Chapter 17

Can't teach them all?

Leng Zhi chuckled to himself.

Although he didn't want to play games with all these little pawns, there was never a hopeless case he couldn't help.

LSG's youth training camp is known as the "Whampoa Military Academy" of the Chinese esports scene, producing talents who are all capable of playing leading roles in their teams.

It was all thanks to the personal guidance and instruction that team captain Leng Zhi gave him every week at the youth training camp.

When his gaze returned to the few kids who were clinging to him with adoration, Leng Zhi still felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

Even the most prestigious esports academy wouldn't accept these kids whose combined age isn't even as big as his shoe size.

Lei Shen's intention to steal the spotlight was obvious, but Leng Zhi was too lazy to expose him.

He chuckled and said, "Why don't you guys divide it up?"

Upon hearing the assignment, the children immediately hugged Leng Zhi even tighter.

Jiang Mingzhe argued even more vehemently: "This is my father. If anyone should be separated from his family, it should be you!"

Youyou gripped Leng Zhi's trouser leg tightly: "You were just playing with my phone! I'm the top disciple!"

"No way! I want Uncle Leng too!" Duoduo pouted.

"I've played this game before, I have some basic skills." Xiaoyu was too embarrassed to argue with the other kids, so he just introduced himself quietly, but he couldn't hide the expectant light in his eyes.

Whether they are five or seven years old, being good at games is a "hard skill" in their class, and no one is willing to give up.

After the commotion, only Xixi shrank back under Lei Shen's barely concealed anger, stood behind her father, and stammered, "I...I'll play with Daddy."

Lei Shen immediately felt a little embarrassed and said with an awkward laugh, "It seems that Teacher Leng is quite popular."

[Brother Lei has run into a wall again.]

[Kids wouldn't understand. Lei Ge plays this game all the time on his livestreams; he's really skilled!]

[To be honest, Leng Zhi only used a low-level account to smurf, which doesn't necessarily indicate any real strength.]

[The kids have chosen the wrong master!]

Lei Shen shared the same thoughts as the comments, but due to his respectable persona, he couldn't sharply criticize Leng Zhi like that.

He tried to persuade him gently: "This game has international competitions. If you play it well, you can become an Olympic champion."

The kids were drawn to his mention of "Olympic champion"—that's more prestigious than being the class's gaming king!

Youyou nodded: "You're right, Uncle Leng will help me win the Olympic championship!"

Leng Zhi almost choked.

What kind of twisted logic does this kid have?

Lei Shen continued, "Uncle Lei knows several champions like this. Don't you really want to consider having Uncle Lei teach you?"

Seeing the kids' wavering expressions, he tentatively suggested, "How about I play a game with Leng Zhi, and let the kids see Teacher Lei's teaching skills?"

"However... my account score is probably higher right now, so Youyou's account probably can't play with me."

He had a well-thought-out plan: in this way, Leng Zhi would have to open his own account to duo queue with him.

As soon as the audience sees the difference in the two people's account levels and rankings, he can immediately take over the current barrage of attention on Leng Zhi.

Once this game is over, humph, these kids will be easy to manipulate.

To everyone's surprise, Leng Zhi said, "But I don't have a game account."

Lei Shen: "?"

Who are you trying to fool? You're so skilled at this, and you're telling me you don't have an account?

I've seen people back down before, but I've never seen anyone back down this ridiculously.

"No account? This...this must be a joke, right? You don't seem like a complete newbie playing for the first time at all?"

Leng Zhi remained calm and composed: "They're all registered under real names. You can check. I've never played them."

That's the truth. He played Tianyao from a parallel world. What does that have to do with Diyao?

"As for proficiency," Leng Zhi changed the subject, "it might be because I've played a bit of the PC version?"

Lei Shen slapped his thigh: "PC version? What a coincidence! I'm also a PC version player. We can have a friendly match!"

He continued, "If our two masters don't show them their skills, then Teacher Leng will have a hard time."

