Yu Ke was scheduled to play in the first match of the 16-to-8 match and advanced to the quarterfinals with a score of 2:1. Because there was another round of 8 to 4 this afternoon, he could not leave for the time being. After the match, he was led by the staff to the players' area under the stage to continue waiting for the next round of competition.

If I remember correctly, Xie Mingzhe's roommate Qin Xuan is the first in Group C, winning all 25 games. The next game should be between the first in Group C and the fourth in Group A, and Qin Xuan will play.

Yu Ke's impression of Qin Xuan can be summed up in one sentence: a boy with long hair, sharp eyes, and a somewhat strange temper.

It was completely unexpected that Qin Xuan was also a gaming expert. Yu Ke was very curious and was just about to observe the strength of this classmate Qin Xuan. But the next moment, the host announced a piece of news that shocked the whole audience: "Since Qin Xuan from the Academy of Fine Arts in Group C gave up, Zhao Qingqing, who was competing against him in Group A, automatically advanced to the quarterfinals."

The female contestant named Zhao Qingqing on the stage was stunned for a moment, then walked off the stage with a complicated expression, not knowing whether to be happy or depressed.

This news caused a lot of discussion in the audience: "Fuck, he finally made it to the top 16, why did he give up?" "Who is this person? Did he give up and dare not fight?" "Qin Xuan, I haven't heard of it, let's go back and ask the art department..." "I'm from the art department, I haven't heard of it either!"

Xie Mingzhe frowned. Of course, he had heard of Qin Xuan. He was his roommate. However, he didn't know this roommate very well. He always felt that Qin Xuan was not easy to get along with. His background was a mystery. In addition, he was aloof. Xie Mingzhe usually kept a distance from him.

Why did you suddenly give up your rights?

Seeing Xie Mingzhe's expression change several times, Chen Xiao couldn't help but come over and ask, "Do you know this Qin Xuan?"

Xie Mingzhe nodded helplessly: "My roommate, I don't know the specific situation."

The storm over Qin Xuan's resignation soon subsided, as new contestants appeared and enthusiastic cheers rang out from the audience again. Xie Mingzhe watched the live broadcast on the big screen and felt uneasy, so he sent a message to Qin Xuan: "Why did you give up? What happened?"

The other party quickly replied: "Someone at home has an accident, I am in the hospital."

Could it be that an elder in the family was suddenly hospitalized and he went to take care of him? If that was the case, it would make sense for him to give up his rights. Xie Mingzhe thought about it and sent a message asking, "Do you need to ask for leave from the class?"

"I've taken three days off. If the professor calls on you, please let me know."

"I understand. Don't worry." He originally wanted to ask about the specific situation, but Qin Xuan's personality probably wouldn't want to talk more, so Xie Mingzhe had to put away his laptop and focus on the game.

The round of 16 ended quickly. There were many strong students among them, but Chen Qianlin's evaluation was: "Xiao Ke is the most talented one among the freshmen this year. You have a good eye."

"I was lucky enough to meet Xiao Ke on the first day of school." Speaking of which, he had been lucky since his rebirth. Perhaps it was because the gods saw that he had lived a miserable life in both lives, and the god of fate finally showed him some favor. But Xie Mingzhe believed that everyone's luck was limited. Good luck was only one aspect. If you really want to win awards in the professional league, you still have to rely on your strength.

After an afternoon of competition, the top four players were finally announced. Yu Ke made it to the top four without a doubt, and in the quarterfinals he crushed his opponent 2:0, which clearly showed that his form was getting better and better.

The host announced excitedly: "Congratulations to Yu Ke from the School of Law, Zhao Han from the School of Physics, Lin Xiaorui from the School of Arts, and Zhu Jianing from the School of Economics for entering the semi-finals of the freshman exchange competition!"

"Next Sunday at 8:00 p.m., the championship competition will be held at the Imperial University Gymnasium. Everyone is welcome to come and cheer for your favorite players! There will also be mysterious guests at the championship competition this weekend, so stay tuned!"

The competition ended with enthusiastic applause, and everyone left the venue in an orderly manner. Xie Mingzhe, Chen Xiao, and Chen Qianlin stood outside the auditorium and waited for a while. Sure enough, Yu Ke ran out excitedly. When he saw Xie Mingzhe, his eyes lit up, and he immediately turned around and ran to Xie Mingzhe, saying, "Azhe, Azhe, I'm in the semi-finals!"

"I know. I've been watching. Congratulations."

"Don't congratulate me yet. Wait until I win the championship before you congratulate me!" Yu Ke's face was full of confidence. He looked up at the two strange men beside Xie Mingzhe and asked blankly, "Who are you?"

"You two are my friends. Let's go eat first and talk while we eat."

The four of them came to the best restaurant in the school. Yu Ke was extremely curious and followed Xie Mingzhe into the private room. As soon as they entered, Xie Mingzhe locked the door and said with a smile: "Yu Ke, we decided to expose our identities in front of you, but the premise is that you have to tell us the truth... Are you the former president of the Eye of Death Guild, Ghost?"

