At 1: 30 in the afternoon, Coach Lin arrived at the training room on time and gestured for everyone to sit down. He then said in a clear voice, "I have a few things to announce. First, Shaoyang's information has been approved. The League's Disciplinary Committee will come to the Tianhuan Squad next Wednesday to investigate and assess them. I hope everyone will cooperate. "
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
Lin Feng handed a piece of paper to Chi Shuo and said, "The second thing is that the S9 season finals will be held this weekend, on the 11th of November, at 7pm, at the Imperial Esports Center. The League has requested that all teams who have time go to the venue to help out. I'm asking for everyone's opinion. Do you want to go? "
The team members looked at each other in dismay.
Cheng Xing whispered, "We were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Won't we be laughed at if we go?" Xie Xiaotian whispered, "I want to go to the venue. The atmosphere is different from watching videos in the club."
Coach Lin looked at Chi Shuo and asked, "What do you think, Captain?"
Chi Shuo looked calm. "Let's go."
He paused and whispered, "The League Finals only happen once a year. This year, Tianhuan's results weren't satisfactory, but we might be the ones sitting on the stage in the next season's finals. There's no harm in familiarizing ourselves with it in advance. "
Everyone: "…"
Captain Chi had the guts!
Ye Shaoyang looked at the serious Chi Shuo and said with a smile, "I agree with Captain Chi. It'll be a pity if we don't go to the annual finals. "
Qujiang said seriously, "That's right. Even if we're sitting on the sidelines, we should go and experience the atmosphere. Besides, Old Nie and Ah Ning also bought tickets to go to the venue. I miss them a lot. "
Coach Lin nodded. "Okay, then Team 1 and Team 2 will go to the venue. However, there's something I need to remind you of. The Alliance has set aside a special viewing area for the various teams. When the time comes, there will be many gods from other teams present. Everyone, remember not to speak carelessly. "
He cast his gaze on Ye Shaoyang and warned, "Especially Shaoyang's identity. Before the club officially announces it, don't reveal it. If the other teams ask, just say that you're a newcomer from Tianheng. "
Ye Shaoyang was indeed a newcomer to Tianheng. However, he had set a new record for signing a contract for a newcomer in the entire Alliance. Furthermore, he was an Omega, which was unprecedented.
If this matter was revealed during the finals, there would probably be an uproar backstage. There would be no need to watch the competition anymore. The other teams would all rush over to watch Ye Shaoyang. Ye Shaoyang did not want the backstage to turn into a "gorilla watching event," so it was better to keep a low profile. He just wanted to watch a match.
Coach Lin continued, "Third, after our discussion, we've decided to let Tianheng Team 2 participate in this year's Silver Dragon Cup. Yan Bin, make the preparations. Fill in the team's information and give it to me."
Yan Bin looked up at the coach in surprise. "Silver Dragon Cup? Didn't we not participate in the past?"
Coach Lin said, "This year's rewards are higher than last year's. The champion will receive two million in cash and Silver Dragon Corporation's annual endorsement. The second and third place will receive one million and eight hundred thousand respectively. The other finalists will all receive two hundred thousand for their hard work. Most of the second-tier teams from the major teams will be there. There will also be many second- and third-tier teams. Initial estimates put the number of teams in the hundreds. They'll draw lots for group elimination matches. The competition will be fierce. Just treat it as training. "
Ye Shaoyang whispered to Chi Shuo, "Is the Silver Dragon Cup a non-governmental competition?"
Chi Shuo whispered back, "Yes. There are many competitions in the Battle of Gods. The more famous ones are the Ice Goddess Cup held every winter, the Seven Stars Cup in July, and the Silver Dragon Cup in November. The prize money is over a million. Many second- and third-tier teams rely on these competitions to win prizes. "
The game Battle of Gods was popular all over the world. The number of players was terrifying, and the official profits were shocking. Any good-looking legendary skin could be sold for over a hundred million. There were countless competitions every year. There were countless professional players who relied on competitions to make a living. There were thousands of professional players registered in China alone.
The official professional league, or SPL for short, was the highest standard professional competition personally supervised by the Professional Alliance. Only 18 teams were allowed to participate, and there was a "last place elimination" system. The two teams ranked last every season would have to compete against the champions and runners-up of the secondary league to compete for a spot in the next season's league.
If second- and third-tier teams wanted to advance to the SPL, they would have to compete in the secondary league to earn points. They would then have to compete against the two teams ranked last in the professional league. If they won, they would advance next season.
Every year, there would be teams eliminated, but there would also be new blood joining the league.
The competition was fierce.
