She chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

She dared not make any definitive statements; even with her understanding of games from her previous life, she could not be considered a professional.

If I had to find a fitting analogy, it would probably be like being in the top three of the Korean server rankings in a past life?

Su Mu was well aware that his advantage lay in his advanced understanding of heroes, which made it extremely easy for him to learn new heroes without requiring much effort.

They are familiar with many untapped strategies and can identify the strongest heroes or tactics in a new version based on version updates.

In terms of operation and reaction, even if I have a lead over others, it shouldn't be too exaggerated, aside from hand speed...

56. Can you feel my burning desire?

For the past three months, she has received many small rewards from the system tasks. One of them is a passive skill for pianists, which allows her to increase her hand speed to over 300 if she wants, and perhaps even 400 at the extreme point.

However, this hand speed far exceeds the upper limit required by the game League of Legends.

Whether she can lead the team to victory is still uncertain, as she has never actually played in a professional MOBA game. Only by training with professional teammates and competing in matches can she draw a preliminary conclusion.

That day probably won't come so soon.

"The team hasn't even found all its members yet... so it's too early to say that," Su Muqian said with a smile.

"Just like you believe in yourself, I also have full confidence in the Music Voice competition." Bai Wei said softly, resting her chin on her hand. "Mu Mu, what if... I also want to be a professional player?"

"…ah?"

Su Mu was shocked and almost thought she had misheard. She stared intently at Bai Wei and realized that she didn't seem to be joking.

Su Mu smacked his lips a few times and fell silent. After a long while, he asked with a serious expression, "To become a professional athlete means you need to change your path from music. Putting aside whether your family will agree, the dream you're currently pursuing will also..."

“That might not be my dream,” Bai Wei interrupted Su Mu, her eyes filled with seriousness. “I once thought I would follow in my mother’s footsteps, until I met you…”

"It's not like that until now.

Bai Wei turned her head to look out the window into the distance, gazing at the towering buildings and bustling traffic.

"Since I started playing League of Legends with you, every time I learn something new or gain a new understanding from you, every time I feel I've improved and can compete against opponents of a higher skill level, something strange happens to me..."

Su Mu was taken aback. "Somewhere on the body? Where?"

"Brain, I think that if one day I could step onto the field, fight alongside you, defeat foreign teams, win the championship, and bring glory to our country, that longing would only grow stronger..."

"Imagine my future stage is music, not esports, and the emotion that wells up inside me is regret... Besides that..."

At this point, Bai Wei gently took Su Mu's hand and placed it on her chest.

"Every time you engage in a battle with an opponent, a successful gank, a low-health comeback, a skillful play that leads to victory, and finally winning the game, the camera speeds up here..."

"Mumu, can you feel my burning desire?"

Bai Wei's voice was gentle, like a spring breeze, but Su Mu found a familiar emotion in it.

Feeling her heartbeat quicken through her clothes, Su Mu's stunned expression slowly transformed into a radiant smile.

"If my aunt and uncle knew I'd turned their musical prodigy daughter into a professional athlete, they'd probably chase me down the street with a knife..."

"How could that be?" Hearing Su Mu's words, Bai Wei felt a huge weight lifted from her shoulders, and she felt much more relaxed.

I finally spoke my true thoughts, which I had kept buried in my heart for a long time.

"Are you sure they won't object to you?" Su Mu withdrew his hand.

Bai Wei's expression softened. "No, my mother once told me that adults have the right to choose the direction of their own lives, and I don't want to regret the choice I made today."

Another strange thing is that the thought of parting ways with Su Mu after university life ends makes my heart skip a beat.

She had long understood Su Mu's pursuit of the highest honor in e-sports, and did not want to make a choice against her conscience, nor did she want to go against the inexplicable feeling in her heart that she wanted to walk side by side with Su Mu.

Even though I don't understand what that feeling actually represents...

"I understand." Su Mu's eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

Bai Wei's expression gradually became more complicated, and she sighed softly, "Music is not like e-sports, which relies on youth. A temporary farewell does not mean that the path is completely closed, does it?"

“Indeed.” Su Mu nodded.

"Let my performance on the Music Talk stage be my farewell to my music career..."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu suddenly reached out and put his arm around Bai Wei's shoulder, "You won't fight this battle alone, whether it's music or e-sports."

“Music…you mean?” Bai Wei thought of a possibility.

