After the four returned to the Nirvana Club, Xie Mingzhe looked as if nothing had happened, and Chen Xiao finally couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You really know how to act, why are you pretending to be looking for Fat Uncle in the crowd?"
Xie Mingzhe gave an irrefutable reason: "There are too many people, I am afraid of being beaten."
Among the top 32 players who went to get the registration certificate today, the most famous one is "Uncle Fat", and some of them are fans of Uncle Fat. If you let them know the "Uncle Fat" who is gentle, tolerant and loving It is a teenager who has just turned 18, they will definitely be disillusioned, and in a fit of rage, they may do something impulsive.
Xie Mingzhe changed the subject and said, "Brother Chen, aren't you afraid of losing your vest? It is said that some of the top 32 are reservists from major clubs. Maybe someone knows you?"
Chen Xiao said in a very vicissitudes tone: "Me? I'm just a little transparent who has been out of breath for a long time. No one must know me."
Xie Mingzhe comforted: "It doesn't matter, when you return to the alliance, you will no longer be small and transparent. You will definitely surprise everyone who has despised you and laughed at you. Especially that Shao Bo, it is estimated that he will vomit blood."
Chen Xiao smiled lightly, found a cigarette, lit it, took a few puffs, the man's handsome face was hidden in the smoke, and he couldn't see his expression clearly, he said in a low and slightly hoarse voice: "I have been thinking about it before. , I will be able to return to the league one day in the future, I will definitely win the championship, and let the surnamed Shao regret what he did to me and my brother... But now, what the surnamed Shao thinks, I don't care at all."
Chen Xiao turned around and looked at Xie Mingzhe seriously and said, "It's not really interesting to play games with a revenge mentality. I want to win games and win awards, not for my enemies, but for myself and you. teammate."
When Xie Mingzhe heard him say this, he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, patted his shoulder with a smile, and said, "Brother Chen, you can be so open-minded, I admire it! You are right, those villains, we don't need it. If you care about him, treat him as a floating cloud in the sky, we will definitely get better and better in the future, and Shao Bo will definitely get worse and worse, thinking about it, why waste time on him, right?"
Chen Xiao laughed: "That's the truth. So I'm not afraid of breaking the vest. Anyway, when we reach the quarterfinals of the offline competition, we all have to show our faces. The senior players in the league can recognize me at a glance, sooner or later."
Just at this time, Chen Qianlin came out of the coach's office. Chen Xiao heard the familiar footsteps. He immediately threw the cigarette butt into the trash can next to him, and sat upright on the sofa, pretending that he had never smoked. Xie Mingzhe is also quite speechless - what a bunch of showgirls!
Sure enough, the next moment Chen Qianlin came over from the corner and saw Chen Xiao and Xie Mingzhe sitting on the sofa chatting, he stepped forward and said: "The group list for the top 32 has come out, Xiao Xie is in group A, Chen Xiao is in Group B, Yu Ke and Qin Xuan are in Group F and Group G respectively. What are your plans? Do you want to try your best to win the prize, or just fight?"
Both of them have obtained the registration qualifications of professional players, and the ranking of the masters stage is not very important to them. But Xie Mingzhe still said seriously: "Let's try our best to win an award. If we can win the award, the Nirvana Club will have more face!"
Chen Xiao nodded in agreement: "Yes, Xiao Xie and I have rich decks anyway, don't use mainstream decks, and don't be afraid to expose tactics in advance. We will do our best in the final round."
Xie Mingzhe looked forward with anticipation: "It's better that Brother Chen and I can join forces in the finals. In this case, our Nirvana team can win the championship and the runner-up. If Xiao Ke is stronger, we can take the third runner-up and get all the trophies of the Masters back. , not only has a large bonus, but it is also a kind of propaganda for our Nirvana.”
Chen Qianlin said calmly: "Your idea is too beautiful, but it will be very difficult to realize."
He turned on his brain, called up the detailed information of the two players, and introduced: "I watched the top 100 fights in the semi-finals, and the strongest among them was Zhou Xingchen from the Temple of the Gods, whose ID is Xingguang, look. His style should have been brought out by Ling Jingtang himself. The cold weapon crit style is very decisive and fierce. The other is Ye Binbin from the Dark Night Club. His ID is polite and he has original ability. Talented players, using the curse flow deck."
Chen Qianlin found all this information. As Nirvana's coach, he has not been idle during this time. He will watch every game carefully and give a score to the contestants. Among them, Zhou Xingchen and Ye Binbin are him. Considered the strongest player.
Seeing his brother's serious expression, Chen Xiao put away his smile and asked earnestly, "These two should be the seed players in the training camp of the Temple of the Gods and the City of Darkness, right? Why didn't they even make it to the top 32 in the Masters last year? "
"It's a coincidence that one was sick and made a mistake, and the other abstained due to family matters." Chen Qianlin said, "There are also four reserve players, and their strength is not bad, but they are slightly worse than these two."
