Chapter 029: The Past

The first time Li Cangyu met Ling Xuefeng was when he was 17 years old in an online game. Happy? Wen? novel

At that time, the miracle China area was opened, and Li Cangyu went to the "Magic Academy", the first region of miracles, with a few good buddies.

The five of them teamed up together to level up in the new area, walked out of the novice village side by side, walked to the first main city, played the first dungeon, brushed the first piece of equipment, and happily rose all the way to level 35.

Level 35 will open the more difficult dungeon "Frost Temple" in the miracle, and the five people who were still rookies at the time tried to fight for three hours but couldn't beat the boss, so they had no choice but to call people on the world channel.

"The Frost Temple, a violent outcome! Just one short! ”

At this moment, a demon summoner named LXF quickly joined the team.

The man was wearing a handsome black demon suit, and there were a pair of black wings on his back, and the wings were glowing, and he looked a little powerful.

Li Cangyu asked curiously: "LXF, are these three letters the pinyin abbreviation of your name?" ”

"Hmm." Ling Xuefeng didn't hide it, and replied, "Take it with your hand." ”

- Then you're lazy enough!

Li Cangyu said: "Add a friend and brush the copy together." ”

Ling Xuefeng asked, "Will you fight?" ”

Li Cangyu was very honest: "No. ”

Ling Xuefeng said decisively: "Then follow me, I will." ”

The six of them teamed up to play the dungeon together, and to Li Cangyu's surprise, the level of this demon summoner was very high, and he had a lot of experience in fighting bosses, and he took a few of them to get through the Frost Temple dungeon very smoothly at one time.

A few people who got a lot of equipment immediately swiped the screen on the team channel excitedly: "Master! ”

Then they added Ling Xuefeng's friends one after another.

The Academy of Magic is the first new area to open the national server, and most of the people are playing the Frost Temple dungeon for the first time, and he is so familiar with the boss's way of playing, it is obvious that he has just played miracles.

Li Cangyu couldn't help but chat with him privately in confusion: "Have you played this game before?" ”

The other party replied: "I've been playing in the American service for a few months. ”

Li Cangyu suddenly realized: "The American service is indeed half a year earlier than the national service, have you been promoted to the full level of the American service?" ”

"Hmm."

"Can you take us with you? A few of us just started playing, and we didn't know much about it. ”

"No problem."

***

Since he is a master who has played miracles, Li Cangyu, as a rookie, naturally has a good impression of him.

He replied with very few words every time, and he didn't seem to like to speak, but it was rare that he didn't put on a show, and he didn't despise Li Cangyu, who was still a rookie.

Everyone teamed up to brush several copies in a row, and became familiar with each other, Li Cangyu felt that it was good to know a veteran who had played miracles, and he couldn't help but ask him some questions: "By the way, I want to play the elven summoner, but the strategies on the forum say that the elf clan is the most suitable for playing archers, I think the elf summoning will also be very strong, use the advantage of agility to quickly switch pets to control zhì, agility increases, and the crit rate will rise in the later stage, which just makes up for the lack of pets in attack." ”

"You mean Jeon Min plus a point of the elven summon that takes the critical route?" Ling Xuefeng is a veteran of online games, so she is naturally no stranger to this kind of gameplay.

"Well, that's what I thought." Li Cangyu said seriously, "I asked on the forum yesterday, and everyone said that this kind of play is impossible to achieve, since you have played in the United States, I want to ask you, is it feasible to play like this?" ”

As a rookie, Li Cangyu humbly asked for advice, Ling Xuefeng did not immediately deny him like others, but said encouragingly: "Now that the miracle has just started, many ways to play are in the exploration stage. There aren't many people who play with Elf Summoner Quan Min, but there is nothing wrong with it in principle. You don't have to listen to what others say, if you have such an idea, you can be bold and give it a try. ”

"Okay." Li Cangyu didn't intend to give up this idea, but being affirmed by the veteran, Li Cangyu felt very happy, and he also strengthened his belief in trying the elven summoner.

