"Congratulations QG!" On the LPL commentary seat, Colonel Guan and his two partners were congratulating loudly, and everyone had smiles on their faces.

"To be honest, it's not unexpected!" The one on the side remembered that he said emotionally: "QG did not live up to our high expectations and successfully swept FNC 3-0!" ”

"In the next game, we don't need to worry about LPL anymore, because after this game, only our LPL team will be left in this World Championship, and the champion has been left in our region in advance!"

Speaking of this, I remember being a little embarrassed for a while: "In the arena held by the Koreans, we actually locked the championship in advance from the semifinals!" Before the game, I had a hard time imagining this picture! ”

"In 2015, at the S5 Finals, it was the weakest time in our LPL region, and the strongest team stopped in the quarterfinals! But it was also the strongest time in the LCK, when SKT and KOO met in the finals, locked the championship in advance, and created a generation of good stories! ”

"And now, the time has come to 2018, which is the weakest time for the LCK, but it is the time when we are the strongest! We also locked in the championship in advance! It has become a well-deserved first division! ”

"Next, let's put aside our nervousness and enjoy the game!"

In the picture, Chen Dongqing has already stood up, and after boxing with his teammates, he walked towards the FNC player seat.

While walking, Xiaohu said with a smile: "Hey, it's so easy to win!" ”

"Are you embarrassed?" Chen Dongqing looked sideways and said, "The last two, your rhythm is a little poor!" ”

In the last two games, the reason why FNC was able to hold out until 278 minutes before losing was mainly because Xiaohu's rhythm was not as smooth as the first one.

If Xiaohu is a pivot point, then today is a speedrun of less than 70 minutes.

"No way, duck." Xiaohu scratched his head and said, "The Caps on the other side are the fiercest in Europe, and I'm a little struggling. ”

"Having trouble beating Caps?" Chen Dongqing shook his head, "Then what can you do if you hit Doinb and Rookie?" They're a lot tougher than Caps, aren't they? ”

"That's different!" Xiaohu patted his chest, "They are a division, I have studied them a lot, I am sure to beat them!" ”

Chen Dongqing: "."

OK, that makes sense.

Everyone walked to the FNC bench and shook hands with a grin.

Although Chen Dongqing was a little dissatisfied with the speed of the end of the next two games, in the eyes of others, this speed was actually a shocking level.

The last commentator, Rita, praised it: "QG is so strong, we used to use 'no team can see the heights of SKT' to indicate that SKT was strong back then, but now at QG, we can say."

"Not only can no team see the high ground of QG, but no team can hold out in the hands of QG for more than thirty minutes!"

"That's right!" Colonel Guan said loudly: "In this version of the main game of Nakano, advocating early fighting, QG's advantages have been brought into full play, and their current average time per game is only about twenty-five minutes!" That's an unimaginable number at any World! ”

"And this speed will not get longer until the final." I remember saying with a smile: "Because the QG finals opponents, whether it is FPX or IG, they are all teams that also advocate early fighting, and when these teams meet, it will be a quick and quick battle!" ”

Inside the Gwangju Hotel at this time.

IG everyone looked at the scene in front of them, and their faces were grim.

They know a thing or two about the FNC team.

FNC is a player in the same group as IG, and it is the first player in the group who double-killed IG.

Although IG was still sleepwalking in the group stage, the lack of exploration of the version made them suffer a lot in the group stage.

The reason why they fought like this was mainly because during the LPL summer final, their fighting system with the upper middle field linkage as the core was defeated by Chen Dongqing in one fell swoop, which made them doubt their upper middle field group system.

They believe that if they don't change, they can't win against QG.

In the summer duel, the only advantage they had was Nakano, so they decided to try to focus on Nakano linkage, and chose TheShy to play with Thane, Crab and other meat, and put it outside the rhythm.

But the result was even worse, and he was even killed by FNC

The result of the second place in the group made them learn from the pain, and decided to find their best play, and selected Carry type top laners such as Jace, Sword Queen, and Sword Girl for TheShy, and put him back in rhythm.

As soon as this rhythm changed, IG's feeling immediately returned, sending KT away 3-0 and driving out the LCK division.

Having said that, although the IG of the group stage is in the lost stage, the individual ability of the team's five players is here, and the team floor is not much lower.

