Stand-in king

The day was no different than usual, yet nowhere seemed the same.

The genies training base started the game watching activities as usual.Watching games when there are games and training when there are no games has become the daily routine of the base.

In the third round of the qualifiers, 10 teams will decide 5 teams to enter the next round. Since the previous two rounds have wiped out the relationship of many teams, starting from the third round, for the sake of fairness, no longer It is a team battle to determine the outcome, but a combination of individual competition and team competition.

In the following fourth round, the two-to-one knockout system was abandoned and changed to a five-team round-the-wheel battle, so as to determine the four champions and sub-seasons to participate in the official competition.

The general framework of Mo Xu's training plan has been set, and only needs to be fine-tuned according to the schedule at any time. The whole team has entered an intense training session.

In the morning, Xu Jinghui brought a message.

The finals of the qualifiers, that is, the last two days of the competition, will hold offline competitions. At that time, I want to invite the top four teams to do an exhibition match. This year's exhibition match is still the same as last year. The top four teams will each send out a player. A 2v2 match will be held after the lottery is divided into groups, as a fan benefit.

"How did you do it before?" Mo Xu, who had just taken over the work of the Genies team, asked sincerely.

"In previous years, we pushed the most popular players to the past." Xu Jinghui said.

If you ask Mo Xu which player has the highest technical level, he can give you a thorough analysis for an afternoon;

But if you ask him which player is the most popular, his eyes will be darkened and he will know nothing.

"Then... who should it be?" He glanced into the training room and asked Xu Jinghui awkwardly.

"It's hard to say..." Xu Jinghui rubbed his chin, "Last year our main player should be Watermelon, but after the Ji Family Cup a while ago, Ah Rui's popularity was quite high..."

"Don't scare me..." Sun Tianrui immediately interrupted his thoughts, "Gua Shen is much more likely to turn heads than me. I know that during the opening ceremony, Gua Shen was blocked by fans from two groups in the arena asking for autographs. story?"

Speaking of it, Ge Chengyang being blocked by fans is not a topic worth covering up, but the watermelon master is too young to joke and brag with a group of boys, and when he meets a little girl fan, he is so embarrassed that he doesn't even know where to put his hands.

At that time, he was only surrounded by a substitute member of the team, but after returning to the base, this story spread to the ears of several official players, and it was regarded as a semi-hidden joke.

At this time, he took it out and said it, which decisively caused laughter in the training room.

"Damn it, Sun Tianrui, you actually betrayed me!" Ge Chengyang was so angry that he jumped up directly.

Xu Jinghui was very calm, and asked Mo Xu: "How about letting the watermelon go?"

"Well, not bad." Mo Xu nodded.

"I protest—"

"Protest is ineffective."

……

Sun Tianrui stuck out his tongue and retracted his position.

In fact, the exhibition match in the finals of the qualifiers was a good opportunity to gain popularity. Besides, whether they played an exhibition match or not, as the official players of the semi-finals, they had to go to the venue that day, so it didn't affect anything. Sun Tianrui had no reason to refuse.

But thinking that it would be Meng Xun who danced to the sky in this kind of link, he couldn't help but think of Meng Xun's hysterical look.

Ah...if only I could avoid it.

Let watermelon do things like exhibition games... In the worst case, treat him to dinner later and make amends...

The days of training passed quickly.

Before I knew it, the official issued an announcement confirming the list of players for the exhibition match.

Unknowingly, the eliminated team was born, and the final team was determined.

Facts have proved that Mo Xu's vision is still very accurate. The four teams he was optimistic about at the beginning of the qualifiers happened to be the teams that entered the finals: Ergo. Team Hua competes for third and fourth places.

For the Genies, this also means that their game is about to begin.

Although there is no hard and fast rule, the training time of the big guys has indeed lengthened spontaneously. Just after 9 o'clock in the morning, many people gathered in the training room for personal daily training. time for mutual analysis;

Often in the early hours of the morning, the training room is still brightly lit and full of people.

However, on the night before the final, Liu Xiaoqiang made a special trip to the training room considering that the contestants would be attending live events the next day, advising everyone who lives in the base to rest early, and those who don’t live in the base to go home early.

"Brother Xu!"

Sun Tianrui turned off the computer and subconsciously called Mo Xu to go with him.

"En." Mo Xu responded without saying anything, turned off the computer, picked up the bag and went out.

"Shall we go to the venue together tomorrow?" Sun Tianrui chased after him.

"it is good."

Mo Xu agreed very naturally, and his expression was also very natural, but Sun Tianrui felt a little unnatural.

He looked up with some doubts, but after thinking about it, he still didn't ask.

What happened in Pan Hai's office that day made him hide from Mo Xu for a long time, and he also thought about some things. After that, the two of them unconsciously felt a little awkward when they got along with each other.