Later, the six of them often played dungeon upgrades together, and after getting acquainted with it, they learned that Ling Xuefeng had built a Fengse Guild in this area, and he was actually the president of the Fengse Guild.

There were many guilds in District 1 at that time, but the Fengse Guild was as strong as a cloud, and it won many world bosses, and its reputation was the loudest.

Ling Xuefeng had invited Li Cangyu and the five of them to join the Fengse Guild, but Li Cangyu said with a smile: "The level of several of us is relatively good, and we are all used to freedom, and we don't want to participate in the activities of the Great Guild." ”

Ling Xuefeng didn't force him.

The president must be very busy, after the full level, all kinds of guild tasks will be opened, Ling Xuefeng has to take the guild people to do tasks, and the communication with Li Cangyu and the others will gradually decrease.

It's just that in his spare time, he will still find the guy with the ID "old cat" in the friend list and ask the other party about his current situation.

"How's the summoner's gear?"

Li Cangyu replied: "There is still a necklace for addition attacks." ”

"I just got a lot of copies today, give it to you, see you at the east gate of Isu City." Ling Xuefeng took the equipment and sent it to Li Cangyu.

"Thank you!" Li Cangyu, who was fully equipped, was very happy.

"Try PK?" Ling Xuefeng sent an application for discussion, Li Cangyu accepted, and the two of them greeted each other in the big square in front of the east gate of Yisu City.

Li Cangyu himself pondered the elven summoner for a long time, and gradually studied the way to use the flying feather step to move and quickly summon pets at the same time, but he was not skilled enough to use it at present, and he fell under Ling Xuefeng's fierce attack in less than half a minute.

Li Cangyu, who was beaten, was not discouraged, got up and said, "Amazing! ”

Ling Xuefeng said, "It seems that you already have some experience with the gameplay of the Elven Summoner?" ”

Li Cangyu said without hesitation: "Yes, I have been studying for the past few days, and I have an idea, but I am not very proficient in operation." ”

"Another round of practice?"

"Okay." With a master as a sparring partner, Li Cangyu was of course very excited, and immediately sent an invitation to learn.

The two of them fought back and forth for more than an hour, and it was not until the early hours of the morning that they reluctantly fell asleep.

***

From that day on, every night after completing the guild tasks, Ling Xuefeng would come to the east gate of Yisu City to find Li Cangyu PK.

In fact, at that time, Li Cangyu played miracles for the first time, and the level was really good, Ling Xuefeng had the experience of playing miracles in foreign servers for half a year, so he was naturally more powerful than Li Cangyu, and the two fought against each other, basically fighting ten times Li Cangyu could lose ten times.

However, Ling Xuefeng knew very well that the other party was losing now, it was because of his lack of experience and unskilled operation, even then he could force himself to the full swing, and after a while, this person would definitely be able to rank among the masters.

The two often discuss the summoner's style of play together, such as when the pet should be summoned, how to operate to make the pet move to the exact position in the shortest time, and how to match the pet's skills......

Although the pets of the demon and the elf are different, the principle of the summoner's playing style is actually very similar.

As a result of mutual communication, both of them are making rapid progress, Li Cangyu always feels that he can learn a lot from each other every time he communicates, and Ling Xuefeng also feels that the old cat's ideas are very novel and can give him a lot of inspiration.

Therefore, as the president, Ling Xuefeng, no matter how busy he was, would come to the east gate of Yisu City at a fixed time every night to find the old cat, and the old cat would always wait there rain or shine, and every time the two of them met, they would send each other invitations to discuss without saying a word - between them, they were real friends with martial arts.

Although the two did not make an agreement on words, every night at 22 o'clock, many players in District 1 would see a demon summon and an elf summon on time to compete in the large square outside the east gate of Isu City, and they would fight until the early hours of the morning.

