City C is located on a plain in the center of a basin, and it rarely snows even in the coldest part of winter, and no matter how obvious the greenhouse effect is, the fallen leaves on the ground and the clothing of pedestrians still realize that winter has already arrived. ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL, ZHOU KAI SAW THE "BLOOD LIGHTNING TEAM" LOGO HANGING AT THE DOOR OF MANY SHOPS ON THE STREET, A HUGE HAND HOLDING A BLOOD-RED LIGHTNING BOLT, AND IN THE WINDOW NEXT TO THE DOOR OF A WARGAME SUPPLY STORE, AN 80-INCH ULTRA-THIN PARTICLE SCREEN WAS PLAYING THE "BLOOD LIGHTNING" GAME VIDEO.

The "National Elite Professional Team League" ended a few days ago, and only the three teams in the Western Theater squeezed into the first group of the league and ranked fourth. The other two teams, Happy Valley and Thorn Bird, finished ninth and twelfth, respectively.

The result of "Scarlet Lightning" this time is the best ranking in the history of the Southwest Theater, so the whole city is in a sea of joy during this time. The merchants who do the business around WARGAME have also been blessed with "Blood Lightning", and they have made a lot of money recently, and it is common to see a large group of fans who are excited by the game, roaring into the store and frantically snapping up the equipment they need.

"That's the beauty of sports!" The businessmen couldn't help but sigh.

WARGAME COMPETITIVE SPORTS IN TODAY'S WORLD HAVE COMPLETELY REPLACED THE PLACE OF FOOTBALL IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS, AND IF FOOTBALL IS A WAR IN PEACETIME, THEN WARGAME IS A SPORT THAT TURNS REAL WAR INTO A SPORT.

When Zhou Kai passed by the WARGAME Sports Management Center, there were crowds of people everywhere outside the gate, some chatting, and some looking around. A middle-aged man next to him grabbed him.

"Brother, are there any tickets for sale?"

"Huh? What ticket? ”

"Tickets for next week's 'Death Elimination', single tickets, package tickets, I want them, the price is up to you, as long as it's not too outrageous, it's okay!" Seeing Zhou Kai standing still, the middle-aged man felt hope and hurriedly said.

Without waiting for Zhou Kai to answer, several people around who saw them talking immediately surrounded them.

"Give me, give me, I'll pay a high price."

"How many votes are there? I want them all. ”

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The middle-aged man from before was anxious when he saw it, and hurriedly pulled Zhou Kai behind him, stretched out his hands and shouted, "What are you doing?" Do? Do you want to break the rules? I asked first. ”

As soon as everyone heard him roar, they also stopped arguing, but they all looked at Zhou Kai behind the middle-aged man with hopeful eyes.

Zhou Kai thought it was very interesting, these people quarreled before they could figure out the situation, in order not to cause misunderstanding, he quickly explained: "I was passing by, I didn't say I had a ticket." ”

As soon as everyone heard this, it was like a frosted eggplant that fell down at once, and when it dispersed, some people muttered: "Why do you have no ticket to pass here." Zhou Kai was so angry that he almost became happy, I can't pass here without a ticket.

At this time, a middle-aged woman whispered next to her, "Does anyone want a ticket?" Everyone around Zhou Kai was like a pack of wolves seeing their prey, and they all pounced.

THE OLD PROFESSION OF "TICKET SELLER" DISAPPEARED FOR A LONG TIME, BUT NOW IT HAS ALSO BEEN RESURRECTED WITH THE GROWING POPULARITY OF WARGAME. Because of the convenience of the Internet, general game tickets can be purchased or transferred directly through the Internet. WARGAME TICKETS ARE ALSO PURCHASED ONLINE, BUT IT DIFFERS IN THAT ITS TICKETS REQUIRE AN ID REGISTRATION. Therefore, if you want to transfer, you must go to the WARGAME sports management center to change your identity ID, which is the main reason why ticket sellers can make a comeback.

