God Level Summoner Chapter 62-64

Chapter 62 – Carnival Poll

With the launch of the second regular season in the sixth season, the Miracle Professional League also released an official announcement. The six representatives of the World Carnival in October this year would be selected using online voting.

In order to avoid unfair results by the fans, the league also restricted the number and conditions to vote. All IDs registered in the Miracle Forum that were level 3 or above would automatically receive one vote per day and they were free to vote for any player.

Everyone had few comments about this rule.

99% of the fans who watched the professional league would register on Miracle's official forum because the official forum often had a lottery during the live broadcast. Registration was also needed to comment so it wasn't like anonymous forums where people could randomly swear.

Limiting it to level 3 and above would filter out the pa.s.sersby and sunspots who maliciously wanted to mess with the voting.

Every person got one vote a day but the voting ticket didn't have an expiration date. There was more than one month left until the World Carnival. Starting from today, every person would end up with a maximum of 50 votes. In other words, some fans might vote once a day while some fans would acc.u.mulate 50 tickets to vote all at once. No one knew what would happen until the last minute.

As soon as the voting poll opened, the number of votes for three contestants started to soar. They were the captains of the three most popular teams in the league. The captain of the Wind Colour team, Ling Xuefeng, the captain of the Flying Feathers team, Su Guangmo and the captain of the Time team, Tan s.h.i.+tian.

The popularity of these three people had always been high. It was normal for them to dominate the online voting. Most players also agreed that these three should be Chinese representatives at the World Carnival. The remaining three places were the focus of the voting.

***

Once Li Cangyu returned to New York, he called Bai Xuan back and gave him a bowl of herbal medicine to regulate his stomach. The smell of the medicine was unbearable and Li Cangyu patted his shoulder. "You endure drinking it. The doctor said it would take effect in one month."

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of bitterness." Bai Xuan said.

Just then, Bai Xuan's phone rang. "Vice-Captain Bai, did you come back? Can I come for a meal?"

It was the 'hungry for several days' Xie Shurong.

Bai Xuan smiled and said, "Come over. Remember to bring the meal payment."

Xie Shurong quickly knocked on the door with a large box of goods. Once he saw Bai Xuan, his eyes were like a wolf that had been hungry for a long time. Bai Xuan couldn't help feeling creeped out by his look. "This isn't right? Does your team's food taste this bad?"

Xie Shurong made a wronged expression. "It is really bad compared to your cooking. Don't you think I have become thinner these days?"

Bai Xuan said seriously, "I don't see you. I think you are fat."

Xie Shurong, "…"

Li Cangyu looked at his depressed expression and laughed. "Don't bully A'Shu. Come in and eat."

Xie Shurong entered the house and smelt the strong scent of traditional Chinese medicine. He couldn't help asking, "Who is taking the medicine?"

"Bai Xuan's stomach disease needs to be well nursed. When I returned home this time, I found a Chinese medical pract.i.tioner and bought some Chinese medicine."  Li Cangyu explained as he handed the medicine to Bai Xuan.

Bai Xuan pinched his nose and drank it in one breath.

Xie Shurong saw the frown when he drank the bitter medicine and couldn't help feeling distressed. It must be that the previous game pressure was too big and Bai Xuan didn't get enough rest and diet, causing him stomach trouble. Bai Xuan was smiling all day long but wasn't he actually suffering a lot?

Bai Xuan found that A'Shu was staring at him and handed over the medicine bowl. "Do you also want to drink?"

Xie Shurong touched his nose and asked, "Is it bitter?"

Bai Xuan replied, "It is bitter."

Xie Shurong thought that he would bring over some sweet plum next time and give it to Bai Xuan after drinking the medicine.

***

The three people who hadn't seen each other for a few days gathered together to eat. Li Cangyu briefly explained the situation when he returned to China. Zhang Jueming officially signed with the Dragon Warriors and moved to the Dragon Warriors Club. Li Cangyu meant to wait until the end of the year when A'Shu's contract expired and the three of them would return to China together.

The Xie Bai duo had no opinion on this.

After the meal, Xie Shurong consciously ran to wash the dishes. Li Cangyu turned on the computer and clicked on the official website of the Miracle Professional League.

In addition to the team rankings and live broadcast announcements, the homepage also had an obvious 'First World Carnival's voting poll.'

Li Cangyu curiously clicked on it.

The top three were undoubtedly occupied by Ling, Su and Tan. The fourth player made Li Cangyu somewhat surprised.

Liu Xiang.