On this day, after five games in a row, Ling Xuefeng couldn't help but ask, "By the way, old cat, can I ask how old you are?" ”

"I'm 17 years old." Li Cangyu replied, "What about you? ”

"A year older than you." Ling Xuefeng said.

Li Cangyu thought to himself, it turned out to be peers, no wonder there was no obstacle to communication.

Ling Xuefeng was a little surprised, the ID of "old cat" is very reminiscent of an uncle in his thirties, but he didn't expect it to be a 17-year-old boy, this is obviously a "kitten" with a deep pretend!

Thinking of this, Ling Xuefeng couldn't help but reply: "You are only 17 years old, how can you call an old cat?" ”

Li Cangyu said seriously: "It sounds more powerful." ”

Ling Xuefeng: "......"

After a moment of silence, Ling Xuefeng said, "You are younger than me, I won't call you an old cat, I will call you a cat in the future." ”

"Whatever." Li Cangyu said, "Maybe I will become a cat god in the future, and I will give you an autograph when the time comes!" ”

Ling Xuefeng, who had never been smiling, couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips when she was amused by the young man's confident and straightforward words.

He thinks this guy is very interesting, he is still so young, he has novel ideas, he has an open mind, he makes rapid progress, the key is that he is full of self-confidence, and he has a kind of spirit of perseverance, and he has been abused by himself for so many games but he doesn't know how to be discouraged. He had a hunch that if the young man named Old Cat could focus on the game of miracles, he would definitely achieve great things in the future.

***

Knowing that the other party is about the same age as himself, the two of them naturally became more and more acquainted, and gradually became friends who talked about everything, and once they were free, they waited for each other in the big square in front of the east gate of Isu City, exchanging experiences and learning from each other.

Rookie Li Cangyu always loses in the hands of the master Ling Xuefeng, but he doesn't feel frustrated, he has just started to play miracles, Ling Xuefeng can teach him a lot of knowledge, every time he is beaten down, he will immediately get up and continue to fight, and he is rejoicing in his progress every day.

"This time I lived in your hands for 65 seconds, which is 5 seconds better than last time."

"You've made rapid progress, and I've been beaten to pieces by you."

Li Cangyu said seriously: "Maybe I can win you next time." ”

Ling Xuefeng said, "Come on." ”

- One day, he will knock Ling Xuefeng backwards.

Li Cangyu has always believed in this.

However, before waiting for this day, the China Miracle League was established, and the official website of the miracle also announced the official launch of the professional league.

In order to attract the best talent to join the professional league, the prize money for the first season of the miracle is very high, and the official even promises that all teams that make the playoffs will give financial support, so that the players can have no worries.

I heard that miracle teams are being formed in many places, Li Cangyu has often watched various e-sports competitions since he was a child, and he especially likes the gameplay of miracle summoners, so he thought about participating in this league.

It just so happened that Bai Xuan and the other three Fa Xiao were also very interested in the professional league, and several of them had become famous masters in the first district after this period of training in online games. As soon as the five of them were combined, they immediately went to the Internet café to charter a private room and excitedly discussed the possibility of forming a team.

"Captain, let Brother Li be the leader!" Someone mentioned yì.

"No problem." Li Cangyu was not polite, anyway, he has always played the role of the boss who protects everyone in this group of small people, and after thinking about it, he said, "Let's give the team name first." ”

A group of people expressed their opinions, what conquering team is proud of the world, etc., and after thinking about it for a long time, there is still no suitable one.

In the end, Bai Xuan, who was very good at English, said a name: "Why don't you call it FTD?" What is the abbreviation of FortheDream? ”

Li Cangyu felt that this name was very special and had a profound meaning, so he made up his mind: "Okay!" It's called FTD Team! ”

"Great! FTD Team! ”

"Come on, this season's champion is ours!"

"Hundreds of thousands of prizes are waiting for us!"

