Time passed little by little, and soon it was time for the 2018 MSI competition.

The Mid-Season Invitational was held in Berlin, and in addition to the four regions, there were 10 other regions where teams needed to play the play-in tournament first.

With the League of Legends stepping into S8, various small divisions have also begun to develop.

One of the more noteworthy is Vietnam and Little Day.

The Vietnam division has always been a relatively strong wild card, and the famous player captain still has something.

And on the side of Xiao Ri, the empire's fierce crab has also become an undoubted watcher.

evi is a very strong player in a small day, and he can play dozens of players in Hanbok, which is not necessarily even possible for many LCK and LPL players.

One of the funniest things is that because Xu Ruoguang is now the most famous and successful professional player, as long as they show potential in each major area, there will be fans who call them Little Emperor.

For example, evi.

In the just-concluded LJL finals, the host said this impassionedly:

"Si Guoyi! The pursuit of the EVI players! It's just exciting, moving, and this hard work turns the situation around! ”

"Hey! Don't underestimate our fighting spirit, bitter !!! ”

"Rush, evi!!! The current Emperor of the LCK is your future! ”

"Never give up, this is DFM's will to fight!"

EVI has been a loyal fan of Xu Ruoguang since his debut, and has been working hard to learn Xu Ruoguang's line thinking and processing, which is much stronger than the original him.

It was a one-to-four delay, and he forcibly won the PGM, which was supposed to go to MSI on the world line, and won the 2018LJL Spring Championship with DFM, and had the opportunity to go to MSI.

So now the title of Japan's Xu Ruoguang has become the goal that EVI is working for.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Xu Ruoguang for the time being.

He was packing his things and preparing to go with the party to Berlin.

"Don't forget to bring eye patches, put away the peripherals, bring a few more sets of team uniforms, and it is estimated that players from other teams will come to you to exchange team uniforms."

Redmi patiently advised.

In fact, the team leader has already told him, but he still habitually emphasizes it more.

That's what he's responsible for as a coach.

"It's all cleaned up, Brother Guang, okay?"

"Alright."

Xu Ruoguang put down the last bottle of Wangzi milk and clapped his hands with satisfaction.

Wangzi milk may be very naïve for primary school students, but it is just right for Xu Ruoguang.

Everyone came to the first floor of the UR Club, and Redmi clapped his hands and gave a final speech.

Actually, there is nothing unusual.

It can be roughly summarized in one sentence:

Don't be afraid of any difficulties we encounter, face him with a smile!

Persistence is victory!

After the final mobilization, the UR team members boarded the bus to the airport.

"It's a little strange to say, Brother Guang, why are you so late today?"

Xu Xiu looked at the scenery outside the window and asked casually.

"Steamed buns, aren't you blessed?"

Xu Ruoguang didn't bother to answer at all, pinch my mother, buddy occasionally sleeps lazily and still has to report to you?

UR has only one brother, and that's me, Brother Guang!

Xu Xiu was not angry when he was stunned, and touched his chin.

"Brother Guang, what should I do if I'm nervous?"

"What do you mean?"

"For example, if the support is slow, you will be crossed by the tower or something."

"Do you know what I'm going to do?"

"What will you do?"

Xu Xiu looked back in confusion.

"Hehe, fight back."

Xu Ruoguang sneered.

Xu Xiu: ......

West Eight!

I like a sentence from Chinese singer Na Ying: Fuck, the most annoying pretending person.

"I don't know what's there to worry about, you've even fought fakers, you're afraid of them?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's mainly that I feel a heavy responsibility on my shoulders."

Xu Xiu shook his head and spoke calmly.

"Since I represent the LCK in the Worlds, all my actions represent the honor and face of the LCK, so I should be cautious and not relaxed."

These words are the voice of his heart, he wants to be the one who takes responsibility, and he wants to carry the burden himself.

"It's okay, UR doesn't rely on you C anyway."