Hearing this name, Yu Ke's face turned pale and his eyes evaded everywhere: "What, what ghost boy? I don't know him!"

He was obviously not very good at lying, and Chen Xiao couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't be afraid, we are not the Judgment Guild looking for revenge on you, and we will definitely not tell anyone that you have a small account hidden in our guild."

Yu Ke's face turned even paler, and he took a step back cautiously: "You, you, you... who are you?!"

Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows: "I am the vice president of Nirvana, above the clouds."

Chen Qianlin remained calm from beginning to end: "I am the commander of the last guild battle, a dead tree revived in spring."

Yu Ke stared at them blankly, he was very familiar with the IDs of these two people. Yunxiao Zhishang was the leader of the main output group together with Fatty Uncle in the guild war, and Ku Mu Feng Chun was indeed the person who commanded the channel and had been sitting behind the scenes.

However, the voice of the chief commander in the last guild war was the system's built-in adult male voice. But at this moment, the voice ringing in his ears was as clear as if washed by rain. The man's indifferent and elegant temperament was completely different from what he had imagined.

It is said that holographic games are terrible in the open, but these two real-life characters are much more handsome than in the game, right? ?

Yu Ke didn't know how to react and stood there in a daze. The next moment, Chen Xiao said jokingly: "Are you scared? Then guess who this classmate Xie is? He was also one of the leaders of the guild event that day."

Yu Ke came back to his senses and thought carefully. Since the two strange men were managers of the Nirvana Guild, then Xie should also be a manager, right? He guessed, "Could it be Brother Yu? Brother Jinzi? It can't be Sister Yingying!"

Xie Mingzhe smiled gently and harmlessly: "I am your fat uncle."

Yu Ke: “…………”

This time Yu Ke was really scared.

Fat uncle? Are you kidding? How could the friendly, gentle and kind fat uncle in the game be the boy with a bright smile in front of him? He has always respected the fat uncle as an elder, okay?

Yu Ke looked stupid with his eyes wide open and his mouth agape. Chen Xiao was trying to hold back his laughter until he got internal injuries. Chen Qianlin looked at his young apprentice helplessly, as he felt that it was not very kind of Xiao Xie to reveal his true identity to scare people. It was obvious that Yu Ke was greatly stimulated.

Xie Mingzhe walked over and gently patted Yu Ke on the shoulder: "You've come back to life."

Yu Ke's body trembled suddenly, and his soul returned to its place in an instant. He stared at Xie Mingzhe hard, almost staring a hole in Xie Mingzhe's body, and said in a trembling voice: "You, you are really the fat uncle?"

Xie Mingzhe smiled: "Yes. You borrowed five cards from me: Liu Bei, Nuwa, Fuxi, Shennong and Pangu, right?"

Yu Ke: “…”

He never told anyone about this, and only he and Uncle Fatty knew which cards were borrowed.

Yu Ke felt that his idol was becoming disillusioned - give me back my kind fat uncle, you shameless classmate Xie!

Seeing that he was about to go crazy, Xie Mingzhe immediately comforted him gently: "Don't be angry, I didn't mean to lie to you. You never asked me for my game ID, right? I also said that the 'Thank you for letting me play' was a smurf account I created."

Yu Ke rolled his eyes vigorously: "How could I have thought that you would be the Fat Uncle? I thought he was a kind and gentle uncle!"

Xie Mingzhe said seriously: "I have always been a kind and gentle person, but my appearance has changed."

Yu Ke: “…………”

If there weren't two other people present, he would have wanted to fight with Xie Mingzhe.

Chen Qianlin couldn't bear it any longer, so he coughed and said, "Xiao Xie, let's get down to business."

Xie Mingzhe stopped joking and looked at Yu Ke seriously and said, "Xiao Ke, this is my master Lin Shen, and this Brother Chen is my partner and teammate. We are planning to set up a club to play in the professional league. Are you interested in becoming a professional player?"

Yu Ke thought that these three people only came to him because he joined the Nirvana Guild. He didn't expect Xie Mingzhe to say that he wanted to be a professional player. He was a little confused for a moment and couldn't follow their thoughts at all.

Chen Xiao continued, "Xiao Xie brought us to school today just to watch you play. We all think you are very talented. If you train a little, you will definitely be even better than you are now. It all depends on whether you are willing to join us."

Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "If you are willing to join, I will tailor a set of joker cards for you, okay?"

Yu Ke: “!!!!”

Tailor-made joker cards were something Yu Ke had never even dreamed of before.

He has loved watching horror movies since he was a child, so after he came into contact with the Star Card Game, the first player he became a fan of was Gui Sirui from the Hell Club. Gui Sirui, known as the "Ghost King", made ghost cards that were particularly suited to his taste.

His family was average, and he didn't have much pocket money to spend on games. He finally saved enough money to buy seven joker cards and put together an arena deck. He knew very well that his deck was not perfect, but he didn't have much money to buy more joker cards.

Now, Xie Mingzhe, who is the same age as me, actually said that he would tailor-make a joker card for me?

Is Xie Mingzhe just exaggerating or is he just dreaming?