A group of hot-blooded teenagers were excited, as if they were already standing on the podium of the championship and were about to lift the championship trophy.

Bai Xuan was still calmer and said: "According to the announcement on the official website, there are three people in the ring match of the Miracle League, and the words on the output of the three of you are just enough." But the team battle is a 6v6 crystal capture mode, and there are five of us...... There's one more thing missing, do you want to pull that LXF over? ”

The buddy next to him chimed in: "That's right! Maybe he wants to play in a professional league too? ”

Bai Xuan looked back at Li Cangyu: "What do you think?" ”

Li Cangyu said: "Wait until I ask him." ”

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Chapter 030 Team Formation Plan

Let Ling Xuefeng join the team, this is Bai Xuan's suggestion, in fact, Li Cangyu also has this idea.

Although he hadn't known Ling Xuefeng for a long time, it was very strange, every time he communicated with Ling Xuefeng, he had a feeling of meeting a "confidant". Although Ling Xuefeng didn't talk much, the gold content of every sentence was very high, he was a year older than himself, and he was more mature than himself in terms of ideas, probably because he had played in the United States for a while, and he knew more about miracles than himself.

If such a strong person can be pulled into the team, the FTD team will definitely increase in strength.

Li Cangyu was thinking about how to speak, but the next morning, he just woke up and received a phone call.

Since they often swiped copies together in online games, and often PK in Yisu City Square, he and Ling Xuefeng had left each other's mobile phone numbers before to facilitate contact. The caller ID was Ling Xuefeng's number, and Li Cangyu picked it up suspiciously and asked, "Hey?" What's wrong with looking for me early in the morning? ”

A young man's calm voice came from his ear: "Are you free today?" I happen to be in Hangzhou, so let's come out and meet you. ”

When chatting before, Li Cangyu said that he was studying in Hangzhou, but he didn't expect Ling Xuefeng to come over, he really said that Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Li Cangyu immediately said: "Okay, you set a place, and I'll come out." ”

***

After a while, Li Cangyu arrived at the agreed place, pushed open the door of the private room, and was surprised to find that there were actually three people sitting in the room.

Although they hadn't met before, Li Cangyu recognized Ling Xuefeng at first sight.

The young man standing in the middle was wearing a snow-white shirt and light blue jeans, his figure was tall and slender, his face was handsome, his eyes were dark and deep, and the expression on his face revealed a trace of unapproachable coldness, much like Ling Xuefeng's personality in online games.

The two men next to him, one wearing a pair of silver-framed eyes, looked like an elite in the workplace. The other was wearing a plaid T-shirt and slacks, a little older than Ling Xuefeng, and should be over 20 years old, showing a gentle smile at Li Cangyu.

The young man in the middle took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Ling Xuefeng." Don't know your name yet? ”

"My name is Li Cangyu." Li Cangyu shook hands with him and said suspiciously, "Who are these two?" ”

Ling Xuefeng didn't say much nonsense, and said bluntly: "Wearing glasses, this is Zhu Ping, the manager of the Wind Team, and the one on the right is Yuan Shaozhe, the main member of the Wind Team, we came here today to officially invite you to join the Wind Team." ”

Li Cangyu: "............"

Unexpectedly, it was such a result, and he also wanted to invite Ling Xuefeng to join the FTD team!

Ling Xuefeng's tone was very serious: "I returned to China to form a team, many masters of the management of the Wind and Color Guild are the seed players we are looking for, the Wind Team has now been officially registered, and the team members are all in place to sponsor the training room and dormitory, and now there is still a lack of a vice captain, if you want, I would like to ask you to serve as the vice captain of the Wind Color Team and go with me to play the Miracle Professional League." ”

Li Cangyu fell silent, feeling a little entangled.

