Chapter 182: The First Battle
Soon, Xia Chiyu and the four of them found out that Xu Shuo was a "free-range" coach, and most of the time he just taught them a little theoretical stuff online, and then occasionally looked at their results. Soon three days passed, and Xia Chiyu and the four of them had already preliminarily adjusted their skills according to the competition uniform.
In the past three days, Su Xing and Reis have already lived in the staff apartment, and only the two of them are here, and the room is still very empty, so the two of them are temporarily one person in one room, while Gu Qinyan went out alone and rented a room near the training room, because he usually has time to write and needs a "clean" environment.
On this day, after the four of them tested their new skills in the competition uniforms, they went offline to take a temporary break.
"The next step is to adjust the rhythm of the battle on the uniform." Xia Chiyu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let's β wanβ bookβ γba, aβnsβ¦βom It's almost time to play a few times seriously, practice the new skills, and then familiarize yourself with the new rhythm, you should be able to start lining up with other teams." β
"Hmm." Gu Qinyan nodded, and Reis and Su Xing also looked full of fighting spirit.
"Don't forget the nine o'clock plane tonight." Zhang Zinuo said with a smile while reading the magazine on the sofa in the back, "Remember to pick up people with Qianxue, especially someone." β
Xia Chiyu, Gu Qinyan and Su Xing looked at Reis together, but Reis was stunned and didn't know why.
"Eating fish, are you used to this place?" Lin Qianxue asked by pressing Xia Chiyu's shoulder.
"This training room is so perfect, there is nothing to get used to, and it is comfortable in every way." Xia Chiyu said with a smile.
"Really? That's good, the other ......" Lin Qianxue said, lowering her voice, "Zinuo and Fei Fei are ready, they can move over at any time, it's up to you now." β
Xia Chiyu smiled bitterly: "I know...... I've been busy designing skills and stuff these days. Didn't put much effort into tidying up. When these days passed, I went back to pack my luggage and then talked to the landlord about quitting the rent. Is that okay? β
"Hmm." Lin Qianxue nodded happily and smiled, "I'll drive to pick you up then." β
"Yes, yes......" Xia Chiyu replied with a sigh and continued to focus on the game.
At this moment, Su Xing said with some concern: "But, will we line up a particularly powerful team at the beginning and then be beaten into dogs?" I was beaten so much that I didn't have confidence, how can I continue my career!? β
"Tsk, I don't care." Gu Qinyan hugged his arms and said with a flat face. "You can only grow by being abused, anyway, this is the competition suit, and it's better to lose in this place than in an official match, right? I'm in favor of lining up and competing with other teams. β
"I heard that there is a saying that says that fierce practice is naturally strong, huh?" Lacey said with a smile.
"Okay, if you don't have a word, hurry up and prepare, finish today's training first, and go to pick up An Ran at night." Xia Chiyu didn't have a good airway.
They have a required number of hours of training each day. That is, you must participate in the game for four hours a day, and at the same time, the activity of the game must reach more than one, just like clocking in at work.
This level of activity depends on what the player does in the game, and both PVP and PVE are behaviors with a high level of activity. The activity of cooking and fishing is low, and the activity of standing on the street is not increased at all.
Not only can they wear their uniforms, but Xu Shuo also asks them to step up their training in the official uniforms. Needless to say, the reason is naturally because of "domain skills". As the only skill that can be used in official matches that is comparable to the artifact Hallows. If you can master it, you can have a great advantage. Of course, the damage problem is not a second to the domain skills, and it is more of a tactical use.
But. In the past few days, Xia Chiyu and the four of them have been designing skills in competition uniforms for the time being, and then they are ready to continue leveling.
So, everyone was full of activity in advance during the day, and then finished the practice, ate early, and waited at the airport. Enron, like the three of Lacey, will live in the city from now on.
"It's not easy for a girl to come to live in this strange city alone, what are you big men complaining about." Lin Qianxue angrily reprimanded Gu Qinyan and Su Xing behind her.
"The problem is, it's not me who people want to see." Gu Qinyan said coldly, "Why waste this time, it's better to practice more, this is also for the sake of you investors, right?" β
"I just casually said that I've been practicing a little tired in the past few days, how can I complain......" Su Xing pursed his lips and muttered helplessly, "Moreover, the car is so big, and the seats are already full for five people." β
"It's okay, I'll be squeezed in the back later, just sit next to Lacey." Lin Qianxue said indifferently, "People have also invested in you, of course the four of you are going to come to pick them up to show your sincerity, am I not right?" β
The four of them hurriedly nodded yes, the car came all the way to the airport, everyone waited, the plane was delayed for more than twenty minutes as usual, and then the charming mixed-race girl came out of the airport with her luggage, looking slightly nervous and confused, but soon she found the figure of Xia Chiyu and others, and immediately grinned, but when she saw Lacey.