Seeing Yu Ke's look of disbelief, Xie Mingzhe said bluntly, "Let's put it this way. No matter how much we say, it's not as good as you talking to Uncle Fatty in person. Tonight, after you log into the game, go find Uncle Fatty and see if what I said is true. After you confirm it is true, give us an answer."

Yu Ke's expression was complicated: "Hmm..."

Xie Mingzhe: "Eat first."

He generously ordered a table of dishes to celebrate Yu Ke's advancement to the semi-finals.

Normally, Yu Ke's eyes would light up when he saw food, and he would eat a lot every time. But today, Yu Ke had no appetite in front of a table full of delicious food, and his facial expression was a little dull, probably because the mental stimulation he had just received was too strong.

After dinner, Xie Mingzhe saw his master and Chen Xiao off. When he returned to the dormitory, he put on his helmet. Sure enough, he saw a voice message from Yu Ke: "Uncle Fat, I have a classmate named Xie Mingzhe. He said he is you! Tell me if it is true? Is he pretending to be you?"

Xie Mingzhe pulled Yu Ke into his personal space and said, "I am Xie Mingzhe."

Yu Ke: “…”

The last bit of hope was shattered, and Yu Ke didn't know what to say.

The person in front of him is his favorite idol recently, because the cards he made are so handsome, except for the fact that he didn't make jokers, which made him a little regretful, there are no flaws. He always thought that he was a gentle and kind uncle, and he treated him as an elder, but it turned out that this guy is his classmate? He even eats with him every day? !

Xie Mingzhe said softly, "You may find it sudden, but the opportunity is right in front of you. If you don't grab it, you will definitely regret it in the future. Think about it, how many cards have I made? If you follow me, are you still worried that you won't have jokers to play with in the future? You can have as many cards as you want, and you can also play in professional leagues, make a lot of money, and have many fans like you. Isn't that good?"

Yu Ke was so moved by what he said that he was silent for a moment before saying, "But I'm still a student..."

Xie Mingzhe said, "I am also a student, so I don't have to worry about the school. Tang Muzhou and Pei Jingshan are our seniors. We can just learn from how they managed the school."

Yu Ke heaved a sigh of relief, his cheeks slightly flushed with excitement. He looked at the fat uncle in front of him nervously and said seriously: "Fat uncle... No, Xie Mingzhe, can you really make a joker for me? Are you teasing me because you think I'm stupid?"

Xie Mingzhe chuckled: "If you don't believe me, I'll make one for you first."

Yu Ke's eyes lit up immediately: "Really?!"

Xie Mingzhe said: "Of course. But I have a condition. You must explain clearly what is going on with the ghost boy."

Yu Ke lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly, and stammered, "The Eye of Death Guild was founded by me when I was in high school. All the members of the guild were my high school classmates. We didn't have much pocket money, so we usually took on bounty missions to get some rewards..."

Xie Mingzhe was very curious: "How did you become the president?"

Yu Ke said confidently: "Because I am the best, they recommended me to be the president!"

Was he pushed out to take the blame? Xie Mingzhe coughed and said, "Then what? How did he offend the Judgment Guild?"

Yu Ke said angrily, "Some time ago, someone issued a bounty of tens of thousands of dollars. It was on the bounty list for several days but no one dared to take it. I happened to be short of money at the time, so I took it. I was lucky enough to meet the bounty target at the entrance of the dungeon, so I sneaked in and killed him - I never thought that those two guys were the vice presidents of the Judgment!"

Xie Mingzhe almost burst out laughing. The bounty mission had been idle for several days and no one dared to accept it. It must be a very difficult target to deal with! Young man, you didn't even use your brain and just accepted the bounty order. In the end, you hit a wall. You really asked for your own death.

However, the fact that he was able to assassinate two vice presidents of the Judgment is enough to show how powerful he is.

Yu Ke was very depressed: "I stirred up trouble. The judges hunted me down every day and issued a wanted order to the whole server. I was afraid that it would implicate everyone, so I disbanded the guild, changed to a small account and ran to Nirvana to hide. I planned to wait for them to forget about me, and then I would..."

Xie Mingzhe waved his hand and said, "Don't wait for a while. Don't land on your Ghost Boy account again."

Yu Ke was stunned: "Why?"

Xie Mingzhe said straightforwardly, "Because you don't need to take on bounty missions to earn money anymore, I'll give you all your cards!"

Yu Ke: “…”

Why do I feel like I have found a golden thigh? This feeling seems a bit happy!

If Xie Mingzhe can really buy his card materials, then he won't care about the fact that Fatty Uncle and Xie Mingzhe are the same person. From now on, he will just follow Xie Mingzhe!

That night, Yu Ke was deceived by Xie Mingzhe into Nirvana without knowing it. Yu Ke applied to delete Gui Shao's account. Since the cards could be transferred anyway, he transferred all the materials in Gui Shao's warehouse to Ke Xiaoke.

From then on, there was no longer any "Ghost Boy" in the game who made money by assassinating targets with bounty orders. The only one left was "Ke Xiaoke" from the Nirvana Guild.

And Ke Xiaoke will soon have a joker card that truly belongs to him!