There were only 18 teams in the top league. What about the other professional players who couldn't play in the top league? They could only play in the secondary league and various civil cup competitions.
Not everyone in the e-sports circle was as glamorous as players like Chi Shuo and Fang Zhengqing, who were worth tens of millions. For many second- and third-tier teams, the professional players could only earn a meager salary every month and rely on the rewards of some cup competitions to survive. Every year, many teams disbanded because they couldn't continue operating. This circle was actually quite cruel.
Ye Shaoyang was undoubtedly lucky. He was favored by Tianheng E-Sports Club and was directly signed to a first-tier team to play in the SPL. If he had signed with a second- or third-tier team, he wouldn't even have the qualifications to play in the league.
Chi Shuo added, "Tianheng doesn't lack the two million prize money. Letting Team Two play in the Silver Dragon Cup might be because of the capital cooperation. Silver Dragon Group has invested in a lot of e-sports clubs. They're purely there to support the scene."
Ye Shaoyang nodded in understanding.
The Silver Dragon Cup had nothing to do with their main team. But since Team Two was going, it represented Tianheng E-Sports Club's face. During this period of time, he could train with the team and raise the awareness of Team Two's youths. Ye Shaoyang planned to tutor Xie Xiaotian later. Maybe he could get good grades.
After Coach Lin announced the three pieces of news, he continued to organize everyone's training.
Yesterday, they practiced the Threesome combination. Today, they practiced the Black and White Wolf Kings.
Team Two was once again crushed.
Xie Xiaotian was chased all over the canyon by Ye Shaoyang's four wolf pups. He was traumatized by the bites! In the end, Coach Lin still forced Team 2 to win the game by forcing them to go against the wind to ease the collapse of their mentality.
After training, Ye Shaoyang called Xie Xiaotian in the Tianhuan Squad's internal group chat. "Tian Tian Kai Xin. Starting today, after training ends at 12 o 'clock every night, let's play a few rounds before going to sleep ^ _ ^"
Xie Xiaotian was scared out of his wits by this smiley face emoji. "Brother Yang, w-what did I do to offend you?"
Ye Shaoyang: "I'm helping you improve your mental fortitude ^ _ ^"
Xie Xiaotian: "…"
Chi Shuo quickly followed. "Qin Sui, Team Two's jungler, come and play a game with me."
Qin Sui: "…"
Coach Lin understood their intentions and sent a message: "Captain Chi and Shaoyang are helping you. Why aren't you hurrying? Next week, when you play in the Silver Dragon Cup, as long as you walk out of the base, you will represent Tianheng. You won't be defeated in the first round of the group stage, right? "
Xie Xiaotian instantly understood. "Thank you for your guidance, Brother Yang!"
Qin Sui also said enthusiastically, "After being tortured by Captain Chi a few more times, I won't be afraid of other junglers in the competition."
Thus, after 12 o 'clock at night, Ye Shaoyang and Chi Shuo, who were supposed to go to the international server, changed their training plan at the last minute. The two of them began to train the rookies of Team Two.
The youths of Team Two were their sparring partners every day. They were like sandbags that were passively beaten. Their mentality was really easy to break down. In order to let them experiment with tactics, they also had to copy the lineup system of other teams. It was actually quite tiring.
Ye Shaoyang intended to train Xie Xiaotian, the mid laner of Team Two, and Coach Lin was happy to see it happen.
Watching the various 1v1 coaching matches in the team, Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh in his heart — —
Back then, Chi Shuo was also brought up by his master like this.
For ten whole years, the Tianheng team had experienced great storms. They had climbed to the peak and fallen to the bottom. The only thing that didn't change was this harmonious and positive atmosphere. This was also the reason why he was willing to stay in Tianheng to coach.
Lin Feng turned on his phone and sent a message to someone with the ID "Tom". "Do you have time to arrange a training match for the week of November 20th to 25th?"
Tom quickly replied, "Team Two against Team Two?"
Lin Feng: "Let's play as the main force and prepare for next season."
Tom hesitated for a moment before replying, "Sure, I'll discuss the specific time with them."
Coach Tom was the head coach of Team FNO in the North American division. The captain of the team, Mitchell, was an extremely popular mid laner. However, FNO was as unlucky as Tianheng in the S9 season. They bumped into TBP in the North American division in the first round of the playoffs and were eliminated. They were also eliminated in the first round of the playoffs and missed the World Series.
Moreover, FNO's archer and support had retired. They were replaced by a new duo called Allen and Angus. They were very similar to Tianheng. There was a big change in the bottom lane. The two coaches felt like they were in the same boat.
