Chapter 29: The Gathering

THIS TIME, THE PARTY THAT TIGER WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS HELD AT A HALL AT 43 RUWEDI STREET. (Please remember that I p; The busiest part of Santa Fe is Via Ruveti in the heart of the city, which is famous not only in Santa Fe, but also throughout Italy. The street is no more than three kilometres long, but it is one of the two special financial zones designated by the federal government. It can be said that Santa Fe has enough capital to become the host city of the game festival, and the influence of Ruvidi Street is indispensable.

Few people know that King Nuo, who has retired and has not been asked much about the world, has made a clear statement this time, opposing the game festival in Santa Fe.

The reason for this can be guessed by those who know the secret life of the Heavenly King.

King Nuo Tianwang has always been strongly opposed to the chaebol's interference in the game festival.

"Those guys don't understand anything, they mess up everything, they're arrogant and vain, and they won't admit their failures." When he was young, Nuo Tianwang publicly bombarded the chaebol who entered the game industry in the media: "And then? All the achievements are due to their leadership, all the frustrations are that we professional players are not good enough, I am fed up with a group of children who sell their reputations, Lao Tzu is still a day, so you don't dare to go further"

In fact, in his golden years, King Nuo did what he promised. In a sense, these big chaebols can even be said to be the real behind-the-scenes rulers of the world, not to mention local governments, even the federal government can exert enough influence, but reality is reality, and games are games. During that time, these big chaebols were all holding their tails between their legs in online games, if someone dared to rely on their wealth and power, manipulate the market, or bully others...... Then they could only pray afterwards that King Nuo Tianwang would not know about it.

Obviously, in the eyes of King Nuo, this year's game festival is held in Santa Fe, which is a very bad, and even dangerous, signal.

After being suppressed for decades, these big chaebols are probably going to be eager to try......

As online games are the most convenient and influential humanities projects today, those predators can't help but control the world of this game as if they were manipulating other things?

King Nort didn't want to see the signs of such danger.

But just when he was about to come forward to release his influence, Lin Bo persuaded him.

"Heavenly King, we are old." Lin Bo said.

In the purple bamboo forest, a table, a chair and a cup of tea, King Nuo Tianwang sat restlessly, and Lin Bo stood aside and persuaded him bitterly.

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and you really shouldn't meddle in these things. How to solve the prying eyes of those chaebols is the matter of Ah Hai, the matter of GODLIKE, the matter of Visconti, and the matter of Pushilin. Lin Bo said: "The chaebol has wanted to gain a foothold in the game industry for hundreds of years, and how many of them can end up well?" ”

“…… Maybe. No's mood was a little low: "Yes, I'm old." ”

King Nuo closed his eyes: "I don't have any other wishes...... I just hope to see Ahai grow up. But this kid is not worry-free, he hasn't gained a firm foothold in YPE, and he has offended the old thing of Bai Xiao, and he will have to fight with those chaebols in the future......"

"Think about how you came here when you were younger, Heavenly King." Lin Bo looked at the clear sky on Taihang Mountain with some nostalgia: "Ah Hai will definitely be able to." ”

No, looking at the specks of snow on the ground.

Ah Hai, just like Lin Bo said, you can definitely do it too.

True gamers fear nothing but fate, and nothing else. In the face of the famous predecessors of the white owl, you will definitely rise to the challenge?

And in the end, all the challenges and dangers will become meritorious.

That's good.

King Nuo didn't say anything, but Lin Bozhi said that he had succeeded in persuasion.

Zhong Bingquan was already holding his breath when he stepped into the only club on Ruvich Street.

Is it splendid? Not really. THE HALL CALLED "RASHE" DOESN'T HAVE ANY OPULENT DECORATIONS, AND EVEN HAS A RUSTIC FEEL. However, it is a unique temperament, simple and not shabby. The hall is not very large, and the layout is somewhat like a miniature church. Everything here is exquisite, the kind of delicacy that is meticulous down to the last detail.

There are all kinds of murals painted on the ceiling, each of which is somewhat abstract, and it takes a lot of good game and art skills to understand the true meaning of those murals. Each table and chair here has a different inscription, and Zhong Bingquan was deeply shocked by the elegance that floated to the bone in the subtleties. ,

He had never even heard of such a hall on Ruvich Street before, and in fact, as a special financial zone, it was indeed inappropriate for such a place to appear on this street.

He wanted to ask, but remembered the advice of his master Ishikawa Sato, and the question that came to his lips was immediately held back.

