LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 297: Participating in the competition and getting a female partner?

"Brothers, I may not be able to live broadcast for more than a week."

Lin Ruo, who started the live broadcast, immediately explained the following matters to netizens.

The people who had just entered the room almost doubted whether they had heard it right, and then they were blown away.

[PC is going to be shut down, right? I won't be able to live stream for over a week.]

[Could it be that my sister-in-law is going on a trip? Damn, did Lin Gou really find a rich woman? What rich woman is so blind?]

[Your great sword is gone. You ran away halfway through last night's live stream, and today you simply said you wouldn't be doing any more.]

CS, now that you've become famous and made a lot of money, you only want to find happiness for yourself and not for us anymore?

[Ungrateful, Lin Gou, are you worthy of us who supported your live broadcast in the past? ]

"I'm going to participate in the National Games." Lin Ruo held his hands, his face still so calm.

Netizens still don’t believe it.

I haven't heard that League of Legends has been added to the National Games...

[Don't listen to his lies. There are no games in the National Games.]

[You can't even come up with a better excuse. You want to die as a human being, right, Lin Gou?]

"Go." Lin Ruo added.

[You're going to die if you finish what you're saying.]

[When did you join the provincial team? They haven't decided on their professional rank yet... and the provincial team has to hold tryouts, right?]

[I don't believe it unless you throw the evidence in my face.]

What to do if you don’t believe it? Just live broadcast it.

Lin Ruo has been broadcasting live all day. Since there are no sponsored activities today, it’s okay. He might as well continue to make some money.

Once the fun starts, it won’t be enough the day after tomorrow.

Netizens all thought Lin Ruo was just bragging. After all, only standard athletes could participate in the National Games. Why would a professional League of Legends player participate...

Even if it is an amateur Go sport, there must be a basic selection process. Lin Ruo just finished the World Championship and directly joined the team to participate in the National Games. How could there be such a grand appearance?

They won’t believe it even if you kill them.

The next day, Lin Ruo went live early in the morning as usual.

On the third day, Lin Ruo not only did not get up early in the morning to start the live broadcast, he also posted a selfie on Weibo, pointing to the top of his head.

The people who heard the news looked up in the direction of the camera and saw the sign of Shanghai Chess Academy.

[No, you are serious.]

What if he was just passing by, or visiting? You really believe that. That would be a lifetime opportunity.

[Sorry, I just saw the roster for the Shanghai National Games, and Lin Gou is indeed on the list.]

[Ah, Lin Gou is so impressive, he can actually participate in the National Games.]

[I've already mentioned that there are amateur events. Given Lin Gou's ability in the National Amateur Competition, he's guaranteed to win a gold medal. I'm from the Shanghai Go Association, and I'd also invite him. Only a fool would refuse.]

[rnm, it's ridiculous to think that Lin Gou will also be a gold medalist in the future...]

This world truly is beyond my comprehension. I thought Lin Gou would win the Asian Games gold medal in League of Legends next year, but you told him he had to win a Go gold medal first...

[Don't make it public yet. Who knows, maybe Lin Gou can even win a gold medal in Go at the Asian Games next year.]

Netizens in the comment section were stunned.

Lin Ruoke didn't have time to appreciate it. She tidied up her appearance and walked into the gate of the chess academy.

The setting inside is similar to that of a chess hall, with a receptionist on duty at all times to guide you.

"Welcome, what can I do for you?"

"Hello, my name is Lin Ruo, from EDG Club." Lin Ruo responded politely with a smile.

He had talked to the person in charge on WeChat and was told to just say his name when he came in and the front desk would notify him.

"Oh, it's contestant Lin Ruo. Please follow me over here."

The receptionist kept smiling, and it was obvious that she had a very good impression of this good-looking boy. She walked straight ahead and led the way into the inner courtyard.

Lin Ruo followed behind obediently.

The Chess Academy is not the same as the Go Association, but a sports organization that includes the three major chess games: Go, Xiangqi and International Chess. It has a very long history in Shanghai, as can be seen from its location in the most prosperous Nanjing West Road.

Among them, Go is naturally the leader.

"This is your first time here, handsome boy. To be honest, it's a bit strange that you're here for the first time to represent Shanghai in the National Games. If you had been here before, I would definitely remember you as a handsome guy like you." The receptionist struck up a conversation as we walked in.

Lin Ruo hummed in silence, his eyes fixed on the lush green bamboos on the side.

Where there is Go, there is a bamboo forest. You like the combination of Li Chen that emphasizes the immortal style, right?

Arriving at the door of a spacious classroom, Lin Ruo unexpectedly saw President Zhou who had led him there.