A round of the sun seemed to suddenly rise in this airport, she trotted all the way with her luggage bag, ignored the others and came to Lacey, and smiled happily in English: "Lacey! You're really here! Already stayed? With that, she turned around and greeted Xia Chiyu and the others: "Hello, I haven't seen you for a long time." β
With that, she turned back and continued to talk to Lacey.
"What a straightforward attitude." Xia Chiyu sniffed and said with a flat face.
"Why do you think I don't want to come?" Gu Qinyan hugged his arms beside him and said with a slight sigh.
"This girl is really amazing...... "Su Xing said helplessly, crossing his waist.
At this time, An Ran was chattering with Reis about opening a dessert shop: "After I settled down in the past few days, I immediately started looking for a storefront, and then renovated or something, and when it is finished, you will come to my store as a chef." β
"Ah, okay." Reis said with a smile, "Anyway, now that I am practicing Cheng DΓΉ, the time is quite loose and free." As long as you are active enough every day. I should be able to do a part-time job or something. β
"Uh-huh!" An Ran nodded happily and said, "Then it's decided!" In fact, here in Huaxia, the mage's snacks are particularly popular, macarons and Cleroon or something, we can do this, you ...... during the day"
Xia Chiyu raised his eyebrows and said, "It's really powerful, it's very powerful in all aspects...... Whether it's the details of the future plan or the courage to start executing the plan right away......"
"Okay, Enron, let's get in the car first." Lin Qianxue said with a smile. "Your apartment is next door to Reis, you can go back and talk about it. Come, give them the luggage. β
"Oh, okay! That's so convenient! An Ran casually threw the luggage to Xia Chiyu, and then pulled Lacey into the car and continued, completely ignoring what others were doing, this kind of concentration as if no one else was around was embarrassing.
"There is a feeling of entourage...... Xia Chiyu said dryly, but he still put An Ran's two large bags of luggage in the trunk of the car with Gu Qinyan, and everyone began to move towards the training room.
"Alright. That's it. Lin Qianxue stopped the car, looked around An Ran, held her hands and sighed: "Wow! The location here is good! It would be perfect if you could find a store near here! β
"Yes, around here. It's also easy to go to a part-time job. Lacey half-jokingly said, "In case something happens to the training room, you can be there in ten minutes, and you can bring a good snack for everyone to taste." β
Lin Qianxue said with a smile: "This may be possible." This is within my dad's business area, and I might be able to find a store with a lease date coming soon......"
"Really!?" An Ran immediately shook Lin Qianxue's hand excitedly, and said excitedly: "Please, Qianxue!" β
"Ahh I'll help you ask, but I don't guarantee that there will be one......" Lin Qianxue said with a wry smile, the other party's positivity obviously made people a little unaccustomed. Still, this is Enron's advantage.
"By the way, haven't you already invested your money in the training room? How can you still have money to run a dessert shop? Xia Chiyu asked with a bag of luggage in An Ran, An Ran turned his head suddenly, as if he had just discovered Xia Chiyu's savings, and said with a smile: "Oh, I have saved a sum of money, and I didn't invest it all at once, and then I asked relatives and friends to borrow some." β
"It's amazing, haven't you even thought about what you will do if you lose money if you fail?" Su Xing asked with some shame.
"Hmm...... Of course, I thought about it, but of course I had to try it out first. An Ran held his chin and muttered, "I'm not unprepared to try it randomly, isn't it related to a blind dim sum chef?" In addition, there are special inquiries about the market and the like, all of them have done their homework, not indiscriminately. β
"Yes, I have been taught...... "Su Xing said with a deep bow in a cold sweat.
"Obviously, this guy is the type who has no head and no brains." Xia Chiyu glanced at Su Xing and sighed.
Everyone quickly came upstairs and put away all the things of An Ran, because An Ran was a little tired after a few hours on the plane, so they fell asleep first, while Xia Chiyu and the four of them came to the training room downstairs, ready to practice for a while.
"This girl...... Do you know her well enough? Xia Chiyu asked Reis.
"Well, let's get to know each other better." Reis nodded and said with a stern expression.