Looking at the ticket sellers who were noisy again, Zhou Kai shook his head and walked around the crowd towards the hospital.

He will spare half a day every Sunday to go to the hospital to accompany his eldest brother, although the eldest brother is lying in the life support cabin and is unconscious of the outside world, but Zhou Kai is still uninterrupted, he feels that only when the eldest brother is around can he really feel at ease.

When he arrived at the hospital, he unexpectedly saw that his little sister Qin Qiaotong was also there. Qin Qiaotong is now going to college in another city, although the transportation is very convenient now, but after all, it still costs money to go back and forth, so they haven't met since Qin Qiaotong started school.

"Xiaotong, why are you here? Didn't I tell you? Big brother has me to take care of, don't worry, it's very expensive to run around like this. ”

"It's been a long time since I've seen you and my eldest brother, and today my classmate has something to do when she comes home, and I came by her hitchhiker, so I don't have to spend money." Qin Qiaotong said as she moved a stool for Zhou Kai.

"Oh, how are you studying lately? Short of money? Uh, I have it here..."As he spoke, he took out a handful of change from his body and counted it, there were about more than two hundred league yuan, which was all Zhou Kai's belongings, but fortunately, the team was about to pay his salary, so he was ready to give all the money to his little sister.

Qin Qiaotong stopped Zhou Kai's move and said, "Brother, have you forgotten?" The last time I called, I told you that I had applied for a bursary, and you should not worry about my living expenses in the future. ”

"By the way, brother, last time you said you joined the professional team, how about it? Still used to it? Qin Qiaotong digressed the topic, in fact, she didn't apply for any grants, in order not to increase the burden on Zhou Kai, she is now using her spare time to work around, tutoring, temporary translation, food delivery... At most, she worked four jobs at the same time.

Seeing the little sister say this, Zhou Kai didn't insist, he collected the money and said: "It's okay, at least the cost of the eldest brother's life support cabin is no problem, the team still eats and lives, I don't need any money at all." He didn't tell Qin Qiaotong the truth, he didn't want his little sister to worry about his eldest brother's subsistence expenses when she was studying.

The two siblings chatted like this.

"OUR SCHOOL ALSO HAS A WARGAME TEAM, AND LAST TIME THEY ASKED ME TO JOIN THE CHEERLEADING TEAM, I WAS TOO BUSY AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME AT ALL..." ”

Zhou Kai didn't hear the problem in Xiaomei's words, he said with concern: "Should you relax or relax, don't stretch yourself too tightly, the body is the most important thing." College homework isn't as complicated as you might think. ”

"Brother, I just heard from the nurse that my eldest brother's cancer cells mutated some time ago, how can it deteriorate in the life support cabin?" Qin Qiaotong suddenly remembered what the nurse had told her just now.

Zhou Kai, who had consulted a doctor before, looked at the eldest brother lying in the life-support cabin with gloomy eyes and explained in a low voice: "The life-support cabin can only inhibit and slow down the spread of cancer cells, but its inhibitory function will promote cancer cell mutation. There are five stages in the whole mutation process, the eldest brother is the first stage, if the eldest brother has not come out of the life support cabin after the fifth stage, even genetic recombination will not save him... When the time comes, we will lose Big Brother forever. ”

Zhou Kai's low voice swirled in the ward, but in Qin Qiaotong's ears, the news was like a thunderbolt from the sky. She hurriedly asked, "How long does it take from the first to the fifth stage?" ”

Zhou Kai didn't answer immediately, after a while he took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "According to everyone's different physical fitness, the condition is different, and the time is also different. It could be a year, two years, five years, ten years, or half a year. The shortest known time... Be... Trimester. ”

Qin Qiaotong stared at Zhou Kai in a daze, motionless, tears flowed silently from her big eyes that were a little distracted.

There was deathly silence in the hospital room. The two siblings sat and stood, and neither of them spoke.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a voice broke the silence.