章 15: Regional Final Match (1)
While Fu Yue was queueing for a whole morning in a good mood. On another side, in Tianmeng's base, the atmosphere was a bit gloomy.
In yesterday's fight for second place, Tianmeng lost to Yuelan 0-2 which was a disappointing result.
Therefore, their journey for season 10 was over. The players could only train during the off-season in the base while waiting for season 11 to arrive.
Early in the morning, everyone was still sound asleep except for one person who left the base to go jogging in his sportswear.
Tianmeng was a well-off organization and had a lot of sponsors. As a result, the living conditions of both players and staff were great and the dormitory was spacious and clean.
Even the neighborhood they were in had good security and was costly.
There were not many pedestrians on the road at the moment so the tall figure dressed in black sportswear with a white cap steadily jogged on the sidewalk without gaining any unwanted attention.
Even though he was fully covered from head to toe, one could still see that he had extremely good body proportions. With a height of 1.88 cm, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a pair of long legs, it was easy to guess that he was an Alpha.
After jogging for another 10 minutes, Wei Chen slowly came to stop in front of a vending machine before grabbing himself a bottle of water.
He wordlessly sat down on the bench nearby as he half-emptied the water from the bottle in one go.
As Wei Chen wiped away the droplets of water from his lips with his left thumb, the wind suddenly picked up creating a soothing cool sensation upon coming into contact with his body.
Taking off his cap, Wei Chen nonchalantly pushed back his sweaty bangs with his right hand to reveal his prominent forehead resulting in a wild look, unlike his usual proper and prim image.
In the meantime, dappled light softly fell onto his handsome countenance as his black hair ruffled due to the wind creating a beautiful image as if a painting has came to life.
His pair of light sapphire eyes seemed to be darkened as he quietly stared off into space.
Yesterday's result was TM's worst yet result in the years of its establishment.
Albeit did not take the Champion title during the past years, Tianmeng was always one of their regional representatives to go to the world.
Last year, they ranked second and fought their way through the play-in stage to earn a spot in the world's quarterfinal match.
This year, however, TM dropped out early disappointing a lot of people, especially their fans.
As a captain, Wei Chen had a huge responsibility in leading his team so he got scolded the most by the netizens.
Ever since their defeat to Yuelan, Weibo seemed to be blown away by rumors of his retirement and possibly getting benched for the next season.
Wei Chen has already gotten used to baseless rumors surrounding him so he did not waste his energy in personally clarifying them.
At the moment, he was thinking about their empty position, Mid-laner.
Wei Chen had a vast connection in the e-sport industry so he more or less knew who was going to be released during the transfer period.
However, no one caught his eye yet.
It was not that there were no great players among them but problem was, they did not fit into the team's playstyle.
Coach He was leaning toward the idea of buying an overseas mid-laner but Wei Chen was not optimistic about this.
It was obvious that Yuelan would release their mid-laner and look for a strong player for the next season to improve their weak mid-lane.
Regardless of Yuelan's win or loss in the final matches next week, they had already proven their worth by defeating TM with the addition of XiaoXi to the team.
That's why the foreign player would likely go to Yuelan who were willing to offer them a high fee.
In the end, He Xing was still their best choice and Wei Chen was intending to give him special training so that he could play better under the pressure and be able to keep up with their fast tempo.
Truthfully speaking, TM's roster this year was quite rough. Their ADC was a rookie who just made his debut this year while their support was newly joined from another team so there were a lot of run-ins.
In addition, Xieyu's personality clashed with their support so there were frequent miscommunications during the match.
Nevertheless, Wei Chen was confident that they could become better after playing together for one year.
However, during the summer split, Wei Chen was informed by an insider that Xieyu was contacting another team to discuss his upcoming contract.
Knowing this, Wei Chen did not even try on holding Xieyu back.
Since his mind has already left the team there was no use in attempting to keep him here just to cause harm to each other.
As Wei Chen's thoughts wandered, a call suddenly came through causing him to temporarily leave this matter behind.
" Wei Chen, where are you? "
Coach He's sleepy voice came through the phone indicating that the other party had just woken up.
" I came out to jog. "
No matter how many times Coach He had already heard this, he was still speechless.
Other e-sport players were simply lazy to even stand up so there was no need to mention waking up early like office workers!
Still, this guy not only played with a right sitting posture, he even exercised diligently to keep his good figure which was a wonder whether he was a model or a gamer.