'Oh?' What kind of depth is 'deep'? Su Xing asked with a lewd smile, the three of them had long been accustomed to his style, Xia Chiyu ignored him and continued: "Is it? It feels like her parents are the type to raise her. β
Lacey smiled wryly and said, "You can tell she's a half-breed, right?" Her mother is Chinese, she went to study abroad, and then accidentally had her with a man during college, her mother chose to give birth to her, but her father was a bastard and abandoned their mother and daughter, so her mother spent a very hard time in the United States......"
"You can't die young!?" Su Xing asked rhetorically in some surprise.
"How could it be...... Do you have a brain? Xia Chiyu frowned and said angrily, "It's not a soap opera, if you can go to study abroad this year, your family conditions will definitely not be bad, are you kidding me?" β
"Indeed, it was too difficult for An Ran's mother to live alone at that time, so she had to compromise with her parents and take her back to China to develop and live, and her parents would raise An Ran." Lacey went on to explain, "Enron's grandparents have always disliked her, thinking that she has the blood of her 'beast father', although Enron's grades have been quite good since she was a child......"
"Don't you know that such a beautiful girl is distressed?" Xia Chiyu sighed and said, "If only I had two beautiful girls." Then there will be no regrets in this life. β
"What about Lolicon......" "Lolicon." "Lolicon." Gu Qinyan and the three of them said in unison.
"Shut up." Xia Chiyu gritted his teeth and said, Reis continued: "So, she has become the current stocking situation. Her mother really loves her, and her family conditions are indeed good, but she has always relied on herself. β
"...... like this," Xia Chiyu's eyelids drooped, and he yawned, "It makes it clear that this girl follows her mother, this kind of character who dares to love and hate, and the way of thinking that pursues idealization." β
Lacey nodded and said, "I think so too, but her mother's personality has obviously frustrated her in real life, and I hope she can always be so positive and optimistic in the end, dare to love and hate." β
"Then it's up to you. Buddy. Xia Chiyu patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, speaking of this, Xia Chiyu thought for a while and continued to ask: "Just talking about people, what about you?" Family situation and life experience? β
Lacey was stunned, and then said with some embarrassment: "Me? In fact, it is more popular, and like most foreign children, I spent a carefree childhood, and when I was a child, I went to the French restaurant opened by Uncle Charlie, who had a good relationship, to do odd jobs, and learned a little basic knowledge of cooking. But when I was in high school......"
Speaking of which. Lacey's face sank and he sighed. Xia Chiyu knew that many children abroad were easier to be bullied in high school, leaving a shadow in Yan Zhan's heart. Sure enough, Lacey continued: "I was thin and short in high school. Bullied by the school bully for a year and finally ...... Because of mental illness, I dropped out of high school in my second year of high school and played games at home. β
"It was Uncle Charlie who brought me to AO. He helped me unravel the shadows of the past, and then he taught me how to cook and recommended me to an apprenticeship in a well-known French restaurant. Lacey said. The smile on his face softened, "After a few years of hard work, I also got the position of sous chef smoothly, and I was only twenty-two years old at that time, which is quite rare." β
"And then a failed relationship began." Gu Qinyan snorted coldly with his nose on the side.
"Indeed," said Lacey with a wry smile, "anyway, after that I met a girl I loved dearly in AO. At first our relationship was in full swing, but after that......"
Speaking of this, Lacey's fingers intertwined uneasily: "I think some people are just pursuing pure love. And she's that kind of person, she wants to have a heartbeat every day, and she likes to pursue excitement. Some of my thoughts of wanting to settle down were contrary to her attitude towards life, and she became more and more cold to me, then gradually to the point of boredom, and finally ......"
Lacey sighed and said, "One day, she suddenly disappeared from my life. Clothes and luggage were still in our apartment, but she never came back. It only left a blank in my life......"
After that, Xia Chiyu basically knew that Lacey quit AO because of the girl and gave up a qiΔ in AO, but in the end, the girl left him again, making Lacey's life a mess. And Lacey returned to AO after this, ready to clean up the mess he left behind.
"After that, it took me a long time to get used to living without her, tidying up my mood and life, and then preparing to face the mess I left behind in the past." Lacey said, wiping his face.
"It's good." Xia Chiyu smiled, "It's admirable, I'm embarrassed to say how middle two I was after falling out of love." β
Su Xing nodded, and said curiously: "Everyone has a wonderful story......
As he spoke, he turned to Gu Qinyan: "What is the story of Xiao Gu?" I seem to have heard some details before, and I feel that Xiao Gu's story is the most exciting. β
"Let's talk about it another day, that's a long story." Gu Qinyan began to talk about him again.
