With all the problems solved, the knot in Li Shiyi's heart was unraveled. So when they were done talking about business, the atmosphere at the table naturally became relaxed and lively again.
Especially when the waiter carried a large box of beer to the table under Lin Feng's urging. One by one, the glasses were filled, and the atmosphere became even more lively.
The first toast was naturally accompanied by a corresponding toast.
Lin Feng stood up and looked left and right with the glass in his hand. He thought for a moment.
"Well …"
"Then, for Eleven's return, and for destroying the Mountain Club tonight —"
"Cheers!"
He cheerfully raised his cup and invited them to drink.
Everyone laughed, stood up at the same time, and clinked their glasses.
Accompanied by a pleasant "ping" sound, everyone raised their heads and downed the wine in their cups in one gulp in an incomparably cheerful and heroic manner.
Lin Feng shuddered as the cold wine entered his stomach. He slammed the glass down on the table and smiled widely, "You're right, you're right.
"Awesome!"
Next, it was time to toast each other.
Everything went smoothly tonight, so everyone was in high spirits at the celebration party. The bottles of beer on the table were quickly consumed, and new bottles were placed on the table. Soon, everyone was tipsy.
The alcohol got to their heads, and the conversation became more relaxed and casual.
The members of the NetCube Internet Cafe team were not unfamiliar with each other. The only problem was that Li Shiyi was a new member. They had only met for the first time tonight, so they were not familiar with each other. But after three rounds of drinking, this was no longer a problem. At that moment, Dou Zi excitedly pulled Li Shiyi over to have another drink.
"God Eleven!"
"Here, here, here's a toast to you!"
"Sigh, I've heard Feng Feng talk about you many times before. I even went to look through the recordings of your previous matches. Holy sh * t, that match against Assassin in the Asian qualifier. Your jungler skills are simply godly!"
Dou Zi didn't even have time to clink glasses with Li Shiyi. She threw her head back and downed the beer in one gulp. Then she smacked her lips and leaned close to Li Shiyi.
She lowered her voice and said, "God Eleven, I'm actually a jungler too.
Can you teach me a thing or two? "
Li Shiyi nodded and waved his hand at her request.
"I'm not teaching you."
"My current state is not as good as it was back then."
"Let's learn from each other."
Dou Zi shook her head like a rattle drum, strongly disagreeing. "No, no, no, Eleven Guru, you're too modest! I still remember the match you played with Feng Feng earlier tonight. That last two moves of Blind's were simply explosive! "
His tone was filled with sincere admiration and praise.
Li Shiyi waved his hand in embarrassment. "Well … I was just lucky. It was rare for me to get that feeling. I definitely won't be able to do it again."
This was the truth.
In all fairness, during the interactive exhibition match at the Mountain Internet Cafe, although Li Qing, the Blind Monk, had made a stunning comeback in the last two rounds of the team battle, it was just as Li Shiyi had said. His performance was "above average."
Of course, it couldn't be compared to his peak state back then, but compared to his current level of strength, it was definitely far superior.
Even he himself wasn't sure why, after so many years, he just happened to be able to explode in that state for the first time in that match tonight.
Even compared to back then …
Perhaps the performance tonight was close to 70% to 80% of his peak state.
Although, it was only 70% to 80%.
Subconsciously picking up the glass and taking a sip, Li Shiyi's eyes flickered with a complicated light, with nostalgia and longing.
Today, he might not even be able to maintain 30% to 40% of his previous state. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been pushed from the second team to the substitute seat in a bottom-tier LSPL team like the Mountain Club.
He didn't expect to be able to return to his peak overnight.
But at least —
Even if he could regain 70% of his previous strength, he was confident that he could compete with the top professional junglers in the LPL.
But …
As if thinking of something, Li Shiyi's eyes became a little dim again. For so many years, he had been training hard every day, wanting to improve and regain his strength, but the effect was minimal. Not to mention returning to his peak, even the small goal of regaining 60% to 70% of his previous state, how long would it take to achieve it?
"Don't be too pessimistic."
Not far away, Ceng Rui pulled a chair closer, picked up his glass, and gently clinked it with Li Shiyi.
He smiled and said, "You can't rush things like getting back to your previous state."
"Actually, it's not just you, Shiyi. Even Lin Feng has had the same experience."
Li Shiyi was slightly stunned.
"Lin Feng, he …"
Ceng Rui nodded and looked across the table. At this moment, a certain someone was excitedly playing a drinking game with Tang Bingyao and Kamiya Saka. If he lost, he would forcefully act shamelessly. In the end, the two girls cooperated with each other and forced a large glass of beer into his mouth. Unfortunately, he choked and almost spat out the beer from his nose.
Ceng Rui shook his head, ignoring the idiotic behavior of a certain someone in his daily state. He turned to look at Li Shiyi.
"Yes."
"Maybe you don't know, but more than a year ago, the strength of Lin Feng at that time was also worlds apart compared to the current Lin Feng."
"At that time, although he was already very strong, he was still not strong enough."
"He was at least two realms away from now."
Ceng Rui paused and looked at Li Shiyi with a smile. "You should have noticed this tonight, right? Lin Feng's current strength —"
Li Shiyi nodded solemnly.
"Yes."
Even if his strength was not as good as it was in the past, his judgment was still there. After the two matches at night, he could already come to a conclusion with great certainty. Even though the current Lin Feng might not have recovered to the peak of his condition during the S1 Season, he was not far from it.
This made him incredibly happy for his companion, but he also could not hide his envy and yearning.
Ceng Rui hummed in acknowledgment. When he continued to speak, the topic of his conversation had already changed.
"But —"
"From a year ago until now, Lin Feng has worked hard and suffered a lot for him to be able to break through repeatedly and return to this state. It's hard for others to imagine."
Ceng Rui paused again. When he looked at a certain someone across the table, his gaze became complicated. There was a faint but sincere admiration in his eyes that could not be hidden.
"I might not be able to tell you the details right now.
"But that guy …
"At that time …
"He was really fighting with his life."
When Li Shiyi heard this, his body trembled slightly. When he raised his head again, he was met with Ceng Rui's profound gaze. As if he understood something, he sucked in a deep breath and said slowly,
"I understand.
"In this regard … I will not fall behind."
There was a firm and resolute tone in his voice.
After all, since he had already made up his mind to leave the quagmire that was High Mountain Club and wanted to start anew, then this start would naturally be incredibly difficult. If he wanted to truly achieve his goal, he had to put in more effort. In fact …
He had to fight with his life.
And as for fighting with his life …
In the past, wasn't that the only thing that the old professional players who came out of the S1 Season were best at?
When Li Shiyi understood this, he felt much better. He cast Ceng Rui a glance and was sincerely grateful.
"Thank you."
Ceng Rui smiled and nodded.
"You're welcome."
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