Chapter Seventeen
Bi Tan Piao Xue stood in the Tyranny guild group, rotating her view to observe her surroundings. Liu Shao You pondered how to defeat the Shadow Strategist, Sha Han.
After the New Year, the club's elite team's equipment was almost enough to fight jungle bosses, but Liu Shaoyou wasn't always on-site to direct the fight. Sha Han was a boss with a lot of skills and a particularly annoying mechanism. Right now, there was a group of all-star professional players fighting around the boss, making the scene too chaotic. She didn't know where to start for a moment.
Liu Shaoyou has always been impatient with dealing with chaos. If there's a ball of yarn she can't untangle, she's the kind of person who would rather throw it into the fire than see it and get annoyed.
Yan Yu once asked her, "Didn't you stay in the Taoist temple until you were eighteen before coming down the mountain? Didn't you cultivate your character while you were on the mountain?"
Liu Shaoyou replied: "First, I have completed nine years of compulsory education; second, this is my state after self-cultivation."
Liu Shaoyou didn't even glance at it; Zhang Jiale's captivating beauty had already been overwhelmed by the players from Hundred Flowers Valley.
She tapped Jiang You's ID: "Why are you standing there, trying to save someone?"
Jiang You: "Huh?"
Then he realized that the boss was being sarcastic, and he called on the players of Overbearing Ambition to rush up and cover for Shallow Flower Charm.
The magic scholar had a positioning advantage in this chaotic battle of a hundred people. Liu Shaoyou jumped onto the broom and led the gang to fly towards the charming position of Qianhua.
Suddenly, a blood-red sword appeared in the ammunition expert's light screen.
Gunshots rang out, thunder roared, swords flashed, and the scene of flowers and blood was recreated.
Bi Tan Piao Xue was knocked down in mid-air, and as the skill effect faded, her view quickly went black.
Liu Shaoyou released the mouse and began to loosen her finger joints. Lin Jingyan caught a glimpse of her movements out of the corner of his eye during the chaotic battle, his heart tightened, and he made a mistake, hitting the brick at an angle.
Although he didn't know why he was nervous, he had a premonition that someone was going to be in trouble.
Yu Feng's Berserker charged into the light barrier of the Bloodstained Flower Scene. The light barrier suddenly stopped, and the Berserker, with a sliver of blood on his face, cut down the Ammunition Expert.
The result was unexpected; the center of the chaos fell into an eerie silence, and everyone stopped simultaneously.
The next second, an explosive grenade appeared in front of Yu Feng. The grenade exploded, taking away the nearly bloodied Mad Sword.
The flowers were in full bloom, but they were already bursting with rage—Yu Feng had shattered the dazzling display of beauty and bloodshed created by Zhang Jiale and Sun Zheping. What a golden opportunity to build an image among the fans! In just one second, it was ruined by a scumbag! He failed to protect Captain Yu!
He didn't think it was Zhang Jiale who threw the grenade.
Zhang Jiale was also surprised. The spear that the Thousand Machine Umbrella ribs transformed into pierced towards Qianhua Miren. Qianhua Miren rolled to the side and just dodged the dragon tooth attack when a blinding bullet exploded in front of him.
"Holy crap! Where did this come from?" Zhang Jiale exclaimed.
A gun expert with the ID "Wind Blows Lotus" above his head emerged from behind "Sleep Again in Summer," his magazines clicking and shifting rapidly: "Surprised? Unexpected?"
"Xiaoxiao?!" Upon hearing this voice, Zhang Jiale was shocked. "Aren't you a sharpshooter?"
On the other side, because they failed to protect Yu Feng, the players of the Hundred Blossoms Guild angrily rushed over, and Ye Xiu couldn't help but complain: "Why did you take this kill?"
"Zhang Jiale made it so tragic, I couldn't help it." Zhou Qiao nimbly weaved through the crowd, casually throwing various grenades, and light and shadow once again enveloped the battlefield.
Seeing such a dazzling array of fighting styles from an outsider's perspective, Zhang Jiale was somewhat dazed. It was only when Lin Jingyan's thuggish tactics tore open a gap that he was finally pulled back into the protective range of the Overbearing Ambition.