This was one of the few female players in the league, the second captain of the Red Fox team.

Li Cangyu had never met her but before returning to China, he specifically checked the details of the eight teams in the first division of the Miracle League and had a certain understanding of the players. Liu Xiang was currently the most popular healer in the Miracle League. She was known by fans as a G.o.d level nurse by the fans and played an angel priest with the ID of Flying Cotton. She had long black hair and was particularly beautiful. She was a G.o.ddess in the eyes of many otaku.

She had always been called a G.o.d healer but Captain Liu was modest and low-key. Her personality was gentle and she had a good temper, a typical example of a well-educated girl.

In contrast, Vice-Captain Yang Muzi was more fiery. She could directly carry a bucket of water up to the seventh floor. She was a super female, making many male players feel inferior to her.

As a pure women's team, Red Fox experienced many setbacks in the Miracle League. In particular, many outsiders had been skeptical when Yu Bing led the Red Fox to join the Miracle League in the second season. Many people said it was enough for the girls to be beautiful at home and it was embarra.s.sing for male players to beat them in the game.

The result was that the people who said those words were repeatedly beaten.

The Red Fox team was like an agile fox on the court. Under the leaders.h.i.+p of the first captain Yu Bing, Red Fox was able to force the Three Swordsmen with the strongest momentum back. The girls' fighting power shouldn't be underestimated.

Yu Bing once said in an interview, "In the field of e-sports, girls aren't as talented as males and a women's e-sports career is shorter than male players. But we work hard and aren't pretty vases. We are young people who came here for the same dream so please give us the respect we deserve."

Her expression was cold but her eyes were extremely serious.

Li Cangyu was the first to praise Yu Bing's interview on Weibo.

He always admired this female captain who dared to fight.

Unfortunately, Yu Bing retired in the fourth season and she transferred the captain's position to Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang wasn't as haughty as Yu Bing but her humble leaders.h.i.+p also made the Red Fox team more united.

The Red Fox team was a very strong opponent in the Miracle League.

Li Cangyu touched his nose and scrolled down. He found that Lou Wushuang was in fifth place.

Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui were a combination he knew from their debut in the third season. This pair of killer brothers didn't show a dazzling talent in the third season but started to show their force in the fourth season and led their team to win the champions.h.i.+p in the fifth season.

As captain of Ghost Spirits, it was understandable that Captain Lou's votes would be in the top six.

The sixth was Zhu Qingyue, captain of Pure Cleansing.

Li Cangyu couldn't help laughing when he saw this name.

Xiao Zhu and Xiao Cheng were the same age and they also debuted in the fourth season. However, the psychic wasn't strong at the time. They were a semi-auxiliary and semi-output cla.s.s and could appear in the arena.

The young teenager encountered Cat G.o.d in the arena and after being abused by Cat G.o.d, he actually… cried.

Yes, Zhu Qingyue was a crying ghost. After the game with Cat G.o.d, he cried in front of a lot of reporters and it was like he was being bullied. It made Li Cangyu feel a special guilt and Li Cangyu ran to comfort him after the game.

Chu Yan, the original captain of Pure Cleansing, had to put a pack of tissues in his pocket for this crying ghost. The captain was like a helpless mother.

Once Li Cangyu left Miracle, Chu Yan made a decision that shocked the entire league. He made Zhu Qingyue the captain and retreated to the position of vice-captain. This was the only team in the Miracle League that actually exchanged their leaders.h.i.+p positions.

Chu Yan obviously wanted Zhu Qingyue to grow as soon as possible. Zhu Qingyue was forcibly pulled into the captain's position and gradually grew up. He was still a bit shy in front of the reporters' cameras but at least he wouldn't cry!

How would Xiao Zhu react once he found out about Cat G.o.d returning?

Crying after being abused by Cat G.o.d, this was definitely the black history that he was too embarra.s.sed to mention!

***

Li Cangyu glanced at the poll rankings and then logged into his Q number.

This was the Q number he used during the Miracle League and he hadn't entered for a long time after the disbandment of Canglan.

As soon as he logged in, he found that the avatar on the lower right corner was flas.h.i.+ng. There were obviously many messages. Li Cangyu opened the dialogue window and saw Cheng Wei's concerned words: [Cat G.o.d, why did you disband?] [Cat G.o.d, don't be sad. You can go to other teams after disbanding!] [Cat G.o.d, where did you go? Do you want to come to Time?] [Why is Cat G.o.d ignoring me? [Tears][Tears]]

Then there was a short message: [Go back to Miracle. I am waiting for you.]

