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Chapter 398 World Championship! Here we come!

"Ahem." Maokai coughed lightly twice. "There is a possibility, but we still need to remain vigilant before we engage in combat."

“You guys know better than anyone how difficult it is to beat a 1000-point account on the Korean server. The fact that he was able to beat three 1000-point accounts means he must have some special skills.”

Wang Yao completely agreed with this point.

"Apart from that, we'll be keeping an eye on future version changes. Patch 8.19 is confirmed to be the version for the World Championship, so Riot shouldn't make too many changes."

"The main thing is to balance the strength of the heroes. I will continue to observe this aspect. What you guys need to do most is to increase your Rank and maintain your current level."

"We'll consider arranging training matches after we get to South Korea."

Mokai had everything planned out.

Practice matches are the least urgent thing. Low-quality practice matches are not as good as letting the players play high-elo ranked games on the Korean server to maintain their skill level.

You can only gain real benefits by competing against opponents who are worth training with.

Moreover, version 8.19 hasn't been officially implemented yet, so training in the latest version isn't very meaningful.

At this moment, Abu also arrived in the training room.

"Our visas have all been processed. The plan here is to fly to South Korea on September 17th. Everyone should take advantage of these few days to make any necessary preparations, so as not to rush at the last minute."

Going to South Korea is very convenient, especially if you fly directly from Shanghai to South Korea. The time required is not much, and the team members do not need to go there in advance to adapt to the environment and adjust to the time difference.

This is definitely good news for domestic players.

You could say they got a semi-home advantage.

The biggest advantage of playing at home is nothing more than two points.

Firstly, there's the support of the large audience at the venue. Of course, we shouldn't count on that; given the petty nature of the Koreans, it would be good enough if they didn't boo the LPL teams.

Secondly, when playing on home soil, there's no need to adapt to the environment, especially the food.

For domestic athletes, the biggest problem when participating in competitions in Europe and America is the food.

When domestic athletes go abroad, they mostly eat fast food like KFC. They simply can't get used to eating proper Western food.

But even when eating their KFC fast food, the contestants still couldn't get used to it.

Because KFC in China has made slight adjustments to its flavors to cater to the tastes of domestic consumers, the taste of KFC in China is basically the same as that of KFC abroad.

"Don't worry about not being used to the food when you get to Korea. If it really doesn't work, I'll help you contact a Chinese restaurant there and have them cook for you."

Money talks, and Abu was worried that his team members wouldn't be able to get used to the food abroad, so he took meticulous care of every aspect.

Ultimately, it's because they have plenty of money. If a poorer club had this in mind, it would be constrained by funding issues and unable to resolve the problem.

"You're all free to do whatever you want these next few days and enjoy your last precious vacation. Once you get to Korea, you'll be going to have to undergo intense training."

"You guys had better be mentally prepared beforehand. After all, you've already made bold statements about winning the championship. You can't just slink to the quarterfinals and consider that a success, can you?"

"Definitely! I want a championship skin to make a killing."

Saint Gunner said with a smile, "It's too unfair that only Old Wang gets the championship skin!"

"Then let's all do our best!"

Abu waved his hand with a smile, "Anyway, if we can win the championship smoothly, everyone doesn't need to worry about the treatment. Boss Ai has already said that if we can win the World Championship, there will be a considerable bonus." After the meeting ended.

Wang Yao, iboy, and Meiko then started packing up to go out.

After everyone had a good time together, Wang Yao and iboy returned to the team's base.

Before leaving the country, Wang Yao made sure to do a few days of intensive live streaming, filling the required streaming time for September according to his contract.

Wang Yao's contract with Bilibili is about to expire again.

Huya offered him an exorbitant price, and Douyu did the same.

However, Douyu's contract stipulated many things for Wang Yao, such as fulfilling certain gift requirements and even cooperating with some lucky draw activities.

Meeting these requirements was not difficult for Wang Yao.

But he always felt that these lottery events were like a trap set for him.

He hasn't looked into the specifics yet, but he'll ask Abu to help him contact a professional legal advisor to take a look.

Anyway, the new live streaming contract will have to be after S8 ends. If Wang Yao wins the championship again, the live streaming contract price will definitely be higher!
And so, time passed day by day, and soon it was September 16th.

That day, all the EDG members packed their luggage and arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, ready to board their flight to South Korea!

Just before departure, Abu had the team take a group photo at the airport entrance before turning around and walking into the airport!
Meanwhile, EDG's official Weibo account posted a real-time update.

"South Korea! Here we come!"

At 5 p.m., the entire EDG team landed at Seoul Airport. While taking photos in the airport terminal, many international students came to pick them up.

The group lingered at the entrance for a few more moments to satisfy the fans' requests for photos before boarding the bus to the hotel, greeted by the staff of Korean boxing.

Both the qualifying rounds and the group stage matches will be held in Seoul.

After checking into the hotel, the team members went back to their rooms to unpack their luggage and then immediately went to the training room.

The training room was a temporary conversion of the hotel's conference room, with partitions separating each team into their own dedicated area.

When Wang Yao arrived at the training area, he discovered that the European and American teams had arrived in South Korea earlier than they had.

Can also understand.

It goes without saying that the North American region completely tanks, but in the European region, there are often teams that can make a big leap forward during the World Championship.

A large part of the reason is that they have escaped the environment of tanking and can now engage in high-intensity training matches with strong teams from China and South Korea.

The European athletes were already quite talented; they just lacked a good training environment. Once the training intensity increased, their original strength was immediately unleashed, resulting in a rapid improvement in their abilities.

Thanks to his outstanding performance throughout the year, Wang Yao has accumulated a certain level of popularity in the global League of Legends esports community.

Many players from wildcard teams have specifically sought him out for photos.

"Our Lao Wang has become a big star!" Saint Gun Bro was very envious. Compared to Wang Yao, he was just an unknown nobody.

Who doesn't dream of making a name for themselves when they go pro?

(End of this chapter)