The King's Avatar: The Sword Immortal Returns

Chapter 100: The First Challenge Begins! The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Competitions!!!

Time flies, and while the regular season of the ninth season was still in full swing, the Challenger Tournament slowly began!

Ye Xiu and the others didn't go to the opening ceremony; they were leveling up at Happy Club. Now, Ye Xiu and the others have finally reached the maximum level and barely made it. Here, I still want to give a special shout-out to Comrade Wei:
Thanks to Comrade Wei's efforts, thanks to his network of connections, Ye Xiu and others were able to level up their accounts 24/7. I also want to give a special shout-out to the lovely Lan He.
Lanhe's contributions were truly numerous. Aside from helping Ye Xiu manage all sorts of guild affairs, Lanhe also continuously provided Ye Xiu and Mo Qian with materials, which Ye Xiu and Mo Qian exchanged for by trading their unused weapons or old materials, or even their dungeon records.
To be honest, dungeon logs aren't very useful to Ye Xiu and Mo Qian, but I don't know why all the major guilds are so eager to have them.

Of course, don't believe Ye Xiu and Mo Qian when they say it—don't you see, those two are always on the dungeon logs, practically dominating all of them. Even if Mo Qian and Ye Xiu's character names aren't listed, it's still Ye Xiu and Mo Qian who have done the dungeon runs.
Lanhe had prepared numerous alternate accounts for Ye Xiu and Mo Qian, precisely to gain control of their attacks from them.

"Yes, these are all territories I conquered—"

Lan He sat at his computer desk, looking at the numerous dungeon records all belonging to Blue River Pavilion. He felt a surge of pride; although he hadn't personally recorded them, Lan He was still the guild leader of the tenth server.
These are all resources that could help Lan He get promoted and receive a raise. Speaking of which, it seems Lan He has been making a lot of unprofitable deals lately, but that's not what he wants to do.
Lan He still remembers that day when he actually got the autographs of both Yu Wenzhou and Huang Shaotian. Yu Wenzhou specifically told Lan He that when doing business with Ye Xiu, he should give way a little and help Ye Xiu out.

As for the reason, just look at the current standings of the Blue Rain team. They are in first place, and it's an unshakeable first place. Second place goes to the Samsara team. This season, the Samsara team has gradually shown its fangs. The Samsara team is not short of money; they strengthened their team last season.
Although Team Samsara still carries the reputation of a one-man team, this doesn't negate their strength. If they can't beat Zhou Zekai, what can you do?
Blue Rain's performance has been consistently improving, largely due to their sheer number of skill points. This inherently creates an invisible pressure on opposing teams, and all Blue Rain members suddenly find that their room for maneuver has increased significantly.
[Actually, it's just because their characters have become stronger.] However, confidence is certainly a good thing, as it helps the team maintain a high level of performance.

Within the Happy Club, [the owner purchased the building next to the internet cafe after receiving investment funds from Ye Xiu, and then used it as the headquarters of the Happy esports team, hence the Happy Club. While not every piece of equipment in the club is top-of-the-line, it has everything one needs.]

Ye Xiu and Mo Qian were discussing which lineup they should field for the first battle.
Mo Qian felt it was best to play it safe. For the first match, he would simply field the God of War Ye Xiu, the Sword Immortal Mo Qian, Tang Rou, Wei Tan, and Qian Qian, without even using a healer.

Speaking of priests, Ye Xiu brought along someone named Little Cold Hands, while Mo Qian brought along Mu Ling. Priests aren't exactly essential for a team; they can both attack and heal, essentially acting as a light mage, primarily focused on team battles.

Looking at the lineup Old Mo had drawn up, Ye Xiu silently patted Old Mo on the shoulder and said earnestly to Mo Qian:
"Old Mo, I think you should stop deploying troops and formations, sigh—"

Mo Qian's lineup was all about brute force: three extremely strong individual players, plus Lao Wei, the sixth-ranked player, and Qianqian holding the line.
This lineup isn't unusable, but it's best used against weaker teams. It's not very effective against top teams because it heavily relies on individual player skill; you can't guarantee every player will perform at their best in a match.
Ye Xiu and Mo Qian are naturally confident, but can you guarantee that the other three can do it? Obviously not, not to mention that it's Qianqian and Tang Rou's first time playing in a professional match.

Mo Qian's tactical talent remained as poor as ever. Ye Xiu decided he should go and discuss it with Lao Wei; Lao Wei's sneaky playstyle might offer some inspiration.
Five minutes later, Ye Xiu came out. Well, Ye Xiu thought he should just stick to his system and play it safe. What Lao Wei said wasn't very reliable either.

Old Wei's lineup was incredibly sneaky: Battle God Ye Xiu, Sword Immortal Mo Qian, Qian Qian, Mu Ling, and Little Cold Hands. That's right, Old Wei's plan was for Qian Qian to tank in the front, with the two healers providing heavy healing, while Ye Xiu and Mo Qian would act as the sixth men, secretly ambushing. Old Wei even gave this lineup a catchy name:
The "Invincible Shield and Spear Style" refers to Qianqian as the shield and Ye Xiu and Mo Qian as the spears.
However, what Lao Wei didn't expect was that he might have overestimated Qianqian's skills. This lineup wasn't unusable, but it needed to solve a very important problem: improving Qianqian's skills. If Xu Bin were here, this lineup would truly be top-notch, but the key is that Qianqian isn't Xu Bin—

"Old Mo's lineup is too aggressive, and Old Wei's lineup is too conservative. We need to find a lineup that is good at both offense and defense."

Finding such a lineup would be a real test of Ye Xiu's tactical skills, but fortunately, Ye Xiu's tactics were definitely on point. He gradually built up the strongest dual-core system for Team Happy!
[Lord Grim] Operator: Ye Xiu
【City of a Thousand Oranges】Operator: Mo Qian
[Wind-Facing Deployment] Operator: Wei Chen
【Han Yanrou】Operator: Tang Rou
[Mu Ling] Operator: Mu Ling
This is the lineup Ye Xiu finally decided on. Don't be fooled by its seemingly ordinary appearance; its true strength will only be revealed in battle.

(End of this chapter)