GTRSH Chapter 11

When he arrived at the club, He Ci first cooperated in recording two short videos for business purposes.

The game’s anniversary was coming soon and when the promotional video was released, his Aurora-like hair color will be visible to everyone. The club will immediately release several materials simultaneously.

After the filming, Xu Le came to find him and the two went to the conference room to chat for a while.

Xu Le held a few new recruits’ profiles in his hand and asked, “Are you not satisfied with the ones I showed you yesterday?”

“Well, they’re all average.” He Ci said.

Yesterday Xu Le sent me a few names and videos of new supports that he had found recently.

He Ci recalled for a moment: “No. 1’s reaction was too slow, No. 2 was good at laning but not in teamfights, No. 3 didn’t seem to know how to assist and scout the field of vision. The last one who played the Solar Eclipse ultimate didn’t hit, it seemed like he was just brought in to make up the numbers.”

“…”

Xu Le was silent.

Obviously, He Ci was not finding fault out of nothing, and the coaching staff had also mentioned these issues to him.

But He Ci was very selective. He said that there are no professional players he particularly wanted to recruit, but among the youth players and the King of Passers-bys, these ones were already at the top level that could be recruited at the moment.

After a long while, Xu Le spoke again: “I didn’t have time to ask you that day, what was it about that college student that moved you? After just playing two rounds, you knew he was the person you were looking for?”

“He’s OK. There’s no problem with awareness, and the on-the-spot reaction is also good. The operation ideas and detailed skills can be taught slowly.”

He Ci pointed at his list and said, “I don’t need someone whose ceiling can be seen at a glance. It’s okay for a newcomer to be unskilled, but there must be one or two highlights that attract me and make me feel it’s worth it.”

“Those that you found are not very intuitive. It’s good for making the playoffs, but it’s not good enough to win the championship.”

“This…” Xu Le pondered for a moment, and finally spoke out his true feelings, “I understand what you mean, but the support always needs time to adapt. Whether it is a ready-made professional player or a newcomer, you expect to win a championship in one year, which is a bit too idealistic.”

“Well, that’s why he is quite suitable. We have a good tacit understanding between each other, which can save us a lot of time in getting used to each other.” He Ci said.

The topic was back… Xu Le was impressed by this guy. Xu Le immediately used his ultimate skill to prick He Ci’s heart: “But he hasn’t even heard of your name. Besides, he’s a university student. Giving up his studies to team up with you, is he bored?”

He Ci lowered his head and smiled, wanting to tell Xu Le that he already knew who PURE was.

But things were still undecided, and He Ci was not used to making too many promises, so he skipped the topic:

“Yes, you are right. But the players from yesterday were not suitable either. Let’s take a look again.”

“Okay.” This meant that He Ci didn’t want to talk anymore. Xu Le also understood He Ci’s point of view, so he could only agree.

The two left the meeting room one after the other.

Xu Le finally couldn’t help but give a word of advice: “But I still think there’s no need to be too anxious. You’re not even 22 yet, you’re in such good shape, and you don’t have any hidden dangers of hand injuries. If the two of you practice together this year, you guys can win the championship next year or the year after next, right?”

He Ci lowered his eyes and flexed his fingers. They were flexible, and there was indeed no problem. They were just like him, and were at the peak of their ability to fight.

Xu Le was walking in front of him. When he didn’t hear He Ci’s reply, he turned his head to look at He Ci.

He Ci looked up and smiled at him, his face still showing his usual arrogant expression: “Of course I’m anxious. If I don’t win the championship, I’m going to go back and inherit the family business.”

“???”

“Fuck, being rich is so great? Don’t talk to me. I hate the rich. I can’t stand it. I really do this job anymore…”

Xu Le left cursing.

It was still raining, so He Ci decided to sleep at the base that night.

After washing up, it was still early, so he went to the training room to start a livestream.

He didn’t turn on the camera like last time, and the barrage of comments was already going crazy.

【The camera is off again, my heart is dead】

【Teacher, why does our child suddenly not like to turn on the camera?】

【I haven’t seen you for three days, I miss you so much】

【Don’t let the rhythm on the Internet affect your mood! The college student is just an accident and you are still very popular. Everyone in the dormitory knows you.】

【Hahahaha, I don’t think the prince would care what others say】

“Good evening. It’s not convenient for me to show my face recently. I’ll do it next time.” After a simple greeting, He Ci started the game.

【Next time for sure】

【I recorded what you said. If you don’t turn on the camera next time, I will sue you!】

【The comment in front… I support you】

“Well, I’ll really open it next time.” He Ci hesitated for a second between the accounts he usually played with, and chose to log in to the garbled account he used last time.

