Yu Ke won five consecutive games in the fifth round and finally entered the top 16 semi-finals with a record of 25 wins.

After the game, Yu Ke ran to the audience to find Xie Mingzhe, and was obviously very excited: "I made it to the top 16!"

Xie Mingzhe smiled and patted his shoulder: "You played well. I'll treat you to dinner."

Yu Ke nodded repeatedly: "Well, I'm just hungry. I'll treat you this time. I can't always let you treat me." He paused, and suddenly leaned close to Xie Mingzhe's ear mysteriously and said in a low voice, "I seemed to see your roommate at the stadium just now, but I only saw his back. I was afraid of recognizing the wrong person, so I didn't dare to call him..."

Xie Mingzhe was a little surprised: "You must have seen it wrong, right? I didn't hear Qin Xuan say that he would participate in this competition."

Yu Ke quickly ignored the accident and said happily: "Never mind, let's go eat first!"

The two of them went to the cafeteria together. Yu Ke liked noodles very much, so he ordered two bowls as usual. Xie Mingzhe saw him eating noodles and couldn't help wondering: "You eat two bowls at noon, two bowls at night, and you still have a midnight snack at nine o'clock. Can your stomach hold more?"

Although Yu Ke was much shorter than himself, his appetite was bigger than his. Every time Xie Mingzhe had a meal with him, he would wonder if this guy's stomach was different from that of an ordinary person.

Yu Ke looked calm when he heard this, and said, "I'm still growing, so of course I need to eat more." He put the noodles aside and brought the second bowl over. While eating, he said, "Normal children can speak at the age of one, but I didn't speak until I was three. When I was a child, my parents always thought I was a fool."

Xie Mingzhe: “…” You look so stupid now.

Yu Ke continued, "My mom took me to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor said that I was developing slowly. Generally, boys have their bodies set by the age of 20, but according to my bone development, I can grow to 25. Hehe, maybe in a few years I will be taller than you. My ideal height is 1.85 meters!"

Xie Mingzhe looked at the short guy in front of him, suppressed his laughter and said, "Then you should work harder." Maybe he can grow to 1.75 meters? I always feel that his small face does not match his tall stature at all.

After dinner, the two returned to the dormitory together. Xie Mingzhe pushed the door open and found his roommate Qin Xuan reading a book in the living room with an expressionless face. This roommate was never talkative, so Xie Mingzhe greeted him and returned to his bedroom.

He logged onto the official website of the Star Card Association and saw a pinned post - the top 16 contestants of the Freshman Exchange Contest have been announced!

I clicked on it and saw that the post listed the details of the 16 players who made it to the semi-finals of this competition and the subsequent grouping. These players will be divided into four groups, A, B, C, and D, for the elimination round tomorrow afternoon to determine the top eight and top four. The top four players will compete openly in the school next Saturday night to determine the final champion, runner-up, third place, and fourth place.

Xie Mingzhe glanced at the list and saw a familiar name in Group A: Yu Ke (Ke Xiaoke), a freshman in the Law School, majoring in economic law, with a record of 25 wins in the preliminary round.

However, to his surprise, he also found a familiar name in Group C: Qin Xuan (QX), a freshman majoring in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, with a record of 25 wins in the preliminary round.

I really can’t believe that this roommate is actually such a great game player?

As Xie Mingzhe was thinking, Yu Ke's message popped up on his laptop: "Fuck! I'm not dazzled. Qin Xuan really came to the competition this afternoon, and he also made it to the top 16! Ah Zhe, check the official website."

Xie Mingzhe sighed: "I saw it."

When he was in college in his previous life, he got along well with his three roommates and they quickly became good friends, playing League of Legends together every day. He thought he could make friends with his roommates in college this time as well, but he didn't expect that the roommates he met this time were not the type of people who were willing to communicate and share with others, and they didn't even mention going to a competition.

In the past, if someone in the dormitory went to play in a competition, the other roommates would definitely go to the scene to cheer. However, Qin Xuan remained silent and made it to the top 16 without Xie Mingzhe knowing anything.

Thinking of the cold face of the boy sitting in the living room just now... It's boring to be in the cold side. Since Qin Xuan didn't want to talk, Xie Mingzhe was too lazy to ask. It's more comfortable to chat with Yu Ke who doesn't have any ulterior motives. Xie Mingzhe took the initiative to say to Yu Ke: "Are you sure about tomorrow's semi-finals? Do you want to look for your idol, Fatty, in the game?"

Yu Ke said: "I was just about to go find him, let's talk later!"

Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "Go ahead."

After sending the message, he put on his helmet and logged into Uncle Fatty's game account. Sure enough, he received a private voice message from Yu Ke: "Uncle Fatty, I'm in the top 16, 25 consecutive wins! The last round was a thrilling win, I was almost controlled to death by the opponent, luckily I borrowed Liu Bei from you."

Xie Mingzhe asked: "Do you need to borrow another card?"

