After the game, Xie Mingzhe took the initiative to walk to the center of the stage and shake hands with the members of the Star Team. Bai Xu's originally fair face looked noticeably red, and it was unclear if it was because he was angry.
Xie Mingzhe smiled and stretched out his hand: "Thank you."
Bai Xu: “…”
Thank you, sister! It was you who forced my card to become pregnant at the critical moment, delaying it for a full 9 seconds, otherwise you would have been the ones who were wiped out... Bai Xu complained in his heart, but because of the presence of the audience, he had to maintain his demeanor and shake hands with Xie Mingzhe on the surface.
When he came to the backstage for an interview, facing the compliments from the reporters, Hsieh Ming-che said humbly, "In order to win against the Star Team away from home, we have been practicing the tactical coordination of the Fertility-Giving Guanyin for the past three days. The Fertility-Giving Guanyin card actually has a great risk. If we fail to kill other cards within 9 seconds, it is equivalent to sending two powerful assists to the opponent."
When the two Pokémon cards are born, as long as the Star Rangers' output cards are not all dead, with the help of the two Pokémon cards, the Star Rangers' strength will increase greatly. The cosmic wormhole can open two transmissions at the same time, and the space rift can split into ten spaces, turning it into a real "maze battle", which in turn will destroy Nirvana.
However, Xie Mingzhe had already calculated all of his opponent's skills before using the skill of Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth.
It was also the fault of the Star Team for underestimating the enemy. When the game went on for 7 minutes, Bai Xu had already summoned all the hidden cards. Xie Mingzhe knew that there were no protective cards in their remaining deck that could survive Nirvana's 9-second burst, and Libra's "Health Distribution for the Entire Group" skill was also cooling down. Xie Mingzhe then seized the gap in the opponent's defense and defeated the opponent in one wave.
The formulation of tactics is only the foundation, and the grasp of timing is the key. If a tactic wants to exert its full power, the most important thing is to respond spontaneously during the game - the Guanyin who just gave birth to a baby to the opponent grasped the timing just right.
Bai Xu looked at Xie Mingzhe's polite and modest appearance during the interview, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
I remember when they tied with Temple of the Gods 1:1 last time, a reporter asked him, "Do you think the Star Team has the ability to compete for a place in the playoffs?" Bai Xu said without hesitation, "Of course, we are determined to get a place in the playoffs." Another reporter asked, "The Nirvana team in Group B is also very strong. Are you confident in the next game against Nirvana?" How did I answer at that time? I think I said, "I will let Nirvana know who is the real seed team in Group B!"
The result? Today, I was beaten 2:0 by Nirvana, and my face was swollen.
Netizens must be scolding him, right?
Bai Xu opened his personal homepage and saw that there were indeed a large number of Nirvana fans and Xingkong haters pouring in to mock him.
"Who is the real seed team of Group B? Facts have proven that Nirvana is." "Captain Bai, does your face hurt?" "Poor Bai Xu, you are a grandfather today, and suddenly you have two card baby grandchildren." "The little wormhole and the small space are so cute, they can go to kindergarten with Nirvana's Little Black Rose and Little Yellow Yueying." "Isn't your family very rich? Why don't you invest in opening a card kindergarten?"
Bai Xu: “…”
Today he experienced what it meant to say something harsh and get slapped in the face. What was even more frustrating was that he had no way of refutation at all!
At this time, the reporter suddenly asked: "What do you think of today's opponent, the Star Rangers?"
Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "I think Starry Sky is a very distinctive team. Bai Xu's Starry Sky series decks are also very creative. The spatial division play is very novel. However, their tactics require too much coordination between the decks, so they are easily targeted."
The reporter asked: "Are you confident that Nirvana can qualify for the playoffs?"
Xie Mingzhe said: "There are many strong teams in Group B, and we can't tell who will win until the end, but we will try our best."
Bai Xu: “…”
Look at others, they are still young, they are newcomers who have just debuted, but every time they speak in an interview, they are flawless.
Bai Xu thought of the big talk he had said during the interview and felt ashamed. He wanted to dig a hole in the ground and bury himself. If his family knew that he had embarrassed himself by coming to the card game, they would probably break his legs.
What Xie Mingzhe said just now was very correct. Through today's game, Bai Xu also clearly realized that the real strength of the Star Team is not as good as Nirvana - because the Star Team's tactics are too simple, and they only know the "spatial division" style of play, which is very easy to be targeted.
On the other hand, Nirvana's maps and decks have changed a lot in every game so far, and it is difficult for opponents to guess their arrangements. No one knows how deep their card pool is yet, and the richness of their tactics is not comparable to that of the Star Team.
Who is the real seeded team in Group B? Is there any need to discuss it?
