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Chapter 340 Global Fan Meeting! A "Disaster" Training Camp?

"The Asian Games Village has four sections and covers a very large area. Our e-sports project is located in this building at the very back."

A middle-aged man with a national flag pinned to his cuffs acted as a guide for the group, explaining everything in detail.

"Both the first and second floors are dedicated to the League of Legends event. This is the esports event with the most international teams participating, and it should be the most valued esports event. You need to work harder and bring glory to us!"

"The third floor houses the AOV project, the fourth floor is for the DOTA2 project, and the fifth floor contains the remaining Street Fighter V and FIFA Online 4 projects."

What is AOV?

Xun interrupted with a question like a curious child.

The other person turned to look at him and replied, word by word, "Honor of Kings (international version)."

"Hey, I know this place well! Can we go for a visit?" Liu Qingsong suddenly exclaimed, "I'm Ying Zheng, the master of all skills!"

Upon hearing this, the shy Gala became inexplicably excited: "I, Huang Zhong and Genghis Khan, also have amazing skills, but unfortunately my fingers aren't very dexterous, so I can only play with two fingers. I don't have much talent. My nephew uses four fingers."

Gala and Liu Qingsong, as veteran players, can speak fluently and answer questions without hesitation; they're not exaggerating!

However, as if he had heard the key word, Jie Jie asked in return, "Four fingers? Why not five fingers?"

"Five fingers won't work; who would play King of Glory with only five fingers?"

Gala's instinctive and sincere response.

As they talked, they noticed the ambiguous smiles on the faces of the others, and they couldn't hold back their laughter any longer.

Ye Bo chimed in, "My Daji and Angela are pretty good too. Sometimes when my mom runs off to the kitchen while she's making soup, I often help her out!"

Xun took a step back, feigning surprise: "No? You guys!"

"How come there are so many of them?!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Continuing forward, we saw facilities including training rooms, meeting rooms, and an independent logistics department. It was fully equipped with the latest equipment and facilities!
"Wow, our conditions this time are really good, this is practically a mansion!"

Meiko, the only one present who had attended the previous Asian Games, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"It's so much better than the one in Jakarta!"

Despite serving as a "substitute" in both editions, he has been mocked online as the "Substitute Grand Slam".

Meiko himself knows that he didn't play well this year, especially in the second half of the year when he teamed up with Uzi. He was constantly criticized and ridiculed on various forums for the entire summer.

He was already incredibly content to be able to serve as a substitute.

Compared to the 2018 edition held in Jakarta, Indonesia, where old residential buildings were requisitioned, with even the exterior walls slightly peeling, and foreign athletes had to sleep on creaky old wooden plank beds, which caused a lot of complaints.
Even the Indonesian government's own slogan at the time was: "Simple, but not simplistic!"

Compared to the scale of this domestic event, it's like comparing heaven and earth, they're simply incomparable!

Entering the dormitory adorned with the national flag, you'll find two-meter-wide beds arranged side-by-side in each individual room. Each room is also equipped with training facilities, demonstrating meticulous attention to every detail.

Esports has an advantage in this regard.

The most expensive requirement is nothing more than a computer host costing around ten thousand yuan per person. In fact, many projects even require "bring your own equipment"—which is extremely cost-effective and easy to meet compared to those venue projects that require large outdoor spaces.

"This house is cramped!"

"I don't feel right with this house. Master Ye's place even has a balcony!"

"Xunzi, explain yourself! Is the house any good or not? If not, tell the factory manager to replace it right away!"

"Hey, no, no, don't mess with my gun guy! There are cameras here. What if the documentary turns out to be our crime record?"

Ye Bo and his teammates were clearly very satisfied with the environment.

Everyone first went back to their respective dormitories to pack their luggage, and then went to the training room in the middle to gather.

The staff member, still wearing an armband, rushed over pushing a large box.

"This is the unified national team uniform. All Chinese athletes will have to wear this for the next month. It's like their 'passport' in the Asian Games Village."

"Take two items according to your size first, and come back for more if you need more."

Ye Bo received his own Chinese team uniform.

The white color scheme is accented by a red star banner on the right shoulder, which acts like a shoulder guard, adding a touch of red and conveying a sense of solemnity amidst the purity of the white.

Although the design is simple.

But there is one thing on the clothes that is most special, and that makes this team uniform stand out from the rest, instantly making it surpass all other features.

The five-star red flag sewn onto the left side of the chest!
Ye Bo excitedly put it on, feeling the comfortable and soft material against his skin.

