The second day of preseason.
When Du Sanying drew the eighteenth time, a team finally emerged that did not give up.
But this team… went on stage crying.
Wang Shun sat in Bai Liu’s viewing pond with a twitching eyebrow, while Bai Liu sat next to Wang Shun calmly.
The opponent was sitting on a bench far away from Bai Liu, trembling all over, and would secretly glance at Bai Liu from time to time. Bai Liu would glance back at him nonchalantly, and the opponent was so scared that he almost screamed out. The five of them huddled together, trembling and sobbing.
“The Clown’s declaration scared them before.” Wang Shun didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “They think you are also a person like the Clown who likes to kill people.”
Bai Liu smiled: “Even though you were so scared, you still came to compete with us. Not bad.”
“Not everyone has the capital to give up their rights.” Wang Shun sighed, “Such a small guild doesn’t know whether it will still be alive next year, so we have to take a gamble anyway.”
Bai Liu looked at the large TV screen in the middle of the viewing pool. “Do you think we can finish the battle before the team match today?”
Wang Shun was startled, and after thinking for a while, he replied: “I don’t know.”“Each game in the preseason is also based on a points system, but unlike the comprehensive settlement method in the mid-season, the settlement is based on each game.”
“Each game in the singles match is worth 1 point, each game in the doubles match is worth 3 points, and the team match is worth 8 points. Judging from this point arrangement, even if you win both the singles and doubles matches, you can only get 4 points, so you still have to play the team match.”
“From this point of view, the singles and doubles matches are unimportant. Regardless of winning or losing, the final victory or defeat will be determined by the team match.”
Wang Shun said seriously: “But it’s not like that.”
“There is a special situation where the game ends immediately as long as you win both the doubles and singles matches.”
Wang Shun pointed to the panel and showed it to Bai Liu: “There is a special rule for singles and doubles matches, called the time limit rule.”
“This rule means that if a single or double match can be completed within one hour in one dimension, the points earned by the winning side can be doubled.”
“That is to say, if our players can finish both the singles and doubles matches within one hour, the points scored in both the singles and doubles matches will be doubled, which is 8 points.”
Wang Shun looked at Bai Liu: “At this time, the game is over early. We also call it killing the game early.”
“Killing the game early is almost impossible in the mid-season and playoffs, and it is rare even in the preseason. It is too demanding to end the game in one hour. It can only be done when there is a huge gap in strength.”
Bai Liu dragged his chin and raised the corner of his mouth lazily: “This means that as long as we can kill the game in advance, the attention we get will be multiplied, right?”
Wang Shun nodded: “Yes, this represents the overwhelming strength of this team. Being strong is the most attractive quality in the league.”
“If we can come up with a killer match early in the league…” Wang Shun took a deep breath, “the huge amount of attention it will attract can make up for the lack of exposure in the game pool all at once.” ɽά₦ỗ₿Ès
Wang Shun looked at Tang Erda who was warming up in the viewing pool and preparing to go on the court, and muttered to himself: “Killing the game in advance, this is probably what every tactician dreams of.”
The large screen in the middle of the viewing pool flickered, and a line of words appeared:
[System Alert: Singles competition is about to begin.]
[Members of the Wandering Circus (Rose Hunters) vs. Members of the Celephais (Walkers)]
[The game is “Dream Ship”, and the way to win is to kill the captain of the Dream Ship. The first player to land on the Lost Land wins.]
[The game begins!]
A white light flashed on Tang Erda and the person opposite him, and the next second they appeared on the huge TV screen.
Seven dimensional minutes later.
Tang Erda logged out with the gun and put it on his back.
Following him, his opponent knelt on the ground with dazed eyes and trembling in pain and logged out.
Tang Erda hesitated for a moment, but still walked over and helped his dazed opponent up. He nodded naturally and said, “Thank you.”
[System prompt: Player (Rose Hunter) killed the game in advance, won the single game, and scored 2 points]
Tang Erda walked over to Bai Liu and sat down. He turned around and nodded to Bai Liu as a greeting. Bai Liu smiled and said, “Well done, Captain Tang.”
“It’s our turn next.”
Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng slowly stood up.
[System Alert: Doubles match is about to begin.]
