Chapter 123: A New Journey

"If the two love for a long time, how can it be in the morning and twilight."

Lin Feng sat on the train back to the Demon Capital, but his heart was full of things about the morning and twilight.

and Li Xiaoge's morning and twilight.

Today is his last day in Jiangcheng and the last day of his holiday.

In order to make this day more meaningful, the two went to a very symbolic place - the old buffalo's house.

When they learned that the other party was also familiar with Brother Buffalo during the small talk, both of them were stunned.

So, on the day of separation, the two came to the farmland on the east side of the campus.

Disappointingly, as soon as the old buffalo saw the two of them, he made a "moo" and walked to the pond on the side.

"Goo-goo-goo"

The figure was gradually submerged and did not appear for a long time.

Lin Feng and Li Xiaoge squatted aside, looked at it for a long time, and after finding that the buffalo did not mean to show its head, they looked at each other with understanding, and they already knew it in their hearts.

Brother Niu is afraid of being a light bulb, right?

They had no choice but to put the bags full of fodder and grass in their hands back into the barn.

Then, reluctantly, he said goodbye to the old buffalo.

After the two left, the old buffalo slowly floated up and returned to the cowshed leisurely.

Then, it's time to separate.

Li Xiaoge sent Lin Feng to the train station, and the two of them stayed in the waiting hall for a long time.

When the ticket check prompt sounded, Li Xiaoge generously gave the other party a courtesy hug.

Taste the kind of thing.

Subsequently, Lin Feng checked the ticket and got on the bus. Li Xiaoge walked out of the waiting hall and returned to school.

Everything is plain and plain, and it seems very ordinary.

It wasn't until the train started and left the platform that Lin Feng suddenly felt indescribable reluctance and nostalgia in his heart.

The emotion of parting came out.

Completely drown him.

4 hours later, Lin Feng arrived in the magic capital.

The club has already arranged for a driver to pick up the station.

After returning to the base, Lin Feng found that several teammates had already arrived, and he turned out to be the last to return to the team.

"When did you all come back?" He couldn't help but ask.

Instead of answering his question, several people rushed to the area, focusing entirely elsewhere.

Xiaopang took Lin Feng's salute and said with a smile: "Brother Feng, where is the photo of my sister-in-law?" Let the big guy take a look. ”

"That's it, that's it, introduce us to it." Pillow yelled.

This group of people is really the most gossipy.

Lin Feng ignored his teammates at all, just snorted coldly, expressing his disdain for the other party, and then returned to the room.

When you get home, you have to report your safety to the leader first.

This is a matter of principle and cannot be ambiguous.

Compared to this matter, nothing else matters.

However, during dinner, several teammates brought up the matter again.

"Brother Feng, Brother Feng, let us know each other?" The little fat didn't give up, and kept coming to Lin Feng's side.

"Stop, we're just getting started, it's inconvenient to introduce." Lin Feng decisively refused.

"Alas, Brother Feng, you have changed." Chubby shook his head and sighed, looking like he had nothing to love.

"Where has changed? Isn't it just as chic and handsome? ”

Little Fat did his best, sent a big white eye, and lamented: "You have someone in your heart." Don't take your brothers seriously. ”

"It used to be Britney, but now you are reluctant to even scream Mrs. Niu."

What is this?

Lin Feng was speechless for a moment.

The brothers have said so, and it is not appropriate to shirk it again.

He took out his phone, opened the photo album, rummaged through it, and was dumbfounded:

No!

In his mobile phone, there is no photo of Li Xiaoge at all!

These days, he has been tired of being with Li Xiaoge, even if he takes pictures, he uses the other party's mobile phone.

Now, he doesn't even have a photo of his wife on his phone.

"I'm so stupid!" Lin Feng almost wanted to beat himself.

Subsequently, he opened Li Xiaoge's circle of friends, looked through it for a long time, and finally found a natural photo and handed it to several teammates.

Several heads leaned over together, and let out a burst of exclamation.

"That's it." Lin Feng took back his phone and began to eat.

