For Love of the Game

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The reorganization of the wild card game is good news for all teams. Teams other than the top four have the opportunity to participate in the world rankings. For the top four teams, it is also good news for them to become teammates with their former opponents and fight for the country together. A novelty and something to be proud of.

But there are more wolves and less meat, and where there is competition, there will be games.

Hu Nana deeply understands this truth. She guessed it when she heard Chairman Pi say that God of War has only one place.

"Nana, it's not that I'm partial to Xiao Zhang. I don't want to see that little bastard again for a day. But he is currently ranked third in the world qigong master rankings. I originally planned to let him in this year's World Championships." You won the first place in the world ranking of Qigong masters, but I didn't expect that you didn't even get the top three in the country this year, and you have no chance to participate in the world championship."

Hu Nana coldly interrupted the boss, "Are you blaming me for not getting the trophy? You have seen Xiao Zhang's usual attitude. He is a black sheep and disturbed the whole team. No matter how good he is in this state. Your captain is useless!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I know it's not your fault." The boss coaxed quickly. Hu Nana just gave him an ultimatum two days ago, saying that if she interfered with her decision again, she would leave the team.

Although he has always praised Xiao Zhang, but Hu Nana is well-mannered and popular, and she is the only female captain in the top eight teams. She is simply the sign of the God of War, the cash cow of the God of War, and he can't let her go no matter what. Thinking that after a while, everyone will forget about the female anchor of Xiao Zhang's night party, and then raise the CP banner of the golden boy and jade girl, and the attitude towards Hu Nana is very good.

"I admit it even if I didn't get the trophy, but Xiao Zhang's ranking in the world cannot be dropped. He is the highest-ranked qigong master in China in the world. King Wang, the world's number one qigong master, retired last year, and this year is his last. There is hope to climb to No.1 year. If he can reach the top of the Qigong Master World Ranking, it will be the glory of Chinese e-sports. You are in the same team and you are his captain. Isn’t it an honor?”

"Oh," Hu Nana pulled the corner of her mouth, "Boss, you may not like to hear me say this. Given his state this year, he still wants to be number one in the world? It's not bad to be able to stay in the top ten, even if he goes abroad Kasai is just causing trouble for others and embarrassing God of War!"

"I know, I know," the boss persuaded, "Xiao Zhang is an asshole, arrogant, arrogant, and talented, but who has the ability to have a bad temper? Because of the female anchor before, he has been popular for so long This year is the first year of the restructuring of the Wild Card Tournament, and all the top eight teams will participate. There is a high probability that they will win the championship. At that time, Xiao Zhang will become the champion of the first Wild Card Tournament. , and your reputation will be much better.”

Hu Nana paced back and forth in the room, "Do you really think the wild card game is so easy to play? Even if there is no Korean team, the United States, Europe, and the Japanese team, which has become stronger in recent years, none of them are opponents that can be easily defeated In addition to the reorganization of this year's wild card game, our country has selected and sent the most powerful players from each team, and other countries are the same. There are even some players who do not often participate in the World Championship. The wild card game is bound to be dangerous and difficult, and I can't let Xiao Zhang hold back!"

"Nana!"

The boss saw that it didn't make sense, and his attitude became tough, "As the captain, what is your mentality when you refuse to allow teammates who are stronger than you to play when the team only has one spot? What do netizens think when it spreads? What do your fans think? I am For your own good, letting Xiao Zhang play can not only restore his reputation, but also gain a good reputation for you."

"As the captain of God of War, you don't think about helping the players, you don't think about the reputation of the team, you only think about yourself. Are you worthy of God of War's cultivation of you and Captain Yao's trust in you?"

Hu Nana's breath was stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say anything.

She remembered what he said to herself when he sent Team Yao back to the hotel last time - you put all your attention on yourself, you have no sense of belonging to God of War at all, the God of War now is brought out by you alone, Do you make this your home?

The hand holding the mobile phone could not stop trembling, Hu Nana closed her eyes and opened them again, and said calmly, "Okay, I can let Xiao Zhang participate in the wild card game. But you must restrain his words and deeds, if he makes trouble again No, you must leave God of War!"

The boss did not expect that she would make such a request, but in order for Xiao Zhang to participate in the wild card competition and for God of War to train a world-class qigong master, he agreed without thinking, "Okay! I will definitely Teach him a good lesson."

The call was hung up just like that, and Hu Nana sat at the table and looked at herself in the mirror who had been staying up all night and working hard for a long time, her skin was dark yellow, her lips were bloodless, and she had to lean on the back for support because of shoulder and back pain.

Then, he smiled lightly.

Shen Huai returned to the hotel with the team, and checked the information immediately.

The Wild Card Tournament serves the World Finals, and the reward for achieving a ranking is only to increase the country's quota for participating in the World Finals that year, and will not provide much help for the winning team in the World Championships.

In order not to cause too much burden to the players after preparing for the World Championships, we strive to use the shortest possible time to decide the winner.Therefore, the wild card game adopts a BO3 random draw single-elimination system.