[Wandering Circus member Bai Liu, Mu Sicheng vs. Selephis member Wang Ling, Undead Soldier]
…
Fifty-seven dimensions minutes later.
Bai Liu straightened his white shirt and logged out with Mu Sicheng who was cursing.
“Damn, why did it take so long!” Mu Sicheng was very dissatisfied, “Tang Erda only took seven minutes to fight, why did it take us more than fifty minutes when it was our turn!”
Mu Sicheng snorted and glanced at Bai Liu: “Bai Liu, is there something wrong with your command?”
Bai Liu responded calmly, “Well, especially when you suddenly fell behind in the middle of the battle and went to kill the boss by yourself in a hurry, and almost took me with you, I think there was indeed something wrong with my command.”
Mu Sicheng: “…”
His arrogance instantly subsided, and he whispered: “I wanted to finish the game as soon as possible…”
Bai Liu laughed so hard that it sent chills down his spine: “If you want to get out sooner, you’d better listen to me next time.”
Mu Sicheng: “…Okay.”
The two team members who had just logged out from the opposite side slumped on the ground with their eyes wide open, gasping for breath, and almost in disbelief looked at the two people on the opposite side who were still leisurely bickering.
That game was so dangerous. It was clearly a two-person match that required close contact between two people. One of the members of the wandering circus fell behind and could not be found. However, the tactician in the white shirt did not panic at all. He continued to play at a leisurely pace and almost killed the game by getting stuck.
This kind of calculating ability… is too abnormal!
[System Alert: Players Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng finished the game in advance, won the doubles match, and accumulated 6 points]
[System Alert: The Wandering Circus has accumulated 8 points in total, and has won the game in advance and advanced to the next round]
[Team Selephis eliminated]
…
Du Sanying pulled a team out of the box, raised his hand and loudly announced the name: “Grave Robbers!”
…
[System Alert: Player Little Witch finishes the game ahead of time, wins the singles match, and scores 2 points]
[System Alert: Players Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu finished the game ahead of schedule, won the doubles match, and accumulated 6 points]
[System Alert: The Wandering Circus has accumulated 8 points in total, and has won the game in advance and advanced to the next round]
[Grave Robbers Team Eliminated]
…
Du Sanying leaned in to look at the team on the note: “[Winged Hounds]?”
…
[System Alert: Player Mu Ke used Flash Strike to finished the game in one dimension within one minute, breaking the record for the shortest single match, and won the title of Lightning Single, winning the single match and accumulating 2 points]
[System Alert: Players Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu finished the game ahead of schedule, won the doubles match, and accumulated 6 points]
[System Alert: The Wandering Circus has accumulated 8 points in total, and has won the game in advance and advanced to the next round]
[Winged Hounds Team Eliminated]
…
Du Sanying carefully read out the name of the team on the note: “Special Emerald Tiger.”
…
[System Alert: The Wandering Circus has accumulated 8 points in total, and has won the game in advance and advanced to the next round]
[Special Emerald Tiger Team eliminated]
…
Du Sanying reached into the cardboard box under the almost dazed and awed gaze of the people around him. He read out the name of the team on it word by word: “Storm Mansion?”
The people nearby stole a glance at Bai Liu, who was standing behind Du Sanying and watching him draw the team, and discussed cautiously in low voices:
“…Will the Wandering Circus finish the game early this time?”
“Storm Mansion was at least one of the top 100 teams in the preseason last year! No matter what, they have to play a team match!”
“Let’s go over and take a look later. I’ll write down the number of their viewing pool. It’s 98, right?”
Viewing Pool No. 98 was packed with people, and the audience that came later seemed to have nowhere to sit, but fortunately it was only visually dense.
The viewing pools within the system are spaces that can be extended infinitely and can accommodate an unlimited number of spectators.
Everyone in the audience was discussing:
“Too strong, he killed all the players ahead of time…”
“Last year’s killer sequence was only able to kill the game early in the singles competition, the doubles competition was not that strong…”
“This team is mostly made up of newcomers, right?! Why are they so strong?!”
“It’s the tactician.” A lazy female voice interrupted the conversation between the audience members.
The audience was startled, and the moment they turned their heads, they gasped: “Hearts [1], the Queen of Hearts!”
