Han Wenqing's Invitation
Tyranny Club
In the training room, with the upcoming start of the seventh season playoffs, the players sat at their respective positions, fully focused on training, surrounded by the noisy sound of mechanical keyboards clacking.
Han Wenqing stood at the forefront of the training room, his brows furrowed in a "川" shape.
"The Hundred Blossoms Team is currently the strongest professional team, ranking first in the regular season points. They are the team most likely to win the championship according to big data predictions. Zhang Jiale is also in top form and is hailed as the strongest professional player of this season," came a calm voice from the side.
Han Wenqing turned to look, it was Tyranny's vice-captain, Zhang Xinjie.
"Our team is quite strong too, hence successfully entering the playoffs. However, compared to the Hundred Blossoms Team, we are still far from enough. With the current strength of Tyranny alone, we are definitely not a match for the Hundred Blossoms Team," Zhang Xinjie continued, pushing up his glasses on his nose.
Han Wenqing snorted, "I will never let Tyranny's year of effort go to waste again."
"I don't want to either, no one in Tyranny wants to. We all yearn for the championship, but there can only be one champion. Tyranny can't beat Hundred Blossoms. This year, Hundred Blossoms is most likely to win," Zhang Xinjie said softly.
Han Wenqing was unhappy with Zhang Xinjie dampening his morale and diminishing his prestige.
"Captain, are you afraid?" Zhang Xinjie asked.
Han Wenqing shook his head, "Tyranny fears nothing."
Zhang Xinjie smiled lightly. He debuted in the fourth season and had been Han Wenqing's partner for four years. How could he not understand his captain?
In Han Wenqing's eyes, there were only two things: defeating Ye Qiu and winning the Glory Championship. These were the only two things that troubled him.
Now that Excellent Era was out of the playoffs, lacking the terrifying opponent Ye Qiu, Han Wenqing naturally had no worries. The only thing left to trouble him was the championship.
Zhang Xinjie was well aware of Tyranny's current awkward situation. Tyranny lacked capable players. The only two who could be considered core were Han Wenqing, himself, and Zhang Xinjie. Unfortunately, he was a priest without combat capabilities, so all the pressure was on Han Wenqing's shoulders.
Therefore, in the true sense, Tyranny only had Han Wenqing as its core.
Tyranny's situation was like that of the late Shu Kingdom, lacking capable generals, unable to handle important tasks.
"To select someone to be the core, this kind of training obviously won't be effective. Talents need to be honed in battles. We need to arrange some training matches," Zhang Xinjie said.
This sentence struck a chord in Han Wenqing's heart. He turned his head, looking dignifiedly at Zhang Xinjie. After thinking for two seconds, he said, "Training matches are indeed effective, but in the current situation of the playoffs, they probably won't agree."
Zhang Xinjie shook his head, "The opponents in the training matches won't be teams like Hundred Blossoms or Tiny Herb."
Han Wenqing's brow relaxed. He understood Zhang Xinjie's meaning. "You mean Ye Qiu?"
Zhang Xinjie nodded, "Ye Qiu is a formidable opponent. He's also your friend, Captain. If we propose a training match to the Excellent Era, I believe he won't refuse."
Han Wenqing hesitated. Ye Qiu indeed wouldn't refuse his invitation for a training match, but this guy would definitely ask for some benefits. He wouldn't serve as Tyranny's sparring partner for free. Han Wenqing understood this shameless yet respectable opponent well.
Seeing Han Wenqing unmoved, Zhang Xinjie continued to persuade, "Ye Qiu is not only good at Battle Mage, but he's also proficient in Sharpshooter and can use Zhang Jiale's Hundred Blossoms Style."
Zhang Xinjie paused, "All of this is for the championship."
Han Wenqing's heart was moved. Perhaps Ye Qiu would take advantage of the opportunity to ask for shameless conditions, but in this critical moment, Tyranny needed special training.
"Alright," Han Wenqing nodded. He took out his phone and dialled the man's number.
...
Excellent Era Training Room
Liu Hao had just entered when he saw Ye Qiu answering the phone with a smile on his face, as if he were flirting with his girlfriend.
Who's call could Ye Qiu smile so happily?
"Old Han, your offer is indeed tempting. I have no problem with the training match, but the problem is our team members here are all on vacation. We can't gather enough people," Ye Qiu smiled.
Old Han... Liu Hao knew who the caller was.
"How many people do you have there?" Han Wenqing asked.
"Mucheng, me and Liu Hao," Ye Qiu replied casually. He noticed Liu Hao, who had just entered the training room, and covered the phone, asking, "Liu Hao, there's a training match against Tyranny here. Do you want to join?"
Without any hesitation, Liu Hao nodded in agreement. A training match against Tyranny meant facing professional players. If he could pick up two or three kills and trigger the system's rewards, wouldn't that be a windfall?
Killing Su Mucheng previously rewarded a highly effective physique gene potion. He wondered what good stuff he could get by triggering the reward again...
Seeing Liu Hao's resolute agreement, Ye Qiu couldn't help but be stunned, suspecting if Liu Hao had some ulterior motive, if he would be like before, not pulling his weight...
"Old Han, we have three people here: me, Su Mucheng, and Liu Hao. We can have a 3v3 team training match without the need for a priest," Ye Qiu suggested.
On Tyranny's side, Zhang Xinjie heard Ye Qiu's words and couldn't help but twitch his mouth. No priest... he was Tyranny's core, yet he suggested a training match with Excellent Era and then didn't let him participate?
Han Wenqing didn't think much, directly agreeing.
He didn't have a deep impression of Liu Hao, only knowing that Liu Hao's performance was stable, he hadn't made any major mistakes in team matches, showing mediocre performance. Adding one more person wouldn't be a problem.
In the end, the two sides agreed to start the training match in ten minutes, confirming the arena room, and hung up the phone.
Han Wenqing glanced at Zhang Xinjie. He knew Zhang Xinjie had heard the conversation between him and Ye Qiu.
Zhang Xinjie was tactful, smiling, "I'll go train, Captain, good luck."
Han Wenqing nodded, then clapped his hands, attracting the attention of the players in the training room, "Zhou Guangyi, Zheng Chengfeng!"
"Present!" Two players stood up.
Both of them were Tyranny's starters. Zhou Guangyi's profession was Assassin, ID
Cold Seasons, and Zheng Chengfeng's profession was Knight, ID Mountain split.
Both players had great potential. Perhaps they could serve as the core and share the pressure in the playoffs.
"In ten minutes, we'll have a 3v3 team training match against Excellent Era. You two get ready. If we lose, we'll have an additional two-hour training session after" Han Wenqing said in a deep voice.
Zhou Guangyi was bolder, raising his hand and asking, "Captain, who are the three from the Excellent Era playing against us in the training match?"
"Ye Qiu, Su Mucheng, and... Liu Hao," Han Wenqing replied.
(End of Chapter)