Subsequently, his melon-eating attribute was also ignited, and he looked at the big brother in the team: "Brother Tao, how is your blind date?" Is it decided? ”

As soon as they heard this, the ears of the other people immediately pricked.

The chopsticks in his hand didn't move, and he looked straight at Meng Tao.

Meng Tao was a little embarrassed, so he had to answer truthfully: "I have made an appointment several times, the flowers have been delivered, and the meals have been eaten, I feel very good." Anyway, let's deal with it first. ”

"Cow's, cow's." Chubby gave a thumbs up.

After asking about Meng Tao's blind date, I don't know who mentioned it, and everyone turned the topic to Liuliu's girlfriend.

And,I'm very interested in the past of my childhood sweetheart.。

Liuliu originally refused, but he couldn't bear everyone's questions, so he had to answer them one by one.

The two have been classmates since elementary school, and until they dropped out of high school in June 6, the relationship between the two has always been very good.

Then, Liuliu became a professional player, and the girl was admitted to college.

The two of them naturally got together, and even directly omitted the confession link.

Liuliu said lightly, drooling with envy on the pillow.

"My female classmates should have gone to college too." Pillow said as he nodded thoughtfully.

"Don't talk nonsense, did you go to high school?" Chubby immediately dismantled the stage.

"What about my elementary school classmates and junior high school classmates?" The pillow was not convinced, and stood up and reasoned.

Xiao Fat is not ambiguous, holding his own small porcelain bowl, one blow will kill:

"Did anyone have a crush on you?"

"I" almost choked on my pillow.

Angry, Pillow took out his mobile phone and said to Xiaopang: "Tell you, Lao Tzu also has a girlfriend." Big breasts, long legs, very good-looking. ”

"Didn't that open the fog and run?" Chubby asked.

"Can't I know another one?" Pillow scolded.

"Did you meet online again?" Lin Feng also became interested.

"Ah, I met on the forum." Pillow replied.

Immediately afterwards, a group of people surrounded the pillow and dug up the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that Pillow and this netizen had only known each other for less than 3 days, and they had already begun to call "husband" and "wife".

Haven't even met.

I don't even know if the photo is real or fake.

However, the pillow is just a bite, imagining the other party as the perfect love object.

Perhaps, this is the fun of online dating?

You can imagine the other person as your ideal type, eliminate all the shortcomings and shortcomings, and then tell yourself: this is like love!

As for the end result, it doesn't matter.

According to the pillow, what matters is the process.

After dinner, the boss Niu Xiangtian also returned to the base, with a smell of wine on his body, and it seemed that he had gone out to socialize.

After setting up the chessboard, Niu Xiangtian dragged the team leader Wu Yong and the coach big dog, and they had to fight it out.

"I've been looking for guidance from a master in the past two days, and my level has grown greatly, so you two will come together today."

Before the war, Niu Xiangtian released bold words.

Then the war broke out again.

A game of backgammon, played by three people, the feeling of thousands of troops.

As for the level, another story.

Returning to the familiar environment, Lin Feng looked at a few teammates, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

Then, he opened WeChat, took a short video, and sent it over.

Soon, Li Xiaoge's reply came: "Is your base so luxurious?"

"Please come and visit another day!" Lin Feng replied, and quipped: "Welcome leaders to inspect the work."

"Isn't it okay?" Li Xiaoge sent a few shy expressions.

"Very good." Lin Feng replied to the past two words. The next day, Team Phoenix's preparations began.

There are still more than ten days left before the start of the Kyiv Major, and they need to adjust their form as soon as possible while preparing for the upcoming trip abroad.

This year's TI is still by invitation.

The number of direct invitations to TI is determined by the society based on the overall results of each team in 2016 and 2017.

After TI6, several tournaments have been played.

In these races, Team Phoenix has only won the Asian Invitational Championship.

This one champion alone is not enough to be directly invited.

Therefore, they need to get as many honours as possible in the next competitions. Save enough capital to be seen by V Society.

For them, direct invitations are very important.

If they are not directly invited, they will have to play in the TI qualifiers in the domestic region.

