Vol 1 Chapter 21 (2/2)
It’s absolutely the modern version of a hero to the rescue.
TL: Now if only my love life could be like this. T.T
97 was also having a blast watching.
The owner of the cafe saw Ai Qing and Dt at the corner and instinctively knew that the two were not just ordinary customers. He poured two cups of tea and brought it over to them. “Why are you two not playing? We’re celebrating WCG’s compet.i.tion at Chengdu, everyone who plays in the tournament today, play for free.”
She took a cup and smiled. “You’ve played esports before, boss?”
“Oh, when I was young, I was really crazy about it for a few years.” The owner shook his head and smiled. “But I couldn’t compete with those with the talent to go to international compet.i.tions in their teens. We were just playing contests locally at Chengdu. In the past few years though, the landscape has totally changed. Now I have the ability and would like to contribute to the advancement of esports. You’ll never know, maybe someday there will be a Grunt who walks out of my cafe.”
“Grunt is very strong. But I like team games more. Too bad, in the last few years, there are more and more individual events.” Ai Qing frustratedly smiled.
“Really.” The owner pulled up a chair. “I likes team games too. It’s a shame that DotA has become more and more unpopular. Have you heard of LoL?”
Ai Qing shook her head.
“It’s League of Legends, a team vs team game developed by the original team of DotA. It plays basically like DotA; they’re all team battles. You can say it’s a cute version of DotA.” The owner said excitedly and turned on an idled computer and clicked on LoL. “It's the newest game this year and hasn’t become an event in any of the international compet.i.tions. But it will absolutely have a longer life than DotA. DotA is derived from Warcraft after all; it’s easy to fall out of favor. This new game has its own platform. I swear, this game will become an official WCG event in next year the latest.”
The screen was very loli[2], Ai Qing watched with great interest.
“The operation is basically the same as DotA.” The owner gave an enthusiastic introduction.
“It’s also 5 against 5?” Ai Qing moved the mouse and quickly glanced at the introduction.
“Right.” The owner said with a smile. “For people who have played DotA before, it’s pretty easy to get into this game. Young lady, what did you use to play?” Ai Qing thought for a while and modestly said, “I’ve played everything. I usually play carry or crowd control.”
Dt drank some water and quietly glanced at her.
In terms of crowd control, Ai Qing surpa.s.sed him three years ago. She’s definitely the ace player.
The owner was delighted to hear that, stood up, and called out to everyone in the internet cafe, “Anyone played LoL before? Here’s a noob, a young lady. Who can start a game to entertain Grunt’s friend?
Grunt’s team of Ai Jing and three young friends had just finished one game. He turned his chair around after hearing what the owner just said and looked at Ai Qing from a distance. 97 also turned his head startled, not knowing what was going on.
Ai Qing was at a loss too.
It seemed, looked like, very much like, she hadn’t said that she wanted to play…...
[1]: At this point I a.s.sume you all know about video games, but just in case. MMO stands for Ma.s.sively Multiplayer Online game (most famously known for MMORPGs). It’s generally characterized by huge, persistent open worlds where players go onto servers and cooperate or compete with others on a large scale. World of Warcraft, Runescape, Everquest, EVE, and Maplestory are probably some of the more popular MMOs known to date.
[2]: This is literally what she wrote in English in the raw.
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