In the 21st century, when most families have computers, computer-based e-sports have developed extremely rapidly, and the popular multiplayer competitive online games "Wulin" and "Miracles" have become well-known classic online games, and have also created a new era of competition with many talents!

"God-level Summoner" by Butterfly Spirit

Volume 1 Moonlight Forest

Chapter 001

Canglan Esports Club, inside the restaurant.

Captain Li Cangyu is sitting at the table eating, he has loved fish since he was a child, today the braised fish made by the master of the canteen is tender and delicious, Li Cangyu brought a plate over to eat, this man who usually looks strict and upright, only when he eats, he will show a relaxed and happy smile.

Vice Captain Bai Xuan passed by with a plate after eating, and saw that he was eating fish, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "Captain, let's go to the training room after eating, the manager has something to tell you." ”

Li Cangyu let out a "hmm" and quickly solved the fish in front of him.

He is very skillful in eating fish, and he can eat a fish so clean that he can even peel off the whole bone. The team members often joked, "Are you a cat?" Coupled with his game ID as "Old Cat", fans also affectionately call him "Cat God".

Three days ago, the official Season 16 Pro League of Wulin had just come to an end, and the Canglan team once again missed the trophy.

In the past few days, the Canglan team has been lifeless, and after playing for more than half a year, they have won nothing in the end, and the players are naturally not happy. Although Li Cangyu, as the captain, looked calm, he could actually guess that it would definitely not be a good thing for the manager to find the deputy captain to pass the word at this time.

However, he can't hide after all, and as the captain, it is impossible for him to hide and avoid problems.

Li Cangyu wiped his mouth, put away the dishes and chopsticks, and turned around and came to the team's training room.

Several team members did not turn on the computer, but stood aside and chatted about something, seeing him come in, a trace of embarrassment flashed on the faces of several people, and they all stopped the topic and called out in unison: "Captain......"

Li Cangyu smiled slightly, walked over and patted his teammates on the shoulder: "Don't be too discouraged, cheer up, and continue to work hard next season." ”

When he laughs, he has a mouthful of neat white teeth, well-rounded features, handsome contours, looks very manly, and smiles with great confidence, giving people a very reliable and trustworthy feeling.

In the era of sissy and little white faces running all over the ground, it is rare to see a handsome man like him.

"There won't be another season." Vice Captain Bai Xuan suddenly spoke, "The manager asked me to tell you that the team's performance has been bad in the past two years, and the funds in his hands have lost a lot, and there is no way to maintain the daily operation of the team, so ...... He wants to settle our wages for the season and then ...... Disband the Canglan Clan. ”

Bai Xuan's words were very difficult, and Li Cangyu listened to him in silence.

――This is not the first time that the team has been disbanded.

At present, there are two popular competitive games in China, one is martial arts, and the other is miracles. Li Cangyu is not a competitive player on the martial arts side, and his debut project is actually a miracle, which is a large-scale 3D Western fantasy online game. At that time, he was still young, and with his enthusiasm, he formed a team with Bai Xuan and a few friends around him, named FTD, which is the acronym of FortheDream.

Just by looking at the name, you can tell that this team carries the dreams of many teenagers.

Unfortunately, the FTD team has been doing poorly, unable to make the playoffs for two consecutive years, and finally had no choice but to disband because of the lack of sponsorship.

At that time, Li Cangyu was just in his early twenties, although for e-sports players, his strength may decline once he is over twenty years old, but he is not willing to fall silent, after the disbandment of the team, he refused the olive branches thrown by many wealthy clubs, and transferred to another game "Wulin" with a few buddies.

After leaving the "miracle" and transferring to the "martial arts", he was undoubtedly under great pressure, the players of the miracle felt that he was a coward who couldn't afford to lose and ran away, but the players on the martial arts side felt that he was a nasty outsider.

Sandwiched in the middle, it's not even human inside and out.

However, Li Cangyu's purpose in making this choice is actually very simple - he just wants to take his friends to get a trophy once.

In the domestic e-sports circle, Li Cangyu is one of the few players who have switched projects.

From miracles to martial arts, everyone thought he would retreat, but he persevered. He gritted his teeth and built a new team called Canglan, and reached the quarterfinals of the playoffs in one go in the official professional league of martial arts.

