Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 1420: Pre-match scout, luxurious venue!
After a while, everyone who came to Gusu to participate in the offline competition gathered.

Everyone first had a sumptuous lunch in the hotel restaurant, and then, led by Fang Yun, got on a car to the venue for this year's All-Star offline game.

This year's All-Star Game will be held in a recently completed gymnasium located on the shore of the beautiful Taihu Lake.

During this period, the e-sports craze had not yet emerged in China, and it was not easy to find a suitable competition venue in any city.

Under such circumstances, it is already very impressive that Wangyi has been able to find a suitable venue to successfully host the competition for two consecutive years.

Everyone rode in Coaster, enjoying the city scenery of Suzhou along the way, and arrived at their destination unknowingly.

After arriving at the destination, everyone got off the bus and did not rush into the venue to check out. Instead, they all ran to the nearby Taihu Lake to check in and take photos.

Unfortunately, Fang Yun was forced to become a ruthless camera under the pleading attack of his little apprentice.

From the moment he got off the car, he held up a Hasselblad H3D that he had just bought and started taking pictures of the people who were visiting the beautiful scenery of Taihu Lake.

But who would have thought that his hard work did not attract anyone's praise. Instead, after seeing the finished image, everyone just criticized him!
"Master, what's wrong with you? I'm completely confused!"

"With your skills, you're wasting such an expensive camera..."

"Old Fang, if you don't know how to shoot, get out of the way and let me do it!"

"I'm embarrassed to point it out to you, were you going after people? You were clearly going after people and cameras!"

"Don't mention it, Mr. Cheng's photos of flowers and plants are really good. You can tell at a glance that he has great skills..."

Facing the siege of the crowd, Fang Yun spread his hands and decided to give in.

His photography skills are not professional, but they are not particularly bad either.

It’s just that every photographer has different strengths. Some are good at photographing people, while others are good at photographing scenery.

But he is different.

He is good at grasping the key points.

Unfortunately, everyone around him is an acquaintance, so no matter how good his skills are, they are useless at this moment.

Only after the competition begins and various materials are released one after another, can he make these ordinary people understand what real skills are!
After being surrounded and severely tortured by the crowd, Fang Yun could only stop showing off temporarily and use some skills to easily change the cloudy expressions of several girls into sunny ones, thus defusing the crisis of being beaten up.

We played by Taihu Lake for a while until Fang Yun's exclusive customer service representative 'Xiao Qing' called to ask about it.

Fang Yun then stopped everyone who were about to go crazy and quickly rushed to the gymnasium.

At this time, there were still 5 days before the start of the offline competition, so when we arrived at the square in front of the stadium entrance.

They found that the place was still under renovation and looked a bit messy at first glance.

At this time, Xiaoqing was just below the portrait of the Troll King in front of them. After seeing them, she immediately ran over in small steps.

"Welcome to Gusu, thank you for your hard work!"

When she came up, Xiaoqing, still wearing a gray business suit, bowed slightly and greeted everyone politely.

After saying hello, she looked up at Fang Yun, her tone unable to conceal her excitement, "See you again, Master Qiancheng! How about I lead everyone to take a brief tour of the venue for this offline competition?"

"How many times have I told you to stop calling me great? My name is Fang Yun, you can just call me by my name. If not, just call me Brother Cheng like everyone else."

Seeing that this woman started to call him the Great God of Thousand Cities again, Fang Yun felt a bit of a headache and could only speak.

"Then... I'll just call you Brother Cheng!"

Seeing that Fang Yun was a little uncomfortable with her address, Xiao Qing nodded and immediately changed her words.

After taking care of this small detail, everyone, led by Xiaoqing, slowly toured the competition venue.

Since this stadium was only recently completed, it cannot compare to the old stadium in Shanghai last year in terms of floor space or hardware and software.

The decoration inside the gymnasium is nearing completion, and the overall layout basically follows that of last year.

It is still divided into three areas. The largest area is the viewing area, and the second is the stage in front of the viewing area. The familiar four rows of four rows of five computers have been arranged on the stage, and they can be used as soon as they are powered on and plugged into the network.

What is different from last year is that perhaps it was because the audience criticized the game too much after the game, saying that there was only one screen and the audience sitting further back could not see the game content clearly.

