As soon as Christmas arrives in December 18, the most important day of the year in Western countries, another offseason for professional players has arrived.

Lip also quietly arrived at the base of the liquid at this point in time, he had to complete the physical examination and other things first, although the teammates had already gone to enjoy their own pleasant holiday life, and only a few staff members in the huge club were still left, but Lip had to get familiar with the environment first.

The person who came to meet was a young Asian woman named Lisa, who looked a little mixed race and was warm and generous, and she was one of the employees who stayed at the club this holiday.

Lisa explained to Lip in detail the various areas of the club, and Lip sat in the training room, where he would sit in the middle, with the milk ball and sloth in his right hand, and a chicken and twistzz on his left.

The dormitory is a small room that is not crowded, there are liquid team logo prints everywhere, the name "reap" is written on the door, Li Pu walked in and took a look, the facilities needed for daily life are readily available, the computer is a must-have, someone should have cleaned it in advance, and everything in the room is clean and tidy. This is where Li Pu landed next, and Li Pu was still quite satisfied after looking around.

Next to it is the room of the other players and coaches, Li Pu put the suitcase away, and when he comes back later, he will tidy up his things, it is time for dinner, let's go eat first.

The cafeteria was an open form, no different from some of the steak buffets that Lip had eaten in China, and tonight it was served some vegetable salad, roast turkey, black pepper steak that I don't know how well cooked, spaghetti bolognese, some kind of mushroom soup, and some bread and toast slices, all of which were laid out on iron plates, steaming hot and fragrant.

Li Pu took two steaks, it should be seven or eight ripe years, on top is black pepper sauce and some sea salt, it looks pretty good, Li Pu is also a little hungry, when he goes out, he is still willing to eat a type of food he has eaten before.

There were still drinks in the refrigerator next to the dining area, and Li Pu took a bottle of Coca-Cola, the kind in a glass bottle, which was Li Pu's favorite drink besides the goji berry water he brewed.

Lift the cap of the bottle with a screwdriver, the cold bubbles went down to the stomach, the breath was very full, comfortable, and a mouthful of turbid air came out of his mouth, and Li Pu began to eat steak.

The steak tastes pretty good, and Li Pu's requirements for food are not high, after all, people are abroad, as long as they can eat enough, if they can't do it, they will go to Chinatown for a meal, and they also brought a few bottles of Lao Gan Ma and the next meal in their bags, Li Pu quickly cut the beef with a knife and fork, and ate it in a big gulp.

Hot air conditioners were turned on everywhere in the base, and it was relatively warm, and Li Pu only wore a liquid hoodie, black hair, yellow skin, deep black eyes, and handsome appearance, which made the eyes of the staff who came to eat bright.

The staff came to eat one after another, and when they saw Li Pu, they all came over to say hello, show goodwill, and welcome. It seems that someone has told them, and Li Pu responded one by one without humility or arrogance. His spoken English is also gradually improving, and talking more is king, and Li Pu believes that as long as he communicates with his brother in daily life after a while, he should have no problem.

In the evening, Li Pu completed the familiar daily BOT training in his room, and also packed his luggage, it was time to take a shower and sleep.

Standing in the bathroom, still flowing from the gentle water on his body, Lipp's mind has drifted to the Katowice Major in February, which is a major test for him, although the team will not leave immediately if the team's results are not good, but the feeling of carrying the black pot is still not good, Lipp wants to win.

Whoever makes it to the end, the opponent in the final will definitely be Team A, and whether Liquid can make it to the final game is still a question.

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The year 19 has arrived, January 18, fine.

It's been two weeks of intensive training, and all the players and coaches of Liquid have just returned to the base in January 19 to start intensive training, running charts, props, training matches, and the days are full, and every day is very fulfilling.

The chemistry between Li Pu and the team is also getting better, the team is still running in, Li Pu is keen to communicate, whether it is in the game or in life, at the age of twenty-two, he has not yet had a birthday or is twenty-two years old, and he is far superior to this group of little brothers in all aspects.

Li Pu speaks well, treats people gently, looks handsome, and is a good hand at enlivening the atmosphere, and his strength seems to have improved compared to the trial, he is energetic, trains hard, and is in a stable state, which is obvious to everyone in the club, and they are unanimously praised by Li Pu, which is also what the liquid team needs.

"Jojo, didn't you say there would be an IBP Masters tomorrow?" A chicken's original name was "Jonathan Gibronofski", and after watching "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure", Lip called him "JoJo" in a wicked way, screaming that the brothers in the team also called him the same.

The only impression of IBP in Lip's memory is the card plate print of this team, and it is ridiculous to buy a house in some cities at the price of a few stickers, which is simply outrageous for his mother to open the door - outrageous to home.

"The IBP Masters, not the pheasant race, but there is no live broadcast until the knockout round, and there are no media interviews." The naf-fly sloth, which is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, commonly known as "sullen", said casually.

"Lip, are you nervous? Hahaha. The hairstylist sat on the sofa and let out a wicked smile, this wave of his hairstyle has become the way he remembers, wild and uninhibited, his black hair has also been dyed lavender, and it is delicately groomed with hair wax, and now the purple is basically gone, and it has retreated to silver.

"Russell, you stinky brother, do you still want to eat my old godmother and spicy strips?" Half of the traditional Chinese food sent by Li Pu from China was wiped out by this group of teammates who grew up in the food desert, and Li Pu familiarly threatened the Canadian teenager who had just turned 19.

To say that Li Pu is not nervous must be false, Li Pu also felt nervous, but when he thought of his black technology plug-in, and his teammates who had entered the peak, Li Pu didn't feel anything, I just came to win the championship.

The IBP Masters will be held in Los Angeles, which is not too far from the base, half an hour is enough. The competition is an invitation-only system, a total of eight teams, divided into two groups of AB, the first two days of the team round-robin BO1, the first two teams with high points in the group qualify for the knockout round, and the knockout round is BO3, with a total prize of 200,000 dollars.

For this match, due to the passage of time, Lip also remembers the specific situation very clearly, it seems that Liquid won the starting award of the Intel Grand Slam, Liquid won the championship, it was the debut of the Banana Man at that time, and now it is Lipp's professional debut.

"How can you be inferior to the banana man? Funny! Lip became more and more confident.

Adren plans to train with competitions, and he has no bottom on the team's performance, but this is what the team must go through to run in.

The team leader and coach said some precautions, and they will go to the site to debug the machine later.