Since FNC can double kill them, its strength is obviously not to be underestimated!

But it's such a team, and it's still QG speedrun!

If they want to beat QG, they still need to be stronger!

"Come on, let's start a custom practice level 1 routine." King Ning opened his mouth and said, "In terms of the first-level regiment, we still have to strengthen it!" ”

"Come!" The IG crowd immediately nodded and participated.

Coming to the semi-finals, there are only three teams left in the LPL, and they have no training matches to play now, so they can only rely on ranking or customization to maintain their feel and practice routines.

Also engaged in training is FPX.

Tomorrow the two teams will take the stage.

After all, QG is next week, and what these two teams have to do now is to take down the opponent in front of them first!

Incheon, of course they are going.

On the stage, after shaking hands, QG finally interviewed the stage.

Chen Dongqing was invited to the main stage this time to conduct a joint interview with the Chinese stream and the English stream.

The two hosts, Sjokz and Lin Qianhua, first greeted the audience with Chen Dongqing, and then immediately asked: "What do you think of this semi-final?" ”

Chen Dongqing pondered for a second, and then said: "It's a very good competition experience, the FNC players are strong, and they are full of fighting spirit today, which makes me feel hearty!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter in the audience, and the barrage was also a burst of music.

【Classic】

[It's okay to talk after this B game]

[Kill the other side, and then say that the other side is powerful, take the opportunity to praise yourself, right? ] 】

After watching Chen Dongqing's competition for so many years, the audience now knows what kind of urine Chen Dongqing's interview is.

Before the game, he was more crazy than anyone else, all kinds of flags, all kinds of shouts.

But when he really won, he began to humble himself and began to talk about how powerful the other side was.

With a smile on his face, Sjokz asked the next question: "If QG can win the S8 championship trophy, it will create the first three-in-a-row dynasty in the history of the league!" It would be an unimaginable super honor! And now, you're just one step away from the trophy, and now you're in front of two teams from the same division! Who would you prefer to play against in the finals? ”

When Chen Dongqing heard the question, he immediately smiled: "You know, for the team that wants to win the championship, it doesn't really matter who the opponent is, because all we have to do is win." While there are always surprises in esports, I trust my predictions. ”

"I predicted that FPX and IG would win in the end, and now reality has confirmed my prediction, and now, I will make another prediction that no matter who the final opponent is, QG will definitely beat the opponent and win this third consecutive championship trophy! At the last level, we will definitely cross it in stride! ”

Listening to Chen Dongqing's words, Lin Qianhua, who is also a translator, stared at her boyfriend with deep eyes.

Seeing Chen Dongqing's resolute and resolute face, everyone could clearly feel his determination from him.

Combined with the undefeated record of 12 consecutive wins in the QG World Championship, it seems that the championship is at his fingertips.

In the audience, the eliminated Lee Sang-hyuk did not throw himself into the Han River as the black fans said, but followed him to Gwangju, sat in the front row and watched the game, and also saw Chen Dongqing's interview after the game.

Faker's heart was a little heavy for a moment.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that QG, whether it is against FPX or IG, has an extremely high win rate.

And in this version of Kaminakano, if QG wins, then ilex is likely to win another FMVP!

He will go further and further down the path of the first man in history, and he will not even be able to see the taillights of the second man.

He has been in a downward spiral recently, can he really catch up?

Faker let out a long sigh and walked out of the arena.

Next stop, Incheon.

Even if this scene was a little cruel to him, he still wanted to witness the birth of the S8 champion with his own eyes.

Whether he can catch up or not, he will always chase after him.

If QG loses next week, then he can smile and look for a third crown in his career.

If QG wins, it's a big deal, try hard for a few more years.

The time came to October 28, four o'clock in the afternoon.

IG and FPX players have taken the stage, and with the players from both sides taking their seats, BP is open, and the semi-finals are officially underway!

Banbazi looked at the projection screen of the projector, and habitually asked sideways: "Chen Dongqing, who do you think will win?" ”

"Emotionally bullish on FPX." Chen Dongqing opened his mouth and said: "But rationally optimistic about IG." ”

"The more the game ends, the closer the overall strength of the teams becomes, and at this time, it depends more on the players' adaptability to the version."

