"Ah? Why... why not!"
Ji Siyue felt her voice trembling a little. At the same time, she tightened her grip on the phone.
"Because for things like this, it should be me asking you out, silly girl. Siyue, can I invite you to go out and play tomorrow? Anywhere is fine. You choose the place, and I'll just follow you."
"...Ah?"
Ji Siyue was overwhelmed by this unexpected surprise and was a bit confused for a moment.
"You... Senior, are you serious? Can I really ask you out?"
"You've forgotten again? It's me asking you out!"
"Okay, okay, okay, okay! I agree. I... I!" Ji Siyue thought she sounded like a total idiot right now, but she couldn't control her emotions.
Just thinking that Qin Chengyao had asked her out on his own initiative made her extremely happy...
"Alright, go back and claim your rewards from the dungeon just now. Zhu Zhiyao is yelling outside that the team has received a lot of applications. We'll go and review them. You can log off first later."
"Okay, then go and get busy."
After hanging up the phone, Ji Siyue let out a series of excited screams like a marmot.
She was so happy. Even though she didn't know why she was this happy, she still felt extremely delighted... extremely happy.
...
After Qin Chengyao hung up the phone and came out of the bathroom, Zhu Zhiyao immediately said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh! A man in love really exudes an unpleasant smell and aura!"
"You wish you could be in love. You're such a loser!" Nangong Qi slapped him on the side and insulted him.
Bai Yu quickly stepped in to stop their further bickering. "Alright, stop messing around. I've already added those who passed the preliminary review to the review group. Each of you pick one by one, then go and have a PK with them in the game. Only those who seem okay can stay. As for the review criteria, it's up to you."
They had already decided to expand the Fortune Cookie Snack Shop. This was just one of the recruitment methods. Among those who came, many were not strong enough in various aspects and were screened out by Bai Yu. Some whose strength was not sufficient were still kept to see their potential.
Qin Chengyao also got back to seriously reviewing.
The atmosphere in the group was extremely heavy. After a simple greeting, no one said anything else.
[Qin]: Those from A to H in the group, add the letter A after your names. Then I'll privately message each of you for a PK. Don't be nervous. Winning or losing is not the final result. The important thing is for me to see your talent and passion for the game.
The group immediately flooded with a wave of "1"s.
In the end, there were sixteen people assigned to Qin Chengyao.
When he had PKed with each of them one by one, only two were left whom he thought had some potential but whose strength was far from enough.
"How many did you keep, Lao Qin?" Nangong Qi said while playing the game.
"Two."
Nangong Qi replied, "I kept four."
"This is so dismal. Are our requirements too high?" Zhu Zhiyao couldn't help but complain.
Bai Yu said, "If even you can't look highly on someone, how much potential do you think he has? Follow your own standards. I'll go to my buddy's youth training camp in a few days and poach a few more. By the way, have you all finished your PKs? I'll create a new group now and add the next batch of people. You can redistribute them."
"OK."
...
Ji Siyue couldn't hold back and logged into the game on her laptop in the evening. She logged in with her alt account [Reach Out to Grab Oysters].
As soon as she logged in, she saw a lot of unread messages next to her [Team].
She clicked into the team and found that the number of team members had increased from ten to more than thirty! And there was a message notification every time someone joined.
After looking more carefully, she realized that she had become the team leader at some point?
[Team] Reach Out to Grab Oysters: ???
As soon as her message was sent, many people immediately replied.
[Team] Linlin: Hello, team leader!
[Team] Want to Pick the Stars: Hello, team leader. Wuwu, I've finally joined the team I've been dreaming of!
[Team] Xiyun: Hello, team leader. I'm very happy to join Fortune Cookie.
[Team] Handsome Guy: Damn, the team leader is actually a level - 30 alt!
[Team] Linlin: You don't know, do you? Oyster is actually the alt of Ji Yueji. Do you know who Ji Yueji is? She's the direct disciple and junior sister of our former team leader, and they're suspected to be in a relationship!
[Team] Handsome Guy: I get it, I get it. The big shot must want to keep a low profile, so she passed the team to her alt.
Ji Siyue looked at these conversations on the screen and couldn't help but feel a bit confused.
"What's all this about!"
Ji Siyue murmured to herself and called Qin Chengyao.
"Senior, are these the people you selected? They don't seem like big shots!"
Qin Chengyao was having a PK with a new batch of people. Hearing this, he laughed and put the phone on speaker and placed it beside him. "Then what do you think a big shot is?"
"Someone like you, who talks less but is very strong." Ji Siyue pouted and said.
This statement immediately made the other three boys in Qin Chengyao's dormitory want to laugh.
Zhu Zhiyao couldn't help but say, "Junior sister! You should know that among these people who don't seem like big shots, any one of them could beat you ten times over!"
Qin Chengyao also laughed. He reached out to pick up the phone, hung up, and put it back. But his hand slipped and he didn't hold it steady, and the phone fell directly.
He bent down to pick up the phone but accidentally touched the power cord of his computer. The computer screen went black immediately, and the game screen disappeared.
Qin Chengyao stood up straight and stared at his computer screen for several seconds before saying, "This is my first loss today."
"Wow, this guy is already saying in the group that he's beaten you. He looks so arrogant!"
"But he's really bad." Qin Chengyao said.
Qin Chengyao still walked to Nangong Qi's side to look at his computer screen.
[Stars]: I've beaten the Hornet. Can I join the team now?
[Bai]: His power was accidentally turned off. You can have another round.
[Stars]: I've already won, and you want me to have another round? Are you crazy! I don't care. Anyway, I've won, so I can join the team!
[Bai]: Whether you've won or not is beside the point. At the beginning, we've already said that winning or losing is not the only conclusion.
[Zhu]: The most important thing is that even if you've won, you're not qualified to join the team. Just now, someone said you're really bad and don't meet the requirements.
[Stars]: Fine, you guys just wait!
After sending this message, the guy left the group. His hasty actions left the others a bit puzzled.
"Is this guy crazy?" Zhu Zhiyao complained.