“Let’s form a group and participate in Music Voice. Just as you accompanied me on my journey in e-sports, I will accompany you on your journey in music.” Su Mu’s lips curled up.

"But back then..."

"It won't affect anything. The official professional League of Legends league is still a long way off; it definitely won't be able to be held in another three months."

Bai Wei didn't know why Su Mu was so certain, but she knew that Su Mu was also serious.

"Okay, I'll do as you say." Ling

"Don't underestimate me, Weiwei. Even Professor Fang praised me, saying I'm a genius whose music theory talent is no less than yours."

Even if a genius uses tricks to gain rewards from the system, isn't that still a form of genius? Lin

"I've never underestimated you." V

"Work hard, young lady, for a better tomorrow!" Su Mu smiled brightly.

...I

Within the vast anime and manga club.

"You're actually going to participate in the National College League?!" Zhao Lisi's mouth couldn't help but gape slightly when she saw that Bai Wei didn't seem to be joking.

The other two were also stunned, even patting their ears to check if they were experiencing auditory hallucinations.

"I plan to put music on hold for now and try my best in esports." Bai Wei's face was firm, and she smiled, "So we'll be teammates for now."

If they've said that, how could it be false?

The disbelief on Zhao Lisi and the others' faces gradually faded, and they accepted the facts.

“That’s great! (The last part is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn’t translate directly.)”

Because she signed up late, the skilled players in the e-sports club had already formed teams and started training. She couldn't find anyone and was worried about where to find a jungler. Unexpectedly, the problem that had been bothering her for several days was solved just like that.

Zhao Lisi said excitedly, "With Xiao Mu leading the team, we were already confident that we could make a name for ourselves. Now that you, a champion from the international server, have joined us and you have such great chemistry with Xiao Mu, the team's strength has skyrocketed!"

"Great!"

Zhang Xiaoyu, who was standing next to her, also raised her arms and cheered, jumping behind Su Mu and the other two, and putting her arms around their shoulders.

"We just met a few months ago and started cosplaying together, and now we're teammates preparing for the university league. That's what you call fate!"

Seeing this, Zhou Xuemin, a member of the anime club who was sitting next to Wu Yiqi, couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"what about me?"

"Of course I'll never forget my dear junior." Zhang Junyi, Shan Linqi, and Xiao Yu let go of Zhou Xuemin's hand, leaned close to her face, and said, "Give me a kiss, mua~"

"You're taking advantage of me so openly, you shameless bastard."

Despite saying that, Zhou Xuemin grabbed Zhang Xiaoyu's wrist and pulled her into her arms, biting her cheek hard.

"Don't think I won't fight back just because you're my senior... talk back, huh."

"Oh dear? Woman, do you know the consequences of angering me?"

57. Selection

"Come on, come on, if you're so capable, come at me head-on. Stop reading those domineering CEO novels, they're so outdated."

Zhou Xuemin curled her lip and added disdainfully, "Why don't we play a few more ranked games? You're the lowest rank among the five of us, only Platinum 1."

"Damn it, so what if you're a diamond? Compared to those two top-tier players, Xiao Mu and Xiao Wei, we're not that different." Zhang Xiaoyu reached out her finger towards Zhou Xuemin's waist, about to twist it.

Zhou Xuemin quickly grabbed her hand, "I'm being serious. If you're just playing around, then don't drag Xiao Mu and the others down."

"For them, the National College League, which has the attention of both official and professional esports teams, is an excellent opportunity and stage to showcase their talents."

"Although Xiao Mu still has the card of being a top-tier technical streamer, that alone isn't enough. There are plenty of people who are fierce online but terrible offline. She still needs to prove herself in offline competitions and reveal her hidden trump cards."

"In that case, she would be entitled to choose her preferred team and propose a package deal with Xiaowei."

"Although Liz and I are only Diamond 2 in the international server, at least we have the right mindset. We've been increasing our ranked games these days to improve. What about you? Is it reasonable to play less than five or six games a day?"

"As far as I know, Pei Ling's team, the president of the e-sports club, has been taking many days off and training day and night, while we only have five people together today to meet the requirements for registering for the competition."

"Xiao Mu and the other two top players are already carrying a heavy burden by agreeing to team up with us. We can't and shouldn't be sloppy in our attitude. If we delay their professional careers, how can you live with yourself?"

Zhou Xuemin spoke at length, leaving Zhao Lisi and the others stunned.

