(a)

June 2022 graduation season, Suzhou University of Science and Technology E-sports Club Office.

"Mr. Zhou, I really want to play professionally, just help me, the whole company will depend on me as the president." The young man sitting in the office said sincerely to Mr. Zhou in a suit. He is Ningxia, the chairman of the e-sports club of Suzhou University of Science and Technology, and the top ten players in the national server in March during the post-League of Legends period.

"Ningxia, it's not that I won't help you, "Phantom World" is about to be released, which club still needs League of Legends professional players now, I know you play well, but it's useless." Mr. Zhou looked embarrassed.

"I can also do "Phantom World", my dream is to become a professional player, the opportunity is right in front of me, Mr. Zhou, help!" Ningxia is not giving up, since the moment he came into contact with League of Legends, his dream was born.

Mr. Zhou took a deep breath, he knew that what he said next was a heavy blow to a college student who was about to graduate and had a dream: "Ningxia, let's be honest with you, the game "Phantom World" is different from League of Legends, he has broken free from the shackles of the keyboard, I know that you love e-sports and want to be a professional e-sports person, but League of Legends is outdated, which shows that in the eyes of some people, you are useless, alas...... Go home and find a stable job, you can't walk on the road of esports. ”

A year ago, Mr. Zhou met Ningxia in the e-sports competition of the National University League, when Ningxia single-handedly turned the tide and led Suke University to win the championship, when he invited Ningxia to have a meal, the two fell in love, Mr. Zhou promised Ningxia at that time, after graduation, he would work directly in his club, LLLZ Club, which was a team that had won the world championship, Ningxia was also very happy and immediately agreed. But now things are not people, due to the advent of the virtual online game "Phantom World", people all over the world are waiting for this game, and this game is separated from the mouse and keyboard, for Ningxia, which relies on the League of Legends to become famous, there is no need for his existence in the club, besides, now the list in Mr. Zhou's hand has long been saturated, all of which are from the upper level.

In today's society, the annual salary of a good club member can reach 10 million, not including bonuses, etc., and the treatment is outrageous, so it is no wonder that so many people want to come in. Thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge, and those who could come over may not be the best, but they all have a very hard relationship.

"At this point, Ningxia, I'm really sorry!" After saying that, Mr. Zhou also ignored Ningxia's retention and went out, he knew that he gave Ningxia a bit of a big blow.

"Huh. Alas...... "Ningxia stood up and stayed a step late, looking at the departing Mr. Zhou, he also knew that his dreams and his expectations for this year were in vain. He sat down, hid his face, and sighed. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at the ceiling, muttering, "What is the future?" ”

(b)

June 2022 6th Floor, Office Building, Qingdao World Trade Building

Room 611, an office of less than 20 square meters, is dimly lit, and at seven o'clock, even the sky in June has already darkened, reflecting the office looks a little gloomy. A young man of small stature sat at the computer, sometimes frowning, sometimes scratching his head. His face was full of vicissitudes, he was in his early twenties, and he experienced the biggest blow in his life today, he took out his mobile phone to turn on the screen and lock the screen, and he was a little overwhelmed.

Inside the computer is a piece of news, which has been reprinted 10,000 times by major well-known websites from this afternoon to now, Weibo, and well-known figures in the e-sports circle have all reprinted it - the strongest passer-by who dominates the national uniform, Wang Molu Huangquan opens a real hammer! tells the story of the end of reaching the top of the League of Legends national server at the end of last year, and Huangquan reached the top through the hanging.

The young man sitting in front of the computer is the end of Huangquan, whose real name is Yang Quan, and his super high game talent allowed him to successfully reach the top of the national server after only playing League of Legends for one year, but it is not at all empty. But now everything can't be explained, and the overwhelming news reprints are getting darker and darker to explain. In May of this year, he just signed with the well-known club LLZ, and the signed project includes not only League of Legends, but also "Phantom". Originally, he took out all his savings to pack this office, and originally wanted to start live broadcasting in early July until the phantom world in October, but now everything is gone, as early as two hours ago, llz announced the termination of his contract. It only took a second from heaven to hell, and he knew that someone must have deliberately framed him and didn't want him to enter the club, but this kind of trick ruined Yang Quan's entire career.

Yang Quan got up suddenly, raised the glass on the computer desk high, and slammed it on the ground. He wanted to roar, but he didn't, he just walked into the corner and picked up a broom to sweep the glass shards together bit by bit. He knows that starting his esports career today could end here......

