Chapter 146 New Team

The conversation with Ye Xiu helped Lou Zhan establish a direction for building his team. Nurturing a tactical style wasn't something that could be done overnight. Right now, he was focused on arranging external publicity and promotion.

In this area, whether it was Lou Zhan personally taking charge or if he had talented subordinates, the work was done exceptionally well. Relying on scattered bits of information, both true and false, they rhythmically created an impact among the players. This was clearly the work of an experienced online promoter.

The major clubs quickly noticed this.

This new team made a strong impression right from the start and then maintained its popularity at a steady pace. They hadn't even joined the league yet, and the attention they were receiving already surpassed that of many mid- to lower-tier teams in the league.

This team was definitely not a group of rookies. After someone reached this conclusion, they were immediately ridiculed: "Nonsense, no matter how new they are, with Ye Qiu joining, how rookie can they be?"

Ye Qiu! This person, when he was in the league, gave the major clubs and teams a massive headache.

Now that he was no longer in the league, he was still stirring up trouble for everyone.

The clubs lacked detailed information, but they all felt that the new team's mature and seasoned promotion methods were likely the work of Ye Qiu, who deeply understood how to navigate the league. Could this person have been appointed as the manager or the team leader of the new team?

In more rudimentary clubs, there might not be so many departments and personnel setups. Especially in the early days of the league, the captain of the team was arguably the most powerful figure besides the boss. However, as the league developed and various systems were perfected, professional managers and team leaders gradually emerged. Team captains mostly started focusing on the team's technical tactics. While they still had some influence on other aspects, they no longer had the final decision-making power.

With Ye Qiu's capabilities, he could handle any of the above positions perfectly, making him a very formidable opponent in this circle. The clubs suddenly realized that if Ye Qiu was competing with them in this capacity, it seemed even more difficult than facing him directly on the field.

What tricks in the pro scene hadn't this great god seen or known? What methods could still work on him? Facing such an opponent, everyone instantly felt like they were venturing into uncharted territory.

While Lou Zhan maintained attention and popularity, the clubs hadn't yet figured out a plan to counter them. In the game, they could only watch helplessly as Lord Grim's level increased to 52.

This person was still leveling up his character!

In the eyes of the clubs, this was a signal that this great god didn't just want to be a behind-the-scenes strategist; he still hoped to control a character and stand in the spotlight.

How could a guy in the twilight of his career have such great perseverance and persistence?

Since Lord Grim's identity wasn't a secret within the clubs, it wasn't a secret to the pro players either. Some places where pro players gathered had been buzzing with discussions about this matter recently.

"What the hell is this guy up to?!" someone started a topic in a group chat.

"Drag him out and ask!"

"Is he still in this group?"

"Yeah! Here he is!" Someone screenshotted Ye Xiu's QQ profile and posted it.

"Probably just pretending to be dead while lurking?"

"Ye Qiu come out come out come out come out come out come out!" That many characters were clearly from Huang Shaotian.

"Paying respects to the great god..." Some of the younger players were in awe of Grand God Huang.

"Who has him on invisible to all?" Huang Shaotian's chat speed clearly picked up the moment he showed his face.

"Su, *meimei* (little sister), definitely does!"

"She's not online either!" Huang Shaotian started to direct the operation to drag out Ye Xiu.

"Who has Su, *meimei*'s invisible to all?"

"Yunxiu definitely does."

"Yunxiu is online!" Someone exclaimed with joy.

"Who's calling me?" Chu Yunxiu had clearly set up keywords, and she was successfully summoned when someone mentioned Yunxiu.

"Is Su Mucheng online?" Huang Shaotian asked.

"No," Chu Yunxiu said.

"Don't lie! We're not really looking for her anyway; we just want to ask about Ye Qiu's situation," Huang Shaotian said.

"Then ping Ye Qiu!" Chu Yunxiu said.

"Ye Qiu Ye Qiu Ye Qiu Ye Qiu Ye Qiu Ye Qiu Ye Qiu Ye Qiu Ye Qiu..."

"See, he's not coming out," Huang Shaotian said.

"Change the keyword."

"One Autumn Leaf One Autumn Leaf One Autumn Leaf One Autumn Leaf One Autumn Leaf One Autumn Leaf..."

"Still One Autumn Leaf?" Chu Yunxiu questioned.

There was a slight silence. Leaving a familiar account and character was definitely a painful thing. Ye Qiu was no longer One Autumn Leaf, and everyone felt a bit sentimental when the topic was brought up.

"Who called me?" Sun Xiang suddenly appeared.

"..." Everyone was speechless. The people speaking at this point were all great gods, and some ordinary players had already automatically become spectators.

"Didn't call you; looking for Ye Qiu!" Huang Shaotian said.

"Ye Qiu? He's retired; why is he still in this group?" Sun Xiang asked.

"Keep a low profile," Huang Shaotian said. "Careful the group owner kicks you out."

"I haven't even seen the group owner since I joined!" Sun Xiang said.

"Of course, the group owner is also retired. According to your logic, he shouldn't be here either," Huang Shaotian said.

"Try hitting Lord Grim," Chu Yunxiu brought the topic back to the original point.

"Yo, who's calling me?" Ye Xiu immediately popped up.