"Don't take the initiative to speak," Ishikawa Sato said in a stern voice, "The people who came to this hall today are all great people, and I just barely accompanied the last seat." If someone accostes you, just give a short and appropriate answer. ”

Zhong Bingquan couldn't help but get nervous in his heart.

He knew that he was not the most proud disciple of Ishikawa Sato, and that in the game world, the habits and styles of every top player are different, for example, GODLIKE said very seriously that he would accept another disciple after retiring, but only one, hoping to teach him carefully and let him become a talent; ICELORD, ON THE OTHER HAND, SAID THAT HE WOULD NEVER ACCEPT DISCIPLES: "BE A TEACHER? That's not my thing. ”

Ishikawa Sato is a typical representative of "the world is full of peaches and plums", and there are a full seventeen disciples under the name of Ishikawa Sato, and Zhong Bingquan is just one of them.

Obviously, Chung Byung-cheon was fortunate to be brought by Sato because he was going to have a draft this year. For an up-and-coming pro gamer, showing up on an occasion like this can be of great benefit to them.

Master and apprentice Sato didn't come early, nor too late, and when they entered this small hall, there were already a few people waiting inside.

THE OWNER OF THIS ROOM, ICELORD, NATURALLY CAME EARLY, IN FACT, ZHONG BINGQUAN ONLY LEARNED ABOUT THIS WHEN EVERYONE WAS TALKING JUST NOW, ICELORD OPENED A HALL IN A PLACE LIKE RUVICH STREET BECAUSE IT WAS FUN.

"I won this place from that fool when I made a bet with a chaebol."

WHEN ZHONG BINGQUAN FOLLOWED HIS MASTER OVER, HE HAPPENED TO HEAR ICELORD AND A PERSON NEXT TO HIM SAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

He looked at the man who looked very old, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar it became.

Suddenly, Zhong Bingquan recognized the person in front of him.

There was a storm in his heart, and it turned out to be Lin Bo

The name Lin Bo is a legend in the gaming world, he is the minister of the humerus of that person, and he is the president of Tianwang Games. Even today, Lin Bo has not retired, and he is still serving as the IEC of the Savage Club. Lin Bo has the title of Bole in the game industry, it was he who single-handedly dug the Hades, who was very unsatisfactory at the time, and he decided that this guy with a very average game level had the ability to become the core of the team, and insisted on signing him with a draft pick. At that time, the whole world laughed at King Nuo's arms for being blind, but Hades has now become a big star in the limelight, and his personal strength is still so average, but when it comes to the team battles of the Savage Club, even in the face of them, he still does not fall behind.

Lin Bo's discernment is not only shown in Hades alone, over the years, he has tried his best to choose countless good signs for the Savage Club, if he can get a word of praise from Lin Bo......

Zhong Bingquan's heart was eager.

But he understood that there was no place for him to speak.

Since the teacher brought him, he will naturally help him.

In just a few minutes, Zhong Bingquan has met many big people, and each big man has his own exciting story.

Zhong Bingquan looked at the people in the hall with his spare eyes, it was a small gathering, probably no more than twenty people, but the relationship between the top professional players was clear at a glance.

For example, VIVA, the man whose expression seemed to be frozen to the bone, sat alone in the corner drinking beer, looking like a wolf licking wounds in the shadows of the runway. Zhong Bingquan thought that someone had offended VIVA, so that his face was so ugly, but his teacher Sato was very surprised: "VIVA seems to be in a good mood today." Zhong Bingquan was dumbfounded.

"His face is good-looking?" Zhong Bingquan couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

He didn't even frown. It's good enough for him. Ishikawa Sato looked at VIVA in surprise, wondering what would make VIVA happy, but he didn't bother to think about it. VIVA has always been a lone wolf, ignoring no one and doing his own thing. Sato is a person who cherishes feathers, and he doesn't want his name to appear with VIVA, no matter what.

IN CONTRAST, ICELORD AND VIVA ARE TWO EXTREMES.

VIVA HAS A MENACING FACE, AND ICELORD, WHO IS THE SAME AGE AS HIM (BOTH ARE 24 YEARS OLD), LOOKS LIKE A BIG CHILD. VIVA DRINKS BY HIMSELF, WHILE ICELORD KEEPS GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THESE EXTRAORDINARY GUESTS WITH A GLASS OF WINE, AND HE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND COMMON GROUND WITH EACH OF THEM, AS IF WHERE THERE IS ICELORD, IT WILL NEVER BE COLD. ,

ZHONG BINGQUAN LOOKED AT ICELORD ENVIOUSLY, THIS MAN HAS UNPARALLELED TALENT, PEOPLE SAY THAT AS LONG AS HE IS WILLING TO WORK HARD, HE IS THE KING OF HEAVEN. HOWEVER, PERHAPS GOD WOULD NEVER MAKE A PERSON TOO PERFECT, AND ICELORD ENDED UP SQUANDERING HIS TALENT TO BECOME A SUPERSTAR, NOT A KING.

