Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 1417 Mysterious Guest? Attack on Titan Official!

After collecting his thoughts, Fang Yun moved his gaze to the names of the last two qualifying teams.

The last two qualifying spots for this year's All-Stars were eventually won by the Forbidden City team and the Wangfujing team respectively.

To be honest, if I hadn't watched yesterday's game, this list would have been quite surprising.

Let’s talk about the Forbidden City first.

The Forbidden City was indeed very strong in the past. In the early days of the Martial God Arena, it often entered the knockout rounds and won the championship more than once.

In addition, their sudden idea to directly go to the five Dragon Palaces to play in the finals, and they stepped on the Bianliang City led by Shouye to win the seventh Martial God Arena championship. This glorious feat made their reputation at the time soar!
At that time, everyone thought that the era of the Forbidden City was coming.

Unfortunately, just when they were at their peak, the authorities intervened.

A new server war rule was released that prohibited members of the same sect from appearing at the same time, which dealt a heavy blow to the Forbidden City's main artery.

Since then, the Forbidden City has never returned to its peak, and its performance has been up and down.

But even so, the Forbidden City is still recognized as a veteran strong team. Entering the knockout stage is like going home. From time to time, they can even enter the finals, but they have never been able to lift the championship trophy again.

This situation did not change until the 27th season of the league.

The league is now in its 27th year, and except for the city of Bianliang, the players of almost all other teams have undergone one or even several rounds of major changes.

The Forbidden City is naturally no exception.

The performance of the Forbidden City, which had just undergone a blood transfusion, fluctuated greatly. There were even several times when it couldn't even enter the knockout round and was eliminated hastily.

But as the league entered its 27th season, the Forbidden City team, which had finally completed the running-in process, fired on all cylinders and eventually defeated N opponents 1-on- to win their second championship trophy, completely establishing the Forbidden City's historical achievement of winning two championships!

But what no one expected was that it would be the last glory of the Forbidden City.

Since the end of the 27th League, the Forbidden City seemed to have lost all its vitality overnight, and its performance in server wars has become increasingly poor. It has completely fallen from a recognized veteran champion team to a server war scrap with no sense of existence.

Such ups and downs in the situation really made Fang Yun sigh even as an opponent.

The reason why the Forbidden City was selected into the All-Stars through player voting this time is mainly because they were too brilliant at their peak, and the Forbidden City itself is also a famous hot area in the fantasy world.

Even though their performance has been forgotten by the crowd, but with everyone's feelings and popularity, it is more than enough to vote them into the All-Star team.

However, even though they made it into the All-Stars, no one actually expected them to go far.

After all, the competition in the Martial God Arena in 09 was too fierce. In the first half of the year, Huangyao Ancient Town suppressed everything, and in the second half of the year, four major giants such as Deyang Confucian Temple appeared one after another.

Not to mention that at the end of the year, 2008, a monster that was recognized to be able to compete with Bianliang City, suddenly appeared.

Competing on the same stage with this group of historical powerhouses, let alone the current Forbidden City, even if they were brought out at their peak, they would probably get slapped in the face.

But they never expected that just when everyone thought they were going to be the All-Stars and serve as free scorers.

This outdated old man, who hadn't been on the Martial God Arena for a long time, suddenly stood up again for no apparent reason!
After five consecutive group matches, the Forbidden City's final result was four wins and one loss.

At first glance, this result seems nothing special, after all, several teams ahead of them advanced with all wins.

But you have to know that almost all the games they won were quick wins, and on average each game took no more than 30 rounds!

On the contrary, in the game we lost, we wasted a long time with the opponent, and finally lost when the battle reached almost 100 rounds.

Win quickly and lose slowly. Except for those undefeated teams, the Forbidden City with such results is simply the most handsome one in the crowd compared with other teams with the same record. It is normal for them to advance to the offline competition.

Fang Yun personally expressed that he was very happy about the Forbidden City's promotion.

From the performance of Forbidden City in the group stage, we can see that they did not choose to play badly after being voted in by players, but were extremely well prepared.

Such performance reminded Fang Yun of a classic quote from Brother Xiao Ma back then:

I have been waiting for three years, just waiting for an opportunity. I want to fight for it, not to prove how great I am, but to tell others that I must get back what I lost!
The performance of the Forbidden City in the group stage clearly confirmed this statement.

The Forbidden City of this year's All-Stars should not be underestimated...