Hearts smiled and waved her hand at them to say hello: “Hello.”
One audience member was so excited that his face flushed, his eyes sparkled, and he was so excited that he spoke incoherently: “I’m your fan, Queen, I love you very much! I’ve put all my points on the King’s Guild!”
Hearts smiled with her eyebrows curved: “Really? Thank you for your love, but boys still have to save some money for themselves to be married.”
The audience member nodded shyly and obediently, stammering, “I, I will, Queen!”
“Why is the Queen here to watch the game?” the audience asked cautiously, “Shouldn’t you be preparing for the mid-season game?”
Hearts looked at the screen in the middle of the viewing pool, resting her chin on her hand and whispering, “There is no King’s Guild match today, so I slipped out to watch other people’s matches, but I still have to go back later.”
“There is a Killer Sequence competition today.”
The audience member visibly wilted, and said in a frustrated voice: “The Queen, are you going back to watch Spades’ game?”
Hearts smiled and said, “Yes.”
This audience member looked like he was about to cry, he liked Hearts, but it was an open secret in the game that Hearts was chasing Spades, and Hearts mentioning Spades in person obviously hurt the heart of this “husband fan”.
Seeing that the audience member was about to burst into tears, the audience next to him quickly changed the subject: “What’s the matter with the Queen just saying that the new team of the Wandering Circus is so strong because of the tactician?”
“I thought these newcomers were very strong.” The audience glanced at Liu Jiayi who was sitting next to Bai Liu, “…such as the little witch.”
Hearts’ eyes fell lightly on the little witch’s back: “Jiayi is indeed very strong, but she is also the most unstable in the team. I have spent a lot of effort but it is still difficult to balance her instability.”
“All newcomers have this problem, so in the game, newcomers are like a time bomb, and mistakes will occur from time to time to detonate the game.”
“It’s easy to make these newcomers win, but it’s hard to keep winning.”
Hearts’ gaze shifted to Bai Liu’s back: “This is something that only a tactician can do, balancing the instability of the team members.”
“The stronger the newcomers are, the harder it is to balance the instability. The tacticians of the Wandering Circus can absorb the instability of so many newcomers. This is a very impressive thing.”
Hearts exchanged her hands supporting her chin, her posture was leisurely and lazy, and her eyes were filled with a layer of misty light:
“I like men who are good with whips. If I hadn’t met Spades first, I would have liked him too.”
The fans and spectators nearby were indignant: “But he used a shady trick to snatch away your little witch, Queen!”
Hearts’ wine-red eyes turned and glanced at the audience out of the corner of her eye.
The audience fell silent subconsciously after seeing Hearts’ look.
Hearts shifted her gaze to the big screen again, and said in a light tone:
“Jiayi wasn’t taken away by anyone.”
“Jiayi chose to go with him, and I failed to keep her. I came here today to see Jiayi’s performance. Don’t treat Jiayi as an object in front of me. I don’t like it.”
An audience member nearby crossed his chest and snorted disdainfully: “Queen of Hearts, after all this time, are you still unable to judge tacticians by the same standards as men?”
“Does a handsome guy or a good whipper have to be superior to others in your eyes?”
Hearts lifted her eyelids and looked over. After a while, she seemed to react and said, “Are you the tactician of the Fanatic Lambs?”
The man sneered and said complacently: “It seems that the Queen still remembers me. Have I caught the Queen’s eye?”
Hearts smiled gently: “Actually, I don’t remember much. I don’t remember the ugly men who lost to me.”
The man stood up in a rage, but the next second he forced himself to sit down again, and said sarcastically with a twisted look, “Hearts, don’t be so complacent. After I successfully break through in this preseason, you, a bitch, will have a hard time.”
“Is that so?” Hearts smiled nonchalantly and tilted her head, her long wine-red hair falling down. “Why don’t you beat Bai Liu once and let me see?”
“Bai Liu?” The man looked extremely disdainful. “Only people like you who are deceived by appearances would think that Bai Liu has tactics. In my opinion, this person is just killing the goose that lays the golden eggs and trying to attract attention. He is the lowest level of tactician.”
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[1] They said 红 which means red but it’s the first part of Heart’s name so in this context, it’s more of them calling her name instead of saying “red”
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