At the end of the three rounds, the loser will be eliminated directly, and the winner will draw the next opponent.Before the lottery results come out, no one can predict the opponent in the next game, and the No.1 team must be the team that has never lost once.

In addition, because the teams participating in the wild card competition are also participating teams in the World Championship, in order to maintain the ratings and unique status of the World Championship, the wild card competition will not be broadcast live. After the end, the game results of the day will be announced, and the game video will not be released until the end of the World Championship.

Not only that, the wild card competition is divided into two competition halls AB, and the competitions in the two halls start at the same time, so even the audience and contestants themselves may not be able to watch the games of all teams.

There are very few game videos about the wild card game on the Internet. Most of them are edited into just a few minutes, and some are gun versions. .After all, for the audience, the World Championship is the main event, and a wild card competition for places is actually not very interesting.

Shen Huai didn't know much about the wild card game before, the official secrecy work was done well, and the results of the World Championship were all settled, who would care about the wild card game?

Seeing that he had searched on Baidu for a long time without any results, Song Xueyang asked, "Do you want to ask Team Guan?"

Song Xueyang himself has never participated in the wild card game. He can tell a thing or two about the characteristics of the well-known players in the World Championship, but the wild card game is really hard to say.

Shen Huai thought for a while, "Alright, I can also ask who he plans to send to participate in the wild card game, who do you plan to bring in our team?"

Maple Moon has two places, plus Maple Moon will almost certainly be able to participate in the World Championships this year, so there is no need to consider the player's world ranking. At the request of Chairman Pi, he will send the strongest player. Since this is the case, Song Xueyang will naturally do his part.

As the captain, Shen Huai does not occupy the team quota, which means Fengyue can choose another person to participate.

Song Xueyang looked at Shen Huai's eyes that seemed to have an answer, and said with a smile, "Why don't we talk together and see if we are thinking of the same person?"

"it is good."

"3, 2, 1..."

"Zhou Ning."

"Deputy Team Zhou."

The two looked at each other and smiled, Song Xueyang said, "Sure enough, we still have a tacit understanding."

Shen Huai smiled, "Actually, I originally wanted to choose Zhou Jing. Although she is a rookie, she has a good sense. Participating in the wild card competition can be tempered in advance and adapt to the playing style of other countries' teams. It will be very helpful for participating in the World Championship later. And Let Zhou Jing join the team, Vice Team Zhou will not have any objections, but..."

"But the white curse technique is very cooperative." Song Xueyang continued his words, "This time, all the teams in the wild card competition are all masters. It is difficult for everyone to let go of their posture to cooperate with a newcomer, and now Zhou Jing can only attack quickly. If you play in a stream, it is very likely that you will not be able to keep up with the offensive rhythm of the great gods, and will drag the team back."

Shen Huai was startled at first, and then smiled helplessly, "Are there people in this world whose thoughts are beyond your guess?"

Song Xueyang pulled the chair behind him and hugged him from behind, "Maybe there is, but I won't guess, I just need to guess what you are thinking."

Shen Huai found a comfortable position in his arms, and relieved himself, "I'm very worried. The top four teams will definitely send the strongest players at the request of Chairman Hua. Teams that have never participated in the wild card competition will be extra special." Cherish this opportunity and send players who are already popular and famous, but most of these players play DPS jobs, and I am afraid that in the end, every player reported by each team will be DPS players.”

Song Xueyang nodded, "Your worry is very reasonable, even if it's not for the sake of the team. Many aces of the team have dedicated their entire careers to the team, and they deserve this opportunity due to emotion and reason."

"However, other countries will also send the most powerful players in this wild card competition. We don't know how they select players, but I think since they are all masters, the key to victory is..."

"Teamwork." The two spoke in unison again.

"Yes, there is also the lineup. If the lineup is not suitable, it will be too difficult to play."

Song Xueyang hugged him and didn't speak, because he knew that Shen Huai had already made a choice.

"Only if the Chinese team wins No.1 in the wild card competition, WG can get a place to participate in the World Championship. Team Yan was injured because of me. I must win the championship of this wild card competition with my own hands."

That night, Shen Huai first called Chen Xi and the captain of the Thunder team to listen to their thoughts on the selection of the team's wild card players. Schedule an in-person appearance.

Shen Huai wrote down the name on the paper, and called Hu Nana again.

Hu Nana sincerely apologized to him, "I'm sorry Yushen, this is the club's decision, and you can only take more care of the wild card game."

Shen Huai wrote "Xiao Zhang (Qigong)" on the back of the God of War team, "It's okay, I just want to win the wild card championship, as long as Xiao Zhang can let go of his personal grievances, I will treat him equally."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Huai looked at the list on the paper, thought for a while and filled in the names of Jia Yunge and Liang Minghui after WG.

The WG team said they would not play, so the remaining two places are easy to guess.

He thought for a while and dialed Guan He's phone number. There are many people who are eligible to play in Xiaolang, but there are only two places. The Three Swordsmen of Xiaolang alone are not enough, and he has another idea in his mind.

"Team Guan, I want to ask who do you plan to bring to this year's wild card competition?"

