C17 False Contract?
"From five to four hundred silver taels?" Behind me, I could clearly hear a player's voice of doubt. According to the market price, Silver equipment to Platinum One was several times more expensive than me.
Listening to these discussions, I felt a little bitter in my heart. Back then, I had just entered the training circle, so it could be said that I didn't know a thing. Sometimes, I wouldn't even have a business for several days. Until the end of my acquaintance with Lin City, he was the one who made me fiercely lower the price of the Booster Skill, and set the rules of handing in numbers before paying. Such a method undoubtedly made me famous in the circle, but it was also rejected by many other boosters.
At that time, Lin City and I had our own business in every region, so when the two of us were training together, we would add each other as our good friend and double platoon.
Suddenly, the owner of the internet cafe walked towards me with a wry smile: "Jiang Yuan, you brat, none of the other teams are willing to fight with you guys. They'll either pay to change teams or give up. You guys are in quite a bit of trouble today."
When I heard that, my heart skipped a beat. This fatty can't be wanting us to give up, right?
As if he had seen through my thoughts, the Internet Cafe owner patted me: "How about this, today I'll let you enter the finals directly. Those teams are very smart, they know that fighting with you in the team competition is a waste of time, so they have no objection to you entering the finals directly."
My little friend and I were stunned. To directly enter the finals, isn't this kind of plot a bit too unruly?
"Don't look at me like that. This is the list of names for today's team. If there's a team that's willing to fight, then that's fine too." Saying that, the owner of the internet cafe threw the small notebook in his hands in front of my eyes.
Although we are a few minutes late, on another computer, the other teams' competition has already begun. All the team members had serious expressions on their faces. Their fingers were skillfully tapping on the keyboard. Each time they won, a wave of cheers would be heard.
"Jiang Yuan, what should we do now?" Tao Liting looked at me helplessly. Seeing this, Lin Cheng grinned and grabbed her hand, saying, "You guys came so early, so you definitely didn't eat breakfast. Brother Lin will take you to eat breakfast."
In broad daylight, when Lin City held onto her hand, the originally bashful Tao Liting's face instantly turned as red as an apple. But today, she didn't resist. Instead, there was a hint of happiness in her eyes.
"Vassar, Lin City, when did you succeed?" Lin Shishi's eyes curved as she looked at the two playfully.
I smiled as I watched them fight, and then I pushed my way through the crowd to the corner of the door and started smoking. It's been three years since I escaped after being injured, until that phone call that night. His voice was no longer as tyrannical as it was three years ago, and now it was suffused with an old helplessness. I don't understand why he would use a knife to cut my arm three years ago.
I took a deep drag on my cigarette. The comfort coming from within my heart numbed me. Only this way would I feel slightly better.
"Master, was it you who created the Time Force?" Behind him, an excited voice sounded. This voice is very familiar to me.
"You brat, it's been two years since we last met. Where did you run off to?" Yu Tianlong took the cigarette and looked at me gravely. He said, "My brother told me, did you get beaten up by a yellow-haired hoodlum at the entrance of the Internet Cafe that day?"
Hearing this, I immediately knew what he was going to do, so I hastily tried to stop him, "You brat, don't act recklessly. Although this master of mine is only in name, I still hope that you won't get involved in that path."
"Right, aren't you in a match? How did you die so quickly?" Without waiting for him to speak, I asked again.
Yu Tianlong bitterly said in dejection, "The crystals were taken out within the first twenty-one minutes."
I shook my head and smiled. "Who asked you to be so arrogant? You're the number one EZ in the 13 rings. Everyone knows that you're the most powerful in EZ. You must have banned EZ when you ban heroes. Now let's see how you win!"
I was right. In the end, Yu Tianlong had a helpless look on his face. Who knew that after the game started, the first hero they banned was EZ?
"You brat, quickly go in and observe his movements. Let your great master calm down for a moment." Seeing that more and more people were gathering around Yu Tianlong, I helplessly spoke up.
After giving me a look of disdain, he got up and walked towards the Internet Cafe. In an instant, around ten people followed behind him into the Internet Cafe. It seemed like he was no longer the same game idiot like before, and adding on the two years they hadn't seen each other, his temperament had undergone an earth-shattering change.
Tomorrow is the beginning of the journey home, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the family reunion, I haven't enjoyed it for three years. Inside the internet cafe, the noise grew louder and louder, but the more I thought about it, the more mesmerized I became. It was to the point where I didn't even know when the four of them would arrive at my side.
"Jiang Yuan, how many days are you planning to take off this time?" Lin Cheng embraced Tao Liting and asked me with a smile on his face.
"Five days. We'll be gathering at the Internet Cafe in five days. As long as we win the championship tomorrow, we'll be able to sign a support contract. At that time, we won't have to worry about money anymore." At this point, I let out a long sigh of relief. I felt something was wrong, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
What's wrong is that man surnamed Huang. According to this type of Internet Cafe alliance, he's at the bottom of the list. If a team wants to support him, I understand the difficulties he'll face. He's just an Internet Cafe Champion. The man surnamed Huang agreed to our contract so easily. It's very strange.
At this moment, Lin Cheng laughed: "I didn't expect you to see it too. But you're the team captain, so your choice is up to you."
Hearing what he said, the bitterness in my mouth became even stronger. It turns out that Lin City had already seen through it. Qing Xiaoxuan had an ugly expression on her face as she said, "Jiang Yuan, nothing will happen to him. You can just directly sign a support contract with him."
In a split-second, my sharp gaze immediately fell on Qing Xiaoxuan. Not only me, but even Lin Cheng looked at Qing Xiaoxuan with a grave expression. She seemed to realize that she said the wrong thing and hurriedly covered her mouth.
"Little Xuan, what identity do you have? There's no need to hide it." My heart completely sinks down as I connect it with what she said to me that night. In the end, I am certain that all of this is related to Qing Xiaoxuan. Ever since I met her, I realized that she had an indescribable temperament.
Just like her every move and gesture, it was as if she had received a good education. This kind of temperament could only be developed after going through a high level of living.
Tears rolled down Qing Xiaoxuan's face as she tried to explain, "Don't worry, I won't harm you. Just sign the support contract with that man."
She didn't know that at all, her explanation made it a hundred times harder for her to tell. In the end, she looked at me with a pleading gaze and said, "Jiang Yuan, I beg you, believe my words. I will not harm you."
After hearing that, I suddenly understood and laughed, "That man surnamed Huang, regardless of whether or not we can get the second place, he will not hesitate to sign a support contract with me. Champion, this condition is just a better excuse to sign the contract, it won't make us suspicious. "
If you sign a support contract with the team for no reason, then everyone would start to doubt you, so you need an excuse to make others not doubt you, to win the championship. This excuse makes people believe that it was because your team had the strength that I signed the support contract with you.
This plan was flawless, but we had no money, so why set up this trap? Only Qing Xiaoxuan, this girl with a mysterious identity, could possibly manage this.
But... I was convinced in my heart that she would not harm me, and if she did, I would.
Thinking up to here, I waved my hands and helped her wipe her tears. "Look at how scared you are. I'm just joking. Whether you can win the championship is still a problem."
After saying that, my gaze swept across them one by one. Looking at their slightly sorrowful expressions, I said in a low voice, "I'm your captain. I'm joking. You guys dare not laugh?"