The third day of the All-Star Weekend was always the highlight of the event. The so-called All-Star Competition was, in fact, just for this day.
The 24 All-Stars would be split into two teams of 12 players to face off against each other. If it weren't for the fact that the All-Star Weekend was just for show, the players wouldn't care too much about winning or losing. Otherwise, this could be considered the highest level of competition in Glory.
The division of the 24 All-Stars was all done by the Alliance. In principle, they wouldn't divide the players from the same team into competitors. Up until now, the number of All-Stars from each team had been balanced. There had never been a situation where a team had to be split up to form two teams.
This year was no exception. The 24 players were split into two teams.
Samsara's 3, Micrograss's 3, Wind Howl's 2, Hundred Blossoms' 2, and Royal Style's and Seaside's 1, made a team of 12.
Tyranny's 4, Blue Rain's 3, Void's 2, Misty Rain's 2, 301's 1, made a team of 12.
The numbers were balanced, but when it came to the division of players, the Alliance would purposely create a bit of tension. For example, Samsara and Blue Rain, who had competed for the championship last season, definitely wouldn't have them fight side by side. Micrograss's Gao Yingjie and Blue Rain's Lu Hanwen were currently the most eye-catching rookies in the Alliance. As a result, the two teams were split up in an attempt to create a showdown between these two. Wind Howl and Hundred Blossoms' veterans had all transferred to Tyranny. Hundred Blossoms' Zhang Jiale's return made the Hundred Blossoms' players grit their teeth. As a result, these two teams were set up as opposing sides of Tyranny.
Apart from this, the Alliance also paid attention to the distribution of players. After all, many Gods came to the All-Stars year after year. What the audience wanted to see was different players, partners, or opponents. If three teams fought three teams year after year, it wouldn't be interesting at all.
All of these arrangements were for the sake of making the All-Star Match as exciting as possible. In reality, the All Star Competition was usually very exciting. Even if everyone knew that this was a show, they also knew that this was a show that attracted a lot of attention from the players and fans. The players were more than happy to see who was more outstanding through the duels. The pro players didn't want to be easily looked down upon by the other players. Adding on the fact that there was some tension in the groups, the All Star players wouldn't be too half-hearted.
However, there was an awkward reality that had plagued the All Star Competition for the past two years. Last year, there was only one All Star healer, Zhang Xinjie, but this year, it was the same.
Every team in the Alliance had at least one class, and that was healers. Healers played a very important role in the team competition, so they couldn't be careless about their skill level. The healers of the various powerhouses were really hard to distinguish, so the votes for the healers in the All-Star competition were relatively even. Zhang Xinjie was currently known as the number one healer, but his identity as a Master Tactician had helped him win a lot of praise. In terms of healer skill, the undisputed God of Healing in the history of Glory was Fang Shiqian, the owner of Micrograss's Paladin Windbreak. Unfortunately, he announced his retirement after Micrograss won its second championship in Season 7. Ever since his retirement, the All-Star Competition had fallen into an awkward situation of lacking a healer. Based on the current situation, this awkwardness was likely to continue.
The current healers were all very stable. No one showed any signs of suddenly exploding. For the time being, none of the new healers were as talented as Fang Shiqian, who stood out like a crane in a flock of chickens.
However, the absence of a healer didn't affect the brilliance of the All-Star Competition. In last year's All-Star Competition, the side without a healer played wildly. One player after another exploded, and in the end, they defeated the side with a healer. However, it had to be said that this kind of victory would only appear in the All-Star Competition. In this show, the players weren't under much pressure. They were relaxed and there weren't any strict restrictions on their tactics. It was normal for them to play out differently.
But in this year's All-Star Competition, such a scene of a God exploding in succession didn't appear. In the end, the presence or absence of a healer became the deciding factor between the two teams. The side with Zhang Xinjie won this year's All-Star Competition.
This year's All-Star Weekend came to an end. Compared to last year's All-Star Weekend, it wasn't as lively, but it was still a successful All-Star Weekend.
After the event ended, Lou Guanning and the others left through the player entrance as usual. Ye Xiu's group of four followed the crowd out, but Lou Guanning had already arranged for a car to take them to his party.
Lou Guanning's party was set up in a clubhouse. It wasn't far from Micrograss's home stadium, so they arrived quickly. With Lou Guanning's prior notice, the four entered with a green light. Lou Guanning and the others had already arrived at the party. They were all dressed up. When they saw Ye Xiu's group of four arrive, they immediately went up to greet them.
"Amazing! It's like watching a movie! "Baozi clearly hadn't been to a party like this before, so he looked around.
"Haha." Lou Guanning laughed.
Chen Guo was a bit better than Baozi, but after looking around, she asked Lou Guanning strangely: "Why can't I see anyone else?"
"Everyone else?" Lou Guanning turned his head and looked around. There really weren't many people here, but it wasn't like there wasn't anyone here. What did she mean by everyone else? Lou Guanning didn't react for a moment.
