translator: Oyen
After the game with National Grace, Mojue’s players were interviewed by the reporter.
“National Grace’s points are much worse than Mojue, their overall strength also not as good as Mojue. Today, you tied with them 1:1 and didn’t get a point from National Grace, will it be difficult for the players to accept?” The reporter asked.
“No,” Qin Mo replied calmly, “National Grace’s players are very powerful. Moreover, Mojue is not an invincible team. The tactics arranged by Junru before the game are beyond our expectations. It is also the result of their efforts for us to win narrowly in the second round.”
“Don’t you feel embarrassed for losing to a girl team?” The reporter asked again,
“I treat all my opponents equally. In my eyes, National Grace’s players are just respectable opponents. I won’t underestimate them just because they are girls. Nor will I pay more attention to them because they are girls. Men and women are the same on the field.” Qin Mo replied.
The reporter was speechless for a moment, and changed the subject. “God Mo, then which female player in the league do you think is the most beautiful?”
“I don’t pay attention.” Qin Mo replied.
Failing to make the interview better, the reporter felt resentful. “You don’t pay attention to girls at all. Do you think there is no difference between girls and men in your eyes? You won’t find a girlfriend like this!”
“I don’t need it for the time being.” Qin Mo blushed slightly.
In Xiao Han’s mind: It’s enough for him to have me as a boyfriend, you don’t need to worry about it.
Hearing Qin Mo’s reply, fans who watched the live broadcast commented: Qin Mo belongs to everyone, so it’s good to have no girlfriend.
***
The game tied at 1:1, so no extra points and no point deduction on both Mojue and National Grace. The whole crew flew back to Changsha on the night of the competition, and did not make any more stops in Nanjing, nor did they go to greet their masters.
This week, Mojue failed to score points, but Dynasty and Without Fire, who were behind Mojue, both got 5 points. On the ranking, the gap between both teams and Mojue kept narrowing, especially the Dynasty team, there was only 1 point difference from Mojue.
In addition, the Sky team, whose achievements fell to the bottom due to Yuan Xi’s absent during the three-players competition, gradually recovered with Yuan Xi’s comeback. After the first two weeks of the game, Sky’s performance rose to the fourth place, tied with Frost Moon.
Sword Song, Interlude and Whisper team were still in the middle and lower rank in the scoreboard. Compared with the teams from the big clubs, these teams had ace players, but their overall strength was not strong. Although these teams had little hope of winning the championship, they must not be underestimated because of their unique tactics.
***
The next morning, Qin Mo called the team members to the office for a meeting to prepare for the next week’s game.
Mojue’s opponent for next week’s game was Sword Song. The game would be held in Mojue’s home court, Changsha.
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This Sword Song team only had their captain Lin Shuangcheng that could be regarded as the first-class level in the league—— he was Hanhua Sword sect’s short sword flow, was also once the champion of the all-sect individual competition.
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Song Changdong’s long sword and Lin Shuangcheng’s and Xiao Yun’s short swords were also called ‘Three Swords Combination’ by fans.
Analysing Sword Song’s lineup, Qin Mo concluded decisively. “Sword Song’s team will always have three swordsmen as the core in team battles. Song Changdong’s weapon Galaxy, Lin Shuangcheng’s weapon Red Heaven, and Xiao Yun’s weapon Lonely Moon, the additional attributes of the three swords complement each other, and the three melee attacks are coordinated, the style of play is somewhat similar to the melee mode of the Without Fire team.”
However, Sword Song’s melee attack ability was much worse than Without Fire. After all, the hand speed of Without Fire’s talented teenager Jing Yang was at the top level in the league. The old captain Nie Yuzhu’s field control ability and overall outlook were also better than Lin Shuangcheng.
The variable Qin Mo worried most was actually the newcomer Song Changdong.
Qin Mo knew the strength of captain Lin. Captain Lin’s apprentice Xiao Yun’s strength was also relatively limited, but Xiao Song was a very talented newcomer. In addition, during the three-players match, Lin Shuangcheng was banned many times, so Song Changdong had to fight hard as the commander. Going into battle on the scalp to serve as a commander. Although the training in the past few months was very hard for Xiao Song, it had also given him a lot of opportunities to grow.
