. From registration to the competition itself, everything is done online, and the players basically don't show their faces. That's why Coach Haichang didn't know that "Shadow" was actually a girl.

Online qualifying tournaments are not considered major competitions, so there is no league ranking, and the skill level of the players varies greatly.

Coach Haichang doesn't usually watch these kinds of competitions, but he happened to come across Xu Qinmei's amazing skills while browsing online. He followed her all the way until he witnessed her win the championship. Coach Haichang already felt that she was a potential star player with the level of an A-level player.

"Can I watch you demonstrate it in person?" Coach Haichang asked Xu Qinmei.

Actually, when Coach Haichang met Xu Qinmei in person, he had some reservations.

Online competitions are not very fair because many people behind the screen are actually using account boosters.

He was there to watch the girls from Shen Xing's team live, so he didn't have any concerns about that.

However, Coach Haichang still had to watch the girl in front of him perform the action to confirm that "Shadow" was indeed her.

Xu Qinmei wasn't stupid; she knew what Haichang's coach wanted to do, and she didn't refuse: "Okay."

Her quick agreement and confident demeanor reassured Coach Haichang somewhat.

He called Xiaoqiang in and asked, "Did they all go out today? Has anyone come back?"

“Oh…” Xiao Qiang quickly said, “Owen’s team is back.”

"Okay, then go find Irving and tell him to come to the North Training Room on the seventh floor to find me."

Soon after, Irving arrived at the training room upon hearing the news, and he wasn't alone; two other players also came to join in the fun.

"Coach, you wanted to see me?"

Haichang's coach pointed to the computer and said directly, "Go on the computer and play a 1v1 game with this girl."

"Huh?" Owen was taken aback, blinking at Xu Qinmei: "Me, soloing with a girl?"

Is there a problem?

"No." Irving didn't dare refuse the Haichang coach's request, but he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Soloing with a girl? That's too beneath me!"

As it turned out, the guy next to Irving seemed to have read Irving's mind and volunteered, "Coach, how about I go? I've never soloed a girl before."

Seeing his brother step forward, Irving quickly encouraged him, "Yeah, Coach, let Luka handle this. I'm not good with my strength, and I don't know how to control myself."

The Haichang coach glanced at the two of them, and a thought crossed his mind.

Irving is one of the stronger players in Group A, and he is very versatile, with a high level of proficiency in various types of heroes.

It's a bit much to ask of Xu Qinmei to be matched with such a strong opponent right from the start.

However, Xiao Lu is a professional mid-laner among A-level players, and she and Xu Qinmei are exactly the same type of player. Their matchup will actually better showcase Xu Qinmei's laning ability.

So Haichang nodded: "Then let's have Xiaolu."

Looking at Xu Qinmei, she remained silent throughout, her expression indifferent, as if it didn't matter to her which of the two boys in front of her was facing her.

Xiao Lu walked up to the Haichang coach and asked uncertainly in a low voice, "Coach, did I give it my all?"

The Haichang coach glanced at him and warned, "Don't underestimate her; underestimating your opponent is a big no-no."

But for Haichang's coach, who wins or loses is not important. He just wants to see if Xu Qinmei's performance is as smooth and outstanding as it was in the preliminary rounds.

It's enough to confirm that Xu Qinmei is "Kage" herself!

Just ten minutes later...

As one side's screen turned gray, the outcome was quickly decided.

Little Deer and Owen stared blankly at the corpses lying on the ground on the screen.

"Coach, is it okay?"

Xu Qinmei turned to look at the Haichang coach, her emotions remaining calm and unwavering.

The Haichang coach smiled. He had just witnessed Xu Qinmei's performance, and it was truly a visual feast. Her skillful and flexible movement, precise predictions, and skillful hits were even more exciting than during the qualifiers.

The reason is simple: the opponents in the preliminary rounds were far less skilled than Xiaolu.

A clash between two strong opponents is what makes it so exciting.

"Coach, I... I had sweaty palms just now..." Xiao Lu came to her senses and subconsciously tried to find an excuse to save face: "Can I wipe my hands and do it again?"

The Haichang coach disliked his sore loser attitude and coldly replied, "Your palms are sweaty, but the other person has a manicure. A loss is a loss."

The deer was so startled that it immediately fell silent, while Owen subconsciously craned his neck to look at Xu Qinmei's nails. He was surprised to find that she had indeed had her nails done and raised an eyebrow in surprise.