As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 165 The Method of Drinking Poison to Quench Thirst

The Kuangtie Club was also brightly lit at this moment.

"call--"

Xu Yan took a deep breath, and his abdomen immediately caved in, revealing his well-defined abdominal muscles.

When he exhales, his abdomen bulges high, like a highly elastic ball.

Within a single second, he took seven or eight high-frequency breaths, and his abdomen smoothly switched between concave and convex states seven or eight times.

It is entirely conceivable that in actual combat, even if an enemy punches him in the abdomen, he could use high-frequency breathing to neutralize most of the destructive force.

However, the main purpose of this breathing technique is not to reduce damage during combat.

"As you can see, breathing like I do not only exercises your internal organs and accelerates your gastrointestinal motility, but also strengthens your abdominal and back muscles, thereby reducing the pressure on your lumbar spine."

Xu Yan smiled at the dozen or so simply dressed middle-aged and elderly students and said, “I know that you uncles have all kinds of occupational diseases due to your heavy work and long-term overuse of sealing cards. This simplified version of the mimicry breathing method, together with the fitness exercises I taught you earlier, should help you feel more comfortable, loosen your muscles and bones, strengthen your blood and qi, and master more ways to use sealing cards.”

That's right, this wasn't the Kuangtie team's late-night special training.

Instead, it was a midnight session of the "re-employment training class".

In Dawn City, many working-class people have to work through the night.

Such as night patrol personnel, night cleaning personnel, and breakfast vendors who have to prepare ingredients before three or four in the morning.

Many people have to work two or three temporary jobs during the day just to barely support their families.

Only when it's late at night and everyone is quiet can I spare an hour or two to come here for class.

In the first few days, the training course had not yet spread its reputation, so they could only rely on word-of-mouth recommendations from veteran students like Wang Dali.

In just one week, double-digit numbers of students attended the midnight sessions, and even more potential clients came to inquire.

In Xu Yan's words, "The situation is excellent."

However, the students tonight were clearly not focused on the breathing techniques.

Television and evening newspapers promptly reported the results of the first day of the Dawn Cup.

They also witnessed the Xiong brothers' impressive dive and slam through various channels.

The trainees were all very curious about the Kuang Tie team.

I hope they can overcome all obstacles and keep winning.

"That's probably very difficult."

Xu Yan's eyes reddened slightly. He first thanked everyone for their support, and then spoke frankly, "Everyone knows the situation of the Kuangtie Club. If we hadn't had no other choice, we wouldn't have launched a surprise attack during the match. We didn't expect it to be so effective."

"However, our opponents, those wealthy and powerful super teams, are obviously not fools. They are now on their guard, and every match will be a tough battle."

"We dare not say how well we can achieve, but we will treat every game as a final and never let down all those who support us."

"We also hope that when we face inevitable defeat and fall battered and bruised on the ring, everyone will continue to support us!"

His honesty won him great favor and sympathy.

"Don't worry, we absolutely support Kuang Tie Club!"

"Besides Kuang Tie, which other club would value people like us who can't afford much money?"

"I know you all did your best. Blame Chu Zhifeng and the Shattered Star Club!"

The older men, upholding simple values, spoke from the bottom of their hearts, their true feelings revealed. Xiong Ruyue watched this scene from afar.

He found himself increasingly unable to keep up with Xu Yan's thought process.

The “re-employment training class” was entirely Xu Yan’s idea.

The initial purpose was simply to use a temporary public welfare project to offset the overwhelming negative news.

During those days, she was busy outmaneuvering banks, suppliers, and sponsors.

Feeling that this was not a big deal and would not cost much, they entrusted the entire matter to Xu Yan.

Unexpectedly, the scale has grown larger and larger, and it looks like it's about to become a long-term project.

Xiong Ruyue wasn't unwilling to spend money, nor did she necessarily want to squeeze money out of these obviously poor working-class people.

If the Kuangtie Club can recover from this crisis, she is willing to do everything she can to help everyone.

The problem is, shouldn't there be a hierarchy of importance and urgency?

The most urgent task right now is to find a way to get the Kuangtie team into the quarterfinals of the Dawn Cup, isn't it?

Speaking of the Kuangtie team, it's another headache.

When the Xiong brothers first told her that she needed to wear a card reader, she was clearly against it.

However, the Xiong brothers said the card reader was just a front.

It's like a gun without bullets or a sword that will never be drawn; it only serves to confuse and intimidate.

Perhaps it was because I was exhausted from dealing with the bank loan manager that day.

Or perhaps she knew better than anyone else that with Hou Zhijian and the Xiong brothers' abilities, they were far from being able to reach the top eight, let alone the top thirty-two.

He nodded as if possessed, and what followed was a series of "surprises".

While she was out traveling, these guys would shut themselves in and dabble in unorthodox ways every day, coming up with new tricks for her every now and then.

until today--

Xiong Ruyue admitted that Hou Zhijian got off to a good start today, and the Xiong brothers played exceptionally well.

As for whether this counts as a true cardless strategy, she has no idea how her old man would feel watching the Xiong brothers' match!

"It would be great if we could keep winning, after all, 'the winner goes unpunished'."

"The problem is that others aren't stupid either. Even if we win by luck tomorrow, what about the day after tomorrow, and the day after that?"
"Doing this now is like drinking poison to quench thirst. Don't be fooled by the lavish praise from the major media outlets; when we lose, they won't hesitate to kick us when we're down!"

The lessons learned over the past two weeks have made Xiong Ruyue realize just how low the bottom line of the so-called media really is.

They also know how many people, clubs, and card-making companies' interests will be affected if a cardless club, even a newly developed cardless club, makes great strides in the Spirit Master Tournament.

Xiong Ruyue vaguely sensed the rapidly gathering storm and raging waves in front of the Kuangtie Club.

He became even more acutely aware that the changes in the Kuangtie team, even if not orchestrated by Xu Yan himself, were certainly fueled by him.

This kid is no longer just a spirit card maintainer; he might as well take on more responsibilities and become the head coach of the Kuang Tie team as well!

Xiong Ruyue did not doubt Xu Yan's motives.

To put it bluntly, Kuangtie Club is currently a complete liability, so there's nothing left to scam.

She was simply very curious as to why Xu Yan was more confident and optimistic about the future of the Kuangtie Club than she was.
(End of this chapter)