As e-sports players, staying up late to train is a common thing, so they usually don’t get up early and basically can’t even see the morning sun.
For the sake of the physical and mental health of the players, the WDG team stipulates that all members must gather in the restaurant on time at 12 noon to have lunch.
This not only ensures that the team members can have hot meals when they get up, but also encourages them not to stay up too late at night.
Under normal circumstances, the team's cook would come to the team in the morning and prepare a nutritious and varied lunch for the team members on time. Of course, there would be occasional abnormal situations.
For example, your aunt has an emergency at home and needs to take a day off.
Lin Mi told his aunt on the phone not to worry and to take care of the things at home first. Then he hung up the phone and looked at Rong Zezhou, who had just been pulled up by him and was still staring at the pillow with an unsatisfied look on his face.
"Gudong's luck is really amazing," Lin Mi complained, "I wanted to ask him to taste Auntie's cooking, but I didn't expect Auntie to take a leave of absence. What should I do for lunch today?"
"Order takeout," Rong Zezhou yawned, "I'll wake them up later and ask them what they want to eat. I'll treat them at noon today."
Ten minutes later, all members of the WDG team gathered in the empty restaurant.
"Hey Azhou, if I'm not picky about food and I eat whatever you order, can I go back to sleep?"
Roll, still in his pajamas, lay on the dining table with a look of despair on his face and asked in pain.
It's only 10:40 now, and there's still an hour before he normally wakes up!
Yan Jin, who was always an early riser, glared at Roll with disdain, then took out a newly bought toy ball to reward Da Tao, who had just accompanied him for a run. Da Tao excitedly jumped into the crowd with the ball in his mouth, wanting to find the three children who liked to play with the ball with him to go out and play together.
Ji Feng and Hua Shuran, who were leaning against each other and feeling sleepy, were woken up by Da Tao. Ji Feng wailed, "Brother, if you really can't sleep, can you just go out and play with Da Tao? Please let us go!"
Hua Shuran, who was always well-behaved, also nodded vigorously, asking for forgiveness.
Brother Hai held a cup of hot tea and looked like a hermit: "Young man, don't always think about sleeping in your prime years. Be full of enthusiasm to greet the sunrise every day."
Zhuoyang: zzzzzz——
Rong Zezhou looked at his teammates who were staggering and looking odd, cleared his throat and said in a serious tone: "Today is the team's visiting day. You should wake up quickly, go back and change into your team uniforms, and greet the visiting team members' families with a full spirit!"
Lin Mi covered his face: What the hell is this team visiting day? Didn’t we agree yesterday not to disturb the players’ normal life and training?
"It doesn't have to be so grand. My brother wants to apply for the e-sports major, so he wants to come and see the daily life of the e-sports team. Everyone can just act like usual. There's no need to make any special preparations."
Lin Mi quickly stopped Rong Zezhou from making trouble.
"Your brother is the virtu, right?"
Hai Ge recalled, "Isn't he the anchor who participated in the All-Star event? I remember he was pretty good at the game. I was curious why no team took action against him. It turns out he just graduated from high school this year."
"Ah, Virtu, I remember now, I asked someone to contact him, and he said he was still studying."
Roll replied dazedly, "Now that the college entrance examination is over, you can play professionally, right? Then let Azhou give you a tryout later."
Lin Mi: ...
Did he just say that Gu Dong was coming for a tryout?
What a weird and irrelevant topic trend this is!
Lin Mi gave up on communicating with the sleepwalking coach and sincerely suggested, "Everyone should go back to sleep. Leave lunch to me and the boat god."
He should have stopped Rong Zezhou from doing that in time instead of just standing by and watching the fun.
"Why are you sleeping?" Yan Jin, who had just gotten up and left, came back with a tray of wet towels in his hand and patted everyone's face one by one. "There's an extra training match at 1:00 p.m. today, so wake up quickly. Xiaomi, you should also get ready to play."
All WDG members: …
Why do some teams play scrimmages at 1pm?
Are they hallucinating or has the world changed?
Roll was startled by the cold towel and finally opened his eyes completely: "Did you make an appointment with the HOT team?"
HOT is one of the top League of Legends teams in Europe and was the runner-up team in this year's LEC spring season.
Although the HOT team does play training games with LPL teams, the teams they can usually get appointments with are at least playoff teams. They didn't expect that they would be willing to play with their newly established team.
If it is the HOT team, it is indeed worth getting up early and preparing well.
"The current head coach of the HOT team is my former colleague. He is very interested in Azhou, so he is willing to give us a backdoor and add a training match temporarily."
Yan Jin pushed his glasses, not thinking there was anything wrong with betraying the team's mid laner in exchange for a training match. "Azhou, if you perform better in the training match later, we can continue to make appointments with the HOT team in the future."
Rong Zezhou: ...
Brother Hai picked up the teacup and took a sip, then jokingly said, "Brother Yan, aren't you afraid that Ah Zhou will really be seduced by that little goblin from the HOT team?"
Yan Jin smiled softly: "It's okay, Azhou doesn't understand English."