Yu Ke said: "I also want to borrow a Pangu to prevent my cards from being killed instantly or controlled by the opponent. I wonder if it is possible..."

Xie Mingzhe didn't say much, and simply took out a Pangu stamp from the display cabinet and sent it to him: "Come on."

Yu Ke was deeply moved and immediately replied: "Thank you, Uncle Fatty, I will definitely win the prize!"

To be able to reach the final 16 in a competition with thousands of players, these players all have good strength. Xie Mingzhe watched the competition for a whole afternoon and found many top students. These students with great potential are all 17 or 18 years old, which is suitable for playing in professional leagues. If they can get training from the club, they may become very good professional players in the future.

But Xie Mingzhe was not professional enough after all. He could only tell whether a person's current level was strong or not, and whether he had potential and whether he was worth training. He decided to go back and ask his master.

Early the next morning, Xie Mingzhe returned to Nirvana Studio.

It has been a week since the start of the school year. Because he has to adapt to the university environment and has a lot of courses at the beginning, Xie Mingzhe has been concentrating on practicing the trumpet this week and has had little contact with the studio.

Chi Qing was in charge of the guild, so he didn't need to worry about it. Brother Chen was in charge of the activity last night. Everyone was very understanding that he needed to adapt to school, and tried not to disturb him. However, Xie Mingzhe suddenly came back, and everyone was still very surprised, especially Xiaopang, who rushed over and gave Xie Mingzhe a bear hug, saying, "Xiao Xie, long time no see! You look more energetic and handsome after going to college? What are you busy with this week? Everyone misses you!"

Jin Yue also said, "That's right. After you left, Xiao Pang kept complaining about you, saying that he couldn't get used to life without you."

Chi Qing came over and said, "Since you're back, stay for lunch. I'll make a few more dishes for lunch."

Chi Yingying said: "I'm going to buy some fruit!"

Xie Mingzhe felt warm at the warmth of everyone's enthusiasm. He greeted everyone one by one and found that Chen Xiao was not in the lobby on the first floor, so he asked, "Where is Brother Chen?"

Chen Xiao just came down from the second floor and walked up to Xie Mingzhe with a smile: "Why did you come back so suddenly?"

Xie Mingzhe said, "I have something to discuss with you. Is Master here?"

Chen Xiao nodded: "She's watering the flowers upstairs. I'll take you upstairs."

The two of them went upstairs one after the other. Chen Qianlin had already watered the plants on the balcony and was sitting on a lounge chair on the balcony to bask in the sun. He was barefoot, stepping on the white carpet, looking extremely comfortable. Xie Mingzhe hadn't seen him for a week, and he seemed to be living like a god.

Chen Qianlin met the young apprentice's gaze and smiled slightly: "Xiao Xie is back?"

Xie Mingzhe nodded and said directly: "Master, I met Ke Xiaoke at school."

Chen Qianlin was stunned: "What a coincidence?"

Xie Mingzhe said, "It was quite a coincidence. I heard his voice sounded familiar on the day I registered. When I went with him to join the Star Card Association, he said his ID in the game was Ke Xiaoke."

Chen Qianlin immediately stood up from the recliner, put on his slippers and said, "What's going on? Tell me in detail."

The three of them walked into the bedroom together. Chen Xiao went to pour three glasses of water and handed one to Xie Mingzhe. He asked, "Are you sure that Ke Xiaoke is the missing ghost?"

Xie Mingzhe shook his head: "It's not certain yet, but I found that Ke Xiaoke is really amazing. He signed up for the school's freshman exchange competition and made it to the top 16 with a record of 25 consecutive wins. He also borrowed a few cards from me to improve his deck. I feel that he has a strong sense. So I wonder, is it possible to develop him into the third team member?"

Chen Xiao frowned slightly. "If this is just an on-campus freshman exchange competition, the top 16 players may not be able to become professional players. Besides, he doesn't have the talent to create original cards, right? Why do you want to bring him in?"

Xie Mingzhe said: "He likes horror-style joker cards very much. I am not worried about the original cards. I can tailor a joker card pool for him. I like this guy very much and want him to be our teammate. The key now is that I am not sure whether he has enough talent to be trained as a professional player."

Chen Qianlin immediately understood his disciple's thoughts and said, "So you came back to let us help you observe him?"

"Well, I didn't reveal my identity, and he only treats me as a classmate now." Xie Mingzhe said seriously, "He has made it to the round of 16. This afternoon is the round of 16 and the round of 8 and the round of 4. If he can make it to the semi-finals on his own without receiving any guidance from anyone, doesn't it mean that he is quite talented?"

Chen Xiao was silent for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement, saying, "If you can make it to the semi-finals of the Imperial Capital University's campus competition, your level is indeed good. There are also many clubs in the professional circle that will send people to major universities to look for these good seedlings." He looked at Chen Qianlin and said softly, "Brother, since Xiao Xie likes this Ke Xiaoke so much, let's go and take a look. What if he is a talent worth cultivating?"