It was from Ling Xuefeng.

They were the two people who were most concerned about Li Cangyu in the Miracle League. One had the feeling of mentoring while the other… was unclear, but they had many years of deep feelings and were very special to each other.

Li Cangyu saw these words of concern and became extraordinarily warm.

At this time, all the old players who debuted before the fourth season of the Miracle League received a message on Q.

[Your friend Old-Cat is online.]

Old Cat? This number hadn't been online for a long time. Why did it suddenly pop up today?

Many people had surprised expressions on their faces.

Ling Xuefeng immediately sent a message: [Are you home?]

[Yes.]

[Many people know that you have returned to Miracle. It is Tan s.h.i.+tian's fault.]

Li Cangyu said: [It doesn't matter. They don't know who my teammates are so I can give everyone a surprise.]

In the lower right corner, a message popped up from the 'Miracle Gossip Group.'

[@Old-Cat, do you mean to return to Miracle?]

Li Cangyu opened the Q group and found that it was from Vice-Captain Zhang Shaohui of Ghost Spirits.

Old-Cat was the ID he used during Miracle, which was directly translated into 'old cat'. (His ID is in English instead of Chinese).

The Miracle Gossip Group was a private group created in the first season. There were no discussions about compet.i.tions and tactics. It was pure chit-chat and gossip, making it very lively. Li Cangyu was one of the administrators of the group but he rarely talked in it after leaving Miracle.

It was discovered that an administrator who hadn't been online for two years suddenly went online, causing many people in the group to burst.

Li Cangyu replied in the group: [Yes, that is the plan.]

Ling Xuefeng followed closely with: [Welcome back.]

Captain Ling, who rarely appeared in the group, actually spoke as well! Take a screenshot!

Su Guangmo followed with a row of applause. [Welcome back.]

Cheng Wei also jumped out: [Cat G.o.d, you are finally online. I thought you weren't using this Q number. I sent you a message but didn't get a reply. [Tears]]

Tan s.h.i.+tian sent a patting head emoji: [Cat G.o.d didn't see it.]

Pure Cleansing's vice-captain, Chu Yan also said: [Which team did Cat G.o.d sign with? Why is there no news on this side of the league?]

Zhu Qingyue spoke weakly: [Are you going to make a new team?]

Li Cangyu saw the crying youth and smiled. [Xiao Zhu, long time no see.]

Zhu Qingyue sent a row of blus.h.i.+ng expressions. He always felt particularly embarra.s.sed when he thought about how he cried after losing to this person.

Zhang Shaohui gloated: [Cat G.o.d, don't be like this. Captain Zhu will be scared by you and start crying again. [Cry][Cry]]

Zhu Qingyue, "…"

The familiar IDs and familiar group. There might be many new players who joined but there were still many people in the Miracle League who remembered the name of Old Cat and the shock he brought to everyone on the field.

Li Cangyu smiled and typed: [I am currently in New York. I will look for those attending the World Carnival in October and invite you to eat fish.]

Everyone, “…”

Sure enough, it was a familiar taste and familiar formula. Whenever Cat G.o.d expressed his enthusiasm, he would invite everyone to eat fis.h.!.+

However, this person's return would surely cause a big shuffle in the Miracle League. Everyone was laughing and jokingly welcoming him back but their hearts were tense. Cat G.o.d was bringing a new team back. They had to prepare in advance!

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Chapter 63 – Cold Shoulder

The next night, Xie Shurong once again found the two people to eat and this time he brought a box of plums for Bai Xuan to eat after drinking Chinese medicine, so that it wouldn't be too bitter.

Bai Xuan ate the sweetness and praised him for being sensible.

After the meal, Xie Shurong ran to wash the dishes. Bai Xuan was bored and went to the kitchen to see him. A'Shu had now mastered the skill of was.h.i.+ng dishes and he completed it quickly and cleanly.

Bai Xuan saw A'Shu seriously was.h.i.+ng the dishes and couldn't help asking softly, "A'Shu, what happened with Flying Feathers? Why did you leave Flying Feathers and come to the United States to play? Can you tell me? If it is inconvenient then pretend I didn't ask."

Bai Xuan had been thinking about this problem for a long time and finally couldn't help asking. It wasn't to gossip. He just thought that since they would be teammates, some understanding between them was necessary. If he couldn't figure out the relations.h.i.+p between Xie Shurong and the Flying Feathers team, how could they deal with Flying Feathers in the future?

