Gu Xing's tall and straight posture, dragging his suitcase, attracted many passers-by who were in a hurry to look back.
Of course, this does not mean that he is so handsome that everyone loves him.
But because there were so many fans around, passers-by thought someone was bringing celebrities here for a pick-up event.
As soon as he arrived at the airport waiting room, Gu Xing was recognized by his supporters and had to give him a thumbs up as a ruthless photo machine.
"Brother Xing, you must work hard when he goes to France!" Some fans are still cheering him on.
"You have to move the championship trophy back just as you took it there. This is what you said yourself before, Brother Xing!"
"Brother, did you see the tweet posted by G2? Bunny is full of hatred. Now the whole world is focusing on it. When the time comes, let's just make a fortune and win the championship, shall we roar?"
Gu Xing was very curious after hearing this, "What happened?"
He recently took a break at home and used it as cash. He accompanied his parents and sister on a short one-day trip to Guanding Lake in Tianchi, and he also took Ding Ran and other middle school friends to a dinner party. His life was quite fulfilling and he had no time to surf the Internet.
The fan turned on his phone and showed him G2’s official tweet.
Gu Xing took a closer look and almost laughed out loud.
After G2 learned that VG won the Spring Split and advanced to MSI, they sent out several tweets as if they were on fire.
And all of them are program effects.
[Congratulations to VG, our old friend! It’s a pity that we can’t see Royal Family. You must know that Perkz and Imp are loyal fans of RNG. If Royal Family can come to MSI, I think G2 can be ready to win the first international competition trophy]
[S6MSI, G2 top six; S7MSI, G2 reached the semi-finals; S8MSI?
To be honest, the team is studying the finals opponents in advance, and the boss Carlos has reserved finals tickets for our players’ families in advance! (Spread flowers)]
[Welcome to MSI, Doublelift player! When do you plan to go to the commentary box this time?]
[Hey KT, new guy, Smeb chose captain again in this year’s decider! Does this scene remind you of the LCK Summer Finals a year and a half ago?]
There are two accompanying pictures, both of which show Song Jinghao's captain waving his gun when he activates his ultimate move, but the backgrounds are different.
The former is the 2018 LPL Spring Finals that just ended, while the latter is the 2016 LCK Summer Finals.
Back then, Song Jinghao used his ultimate move to snatch the Baron with 2 drops of life left from KT, bringing ROX its first league championship trophy and sending KT out of the global finals.
Although KT has gone through a major change, the old captain Score, who was the culprit for being robbed of the dragon, is still on the team and will participate in this mid-season tournament.
G2's Twitter is very sarcastic.
However, Snickers Team has one thing going for it.
It even needs to open itself.
After mocking KT, it forwarded the S7 champion skin preview video released by Riot Games and attached a comment.
[@VG Smeb, promise me, you won’t choose Kennen this time, okay? When Wunder fights Warcraft Shaman and releases Lightning Bolt, his hands will start to tremble because he doesn’t get feedback]
Several tweets in a row directly offended several competition areas that came to participate!
Gu Xing couldn't help but admire G2's ability to provoke battles and draw hatred. It was indeed one of the few unique players in the world.
After taking photos with fans, he finally waited for his teammates and club staff who were belatedly arriving.
"Maibo, Ruixing and Hongmi all depart from Seoul. We don't need to wait, just leave directly." Jin Wenhe counted the number of people, then confirmed that all the certificates in the hands of the training department staff were complete, and then led the team to the boarding gate.
go.
Eighteen thousand miles west of Shanghai is Paris.
The flight lasted nearly 12 hours. After Gu Xing connected to the plane's WiFi, he started browsing Tieba online, preparing to make up for all the surfing sessions he had owed before.
We are currently in the offseason - of course, the qualifying stage of the mid-season tournament has already started, but most of the participating teams are wild cards, and their level is generally relatively good, so domestic audiences will not pay too much attention.
The maggot babies who have not watched the game can only turn their attention to the water posts.
Excluding the rating posts for various movies, TV and anime, the most popular one is undoubtedly the champion skin.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to the preview video, Riot Games also provided a separate family photo of the champion skin, and specifically stated that it will be used in the game BP and loading screen.
Kennan is the shortest in stature and is at the front of the group photo. He puts one hand on the ground to summon thunder and lightning, and raises the other arm high, holding the shuriken tightly.
On the side and rear is a mouse, arrogant and domineering, holding a silver-patterned crossbow and showing off its power.
In the second row at the back is the Xialuo combination.
The distance between the two of them was closer than the others. Luo, who had an out-of-the-box personality, made a dive, eager to join the fight.
Xia, on the other hand, was relatively calm. She stood upright and held a silver-scale feather in her hand.
But his eyes were full of affection, always focusing on Luo.
