Chapter 201: GUILD CLASH
Several days later...
NovaDream announced the first major official competitive event.
Not the full professional league.
Not yet.
A preseason.
A test.
A showcase.
ETERNAL REALM GUILD CLASH
Regional Qualifier Tournament
32 Guilds
5 Player Core Teams
Winner receives regional championship title, guild resources, and qualification points toward the first professional season.
The world exploded.
Titan registered immediately.
Windfall too.
And...
A third guild appeared.
Shen Tian stared at the registration menu.
MoonPetal stood beside him.
Jiang Feng looked over.
"...You made one."
Shen Tian smiled.
A guild banner appeared behind him.
Guild Name: Heaven’s Fall
Jiang Feng stared.
"That’s dramatic."
Shen Tian shrugged.
"Sounds cool."
MoonPetal smiled.
"I like it."
LittleMaple looked toward the member count.
Heaven’s Fall Members: 28
She blinked.
"That’s tiny."
Shen Tian looked offended.
"Quality."
Jiang Feng laughed.
"Who joined?"
Shen Tian opened the roster.
Yin Suyi.
Shen Yan.
Ling Shuangxue.
Bai Xue.
Qin Ruobing.
Li Lian.
Ruan Yizhen.
Chu Zijin.
Chu Mei.
Chu Chuchu.
Chu Luoshen.
And several other people connected to the Shen household.
Jiang Feng stared.
"...Your guild is your family."
"Mostly."
MoonPetal looked toward Shen Tian.
Then...
Her invitation appeared.
ShenTian has invited MoonPetal to Heaven’s Fall.
She froze.
Jiang Feng smiled.
LittleMaple gasped dramatically.
MoonPetal looked toward Shen Tian.
"You’re serious?"
"Yeah."
Her heart accelerated.
She had refused Windfall.
Partially because she already knew.
She wanted to play with Shen Tian.
Now...
The invitation was actually there.
She accepted.
MoonPetal has joined Heaven’s Fall.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Welcome."
Her face warmed.
"Thanks."
Jiang Feng nodded.
"Called it."
MoonPetal glared.
"Don’t."
LittleMaple looked toward Jiang Feng.
"Captain."
"Hm?"
"Now we’re enemies."
Jiang Feng looked toward Shen Tian.
Shen Tian smiled.
"For tournaments."
Jiang Feng smiled back.
"Good."
Xu Ning appeared.
Golden Fate shifted.
Destiny Event Altered
Original: MoonPetal becomes founding officer of Windfall.
Actual: MoonPetal joins Heaven’s Fall.
Fate stolen: 5,000
Jiang Feng Current Fate Value: 149,000
Shen Tian paused.
That was more than expected.
Xu Ning smiled.
[Major relationship and guild structure change.]
Shen Tian looked toward MoonPetal.
She was happily exploring the guild interface.
Then...
He looked toward Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng didn’t seem upset.
LittleMaple was already claiming MoonPetal was a traitor.
MoonPetal threatened to set her on fire.
Jiang Feng laughed.
Everything remained...
Fine.
Shen Tian smiled.
This was the kind of Fate theft he could live with.
The tournament bracket appeared three days later.
Titan...
Upper bracket.
Windfall...
Upper bracket.
Heaven’s Fall...
Lower bracket.
Meaning...
If all three kept winning...
Titan and Windfall would meet in the semifinal.
And the winner...
Could potentially face Shen Tian’s team in the final.
The internet immediately noticed.
TITAN VS WINDFALL REMATCH POSSIBLE
JIANG FENG COULD FACE TITAN IN OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT
SHENTIAN’S NEW GUILD ENTERS GUILD CLASH
MOONPETAL JOINS SHENTIAN
That final headline caused an entirely different kind of discussion.
Shen Tian ignored most of it.
MoonPetal...
Did not.
In the real world...
She sat at her computer.
Her actual identity still remained private publicly.
She scrolled.
People were already shipping them.
SHENTIAN X MOONPETAL
Her face became red.
"...Internet people are insane."
She continued scrolling.
For twenty minutes.
Then bookmarked one particularly cute fan art.
"...For quality assessment."
She stared at it.
Shen Tian’s Ranger stood beside MoonPetal’s Mage.
Back to back.
She smiled.
Then...
Her phone buzzed.
Shen Tian: Saturday still good?
Her heart immediately jumped.
She stared.
Then typed.
MoonPetal: Yes.
Deleted.
Too fast.
She waited thirty seconds.
Then typed.
MoonPetal: Yeah, I’m free.
She stared.
Sent.
Shen Tian responded.
Shen Tian: I’ll send you the restaurant.
MoonPetal held her phone against her chest.
Then...
Realized something.
They were meeting.
Actually meeting.
She ran toward her closet.
Saturday suddenly became the most important day of her week.
Meanwhile...
Jiang Feng’s own real life had become busier.
Windfall moved into a temporary training facility provided through the new investment.
Not extravagant.
But professional.
Ten full dive capsules.
Meeting room.
Streaming stations.
Analyst office.
Gym.
Kitchen.
For the first time...
Jiang Feng walked into a training room that belonged to his team.
Not Titan.
His.
He stood alone for several seconds.
Then...
LittleMaple’s voice came from behind.
"Captain?"
He turned.
Then froze.
She stood in the doorway.
In real life.
Short brown hair.
Hazel eyes.
A little shorter than he’d imagined.
Simple hoodie.
Jeans.
No fantasy armor.
No dagger.
Just...
Her.
Jiang Feng stared.
LittleMaple became nervous.
"...Hi."
He blinked.
"Maple?"
She smiled.
"Surprise."
Jiang Feng looked completely stunned.
"You..."
"You applied to the guild staff?"
She nodded.
"Content assistant."
"I edit videos."
"I also know social media."
"And..."
Her confidence disappeared.
"I thought it would be fun."
Jiang Feng stared.
Then...
A smile slowly appeared.
"You actually look exactly like your character."
LittleMaple immediately looked offended.
"Average?"
His eyes widened.
"I didn’t say that."
"You thought it."
"No."
"You paused."
"I was surprised."
She crossed her arms.
Jiang Feng laughed.
Then...
He became more serious.
"I’m glad you’re here."
Her expression softened.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Captain?"
"Hm?"
She smiled.
"I’m glad too."
That small moment...
Meant more to Jiang Feng than any Fate could calculate.
Tournament day arrived.
And with it...
The first real collision between Jiang Feng’s past...
And his future.
The regional qualifier was held completely inside Eternal Realm.
But...
Professional broadcasts took place in the real world.
Commentators.
Analyst desks.
Player cameras.
Team facilities.
Sponsors.
Millions of viewers.
Windfall entered from their new training center.
Titan from their headquarters.
Heaven’s Fall...
From the absurd gaming wing of the Shen mansion.
Shen Tian climbed into his capsule.
Before it closed...
Chi Lingxi leaned over.
She kissed his cheek.
"Good luck."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Thanks."
Shen Yan stared.
Chi Lingxi immediately stepped away.
Yin Suyi crossed her arms.
"You didn’t kiss me for good luck."
Shen Tian stared.
"Mother."
"What?"
Shen Yan leaned closer.
"Me either."
Shen Tian closed his capsule.
Immediately.
Xu Ning appeared inside the neural space.
[Coward.]
"Survivor."
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