During a long gap between two games, Xu Qing was sent to the top of the canyon.
Xu Qing said dismissively: "What for? It's not like I haven't fought in the Canyon of Heights before!"
Lu Minghao gave a very considerate suggestion: "Brother, you have to play with a trumpet, otherwise they will recognize you and take care of you."
Xu Qing was fearless: "What's there to be afraid of? I've played Shuang Ge's account before, and was chased and beaten by five people on the opposite side. Haha, there's no such thing as more exaggerated care than this."
——What they both said was not “care” at all.
Lu Minghao meant that his teammates would be more "caring" about him, and would not scold him too harshly for fear of being discovered during live broadcasts or by fans.
But Xu Qing thought it was "care" from the opposite side.
Two people were chatting across servers without anyone noticing.
Yang Lin also said, "Brother, I suggest you play Master or higher. If you drop to Diamond I, don't play anymore. It's easier to fit in..."
The two young kids clearly knew more about Canyon Top.
Zhou Yao gloated while playing on the Korean server: "A few more days of experience, who will he play against next? If it's a lower-tier team, I can help out as a support. Let him go to the Rift for some experience."
Lu Minghao encouraged him: "It's okay, just treat the remaining nine people on the field as Brother Shuang."
Gu Yueshuang: “?”
Yang Lin shook his head. "More like Lu Minghao. Shuang Ge is really good at showing off. If I have to say Shuang Ge, it's the second game against GGB, when Shuang Ge was in that state."
Zhou Yao: "Actually, my teammates are like Lu Minghao, and my opponents are like Shuang Ge."
Xu Qing: "...I can't do that? I'm already starting to despair."
Lin Yanqiu waited for Gu Yueshuang to finish a game and asked, "Do you want to play in a duo?"
Gu Yueshuang: "No, I need to rush for points. It's too slow to queue up with you."
Lin Yanqiu: “…”
Not happy.
Lin Yanqiu silently took away the snacks on the table and moved the snack shelf between the two of them to the other side.
Xu Qing was flattered: "Why are you suddenly so nice to me?"
Zhou Yao: "Maybe it's the last meal before being executed."
Xu Qing: "...Can you speak?"
Gu Yueshuang was extremely confused and didn't know why Lin Yanqiu suddenly started to clean the table.
Seeing him making room, Gu Yueshuang wondered, "Are you going to clean up?"
“…”
Lin Yanqiu was silent for about ten seconds, then added angrily in a low voice, "You don't even have any snacks today."
Gu Yueshuang: “???”
Gu Yueshuang finally realized that Lin Yanqiu might be angry, but she couldn't understand why he was suddenly angry.
Gu Yueshuang asked tentatively, "Are you unhappy because we're going to change our support?"
Zhou Yao moved upon hearing the voice: "No way? Xiaolin, do you dislike me so much?"
Xu Qing was so moved that tears streamed down her face. "Captain, wait! I'll definitely finish experiencing the Canyon of Heroes soon and come back to play duo with you!"
“…”
Lin Yanqiu was silent for a while, then turned to Gu Yueshuang and said, "You don't have any snacks for tomorrow either."
Gu Yueshuang: “……???”
Lin Yanqiu continued, "There's nothing left in three days."
Gu Yueshuang was even more puzzled. She scratched her head and realized that something seemed amiss: "Do you usually talk like this when Heige does something wrong?"
The POG base fell into a brief silence.
It seems to be true.
Gu Yueshuang pointed at herself in shock and said, "I'm being treated the same as a dog?"
Seeing that the two Cs were about to fight, Xu Qing quickly fanned the flames: "Not really. When did Brother Hei go three days without snacks?"
Zhou Yao secretly glanced at the situation and decided to add fuel to the fire: "No matter whether Xiao Lin feeds Hei Ge or not, Grandpa Lin will feed Hei Ge anyway."
Xu Qing nodded, and Shang Fu began to sing a duet: "And sometimes Brother Hei eats better than us."
Lu Minghao didn't understand the situation, but he inadvertently followed the group in a low voice: "I secretly ate a piece of Heige's dog food last time, and it was quite delicious."
“???”
Xu Qing was stunned by him: "How come you are even more cruel than me?"
Gu Yueshuang tried to argue with Lin Yanqiu: "No, why don't I have any snacks?"
Lin Yanqiu drew a dividing line between them with a pen and said, "Cold war for half an hour."
Gu Yueshuang: “…”
childish!
