Youth training camp.
"Have you heard?"
"Babycandy? She came to the youth training camp for Wen Yan. The whole world knows it."
"So what? She might be able to get into the youth training camp, but if she wants to go to LGW... she's just dreaming."
"But it seems like... there haven't been any girls at the youth training camp in years!"
Amid the low laughter of the crowd, one person suddenly whispered mysteriously again: "The sniper who shot Yanshen with one shot and then went to bully the trumpet and caused a sensation, I heard that he is also coming to the youth training camp."
"What?? Isn't he also in the top ten in the national server? Why would he bully the lower accounts?"
"What else could it be? To become famous!" the man said disdainfully, "Who is Yan Shen? How many people want to climb up the ladder by riding on his popularity? This time, our special coach for the youth training camp is Yan Shen. Just wait, it will definitely be lively."
As everyone was whispering, no one noticed that a young man with his hat brim pulled down walked quickly past the crowd, dragging a suitcase, and stood in the corner.
The new student registration area was quickly surrounded by people who were all top fans of "Doomsday". Most of them had met each other in the game a long time ago. Now that they were meeting online, a group of boys naturally had endless bragging to do when they got together.
The young man, with his baseball cap pulled down, unconsciously cast his gaze towards the door on the side which had not been entered for a long time. The pair of eyes hidden under the brim of the hat were extremely beautiful, it was difficult to tell whether they were male or female, but at this moment, these eyes were full of worry.
And the owner of these eyes is Xue Lan.
Why hasn’t Duan Wenzheng come yet
Didn't he say... that he would come to the youth training camp today? Why hasn't he arrived yet... or was he just teasing him when he said he would come to the youth training camp last night
After all, the original plot of "Doomsday" is that Duan Wenzhen entered the youth training camp as the "Rookie King" after participating in a semi-professional invitational tournament.
But even knowing this, Xue Lan slipped out of the house early and came to the youth training camp in order to avoid him, but he couldn't help looking at the door nervously but with a hint of anticipation.
Of course he wanted to come to the youth training camp with Duan Wenzheng, but...
In the original novel, when "Xue Lan" came to the youth training camp, he was naturally recognized as Babycandy at a glance, but he immediately confessed to Wen Yan again, causing Wen Yan to dislike him even more, and then he was ridiculed by a group of people.
It's good that Duan Wenzheng didn't get affected along with me...
Xue Lan lowered the brim of his hat again, hoping that no one would recognize him.
But just as he was thinking this, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted in surprise: "Look at that person, why does it look like... babycandy Xue Lan?!"
Xue Lan was startled, and everyone's eyes were indeed focused on him as he cried out.
"Fuck, you're right, it really is her... It seems the rumors are true. She actually came to the youth training camp just for Wen Yan?"
"But why did she cut her hair? And why is she dressed like this?"
Xue Lan pursed his lips under the gazes from all around him. After hesitating for a moment, he took off his hat.
"Hello everyone, I'm Xue Lan. I'll be in the youth training camp with you all in the next period of time. Please give me your guidance." Knowing that there are some things he can't avoid, he straightened his back and spoke in a calm and clear voice that everyone present could hear: "I didn't come to the youth training camp because of Wind. Like everyone else, I hope to enter the club I like with my own strength. And... I'm a man."
After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent.
Xue Lan had anticipated such a reaction. He breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something else when he heard the people who had been in a daze just now come to their senses and burst into laughter.
"Sister, you are too devoted. For Yanshen... Don't you think Yanshen likes men, so since women don't work, you try dressing up as a man?"
"Playing professionally is not like playing live streaming. Playing professionally depends on your strength, and strength is not something you can win easily just by having a good teammate."
"Yes, in a professional game, even a few snipers can't save you!"
Everyone started talking and laughing again.
The temperature in Xue Lan's eyes gradually cooled down. He originally didn't want to pay attention to these people's gazes.
He glanced at the row of training machines in the transparent glass windows at the back of the hall and tightened his fingertips secretly.
"Reset didn't cheat. You all know what such remarks mean to an e-sports player."
"Whether he cheats or not is not up to you to decide." A young man with a proud look said in the crowd, "People who cheat are not worthy of playing e-sports."
"Brother Qiu is right!" everyone echoed.
Xue Lan secretly clenched his hands hidden under his sleeves.
"Since you said that professional gaming depends on strength, let's have a match. If you win, I will leave the academy, but if I win... I don't want to hear these things from you again, and each of you must publicly apologize to reset."
Xue Lan glanced at the people's instantly changing expressions and said calmly, "It's a single-player survival match, and the winner will be decided in one round."
"this… "
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other and began to hesitate.
"Sister, you're just a medic. Even if we win, it's not fair for you to win."
"This... forget it, sister, I never said he was cheating, but we all just entered the youth training camp, why get so angry..."
"That's right. Besides, the people from the youth training camp haven't arrived yet. If we start the machine without your permission..."
