Quadruple split.

Chapter 2274: Clear Flag

Game time PM18:01

Public space, temporary meeting room in haunted church

"really……"

It was not until the screen began to loop advertisements that Mo Tan came out of his hyper-concentrated state of not paying attention to anything happening outside. He gently rubbed his forehead and let out a long sigh, saying with a subtle expression, "You are hiding your incompetence."

Yi Dong, who was standing behind him, frowned and asked curiously, "Hide your weakness? Who are you talking about?"

"Who else could it be?"

Mo Tan ruffled his hair, which was not very neat to begin with, and said with a subtle expression: "In this game, whether it was Lucia, Kasena or Mika, they were all basically hiding something. As for Christina... well, she didn't hide anything. After all, it was difficult to hide."

Gu Xiaole, who had taken off his shoes at some point and was curled up on the single sofa next to him, turned to Mo Tan and asked with a smile: "So, Tan-chan, do you think it will be troublesome?"

"Of course it will be troublesome."

Mo Tan nodded and answered without hesitation: "At least compared to the card guys, they are less transparent. Most importantly, including the previous match, Yu Chen and her sisters have basically never encountered any tough battles, so they can calmly make a fuss about 'public information'."

Yu Ying, who was sitting cross-legged next to Ji Xiaoge and watching the beauty, leaned over to Mo Tan and asked curiously, "Is the transparency of the card dealers very high? Why don't I understand what tricks they have?"

"Yes."

Yi Dong also echoed the words, raising his eyebrows and said, "Besides, the opponents in the past few games of [Pai Lao] are all very weak. In your words, isn't it the same as not having tough battles?"

Mo Tan, who was eliminated by [Pai Lao] as 'Tan Mo', glared at Yi Dong and said simply and directly: "With your intelligence, it is difficult for me to explain to you."

“I was thinking of something else!”

Since they were here, Ji Xiaoge naturally leaned towards the haunted church. He touched his chin and said hesitantly, "What do you think? If we can get in touch with that Greek milk fairy and let him openly support your opponent in public, will this competition be smooth sailing?"

Yi Dong was shocked at the time: "Mao?"

“That’s pretty bad.”

Yuying shook her head and said seriously, "Utilitarian milk is not advisable. Causal weapons are not used in this way. I have seen many stories about Greek milk. The success rate of deliberately feeding poisonous milk is almost zero, but the result he subjectively determines will almost certainly be overturned. It is better for us not to get into trouble."

Yu Chen raised his hand and gently poked Mo Tan's shoulder, with his usual clear and pure smile on his face: "What do you think, Mr. Commander?"

The commander smiled and said calmly, "I don't think there's any need to think too much about it now. After all, our team is in the bottom half. The first opponent we have to face is not your good friends, but the winner of the next game."

Yi Dong coughed lightly and said sarcastically, "So you really don't regard Zhu Lan and Huo Yan Yang as human beings?"

"Of course not. I think both [Lun Zhulan] and [Huo Yanyang] are very, very good, and the other three members of their team also have a very high level of game skills and understanding."

Mo Tan immediately clarified his position, and then added without even looking up: "But this does not mean that we should attach great importance to them tactically or strategically. Everyone's time and energy are very limited, so at this critical moment, I think we should try to invest in places with relatively higher cost-effectiveness, but..."

Yu Chen tilted his head curiously and asked softly, "Just what?"

"But when Zhu Lan and Huo Yanyang ask about it later, I hope everyone can speak with one voice."

Mo Tan coughed lightly and said seriously, "Tell them that we have spent a lot of effort to defeat them. We have been planning for a long time, especially me, who is in charge of the overall planning. My hair almost fell out."

"Pfft-"

Yuying laughed out loud at that moment, and the other four also covered their mouths with their hands as they couldn't help laughing.

Mo Tan, who had successfully made everyone laugh, looked at the countdown on the screen calmly and said, "In short, I hope everyone will focus on watching the game from now on. After all, at this point, all the remaining teams can basically pose a certain threat to us. Maybe these threats are not big, but as the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. When discussing tactics later, instead of making subjective assumptions based on my personal perspective, I hope that we can work together to open our horizons and reduce the existence of 'blind spots' as much as possible."

