Sorry, Stuck Again [Esports] Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Hu Yue was so afraid that Bian Yan would run away that the next day, they quickly finalized the contract. Not only did they announce it right on time, but they also launched a massive marketing campaign, gaining a huge wave of goodwill from netizens. The lawsuit between Bian Yan and Miaotu was also put on the agenda, and the internet was full of positive reviews. Now, as long as Bian Yan wanted, he could start streaming on Hu Yue at any time. But before that, there was one thing that was giving him a headache.

The whole process from Bian Yan stopping his stream to switching platforms happened so suddenly that fans could only wait for news. He couldn't care less about others, but there was one person he had to consider, and that was Po Bing. She had been with him since he started streaming, and to Bian Yan, she was more than just a supporter in the streaming room; she was like a friend. There were rumors online that Po Bing was the daughter of the owner of Miaotu TV. Although the truth was unknown, it was certain that the only streaming platform Po Bing watched was Miaotu. Now that he was switching platforms, he had to explain it to Po Bing properly.

Bian Yan stood aside, opened Po Bing's chat box, and spent a long time organizing his words but didn't send them.

"Bian Yan?"

This was the fourth time Pei Yun Chang called him, and Bian Yan finally snapped out of his daze.

Bai Yao Xing teased with a playful look, "Who are you messaging, Yan Ge? Pei Ge called you, and you didn't even respond?"

Bian Yan hastily put away his phone and walked over nonchalantly.

Pei Yun Chang's pupils slightly contracted, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes but was quickly concealed as he continued his work without a word.

Bai Yao Xing whispered to Pan Shi, "Pei Ge is really a ninja, he can hold back from asking? Yan Ge was in a daze for so long, that person must be important to him."

Pan Shi had a mysterious look, "He's a thousand-year-old fox, you and I, single-celled organisms, wouldn't understand. From the way he quickly and accurately signed someone back under everyone's noses, you can tell Pei Ge is full of tricks. Just wait and see."

Bai Yao Xing nodded seriously.

"Hu Yue added another two million to the promotion fee and a week of splash screen time," Pei Yun Chang pointed at the computer, "but they require you to stream using the 'Nova' account."

Bian Yan nodded. Hu Yue had invested so much, naturally, they didn't want Bian Yan to use the "Sorry" account he started on Miaotu. Plus, netizens wanted to see "Nova" restart, so this request wasn't unreasonable.

"Logging in again after two years!" Bai Yao Xing jumped up and down excitedly, "We have to stream this!"

Previously, they used Lao Miao's account for practice matches and the 'N' account for the points cycle matches. Not to mention others, even Bian Yan hadn't logged into this account for a long time.

When Bian Yan started streaming on Hu Yue, the influx of viewers into the streaming room was even more than the day before when Miaotu had created a buzz a day in advance!

—As an old fan, I never thought I'd see Nova stream again. I'm ready to record!

—Parachuting in successfully, Yan Bao is so handsome!

—Ahhh, look at the little Bai in the corner! Are they all together?

—How can someone look so good with just one eye showing! Husband, kill me!

Bian Yan let out a long breath, opened the game, clicked to switch accounts, and entered the account password he knew by heart.

—So excited ahhh!

—Don't dare to blink, afraid to miss this moment!

The screen was loading, and the tens of thousands of viewers in the streaming room, along with everyone from WIN, held their breath—

【Login successful!】

【Dear Nova, welcome home! We've missed you during the 753 days you were away from the Sacred Domain!】

Looking at the familiar account avatar, Bian Yan couldn't help but be in a daze, recalling the days when he used this account in the WIN Youth Training.

"Shall we queue for a match?"

Pan Shi was also a bit emotional, tilting his head to look at the screen, "What do you all think?"

The chat was full of cheers, and Bian Yan smiled knowingly as everyone sat at their stations and started the game.

Bai Yao Xing: "Hurry, hurry, I've set up the room, you guys come in!"

Juan Juan facepalmed, silently glancing at him.

In the chat—

—Hahaha, just asking, is this a serious streaming room?

—Is there a network admin here? Someone's having a group party here.

The four quickly got into position. Bai Yao Xing and Juan Juan hadn't added Bian Yan's account as a friend, Pan Shi stayed put, and in the end, it was Pei Yun Chang who invited them.

But after inviting for a long time, Bian Yan still didn't show up.

"Yan Ge, hurry up, why aren't you in yet?"

Bai Yao Xing urged.

Pei Yun Chang also sent a questioning look.

The stream was connected to Bian Yan's game interface, and seeing the obvious red warning on the screen, the chat had already started laughing.

