After the match, the Island Whale team was basically carried by Shi Qian; they had never played such an easy game before.
The group took off their helmets, all looking excited.
"Brother Mo, hurry up and introduce him to us!" Qi Huai said excitedly.
Guan Mo lowered his head and asked Shi Qian whether Summer's identity should be kept secret. Shi Qian said it didn't matter, so Guan Mo stood up and began to solemnly introduce her to everyone.
"Friends, this is the strongest foreign aid I've invited, the great master Shi Qian!"
"Hello, my name is Shi Qian."
Shi Qian? The group began searching their memories. The name sounded unfamiliar. They were all veteran players of the game, and they really didn't seem to have heard of him before.
"Hello, my name is Qi Huai."
"My name is Xie Zining."
"My name is Xu Wei."
Qi Huai felt that the name Shi Qian sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. He racked his brains for a while and finally remembered.
"Master, are you from Peking University?"
"Um."
"Holy crap, it really is!" Qi Huai rubbed his hands together excitedly. "I'm also from Peking University, a senior in the Physics Department. I knew your name sounded familiar."
Kyoto University? Guan Mo was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Shi Qian to be an alumnus. He was so good at games and so good at studying. He was a genius! No wonder he was a genius!
Qi Huai began introducing Shi Qian to his teammates, saying that Shi Qian was a freshman this year, very famous at Peking University, handsome and academically excellent, and had been admitted to the Peking University Mathematics Laboratory in his freshman year, making him a super academic achiever.
Everyone exclaimed how awesome it was. Of the four members of the Island Whale Club, Guan Mo and Qi Huai were students at Peking University, while Xie Zining and Xu Wei were juniors at ordinary universities in Beijing.
"Hey pro, how long have you been playing this game?"
"It shouldn't be long. I think this account is a new one, it was just opened during the summer vacation."
"Although he's only B-rank, his skills completely outclass A-rank players. I feel like he could even compete with Summer."
"That can't be right, such an amazing move, there must be no way we haven't heard about it on the forums..."
...
Xu Wei thought about the game ID name Shi Qian had just used—"I am your dad"—it was quite domineering. With such a wild name and such wild gameplay, it should have been the talk of the town on the forums long ago.
Guan Mo gave Shi Qian his game ID name, saying that this name was worthy of him. Shi Qian didn't care and was too lazy to think of a name, so he just used this one.
His account level wasn't very high; he only reached B-rank after a whole summer. His equipment and skills were just average; his main strength lay in his skill.
Guan Mo and he also started playing on new accounts, but Guan Mo logged on very frequently and reached A-level very early on, as did the other members.
Seeing that everyone seemed to have suffered a huge shock and began to question their existence, Guan Mo finally spoke with satisfaction.
"Our legendary Shi Qian has another nickname on the forum. Would you like to know it?"
Xu Wei nudged Guan Mo with his injured arm, telling him to stop being so mysterious. Everyone else was also watching Shi Qian and Guan Mo with bated breath.
"I've brought in the legendary Summer as a helper for you."
"Ta-da! The guy in front of you is the only true god in this game, the only S-level account owner in the entire server, the god Summer who crushed all the high-star maps and achieved the Grand Slam of the peak in the fastest time!"
The training room fell silent as soon as Guan Mo said this. Shi Qian covered her face, feeling that Guan Mo was being a bit too exaggerated.
Thinking that they were all Guan Mo's teammates, Shi Qian reintroduced himself.
"Hello, I'm Summer."
Holy crap!
Holy crap!
Holy crap!
Three screams of "Holy crap!" filled the training room, leaving Qi Huai, Xu Wei, and Xie Zining all stunned.
Who? Who did Guan Mo invite? Did Guan Mo invite Summer?
What merit or ability does Guan Mo possess? When did he ever save Summer's life?
Wait a minute, if Shi Qian is Summer, does that mean he was only in the second year of junior high school when he won the Grand Slam?
A junior high school student has held the top spot on the leaderboard for years, setting a record that remains unbroken and still holding the top position on the game's points leaderboard to this day.
With such foreign aid, how could the Island Whale team not crush all the other teams on the server?
Xu Wei was so shocked that he started rambling incoherently, "Holy crap, my hand was broken just in time!"
"If we don't stop now, when will we?! If we don't stop, will we be able to hire Summer?! Holy crap, that's a real talent!"
Shi Qian: ...
Everyone was very excited and started asking Shi Qian for autographs. Xu Wei even pulled out a pair of bright red underwear from somewhere, saying it was his lucky underwear for his birth year and hoping Shi Qian could sign it to bless him with peace and safety...
Then Guan Mo dragged him out and told him to go upstairs and recover from his injuries.
Yesterday, the members of the Island Whale team were worried about today's match; now they're worried about their opponents.
Summer is their trump card! The group discussed it and decided not to reveal Summer's identity for the time being. "I am your father" means the same as "Summer". The Island Whale team needs to conserve their strength and scare the others.
Shi Qian had no objections; he was simply there to offer support, and everything depended on Guan Mo and the others' wishes.
Shi Qian's appearance was more invigorating than coffee. Although everyone had only slept for 4 hours last night, they felt like they could now hoe five acres of land.
After lunch, the group headed to the competition venue.
The audience had been waiting at the stadium for a long time, and there were plenty of fans of the popular game, so the entire stadium was packed.
The team with the most fans should be Shark Lion, which has long held the championship position. The owner behind Shark Lion's club is the Lu family, one of the four major families in Beijing. They use all the top-tier resources, and even the coach is a player who is among the top five in the game's rankings.
Half of the people who came to watch the match were fans of the Shark Lion team.
The second-ranked team is Qilin, a team that suddenly emerged last year. They are strong and are a favorite to win the championship.
The Island Whale team's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with their highest ranking being third place. They have consistently hovered around the top five and have a considerable number of fans.
However, because it is a small and insignificant company, it is often targeted by people who buy negative trending topics, either for match-fixing and passive resistance, or for escalating internal conflicts or misconduct.
The Island Whale team never clarifies anything, so their reputation isn't good, and their fame is mostly negative.
Only Guan Mo and his team knew that they were too poor to remove the trending topics from the search results, and that clarifying the situation wouldn't get them on the trending list either, so they simply ignored it.
Shi Qian changed into her team uniform, put on a hat and a mask, and followed Guan Mo and the others to the backstage lounge. They were suddenly stopped halfway there.
"Hey, isn't this our Island Whale team, who's always been aiming for third place? What? You've changed players?"
"I heard Xu Wei injured his hand and can't play. Aren't you guys so poor that you can't even afford a substitute? Now you've just grabbed someone to fill in?"
"I advise you not to fight, otherwise you'll be wiped out as soon as you enter the game, and I'll be ashamed for you!"
Guan Mo looked coldly at the person blocking his way and retorted irritably.
"Good dogs don't block the way, move aside."
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