"Okay, let's go get on the uniforms, and let's practice with each other." Xia Chiyu said, got up and walked to the side of the game soft chair, "Now that the skills have been changed, let's get familiar with it as much as possible." β
But at this time, a slender figure crashed headlong into Xia Chiyu's arms, and he couldn't help but snort.
"Brother!" A crisp call sounded, but it looked a little resentful. Li Feifei complained unhappily: "Brother! You don't go online or go to Sister Nuo's house these days, and you don't move to Sister Qianxue! The most hateful thing is that they don't come to see me! β
"I'm sorry...... I'm sorry" Xia Chiyu grinned as he rubbed his chest where he was hit, "I've been busy with the game uniform these days, and I don't have time to worry about other things...... Didn't Zinuo tell you? β
Zhang Zinuo, who was following behind Li Feifei, carried some supper in his hand and said with a smile: "I said it, but no matter how many legitimate reasons there are, it's not right not to accompany girls well, even if I understand it in my heart." Loneliness is inevitable. β
"Yes, I was wrong...... That doesn't sound right. Xia Chiyu smiled bitterly and patted Li Feifei's head.
"I brought you supper, hard work." Zhang Zinuo said softly, and put the supper on the coffee table in front of them, "Then, did she receive it?" β
"Well, I'm tired of flying here, and I've been arguing about opening a store all the way. Already asleep. Lin Qianxue sat down on the sofa with her beautiful legs crossed, and pointed upstairs while turning on supper.
"It's a pity, I still want to have a good chat with her." Zhang Zinuo sighed with some regret.
"Speaking ......" Su Xing raised his eyebrows, glanced at Xia Chiyu, and asked resentfully: "What Sister Feifei just said, what is the ......situation when she moved to Qianxue's house?"
Xia Chiyu ate grilled chicken wings without changing his face and said, "It's nothing." β
But Lin Qianxue had already preemptively said: "Because there are still a few vacant rooms in my house, I let Fei Fei, Zinuo and Yuyu live here." β
Su Xing imagined the picture for a moment, and the expression on his face suddenly became obscene. Drooling and saying, "Ahh......h
"You'd better have supper, wake up." Zhang Zinuo smiled and stuffed a piece of chicken steak into Su Xing's mouth.
As soon as everyone sat down on the sofa to eat supper, Xu Shuo also came in with a bag of supper. Seeing that everyone was eating on the edge of the sofa, he suddenly smiled and said, "Ouch, this has already been eaten, it seems that I am worried in vain." β
"What's wrong. Instructor. Su Xing munched on the mutton skewers and asked inarticulately, "It's so good to buy a supper?" β
"yes, you've had a hard time these days. Treat you to all of you. Xu Shuo said with a smile, sat down next to them, and spread out the pack of McDonald's he brought back on the table.
"I don't have a bad feeling as it sounds." Xia Chiyu frowned and said suspiciously.
The smile on Xu Shuo's face instantly became a little more gloomy, and he held his chin in silence for a while, and then said, "Actually, I contacted a foreign e-sports company. They also happened to have recently established a rookie team, the Second Army of the Spartan Legion, and I thought this would be a good opportunity for you to fight with them. β
"Hmm......" Su Xing swallowed his saliva, and his face turned a little pale in an instant.
"Don't worry too much, they're also newcomers who have been in the game for less than a week. So ......" Xu Shuo patted his awake shoulder and smiled, but the second half of the sentence was: "Don't lose and lose my people." Otherwise......"
But Xu Shuo didn't say the second half of the sentence, but suddenly changed the topic: "The coach of that team is my past defeater, that is, the runner-up of my class, he has actually been quite disobedient to me, if I lose this time, ......"
Xu Shuo pinched off the second half of the sentence again, waved his hand to the four of them, and said with a hearty smile: "Come on, come on, eat supper!" Eat more, eat a little more, and be better later! β
"It used to be a good supper, but now it suddenly has the meaning of a severed head meal......" Xia Chiyu sighed and took a bite on the bacon cheeseburger.
However, since both sides are newcomers to the game, he doesn't think he's going to be worse than the others, so he ...... He still has a chance.
"Hmph, I don't need you to say it, I'll make them look good, too." Gu Qinyan ate two bites casually, and then went to lie down on the game chair next to him, "I'll go and adjust the equipment again." β
"Xiao Gu is really strong......" Reis said with a smile as he skillfully ate fried rice noodles with chopsticks.
"Don't you want to win?" Xia Chiyu asked rhetorically.
Reis wiped his mouth unhurriedly, and replied with a cold face: "Of course." (To be continued......)