Chapter 641: Times Have Changed


    Trantor: Nomyummi Editor: GravityTales


    Tang Rou and Steamed Bun had leveled their characters from Level 1, so they each had a good grasp of their respective sses. However, their understanding of the other sses were far from enough. Even though they had an incredible win record in the Arena, that was mostly through reliance on their superior mechanics. Just their mechanics alone allowed them to stand at the top of the game. However, in the pro scene, their mechanics weren’t good enough to beat others.


    Their characters were almost max leveled, but because they had decided to enter the pro scene, there was no need to study things like dungeons or bosses. PvP had its own set of knowledge that needed to be mastered. They didn’t have much time on their hands, so they couldn’t waste their time studying pointless things.


    “It seems like an encyclopedia like you, who is proficient in all of the sses, is finally finding some use.” Wei Chen patted Ye Xiu’s shoulder.


    Directly practicing PvP was the most enjoyable way to learn. Ye Xiu had to agree too, but if Tang Rou and Steamed Bun tried to umte experience through the Arena, their harvest wouldn’t be very fruitful. Their skill level surpassed the scope of difficulty that the Arena could provide them with. They could overwhelm opponents with just their mechanics alone. Very few yers could provide any sort of challenge for them. It was like killing Level 30 monsters as a Level 60 character. The experience gained couldn’t even be considered a constion prize.


    In-game leveling, as well as improving one’s PvP skill, were simr in this way. At this point, Ye Xiu might need to personally train them.


    “This type of practice is necessary.” Ye Xiu didn’t avoid the subject, “It looks like we’re going to need another set of ounts.”


    “Ha ha, that shouldn’t be a problem.” Wei Chen was a rich man now. He looked online and bought a set of ounts.


    Ye Xiu had finished watching Tyranny’s VODs, so he closed them. It was a pity that no one could share the same feelings that he felt right now.


    Once the match between Tyranny and Misty Rain ended, the first half of the first round had beenpleted. Each team would y two matches in the first round before their points were tallied up and the winner was dered, so for these first matches, no one would really win or lose them. People looked at their total points and examined which team had the advantage or which was at a disadvantage. Whether the team was ying in their home stadium or in an away stadium mattered. The team that could choose the maps for the match had arge advantage, especially in the yoffs. The teams would naturally choose their most proficient maps.


    On the fifth day, the second match between Samsara and Thunderp began. This time, the match took ce in Samsara’s home stadium


    Samsara had already obtained a huge lead in their away game. All of the pressure was on Thunderp, who relied on analyzing and nning appropriate strategies to counter their opponents. With Samsara’s sudden improvement in characters, even after a four day rest to adjust their strategies, it didn’t seem likely that Thunderp would be able to defeat Samsara. Even Xiao Shiqin wouldn’t be able to calcte exactly how much of an advantage the skill points that Samsara’s characters had gained would give them. In addition to that, a strategy-centered team like Thunderp relied greatly on the map that was chosen. It could be seen from their regr season that Thunderp won significantly more home games than they did away games.


    In their second match, Samsara won handily. This match could be considered an effortless victory on their part. However, after the first match ended, when others analyzed the match, quite a few people, along with Xiao Shiqin, had noticed that the skill points on Samsara’s characters seemed to be different. After all, when a skill was leveled up, there would be a slight change in the effects. This sort of change was easy to perceive by experienced yers.


    In the post-match interview, the keen reporters asked about this issue. Unfortunately, they encountered Samsara’s team captain, Zhou Zekai. Everyone wanted to know the answer to this question, but all they got was a “Mm.” Was that “Mm” a “Mm?” Or a “Mm!” No one understood what he was trying to say. All of the reporters wanted to m their heads against a wall.


    Seeing the reporters want to cough blood when they heard Zhou Zekai’s response to their question was a sight that Samsara enjoyed very much. Today, they had won the first round of the yoffs, so they were even happier right now, but they couldn’t ignore this question forever. In the end, the vice-captain Jiang Botao came forward for an interview and gave a definite answer.


    This definite answer confirmed that Samsara’s characters had improved in terms of skill points, but Jiang Botao obviously wouldn’t say the exact increase in skill points. It would soon be figured out, but the longer they could keep it a secret, the better!


    As for Thunderp, after Xiao Shiqin expressed his feelings for being eliminated in the first round, he didn’t immediately convey his confidence for the future, like what most yers usually did. Instead, Xiao Shiqin suddenly began talking about his career.


    Xiao Shiqin had been a yer, who had be famous early on. Starting from when he was first discovered, he had be well known for his decision-making and control rather than his mechanics. The Thunderp yers, who had noticed his potential, regarded him as a team yer.


    Xiao Shiqin didn’t fail to live up to his expectations. Starting from the fourth season, he soon became the cornerstone of Team Thunderp and took over the team as the captain. He and his character Life Extinguisher were frequent guests at the All Stars. Along with Tyranny’s Zhang Xinjie, Blue Rain’s Yu Wenzhou, and Excellent Era’s Ye Qiu, he was thest of Glory’s Four Master Tacticians.