(c)

Zhaoyuan City, Shandong, the headquarters of Chen's Group

Shandong Zhaoyuan, known as the golden capital of China, has a world-famous listed company in this city - Chen Group. Rely on the gold mining and real estate industries to seize the demands of the 21st century. All Chinese may not necessarily know about this place, but no one will not know about the Chen Group.

In the conference room of the Chen Group's headquarters, a man and a woman sat there, each with a fancy cup of coffee in front of them, apparently talking about something. The woman is Chen Mengshuang, the daughter of Chen Congyi, chairman of Chen Group, with super high appearance and handsome suits, shining like a female star.

"Yao Zhao, you just join our club, you are so capable. You have just graduated now, and I will hire you with an annual salary of 1 million, I hope you will think about it. Chen Mengshuang said to the young man sitting next to him.

Yao Zhao took a deep breath, for him, an ordinary person, just graduating and being able to get an annual salary of one million, I don't know how many people envy him, it is just the same as the plot in it. But he is really worth the price, in the post-League of Legends period, at the end of 2018, Sky Blue released a large-scale competitive upgrade online game, called "Dream". And Yao Zhao is the first doctor in his dream, and he topped all the lists of the national service. No one in any game can do this with a support class, and Yao Zhao has done it.

Yao Zhao calmed down, he needed to calm down and think about it, he knew that his dream was not here, he had his own dream, a great but ordinary dream.

"Sister Shuang, maybe I really can't promise you, I have my own plans, I'm sorry for wasting a piece of your hard work!" Yao Zhao spread his hands and said, in the eyes of others, he said lightly, but deep in his heart, he was not dripping blood.

“emmmmm…… It's okay, you can go back and think about it, Yao Zhao, you listen to my sister, this game is the world's first virtual online game, you are very suitable. Maybe...... You can become an overnight sensation like some of the well-known esports gods now, and you can come to me whenever you want to play. Chen Mengshuang picked up the coffee and smiled at Yao Zhao.

(iv)

A remote mountain village in Jinling Town, Zhaoyuan, Shandong

In a farmhouse in this mountain village, a teenager is browsing some very interesting websites on his computer, and there are many videos in them, most of which are the kind of movies that can be performed by two or three people. This young man's name is Zhang Zhengwei, his family calls him Dawei, and his friends call him "political commissar" because this person is extremely obscene, so he is generally ridiculed by this name. He's a well-known otaku, and his usual hobbies are playing games, scrolling through his phone, and browsing these favorite websites when he's not working.

"Squeak" Suddenly the door of the house made a sound, Zhang Zhengwei hurriedly closed the computer, unplugged the power, and after this series ......of familiar coquettish operations, he immediately went to the table and took out a golden plum ...... He reacted immediately, stuffed the book under his buttocks, and immediately changed to a book for the national civil service examination and studied it.

A middle-aged woman walked in with a hat and a patterned shirt.

"Mom, you're back." Political Commissar Zhang may have been a little prostrate after watching a small movie, and said weakly. 、

"Dawei, what are you doing here?" Commissar Zhang's mother walked into the room. looked at him with a puzzled face.

Zhang Zhengwei immediately picked up the book in his hand, "I'm studying, alas, studying this civil servant, Mom, don't worry, I will work hard this year, I almost got admitted last time!" ”

"Dawei, can you turn on the light before pretending to study, it's eight o'clock, can you read the words!"

Zhang Zhengwei: "!! ”

"Dawei, your mother doesn't expect you to get ahead, it's much better to go out and find a job than if you stay at home all day, don't think that you don't know what you're doing at home all day, you kid just know how to play. I discussed with your father, this weekend, you will move out for me to find a job, I can't find a job, I can't earn money, you don't want to come back. I'm still the same sentence, like ours in a family with average conditions, I don't ask you for anything, you are twenty-six, I haven't seen what you have learned after studying at home for two years, I know how to play games every day, and I said okay, move out this week, find a job and earn money! ”

"Oh!" Zhang Zhengwei responded, he wanted to find a job in his heart, and Lao Tzu was also a good hand in business......

Three months later, these four teenagers will come together to build the strongest team of the first virtual online game in the history of Chinese e-sports, where many stories will happen, and fate will bring the four together to bring readers a feast of bloody competition in the virtual world. The story begins three months later......