Xu Xiu: ???

It's a pity that Xu Ruoguang didn't care at all.

In his opinion, this is right, is there anything to brag about?

Xu Xiu: Warning! Warn!

Seeing Xu Xiu clenching his fists and blushing, he couldn't speak, so he could only touch his head.

Canyon in the back is already laughing.

But on the surface, he remained silent.

"After this MSI fight, I guess it will be really rare."

Uzi, who was sitting in the front, was a little embarrassed.

"This is LCK playing LPL, and it's not South Korea beating China, why are they scolding you?"

Beryl lazily replied.

"Aren't the LPL teams participating in this year's also two Korean aids?"

Uzi thought about it, and it seemed to be the same.

The UR content is 40%, and the IG content is only 60%.

Everyone is really half a catty.

"During the group stage, I will adopt more of the command flag system, Xu Xiu, I have wronged you."

Redmi, who sat next to Canyon, calmly spoke.

"Understood, coach, I'll be a good tool guy."

Xu Xiu had no objections.

For him, winning is all that matters.

"Ruoguang, can you put your knife sister in the ban position in the group stage?"

Hongmi smiled and looked at Xu Ruoguang.

"Why do you want to put the knife girl in the ban position in the group stage?"

Xu Ruoguang looked back suspiciously,

"Isn't one handful enough?"

Red rice:......?

"Assi, what a ......"

He shook his head helplessly.

He must be happy if the player is confident, but Xu Ruoguang is too crazy, in case the car overturns, Redmi is afraid that he will affect his mentality.

The car drove smoothly without any incidents.

Maybe the big truck driver hasn't taken the order yet.

Along the way, Xu Ruoguang put on an eye patch and began to rest.

And during the time he was recuperating, the whole Twitter had become a mess.

In the final analysis, it is the top 10 best players in MSI that ESPN has just released.

As we all know, ESPN's list is a list of poisoned milk, and so far the only one who has resisted this poisoned milk is Xu Ruoguang.

S4, Nami was named the world's No. 1 ADC by them.

Then Nami just took a bowl of beef noodles and sent it.

S5, the factory was considered by them to be a strong candidate for the world's No. 1 jungler before the World Championship, and the ranking was very high.

Then the EDG quarterfinals got out.

This......

It's really no wonder that LCK and LPL audiences scold it every time they see the list, they really didn't wronged it.

At this moment, ESPN's official tweet is suffering from cyberbullying.

Because their platoon is a bit outrageous.

In tenth place, they gave TL, which is the top laner of the liquid team.

Does the name sound familiar?

In fact, it is the e-sports teacher Damu, who used to be a top list in South Korea.

At the same time, it is also the impact of the sentence called the impact.

The reason for being on the list is simple,

"This veteran has shown his amazing durability and carrying ability more than once, and is the cornerstone of TL's most trustworthy, and we have reason to believe that he will give us some different performances at this MSI."

This seems to be fine, and it doesn't over-hype the impact, so it stands to reason that it is impossible to be scolded.

But there's one thing that the ESPN folks overlook.

The cornerstone of TL is actually doublelift.

doublelift, known as Big Glass, Big Brother.

A Chinese-American AD player who used to play for the giant TSM.

After being TSM shouted "Go you!" Then after kicking it off, the big glass was very unhappy, and he put down the cruel words at that time.

"I'll make them regret it!"

And in fact, he did.

Otherwise, MSI would not have been TL, but TSM would have participated.

The big glass proved with his strength that the North American Phantom God may not be TSM, and may only refer to him.

The big glass that came to TL played extremely brightly, and it is the undoubted core of this generation of TL and the absolute cornerstone player.

However, in ESPN's evaluation of impact, they say that impact is the cornerstone.

This made the fans of the big glass very unhappy and scolded directly.