In the same row is Malzahar, who is floating cross-legged in mid-air. He is like an old monk in meditation, with his silver scales forming a lotus-like pedestal under his body.
At the end of the five heroes is the blind monk holding a thunderbolt with one hand!
Li Qing's figure in this family photo is much larger than that of his teammates, and even occupies 1/3 of the picture. His muscles look extremely powerful, and he is full of intimidation!
All the characters of the VG champion skin have different postures, but when combined into a family photo, it is a strange combination.
Gu Xing was very satisfied with the photo and immediately saved it in the gallery to keep and appreciate it later.
Netizens also bought into it. Even Kangba, who is always known for his bad mouth, also praised VG's new champion skin.
[I’m going to buy this blind monk immediately!]
[Oh my god, VG’s championship sets are really getting better every year]
[Years later, your son was watching you play League of Legends next to your computer. The bottom-ranked teammate took the S7 champion Lee Sin and stole your 5 kills. The cool silver dragon special effects burst out. At this time, your son said,'
This special effect is so cool. Dad, do you have this skin? You have to remember that in May 2018, you didn’t make up your mind to buy the champion skin. That night you hugged your head and cried, slapped yourself twice, and hated yourself for not buying the champion skin.
skin!】
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! [There is a saying, fists really favor one over the other. Look at SKT, they are also the double champions, but the quality of their skins is two levels worse!]
[There is no way it can be like this, who let SKT win the championship too early? Their technical skills are not at the same level at all]
[In the future, there may be someone who can create a champion skin on his own. Winning one championship is equivalent to the benefits of others winning two or three championships]
[Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu In the future, can you provide skins to players who don’t have championships? I’ll nominate Uzi for a Vayne skin! 】
[Kneel it, you can’t speak without Uzi now, right?]
Gu Xing discovered that the last comment was exactly the current situation of the anti-bar.
After Uzi's public display, the anti-pressure bar officially entered the carnival. During the offseason, everyone was either making comments based on experience or beating Uzi to death.
Even the matter of inviting Curly Void Crayfish earlier was revealed!
In ancient times, the shock wave theory of the emperor was highly praised. Nowadays, everyone in Tieba forums is shouting for fans to beat him up. All he can do is follow the example of the dog son of the past, adopt the skin-covering strategy, and start a long period of lurking.
Gu Xing swiped his finger and browsed quickly, blocking out all the content about Uzi in the group.
It wasn't that he had any sympathy for Uzi's experience of being beaten to death by netizens, but he was simply tired of watching it.
In the counter bar, excluding the group-fighting and killing corpses, the rest is the MSI preview.
Gu Xing was very interested in this part of the content and specially clicked it to take a look.
[Preliminary statement, the preview content of the event only covers the five major regions. There is a high probability that the Vietnam region will advance in the qualifying stage. No team will lose to the Vietnam region, right?
The first is TL Liquid, a competitor in the North American division. Their previous performance was tepid. This season, they spent a huge amount of money to buy their senior teammate from TSM, and then directly became the champion. Facts have proved that Phantom God is not a certain team, but a certain person.
Doublelift's road to the championship this spring was very bumpy. Before the finals, his brother turned into Uchiha Itachi, and he turned into a stupid Ou Doudou. But in the end, he showed up in the finals as promised and led the team to win the North American championship. I can only say this
respect real men.
It is worth mentioning that the top laner is the very well-known evergreen teacher Oki. In summary, the two wings of the Liquid team are the focus of the strategy. It sounds abnormal, but the actual threat is not great. Based on the current situation of MSI, the most likely to be ranked 2nd.
Four risk-takers enter the knockout rounds]
After Gu Xing read the brief introduction of the North American division champion Team Liquid, he couldn't help but admire Doublelift.
The matter of his brother's murder of his father was a hot topic at the time. He had heard about it early on. The elder brother endured his grief and went on to win the championship, making Liquid's first championship full of legend.
Although the old man's ability is a bit weak, his e-sports spirit is really nothing to say.
It is even more valuable in the context of a group of punch-dish comparisons in North America!
Next is a preview of G2.
[Tubao didn’t say that he is a stable European fantasy god, and his team members are very strong. He is the only one in the European and American divisions who can compete with the top teams from China and South Korea. As for liquids, don’t get involved. The Internet says that Europe and the United States are better than each other, but
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that North America is just pure vegetable chicken!
Imp has been away from the LPL for a year and a half, but it still seems to be strong, with an average damage of 734, and a team damage ratio of 34.4%, ranking first in Europe.
What must be paid attention to is Beryl. His operation this year is much better than last season. He is a bit like peak Mata. He is a top support with both hands and brains. In summary, G2 is the strongest in the bottom lane. The middle lane jungler is slightly behind and the upper lane is higher.
The half area is relatively weak, it depends on whether VG can put more pressure on Wunder in the game]
Gu Xing has always been afraid of G2.