Apart from the quite inspiring Forbidden City, which vowed to make a triumphant comeback in this All-Star Game, the other Wangfujing, which advanced at the last minute, was quite dramatic in Fang Yun's opinion.

The Wangfujing team, like the Forbidden City team, also finished the group stage with a score of 4-1.

If the Forbidden City's advancement to this year's All-Star offline competition is considered a breakthrough, then Wangfujing's ancestral grave is considered a great success.

Until the end of five rounds of group matches, Wangfujing’s true strength remained a mystery to many people.

This is not because they are too strong and no one can see through them, but because the opponents they encounter... are too damn weak!
It is difficult to judge how strong a team is, but it is easy to judge how weak a team is.

It all depends on how much he can lose.

Wangfujing became the biggest winner of this group stage. In the first four rounds, all the teams they met were weak teams that had never won a single game.

This resulted in them not only winning the first four rounds easily but also very quickly, with the average time even being shorter than that of the Forbidden City.

If it weren't for the system showing its power in the last round, giving them a 3-1 lead in the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, they would have been dragged down by the opponent who was unwilling to withdraw.

Otherwise, Wangfujing might have achieved a historic achievement by participating in the All-Star Game for the first time.

Enter the All-Star offline finals without any effort!
Fang Yun can only evaluate Wangfujing's promotion in one sentence.

Hard work is worthless in the face of luck.

The Forbidden City and Wangfujing, who also advanced to the offline competition at the last minute, were like two extremes. One relied on its passion and serious preparation to finally complete self-redemption and successfully advanced to the offline competition.

The other one just lay flat the entire time, with a mediocre lineup and no highlights in its playing style. It just relied on the system to constantly give away points and made it into the offline competition almost without any effort.

This gap is so huge that it makes people despair.

However, although Wangfujing's advancement is a little hard to convince, as a person who has experienced it, Fang Yun is still looking forward to their performance in the offline competition.

You know, although Wangfujing is not well-known nowadays, they have big bosses after all.

The most famous boss among them should be the recognized queen of Wangfujing, "White Demon Fairy".

As a celebrity who had left a glorious history in the history of the Martial God Arena in his previous life, Bai Mo's Immortal Power was naturally very strong.

But in Fang Yun's opinion, her strongest point is not her own strength, but her vision of people.

She was the first to hire professional conductors at high salaries, and it was also from her that conducting professionalization and high salaries became mainstream.

During the period when she was active in Dreamland, she also maintained deep friendships with many well-known conductors, including Abai who had already been recruited by Fang Yun.

In Fang Yun's words -

This is a female hero who is wealthy and has the courage to venture into the arena of martial arts with her great perseverance and high emotional intelligence!
Having such a big man who loves dreams and dares to break the rules and spend a lot of money.

Even though Wangfujing is not very strong now, its take-off can be said to be a foregone conclusion in time.

Fang Yun collected his thoughts and carefully read the roster for this year's All-Star offline game. He stretched lazily, with a look of thought in his eyes.

The teams in this offline competition can be said to be the strongest and most luxurious in all All-Star history.

Although he is confident of winning the championship, he still needs careful planning on how to win it.

As he thought about it, he stretched and sat up straight again, continuing to read the announcement.

"Millions of luxury gifts, the annual grand ceremony crowns the glory!

The annual finals of the Martial God Arena is the best stage for powerful servers to demonstrate their strength.

To this end, Fantasy Westward Journey has also prepared generous gifts for the participating teams:

The champion team will receive a cash reward of 100 million, the champion Chiyou trophy, the champion martial god diamond ring, generous bonuses, Chiyou figures and other generous online and offline gifts.

The remaining teams will also receive 5 to 20 cash rewards, advanced Warcraft secrets, a set of advanced book irons, enchanted gems and other rewards based on their performance, leaving an unforgettable memory of their journey to the annual finals of the Martial God Arena.

From January 2010th to 1th, 9, the top eight teams will gather in Suzhou for the offline finals, sprinting for the championship together and starting this year-end national guessing carnival!

In this glorious trial, who will make it to the end?
Please pay attention to the annual finals of the Martial God Arena to see the infinite style of the champion team! "

"The rewards are not much different from before..."

Looking at the top rewards mentioned in the announcement, such as the 'million-dollar grand prize' and 'high-level book iron', other contestants are salivating.

