Coach Abu, Can You V Me 50 Yuan?

The next day, Chu Ran got up early, washed up, hailed a taxi, and simply said, "Lingshi Road." Before long, he arrived at the entrance of the EDG base.

The moment the receptionist saw Chu Ran, her eyes seemed much clearer. She hurriedly led him to Abu.

Sure enough, the moment Abu opened his mouth, a delicate voice that sounded like a female voice rang out.

"Hello, you're Player Easy, right? I'm EDG's Head Coach, Ji Xing, though everyone calls me Abu."

"I know. You're damn handsome, Coach Abu."

Abu's expression suddenly stiffened. For a moment just now, he had sensed an air of offense, but when he saw Chu Ran scratching his head and flashing his white teeth at him, he felt he might have misheard.

"Thanks for the compliment. You have good taste. You're pretty handsome too. Enough talk—we'll start the trial now. You're already a professional player, so you know what needs to be tested."

Chu Ran nodded.

Abu immediately led Chu Ran into the training room. After pushing open the door, he clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention.

"You should know all these people, so I won't introduce them one by one."

"Everyone, pause for a moment. This is our top laner on trial today, Chu Ran. He's eighteen this year, a handsome young man."

In an instant, Meiko and the others politely applauded in welcome, while Deft and Pawn watched Chu Ran with considerable interest.

They had also watched Chu Ran's highlight reels recently and generally acknowledged his skill.

Scout glanced at Chu Ran with an arrogant expression but said nothing.

Mouse, who had been slumped in his chair, suddenly stiffened, his gaze somewhat lost.

Wait, he had been doing perfectly fine as the starting top laner. Why had they suddenly brought in another top laner for a trial?

Tong Yang, who was filling a water cup by the dispenser, was equally taken aback. He had not even noticed the cup overflowing in his hand, and irritation rose in his heart.

Ming Kai had also told him about Abu looking for a new top laner.

Originally, he thought he still had a chance. After all, he was one of EDG's old timers. He had bled for EDG, he had made contributions for EDG!

Even though he had crippled himself, he did not think he was worse than Chu Ran.

Why should Chu Ran become EDG's top laner? If Chu Ran stayed with EDG, Tong Yang's competitive pressure would only grow.

Having one Mosue, a Maokai one-trick, was already difficult enough.

And now there was even the "Number One Sword on the National Server."

Before the matter had been finalized, Tong Yang had thought he still had a chance. Now, it seemed there was none at all. EDG had given up on him.

I refuse to accept this!

Tong Yang cried out unwillingly in his heart.

And lastly, there was naturally Ming Kai. He was the only one who had not applauded, not even bothering to put on a show.

He sat in his chair with the air of a big brother, his dead fish eyes especially conspicuous.

It was obvious that Ming Kai was not very happy.

Chu Ran keenly noticed this as well. He merely rolled his eyes a little and smiled at Ming Kai, more or less guessing what Ming Kai was thinking.

But it did not matter.

Today you ignored me; tomorrow, I'll be beyond your reach.

Chu Ran was waiting for the day Waste Kai would call him Adoptive Father.

"Little Chu, sit here. Familiarize yourself with the equipment, then prepare for the trial."

Chu Ran nodded slightly. Under the gazes of everyone from EDG, he first underwent tests for reaction speed, last-hitting, and various basic abilities.

Then came the most important part of the trial: coordinating with teammates and seeing his actual combat ability.

"Wonseok, Hekui, Zhiming, you join Little Ran and the second team's support. Then Xiaozhao, come over. You join Scout, Ming Kai, Tian Ye, and... Mouse."

Just as Abu finished speaking, Ming Kai suddenly said, "How about letting Tong Yang play?"

Mosue froze.

Abu's eyes narrowed as he glanced at Tong Yang. He knew what Ming Kai was thinking.

That worked out perfectly. This time, he would completely put an end to Ming Kai's idea.

If Chu Ran could not even beat Tong Yang, there would be no need for EDG to keep him.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room grew heavy. Mouse spoke up to break the silence. "Tong Yang can play. I'm a little tired anyway, haha~"

Chu Ran kept a smile at the corner of his mouth as he exchanged a glance with Tong Yang, who was slowly walking over. They nodded to each other, which counted as a greeting.

Ming Kai had quite a big opinion of this.

Chu Ran understood everything. He knew that if he failed to beat Tong Yang, he would most likely be unable to stay with EDG.

At that moment, Deft walked over to Chu Ran, smiling. "Don't be nervous. It's just one trial."

"I'm not nervous. Thanks."

"I'm rooting for you. Good luck."

After Deft spoke, Pawn also gave Chu Ran a thumbs up.

Chu Ran smiled and nodded. He did not know much about Pawn, only that Pawn was extremely strong. If not for his back injury dragging him down, he probably would not have declined like this.

As for Deft, Chu Ran knew much more about him.

Four words!

The esports succubus.

He got along well with everyone and valued loyalty. Brother esports had been started by him in the first place.

At that moment, Abu also came up behind Chu Ran and patted his shoulder. "Don't be too nervous. It's just one trial. Treat it like a normal public match. If you have any requests, feel free to mention them. For example, if you need to change the mouse or keyboard."

"Any request is okay?" Chu Ran's eyes lit up.

Abu nodded heavily. "As long as it's within reason, we'll try our best to meet it."

"Then Coach Abu, can you V me 50 yuan?"

Pfft!

In an instant, everyone in EDG's training room was left utterly dumbfounded. Ming Kai had just taken a sip of water and immediately sprayed it out in a huge mouthful.

What a character!

Even though Ming Kai was somewhat unhappy that Chu Ran had taken Tong Yang's opportunity, he had to admit that Chu Ran was quite something.

Who the hell came for a trial and asked the coach to V them 50 yuan?

"Awesome."

Watching this scene, Mosue sighed inwardly.

He felt that either Chu Ran had something wrong with his head, or he lacked confidence in himself and believed he would fail the trial, so he had directly asked Abu for 50 yuan to reimburse his travel expenses.

But thinking about it, that made sense. Tong Yang was a strong top laner, after all. It was natural to lack confidence. Even Mouse did not think he could gain an advantage against Tong Yang in lane.

At that moment, Abu's expression changed repeatedly, and his eyes were full of shock as he looked at Chu Ran.

Damn it.

You weren't here for a trial. You were here to scam money, weren't you?

Even 50 yuan was money!

"Can't do it, Coach Abu? You just said it was within reason—"

"Stop. I'll give it to you. What's your V account?"

Abu hurriedly cut Chu Ran off, complaining wildly in his heart.

Red Temperature Value +51

A moment later, Chu Ran felt a powerful force surge through him. Although using a Smurf account to V himself 50 yuan could also trigger Brother Ale's Blessing, why not fleece someone else when he could?

"Alright, thank you, Coach Abu."

Chu Ran picked up the headset with his left hand and smoothly put it on. His eyes sharpened.

"Now I'm getting serious. Come on, let me see how strong EDG's pillars are, and whether Invincible Tong is still as sharp as he was back then."