translator: Oyen editor: Ciel
With this last win, Mojue qualified from the group stage, successfully entering the top eight. Regrettably, National Grace was eliminated.
Li Junru took the initiative to walk over to Xiao Han. “As expected of god Han,” she smiled. “I admire you.”
“Junru is too polite.” Shaking her hand gracefully, Xiao Han then walked off the stage.
The reporter who had long since been waiting immediately handed the microphone over to Xiao Han. “Congratulations to Mojue for reaching the top eight! God Han’s arrangement today really surprised the audience; everyone thought that Liu Hong would once again be the first player, while Shen He would transition and god Han would guard. As a result, both matches were not played in this usual order. Can god Han explain the reason why?”
“Everyone can guess our ordinary lineup by now,” Xiao Han replied. “So, I changed the lineup to surprise our opponent, and catch them off guard.”
“God Han’s usage of idioms has gotten better!” The reporter praised. “Were these two sayings also taught by teacher Qin Mo?”
Xiao Han nodded. “En, teacher Qin asked me to memorise a dictionary.”
“It seems like teacher Qin really is a responsible chinese teacher!” The report praised. “As to captain Qin’s message supporting you on Weibo the other day, do you have any thoughts?”
“I’m very grateful for captain Qin’s trust in me,” Xiao Han responded solemnly. “I will continue to assist him in the future, completing my duty as the vice-captain.”
The reporter: “…”
Why did it sound so official?
Back when he first started out, Xiao Han always said the wrong thing in front of the reporters, and was often criticised for it. Now, he had developed a foolproof way of answering questions. Left with no choice, the reporter could only turn to Liu Hong. “Sister Hong, you’ve faced many great gods in this group match. Have you benefited from this?”
“I’ve learned a lot from these matches,” Liu Hong replied frankly. “I switched to playing an output, but my playstyle isn’t solid enough. I still need to work hard.”
“You’ve trained with the players from National Grace before,” the reporter prompted. “How would you evaluate them?”
Liu Hong thought for a few moments. “Li Junru is a very calm and independent captain. An Ling plays very actively, and has a very spirited playstyle, while Cheng Yuqing’s state is very stable. They are all excellent female players.”
As expected of a former vice-captain. Not only was she polite when answering the reporter’s questions, Liu Hong also gave National Grace’s players face despite their loss.
The reporter changed tacks once again, handing the microphone to Shen He, who was hiding behind his teammates. “Shen He, in today’s matches, god Han arranged for you to start in the first game, and guard in the second game. Were you nervous?”
“Of course I was nervous!” Shen He replied emotionally. “I was so nervous that my palms were sweating. I constantly felt that if I didn’t play well, then my teammates would be implicated. However, brother Ran told me the day before that I didn’t do my job as the team’s transitory player. Because I thought too much, I didn’t play to my own strengths. So today, I didn’t think about whether I would win or lose during the game, and focused only on dealing with my opponent, trying my best to deal as much damage as I could! Because I concentrated very hard, I didn’t make as many mistakes! Haha, I’m really glad I didn’t disappoint god Han!”
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“Yes, yes!” Shen He immediately nodded. “Brother Ran is a very good teammate. Every time I win, he will give a red packet as a reward; if I lose, he will give a red packet to encourage me. Haha, it’s really great to have a local tyrant for a teammate. The red packets I received from him are enough for a month’s living expenses!”
The reporter: “…”
The audience immediately began to comment on the bullet screen: “Asking Muran for red packets!”
“I want a roommate like this too!”
“Is brother Ran still lacking leg accessories? The kind who can steal red packets!”
Qin Mo, who was watching the live broadcast, raised an eyebrow at Li Muran. “Muran, did you send many red packets to Shen He?”
Li Muran: “…”
Shen He, this idiot, why was he selling out his teammate without hesitation!
Li Muran pretended to be calm. “En, it’s to encourage him a little. He will send them back when I play a match.”
Qin Mo stared at the teenager with a paralysed face for a few moments, before replying. “Encouraging each other with red packets is a novel idea.”
Li Muran nodded. “En.”
