Chapter 227-First Olympic Games, Meeting in Rio

August 1st.

Today is a very special day.

LOL project, the departure ceremony of the Chinese representative team.

The Rio Olympics will open on the 5th. Considering the athletes' jet lag and adaptability, it would not be excessive to go there half a month in advance.

In fact, athletes in many events set off early, and Yuan Shen and his team were already very late.

The sooner you can get there, the sooner you can adapt to the environment and avoid unexpected accidents such as acclimatization.

However, the delegation wanted to go there earlier, but their visas, hotel accommodation, round-trip air tickets and other procedures were only completed today.

The most important thing is that there is a crucial procedure that was just completed today.

That is……

“Athlete’s certificate.”

Looking at the thin little red book in his hand, Yuan Shen had an indescribable feeling.

He never thought that he would get to this point today.

I originally thought that it would be great to be able to participate in the Jakarta Asian Games once, but I didn’t expect that the influence of the first S5 LPL championship would be so great.

Although it is only a second-level athlete certificate, there are internal sources that if they can win a gold medal in the exhibition match, they can be promoted to national first-level athletes.

"Don't look at it. I'll sew a pocket for your underwear and put it in there so you don't have to worry if you lose it."

Mingkai rolled his eyes and continued, "Come and change your clothes. We will have to raise the flag and salute, and take a group photo. We have to go to the airport. Here are your clothes."

What was stuffed into Yuan Shen's hands was an athlete's team uniform, tailor-made according to his body size.

The athletes' uniforms still use the design of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, with the national flag color as the main tone. The red on the clothes is a color transition from red to yellow, and there is also a five-star red flag logo on the left chest.

“Saluting the flag, it feels like I’m back in middle school…”

Even though Yuan Shen complained, he still followed Mingkai into the locker room.

We are all men, there is nothing to hide or be pretentious about, just go shirtless and be honest with each other.

"Wow! Brother Xiangguo, you have a lot of capital."

Tian Ye teased.

"No, no, you are not bad, and you have a promising future."

Xiangguo started a wave of commercial mutual praise.

"Don't block the hook, I won't get sick from the needle."

Tian Ye continued to speak in a mean way.

"No wonder playing games is so detailed, it turns out to be so detailed."

"Damn it, Tian Ye, you're dead tonight!"

"You guys are too gay. I can't stand it." Yuan Shen shuddered and felt goose bumps all over his body.

"Is being gay bad? What's good about being straight?"

Mingkai teased with a smile.

"No matter how cold a straight man is, his rectum is still hot."

Wei Shen's sudden words were so sudden that the entire locker room could hear a pin drop.

"Ahem... I was just talking nonsense."

Wei Shen was embarrassed.

Like Tian Ye, he is also a heavy fan of the second dimension.

……

After changing their clothes, everyone quickly arrived at the square for the departure ceremony, lined up, raised the national flag, played the national anthem, and saluted.

You know what, it feels really different from when I was in school.

The only feeling I had at that time was that I didn’t have to go to physical education today, so I was happy.

And now...

They are athletes, wearing the national flag, and are about to fight for their country.

The responsibilities are different, the atmosphere is different, and the feelings in your heart are naturally different.

Looking at the slowly rising national flag, Yuan Shen suddenly understood why some fans were so obsessed with the all-Chinese team.

He now feels a sense of pride in his heart.

Although professional matches are competitions between clubs, the symbolic meaning is different.

An all-Chinese class does have special significance.

Of course, understanding is one thing, but those who hype the team in the name of an all-Chinese team and praise one and step on another will still lose their family members.

It is undeniable that some Korean players come here just to live a leisurely life in retirement, and some even fail at critical moments, which makes people doubt their loyalty to the country.

However, the performance of the conscientious Korean players is also obvious to all.

People work so hard to play for LPL, but many people say some chilling words. They kill an entire group because of the behavior of a few people. They are no different from those who discriminate against a certain region.

Besides, the lack of strength in the region cannot be blamed on anyone.

After taking a group photo, everyone took their luggage and got on the bus to the airport.

From there, they will fly to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the venue for the Olympics.

……

"A lot of people..."

As soon as he arrived at the airport terminal, Yuan Shen saw a lot of people.

Although Pudong Airport has always been crowded, the flow of people today was obviously too abnormal.

The most important thing is that after seeing the members of the representative team, these people's faces were full of enthusiasm and they all surrounded them.