And the domestic qualifiers, are notoriously hellish difficulty.

In addition to the traditional strong teams, every year, one or two dark horse teams emerge in the domestic qualifiers. Looking back on the competitions in previous years, the situation of the strong team being killed by the dark horse team abounds.

Therefore, winning more championships is Lin Feng's top priority.

The routine is back to normal.

Lin Feng got up at 6 o'clock in the morning, then ran around the community, washed up and had breakfast when he came back.

In the morning, because his teammates hadn't gotten up yet, he lined up by himself.

Sometimes it's the big one, and sometimes the trumpet is a hero.

Afternoon.

It is usually a training match of two BO3s, and the opponent is usually a domestic team. Then, it's time for the post-match wrap-up of the training match, as well as a video viewing.

At night.

It is free time, and Lin Feng spends most of his time in a single row of ladders. In the evening time, professional players, full-time anchors, and ladder players will all pop up.

At this time, the quality of the passerby bureau is also much higher.

After that, it was time to chat with Li Xiaoge.

Report back on what you've done that day, ask the other person what's new, and finally end the day with a round of "good night".

Like most migrant workers, Lin Feng's life as a professional player is also simple and repetitive.

Day after day, day after day.

Sometimes Lin Feng lies in bed and can't help but think: Sure enough, it is more comfortable to eat and walk with girls.

Simple and repetitive days often pass quickly.

In the blink of an eye, all members of the Phoenix team were packed up and ready to compete abroad.

At the same time, the format of the Kyiv Major and the final teams were all announced.

Different from the format of other competitions, this year's Major adopts the Swiss round system in the group stage, also known as the points system.

The rules are very complex, but basically: after each round, the next round is matched by teams with the same number of points, followed by the third and fourth rounds

At the same time, there are some specific pairing details.

Most of the competitions in the same e-sports and csgo projects adopt this format.

This Major, I don't know what the reason is, is that it will also be played in the Swiss round in the group stage.

But it's quite rare.

In the knockout stage, a single-elimination system is adopted.

After the group stage, they will be sorted according to the group points from high to low. In the first round of the knockout round, the team with the higher number of points will play against the team with the lower number of points.

In order to avoid two strong teams from meeting too early.

This also makes the further the knockout round, the more exciting the game will be.

It is worth mentioning that in the knockout stage, the teams with the top rankings in the group stage do not have any winner-to-win advantage. Whether it's the top of the group or the bottom of the group, they will be treated equally in the knockout stage.

And in terms of participating teams.

There are a total of 8 teams with direct invitations, and 3 domestic teams occupy the seats: NB Team, VGJ Team, and Phoenix Team.

There are 8 winning teams in the qualifiers of each region, and 2 teams in the domestic division, namely IG team and IGV team.

"What kind of cerebral palsy competition is this?"

While waiting for the plane, the pillow sat on the suitcase and scolded directly.

"The first place in the group, the first place in the group, and the same treatment as the knockout round, isn't this cerebral palsy?" He was indignant and shouted, "Then why are you still playing in the group stage?"

Lin Feng shook his head with a smile and did not speak.

In fact, not only does Pillow not look down on this format, but other players also have the same opinion.

On the first day of the Major format, many teams and pros took to social media to express their dissatisfaction.

Especially the strong teams.

Traditional Dota 2 tournaments are mostly played in groups in the group stage, with the top few teams in the group going straight to the knockout winner's bracket.

Entering the upper bracket means playing one or even two less knockout rounds.

For the stronger teams, this is their advantage, as they will be able to secure a high position.

Therefore, many professional players are worried that since the points in the group stage do not affect the knockout stage, there will be any teams in the group stage that deliberately release water.

Or hide the lineup.

Wait until the critical moment of the knockout round, and then take out your own unique lineup and catch the opponent off guard.

In order to get a chance to advance.

"Forget it, it's not for us to decide." Apart from comfort, Lin Feng had no other way.

Cup-format competitions are just that.

What kind of team to invite and what kind of rules to adopt are up to the organizer.

