RNP Chapter 14: Excellent Era's First Reinforcements
Chapter 14: Excellent Era's First Reinforcements
"Haven't taken the high school entrance exam yet?" Su Muqiu keenly grasped the point. "How old is the child?"
"14 years old."
Su Muqiu was dumbfounded: "This should be considered child labor, right? I remember they don't hire people under 16. Isn't it illegal to hire a 14-year-old?"
"Brother, it's not illegal." Su Mucheng took out her phone, found the relevant regulations of the Glory League regarding the age of players, and handed it to her brother.
The Glory League has developed rapidly, growing to a scale that cannot be ignored. It has gradually gained recognition from relevant departments and has been categorized as a sports and cultural event. Professional players in the Glory League are defined as athletes. Underage players can apply to the relevant labor department for special processing.
Chen Guo didn't agree to her cousin joining Happy a few months ago, purely because Happy hadn't won the Challenger League yet and wasn't a formally registered club in the league, so they weren't qualified to sign underage players.
Happy has now won the Challenger Series and qualified for the League next season, meaning they can now sign contracts with minors.
Excellent Era is a veteran club in the Glory League. This season, Excellent Era was only relegated, not deregistered, so of course they are qualified to sign contracts with minors.
After reading the relevant regulations, Su Muqiu felt relieved and returned the phone to his sister.
"How's the child's level?"
"With my level of expertise, how could I possibly judge others?" Chen Guo was very self-aware. Knowing that her level was not good enough, she did not express her opinion to avoid Su Muqiu having preconceived notions.
"But my cousin's hands are pretty fast." Chen Guo looked at Ye Xiu: "I had him try that whack-a-mole toy you gave me before, and it was pretty good. He had a hand speed of over 200."
"Not bad, I've passed the threshold of becoming a professional player," Ye Xiu said. "At 14 years old, I'm still growing, and my hand speed can continue to improve with more practice."
"Don't you want Happy?" Su Muqiu asked.
Ye Xiu explained, "The kid is too young, he's still in middle school. His family's idea is to let him train with the team first. If he succeeds, he can stay; if not, he can go back to school."
"Happy currently doesn't have a mature training camp, and there's no environment for children to grow up in. It's also unrealistic for them to follow the top teams, as it would negatively impact the players on those teams."
"Moreover, top-tier teams have to travel across the country to compete, and children have to go to school, so they simply can't keep up with the team."
"Excellent Era plays challenge matches, so there's no need to go offline; the matches can be played online, which doesn't interfere with the children's studies at all."
Su Muqiu nodded: "Axiu, what you said makes sense. Shall we give it a try?"
"Okay." Chen Guo said excitedly, "Then I'll have him try out for Excellent Era tomorrow."
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The next day, the security guard at the gate called Su Muqiu: "Boss, someone's looking for you, it's a kid."
Su Muqiu's face lit up with joy, guessing that it was Chen Guo's cousin who had arrived. He had been back for three days, and finally, he had his first reinforcement.
When everyone came downstairs, they saw a child leaning against the front desk. The child was thin and short, only about 1.5 meters tall. His hair looked like it had just been cut short, and his complexion was not good; it was somewhat yellowish.
Su Muqiu's heart skipped a beat when he saw the child. He thought the child's development was not good and that he might be a serious internet addict, which was affecting his growth.
He had seen far too many internet-addicted teenagers like this in illegal internet cafes. They would save their food money to go online, eating only one or two meals a day, and going online even when they were starving and emaciated.
As soon as the child saw everyone come down, his eyes locked onto Su Muqiu, who was walking at the front: "Brother Muqiu, Sister Chen Guo asked me to come and seek refuge with you."
The kid was quite outgoing: "My name is Chen Haoyi, I'm 14 years old, I just finished junior high school, and I want to be a professional gamer."
"So young and already thinking about becoming a professional gamer?"
"I was always criticized at school."
Why?
"My teacher said I won the Nobel Prize."
"The Nobel Prize? What prize? Physics or Chemistry?"
"Keep talking."
"Hiss." Su Muqiu gasped, realizing this guy was quite the chatterbox.