Leng Zhi impatiently tore the babies off his body one by one and made them stand in a row.

“Master? I never intended to teach them how to play games. Kids shouldn't play; it hurts their eyes. If they want to learn, they can wait until they graduate from elementary school.”

Amidst the cries of the children, his gaze sharpened like a blade as he turned to Lei Shen: "A friendly spar is certainly possible."

It's long overdue for a friendly exchange.

Lei Shen flaunts his identity as a "mysterious man" everywhere, making people who don't know him think he's a real e-sports expert.

In the e-sports circle, Leng Zhi dislikes two types of people.

One type is the player who throws matches and cheats.

Another type is people who always try to lure very young children into playing esports.

Esports is a world where only the winner takes all, and behind every winner are countless young players who never made it to the spotlight.

Many teenagers who were still in school were tricked by the clubs into dropping out of school to play in the competition.

The vast majority of these kids failed to become regular season players, or even second-team substitutes. They spent several years on the bench, then went home, leaving behind injuries and a diploma that didn't cover their studies.

Lei Shen spoke of winning the championship so casually, as if it were truly an easy path.

In order to get screen time and traffic, Lei Shen deliberately stepped on both of Leng Zhi's landmines.

These five- or six-year-old children may not remember what they heard, but it's not a positive message for the viewers in the live stream.

Before Lei Shen could react, Leng Zhi had already set a time: "Let's play tomorrow night. There are no computers in the dormitory today."

Lei Shen nodded, stunned.

How did it become that he was the one who received the challenge?

Never mind, tomorrow is fine too. It's a good opportunity to promote the keyboard and mouse brands I endorse and earn some extra commission.

Lei Shen was eager to get started, having no doubt about his own abilities—how much time could a rich man's wife like Leng Zhi spend on games?

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Jiang Group Headquarters.

A glass of iced Americano was gently placed on the man's left. "Mr. Jiang, here's your coffee. Take a break."

Jiang Yijing looked away from the screen and relaxed as he took off his glasses: "Thank you."

A few minutes later, he suddenly opened his eyes: "Did Leng Zhi call back?"

"No, Mr. Jiang, I'll contact Mr. Leng again."

"Wait a minute, the variety show he's on now is called... Baby-oriented... what was it again?"

"It's Baby Forward Season 2."

He typed his secretary's reply into his browser, which then automatically redirected him to a live stream page.

Jiang Yijing became interested and wanted to see how Leng Zhi would mentor Jiang Mingzhe.

He clearly remembers that when Leng Zhi applied to bring his child onto a variety show, he wrote a lengthy ten-page analysis report.

The content is detailed and logically sound, and a sentence is added at the end:

[In conclusion, participating in variety shows has greatly helped Mingzhe's upbringing, and I believe that the well-behaved children of other celebrities will certainly be able to influence Mingzhe as well.]

President Jiang was persuaded.

Jiang Mingzhe is his elder brother's child, and after his elder brother passed away, he was raised by his grandmother.

After raising him for only half a year, when Jiang Yijing went back, he found that Jiang Mingzhe had been spoiled into a little devil.

Without saying a word, he immediately completed the adoption procedures for the child—he couldn't let his elder brother's child grow up to be a bad person.

Under his ruthless methods, at least the little one was willing to listen to him.

However, with the group's business expanding this year, he was overwhelmed and the servants couldn't control this little devil at all, so he had to hire a fake marriage preschool teacher expert, Leng Zhi.

This is the first time an expert has failed to show up.

I even had sex twice.

President Jiang was not satisfied, so he went into the live broadcast room to check up on him.

The camera was focused on Leng Zhi and the five children hanging on him.

And intense battle scenes in the game.

Jiang Mingzhe shouted the loudest: "Go for it, beat him!"

Jiang Yijing: "...?"

Education? Obedience? Is this still the same early childhood education expert?

After a long pause, he slowly said, "Is this how children are raised nowadays?"

The secretary understood immediately: "I'll contact Mr. Leng right now."