Yuan Shaozhe saw that he didn't react, so he said with a smile: "I am Xiao Ling's cousin, and I often hear him mention you, saying that your idea of playing summoner is very novel, talented and making rapid progress, and you are a rare e-sports genius." So, we would like to invite you to join the Wind Clan today. I came with the manager in person, and the contract was brought, and if you agreed, we could sign the contract on the spot. ”

Zhu Ping, the manager next to him, also said: "Although there are many masters in the Fengse team, Xue Feng insists on leaving the position of vice captain to you, I believe in his vision and your potential." This is a contract for you, I hope you think about it. ”

Li Cangyu took the contract and looked at it carefully.

The conditions offered to him by the wind are indeed good, but ...... If he joins the wind, what will Bai Xuan and them do?

Last night, we just discussed building a team, and Xiaobai also gave the team a very special name, FortheDream, FTD team. At that time, everyone was so happy and full of hope, and they also elected themselves as the captain of the team, how could they leave them alone?!

Li Cangyu can't do such a thing.

Therefore, even though the salary offered to him by Fengse was very high, he still handed the contract back very decisively, glanced at Ling Xuefeng, and said, "Thank you for appreciating me, but I'm sorry, I can't go to the Fengse team." ”

Manager Zhu was a little surprised: "Is the treatment not good enough?" ”

"It's not about the treatment." Li Cangyu said seriously, "I want to build a team by myself." ”

The expressions on the faces of the three "......" were a little complicated.

After a moment of silence, Yuan Shaozhe smiled and said: "It's a good thing to have ambition, but, Xiao Li, it's not as simple as you think, the training room of the dormitory of the team has to be prepared, and you have to submit an application to the alliance." ”

"I know." Li Cangyu's attitude was very resolute, "I will solve these difficulties with a few friends." ”

"Don't make things so simple." Ling Xuefeng said suddenly, "At present, in addition to the wind, there are more than eight officially registered teams in the Miracle Alliance, including a strong team like Flying Feather Time. If you join the wind and we join forces, I am confident that I will win the championship. And if you build your own team, you probably won't even make the playoffs, let alone get a trophy. ”

"So what?" Li Cangyu raised his head to meet Ling Xuefeng's gaze, and saw the same determination and confidence in the eyes of this young man.

He knew that Ling Xuefeng's invitation was sincere, but he couldn't just leave his four hair juniors to join the Wind Clan. He's not the kind of person who is selfish and doesn't care about promises. Now that he has decided to team up with Bai Xuan and them, and has promised to be the captain of the FTD team, he should take on this responsibility and the common expectations of several good buddies.

Li Cangyu said to Ling Xuefeng in the same calm tone: "Even if I can't get the trophy, I won't regret it." ”

Three: "......"

Yuan Shaozhe was speechless - such a stubborn teenager, I really haven't seen it!

Isn't it good to come directly and be a vice-captain?

Ready-made team dormitories, ready-made training rooms, ready-made strong teammates, and even a high salary! You have to build a team by yourself, you think it's so easy to build a team yourself?!

However, facing Li Cangyu's firm gaze, Yuan Shaozhe was a little shocked. A teenager who is only a teenager has such resolute and resolute courage, ignoring the temptation of money and trophies, and sticking to his own ideas -- this Li Cangyu will definitely be great in the future!

Yuan Shaozhe glanced back at his cousin Ling Xuefeng and found that a trace of disappointment clearly flashed on his face.

The younger brother actually liked this Li Cangyu very much, at that time, the team manager didn't believe how powerful an elf summoner could be, it was Ling Xuefeng who overrode public opinion, and recommended Li Cangyu very firmly, and used his captain as a guarantee, so the manager was willing to make a special trip to follow.

In terms of contracts, Ling Xuefeng also negotiated with the manager for a long time, and tried to give Li Cangyu the highest salary.

I didn't expect this to be the result......

Facing Ling Xuefeng's profound gaze, Li Cangyu took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said, "Thank you, Ling Xuefeng, I know that you must have wasted a lot of effort, and you deliberately left the position of vice captain for me." But...... I'm sorry, but I've promised a few friends to build their own teams...... Maybe we are not destined to become teammates, so we'll see you in the future. ”

――The young man in front of him, his eyes were so black and clear that there was not a trace of impurities.

