Zuo Wu took out his mobile phone and looked at the time noted on it:
"The Spring Split officially starts on January 15th, and it happens to be the Lunar New Year a month later. I looked at the schedule, and the Spring Split will start for about three weeks."
A smile appeared on his face: "There will definitely be a holiday during the Chinese New Year. There will be about two weeks of rest. Then everyone will rest again."
"no problem."
"Uh-huh..."
"..."
Everyone responded a few times, and Da Mingming said: "This year is different from previous years. The AB group is divided into the east and west. I don't know how the two sides are divided yet."
"The group drawing ceremony will be on the 26th, you will know soon."
"The specific schedule will also be announced."
"By the way, there is also the matter of the German Cup."
When it came to the German Cup, Chris asked Li Hao directly: "Brother Hao, are you going to play in the German Cup this time?"
Before Li Hao could speak, Zuo Wu interrupted:
"Brother Hao, it's better not to go."
"Just rest at the club for the next few days."
"I can do either. It depends on your arrangements."
The gold content of the German Cup is average. This award has been won. Li Hao really doesn't care whether he goes to Qingdao this time or not.
Chris nodded and managed load without affecting Li Hao's condition. This was a very important task for Snake before the start of the S8 World Championship.
Set your sights on Angel.
"Xiao Tao, get ready and start in the German Cup."
"Oh, okay!"
Da Mingming saw that he looked a little embarrassed, so he came up to him and said, "Don't be nervous, this is how we got here."
"The scene of the German Cup is incomparable to that of the Bird's Nest. I heard the deafening cheers of the Bird's Nest and saw nearly 100,000 people at the scene. It really made my heart tremble."
"But now that I think about it, that scene was really exciting!"
"If there is another chance like this, I really want to fight Bang again."
Da Mingming has experienced the baptism of the finals and has grown a lot in his mentality. He has become much more stable.
When he saw Xiang Tao, he seemed to see himself yesterday.
Liu Qingsong joked: "There's no need to go find a fight with Bang."
"Isn't the world's number one AD in our club? Just look for Brother Hao to play solo."
Da Congming shook his head decisively and raised his thick eyebrows: "I don't want to seek abuse."
Brother Wolf was a little disappointed when he heard that Li Hao would not participate.
Recently, he has viewed 32% of the foster father tutorial, improved his progress by 10%, and gained a lot of insights.
He really wants to try it out in the professional arena.
All good things come hard, even in the spring split.
Kasa then thought about it and laughed to himself again.
…
Li Hao returned to the room with a data sheet given by Zuo Wu.
This is all the information about recent version changes.
Reading from front to back, this version that is quite unfamiliar to current players seems to him like seeing an old friend.
After version 7.18 passed, Riot designers launched a new round of balance design.
I have to say that starting from the rune recasting, these designers have really great ideas.
The incense burner that caused trouble was severely punished in 7.21. The early attack speed bonus was severely cut off, and the health recovery was completely cut off. Although the incense burner monsters still exist, they will never reach the glory of 7.18.
Those assistants who couldn't get out of the incense burner finally breathed the air of freedom.
From 7.18 to the current 7.24, precision, dominance, witchcraft, determination, enlightenment, core cornerstones can be matched with more auxiliary talents, and many combinations have emerged.
Riot has come up with this brand new mechanism, which brings many unknowns.
This also makes the alliance's structure a fog.
One version after another, one god after another. After such a huge change, I don’t know who will rise and who will fall.
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December 26th.
The Spring Split Group Drawing Ceremony was held at the Magic City 666 Esports Arena.
After the guests drew lots one after another, all the Eastern and Western teams were announced.
East:RNG,SNG,IG,JDG,LGD,TOP,RW
West: Snake,EDG,WE,OMG,BLG,VG,FPX
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This year there are two more teams, and the playoff seats remain unchanged, so the competition will inevitably become more intense.
As the results of the lottery came out, Li Hao also saw the audience's comments on the results of this round of lottery.
"The West is simply hell! EDG, WE, and OMG all played well in S7, and Snake is still in the same group. Isn't this an explosion?"
"Haha, RNG fans feel comfortable. Except for IG, which can watch a little bit, the rest are just little guys."
"59e is really disgusted. Without the old thieves this year, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make it into the playoffs."
"..."
On paper, this wave is indeed strong in the west and weak in the east.
But paper strength is sometimes unreliable.
Li Hao's eyes swept over IG, RNG in the East and the RW team that had just joined the alliance.
