Chapter 1126 Unburdening

The Wuji team's liquidation was clearly divided: internal affairs internally, external affairs externally, inventories inventoried, and settlements settled.

Normally, negotiations with Happy would be handled by Manager He An, but he wasn't in the best mood, so the Wuji boss decided to entrust the task to Wu Chen.

Having been with the team for so many years, Wu Chen had earned the boss's trust. If Wu Chen hadn't expressed his desire to focus on matches, He An wouldn't have been appointed manager. He An had the ability, but he lacked the experience of Wu Chen in the pro scene. Wu Chen's professional qualities were something He An still lacked.

Wu Chen silently accepted the task without saying anything.

Among the things to be sold off were items he had used and those he had obtained from the game. Now, he had to personally trade them away. Wu Chen didn't know if this counted as a memorial.

Back in his room, the computer was in sleep mode. After shaking the mouse to reactivate it, Wu Chen saw that his chat window with Ye Xiu was still open. He sent a message, giving a more direct response to Ye Xiu's earlier question: "How much are you willing to pay for the acquisition?"

Wu Chen didn't expect the answer immediately. It was a probe, to gauge their confidence from their tone and wording. Logically, such important negotiations shouldn't be conducted online, but this was just the initial contact.

However, this initial contact was explosive. They went straight to the ultimate questions: "How much are you selling for?" and "How much are you buying for?"

As Wu Chen expected, Ye Xiu was at his computer and quickly replied, "First, we need to see what you have."

"If you find something you like, are you planning to acquire everything?" Wu Chen asked. From their perspective, they hoped for a one-time, all-inclusive acquisition. But this was rare. From the experience of relegated clubs, each one became a supermarket. People came to browse, buying what they needed and ignoring the rest. In the end, the good stuff was taken, the less valuable items went moldy, and they could only be disposed of for a terrible price to those studios.

"Of course not, we're poor!" Ye Xiu replied.

Wu Chen was speechless. It was hard to tell if he was telling the truth, but it was clear they weren't interested in a full acquisition. There was no need for deep engagement with Happy. Wuji wanted to wait and see if they could find someone to take everything.

"What do you have? Can we take a look?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Still taking inventory, give us a couple of days…" Wu Chen stalled. In fact, information about valuable items had already been given to him. He was only taking inventory of the many, less valuable items.

Everyone wants to buy the good stuff, and Wuji hoped that those buyers would also take some of the harder-to-sell items. It was a good wish, but difficult to realize. In their current situation, the Wuji team didn't have much bargaining power.

"Actually, our needs aren't that great," Ye Xiu said. "As you've seen, not many of our roles overlap."

"Not many? Gunners and Warlocks, that's two exactly the same!" Wu Chen said.

"We don't need Gunners," Ye Xiu replied.

Wu Chen was taken aback. The Gunner, Zhu Yanhua, that appeared for Happy that day was rather terrible. Could that have been a placeholder?

In such an important match, they dared to send a placeholder. Wu Chen couldn't help but think of the Summoner from the round that had just ended, who also seemed like a placeholder.

Could Happy be stronger than they knew, that they were so confident? Wu Chen couldn't help but wonder.

"So for silver equipment, we mainly need your Warlock's. Your Warlock has seven pieces of silver equipment, and I didn't pay much attention to their individual stats. Overall, they aren't top-tier. I'll need to see the stats before I can give you a price," Ye Xiu said.

"You don't want everything? If I remember correctly, your Warlock, Wind Following Array, only has three pieces of silver equipment, including the silver weapon," Wu Chen said.

"We'd like to take everything, but we're poor! We have to spend every penny wisely," Ye Xiu said.

Again with the poverty! Wu Chen still couldn't tell if he was serious. He had a better idea of Happy's intentions. They were just a team from an Internet cafe, and they dared to talk about acquiring Wuji? It turned out they didn't want to acquire at all, just wanted to treat them like a convenience store, buying soy sauce?

No money, but they want the good stuff.

These buyers are unwelcome. Wu Chen's initial contact with Happy ended there. He said a few more polite words and left without revealing anything. He reported the situation to the boss.

The Wuji boss was depressed. He thought Happy would be a good buyer, but they were just a troublesome kid. They shouldn't have bothered with them in the first place! He'd throw them some scraps after they found a major acquisition.

After the initial contact, Wuji's attitude toward Happy cooled. They were already upset at being eliminated by Happy! Business is business, but the deal was too small.

The Wuji team waited for a new buyer, but a day, two days, then three days passed.

Only three days, but the Wuji team was anxious. No teams contacted them. They were all studios looking to take advantage. These guys didn't buy for themselves, but to resell, so they pushed the price down. They were even more annoying than Happy. The Wuji team ignored them. But they were also worried. Would everything end up in the hands of those studios? Why hadn't any clubs contacted them besides Happy? Were they intentionally trying to wear them down?

Only Happy was still enthusiastic after three days. Lord Grim came to chat with Wu Chen from time to time. The sincerity seemed genuine, but the deals were too small. Wuji didn't like that!

One day, Wu Chen logged onto QQ and saw a message from Lord Grim, which pointed out their current situation.

"How is it? Has anyone contacted you about an acquisition?"

"Of course," Wu Chen lied.

"Really?" Lord Grim sent a smiling face, which Wu Chen interpreted as confidence. How could he be so sure?

"Look." Before he could ask, the other side analyzed for him, "Your team's assets aren't attractive to the top teams, right?"

"I admit it," Wu Chen said.

"Teams of your level aren't in such a rush, so they can wait for you to sell at a loss. There's no reason to make an offer so early, right?" Ye Xiu said.

"…" Wu Chen was speechless. Their guess was similar. Those clubs weren't in a rush. They were intentionally wearing them down.

"So the only teams that really need your stuff are the ones with a poor foundation that want to strengthen themselves immediately," Ye Xiu said.

"Hmm…" Wu Chen had to admit it.

"Honestly, there are more of those teams in the Challenger League," Ye Xiu said.

"Challenger League… Most teams probably can't afford it," Wu Chen said.

"Those that can won't," Ye Xiu replied.

"Why?" Wu Chen was stunned.

"Because of Excellent Era," Ye Xiu said.

Wu Chen was stunned again, but immediately understood.

Excellent Era, it was all because of Excellent Era. Excellent Era's relegation had caused problems for many people. The Challenger League had become uncompetitive. There was no point in spending money to strengthen the team. Spending money wouldn't change anything. Against Excellent Era, it was like hitting a rock with an egg.

In comparison, Happy was willing to spend money to strengthen themselves.

"Forget about finding someone to take over your entire team. You should categorize the teams that might be your trade targets and target them," Ye Xiu said.

"…" Wu Chen was speechless.

"Before that, shouldn't you cherish someone like us who are willing to buy your equipment?" Ye Xiu said.

"Right now, we remember you as the ones who gave us the fatal blow that led us to this end," Wu Chen said honestly. The boss had arranged for him to contact Happy, but he couldn't be completely emotionless. When he saw that Happy wasn't interested in buying much, that they were treating them like a supermarket, the boss stopped caring about Happy.

"Why bother…" Ye Xiu said.

"But you reminded me, I suddenly remembered another team that's highly likely to take over us!" Wu Chen said.

"Are you talking about Yizhan?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Correct," Wu Chen replied. He wasn't surprised that the other side guessed it. Anyone with experience in the Glory scene would know that new teams joining the alliance were good buyers. Yizhan was their top target.

"Yizhan… Not bad!" The reply included a smiling face. Wu Chen sensed that confidence again. What was he laughing at?