August 27th, Saturday afternoon.

Pei Qian took a car to the DGE Club.

This Friday, He An was supposed to give a lecture, but two days earlier, He An had said that due to some personal matters, he couldn’t come, so the lecture was postponed to Friday two weeks later.

This was the final lecture, and as long as it was completed before the settlement, it didn’t matter—there was plenty of time.

Saturday morning was the regular meeting for the loss management team, but this meeting didn’t have anything special. The loss managers reported on things Pei Qian already knew about, including the promotion of GOG’s international server and the launch of Sloth Apartments.

The only noteworthy thing was that the new player for the DGE Club had completed his trial training, so Pei Qian planned to go over in the afternoon to take a look.

A week had passed since Huang Wang left. During this time, the DGE Club had been peaceful, without any highly heated discussions online, which made Pei Qian feel much more at ease.

The recruitment of new players had been ongoing. After Huang Wang left, Zhang Yuan had been screening high-level GOG players for trial training. Since DGE was now famous, many promising newcomers eagerly signed up.

Now, the trial training was complete. The new mid-laner had replaced the original mid-laner of the first team, and the original mid-laner had gone to the second team as captain, allowing the entire team to recalibrate.

“Mr. Pei, please have a seat.” Zhang Yuan had already prepared the “Ultimate Spectator Seat” for Mr. Pei.

The new first and second teams were preparing for a training match, each wearing noise-canceling headphones, their expressions highly focused.

Pei Qian quickly spotted the new mid-laner. Among the well-built team members, he was the only one as thin as a pole, making him very noticeable and easily recognizable.

Zhang Yuan sat to the side, quietly thinking that Mr. Pei seemed to care a lot about the DGE Club!

As soon as he heard that the DGE Club had new players, he immediately came to inspect, probably wanting to see if the players they had selected were reliable and could continue their previous level of performance.

Zhang Yuan knew that a big reason why the previous DGE Club could maintain its winning streak was that they had started professional training more than two months earlier than other clubs, accumulating a vast repertoire of tactics. Their understanding of the game itself was much higher than that of other clubs.

Now, after personnel changes, whether the team could maintain its combat effectiveness would truly reflect the club’s foundation!

A strong club must have strong talent scouting ability, talent cultivation ability, standardized scientific management, a professional game analysis technical team, and professional logistical support.

Only by achieving these could they ensure that regardless of how the players changed, the team’s strength would never fluctuate too much.

Otherwise, if a team’s strength depended entirely on luck—being stronger with good players and collapsing with weak ones—it wouldn’t be a qualified club.

Zhang Yuan thought that Mr. Pei’s inspection was definitely to assess the club’s performance after personnel changes, indirectly reminding him to focus on cultivating the club’s talent reserve and professional management capabilities.

Seeing Mr. Pei watching the match between the two teams so seriously, Zhang Yuan felt the burden on his shoulders grow heavier.

Meanwhile, Pei Qian was secretly delighted.

Good, this player swap seemed to have weakened both teams!

The combat power of the first team had undoubtedly decreased. This mid-laner’s operational skills, hero pool, and tactical literacy were incomparable to the original mid-laner of the first team.

The combat power of the second team had also decreased because previously, Huang Wang and Old Zhou had commanded together. Now, with a first-team mid-laner who had no prior commanding experience, the team members weren’t as coordinated.

So, the two teams were evenly matched.

This was good news!

As long as DGE no longer possessed its previous overwhelming dominance, its aura in the eyes of the audience would quickly fade.

At that point, how much attention could a club that couldn’t participate in official competitions receive?

Selling one person could weaken the combat power of two teams—Pei Qian wondered if his operation had a similarity to “killing three warriors with two peaches”?

Pei Qian couldn’t help feeling a little proud.

After watching two training matches, Pei Qian was reassured.

DGE’s two teams needed to recalibrate, and their combat power had decreased significantly.

Recently, although all clubs were still having training matches, there were no more online broadcasts. The heat accumulated from ZZ Livestream’s special cup was rapidly dissipating;

YaiYai Livestream was still promoting Huang Wang, but they no longer deliberately tied Huang Wang to the DGE Club, after all, Huang Wang was now with the H4 Club;

Audiences have the memory of fish—hype comes quickly and goes quickly. Although people were still discussing the DGE Club, without hot topics or issues, these discussions couldn’t form enough heat.

It seemed that the DGE Club could temporarily be considered out of danger, right?

Yes, this was encouraging, good news!

Pei Qian relaxed, and just as the training match was concluding, he stood up, preparing to go back and rest.

However, at this moment, Zhang Yuan’s phone rang.

He was stunned for a moment before answering: “Hello? Huh? What? Now? Already arrived? Already at the door???”