There was silence for a while, and then there was a soft door closing sound. It was obvious that Guan He was with his teammates just now, and it was inconvenient for them to hear this.

Shen Huai thought that his call was timely.

Guan He said in a deep voice, "The Xiaowolf team can participate in the world competition, and it will not involve the issue of world rankings. It doesn't matter whoever plays, what does Yushen think?"

Hearing what he said, Shen Huai was not polite, and directly expressed his thoughts, "I want Jin An."

After a little thought, Guan He understood, "Do you want to play a serial bonus?"

"That's right, other countries in the wild card competition will also send elite players from each team. In such a short period of time, cooperation is very important. WG's chain bonus system is relatively complete, the difficulty of getting started is low, and it takes shape quickly. No accidents, Deputy Jia Both the team and the Fireman will play in person, there is only one mechanic missing, and I want Jin An to fill this vacancy."

Guan He frowned, "Although Yushen has no experience in leading a team, he is more considerate than the captain."

"It's funny, I haven't participated in the wild card game, so I don't understand a lot of things. If possible, I hope Team Guan can take the time to teach me."

"Okay, I have previously archived videos and materials of the players who participated in the wild card game. Although they may not be them this year, there is always a reference."

Shen Huai's eyes lit up, "Thank you, it was a great help."

This time, the only candidates left were the Supper team and the Dream team. Just as he was thinking about it, he received a message from Luo Lie.

Luo Lie: Feather God, are you there?I wanted to talk to you about this year's wild card picks.

Shen Huai: good

Luo Lie: I think each team will definitely not consider the lineup configuration when selecting players independently. The dream team has just been established this year, and everyone will still have a chance when they are young. It doesn't matter who plays in this wild card game.After deliberation, we decided to ask you, what professions are still lacking in the wild card team?We can fill in.

Shen Huai's heart warmed up.

He naturally understands the mood of the teams outside the semi-finals who want their main players to play. They are more likely to get a good world ranking in the wild card competition, not to mention that the restructuring of the wild card competition was originally designed to let these buried players enter the field. on the stage of the world.

Still, it would be nice for someone who doesn't need the opportunity to back down.

Shen Huai replied with a smile, "Then you."

Luo Lie:? ? ?

Luo Lie: Yu God, are you sure? ?

Luo Lie: I'm just an assassin, it's useless!

He withdrew the last message less than a second after it was sent.

Luo Lie: My assassin is not as good as you. I'm afraid it will slow everyone down. Does the team need support?Our team has a nanny, although it is not as good as other teams' big tits, but the operation is not bad...

Shen Huai knew that the nanny Luo Lie was talking about was a little worse.

The nurse job seems to be the simplest of all supports. It only needs to add the hemolysis status, but in fact, it has high requirements for mana control, healing amount calculation, and positioning. , Healers who are infinitely cut by the enemy will disrupt the rhythm of the team.

Shen Huai: It's okay, I'll figure out a way to assist.

Song Xueyang stayed with him the whole time, saw him put down his phone and asked, "Is everyone almost here?"

Shen Huai nodded, "There is still a support position missing, I want Sunny to come."

Sunny is the black magician of the Supper team. He just won the No. 6 magician ranking in the S[-] season this year. He is an old support in the circle.

When they played against them before, the Tranquility brother-sister combination sent by Maple Moon, Sunny's black spells made Zhou Ning suffer a lot. If it wasn't for Zhou Jing's outstanding night vision ability, at the critical moment, he used the call of the gods to save Zhou Ning. , that match was really suspenseful.

Song Xueyang heard this and said, "It's difficult."

Sunny is just an ordinary player of Supper, and Captain Fan Hao has been diligently leading the team over the years and has paid a lot for Supper, but he has not participated in the World Championship. This is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

The two were silent for a long time, Song Xueyang had his own thoughts in his mind, but Shen Huai didn't ask him, and he wouldn't say anything.

This is a dilemma. What he has to do is not to give suggestions, but to support Shen Huai unconditionally no matter what decision Shen Huai makes.

Shen Huai sat at the table and thought for an hour, Song Xueyang accompanied him silently without speaking.

In his opinion, Shen Huai is a person who makes decisions when he decides, and never drags his feet in doing things. This time he thought for so long, which proves that he must be undergoing a very intense ideological struggle in his heart.

"Forget it," he said suddenly, "The lineup is important, but the future of the players is also very important. It is only natural that the player who has contributed the most to the team play in the first year of the Wild Card Tournament."

At first, he felt that Chairman Hua's request was not conducive to the lineup selection for the wild card game. Now that he thinks about it, he understands the wisdom of it.

Song Xueyang showed a clear smile, and Shen Huai asked, "Have you already guessed it?"

Song Xueyang grabbed his hand and kissed him softly, "Kind, tolerant, understanding, able to understand everyone's feelings, this is you in my eyes."

Shen Huai blushed at what he said, and quickly changed the subject, "You are more experienced in dealing with these strange lineups, help me think about how to arrange them better?"

"Okay," Song Xueyang said with a smile, "but before we think about it, we should go to bed."

Shen Huai stared at him for two seconds, and this time his face was completely red.