- Ling Xuefeng knew that no matter what he said, he would no longer be able to shake his determination.

-- They're actually the same people. As long as you identify the goal, you will go on very resolutely, even if you hit your head and bleed, you will not bend your spine lightly.

"Then I wish you a smooth team." Ling Xuefeng finally stretched out his hand, looked into Li Cangyu's eyes, and said word by word, "Since you can't become a teammate, I hope that one day, you can become my strongest opponent." ”

"I'm looking forward to that day." Li Cangyu said.

"See you in the arena." Ling Xuefeng said.

In Hangzhou that year, the hands of the two teenagers were tightly clasped together, and this simple action was used to express their purest appreciation for each other.

At that time, they didn't know what the professional league would develop into in the future, Ling Xuefeng didn't expect that the sudden appearance of the Time Team in the first season would shatter his championship dream, and Li Cangyu didn't expect that the FTD team would go through so many twists and turns after it was established......

At that time, they were just friends who met in online games, exchanging experiences, learning from each other, slowly groping and making progress together.

They also have dreams and look forward to the day when they will be able to lift the golden championship trophy in their own hands.

Later, a lot of things happened, and the FTD team was disbanded, transferred, reorganized, and disbanded...... Li Cangyu, who has experienced so many setbacks, has become a world-class first-class master at his personal level, and his state of mind is not as simple as that of a teenager at the beginning.

Li Cangyu is accustomed to racking his brains to find a chance on the field, and has gradually become a thoughtful and calculating captain.

But for him, the name Ling Xuefeng is still the softest in his heart.

He always remembered what Ling Xuefeng had told him when he was young.

――You don't have to listen to what other people say, if you have such an idea, you can be bold and try it.

- Since I can't become a teammate, I hope that one day, you will be my strongest opponent.

Unexpectedly, Ling Xuefeng said it back then, but later, Li Cangyu insisted on his idea and played the summoner of the elf clan to perfection. Later, Li Cangyu really became Ling Xuefeng's sworn enemy in the arena.

As fate would have it, they may not be able to fight side by side, but they are each other's strongest opponents and most admired confidants.

***

Recalling the past events when they were young, Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng were silent for a while.

After a long time, Ling Xuefeng typed and asked, "You really played the Elven Summoner again, are you preparing to return to the miracle?" ”

Li Cangyu said: "Of course, I haven't won the championship yet, so I'm a little unwilling!" ”

After all this, this guy is still as confident as ever.

When Ling Xuefeng on the other side of the computer saw this, the corners of his lips couldn't help but raise slightly as if he was smiling, and a rare tenderness gradually appeared in his eyes.

With his hands, which had abused countless people in the arena, he quickly typed on the keyboard: "Come on." I'll wait for you to come home. ”

-- Three years, Li Cangyu, you are finally coming back.

――Going to the martial arts can only be regarded as a short journey, and the Miracle Alliance is your real home.

In the past few years, the Fengse team has been invincible in the Miracle Professional League, and Ling Xuefeng has rarely encountered opponents in the ring.

Most of the players in the same period retired, and the younger generation of players were full of respect for him, it stands to reason that Ling Xuefeng was already a success, but there was a gap in his heart that could never be filled - that was the position he left for Li Cangyu.

They met in an online game, 17-year-old Li Cangyu and 18-year-old Ling Xuefeng, a simple teenager with simple time and the purest friendship. Although he failed to become teammates because of his own ideals, but instead went into a position of mutual hostility, his appreciation for him has never changed.

I was distressed by the disbandment of his team and the hardships he had gone through.

But I am also glad that his confidence is still back again.

-- Li Cangyu, I believe that you will definitely prove your strength to everyone.

- I'm in a miracle, waiting for you to come home.