"Aniha Saiyo."
Out of politeness, Li Nian responded in stiff Korean.
As for how he could...
In the past life, Li Nian was already familiar with some common Korean words , such as Xibaer, Kti K, etc.
"can I help you?"
After greeting, Li Nian stopped pretending to speak Korean. The man in a suit next to Mata was obviously a Korean translator.
As Li Nian expected, after the man next to Mata paused, Mata nodded slightly and directly stated the purpose of his visit here.
"Invite us? A training match?"
Behind Li Nian, Xiang Guo's voice suddenly rose after hearing what the translator said.
Strawberry and Smile also frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. Li Nian had absolute say in the team's matters such as training matches.
Li Nian's expression did not change, not even a flicker in his eyes.
He and Mata, the supports and commanders of the two teams, just stared at each other quietly.
Mata waited very patiently.
After a full thirty seconds, Li Nian suddenly laughed.
"Yes, I agree."
Mata smiled when he heard this: "clever."
After leaving this English sentence, Mata turned and left.
Li Nian understood this English sentence.
After Mata left, Wei Xiao stepped forward and said, "We are all in the same group, and if I remember correctly, we will meet them the day after the match. Would it be a bad idea to play a training match with them at this time?"
"There's no need to expose normal tactics. Just play according to your usual strength and coordination."
Li Nian left a message and put his backpack across his shoulders: "Let's go back and get ready."
Li Nian did not explain too much.
As mata said, he is a smart man, so he can interpret mata's meaning.
And Mata is also a smart person, and smart people don't need too much verbal communication.
Li Nian was able to analyze a lot of things through Mata's few words and the way she spoke, combined with her understanding of SSW and Mata in her previous life.
The fact that they dared to come and challenge each other even though they were in the same group showed that Mata had absolute confidence in SSW's strength.
So confident that...he was testing WE's strength in an attempt to check its own.
Taken to an extreme, this is an insult.
But in Li Nian's opinion, this is not necessary.
The two sides are just using each other.
SSW wanted to find out WE's strengths and weaknesses. They knew very well that WE would not reveal their tactics, so their initial intention was not to find out WE's tactical arrangements.
They simply wanted to test WE's laning capabilities and the strength of their teamwork.
Li Nian, on the other hand, feels that it is necessary to let teammates recognize some things appropriately during training matches.
Going into the game against SSW with confidence will certainly help with your performance.
But once you are beaten to a bloody mess, it will be difficult to adjust your condition afterwards.
Everyone will take the training match seriously, but not too seriously. It is just enough to hone the skills of the WE players.
…
After the filming, the WE team returned to the temporary training base for training.
7 o'clock that evening.
The training match between WE and SSW has begun.
According to the agreement, this is a BO5 match, which will continue until one side wins three games.
…
9 o'clock Beijing time.
WE held a small meeting in the training room.
Li Nian sat back in his chair, glanced at the listless crowd, and said leisurely, "How do you feel?"
“The feeling of being alone.”
Xiang Guo rubbed his face.
It has been 10 minutes since the training match ended, but Xiang Guo's mind is still confused after 10 minutes.
"Where's Xuexue?"
Li Nian looked up at his mid laner.
Xuexue's condition didn't seem to be as bad as Xiangguo's, but he rubbed his face in the same posture as Xiangguo.
"I...felt like he didn't play well except for the first game."
Xuexue tried hard to recall and then said seriously.
"Berry God?"
Li Nian looked at Strawberry.
"It's a bit strenuous. I can't be distracted at all. I feel like if I get distracted I'll lose track of his pace."
Strawberry's mental state seemed a little tired.
Compared to Xiang Guo and Xue Xue, Strawberry's mentality was not affected at all.
Just... a little tired.
"Well, let's summarize and think about how to play in the group stage. Our first group stage game is against TPA. If you have anything you want to vent about, just say it. Don't dwell on it."
Li Nian nodded, then stood up and greeted Wei Xiao : "Lao Gao, come with me."
“Oh…Oh.”
Wei Xiao was stunned for a moment, then stood up and followed Li Nian out.
At the end of the corridor, there is a smoking area.
Li Nian hasn't smoked for a long time.
But this does not mean that he does not smoke. In his previous life, Li Nian, who often stayed up all night, was naturally a heavy smoker. However, after traveling through time, Li Nian has never touched a cigarette.
Today, Li Nian wants to smoke one.
Li Nian took out the pack of cigarettes he had bought specifically for the World Championship, lit one, and took a deep breath.
"I didn't know you smoke."
Smile walked over, leaned against the wall, and exhaled.
"This is the only one. I won't draw again before we qualify from the group stage. Watch me."
Li Nian shook his head and laughed: "What do you think about today's training match?"
Smile hesitated: "Do you want to tell the truth?"
"Why else would I ask you to come out? Isn't it because I'm afraid they will lose their enthusiasm? Don't forget, you are..."
Li Nian glanced at Xiaoxiao's shoulder and paused: "We are the spiritual pillars of the entire team."
Xiaoxiao looked up at Li Nian and suddenly smiled with relief: "Yes, we must not collapse."
After that, his smiling expression turned serious: "My most intuitive feeling from this BO5 is that... Imp is getting more and more confident. SSW's bottom lane combination is very strong and the teamwork is also very good."
"Of course, we don't lose."
The following sentence was said with a smile and a very affirmative tone.
"But you can't beat them just by not losing."
Li Nian put out the half-smoked cigarette and turned to look outside through the window.
The hotel they stayed in was on a high floor, and the view from here was quite excellent.
The night view of Taipei is beautiful.
But Li Nian was in a very heavy mood.
…
At the same time, inside SSW’s temporary training ground.
"You are not inferior to him. If you compare them as a team, you have surpassed him."
mata looked at imp with a playful expression.
"Brother Shiheng, and everyone else, thank you so much."
imp seems very sincere.
"What's the big deal, little brat? You just need to remember that our biggest enemy is ourselves. If we defeat ourselves, we... will be invincible!"
Dandy patted Imp's shoulder and said with a smile.
Mata looked at the harmonious team atmosphere with a slight twinkle in his eyes.
Is the purpose of this training match to test WE's strength?
There are reasons for this, but this is not the most important one.
During S2, imp's Vayne was defeated by Smile.
Although reason tells imp that League of Legends in S4 is no longer the same as in S2.
He is much stronger now than he was then.
But this is ultimately a knot in my heart.
Now after the training match, imp’s heart knot...is untied.
And what Mata said is absolutely correct.
Perhaps at this moment, the strength of imp and smile are only 50-50.
But what the entire SSW team gave to imp is much stronger than what WE could give to Smile.