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but shake his head: "Big B, they are still too rebellious after all." ”

"I still hope that Big B can come on." At this time, Xiangguo began to support his old teammates, "It's really not good, just try to play the fifth game, and help us play some IG things!" ”

"There's a chance." Chen Dongqing smiled: "To be reasonable, IG is not so easy to win. ”

The reality is exactly the same as what Chen Dongqing said.

In the first game between the two sides, one dozen minutes was thirty minutes.

The two sides played a terrifying head ratio of 16-14 in 30 minutes, and all kinds of small groups were dizzyingly unfolded, while torturing the director, countless viewers were addicted!

It's bloody and bloody! This is the civil war in our LPL! Is there a civil war like this in your division?

At this time, Colonel KI gave a winning and losing curve, and the winning rate of both sides was fixed at about 50%, which was still difficult to solve!

Of course, this is just the Colonel's comprehensive calculation of the winning rate curve of the ten heroes on both sides and the economy. The IDs of the players on both sides are not taken into account.

For example, the two sides are on the road, and at this time, TheShy's Jace is facing each other and leading by 3,000 economies.

But FPX's top road, Ah Guang, is in charge of bastard heroes like Orn.

If it is a normal situation, Orn will probably be able to resist, and FPX is also an advantage in the lower lane, so Colonel KI believes that the winning rate of the two sides is five to five.

But in reality?

JackeyLove's Kasumi eats happily in the middle lane, and there is no problem with mixing the line.

But TheShy's Jace has already ridden and on Hikari's face.

The upper lane first pushed the line, and then TheShy turned to the middle lane, and bombarded Lin Weixiang's Kaisha, directly helping his own lower lane to turn inferior to excellent!

IG is starting to take control!

The game came to 38 minutes, and the two sides started a wave of 5V5 team battles in front of the ancient dragon!

TheShy's Jace became Mr. Key again, first crazy Poke before the team battle, forcing FPX people to take the initiative to start a team, and then after the team battle started, he first cooperated with his teammates to deal with the opposing front row in the form of a cannon, and then saw Lin Weixiang Kaisha's big move After cutting, the cutting hammer flashed a Q and exploded directly!

After winning the team battle, IG took the ancient dragon and the big dragon to lock in the victory in advance!

In 41 minutes, the first game came to an end, and IG won the first game!

At the end of the game, the head-to-head ratio was 26-17.

The total number of heads on both sides of the game has been following the time from beginning to end, and the spectators who watched it were amazed.

And the scariest thing is that this is just the beginning.

In the second game, there was another fierce battle on both sides!

In this game, FPX seems to have seized the way to win the game, they changed their playing style, shifted the battlefield to the upper lane, and played 3v3 with IG!

In this game, Ah Guang's performance was quite good, and he played multiple waves of key control in the early stage, helping the team kill TheShy three times in a row, breaking the most critical point of IG!

Seizing this opportunity, FPX fought to catch up, and it took 31 minutes to win the second game!

"This TheShy is really unstable." Banbazi couldn't help frowning and said, "Isn't this game just going to see him again?" He CIG wins, and he sends IG and loses? ”

"It's not that simple." Chen Dongqing shook his head: "The key to this series is on the IG jungler. ”

"Jungler?" Shi Senming couldn't help but scratch his head when he heard Chen Dongqing talking about his old teammates, "Ning? Is he critical? ”

Chen Dongqing raised his head: "Just look at it." ”

IG and FPX, whether it is S9 in the previous life or S8 in front of us, every time the two teams meet, the pattern is actually similar.

TheShy is the key man, and the outcome of the two sides depends purely on the performance of this player.

But being able to control TheShy is C or sent, it is the jungler Ning King!

In the previous life of S9, King Ning, who began to go downhill, met Xiao Tian at the historical level of peak dominance, and in the case of jungle deflated, TheShy's performance was not ideal.

In the game in front of him, although Karsa at the peak is strong, he who advocates anti-squatting does not have the ability to suppress King Ning.

The third game, the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

King Ning's Qinggang Shadow unexpectedly began to launch his own reckless rhythm!

Three levels of catch, four levels of invasion, and five levels of capture

By the 10-minute mark, IG was already three heads ahead!

Qinggang Shadow entered the field with an E flash, and combined with Galio's ultimate to kill Karsa again, helping the team take the head again!

