Quick Travel: Destiny for Thirty Lifetimes

After half a month of recreational training, Lao Yuan informed them that the preliminary selection would begin in the middle of this month. After nationwide auditions, fifty teams would be selected to participate in the preliminary rounds, and fourteen well-known teams including them would directly start the preliminary round competition in the middle of next month.

The sixty-four teams draw lots to determine their opponents, and the competition takes about a week. The thirty-two teams that win three or more out of five games will draw lots again. The competition will be completed in four days, with two days of rest in between.

The round of 16 to 8 will take two days, with a two-day break in between. The round of 8 to 4 will be selected in one day. After the final four teams compete against each other to determine the winner, the two winning teams will decide the champions and will be the only teams qualified to participate in the first international e-sports event.

The main reason why Lian Qingyang couldn't compete with Ye Jichen abroad before was because most of the competitions were domestic. This was the first international competition that he applied for, and it attracted the attention of almost people all over the world. The significance of winning the championship was no less than that of the Olympics.

Lao Yuan explained the rules and procedures to them very seriously, and stressed that they must take it seriously. This was not only related to the honor of their team, but if they could represent the country in the competition, if they won, they would go down in history, but if they lost, they would be infamous forever.

"It's not that serious. At most, I'll be ridiculed for a year or two." Xiaoyu retorted in a low voice.

Lian Qingyang nodded in approval. He might be ridiculed even more. After all, he was scolded for a long time when he went abroad when Honor of Kings was not that popular yet, and some people are still holding on to it now.

Manager Yuan looked over and pointed at Lian Qingyang and Ye Jichen, "Don't act like you're playing a game. Don't do those extreme moves. If you win, it's fine, but if you lose, you'll be scolded. They might even blame your failures on you two being too pretentious! Just do something fancy! Pay attention!"

"My idol has never made any mistakes, okay? He is the best!" Xiaoyu refused to accept every time the former manager warned Lian Qingyang. As a die-hard fan of Lian Qingyang, although he could not learn the idol's skills, he could defend his idol's skills in a low voice.

After that, the entire base began to enter into intense training, and even Xiao Ning did not come out to show her presence. In fact, even Qingyang's current condition does not seem to require a substitute, but Xiao Ning is still looking forward to competing with Ye Jichen.

The teams also make appointments to train with each other, and review the games afterwards to find each other's breakthrough points and develop corresponding tactics. After all, they all want to represent the country in international competitions.

The only thing that makes everyone unpredictable is Lian Qingyang. His skills are very varied. He usually won't use the same hero or the same move in the near future, not to mention that he and Ye Jichen are still researching new moves. Although the original manager warned him, he couldn't stop them from researching in private.

As a person who has experienced many battles in so many worlds and mastered many skills, Lian Qingyang has always been very quick to learn and accept anything, and can draw inferences from one example to another. This time, he also had the help of the invisible halo that Luo Yichen gave him out of selfishness. To say that everything went smoothly would be an understatement.

He didn't know that Senior Luo had given him a small halo. He just lamented that he was so powerful because he had a lot of world knowledge and skills he had learned, and his memory had not been erased. Ye Jichen was the real powerful and talented player.

The team practiced in seclusion for a month and finally arrived at the preliminary round. The venue was in the city, which saved them a lot of time. They arrived at the booked hotel the day before the opening ceremony. Soon Ye Jichen was pulled away for pre-match interviews and filming. The others were very familiar with City C and had no desire to go sightseeing, so they all stayed in their rooms.

Lian Qingyang was sitting on the sofa in the hotel room browsing Weibo. His former manager said that their phones would be taken away after the game started tomorrow. Regardless of whether they had a game tomorrow or not, the online comments might affect them.

Netizen 1: Are you playing in City C? Isn't Team FT in City C?

Netizen 2: This wave of destiny circle is a win for FT in terms of luck.

Netizen 3: Destroying the morale of other teams before the game even starts? FT should just pray they don't get kicked out in their own right!

Netizen 4: Hasn't the person above been online recently? You don't know where FT's strength lies, right?

Netizen 5: Although that person's tactics are indeed powerful, they are too flashy. If he shows off again and loses, he will probably be scolded to death.

Netizen 6: "So-and-so" is no longer a taboo word, the person above can just say the name directly.

Netizen 7: So who is that guy? Is he very powerful?

Netizen 8: Lian Qingyang! I didn't know this, but he's become quite popular online recently. Everyone is betting on FT to win this time, he's really strong.

Netizen 9: As for him, I don’t think he’s that good. He’s a bit too crazy. I can’t stand him.

Netizen 10: No, they are arrogant because they have the ability, why should they care about you? If you have this ability, you will probably walk around outside waving your hands.

Netizen 11: FT is garbage! SPO is awesome! FT is shit! SPO!

Netizen 12: I'm afraid the person above isn't a hater? What's he jumping around about? Everyone knows that FT and SPO have a good relationship.

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Netizen 349: I hope my ZRE team doesn’t face off against FT. I’ll pray for that with my boyfriend’s lifespan. By the way, I’m a boy.

Lian Qingyang couldn't help but reply after seeing this, and replied directly with his real account: Don't pray for your boyfriend's longevity, the chances of your boyfriend's life being shortened are still very high.

After he finished typing, he put down his phone. Just as he put on his shoes and stood up, there was a knock on the door. After opening the door, Ye Jichen walked in and put the things he was carrying on the table: "I have already sent everyone else's lunch. They ordered the pickled fish that we had before. Yours has spicy dumplings."

Lian Qingyang nodded and said as he walked towards the bathroom: "I'm just about to go to the bathroom, wait for me for a moment!"

Ye Jichen sat at the table, unpacked everything, took out the food boxes, and arranged them. After the two of them finished their meal and took a short nap, they were called to Coach Lin's room to gather.

The coaches participating in the preliminary round were pulled into a group and an electronic draw was conducted to determine their opponents. After Coach Lin gathered them in the room, he told them that the opponent he had drawn was one of those selected nationwide. Compared with them, his strength was not very strong, but they still reviewed the team's previous game recordings together.

"The fourteen teams that advanced directly to the preliminary round and the teams they'll compete against will have their matches scheduled later. They'll start next Monday, with our first match being Wednesday afternoon. You can practice these past two days, but you must be in good shape. Don't look half-hearted and sluggish when you go on stage. Rest well these past few days and get enough sleep. Don't be too nervous, but don't let yourself get too nervous either. Relax in moderation, okay?"

Everyone agreed, and then the former manager, who had been silent the entire time, finally announced, "You must stay focused for the next twenty days or so. Don't let your guard down, and take this seriously. The battle is a bit long, but there's plenty of time to adjust, so you must stay in top form. If you come out on top, I'll treat you to a meal. Don't go to a small restaurant; go to a big hotel!"

"Great!" Everyone, who was originally in a tense state, became a little excited and started to get ready, eager to try it out.