The driver was a professional, after all, driving quickly and steadily.
Tang Rou sat in the front passenger seat, while Ye Xiu, Chen Guo, and Baozi sat in the back. No one spoke. Chen Guo quietly took out her phone and searched the internet.
After a moment, she gently nudged Ye Xiu and shoved the phone in front of his face.
Tangshi Enterprise Group Co., Ltd. Starting from textile printing and dyeing, it has developed into a large-scale comprehensive group focusing on textiles and engaging in multiple industries. It has 140,000 registered employees and ranks among the top globally.
The group chairman, Tang Shusen, was introduced with a large photo that was exactly who they had just met, Tang Rou's father. His personal resume and honors were dazzling. However, there was no information about his family background online. Was Tang Rou an only child, or did she have siblings? Chen Guo's search was fruitless.
Their accommodation wasn't far from here. They arrived quickly without a word. The driver saw them off and offered them some kind words before leaving.
After Tang Rou watched the car drive away, she turned around and saw the three of them standing neatly behind her.
"Miss, do you need help with your bags?" Ye Xiu asked.
Tang Rou didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Let's go, let's go, let's go up first," Chen Guo called out.
Back in the room, the four of them sat around. Ye Xiu lit a cigarette, but Chen Guo snatched it away.
Helpless, Ye Xiu went straight to the point and looked at Tang Rou. "What's going on?"
"Uh, it's not as complicated as you think." Tang Rou knew what the three of them wanted to ask her.
"Hmm?"
"I was studying music abroad, but then I suddenly didn't want to anymore. Then my dad said if I didn't want to study, I could come back, so I came back. Then he asked me what I wanted to do, and I said I didn't know. He said I should travel and relax first, so I was traveling. Later, I passed by Xingxin, saw they were hiring, and I came. Didn't I end up staying?" Tang Rou said.
"This... what did your dad say? Doesn't he care about you?" Chen Guo was stunned.
"I told him when I decided to stay! I said I found a job. My dad asked what it was. I said it was an internet cafe attendant. He asked what that was. I said it was someone who managed the computers in an internet cafe. He asked how long I wanted to do it. I said I'd do it for now. He said okay and told me to call home often. That's it," Tang Rou said.
"This, this, this... it's not scientific!" Chen Guo was extremely conflicted. In her mind, a rich girl like Tang Rou running to work as an internet cafe attendant must have a special and complicated reason! But everything was as simple and unadorned as their father-daughter meeting. Not to mention people like them, even the most ordinary families would be particularly concerned about their children's work and life, wouldn't they?
"Hmm, what's not scientific?" Tang Rou even asked.
"Working as an internet cafe attendant... this..."
"Hehe, to me, to my dad, it doesn't matter what I do!" Tang Rou said.
"What do you mean?"
"Because he always says that as long as I can live a healthy and happy life, that's good enough," Tang Rou said.
At that moment, everyone understood. This Tang Rou was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, without any worries about food or clothing, so she had no direction in life. As a result, she met a father who didn't expect her to have a direction in life and only hoped that she could enjoy it.
Enjoying life is a concept that varies from person to person. Some people see striving for goals as enjoyment, while others see being carefree and not having to worry about food and clothing as enjoyment, and so on. Tang Rou is actually someone who enjoys struggling and competing, but the problem is that if you want to struggle and compete, you always need a goal. During the time she spent aimlessly with Chen Guo in the internet cafe, she was content with mediocrity because she had no goal. But now, Glory has become her goal, so what everyone sees is a Tang Rou full of energy.
"Then your dad also knows that you want to be a professional player?" Chen Guo asked at this time.
"Yeah!" Tang Rou said.
"What does he think of that?" Chen Guo asked.
"He watched three weeks of professional league broadcasts in a row and had his secretary record all the team matches, then asked me where I was," Tang Rou said.
"Pfft..." Chen Guo couldn't help but burst out laughing. No matter how awesome and imposing Tang Shusen was, he was no different from ordinary elders in some ways. They really didn't know much about Glory, something that belonged more to young people.
"He should understand now, right?" Chen Guo said.
"He understood. He watched our Challenger League all the way through," Tang Rou said.
"Can he understand it?" Chen Guo asked.
"He didn't understand at first, but slowly, he seemed to be figuring things out," Tang Rou said.
"Oh?"
"Now he at least knows that Soft Mist can't shoot bullets," Tang Rou said.
"Haha, you should educate your dad more about Glory," Chen Guo said.
"I heard his secretary is studying Glory so hard he's breaking his head," Tang Rou said.
"That's so pitiful," Chen Guo sighed.
"Isn't it?"
"So, you can still continue to form a team with us, right!" Chen Guo said.
"Of course." Tang Rou smiled.
"Then let's keep working hard!" Chen Guo was happy. Tang Rou's identity made her most worried about whether Tang Rou would no longer be able to play games with them like before, but now she could finally rest assured.