"Amazing endurance? Did Impact stuff that big thing into you, so you can know so well? ”

"I'm fed up with their unprofessionalism! Their annual list is almost a disaster! ”

"Your neighbor is Dave, right?"

ESPN, as a more traditional sports commentary column, has always maintained a high pride in e-sports, even when it comes to rankings, they are extraordinarily casual.

In ninth place, it is Showmaker.

It's okay to praise Xu Xiu, he just won the LCK Spring Tournament, and he can really praise it.

So, how do they boast?

"It's a pleasure to introduce such a midlaner to the world, Showmaker is very good at taking over the game in the middle of the game and then killing it completely, even if the laning ability is not clear, but we have reason to believe that he has easily defeated faker and has stepped into the ranks of the world's top mid laners!"

That's a thief.

S7faker just won the championship, and I won't say much about how many fans there are.

ESPN praised the show, but it was in the way of stepping on faker.

Rushing is inevitable.

Canyon, eighth place, is not unexpected.

Seventh place went to theshy.

This season's theshy has finally evolved from a young age to a complete body, and the thunderbolt who controls the road in the LPL has played a lot of famous scenes, and has changed the color of theshy in many LPL mono-sadistic talks.

It's just that after all, he hasn't been tested in the competition, so ESON didn't rank him in the top five.

The sixth place is Uzi.

Uzi's version of Verus was very impressive, pulling out the output to the fullest.

The fifth place is IG's ADC, jackeylove.

That is, Ah Shui.

Bozi has reached its peak last year, and its situation in the LPL is similar to theshy, highlighting a random killing.

The fourth place, naturally, is IG's jungler, ning.

The rhythm of ning this season has been excellent, and in this version of the jungler that needs to drive more rhythm, it is a fish in water, and it is often able to play very exaggerated rhythms.

Finally, there are the top three with less controversy.

In third place, ESPN gave the current FNC midlaner, caps.

At this time, although CAPS's career is not very long, it has already begun to emerge.

How exaggerated?

He is one level or more ahead of all European midlaners.

The spring game almost singled out, and can be called one of the brightest newcomers this year.

It can only be said that geniuses are like this, they can basically control thunder and lightning as soon as they appear, and there are few examples of late bloomers.

Second, ESPN gave today's IG midlaner, rookie.

"He's a very creative, very fierce player on the line, and we often see him pressing on the line to take his opponent breathless, but if you think he's just on the line, you're wrong."

"His judgment of the teamfight situation is very accurate, and his sense of smell to support the side is also extremely sensitive, which is the most important point of IG."

"We have reason to believe that at this MSI, this talented midlaner who has finally waited for the team that suits him will shine again."

The ranking of these two midlaners is slightly more reasonable.

As for the first ......

Actually, there's not much more to say.

"If you like esports, then you're going to love Emperor."

"He's faced a lot of challenges in his three-year dominance of the top laners, but neither SMEB, nor Khan, Cuvee, or the top top laners can pose much of a threat to him."

"Nothing in the world is perfect, except for the Emperor."

"Perhaps we should say to him in advance, Your Majesty, welcome back to your faithful Berlin!"

One thing to say, there is nothing wrong with the first three rows, and ESPN also likes to put the mid-laner in the front.

But this does not prevent him from relying on the defense in the eyes of many audiences.

After getting off the plane, Xu Ruoguang followed UR and stayed in the hotel officially arranged by Riot.

I also met a lot of players along the way, but they saw that UR and his party had obviously just come over and needed to rest.

So very polite no choice to bother.

However, Xu Ruoguang's energy is very sufficient.

for he slept.

After putting down the luggage and talking to Coach Redmi, Xu Ruoguang and Uzi knocked on the door of IG's current temporary training room.

So, what is the state of IG at this time?

Inside the door, Ah Shui immediately got up after hearing the voice.

"Who? Oh, is the Emperor coming? ”

Rookie asked first, then immediately understood.

"It should be, wait for buddy to take a look, chicken, help me operate it."

