"Since I can't take down the tower, I'll kill this old man with the white beard!" Alan Adan was furious. He led his troops to attack Huang He's Archmage. However, Huang He's Archmage moved very quickly, and Alan Adan's ghouls couldn't touch him. On the contrary, the Archmage could periodically cast fireballs. In the end, during the pursuit, he actually lost three ghouls.
It was only then that Alan Adan realized that this old man actually had a pair of Boots of Speed, and his movement speed was higher than all of his own units. He couldn't outrun him and had to give up the chase, retreating to his base to develop and rebuild.
As a result, the old man caught up again. He didn't do anything but cast fireballs to attack the ghouls. He killed several more, completely collapsing Alan Adan's morale.
From then on, Alan Adan's economy was completely ruined. Huang He upgraded to two tiers two minutes earlier and then led a versatile army to push through Alan Adan's base again.
"Again!" After the second crushing defeat, Alan Adan had lost some of his reason and insisted on a third match with Huang He.
"Alright, I'll play one more game with you for free!" Huang He said.
"No need for free. Let's bet on the agency rights for World of Warcraft!" Alan Adan said angrily. "If you can still beat me, and the price is right, World of Warcraft will be yours!"
"Oh, World of Warcraft? What's that?" Huang He asked curiously. Alan Adan then realized he had revealed a huge secret.
Although Blizzard had already invested all its efforts into developing World of Warcraft, it was still only in its infancy. It was top secret within Blizzard, and yet Alan Adan had blurted it out. The vice president standing nearby was stunned.
However, Alan Adan couldn't be entirely blamed. He wasn't a professional entrepreneur but a programmer. Programmers often have many immaturities. Otherwise, Alan Adan wouldn't have foolishly agreed to sell Blizzard later, only to be torn apart and even drive away the entire Northern Blizzard, ultimately losing control of Blizzard and making it increasingly mediocre.
At Alan Adan's strong request, the two still started the third game. Huang He remained the same as ever, playing Human, while Alan Adan decided to play a serious game and chose Orc, which was strong in the early, middle, and late stages. He didn't plan to use any surprise tactics or tricky strategies; he just wanted to defeat Huang He head-on in a battle of frontal forces.
Through the previous two battles, Alan Adan found that Huang He didn't seem to be very adept at controlling his soldiers. There was an opportunity here!
As expected, the development of both sides was very peaceful this time. For the first ten minutes, apart from scouts bumping into each other, the main forces did not engage directly. Both sides were diligently developing themselves.
It wasn't until fifteen minutes, when Alan Adan's Orc second-tier army of 100 population was formed, that Alan Adan, feeling he had reached the peak of his combat power, went to fight Huang He's main force.
Finally, the two sides met in an open area. Alan Adan discovered that the Human main force consisted of two heroes, the Archmage and the Mountain King, leading a force of about 100 population. However, there were many Warlocks and Sorceresses in the opponent's army.
"Haha, this guy still doesn't know how to play. Bringing so many squishy Warlocks and Sorceresses is suicidal!" Alan Adan felt great relief, believing that his powerful Orc army could crush those fragile Humans into powder.
So, the hero Blademaster charged forward, leading a roaring army.
The Mountain King directly cast Storm Hammer, stunning the Blademaster in place.
After that, the two sides' troops clashed. Alan Adan quickly found his troops becoming soft and lacking any resilience. Upon closer inspection, he was horrified to discover that his vanguard units had somehow turned into a pile of sheep.
"Witch's Polymorph!" Alan Adan remembered the Sorceress's Polymorph skill, and the control time was very long. Even more deadly, the Mountain King jumped high at this moment and launched a fierce attack. The units that had turned into sheep, as well as those that hadn't, all lost a significant amount of health in an instant and moved as slowly as turtles.
Meanwhile, Priests began to cast buffs on their own troops, giving the Human forces unprecedented combat power. The Orc front-line troops were focused fired by Human Riflemen with Level 2 attack upgrades, and several were instantly blown up.
By the time they broke free from the crowd control effects, Alan Adan's troops had less than 100 population, while Huang He's troops had suffered no losses.
Afterward, although Alan Adan commanded his troops diligently to try and turn the tide, they found themselves at a disadvantage in numbers. They discovered that Huang He's Riflemen could accurately focus fire on a single target, and they attacked without interruption or hindrance. These Riflemen even used movement to cancel attack animations, speeding up their attack frequency.
"I've met a master!" Alan Adan finally realized that Huang He was not just an ordinary player but a true gaming master, even a professional-level master, especially in terms of unit control, which was professional-level.
The facts proved this. Huang He annihilated Alan Adan's 100-population Orc brute force army with less than twenty population losses.
After losing this match, Alan Adan decisively chose to surrender because he knew he couldn't be Huang He's opponent.
"Mr. Huang, aren't you the chairman of Jiangnan Group, but a professional player they hired?" Alan Adan stood up from his computer and looked at Huang He with suspicion.
"I am indeed the chairman of Jiangnan Group. If you don't believe me, you are welcome to visit our company after the WCg ends!" Huang He said.
"I will!" Alan Adan nodded and said with a smile, "After all, it's the company that will be taking over Warcraft 3 and the future World of Warcraft. I hope to see your company's strength. If your company doesn't have the strength, I'll have to lie, you know!"
"You are welcome to visit, Mr. Alan. You won't be disappointed!" Huang He smiled. Alan Adan lost interest in fighting further. Instead, he pulled Huang He aside to chat. Huang He briefly shared some insights on online games, such as dungeons, which immediately made Alan Adan consider him a kindred spirit, exclaiming that Huang He was a once-in-a-decade game development genius. If Huang He weren't already a chairman, he even suspected Alan Adan would have tried to recruit him to Blizzard as a planner.
Huang He and Alan Adan chatted very happily for over an hour before being interrupted by company matters. However, both parties had reached a cooperation agreement. Alan Adan also stated that after the WCg ended, he would go to China with Huang He, and they would sign formal agency contracts then.
Afterward, Huang He left Blizzard's studio with a fruitful outcome. Then he saw his younger sister-in-law, her eyes teary, crying profusely.