The chances of making the playoffs this season are slim, but... just give up? That's not his style.
Bai Xu clenched his fists. He had only used less than half of the Galaxy deck he had made today. He could try other ways of playing in the future. Although they lost to Nirvana in the group match, the regular season was less than two weeks away, and there were still many matches to be played. Maybe they could surpass Nirvana in points in the group round-robin stage.
Bai Xu made up his mind, took a deep breath, turned around and left the backstage.
He just happened to hear a familiar voice at the corner of the corridor, a deep adult male voice with a very gentle tone: "You played well in today's game. If you beat Starry Sky, your chances of qualifying in Group B will be even greater."
The other clear young voice was obviously Xie Mingzhe: "At the critical moment, Bai Xu's card was pregnant and asked for leave. When I think of the expression on his face at that time, I want to laugh. Hahahaha, he must want to hit me, right?"
Bai Xu: “…”
You know I want to beat you up? And you're still saying it here! The more I listen, the angrier I get.
Xie Mingzhe felt an inexplicable chill down his spine. He turned around and met Bai Xu's gaze. His smile froze on his face and he said awkwardly, "Bai Xu, you're here too?"
Bai Xu nodded with a complicated expression: "Yeah."
Tang Muzhou clenched his fist, put it to his lips, coughed lightly and tried to suppress his laughter, and said, "You're not going to accept the interview?"
Bai Xu frowned, "I'm just about to accept criticism." He then looked at the two of them again, "Do you know each other well?"
Xie Mingzhe immediately clarified: "We are not very familiar with each other. I just happened to meet Tang Shen and chatted with him for a few words."
Tang Muzhou: “…”
Bai Xu looked at Tang Muzhou in confusion: "I remember there is no Fenghua team match today, right? Brother, are you still coming to watch it?"
Tang Muzhou smiled and said, "I'm here to cheer you on."
Bai Xu raised his left eyebrow: "You will come to cheer me up? It's okay to come and see my jokes!" His left and right eyebrows are different heights. When he raises one eyebrow, he looks funny. With his curly hair, he looks like a little teddy bear. The more Xie Mingzhe looks at him, the more he finds this arrogant guy interesting. He seems to call Tang Muzhou brother? What's going on?
Just as I was wondering, a staff member came to urge me: "Bai Xu, the reporters are waiting for you."
Bai Xu's face suddenly turned red: "Is it okay if I don't go?"
The staff member said, "This... the league has a rule that after the game, each team must send at least one person to be interviewed. No one in your team wants to go, so as the captain, you can only..."
Bai Xu frowned and waved his hands: "Got it, I'll go now!"
He turned and walked away, his straight back very stiff. The arrogance on his face when he first saw Xie Mingzhe in the backstage was gone. Instead, he looked as wilted as an eggplant hit by frost, and looked somewhat pitiful.
Tang Muzhou chuckled and said, "Who is the seeded team in Group B? If the reporter asks you this, how will you answer?"
Bai Xu turned around suddenly and said, "Who would ask such a question?" His face turned red, and he was obviously angry because of embarrassment.
Tang Muzhou shrugged his shoulders: "You were too confident in your last interview. You should have been prepared to lose the game and be mocked by reporters and netizens. I told you that Nirvana was very strong, but you didn't take it seriously. You deserve to be taught a lesson by Azhe."
Bai Xu glared at him and turned away.
After Bai Xu left, Xie Mingzhe looked puzzled and asked, "What's your relationship? He seemed to call you brother?"
Tang Muzhou leaned close to Xie Mingzhe's ear and whispered, "My mother's surname is Bai. Bai Xu is my uncle's son and the only child of the Bai family. He has been spoiled since he was a child and has a somewhat arrogant personality. However, he is not a bad person, he just doesn't know how to be polite to others. If he says something that offends you, don't take it to heart."
Knowing that Bai Xu and Tang Muzhou are cousins, Xie Mingzhe's impression of Bai Xu inexplicably improved. Besides, Bai Xu had not done anything excessive except being a little arrogant during the interview. After being reprimanded today, he looked quite pitiful with his head hanging down.
Thinking of Bai Xu's complicated expression when Ka Pai was pregnant, Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but smile and said softly: "I don't mind. I think he is very cute and his hair is very beautiful."
Tang Muzhou asked: "It looks like a little Teddy, doesn't it?"
Xie Mingzhe nodded: "Yes, golden retriever little Teddy!"
The two smiled at each other, and Tang Muzhou continued, "When he was little, he was quite well behaved. Everyone liked to rub his curly hair. He has become more and more ignorant as he grows older. However, he came to play in the Card League because of my influence. Seeing how well I created Fenghua, he also wanted to build a club and win the championship to show off. However, he thought the league was too simple. He should also learn some lessons from the losses."
