Whether in the real world or the online realm, for wealthy people, matters that can be resolved with money are hardly considered issues.
With a month left until the World Professional League, Wang Yu and his team devoted all their energy to upgrading their equipnt during this period.
For the others, it was relatively easy; they either wore ordinary gear or finished products, making it convenient to update and level up.
Wang Yu, however, faced more difficulties. His gear was composed of inferior ancient equipnts, and after a month, his upgrades were very limited.
There was no other choice; upgrading Wang Yu's weapons and armor required using ancient equipnts as sacrifices, which was indeed a harsh requirent.
As for that broken ring, it was even worse than the clothing and weapons. The latter had strict conditions, but at least one knew how to upgrade them. This ring, however, had no clues whatsoever.
With no other options, Wang Yu could only use Illusory Demon Spirit Stones to raise the level of his equipnt a bit, ensuring he was prepared.
With just a week left until the World Professional League, the mbers of the Quan Zhen Sect finally received an official invitation from the Soaring Dragon Group.
Unlike last ti, when the Quan Zhen Sect was entirely grassroots, this ti they were participating as the champion team of the professional league, which naturally ca with vastly different treatnt. Not only was all transportation and accommodation covered by the organizing Soaring Dragon Group, but there was also dedicated reception service.
After all, is currently the most popular online ga in the world, and Soaring Dragon Ga Studios has thus opened up the global online ga market. For a financially robust company like Soaring Dragon, this expenditure was hardly significant.
This S-Level Professional League belongs to the world-class league, with three continental battle zones, nine servers, and a total of eighteen teams participating in this competition.
Each selected team was one of the two strongest teams from their respective servers.
In the Chinese server, besides the Quan Zhen Sect's ragtag team, there was also the runner-up from the last professional league, the Kyushu Team.
The Kyushu Team is a powerhouse among powerhouses. Since the developnt of eSports, they have won the world championship three tis and have made it into the top four every ti, making them one of the top eSports teams in the world. This ti, they were participating in the S-Level World Professional League as the national server's runner-up for the first ti.
However, the most excited ones were not the two qualifying teams, but the players from the national server.
While the eSports level in the national server has always been among the world's best, there were many dostic teams, but only the Kyushu Team reached world-class status, often struggling alone in the final stages.
This ti, however, there was an additional team that was slightly stronger than the Kyushu Team, which naturally increased the chances of winning the championship compared to before.
Of course, where there are people, there are disputes, and where there are idols, there are overzealous fans.
Before the two teams had even set off, the national server's forum was already in an uproar, seemingly more lively than the ga itself.
As a veteran team that has dominated the national server for many years, the Kyushu Team has a plethora of fans. Now that the Kyushu Team had exited as the runner-up, they were bound to feel quite aggrieved.
Everyone knows the antics of overzealous fans, and the fans of the Kyushu Team, having nowhere to vent their frustrations, directly aid their ire at the champion team, the Ragtag Team.
They claid that the grassroots team relied solely on luck and had no real skills deserving of the champion title, and they spread conspiracy theories about the team being garbage and involved in shady dealings. In short, they threw all their dirty water onto the Quan Zhen Sect.
Everyone believes what they want to believe; who wouldn't want to think their own idol is stronger? This sentint is not hard to understand.
But feeling aggrieved is one thing; you can't just slander another team.
Although the Ragtag Team wasn't very famous and had few fans, they represented the broader grassroots class.
Who doesn't have a dream? As a typical example of grassroots motivation, many players identified with the Ragtag Team, and now that they were being slandered, it felt like a personal attack on them.
The actions of the Kyushu Team's fans attracted the attention of onlookers.
In an instant, the forum was flooded with derogatory posts, with more than ten thousand replies, and fans from both sides clashed fiercely. The data on the general forum was almost crashing.
In the ga, the mbers of the Quan Zhen Sect, the parties involved in this turmoil, were drinking and chatting in the tavern as if nothing were amiss.
"Oh dear! I heard the forum is about to explode, haha!" Frost Blade animatedly recounted the great battle on the forum.
"What a bunch of idle people", Wang Yu said, speechless. "With that ti, why not do sothing productive?"
Wang Yu also saw the posts slandering the Quan Zhen Sect on the forum. To be honest, he felt very displeased seeing others twist the truth.
He had won the championship through his own skills; how could it be called a conspiracy? After decades of martial arts training, to have it reduced to re luck by so keyboard Warrior, where could he go to argue the point?
Fortunately, Wang Yu had a high level of composure, and he decided to let it go. However, he never expected that this matter would stir up such a huge commotion on the forum.
The toxicity of today's internet keyboard Warriors is truly overwhelming.
"No smoke without fire", Fearless waved his hand, smiling. "Those trolls are just being used by others."
"Oh?" Wang Yu was puzzled. "What do you an by that?"
"Hehe." Fearless grinned. "Did you think this matter just erupted spontaneously? Soone must be stirring the pot behind the scenes."
"Stirring trouble? For what purpose?" Wang Yu asked, confused.
"For fa and fortune", Fearless said with an air of understanding. "It's not about the buns, but about pride. For us, as champions, we don't think there's much worth fighting for, but for teams that have been overshadowed by us grassroots types, they might think differently."
"Are you saying that the Kyushu Team is the one instigating this?" Wang Yu was astonished. "No way, they don't seem like the kind of people who would target us."
"They're certainly not targeting us", Fearless explained. "In the past, every ti there was a champion, this ti it's the runner-up. This guy naturally has to give his fans an explanation. Just wait, before long, the Kyushu Team will co out to clarify."
"Clarify? What does that an?" Wang Yu was once again bewildered; he never imagined there would be so many layers to playing a ga.
Fearless chuckled. "First stir up a war, then say a word to quell it—both fa and fortune gained."
"Uh..."
Although Wang Yu still didn't fully grasp Fearless's words, he seed to understand a bit.
"So what should we do?" Wang Yu asked again.
"We only need to watch", Fearless said. "This is also an opportunity for us to raise our visibility."
"What use is visibility?" Wang Yu said dismissively.
"You don't understand", Fearless sighed. "In our line of work, popularity is very important. Without it, no matter how strong you are, you're just a gaming expert. Your comrcial value can't compare to those who sell their looks."
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