In the previous 2018 season, when the same group competition ended and the different group competition began, IG, RW and RNG were known as the three heroes of the Eastern Conference.
The momentum of the three teams was very strong, sweeping the Western Division led by EDG at the time.
The three Eastern teams have all won seven consecutive games in the Western Conference, completely tearing away the fig leaf of the Western Division.
To put it bluntly, at that time, the three heroes in the East had no opponents in the West, and the pattern of strong East and weak West was formed, which lasted throughout the entire S8 season.
If I miss the spring split, I don’t know if this new Snake can compete with the three heroes in the Eastern Conference.
It's really a bit difficult.
Li Hao felt a little guilty. Snake's core tactics were all tied to him. Once he changed them, it would definitely affect the whole body.
With the new style of play, you have to practice it all over again, and a lot of the previous homework is in vain.
The individual strength is not bad, but fighting as a scattered force without being bound together will ultimately be difficult to match up with a clenched fist.
What is the argument outside now?
Snake wants to attack the dynasty!
This matter is almost obvious, so for a team that is trying to challenge the dynasty, you can imagine how high people's demands are.
At that time, what kind of public opinion will emerge?
Li Hao secretly felt worried for his good brothers.
At this time, Flandre's voice came out during the training match:
"Hahaha, our west is quite lively."
"I think it's pretty good, and I can't wait to start the spring season."
"Yes, Brother Hao."
"Well, I'll hit whoever I hit."
Li Hao responded forcefully without any flaws.
"As expected of Brother Hao, we won't be timid!"
Flandre looked excited: "This year we will kill LCK three times, and next spring we will kill the West!"
Looking at his appearance, Li Hao shook his head secretly.
Gun, the water is a bit deep, it's hard to hold it...
Of course, seeing the high morale of his teammates, Li Hao would definitely not say anything depressing.
"Brother Hao, are you still practicing Ryze today?"
"Practice Zoe."
Li Hao explained patiently: "This hero has just appeared. Although it was slightly reduced on 7.24, its strength is still there."
"As long as Zoe's damage mechanism remains unchanged, no matter how the version changes, she can have her own place in the middle. However, it is a bit tricky and requires long-term practice."
"Your hero pool is not deep enough. If you don't practice more heroes, you will be easily targeted if you have the chance to come on as a substitute."
"Okay, Brother Hao."
Angel has a good tutor, is very obedient, and is willing to work hard, which makes Li Hao worry a lot.
Ryze, Galio, Zoe, Tsar, and Snake, these heroes are very popular in the spring version. Now you have time to instill them in Angel as soon as possible.
When the time comes, it will all depend on the child's own destiny.
Li Hao then thought about it, and it was actually a good thing that Snake was assigned to the West.
The competitiveness of the East is obviously more exaggerated.
With Snake's current configuration, as long as Angel can hold on in the middle and Chris rearranges their tactics, they will most likely have no problem retaining a playoff spot.
Play with the ancestral thermos cup in your hand.
In a few days, we will know exactly how long this maintenance will take.
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The Qingdao German Cup brings together 28 teams from LPL, LDL and the National College League.
That evening, the online qualifiers for the German Cup officially started.
After the quotas are selected online, there will be an offline BO3 double-elimination tournament, and the finals will be BO5.
Time flies and it’s January 4th.
The German Cup will be held offline at Qingdao Guoxin Stadium as scheduled.
As the S7 champion, Snake still received a warm welcome from the audience despite Li Hao's absence.
When he appeared on stage, the host Ruofeng took the microphone and asked the team leader Zuo Wu:
"Brother Hao didn't come this time, what happened?"
Fans are also concerned about this issue.
Zuo Wu already had a draft:
"Thank you very much for everyone's concern. In fact, on the 26th, we felt the enthusiasm of the fans, so we gave the news in advance on the official website, fearing to disappoint everyone."
"Brother Hao really wanted to come to Qingdao. He didn't want to miss any tournament, but the team's health consultant denied this trip."
"Brother Hao has been playing from the beginning of the summer split to the rest of the season, and he didn't take a break until the All-Star Game. In order to avoid injuries, we started load management in advance."
Ruofeng smiled and said: "Indeed, staying healthy is very important."
"We also hope to see a healthy Brother Hao in the 2018 season."
This sentence received warm applause from the audience in Qingdao.
Li Hao was watching the German Cup live broadcast in the base. Of course he could see the scene. To be honest, he was very moved.
The fans are very cute.
