Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 2128 A Grand Debut, A Prophecy Fulfilled?!

To say that you're not envious of Fang Yun's dedicated customer service would be a lie.

Huang He was considered the most promiscuous among them in private.

Even he, every time he participated in an offline competition with Fang Yun, really wanted to have a dedicated customer service representative like Xiao Qing.

But just as he said to Master Beast.

There is always a boundary between the official team and the players, no matter how much money the players spend.

There are certain things that officials must never cross the line with.

For example, they provide players with dedicated one-on-one customer service; as long as you spend enough money online, the official team will proactively provide this service.

However, in public settings like offline events, the authorities would never be able to continue providing such services.

Only someone like Fang Yun is considered special by both the official authorities and the players.

Only someone like that can overcome all public opinion and get special treatment from the authorities.

Huang He was well aware of this, and the others were also aware of it.

Even Beast Master himself knew more or less in his heart, but he was just too stubborn to admit it.

that's it.

Fang Yun and the others chatted and joked in the lounge, and before they knew it, it was 9:30 in the morning.

When the time comes.

Even through the wall, Fang Yun and the others could hear upbeat music drifting into the lounge.

"Finally... it has begun."

Upon hearing this noise, the participants who frequently attend All-Star offline matches knew that the opening ceremony was about to begin, so they all stood up immediately, and then Xiaoqing pushed open the door and walked in.

Seeing that everyone had already gotten up, Xiaoqing was slightly taken aback, but then said nothing and led everyone along the contestant passage to the contestant gathering area below the stage.

A moment later.

All eight teams of contestants were in position on the platform below the stage.

Feeling the scrutinizing gazes directed at him, Fang Yun couldn't help but sigh—

That familiar feeling is back again.

However, this time he didn't intend to leave, and besides, even if he wanted to, he couldn't.

soon.

The atmosphere reached its first climax as Azi delivered a passionate opening speech.

The contestants waiting in the audience began to take the stage in order, guided by the officials.

As the four-time All-Star champions, Bianliang City was naturally placed last in the order of appearance.

soon.

After all the other seven teams had taken the stage.

Fang Yun exchanged a glance with the group of Beast Lords behind him, and then stepped onto the dazzling stage amidst a thunderous roar of cheers!

"Here he comes, that man is here again!"

"Fuck, he's still so handsome!"

"Beast Master is here too, and so is my sister-in-law. I can't believe Su Jiu and Xue Jian are here!"

"This lineup looks like a typical team-building activity for retired cadres!"

"How rare! As soon as their online qualifier lineup came out, I said this was definitely going to be a retro game. I would have been surprised if they hadn't come."

"This All-Star Game is already in its sixth season, and Bianliang City still maintains absolute dominance. It's absolutely outrageous!"

"Although it's not the first time I've seen him, Cheng Ge is really handsome. With his modeling skills, he could probably pick and choose a gigolo."

"Are you kidding me? Giving away hundreds of thousands of mobile phones to viewers during a single live stream, trying to get a super-rich person like that to live off her? How incredibly extravagant would that woman have to be?"

"What a pity, it would be better if he were poorer..."

"Not you, sis??"

As Fang Yun led the people of Bianliang City onto the stage.

The audience, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately erupted in deafening cheers. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought that a top-tier celebrity had arrived.

Such terrifying popularity.

Even the numerous NetEase staff members responsible for controlling the event couldn't help but secretly marvel—

The number one player in the game, truly deserving of the title!

Meanwhile.

The Bianliang City team, the final act, will take the stage.

After the cheers from the audience subsided a bit, Azi, who had hosted five consecutive All-Star offline tournaments and had now become a pillar of the game hosting circle, finally came up.

"Thank you so much for the applause and cheers for our eight teams. Now, shall we interview the captains of these eight teams?"

Suppressing the noise in the room, Azi quickly checked the time and then immediately began the next step of the process.

Having hosted so many seasons, Azi may not be as proficient in playing matches as she is in commentary.

But in terms of controlling the flow of the game, no one can surpass him.

The moment Fang Yun appeared on stage, she sensed the unusual atmosphere.

Now it's time for the interview.