Others simply don't have the opportunity to intervene.

As the party invited, all they can do is make their strength absolutely strong.

Only with absolute strength can you not be affected by the competition system.

In the midst of boredom, Lin Feng suddenly heard a familiar voice coming.

"Brother Feng, it turns out that you are also here."

Hearing this voice, he didn't need to look up, Lin Feng also knew who was coming.

He walked over to the other party and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, you are also leaving today?"

SC strode over and opened his arms to give each other a hug: "We are a plane."

"Do you understand it?"

As he spoke, he was about to pick up Lin Feng.

Lin Feng hurriedly dodged, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and motioned for the other party to step back: "Brother Chen, please respect yourself!" I am already a man with a master. ”

"What?" SC was confused.

"As a married man, I want to be clean." Lin Feng deliberately disgusted the other party and said, "From now on, let's be ordinary friends."

"A married man?" SC didn't react for a while, and after a while, he shouted, "Why are you looking for a partner?"

"Damn, you're so shameless."

Lin Feng waved his hand to calm the other party and replied, "Brother Chen, I don't want you to be so anxious."

"You don't want anybody, I'm very sought-after."

SC pointed at Lin Feng with his finger, took two steps back exaggeratedly, looked sad, came to Meng Tao's side, and said, "Brother Tao, did you see it?" Everyone said they would dedicate their lives to Dota, but he betrayed us. ”

"What do you say about him?"

Meng Tao sighed, patted the other party's shoulder, and said softly, "I have it too."

"What?" At this moment, SC was really shocked, full of incredible.

What's the situation?

Has the world changed?

Are the old trees blooming with new flowers?

He came to the pillow, grieved, and said, "Pillow, look at these two traitors"

Without waiting for him to finish, the pillow took a step to the left and took out his mobile phone: "Brother Chen, I also took off the order."

"Poof!"

SC only felt that 10,000 arrows had been inserted in his heart, and he couldn't help but return to his own team, and after finding that there was Kaka in the No. 4 position behind him, he felt another heartache.

In the end, he came to his No. 3 KPII and received a brief reassurance.

At this time, KPII suddenly whispered: "Brother Chen, I'm sorry. I just confessed to someone and she agreed. ”

"She is the one you know"

After that, SC was in no mood to listen to it anymore.

After looking around, he locked his eyes on Xiao Pang, took the other party's hand, and said with emotion: "Fatty, there are only two of us left." They all betrayed Dota"

"No, Brother Chen." Xiaopang took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and on the phone case was a variety of two-dimensional beautiful girl images, and said, "My wife, there are many."

The sky is spinning, and the sun and moon are not shining.

SC suddenly felt that his life was out of fun.

Speechless for a long time.

Seeing his friend behaving like this, Lin Feng couldn't bear it in his heart, so he took the initiative to walk over and comforted: "Brother Chen, it's not a way to keep Dota all the time."

"Find a partner while you're young!"

"Why don't I introduce you to one?" The time difference between the competition venue and China is only 5 hours.

So, don't worry too much about jet lag.

The organizer has arranged a staff to pick up the airport at the airport, and the road from the airport to the hotel is smooth.

Lin Feng still lived in the same room with Liuliu, for no other reason, just because this person slept peacefully.

Meng Tao and the pillow together, the big dog and Wu with a room.

As for Chubby, he has a separate room.

Because it was a foreign competition, the boss Niu Xiangtian did not follow. There were exactly seven people in the Phoenix team, and after forming a team in twos and twos, there was just a little fat left.

In this way, it is good for everyone.

After settling in, Lin Feng walked around the hotel alone, it was the first time for him to go abroad to compete, so it seemed a little novel.

Many foreign teams have already checked in early, and the hotel has become very lively. The contestants and their acquaintances got together and talked and laughed.

Everyone is an old rival, but also an old friend, and some are even old teammates.

As a result, the pre-match atmosphere was harmonious.

However, Lin Feng knew.

After this harmonious atmosphere, it is a tense duel.

A new journey is coming.