"I should have taken you to our Go Association first, but things are urgent. The Go Institute is holding a departure ceremony for athletes today, so I can only bring you here first." Lin Ruo understood instantly. It turned out that there was a conversation process. He just didn't know how many leaders were going to give speeches and what the specific process was divided into.

Forget it, let’s find a cool place to sit down first.

Lin Ruo looked around in the spacious classroom and saw that there were at least 7 or 80 people.

There are players from the three major chess professional and amateur competitions, as well as many coaches who accompany them to participate in the competition.

"This is our Go Association's coach, Tian Bin, who will be leading you in the competition, as well as the other players..."

President Zhou was not in a position to introduce them one by one. After all, many of them did not know each other. They were either the association's key players or those who had fought their way up through the preliminaries.

The real way to understand each other is to integrate into each other's daily life when participating in the competition together.

So he only focused on introducing three people: the team leader, and the most respected veteran in the team, Rui Naiwei, the first female ninth-dan player in the history of world Go and the women's Go world champion.

As early as the 1987 and 1993 National Games, he represented the Shanghai team and won the team series championship twice. He stopped competing later because Go was removed from the National Games.

As for the third person to be introduced to Lin Ruo, he is a teammate in the mixed doubles competition.

The association cannot miss the opportunity to compete for all the gold medals. After all, this is the first time that Go has returned, so in this series of amateur Go competitions, everyone who can participate has signed up for Lin Ruo without exception.

You're treating me like a Japanese...

Under the introduction of President Zhou, Lin Ruo got to know his female partner briefly. He was wearing a pair of white canvas shoes and the rest of his team uniform was all red.

There's nothing good to describe.

She is quite pretty...she has an oval face, smooth features, charming peach blossom eyes, and pointed inner corners.

"Hello, I'm Zhang Yu, an amateur 8th-dan player from Xingwei Go Club, and your mixed doubles partner in this National Games." Zhang Yu extended his hand and smiled sweetly and softly.

"Hello, I'm Lin Ruo, an amateur 8th-dan Go player from the EDG club."

Lin Ruo responded.

"EDG Club? Sorry, I've never heard of such a chess club..."

It's a miracle you've heard of it, because this is an e-sports club...

"Master Lin is having fun again." A guy with glasses and a crew cut nearby couldn't hold back his laughter.

Lin Ruo knew at a glance that this was a talented person who usually hangs out in the circle, and everyone knew to call him Lin Shen.

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. After all, it's not well-known in the Go field." Lin Ruo chose to tell the truth in the most responsible way.

After chatting for a while, everyone took their seats, and soon several chess academy leaders came in on time.

One, two, three, four, five...it looks like we won't be able to leave in less than two hours.

"You should be free later, right? We should play a few games of chess to see how we can work together."

Zhang Xuan, who was sitting next to him, looked at Lin Ruo and said.

She was a little confused as to why the chess academy only found a partner for her so close to the competition. After all, teams from other regions would have started practicing at least a month in advance.

Although amateur competitions are not as good as professional competitions, they should at least be given a basic level of attention.

However, after hearing the team leader say that he was sure to win, and considering his amateur championship record, Zhang Yan managed to maintain some confidence in his partner.

Being able to defeat professional chess players, what she is worried about is naturally not the level of her partner, but whether they can produce a chemical effect in a short period of time.

"When does the game start?" Lin Ruo asked.

Zhang Yu answered seriously, "We leave for Tianjin tomorrow, so the earliest mixed doubles match is less than four days away."

Lin Ruo calmly spread his hands and said, "There's no need to adjust to this kind of thing now. This isn't the way to cram. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Are you sure you want to go over there first? Why do you feel like you've completely given up?"

Zhang Xuan's delicate brows wrinkled slightly.

The association is doing this, why not give up? Although Lin Ruo also knows the reason because he was participating in the World Championship at that time.

The reason why the chess association does not look for other players is very simple. The highest player who can be paired with them is only amateur sixth dan, so there is still a certain level of rank gap.

Do it this way.

The Chess Association thinks it would be better to pair up two eighth-dan players. At least the rank looks pleasing to the eye, and they have an absolute common level and topics to talk about.

However, this partner doesn’t even know EDG, and probably doesn’t even know that he is a professional League of Legends player.

The amateur national competition is obviously quite popular. Just reading the news should tell you what he is doing...

"You haven't been in seclusion for the past few months, have you?" Lin Ruo asked tentatively.

"Well, I have been secluded in the club for the past few months to prepare for the upcoming qualifying tournament, so I didn't participate in the previous amateur national Go competition." Zhang Yu nodded.

Lin Ruo helplessly placed his hands on the table: "Don't worry, it's just mixed doubles, just follow my instructions."

Mixed doubles.

There is no need for two different ways of thinking, nor is there a need for so-called mutual understanding. It is enough as long as one person can follow the other.

(End of this chapter)