Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

According to Lin Shu's instructions for the two of them, it was okay to make a few mistakes.

The key is to observe whether the trainees exhibit negative behaviors, such as playing passively, giving up, shifting blame, refusing to communicate, or disobeying instructions during the game.

To put it simply, if you're not good enough, you can practice, but if you lose your temper and still talk back, curse, and go AFK—then sorry, get lost and go somewhere cool.

HWG doesn't need overgrown children!

In fact, Lin Shu's trial training conditions were not high. As long as the data met the standards, and the team communicated normally and there was no negative behavior, one could pass.

After the rules were explained, the people in the room found their computers and sat down in order.

No more, no less; after removing the few who left voluntarily, the five computers in the training room were just enough.

……

"Old Han, what do you mean?"

As soon as White Crescent leaned back in her gaming chair, she turned her head to look at Sima Laozei next to her while the computer was booting up.

"What do you mean?"

Sima the Old Thief didn't even lift his eyelids, staring at the progress bar on the screen, his tone indifferent.

"It's this team that Emperor set up." White Crescent lowered her voice, gesturing meaningfully towards the door. "Don't you think their rules and regulations are a bit... something? No smoking, no drinking, and several people have already left before the tryouts even started..."

Sima, the old scoundrel, finally turned his head and glanced at him expressionlessly: "I think it's fine. Because I don't smoke or drink."

"And what about you?" Sima, the old scoundrel, rarely took the initiative to ask a question in return. "Old Bai, I remember you smoke, right?"

The two met on their way to try out for HWG.

If Sima Laozei remembers correctly, at that time, White Crescent was holding a cigarette butt in his hand and smoking it with great gusto, almost flicking the ash onto his own pants.

"Ahem, smoking is such a thing..." White Crescent touched her nose, her smile a little guilty, "I can just quit."

Sima the old scoundrel cast a meaningful glance at me—you can say you've quit smoking, so what did you mean by asking me those questions earlier?

Having probably read the unspoken message in Sima Laozei's eyes, White Crescent chuckled and decided to lay it all out:

"I'm just making a comment—those who ran away directly are all short-sighted people."

"Who is Emperor? His skill, game understanding, and popularity are all off the charts; he's definitely the No. 1 in the Chinese League of Legends scene. Now that the LPL is about to be established, just think about it, if he only occupies a league spot, which other team can compare to him?"

"And look at where we're sitting right now."

The white crescent moon gestured around, indicating that Sima Laozei should take a look at the training room;

Brand new computers, neat desks and chairs, a whiteboard on the wall that should be used to write training plans, and even a freezer in the corner.

"A two-story building serving as the team's base, with dedicated living and training areas—isn't that a hundred times better than those internet cafe teams that can't even pay their employees' salaries?"

As it spoke, the white crescent moon sighed to itself:

"Moreover, the ban on smoking and drinking shows that Emperor really wants to make a name for himself in the professional arena, rather than just grabbing a wave of popularity and running away. That's why he came up with professional management from the start."

After listening, the old scoundrel Sima remained silent for two seconds, then slowly nodded: "So when you asked me that earlier, you were testing me?"

"Ahem, what do you mean by 'testing'?" White Crescent said seriously. "You're the AD carry, and HWG already has a jungler. I'm going to try out the support—that's called getting a feel for my partner's overall qualities beforehand, understand?"

Sima the Old Thief glanced at him, said nothing, but his lips twitched slightly.

The computer screen lit up.

Zhang Hai's voice rang out again from behind, reminding everyone to log in to their accounts as soon as possible.

……

Unlike the tentative, step-by-step approach of the white crescent moon.

Sima Laozei had already decided to give it a try the moment he learned about Emperor's announcement of entering the professional league while surfing the internet.

He didn't know what kind of person Emperor was in other people's eyes.

However, in his view, if there is a "professional standard" for esports in League of Legends, then the template for that standard will only be Emperor.

It refers to his gameplay in ranked matches, his judgment and command of the situation during live streams, and even the instructional videos he produces.

He dominated the top spot in a ranked ladder filled with top players for months, even pulling the score so high that the second-place player couldn't catch up. His understanding of the game was something that professional teams were eager to emulate.

How could the professional esports team he wants to create be bad?

Now that he's arrived at the scene, Sima Laozei is even more convinced that his idea is correct.

Inside the club's base, from the hard furnishings to the soft furnishings, from staffing to management regulations, everything exudes professionalism.

Before the trial, the club made its rules clear and strict: those who could accept them could stay, and those who couldn't could leave.

Especially the current trial training content.

Sima Laozei noticed that even in the ranked retest, HWG gave players in different positions completely different assessment items.

As an AD carry, he needs to be tested on his last-hitting consistency, skill dodging, control of the output environment, and personal margin for error.

The white crescent moon sitting next to him, undergoing a trial training as an assistant, was being assessed in a completely different way;

Vision control, team fight protection, roaming rhythm, and team communication awareness!

Furthermore, if a ranked game becomes one-sided and the support player is unable to fully demonstrate their individual skills, HWG has prepared a solo "vision sweep test" as an alternative.

The goal is to use a limited number of prophet potions to remove a sufficient number of conventional and unconventional wards on the map within a specified time.

They even thought of a backup plan.

Sima Laozei silently memorized all of this, his expression remaining unchanged, but his mind and body unconsciously relaxed considerably.

"That's it..." he thought to himself, "Even when making instructional videos or sharing experiences via live stream, a normal person wouldn't reveal all their secrets. Holding back is perfectly normal."

These things are what the outside world has been unable to uncover—the true, hidden strength of Emperor beneath the surface.

Occupation?

As Sima the Old Thief pondered, an even more outrageous idea popped into his head—

Currently, among domestic teams... no, even if we include those so-called top teams abroad, there probably aren't many that can match Emperor's professional understanding of team esports in League of Legends.

Others are holding back a trick.

The Emperor had a backup plan!

The thought only flashed through his mind for a moment; he didn't say it aloud and focused his attention back on the screen.

The opposing team has already started selecting their heroes.

He hovered his mouse over several ADC icons, finally stopping on a familiar face and locking in.

"Are we going to investigate a case?"

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