Ah Shui smiled.

rookie：……

Ah Shui glanced at the cat's eye and immediately opened the door.

He leaned against the door and smiled.

"Yo yo yo, isn't this just brother? I haven't seen you for a few days, and I'm handsome again. ”

Xu Ruoguang nodded slightly and looked at him.

"You haven't changed at all."

"No, it seems to be a little fatter."

Ah Shui: ......

Uzi hammered Ah Shui, "It's okay to fight in the spring, I was worried that you would change your vegetables before I came." ”

"Your mom kisses, buddy is training hard today, there's no reason to change vegetables."

Ah Shui scolded with a smile,

"Let's go, come in."

Following Ah Shui, Xu Ruoguang walked into the temporary training room of the current IG.

This training room is not big, but it is not small either.

Several computers are neatly placed, and it can be seen that the fist is still very carefully prepared.

Because Xu Ruoguang had already reached the morning of the next day when they arrived, there were not many people playing rank at this time, and they didn't play training matches.

But the people came quite together.

As soon as Xu Ruoguang walked in, the first thing he noticed was the auxiliary Baolan.

At this time, he just raised his head, and his expression instantly became excited.

Noticing Xu Ruoguang's gaze, Baolan pushed her glasses a little nervously and stretched out a hand.

"Hello, Brother Guang, I'm IG's current assistant, Baolan."

Xu Ruoguang didn't mean to be embarrassed, and stretched out his hand to shake him.

"Hello, I'm Xu Ruoguang."

"Yes, yes, I know you, Brother Guang, I've seen your green steel shadow."

Baolan was still a little nervous, and she was a little unscrupulous.

Fortunately, Ah Shui acted as an introducer.

"Why is Brother Lan so nervous? Brother Guang, he won't be embarrassed for you, Brother Guang is very good. ”

Parang:......

People are very nice...... Is it?

Further inside, it's the current IG coach, Kim Chang-so.

At this time, he was standing behind Ning and watching him.

Noticing the movement behind him, Kim Chang-so also unconsciously showed a smile on his face.

"Is it Team UR's Emperor and Uzi?"

Xu Ruoguang nodded lightly,

"Yes, hello, Coach Kim."

"You've been here for a good time, we haven't started training yet, otherwise you might not be able to get in."

Kim Chang-so was unexpectedly not serious, and even made jokes.

"Actually, we're here to learn tactics."

Xu Ruoguang pretended to be serious and replied, and Coach Jin laughed.

It's impossible.

Xu Ruoguang and Uzi came over because Redmi had communicated with Coach Jin, and it was impossible for them to know if there was any tactical arrangement.

Ning had finished playing, took off the headphones casually, and stretched.

When I turned around, I saw Xu Ruoguang, who I had met in IP.

He stood up happily, "Brother Guang, have you arrived?" ”

"I just arrived, I didn't expect this to be the case when we met again, so I was a little more serious when I played."

Xu Ruoguang said with a smile.

"Don't worry, that thing still has to worry about? When fighting, just go straight to military training. ”

Ning smiled.

"How are you doing on IG?"

'It's good, my team-mates work hard and the atmosphere is good.

Ning gave a thumbs up, and he could tell he was confident.

Xu Ruoguang communicated with him casually, and Coach Jin had already left the training room, afraid that they would be too restrained.

Just as Xu Ruoguang was about to sit on the sofa in the middle of the rest, Rookie appeared.

This was the first time Xu Ruoguang had seen Rookie outside the arena.

If Rookie in the arena is a peerless assassin, then off the arena he has a careful and gentle side.

A plate of fruit was placed in front of Xu Ruoguang, which Rookie had specially taken it.

“rookie？”

“Emperor？”

The two shouted each other's IDs and laughed in unison.

"You guys are so fierce, I feel like I'm stunned by SKT in the spring game."

Rookie sat down in the chair diagonally across from him and sighed heartily.