"Who said I need a medic?" Xue Lan pushed open the door and walked into the training room. He put the backpack with the keyboard on the table and raised his head slowly: "Do you dare to bet?"
His eyes were like a pool of silent water, yet contained a turbulent wave beneath the calm.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you.
"Then let's choose someone to represent us..."
Xue Lan interrupted him sternly, "And we have to choose a representative to make a public apology?"
His calm tone made everyone feel guilty. They didn't know how Babycandy, who seemed soft and cute but a little love-brained in front of the camera, could have become such a different person.
Before anyone could say anything, Xue Lan unzipped the keyboard case and put the keyboard away securely.
"No need to choose, everyone come together."
Xue Lan raised his chin slightly, his cheeks slightly flushed from speaking in front of so many people for the first time.
"It's a multiplayer survival match, the map is random, if any of you wins, I lose. But if I win by accident..." He said in a resounding voice: "Then everyone present here must apologize to reset."
"this… "
Everyone started whispering again.
The representative who was pushed out by the crowd murmured in frustration: "Who knows if he has opened..."
"Just because you don't know, you can throw dirty water at will?"
Everyone was speechless after hearing what Xue Lan said. The man said, "If we start the machine without permission, what if the people from the youth training camp come here..."
"I'll take care of anything."
Xue Lan said as he sat down on the gaming chair and pressed the power button.
Everyone stared at each other for a while, and finally stopped hesitating. A few people squeezed out and found a place to turn on the camera, while others still stood there and watched.
Xue Lan plugged in the mouse and keyboard. His calm face was reflected on the monitor, but the hand that was holding the mouse was slightly sweaty.
He never does anything without certainty.
But this time, he was not sure at all.
The maximum level of the game "Dawn of Doom" is currently 50, but he has been playing for a few days, and even with Duan Wen Zheng, he has only reached level 48.
An account that has not yet reached the maximum level, without advanced chips and energy, and without skills... The people facing him are not passers-by who are ranked by points, but rising stars who have been selected from all over the country as seed players to join the youth training team.
Among this group of people, there is a high possibility that there will be new talents who will shine in the e-sports world in the future.
Xue Lan lowered his eyes.
His behavior was childish, impulsive, even ridiculous.
But just like that, Duan Wenzheng's face suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
If Xue Lan's previous twenty years were a stagnant pool of water, then Duan Wen Zheng was the sea containing raging waves and a deep ocean.
Even if it was just once... He wanted to be so wanton just once.
Thinking of this, Xue Lan's eyes became firm.
He opened the game client and logged into his account. After waiting for a not-too-long time for the loading bar to load, he was stunned.
He clearly remembered that after he and Duan Wenzheng finished playing together yesterday, his account was not at the maximum level. When he was two levels away from reaching the level protection period, he went to sleep with the game on. Duan Wenzheng clearly slept with him...
Thinking of this, a suspicious blush appeared on Xue Lan's face again.
How come the account suddenly reaches the maximum level
Unless... After they fell asleep, Duan Wenzheng got up again and secretly maxed out the level of his account.
It is not easy to get close to the top two levels, and this is not the sniper account that Duan Wenzheng is familiar with... Xue Lan remembered glancing at his still sleeping face before leaving, and clenched the mouse in his hand again.
"Are you okay?" The youth training camp student who was pushed out by the crowd walked up to Xue Lan and asked, "Why is your face so red? If you are sick, then even if we..."
"No." Xue Lan hurriedly put on the headset.
He looked at the max-level account on the screen, and his heart began to burn again.
Even if you are not sure, what does it matter? Isn't being a professional all about turning the impossible into the possible? If the outcome is already predetermined, what's the point? Isn't it important to find your own path in an unpredictable direction
And these two levels of "variables" will be his most resilient iron wall.
The single-player match of "Dawn of Doom" uses the multiplayer battle royale mode. In order to ensure the fairness of the game, the player's ID display in this mode is also blocked.
Xue Lan clicked on the online server to form a team, and everyone's eyes fell on the ID that invited them to form a team.
exist, level 50, commando
"Girl, you, you play an assaulter?!" the student standing behind him exclaimed in surprise.
There was still a blush on Xue Lan's face. Hearing this, he glanced at the person beside him and nodded slightly with some embarrassment.
Xue Lan was born with a good-looking face, but in the past, he would always apply a layer of foundation as thick as possible, whether he was live streaming or in daily life. Although heavy makeup could not hide his delicate facial features, now that he had shed all the heavy and complicated makeup, he was stunningly beautiful.
The students who had peeked over at the side blushed and looked away at the same time.
"Why don't you join everyone?"
"Oh." The man smiled casually, "I'm a medic."
Xue Lan was slightly startled. There weren't many medics in "Dawn of Doom". Who was this medic...
Before he could come to his senses, the game loading bar had ended and everyone was assigned to the competition map.
Xue Lan quickly retracted his gaze, his eyes fell on the familiar game interface, and the smile on his lips gradually faded.
Sea transport ship.
This battle is for glory, and also for Duan Wenzheng—
He must win.