Su Mu couldn't help but glance at him sideways.

Although my relationship with Zhou Xuemin was fairly good, I never expected that Zhou Xuemin could think so far ahead and even guessed my plans. I silently gave her a thumbs up in my heart.

"Uh..." Zhang Xiaoyu scratched the back of her head and said weakly, "How do you know so much?"

If Zhao Lisi had said these things, she wouldn't have found it strange, but Zhou Xuemin's words...

“Didn’t I already say that my cousin used to be a professional player? Although he played less than 20 professional matches, he still managed to be involved in the e-sports scene.” Zhou Xuemin shook his head and said helplessly.

“…I, I understand.” Zhang Xiaoyu wasn’t a spoiled and unreasonable young lady. After hearing so much, she realized she needed to adjust her mindset. “I will work hard to improve my skills.”

Zhou Xuemin nodded. "That's good."

At this moment, Su Mu couldn't help but smile.

"I was almost moved to tears by how considerate everyone is of us, so I'm treating you to lunch, you can eat whatever you want!"

"real or fake?"

"I'm a big streamer now, even though only you guys know my real identity for now. But I'm still one of Shark's signature technical masters, so a big meal is a piece of cake."

"I get it now. So there's a reason why I cried when I saw Xiao Mu. It's because she made me happy." Zhang Xiaoyu smiled broadly.

Zhou Xuemin rolled her eyes at her, "Come on, you're such a 'girly girl,' are those tears at the corners of your mouth?"

The two lovable, bickering friends interacted warmly, making Su Mu and Bai Wei exchange a smile. With teammates like these, there was no need to worry about their mentality exploding.

"During the time we're back in the Chinese server training for flexible team play, Weiwei and I will teach you how to move beyond playing the game instinctively, and how to play more rigorous matches to increase your win rate," Su Mu said with a smile.

"Hmm, Xiao Mu, just tell me if there's anything that needs improvement. Don't hold back." Zhou Xuemin said seriously.

"Relax, I'm not some kind of devil."

"Oh no! Someone's bound to be in trouble if Brother Mu says something like that..." Zhang Xiaoyu's lips trembled.

"2333..."

You don't need to go to the esports club to sign up. Just log in to the relevant pinned post on your school's forum on your mobile phone, leave the name of your participating team, the list of players, and their respective positions.

Su Mu is in charge of the mid lane, and Bai Wei is in the jungle.

Zhao Lisi and Zhou Xuemin took the doubles spot, leaving the top team to Zhang Xiaoyu.

As for the team name, Su Mu didn't expect everyone to leave the decision-making power to her and she couldn't come up with a solution no matter how much she thought about it.

Being terrible at naming things is so relatable. In the end, I used a homophone and named the name "Step by Step to Victory" to settle things.

While they can train at home, it's less convenient to instruct Zhang Xiaoyu and others.

As for the esports club, I didn't join, and even if I had, there wouldn't be enough equipment for people to use.

Su Mu was very experienced in this area. When in doubt, there's always an e-sports hotel. Since she didn't have much financial pressure at the moment, she simply booked a five-person room.

During the day, when everyone was free from classes, they would go there to play flexible squad matches and provide guidance to Zhang Xiaoyu and two others.

Zhao Lisi has experience in youth training, so she has a foundation and doesn't need much attention. Zhou Xuemin is also quite good. Only Zhang Xiaoyu needs to put in more effort.

After learning that Zhang Xiaoyu was good at tank-type heroes, Su Mu felt that this was not a bad thing.

There's a saying that goes, "If you pick a tank hero who's good at roaming, as long as you don't collapse in lane and just use all your skills to tank a round of damage in team fights, you've fulfilled 70% of your responsibility."

After seven days of training and guidance, Zhang Xiaoyu was able to barely manage to farm when playing champions like Malphite or Ornn against aggressive fighters like Zhao Lisi or ranged champions like Kennen or Jayce.

The team's understanding of each other has also improved. Sometimes, Su Mu can give a signal and the other two will know what she wants to do.

Too many people and too much noise increase communication costs; in a match, the more concise the communication, the better.

Su Mu couldn't teach too much about the operational aspects; he focused more on the details, such as strategic thinking, making judgments based on map information, and understanding the opponent's movements.

Bai Wei had heard these things before, and Su Mu had taught her them by example. But Zhou Xuemin and the others felt like they had opened a door to a new world.