Zhou Wei had booked two rooms for Lin Feng and the others at the front desk. One was for An Xin and Tang Bingyao, while the other was for Ceng Rui and Lin Feng.
Li Shiyi also had his own room. His name was attached to Team KG, along with Tian Tian.
But at that moment, when they reached the floor, they gathered in Lin Feng and Ceng Rui's room for the time being. It was a rare opportunity for them to chat and reminisce about the past.
Of course, compared to Ceng Rui and Lin Feng, Li Shiyi and An Xin had been apart for the longest time. Now that they were in the hotel room, they still had a lot to talk about.
They talked about their lives over the past few years. They talked about how Tang Bingyao and Tang Bingyao had gone to school together. They talked about how Li Shiyi and Tang Bingyao had gone through a tough time in Gao Shan, and how difficult it was to live in Magic City.
"It's been hard on you, Shiyi."
An Xin looked at Li Shiyi and smiled.
Li Shiyi shook his head and revealed a smile. "It's all in the past. From now on … everything will definitely get better. Previously, Lin Feng, Ah Zeng, Tang Tang and the others even went to challenge the big internet cafes in Shanghai and saved up a large sum of money to hire me —"
Lin Feng interrupted, "Hey, that's nothing. You're worth that price! If it weren't for the fact that we didn't have enough time, I would've thought it was too little. "
His tone was sincere.
To Lin Feng, any one of his friends back in the day was someone he trusted the most. He wouldn't trade them for the Seven Kings or even the Four Emperors.
Li Shiyi shook his head. "No. I appreciate your kindness. That money … it's true that I need it now. But it's only a loan. I'll have to pay it back later."
"Hey, why are we still talking about this?" Lin Feng scratched his head.
But Li Shiyi didn't change his mind. Ceng Rui smiled and tried to smooth things over. "It doesn't matter if it's a loan. With Li Shiyi's recovery speed, he'll be worth a lot more once he gets back to his old self. Of course, I'm not talking about going to another club, but even if everyone's new team continues to improve, he'll definitely be able to do well in the pro scene."
When Lin Feng heard this, he agreed with it and became happy.
"That makes sense!"
"It's not just 'getting some results'. No matter what, we have to get into the LPL next year! When the time comes, the S7 World Finals will depend on us! "
He was full of vigor and fighting spirit.
There was no need to mention the mid laner position in the team. The bottom lane duo of Ceng Rui and Tang Bingyao would definitely be able to compete with the bottom laners of veteran teams. Once Li Shiyi regained his former form … Just from looking at it, the strength of this team was quite impressive.
"I'll have to see if I can get Fatty to come over … That would be great …" Lin Feng thought to himself.
However, Li Shiyi suddenly hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"However —"
"I don't know."
…
Ceng Rui, Anxin, and Lin Feng turned to look at him. "What's wrong?" Li Shiyi smiled bitterly.
"I'm different from you, Lin Feng. Whether it's talent, comprehension, or strength, I'm much weaker than you. You can get back to your old self so quickly, but it's really difficult for me. I'm also a lot older than you guys, so I'm a little worried —"
He didn't finish what he was worried about.
But in fact, the other three people present already understood what he meant.
Indeed.
Although they weren't too worried before, and Li Shiyi's strength was indeed rising steadily after returning to the team after leaving Alpine, he was still a long way from his peak.
To put it bluntly, as a sparring partner for the three LPL club teams, he was still lacking in strength. He could only rely on part of his awareness and experience from back then, or the familiarity and tacit cooperation he had with a certain someone in the mock competition.
But in terms of individual strength, Li Shiyi could only barely compete with the members of the second team of the three LPL clubs. His familiarity and adaptability to the current version were even worse.
Back then, Lin Feng's strength had indeed recovered to an unbelievable degree. He went from being a Seven Kings to being a Peak Seven Kings, and was only half a step away from becoming a Yonko. Now, he had easily crossed the threshold of becoming a Yonko.
But a certain someone's existence could be said to be a cheat in the entire professional esports circle. It was not easy to find someone else.
In addition, the problem of age that Li Shiyi had just mentioned was also a very important shortcoming.
As one grew older, whether it was reaction speed, learning ability, or adaptability, it was inevitable that they would decline. This kind of problem was something that even a Yonko powerhouse like Phoenix needed to be extremely vigilant in order to overcome. For Li Shiyi, who still needed to work hard to recover, it became an even greater obstacle.
"So, Shiyi, you've encountered a bottleneck now?"
Lin Feng could not help but frown slightly.
From his comrade's words, he could already discern more than that.
Li Shiyi was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded. "For the past two days … I feel like I don't know how to play."
There was a hint of helplessness and bitterness in his tone.
When he first joined the training of the three LPL clubs, sparring with the top professional players in the country had indeed helped his recovery process a lot. But his recovery had only improved in the first few days, and in the past two days, it was obvious that he had stagnated.
"In a few mock competitions, it was my jungler that dragged down my team in the early stages."
Li Shiyi sounded guilty and annoyed.
This feeling was really terrible, even compared to the time when he was in the High Mountain Club. At that time, no one had any expectations for him, and no one paid any attention to him. If he was weaker, so be it. It was his own business. However, now that he was training with the three teams in the LPL, everyone was warm and friendly to him, hoping to get some help from him.
But his performance in the past few days had disappointed these people.
Even if the team members of the other clubs were kind enough not to criticize him, Li Shiyi felt incomparably bad in his heart.
Moreover, he could not casually talk about this to anyone else.
But at this time, in front of his closest friends and companions in the hotel room, he could not help but pour out his troubles.
After saying that, Li Shiyi felt guilty. "Sigh … It was so hard for me to meet Steamed Bun today, and it should have been a happy occasion. Saying these things spoiled the mood —"
"It's okay."
Suddenly, a pleasant voice rang out. Anxin looked at Li Shiyi, a smile on her face.
"If you don't talk to us, then Eleven, where else can you find a more suitable person to talk to?"
"Since you've talked about it, then you might as well talk about it."
"I'm listening."
"Maybe … I can help think of a solution."
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