Come the spring split, many cute little fans may be disappointed.
But there is a sacrifice. In order to fight for a longer time, Li Hao must do this.
From the quarterfinals to the semifinals, on January 6, Snake broke through JDG and successfully joined EDG in the German Cup finals.
The audience was quite surprised.
The two newcomers performed well. Casa integrated quickly. The newcomer Angel did not show any flaws in the three duels with JDG. The czar is very stable.
Once I cover up my ID, I feel like I'm doing it on my behalf.
Apart from being a little immature, there isn't much of a problem with his personal strength.
Snake seems to have discovered another treasure.
If you cultivate it, you may have a future.
On January 7th, Snake and EDG had a BO5 battle in the finals.
Cheers for both teams rang out at the scene.
There is still a gap between JDG's strength and EDG's. Snake's play style was a little scattered, but EDG seized the opportunity to win two games in a row.
In the third game, on Snake's side, Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong had an advantage in the bottom lane. Casa quickly changed his style of play and captured Flandre together.
As the game progressed to the mid-to-late stage, Angel's Desert Emperor also developed. They won the team battle and regained the victory.
However, in the fourth game, the cunning Qiqiang suddenly attacked the road.
Flandre was caught and killed twice.
When the younger students from the middle school also came to give me a set meal, Shi Yishang missed the reminder sound from the middle lane very much in the closed grass.
Angel also sends signals and supports.
But from the perspective of timing and command, the experience given to Flandre is completely different.
Backstage, Chris kept shaking his head.
"This lineup can't play like this. We should make our tactics clearer. They can't find their way."
Seeing that he was about to lose, Zuo Wu still felt a little pity, even though his heart didn't fluctuate much.
He said bluntly: "This is normal."
"Brother Hao is not only the core C position, but also the brains on the battlefield."
"Without brain coordination, the strong limbs will become weak and weak."
"..."
Watching Snake being beaten 1 for 3 by EDG, losing the baron, and then being bulldozed three minutes later, Zuo Wu and Chris became much more awake, and so were the audience.
Snake, you really can’t live without that man!
Zuo Wu and Chris looked at each other, feeling somewhat fortunate for each other.
Fortunately, in the 2018 season, Snake still has Brother Hao.
EDG won the championship of the German Cup Qingdao Station, while Snake's runner-up, third runner-up and third place were IG and JDG respectively.
That night when they had dinner in Qingdao, they also connected with Snake's Li Hao.
Flandre "affectionately" expressed her thoughts.
However, the people on the other side of the tablet screen didn't buy it at all.
"I can see clearly that Xiaotao pinned the signal for you, and you didn't even take it with you."
"The world's number one top laner is really tough. Gangzi, how about giving him a copy of your nickname?"
Gangzi, who was also at the base, smiled and said, "Okay, just use it as you like."
Gangzi laughed and said: "The world's number one single player shut himself down in the bushes for 15 seconds, so he can just go shopping on Taobao, right?"
"Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard, you're going to be embarrassed."
Flandre is very timid when facing Big Brother, but she is not timid at all when facing Gangzi:
"Gangzi, I will steal all your crystals when you get back, and hide your precious trophies in Shuangquan's trunk. I will kill you."
…
Although Snake lost to Qingdao and did not win the German Cup championship, it did not cause much trouble in the outside world.
The gold content of the German Cup is just that.
Besides, Snake’s absolute main force is not here either.
It's actually good for the new lineup to get second place, but Snake's standards are just too high.
On January 8th, just when Snake and everyone returned from Qingdao, Li Hao woke up from bed in the morning.
coming!
A reminder sounded in my mind.
LOL Old God System Reminder:
"Dear host, the 2018 new health care version will be officially launched on January 13th, and an exciting journey is about to begin."
"As time goes by, the bodies of veterans are gradually hollowed out, and the feeling of being unable to do what they do makes them frustrated."
"But as an old god, of course he gets stronger as he gets older!"
"You will have the opportunity to choose this health care project in advance."
"Currently, your health care items are loading, please wait."
"..."
Li Hao could see that a percentage of the progress bar was jumping forward.
This time's super health care is a little different from before, and it is obviously more complicated.
Maybe it has something to do with your own judgment of maintenance time.
The progress bar was not that fast, so Li Hao went out to buy some breakfast.
Warm soy milk and a few steamed buns.
While eating, I waited.
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PS:
Seeing a fellow Taoist leave, I felt a surge in my heart.
Everyone should try to watch it in the morning and go to bed early at night.