Xu Qing looked at the red line on the table with great curiosity: "What did you use to draw it?"
Lin Yanqiu: "Edible crayons."
Xu Qing examined what he called the "edible crayon," took a photo, and searched for it.
"Hermès lipstick".
Xu Qing: “???”
"You call that a crayon?"
Xu Qing became more and more excited as he spoke: "This is five hundred for one tube!"
Lin Yanqiu was a little confused. It was clearly just a small tube with a plain appearance. It only had a white tube and a rotatable design compared to ordinary crayons. How could it cost five hundred?
Lin Yanqiu explained simply: "That's what my mother said when she threw it to me."
Xu Qing: “…”
A group of energetic young men heard the news and said, "Let me see."
"I haven't seen this thing yet."
"Honestly, would you buy it for 500 a tube?"
"I was stupid to buy it."
Lin Yanqiu asked: "If I give it to you, will anyone apply it?"
Everyone fell silent.
It seems that no one really applies it, so it would be a waste to just leave it there.
Using it to draw the 38th parallel is at least of some use?
Xu Qing: "Brother Shuang, take it easy. The 38th parallel between you two is really expensive!"
Gu Yueshuang was curious: "Can this be wiped clean?"
Lin Yanqiu: "...You are a real straight man."
Gu Yueshuang: “???”
Gu Yueshuang: "No more talking, I'm starting a game. Once this round is over, our cold war will be over, right?"
Lin Yanqiu: “…”
Xu Qing muttered, "Wake up! You guys are in a cold war, how can you ask him questions?"
As he spoke, the game on Xu Qing's side also began.
According to his teammates' request, he played mid lane in this game.
The other four teammates fought a level one team fight, but they lost the four-on-four fight and started to scold the top laner for not joining the team fight.
Xu Qing: “…”
The opposing top laner didn't join the team either.
Xu Qing wanted to keep calm for a while and not bother with them, and quietly farmed in the top lane.
——This is a normal rhythm no matter where it is placed.
But who would have thought that the teammates would start fighting again just after reaching level 3.
If you lose the level one team fight, it would be unwise to fight again at this time.
There is no doubt that Xu Qingfang lost again in this team fight.
The jungler was furious and scolded all his teammates. Even Xu Qing, who was not in the team, could not escape.
Xu Qing was angry at being scolded for no reason, but he didn't want to type because he was afraid of being reported. He was so angry that he wanted to hit someone: "Is he mentally ill?! He played recklessly and lost, and now he blames me? He can blame me for this?"
Gu Yueshuang said nonchalantly: "Scold back."
Lin Yanqiu silently pointed at the expensive red 38th parallel: "See? Your voice can't be heard."
“……?”
Gu Yueshuang took a quick glance and continued playing the game. "Is there an air wall between us?"
Lin Yanqiu remained silent, which was considered as his agreement.
Twenty minutes later, Xu Qing completely collapsed. "Ah ...
Xu Qing was still muttering madly, and it seemed that he was very angry.
"The most infuriating thing is that before I even asked to report them, they were actually about to report me first, saying I was AFK and not joining the group. I was completely confused. Who was AFK anyway?!"
"The point is, they still refuse to surrender!! They insist on hanging around at the fountain and yelling at each other, while the other team just watches the fun and doesn't even want to push the base. It's driving me crazy! They might as well just give me a quick death!"
Gu Yueshuang asked, "Who slandered me before? Is this how I play games?"
Lu Minghao quietly defended himself: "I don't play games at this pace..."
He paused, as if remembering something. He chuckled and added quietly, "Actually, when I was younger, I might have AFKed if I encountered teammates like this, but I stopped that once I started playing professionally."
Yang Lin smiled and said to Xu Qing, "Fat Brother, you're pretty lucky this round. It seems there's no anchor, otherwise you'd be done for."
Xu Qing: “???”
Gu Yueshuang also finished a game and asked Lin Yanqiu: "Is the cold war over?"
Lin Yanqiu didn't reply.
Gu Yueshuang threatened: "If you ignore me, I will go find Lu Cheng to play duo with him."
Lin Yanqiu: “…”
Gu Yueshuang slowed down her speech to test his reaction: "Am I really going?"
Lin Yanqiu didn't look away.
Gu Yueshuang: "Wait? Lu Cheng? Can you hear me?"
Fang Butao clapped his hands as he walked over. "No one's live streaming, right? No one's on the phone or connected to the microphone, right? If anyone is, turn them off. Let's have a small meeting."