    Butpared to the other three Master Tacticians, Xiao Shiqin’s career was less sessful.


    He was an incredible tactician and strategist, but it was a pity that he didn’t have an ace yer on his team. This was what most people felt towards Xiao Shiqin. Team Thunderp wasn’t a powerhouse. Apart from Xiao Shiqin and his Life Extinguisher, there were no other All Star level yers or characters on their team.


    As for the other three?


    Zhang Xinjie had Han Wenqing and the King of Fighters, Desert Smoke, by his side. Yu Wenzhou had Huang Shaotian and the Sword Saint, Troubling Rain, by his side. Ye Qiu was even better. He himself was considered the Alliance’s number one attacker and controlled the legendary Battle God, One Autumn Leaf. These three were not only incredible tacticians and strategists, but all of them had God-level teammates or God-level ounts to support them. Only Xiao Shiqin didn’t have any strong helpers. He could only rely on his tactics to utilize his team’sckluster potential to its fullest.


    Unfortunately, this wasn’t enough to be the champion, let alone maintain a stable position at the top of the standings in the regr season.


    “Times have changed.” After reminiscing about his career, Xiao Shiqin sighed.


    The experienced reports instantly sniffed out a few leads.


    Times have changed.


    Is he talking about Team Thunderp making changes? Or is Xiao Shiqin talking about himself making changes?”


    From how emotional Xiao Shiqin was being after recalling his career, it was more likely that he himself would be making changes.


    Before the reporter could ask any further questions, Xiao Shiqin already began speaking: “That was my final match with Thunderp. I am grateful for the Club that I’ve been with for so many years, my teammates, and my fans. I have grown with this team for my entire career and it has not been an easy decision for me toe to. I am sorry that I cannot continue moving forward with everyone for another season, but no matter where I go in the future, Thunderp will always be the team that raised me.”


    The reporters immediately became excited. An ace yer like Xiao Shiqin was actually going to transfer teams. It was as if a huge bomb had been dropped. From the reactions of his teammates, it seemed like they already knew about this decision. They didn’t look shocked. They wished him well and gave him their blessings.


    “I hope everything goes well for him!”


    “He has the ability to be a champion. We’ve been dragging him down.”


    “No matter where he goes, I’ll always be his number one fan!”


    All of Team Thunderp’s other members expressed their good will towards Xiao Shiqin’s departure. Even though none of these yers were stars in the pro scene, through the tactics and teamwork that brought them together, they had a deeper rtionship with one another. No one felt betrayed by Xiao Shiqion’s departure. They sincerely gave him their blessings.


    His departure was saddening, but also warm. Xiao Shiqin thanked his teammates for the support they gave him and his words were sincere.


    “He’s actually nning on transferring.” Xiao Shiqin was someone in the younger generation, who Wei Chen had never fought against before. He was currently at the peak of his career, so Wei Chen had obviously heard of him before, “I don’t think the core of a team like him has ever transferred to another team before, no?”


    “Sun Xiang?” Ye Xiu said.


    “That monkey came out of a thatched cottage. Does that even count?” Wei Chen expressed.


    “That doesn’t count?” Ye Xiu said.


    “Fine!” Wei Chen didn’t argue, “Where do you think he will go? Blue Rain? Tyranny? I don’t think any of those teams will take him. His capabilities would collide with Yu Wenzhou or Zhang Xinjie. He wouldn’t be able to fully disy his strength. Tiny Herb has Wang Jiexi. They probably don’t need him, unless Tiny Herb ns on having Wang Jiexi change ystyles and be an offense-oriented Witch. Oh, that’s actually quite possible if you think about it.”


    “There’s another team who needs him even more than Tiny Herb does.” Ye Xiu said.


    “Which team?” Wei Chen was thinking.


    “Excellent Era......” Ye Xiu said.


    “Sh*t!!” Wei Chen was startled, but he immediately realized the likelihood of it happening.


    “Excellent Era’s future core will definitely be Sun Xiang. In order to get him to be epted by the team or develop a good set of tactics for him, they need someone like Xiao Shiqin.” Ye Xiu said.


    “Excellent Era just got f*cking relegated. Would he actually be stupid enought to run over to Excellent Era?” Wei Chen shook his head.


    “With Excellent Era’s foundation and Sun Xiang still there, no one doubts that they will return to the Alliance next season, no? If they had Xiao Shiqin, they will definitely have the strength to directly win the championships, or perhaps that isn’t his thoughts?” Ye Xiu said.


    “No, no, that’s not good. He can’t think like that.” Wei Chen was still shaking his head.


    “Why not?” Ye Xiu said.


    “Then that f*cker wants us to die!!” Wei Chen cursed.