"I looked at the detailed grouping," Xie Mingzhe opened the group information on the official website, glanced at it, and said, "Zhou Xingchen is in Group E, and Ye Binbin is in Group F. From the perspective of the schedule, the top two in each group will advance to the top sixteen. , and then A to H, B to G, we have never met!"
"Yes, you will never meet in the quarter-finals and quarter-finals. If you want to meet, it is likely to be in the semi-finals." Chen Qianlin said, "These two have been training with the Great God, but you can't be underestimated. If you want to win an award, prepare well."
Xie Mingzhe and Chen Xiao looked at each other, and both saw confidence and fighting spirit in each other's eyes.
The Masters is not a heavyweight competition, it is just the only way to the league, but since they have already embarked on this road, they want to take every step well.
If you have the strength to win the award, why not fight for it
No matter who the champion is - it can't be given to others anyway, it must be won by the players of Nirvana!
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Night City Club.
Seeing that the newcomer who went to get the registration certificate came back, Ye Zhu took off his helmet, ran over quickly, and asked eagerly, "Binbin, did you see Fat Uncle today?"
Ye Binbin is one of the most talented newcomers in the City of Darkness. The cards he can make are very special, called "Curse Cards". All the cards in his deck have various negative spell states, aiming to curse the opponent to death. , quite special.
Pei Jingshan took a fancy to his talent and signed him in advance for training. He was only a few months younger than Ye Zhu, but Ye Zhu called him "Xiao Binbin" every day.
Knowing that Ye Zhu is a black fan of Uncle Fat, Ye Binbin paid special attention to Uncle Fat today, but he did not see anyone in the crowd who matched the ID image of Uncle Fat. Looking at Shang Yezhu's expectant gaze, he could only smile awkwardly, and said, "I didn't find out who Fat Uncle is. I have carefully observed every one of the contestants who went to get the qualification certificate today. 25 years old."
Ye Zhu was stunned for a moment, scratching his hair doubtfully: "Could it be that Uncle Fat is a young man?"
When Pei Jingshan heard this, he came over and said, "Xiaozhu, I think you are being misled by your subjective thinking. Uncle Fat is just his ID in the game, not necessarily Uncle Fat in reality. On the contrary, I think he is very Probably a young and tall teenager."
Ye Zhu: "… "
Seeing his face gradually distorted, Pei Jingshan put his arms around his shoulders and comforted him: "Don't be angry, I know that you actually respect Uncle Fatty, and you have always regarded Uncle Fatty as a senior. Knowing that he is a young man, you can Difficult to accept… "
"Who, who respects him!" Ye Zhu interrupted angrily, "I'm obviously his number one black fan!"
Pei Jingshan smiled half-smilingly: "Oh, black powder—is it dark enough to be a natural powder?"
Ye Zhu: "… "
Glancing at Pei Jingshan hard, Ye Zhu walked away with his head down, looking as sick as the eggplant beaten by Shuang, obviously suffering a big blow.
Ye Binbin chased after him to comfort him, but was stopped by Pei Jingshan. Pei Jingshan glanced at the boy's stiff back and said, "Don't worry about him, Xiaozhu's anger comes and goes quickly, just go back to sleep. It's the photo I asked you to take, did you take it?"
Ye Binbin immediately turned on his brain and pulled out a photo, saying, "Today there were a lot of people at the scene, and it was very chaotic. I only found the opportunity when the meeting was over and took a short video of the scene. Team Pei, please take a look."
This video is only half a minute long. More than 30 people walked out of the conference room. The scene was very lively. Among them, a tall and burly boy shouted loudly: "Uncle Fat, who is Uncle Fat? Can you meet me?!"
Then, everyone looked around curiously, as if looking for Fat Uncle in the crowd.
What surprised Pei Jingshan was that he actually saw a very familiar face in the crowd—
The man is tall and handsome. Among a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-olds, the man in his twenties looks much more mature and stable. He is wearing slim trousers and a light gray shirt today, and he looks very energetic after cutting his hair short. , with his hands in the pockets of his trousers, his body leaning lazily against the wall, his face smiling with a hint of playfulness, his eyes swept across the crowd lightly, as if he was watching a good show.
Looking at the man's indifferent gaze from the video, Pei Jingshan's pupils shrank slightly, and said, "...is it Chen Xiao?"
Ye Binbin looked blank: "Team Pei, who is Chen Xiao?"
It is normal for players who debuted late to have not heard of Chen Xiao, because Chen Xiao only played dozens of individual matches in the fifth season, and he kept losing, and his presence was extremely low.
However, Pei Jingshan was very impressed with this player.
At that time, Pei Jingshan was still in college, and his friend Tang Muzhou went to fight in the league, so he kept following Tang Muzhou's game. Once, Tang Muzhou and Chen Xiao met on the field. In that game, Chen Xiao was defeated 0-2 and was completely abused by Tang Muzhou. After finishing, he shook hands with Tang Muzhou calmly, and when he turned to leave the arena, his back was straight.
Pei Jingshan and Tang Muzhou had dinner that night and asked, "Is Chen Xiao your master's younger brother? I didn't expect his level to be so poor. I saw a lot of negative comments about him on the Internet, saying that he was embarrassing Lin Shen."
