The high-speed train slowly pulled out of the station.
The scenery outside the window gradually changed from the tall city buildings to an endless field.
It was an autumn day in the suburbs of Magic City. The sky was clear and blue.
The car was air-conditioned, and the temperature was just right. Fortunately, there were no children crying. A few young men and women who looked like students were sitting in the seats in front of them. They seemed to also be League of Legends players, and they were excitedly discussing the hottest topic on the internet for the past two days.
"Hey... there's a regional qualifier in a month and a half."
"Seriously, should we sign up and give it a try?"
"Aiya, even if we can't, we can at least try. What if we're lucky and make it to the next round?"
These were probably the thoughts and feelings of many of the players in the local server.
Indeed.
This time, the higher-ups had made such a bold and bold change. Although they hadn't seen the final results yet, at least... the whole atmosphere of the server had been stirred up.
The discussion drifted into Lin Feng's ears.
But it didn't seem to be taken too seriously.
At this moment, a certain someone was still looking out the window, but he wasn't admiring the autumn scenery of Magic City either.
The destination on the ticket in his hand was "Min Province Xia City."
(Xia City...)
Speaking of which...
It was also a place that had been mentioned many times in his memories.
...
Lin Feng had never been to Xia City.
It seemed to be a rather regrettable thing. Back in the S1 season, whether it was to earn money or just to challenge strong teams, he and his teammates would definitely try their best to participate in any competition they could participate in.
For example, there were more than ten cities along the southeast coast where there were more competitions, and they had taken the train to almost all of them.
They had even heard about an internet cafe competition in a remote county. At that time, everyone had run out of money. Once they heard that there was an internet cafe competition in that county with a prize of 1,000 yuan, everyone's eyes lit up. They decisively took out the remaining 120 yuan they had on them, found a small van for private customers, and rushed over excitedly.
They easily won the championship. Unfortunately, the boss of the internet cafe that organized the competition went back on his word and only gave them 700 yuan. After deducting the fare, the five of them only got a total of 460 yuan.
However, everyone still happily took the prize money they earned and had a sumptuous meal at a roadside stall. At night, to save money, they even bargained with the internet cafe owner and spent 50 yuan to book a private room for the night …
And that night, that support partner of theirs harrumphed and said that if they could go to Xia City to compete, their team definitely wouldn't end up in such a state.
"My uncle runs an internet cafe!"
"The decorations and equipment are much better than here."
"The sofa is even softer! It's even more comfortable than a hotel! "
"There's a late-night snack stall by the roadside. The kebabs from that stall … Tsk tsk, the taste is simply amazing!"
His friend, who was assisting him, described the deliciousness of the supper stall in front of his uncle's internet cafe in an extravagant manner. The other four people beside him also drooled as they listened, and their hearts were filled with yearning. At that moment, they decided that if they could earn money or if they could go to Xia City for a tournament, they would definitely go to the place that the former mentioned and properly patronize it.
Then …
There was nothing else.
After that, many things happened.
They didn't go to those small internet cafe competitions anymore. Instead, they stepped onto the world's top professional stage.
But in the end —
A certain someone in front of the car window lowered his head slightly. A trace of sadness flashed across his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.
He took a deep breath, and his gaze fell on the ticket in his hand.
This would be the first time he would go to the city where his friend was.
Similarly …
Hope.
He would be able to sit with his friend at the supper stall that had been mentioned countless times in front of the internet cafe and have a good meal.
…
Min Province, Xia City.
Le Cheng Internet Cafe.
The young employee was still busy walking back and forth in the lobby of the internet cafe. He would deliver a can of Coke here and help deliver a takeaway for breakfast there. From time to time, he would greet the regular customers familiarly and ask a few questions about the other party's ranking that day.
Business hadn't been too good for the past two days, because it had been affected by the loss of this year's finals.
However, starting from yesterday afternoon, the internet cafe's business had suddenly returned.
The reason was because of the two press releases.
And the Weibo post that the local LPL teams had jointly reposted yesterday morning.
It was as if the originally somewhat lifeless atmosphere of the local server had suddenly been reinvigorated.
"Our local team hasn't given up yet. As a fan, I can't drag them down, can I?"
A regular customer, who had angrily said two days ago that he was going to give up, and yesterday afternoon rushed back to the internet cafe to continue ranking, vowed to the young employee of the internet cafe.
"Besides, how can I give up? I will never give up in this life! "
"I still have to wait to see our LPL team win the championship at the Bird's Nest in the finals next year!"
Therefore, this morning, the business of Le Cheng Internet Cafe was booming again, even better than before.
After finally delivering drinks and takeaway to a few customers, Mu Qiu stretched and was about to return to the counter to rest for a while. As soon as he turned around, he saw a beautiful girl standing in front of him with her hands behind her back, smiling brightly.
"Hi!"
Mu Qiu froze for a moment, feeling a headache coming on.
"Why are you here?"
The girl was not satisfied.
"Why? Why can't I come? Do you have to drive away customers when you open an internet cafe?"
Mu Qiu sighed. "You're a student … Don't you have classes during the day?"
The girl smiled proudly. "Are you stupid? It's Sunday today. We're on vacation!"
Mu Qiu shook his head helplessly. "Miss Xia, why don't you stay in the dormitory and catch up on sleep? What are you doing here so early in the morning …"
Xia Ziyou pursed her lips. "I want to!"
"Okay, okay, okay … I'll get you a computer."
Hearing this, Xia Ziyou waved his hand repeatedly. "No hurry, no hurry! I'm here to talk to you about something! "
Mu Qiu looked Xia Ziyou up and down.
"What is it?"
Xia Ziyou moved closer and blinked at Mu Qiu in front of her.
"You know about the two press releases yesterday, right?"
Mu Qiu nodded.
Xia Ziyou was excited.
"How is it? What do you think?"
What do you think?
Mu Qiu raised his eyebrows. "It's good. The shop's business is back."
Indeed, as the young master of Le Cheng Internet Cafe and the future boss, it was naturally gratifying that the shop's business was picking up.
But this didn't seem to be the answer that Miss Xia wanted to hear. Xia Ziyou stomped her foot.
"Not that!"
"I'm asking you if you have any thoughts about the regional preliminaries!"
As she spoke, she looked at Mu Qiu expectantly.
When Mu Qiu heard this, he put on a baffled expression.
"What thoughts do I have?"
"They're competing. It has nothing to do with me."
Xia Ziyou was anxious.
"How can it have nothing to do with me?"
"Don't you want to sign up for it?!"
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