Xie Shurong heard this question and a flash of embarra.s.sment crossed his face.

He picked up a clean rag and wiped his hands before turning around to look at Bai Xuan. "Cough, it is nothing big. I was hot tempered when I was 18 years old and my brother also had a hot temper. We often argued over the team. Many times when we were fighting, I would come to a meeting and say nothing. One time, we were arguing too fiercely and I ran out."

"…" Bai Xuan hadn't expected this to be the reason. Xie Shurong had matured a lot so Bai Xuan hadn't expected the original A'Shu to be an impulsive teenager who argued with his brother every day.

"It was like this." Bai Xuan smiled and said, "I am asking you this to figure out your relations.h.i.+p with Su Guangmo. In the future, we have to decide whether to place you against Flying Feathers or not. I was worried that what happened between you and Flying Feathers is a knot that can't be untied."

"There is no knot. I have a good relations.h.i.+p with my brothers." Xie Shurong touched his nose and added, "Later when we face the Flying Feathers team, you can send me to play without facing any pressure. You can rest a.s.sured on this point."

“That's good.” Bai Xuan came up and patted him on the shoulder. "Everyone has done stupid things when they were young. Don't take it to heart."

"Yes." Xie Shurong looked at him and found that Vice-Captain Bai's comfort was great. His eyes were particularly gentle, like a big brother comforting his younger brother. There wasn't a single trace of ridicule.

Xie Shurong couldn't help walking up and hugging Bai Xuan gently. He whispered, "Vice-Captain Bai, please don't tell other people about this matter?"

"Are you ashamed?" Bai Xuan asked with a smile.

"…" Xie Shurong rubbed his chin along Bai Xuan's shoulder like a petulant child. "Help me keep it a secret. It isn't a glorious thing and Cat G.o.d will certainly laugh at me if he finds out."

Bai Xuan, “…”

This guy's face was really as thick as a city wall. He was so tall yet acted in a spoiled manner so that Bai Xuan's heart couldn't help softening.

In fact, Xie Shurong hadn't said it but it certainly wasn't easy to play alone in a foreign country in these years. Couldn't he persist until now because the strong faith in his heart was supporting him? This guy was a very strong person.

Bai Xuan gently patted the petulant A'Shu's head and said, "Okay, I won't tell others and will help you keep it a secret."

Xie Shurong's eyes brightened as he clung to Bai Xuan. "Vice-Captain Bai is so good."

Bai Xuan's eyes moved helplessly as he was held by this guy. He said, "Okay, quickly let me go. How old are you to still act so spoiled?"

Xie Shurong replied with a cheeky expression, "Who told you to be the father of the team?"

Bai Xuan reached out and pushed him away. "Don't make trouble and pack away the dishes. Then come to the living room to eat fruit."

Xie Shurong watched Bai Xuan's retreating back and his mind became confused.

He hadn't thought too much when hugging Vice-Captain Bai. He just thought that Bai Xuan's appearance was very gentle, making him want to be close.

But once he held on, he didn't want to let go.

The feeling of his arms being filled was too good, especially when the person in his arms was so soft and fragrant. His body gave off the clean shower gel smell… he had obviously just showered today.

Xie Shurong suppressed the urge to think of other things. He took a deep breath to control his mind and turned to the living room.

***

The super milk dad Bai Xuan cut a plate of fruit. He was really careful, cutting the apple and watermelon into pieces. Toothpicks were inserted and it was small enough to swallow in one gulp.

Xie Shurong sat down on the sofa and Li Cangyu was also attracted to the food.

Once the three of them sat together to eat, Li Cangyu asked, "A'Shu, when does the second round of the regular season in the US start?"

"It's going to start tomorrow."

“Then won't you be busy? If you are busy, you don't have to spend as much time in online games. The matches are more important."

Xie Shurong smiled and said, "I'm not busy. I'm not in the starting lineup of the second regular season so I don't have to follow them everywhere when playing the game."

Bai Xuan couldn't help feeling surprised when hearing this. "What? Your captain won't let you play?"

“There are many masters in the team and the lineup has rotated." Xie Shurong's expression was very calm. "The genius newcomer Agnus, who debuted last season, is also a terran swordsman. He is still young but he is very talented. The captain is paying a lot of attention to him and wants to give him more opportunities to appear."

Bai Xuan and Li Cangyu looked at each other, silent for a moment.

