RoleplayNovel Chapter 96 The Expedition
Chapter 96 The Expedition
After completing the schedule for the Intercontinental Championship, Chen Song's next task is to improve the team's strength and study the opponents.
LCK had extended an invitation a few days ago, but Chen Song declined all the training matches invited today because Rookie was already in Korea.
Another point is that this Intercontinental Cup mainly involves playing against other regions. Chen Song prefers to play scrims with LPL teams. On the one hand, the coaches can better communicate on how to play against Korea. On the other hand, he doesn't want to reveal anything he doesn't want to reveal in scrims, since the Intercontinental Cup is not a competition where one team's wins determine the outcome.
When going abroad to compete, there are inevitably trivial matters such as visas, air tickets, and accommodations. Fortunately, as a veteran team, IG has been going abroad to compete more than once, so they have arranged these procedures very well.
Since Rookie wasn't there, there were no scrims to play today, and Chen Song actually felt a bit bored. He found FW's matches and took a closer look at their players.
All's fair in war; this is a famous saying that should be remembered throughout history.
As for IG's lineup, he already has several options in mind, and once Rookie flies to Korea to join them, they can start practicing immediately.
However, for IG, the most important thing is not how many lineups they practice, but rather adjusting the players' form and reducing unnecessary small mistakes. That's all that matters.
Seeing Chen Song resting his chin on his hand while watching the game on his computer, Mafa walked over and asked curiously, "Coach Chen Song, why are you watching FW's game? We should have no problem facing FW, the key is the second game against SKT."
Chen Song nodded: "Let's take a quick look. We still need to have the right attitude. Besides, no one can guarantee that they'll win the other party over 100%."
Mafa sighed inwardly: "The confidence you showed when you confronted Karam made me think you were a championship coach. How come you've changed so much when facing FW?"
What Mafa didn't know was that Chen Song was just browsing FW because he was bored.
......
7 month 1 day.
The entire IG team gathered at Pudong Airport.
There was no send-off ceremony, no fans to see them off, and IG chose to go quietly after changing coaches at the last minute.
Upon landing in Incheon, fans were already waiting with banners in hand. After a brief greeting, the Instagram group boarded a bus to their hotel.
The intercontinental competition will be held at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul.
小组赛的开赛时间是7月4号——7月5号，至于为什幺7月1号就前往，最大的问题当然不是时差。
The time difference between China and South Korea is very short. The biggest reason is that there is a delay when playing on the Korean server in China, while there is almost no delay when playing League of Legends in South Korea. This results in a completely different feel for practice matches, ranked games and actual matches.
Arriving a few days early will allow you to adapt better.
Because it's an intercontinental tournament, the accommodations are arranged by the organizers to facilitate daily practice matches for the four teams and better communication between the coaches.
Chen Song sat in the bus, looking out the window at the receding scenery.
A foreign land.
He is from another world and another land.
"Coach Chen Song, is this your first time in Korea?"
Mafa's voice came from next to me.
Chen Song nodded: "Judging from the plane view, this country isn't very big."
Mafa fell silent; as a Korean, he couldn't refute it.
"I really didn't expect that a country so much smaller than China could produce such a great athlete. I have to admire that."
Mafa smiled and said, "In the world of football, Portugal isn't that big."
Chen Song was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
......
The bus stopped, and the IG group walked into the hotel in a grand procession.
"Sigh, the hotel arranged by the authorities just isn't as good as the one the principal arranged for us last year!"
As soon as he got off the bus, Ning started muttering.
"Ha, you think the authorities are easy targets? They're shrewd."
JackeyLove walked into the hotel with his backpack on.
Bao Lan said, "What? You mean the principal is a sucker? I have a recording, I'll go tell the principal in a bit."
"Tch, you think all school principals are like you?"
JackeyLove chuckled. "If you don't believe me, ask the principal. He probably wouldn't want to live here if he saw it."
"Stop fooling around, hurry up and check in and put your luggage away. Coach Mafa said he'll take us out for some good food."
Chen Song stretched his limbs: "And Rookie is already waiting for us over there."
Chen Song had to catch his flight early today, so he just drank a bottle of milk and set off. Now his stomach was already rumbling.
However, Chen Song found it strange that after he said they were going to eat delicious food, Ning and the others clearly showed expressions of disgust on their faces.
This puzzled him; hadn't everyone skipped breakfast?
It's lunchtime, why does everyone look like they have no appetite?
Ning and the others are fine, but why does TheShy have the same expression? Shouldn't he be looking forward to returning to China?
Or is it that everyone got airport and car sickness after taking a plane and a bus?
Contrary to Ning's opinion, Chen Song didn't actually feel that the hotel was as bad as Ning described.
"It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to drive from the hotel to the venue. We have been in closed training for the past few days."
Mafa explained to Chen Song, "I don't know if the other teams have arrived yet."
"Coach Mafa, how much does this hotel cost per night?"
Ning suddenly asked a question.
As the translator, Chen Song naturally did his job well.
Mafa casually remarked, "It's probably around 150,000."
"How...how much?"
Chen Song's eyes widened: "100,000...150,000? This hotel costs 150,000 a night?"
Chen Song's breathing became rapid, and he stood there in shock, gasping for breath.
He found it hard to believe that this hotel, which looked quite nice, cost 150,000 yuan a night.
However, he quickly calmed down and, through the original owner's memories, learned that the currency of South Korea was different from that of the Renminbi.
"Korean won, Korean won, I'm talking about Korean won."
Mafa explained, "Converted to RMB, it's about 800 yuan. Considering the discount for staying this many days, it should come down to around 600 yuan."
Chen Song nodded: "I didn't realize for a moment, I forgot we're no longer in China."
Mafa looked at Ning, then at the other players: "Coach Chen Song, if it's 150,000 RMB a night, I really can't think of anyone besides the principal who could afford it."
Chen Song: "..."
After receiving their room keys, everyone headed to their rooms.
Coaches and athletes each have their own room, while the training room is set up separately in the conference room.
The room wasn't big, but it had everything you needed. After putting down his luggage, Chen Song left the room.
[Su Xiaoluo: After packing our luggage, let's meet in the hotel lobby. Coach Mafa is treating us to lunch today.]
[Chen Song: There are no practice matches today. After we get back to the hotel, we'll test the hotel equipment and get used to the local network. We'll officially start practice matches tomorrow. During practice, everyone will hand in their phones, just like before.]
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