[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league":3,"chapter-reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-42":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in S3, Training the Entire League",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292512,4484,"Chapter 42: Team New Base!","reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>Compared to Lin Xuejie’s fishing-in-the-ocean approach, the taxi driver clearly had more experience; before getting out, he pulled out a pack of Hongta Shan and walked straight to a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man squatted half-crouched, eating a zīfǎntuán wrapped in newspaper; oil stains had spread across the yellowed Yangzi Evening News, whose headline was still last year’s news about Mo Yan winning the Nobel Prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old brother, can you help me find someone who can drive an Iveco?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iveco!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, the large passenger van many people are familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hongta Shan pack was opened, and two cigarettes were handed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man, well-practiced, tucked one behind his ear and held the other, clicking his lighter to light it, then smoked with loud, satisfied puffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Driver?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Need a cook too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because he’d been squatting too long, the old man struggled to stand, but having accepted someone’s cigarette, he didn’t slack off on the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, over there…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too far away, Jiang Ming didn’t hear what the man was calling, but soon the crowd suddenly came alive. Women in rubber shoes rushed over, their reddened cheeks shiny from rubbing against cheap scarves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young man, what about her? She used to cook big pots of food in Pukou for years…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s got a health certificate too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver led over a slightly plump auntie, who, as she spoke, pulled her health certificate from her faux-leather shoulder bag; the plastic sleeve was peeling at the edges, and the photo’s blue background had faded to gray-white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming exchanged a few brief words with her, sensing her sincerity, and didn’t refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem. I’ll have someone draw up a contract with you later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, okay! So can we start work today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not today, but you must report for duty no later than this weekend. Don’t worry—your salary starts from the day you sign the contract!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, please keep your phone open. I’ll contact you directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When dawn began to break, Lin Xuejie arrived with two resumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finding a driver’s tough—most people only know how to drive tractors, and those who can drive don’t have licenses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s normal. People with driver’s licenses usually don’t need to wake up early to look for jobs here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only two suitable candidates. Here’s their info. I think the second one’s age fits better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then take the second one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming didn’t argue. “Xuejie, could you do me a favor and buy two packs of Yuhua stones from that convenience store over there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yuhua stones?” Lin Jingyi frowned. Her younger brother didn’t smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, though puzzled, she didn’t ask further and turned toward the convenience store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t buying cigarettes to smoke himself—the driver who brought him hadn’t taken payment. Though he’d already covered the driver’s trip to check out the rental, adding an extra gift was still better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The club’s two logistics staff were now settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Deng, cook: monthly salary 3,600, meals and accommodation included; also responsible for overall club and player hygiene management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Zhou, logistics: monthly salary 3,200, meals and accommodation included; besides driving, also handles club logistics and security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>8:00 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving the two logistics staff brief instructions, Jiang Ming and Lin Jingyi had breakfast and drove to the rented property’s location for inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Jin Ling to Taicang is nearly two hundred kilometers, so Jiang Ming’s team base had to be located roughly midway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice—the first LPL event was already set in Taicang, Suzhou. Though they didn’t need to take subway or train to matches like other teams, even driving themselves, the several-hundred-kilometer trip would take at least two or three hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver pulled the handbrake and pointed ahead to the plane trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them stood a three-story, cream-colored house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming looked up: the iron railings on the balcony were overgrown with vines, just like the moss-covered defense towers in games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had the vibe of an old, run-down 20th-century building, but compared to the basements where the players currently lived, this standalone three-story house was already paradise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the landlord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The key’s by the door. The landlord’s a younger brother’s uncle from our college—he told us to just contact that younger brother once we decide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger brother’s uncle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming fell silent. Indeed, having connections makes things easier—the ancients weren’t lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingyi took the key, pushed open the iron gate, and the view opened up before her. “Oh wow, not bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first floor was very spacious—about a hundred square meters—with a few partitioned rooms that could be repurposed. “We can build a few partitions: west side for training room, east side for kitchen, the rest… maybe a laundry room?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s check out the second floor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming squinted at the arched windows on the second floor, where morning light refracted through the cracked glass into rainbows. “Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concrete-stone staircase still bore dark red patterns from the last century; walls peeled in places, revealing deep brown mold stains, likely from long vacancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can have Aunt Deng come clean this afternoon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you pay wages, giving orders feels much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two stepped on creaking floorboards, measuring the second floor. “Four rooms upstairs. Buy bunk beds—two or three should suffice for the players. Master Zhou and Aunt Deng each get one room, and we’ll still have one spare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming tapped the floor. “The flooring probably needs fixing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingyi instantly understood. “I’ll ask in our group. That renovation company from our startup park was a bit pricey—if we can’t manage, I’ll ask the college’s logistics office—they know this stuff better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for complicated renovation,” Jiang Ming smiled. “Don’t you remember where we came from this morning?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The labor market?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jingyi hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say she was capable, but as a college student still under her naïve BUFF, she couldn’t escape it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For renovation needs, no renovation company is cheaper than workers from the labor market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t need to go all out—just scrape and re-plaster the second floor, simple finish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We won’t be staying here long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming looked around, speaking silently to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enlarge the training room on the first floor to fit seven or eight computers. Leave space for a water dispenser and fridge, and add an air conditioner—summer’s coming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Focus on the training room—I’ll send you the specs tonight. For the design drawings…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, don’t worry—I know the design school folks well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s an attic above—we’ll get them to turn it into your office.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning connections, Lin Jingyi instantly perked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After touring the place, both agreed they were satisfied with the three-story house as the team base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They viewed two more options afterward, but none stood out in terms of hard conditions or rent—so they settled on the first one they’d inspected as the team base.\u003C\u002Fp>",1136,"2026-06-20T04:16:26.320Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8ae42a723407cc3ef0f9b80f5de581dfc314401113f6653e59c3b6373cd50026","reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-43","reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-41",190,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-cover.jpg"]