The main reason is that the whole team has no obvious shortcomings, and the players' abilities are basically online, making it relatively difficult to cope with it.
The top eight of last year's World Championship met. If VG hadn't taken advantage of the sudden change in the version environment and used the upper half advantage to defeat Wunder, G2 might have given them their first defeat in the global finals!
The current G2 is obviously a team that focuses on the bottom half. Imp Beryl's combination is very strong. I just don't know how the MSI version will change. If it fits the style of the Snickers team, it might really cause big trouble.
…
Gu Xing continued to look down and saw the preview content of KT, the most important team in the LCK division.
[Three of KT’s members are old acquaintances. I definitely don’t need to introduce the three heroes of the LPL. Like G2, their tactical focus is also on the bottom half, but there are differences...
KT's strategy in the second half will be more inclined to link up with wild assistants, which is Mata's specialty. The disadvantage is that Big Quail is no longer the all-powerful FMVP back then. In S5S6, he can still have one hand to play one-handed Jayce. Now
Even this hand is gone, relying solely on the brain to direct the team, and relying on Mr. Dai's laning strength to make room for him to roam.
As for the remaining top laner Kiin, I can only say that his strength is acceptable, but he has never played in an international competition. His strength has to be tested through foreign competitions.
To sum up, I will rank KT third. In terms of hard power, they may not be as good as G2, but the charm of high-intensity international competitions lies here. Before the crystal is flattened, no one dares to confirm who is the winner. The version trend will eventually
To what extent it will evolve, we have to wait until the main competition begins to know. The strength of these teams in the playoffs is too low, and most of the researched version traps are not credible at all]
In the preview post, the absolute core data charts of other division teams are also released, which seems reasonable and well-founded.
Gu Xing read it carefully, saved it and gave the author a like.
To be fair, the content involved in this forward-looking post is still a bit simple for professional players. It mainly serves netizens who don’t watch games in other regions.
However, in Gu Xing's opinion, it still has merit, as it can help him quickly smooth out the strengths and weaknesses of other representative teams in the competition region.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After all, the training time is limited. According to last year's thinking, VG will study the most critical version trend in the group stage, rather than the playing style information of a certain opponent.
This is also a common concept among all teams.
In the group stage, some players didn't know who the opposing team members were until they came on stage.
This is when preview posts can come in handy.
Even establishing a preliminary understanding can give VG a head start in the mid-season!
Gu Xing scanned Kangba again and found no similar high-quality posts, so he had to put on the eye mask in disappointment, close his eyes and rest for a long sleep.
Half a day flies by.
When Gu Xing arrived in Paris, it was already evening.
As soon as he landed on the ground, he felt extremely cool.
But then the moisture unique to the temperate marine climate continued to slap on his face, making Gu Xing feel even more uncomfortable.
He had lived in the imperial capital with dry weather for half a year, and he couldn't adapt to returning to his hometown of Zhenhai, let alone Paris!
Stretching his muscles and bones, Gu Xing hurriedly followed the team leader to find Riot employees who were picking him up at the airport.
"Gu Xing, here, here!" He heard a familiar clear voice.
Following the sound, he saw the tall Shen Guanshan holding the pick-up sign and shaking it towards him.
"Why are you here?" Gu Xing didn't understand, "Didn't you agree to wait until I settle down before we can get together..."
He stopped abruptly.
My girlfriend’s pick-up sign clearly had the fist logo on it.
Shen Guanshan explained, "Two days ago, I saw someone in the international student group looking for part-time job pick-ups. I counted the time and knew that they must be here to pick you up, so I quickly signed up!"
"This is the best of both worlds. I can see you as soon as possible and earn a salary at the same time," she asked for credit with a smile on her face. "How about it, is it the best of both worlds?"
"You're very generous with your fists. I'll give you one hundred euros for picking you up, which is enough for us to go to a restaurant outside!"
I guess it’s because there are relatively few people in Riot’s Paris office who understand Chinese, so it’s difficult to pick them up at the airport, so they asked domestic students to help.
Unexpectedly, Shen Guanshan took advantage of him.
Gu Xing gave a thumbs up and praised, "Your idea is great!"
He also wanted to help stuff the suitcase into the bus, but before he could do anything, Shen Guanshan waved his hand to persuade him to leave.
"Hurry up and get in the car. If I ask you to help me, how boring will it be for me to make money?" Shen Guanshan moved quickly and put the boxes of the members of the VG training department into the luggage door.
"Trouble...what should I call this?" Jack looked at Gu Xing for help with a smile on his face.
After Shen Guanshan introduced himself, he said proactively, "Just call me by my name!"
"No, no, no," Jack waved his hand, "Sister Shen, I heard from Lao Gu before that you were communicating here?"
Shen Guanshan answered calmly, "Yes, I will go back in two months..."
The two of them chatted casually.