“Wait a moment, I’ll be right out!”

Zhang Yuan hung up the phone, his face still showing some bewilderment.

Pei Qian was puzzled and asked: “Who arrived?”

Zhang Yuan replied: “Huang Wang has arrived!”

Pei Qian was also dumbfounded: “Arrived where? At our club’s door? Isn’t he in Magic City? Why did he come back?”

Pei Qian suddenly felt a little nervous. Could it be that Huang Wang wasn’t adapting well at the H4 Club and wanted to come back?

Please don’t cause trouble!

Zhang Yuan was equally confused: “I don’t know either. He never told me he was coming back!”

Pei Qian instinctively felt something was amiss. It had only been a week since Huang Wang left Jingzhou!

This wasn’t like a newlywed bride visiting her parents’ home within a week!

Zhang Yuan hurriedly led the team members out to welcome them, and Pei Qian, equally confused, followed.

At the entrance, they saw Huang Wang happily waving to everyone. Behind him, more than a dozen unfamiliar people were getting out of taxis, including Team Leader Su and Pang Ling.

Each of them was dragging a suitcase, carrying bags large and small, as if they were moving.

Pei Qian suddenly had a very bad feeling.

What were these people going to do?

It seemed that Huang Wang hadn’t sneaked back alone; he had brought the entire GOG division of the H4 Club, including two teams and several staff members!

The team members from both sides greeted each other.

Zhang Yuan was a bit confused and asked: “What’s going on? Why are there so many people?”

Huang Wang laughed: “After a week of effort, I finally convinced the H4 Club to move to Jingzhou! Of course, just the GOG division.”

Pei Qian: “???”

Zhang Yuan was also shocked.

Sold a player, and got two teams in return?

What kind of situation was this?!

Team Leader Su smiled and explained: “Actually, strictly speaking, the management wasn’t convinced by Huang Wang. It was a decision made after considering various factors.”

“The H4 Club’s training base is shared by many divisions and is already very crowded. So after we received that 2.2 million, we’ve been looking for a suitable new base.”

“But no matter how much we looked, nothing was suitable!”

“The rent in Magic City is too expensive. Compared to Jingzhou, it’s not worth it.”

“Moreover, it’s also difficult to provide gym memberships for the players and provide a fitness environment like the one in Jingzhou. This would require ensuring that there’s a large gym next to the training base, with professional coaches for guidance, which added to the difficulty in finding a location.”

“After searching, we felt we were getting a bad deal.”

“Since the GOG division has no connection with other divisions, if we rent a place elsewhere in Magic City, there won’t be much interaction between divisions anyway, so Magic City is no longer very attractive to us.”

“So we considered it and decided that moving to Jingzhou would be more appropriate!”

“First, Jingzhou has supporting facilities like Slackin’ Takeout, Tuoguan Fitness, Slackin’ Internet Café, Headwind Logistics, etc., which can conveniently meet the fitness and dietary needs of Huang Wang and other players.”

“Second, since we have no direct relationship with other divisions, moving our division to Jingzhou can also reduce operating costs.”

“Finally, it will be more convenient for both training matches and daily exchanges with DGE, as well as for participating in competitions! After all, this World Invitational Tournament will also be held in Jingzhou. Playing on home turf will be more advantageous.”

“So we decided to move to Jingzhou and completely replicate the DGE model!”

“This way, we satisfy Mr. Pei’s requirements for our club and ensure a training environment for the players, while also being able to develop deep cooperation with the DGE Club and prepare early for the World Invitational Tournament. It’s truly a multi-win situation!”

“So, after our research, we decided to move!”

Zhang Yuan was a bit shocked: “Just decide to move like that? So decisively?”

Team Leader Su nodded: “Of course! None of us is from Magic City. Changing cities or training bases doesn’t make much difference to us. What, are we not welcome?”

Zhang Yuan laughed: “How could that be? Of course you’re welcome! Are you also renting villas at Mingyun Mountain Manor?”

Team Leader Su nodded: “It would be best to rent there and be neighbors! However, if there are no more houses available for rent, we can consider other places, but they must have Tuoguan Fitness and Slackin’ Takeout!”

Zhang Yuan nodded: “No problem, I’ll take you to find Manager Cui right away and have him arrange it!”

The team members from both sides gathered together, exchanging enthusiastically.

Huang Wang said somewhat proudly: “How about that? I told you we’d meet again soon, right?”

Old Zhou was a bit speechless: “Huang Wang, you’re something else. It’s only been a week, and not only have you come back, but you’ve also brought the H4 Club back with you. You’re something.”

Huang Wang spotted the new mid-laner: “Hmm, is this my successor? With that small frame, I wonder if he can handle the extra training?”