It was a normal tactical adjustment for the captain to let newcomers appear. For example, Ling Xuefeng let Qin Mo play in the arena to train this young boy. However, letting the newcomer play all the matches and completely replacing an old player, this wasn't a simple tactical adjustment. It was obviously to place A'Shu on the bench.

Li Cangyu slightly frowned. He guessed that Xie Shurong wasn't as happy as expected in the ICE team and might've been pushed aside by his teammates.

It was difficult for foreign players to truly integrate into a team. The differences in language, culture and living habits were huge problems. Moreover, the ICE team had many masters and A'Shu wasn't irreplaceable. The ICE captain's choice was also correct. A'Shu would soon leave the team after his contract expired. It was natural to give more opportunities to the newcomers that the team were training.

There was nothing wrong with this reasoning but it was quite chilling in terms of feelings.

Didn't Xie Shurong join during ICE's toughest period when they were lacking a swordsman in the front row? Xie Shurong ran all the way to the United States, worked with his strange teammates and took the ICE team into the ranks of the first-cla.s.s giants. Now that his contract was about to expire, he was being subjected to such a cold reception. It could only be said that the ICE captain was rational and almost cruel.

This was the opposite of Li Cangyu. Li Cangyu would rather move with his good brothers and take the hardest road then give up the trust of his friends. He couldn't say who was right or wrong. He could only say that everyone paid attention to different things.

Bai Xuan couldn't help feeling slightly distressed when he saw Xie Shurong's smiling face. He patted A'Shu's hand and said, "A'Shu, don't mind it too much. Once your contract expires, we will go back to China and start over. In the past few years, you have been playing with the ICE team. You did your best so there is no need to feel sorry for them."

Bai Xuan's voice was very gentle, making Xie Shurong feel warm. He couldn't help holding Bai Xuan's hand tightly.

Today, Xie Shurong had seen everything very thoroughly.

When he first arrived in the United States, he was a less mature teenager. It was really difficult time when he was isolated by his teammates. Many times, his teammates joked in English but he couldn't understand because of the cultural differences. He just awkwardly sat next to them.

Later, he held the English-Chinese dictionary and carefully memorized the words. His English level increased by leaps and bounds and the language barrier was gradually overcome. At the same time, he was recognized by the captain for his outstanding personal ability.

At that time, ICE was a lesser-known team in the American Miracle League. They couldn't get the trophy and were eliminated every time they entered the playoffs. After Xie Shurong joined, he played the fast moving swordsman and brought up the front row of the team. Together with the debut of the genius blood kin summoner Jack Josh, the ICE team's performance improved and they won the champions.h.i.+p that year.

The ICE team started developing faster and faster, recruiting players from various teams. Many talents players came and the ICE team consistently ranked among the top teams in the US Miracle League. They were the favourite to win this season.

As Bai Xuan said, Xie Shurong was foreign player but he shouldn't feel sorry for the ICE team. He got the club's paycheck doing what he should and doing his best for every game. This was the att.i.tude that a professional player should have.

Emotionally speaking, this type of foreign player didn't have much sense of belonging.

To tell the truth, Xie Shurong only played in the ICE Club because he couldn't quit his terran swordsman and to make money to support himself. This was like a company employee working for money.

That's why Xie Shurong didn't care too much when the captain placed him on the bench. The ICE team's results, whether good or bad, had little relations.h.i.+p with him.

Still, Bai Xuan's comfort made Xie Shurong feel very warm. This feeling was like being comforted by his family after being wronged. His whole body was warm.

Vice-Captain Bai wasn't the same as the vice-captain of many teams. As the most trusted right arm of Li Cangyu, he could always carefully discover the psychological problems of his teammates, gently comforting them and offering a solution so that each member could readjust their emotions. This stable mentality made him the super nanny of the entire team and made people feel particularly comfortable.

Xie Shurong smiled at Bai Xuan's worried eyes and whispered, "Don't worry, I am no longer a child and my spirit isn't that fragile. My contract is about to expire and it was clear that I wouldn't renew the contract. The captain doesn't want me taking up the resources of the team. There is nothing wrong with that. However, since he did this, I won't have any nostalgia when leaving the ICE team."

This calm appearance made Li Cangyu lose his worry.

After so many years of being alone, Xie Shurong's mind became extremely tough. This bit of cold shoulder wasn't a big deal for him. If he was still the teenager of the Flying Feathers team, he might directly argue with the captain. However, now he could accept it calmly because he was already a responsible man.

Li Cangyu gently patted Xie Shurong's shoulder and said, "A'Shu, you will be lazy in the ICE team for two months. Once we return to China at the end of the year, our team will be formally established. You will be our main force in the future."