Many people think that ICELORD's strength has surpassed VIVA, and this is why in the World Player Rankings, VIVA is second and Icelord is third, and in the World Player Rankings, it is ICELORD second and VIVA third.

It's just that VIVA herself has never expressed any opinion on this.

Of course, there are more than a few big people, as the hour hand of the retro pendulum clock gradually points to the number 3, Zhong Bingquan sees one after another big people he can only look up to now.

THE MATURE AND STEADY 1Q24, THE ENERGETIC K, THE PERVERTED GHOST GENIUS YUAN BRIGHT, THE POPULAR PRINCE WILLIAM, THE MAGNANIMOUS POPE DAKALA, THE STRONGEST IIGER IN HISTORY, THE TEACHER'S NEMESIS YAMA, AND THE STREET EMPEROR MINGH.

Most of them came alone, while others brought someone like Sato.

As more and more people come at night, the circle becomes more and more obvious, and it is clear who has a good relationship with whom and who has a bad relationship with whom.

The worst person is VIVA, he still doesn't say a word, he sits alone in the corner, those sharp eyes occasionally glance at the situation next to him, and then continue to lower his head and drink. The most popular is Prince William, William is polite, gentle, and understanding, and basically everyone likes him.

ALTHOUGH WILLIAM IS THE CORE OF YPE AND DAKALA IS THE CORE OF TC, THE TWO HAVE BEEN BITTER RIVALS FOR MANY YEARS, BUT DAKALA STILL SMILED AND GREETED WILLIAM. PRINCE WILLIAM IS SUCH A PERSON THAT ALMOST NO ONE HATES HIM, AND EVEN AS AN OPPONENT, DAKALA HAS TO ADMIT WILLIAM'S AMAZING CHARM.

Yang Hai is not an easy person to deal with, but he and William have a good conversation not long after they meet......

Zhong Bingquan's relationship with other people can also be seen a little bit.

ICELORD IS SIMILAR TO WILLIAM, HE HAS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH ANYONE, OF COURSE, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE VIVA; The teacher and the king of Hades are still like enemies, sneering at each other, endlessly, K is the youngest one, the year before last, K was still a pink and tender champion show, two years later, he has been ranked fourth in the player standings of the world, about young and vigorous, K's words are jumpy and proud, but it can be seen that he has a good relationship with Yuan Mingliang and Lin Bo and a few old guys......

……

Zhong Bingquan watched coldly, and at the same time had a wonderful feeling.

This is the world of top professional gamers, their every word is inseparable from the game, what they discuss is so close to the essence of the game, and every word they say has a feeling that makes Zhong Bingquan suddenly enlightened. Suddenly, Zhong Bingquan understood that the teacher brought himself here today, perhaps not just to make an impression on these top masters, but to let himself understand what the real top professional gamer circle in this world is like.

This is a very strong spur for him, which can make him work harder to pursue a higher realm and more exquisite skills.

Zhong Bingquan suddenly had a sense of pride, because he thought of Yang Hai, the peer whose skills were terrifying.

No matter how high your level is, I will still be one step ahead of you at least in terms of vision and starting point.

"Why hasn't GODLIKE come yet?" K suddenly grumbled impatiently. "Every time everyone has a party, he looks like this, it's really unbearable."

Hearing K's words, the people next to him all laughed.

"Yo yo, our little friend is not subject to the rule of the GODLIKE boss, is this about to revolt?" ICELORD QUIPPED.

K rolled his eyes: "ICE, even if you overthrow the rule, it will be under your banner, you are the most promising among us." ”

VIVA GLANCED UP AT THIS SIDE, DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, AND CONTINUED TO DRINK WITH HER HEAD DOWN.

He has become accustomed to being ignored because he has been ignoring others for too long.

ICELORD IS STRONG?

VIVA IS DISMISSIVE.

If you don't respect the game, the game will punish you.

