Before him was Thirteen Thought, then Shi Hang, and now Morning Star.
Since the start of the finals until now, Lin Feng realized that apart from being a sparring partner for the three teams in the LPL, his second function was to accompany them for a walk.
However, compared to the previous two, the current Morning Star was slightly different.
The previous two were just having a casual chat after being regrettably eliminated at the end of the competition as a way to say goodbye. The current Morning Star was taking a walk to relieve stress before the final battle.
Of course, he really needed to relieve stress right now.
Not to mention anything else, just the recent preparation training after the semi-finals was indeed too intense and stressful. On one hand, as the captain of Team God, he had to shoulder the responsibility of overall command. On the other hand, as a member of his own mid laner position, Morning Star had to constantly think of ways to break through and overcome his own personal barrier.
This kind of pressure would be difficult for anyone else to bear easily.
However, Morning Star endured it just like that.
He never complained about being tired or bitter.
Even if it was just the slightest bit of negative emotions, he never revealed it in front of anyone.
The only thing that appeared in front of everyone was steady and hard work. He did his best to carry out every step of the senior coaches' requests to the best of his ability. He was meticulous, and he constantly gave encouragement and guidance to his teammates. Even though he had yet to truly break through his bottleneck, he no longer showed any signs of disappointment or depression.
"If I really have to say, then in a sense, Team God's Morning Star should be the most perfect and ideal image of a professional esports player."
This was a sentence that a certain domestic esports media had once mentioned in an esports player's biography.
It was unanimously recognized by countless local players and even professionals in the professional circle.
Yes.
Steady, humble, hardworking, strong, never discouraged, never gave up, never had any negative rumors —
Almost all of the excellent qualities that these professional esports players could possess could be found in the captain of Team God's mid laner. It seemed like you really couldn't find any fault with Morning Star. You could only admire and praise him.
Every ordinary player would worship such a near-perfect idol.
Every professional esports player yearned to have such a reliable mid laner, a captain that others could rely on.
Every Pro Club would covet and desire to obtain such a precious member that fulfilled all of their expectations as their own Club's trump card, as the team's stabilizing force.
When all the comments landed on Morning Star, it was as if he was shrouded in a halo and fresh flowers.
But these were just the appearances on stage.
It was an illusory shadow that had been deliberately enhanced and magnified under the flashing lights.
In the end …
No one is perfect.
…
Morning Star naturally had his own flaws. He had his own negative emotions, and he had to bear a greater pressure than others.
It was just that he rarely showed it in front of others.
And on this point —
At that moment, Lin Feng was probably the one who had the most direct and deep understanding of the situation.
Therefore, when the Morning Star invited him to take a walk tonight, he agreed without hesitation, compared to the previous two times when Nian Shisan and Shi Hang invited him for a walk.
The two took the elevator downstairs and walked out of the hotel. When they arrived outside the hotel lobby, night had gradually fallen. The London night sky was sprinkling with rain, appearing somewhat dense but gentle. It wasn't a storm, but it wasn't suitable for a stroll on such a night.
But it didn't matter.
Compared to the heavy and oppressive atmosphere of the final match tomorrow, the light rain tonight was really not worth mentioning.
They just strolled aimlessly on the empty streets near the hotel. The two chatted while strolling, and the topics of their conversation also seemed to have no boundaries. They just talked about whatever came to their minds.
They talked about the training in the past few days.
"In terms of tactics, we can basically come up with six sets."
"Oh, the set of best-of-five only has a maximum of five matches. You have an extra set here. It's enough."
"Heh, that's true, but there are only one or two sets that we're really confident in."
"Well, it still depends on how they deal with it."
They also talked about the state and performance of the other team members in the past few days.
"Old Ye took the initiative to practice with Sister Xiao Wu these two days. He really trained hard."
"Yes … If I didn't see it with my own eyes, it's really hard to believe that Senior Xiao Wu still has such a realm and state — I really can't find any other words to describe my mood other than shock."
"Hahaha, Sister Xiao Wu is really strong. What you see now may be just the tip of the iceberg. If Sister Xiao Wu really gets serious … it'll be scary."
"But A Ye's state has really improved in the past few days. It should be no problem for him to fight against Ray."
Naturally, it was inevitable that the topic returned to Morning Star himself.
Lin Feng glanced at Morning Star next to him.
"A little bit more, right?"
Similar questions had been raised by each of them countless times over the past few days.
The answer he received from Morning Star was the same as always.
"Yes."
"A little more."
But now when he answered such a question, Morning Star's expression and tone had become extremely calm and relaxed, as if he was just talking about a trivial matter.
Lin Feng nodded slightly, admiring him in his heart.
Because this was indeed the state of mind that should be used.
Don't be eager for quick success.
Don't worry too much about gains and losses.
Sometimes, the more you try to ask for something, the more you may not get it. Instead of advancing, you will fall back.
But only when you truly calmed down and accepted this situation, no matter what the result was, as long as you maintained a calm heart and steadily did everything you should and could do, in the end, you might inadvertently achieve success.
Of course —
This was just a comforting statement based on the current situation. If possible, who wouldn't want to break through the bottleneck faster?
But even if several seniors personally took action, it was still difficult to make a direct breakthrough in this matter.
Then he could only wait patiently.
Wait for that …
The so-called opportunity.
Lin Feng's thoughts wandered for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he heard Morning Star ask something. Lin Feng shook his head and looked at his companion beside him to confirm again, "What's wrong with you?"
"What did you just say?"
Morning Star didn't think much of it. He asked the same question again, "What's wrong with you?
"I mean —"
"Have you ever thought about what e-sports means to you?"
This seemed to be a rather empty and boring proposition.
It was like a primary school student writing an essay. It felt like he was going to say a bunch of high-sounding words that were empty and meaningless.
But at this moment, Morning Star looked at Lin Feng with an extremely serious and sincere expression.
Lin Feng was slightly stunned.
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