Rong Zezhou: ...
Everyone in the WDG restaurant was laughing so hard that they were staggering. Their sleepiness disappeared.
The three kids who had come to their senses started to surround Rong Zezhou and try to trick him into treating them to an expensive meal at noon. Rong Zezhou became annoyed by their pestering and simply threw his phone to them and asked them to order the food themselves. He then smiled as he looked at Lin Mi, who had a dazed look on his face ever since he heard Yan Jin say that he would also play.
Lin Mi felt a little flustered.
Although after becoming a professional player, he also looked forward to playing training games with his teammates and even playing in a game one day, but that should be a long, long time in the future.
At least we have to wait until he is familiar with all the heroes of the League of Legends, reaches the King rank, his teammates have been in good shape, and the team's record is also good, then we might give him a chance to try.
But now, he doesn't feel that he is qualified to play in training games at all.
What's more, they are facing the HOT team, which is a regular participant in the World Championship and a truly top team. If he plays, he will definitely hold back his teammates.
"What are you thinking about?"
Lin Mi's expression was so wonderful that Rong Zezhou couldn't help but tease him, "Are you thinking about how to kill everyone in the training match later?"
Lin Mi glared at Rong Zezhou with resentment: "Yeah, I was just thinking about how to trick you to death during the training match later!"
Rong Zezhou still smiled: "Why, are you afraid that I will play too well and be noticed by the HOT team?"
Lin Mi rolled her eyes at him and used what Yan Jin had just said to annoy him: "Even if the HOT team likes you, do you think you can understand the English they speak?"
Rong Zezhou was not angry at all and still had a smiling face. His smile made Lin Mi even more panicked. He always felt that Rong Zezhou was up to something bad and it must be not a good idea.
Sure enough, Rong Zezhou said, "How about we make a deal? You help me translate in real time during the training match, and I will choose Galio to protect you. How about that?"
"Not so good," Lin Mi returned to his expressionless look, "Don't mess around, Brother Yan said that he still needs you to cheat a training match for the team. Miss Rong, get ready to sleep with me."
Rong Zezhou: ...
The little team leader is really becoming more and more difficult to bully.
After arguing with the team's mid laner, Lin Mi felt a little relieved. He got up and made himself a cup of coffee. By the way, he sent a WeChat message to Gudong to ask him if he had gone out.
Gudong quickly replied that he had just left the house and would be here in about half an hour.
Lin Mi walked back with the coffee and asked the three children who were gathered around to order food, "Have you ordered takeout? I'm going out to pick up my brother later, so I can bring the takeout back on the way."
Deliverymen are not allowed to enter their community. If you order takeout, you either have to pick it up at the main gate yourself or wait for the security guard at the gate to bring it in.
Lin Mi had to go out to pick up the antiques anyway, so he didn't need to bother the security guard.
"Xiaomi, come here for a moment. I'll tell you about today's training match."
Roll waved at Lin Mi at the door.
Lin Mi agreed and hurried over. Roll took him into the coach's office, where Yan Jin was waiting for him.
Yan Jin saw that Lin Mi was holding a cup of coffee, so he didn't pour him any more water. Instead, he pointed at the sofa and said, "Come and sit down."
Lin Mi walked over and sat down obediently, but his hands were tightly holding the coffee cup.
"Don't be so nervous, relax a little," Roll also came over and sat down, "It's nothing serious, I just plan to let you play in the first round of the training match with HOT later."
Lin Mi: ...
If this isn’t a big deal, then what is?
"Don't scare him," Yan Jin glared at Roll disapprovingly, then sat down next to Lin Mi. "Based on my understanding of the HOT team coach, they agreed to play a training match with us. In addition to being interested in A Zhou, they probably also want to try out new players, so they will definitely not use all the main players in the first game."
"Their starting duo in the bottom lane are both quite old, so there's a high chance they're training new players this time. So I plan to have you and Shu Ran partner up to give it a try in the first game."
Yan Jin opened the notebook in his hand and showed it to Lin Mi. "Ji Feng's style is too aggressive. When he is on the court, A Zhou usually prioritizes the rhythm-type mid laner who can support him and always looks at the bottom lane to play. Although there is nothing wrong with this style of play, if the team wants to achieve results, it must have more tactical reserves."
"Ji Feng and Shu Ran are still in the running-in period. It will take a long time for them to perfectly match their aggressive styles in terms of tacit understanding. Roll and I both think it is not realistic to let them run in a different style of play with the team at this time."
Yan Jin took out the bottom lane duo heroes that Ji Feng and Hua Shuran had been using in recent training matches and showed them to Lin Mi. Sure enough, they were all aggressive combinations that could overwhelm the opponent in laning phase. As for their battle records, they were basically either super good or super bad, which seemed very unstable.
"I've seen your recent practice with your teammates. You're very good at withstanding pressure. Even when facing Ah Zhou who's using the Assassin skill, you can still hold your ground for a long time and rarely get killed. This laning style is very interesting."
Lin Mi: ...