"oh oh!"

When Yu Chen heard this, he immediately nodded vigorously, then tensed his little face and stared at the screen seriously, as if a small note with Xinglong's weaknesses written on it would suddenly fall out of the clever ghost gift box on it, and he had to be as focused as possible.

"cough."

There were a few moments when Mo Tan, who was so cute that he forgot how to speak, coughed lightly and added helplessly: "Just wait until the game starts before watching it carefully. These ads have nothing to do with our subsequent schedule... eh?"

"what happened?"

Yi Dong frowned and said with a vigilant look: "Don't say you have to leave for something. It's already this time. It would be a bit too much to ask for leave as frequently as before."

Obviously, after realizing through his micro-expressions that Mo Tan did not want to leave, Yi Dong immediately made up for it with this sentence. After all, as long as the former replied with "I don't want to leave", it could to a considerable extent offset the previous frequent and somewhat abnormal "offline" time. In other words, this sentence was not essentially meant to be deceitful or to squeeze Mo Tan. On the contrary, this was an opportunity that Yi Dong intentionally created for Mo Tan, which would allow his previous behaviors to be relatively rationalized in the eyes of Yu Chen and others.

however--

"Ah, it's okay."

Before Mo Tan could speak, Yu Chen turned around and smiled at Yi Dong, saying seriously, "Hei Fan doesn't think he wants to leave here."

Yi Dong was stunned for a moment, nodded subconsciously, and said dryly: "Uh... that's fine."

[It's weird. I was the one who was going to defend that bastard in front of Yu Chen, but why did Yu Chen start explaining to him first? And he seemed... quite proud? ]

Under the girl's slightly smug gaze, Yidong scratched his hair in confusion. Unable to figure out the truth, he chose to keep silent.

After a brief hesitation, Mo Tan turned around and looked at the others with a subtle expression, and said in a slightly complicated tone: "It was the official side of the [Realm of Innocence] who contacted me just now."

Ji Xiaoge subconsciously flapped her wings and jumped up from the ground, exclaiming softly, "Eh!?"

"official?"

Yi Dong, who had a very bad impression of the 'official', curled his lips and rolled his eyes: "I guess it's not a good thing."

Gu Xiaole whistled and raised his arm lazily and shook it: "I guess it's good news." Yuying shrugged and shook her head: "I'm a jerk, so I won't guess."

"What's going on?"

Yu Chen looked at Mo Tan with her clear eyes and asked directly.

“Business cooperation and guest invitation.”

Mo Tan did not keep us in suspense and said calmly, "First of all, the system customized several cards for us based on our previous competitions and game experiences, namely the [Little Smart Ghost & Innocence Realm Special Edition Trading Cards]. Currently, there are [SR·Yuying: Instant Shadow Trace] and [SSR·Great Onmyoji Gu Xiaole: Eight Million Gods]. More cards will be added based on our performance in the competition. By the way, we should be placed in the [Second Dimension Enhancement Pack], just like the [Bath of Fire] in the last game."

Yu Ying, who had just looked uninterested, suddenly widened her eyes, jumped up from the ground as if she had been electrocuted, and asked in a trembling voice: "Do you have money?!"

“Yes, but not too much.”

Mo Tan browsed the official hyperlink with a blank look in his eyes and analyzed: "With the permission of the parties concerned, they will continue to receive copyright fees under a special algorithm, but the proportion is not very high. The main beneficiaries are still the Little Clever Ghost Company and Innocence Company, which are responsible for the specific production. However, they promised to donate all the proceeds of [Little Clever Ghost & Innocence Special Edition Trading Cards] to multiple public welfare organizations including but not limited to [Loss of Joy Foundation], [Hope Project], [Innocence & Army Hospital Angel Cross Medical Security Plan] in a transparent manner."

Yuying, who had just been pouting wildly, immediately relaxed her expression after hearing the word "donation" and said seriously, "If it's true, I will definitely have no objection after reading the contract."