The meaning of Li Cangyu's sentence was obvious. Xie Shurong nodded seriously and said, "Don't worry Captain, I won't act lazy once I return home."

The three people smiled at each other.

In fact, it was simple to have a good impression of a team. The key was to look at the people leading.

Li Cangyu was a very loyal person, decisive and courageous. Combined with Bai Xuan's gentleness, Xie Shurong believed that his future team would be a warm and harmonious family.

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Chapter 64 – Steamed Ba.s.s' Ident.i.ty

Xie Shurong came back and returned straight to the dormitory. In any case, he wasn't partic.i.p.ating in the team's next game so he didn't have to worry about the lineup and tactics. There were still people working overtime in the training room. The young man Agnus, who was placed on the lineup by the captain, saw Xie Shurong pa.s.sing by and said with a smile, "A'Shu, I thought you weren't coming back! You must be so happy. You can have a holiday while we are miserable preparing for tomorrow's game."

The irony in this sentence was obvious. Xie Shurong smiled and said, "Refuel!"

Then he turned quietly and walked away.

This child was too arrogant and would someday fall. Players in the field would naturally teach him so there was no need to waste his breath.

After returning to the dormitory, he logged into the online game. His account had risen to level 65 after the legion defense.

Once Li Cangyu saw that A'Shu was online, he was added to the team. Zhang Jueming and Gu Siming were also online so the five member fixed team once again a.s.sembled.

Li Cangyu sent a welcome expression on the team channel and said: [Let's officially welcome Old Zhang to join our team.]

Bai Xuan put on a headset and asked, "Old Zhang, do you remember me?"

Zhang Jueming laughed and said, "n.o.body can forget you, Super Dad Vice-Captain Bai?"

Bai Xuan smiled and asked, "Really?"

Xie Shurong coughed and interrupted the two of them. "Cough, Old Zhang, I've heard of you as well."

“I am in the same generation as your master. Where have you heard of me?" Zhang Jueming asked curiously.

Xie Shurong spoke with a thick face, "I naturally heard it from my master."

“Captain Song? Did he say anything nice about me?"

“Master praised you for being very manly." Song Yan only said that Zhang Jueming was a bold northern person and that he once held a dinner for all the professional players. Nothing else was mentioned so Xie Shurong didn't have a deep impression of this person. Obviously, Zhang Jueming didn't do well in the first season. However, since Cat G.o.d pulled him into the team, he must have a bright spot that would attract Cat G.o.d.

Xie Shurong was very trusting of Cat G.o.d's eyes.

There was this bold and uninhibited uncle present, causing everyone to become familiar with each other on the voice channel..

Xiao Gu suddenly realized one thing and asked, "Isn't there still a person in our fixed team? What about Steamed Ba.s.s?"

Bai Xuan couldn't help wondering, "Speaking of Steamed Ba.s.s, the time he is going online these days are very irregular. He didn't come to the legion defense on Sunday and he is five levels lower than us."

Zhang Jueming wondered, "Is there a temporary problem with his family or something?"

Li Cangyu listened to everyone discussing it and couldn't help smiling slightly, "This Steamed Ba.s.s, he is likely to be a heavyweight undercover."

Everyone was surprised and Zhang Jueming directly asked, "Old Cat, who do you suspect he is?"

Li Cangyu replied, "There is no evidence yet so I'll tell you when I rip off his cover."

Xiao Gu was very curious but he didn't dare to ask.

“Then I'll wait for you to release the truth." Zhang Jueming simply changed the topic, saying, "Yes, last time you told me to bring the child to the arena. I sorted out the full level accounts that my studio isn't using these days. There are 10 accounts of different races and I will allow Xiao Gu to get familiar with the style of each profession."

Li Cangyu praised him. "Yes, I think so as well. Xiao Gu's understanding of the major cla.s.ses in Miracle isn't thorough enough. Let him play every profession first."

Gu Siming excitedly exclaimed, "I know Captain! I will follow Uncle to learn!" Zhang Jueming continued saying, "I have many accounts. If you need anything then just ask."

Li Cangyu said, "I won't use them for the time being. Once the team members are ready, I will find you again."

"No problem!" Zhang Jueming felt happy that he could help the team a little bit.

***

Steamed Ba.s.s wasn't online so Li Cangyu searched through the guild list to find teammates.

Small Elf, Small Archer and Small Hunter, the three vice presidents appointed by Li Cangyu currently had the highest level. Li Cangyu opened a chat and invited the three of them to join.