"The cards he made are indeed very interesting, but the simple tactics are a fatal flaw for the Star Team. They are too easy to be targeted." Xie Mingzhe said seriously, "There are several other strong teams in Group B. The Star Team's chances of qualifying are not very optimistic. By the way, you came to watch the game in person today because of your brother, right?"
"I am..." To meet you backstage.
Although they chat via video or voice every night, the feeling of meeting each other in person is still different. The two belong to different teams and have very few opportunities to meet each other. Tang Muzhou booked tickets for all Nirvana competition days this season and came to the scene in person just to see him.
During the regular season, the Fenghua team watched every game in the conference room. Sister Xue didn't understand why Tang Muzhou came to the scene: "Can't we watch it in the club? Why go to the scene?" Tang Muzhou evaded the question by saying "the atmosphere is better there", but his good friend Xu Changfeng had already seen the clues and said with a smile: "We have met by chance many times, be careful that the other party will become suspicious."
Facing Xie Mingzhe's bright eyes, Tang Muzhou smiled without saying anything and said, "My cousin and my junior are having a match, so of course I have to come and watch. Why? Aren't you happy to see me?"
Noticing the man's gentle gaze fixed on him, Xie Mingzhe's heartbeat suddenly slowed down. He looked away and said, "How could that be? I'm also...very happy to see you backstage."
This is the truth, but for some reason I feel guilty saying it.
Xie Mingzhe felt his cheeks getting hot for no apparent reason, and he quickly said, "I have to go first, my teammates are still waiting for me!"
He walked out of the backstage quickly, feeling the eyes following him, and his ears turned red.
It seems that I have met Tang Muzhou quite often in the backstage? When I played the Judgement before, Fenghua also had a match, so it was not surprising that we met. But when we played the Temple of the Gods and the Dark Night City, Fenghua did not arrange any matches, but my brother was there... Could he have come to the scene just to see me? Bah, how could he be so free!
Xie Mingzhe quickly ignored the messy thoughts in his head and quickly got on the Nirvana team's car. All the teammates had already arrived, including Chi Yingying. She walked to Xie Mingzhe and said, "The editor of Star Card Weekly Magazine, who I had an appointment with before, contacted me again and asked when you would be free for an interview. I see that the opponents are not very strong in the schedule these days, so how about setting it up for tomorrow?"
Xie Mingzhe took a deep breath, calmed his pounding heart, and said, "You decide."
Chi Yingying went to ask Brother Chen and the others again, and no one had any objection, so she replied to the editor and asked them to come to Nirvana Club tomorrow.
After returning to the dormitory, Xie Mingzhe browsed the web and found that there were many emoticons in today's comments such as "No, I don't want to be pregnant!" and "Dad, I'm pregnant, can I take 9 seconds of maternity leave?" He laughed as he read them.
Netizens are so talented. The emoticon packages he downloaded to his computer are almost 1G.
At this moment, he found a message suddenly popped up in the comments: "I found out that Bai Xu followed Fat Uncle!" "Little White Teddy, this is Bai Xu's account, he really followed Azhe?" "Pssst, don't tell anyone, he might get angry and unfollow you." "Hahaha, he really unfollowed you because of your jokes!"
Xie Mingzhe: “…”
How entangled is Bai Xu? He followed secretly, and when netizens found out, he immediately unfollowed out of anger...
Are you still not cured of your chuunibyou?
Xie Mingzhe clicked on his account, followed him, and sent him a private message: "I didn't expect you to be Tang Shen's cousin."
Bai Xu's face turned red: "What do you mean by that? Am I much worse than Tang Muzhou?!"
Xie Mingzhe suppressed his laughter and said, "You and Tang Shen are probably still short of 20 baby cards. What do you think? Do you want me to send them to you? Nirvana pregnancy and childbirth one-stop service, you can have it in just 9 seconds."
Bai Xu: “……………………”
Ahhh, who came to take in this Xie Mingzhe? !
It was very easy to make Tang Shen's cousin angry. Seeing his long ellipsis, Xie Mingzhe was in a good mood. He turned off his computer and prepared to go to bed. As a result, Tang Muzhou suddenly sent a message saying, "Bai Xu asked me for the address of Nirvana Club and said he would send you a time bomb."
Xie Mingzhe: "Hahaha, if you piss him off, maybe he'll wake up faster."
Tang Muzhou smiled and said, "It's okay. He is half a year younger than you. You can treat him as your brother and bully him as you like."
Xie Mingzhe: “…”
Is the younger brother there to be bullied? Maybe for Tang Shen...right!
What is the apprentice brother for? When Xie Mingzhe thought of this question, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He was a little embarrassed to ask, so he said good night to Tang Muzhou and quickly lay down in the quilt to sleep.