A trace of complicated emotions flashed in Tang Muzhou's eyes, and he said in a low voice, "You're wrong to think so, I'll learn from Master together with him, and his strength is not inferior to mine. For some special reason, he wanted to leave the league as soon as possible."
Pei Jingshan was very confused: "So, what do you mean, he deliberately lost to you today?"
"That's right." Tang Muzhou said calmly, "Only a highly skilled player can quietly lose to the opponent, but the audience is completely unaware. In fact, he has prepared every skill I have. Sentenced, every time he was a few tenths of a second slower than me, it seemed that he was defeated by me because his reaction was not as good as me, but it was actually because he knew me too well."
"...So it is." Pei Jingshan suddenly realized.
"You know and I know about this." Tang Muzhou reminded.
"Don't worry, I won't say anything." Pei Jingshan paused, "But he is blatantly violating the league's rules by doing so? Isn't he afraid of being discovered by the league?"
"He is indeed a passive game. If he is found out, he will be warned by the league and suspended for a month. However, he is very careful. Only I who have been on the field in person know that he did it on purpose. Others generally can't see it." Tang Muzhou sighed. With a tone, he said, "He is determined to leave the professional league and does not hesitate to destroy himself."
"Is there a problem with the Sanctuary's contract?" Pei Jingshan quickly thought of the reason, "If he wants to file a lawsuit, I can help."
"It's useless. When Master started the lawsuit, he hired the best lawyer in the industry, but he still lost. The contract trap in Sanctuary is too big, and it doesn't make sense in court." Tang Muzhou was silent for a moment, and then said with certainty, "Chen Xiao will definitely come back. I believe he will never give up so easily. He is so talented, it would be a pity to give up."
Thinking of the past, Pei Jingshan couldn't help frowning.
The Tang family and the Pei family are close friends. He and Tang Muzhou have grown up together since childhood, and they are as close as brothers. Therefore, in the matter of Master Tang Muzhou, he did his best to help him, and he knew the inside story well. Chen Xiao really left the alliance later, but it is said that he did not terminate the contract with Sanctuary, and that stubborn teenager disappeared from people's sight since then.
Pei Jingshan only felt sorry for Chen Xiao in his heart. He did not hesitate to leave the alliance by destroying himself, which shows how determined he was at the beginning. Even if he deliberately lost the game at the risk of being punished by the alliance, he did not want to earn a point for Sanctuary. Qian, a young man under eighteen years old, it is not easy to push himself to this point.
After Pei Jingshan joined the professional league in the seventh season, he focused on developing the Night City Club, and did not pay any more attention to Chen Xiao.
But now, seeing this familiar face, even if the temperament and appearance have changed a lot, Pei Jingshan still recognizes it at a glance, after all, the impression was too deep!
He simply took a screenshot and sent the photo to Tang Muzhou, and asked bluntly, "Is this Chen Xiao?"
Tang Muzhou replied with one word: "Well."
Seeing him so calm, Pei Jingshan couldn't help but say, "Did you already know that Chen Xiao was coming back?"
Tang Muzhou replied: "Yes, I also know that his ID is above Yunxiao, and he joined Uncle Fatty's Nirvana team."
Pei Jingshan immediately grasped the key: "So, you also know Fat Uncle?"
Tang Muzhou sent a meaningful smile: "It's hard to say."
Pei Jingshan raised his eyebrows: "What is hard to say?"
Tang Muzhou: "I said I was afraid you would hit me."
Pei Jingshan: "..."
Tang Muzhou: "Because we are small, if I am beaten in the future, please send me to the hospital, thank you."
Pei Jingshan smiled: "You're welcome, I will only collect the corpse for you."
Tang Muzhou: "..."
Friends are really unreliable, but the younger brother is the most reliable. Tang Muzhou reminded Xie Mingzhe: "The quarter-final stage is the offline competition. You should vaccinate the fans in advance."
Xie Mingzhe thought it made sense, so he posted a Weibo—
"I successfully received the registration qualification certificate today. Thank you very much for your support and encouragement. I will be an official professional player in the future, and I will continue to work hard! However, the quarter-finals are offline competitions, and I hope to see my true face when the time comes. Don't be too surprised, I believe you all pay attention to me because you like my cards and strength, not my face, right?"
Fans saw the news and left messages to comfort him—
"Uncle Fat is right, we like you because of the cards you make, not because of your looks, so you don't have to worry, no matter how fat or ugly you are, everyone will not lose their fans!" "Hug Fat uncle, your skin is given by your parents, you can't decide for yourself, we won't turn your fans into black just because you don't look good!" "Don't worry, we're not the kind of superficial face-seeing fans, everyone has done a good job. Be mentally prepared, even if you are a 200-pound fat man, we still love you!"
Xie Mingzhe: "..."
When did he say he was not good-looking? Fans' brains were crooked, and the crooked buildings were too serious. Xie Mingzhe couldn't narcissistically say "I'm afraid that I'm too handsome to scare you", so he ignored the fans' messages and devoted himself to the next game. .