[The president has come!] The trio greeted him excitedly.

[You worked hard while I wasn't here.] Li Cangyu stated.

[You are welcome! The guild's construction points are full. Do you want to upgrade the level?] Small Elf asked.

These three students could be regarded as an unexpected harvest for Li Cangyu. In this time, Li Cangyu was busy and Bai Xuan had also run to travel. All guild matters were thrown at them but the three university students were very serious and used their spare time to manage the guild.

Today Li Cangyu logged in and found that the construction points of the Food Squad filled up in just a few days.

Only the president had the authority to upgrade the guild level. Li Cangyu went to the NPC to upgrade Food Squad to level four and gave the three people a task. [The number of members will increase so you should pay attention. See if there are any talents when doing the instances and this will help facilitate sub-groups once we reach full level.]

[I understand!] The trio actively responded.

[Come with me to play a level 65 instance. I will teach you the quickest way to clear it.] Li Cangyu typed on the team channel before speaking on the voice channel. "A'Shu, Old Zhang, the two of you leave the team. I will take them through it once and then you can come back."

The two people decisively left the team and Old Zhang took A'Shu to visit the black market trading house.

Li Cangyu's team of six entered the level 65 'Blood Kin Castle' instance.

The mobs of this instance were all vampires who could use stealth. Dealing with them was very annoying but this instance had a trick. There was a shortcut they could take to directly avoid the mobs and just face the boss.

Many people knew about this route but Li Cangyu personally used his high agility to give the three people a demonstration of the quickest route.

The boss also had some skills. Li Cangyu patiently explained them while playing. The trio seriously remembered the explanation. Li Cangyu had asked them to teach this to other people in the Food Squad so that the members didn't have to worry about leveling.

After clearing the instance, Li Cangyu brought Old Zhang and A'Shu back onto the team.

He opened his friends list and saw that Steamed Ba.s.s still wasn't online.

The domestic time should now be 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Li Cangyu opened the Miracle official website and saw there was a match between Wind Colour and Pure Cleansing this morning.

Li Cangyu spoke into his headset, "Everyone, look at Miracle's official website. Today Wind Colour is facing Pure Cleansing."

Fanboy Gu Siming immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Yes yes, Captain Ling is playing today!"

"Aren't we clearing the instance?" Bai Xuan asked.

"This boss is a piece of cake for us. I believe there won't be a problem if we watch and play." Li Cangyu stated.

The team of five professional players really didn't need to be focused when playing the boss of a small instance. Everyone opened the website to the live broadcast, narrowed the game window and operated their accounts while watching the game.

***

Pure Cleansing was a very distinctive team in China's Miracle Alliance. Their style was called 'illusion flow.'

Other teams used either melee output or remote output as the core. Pure Cleansing's captain and vice-captain were auxiliaries so their tactics placed the auxiliary psychic as the core.

The double auxiliary style of play, the output was weak but they were very difficult to face.

This was the evaluation of the Pure Cleansing by many captains in the league.

Today, the match between Wind Colour and Pure Cleansing was once again deadlocked. Even the extremely aggressive Ling Xuefeng was troubled by the continuous control when facing the double auxiliary combination of Zhu Qingyue and Chu Yan.

Zhu Qingyue, the former crybaby, had become a very cool auxiliary player after his transition to captain in the third season.

Honestly, the first captain of Pure Cleansing and current vice-captain, Chu Yan was quite courageous. Xiao Zhu might be talented by his psychological endurance was particularly weak. He cried after losing games, causing the reporters to smell blood.

There were often male players yelling at him in the comments. "The baby who hasn't grown up should go home instead of playing the game." The female players were the opposite. "A child crying is really pitiful. Let Sister hug you."

Zhu Qingyue was a controversial player because he cried for half an hour after being beaten by Li Cangyu, shocking the whole league. There were many people who hated him but he also had many fans.

Chu Yan forced the young boy to the captain's position at the end of the third season, making him grow up as quickly as possible. Zhu Qingyue was pushed by the media and grew up quickly, living up to expectations. After Xiao Zhu lost a game, he was very calm. His mentality stabilized and he gradually became one of the best auxiliary players in the Miracle League.

However, the overall strength of Pure Cleansing was still worse than Wind Colour. Zhu Qingyue and Chu Yan's combination could drag the battle on for 40 minutes but Ling Xuefeng was best at seizing opportunities. Once Xiao Zhu made an accidental mistake, Ling Xuefeng rushed into the back row to directly break up the lineup of Pure Cleansing. Yan Ruiwen quickly followed to control Xiao Zhu and the outputs of the other Wind Colour members followed, killing Zhu Qingyue in seconds.

