This year's World Finals had a total of four stages, held in the four major cities of each country in Europe.
Manchester City, Paris, Berlin, and London.
The group stage had come to an end at Manchester's Milton Arena. After the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals, the venue for the next round of the quarter-finals would naturally be moved. All the participating teams would gather in Paris, the capital of France, for the start of the battle.
Su Xue's reminder brought Lin Feng to a sudden realization.
"Oh right —"
"I almost forgot."
Including the time he took to get to Manchester City a few days in advance, as well as two days of practice matches and six days of group stage matches, he had been in Manchester for more than ten days. Basically, his attention was attracted by all kinds of things every day, and he had no time to think about anything else. He really did forget that the second round of the quarter-finals was about to change cities.
But there was no need to rush.
Among everyone present, only reporters like Su Xue, as well as the official film crew and logistics staff needed to rush to Paris in advance. Everyone else, like Mo Sheng and the players of the top eight teams, could wait for a day.
"KG, Fast Water, and God should be leaving tomorrow night."
Li Shiyi sent a message next to him.
"They were originally planning to leave the day after tomorrow, but the coaches and team leaders of several clubs discussed and decided to arrive a little earlier. After all, they also need to adapt to the new environment and competition venue."
The rest of the people at the table nodded, showing understanding expressions.
Indeed.
Perhaps for many people, arriving one night earlier did not seem to make much of a difference. After all, even if they wanted to familiarize themselves with the new venue, one night would not make much of a difference.
But thinking about it this way was wrong.
Especially when the finals entered a new round of the quarter-finals, the gap in strength between the teams further narrowed. There was still suspense about the outcome, and it would be difficult to determine who was evenly matched. Therefore, in order to find as much of a chance as possible to win, one had to carefully consider these details.
Even if I only have a little more time than you and adapt to the new venue a little earlier, I may be in better condition than you in the quarter-finals.
In that case, my chances of winning might be higher than yours by a sliver.
Even if it was just for this first chance, the coaches and team leaders of each club were absolutely willing to fight for it at all costs.
Lin Feng rubbed his chin.
"What about us?"
"We can confirm the plan now."
As they did not need to familiarize themselves with the venue in advance like the players of the three teams in the LPL division, Lin Feng and the others were not in a rush. But since the group stage was over, there was nothing else for them to do in Manchester City.
"Why don't we leave in the morning the day after tomorrow?"
Mo Sheng suggested from the side.
"It just so happens that you guys can join our commentary team."
"For example, Old Mi, Fei Yan, and the rest are very interested in you, Lin Feng, the LPL's royal sparring partner."
Lin Feng scratched his head.
"Oh, I don't really mind …"
"What about everyone?"
As he spoke, he looked at the other people at the table.
Li Shiyi nodded. "I'm fine with it."
Then, Ceng Rui nodded without hesitation, "Me too —"
The two of them were originally considered training partners for the three teams in the LPL region. Moreover, for them, one needed to recover their original strength as soon as possible, and the other hoped to learn more by constantly sparring with the top professional players on the national server. Naturally, they were happy to go there earlier.
Tang Bingyao obediently nodded in acknowledgment.
"Me too."
Although the girl had been learning and training from Bullet, the legendary master of the previous generation in North America, she had confirmed with her master last night that even if the next stop was Paris, the number one player of the previous generation in North America would still be there. The training would continue as usual, and there would be no impact.
Lin Feng happily nodded and was ready to make his decision.
"Sure."
"Then the day after tomorrow morning —"
However, at this moment, Anxin, who was the only one who did not speak, revealed a hesitant look.
"As for me …"
"It might take another two days."
As soon as he said that.
The group looked at the girl in shock.
"Steamed bun?"
…
Early the next morning, Su Xue and her colleagues from the official film crew of the national server left first and set off from Manchester City Airport to Paris, the capital of France, to take the lead in preparing for the various interviews and filming work for the knockout matches of the top eight.
That evening, the players of the three clubs in the LPL region packed their luggage and boarded the bus to the airport downstairs of the Hilton Hotel.
Before leaving, Shi Hang, Huangxue Nightsong, and the others did not forget to remind Lin Feng again and again.
"Come early tomorrow."
"We don't have enough people for the mock competition. We're waiting for you to continue sparring."
"Have you booked the plane tickets?"
"Don't oversleep and miss the flight."
"Alright, we're leaving. Hey, don't oversleep!"
After sending off the three LPL teams, Lin Feng and the others returned to the hotel room upstairs and began to busy packing their luggage. The next morning, they would also leave Manchester City with the rest of the team and continue to meet up with the three LPL teams in Paris.
Anxin also helped out while packing in the hotel room.
Of course, the main object of her help was a certain someone.
While helping a certain someone to tidy up, the girl nitpicked.
"Look at this, look at this —"
"Idiot is an idiot. How can you put your clothes like this?"
"You don't even know how to fold them before stuffing them into the suitcase. It would be strange if you could stuff a few of them in …"
"Have you washed the socks?"
"Hey, this is —"
A certain someone rarely embarrassed himself and hurriedly snatched a few pairs of his underwear from the hands of his childhood sweetheart. "Hey, hey, I can do this myself. Steamed Bun, you stay aside and rest."
The girl, who was forced to rest by a certain someone, did not mind. She sat leisurely on the sofa and swung her slender legs. Watching a certain someone begin to tidy up his suitcase and try to stuff a few pairs of underwear into the bottom of the suitcase, the corner of the girl's mouth curled up with interest.
"Oh —"
"Some people even know how to be embarrassed ~"
A certain someone retorted angrily.
"Do you think everyone is like you —"
"Huh?" The girl raised her eyebrows. "What's wrong with me? Tell me about it. "
There was an undisguised sense of danger in her words.
A certain someone could only squeeze out a fawning smile with tears in his eyes.
"Ahaha, it's nothing …"
As he continued to pack his luggage, a certain someone suddenly blurted out, "I'm sorry.
"Hey, why don't I send you back to the hospital later?"
The girl sat on the sofa bored and looked out the window with her chin in her hand.
"No need."
A certain someone hesitated. "But didn't you say yesterday …"
The girl smiled. "There's no need to rush. It's already so late, and the doctors and nurses need to rest. I'll send you guys off tomorrow and then go back."
"Oh," Lin Feng replied and continued to pack his luggage.
The atmosphere in the room became a little quiet.
An Xin finally turned her head to look at Lin Feng, who was silently packing his luggage. Her tone suddenly softened.
"Don't worry."
"I'll be fine."
A certain someone paused for a moment, then nodded.
"Mhm."
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