Jack has a rare high emotional intelligence among professional players. He talks nonsense to others and can always open up different topics to expand on.
But it also requires the cooperation of the other party.
It has to be said that Shen Guanshan is a very good listener. He stays silent most of the time. Occasionally, he will ask just the right questions to arouse Jack's desire to share.
When Gu Xing got on the bus, he was still lamenting the change in his girlfriend.
From being autistic and introverted in middle school, I have transformed step by step into what I am today, and the changes are visible to the naked eye.
Although I can't say that I am cheerful now, it is pretty good compared to before.
Shen Guanshan put the VG members into the car and exchanged a few words with the French Riot employees accompanying him. The other party confirmed that everyone was present before notifying the driver to get on the road.
Then he turned around and chatted a lot in French.
Shen Guanshan paused and translated into Chinese for the VG team members to listen to.
"In the main stage, we will compete at the Zenith Arena in Paris. The venue is relatively close to the city hall, and the hotel is not far away. Everyone can rest for half a day after checking in today. We will prepare the training room and related equipment. Ready..."
Now that the qualifying rounds are in full swing, Riot Games can't spare many manpower, and the VG training department arrived relatively early - Nakagami and the head coach will not arrive in Paris until tomorrow.
Therefore, the players can only be allowed to move freely for half a day.
"Wuhu!" Duan Deliang made a gesture that resembled a small fist stone and looked excited, "I want to see the Eiffel Tower!"
"Brothers, do you have anyone to keep company with?"
Jack, the lazy dog, yawned and showed no interest in it, "No, I have to catch up on my sleep in the hotel!"
Duan Deliang felt bored and quickly looked at Gu Xing.
"No time," Gu Xing objected, "I have an appointment today!"
Duan Deliang looked at Shen Guanshan who was sitting next to Gu Xing and knew that his jungler would definitely not be able to link up with him. He sighed helplessly and wanted to drag Jin Wenhe with him.
"Friendly reminder," Shen Guanshan said proactively, "put your backpack in front of you when going to scenic spots."
"Why?" Duan Deliang was a little confused.
"There are a lot of thieves in Paris, and Bohemia... they are gypsies." Shen Guanshan saw that the other party was very confused, so he had to tell the reason, "and be sure not to expose your wallet and valuables."
Duan Deliang followed up with a hint of ridicule, "Good guy, back then America was robbing, but now she's become a thief, right?"
Even though he said that, he still didn't take it to heart.
The Eiffel Tower is France's absolute architectural attraction. Can there be thieves nearby?
Then do you believe that I am Qin Shihuang?
I believe it!
As a result, Gu Xing received bad news from Duan Deliang while having dinner with his girlfriend.
My wallet was stolen, and the more than 200 euros I had just exchanged for after landing in Paris disappeared.
"Don't look at the phone!" Shen Guanshan dipped the lamb chops in mint juice and put it in his mouth. He was very dissatisfied with his boyfriend's attitude. "I'm treating you today. This meal is the fruit of my half-day work. You still have to be distracted." ?”
Gu Xing hurriedly explained the reason, and laughed at Duan Deliang, "Okay, now I have become an assistant who went out to insert wards and has not returned yet!"
"It's really awesome. I made everything clear. I didn't listen to my advice and insisted on contributing two days of performance to the thief!"
Shen Guanshan didn't want to gloat, but he couldn't help it, and he burst into laughter, "Duan Deliang still has money? He won't be trapped in the Eiffel Tower and won't be able to come back, right?"
"That won't happen," Gu Xing said nonchalantly, "Brother Wenhe is here."
He turned around and asked his girlfriend about her life in Paris, "What's wrong with you? You're so alert, and have you been stolen there?"
"I didn't," Shen Guanshan grinned, "There are quite a few victims among the international students. This is all based on experience!"
Only then did Gu Xing feel relieved.
"By the way, do you know what the first thing I learned when I came to Paris was?" my girlfriend asked.
"Hmm...be careful of thieves at the attractions?" Gu Xing guessed.
"That's wrong!" Shen Guanshan was very proud, "You don't have to look at the traffic lights to cross the road. As long as there are no cars, just gather enough people to rush to the opposite side and you're done!"
Gu Xing was speechless.
Shen Guanshan's part-time job was only for one day. When the Shiquan staff arrived in Paris by plane the next day, the communication problem was officially resolved.
The MSI Play-in Round has also come to an end.
Not surprisingly, Vietnam and the LMS division successfully defended the competition and defeated the outstanding wild card team to enter the main draw.
VG's first training session after arriving in Paris will also begin.
"Everyone, stop what you are doing first," Hongmi tapped on the whiteboard, "Let's touch the version before formal training, so that we can be targeted."
All VG members turned around to face the head coach, took the information handed out by Mr. Hou, and waited for Hongmi to explain.