This group battle started very suddenly and the end was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, Pure Cleansing was destroyed.

Many people in the live broadcast spat out, "They were tangled up for 40 minutes but it ended in less than 10 seconds." "Every game with Pure Cleansing is like this. Pure Cleansing is like a group of soft cotton. Cutting them is unclear and they can drag things out to victory or make it so that the opposing team is very tired." “Will Captain Zhu cry again?" "Don't blacken Xiao Zhu. He hasn't cried for a long time!" "Hand paper towels to Xiao Zhu."

The director deliberately pointed at the camera at Zhu Qingyue, who didn't cry. Instead, he shyly smiled at the camera while scratching his head. He knew that there were definitely a lot of people in the Internet making fun of him. It was really awkward. Every time he made a Weibo post, the comments below would be countless people handing him paper towels…

***

Ling Xuefeng led his team over to shake hands. Zhu Qingyue also stood up politely, the expression on his face quite calm.

Li Cangyu couldn't help feeling emotional looking at this scene. In the past, Li Cangyu had come over to shake hands. As a result, the little guy cried until his eyes turned red and Li Cangyu comforted him for a long time. He also asked the team out to eat grilled fish after the game.

Today, the little crybaby had grown up and was already the leader of a team.

Pure Cleansing wasn't as dazzling as Wind Colour, Flying Feathers and Time in the past few years but this team was very special in the Miracle League. Their style was very clear and they had been runners-up a few times. It was a good result.

Li Cangyu turned off the live broadcast and switched back to the Moonlight Forest district, focusing on playing the instance with his teammates.

After approximately 30 minutes, a prompt appeared in the bottom left corner indicating that Steamed Ba.s.s was online.

Li Cangyu sent him a message: [Are you here? Do you want to join the group to clear instances?]

[Yes.] Steamed Ba.s.s was soon added to the team.

Everyone had heard from Cat G.o.d that this person was an undercover but Cat G.o.d was looking for evidence to reveal his ident.i.ty. Therefore, everyone didn't react and pretended to know nothing as they played the instance.

Xiao Gu excitedly exclaimed in the voice channel, "I feel so awkward playing an instance with an uncover!"

Zhang Jueming laughed. "The child should calm down."

Bai Xuan also asked, "Is this undercover someone you know?"

Li Cangyu said, "Don't worry, I'll test him out soon."

After the instance was over, Li Cangyu sent a PK invitation to Steamed Ba.s.s.

Ling Xuefeng thought that if he didn't accept, it would be easy to arouse the clever cat's suspicions.

In order to avoid exposing himself, Ling Xuefeng deliberately hid part of his strength and played like an ordinary veteran of the online game. As a result, during a critical moment in their duel, Li Cangyu suddenly sent a private message: [Today's match with Pure Cleansing, the tactics were well arranged.]

The finger on the other side of the computer slipped and Steamed Ba.s.s showed a gap. This was caught by Li Cangyu and he used the opportunity to kill the opponent.

Ling Xuefeng, "…"

'Cat, could you not send a hara.s.sing message at a critical moment in PK?'

Li Cangyu smiled with satisfaction. He sent out feelers and they were grabbed.

The reason why he suspected Steamed Ba.s.s to be Ling Xuefeng was because in the legion defense war, Ling Xuefeng came to act as command while Steamed Ba.s.s didn't log in. Any veteran would know that the most important activity in Miracle was the legion defense. On Sunday, when the rate of people logging in was the highest, Steamed Ba.s.s didn't come, causing Li Cangyu's suspicion.

He also thought back to when Steamed Ba.s.s joined the Food Squad and it was exactly the day that Ling Xuefeng recognized him in the online game. In addition, the name of Steamed Ba.s.s was too good. The final straw was that Steamed Ba.s.s wasn't online today while Wind Colour had a match…

Could these four points be explained by coincidence?

In any case, Ling Xuefeng wasn't a professional undercover and he hadn't entered the Food Squad for malicious reasons. He didn't have the professional undercover training that the big guilds gave and Li Cangyu knew him very well. Li Cangyu made a simple attempt and took off his cover.

Li Cangyu suppressed a smile and sent in the private chat: [Xuefeng, is it fun to open a side account and enter my guild as an undercover?]

Ling Xuefeng, "…"

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