After the Transfer, I became the Team’s Favorite

Chapter 10

The barrage in Jiang Min’s livestream room is densely packed.

【”Wow, 30 million! Is this the highest transfer fee in league history?”】

【”I wonder which club is so extravagant.”】

【”Don’t you guys care about why CC, who was perfectly fine, sold Sugar God? Sugar God is a veteran mid-laner for CC.”】

【”Maybe it’s just hype. Who would actually spend 30 million to buy someone?”】

The barrage is filled with various opinions.

Originally, Jiang Min chose to ignore the water army barrage that had just criticized him, but this time he saw a barrage of crazy messages that he didn’t know about, which surprised him.

Why is it that every time there’s something about him, he finds out through the barrage?

And what’s this 30 million transfer fee?

Just like when he was “transferred” before, Jiang Min is still completely puzzled.

“What 30 million transfer?” Not understanding, Jiang Min asks the barrage.

【”Sugar God, don’t you know?”】

【”Shocking! The main character of the sky-high transfer fee is completely unaware!”】

【”Sugar, what’s going on with you? Why do you seem so clueless about everything?”】

【”There’s a leak on Weibo saying that a club spent 30 million to buy your transfer, Sugar God!”】

【”Check the Gua Gua Le Esports Weibo, you’re welcome.”】

In Jiang Min’s livestream, in front of his viewers, he takes out his phone and opens Weibo.

Jiang Min rarely uses his Weibo account, so not being aware of explosive news on Weibo is also normal.

Years ago, under the manager’s coercion and persuasion, he registered an authenticated account named “CC.Lollipop” on Weibo. Over the past three years, he has posted only a few Weibo posts, all of which were edited and sent out by his manager.

Because he hadn’t used it for a long time, his Weibo account was once hacked, and it was used to repost and like all sorts of inexplicable things.

Later on, CC’s official Weibo account helped Jiang Min recover his account.

Jiang Min quickly found the trending topic.

“The news of Sugar God’s 30 million high-priced transfer” was hanging high in the trends.

Upon clicking into it, the first post was the one from Gua Gua Le Esports with the leak.

Jiang Min’s mouth twitched.

Where did this news come from again?

If there’s news about a transfer, it doesn’t make sense for Xiang Mian not to inform him right away. What kind of tricks is the team playing this time?

And furthermore, which club is offering 30 million for his transfer?

There aren’t many clubs in the league that can afford this price, but thinking carefully, he could list a few.

Is it the neighboring OVO team, not far from CC? Or perhaps BBG, a team that’s rich but has been struggling? Or is it really… JW, where Yu Hao is?

No matter which one it is, going there would likely be better than staying in CC’s second team.

Since Jiang Min knew beforehand that CC was going to sell him, he wasn’t surprised by the leak about his transfer.

However, this price seems a bit too high.

He used to think that with his value and the breach of contract fee, a price range of around two to two and a half million would be pretty good.

To actually have someone offer 30 million, it’s truly unbelievable.

“Although I don’t know who it is, I’m grateful if they’re buying me to play in a higher-tier league,” Jiang Min jokingly said to his viewers, teasing his current situation.

“Whether this is true or not, whoever the generous person is that offered such a high price, they believe in me. I’ll definitely thank them!” Jiang Min pretended to make a solemn gesture of gratitude.

After that, he moved his chair forward and assumed his usual posture for playing ranked games.

However, he suddenly remembered that he was duo-queuing with Little Fish.

Little Fish is Yu Hao. Is it really JW that offered the price? Well, he could find out by asking.

But since Yu Hao and he had been duo-queuing during the livestream without revealing their identities, it means that Yu Hao doesn’t actually want to be recognized by viewers. So, it’s better to ask privately.

Seeing that the game interface was still in matchmaking, Jiang Min quickly sent a message to Yu Hao on WeChat.

【”Hey, Sugar God, why do you seem so unsurprised?”】

【”So, is the transfer thing real?”】

【”No way! This CC fan is crying in the bathroom.”】

【”A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. Since CC is sending you away, I support your transfer, Sugar God.”】

【”Sugar God, the number one mid-laner in the Chinese server. No objections to this price!”】

【”Hey, the one above, are you trying to pull off an advanced troll?”】

Jiang Min paid no mind to the barrage’s comments and waited for the next game.

On Yu Hao’s side, his phone vibrated. Seeing that it was a message from Jiang Min, he immediately picked up his phone and opened WeChat.

“Did you see the Weibo leak? I don’t know if it’s true, but it couldn’t be your JW offering 30 million, right?” Jiang Min’s message came through.

Of course, Yu Hao was aware of the Weibo leak. The source of the leak was none other than JW’s team owner, Boss Ji, who was currently napping beside him.

“Guess?” Yu Hao deliberately teased.

“How would I know…”

A thought struck Yu Hao, and he said in the voice chat room, “Sugar, let’s play a little game? If you win, I’ll tell you.”

【”Tell me what?”】

【”Huh? Did I miss something?”】

【”What kind of secretive deal is going on between Little Fish and Sugar behind the scenes?”】

As the barrage discussed the sky-high transfer and posed questions, Jiang Min agreed enthusiastically, “Sure! How do we play?”

Play a game? He wasn’t afraid of that.

“After this match, we each start with 5 points. For each death, you lose a point. 0 points is the bottom line,” Yu Hao explained, “Whoever has more points in the end wins.”

“Got it! So the lowest score is 0, right?”

“Yep.”

“Alright, no problem.” Jiang Min was brimming with confidence, completely oblivious to Yu Hao’s intentions.

“Am I the only one who finds these rules a bit strange?”