"What's wrong with Old Ye?" Zhang Jiale asked, puzzled.
Liu Shaoyou sneered: "He's looking for a sparring partner."
Lin Jingyan was confused: "Sparring partner? Isn't this a bit too brutal?"
Liu Shaoyou said, "How can we fight Excellent Era if we're not ruthless? Ignore them and go push the BOSS."
By this time, Zhongcaotang had been in control of the BOSS for a while. The top players from other clubs had also pushed forward after bypassing Happy's encirclement. However, the Shadow Strategist's primary aggro was on Wang Jiexi's Magician. How to capture the Magician, a problem that had plagued professional teams for many years, remained unsolved for the time being.
Zhou Qiao performed several large jumps with the Wind Blowing Lotus technique and spotted the conspicuous text bubble in the crowd.
"Nine o'clock." She reported the location, and at the same time, she spread out a dazzling light and shadow. The members of Team Happy, like sharks that smelled blood, rushed forward.
The swordsman was furious: "What the hell is this?! Why are you attacking me instead of the boss?! Xiaoxiao, why are you playing a gunner instead of a marksman?! Go chase the boss! Wang Jiexi has already led the boss away! You guys aren't in cahoots, are you?! Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"
Thanks to Huang Shaotian's text bubble, I can often find him immediately when I can't find anyone else.
"Young Master Huang, I'm here to save you—"
"No, Lu, you have to run! The people from Happy have gone mad!"
*
After Zhongcaotang finished defeating Sha Han, everyone logged off. Liu Shaoyou then called the team members out for a meeting.
It was almost time for Zhang Xinjie to rest, and he didn't look too good.
Liu Shaoyou didn't sit down; she stood and tapped the table: "To make a long story short, Happy's current goal is to use professional players who fight for BOSSes for training. If you guys go into the online game to fight for BOSSes, you might spend more effort and get less reward. How to weigh the pros and cons depends on Captain Han and Vice Captain Zhang's opinion; I won't interfere. Jiale, you need to submit a thousand-word reflection to me tomorrow. You know why."
Zhang Jiale: "Huh??"
Lin Jingyan: Ah, the ominous premonition has come true.
Liu Shaoyou sneered: "What? Do you want me to teach you how to find your teammates? Do you want me to arrange a team-building activity for you to cultivate a sense of collectivism?"
"sorry."
Seeing Zhang Jiale's guilty expression, Liu Shaoyou softened: "Forget it, you don't need to write a reflection."
She took a bottle of royal jelly from her pocket and placed it on the table: "Put this on your seat and leave it for a month."
Zhang Jiale: “…”
Han Wenqing: "...Where did you pull this out from?" Such a big bottle.
Liu Shaoyou: "Meeting adjourned."
Zhang Jiale returned to his dormitory with a heavy expression, carrying the royal jelly. Lin Jingyan comforted him, "Try to think positively. President Liu didn't mean anything by it; he was just getting revenge on you."
Zhang Jiale was confused: "What is she taking revenge on me for?"
Lin Jingyan was surprised that he hadn't noticed: "You killed her when you were fighting with Yu Feng."
Zhang Jiale: "Isn't it because she's bad at the game and doesn't know how to dodge skills?"
Zhang Xinjie suddenly interjected, "Looks like you want a second bottle of royal jelly."
Zhang Jiale: “…”
He suddenly remembered the previous rumor: "I heard that back then, during a meeting at BaTu, Xiao Liu was kicked out of the meeting room by Lao Han because her phone rang. What did she do afterward?"
Han Wenqing's face darkened.
Lin Jingyan said thoughtfully, "It seems this is a story that cannot be told to anyone."
*
When the second semester started, Zhou Qiao had already completed all the credits for general elective courses and elective courses, so her schedule was much lighter than last year. However, she had far more assignments for her major courses than for her elective courses. Although her schedule was lighter, she was actually busier.
She could only go online on Saturdays and Sundays for Xingxin's training camp to siege professional players, but she was very proactive in submitting match analyses every time.
Zhou Qiao: Thanks to one of the greatest inventions of the 21st century—voice input.