Lin Yanqiu immediately reported the mid-lane player: "She has a dog outside, and they're on the microphone."
"So you were listening." Gu Yueshuang smiled and explained to Fang Butao, "No, I was just joking."
Fang Butao confirmed again: "No one else can hear us, right? I'll just say a few words."
He pulled out his itinerary. "Aren't we almost half a month away from our next match? It's not a vacation, it's the Intercontinental Championship. We finished fourth in the Spring Split and will be representing the LPL in the Intercontinental Championship."
"ah?"
Everyone in the first base was extremely confused. Before this, no player had the experience of playing in the intercontinental competition. For them, this time was just a vacation.
Yang Lin rolled and crawled towards Xu Qing: "Brother, don't play Canyon of Heroes anymore! If you adapt to their rhythm, something bad will definitely happen!!"
Xu Qing: “…”
Lu Minghao also broke out in a cold sweat: "Right, right, right, don't play anymore. Playing a few more games will easily make you get stuck in your rank, and eventually you won't be able to climb out. You're still addicted."
Xu Qing slumped in his chair like an old man: "Who said they would help me with support before?"
Zhou Yao feigned ignorance: "Assisting in the physical sense?"
Fang Butao called a halt: "Stop messing around, get ready, we're going to camp with the other four teams, get ready for training, the Intercontinental Tournament lasts a week, if we lose we'll be scolded badly."
Everyone once again: "Huh?"
Fang Butao didn't care about their confusion and bewilderment, and just said, "Pack up and get ready. I just saw the notice about tonight's flight."
He called Gu Yueshuang over and showed her his phone in a low voice, "This is a private room reserved for you by the authorities. Be careful when you go out. Be careful not to get ganked by members of other teams."
Gu Yueshuang nodded: "I understand."
When she returned, she took two bottles of milk from the thermos, handed one to Lin Yanqiu, and asked, "Are you not angry anymore?"
Lin Yanqiu asked: "How is the accommodation arranged?"
Gu Yueshuang: "I have a single room."
Lin Yanqiu nodded, stood up and said, "I'm going to walk the dog and say hello to Grandpa."
Gu Yueshuang: “…”
Is this because the anger has subsided or not?
But I did take the milk away.
Gu Yueshuang shook her head, said hello to Lu Cheng, and went back to her room to pack her things.
Xu Qing wailed at the computer: "Did I lose all my points? I was thinking of playing two more games to get back at them."
As someone who had experienced this, Lu Minghao quickly advised him, "That's impossible. Don't fight. Otherwise, we'll really have to switch to a support."
Zhou Yao: "Come on, during that time when you were mindlessly starting a team fight, were you playing on the Rift Herald?"
Xu Qing retorted loudly: "That's clearly my problem! How can you blame Canyon Peak?!"
Zhou Yao shook his head: "The child is beyond saving."
On the way to the airport, Grandpa Lin gave each team member several boxes of freshly cut fruits.
Xu Qing was still browsing the discussions and evaluations of Canyon of Heroes on major e-sports forums.
Zhou Yao saw it and snatched his phone away: "Don't look at it. You're going to represent LPL in the Intercontinental Championship. Did you see what happened to GGB at MSI? If you don't play well, you'll be the next GGB."
Xu Qing snatched the phone back and made an excuse, "But we are only fourth. Even if the sky falls, we still have the top three to support us."
Gu Yueshuang was sitting by the window, unable to hit him. She said, "Can someone help hit him? Focus on making him sober up. Our goal should always be the championship. Let's show some of the momentum of a championship team."
Xu Qing felt a little aggrieved after being beaten: "But we are indeed fourth."
Gu Yueshuang: "You have to be humble to others, but you have to be a little arrogant in your heart, okay? If you don't fight hard, you will only be fourth in your life."
After she finished speaking, she turned to Lin Yanqiu and complained, "Captain, why don't you stop giving Xu Qing snacks too? Words like this disrupting the morale of the troops require a two-week suspension of snacks, right?"
Xu Qing: “???”
Are you dogs?!
Gu Yueshuang turned around and said to the two newcomers, "When you see GGB and FJ teams, don't be intimidated. You must have the aura of 'you are all defeated by me.'"
The two newlyweds trembled, thinking to themselves, is this really okay?
Lin Yanqiu nodded: "He is indeed our defeated opponent."
Fang Butao: "...you all should take it easy and not offend anyone."