After killing the jungler, take control of the vanguard and break a tower.

TheShy took off after eating the One Blood Tower economy and achieved the key conditions needed for IG to win!

In the third game, IG took advantage of the situation!

"Now, the FPX people should be in a hurry." Uzi said, "Do they have any tricks?" If you have one, throw it away! ”

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but shake his head.

FPX's move should have been exhausted against SKT.

The result of the hole cards being played too early is that the knife girl was permanently sealed by IG in this round of the series and couldn't be released at all.

In the fourth game, FPX had no choice but to re-operate the bottom four packs and two that they are good at, hoping to win in a familiar rhythm.

But at this time, IG is not used to them.

Want to play four packs of two? Then play with you!

The Dravenga Titans are directly locked, and Nakano selects the top dry fight combination of the blind monk Sindra to accompany him to the end!

Under Draven's super strength on the line, Lin Weixiang couldn't get the right to the line at all, and the line was pressed all the way to the bottom of the tower!

FPX people are still relatively on the lower road, but IG Nakano is not a vegetarian, and the two sides come and go, and they play quite passionately in the lower lane!

This scene made countless professional players who watched the game tingle for a while.

Insiders look at the doorway.

How did both sides do this kind of high-intensity and high-quality team fight!?

What's even more unacceptable is that this is not the strongest team in the LPL!

The end result was that FPX didn't get any advantage in the bottom half of what they were best at, and JackeyLove's Draven stumbled and finally made a blood-drinking sword with a 3-1-1 record, and came to the peak of Draven's power!

Draven is the first to make the most fierce blood drink, drinking blood plus overtreatment stacks the supermodel's shield, plus the damage increase brought by the high attack power to the [Spin Axe], so that Draven can carry and fight!

In the end, with King Ning's rear, a R flash kicked back to Lin Weixiang and knocked the two of them away, completing the final tone!

IG defeated FPX 3-1 and got the second ticket to the Incheon finals!

Rookie was the first to take off his headphones and stood up, a little chubby and a cute smile.

In the next second, the little brothers on his left and right rushed towards him together, and the five of them hugged each other excitedly!

Stumbling along the way, their IG finally reached the finals of the S competition.

This is the third time this year that they have met QG in the finals!

This time, they won't be defeated again!

Some people rejoice, some people are sad.

In the FPX player seat, the five people didn't get up for a long time, and they all stared blankly at the scene in front of them.

In the 2017 World Finals, they lost to QG in the semifinals in Shanghai and stopped there.

In 2018, they once again shattered their dreams of Gwangju.

Doinb pursed his lips, a little unacceptable.

For other teams, the semi-finals for two consecutive years are already a very proud achievement.

This means that their strength and shelf life are quite good!

But. FPX, who was born as a champion, couldn't accept this ending.

The FPX five stood up, shook hands with the smiling IG, and then got together again and hugged each other.

If you lose this year, come back next year!

This year they lost not only to IG, but also to version.

Next year, they will definitely make a comeback!

QG training room.

"Big B still sent it." Xiangguo couldn't help but shake his head, "I still haven't been able to meet in the final."

Because they are all from the 16th version of QG, Xiangguo is very eager to meet Doinb in the finals.

Even this is the common expectation of many viewers.

When all six members of the 16th edition of QG appeared in the final seats of 18, it must have been a very gorgeous and memorable picture.

It's a pity that it didn't happen.

Chen Dongqing smiled: "It's okay, Big B has fallen, then let's help them take revenge!" ”

"IG can win FPX, but it can't win us."

Speaking of this, the eyes of everyone in QG seemed to start to shine.

That's right.

IG, it's really strong.

Being able to win the runner-up in the hands of QG is the best recognition of your strength!

The day after the semi-finals, the two teams set off again and landed in Incheon!

The S8 season of League of Legends has finally entered the final countdown at this moment.

The publicity of Riot began to be in full swing, and QG and IG, the finals of these two LPL teams, made this final more interesting publicity points.

"The third final meeting! QG and IG's love and kill! ”

"The birth of the first three-pronged dynasty!"

"Extreme team's journey to the top!"

Although these propaganda caused extreme dissatisfaction among Korean audiences, who cares?

Under the overwhelming publicity, countless audiences from all over the world landed at Incheon International Airport, intending to witness the birth of the champion together!

