Los Angeles Emperors

"What a perfectly timed ability!" someone from the crowd shouted.

Celeste looked back at the large screen that was showing a replay of Li Ming's attempt at the second stage. This time, the replay was shown in slow motion. The analysts and recruiters were all admiring The Dawn's incredible performance from every angle that the replay was shown.

Because of the replay system set up by the Leo Corporation, it was possible to view replays from any angle you wanted. this made it far easier for anyone watching a replay to watch their game play and learn from mistakes. It was also commonly used to make "Highlight Montage " type videos for Y*utube.

"As you can see here, he perfectly calculated the angle and speed at which the crystal chandelier would drop, as well as how much damage it would do!" one of the analysts exclaimed, "Everything was so well calculated! Whoever this 'Dawn' character is, he must be at least a top 0.1% player! Given a bit of training, he will definitely be a world class god tier player!"

"Indeed!" another analyst agreed, "From the way he makes his decisions, he seems to be a but a teenager. If a strong team were to groom him for a year or two, he would definitely become a revolutionary player for Legends Rise!"

"Well then, it looks like we'll be fighting to recruit him then!" a recruiter wearing a blue and white jacket declared.

The other recruiters could only laugh as they sighed inwardly. They knew that this man, although currently acting as a recruiter, was actually the team owner of the Los Angeles Emperors! This team was well know for buying up young talents to groom. This was the team that invested the most money in their players more than any team in the entire world! This team enjoyed crushing the entire North American region, but had very little international success.

Because of this, many of the recruiters there were also feeling pity for "The Dawn". If he did accept the recruitment of the Los Angeles Emperors, he may never reach his full potential on the international stage. Of course, "The Dawn" could also bring about a new era for the Emperors, but it was highly unlikely as the Emperors were known to spoil their players a little too much. Without having sufficient coaching staff to keep the team together, the team played more as a group of talented individuals instead of as a team.

This wasn't to say that they had too little coaches, but it had to do with the skill level of these coaches as well as the mindset of most North American players. Most North American players were headstrong and often butted heads with their coaches. They believed that since they played the game, they should know more about the game than their coaches when it came to a micro level such as their mechanics*. They would listen when it came to anything team related, but it was in their culture that they valued the individual over the team. Without completely changing the culture, it would be impossible for them to attain international success.

Suddenly, golden words had emerged on the screen. It read: "STAGE 3: VICTORY!"

This truly stunned the crowd! Normally, the message would read "STAGE 3: COMPLETE", but this time, it said Victory! What did this mean?

The analysts were stunned as well. This was a new record! Not only that, but a near impossible one to accomplish! Although the stage was said to have an infinite number of AI, it really only had 3 copies of each of the team's star players as well as a couple of old veteran god tier players! Knowing this, they knew that "The Dawn" had successfully cleared all 1000 AI units! Despite the AI being at 25% of the original players's abilities, this was still a groundbreaking achievement as it proved that Li Ming had the tenacity to endure long fights, even if he was the last one standing!

At this moment, each of the recruiters pulled out their phones and attempted to reach their superiors. They knew that they could not let this potential god tier player player escape from their

hands, even if it meant competing against the Los Angeles Emperors' deep pockets.

The Emperor's acting recruiter, Recna211, noticed Celeste staring at the stage with his jaw agape.

"Yo! If it isn't Celeste! Why don't you call "The Dawn" over?" he stated through his microphone, "I'm sure we'd all like to speak with him!"

Celeste panicked! Being called out like this by such a prominent figure meant that he had no choice but to follow along with the instructions! Especially with all the recruiter staring at him intently the same way a pack of wolves would eye an injured deer. He could only dash over to the booth to escort Li Ming to the stage.

Truly, he was unlucky. Had he stayed in the booth, he would have been able to watch the performance Live, giving him the chance to contact his superiors first to contract Li Ming. But now it was too late. He had no time to do so, and he could only send out a text message to the team's current captain, roughly covering what had happened. He knew that when he went back to the organization, he would surely receive a harsh lecture! Even his status as one of the original players wouldn't save him from this!

While running to the booth, we could hear Recna211 deliver a frightening declaration:

"Alright, why don't we start the bidding?" the man sneered, "I'll start by declaring my price as One Million US Dollars per year, with an additional bonus per victory depending on his performance!"

This statement made every single mouth in the area open as if they were trying to consume the air through their mouths. That was and entire million dollars! That was the same price offered to most Championship winners! "The Dawn" was but a new player, not even confirmed to be a top 0.1% player yet, but he had still been offered this frightening amount!

The recruiter's faces turned dark. With their superiors on the phone with them finally understanding the situation, the recruiters knew that the player bidding war was about to begin!