This year, Wangyi has obviously invested more budget. In addition to a huge screen hanging in the center of the stage, four new large screens have been added to the walls around the hall, so that all fantasy fans who come to watch the game can watch the game content without blind spots.

As for the last area, it is naturally the lounge exclusively for the players.

In addition to these, the venue for this competition is larger than last year.

But wherever Fang Yun and his group passed, they were almost all surrounded by various dreamy elements.

From the classic giant posters of the twelve characters, to the flags with the server names inserted on the walls on both sides of the offline quarterfinals, and even the most popular summoned beast figures, everything is available.

Fang Yun and his group were obviously well-informed, but after seeing these things that were related to dream elements but were all-encompassing.

I still feel a surge of excitement in my heart.

Such a big event is just to host a two-day All-Star Finals.

Wangyi's determination is evident, and Fang Yun and others, as contestants of this year's All-Stars, are also honored at this moment!

"This model of the Hibiscus Fairy is so lifelike, I really want it..."

"Master, Master! After the game is over, can we take the flag of Bianliang City away? That's so cool!"

"Wow! This dragon turtle figurine is so cute!"

"Hurry up, Xiaotong, come and help me take a picture with this fox beauty!"

Following Xiaoqing, Li Sitong and Meng Ge had completely let themselves go. Everything they saw was new and they wanted everything.

This made Fang Yun feel like he was raising two children, and the chattering was too noisy.

Xiaoqing, the tour guide, was quite curious about this scene. She couldn't understand why Fang Yun looked so serious, but his friends were so cheerful.
In this way, everyone took photos, checked in and chatted along the way, and finally arrived at the contestant lounge at the back.

"The lounge in Bianliang City this year is still No. 8. We can go in and take a look first. If there is anything that needs to be added, be sure to tell me."

When they arrived at the lounge area and looked at the layout of the venue which was obviously much more spacious than last year, Xiao Qing spoke before Fang Yun and the others could take a closer look.

Hearing this, Fang Yun didn't say anything. He just nodded and let the other party lead the way.

They arrived too early this time, so there was no other team in the player lounge area except them.

Following Xiaoqing all the way to Lounge No. 8, after entering the room, everyone suddenly felt enlightened!
Because the venue's area has increased, the area of ​​their lounge has also increased a lot. At first glance, it looks like it's at least 70 or 80 square meters.

The layout of the lounge still continues with a lot of fantasy elements. The walls are covered with posters, and the sofas are filled with large and small figures, which makes Li Sitong and Meng Ge, who love these things, very happy.

At the deepest part of the room, there are five computers neatly arranged, and the key is that they are all turned on.

"This……"

Pointing to the five computers that were turned on, Fang Yun was about to ask, but Xiao Qing explained first: "Since everyone here, I will notify the backstage to get these computers ready in advance. You can get used to them first, and any problems can be solved."

“So thin!”

Listening to Xiaoqing's explanation, even a rough man like Shouye couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Players who reach a certain level of consumption in Fantasy Westward Journey will be assigned exclusive customer service, and naturally there will be some for wealthy people like Shouye Huang He.

However, their exclusive customer service did not appear in offline venues. The reason is very simple: it is not within their service scope.

The reason why Xiaoqing appeared was actually a special treatment given to Fang Yun by the official.

There is no way. This gentleman's influence in Fantasy is too great. They are really afraid that they might make this gentleman unhappy by not paying attention. That would be very troublesome.

Therefore, Xiaoqing is not only Fang Yun's exclusive online customer service, but also his offline customer service. Everything is for one purpose -

Serve this gentleman well and make sure nothing goes wrong!

After waving to Shouye and the others, Fang Yun gathered the five of them and sat down in front of the computer. He familiarized himself with the keyboard and mouse, and then logged in casually.

The other people did the same as him. They each made sure that there was no problem with the hardware, then logged into their previous accounts one after another and started playing as a team.

After playing for a while and making sure that everything was normal, Fang Yun signaled everyone to log out and turn off the computer. Xiaoqing, who had witnessed the whole process, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Another step has been completed, nice!

As for Li Sitong, Meng Ge, Sujiu, Liu Ximeng and other women, after they entered the house, it seemed that the game had nothing to do with them.

At this moment, they gathered in front of the coffee table in the lounge, dividing the ownership of the figures in the house through the game of rock-paper-scissors.

