London, England, Heathrow International Airport.
Two different flights from Seoul, South Korea and Shanghai, China, broke through the clouds one after another and slowly landed on the vast tarmac.
The flight from Pudong International Airport landed a step faster. After stopping at the designated location, the passenger bridge was quickly lowered. The passengers in the cabin filed down the bridge and boarded the shuttle bus that had been waiting for a long time.
Most of the people on this shuttle bus were staff members and professional players wearing the uniforms of the three teams in the domestic LPL region. However, without exception, all of them had big dark circles under their eyes, and their spirits were slightly dispirited.
They did not rest well on the plane.
According to the time in China, it should be late at night. The players could not hide their fatigue and sleepiness, but they had been warned by the team leaders, managers, and coaches of their respective clubs not to sleep. In order to adjust to the time difference, they had to wait until night time in London before returning to the hotel.
"We'll depart directly from the airport to the train station in the city center later."
"Have the train tickets been booked?"
"We should arrive in Manchester before three in the afternoon local time."
"The hotel is near the Milton Arena, so it's very convenient."
"They've all been booked. The accommodation allocation list will be issued later. Everyone check it and see if anyone is missing out."
"Passports and other documents … are with the people in charge of the respective clubs. We'll hand them over to the comrades in the TV Association later. Please help us with the paperwork —"
Even after boarding the shuttle bus, the team leaders and managers of the three LPL clubs were still busy communicating with each other. For them, the ten hours on the plane was nothing. When they arrived in England, it was the busiest time for them to work.
In contrast, the players of the other three clubs were slightly more relaxed.
They did not have much to do today, and most of them only needed to listen to the arrangements and commands of the various team leaders and managers. Now that they had arrived in London, the capital of England, they could finally pull themselves together a little. They looked out the window of the bus. Many of them were new players who were playing in the finals overseas for the first time. All of them were fresh and excited.
The veteran players with enough experience in the World Championship were different. They sat comfortably in their seats in the bus, yawning endlessly. How could they have the energy to look outside?
Tian Tian, Wildsnow Nightsong, Morning Star, and Shi Hang sat together. He took out a few chocolates from his backpack and enthusiastically handed them to his friends.
"Do you want some?"
"Replenish my energy."
Only Huangxue Nightsong accepted it without hesitation. Beside him, Morning Star and Shi Hang waved their hands in refusal.
"Forget it, forget it, I don't have the appetite —"
"I just want to sleep … I feel uncomfortable all over right now. I think I'll throw up even if I eat chocolate …"
The second sentence was Shi Hang grumbling. Beside him, Barren Snow Night Song was tearing open the wrapper of a chocolate bar and putting it into his mouth. When he heard Shi Hang's words, he glanced at him.
"Tsk, you're feeling nauseous?"
"What's wrong? This is your first time participating in an international competition. Are you nervous?"
Shi Hang was furious. "Bullsh * t! Who said I'm nervous! "
Tian Tian kindly added, "Actually, it's okay to be nervous. I was nervous every time I came out to play in an international competition —"
Although it was an old friend's good intentions, Shi Hang could not help but roll his eyes. "I'm really not … I just didn't rest well and I'm not feeling well."
Huangxue Nightsong curled his lips. "Isn't that still a problem of psychological quality?"
Morning Star came out to smooth things over. "Alright, stop arguing. Save your energy … We still have things to do when we get to Manchester City in the afternoon."
With this reminder, the other three also came to a realization.
"Oh right, we have to go to the hotel to drop off our luggage, and then we have to look at the venue, right?"
"I heard that the teams from the European LCS division have already gone there this morning. Tsk tsk, they're really diligent in their preparations."
"I heard that the venue this time is in the suburbs of Manchester? Sigh, the hotel can't be in the city center … I wanted to take the opportunity to walk around Manchester City. "Huangxue Nightsong was slightly regretful.
Shi Hang snorted. "You're thinking too much. Walk around? After we rest tonight, we'll be playing friendly matches with the teams from the other divisions starting tomorrow. Do you really think we're here on vacation? "
Huangxue Nightsong pursed his lips. "Sigh … Actually, I don't think we need to train with the other zones. We've already made sufficient preparations this year. Not to mention the fact that we have a few seniors as specially hired coaches, we even have specialized sparring partners …"
Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something and looked around.
"Ah, that's right."
"Where's Eleven?"
This time, it was not only the members of the three LPL participating clubs, including Li Shiyi, who was also included as part of the entourage. He was brought along as a "training partner."
Shi Hang was reminded of something. "He was sitting behind me on the plane earlier … He should have gotten on this bus as well —"
As soon as he finished speaking, a person emerged from the back seat.
"Here, here."
Li Shiyi responded and carried his luggage over to them, holding a mobile phone in his hand. "I just sent a message to Lin Feng … saying that we've arrived."
Naturally, the topic was brought to a certain someone.
"That guy … Two days ago, he left us behind and came here alone. I don't know what he's up to —" Huangxue Nightsong grumbled with some dissatisfaction.
Morning Star shook his head. "Looking at his previous state … He must have encountered something. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry."
Indeed.
Two days ago, during the training of the three families, everyone could easily see the change in a certain someone's state. Although they didn't know what happened, they were sure that it was not a trivial matter. Therefore, when a certain someone left and the training continued, everyone was still a little worried and concerned.
Tian Tian looked at Li Shiyi with a concerned look on his face.
"Has Lin Feng returned?"
"Not yet …" Li Shiyi was about to shake his head when the phone in his hand suddenly rang. He looked down at the screen and was immediately surprised. "Hey! He's calling! "
Everyone immediately perked up. After some urging, Li Shiyi picked up the phone and put it on speakerphone.
The next second, a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, hello?"
"Shiyi! You've arrived? Have you gotten off the plane? Are you coming from London? When will you arrive? "
Before Li Shiyi could answer, Huangxue Nightsong, who was next to him, spoke first.
"I just got off the plane. It'll take at least two or three hours to get to Manchester City."
"Hey, you've been very comfortable in Manchester City these two days. You only know how to leave us in the country to train hard. Aren't you embarrassed —"
It was a series of righteous accusations.
There was indeed nothing wrong with it.
So, someone on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment.
Then finally, there was a cheerful voice.
"Oh, it's okay."
"The scenery here is great, and the food is good!"
Everyone on the other side of the phone: "…"
Sure enough, with that guy's thick skin, there was nothing to be embarrassed about when he talked about this kind of thing.
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