Qin Mo didn’t bother probing further on the topic. “Continue watching the next match,” he instructed simply. “Muran, continue to analyse the player lineups for the teams. Pei Yu, pay attention to the influence of the maps. Xiao He, observe the operations of the great gods.”
Immediately nodding, the three teenagers sat by the computer to continue watching the live broadcast.
***
Group A’s matches were soon finished. Dynasty had qualified for the top eight as first in the group, while Mojue came in second.
Up next was group B’s matches. Frost Moon’s team of Chen Jiang, He Yue, and Rong Haibin achieved an overwhelming victory to qualify as first in the group, while Interlude’s Su Cheng, Xie Changming, and Li Mengjue managed to cinch second place.
In group C, Whisper’s twin brothers Lu Boyu and Lu Zeyan, along with Wei Guanghua, qualified as first place, while Sword Song’s Lin Shuangcheng, Song Changdong, and Xiao Yun came in second. For group D, Without Fire’s Nie Yuzhu, Jing Yang, and Zhou Yanbing qualified as first place, leaving Sky team’s Qiu Zongping, Yuan Xi, and Li Dongqing to take second.
The complete list of the top eight groups were released. Due to bad luck, National Grace’s girls suffered big losses in the group stage, and both their teams for the challenge arena were directly eliminated. Graceful Beauty was still at the bottom of the groups, and all substitute groups of the various teams had been eliminated. Every group in the top eight was the ace combination of the major teams.
According to the rules of the group matchup, Mojue’s opponents in the quarterfinals knockout round would be Whisper’s Lu Boyu, Lu Zeyan, and Wei Guanghua.
***
By the time the matches ended, it was already time for dinner. Qin Mo allowed everyone to rest for an hour after dinner, before they were to gather in the training room at 7:00pm.
Qin Mo returned to the training room at 6:00pm to pick up his things. Unexpectedly, Li Muran, Pei Yu, and He Beiguang were already there, analysing the videos of the afternoon’s matches. Li Muran and Pei Yu were constantly pausing the video, all the while taking down notes.
Pleased with their serious attitude, Qin Mo entered the training room. “Is everyone doing homework?”
“En,” Pei Yu smiled. “It’s like we’ve returned to middle school, having to stay back after school to do homework.”
“Dressing in sportswear makes you look like a middle school student,” He Beiguang ridiculed. “You look too delicate.”
Pei Yu: “…”
Li Muran sat at a corner silently, staring at the document before him with a serious expression.
Walking over, Qin Mo sat down next to him. “How’s the analysis coming along?”
“It’s done,” Li Muran showed the document to Qin Mo.
There were clear notes next to an analysis of the detailed schedule. Li Muran had obviously completed his homework very carefully, and his thinking was also quite rigorous.
Qin Mo admired this teenager in his heart, but showed no trace of it on his face. “Based on the group stage, what do you think will be the result of Xiao Han’s fight against Whisper tomorrow?” he asked calmly.
Li Muran thought about it carefully before offering a reply. “Mojue VS Whisper, the chances of winning ought to be over 80%.”
“Oh?” Qin Mo questioned. “Wei Guanghua’s personal strength is not bad. Furthermore, the twins are the best players from the black umbrella flow. Why are you so sure?”
“The black umbrella flow is strongest when they are in a pair, but this competition is an individual arena battle, and the black umbrella has a slow casting speed,” Li Muran analysed in detail. “Sister Hong, Shen He, and god Han are all fast outbreak players. Whisper will not be able to stop Mojue’s fast attack, and Wei Guanghua along cannot change the situation.”
“En, that’s very reasonable.” Qin Mo’s admiration for Muran had only grown deeper. Although the teenager seldom spoke, his analysis of the game had hit the nail perfectly on the head—— he had realised the key point, that Whisper was strongest in team battles. Once the umbrella array was opened, it would be difficult to break though, but as long as Whisper’s players were separately, it became much easier to resolve.
The reason Whisper could win first place in group C was because the overall strength of that group was the weakest among the four groups. Newcomers from National Grace and Interlude were also in group C. Compared to them, Wei Guanghua had a good consciousness, selecting a good home map and targeting their opponent’s core in the away games, allowing Whisper to win three games in a row. However, their match against Sword Song had been a thrilling 2:1 victory, fully demonstrating their weakness in fighting against fast outbreak teams.
