Chapter 1416 Keeping One's Word

Does keeping your word mean you really have to go easy?

The audience booed as expected, but Song Qiying's expression was somewhat subtle at this moment. He reacted quickly, and his gaze couldn't help but shift, glancing towards the player seats of the teams below, towards Happy's side.

Speaking of keeping one's word, Happy seemed to have the biggest joke in history, didn't they?

Happy's Tang Rou didn't keep her promise to quit Glory after failing to achieve her "one versus three" vow!

However, Ye Xiu said he would keep his word, but he also said he would go easy...

Throwing the match wasn't a beautiful thing, even on the All-Star stage. Most players would just hold back, but Ye Xiu was being so obvious and blatant, even saying "gg."

Keeping his word, but doing something like throwing the match... was Ye Xiu being sarcastic?

Apart from Song Qiying, not many people immediately connected this to Tang Rou. The hatred of the Tyranny fans for Ye Xiu was unwavering. At this time, the Rookie Challenge was over, and they were focusing their firepower on "sending off" Ye Xiu. The opening of the first day of this All-Star Weekend seemed specifically designed for Tyranny fans. First, they commemorated their Tyranny captain, Han Wenqing's ten years of dedication, bringing tears to the Tyranny fans' eyes, and then it became Ye Xiu's personal show, with rookies lining up to challenge him.

Although Ye Xiu created unprecedented scenes like "gg" and "one versus two," the first day of this All-Star Weekend was lively enough.

The All-Star Weekend didn't have formal press conferences. The media reporters had dedicated seats, but only partnered media units could directly contact the players, such as the e-sports channel responsible for TV broadcasts and the most authoritative *E-sports Home*. However, they mostly watched and only chatted with the players when appropriate. A serious interview was unwelcome at this event, and no one would risk that.

Today, the reporters were collecting the opinions of various players, their views on Han Wenqing's ten years, and on Ye Xiu, who was challenged by rookies and even said "gg."

The content wouldn't be too serious. All-Star events were for fun. Even with "gg" and "throwing the match," anyone who took it seriously was crazy. The reporters welcomed these unexpected scenes created by Ye Xiu. They were tired of writing about rookies challenging seniors with respect.

After some performance-based programs arranged by the organizers, the first day of the All-Star Weekend ended. Han Wenqing and Ye Xiu, two mortal enemies, were the two main characters of the day. Han Wenqing's ten years of persistence left a classic feeling of inspiration, while Ye Xiu's acceptance of seven rookie challenges left a farce.

Some older Glory players couldn't help but recall that Ye Xiu had been challenged by rookies before, also by seven rookies.

But back then, Ye Xiu sincerely fought seven matches with the rookies, unlike today's unserious approach.

Old ginger is spicier; this was fully demonstrated by Ye Xiu alone.

"You're something else..." After the event ended, many players familiar with Ye Xiu came to complain to him in the player exit tunnel.

Among these people, Chen Guo felt dazzled. These people were once high above, but now they were crowding beside her, looking ordinary. It was hard to imagine how fierce these people's characters were in Glory.

Li Xun, the one-hit-kill enthusiast from Void, was complaining to Tian Sen from Wind Howl about his toothache. Tian Sen seemed to give him a phone number, recommending a dentist.

Chu Yunxiu, the captain of Misty Rain and a heroine, was complaining to Zhang Xinjie from Team X about the sour and spicy rice noodles on the snack street he recommended, saying they weren't tasty at all.

"Too sour!" Chu Yunxiu said, baring her teeth as if she could still taste it.

"You added too much vinegar!" Zhang Xinjie said sincerely.

"How much should I add?" Chu Yunxiu asked.

"Seven-tenths of a spoonful, using the small plastic spoon there," Zhang Xinjie said.

A spoon? Does anyone use a spoon to add vinegar? And seven-tenths?

Chu Yunxiu bared her teeth again, abandoned Zhang Xinjie, and went to talk to Su Mucheng, with whom she had a good relationship.

Guo Shao from Wonderful and Song Qiying from Tyranny, these two young men somehow got together. Among the seniors, they whispered discreetly, but their eyes occasionally glanced towards Happy, pausing on Ye Xiu for a moment. It seemed they were discussing how to overthrow the great mountain that was Ye Xiu.

Chen Guo noticed that most of the conversations about Glory were among the rookies. The older players were talking about more common things.