Today’s Song Changdong was no longer the shy, introverted and uneasy newcomer when he was a newcomer. He had the responsibility of a vice-captain, had also learned a lot of improvised playing tactics, and his cooperation with Lin Shuangcheng was becoming more tacit.
After analysing Sword Song’s lineup, Qin Mo asked. “What do you think?”
Shen He actively raised his hand and asked. “Master, are you sure Sword Song will not change the lineup?”
“It’s unlikely for him to change lineup,” Qin Mo replied. “In the previous two weeks of the game, he took the three swordsmen as the tactical core. I think it is impossible for him to change his players even against us. Three swordsmen lineup is Sword Song team’s trademark.”
Zhu Qingyue touched his chin thoughtfully. “Escort mode requires defense, and the defense ability of three meele swordsmen isn’t strong. They should not choose escort mode at home. If it is me, I prefer the secret letter mode, and the melee will join hands to output. There is a certain chance of winning by robbing and killing messengers.”
Qin Mo nodded. “According to Qingyue, if Sword Song sends three swordsmen to kill the messenger. For our lineup… Muran, what lineup will be suitable for us?”
Li Muran, who was named, seriously analysed. “I only think of two strategies. The first one is to let Xiao Pei control the field remotely, with the close combat output of Twin Stars and sister Hong, and with the assistance of senior Qingyue, four outputs and one auxiliary, to fight a wave of attacks, and kill all the opponents in one round of team battle; the other is to let Xiao He and senior Qingyue to join me and drag them to fight a war of attrition.”
“Well said,” Qin Mo’s gaze was full of admiration. “Both options can be tried. The first game is our home game. I want to continue to choose the escort mode and use the defensive lineup. Xiao He, Muran and Qingyue will play together, Xiao Han and I move to protect the escort team to the end. I try to choose the obstacle map to limit the performance of Sword Song’s melee swordsmen.”
“The output ability of the three main swordsmen of Sword Song is not weak, and there are also substitute swordsmen.” Xiao Han interjected. “Have you ever thought that if we send a defensive lineup, Lin Shuangcheng may take an extreme route and send five swordsmen at one go?”
“Five swordsmen?!” Hearing this, He Beiguang widened his eyes.
“Really?” Shen He had a disbelieving look. “The five swordsmen’s lineup is too exaggerated…”
“Lin Shuangcheng does have some strange ideas.” Xiao Han smiled. “The captains of most teams will consider how to recruit players to make the lineup more comprehensive, like Without Fire, although it is also a melee team, it includes many sects. But Lin Shuangcheng, he likes swordsmen. Except for a master T, a healer and a long-range control field, the remaining five in the team are all swordsmen.”
According to the information about the Sword Song team released on the projector in the conference room, as Xiao Han said, there were five swordsmen among the eight people, and the member configuration was very consistent with the name of the team ‘Sword Song.’
“On this point, Lin Shuangcheng once told me that he loved reading martial arts novels since he was a child, especially swordsman masters, and felt that men with swords were particularly handsome.” Qin Mo explained. “He set up Sword Song team and recruited a large number of swordsman masters, just to realise his ideal swordsman team. This person… has an extraordinary idea.”
According to common sense, most of the esports players who came to play at professional leagues had the same goal—— they hoped that one day they could stand on the podium and win the championship trophy.
There were even many people who dream about winning prizes in their sleep.
But Lin Shuangcheng’s goal had never been a trophy, and his dream wasn’t to win the championship and become famous. His dream was to build his favorite team, and now, his dream had been realised.
Probably, he was the first captain in the league to achieve his dream…
From this point of view, Qin Mo was quite envious of him, he could always maintain a relaxed attitude in the cruel competition, even Qin Mo couldn’t be so open-minded.
Qin Mo thought about the possibility that Xiao Han put forward, and replied. “Xiao Han’s worries are also reasonable. If Lin Shuangcheng really sends five swordsmen to attack our defensive formation, then I will not play. A-Hong can replace me to control the field.”
“No problem.” Liu Hong nodded. “If there are really five swordsmen on the other side, I can use a trap to control their movement.”
“Then, let setup Mojue’s lineup at home game like this for the time being—— Xiao He, Qingyue and Muran to protect, A-Hong and Xiao Han cooperate to control the field. In this lineup… why not let Qingyue command? It’s easier for him to see the field situation from the back row. Xiao Han, what do you think about this?”