"Okay, come up with me."
"Let's get this straight, you can play with me for a month during the summer vacation, no problem. If your skill level is high enough, you can join Team Excellent Era to play in the Challenger League next season. If your skill level isn't high enough, you should go back to school as soon as possible, lest you fail to become a professional player and also fail to finish your studies."
After Su Muqiu finished speaking, he led Chen Haoyi up the stairs.
"I'm sure I can do it. I've been unbeatable in the whole school for months. If my sister lets me join Team Happy, I guarantee I'll help them win the championship next season." Young and fearless, Chen Haoyi's boasting was deafening.
Su Muqiu felt uneasy. Children of this age are the most difficult to deal with. They are stubborn, have strong self-esteem, and generally have low stress tolerance. Once they suffer a setback, they are easily discouraged.
What is your best profession?
"I can play any profession, and I can play any profession," Chen Haoyi patted his chest and guaranteed.
Finally, Chen Haoyi added, "My favorite profession is the magic swordsman."
The Demon Swordsman is one of the four swordsman classes, specializing in various wave swords and wave arrays. They employ a wide-ranging, sweeping attack style, possessing considerable crowd control and damage output. Their skills are primarily mid-range attacks, with average melee capabilities.
Upon hearing the name "Demon Swordsman," Su Muqiu immediately thought of his old teammate, Xue Mingkai.
Back then, Xue Mingkai was the number one magic swordsman in the Glory online game, and Anwutiantian was also the number one magic swordsman character at the time, with a far-reaching reputation.
The two sides had met many times in online games, sometimes cooperating and sometimes competing. When Team Excellent Era was first formed, Su Muqiu thought of Xue Mingkai and immediately recruited him to the team.
Thinking of the bleak future, Su Muqiu thought of Liu Hao again. Liu Hao had now joined the Howling Team, and the character of the bleak future had also gone to the Howling Team with Liu Hao.
The thought of his old friend's character falling into Liu Hao's hands made Su Muqiu feel a little sad. He thought that if he had the chance in the future, he would buy back the character "Darkness and Sunshine" to prevent it from being wasted.
Upon arriving at the training room, Su Muqiu pointed to the seat next to him and asked Chen Haoyi to sit down.
"Did you bring your account card?"
"I brought it." Chen Haoyi took out the account card from his pocket, inserted the card, logged in, and a magic swordsman character appeared on the screen.
"Nothing Goes Unexpected, Not a Bad Name. Only Level 72?"
"I don't have much time to level up," Chen Haoyi said.
"You're not allowed to play with it at home, is that right?"
"There's no computer at home."
"Then let's go to an internet cafe."
"Internet cafes require ID cards, and I'm still a minor."
"So how did you level up?" Su Muqiu asked curiously.
"Go to an unlicensed internet cafe secretly. They're cheap and don't require ID, but the equipment is terrible and it lags a lot."
Chen Haoyi took a few steps on the computer and immediately burst into cheers: "This computer is so smooth, it's a million times smoother than the computers in internet cafes!"
Without warning, the boy ran and jumped around, unleashing several skills. Su Muqiu watched for a while and realized that this 14-year-old child did indeed have some potential.
His hand speed has reached the standard of a professional player, his operation is also quite professional, and the skill release is very smooth with no lag.
Next, this child will undergo rigorous training. If he can persevere, he will definitely make great progress. If he can't persevere, and is afraid of hardship and fatigue, then he should go back to school as soon as possible.
"Brother Muqiu, do you know?" Chen Haoyi asked excitedly, eager to share his experience of using the new computer.
"Stop calling me Brother Muqiu, call me Captain."
Chen Haoyi's face lit up with joy, knowing he had gained Su Muqiu's initial approval: "It's Captain. Captain, do you know how smoothly this computer runs?"
"I have a feeling right now that I'm the protagonist in a martial arts novel, constantly training with weights. Once I take off the weights, the protagonist will be invincible."
"The internet cafes and broken computers were my burdens. Now that I've shed those burdens, I'm invincible."
Su Muqiu: Damn, it really is Nobel that keeps talking about athletes...