Glory [e-sports]

Although it was their base from three years ago, it had only been abandoned for less than a year.

FTW had only gained complete freedom in terms of funding after winning the domestic championship last year; soaring platform signing fees and high endorsements, combined with the effective operations of the team and supporting policies allowed the present ‘castle’ to come into being.

The old base wasn’t small. After all, it had once belonged to the Team of Gods, and three years hadn’t changed the building much.

As Wei Xiao had said, it had been cleaned up very thoroughly. Other than some places that were empty where there used to be ornaments or hanging items, all the remaining furniture was still available, and it wasn’t obvious that it had been left empty for a long time.

The entrance led straight to the trophy exhibition hall. All the trophies that the old FTW had won were still on display here, carefully protected with transparent glass covers.

Domestic championships, invitational championships, singles championships, and finally, the weighty global championship.

Yuan Ze’s left ear tingled slightly when he saw it.

Three years ago, the craftsman had told him that the championship ring was very heavy and not suited for an ear stud.

Wei Xiao enthusiastically took them to tour through the old base. Old G only realized this after the fact, “Is this the former FTW base?”

Wei Xiao: “Yes.”

Gary turned back in horror and looked at his captain.

Yuan Ze’s expression was as heavy as water, scaring Big G until the back of his neck tensed up.

There was intent to kill there!!!

Having Yuan Ze live here was like asking him to die!

Old G spoke quickly, “We…”

Yuan Ze interrupted him and asked Wei Xiao, “Have the rooms upstairs been cleaned as well?”

Wei Xiao: “Of course. There are enough rooms even if you all take one room each.”

Yuan Ze: “Okay.”

After speaking, he went up the steps. He didn’t need anyone to lead him; he was also qualified to lead others around to tour this place.

Gary: “???”

He looked back at VIVI, his confusion clear on his face.

Were they really going to live here?

VIVI followed Yuan Ze upstairs and picked a room.

Yuan Ze’s mood actually calmed down after he went upstairs.

It was a familiar base, but it also felt unfamiliar.

Any traces left from three years ago had been eroded away by the years, leaving only the trophies on the first floor.

The new FTW had lived here for over two years, and his room had long been assigned to other players.

There were no similarities, and there wasn’t anything to look back on.

It was just that his mood kept fluctuating.

After all, this base had held both the most dazzling and the most miserable moments of FTW.

Now, FTW had managed to stride forward, going out to face the new world.

What gave old people like him the right to act so picky?

Wei Xiao might be bratty, and he really did want to get ‘revenge’ on Old Bandit Yuan, but he knew his limits.

It was already very exciting to bring people to this point, but he’d long made preparations in case Yuan Ze flicked his hands and chose to leave instead.

Unexpectedly, he’d just gone upstairs when he heard Yuan Ze making a phone call.

Yuan Ze’s Chinese was very standard, each word pronounced precisely, but his tone was a little evil, “When are you and Old Li coming over?”

He could guess that this was a call to Kim Sung-hyun even without having heard his name mentioned.

It was unknown what Kim Sung-hyun said in reply, but Yuan Ze’s thin lips curved and he clearly didn’t have any good intentions. “Do you have a place to live?”

Wei Xiao: “…………”

He was just as stupid as that silly vegetable back home for being worried about this old bandit!

Yuan Ze was really calling Kim Sung-hyun. The South Korean and North American finals had ended on the same day, but Pro had had a tougher time winning the championship than L&P had. They’d had to fight all the way to the battle of freedom, and had relied on Kim Sung-hyun’s gold hunter dominating the whole canyon in order to win.

The new generation in South Korea had risen up rapidly, and several new dark horses had emerged during the winter training camp.

If it hadn’t been for the major changes in the global competition system this year, and seed teams had still been allowed to join in on the competition like before, it might have really become a bloody storm!

Kim Sung-hyun’s heart was really tired from fighting in the domestic competition, and he hadn’t quite recovered. “If you have something to say, then say it. Otherwise, if you don’t have any farts to let out, then goodbye!”

Yuan Ze’s temper was really ‘good’. He spoke in a coaxing, warm tone, “Big brother’s just concerned about where you’ll be staying.”

Kim Sung-hyun was so disgusted by his tone that goosebumps broke out all over his body. “You don’t have to worry about that.”

Yuan Ze: “I know I don’t have to worry about it. Little Close has taken us in.”

Kim Sung-hyun was stunned for a moment when these words came out.

Yuan Ze’s words made Wei Xiao, who’d been forced to listen in, want to jump out and beat him up. “I also had no choice. How could I refuse Close’s invitation? So…”

Kim Sung-hyun: “So you’re living at the FTW base? Old Bandit Yuan, can you be a little less shameless!”

Yuan Ze sighed emotionally. “FTW’s base is really big; it’s really like a castle. Compared with Pro’s base… from a visual inspection, it looks at least five times bigger.”

