Lang Guangnan, this name and face are by no means unfamiliar to the man who once was.

In the former world, as a fellow villager who was only one year younger than himself, Lang Guangnan also embarked on the road of no return as an Internet addicted teenager like himself back then, and the two people in their teenage years were even very good friends before something happened.

- But later, because of the same thing, Lang Guangnan gave up the future of continuing on the road of e-sports, or video games at the time, and took his place and became a legend for a later generation.

The two people who were estranged because of the conflict of that incident gradually became estranged, and Lang Guangnan, who was once a man who only knew that he had given up these, later gave up the game Dota, and instead went to run some "reliable businesses" and faded out of his social circle. And now his appearance means that in a world without that man, he has not abandoned his career as the man remembers, but has gone further on this road.

At this point, the girl sighed imperceptibly when she noticed the various stares around her, not in rejection or disgust - at least not admitting it, and if you analyze it with common sense, you can understand that this situation is actually too normal to be true.

E-sports and women are actually relatively insulated in the eyes of many viewers.

It's not a discriminatory gender gaze, but the essence of e-sports: since it has the name of "competition", then gimmicks can only be gimmicks after all, and what can be pulled to the higher and lower levels of the field is strength and volume. The right to speak in this field essentially comes from results and strength, and those teams and players who do not have the corresponding strength and fail to make results, but are good at creating gimmicks often do not have very good reviews.

In fact, as long as you have the strength to make a difference, then regardless of your background or gender, this player will naturally stand on the upper hand of public opinion; On the contrary, if you don't have the strength, no matter what your own conditions are, at most you will be just a laughing stock in the audience.

Of course, this is to say that the situation on the field, off the field, the audience will not rub the sand in their eyes like evaluating the players.

They also pay close attention to those who stand out for themselves.

With his memory, she knows this very well and understands it. Even the man who used to be couldn't help but look sideways when he met a strange woman who paid attention to this game, and he could naturally analyze the psychology of these members by pushing himself and others. On a normal day, she might even be in the mood to respond to those who cast curious and other fiery glances at her, but now, the man who appeared on the analysis table made her not in the mood to pay attention to the others.

The girl's fingers tapped impatiently on the screen of her mobile phone, and she had already started to search for information about Lang Guangnan in this world when she saw this man's face. Although the man on the big screen seemed to have experienced more ups and downs than the face in his memory, Lu Xinlei did recognize him at a glance.

However, the network traffic that was limited was really scratching people's heads, and it wasn't until the girl began to be a little anxious that the webpage refreshed the general information of this man in this world:

Lang Guangnan, whose recognized game ID is "Ackx", now plays for the domestic giant team ConqueroR Gaming, referred to as CRG, and has led the team to successfully lift the Holy Shield at the 2014 World Invitational Championships, and won the runner-up in the Ti World Invitational in 2013 and 2017, and won one runner-up and one semi-final in the two major tournaments this season......

It's so strong, this man.

The girl subconsciously held her forehead, in this world without herself, this man has achieved the achievement of one championship and two runners, that is to say, his little butterfly who has flapped his wings for twelve years has actually inadvertently strangled a player with far higher achievements than himself - it is right to come here and start again.

Lu Xinlei has actually long realized the impact of her butterfly on the Dota project, and this Ti tournament is very different from the 2018 World Invitational Tournament in her memory: in her memory, the two sides of the Ti8 Finals are FCB.LBS and another European team RBO (Red Bull Optimization), and the CN team, which is called "Barcelona" by fans because of its sponsor's title, failed to seize the opportunity. After leading 2-1, it was overturned for two consecutive games and missed out on the Holy Aegis.

And now, FCB. LBS crushed the opponent in front of him for two consecutive games, and has completely mastered the initiative of the series 2-0, and judging from the replay and analysis of the commentary of the guests on the stage, this Barcelona team is by no means comparable to the original young guards who are more than sharp and stable on the world line, although they have not yet understood the specific composition of Barcelona on this timeline, but she can probably be sure that this team has matured too much.

“CRG…… Ah, it's the Conquerors, they overturned when they played PoS in the early hours of this morning. Such a dialogue abruptly attracted the attention of the girl, and she exited the information page about Lang Guangnan on her mobile phone browser, and instead searched for the full schedule of Ti018, but as in the case just now, the reading delay of the network almost made her anxious again.

So, she reluctantly looked away from the screen of her phone, trying to find the source of the voice that "inadvertently" reminded her. The effort didn't last long, as she soon discovered that a boy sitting directly behind her had just the right angle of view to see her phone screen.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't help but say when I saw that you were looking up the information of God A...... Because I think you're interested in him. The boy didn't feel embarrassed when he realized that his peek was discovered, or that his behavior was not a peek at all, "God A is a veteran who has been playing since ancient times, and when CNDota was revived in the 13-14 season, it was the core of the team where to produce results, and now this CRG team can have such results, and God A has at least six successful labors." ”

Do all the current players call him God A? What the girl was thinking in her heart might not have been predicted by the boy behind her.

"But today I was a spider and a kobold, and I was looking forward to the finals between the conqueror and Barcelona," he shrugged, not feeling any discomfort from talking to the girl, and the reason was very simple, "But it's quite unexpected, I really didn't expect that Lu She would also be interested in Dota." ”

It always felt like you were the kind of person who was completely insulated from the game, the boy added.

"It's just...... Suddenly I thought it was very interesting, Janssen, do you also play Dota yourself? ”

This boy's name is Yang Sen, and he is the secretary of Lu Xinlei's student club, and the two can usually speak a few words, but their common language before was more inclined to topics such as official club operations and reading habits, and this is the first time they have started talking because of games.