Zhou Yao disagreed: "It's okay, I've already offended all the Brother Shuangs I should have offended, you don't have to be afraid."
Everyone: “…”
Xu Qing struggled desperately: "Don't believe him - Brother Shuang got into trouble and the captain helped to cover it. Do you have the same?!"
Then Zhou Yao pushed him down, and soon the car was filled with laughter again, as if nothing had happened.
That night, the four teams representing LPL in the Intercontinental Championship all checked into the hotel, and POG was the last to arrive.
Everyone was amazed by the lobby design: "Is this still LPL support?"
I don’t know if it was just renovated, but the hotel is full of LPL support and designs related to the Intercontinental Championship. Even the LPL logo can be seen on the tissue boxes.
Gu Yueshuang was infected by the atmosphere: "We really can't lose."
Lin Yanqiu nodded: "Four teams will go out to fight. Whoever loses will be embarrassed."
Gu Yang hurriedly asked, "What time are you guys going to bed tonight? If you don't plan on going to bed early, gather in my room. We need to temporarily research the teams from other regions."
No one in this team, from top to bottom, is aware that they are in the top four of the spring season and will represent LPL.
Xu Qing scratched his head. "We had said before that we wouldn't play a training match with the Korean team, but the officials arranged it..."
Lin Yanqiu thought more carefully: "They may also want to study our style and playing style through training matches."
Gu Yueshuang looked at the bright moon hanging high outside the window and said, "My day has just begun."
When the other three teams learned that they were going to study teams from other regions, they quickly agreed to join in.
LPL simply borrowed a large conference room from the hotel, and a total of 46 people from the four teams, including staff, sat down.
At ten o'clock in the evening, everyone finally waited for POG to arrive late. Lu Cheng wondered, "You guys only have so many people?"
Other teams also have assistant coaches, assistant coaches, analysts and other roles, but all these jobs are taken care of by Gu Yang alone.
Because of its poverty, POG has a very lean staff.
Gu Yang smiled shyly: "I'm sorry, we just found out today that we're going to play in the Intercontinental Tournament. We were completely unprepared and have caused trouble for everyone."
Someone said sarcastically: "It's okay, fourth seed, no one has high expectations for you guys."
Gu Yueshuang looked over and saw that it was someone she didn't recognize. She asked quietly, "Who is this person?"
The conference room was so empty that her soft voice even echoed.
Lin Yanqiu seemed not to hear and whispered, "I don't know, I haven't seen it."
The man's face turned red with anger.
How could Lin Yanqiu not have seen him?
Fang Butao quickly tried to smooth things over: "An analyst from the Slow Coffee team. How about we have a meeting first so everyone can get to know each other?"
Gu Yueshuang: "No need, let's get to know our opponent first."
It is said that the four teams are cooperating, but in fact they are fighting each other. It seems that they are sharing a BO5, but in fact it is a BO1 for each team.
Gu Yueshuang smiled and said meaningfully: "I have a bad temper. I suggest you don't mess with me."
It’s okay for the fourth seed to make fun of themselves, but it’s a different story if others say it out loud.
Lu Cheng acted as a peacemaker: "We are all teams representing the LPL, there is no distinction between good and bad."
He smiled apologetically and said, "Our team hasn't been in good shape recently, so please bear with me."
Although there were some minor frictions in everyone's behavior, they quickly got into work mode and began to study the team styles of other regions.
Although it is called the Intercontinental Championship, in fact, we only need to study the Korean teams. The other regions are just giving away experience and can be ignored.
A staff member explained, "We don't know how the other team will plan, so we can only analyze the order of appearance. If a fifth game is necessary, one team will have to play an extra match. If a fifth game does occur, it could be the LPL's last hope, so the pressure will be enormous. We recommend finding a team with a positive attitude and that everyone agrees on."
Xu Qing was a little confused: "Are we going to decide the teams for the fifth round right from the start?"
Lu Cheng, the representative of the top seed GGB, suggested, "Let's go with POG. They have the best mentality."
Someone from the SC team immediately raised an objection: "Their bottom lane mentality is not good, and isn't their AD carry in poor health?"
Gu Yueshuang agreed perfunctorily: "Indeed, otherwise let you come?"
When everyone is an expert, it is most effective if you are the best.
The SC team members shook their heads and said, "I suggest that we let the FJ team come. After all, they are the runner-up in the Spring Split."
Xia Yan immediately raised his hand to refuse: "Our team supports POG coming. They are very strong in this version."
