Some people might ask, if that's the case, why not transfer? Why stay in this place and suffer the humiliation?

After the celebration, on the way back to the base, Qiao Ran also raised the same question when mentioning these people from LC.

"LC's performance has always been mediocre. There was a slight improvement in this World Championship, but we still couldn't advance to the finals. Without outstanding results, even if we transfer, we may not be able to transfer to a good team." Jiang Wenzhou sighed and explained.

Zhang Qian continued, "Acheng and Dasheng are already veterans in the industry. Dasheng sometimes even plays through injuries, and Acheng only retired a couple of years ago. The cost-effectiveness is simply too low. The club is ultimately a business, and spending money on you is an investment. They're hoping to make more money, not charity."

Qiao Ran stared at his hands, thoughtful.

E-sports is a young industry, and retired players all have some injuries.

What will she do after she retires? Live streaming? Or find a job as a network administrator at an internet cafe?

With her current academic qualifications, it may not be easy for her to find a decent job.

Is the money she has earned in the past few years enough for her to spend in the future?

Long-term pressure in life has made Qiao Ran develop a worrying habit, and he is always anxious about things that have not happened in the future.

"And I heard that LC's original contract was quite overbearing. Even if a team wants them, it probably won't be smooth sailing." Jiang Wenzhou added.

Zhao Jie snorted angrily. "You can imagine. Just look at that Xiao Wei and you'll know what kind of people are in their club. If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. Pah!"

"So, people should be content. Compared with them, our club is just a bit of a dog. As long as we have results, they will lick us like their grandsons." Sun Kai said with emotion.

Jiang Wenzhou slapped his forehead when he heard this. "If you hadn't mentioned our club, I would have forgotten about it. They called me after the game and praised our Xiao Qiao. They also said something about how Pei Shen and the coach had a keen eye for talent..."

"Get to the point." Pei Yan knew that Jiang Wenzhou's words at this time were definitely not just for fun.

"The key point is that they saw Xiao Qiao perform well in today's game and the online sentiment has reversed. They want Xiao Qiao to quickly seize this wave of popularity, start a live broadcast, and use this face to attract more fans."

Pei Yan looked surprised after hearing this: "You agreed?"

Jiang Wenzhou quickly said, "How could that be possible? Am I such a person who can't distinguish between the important and the unimportant? We're still in the competition period. If Qiao Ran is allowed to start broadcasting and something goes wrong during the competition, she will attract as many fans as she can hate them."

Jiang Wenzhou sighed, "I've told the club that you're not completely satisfied with Qiao Ran's current level. You need to train him whenever you can. I'm afraid you won't have time for live streaming. Tell them to come to you if they have any questions."

"Hey...you're really good at passing the buck." Pei Yan said this, but he didn't really mind. Even if Jiang Wenzhou pushed the matter to him, the people in the club generally wouldn't bother him easily.

After saying this, Pei Yan looked at Qiao Ran, who was lowering his head beside him. He must not let Qiao Ran misunderstand what he just said: "Jiang Wenzhou's words were just to fool the club. I have no dissatisfaction with you at all."

Qiao Ran broke away from his thoughts and showed no abnormality: "I know, Captain, you don't have to explain it to me specifically."

"As for livestreaming to solidify your fanbase, wait until the competition is over. Your focus right now is on the competition. Don't get carried away by just one good performance. You still have a long way to go, so learn to protect your reputation."

Pei Yan has been in this circle for some time and has seen many talented professional players who were gradually buried because they could not resist the temptation of the bizarre and dazzling scene.

Although it was highly unlikely that Qiao Ran would go astray, Pei Yan still couldn't help but remind him.

Zhang Qian couldn't stand it any longer. "Pei Yan, that's enough. What are you doing? You feel uncomfortable if you don't train people for a day, don't you? Why don't you just be the coach? The girl performed well today, and you didn't even give her a compliment..."

"I'd like to compliment her, but I'm afraid her face will be cooked with shrimp before I finish complimenting her."

Qiao Ran heard Pei Yan teasing her and muttered softly, "I didn't..."

Pei Yan didn’t know whether the others heard it or not, but he heard it anyway.

A smile inadvertently appeared on the corners of his lips.

Not only has the little girl's gaming skills improved, but her temper has also gotten worse...

——

The first round of the autumn regular season quickly came to a conclusion, with NSD advancing to Group S with the first place in Group A.

And ranked fifth in the second round of Group S round-robin competition.

According to the rules of the game, a card game is required.

The card match adopts BO7, which means best of seven games. It is a full-scale B/P+ peak showdown.

The so-called peak showdown is a unique BO7 competition system, which means that the two sides of the game will change the battle mode in the seventh game. There will be no hero ban link, and both sides can choose the same hero.

"We are playing against WD in this qualifying match." The night before the game, Zhang Qian called everyone to the conference room as usual.

"WD and I are old friends. We've had quite a few scrimmages together. I believe you have a certain understanding of their strength." Zhang Qian looked at the notebook with the data in front of him. "Especially the support they bought. He's no worse than Qiao Ran."