"Occasionally, according to them, it's half a cloud player," Yang Sen scratched his head, probably thinking about what level of game language should be best used when talking to the girl who had been insulated from the game a few days ago, "Cloud gamer - well, it's the kind of person who doesn't play much by himself, talks more vigorously than anyone else, and is as undown-to-earth as the fairy standing on the cloud." I'm just, mainly just watching the game. ”

"That's right." Lu Xinlei glanced back at the big screen, and the three guests on the stage were still analyzing the players and team history of the two teams, "I remember that the word cloud player comes from the 'cloud' in computer terms, which is similar to the usage of cloud love." ”

"Ah, that's right." The boy who didn't feel embarrassed when he took the initiative to talk to him now finally tasted the embarrassment, he scratched his cheek, and his gaze couldn't help but drift to the side, "You know so much." ”

"I just heard about it."

It's just 31 years of memory. This true answer Lu Xinlei only dared to hold it in her heart.

"Who are the two teams playing in the finals now, I just arrived, and it's not easy to find out." She raised her mobile phone and showed Janssen the irritating web page reading speed, "But I really always feel that this Barcelona is so strong, and it shouldn't be easy for the team that can reach the final, but they can press the opponent to the ground and have no chance at all, they are simply a strong player of another level." ”

"Barcelona are really the favourites to win the title, and it would be strange to be the kind of big favourites if they didn't win the title." Janssen smacked his lips, looking familiar with the team's results, "This season has won two Majors, CAPTiAL has also won the championship, and Ti will really complete a Grand Slam in one year with one more shield." ”

"Two Majors...... CAPTiAL？ What the hell......" The situation and completely unfamiliar terms from the previous memory made her a little confused, but after a short thought, she was relieved that there was a far more successful player than herself, and it was actually reasonable that the game's events would change even more.

"CAPTiAL is the abbreviation for China ACEer Professional InvTiational Tour and Leagues - the name is long." Yang Sen smiled, as if he was honored, "The direct translation is the China Professional E-sports Tour Invitational Tournament and League, in fact, there are competitions in other sports, but the main body is Dota." Because Dota's cup and league systems operate completely separately, we just call it 'capTial', which happens to be a good word to remember. ”

"Do cups and leagues operate separately? The cup operator should be W Club, so the league ...... Isn't the world in operation? ”

This is different from Lu Xinlei's impression of the style of the world, the operator simply exerted the spirit of being able to lie down to the extreme, and it is better to let them work hard to run the league than to directly let them go through bankruptcy proceedings.

"No," Yang Sen simply denied, "What does the world have to do with Dota, it's Qixun who acts as Dota's agent, but W Society's side doesn't let go of power, and it's wiser to think about it now, and Qixun is rarely honest." However, in terms of league operation, Qixun did very well, and W Club actually just wanted to hold a cup to drive other third-party events at the beginning, but Qixun directly made a CapTial...... What's wrong with you, are you not feeling well? ”

Lu Xinlei had already turned around, lying on the desk with her head in her hands, and fell into a philosophical contemplation of life, the world and the nature of humanity, and the once proud man had to admit in the face of the huge reality gap that in this world without himself, Dota was completely better. Not only is there at least one legendary player who is much more accomplished than himself, but even in terms of the health of the format, the Dota of this world has thrown off his former self two streets.

Looking at it now, if the root of the difference between the two worlds lies in whether there is a man or not, then the self of that world line can be said to be a sinner for the ages.

The health and standardization of the league system is much higher than the cup system he is familiar with, and having a formal and well-known league means that the project will receive continuous attention from capital, and there will be income with capital, and this continuous attention will directly bring the club's continuous and stable income; Under the original cup system, only half a month of the Ti tournament was active in the eyes of the public and capital, and the benefits that could be brought to the professional team in addition to bonuses throughout the season were not enough to see. In this respect, it is absolutely necessary to have a regularized league.

In the original world, it was not that no one noticed this, and it was not that there were no attempts to hold leagues, but in the world of Rim World - the company that once represented the game Dota in men's memory - was too inactive and could be said to be passive, these early leagues without official publicity to gain popularity quickly became a stage for second- and third-tier teams to compete in their acting skills.

"I'm fine......" Another sound interrupted Lu Xinlei's memory, she intuitively felt that the boy who was sitting behind her just now came to her side, so she also found that her reaction was a little too aggressive, so she raised her head, and finally rubbed her temples fiercely, "I'm sorry, I was a little dizzy just now...... Where are you? ”

"Is it really okay?"

After receiving a definite answer from the girl, Janssen was just about to start the conversation when he was attracted by the conversation around him:

"Don't scratch, don't row, let's go!"

The two looked up and saw that a third of the eyes in the classroom were looking at them—most of them ill-intentioned or at least jealous; The other two-thirds looked at the big screen, and the image projected on the big screen was naturally the entry of the two teams in the finals.

Yang Sen replied to the glances that looked at him from an angle that he didn't think the girl could see, and then turned his head to look in the direction of Lu Xinlei: "Just take advantage of their entry to introduce you to the team." ”

Although the girl was a little dissatisfied with his actions, she was helpless that the boy in front of her was the most reliable worldview commentator she could find now, and asked her to use the speed limit traffic to deduct these details little by little in kb, it was better to find an insider who knew more about the joints carefully, so she pretended not to see Yang Sen's small movements, nodded, and looked at the big screen.