After the car accident¹Car accident: 撞车 – coincidentally entering the same game, like crashing cars with Yu Xinche that day, He Ci’s friends would come to tease him about it from time to time. There were too many people in the circle who had been added by his main gaming account. If they sent any inappropriate messages during the livestream, they would be seen by the audience.

The garbled number only added teammates and a few players he met in ranking, so it was very safe.

His rank was high, so when queuing for a match, he usually needed to wait a minute or two for the system to gather players of the same level.

While waiting in line, he opened the event panel and as usual, advertised for the game’s anniversary.

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the comments flashing rapidly.

He Ci felt puzzled. Normally, the audience didn’t like to watch this kind of segment, so why was there such a big reaction today?

He took a closer look and when he saw clearly what the barrage was saying, he realized that this account was actually not very safe.

【No, did I read that right, who is the seventh person in the friend list???】

【??????】

【Is this PURE the same PURE as that day?】

【What do you mean, you are unwilling to accept being rejected, so you use HIT Prince’s connections to force someone to add you as a friend, right?】

【Awesome】

【Are you afraid of the overbearing young master’s forced love? @PURE】

【Don’t be too outrageous hahahaha】

【So what’s going on? He Ci, please say something.】

【I’m really curious, I’ll transfer you 50 please tell me the truth】

He Ci forgot that this account had already added Yu Xinche as a friend, and he didn’t expect that this group of people could have such thoughts.

He really didn’t want to explain.

Yu Xinche had not made a decision yet. The more he mentions the other party, the more attention netizens will pay to the person behind the account “PURE”. The psychological pressure on Yu Xinche will also be greater, which may even affect his daily life.

Just as the game started, he changed the subject.

“I’m the jungler now, let’s play a game with the hero Volcano.”

【OK OK】

【Go!!! Choose the hero immediately with no explanations needed】

【Changing the subject, eh? OK, you succeeded. Love watching you play the Volcano.】

【OK, I’ll ask about the college student after this one.】

[Volcano] as the name suggests, he was a red-haired, irritable non-mainstream boy. This hero was very popular and had many skins.

However, the most well-known was the initial skin. In the setting, he was a black-skinned little devil with a pair of scarlet wings on his back, which was very smexy.

In the real world, volcanic magma bursts and burns itself while causing devastating damage to the surrounding area.

This kind of equal damage trait was put into the game, and Volcano became a character who exchanges life for life.

All of his skills have a burning effect, which not only causes damage to the enemy, but also causes him to lose blood to varying degrees.

This hero was invincible in single combat, but a little weak in team battles, so it required a certain early rhythm in the jungle from the player, and he must be able to use the Volcano to help the team establish a big enough advantage.

He Ci locked Volcano on the first floor, and his teammates also chose a lineup that could cooperate well.

In the early stage, He Ci helped his teammates to successfully get opportunities by ganking three lines. In the middle and late stages, he waited for his teammates to finish their damage before entering the field to harvest the kills in time. The game went smoothly all the way and the victory was quickly won.

The two teammates in the bottom lane were playing in a duo. They might have watched He Ci’s livestream and deliberately came to snipe him. They kept talking in the team channel and trying to interact with him.

He Ci typed a response to the first sentence and then ignored the rest. The comments said he was aloof, but his teammates didn’t care. Although they stopped typing to harass him, they still kept sending him emoji signals.

When the game was almost over, the support spoke again: “FIX, can you add me as a friend? I’ve been your fan for four years, I know you without searching online.”

He Ci: “…”

I could have given it to you, but after hearing this, I suddenly didn’t want to give it to you anymore.

The barrage was even more cruel, flashing rapidly with “hahahaha”.

This also evoked their memories, and they started gossiping about why He Ci had added PURE as a friend and what had happened in between then and now.

Many black fans had also arrived at the battlefield and started to discredit He Ci, asking him whether he was using intimidation and bribery to coerce and bribe the weak little players.

【At that time, he said he didn’t know you. Wasn’t the rejection obvious enough? Why are you two suddenly friends now?】

【There is no other way. If the prince wants to add a friend, the official must find this person anyway.】

【Secret exposed?】

【The connections is real】

【Then why can’t we give our prince a championship for fun?】

He Ci glanced at the comments briefly and didn’t bother to pay attention to them.

Professional players have their own experience in dealing with this kind of thing.

The more he says, the more mistakes he will make. Moreover, the comments would scold him more vigorously when they find out that he will reply to them. On the contrary, if he ignores them, they will feel bored and shut up.

But people who are not professional players may not be so calm when faced with such a wave of vicious remarks.

Especially when he was a simple male college student who had not experienced much of the world.

He Ci watched as PURE’s profile picture lit up, and then their conversation box flashed. Yu Xinche had sent a message:

– Ci Shen, I want to ask something

– Duo queue, carry me please

 

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  Car accident: 撞车 – coincidentally entering the same game, like crashing cars