"Damn, you were really lurking, shameless!" Huang Shaotian followed up.

"Hello everyone, long time no see," Ye Xiu greeted.

In an instant, people started popping up constantly, all coming out to pay respects to the great god.

"Damn, so many people were pretending to be corpses!" Huang Shaotian exclaimed.

"Alright, the pleasantries are over; I'm out," Ye Xiu said.

"You've only said one sentence, okay?!" Huang Shaotian shouted.

"I'm not you..." Ye Xiu mocked, and a row of people started pounding the table and laughing.

"Zhou Zekai, why are you joining in!" Huang Shaotian noticed that even Zhou Zekai, who didn't talk much, was in the line to mock him.

"Hehe," Zhou Zekai responded.

"Hey, you, don't run!" Huang Shaotian was swamped, having to deal with the line of mockery while also being afraid of Ye Xiu disappearing.

"I'm here!" Ye Xiu replied.

"What have you been busy with lately?" Huang Shaotian asked.

"Leveling..." Ye Xiu replied.

Another row of people pounded the table and laughed. Everyone knew what Huang Shaotian meant by the question and also knew that Ye Xiu's answer wasn't wrong, but it was definitely dodging the question.

"Damn you, who asked you that?" Huang Shaotian said.

"Then what are you asking?" Ye Xiu pretended to be confused.

"What are you doing joining that Yizhan Tianxia guild?" Huang Shaotian said.

"Playing an online game, joining a guild, it's normal," Ye Xiu said.

"Stop playing dumb!"

"Really, which of you guys is willing to take me in? I'll go right away, but the key is, isn't that impossible?" Ye Xiu said.

"Come to our Blue Brook Guild!" Huang Shaotian said.

"Does your word count?"

"No!" Yu Wenzhou popped up to reply. Huang Shaotian only hesitated slightly, but he was actually beaten to the reply by a slow hand. Ye Xiu led the way in pounding the table and laughing.

"Let's duel! Arena, I've been wanting to fight you for a long time, let me see your unspecialized class!" Huang Shaotian changed the topic, feeling like he was losing face.

"I'm only level 52; aren't you embarrassed?" Ye Xiu said.

"Open the level adjustment," Huang Shaotian said.

"What's the point of fighting with level adjustment?" Ye Xiu asked. The level adjustment arena negated the equipment advantage, which obviously weakened Huang Shaotian's god-level account significantly. God-level accounts were mainly strong because of their equipment.

"Come on, come on, come on!" Huang Shaotian shouted.

"Coming!" After Ye Xiu replied, a bunch of wide-eyed emoticons immediately lined up below, everyone unexpectedly thinking that these two were really going to fight.

In less than a minute, the world channel on the Heavenly Domain exploded.

"I'm sweating! Night Rain is approaching the Red Maple Forest Road!!!"

"Found Suo Ke Sa Er in a building within a building!"

"One Autumn Leaf..."

"Windy Rain..."

"Damn, what's going on? Is it the end of the world? Are the great gods coming to save the world???"

Although everyone was using hidden login, their characters were eye-catching enough just standing on the street with their IDs above their heads. After such an announcement in the world, all ten world channels in the Heavenly Domain were discussing it.

The appearance of pro characters wasn't over yet. In addition to a bunch of thunderous great god characters, some other pro characters also logged in, and they couldn't escape the players' eyes either.

"Damn, so many people are lurking; I despise you guys!" Huang Shaotian shouted in the group.

"Spectating, spectating, which room?" More people lined up below.

"Which room?" Huang Shaotian himself was asking.

"Level adjustment arena 4, room number 2164. Password is the same as the room number," Ye Xiu replied.

In the arena, in room 2164 of the 4th level adjustment arena, Ye Xiu was following Lou Zhan's request, giving them some guidance. After a match, Ye Xiu was in the spectator seat, talking to Little North about some issues, while Lou Zhan in the arena patiently waited for Ye Xiu to come in and guide him.

Suddenly, there was a flash in front of him, and a character had already entered. Lou Zhan looked at the ID and realized it wasn't any of them, so he exclaimed in surprise, "I set a password; how did this person..."

"How..." Before Lou Zhan could finish, he had already clearly seen the ID of the person who had come.

Night Rain?

Lou Zhan couldn't help but take another careful look to confirm that there were no strange symbols in the name. He was certain that it was the ace character of the Blue Rain team, the one known as the Sword Saint, Night Rain.

Then he heard the guy on the other side shout, "Huh, who's this? Where are the people, where are the people, where are the people?"

If players could be familiar with the speaking style of any pro player, then it would be Huang Shaotian. Because he was undoubtedly the most talkative man in the league. Using strings of repeated words was an important characteristic of his speech.

Was it really Night Rain? Was it really Huang Shaotian?

"Hurry up and start," Ye Xiu's Lord Grim sent a message in the public channel.

Lou Zhan blankly started the match.

"What are you doing?" Huang Shaotian shouted.

At the same time, the others on the sidelines were also shocked. Behind them, a large number of famous characters suddenly emerged like bamboo shoots after a rain, completely surrounding them.

"No way! Are they going to chase us down?" Little North exclaimed in surprise.