"It's not like you don't know the GODLIKE guy." The good old man 1Q24 said: "He can't wait to break a second of time into eight pieces every day, if it weren't for the game festival, maybe he would have pushed this party." ”

"I think that as soon as the minute hand reaches 12, GODLIKE is estimated to come in at the same time, neither fast nor slow, just right." MINGH QUIPPED, THE SMALL EYES PECULIAR TO KOREANS NARROWED SLIGHTLY, WHICH WAS QUITE JOYFUL. Everyone laughed.

William, VIVA and TIGER and Lin Bo are a little absent-minded, the time is almost up, what about Yang Hairen?

Yang Hai originally thought that he had plenty of time, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen to him. ,

He took the memory card from the Imperial Hotel and politely declined Su Ruoshuiyao's request to go with him. This kind of occasion is not suitable for people who are not in the gaming world, after all, people are talking about a very serious business.

Su Ruoshui didn't care too much, Su Ming and they also came here to carnival, after running away from home, Su Ruoshui naturally didn't dare to go back directly to face his father, but Zhao Mengxiong and Zhang Ben, the two little ghosts, came. After Yang Hai left, Zhang Ben, who felt very lonely, became good buddies with Zhao Mengxiong, Zhao Mengxiong did not have the consciousness that my brother was the first gentleman in Chenzhou, and pulled Zhang Ben to play all kinds of games, and it only took one day for the two of them to feel that the other party was really the right appetite, and then became iron buddies.

This time, Zhao Mengxiong and his sister came to Santafe or Zhang Ben to help.

Su Ruoshui didn't dare to go directly to see his father, and it was okay to catch up with these two little ghosts.

Thinking of Su Ruoshui, Su Ming, Zhao Mengxiong and Zhang Ben, Yang Hai had a lot of emotion. The days of the first few months flowed through his heart like flowing water, and he felt unusually warm.

Yang Hai, who was immersed in memories, forgot one thing - he forgot to bring money.

But he took a taxi hovercraft to take the empty rail to Luvic Street, which is much more expensive than the ordinary TAXI, and Yang Hai didn't think so much about it in order not to be late, but the problem was only when he put his hand in his pocket.

It may be that when he and Su Ruoshui messed around in the hotel room at noon, they didn't pay attention to where they left their wallets......

Yang Hai was a little dumbfounded, but how to tell the driver about this? The chip on the back of his neck didn't help him check out because it was just a taxi, not at the subway station.

"I really...... I...... Listen to my explanation......" Yang Hai tried to calm the anger of the middle-aged uncle in front of him with some helplessness.

"Less of this"

The middle-aged uncle's face was covered with a beard, different from the captain's imperial beard, which was a bit like Tolstoy's, shuffled, sharp, and chaotic, like a wild bush. He had small eyes, nose after nose, and eyes the size of mung beans that shimmered with an unsettling light. His Italian was fast and urgent, like a machine gun, which made Yang Hai tired of parrying.

"Either I call Tianxun and ask someone else to come out and send money, or I will call the police," the taxi driver said angrily.

Looking at the house number of "No. 43 Ruvich Street", Yang Hai couldn't cry or laugh, this is simply the modern version of the idiom definition of the end of the world. DO YOU WANT TO CALL TIANXUN AND ASK ONE OF TIGER, LIMBO, WILLIAM, OR VIVA TO LET THE DOOR COME OUT OF IT AND TAKE THE MONEY TO TAKE HIM OUT?

This kind of behavior is not to say that it is put into practice, just thinking about it in the head feels too much.

"I'm going there for a party," Yang Haigen's driver explained, "You let me go in first, and I'll come out and pay you later, can't you?" ”

"Nope"

Yang Hai is out of recruitment.

Just as he was about to accept the fate of being ridiculed in the future, and was about to send a message to Lin Bo and them, a voice came from behind him.

"You're going to a party?"

Yang Hai turned around and spoke to him with a tall man, he had short, heckled hair, and was burly, but he wrapped himself tightly, not only wearing a windbreaker, but also a mask and sunglasses. Yang Hai subconsciously touched his sunglasses.

Isn't this thing quite popular......

Yang Hai nodded at the man.

"But I don't know you." The burly man's tone carried a hint of displeasure: "The people who came to the party today are all acquaintances, and you are not among them." You reporters are getting more and more excessive, and you even want to secretly take pictures of such a private party, I don't know which guy leaked the news-"

When Yang Hai heard that the man had misunderstood his identity, he quickly explained.

……

The minute hand shifted one notch, and was seated above twelve, with a crisp click, and the door opened outside.

GODLIKE AND YANG HAI WALKED IN TOGETHER.