“Shh, don’t ruin the surprise. Let’s wait and see, KKKK.”

The all-knowing barrage in its godlike perspective seemed to have figured out something that the clueless Sugar God hadn’t.

Into the game they went.

For this match, Jiang Min chose the Phantom Water Spirit, a commonly used support melee hero for the mid-lane position.

Yu Hao, on the other hand, chose the Armored Black Dragon, a flying unit hero that can ignore the ups and downs of the terrain on the map and easily navigate as a dragon.

In the early game, the mid-lane matchup proceeded smoothly, with no major conflicts erupting between the two sides. The top and bottom lanes were busy farming for their respective carries.

Three minutes had passed, and not a single kill had occurred.

Jiang Min focused on controlling the mid-lane wave while keeping an eye on the situation of their top-lane carry, who was stuck farming under their tower. The fifth player was harassing from the outskirts, though they couldn’t deter the enemy’s aggressive advances.

It was time to assist them.

The Phantom Water Spirit’s ultimate ability was “Elusiveness,” allowing him to teleport anywhere on the map using any allied hero as a target.

In other words, as long as he had his ultimate available, he could appear behind a teammate or an enemy at any time.

Their top-lane carry, pinned under the tower, was diligently last-hitting the creeps. Seeing the Phantom Water Spirit materialize behind the enemy’s top-lane carry, he moved forward immediately, preparing for a confrontation.

With a sharp dagger in hand, the Phantom Water Spirit struck relentlessly, each blow reducing the enemy’s health drastically.

In this version, resources were tilted toward the carry roles due to the presence of two watchtowers near each team’s top lane and bottom lane.

One tower for each lane.

Controlling a watchtower not only granted true vision around it but also provided the capturing team with a temporary Scout Buff, which expanded vision for a duration.

In MOBA games where vision was crucial, this was an important strategic resource.

Unfortunately, both the top and bottom lanes where Jiang Min and Yu Hao were had their top-lane carries pinned under the towers, unable to leave. The enemy had also captured both watchtowers.

As a result, Jiang Min didn’t notice that the enemy’s positions 3 and 4 had teleported near the watchtower and were rushing to support.

In WOC (World of Conquest), you can use teleport scrolls to teleport to any location targeted by a friendly unit, at the cost of a scroll worth 50 gold, with a 90-second cooldown for each scroll use.

With the coordination of Jiang Min’s positions 1 and 5, they managed to kill the enemy’s top-lane carry. However, while pursuing the enemy’s position 5, Jiang Min was ambushed and defeated by the enemy’s positions 3 and 4.

“Ah, why don’t I have vision!” Jiang Min abruptly leaned back in his gaming chair, staring at the monochrome screen.

“It’s 5 to 4, Sugar,” Yu Hao calmly announced the score.

“I know, I know.”

At this moment, the in-game public chat suddenly displayed a message from the enemy’s position 3 who had just slain the Phantom Water Spirit.

【”Sugar God, I’m your fan~ Love you so much, muah muah!”】

Jiang Min was speechless: “……”

【”I’m here to snipe you during the livestream!”】

“……”

【”Holy crap? Is this really Sugar God?”】

【”Let’s take a photo, we absolutely need to commemorate this moment!”】

【”Sugar God, I’m your fan too. Can I be your friend?”】

The opposing players collectively typed in the chat.

Jiang Min felt even more helpless.

Dying in a game was never a good thing. He might end up being targeted by the enemy team.

And indeed, Jiang Min’s prediction wasn’t wrong.

What was once a harmonious early game, seemingly following a peaceful development path, suddenly turned into a bloodthirsty pursuit by the opposing team.

As Jiang Min played in the online match, four or five of them from the opposing team started charging towards him.

When he went to the jungle to farm gold, it seemed like they were lighting lanterns across the whole map to find him.

During team fights, no matter how squishy their position 1 was, they always focused on killing the Phantom Water Spirit when he had built tanky items, firmly adhering to the principle of “We can lose the team fight, but Sugar God must die.”

After showering Jiang Min with so much “attention,” they continued to wildly express their admiration in the chat.

【”Love you so much, Sugar God, muah muah!”】

Because Jiang Min attracted so much attention, his teammates were able to farm comfortably.

Although their position 1 was fragile but dealt tremendous damage, and Yu Hao’s aggressive pacing led the way, their side managed to push to the enemy’s high ground.

As they approached the enemy’s nexus, Jiang Min recalled the score of “0:3” between him and Yu Hao, and let out a sigh.

How come Yu Hao had only died twice? He had died at least five times.

“0:3, I’ve lost.” The victory for this match was already guaranteed. The enemy was stuck in their fountain, unable to come out, so Jiang Min declared the outcome of his game with Yu Hao.

Yu Hao didn’t say anything. Instead, he maneuvered the Armored Black Dragon and flew to the enemy’s fountain.

He typed in the chat: “Guys, kill me twice more, please. Just two more times, thanks!”

The opposing players had never seen such audacious cheekiness before. They immediately rushed out of the fountain to end Yu Hao.

After Yu Hao died, he spent money to resurrect and then teleported back.

In WOC, if you have enough gold, you can buy a resurrection directly. However, there’s a five-minute cooldown after buying a resurrection, and even if you have enough gold, you can’t buy a resurrection again within that cooldown period.

The enemy killed the immobile Black Dragon outside the fountain again.

Yu Hao lay flat.

Jiang Min was dumbfounded. What kind of move was this? Then he recalled the score between him and Yu Hao.

… Something didn’t seem right.

Game result: 0:1.

Jiang Min 0, Yu Hao 1.

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