“Then, for the remaining group A and C matchup, Dynasty VS Sword Song, what are your thoughts?” Qin Mo continued to question.
“If Dynasty doesn’t disconnect, Sword Song will definitely lose,” Li Muran replied.
Qin Mo: “…”
He really didn’t expect that Muran had the potential to speak in such a poisonous manner—— if Dynasty doesn’t disconnect, then they wouldn’t lose. This evaluation really wasn’t giving Sword Song any face at all.
However, this evaluation was also on-point. If first-class players were compared to big trees, Lin Shuangcheng was the only first-class player in Sword Song. Song Changdong was still a sapling struggling to grow, and Lin Shuangcheng’s apprentice Xiao Yun was still a germinating seed. Against Dynasty’s three experts, it was only natural that Sword Song stood no chance of winning.
Qin Mo continued probing. “Then, give me your opinions on the remaining matchups, Frost Moon VS Sky, and Interlude VS Without Fire.
“Frost Moon and Interlude have similar overall strengths, but the odds of Frost Moon winning are larger,” Li Muran replied seriously. “Chen Jiang can face Yuan Xi along, He Yue will face a disadvantage against Qiu Zongping, but Rong Haibin is without a doubt superior to Li Dongqing. The key to this game will be the lineup of both sides, and the final score may be 2:1.”
Qin Mo nodded. “Based on your observations, how strong is this Rong Haibin?”
Li Muran thought about it for a few moments. “He is the champion of the bone fan flow in the all-sect challenge area. The number of players belonging to the bone fan flow is too small, and his popularity isn’t as high as the other great gods. However, his personal strength is not weaker than the first-class experts. The single-target damage of the bone fan makes him the strongest head harvester of Frost Moon. His profession also gives him a great advantage in single-player combat.”
“That’s right,” Qin Mo praised. “The real trump card of Frost Moon is not the martial sibling pair of Cheng Jiang and He Yue, but their single-target output Rong Haibin. Being able to see this proves that your understanding is very good.”
Li Muran, who was praised by captain Qin, was in a good mood. However, he was not good at expressing his happiness, so he continued analysing the battle situation with a paralysed face. “In the last group, Without Fire’s combination of Nie, Jing and Zhou is very strong. Su Cheng and Xie Changming can just barely tie with Nie Yuzhu and Jing Yang, but Li Mengjue can never beat Zhou Yanbing. Thus, it is difficult for Interlude to win.”
Listening to the way the teenager answered the question seriously, Qin Mo smiled. “So, according to your opinion, the top four ought to be Mojue, Dynasty, Frost Moon, and Without Fire?”
Li Muran nodded. “This is just my speculation. Of course, the premise is that there are no accidents.”
“Well done on the analysis,” Qin Mo praised, standing up from his seat. “The accuracy of your pre-match predictions can almost be compared to Lin Shuangcheng’s, the godly anchor of prophecies.”
Lin Shuangcheng had been named the god of pre-match spoilers by his fans. For Qin Mo to compare Li Muran with Lin Shuangcheng was also a different sort of appreciation.
Embarrassed, Li Muran lowered his head, uncertain of how to respond.
Shen He and himself were really at the two extremes of the spectrum. If Shen He was praised by his master, he would have immediately climbed up the pole, happily praising himself with “I knew I was the smartest blablabla…” However, Li Muran didn’t know how to respond to being praised. Perhaps, it was because he had seldom received praise before?
“We’ll see if tomorrow’s matches follow your predictions,” Qin Mo patted his shoulder. “If at least three guesses are correct, I’ll give you a reward.”
Li Muran nodded. “Thank you, captain Qin.”
Hahaha the cuties shen he and li muran is oh so much! I love them
And the cuties will become couple 😈
Hmm~ Did something happen to Li Muran when he was young ?
The title of the chapter….. Will Xiao Han take an apprentice ? 🤔 Or someone else?
Thank you for the update~~! 💖💖💖
Hmm, I don’t know, but I think he really just a silence person and also low key? 🤔
It’s Xiao Han, Qin Mo will give him an apprentice lol 🤣
Qin mo is so good at detecting the couples lol sending red packets for the little apprentice? Noted.