Peak glory

On the day when the national team confirmed that there was no hope of qualifying for the group stage, the domestic media, fans, and everyone who followed the national team all pulled out of the last sliver of fluke expectation, and the tone of the international competition became extremely objective. play mode.

Shixue watched the live broadcast with Rainstorm on the way to the club, and then when they parked their car in the Liuhuo parking lot, they received a call from Gao Shasha, and Gao Shasha on the phone burst into tears, Couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

"Sister Xue..." Gao Shasha's sobbing sound became more and more obvious on the phone, and she spoke intermittently, "Is it so uncomfortable for you to play... in games...?"

"Well, it's the same as you." Shi Xue Yingde didn't hesitate, she thought to herself, why don't you just finish crying first?

Seeing that Shixue had a good temper and planned to wait for Gao Shasha to finish crying, the rainstorm next to her couldn't help leaning over and said to Gao Shasha on the other end of the phone: "You guys are fighting in a team anyway, you are a team, but your sister Xue Carrying it alone every year, there is not even a group of people crying."

Shi Xue pushed away Rainstorm's face, and scolded her lightly: "She is sad, you have some sympathy."

After being told by the rainstorm, Gao Shasha cried even more fiercely, and stammered even more: "Xue, sister Xue... hello, good...you are pitiful."

Shi Xue: "..."

Gao Shasha cried on the phone for about ten minutes, and finally got tired of crying. She hung up the phone and said she was going to sleep, because she would continue to play those meaningless ranking matches the next day.

Shi Xue knew that Gao Shasha just called to find someone to act like a baby, she was the captain of the national team, she couldn't hug and cry with the team members, so she could only secretly call Shi Xue.Shi Xue didn't comfort her either. If she couldn't even adjust her emotions after losing the game, she would have collapsed a long time ago and wouldn't be able to make it to today.

After hanging up the phone, Shixue and Rainstorm looked at each other, and went upstairs to practice as if nothing had happened.

****

The loss of the national team didn't make the people of the country depressed for long, and soon everyone put the matter of the international competition to the past, just like in previous years, in fact, it was no different.

Looking forward, disappointed, forgetting, looking forward again.This cycle is not the first time, but this year because of the change of the competition system, people have different expectations, which makes people feel that something different may happen.

However, not condemning the national team does not mean that fans will not condemn the association.Since the quota for the international competition is submitted three months in advance, why not put Aurora in it?

Once again, a new round of controversy over the selection of candidates was set off on the Internet, but the ending was the same as before, and no waves were caused, and the fans passed away after the debate was over.

It was supposed to be like this, but when the turmoil of public opinion on the Internet was about to pass, a piece of foreign news set off a storm in China.

After winning two championships, they were banned for one year by the International E-sports Association for violating the spirit of competition. During the ban, they had an accident and temporarily retired from the mecha circle. Lita and Creamer HA announced that they were selected for the national team of country Y.

The Chinese who have always chosen to avoid it, brought this topic to the table for the first time after four years, strongly urging the National E-Sports Association to include Aurora in the national team list as soon as possible.

There are only eight places in the international competition, and there are five groups of HAs in a game, and there are not enough substitutes for one round.This time in the international competition, there were many surprises for many teams, and some teams showed obvious lack of stamina in the end.Whether it is due to accidents or fatigue, there are cases where there are no substitutes to replace.

Everyone knows very well that the threshold for international competitions is very high, and there are many outstanding players in our country, but!Aurora's status is unshakable!Aurora must be there!

Provoked by the names of Leta and Creamer, the fans' anger, which had been hard to calm down, was turned upside down.

Shixue looked at the shouting on the Internet, and felt very relieved for the fans' vengeance.As long as you go online in the past two days, you can see all kinds of people who are filled with righteous indignation. Everyone remembers the game four years ago, and the anger in their hearts has not been quenched by time.

Some things really should be remembered for a lifetime.

The rainstorm on the side saw Shixue reading those comments, silently acting as if she didn't know anything.Even though the Internet has turned upside down these days, Shixue still didn't deliberately mention that matter, so Rainstorm didn't ask.Of course, there is no need to deliberately bring up that incident. Everyone knows what happened.

Wei Lain, who finished making a phone call outside the door, walked into the office and sat down opposite Rainstorm and Shi Xue.Shi Xue closed the projection screen and turned her gaze to Wei Lain.

Wei Laiyin got straight to the point and sent a document to the two of them.Seeing the inscription on the cover of the document, Shi Xue and Rainstorm couldn't help but look at each other, and they immediately felt confident.

Rainstorm looked at the content of the document together with Shixue's projection screen. It was an invitation letter for training from the National E-Sports Association. It was an invitation letter for the two of them. The date of sending the letter was today.

Shi Xue knew that Wei Laiyin had probably just received this document, so she raised her eyebrows and asked, "A training invitation? Isn't it an invitation to join the team?"

Wei Laiyin said with a smile: "It's just for training, and it's a small training camp. It's not tied to the national team's quota."

"A small means to appease people's hearts?"