Kim Sung-hyun: “…………”

Yuan Ze: “How about coming over to live here together? I’ll let Close know for you.”

Kim Sung-hyun: “Get lost!”

Yuan Ze: “Come on, us brothers should have a proper reunion.”

Kim Sung-hyun: “… Not going.”

Yuan Ze: “Alright then, I’ll go and tell Close.”

Kim Sung-hyun felt awkward and angered at the same time. “I already said I’m not going!”

Yuan Ze: “Yes, yes, I’ll arrange it for you right away.”

There was a click as Kim Sung-hyun hung up the phone.

Wei Xiao felt that he was still too easy going and soft-hearted. Compared with Old Dog Yuan, he was really too simple and green!

Far away in South Korea, God Kim was still sour.

Li Heran: “What’s the matter?”

Kim Sung-hyun’s tone wasn’t anything good, “Close actually likes that dog Yuan Ze more!” Why did he invite Old Dog Yuan and not him.

After Li Heran learned of the full situation: “……”

It was fortunate that there was nobody else in the training room, because otherwise God Kim’s persona would really have collapsed.

Li Heran comforted him. “Close should be returning a favor.”

Kim Sung-hyun thought about it. “That’s right.”

Previously, he’d gone to North America for treatment, and Yuan Ze had looked out for him a bit. It was likely that Close had just uttered a few polite sentences, but a certain shameless person had gone ahead and really moved in.

When he thought about it that way, Kim Sung-hyun still felt dissatisfied and asked Li Heran, “How about we also borrow a place to live at the FTW base?”

Li Heran didn’t care. “As you like.”

The more Kim Sung-hyun thought about it, the more reasonable he felt it was. “As an elder brother, I should protect my younger brother from that doggy thing!”

Unfortunately, God Kim had forgotten that he was half a year younger than Old Dog Yuan.

After listening in, even the little remnants of guilt that Wei Xiao had felt in his heart evaporated away like smoke.

Sure enough, inhuman means should be used when facing people who acted inhuman.

Just look at him. He’d fallen into a trap, then happily dragged someone else in with him. He was really good at playing around!

When it came to arranging rooms, Old G wondered out loud, “There are so many vacant rooms, so why do I have to squeeze in with VIVI?”

Yuan Ze smiled slightly. “This isn’t our base. We should be more circumspect.”

Gary thought about it and held back. Their captain was putting up with so much in order for them to be able to live in a place that upset him, so they should really be more understanding. What were they being so picky for? It was already pretty good for them to have a place to live!

Wei Xiao, who knew the truth: “……”

Oh, he was freeing up rooms for Pro, right. Captain Yuan, you’re really capable!

Although they were now living at the old base instead of the new base, it was still necessary for them to host a welcome banquet.

Lu Feng was also a bit surprised that Yuan Ze had been willing to stay and live at the base, but Wei Xiao then told him about the sequence of events.

Lu Feng: “……”

Wei Xiao said indignantly, “I underestimated him.”

Lu Feng smiled. “Then we’ll beat him up in the arena.”

Wei Xiao: “Yeah!”

The thickness of Yuan Ze’s face was really enough to make city walls feel ashamed; he didn’t even feel embarrassed complaining about it during the reception banquet.

“It’s such a big base, but you don’t have four or five rooms to spare? Do you really have to drive us out to the remote suburbs in the poor countryside?”

Lu Feng was silent.

Yuan Ze continued, “When you were in North America…”

He hadn’t finished his words when Wei Xiao sneered. “My captain didn’t stay at L&P’s base, did he!”

Yuan Ze: “……”

Wei Xiao continued, “If you feel that it’s remote, why don’t you move to the Peninsula Hotel to the west of the city?”

It was 4000-5000 per night, enough that one globals could bankrupt L&P.

Yuan Ze shut up, and Lu Feng’s mouth curved up briefly.

This smile let Yuan Ze understand––no wonder Close was so quiet, he was waiting to be ‘defended’!

He didn’t need to eat any Japanese food. Just eating dog food was enough!

Since they were living at FTW’s base, their previous agreement took effect.

L&P had just gotten over their jet lag when their ‘enslavement’ began.

They had training matches from 1PM all the way to 12 midnight, and when it was over, Gary was still not done. “Again!”

Yuan Ze yawned. “Like hell!”

Being so excited about being enslaved – was he masochistic!

They were only three days away from the national finals.

FTW really benefited from these two days of training with L&P.

At first, they would only win one game out of every five. Later, it was two out of every five, and then even later, the win rate was even.

Of course, this was also because they were playing training matches. The more training matches they played together, the more the players’ attitudes would diverge.

It wasn’t that the players’ attitudes were incorrect, but that the mentality was different.

The tension and stimulation of a real competition wasn’t present during a training match, and when it came to the competition, the results often depended on the players’ states.

Being in a good state or a bad state were all key factors in winning the game.