Ever since Lin Feng told him that Senior One, Senior Three, and Senior Five were coming back to China, Ceng Rui had been in an inexplicable state of excitement, especially when it came to Senior One, the top legend in the eSports circle. It could be said that Ceng Rui worshipped him fanatically.
And according to a certain someone, when the seniors returned to China, he would have the opportunity to receive guidance in person...
This was an extravagant hope that he didn't even dare to think about before!
So now that the group stage of the Gold Spear Cup had just ended, Ceng Rui couldn't help but come over to ask Lin Feng about the situation.
But Lin Feng's answer was a little disappointing.
"Ah... I don't know either."
A certain someone scratched his head and spread his hands helplessly. "Last night, I called Senior No.1 to ask him, but his number seems to be out of service due to arrears. I can't get through. Logically speaking, he should be back in the next two days."
Indeed, Lin Feng was also looking forward to seeing what would happen.
On the one hand, he hadn't seen his seniors for a long time, and he was eagerly looking forward to reuniting with them. On the other hand, he also urgently needed his most trusted teachers to give him some pointers, especially the problem of "Eleven".
But now the phone actually couldn't be reached.
He couldn't contact anyone at all.
So Senior No. 1's personality was still the same as before, and he seemed a little unreliable in many daily matters...
If he had known this would happen, he would have left Senior No. 5's phone number.
Of course, this rather "disrespectful" thought was something that a certain someone only dared to complain about in his heart.
...
The first day of the Gold Spear Cup ended just like that.
In the Yangpu division, the news that the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics team had defeated Tongji University in the first round of the group stage and achieved an astonishing record of four consecutive victories quickly spread throughout the Magic City's higher education esports circle.
Many universities in other regions heard this news, and they were still a little surprised and in disbelief:
"Shangcai?"
"The one from Yangpu University City?"
"I remember that they didn't even enter the top 16 in the Gold Spear Cup last year, and they didn't even have the qualifications to show up in the National University League, but they actually defeated Tongji?"
"Did Tongji go easy on them or hold back their strength?"
"It seems like quite a few of Tongji's main lineup members have left this year. They've been replaced by a new batch of freshmen. It's possible that their strength has decreased."
"But no matter how bad it is, it can't be killed by Shang Cai, right? This doesn't make sense — "
For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the esports circle of Shanghai University. The topic of discussion revolved around the dark horse of Shang Cai. However, due to the lack of sufficient information, such discussions naturally could not reach a conclusion.
Of course, for example, the teams that participated in the National University League last year, especially the top few teams in the Shanghai University Esports circle, as well as the few universities that had fought against the representative team of the Shanghai Television Association, they secretly obtained more reliable information through other channels.
The news was reliable, which meant that it was explosive and shocking enough.
East China Medical University.
In the eSports Association's activity room, the fountain pen in the hands of the fourth-year eSports Association president's hand could not help but fall on the table. He did not even bother to pick it up and just sucked in a sharp breath.
"You mean …"
"That person actually went to Shang Cai!?"
Shanghai Institute of Finance.
As the captain of the school team, Luo Yu's face suddenly changed when he heard the news. It was a little ugly:
"Is the news reliable?"
Huang Yang, the jungler of the team next to him, twitched his mouth slightly:
"Yes, I heard it from Fudan."
Back then, when they fought against the representative team of the Shanghai Television Association, they still had a lot of psychological trauma even now.
Thinking of the scene of the battle back then, Luo Yu could not help but shiver:
"Damn."
"That guy, is he actually starting to stir things up again!?"
…
The next Friday, it was still evening. In the same internet cafe, the second round of the Gold Spear Cup group stage in the Yangpu area continued on schedule.
On this day, several university teams in the Group A area were already extremely vigilant and guarded against the Shang Cai Esports Association team. The night before, they were still studying and discussing the tactics to deal with the Shang Cai team. It could be said that they were fully prepared all night long.
But when they really came to the arena again, it seemed that all tactical preparations had lost their effect.
In the few matches on this day, except for the match where the Tongji team lasted for 35 minutes in front of the Shang Cai team, the other three university teams in Group A were still quickly defeated within 30 minutes.
The Tongji team, who persisted for 35 minutes, was also unable to make a comeback in the end.
Under everyone's shocked and complicated gaze, the Shang Cai Esports Association team advanced with a record of 8 wins and 0 losses in the first place in the Group A area. In addition, in the Group B area, the Fudan team had a record of 7 wins and 1 loss, also advancing with the first place in the group.
The day's competition came to an end.
After the end of the group stage, a total of 16 Shanghai university teams that advanced would usher in the next round of knockout matches on Sunday. Each team had a day as a buffer to rest and prepare.
After a year, they once again had the opportunity to fight into the top 16 of the Gold Spear Cup. The entire Shang Cai Esports Association was jubilant. Many members of the esports association who heard this good news were excited. Even Song Jia and Cheng Qingqing, the two heads of the publicity department of the esports association, who usually did not participate in esports club activities, were alarmed. They immediately decided to bring a group of club members to the scene to help cheer and cheer:
"We will do the logistical support work for you."
"You guys just have to play well!"
"We didn't even make it into the top 16 last year. This year, we should at least make it into the top 4, right? Oh, no, with little brother Lin Feng here, we must win the championship! "
As she said this, Cheng Qingqing's face was beaming with joy. She directly pulled Song Jia to the shopping mall to pick out new clothes to cheer for when they watched the competition live.
Although they were happy, the members of the esports club did not dare to be careless for the next competition.
After all, they should have been able to win the top 16 last year, but they were unlucky enough to encounter Tongji and still be eliminated. This year, even if their strength had greatly improved, they were still afraid of encountering a stronger opponent and being forcefully knocked out.
Dou Zi pulled Deng Zhe and the two of them in the esports club activity room for a long time and finally came to a definite conclusion:
"The biggest opponent is Fudan University."
"If we encounter Fudan, even if we have Feng Feng as the ADC, our chances of winning are still not too high."
"But other than Fudan, we shouldn't be afraid of most of the teams from other universities. At most, there are a few universities that are at the same level as Tongji, such as Shanghai Institute of Finance, East China University of Political Science and Law, and Shanghai University …"
While the members of the esports club were having a meeting to analyze and discuss, Lin Feng, who was participating in the tactical meeting, had been in a daze. It was only when he heard the keyword "Shanghai University" that he realized what it meant.
Shanghai University?
Eh, isn't this Tang Tang's school?
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