"In fact, even so, the monthly dividends are probably in the four figures. This is mainly because the [Two-Dimensional Enhancement Pack] is an electronic collection limited to the game. If it is an offline [Three-Dimensional Enhancement Pack] like Xueyin, Chen Xuansi, and Boss Sakaki, the dividends are conservatively estimated to be more than ten times higher. Especially for stars like Xueyin and Chen Xuansi, it is not surprising that they can earn hundreds of times more than us online cards."

Mo Tan briefly explained, and without asking Gu Xiaole, who was 100% a friend of Little Smart Ghost Company, he continued, "As for the guest invitation, it's actually more like an appointment. To put it simply, if we accept the invitation and lose the game, then the person with the best performance in the game will be automatically selected as the special guest of the next game, and of course, will also receive a considerable proportion of the dividends."

Yi Dong continued to roll his eyes and said unhappily, "So what those people mean is that we are bound to lose?"

"As far as I know, Innocence Company has sent the same invitation to all the top eight teams, but the two teams in the top half don't seem to have accepted it."

Mo Tan simply answered, then looked at Gu Xiaole, who had the most presence in the team and would definitely be the most popular guest, and asked directly, "What do you mean?"

"Don't go."

Gu Xiaole gave a decisive answer, saying confidently: "I am introverted and shy, and it is not suitable for me to appear in such a public place."

[And if I’m recognized by my peers, it will be very inconvenient to do things in the future…]

At the same time, she added this sentence in her heart.

"I understand. Then I will reject the guest invitation in the name of the captain of the Haunted Church. By the way, I will accept the authorization for online card production on your behalf?"

Mo Tan nodded slightly and smiled, "Of course, whether I accept it on your behalf or not, the people who are selected to make cards will be contacted individually by the official after the game. It's just that if I accept it, the process will be simplified. In the end, it still needs your consent."

"Yeah, it doesn't matter."

Yi Dong nodded, and then said curiously: "But since the four teams in the upper half have been invited and have not agreed to have guest commentators, who will be the temporary guest for the next game? We can't do the same thing as Gugujiang, right?!"

Gu Xiaole shook his head and said seriously, "Definitely not. If I remember correctly, the official should send out the aunt and the good wife in the next game, so...ah! There is a picture! One, two, three, four people! The guest is also here! It's a big sister!"

"So who is this big sister?"

"No, do you know him?"

"I don't know him either."

"Well, do you know Hei Fan?"

"Some impression."

"Eh? Is this true? Who is she?"

"If I remember correctly, she should be..."

……

"Then, let's applaud and welcome the special guest of this game, Ms. Zhang Fei, the president of [Light Wind Era Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.], who founded the [Wind-Breaking Bird] club and is known as the most influential woman in the domestic e-sports circle!"

The beauty clapped her hands vigorously and smiled at the lady in suspenders, who had a devilish figure and a big frame but did not look bloated at all. Instead, she perfectly combined the concepts of wildness and intelligence, and said, "Thank you for accepting our invitation despite your busy schedule."

"Little things."

Zhang Fei smiled faintly, leaned back in his chair and said nonchalantly, "I'm free anyway, I can watch the game in a public space, or I can watch the game here with you three, why not do me a favor?"

The virtuous wife shook her head and said sincerely, "But no matter what, it is a fact that you readily agreed to our unreasonable request, so no matter whether it is a favor or not, we should also thank you for your willingness to honor us."

"Uh……"

Perhaps the other party's attitude was too sincere, so Zhang Feiduo, who could not smell any interest in it, felt a little uncomfortable. He could only say awkwardly: "No need to thank me, no need to thank me. I really don't think this is a big deal. Just don't dislike my clear position."

"Of course. You are the founder of the Wind-Breaking Bird Club. If you are too fair and objective, it will make us look too hypocritical."

"No problem. Anyway, what I want to see most when I came here today is the scene where our Wind-Breaking Bird defeats the Red Constellation head-on. But my professional level... I should be at the level of Teacher Xue Yin, right?"

"Wow, I got shot even when I was lying down, meow!?"

Chapter 2265: End

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