Chen Guo seemed to be afraid of missing something, so she carefully looked around: "I don't see anyone!"
Hearing this, Lou Guanning suddenly realized and laughed: "Are you talking about the other pro players? Of course not. I didn't invite them. "
"Ah?" Chen Guo was astonished. She had thought that Lou Guanning's drinking buddy was just using his status as a host to make friends with the other pro teams.
"Haha, it's Micrograss's home stadium after all!" Lou Guanning said.
Chen Guo still didn't understand, but Ye Xiu immediately understood. At first, he also thought that Lou Guanning was inviting the other pro teams to this party, but now he knew that this guy really knew how to act appropriately.
This year's All Star Weekend was Micrograss's home stadium. Even though Heavenly Swords was also the host, if they used this time to host a party, it would be suspicious of them trying to steal the limelight. Especially since Heavenly Swords had been in the limelight since the beginning of their team. Now that they were doing this again, not many teams would think that he was trying to make friends with everyone. They would probably think that this rich hedonist wanted to show off again. As a result, inviting the other pro teams to this party wasn't very appropriate. Chen Guo's personality was rather bold. She clearly didn't consider such details. After hearing Lou Guanning mention Micrograss's home stadium, she still didn't react. In the end, she asked: "Then what are we doing here?"
"Getting to know more people is a good thing!" Lou Guanning said.
"Who are these people?" Chen Guo looked around.
"Come come, let me introduce you." There weren't many drinking buddies yet, but Lou Guanning was very attentively helping Chen Guo and the others lead the way. He randomly interjected himself in front of two people chatting and introduced them.
Of these two people, one was some investment consultant, the other was some executive director. Their titles were all very intimidating. No matter how big Chen Guo's Internet Cafe was, it wasn't very high level. She didn't have many opportunities to interact with these types of people. Afterwards, when she heard Lou Guanning introduce her as Team Happy's boss, Chen Guo finally understood Lou Guanning's intentions for hosting this party.
"Looking for sponsors?" After chatting with that investment consultant and executive director for a bit, Chen Guo quietly asked Lou Guanning.
"Yes." Lou Guanning nodded.
Ye Xiu's group of four finally understood what kind of people Lou Guanning wanted to make friends with at this party. Bringing them here could be said to be a great favor. Both sides were teams, so they could be said to be competitors here.
"Little Lou, you're too kind!" Chen Guo was now completely convinced by Lou Guanning. She couldn't find any reason to criticize him.
Chen Guo had no experience in dealing with this type of situation. But she had the courage, the determination to be responsible for the team, and the resolve to be a good boss. As a result, she went around looking for people to talk to without looking back. Chen Guo's style of making friends with people was quite popular in the city, but in this type of situation, her style was a bit lacking. Chen Guo clearly understood this point, so she paid more attention to being reserved. However, many of Lou Guanning's guests didn't understand the Glory competitive scene. Chen Guo had a hard time communicating with them, but she wasn't discouraged. She continued to look for people to talk to.
Baozi clearly couldn't do this sort of thing. This guy wandered around as if he were visiting a zoo. From time to time, he would run back to Ye Xiu and the others and make a fuss about nothing. Whenever someone took the initiative to talk to him, he would introduce himself as Baozi. From time to time, he would even show the tattoo on his left arm, making people stunned. Being able to show one's arm in the middle of winter required skill.
Ye Xiu and Tang Rou, on the other hand, stayed to the side the entire time. Tang Rou casually picked up a cup of wine and sipped from it from time to time. Ye Xiu, on the other hand, held an especially deep ashtray and smoked one cigarette after another, creating a foul atmosphere. Tang Rou was such a dazzling girl. It had to be Ye Xiu's credit that no one came over to talk to her.
They didn't ask how long the party was going to last. From the moment they arrived, guests kept coming. Lou Guanning walked through the crowd. No matter if it was old or young, male or female, he was able to happily chat with them. Later, when he glanced over at Ye Xiu and Tang Rou, he clinked his wine glass twice and pulled Happy aside: "Today, I have a few good friends that I want to introduce to everyone."
"This guy …" Ye Xiu was helpless. He could only go along with the introductions and the group went over together.
Who knew that after the introductions, a discordant voice would suddenly appear at the party.
"Hahahaha, a bunch of people who play video games. Why are they acting so serious?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall and handsome young man. His words were very impolite, but he looked gentle and had an extraordinary temperament.
"Who is this?" Ye Xiu asked Lou Guanning.
"I don't know!" Lou Guanning said.
"I say, isn't this your party?" Ye Xiu was puzzled.
"I did it very casually. I didn't send out any invitations. As long as you're a member of this club, you can come and join in the fun if you pass by," Lou Guanning said.
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Hahaha, this All Stars Weekend is going to be quick! (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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