Qiao Ran also knew this; she had sensed it during the training match.

This time we are facing WD in the card game, and the result is really hard to predict.

"WD is not that group of noobs like LC. I'm afraid we'll have to play a full BO7 tomorrow." Sun Kai said based on his feeling.

"Oh my God, this is going to be exhausting..." Zhao Jie slumped over the table.

With such a high level of concentration, playing a full BO5 is already very tiring, and a BO7 is really a fight to the end.

Zhang Qian knocked on the table, urging everyone to perk up as he continued, "According to data analysis, WD has been using relatively squishy heroes this season. There are two strategies for tomorrow's match. Either you pick squishy heroes like them, but with high burst damage, so you can quickly win the match. Or you pick tankier heroes, and we'll drag the game into the late game."

Pei Yan shook his head: "They may not follow the same lineup tomorrow as they did in previous training matches or matches against other teams."

"How do you say that?"

Pei Yan twirled a pen in his hand. "While we're analyzing them, they might as well be analyzing us. For them, the most uncertain factor here is Qiao Ran. If they were to play against us using their usual lineup, and Qiao Ran picked an unconventional support and combined it with some tactics, they would be finished. So, they'll definitely try to avoid this from happening and do the opposite."

"You mean, they will choose a tankier hero?" Zhang Qian felt that what Pei Yan said made sense, but it was a bit too mysterious.

“It’s not necessarily all meat, but it’s definitely not too crispy.”

Zhang Qian frowned. "That's going to be troublesome. If they try to drag every round into the late game, the later they get, the more energy they'll consume, making it harder to defeat them... Then you'd better choose early-game heroes and manage the time of each round."

"Actually, the energy expenditure is equal. If we're tired, they're definitely tired too. If they want to play in the later stages, they'll definitely find a way to drag it out."

"Actually..." Qiao Ran licked his lips and slowly raised his hand, "I have an idea..."

"What are your ideas? Tell me."

"Hmm...competitive strength is one thing, strategy is another. Perhaps we can take advantage of their desire to play in the later stages..."

Qiao Ran thought for a moment, "If they want to drag the first two games into the late game, let them. We can just treat them as warm-ups. We don't have to worry about winning or losing; the main thing is to wear them down. After two consecutive late-game games, they're bound to be tired. If we counterattack now, they won't be able to withstand it so easily."

"Tsk tsk tsk~ Our sister has learned bad things..." Zhao Jie clicked his tongue several times, "Who did she learn this from~"

As he spoke, he deliberately glanced towards Pei Yan.

"What are you looking at me for? I didn't teach you that." Pei Yan, rarely cooperating with Zhao Jie, raised his hands to prove his innocence and said, "I have my own brains and talent, unlike you, who only have your snacks on your mind."

"Captain!" Zhao Jie feigned dissatisfaction, "You can't always use me as a target just because I'm not pretty enough..."

"Didn't you just bump into the edge of the knife yourself?"

The bickering between Pei Yan and Zhao Jie eased everyone's tension about tomorrow's qualifying round.

Late at night, everyone dispersed. Qiao Ran went back to the room, washed up, and lay down. He tossed and turned several times, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

My mind is full of simulations of possible situations that may occur in tomorrow's game.

Finally, the insomniac Qiao Ran simply sat up, turned on the bedside lamp, took out his mobile phone, and watched the video materials of WD's previous games.

For her, the more familiar she is with the game, the better she can predict it.

Pei Yan left his cell phone in the meeting room and only discovered it when he was about to go to bed.

When Pei Yan returned to the house with his cell phone, he discovered that a ray of light was coming through the crack of the door of Qiao Ran's originally dark room.

Pei Yan thought about it for a moment and knew that Qiao Ran was probably working hard alone again.

He sighed softly.

Qiao Ran is really a hard-working woman. If she is not allowed to achieve some results, even God will not tolerate it.

Pei Yan did not knock on the door directly and order Qiao Ran to rest immediately as he did before. Instead, he turned around and went downstairs to heat a cup of milk for Qiao Ran.

It was late at night and it was difficult to play Qiao Ran’s video out loud, so he was wearing headphones.

When Pei Yan knocked on the door, she was watching the most critical part of a team battle and didn't notice the movement outside the headphones at all.

Pei Yan was holding the milk and waited at the door for a long time. He knocked on the door again and finally waited for Qiao Ran to open the door.

Inside the door, Qiao Ran was only wearing one slipper, and the other was still far away by the bed. The Bluetooth headset was tied with a headphone chain, one was plugged in his ear, and the other had fallen off and was hanging in front of his body.

"Go put on your shoes first." Pei Yan looked at Qiao Ran's bare feet on the ground, turned his eyes away, and the tips of his ears were stained with a barely noticeable pink.

"Oh!" Qiao Ran reacted and quickly ran back to put on the other shoe.

"Captain, what do you want to talk to me about?"

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