Chen Qianlin said calmly, "I want to ask you a question. Do you two want to play individual games on your own first, and then set up a club to recruit players after you become famous, or do you want to recruit enough players first and then set up a club and then play in the professional league?"

Xie Mingzhe has been hesitating recently about the order of priority.

In the fifth season, Tang Muzhou entered the league alone, won fifty consecutive victories and won the individual championship. With countless clubs trying to attract him, he rejected all invitations and founded Fenghua Club. He then used his fame to get a lot of investment, expanded the club and recruited a large number of players, thus turning Fenghua Club into a wealthy club at the top of the professional league pyramid.

In the seventh season, Pei Jingshan and Ye Zhu debuted as a team and created the "Dark Night City" club at the beginning. However, there were only two players in the club at that time. The two participated in the individual and doubles events. Pei Jingshan's insect card deck and Ye Zhu's butterfly card deck became the most eye-catching in the seventh season. Pei Jingshan won the individual championship in one fell swoop, and Ye Zhu won the best newcomer award. In the doubles competition, the two also performed well and won the third place. As a result, the Dark Night City Club attracted many players and gradually grew stronger.

Whether it was Tang Muzhou or Pei Jingshan, the process of establishing a club was to have a small number of players participate in competitions first, and then expand the scale of the club after becoming famous, from small to large, from low to high.

However, Xie Mingzhe did not want to follow the same path as them.

Currently, Nirvana only has two players, him and Chen Xiao. If they follow the previous plan, they will first participate in individual and doubles competitions next year, and then recruit strong players after they become famous. This will indeed allow Nirvana Club to grow rapidly. But in this case, they will not be able to participate in the club team competition next year, nor will they be able to win the "Best Club of the Year" trophy.

No matter how many awards a person wins, they are not as important as the "Best Club" trophy.

There is still some time before the official competition next year, so he can find some strong teammates and form a lineup that can play in the team competition. By then, in addition to the individual competition and doubles competition, Nirvana can also participate in the team competition - even if he can't win the championship, getting the top three will be enough to prove Nirvana's strength.

So, why not consider individual competitions and team competitions together? There is no conflict.

The key to Xie Mingzhe's idea was the appearance of Ke Xiaoke. The master said that Xiaoke was probably Gui Shao, the president of the Eye of Death Guild. He also happened to meet Yu Ke in reality and found that Yu Ke was really good at playing games.

It would be great if Yu Ke could become his teammate.

Xie Mingzhe has not seen the plant cards made by Brother Chen yet, but he always feels that the combination of plant cards and character cards is a bit awkward. But if it is a joker card designed by himself, then pairing it with his own human and god cards, wouldn't it be like the left hand cooperating with the right hand - wouldn't it be more tacit?

It was for this reason that Xie Mingzhe wanted to ask his master to take action and carefully observe whether Ke Xiaoke had the talent to become a professional player, and whether it was worth his time and effort to create a joker card pool specifically for him.

Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe's eyes suddenly became particularly firm. He looked at Chen Xiao and said, "Brother Chen, if we go to the competition alone, we will copy the path of Tang Muzhou and Pei Jingshan. I think we should be bolder and create a club first, and then go to the professional league. Of course, we have to participate in individual and double competitions - and in team battles, we will not be absent!"

His voice was sonorous and powerful, and every word was full of determination. Although many people thought this was a joke - directly creating a club to compete in team competitions, and still wanting to win awards? This is simply impossible!

But looking at his confident look, Chen Xiao couldn't help but be slightly moved.

He really admired Xiao Xie's fearless and brave character. Although it sounds impossible, who says we can't give it a try? Even if he fails, he will just be laughed at. What's the big deal? When he was Chen Qianlin's younger brother, he lost so many games in the arena. Wasn't he laughed at enough?

If you're going to do it, do it big!

Chen Xiao took a deep breath, gave Xie Mingzhe an approving look, turned around and looked at his brother and said, "I agree with Xiao Xie's idea. Since we want to return to the alliance, what's the point of just the two of us? Why not just form a team and directly impact next year's group competition!"

Chen Qianlin said calmly, "The requirements for the team competition are not that simple. Unless the club has already achieved results, the alliance will directly allow these clubs to participate in the competition for publicity. For newly established clubs, if they want to participate in the team competition, every player must reach the final round of the individual competition before they are eligible to register. Do you have the confidence to do so?"

Chen Xiao and Xie Mingzhe looked at each other and smiled: "Yes!"

Seeing how excited the two were, Chen Qianlin didn't want to discourage them, so he said, "Okay, I'll go watch Ke Xiaoke's game this afternoon. If he's really as talented as Xiao Xie said, then I'll bring him into Nirvana to train him."

Xie Mingzhe was extremely excited, and prayed in his heart: Yu Ke, please don't embarrass me! I have invited my master to watch you play. If you dare to let me down, I will beat you up.

Yu Ke, who knew nothing about this, rubbed his nose and sneezed loudly.

It’s so strange, why do I keep sneezing recently?