The results of the Golden Spear Cup's round of 16 were out.
"We're in group three."
"Group one is Tongji versus Huazheng. Tsk tsk, when the strong meet, there's bound to be a loss."
Dou Zi showed Lin Feng a list of the top 16 matchups. "Our opponent in group three is the Shanghai Institute of Finance. Our luck isn't too good. We didn't encounter a weak team. Last year, they took fourth place in the Golden Spear Cup."
Shanghai Institute of Finance?
Lin Feng thought for a moment. The name sounded familiar.
Tang Bingyao was the first to remember. She reminded Lin Feng, "We met during the National High School League last year."
"Oh, right."
Lin Feng patted his head. "You played against them in a friendly match. They're pretty good."
Dou Zi laughed. "That's good. Lin Feng, you must know their tactics and playstyle better. It'll be easier for you to play against them later."
Lin Feng shook his head.
"I forgot what their playstyle is."
His words were very honest, but in fact, there was really nothing worth remembering. With his current strength level, opponents at the level of the Shanghai Finance School were not worth remembering at all.
He could just crush them with pure skill.
"We're in group three. The second group ahead of us is SSE against the Shanghai Institute of Electric Power.
"I'm guessing SSE will make it out of this group. SSE is a lot weaker than SSE."
Dou Zi suddenly remembered something. She turned to Tang Bingyao. "Tang Tang, you're from SSE, right?"
Tang Bingyao nodded. "Yeah."
Not only that, but she was also a member of the SSE eSports Association. It was just like she said before, she was dragged into the club by her roommates at the start of school. She had no interest in it at all.
Dou Zi laughed.
"The people from the ESPORTS Gaming Association are really blind. A strong ADC like you, Tang Tang, wasn't recruited into their team. ESPORTS has really suffered a huge loss this time."
"Oh, but that's good. If you're in the foreign team, then we'll have a strong opponent."
Whether it was in Su Xue's stream or after personally witnessing Tang Bingyao's strength, Dou Zi had a deep impression of her.
Therefore, what he said was not wrong.
If the original strength of Shang Wai and the addition of Tang Bingyao, who was strong enough to compete with ordinary pro players, then if Lin Feng didn't join Shang Wai in this year's Golden Spear Cup, Shang Wai would even have the strength and confidence to compete with Fudan for the championship trophy.
Of course —
Now that Lin Feng had joined the Shang Cai Esports Club team, there was basically no need for anyone else to think about winning the Gold Spear Cup.
…
The competition was about to start in a while. The first match was Tong Ji against Hua Zheng. It was a battle between the strong, so it naturally attracted everyone's attention.
The old captain of the Tongji team walked over to the members of the Shang Cai eSports Association and greeted Dou Zi and Lin Feng. He looked relatively relaxed. Although their draw for this round wasn't particularly ideal, at least as long as they didn't meet Fudan or Shang Cai, it was actually within the acceptable range for Tongji University.
A clash of the strong?
At the very least, they would be able to fight evenly for a round.
If they encountered Fudan University, they were destined to run into an iron plate. There was basically no chance of winning.
On the other hand, if they encountered Shang Cai …
In any case, Tongji Team was already thanking the heavens that they did not encounter Shang Cai in the top 16. They really did not want to repeat the nightmare they had experienced two days ago in the group stage. It was as if they had been beaten up by a Bronze God. A certain someone had single-handedly turned the entire field upside down.
Fudan University, who was placed in the fifth group, didn't have anything to do. However, the other members of the team had already arrived. Ceng Rui also saw Lin Feng and Tang Bingyao. He naturally came over to chat.
"Tang Tang is here too?"
"The Shang Cai team is also here today, right? I just saw some people from the Shang Cai team."
Lin Feng turned to Tang Bingyao.
"Tang Tang, do you want to go over and say hello to the people from your eSports Association?"
Tang Bingyao was a little hesitant. Although she didn't have any sense of belonging to the Shang Cai eSports Association and had no interest in participating, she was still a member now. The people there all knew her. It wouldn't be good if she didn't say hello.
"Let's talk about it later."
In the end, Tang Bingyao still couldn't make up her mind.
Ceng Rui nodded. He turned to Lin Feng and asked, "Is there still no news from those seniors?"
Lin Feng shook his head.
Ceng Rui sighed. He was a little unwilling and regretful, but he could only choose to accept it. After all, the style of those seniors was unique. As for matters such as the itinerary and the like, it was not something that ordinary people like them could easily know.
It was just that …
It was hard not to feel depressed and disappointed.
… …
At around two o 'clock sharp, the organizers had already arranged the seats for the audience, the arena, and the players' keyboard and mouse equipment.
Logically speaking, the matches should be starting soon.
But there seemed to be some other problems backstage, causing a few staff members of the organizers, senior executives, and even staff from the Shanghai Esports Association branch to gather together. They were arguing anxiously about something.
"I heard there's a problem with the guest list."
Deng Zhe came over after asking around backstage. He explained to the people from the Shang Cai eSports Association.
"That's why the first group's matches will probably be delayed for another ten minutes."
"Guest commentator?" Cheng Qingqing didn't think much of it. "It's just the top 16 of the Gold Spear Cup. Why would they need a guest commentator?"
Sun Ming nodded in agreement as well.
"But last year's top 16 also invited guest commentators, but they were all very ordinary. It was the same as not having them. It was just that the organizer, Golden Spear Company, wanted to make it a little more ostentatious."
Cheng Qingqing curled her lips. "Extravagant commentator? Then why did they have to make it so extravagant? It's already late, and they're pretending to be a big shot. "
The other members of the eSports Association also showed expressions of agreement.
Indeed, it was just the top 16 of the Gold Spear Cup. How high could the quality of the commentator be? Even if it was a high standard competition like the National High School League, they would have to wait until the regional finals before they would hire professional commentators.
Dou Zi waved her hand indifferently.
"It's fine. We'll wait a little longer."
"Anyway, everyone just needs to calm down and make it through today's round."
Deng Zhe also laughed. "Yes, that's the principle."
While everyone was chatting, Song Jia's gaze swept past Lin Feng. She raised her eyebrows slightly. "Lin Feng, where's Tang Tang?"
Lin Feng scratched his head.
"Oh, she told me she was going to the bathroom."
"But she should be back soon."
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