Because the Lunar New Year was late this year, Xiao Yifei was busy with the competition and didn't come back, but he gave her some advice. So Zhou Qiao found a power-leveling service to order leveling quests for the other three classes in the Gunner class. Because the studio was well-organized, the leveling speed was very fast. She got back three account cards in just half of February.
Ye Xiu also took the time to give Zhou Qiao a few pointers, and soon Zhou Qiao was playing the Gunner class quite well.
Of the four professions, the Mechanic was the one Zhou Qiao was least proficient in, so when they later tried to steal the boss in the wild map, Xiao Shiqin was targeted.
While Happy was battling against a star-studded team composed of one player each from various clubs, Xiao Shiqin was cautiously watching for thermal missiles or Barrett sniper rifles falling from the sky. Although they couldn't kill him outright, the occasional harassment forced him to be on high alert, and he grew tired over time.
When Zhou Qiao's analysis notes exceeded 150,000 words, the team received a notification for the League Challenge: the challenge would officially begin on April 21.
After receiving the notification, Zhou Qiao went to her counselor to sign a leave slip.
After Zhou Zekai called her on stage at the All-Star event and exposed her identity on the Glory Forum, she became quite popular on campus for a while. Everyone in the college knew that Xiao Xiao, a retired professional Glory player, was a sophomore. Later, the scope expanded, and some people even came from other campuses, ostensibly to audit the class, but actually to visit (?) Zhou Qiao.
Later, everyone saw that Zhou Qiao was no different from other students. She also rushed to the library at 8 a.m. and the bathhouse at 8 p.m., and she also lost her hair in the study room when she couldn't finish her coursework. So the attention on Zhou Qiao gradually faded.
Zhou Qiao couldn't find the person who posted her WeChat Moments screenshots on the forum, so to prevent privacy leaks, she simply locked her WeChat Moments.
The counselor, who had never paid any attention to anything related to Honor of Kings, encouraged her after she signed the leave slip: "Good luck in the Challenge, Xiaoxiao."
Zhou Qiao: "...Thank you."
April 19th was a Saturday, and Zhou Qiao waited for Ye Xiu and his group at the hotel where the check-in point was located.
Her hair had grown long again; after the highlights were cut off, her black hair reached her ears, and with glasses on, she looked like a quiet, beautiful girl again. While everyone thought "Xiao Xiao is now a green-haired non-mainstream guy," this actually served as cover, allowing Zhou Qiao to successfully rejoin the group.
After Zhou Qiao finished signing her name, the staff member in charge of registration glanced at her several times. People from other teams gathered around to look at the list and exclaimed, "Ye Qiu really isn't on it!"
Ye Qiu Xiu, formerly known as Ye Qiu Xiu in the alliance, chuckled, keeping his achievements and fame hidden.
An awkward situation arose when assigning rooms: the alliance provided six room cards, one standard room with two beds, but there were three girls in the room.
Chen Guo apologized: "It's my fault. I reported the room number based on the rooms at Shanglin Garden and forgot to include Xiaoxiao."
The league probably checked the list and thought 12 people in six rooms was just right.
This has led to the current awkward situation.
Zhou Qiao didn't care: "Xiao Yezi's house is right here, just five subway stops away. Otherwise, I'll go back and stay here."
Chen Guo bit her lip, hesitating a bit. Ye Xiu waved his hand to indicate his agreement: "You're not a child anymore, why worry so much?"
After the room allocation issue was resolved, the owner and manager of Excellent Era came over, followed by Alliance Chairman Feng Xianjun knocking on the door.
Zhou Qiao went to open the door, and Feng Xianjun looked at her carefully and nodded: "Not bad, you look better now."
Feng Xianjun had expected to see Xiao Xiao with green hair, or perhaps with some other, more outrageous color.
Chairman Feng came for Ye Qiu, but upon seeing Zhou Qiao first, he asked her with concern, "Why did you change your name?"
Zhou Qiao didn't want this concern: "My parents divorced, so I changed my name."
Feng Xianjun: "Cough, it's okay. You're an adult now. Don't let family troubles defeat you."
Zhou Qiao nodded: "Yes, yes, the Chairman is right. Thank you for your concern, Chairman."
Feng Xianjun: "..." He didn't know what to say when he was being so easily fooled.
Tao Xuan and Cui Li glared at Zhou Qiao.
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