“I’m a fan.”

Mingkai has a headache.

In the information age, there is no impenetrable wall.

Although they have tried their best to hide it, their itinerary was still exposed and fans have been waiting here.

The competition is approaching and the personal safety of the contestants is very important. Abu cautiously asked several security personnel to stop the fans from approaching and surrounding them.

Fans in the e-sports circle were relatively rational. Considering the order of the airport, no one rushed forward or made loud noises. Instead, they all raised their cheering signs with many words of encouragement written on them.

"The devil in the top lane!"

“Prove yourself at the Olympics!”

"Feng Nan Bai Jiang, Qiang Ye Sheng Zu!"

“LPL Dream Team, go, go, go!!”

Fans call the representative team the Dream Team.

Somewhat secondary.

But this title actually has its own meaning.

The first All-Star Game in the S3 period was called this name.

Unfortunately, those who should retire have retired, those who should sell cakes have sold cakes, and those who should get married have gotten married. Now the only one who can still play in the game is the factory manager.

Choosing this name can be said to be a reflection of a sentiment.

The fans came specially to cheer them on, and the contestants, who were not big names, came forward to thank them and took a few photos with them.

"Thank you, we received your sincerity. Go back quickly and don't cause trouble for the airport staff." Abu waved his hand and said.

"No no no."

The leader of the fan support group stood up and said with a smile: "Who said we were disrupting the order at the airport? We are going to watch the Olympics live this time. To be honest, the flight you are on today is full of our own people!"

have to……

What can I say?

"Brilliant."

Yuan Shen gave them a thumbs up.

……

Because there is no direct flight to Brazil, we have to transfer in Panama, so the flight is unusually long.

Thirty hours is really too much to endure.

Yuan Shen couldn't bear staring at the clouds all the way.

And he didn't know where he was flying to, he could only feel that he was always moving.

But the earth is round, so we can always fly over there.

When they arrived in Brazil, it was exactly 11:30 noon, which made Mingkai very confused. "Didn't our flight leave at 4:30 pm? Why does it feel like only one day has passed?"

"Alright, alright, Jiuluoyu, this is called time difference, understand? It's that... um, anyway, it's a very profound thing, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it."

Xiang Guo was dumbfounded after only saying half of his words.

Damn, I forgot everything I learned in high school!

However, when they arrived at the waiting room, they were still a little excited.

Many fans who came to the airport to pick them up were holding various cheering signs and waiting for their arrival.

"Eh? Brother Yuan, you have so many fans!"

Meiko squeezed out from between the two aunts with difficulty, pointed at a girl holding a sign in the distance and spoke to Yuan Shen.

Everyone looked over and their eyes suddenly lit up.

It was previously obscured by many mountains of flesh and I couldn’t see it.

Now that I see it, it’s true!

"Damn! Excellent!"

Meiko's eyes widened instantly.

Fair skin, beautiful face, long legs, black stockings, high heels and leggings...

On the other hand, most of his fans are tanks and dinosaurs, and 200 pounds is considered light.

There are also several 300-pound heavy tanks that non-professional drivers won’t even look at.

Everyone, including Flando and Mingkai, was jealous.

"Hello, brother, can you sign an autograph for me?"

The girl trotted over, her voice sounding soft and sticky, in stark contrast to her appearance.

"Sure, where should I sign?"

Yuan Shen was also a little nervous. This was his first time to be in such close contact with a girl.

The girl looked up shyly, glanced at Yuan Shen, unbuttoned the two buttons on her collar with both hands, and moved closer.

With a shy look in her eyes, she gently nodded her chin, indicating that Yuan Shen should sign below her collarbone.

"This……"

Yuan Shen was a little dumbfounded.

This girl is a bit untidy.

At this time, everyone else looked at Yuan Shen with some anger in their eyes.

Why are the people who ask them for autographs always greasy aunties?
The most annoying thing is that I still signed in that place!!

"Brother Yuan, you can't control yourself. Don't fall into the honey trap!"

"Xuanjun, don't stop me. I want to fight him to the death!"

Meiko shouted as he pulled Flandre's hand to his waist, signaling Flandre to hold him back a little.

"Give up. It's either you or die. If you don't have the strength to fight, you can only lose your own life."

"Tian Ye! We want autographs too!"

As they were talking, several heavy tanks rushed up, squeezing the fields into the middle of the soft ground...

