For the professional teams and players in the professional arena, League of Legends was a team game. You couldn't rely on a single person to easily determine the direction of the battle. What was needed was the cooperation between team members.
For ordinary gamers, the fun of playing the game alone was far less than the fun of playing with friends in the Internet cafe.
There was only so much fun that could be had alone.
The two of them were enough to double the fun.
In the Lecheng Internet Cafe in Nanzhou City, Xia Ziyou was instantly overjoyed and excited because of Mu Qiu's promise. He looked forward to playing with the Internet Cafe Manager again when the business in the Internet cafe was not so busy. He felt that there seemed to be an exciting prospect for the long night ahead.
At the same time.
For Zhou Mo, the young and down-to-earth owner of a convenience store in a small town next to Xia City in Min Province, it was also because he had been inspired and encouraged by those junior high school students that he had finally mustered up the courage after so many years. He once again tried to take a step forward and come into contact with something he thought he would never touch again in his life.
It was late at night.
The two rows of street lamps on the street emitted a soft and dim yellow light, exuding a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
There was also a faint light coming from the convenience store on the side of the road.
The young owner of the convenience store in front of the counter was trying hard to adjust and fiddle with a shabby looking laptop. Probably because it hadn't been touched for a long time, the light on the computer's display was a bit dim, and the mouse socket didn't seem very sensitive anymore.
Ding —
While he was busy, the phone on the side of the counter rang with a message.
Zhou Mo took the phone and couldn't help but smile when he saw the name of the sender.
It was that kid called Zhang Xin.
Among the group of middle school students that came to the store to buy snacks and drinks, Zhang Xin seemed to be the leader. After all, it was said that this kid played the ADC position, and his strength was also the highest amongst his group of classmates.
Platinum rank.
He seemed to have heard that he got a pentakill in the Internet cafe last time. Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, he must have played an amazing game.
Recollecting his thoughts, Zhou Mo reached out and opened Zhang Xin's message.
A WeChat window popped up.
"Boss, have you downloaded League of Legends again? Have you started playing? "
As soon as he arrived, he went straight to the point and asked impatiently.
Zhou Mo turned his head and looked at the laptop on the counter, as well as the LOL startup icon that was quietly lying on the desktop. He typed a reply: "I downloaded it, but I haven't played it yet. My computer is a little old, so I was just debugging it."
Not long after the message was sent, he immediately received a reply.
"Are you playing tonight?"
"Do you need me to carry you? My ADC can carry you up the score! "
Even through these words, the sincere enthusiasm of a young middle school boy who volunteered to help made Zhou Mo feel warm in his heart. He replied with a smile, "It's already so late. Aren't you going to sleep?"
"I'm already in bed, but if you want, I can sneak out to play in the Internet Cafe!"
Zhou Mo was shocked when he saw this. He quickly replied, "No need, no need. Hurry up and sleep first. I haven't played in a long time. I need to get used to it first."
After a while, Zhang Xin replied with a message.
"Okay. Sigh, the main thing is that I have to go to cram school tomorrow morning. Otherwise, I could sleep a little later tonight."
From the tone of the message, it was obvious that there was some regret in his tone. It seemed that this platinum middle school boy really wanted to play a few rounds with the convenience store owner and show off his skills.
Zhou Mo smiled and typed, "It's okay. There will be opportunities in the future. There will be opportunities."
On the other end of the chat window, Zhang Xin quickly let go of this little bit of regret and sent a message saying goodnight. Zhou Mo put away his phone. Although he had only casually chatted with this little boy, it seemed to have made his mood uncontrollably brighten up quite a bit.
Then, next — —
His gaze once again looked at his laptop. Zhou Mo pulled himself together and took a deep breath.
I'll give it a try.
…
He clicked on the LOL icon.
The login interface window popped up on the desktop.
After hesitating for a while, Zhou Mo finally moved the mouse and clicked on the account registration button.
That account from back then …
He had naturally never forgotten it.
It was just that the current him could no longer make the ID that once shocked the professional esports circle shine again. Then, that ID would continue to be buried along with the account.
The account registration was quickly completed. He took the new account and successfully logged into the game's main interface. The first thing that popped up was a system prompt asking the player to name their summoner before starting the game for the first time.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Mo typed in a string of words and it was quickly accepted by the system.
Convenience store owner.
Looking at his brand new summoner name, Zhou Mo couldn't help but smile. This feeling … was very fresh. He hadn't felt this in a long time.
This was not the end of the novelty. Since the end of S1, it had been almost four to five years since he came into contact with League of Legends. Therefore, the changes in the current version, the addition of new heroes, and even the various new modes and options on the main interface made Zhou Mo feel extremely unfamiliar and novel.
He looked at the locations one by one.
There was also the dazzling array of skins in the game shop and the number of heroes that had increased to one hundred and thirty to one hundred and forty.
Unknowingly, Zhou Mo was completely immersed in this game of reunion after a long time.
After getting a rough understanding of everything, he first tried to play in teaching mode. Then, he switched back to the main interface and started a custom game. Among the densely packed list of heroes to choose from, he found the first hero he chose when he first came into contact with League of Legends in the S1 season.
Frost Archer Eich.
Custom activation.
The computer opposite him randomly chose Galen.
Naturally, there wasn't any difficulty in such a human-computer custom training mode. Zhou Mo was only using this mode to let himself familiarize himself with the keyboard and mouse controls.
Last hit.
Front and back hits were stiff.
With the movement of the mouse and keyboard, the Ice Archer's body began to move and attack.
His movements were a little slow and rusty. He missed a few last hits in a row.
If this had happened to any other former professional ADC player, it would have been extremely unlikely and impossible. Even if you hadn't touched the game for a long time, the muscle memory that had been developed from intense training would always be solidified in your body. It was impossible for you to completely forget the most basic skills.
But …
Zhou Mo looked at his right hand that was holding the mouse. When his gaze fell on the missing thumb and index finger, his expression became slightly gloomy.
But soon, he shook his head, took a light breath, and continued to focus on familiarizing himself with the training.
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