Anyway, the World Series had nothing to do with them. They could arrange a few training matches to train each other and prepare for next season. Moreover, the North American and Chinese teams didn't have to worry so much about each other's matches.
Soon, Tom sent a message. "November 20th at 12 o 'clock. We'll be at 12 o' clock in the afternoon and you'll be at 12 o 'clock in the evening. Or the other way around, we'll play two rounds."
Coach Lin: "Okay, then I'll be at noon. I'll get them to wake up early."
Tom: "Okay."
After setting the time for the training match, Coach Lin set a reminder on his phone and went to bed happily.
The S9 season was coming to an end. Tianheng would definitely rebound from the bottom in next year's S10 season!
Chi Shuo wasn't joking when he said that they would go to the finals to experience the atmosphere. They might really be able to sit on the big stage of the S10 finals as contestants.
The next few days passed very quickly.
In the afternoon and evening, Team 1 and Team 2 continued to train and change their lineups. After 12 o 'clock in the evening, it was time for Ye Shaoyang to torture Xie Xiaotian and Chi Shuo to torture Qin Sui.
Team 2's mid laner and jungler were beaten to a pulp by the two demon kings. However, they were also improving rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, it was November 11th.
In his previous life, Singles' Day was a national shopping festival. In this world, Singles' Day was a carnival in the esports circle. The annual SPL League of Gods finals would be held on the night of November 11th!
The regular season of Season 9 lasted for half a year. Out of the 18 teams, eight of them made it to the playoffs. Tianheng and Beimu were eliminated in the first round, and Jing Zhe was beaten from the winner's bracket to the loser's bracket.
Unexpectedly, after Jing Zhe's team was beaten into the loser's bracket by Fire-mark, they won all the way and became the champion of the loser's bracket. They made it back to the finals!
Fire-mark, who everyone thought the most highly of, was eliminated by Ice Spirit.
The finals of S9 were between Jing Zhe's team and Ice Spirit's team.
At noon on November 11th, team leader Tang Can knocked on Ye Shaoyang's dormitory door and said with a smile, "Shaoyang, your team uniform is ready. It's tailor-made. We made three sets. You can change them. Try them on. "
Ye Shaoyang took the clothes and went back to his room to try them on.
Tianheng's team uniform was blue and white. The design was simple and elegant, and the colors were more conventional. However, the material of the fabric was very good, and it was very comfortable to wear.
A tailor had taken his measurements before, so this set of clothes fit him very well.
Ye Shaoyang put on the new team uniform and walked in front of Chi Shuo. He smiled and asked, "Captain Chi, what do you think? Don't I look more like a Tianheng team member now? "
Chi Shuo looked away from his smiling face and coughed lightly. "It's … it's quite nice."
It was indeed very nice. The blue color made Ye Shaoyang's skin look even fairer. His big eyes were full of smiles, and the simple sportswear made him look more youthful and energetic. His appearance was actually on the younger side. In the team uniform, he looked like a high school student. With this appearance, he could really shoot a team uniform commercial.
Sure enough, Tang Can's eyes lit up and he praised, "Shaoyang looks so handsome in the team uniform! You should take a few more sets of photos for next season's print ads. Our team uniform might sell out! "
The team uniform was also a big source of income for the club. To a certain extent, the sales of a team's uniform reflected the team's popularity. Ye Shaoyang said straightforwardly, "If you need any publicity photos or anything, just call me. I'll cooperate."
Chi Shuo also changed into the team uniform. The two of them went downstairs to eat and just happened to run into the coach and the others. Coach Lin said, "We won't be training this afternoon. We'll leave at 4 o 'clock sharp. Let's go there early."
At 4 o 'clock in the afternoon, the Tianhuan Squad's car drove out of the base.
Ye Shaoyang had a pheromone blocking patch on the back of his neck. He was wearing the team uniform jacket, and the collar was slightly raised to cover the sensitive part of the back of his neck.
Chi Shuo and Ye Shaoyang sat in the back of the car. After a moment of silence, he whispered, "There will be a lot of Alpha players in the spectator seats at the scene of the finals. At that time, you'll sit next to me so that you won't be affected by others."
Ye Shaoyang nodded. "Okay."
Chi Shuo looked at Ye Shaoyang's obedient nod, and his heart inexplicably softened.
Omega would really develop a sense of dependence on the Alpha players who marked them, right? After Shaoyang got in the car, there were so many empty seats, but he sat next to him and smiled at him.
Cough, forget it. Who told him to be the captain of the Tianhuan Squad?
It was only right to protect his team members.
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