In addition, everyone has been very busy recently, it seems that there is a lack of time for communication, and the attitude has always been indescribably subtle.

There is no other way.

Sun Tianrui sighed, it is really impossible to wait until the NGCC is over before communicating, otherwise it will delay the game state too much.

……

In the dead of night, the city’s hard-working public transportation system has long been closed during the day. This is the first time the two took a taxi home in silence.

They walked into the community without saying a word, did not bid farewell to each other until the front of the house, and went back to their respective houses.

Sun Tianrui never forgot to take the key again, this short and narrow corridor space seemed to draw a moat between the two of them.

Before entering the door, he turned his head and saw that Mo Xu had already closed the door neatly.

Maybe he was thinking too much...Brother Xu seems to have always been such a straightforward person...Isn't he?

Shaking his head, Sun Tianrui also entered the door.

The next day was a weekend, but unfortunately it rained a little, and the number of pedestrians on the street was reduced by half compared to usual.

Pedestrians who may be walking on the somewhat deserted streets would not have imagined that in a certain venue in the city, there would be an activity that could not stop the enthusiasm of the crowd despite the continuous rain.

"Welcome everyone to the [-]th "the Nest of God Champions China" qualifiers and finals. I am Yang Ke, the host of today's competition. "

"I'm Chen Jiawei."

"I'm Xiaoxiao."

There are three hosts standing on the specially arranged main stage. They are the hostess and two commentators who commented on the water friends competition at the opening ceremony last time. The skirt is so beautiful.

When Mo Xu followed the members of thegenies into the arena from a special passage, he happened to see the three of them on the stage from the side, and couldn't help laughing.

Most of the professional players were young people who played games. Mo Xu, who still vaguely remembered the two people in T-shirts, shorts and slippers, looked at Yang Ke and Chen Jiawei, who were dressed like dogs, and felt that they were out of harmony.

"What's wrong?" Sun Tianrui who was standing beside him asked curiously.

Mo Xu shook his head: "It's okay."

"Hey, is that the person you said you knew last time? He looks handsome in a suit."

"handsome?"

……

The movement here did not affect the stage, and the host had already started announcing today's schedule.

"I believe that the audience must have been looking forward to today's competition, but I heard that there are more exciting activities today! Hey, Xiaoxiao, please introduce today's schedule!"

"Okay..." The hostess opened the envelope she had held in her hand for a long time, and said word by word, "Later, there will be a cosplay performance presented by our official coser team. From 10 o'clock, the third and third runners-up of contention.

After the three or four winners are determined, it will be lunch and break time for the audience. The official has prepared a statue of the God's Lair and surrounding exhibitions in the venue behind...

At 2:3 p.m., there will be an exhibition match presented by our top four teams, and at [-]:[-] p.m., it will be the championship and runner-up battle that everyone is looking forward to..."

The venue was luxuriously decorated, and there were speakers everywhere. Mo Xu, who walked into the backstage, listened to the game time and couldn't help shaking his head: "The exhibition game doesn't start until 2 p.m., and the officials let us come so early."

"Isn't it the same before, isn't brother Xu going to participate?" Xu Jinghui asked curiously.

"I don't understand. I wasn't a contestant at that time, so I just need to be there at noon." Mo Xu replied lightly.

He stopped listening to other people's complaints, but focused on looking at his phone.

For the top four teams to be present, it was inevitable that there would be that Erhu guy, and he had already sent him a text message at this moment.

- are you there are you there

-arrive.

Mo Xu replied briefly.

The erhu at the other end responded even faster.

-Wow, did you just see those two boys, Yang Ke and Chen Jiawei?What a ridiculous outfit to wear today.

- I saw it, and I laughed.

-Can.Who is on your team today?

-Melon.

- not rRui?

-Watermelon is redder.

- That's right, that kid played longer than rRui, and it is estimated that rRui will take over after the end of NGCC.

- and me.

- you fight too ?

- Well, I'm a substitute.

- A substitute is a substitute.

- But I only have an archer department.

Mo Xu said calmly, and added another question.

- By the way, who is on your team today?

Last year, the most famous player of the Red Hell team announced his retirement at the end of last year. Now the remaining players in the Red Hell are either newcomers or old players with average popularity. Push a star out.

- newcomer.

Erhu gave him the answer.

-Push newcomers directly?You are very courageous in your operations.It seems that this newcomer is doing well.

- New Shadow Dancer!

oh?Mo Xu raised his eyebrows, becoming a little interested.

- strong?

- It's okay, it's a bit worse than you, but it's better than being young, I'm only 16 years old this year.

- What about the quality of your professional red prison?Doing this to me?

-Anyway, you don't play shadow dance anymore. The child should have a good chance of winning against Meng Xun.

Erhu sent this message, and soon sent another one.

-do you mind?

Mo Xu was taken aback.