Gu Yueshuang was unhappy: "Is it because the version is strong? It's because we are strong! If we were to select the first team players now, our AD carry would definitely be on the list."
Everyone: “…”
I thought you didn't care, but it turns out you're still unhappy about what others say about your captain.
Chi Nan supported his captain: "Just say it, why are you being so mean to our captain?"
Gu Yueshuang said sarcastically with an innocent look on her face: "My father said that we can't get angry at strangers."
Gu Yang: “…”
I didn't say.
The people in SC clearly felt that they were being targeted, but they couldn't say anything.
POG is clearly a newly formed team, so why is their relationship with the Spring Split champions and runner-up? And aren't these players all rookies or unknowns? Where does their arrogance come from?
The GGB coach changed the subject: "Are there any teams you particularly don't want to face or particularly want to face?"
Gu Yang: "It's all the same to us. We can beat anyone."
Lin Yanqiu whispered to Gu Yueshuang: "Have you seen the level of the LCK's mid laners?"
Gu Yueshuang shook her head and whispered, "No, to be honest, I'm quite unsure. Their mid-laners seem to be generally strong."
Lin Yanqiu nodded. "The ADs are all very stable too. One AD is particularly powerful. He only had a single-digit death total throughout the entire season, and his damage output is extremely high."
Gu Yueshuang was curious: "Have they never lost a game?"
Lin Yanqiu: "Maybe it's because he's very good at seizing opportunities and escaping."
The two little heads of POG Double C are put together, and their ears are biting, which is particularly obvious.
Gu Yang coughed twice to remind them: "Some students should not be absent-minded in class."
The SC people were sharp-eyed and directly reminded: "What are the POG double Cs talking about? Tell us too."
Gu Yueshuang was very frank: "We want to play against the number one seed. If there is a chance, let us try."
"You're ambitious." Lu Cheng gave a thumbs up. "But it all depends on luck. If there's a fifth game and they happen to be the number one seed, you should be able to meet them."
Lu Cheng was clearly supporting POG on behalf of GGB.
Zhou Yao asked, "What about the group stage?"
Xia Yan explained: "It's a matchup between the same-seeded teams, which means you're playing against the fourth seed from LCK."
Gu Yang comforted his children with a look of regret: "We really can only rely on luck. If all else fails, let's go back and arrange a training match. I'll definitely let you fight before the end of this year, okay?"
Lu Cheng knocked on the table, reminding his fellow regional players, "The Intercontinental Championship is short, but we'll be giving players from other regions super accounts for Canyon of Heroes. Just use them for scrimmages, and don't play Canyon of Heroes, as it'll disrupt your rhythm."
Xu Qing was silent for two seconds, then said, "You're too late. I thought it was a day off, but after playing two games under the pressure of my teammates, I'm really upset."
Lu Cheng was a little worried: "Is everything okay?"
Gu Yueshuang didn't care much: "It's okay, a few days of high-intensity training will be fine."
Xu Qing hinted: "It would be even better if our AD is willing to duo queue with me."
The conference room fell silent.
After a while, someone cautiously asked, "Your bot lane team doesn't even duo queue?"
Xu Qing shed a tear: "Yeah, our AD was kidnapped by the mid laner, leaving me all alone... But it doesn't matter, they are in a cold war now."
“…”
Everyone looked at the POG double Cs with mixed feelings. It didn't look like they were in a cold war.
Gu Yueshuang: "Don't look at me anymore, don't look at me anymore. If you keep looking at me, Team Xiaolin will draw the 38th parallel with me again."
Lin Yanqiu: "...That's called drawing a clear line!"
After a pause, he muttered softly, "What 38th parallel? I didn't even bring crayons with me."
Gu Yueshuang changed the subject: "What about my snacks? Did I not bring any with me?"
Lu Cheng coughed twice: "We're in a meeting, be serious!"
Gu Yueshuang slammed the table and stood up: "This is serious! I have no soul without snacks!"
Lin Yanqiu comforted her: "It's okay, I'll go buy some later, go to the supermarket and pick some. If it's not enough, ask grandpa to send it to us."
Gu Yueshuang's eyes filled with tears: "Our Xiaolin team is really the best! I think our POG is invincible in this week's competition!"
The people in the other three teams had mixed feelings.
Are you POGs so careless?
The author has something to say: POG team members: Didn’t expect that? We, the double Cs, are just so childish. We are all used to it (cold face)
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