Among them, the Chinese audience occupies the absolute main force!

On the night of the semi-finals, IG boss Wang Sicong posted on Weibo, saying that he had landed in Incheon!

Two days later, there was another bombshell news!

Tsai Chongxin, the first shareholder of QG, flew from New York to Incheon and said in an interview with the media that he can't wait to see his club win three consecutive championships!

Boss Cai came to QG's lounge that night and made a special trip to cheer for QG.

Although Boss Cai spent 200 million yuan to acquire QG's shares this year, in fact, 200 million yuan is just a drop in the bucket for others.

After the acquisition, he never even visited QG's base.

And because of the finals in front of them, Boss Cai even flew to Incheon to cheer them on, which surprised everyone in QG.

This also strengthened the determination of QG people to win the championship.

November 2nd.

The finalists of the two teams came to the Incheon Munhak Stadium for the last time for the final rehearsal.

Incheon Moon Hak Stadium was one of the important venues for the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.

In that year's World Championship, the Korean team magically defeated Portugal at this stadium, showing the Korean sportsmanship to football fans all over the world.

But fortunately, there are only two LPL teams in Wenhe Stadium this time, and it is difficult for the sticks to cook without rice.

Now, the arena has been transformed into an esports venue, with 50,000 seats ready to go.

Chen Dongqing looked around the field and nodded slightly.

A big stadium with 50,000 people is already good.

But feel. Not as good as a bird's nest.

Chen Dongqing walked forward with the large army, and soon saw the IG people in the background.

This is the first time they have met since the Final Four.

"Come on!" Chen Dongqing said with a smile: "Let's play hard tomorrow, we are all in the same area, friendship is the first and the competition is second." ”

"Who is your first friendship? It must be the first champion! King Ning said with a big grin: "Tomorrow we will see the real chapter on the field!" ”

“OKOK。” Chen Dongqing stopped the incense pot that was about to be output, and said with a smile: "Then let's see you on the field!" Don't cry when you're done tomorrow! ”

"Crying hammer! Tomorrow it's up to me to see if I do it, and you'll be finished."

In a blink of an eye, the time came to November 3rd, three o'clock in the afternoon.

Like last year, Chen Dongqing's parents walked into the venue with Lin Qianhua.

Looking at the surrounding venues on the upper and lower floors, and looking at the dense crowd around them, the Chen family's parents, who can't speak Korean, are all nervous, for fear that they will be separated in this area, which will be a bit troublesome.

But soon, they realized that they were overthinking.

Where are the Koreans here?

As soon as my ears pricked up, I heard full of Chinese communication, all kinds of Northeast accents, Henan accents, Shanghai accents, one by one!

What's going on?

Don't Koreans like to watch games?

Mom didn't know what was going on, so she still followed Lin Qianhua to sit in her place first.

The location of the family and friend tickets is quite good, and they are all in the front row close to the stage.

Mom turned her head and asked, "When does the game start?" ”

Dad glanced at his phone: "It's now half past three, the opening ceremony at four o'clock, it should start at half past four!" Also an hour. ”

"That's weird for a long time!"

"That's not even if you're afraid of being late, and you said you were going out early in the morning!"

Time began to fly by.

At this time, in the backstage, Chen Dongqing was sitting in the lounge, ready to go on stage.

But at this moment, there was a knock on the door of the backstage lounge, and when the staff opened the door, they saw several women wearing heavy makeup and dressing quite nicely walked in.

As soon as Chen Dongqing squinted, he recognized who these people were.

These four people are the girl group that Riot is pushing recently - "KDA".

Riot Music's strength is still hard, in addition to singing and MV specifically for KDA, it even made a series of skins to promote it.

The girl group will also be responsible for the performance of the opening ceremony.

But the purpose of their coming to the QG lounge now is also very simple - they want a photo with Chen Dongqing

This request made everyone in QG roll their eyes.

It's only with Chen Dongqing, right?

It can only be said that Chen Dongqing is indeed a well-known star now.

Chen Dongqing did not refuse, and took a group photo with the four of them one by one.

Tian Xiaojuan,Zhao Meiyan.

Chen Dongqing remembers that these two people are from the Korean girl group (G) I-DLE, and the name of the fan group is Milk Taste Blue.

