"Damn Fighting Shark! If you're not going to use the servers, you might as well donate them!"
"Waaah! Fighting Shark, don't stop me! Let me send gifts! I want to send gifts!"
"Is it really Data Monster? Are you sure?"
"Absolutely! He spoke, so it's confirmed. It's him!"
"Oh, my goodness! You've finally shown up!"
"Quick, while supplies last! Grandmaster, I'm coming!"
"This is so damn cool!!"
"Don't stop me from sending gifts! I just want to show a little filial respect to my beloved great-aunties...!"
Fighting Shark's servers suddenly lagged and crashed, plunging everything into unimaginable chaos.
Factory Director, Xiao Yu, Yu Shuang, Rita, Ah Shui, Xi Ye...
And all the major LPL clubs, who had gone completely wild by now, desperate to learn Xu Cheng's real identity and get in touch with him as soon as possible...
The whole place had turned into a complete madhouse!
After quite a while, under immense pressure, Fighting Shark's servers finally returned to normal.
The moment they did—
Gifts flew everywhere, and fleets took off!
[IG Club sent 10 Super Rockets!]
[WE Youth Team sent 1 Membership Card!]
[RNG Youth Team V50 Milk Tea sent 50 Lucky Bags!]
[RNG Club sent 10 Super Rockets!]
[EDG Club...!]
In less than two minutes, the major clubs, countless curious viewers, and a few wealthy patrons looking to get on camera all joined in.
Xiao Yu, Yu Shuang, and the other girls had received over 200,000 yuan in gifts across their livestreams.
Everyone was stunned.
After all, it was the end of 2016!
More importantly, Xiao Yu, Yu Shuang, Rita, and the other girls had been complete nobodies in the esports scene.
The top-tier professional clubs had always seemed incredibly powerful and impressive to them.
And now, those very clubs were showering them with gifts, scrambling to send as much as they could!
Nearly every well-known LPL club had sent something!
That meant even more than the gifts themselves... How had they earned such favor?
Besides, that was an awful lot of money.
"W-what should we do? There are so many gifts. We can't keep all this money."
Yu Shuang knew her place. She'd finally figured it out—
Those rich clubs weren't sending gifts for their sake. They were doing it for Cheng Cheng... No, they should call him Data Monster now—Xu Cheng.
"Yeah, what do we do with the money? Xu... Cheng, should we send it back?"
Xiao Yu had figured it out too. The bizarre turn of events and the sudden change in their fortunes had made her forget all about her earlier "grudge" with Xu Cheng.
Unsure what to do, she asked timidly.
"Huh? Why are you asking me? Aren't those gifts for you?"
Xu Cheng was just as confused. He'd already guessed that Factory Director wasn't a liar, but... what was going on here?
Could someone explain it to him?
"You didn't know?"
Seeing his reaction, Rita's eyes widened. "I thought you were pretending when people said Data Monster didn't know anything..."
"Um... Are they talking about me when they say Data Monster?"
"Of course! The people you crushed in those matches before ranked play went down for maintenance were all King Rank Players!"
"You're famous, you know? Husband!"
"..."
They couldn't see his expression, but everyone could tell that Xu Cheng must have looked priceless just then.
The viewers were disappointed that Xu Cheng wasn't livestreaming. Otherwise, this would have been another legendary moment in the esports scene.
"Didn't you say my skills and talent were only average? Xiao Kai, were you lying to me?"
Xu Cheng was genuinely puzzled.
He was smart enough to have sensed that Ming Kai had been subtly manipulating him all along.
But he hadn't expected the guy to be manipulating him on a livestream, too.
Now he understood why all those teams were showering him with gifts.
After thinking it over briefly, Xu Cheng said, "There's no need to send the gifts back... Just keep them."
He couldn't tell Xiao Yu and Yu Shuang to refund the money. The gifts had been sent to them, even if it was all because of him.
Of course, if they accepted the money, they'd have to do something in return.
So Xu Cheng didn't bring up whether they could share his real identity or contact details.
As expected, Yu Shuang, who was a little older, quickly understood what Xu Cheng meant.
They couldn't discuss that in front of so many people in the livestream.
But in private messages, with the youth team managers from all those clubs watching expectantly, Xiao Yu and the others "happened" to reveal Xu Cheng's real identity and contact information—
A student, in his second year of high school, his phone number... and a few other basic details about him.
A huge haul! What a haul!
The major clubs had struck gold. The youth team managers, who had been searching for Xu Cheng for over a month, were practically crying with joy.
Damn, persistence really paid off. They'd finally gotten Data Monster's contact information!
Now that they knew who he was and how to reach him, everything would be easy!
"What kind of crappy internet is this?! I'm done for! My big brother's been snatched away by someone else!!"
Since he'd already decided to take the Spring Split off, Ming Kai was at his parents' home. His computer was a bit old, and it hadn't responded this whole time.
By the time the clubs had all taken turns sending gifts and gotten Xu Cheng's contact information, Factory Director's computer finally started working again.
And then he lost it!
"I was here first! I was first!"
"You young people have no honor! No honor at all!"
"Big brother, big brother, look at me! It's Xiao Kai!"
[Bro! We're rich!]: "Xiao Kai?"
Huh?
Seeing Xu Cheng suddenly type into the in-game chat, Factory Director—still fuming and acting crazy—froze.
He hurriedly replied: [Big brother, I'm here!]
[I sent you my phone number on WeChat. Remember to check.]
In an instant,
Factory Director felt his blood surge and his heart warm.
His regret at missing the best chance to send a gift vanished like clouds dispersing before the sun.
It hadn't been for nothing!!
Sincerity really could be the most powerful finishing move!
All his hard work and quiet support these past few months hadn't been for nothing!
Factory Director was moved to tears!
[I know, big brother. Wait for me!]
[No rush. Let's do the event first.]
After sending that, Xu Cheng started chatting with Xiao Yu, Rita, and his other teammates.
The organizers had put on such a grand event, and the earlier commotion had already delayed it for a long time. The person in charge was getting impatient.
[Holy crap! I'm crying! Turns out Data Monster loves our Factory Director the most!]
[Everyone else sent gifts to get his contact info, but our Factory Director got it in a private message! Data Monster, you don't have to love him this much!]
[He knows who treats him right. Seriously... I'm crying!]
[Ten thousand people, one petition: Come to another region, bro! We just want you to experience the joy of making the quarterfinals! The perks of being the favorite team!]
[Grandmaster, look at RNG! We've got an R in China! An R in China!!]
[You're China's chosen son and you won't come to RNG? We're aiming for S7!]
[Does WE not deserve a mention? We, all of 60E, welcome Grandmaster home!]
[??? If you're broke, just be quiet. You've got one membership card and still have the nerve to run your mouth? IG clearly sent the most gifts. What are you barking about?]
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