He really didn't expect UR, a newly formed team, to crush SKT and directly beat SKT 3 to 0.

Although the ups and downs of faker's state are one of the reasons, losing is losing.

UR, they have proven to be very competitive.

"MSI, let's work together."

Xu Ruoguang smiled slightly,

"I think you still have to have the confidence to win the championship."

The two talked casually, and by the way, they tortured Ah Shui, who had already begun to make a face, from time to time.

theshy, it's finally here.

Xu Ruoguang turned his head and noticed his movements.

At this time, theshy probably hadn't eaten breakfast yet and was mixing noodles.

Seeing Xu Ruoguang, theshy's eyes suddenly lit up.

“Emperor？ Yours, play, or so, good. ”

is also a top laner, theshy knows very well how difficult it is to play the effect of Xu Ruoguang.

So even theshy, who is a little restrained, is full of praise.

Only those who play the top order can understand how terrifying Xu Ruoguang's dominance is.

But......

"I, play a certain amount, to be higher than you."

That's theshy's answer.

Faced with a wall, someone else's choice is to take a detour.

But theshy's choice is, step on the gas pedal and start accelerating!

If Theshy loses that self-confidence, then he is no longer Thrshy.

"I haven't seen it in months."

Xu Ruoguang was a little embarrassed,

"I didn't expect you to make such a big progress."

The two chatted casually, theshy's Chinese level was no problem to hear, but if he spoke, it would be a bit difficult.

"When does your game start?"

Ah Shui asked casually.

"It should be the first day of the group stage."

Xu Ruoguang thought about it and gave a reply.

"We didn't play on the first day, so it felt like it was staggered."

"In that case, how about a training match then?"

Ah Shui rubbed his hair and gave advice.

Xu Ruoguang immediately called Redmi, and Redmi had no reason to disagree, so he agreed directly.

Both sides are already acquaintances, so it's okay to play a training match.

Uzi said this to Ah Shui to himself, and time passed slowly.

In the afternoon, Xu Ruoguang said goodbye to the IG players and walked out of the room.

"How does it feel?"

He asked sideways.

Uzi thought for a moment, "Pretty confident. ”

IG seems to be quite confident, and he is more confident in speaking.

After all, he won the LPL spring championship.

"They don't seem to have anything to fear."

"Yes, it's the champion of each region, that's the norm."

Xu Ruoguang nodded slightly,

"IG is likely to be our final opponent, Uzi, you're going to fight Bozi again, aren't you?"

"I'm really not afraid, I'll abuse it with one hand."

"So confident?"

"That's for sure."

The two talked and laughed and returned to their respective rooms.

They also need to adjust for jet lag.

This is one of the more headaches for professional players.

When you arrive at a distant venue, the first goal is to adjust to the jet lag and schedule.

Some pros don't care at all, but some pros can affect their form because of it.

In fact, the more top-level the competition, the smaller the gap between the players' individual abilities.

At this time, playing key games such as BO5 is more about patience and persistence.

Whoever can't bear this pressure first and can't hold it back will lose.

So the jet lag has to be adjusted.

Not to mention the diet or something.

Early the next morning, Xu Ruoguang got up, got dressed, and prepared to start training with some warm sunshine.

It has been agreed that from today onwards, IG and UR will have at least one BO3 training match every day.

Xu Ruoguang still attaches great importance to this.

Once upon a time, he was very optimistic about theshy's future.

Because theshy has always had no problems with the operation, what he needs to change is the gameplay and habits.

Now, with theshy's growth, the two are finally competing on the same stage.

He also has some expectations.

Push open the window, and the sun is just right.

Looking at the traffic outside the window, exotic, Xu Ruoguang put on UR's coat and couldn't help but sigh.

"It's beautiful, Berlin."

Get up and walk out of the room.

Now, MSI's journey has officially begun.

And he has already made all the preparations.

(End of chapter)