That's right, it's the ID of the Holy Spear Brother.

When the time comes, we'll have to find a way to send this group photo to Brother Saint Gun.

The time soon came to four o'clock in the afternoon, and a thirty-second countdown appeared on the big screen at the scene.

The audience began to shout in unison!

Quite interestingly, in this South Korean home stadium, the sound of the countdown of the audience is actually the number reading in Chinese!

“8！”

When the count reaches ten, the screen begins to change, the numbers start to turn purple, and this year's new hero, Kaisha, appears in the screen.

“7！”

One more second. Kaisha's image has changed and it has become the image of KDA skin!

“6！”

“5！”

In the second of this, the image of Akali appeared, and in the next second, it also became the appearance of the KDA girl group!

In the next four seconds, it was the widow and the fox again!

At the moment when the number reaches "1", the soul orb in the fox's hand turns into a fist, shattering the glass screen with one punch, and then turning into the logo of the fist company!

The countdown is over, and the opening ceremony has officially begun!

The four members of the girl group who had just taken a photo with Chen Dongqing also appeared on the stage and sang along with the game characters created by virtual imaging technology.

After the end of the song "POP/STARS", you can see on the live screen that a portal appears behind Ahri, who was still singing just now, and Ahri walks into the portal, and the screen immediately begins to change.

In previous years, the champions began to appear in order.

S1S2

S3, Faker debuted at the peak and lifted the first trophy.

S5, Faker won the second crown and was crowned the Great Demon King!

S6 Chen Dongqing was born out of nowhere and got FMVP.

S7 Chen Dongqing boarded the Bird's Nest and won the second consecutive championship and the second consecutive FMVP!

In a flash, the picture comes to the present, to Incheon Moonhak Stadium!

The song "Rise" is played!

“Welcome to the wild no heroes and villains”

“Welcome to the war we've only begun so”

“RISE！ RISE！ Make 'em remember you”

Amid the rousing rock music, the contestants from both sides have risen from the ground into the camera through a movable lifting stage, and slowly moved towards the center of the venue!

The IG team is dressed in a black and white autumn team uniform, with white clothes fluttering, and the youth is full of spirit.

Everything in the picture comes to QG's side.

The main tone of the QG team uniform is also white, but between the white, it is quite a touch of gold.

Coming to the top again, the king's demeanor is exposed!

“Rise！ Rise！ ”

The song "Rise" ended, and the Roaring Emperor also took the stage!

"Okay, let's welcome, players on both sides of the field!" The Roaring Emperor shouted in his trademark roaring voice, "First of all, welcome - IG!" ”

"Top Order: TheShy!"

"Jungler: Ning!"

"Mid laner: Rookie!"

“AD：JackeyLove！”

"Support: Baolan!"

The audience began to erupt into a burst of enthusiastic shouts!

Tonight's audience is full of LPL fans, and either side of the team on both sides has a wonderful performance, and they will not hesitate to give warm cheers!

It's an LPL carnival night!

"Next, let's have the 2016 MSI Champion, the 2016 World Championship Champion, the 2017 MSI Champion, the 2017 World Championship Champion, the 2018 MSI Champion, and the league champion for six consecutive years. Q！！！ G！！！ ”

In the sudden outburst of calls, the Roaring Emperor took a breath and deliberately lengthened his tone: "Next, let's have please. QG Order: iiiiiiiiiiii ”

Although the Roaring Emperor hates Ilex, he still has to do a good job.

His ten-second roar brought the atmosphere to a climax, and the audience was no less impressive, collectively offering fierce cheers and screams that lasted far more than ten seconds!

In the audience, the two parents couldn't help but smile when they heard this noisy voice.

When the call gradually subsided a little, the Roaring Emperor continued to roar, leading the rest of the QG out: "Jungler mlxg!" Medium laner xiaohu! Down the road Uzi! Assist Ming! ”

"The 40-day World Finals have come to an end! After a few hours, only one team will make it to the end! ”

The Roaring Emperor shouted loudly: "Is it QG going one step further and creating a three-pronged dynasty, or IG ascending to the peak and creating a new king on the throne!" Let's wait and see! ”

The contestants from both sides walked into the soundproof room separately and sat in their respective seats.

BP begins!

PS: At the starting point, continuous English does not count as words (end of this chapter)