- It's a pity that they can only stop at the quarterfinals.

Although the Canglan team has Li Cangyu and Bai Xuan, the level of other teammates is not outstanding, and the overall strength is still weak, which cannot be compared with those first-line strong teams with such masters.

Three times in a row, each one brushed off in the first round of the playoffs, and the trophy is always one step away.

That step seemed close, but it was also far away.

Li Cangyu sometimes feels that as long as he works harder, he may be able to touch the edge of the trophy, but the result of every effort is still repeated regret and disappointment.

Today, once again hearing Bai Xuan say the words "the team is disbanded", Li Cangyu's feelings were much calmer than the team members imagined, he was only silent for a few seconds, and then asked: "How do the team members settle down, did the manager say it?" ”

"What the manager means is that people who are willing to stay and play will hang up in the transfer window to see if any other teams will accept them. If you don't want to continue, you can leave the league, and if you want to find another job, he can also help. Bai Xuan carefully conveyed the manager's words.

Li Cangyu nodded. The manager can do this is already benevolent and righteous, when he took over the mess after the disbandment of the team, Li Cangyu is actually very grateful to him, after all, he is a businessman and not a philanthropist, after investing in the Canglan team, he has been losing money for two consecutive years, and he can't be forced to continue to lose money, right?

I can only blame the players for not doing their best. If you can't get the trophy, there will be no league event bonuses, the team's reputation will not rise, advertising endorsements will only become less and less, and the investment in team operation can only continue to lose money.

Li Cangyu does not blame the manager's decision, he is very sober - this team built by him has now reached the end of the road, and it is time to make a break.

After a moment of silence, Li Cangyu glanced at everyone calmly, and said in a low voice: "At the beginning, everyone established a team together, but after a few years, I failed to take you to win a trophy, which is my dereliction of duty as the captain. ”

"Now, the clan is about to be disbanded, and I don't want to force you to stay. If you want to continue playing, you can try to transfer to another team. If you feel tired and want to change careers, I will also help you find another job. ”

"Brothers, let's get together and disperse."

"I just hope that the experience of playing with me in the past few years will not make you regret it."

The captain's words were very calm, but every word seemed to have the weight of a thousand gold, which made several big men can't help but redden.

I have been playing with him since he was a teenager at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and in the past few years, although he has worked hard step by step, and he has not achieved any good results in the end, the days when everyone worked hard together will always be the most precious memories in Zài's mind.

-- Li Cangyu is a good captain, this is the consensus of all the members of the Canglan team.

During the tournament in the Miracle League, Li Cangyu had almost no defeat in the heads-up stage of the ring, and his explosive hand speed of nearly 600 was said to be able to reach the level of a world-class esports player. Even the captains of several powerful teams in the Miracle Alliance were jealous of him.

With his level, he can obviously have better development, but it is because he can't give up these good brothers who followed him when he was young, so he has always insisted on staying in this weak team.

-- He was a very righteous and affectionate man.

Now that the team is about to disperse, he still wants to help everyone find a job. With such a captain, even if the final result is unsatisfactory, there is nothing to regret in the past few years.

Seeing that everyone's feelings were low, Li Cangyu couldn't help but stretch out his arms, gently hugged a few good buddies, and said, "Okay, don't be sad." Even if you can't be an esports player, there is another way out. We will still be friends in the future! ”

Hearing him say this, everyone couldn't help but let go of the grievances in their hearts, a group of old men drooped their heads with a mournful expression, was it a shame to be seen by outsiders? Although he lost the game, he couldn't lose his backbone.

"Well said the captain! Disband, disband, everyone will still be friends in the future! Always contact! ”

"Why don't you go out for a drink, you won't get drunk tonight!"

"Let's take down the captain together!"

A group of people went to the restaurant they frequented and asked for a private room. The last meal made many people enthusiastic, and most of the team members drank high. Li Cangyu drank a lot of alcohol, and he stayed awake with them until the end, while the deputy captain Bai Xuan didn't drink at all.

After eating and drinking, Bai Xuan consciously accompanied Li Cangyu to deal with the aftermath work, helped a group of drunks back to the dormitory, and the two returned to the double room at the end of the corridor together.