……

As the second largest city in Brazil, Rio’s infrastructure is no worse than that of the country’s first-tier cities.

Tall buildings are lined up one after another.

And it has a special style.

Many of Rio's buildings are rooted on the hillside, blending perfectly with the green forest, combining modernity and nature.

The largest, most spectacular and famous attraction in Rio is Corcovado Mountain.

People are also more familiar with his other name.

Monte Cristo.

One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, it is a cultural heritage of the same level as the Great Wall.

The huge statue of Jesus is at the top of the mountain and can be seen from most parts of the city both during the day and at night.

This is also Rio's most famous attraction and its symbol.

On the top of the mountain, Christ the Savior overlooks the world and all living beings.

The huge statue of Jesus weighing more than one thousand tons faces the blue Atlantic Ocean with arms outstretched. When viewed from a distance, it looks like a huge cross, solemn and majestic.

“It’s indeed a tourist destination.”

"In fact, the tourism industry has been sluggish recently, and it's all thanks to the Olympics that it has gained popularity."

“Finally I can eat authentic Brazilian barbecue.”

The Chinese team was talking about this.

Since this competition is not an official Riot event, Yuan Shen and others will not stay in the same hotel with players from other regions.

There is basically no communication between the national teams before the official competition.

They haven't even played a training match against each other, they just practice with the club teams in their respective regions.

After arriving in Brazil, we had to divide into two teams for training.

The unknown is scary.

Although the Dream Team is confident in their own strength and does not feel that they are worse than other countries' teams, this unknown still makes them a little uneasy.

However, when they arrived at the hotel arranged by the General Administration, a surprise alleviated their uneasiness.

"Fuck, so many athletes."

Mingkai was surprised.

"Are we going to live with them?"

"Fu Yuanhui, I saw her!"

Wei Shen suddenly became excited.

After the women's 100m backstroke competition held a few days ago, the reporter interviewed the third place winner Fu Yuanhui.

When the reporter asked her how she achieved such a good result, Fu Yuanhui herself was surprised and said: I have used all my strength. Coupled with her exaggerated and funny expressions, Fu Yuanhui has become a popular emoticon package across the country.

"Wow! That's... the Empire's Destroyer Dragon, and the Empire's Absolute Tiger. These two are walking together!"

Tian Ye looked surprised, and then excitedly wanted to go up and ask for an autograph.

For many young people born in the 1990s, watching these athletes sweat in the Olympics since childhood is not only an idol, but also a kind of sentiment.

Ma Long and Zhang Jike also enthusiastically signed autographs for Tian Ye and encouraged the little brother to play well in the game and win glory for the country.

The hotel arranged by the General Administration is completely different from the one arranged by Riot Games.

Whether it is the restaurant or the nutritionist, there are dedicated people in charge, and the preparation of ingredients is also very rich.

The training room is standard, and there are also meeting rooms and extra-large LCD screens for review, which looks very professional.

Starting from the seventh floor, all of them are public training rooms. Anyone who wants to play training games can go up there.

Although it was just an exhibition match, everyone took it very seriously.

Looking at such hardware facilities and services, Mingkai was constantly impressed.

In the past two years, the teams not only had to find their own hotels, but they also had to find their own Internet cafes if they wanted to train.

If you want to eat a meal of Li Zhuang white meat, you have to pay for it yourself. If you don’t have money, you can only eat it with a free pass.

It’s nothing like now, it’s like in heaven!

……

On the first night in Brazil, no one was in a hurry to train. After all, we had to adapt to the environment first, right?

Yuan Shen also met many athletes in the hotel restaurant.

Everyone represented the country in the competition and was actually very generous and cohesive, with no outrageous moves to exclude e-sports.

Moreover, they are all young people, and many of the athletes are also League of Legends players themselves, but their level is not very high, and they just use it to relax.

Besides, there are new industries in every Olympic Games. Who has nothing better to do than to squeeze out this and that?

The organizers of the Olympic Games have the right to add a few events. The events added to the Rio Olympics include golf and rugby sevens. This is the first time that golf has returned to the Olympics in 11 years.

The athletes have tall and straight figures and strong muscles, and many female athletes even have abdominal muscles with healthy lines, which makes these internet-addicted teenagers who sit in front of computers for a long time and have greasy and acne-prone faces very envious.

However, Yuan Shen is very confident.

He has always kept exercising.

Of course, there is a big gap compared with professional athletes, but it is much better than peers.

(End of this chapter)