Yang Cong from 301 and Wang Jiexi from Tiny Herb were talking about the recent housing market.

Jiang Botao and Xu Bin were talking about European football.

Tang Hao was complaining to Zou Yuan about the weather in N city. He was originally on Hundred Blossoms, and K city was his hometown. After transferring to Wind Howl, he went to N city, where Wind Howl was located. It had been almost two years, and he still didn't seem to like the new city.

The topics were so ordinary that Chen Guo truly felt that these were all real, living beings.

In the long corridor, the players didn't rest. They walked directly out of the venue, then said goodbye naturally, boarded their respective team vehicles, and drove to their hotels. Some players who lived in the same hotel started carpooling, continuing the topics they hadn't finished discussing.

Compared to meeting during matches, the players were much more relaxed, which Chen Guo could clearly feel.

The All-Star Weekend was indeed a great event, Chen Guo thought with a smile.

The All-Star Weekend quickly welcomed its second day. Compared to the first day, the second day's content was even more substantial and had some interaction with the audience. Some audience members would be selected to participate in activities with the players.

The first event was a series of fun confrontations using Glory characters. These *mods*, specially created by the Glory game developers for the All-Star Weekend each year, would often be introduced into the Glory online game afterward, enriching the game's content.

And what was this fun confrontation this time? The All-Star Weekend's promotion had revealed it in advance: it was dodgeball!

It was called dodgeball, but it wasn't strictly according to the dodgeball rules. From the information revealed in the promotion, it was probably more like the beanbag throwing game played in private.

The rules were that each participating team sent three players, and then the two teams would take turns attacking and defending. The winner would be determined by the time it took to complete the match. Eight teams would participate, five professional teams and three teams composed of audience members drawn on the spot.

The players from the five professional teams quickly gathered on the field. Everyone saw that they were from Samsara, Thunderclap, Tiny Herb, Wonderful, and Happy.

The five teams were chosen with a purpose. Samsara was the undisputed leader, Thunderclap had surprisingly excellent teamwork, Tiny Herb was invincible in the knockout round, and Happy and Wonderful, two new teams in the league, had unexpected performances. These were clearly five teams with points of interest.

It was just the players that the five teams sent.

Samsara: Vice-captain Jiang Botao, assassin Wu Qi, and swordsman Du Ming.

Thunderclap: Captain Xiao Shiqin personally participated, with elemental mage Dai Yanqi and Sharpshooter Lu Yining, who transferred from Misty Rain.

Tiny Herb: Gao Yingjie, Liu Xiaobie, and Zhou Huabai.

Wonderful: Shen Jian, Guo Shao, and Battle Mage Jia Xing.

As for Happy, it was Wei Chen, Baozi, and... Luo Ji, who hadn't appeared in the league yet and made his debut in the All-Star's fun competition.

Facing such a big stage for the first time, Luo Ji was clearly panicked. Even though he knew it was just a game, he couldn't help but feel nervous, not knowing where to put his hands and feet on the field.

"Calm down, I'm here!" Baozi patted his chest and said to Luo Ji.

Having a companion made Luo Ji feel less nervous. For the first time, Luo Ji felt that having Baozi around was a good thing.

Not many All-Star level players participated in the event. This was an intentional low-key arrangement. First, it gave other professional players a chance to participate happily. Second, it completely reserved the All-Star, the highest-level show, for the All-Star match on the last day.

The five teams' players took the stage, and then they drew audience members from the crowd. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Nine lucky audience members were drawn, and each one was asked which team they supported and which player they liked. It took a lot of time for the nine people to finish, and luckily, there were no casual viewers who didn't know anything about Glory.

Then, the nine lucky audience members were randomly divided into three groups, and the opponents were randomly arranged on the spot.

Even if it was a gameplay that had never appeared in Glory before, professional players had the basics and foundation, making it difficult for them to be defeated by ordinary players. The teams paired with the lucky audience teams could be said to have a fixed win. However, there was one more professional team, and with such a random draw, it was not certain that three professional teams would draw lucky audience teams.

Sure enough, two lucky audience teams ended up being drawn together. Tiny Herb drew the only remaining lucky audience team, and the other four professional teams collided in pairs.

"Hehe, Samsara's winning streak will end here." In the interview with the host, Happy's Wei Chen said confidently, looking at the drawn opponent.

Happy's opponent: Samsara.