I know I'm a coward in laning, but you don't have to be so tactful, Brother Yan.
Lin Mi didn't want to play so cowardly, but he couldn't resist the fact that some of the players in his team had poor operation skills or evil hearts.
Since they couldn't beat him in terms of last-hitting, they tried every possible way to send him back to the fountain. As a result, not only did they force him to become a good tower fighter, but they also learned how to survive by being a coward.
After all, only if you are alive can you be qualified to eat the tower knife.
"Your style of play gave us an inspiration. That is, when facing some teams whose bottom lane combinations are not very aggressive but have very good tacit understanding and are difficult to penetrate, we can change our thinking and give up the bottom lane and let the jungler and support roam around to set the pace."
Yan Jing patiently explained to Lin Mi the intention of the coaching team, "This requires the ADC to develop alone in the bottom lane to withstand pressure. For Ji Feng, it is difficult to do this, but I think you should be able to do it."
Lin Mi put the coffee cup in his hand on the coffee table and thought carefully about Yan Jing's words.
Because he has to train 1v1 with his teammates every day, Lin Mi is relatively familiar with his teammates' laning styles.
Just like Yan Jin said, Ji Feng is good at operation and quick to react, but he is too aggressive in laning phase. He is always thinking about how to gain advantage or even kill people, but he is not good at developing himself and last-hitting under the tower.
Judging from the BP of the training matches during this period recorded in Yan Jin's notebook, the coaching staff did not want to suppress Ji Feng's aggressive style. Instead, they kept using BP to give him and Hua Shuran a combination with laning advantages, allowing them to better play to their strengths.
However, such an approach will inevitably sacrifice the BP priority of other teammates. Although Hai Ge and Rong Zezhou are both experts in heroes and will not be without playable heroes, such an all-out bet on the bottom lane play will obviously be unstable because Ji Feng and Hua Shuran have not yet fully cooperated with each other. That is why the coaching staff wants to prepare more tactical play.
Roll slumped down on the sofa and said, "Actually, this is just an idea of the coaching staff. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just treat it as a normal training. It's fine as long as you don't die under the tower."
Lin Mi: ...
During normal training, he only has to face one opponent, but now he is about to face the opposing bottom lane duo and an enemy jungler who may appear from nowhere. Can this be the same?
Lin Mi secretly complained in his heart, but agreed: "Okay, since the coaching staff thinks it's okay to give it a try, I have no problem with that. Just pick an ADC who has good displacement and can last hit for me."
He was indeed a little flustered and confused, but he would not be afraid or back down.
Yan Jin and Roll specifically called him to the office and explained so much to him, just to tell him that they trusted him and that they were not just playing around, but had seriously considered the feasibility of this tactic.
If that's the case, what's so scary about him?
What he needs to do is to play to his best level, provide the coaching staff with reference data for formulating tactics, and give the team more options.
"Does Hayate know that I was temporarily substituted for the training match?"
Lin Mi asked the question he was most worried about.
Although Ji Feng is a little childish, Lin Mi knows that he has always been very serious and persistent about the competition, so he is a little worried that Ji Feng will be affected.
"Don't worry. I have discussed the change of tactics with Ji Feng before. He also wants to focus on the style of play that suits him best, and not seek quantity."
Yan Jin explained, "It is because the coaching staff respects his ideas that they let you try it first. Of course, you don't have to have too much psychological burden. In the summer season, we will still focus on the Swift Wind style of play, and we will leave you enough training space."
Since the coaching staff has considered everything carefully, Lin Mi is no longer worried. As for the effect of the training match, he will know after the match.
Yan Jin then took Lin Mi aside and explained in detail the tactical objectives that Lin Mi needed to accomplish in today's training match. The two of them talked for a long time until Roll suddenly asked, "Xiaomi, didn't you say your brother is coming? Why don't you go out to pick him up?"
Lin Mi then remembered that he had forgotten the antique. He quickly reached for his phone, but found that his trouser pocket was empty.
He was so nervous before entering the office that he didn't know where he put his phone.
Lin Mi hurriedly ran out of the office to the restaurant to look for his cell phone, but happened to bump into Rong Zezhou who was walking over.
Rong Zezhou handed Lin Mi's phone to him: "Gudong called just now, I answered the phone for you, he has arrived at the gate of the community. Ji Feng and the others were going out to get takeout, so I asked them to bring Gudong in on the way."
Lin Mi let out a long sigh and clasped his fists to express his gratitude to Rong Zezhou. Rong Zezhou smiled and put his hand on Lin Mi's shoulder, then walked out with him.
"Come on, I'll go with you to the door and wait for them."
The author has something to say:
Happy Chinese Valentine's Day, babies! I watched the country set off fireworks all afternoon today, it's worth adding another chapter!
Thanks to the little angel who cast the mine: Fenglin is 1 late;
Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: ZXY. Yanxi 12 bottles; Zishu Yunyin 10 bottles; Ai Chi Mi De Miao 2 bottles; Tomorrow's Day, fxm 1 bottle;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!