“Sure!” Xiao Han smiled. “Since Xiao Mo won’t play in the defensive lineup, it is more reliable to let Qingyue command.”
“My level is relatively limited…” Zhu Qingyue replied modestly.
“Qingyue, no need to be modest, you’ll command the first round.” Qin Mo interrupted him.
“That’s right,” Xiao Han agreed, “You even command in World Competition, what are you afraid of?”
“Alright,” Zhu Qingyue replied helplessly. “Both of you join hands, echoing each other, I really can’t say anything to you…”
Qin Mo and Xiao Han looked at each other, both smiling.
The pre-match discussion lasted for an hour and finally decided on the lineup for both rounds in a game. Everyone returned to the training room in high spirits and began the training according to the arranged lineup.
A week passed quickly, and it was Saturday in a blink of an eye. Under Lin Shuangcheng’s leadership, all Sword Song’s players came to Changsha venue.
Mojue’s home court was really worthy of its reputation. The enthusiasm of the fans was clearly conveyed to the backstage. Through the live broadcast on the big screen, they could see many fans holding the light board of ‘Good Luck, Mojue’. The cheers on the scene were deafening.
Lin Shuangcheng calmly took a sip of coffee and smiled at Song Changdong. “Xiao Song, you really lost a lot when you left Dragon Song. If you hadn’t transferred to Sword Song, you might also be in the Mojue team now. You can also win a league championship with Qin Mo and Xiao Han. Following me as a captain, and maybe you won’t get anything in the end.”
Song Changdong was stunned, his cheek flushed slightly. “Captain, don’t say that. Even if I don’t come to Sword Song, I can’t stay in Mojue. At the beginning of the team selection, captain Qin actually eliminated me… Besides, I don’t regret coming to Sword Song.”
Staring at his clear eyes, Lin Shuangcheng whispered. “Really don’t regret it?”
“Of course!” Song Changdong nodded hard and replied earnestly. “Because I met the captain Lin, you’re very good to me. Moreover, I have learned a lot from captain Lin. The championship is not so important, and it is an especially good experience to play hard with the teammates I like.”
He was not very good at speaking, but only used ‘very good’ and ‘especially good’ to express his love for this team.
After joining Sword Song, Song Changdong’s ideas changed a lot.
Probably Lin Shuangcheng’s open-mindedness affected him. After spending a long time in Sword Song team, he also felt that it didn’t matter whether he won the championship or not. As long as he could stay happily with this group of friends, as long as he could see captain Lin’s smile every day and hearing him talk in a relaxed manner, it was enough.
Lin Shuangcheng gently rubbed Song Changdong’s head. “Do you like Sword Song so much? It doesn’t matter if you don’t win the prize?”
“Of course it is!” Song Changdong replied.
“Then, you like Sword Song’s team members very much?” Lin Shuangcheng smiled.
“En,” Song Changdong nodded.
“Do you also like me?” Lin Shuangcheng continued asking.
“En,” Song Changdong continued to nod. After nodding, he felt that there was something wrong with this sentence. He quickly blushed and explained. “I, I, I didn’t mean that…”
“Then, what do you mean?” Lin Shuangcheng laughed without restraint.
Song Changdong’s face became even redder. Every time Lin Shuangcheng flirted with him, he didn’t know what to say, and his tongue would get knotted.
Listening to them, Xiao Yun, who was next to him couldn’t bear to hear it anymore. “The game is about to begin. Master, please be serious!”
“Alright, I’m going to be serious, everyone do your best.” Lin Shuangcheng put aside his joke, standing up and waving to the players. “Let’s go, lets us experience Mojue’s home court!”
That reporter was so annoying! (⇀‸↼‶) I’m aware that it’s his job but it’s still too much.
Hehe, Song Changdong‘s and Lin Shuangcheng‘s ship is sailing~~ 😆 LS really likes to tease him.
Looking forward to the next match!
Thank you for the chapter 💜💜💜
That’s their job ….. to be annoying 🤣
Poor Song Changdong to be trapped by a fox 😏
You’re welcome~ ❤
song changdong is the frog being slow cooked in warm water =P
he will be cooked until the extras 🤭
Baby chengcheng is getting tricked by a wolf xD. This chapter was realy fun except for the idiot reporter…
Thank you for the chapter!!! 😘❤️❤️❤️
Yes, this chapter is really fun, except for that reporter 👀
You’re welcome~❤