Full-time: The Strongest Sniper

"The question is, how did they all get together?" Huang Shaotian asked curiously.

"Perhaps it's because he's unwilling to accept it..." Yu Wenzhou's tone carried a strange sigh.

Huang Shaotian was taken aback by his captain's words, as he knew the reason for Wei Chen's retirement, which could even be described as somewhat embarrassing. With the arrival of the second season, the league used the battle room, and Roaring Heavenly Venerable was thus eliminated. Blue Rain's performance that season also suffered a severe decline, and Wei Chen was unable to perform at his best. Many people felt that Wei Chen was getting old. Although Wei Chen was only in his early twenties at the time, esports in China was still in its infancy, and players didn't receive proper training, resulting in most professional players having short careers.

Wei Chen was categorized into this type of player, and then he lost three consecutive matches to Yu Wenzhou in the training camp. Although the seniors knew that newcomers shouldn't be taken too seriously, the three consecutive defeats deepened the doubts of others. After all, Yu Wenzhou at that time was not the Huang Shaotian who had always been highly regarded. In fact, many people thought that with a hand speed limit of only 200, he had no talent to become a professional player.

Being defeated by such a newcomer inevitably caused quite a stir within the club, so after that season ended, Wei Chen decisively chose to retire and subsequently severed almost all ties with everyone in the professional scene. The other party disappeared for many years, only to reappear in an esports weekly report.

"No way, I have to go see how good Wei Chen is now!" Huang Shaotian eagerly turned on his computer, wanting to find Wei Chen's matches. The other members of Blue Rain also gathered around.

Even with Xiao Nai and Ye Xiu present, the Blue Rain team hasn't paid much attention to the Challenger Series. After all, it's still unclear whether Xiao Nai and his team can even make it out of the Challenger Series. If they focus too much on them and neglect the competition this season, it would really be putting the cart before the horse.

They were frustrated when they searched for Wei Chen, as they couldn't find any meaningful matches. After all, Happy had finally encountered a professional-level opponent, and even Zhang Jiale hadn't had many opportunities to play, let alone Old Wei.

"There are absolutely no matches we can refer to," Huang Shaotian said, somewhat frustrated.

"It is indeed a bit of a pity," Yu Wenzhou said. Although they didn't think Wei Chen, who was around thirty years old now, was stronger than before, they were still very curious about Wei Chen's current strength.

At this moment, Huang Shaotian suddenly thought of something and said, "Why don't we just ask Xiao Nai?"

"Can I just ask this directly?" Yu Wenzhou asked curiously, feeling that his vice-captain seemed to have been led astray by Xiao Nai...

"Oh, Lao Wei, his strength is just so-so now. He mainly relies on his awareness and experience. If there's anything special about him, it's only that weapon. He researched an effect that increases attack range, and then I slightly enhanced it," Xiao Nai said casually.

Blue Rain team members: "..." No, is this something that can be told to others so casually?
After all, as professional players, they know very well that the attributes of equipment are always confidential, and yet the other party just told them like that?

The same question came from Chen Guo and Qiao Jingjing: "Xiao Nai, is it okay to tell them the attributes of our equipment directly like this?"

"It's alright. The attack range attribute is too obvious. If professional Wei Chen participates in a slightly more professional match, he'll inevitably be exposed. We're not using Lao Wei as some kind of secret weapon. Besides, this is a professional competition, not a web novel. The 'pretending to be weak to fool others' tactic doesn't suit us. Just don't reveal the specific numbers. Even if we did, it wouldn't matter much. After all, with Yu Wenzhou's analytical abilities, he could calculate how much longer Lao Wei's character's attack range is compared to his character after just one match," Xiao Nai said.

"Is it that amazing?" Qiao Jingjing said in surprise.

"You think the title of one of the Four Tactical Masters is just for show? You could say that aside from hand speed, Yu Wenzhou is top-notch in every other aspect," Xiao Nai said. After all, Yu Wenzhou was appointed captain of the national team, and that position alone speaks volumes. Hearing Xiao Nai's words, Qiao Jingjing and Chen Guo also realized what he meant. Indeed, as Xiao Nai said, attack range isn't as easily discernible as other attributes.

Yu Wenzhou, on Blue Rain's side, immediately understood why Xiao Nai was so easy to talk to, and naturally wouldn't be so tactless as to ask for detailed values.

However, both of them were somewhat impressed, since attack range was a special attribute that was not easy to research. Although his warlock also had an attack range bonus, since Xiao Nai had so frankly told them about the special nature of Wei Chen's weapon, it meant that the weapon's attack range was already so obvious that it could be seen at a glance.

It might even have exceeded his character's attack range. The attack range of one piece of equipment directly exceeds the effect of several pieces of equipment combined, which is terrifying.

"I never expected Boss Wei to have created something so incredible," Yu Wenzhou said with some admiration. Huang Shaotian nodded in agreement. The two tacitly refrained from asking too many questions about Wei Chen's current strength. After all, they had sparred with him back when he was still alive—at his peak, when they were just greenhorns in the training camp. Now, they were both legendary figures, while he was already over thirty. There was no need for further inquiry.

Now that they had already looked for them, while Yu Wenzhou and Huang Shaotian were talking, the Blue Rain group was still reading Happy's report, and then they saw the photos of Qiao Jingjing and Tang Rou.

"Hey hey hey! Look, it's a big star! A big star is actually at Happy!"

"Hey! I knew that girl's playstyle in the All-Star game sounded familiar, it's Han Yanrou! I never expected such a strong player to be a beauty!"

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The moment the two beauties appeared, the eyes of the Blue Rain team members lit up.

Unfortunately, compared to other top teams like Excellent Era, Tyranny, and Tiny Herb, Blue Rain's biggest problem is the lack of female players. Blue Rain is practically a monastery. So when they invited Qiao Jingjing, Blue Rain offered her very generous terms, since the first female player in the monastery would generate a lot of buzz.

Seeing his teammates' lack of ambition, Yu Wenzhou said helplessly, "Alright, you've seen enough, go back to training. Today's training isn't over yet!"

Hearing their captain speak, the Blue Rain team didn't dare to say anything more. At most, they would stick their tongues out at Yu Wenzhou before returning to their positions to begin training.

After everyone returned, Huang Shaotian watched some of Happy's matches and said to his captain with some seriousness, "Tang Rou and Jingjing have improved really quickly. They might really become a big problem in the future."

"Let's worry about it after the competition!" Yu Wenzhou said. (End of Chapter)