The fact that the same player could serve two teams simultaneously during the World Championship had never been allowed before.
But now, with the Apex Alliance League's rules updated for the sake of human civilization's survival, they practically wished they could place the five strongest esports players in all of humanity on the same team. How could they possibly make things difficult in this regard?
If they could live, who would willingly choose death?
Naturally, all the lights were green!
Temporary trades and emergency applications were all permitted!
So...
Shang Zicheng's proposal was actually quite constructive, and there was even a considerable chance of success.
Time passed second by second.
Shang Zicheng felt that he had never endured anything as agonizing as this.
Finally!
He received a reply from Li Xiansheng.
"Everything in this world comes at a price. Your terms... what are they?"
The corners of Shang Zicheng's mouth lifted uncontrollably when he saw the message.
He did his best to put on a sorrowful expression, lowered his head to avoid his dispirited teammates, and replied to Li Xiansheng through the Encrypted Channel: "I don't want anything!"
"As long as you can guarantee that I won't 'go insane' and that I'll retain my sanity, that's enough!"
Under normal circumstances, Li Xiansheng shouldn't have rejected his terms.
Unfortunately...
Shang Zicheng had miscalculated.
Li Xiansheng's reply nearly drove him to despair: "You're asking for too much. You're too greedy—your value isn't enough to support terms like these."
Shang Zicheng was left staring at the message with a face full of question marks.
"All I fucking want is to live. What did I do wrong? Am I really that greedy?"
"I'm even willing to sell out human civilization and become a dog for aliens just like you, yet I don't even qualify