Knowing she couldn't afford to make a mistake and delay the main competition, she immediately used her special skill: asking the same questions repeatedly, but focusing on slightly sensitive topics, such as those related to the number 100.

She didn't ask a single question, as if the Qiancheng family hadn't even participated in the competition.

obviously.

She had realized that the key to the unusual atmosphere was most likely related to Fang Yun or the Qiancheng family.

Therefore, she had to avoid this topic when asking questions and complete the previous procedures normally first.

And so, the interviews with the first seven teams of contestants were completed without any major incidents.

Azi first secretly took a breath before walking over to Fang Yun.

"Long time no see, Brother Cheng."

Standing in front of Fang Yun, looking at this man whose appearance has hardly changed, but whose temperament has become more and more outstanding.

Ah Zi smiled slightly and finally spoke.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Fang Yun nodded with a smile. This time, he didn't tease A Zi like he used to. He was mainly afraid that this woman had scared him. He was afraid that if he started something, she would immediately take advantage of the situation.

But I never expected it.

He didn't want to provoke the other party, but the other party still wouldn't let him go.

"Today is the first day of our sixth All-Star offline competition, and it is also the fifth year that Cheng Ge has participated in the All-Star offline competition."

"Although you participated as a special guest in one of them, overall, Cheng Ge can be considered the only player who has never missed an All-Star game in the past six years, and of course, he is also the player with the strongest performance!"

Azi didn't immediately increase the intensity, but took a gradual approach, first chatting with him about the past.

"So I have a question for you, Brother Cheng. You've been to all six All-Star games without missing a single one, and you won the championship in four of the first five. Do you want to continue writing this legendary resume, or will you stop here?"

"It's starting, it's starting! Ah Zi is digging a hole for Brother Cheng!"

"Nonsense! Brother Cheng is in his prime, who's going to stop with you after a few exchanges?"

"But if Bianliang City wins the championship again this year, wouldn't the All-Star Game become Bianliang City's backyard?"

"I don't care. In their prime, Baihuacun was able to dominate the regular season for several consecutive years. It's not surprising that Bianliang City, which is even stronger than them, directly dominated the All-Star game."

"It's different, completely different!"

"There are 12 regular seasons a year, but the All-Star Game is only held once a year. There's no comparison in terms of frequency or prestige. It's not a big deal if one team dominates the regular season, but if one team completely dominates the All-Star Game, what's the point of the other teams' owners playing?"

"Do you think Azi suddenly asked Cheng Ge such a difficult question out of her own curiosity, or was it a task assigned to her by the authorities?"

"It's most likely a mission. I remember she has a pretty good relationship with Brother Cheng, so she shouldn't be able to ask him a question that would be difficult for him to answer..."

As soon as Azi came up, she threw a heavyweight question at Fang Yun.

The audience immediately perked up, all straining to hear Fang Yun's answer.

Just as they said.

While this question might be difficult for the person involved, it's not a problem for others, such as fans or the official team.

This is a very important question, and everyone wants to know what Fang Yun is thinking.

"Whether to continue writing or just touch on the subject... I actually find it difficult to answer this question directly."

He held the microphone and pondered for a few seconds. Just when everyone thought he would try to dodge the question, he suddenly said, "You should know me. I've never really had any ambitions, like achieving a certain number of consecutive wins or completely dominating the All-Star game..."

"I'm actually quite lazy. Whether I participate in the regular season or the All-Star game, it mainly depends on my mood. Of course, I also need to consider the opinions of my fans now."

"So it's really hard for me to give you a definite answer to this question, because even I'm not sure whether I'll continue to lie low and do nothing after this All-Star game, or actively prepare for the next All-Star game... I'll just leave it to fate."

Listen to his patient and sincere reply.

Both Azi and the audience below the stage were somewhat surprised.

"I... I don't quite understand what Brother Cheng is trying to say?"

"You can't even understand this? I suggest you spend less time surfing the internet and focus on your studies."

"What Brother Cheng means is actually very simple: Azi's question is meaningless, at least to him."

"That's right. Anyone who watches his games regularly or follows his activities should know that, putting aside his status as a super-rich person, Brother Cheng is actually a very laid-back person. He has never had any ambition to dominate and does everything he wants."