And at the very moment he put it on, he seemed to feel once again a weight on his shoulders that he had never felt before.

Ye Bo took out his phone and took a bunch of vain selfies with the flash on, then sent them to the family group chat.

I received a reply from my mom almost instantly.

{My son is so handsome!!}
{Heart emoji/Heart emoji/}
Even the usually serious "Dad" followed behind, giving two {sunglasses/thumbs up/} emojis.

Everyone changed into their designated uniforms, while the logistics staff continued to explain the precautions.

"During the training camp, ordering takeout is not allowed, dining out is not allowed, and all prohibited items are strictly forbidden. You can only eat the food that we have purchased in advance. Here is a list of prohibited foods. It is best if you memorize it."

Everyone received a paper list filled with prohibited foods and ingredients.

"What can I possibly eat here?!"

"Pork won't do. Beef won't do. Lamb won't do. Fish won't do. Meat products won't do. Eggs won't do. Mushrooms won't do either."

"Huh? Looks like Alpaca Bro is useless now, he won't even let us drink coffee!"

Seeing the coffee behind them, the V5 trio all laughed.

Many South Koreans are coffee addicts, and Deft practically drank coffee like water at the training base. Now that he has to completely give it up, you can imagine the impact it will have.

The staff laughed at everyone's complaints and replied, "You can rest assured about the food. The menu will be rotated, offering up to 268 dishes for contestants from different countries to choose from, ensuring you won't have to eat the same thing twice for a whole month!"

However, his expression immediately turned serious.

"As far as I know, this situation is relatively rare in esports, but I hope everyone will not let their guard down."

"You are all national athletes participating in the Asian Games, and you are subject to the same rules and regulations as everyone else. If a problem is found in a routine urine test, the consequences will be extremely serious!"

"Coaches, you also need to take good care of your players. This is even more important than the competition itself. In previous competitions, many players have lost opportunities because of this."

The coaches listening in from the back nodded in agreement.

Especially for the domestic coaches who thought they had lost their jobs after hearing "no takeout," they immediately smelled the scent of work again!

The tedious process of entering the village has finally come to an end.

Everyone's first goal was to head to the main cafeteria where the building was located to have dinner and experience the rigorous menu that had just been explained.

Fortunately, the staff did not lie.

Although there are various taboos.

However, as everyone knows, when it comes to food, if Chinese people say they are second, then no one, except for the most shameless, would dare to say they are first!

The variety of dishes is dazzling, and even some dishes that seem to be forbidden can be made with other ingredients to taste almost the same.

It's here too.

The group once again encountered the KR team, who had arrived earlier.

The CN team's neighbors on the same floor are all teams from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan—KR's training room was specially arranged on the second floor, adjacent to the Indian team's.
Clearly, the accommodations were intentionally separated for the two competition zones.

"Genshin Impact Bro!" Xun ignored everyone else and strode over to the side, patting the imposing figure on the back. "Xun-zi, come on, eat this, this is delicious!"

Beryl, enjoying her meal, pointed to the contents of her bowl.

"Wow, Genshin Impact, you really know how to eat. Tofu pudding with sesame seed cakes is such a treat!" Saint Gun said jokingly after taking a look.

The rest of the KR team continued to pretend they didn't see them.

Apart from Lee Sang-hyeok, who naturally kept his head up, the others acted like students trying to avoid the proctor, occasionally glancing up briefly before quickly burying their heads and pretending to eat voraciously.

"Yes, yes, this sweet one paired with this salty one is absolutely delicious together!"

Beryl is still passionately promoting food.

"Wait, a sweet sesame seed cake?"

"Wow, that's amazing! It must be sweet tofu pudding then~"

"What the heck! Then we're done for! You actually ate sweet tofu pudding!"

Saint Gun Bro immediately stood up to support him: "That's right! Genshin Impact Bro, it's very wrong of you to eat it like that. This thing can only be eaten salty!"

Beryl, confident in her food tasting skills, retorted with a defiant look: "Who said that? We all tried it. Except for Sang-hyeok, nobody liked that salty stuff! Right?"

Unfortunately, he spoke fluent Chinese, and the people around him couldn't understand him at all.

Lee Sang-hyeok only vaguely heard his own Chinese name, turned his head to look at him, but no one responded.

"It's definitely because you don't know how to eat it. Chef Ye would definitely prefer salty food!"

Xun immediately fetched two bowls of tofu pudding, one sweet and one savory, and placed them in front of Ye Bo's table: "Master Ye! Stand up for us savory tofu pudding lovers!"

Ye Bo, of course, also heard what had just happened, and happily took a sip.