—Poor Yan Bao

—Hahahahaha, I'm dying of laughter

Pei Yun Chang couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"My rank is too low, I can't play with you guys."

Bian Yan was speechless.

The WIN team: …

This account hadn't been touched for over two years, and with the season changes, the ranks had dropped significantly, from Saint Sovereign with eighty-six stars to Diamond.

But the remaining four were all above Saint Sovereign with fifty stars, especially Pei Yun Chang, who was just two stars away from a hundred stars.

Naturally, they couldn't match up.

Bian Yan had been playing games for so many years, and he had always been the one carrying others to rank up. He had never experienced being unable to play because his rank was too low.

—The WIN five-man queue plan, dead!

—Spread the word, Nova is dragging the team down, hahaha

—So, are the babies going to play a match?

—Or swap with someone in the middle rank, and you can start

"Should I switch accounts?"

Juan Juan had a small account at the elite rank, which, according to the Sacred Domain's mechanism, could balance the high and low ranks, allowing the five to queue together.

"Ah… our five names are so neat, I was planning to take a screenshot…"

Bai Yao Xing instantly deflated.

Bian Yan was also a bit frustrated.

"No need."

On the other side, Pei Yun Chang was speaking, charging a thousand into the account to buy ten "Five-Man Queue Cards."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bian Yan successfully entered the room, and a large special effect rose in the room.

—???

—The power of money is terrifying

—So handsome, I want to marry!

—Pei Da has the strength and means!

The five-man queue card costs a hundred each, and once bought, it allows four people to queue without rank restrictions, but since its launch, no one had paid attention to it.

After all, a hundred bucks could almost buy a skin, and no one would specifically spend money just to play a ranked game, better to just play a match.

So the target audience for the queue card was clear, specifically for the rich.

"Get on."

Pei Yun Chang said calmly.

On the interface, the five were ready, their neat IDs lined up, the professional badges shining brightly, looking spectacular.

—What are you waiting for, take a screenshot

—Let's type "Youth is back" on the public screen

The five were playing a master match, and once they entered the queue, they would be named with numbers.

Although the other four had high ranks, with Bian Yan's diamond rank, they matched opponents in less than a minute.

Pan Shi said cheekily, "Whoever has the lowest overall score in this match treats everyone to a late-night snack tonight!"

Bai Yao Xing: "Ah…"

The five moved their fingers and started operating!

Professional players queuing against casual players was like max-level bosses slaughtering newbies, and with Bian Yan being a diamond, the matched opponents were even less of a challenge, the five slaughtered to their heart's content!

By the end of the first match, they even achieved a total score of 33-0.

"Please, please…"

Bai Yao Xing clasped his hands together.

"Xiao Bai, I want fried chicken."

Bian Yan added leisurely.

Bai Yao Xing howled to the sky, "Damn!!!"

He was just 0.1 points lower than Juan Juan!

"Again, again, whoever scores lowest this time treats everyone to juice!" Bai Yao Xing stretched his shoulders.

"Juice, really?"

Bian Yan smiled slyly.

—Juice battle record +1

—The babies are so in sync, it's great

In the second match, Bian Yan and Pan Shi swapped positions, going to play top lane. Pan Shi happily picked the Spirit Witch, ready to replicate Bian Yan's moves.

Bai Yao Xing shouted, "I'm jungling! Let me jungle!"

Pei Yun Chang didn't respond, locking in the Wind Wolf.

"Play your marksman properly."

Juan Juan: "I'll swap with you."

In this match, except for Pei Yun Chang, everyone opened up new roles, so the slaughter speed wasn't as fast as the last match.

Until five minutes in, Pan Shi was pulled into the ultimate space by the opponent's Feather Dreamer and served a beating, giving up the first kill of the match.

"Stone Bro, how did you let a casual player practice on you?" Bai Yao Xing laughed uncontrollably.

Pan Shi forced a smile, "Shut up."

On the other side, Bian Yan cleanly tower-dived and killed the opponent's top laner, only to be taken down by the opponent's jungler.

Bai Yao Xing followed behind Juan Juan, mixing steadily, and said gleefully, "Yan Ge also died, haha, the juice tonight is settled."

Before Bai Yao Xing could finish, the public screen broadcasted Pei Yun Chang's solo kill on the opponent's jungler.

—I can testify, Pei Da used all his displacements to run over from the development lane

—So reassuring, please implement a one-household-one-Pei policy soon

—Pei Bian CP fans rise! Our Arnova is the best match!

—Today they can avenge each other, tomorrow they can share a bed

—Already believe the rumor, don't let us down

The others couldn't see the chat, only Bian Yan could, and he coughed twice to cover it up.