Fang Yun, who had won it twice, finally lit up his eyes. After all, this was his biggest motivation to participate in the All-Star Game.

However, as he said, although these rewards are attractive, there is indeed not much difference compared to last year, and they are basically copied as is.

But even if it is copied, the seven-figure bonus is still very generous. If they can get it, their team-building expenses this year will be settled.

After taking a few glances to make sure he had read all the important information, he was about to close the webpage and browse the forum.

But when he inadvertently glanced at it and saw the message at the bottom, his movements suddenly stopped.

“…In addition, during this All-Star offline competition, we will invite a mysterious guest to join the players in this top-notch feast!
Finally, at the end of all the All-Star games, we will vote for this year's MVP through on-site audience voting.

Your vote is crucial!

The player who wins the annual MVP will be presented with the award by a mysterious guest, allowing all players to see the heroic figure of the annual MVP! "

"Mysterious guest? What's Wangyi up to?"

Seeing the content at the bottom of the announcement, Fang Yun couldn't help but frowned, feeling a little confused.

Although Fantasy Westward Journey is the only game that dominates the online gaming circle today, the overall environment is still very pure and it is a paradise for gamers.

The All-Star offline game is an extremely important annual feast for all fantasy players. In this case, isn't it awkward for you to suddenly invite a mysterious guest to come on stage?

"Could it be Brother Shitou?"

After thinking about it and looking at the four big words "Mysterious Guest" on the screen, Fang Yun couldn't help but think of the boss of Wangyi.

But on second thought, although Brother Shi Tou is a big name, his reputation among players is really not that good.

It's somewhat unnecessary to bring such a big shot here to cause trouble for everyone during the New Year.

What's more, if it were Brother Shi Tou, the official would not have to be so secretive. Wouldn't it be enough to just announce it openly? It would also allow players who go to watch the game offline to prepare hidden weapons in advance.

So to sum up, Fang Yun thinks that it is unlikely that Brother Shitou will serve as the mystery guest.

Judging from the current situation, this mysterious guest is likely to be a star.

Fang Yun is basically indifferent to so-called celebrities, and he believes that most fantasy players are the same.

In the early days of Fantasy, there was actually a celebrity endorsement for the game, and that celebrity was the memory of a generation of Fantasy players, Yang Qianhua.

However, although Yang Qianhua's endorsement was very successful, the fundamental reason for Dream's success was that it was fun, not celebrity endorsement.

So if the authorities dare to invite an ordinary celebrity, no matter how good-looking he is or not, or whether he has white legs... is it actually okay to have white legs?
In short, if the star is not big enough, inviting this star will most likely only have a counterproductive effect.

But if it’s a big shot…

Fang Yun went through all the popular stars in recent years in his mind, but there was still no one that interested him.

No, there seems to be one!
Suddenly realizing something, Fang Yun's eyes suddenly lit up.

If we invite other celebrities, people will definitely have opinions, but if it’s a hot man, it should be... no problem, right?
Moreover, if it is really him, then the fantasy of this world should be connected with the previous life again.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun suddenly felt a little excited.

It’s not that he wants to chase stars or anything, but if he continues at this pace, it will prove that his existence has not triggered a large-scale butterfly effect, which is extremely important for his future layout.

After reading it again and confirming that the content of the announcement was true, he nodded, then closed the announcement with a click of the mouse.

Compared to last year's offline All-Star announcement, this year's announcement did not elaborate too much on the competition rules. Most of the rules were retained from last year, such as the ban and pick mechanism, or the round-robin format, etc.

This year, the authorities have clearly placed more emphasis on player participation and continuing to expand the influence of the All-Star Game.

This is actually understandable.

The All-Star competition system itself is actually not complicated, and the rewards are generous enough, which makes it very attractive to the players.

Therefore, the official does not need to worry about the players and the competition system, but should worry about whether more people are paying attention to the competition and whether the connection between ordinary players and the All-Star Game is close enough.

After all, the more people pay attention, the more people will join in, which is the most important thing for the official.

In other words, they have turned the All-Stars into an advertisement.

Fang Yun was naturally happy to hear this. After all, he and Wangyi were now in a situation where they would prosper and suffer together.

The bigger the online gambling, the higher the profit he gets.

So he doesn't need to worry about anything else and just needs to play more beautiful games.

I'm afraid Wang Yi himself could not have imagined that his living father, who he was most worried about, had actually been cooperating with them all along...

(End of this chapter)