Anyways, Coach He called him to confirm something so he quickly asked," I got the ticket. Are you really going to watch Yuelan and Sunzheng match in B city alone? "
In return, Wei Chen issued a soft Mm to which Coach He couldn't help but lament how strong his mentality was to calmly watch the team that just made them lose the ticket to the world.
Well, if Silence were to be weak mentally, he wouldn't be able to create those legends in the past either.
Dropping this issue, Coach He wanted to go back to sleep so he hurriedly spoke a few more words before hanging up.
Wei Chen, who had rested enough, finally stood up preparing to go back to the base. On the way back, he also did not forget to book a flight to B city in advance.
Even though everyone was rivals on the battlefield, in reality, they were still colleagues as well as friends and got along with each other just like how normal people do.
Therefore, winning or losing shouldn't get in the way of their friendship.
An old player such as Wei Chen still kept contact with his friends that debuted in the same year. Despite his quiet demeanor, his circle of friends was not as small as others speculated.
In both Yuelan and Sunzheng, two of his old friends were going to go against each other so Wei Chen felt that it was only right for him to go to watch them in person as a friend, not as a rival like Coach He's thought.
Not long after, Wei Chen reached the base and he proceeded to go on with his usual daily routine before coming out to eat his lunch.
Since it was not time for others to wake up yet, Wei Chen had his meal alone while reviewing their matches from yesterday once more time.
Back to Fu Yue's side, after he finished his meal he slowly made his way back to his room while scrolling down his Weibo.
Fu Yue followed TOBH's official account to be up to date with the game. At this time, TOBH just issued an official notice stating the two teams that were going to compete in the Regional Final Match next Saturday.
By sheer coincidence, the final match was going to take place in B city where Fu Yue was currently living which caused his steps to falter.
It was true that he was in a hurry to prove himself but it was not like he couldn't spare half a day to go watch the match in person.
With this thought in mind, Fu Yue clicked the link to where the ticket was being sold. However, to his disappointment, there was no ticket left.
Despite not being able to grab the ticket, Fu Yue's mood quickly recovered. He could still watch the live stream on their official channel so there was nothing to brood over.
" Okay, today's stream ended here. See you tomorrow at the same time. "
Fu Yue closed the game before giving a hard stretch as he was sitting for a whole afternoon.
Rubbing his aching waist, Fu Yue couldn't help but mumble while making his way out of his room,'' Aii, I think I should exercise more. My current body is quite delicate.''
In the past, Fu Yue was one of the most expensive e-sport players not only due to his gaming skill but also his appearance which stood out too much putting him alongside other pro players.
His fans were those who came for his technical skills but also for his face so his Weibo's followers exploded when he first made his debut.
His commercial value was so high that the organization was reluctant to release him even after they found out about his hand injury.
'' You are streaming for quite a long time today. ''
Hearing his complaint, Fu Yue helplessly shrugged,'' I am under a time constraint so I need to work much harder to get noticed. "
Fu Zhen had Fu Yue's stream open all day so he knew how many hours he went live which was worrisome as in the past, he only did it for a few hours.
Honestly speaking, Fu Zhen thought that it was just his little brother's whims so he was willing to play along with him.
However, after watching him diligently play the game, he realized that it was not empty talk after all.
Fu Zhen was someone who appreciated others' hard work and it went the same for his little brother so he sincerely praised,'' You play well. "
Fu Yue, who was drinking water, paused upon hearing this.
It was not like he never got praised by other people. It was just that he never received one from a family member so Fu Yue felt a gush of emotions hit him all of a sudden.
Giving a wide smile that showed his two rows of pearly white teeth, Fu Yue confidently said,'' Don't worry, I am good enough to carry you. Tell me whenever you want to play! "
Hearing this, Fu Zhen abruptly paused before hurriedly switching the topic,'' Anyways, there is going to be a match next week, do you want to go and watch? "
Figuring out his implications, Fu Yue's eyes went wide. He asked in disbelief,'' Wait, don't tell me you have the tickets?! "
Fu Zhen disdainfully scoffed,'' Who do you think I am? Of course, I have them, now are you going or not? "
Fu Yue immediately answered with sparkling eyes,'' Go, go! "
Feeling as if it was not enough to express his excitement, Fu Yue added," Ge, you are seriously the best in the whole wide world! "
Long live his golden finger!
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