Looking at the harmonious atmosphere among Fang Yun and the others, Xiao Qing couldn't help but feel a hint of envy in her eyes.

However, she did not show it. After the four girls of Sujiu had distributed the figures and the masters of Fang Yun and others were sure that there was nothing to buy, everyone left the lounge, walked through the competition hall and left the gymnasium.

"This venue will be renovated the day before the competition begins. You will all be here for rehearsal at that time, so you can take a look around in advance."

Standing at the entrance of the gymnasium, Fang Yun and Xiaoqing chatted for a while.

There was no rehearsal before the offline competition last year, which led to many unexpected events on the day.

Fortunately, those accidents were quickly resolved and nothing went wrong.

This year, Wangyi learned its lesson and, while notifying all offline contestants by phone to participate on time, also informed them that they needed to arrive at the venue one day in advance for rehearsal.

Fang Yun had no objection to the rehearsal. After all, just looking at the care put into the venue and the area it occupied.

You can tell that this year's All-Star lineup is obviously bigger than last year.

In this situation, if accidents occur again as frequently as last year, it will not be easy to resolve them quickly.

So a rehearsal is definitely necessary, not to mention that he himself is very curious to see what the outdoor decoration of the competition venue will look like after it is completed, given that the interior decoration of the competition venue has been so carefully done.

"Okay, we've finished looking at the venue, so we won't disturb you from working here, so we'll leave first."

They chatted all the way to the Coaster and confirmed that Xiaoqing was unable to spare the time these days and could not join them in touring Suzhou.

Amid the regretful gazes of Shouye, Huang He and others, Fang Yun waved goodbye to Xiaoqing and got in the car back to the hotel.

It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon when we returned to the hotel. It was definitely not a good time to go out and play.

Not to mention, Suzhou is famous for its lack of nightlife.

After returning to his room, Fang Yun first went into the bathroom to take a shower, then had dinner with everyone in the hotel restaurant, and then went to bed early.

……

A few days later, Fang Yun and his group began their long-planned trip to Gusu.

Due to geographical reasons, there are not many gang members from Gusu in Jinfengxiyu Tower.

But it doesn’t matter. There are no local people in Gusu, but there are a lot of gang members working in Gusu.

After finding a gang member who is familiar with the local food, drink and entertainment, Fang Yun and his gang have had a great time these days.

They checked in at famous attractions such as Hanshan Temple, Humble Administrator's Garden, Taihu Lake, Lion Grove, etc., and also tried all kinds of Suzhou delicacies.

In addition, Gusu itself has a pleasant climate, so after playing for a few days, everyone, including Fang Yun, didn't want to leave.

But no matter how reluctant they were, when the time came to January 1, everyone had to interrupt their trip and began to prepare for the highlight of this trip to Suzhou, the All-Star offline finals!
Hotel, in Fang Yun’s suite.

"With the lesson we learned last year, there shouldn't be any fools trying to mess with us again this time."

Shouye, Huang He, Mengge and other people who came to participate in the offline competition this time gathered in Fang Yun's suite, discussing the problems that might be encountered in tomorrow's rehearsal.

The person they were most worried about at first was Fang Yun. After all, he was too famous, and there was also the headshot incident of Han Xiaocai last year.

Who in the fantasy world doesn’t know nowadays that Qiancheng is not someone to be trifled with, whether online or offline?
But because of this, everyone also knows that as long as Fang Yun doesn't take the initiative to cause trouble, others should not be so blind as to take the initiative to cause trouble for him.

In addition to Fang Yun, another person that worried them was A Bai.

As everyone knows, Abai was kicked out by Zhu Zifang.

However, in this offline competition, Abai will appear in the public eye as the commander of 2008.

Coincidentally, Zhu Zifang, which lost Abai, has now regained its strength after struggling for half a year and also made it to the offline finals.

This pair of enemies advanced to the offline competition at the same time. Everything is still unclear until Abai's true identity is revealed.

But once the rehearsal starts tomorrow, when all the contestants need to show up, who knows what will happen.

However, Fang Yun was not worried about this matter that everyone was worried about.

Zhu Zifang and Abai do have a deep grudge against each other, but this does not mean that the two sides will fight each other as soon as they meet.

After all, most of those who can make it to offline competitions are decent people, and there are actually very few people like Han Xiaocai.

(End of this chapter)