"Rest up, we're going home tomorrow to prepare for the final round of the Challenger League online tournament!" Chen Guo announced.
The next day, Lou Guanning personally came to see them off.
"Where's Lao Sun?" After seeing him, Ye Xiu asked about Sun Zheping's situation.
"The contract has been signed, and he's staying with us now. He'll go over when you need him for the Challenger League," Lou Guanning said.
"Make good use of him, don't waste him," Ye Xiu patted Lou Guanning.
"Can't you use a different word? 'Use' sounds so despicable," Lou Guanning said.
"Employ? Promote? Utilize? Activate? Appoint? Spare?" Ye Xiu displayed his vast vocabulary.
"..."
Airport, farewell, boarding, home.
The All-Star journey ended. The biggest gain, of course, was getting Sun Zheping as an assistant. Although this guy's contribution was limited, for Team Happy participating in the Challenger League, they didn't need him to contribute all the time. At the crucial moment, his help could make a big difference.
When this news was brought back to the others who stayed behind at Xingxin, Wei Chen and Wu Chen were both invigorated.
Needless to say, Wei Chen had even fought against Sun Zheping and knew the strength of this former number one Berserker. Wu Chen's age also allowed him to hear about the great name of this Berserker. This powerful reinforcement was not comparable to the ordinary noob they picked up from the game.
"It's such a pity that this guy isn't injured," Wei Chen said, wanting more after having gotten something good already.
"If he was really healed, we wouldn't have a chance with him," Ye Xiu said.
"That's true," Wei Chen nodded. If Sun Zheping was really in his prime, he would have joined a team long ago. There was no way he would come to Xingxin to play a small role.
"How's his equipment?" Wei Chen asked.
"So-so," Ye Xiu said. Their equipment requirements were now on par with professional teams. Sun Zheping's equipment on Dazzling Summer was definitely high-end in the Realm of Gods, but it was just so-so in a professional team.
"See if he can use any of our equipment," Wei Chen was particularly generous at this time.
"Let's continue to work hard to get equipment during this time!" Ye Xiu said.
"How's your Myriad Manifestations Umbrella coming along?" Wei Chen said.
"There's one component material that I'm still struggling with," Ye Xiu said. This was how self-made equipment was. If a component was not well selected, the equipment could not be made at all in serious cases, or the attributes would be affected in minor cases. It was not impossible for a level 60 self-made equipment to end up with level 40 attributes. What Ye Xiu was struggling with now was an important axis when the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella changed forms. If this material was not well selected, judging from previous experience, the worst-case scenario was that it would fall apart directly during the transformation, and a better-case scenario was that the transformation would damage the durability.
Ye Xiu had locked in two materials for the required material. Basically, he could rule out the possibility of it falling apart directly. What he was struggling with was which one could ensure the firmness and not reduce durability.
"Let me take a look for you," Wei Chen said. Ye Xiu took out his research data from this period, and the two discussed it together.
As soon as he came back, he devoted himself to the intense work of Glory. Chen Guo was speechless at Ye Xiu. Tang Rou was such a big topic, didn't this guy think about gossiping with everyone? He was really too boring.
Ye Xiu didn't gossip and even pulled Wei Chen to work together. The remaining Wu Chen, Qiao Yifan, and Mo Fan didn't seem like good people to gossip with, so Chen Guo had to endure it.
"Sure enough, it's troublesome." After burying his head and studying with Ye Xiu for an hour, Wei Chen also became entangled with Ye Xiu.
Wei Chen was not an expert in equipment editing in his early years, but he devoted himself to it for several years after retirement. Especially after level 50, his research on the materials in the Realm of Gods was more experienced than Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu had been focusing on the competition at this stage, and his involvement in equipment research had gradually decreased. Now he was doing it mainly based on his solid foundation and ability to draw inferences about other cases from one instance. As a result, Wei Chen couldn't figure out the things that he was hesitant about after thinking about it.
"If it really doesn't work, we can only gain true knowledge through practice." Wei Chen sighed. "50% chance, not low, let's bet! Prepare the early materials."
The meaning of early materials was that if this upgrade was ruined, then they would immediately make another level 55 Myriad Manifestations Umbrella.
"We can only do this." Ye Xiu sighed. Self-made equipment often had some inexplicable things. In the end, they had to try it hard and then find out which material was the best, and then forcibly record it. This was the only way.
"Eh?" Wei Chen suddenly had another idea. "I wonder if that kid Luo Ji can calculate it?"
"How can this be calculated?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Nonsense, if you understood, I would let you calculate it," Wei Chen said.
"Then let him take a look." Ye Xiu thought and contacted Luo Ji. After saying this and that, a lot of information was sent over.
After a while, Luo Ji responded: "This... calculating it is theoretically possible, but your research data is not very helpful to me. I need to start with the data balance of the materials used in the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella. What equipment can these materials make? The more such information, the more accurate the data mastery of the materials will be."
"I understand this." Ye Xiu sighed, "But we don't have that much information."
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