As soon as he entered the door, Bai Xuan habitually poured two glasses of water and handed one to Li Cangyu. Li Cangyu took two sips and moistened his throat, and then said: "This disbandment is not like last time, many of the team members have reached the age of retirement, I can no longer lead everyone to build a new team like before, they should also consider other ways out." So, some people want to go, I don't stay. ”

"I understand." Bai Xuan said softly, "They all have their own plans, and no one will blame you for the disbandment of the clan." ”

"What about you?" Li Cangyu looked back at him, "What are you going to do?" ”

"I want to study abroad. I studied English, and I might even be able to become a professional translator if I go abroad for further study. ”

Li Cangyu was a little surprised: "Don't play anymore?" ”

"Well, tired." Bai Xuan shrugged helplessly, "I'm not as hard as you, and you're not too young, don't you still want to give up?" ”

Li Cangyu smiled and said: "In my dictionary, there has never been the word 'give up'. ”

Bai Xuan couldn't help but glance back at him, there was no look of loss on his face that was struck, but calm as usual.

――Yes, the man in front of him has experienced many setbacks, but no matter what difficulties he faces, he is always calm and confident. Bai Xuan believed that no difficulty could truly bring him down, because his heart was always as strong as a rock.

As his partner, Bai Xuan actually knows Li Cangyu's level of competitive games, he is a real Maxima, but unfortunately he has not been able to meet a strong teammate who can fight side by side with him and a Bole who really appreciates him, so he has never been able to get a trophy over the years, and there is no way to prove his true level.

Whether it is martial arts or miracles, individual heroism is not popular, and the team is the most important thing when competing. No matter how strong the individual ability is, it is useless if the consciousness of the teammates cannot keep up. Although the dissolution of the Canglan team is sad, on the other hand, it is also a new opportunity for Li Cangyu, maybe he can find a more suitable team for himself?

Thinking of this, Bai Xuan couldn't help but say with concern: "Since you don't want to give up, you can try to go to other teams, the current team on the martial arts side, it seems that only the Dragon Yin team can be integrated into your playing style, right?" ”

"That's right." Li Cangyu took out his mobile phone as he spoke, found a person's number from the address book and dialed it.

-- Liu Chuan.

――This person is the manager of the Longyin team, and he is also the executive director of the China Esports Association.

"Cat God?" The phone was quickly connected, and the voice in my ear was very gentle, with a clear smile in my tone, "This is the first time you have taken the initiative to call me, right?" Suddenly looking for me in the middle of the night, is the team playing truth or dare? ”

"I'm looking for you on a serious business." Li Cangyu said sternly, "The sixteenth season has just ended, and the transfer period is coming again, as a manager, are you interested in accepting a homeless god player?" ”

"......" The other party seemed to be choked, and after coughing several times, he asked in surprise, "Homeless god player?" Who is it? ”

"It's me." Li Cangyu said very calmly.

"............" The other party's silence lasted for several seconds, and then he said at a very fast pace, "Are you sure you're not drunk?" Wait, I'll buy a plane ticket right away, and we'll meet tomorrow at noon! ”

Liu Chuan's actions were as vigorous and resolute as Li Cangyu's, and he bought a plane ticket.

Bai Xuan had a ghostly expression on his face: "Self-proclaimed god player, why are you so thick-skinned?" ”

Li Cangyu smiled and said, "Don't you know that I called Liu Chuan just now?" To deal with that cheeky person, you have to be more cheeky than him, and tactically speaking, this is called fighting poison with poison. ”

"......" How can there be such a fight against poison with poison? Bai Xuan rolled his eyes and said, "Really go to the Dragon Yin Clan?" Don't think about anything else? ”

"Hmm." Li Cangyu said without hesitation as if he had made a decision a long time ago, "Because I know Liu Chuan as a person, and I believe that only he can provide me with the best platform." ”

Being frustrated and pitying himself because of the disbandment of the team, that is not Li Cangyu's style, he prefers to take the initiative to seize the opportunity.

- Bole can find Maxima, and Maxima can also find Bole by himself.

-- Opportunities are reserved only for those who are ready, aren't they?

Thinking of the cheeky team manager he was about to see tomorrow, Li Cangyu's lips couldn't help but raise a smile. (.)