"Almost." Wei Lain pouted, "Of course there are other reasons, but they have nothing to do with you."

Wei Lain didn't want to talk to Shi Xue and Rainstorm about those tricks behind the scenes, that's not something the contestants should worry about, but something she, the boss, should settle.

Shi Xue didn't ask Wei Laiyin what she didn't want to say, and looked at the document with a disdainful sneer: "I'll find a way for myself."

Wei Laiyin knew Shi Xue's temper, and those who could go against the association for their own insistence would definitely look down on this little trick of the association, so she persuaded helplessly: "We still have to give face."

"I'm too lazy to give the association face." Shi Xue took the document and looked up at Wei Laiyin, "But I want to give you face. You are the boss, so listen to you."

After speaking, he turned to Rainstorm and asked what she meant with his eyes.Rainstorm smiled and agreed, and Shixue agreed, so how could she have any objections.

Seeing that neither of them had any objections, Wei Laiyin said, "Then I will reply to the association. The association should issue an announcement."

"Ah."

****

The association did issue an announcement very quickly, and the attention brought by the announcement covered up all the topics of criticism against the association on the Internet.

It's just that this announcement still caused some fans to be dissatisfied, one is because of the word "training" and the other is the list in the announcement.

It was clearly stated in the announcement that these people were only reserve players, not even substitutes, which meant that they were completely different from the national team.And putting Aurora in a group of reserve players who are not at the same level at all, fans feel that this is an insult to Aurora.

In addition to some well-known players on the training list, there are also the quarterfinals of this year's rookie competition, which is why fans are dissatisfied.

After watching this year's Yunguan competition, everyone knows that there is still a big gap between the strength of rookies and top professional players, but because they are rookies, everyone is very tolerant and won't care about anything.But if the association wants to put such a player with Aurora, what is the difference between asking a university professor to compete with kindergarten children?

Led by Aurora fans, a large number of fans condemned the association on the Internet. The association accidentally ushered in another criticism, but this time the association did not come forward to explain anything.

After seeing the list, Wei Lain also had a headache, fearing that Shi Xue would overturn the association's table, but to her surprise, Shi Xue didn't show much anger.She curiously asked Shi Xue: "Aren't you angry?"

The corner of Shi Xue's mouth curled into a disdainful smile, and she said indifferently, "I'm not afraid of hurting the children's self-esteem. The rookies who have lost their spirit may have to confess here. If their psychological quality is almost the same, it is very possible to retire directly. "

Amidst the soft laughter of the rainstorm, Wei Laiyin stroked his forehead helplessly: "Please be merciful."

****

On the day of training, Shi Xue and Rainstorm carried their sports bags to the e-sports center in a chic manner, where a group of media gathered to catch the invited players to do interviews.

Those rookies haven't adapted to such a situation, and they appear flustered and cautious when facing the camera.

Shi Xue's car was parked in the parking lot outside the competition center, and the media knew her car, so as soon as she and Rainstorm walked out of the parking lot, they were surrounded by the media.

The two walked forward without squinting, and the media followed suit, interviewing while walking.

Reporter A: "Why do you want to come to this training camp?"

To put it bluntly, this training camp is similar to a summer camp. You are given a place, and you come if you come, and you don’t come if you don’t come.Coming here does not mean that I can enter the national team, but I can have more opportunities to perform in front of the coaches of the national team. It is just that this kind of performance opportunity is too much in front of Shixue and heavy rain. It is not a waste of time. Pass.

Shi Xue replied indifferently: "The equipment of the national team is good." She thought that maybe the new simulation cabin was used for the training camp, and it would be good to have a hands-on experience.

Reporter B: "What do you think of the players training with you?"

Rainstorm glanced at the reporter, looked at him and said, "They are all acquaintances, don't pick trouble."

The reporters giggled and immediately restrained themselves. No one asked such provocative questions again.

Surrounded by a group of reporters, she walked towards the gate of the e-sports center. On the way, she also met a pair of young players who also came for training. Shi Xue saw that the two children looked familiar, so she took a second look.

When the reporter saw them, they immediately became excited and gossiped: "They are called 'Little Rainstorm' and 'Little Snow', do you know that?"

When Shi Xue heard it, she thought, no wonder it looks familiar.Seeing the two little Fang'er looking at her eagerly, she curled her lips and glanced over lightly. "Know."

At the gate of the e-sports center, knowing that the snow and rainstorm were coming, Gao Shasha, Mo Bin and a group of people had been waiting there for a long time, picked up people from the reporters, surrounded them happily and chattered inside Walk.

Outside the door, several pairs of young contestants who witnessed the heroic appearance of the two great gods were dumbfounded, unable to extricate themselves for a long time.

They are also professional players, and they have also entered the Yunguan and played games. They thought they were somewhat confident, but they were easily swallowed by the aura of the two great gods.Just passing by, they have already realized that the two people are not of the same type as themselves, and they probably exude the aura of the strong.

The gestures of the two are full of grace, which comes from their self-confidence and calmness, their glorious record on the field, and the expectations placed on them by the world.