Xun immediately looked at the other person with hopeful eyes, and Beryl behind him was also aroused by his childishness, and came over to insist on arguing about who went first.

"How is it? Isn't it delicious with its saltiness?!"

"It's absolutely sweet!"

The connoisseur Ye Bo seemed to be deep in thought.

He then picked up two bowls at the same time, poured half of each into his own bowl, and made a "salty-sweet mix".

"What should I choose? I want them all!"

"Holy crap!!! Master Ye has defiled the sacred tofu pudding, I despise you!"

"Hey, this way of eating is great! I'll give it a try!"

Since it was the first day of the reporting gathering, and each project arrived at a different time, there weren't many people in the cafeteria at that time.

It mainly consists of players from the League of Legends scene.

The atmosphere on both sides seemed to present a very clear contrast in this independent space.

Beryl, who had returned to his seat on the KR team, also fell silent once again.

On the other side, while the CN group was eating, although they were all quite polite and didn't talk much, they would occasionally whisper among themselves about which food was good and exchange food to try.

Coach Kromas, who was leading the KR team, watched everything silently and coldly from the sidelines.

He seemed to have a vague sense of something as well.

Fortunately, this strange contrast didn't last long, and the cafeteria quickly returned to its lively state—because players from other League of Legends games were walking into the cafeteria from the side!

Athletes bearing the flags of Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Japan, and various other unidentifiable flags were walking into the cafeteria.

Everyone who entered the room and saw the CN and KR teams was clearly extremely excited!
Especially when I saw the IDs YE and Faker!

"Ohhhhhh! Wow!! This is so good, it's like a high-class rice dish!!!"

"Is it okay? River Shadow! River Shadow! Is it okay?"

"Faker oppa!!!"

"Ah Ni ya absorbs oil, red bean paste is secretly Marseille."

Ye Bo and Li Xianghe's meal was inevitably disrupted by the frantic interference.

The two didn't resist and took photos with each of the front-facing selfie cameras.

But here's the interesting thing.

Although the number of people asking for photos with the two was almost equal, at least half of them first went around the table to ask Ye Bo for a photo, and then went back to ask Li Xianghe for a photo.

This tiny, subtle deviation.

In fact, these two IDs represent the "current situation" of international league competitions, excluding those between China and South Korea.

Faker's ID is still an indelible mark on League of Legends, and his popularity remains strong. However, due to a series of setbacks in recent years, his best result in the World Championship is only the semi-finals, and he suffered a huge defeat in the first half of the year, which inevitably makes him seem somewhat dejected.

The ID YE is different.

Anyone who follows League of Legends esports right now has almost certainly watched this ID's matches!
At the very least, everyone has seen the highlight reels and has instinctively screamed at the actions depicted.

To paraphrase a phrase often seen on various international forums:

【Faker is good——but——YE is better!】

[Faker is great—but YE is even better!]

What was supposed to be a simple dinner party turned into a “global fan meeting” that lasted from evening until night, taking more than an hour to finally end.

Both players returned to their respective floors.

And the time for fun and games has officially come to an end.

Compared to traditional sports, evenings are the prime training time for esports players, so they certainly can't afford to miss it.

immediately.

The first training camp for both sides has officially begun!
only.
This training session finally exposed all sorts of problems.

First, let's look at the CN team.

Originally, everyone thought that V5's top, mid, and jungle players, representing the CN team, did not need to work out together, and the bot lane duo was basically "found according to V5's bot lane"—so they should be able to easily achieve perfect synergy, right?

But the reality is not so.

First, the CN team tried V5's signature strategy this year: letting Ye Bo play freely in the mid lane and handing over the "main command" to the bottom lane.

But things started to go wrong as the fighting went on.

Liu Qingsong's command can only be described as average at best, and he may occasionally make some mistakes!
The key is that the other members of V5 have long developed excellent "tactical coordination": no matter what command is issued, they will execute it without thinking!
Furthermore, V5's previous offensive rhythm was largely driven by the support player's skillful roaming, but Liu Qingsong's roaming ability is hardly outstanding.

At the same time, these problems are clearly not something that can be solved simply by replacing Meiko, who is in worse condition.

obviously.

It's completely unrealistic for this CN team to try to copy V5's tactics one-to-one, and it might even backfire!
The CN team encountered an unexpected challenge.

however.

Compared to the KR team upstairs, the problems they encountered didn't seem to be that big.

The result of KR's first training camp can only be described as a "disaster"!

The faint noise could even be heard downstairs.
(End of this chapter)