Chapter 56 Forcing Me to Become a Culinary God
Chapter 56 Forcing Me to Become a Culinary God
"Who's going first?"
"Are we really going in?"
"Go in, go in, Old Pig will lead the way."
Mu Chun and the others were preparing to see the group assignments when they heard a sound outside the door. They turned around with puzzled expressions, only to find the door had been pushed open.
Flandre pushed the door open and came in. "Congratulations, congratulations."
Meiko immediately went to greet her, "What are you doing here?"
Flandre laughed and gave up his seat: "Our whole team came to eavesdrop on your debriefing."
Jiejie deliberately made a shooing gesture, "Those who are eavesdropping, get lost!"
Tabe walked in. "Congratulations! We're here to ask if you'd like to watch the lottery together."
Daeny looked puzzled. So arrogant? They just lost the game and they're still trying to provoke him?
After the translator relayed the information, he suddenly understood and said, "OK, OK."
At Daeny's signal, the AL group came in, and familiar faces quickly gathered around.
With the help of the translator, the two coaches chatted casually and naturally.
TheShy and Rookie were unaffected, and the two brothers sat together.
AL's Nakano, Tarzan, and Shanks also found their seats.
Only Mu Chun looked completely bewildered and at a loss.
This is our IG lounge, right?
No, we're that close? We were chatting and laughing together right after the finals.
A Korean voice came from beside her, and Mu Chun turned around.
Kael was beside him, saying something.
Mu Chun was even more confused. "Brother, I don't understand Korean, can you speak Chinese?"
Kael couldn't understand Mu Chun's words either, and his eyes searched for a translator.
Seeing the translator with the two coaches, he gave up; he couldn't disturb the coaches at this moment.
Immediately, he looked at Tarzan with pleading eyes, "Brother Yong, can you translate this for me?"
Tarzan turned around, glanced at Kael, and then nodded.
Kael spoke Korean that Mu Chun couldn't understand once again.
"He said you played very well in lane, and he'd like to have more opportunities to practice with you in the future," Tarzan translated.
After saying that, Hope looked at Kael with a strange expression, then turned back to chat and laugh with his former EDG teammates.
Mu Chun looked at him strangely. "Brother, your AD carry is still over there. Is this really a good idea?"
Moreover, with me as the AD carry and you as the support, our communication won't yield good results.
I will never betray my support!
"OK, OK." That's what he thought, but Mu Chun didn't miss the point in exchanging the usual polite words.
The bases aren't even in the same city, so where would they find so much time to communicate privately? Besides, the languages are different, and this isn't South Korea.
Mu Chun found a seat, sat down, and the drawing of lots officially began.
There are four seed pools, categorized based on the teams' performance in last year's Spring and Summer Splits.
AL is number two, and IG is number three.
"Next year, there's a chance we'll be in the same group," Flandre nudged Meiko beside him.
Jiejie laughed, "Then I'll beat you all again next year."
After finishing the first pool, I quickly arrived at the second pool where AL was located.
NIP, the weakest team, was drawn into Group D.
On the stage, the referee scrambled the balls bearing the team logos and picked one up at random.
He opened it and showed it to the camera; he had drawn AL.
"You guys are going to play against TES." Meiko nudged Flandre.
"Next pool, let's pull your IG too," Hope said.
Soon, the third pool began to be drawn.
The referee stirred things up and then took one out.
"Is it IG?" Zhou Chenyu asked expectantly on stage.
Flandre said, "Iron IG, no need to watch, let's all come to Group A, Tianye and Zhao Lijie!"
"We'll go to Group A and beat you just the same," Jiejie retorted.
Meiko looked at the LGD team logo that had been displayed and gloated, "No way, what a pity, Li Xuanjun, we'll let you survive until the playoffs next year."
Flandre is still looking forward to the draw for the remaining two groups, since one group has WBG and JDG, and the other group has BLG, who just won the runner-up title at the World Championship.
"IG, IG..." he shouted.
But one person got OMG, and the other got TT.
The remaining IG teams were naturally assigned to Group D.
"You guys are so lucky," Flandre exclaimed.
……
The draw is over, and IG's opponents in next year's group stage are NIP, FPX, and RNG.
They walked out of the venue together.
"Thank you, Coach Daeny, for communicating with me. I have benefited greatly." Tabe extended his hand.
Daeny shook hands, and the translator relayed the message. Then he said, "We can exchange ideas more often in the future."
Flandre stretched and got into the car AL had arranged. "Let's go back and review the situation. You guys have a great celebration party!"
Jiejie teased, "Let's eat together, we wouldn't dare touch our chopsticks without you."
With a bang, Flandre slammed the car door shut.
……
Manager Wang, who had already arrived at the restaurant, handed over the menu, "Here, Fmvp, order first."
Mu Chun took the menu and quickly ordered.
After everyone else had ordered, Manager Wang looked at the waiter and asked, "Have you written it down?"
The other party nodded, and Manager Wang waved his hand, "Bring the dishes!"
"I wish us even better results next year," Manager Wang said, raising his glass.
"Cheers!"
……
On the night of December 31st, the excitement of winning the championship had not yet subsided.
But the team has already begun preparations for the first stage.
After nearly two days of rest, Mu Chun went to the empty training room to play ranked games.
Before long, Meiko arrived first.
Upon seeing Mu Chun, he exclaimed, "Mu Chun, you're still training? Aren't you going to celebrate the New Year?"
Mu Chun glanced at the time.
Oh right, it's New Year's Eve, but there doesn't seem to be much to celebrate. I might as well play a couple more ranked games.
He shook his head. He had just lost the game, and then he started another one. "Isn't that unnecessary? I feel like I should just play a couple more ranked games."
Meiko nodded and immediately took out her phone to send a message.
"Song Yijin and Zhao Lijie can't come; they're spending New Year's Eve with their girlfriends. Shy will be here in a bit."
Mu Chun nodded and waited patiently for the match to be made.
Time flew by, and before we knew it, it was almost midnight.
TheShy arrived at some point, having already finished a game of ARAM.
Meiko has just finished her ranked match.
"How about we play a free-for-all?" Mu Chun suggested.
"Okay." Theshy nodded.
Meiko said, "Pull me up, pull me up."
Mu Chun's accounts on both servers were online. He glanced at the two players whose accounts were only online on the Korean server and asked, "Do we have to play on the Korean server for ARAM too?"
"The Chinese server is fine too, it's up to you," Meiko said.
"Let's play on the Chinese server then," Mu Chun said, opening a room for ARAM (All Random All Mid).
They brought along TheShy and Meiko, who had just been released.
Three heroes entered: Gwen, Galio, and Jax.
"I have a Kai'Sa here, Mu Chun, do you want to practice with her?" Meiko said, selecting the big head.
No, I'm just playing some ARAM to relax. I'll be playing AD carry, and whoever wants to can play it.
Mu Chun selected Gwen.
TheShy picked Aurelion Sol, allowing Lux and Master Yi to escape.
Upon entering the loading screen, I found myself using a non-AD hero.
Talents don't usually trigger in ranked games, so how could they possibly trigger in a chaotic brawl?
[Host detected to have selected a non-AD role hero; random talent selection is in progress...]
[Congratulations, host! You have obtained a random talent: Collection]
[Collector: Still worried about not being able to finish off enemies even after getting the Collector talent? Don't worry, with this talent, you'll no longer fear not being able to finish off enemies once you get the Collector talent.]
[Friendly reminder: All enemies on the other side only have 95% health left!]
How can someone have such talent?!
They don't usually give it in ranked games, but they do in ARAM!
And what kind of talent is this?! Are you trying to force me to become a little culinary god?!
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