After that wave, Pei Yun Chang chased the opponent's jungler, basically blocking and killing them as soon as they appeared, not even letting them enter their own jungle.

This match ended with Pei Yun Chang scoring 15.5 and taking the MVP, Bian Yan with 10.7 comfortably in second, and Pan Shi with 1.3 narrowly losing to Juan Juan, becoming the second scapegoat of the night.

In the third match, Bai Yao Xing swapped lanes with Pan Shi, happily picking a big bear to play top lane.

Bian Yan didn't want to play mage anymore, after thinking for a while, he suggested, "Can I play a match as a jungler?"

Pei Yun Chang: "Of course."

As soon as he finished speaking, he locked in a soft support wearing a pink dress.

Bai Yao Xing's resentful gaze shot over immediately!

Bian Yan's ears turned a bit red.

—Double standard, face like a chameleon

—Poor Xiao Bai, haha, the bond of a couple is something you won't understand!

—Pei Da plays Yan Bao like a dog, he's so good, I'm not okay

—Someone's ears are red~

Juan Juan didn't speak, just silently picked a marksman with lots of survival skills, because he knew there would be no support to protect him this match.

Bian Yan, afraid of messing up in front of Pei Yun Chang, flipped through the hero list to pick a jungler Pei Yun Chang wasn't so familiar with, but after going through the list three times, he gave up.

Because every jungler in the Sacred Domain could basically be considered Pei Yun Chang's main, terrifyingly strong.

In the end, Bian Yan simply picked the Wind Wolf he played last match.

The two coordinated seamlessly, like locusts passing through, leaving nothing behind, starting with a four-buff opening, carrying the whole match, both taking gold medals.

Bai Yao Xing looked at the full screen of output, a bit dazed.

"If Yan Ge had switched to jungler back then, it might not have been impossible."

Pan Shi didn't speak, just silently nodded along.

The WIN five crushed through three matches, none lasting over ten minutes, like playing against bots, making the viewers in the streaming room extremely satisfied.

Sure enough, after winning the fourth match, they were punished by the Sacred Domain's matching mechanism, waiting ten minutes without a match.

"It's over, can't play anymore~"

Bai Yao Xing lazily leaned back in his chair, admiring his record.

Bian Yan didn't respond, watching the replay of the last match, ignoring all the teasing in the chat.

Beside him, Pei Yun Chang opened WeChat, looking at something unknown.

The five waited silently.

On the other side, at Xing Lan KP Esports Club.

Lu Chang Kong, Wang Ge, and Alex were in a three-man queue, and due to their high ranks, they couldn't match for a while, waiting patiently.

Until fifteen minutes in, their computers vibrated simultaneously—

Match found!

The three weren't playing for fun, picking their professional heroes.

On the loading screen, Lu Chang Kong noticed that except for the opponent's mage being diamond, the other four were all above Saint Sovereign with fifty stars.

A boss match?

Lu Chang Kong frowned, lamenting the foul environment of the Sacred Domain.

If you can't rank up, just uninstall, why hire a boosting team? Really can't play.

Lu Chang Kong rolled his eyes.

When Wang Ge gave up the first kill in the mid lane, Lu Chang Kong still had the mood to mock.

"Falling in love has slowed your reactions?"

"Shut up, single dog."

Wang Ge flipped a middle finger from afar.

But when Lu Chang Kong, supporting a random marksman, was double-killed by the opponent's marksman and support flashing over, he gradually realized something was wrong.

The coordination of the five opponents was unlike anything a casual match could produce, Alex was slaughtered three times in the jungle by the opponent's group, even Wang Ge couldn't gain an advantage.

Their two random teammates were even more crushed under such pressure, both the development and confrontation lanes collapsing.

The KP trio had queued all night, and it was the first time they lost a game so frustratingly.

Meanwhile, Bai Yao Xing genuinely praised the opponent's support.

"This guy is good, really skilled, almost sprayed me into their tower, luckily our Juan Juan reacted fast."

Bian Yan responded absentmindedly, "There are pros among casuals too."

Pei Yun Chang didn't pay much attention to the opponent's jungler, eager to start the next match.

On the other side.

Wang Ge urged, "What are you two doing, why aren't you out yet, start the next match."

Lu Chang Kong wasn't in a great mood, after all, being punished by such a malicious boosting team, no one could stay calm, except for Wang Ge, who was immersed in love.

Alex: "Did you click?"

Lu Chang Kong nodded, neatly reporting the five opponents, and using the professional player privilege to expedite the process, comfortably starting the next match.