The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

"Actually, Brother Qin is also a manager," Ye Bing said casually.

"Manager? What company is he from?" Han Cheng asked curiously.

"Tencent Corporation, Pingshan City Branch," Ye Bing replied. (This is impressive. If I encounter any problems in the game in the future, I can just contact Qin Li directly.)

"Wow, that's amazing!" Xu Xiaomeng exclaimed in surprise.

"Actually, that was only possible because of my father's connections before he died. It's nothing special." As Qin Li said this, Han Cheng vaguely sensed a trace of sadness.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Brother Li," Xu Xiaomeng said.

"It's okay. My job is sometimes incredibly busy and sometimes incredibly quiet. If it happens to be your competition, I'll go even if I have to take leave," Qin Li said.

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Inside the TOL Club.

"This is your training base? I left in a hurry last time and didn't have time to come and see it," Qin Li said as he entered the training base.

"Yeah," Han Cheng replied.

"Come on, how about we practice a game now?" Qin Li said. "Now the team has six people including me, 3v3, I want to see your progress."

“Okay, so how do we divide it?” Ye Bing asked.

“Random, decided by drawing lots, the strength is uneven, but this will better show your strength and strategy,” Qin Li said.

"Okay, then it's decided." Han Cheng said.

“Then you guys start the match, I’ll go check on my shop,” Sima Yi said. “I still have to manage that Pizza Hut. If you win the qualifiers tomorrow, I’ll treat you to dinner there.”

"Okay!" Sun Wukong and the fat man said in unison.

"Uh... I'll go first then..." Sima Yi said with a hint of helplessness. These two guys seemed quite enthusiastic about eating, and Sun Wukong, who was so thin, had such a huge appetite...

"Alright, I just found a lottery box. It seems Brother Ma was prepared." Xu Xiaomeng said, bringing over a box. "Let's draw lots."

Xu Xiaomeng took the box to each person, and each person took a slip of paper. She took the last one herself.

"What the hell is this?" Sun Wukong asked, looking puzzled.

"What the hell is this?" the fat man asked, equally puzzled.

"What's this? The club's logo?" Han Cheng glanced at the slip of paper in his hand, which depicted a skull. "That club's logo is really fierce..."

"Everyone, show us the slips of paper you have!" Qin Li said, and then showed everyone the slip of paper in his hand, which had a smiley face on it.

"Is yours the same? And Little Orange's too?" Sun Hou asked, glancing at the note the fat man had shown. It had a skull on it, just like Han Cheng's.

Ye Bing and Xu Xiaomeng's slips of paper, like Qin Li's, all had smiley faces. So the two teams in the battle are now clear: Han Cheng, Sun Hou, and Fatty are in one group, and Qin Li, Ye Bing, and Xu Xiaomeng are in the other. But Little Ma's group drawing slips are really unique—smiley faces and skulls…

"The difference in strength is quite significant..." Han Cheng glanced at Qin Li, Ye Bing, and Xu Xiaomeng, then looked at Sun Hou and Fatty beside him. While Sun Hou and Fatty weren't exactly weak, and weren't much weaker than Xu Xiaomeng, Qin Li and Ye Bing... well, they were simply no match for them...

"However, even if teammates are bad, it's not like I've never won a game by carrying four opponents. Besides, Sun Wukong and Fatty aren't that bad either." Han Cheng thought to himself, recalling when he was climbing out of the Silver and Gold ranks. His teammates were incredibly bad, often making it a 1v9 situation. They were also traitors on the opposing team, constantly feeding and stealing kills. While 1v9 was difficult, as his rank improved and his skills and awareness increased, the path to godhood wasn't so hard.

"Come on, let's begin!" Han Cheng said.

"Okay, let's get started then. Who will create the room?" Qin Li asked.

"Brother Li, you should create it!" Han Cheng said.

“Alright,” Qin Li said, “then I’ll create the room.”

Qin Li created a room and invited the other five people to join.

"Little Orange, what lineup should we play?" the fat man asked.

"It would be best to have a strong lineup to prove our strength," Sun Wukong said.

"Guys, this is 3v3, so strategies aren't very effective. I think we should just pick some strong heroes instead," Han Cheng said.

“A powerful hero? Of course, we’d choose the Monkey King,” said Sun Wukong.

"The monkey is no good. If it can't develop in the early game, it's useless. It will be very strong in the late game, but I don't think we can make it to the late game," Han Cheng said. "It's also best not to pick heroes like Li Bai and Han Xin. It's best not to pick any heroes that focus on development."

"Then let's choose a hero that's strong in the early game?" the fat man asked.

"Don't be too aggressive. Fatty, how about you play Genghis Khan, a damage dealer?" Han Cheng said.

"Sure, I'm alright at playing Genghis Khan," the fat man said. Han Cheng vaguely remembered the last time he played with the fat man, it had been years since the fat man had played Genghis Khan.

"Sun Wukong, you play a powerful hero, and I'll give you the chance to carry," Han Cheng said.

"What powerful hero?" Sun Wukong asked curiously.

"We'll make the final choice later. If everything's okay, we'll pick him; he's an unpopular hero," Han Cheng said mysteriously.

"Alright," said Sun Wukong.

Looking at the opposing team, Qin Li chose Marco Polo, while Ye Bing chose Dian Wei, a very annoying hero, but it seems they're going for a late-game strategy. Xu Xiaomeng, on the other hand, chose Taiyi Zhenren. Han Cheng remembered Xu Xiaomeng saying this hero was cute, so he probably chose Taiyi Zhenren specifically for that reason…

"Alright, let's choose Mozi then!" Han Cheng said to Sun Wukong.

"Mo...zi, Little Orange, are you sure you're not mistaken? Mozi is considered a powerful hero?" Sun Wukong looked utterly astonished.

"Hmm, isn't Mozi powerful? I was thinking of having you choose Bian Que, but it seems Mozi is more useful now. Mozi is a mage tank with mobility, he's flexible enough, his second skill is a powerful poke, and his ultimate is one of the longest crowd control abilities in King of Glory. Mozi also has an annoying knockback..." Han Cheng began to elaborate on Mozi's strengths.

“Enough!” Sun Wukong said. “Alright, then I’ll play with him, but I don’t know how.”

"It's alright, I'll teach you," Han Cheng said, "I'll let you carry the team endlessly."

Sun Wukong nodded, thinking to himself, "How can Mozi carry the game indefinitely?"

It's Han Cheng's turn now. The hero selection time is about to end, and it seems like Han Cheng wants to be the last one to appear.

"Bang!" Han Cheng instantly selected a hero.

"I am the nightmare of this world!"

That's right, Han Cheng chose Lu Bu, a hero who is not very popular in the current version of casual games. This hero is very common in competitive games, but rarely seen in casual games. As one of the most expensive heroes, costing 18888 gold coins and 688 points (of course, very few people would use this to buy Lu Bu unless they are rich), this hero used to be very strong. After several version updates, it seems that he is about to enter the ranks of unpopular heroes.

However, Han Cheng is going to play an unconventional Lu Bu in this game, hopefully he can defeat the opponent. Also, Lu Bu's selection voice lines have been changed. Apart from the line "I am the nightmare of this world," Han Cheng misses Lu Bu's old line "Gods will kill anyone who stands in my way," but he can't hear it anymore.