"It's confirmed! This is definitely an official mission! Azi has known Cheng Ge for a long time, and if we're talking about the person who knows him best, Azi is definitely one of them. There's no way she doesn't know how lazy Cheng Ge is!"

"Personally, I really hope that Brother Cheng can continue this invincible dominance. I'm not a champion fan, but I feel that compared with other teams, Bianliang City is unique in the entire Fantasy Westward Journey in terms of tactics, equipment, and execution!"

"Just say you've eaten too much coarse grains and are afraid you won't be able to get them anymore, then that'll be the end of it."

"That's pretty much the gist of it. The matches in Bianliang City are always full of wildly imaginative scenarios and absurd winning percentages. It's even more exciting than reading a wish-fulfillment novel!"

Fang Yun's response this time still seemed somewhat evasive.

But this time, instead of criticizing this point, everyone seemed to agree with it.

There's at least one prerequisite for worrying about a team dominating the competition for an extended period: that they genuinely have the will to do so.

But Fang Yun proved it with countless facts.

His Qiancheng family is indeed very strong, and it's getting stronger and stronger.

However, he did not act like a super hero who ran around the server wars every day to crush the younger players just because he had an invincible team. Instead, he took the initiative to reduce the number of times he went to war.

The decision to proactively reduce the number of expeditions may seem puzzling at first glance.

After all, these days, any truly powerful team would want to make a name for themselves in the Martial God Altar and achieve a legendary record that is unprecedented and will never be repeated.

But Fang Yun said he really didn't want to.

He's so lazy that he's lost even the ambition to dominate.

It's not that he has no ambition at all.

However, compared to that ethereal legendary identity, his true goal has always been to make the dream live longer.

The saying goes, "Where you sit determines where you look."

From the moment Fang Yun bound himself to the system, he knew he couldn't be like ordinary rich people who only cared about their own enjoyment.

"Well, it seems that Brother Cheng prefers the 'unknown' to a clear goal."

Nodding, Azi gave Fang Yun a subtle look of gratitude before immediately moving on to the next step.

"Let's not talk about the future, let's just talk about the present."

For other teams, Azi will only ask a maximum of two questions per team.

But when it came to Fang Yun, you could tell from her opening words that she had a lot of questions to ask, and they were definitely prepared specifically for Fang Yun.

She knows all too well who she can really squeeze out enough attention from...

"Before the All-Star Game started, Cheng Ge said in a live broadcast that the Qiancheng family would go to the All-Star Game with the team this year."

"And as we saw in the final match of the online qualifying rounds a few days ago, Qianqiu, who hadn't appeared in the Martial God Altar for a long time, made a stunning appearance and announced his return with a gorgeous Tornado Rain Strike!"

"What I want to ask is, when Brother Cheng said that the Qiancheng family would participate in this year's All-Star Game, did he mean Qianqiu?"

Her question once again perfectly addressed the concerns of both the audience in the audience and those watching online.

Because Fang Yun from the previous competition also said that he would participate, but in the end everyone found out that his so-called participation did not refer to the entire Qiancheng family, but to the 'alias' 98k.

Although he publicly stated from the beginning that the Qiancheng family would participate in the competition.

Considering that he himself never lies.

Since he specifically mentioned the character "千" (thousand), and considering Qianqiu's sudden appearance in the final match of the qualifying rounds.

It can be said that Fang Yun had already fulfilled his promise to the audience even before the offline competition began.

But alas.

This guy has a really long criminal record.

In the previous competition, he specifically emphasized that "he" would participate. Later, everyone discovered that "he" did participate, but the account he used was 98k, which can be said to have fooled many people.

And this time...

Although he specifically emphasized the 'thousand-character' part, and Chiaki did indeed make an appearance.

But considering his past actions...

Everyone, including Azi, has ample reason to suspect that the "thousand" in his name is probably not two, three, or even three or four as everyone expected, but only one, Qianqiu!

"This one……"

Faced with the second question posed by Azi.

This time, Fang Yun wasn't as composed as he was with the first question.

Seeing him unconsciously furrow his brow, the audience members, including Azi, felt a chill run down their spines, wondering if their words had come true. (End of Chapter)