SWDnovel Chapter 27 Let's play the Shanghai Major together!
Chapter 27 Let's play the Shanghai Major together!
Bai Dao followed Lao Jiu into the training room.
A chilling sense of dread, unique to FPS games, washes over you.
The crisp sound of keyboard clicks, mouse clicks, and the urgent reporting of tactical positions filled my ears.
Bai Dao held a stack of A4 papers in his hands and finally understood what those professional players were staring at on the papers during the pauses in the live stream.
That's a set of default formations, item drop points, and tactical extensions after the opponent gets the first kill, all precise to the second...
Because CS2 was just updated.
The major changes to the town map have rendered many old CS:GO tactics obsolete, and the current tactical repertoire is relatively scarce.
Besides, TyLoo's other main map strategies are very rich, and are basically carried over from CS:GO.
However, due to the major changes to the smoke grenade mechanism, many tactics are considered outdated by the authorities.
The white path did not underestimate it.
What was shown in the live stream was completely different from the original version in the tactical manual.
The tactics notebook contained far too many details that he hadn't noticed before.
Moreover, the battlefield situation is complex and ever-changing, making it truly difficult to execute tactics effectively.
After quickly skimming through the tactics manual and browsing the entire training room, Bai Dao understood why Lao Jiu had time to personally pick him up at the base gate.
Looking towards the left front of the tactics book, the person sitting in front of the computer, playing a training match with the other starting players of Tianlu, was not the old captain 259.
Instead, he was a crew-cut young man who looked younger than himself.
Bai Dao glanced at it twice, and the figure overlapped with the one in his memory.
It turns out it's ZDR, the Bomber.
Bai Dao didn't have much of an impression of this professional player, only knowing that JamYoung briefly replaced Xiao Ju for a period of time when he switched to the Wanderer.
Its frontal firepower was relatively weak, and it didn't leave behind any particularly memorable moments.
Therefore, Bai Dao did not recognize him immediately.
At this point, ZDR was clearly in the process of being severely beaten.
His defensive positioning was rigid, resulting in frequent conceding goals, and beads of sweat kept appearing on his forehead.
The bomber they were fighting was unfamiliar to Bai Dao, but the man standing behind them looked very familiar.
AttackeR, attacker!
One of the living fossils of CNCS!
He joined TyLoo in 14, making him one of the oldest TyLoo members.
After countless ups and downs, it experienced a third spring in 2025.
Not only is he a renowned breakthrough expert, but he is also a well-known weight loss master in the GO community!
"What are you looking at, cabbage? Come, come, let me introduce it to you."
Danking, who was following behind, strode over, put his arm around Bai Dao's shoulder, and boasted:
"My brother, Beer Kun! The future stars who just slaughtered your team's Xiao Ju and Hamburger Mo Siyu like pigs last night!"
Bai Cai turned her head and looked Bai Dao up and down.
He had assumed the person who could crack the egg was a greasy-faced, dark-circled internet addict who stayed up all night, but it turned out to be a boy band idol who was over 1.8 meters tall.
"No! No! No!" Bai Dao was shocked by Dan's actions and waved his hands repeatedly. "Brother Bai Cai, don't listen to his nonsense. It's not true. We were just lucky last night. Xiao Ju and the others didn't play seriously."
AttackeR, also known as cabbage.
The origin of this nickname is unknown.
One account says that when he first started playing professionally, he was chubby and looked like a big cabbage.
Secondly, he was said to have fluctuated performance in the early stages of the competition, often making mistakes and losing games, which led to him being jokingly called "bad" by the audience. Combined with his skin color, this evolved into the nickname "white cabbage".
It gradually became a term of endearment.
As the saying goes, the deeper the love, the harsher the criticism.
"I didn't expect you to come today. It's a pleasure to meet you!" Bai Cai had also heard a little about the game last night.
I heard that Xiao Ju and her two friends were extremely ashamed because they were almost beaten up by random people on the ladder.
I had extra training last night.
I never expected to see the person in question today.
Bai Dao's low-key and humble attitude won Bai Cai's favor.
Who among us who made it this far doesn't have talent? Who doesn't have ability?
I'm afraid of those who, before even participating in any major competitions, already have their nostrils pointing skyward.
"Cabbage, quickly teach the newbie your weight loss secrets."
Egg's mouth really can't stop; he's started making jokes again.
"Get lost! Kun Kun, with your figure, what's the point of losing weight? But you really need to lose some weight, you're practically a potato."
The cabbage smiled and patted the egg's round belly.
1106 is still here, but the people who lost weight back then are nowhere to be seen.
Bai Dao stood to the side, laughing and sighing at the same time.
He knew that Dan was deliberately trying to lighten the mood and ease the newcomer's nervousness during the trial.
But his mental fortitude is absolutely unwavering.
The three of them whispered and joked in the back row.
Gradually, the training matches in the front row came to an end.
boom!
With zdr being instantly blinded by a flashbang at the Nuke A bombsite, his chaotic shooting attempt failed and he was killed, bringing this training match to a close.
"Damn it, I didn't dodge that lightning bolt." ZDR's face turned red, somewhat annoyed.
Hamburg patted the young player on the shoulder to comfort him.
After all, they were promoted from youth training. It's normal for their defensive actions to be distorted when facing the pressure of top domestic firepower like LVG.
Having just transitioned to command, I am somewhat lacking in tactical coordination.
He was increasingly puzzled by Ninth Master's capricious arrangements.
They were clearly the best five players, with such great chemistry, but now they're thinking of quitting and having me take over the leadership role.
"Everyone's worked hard. Come on, let's review the game." Ninth Master, holding the tactics board, interrupted Hamburger's thoughts, then instructed ZDR and Cabbage:
"Xiao Ding, you take a rest first. Next up, Bai Cai, you're up."
As for the White Path, 259 only gave a brief introduction, and then explained that the focus should be on watching and learning first, and that it would be his turn to play in the third round.
Bai Dao didn't act like a reckless fool vying for a chance to stand out; instead, he smiled and greeted everyone else present.
Most people gave a very positive response, even the Malaysian, Kaze, nodded with a smile.
Except for ZDR.
zdr was secretly pleased with his rating of 1.2, which was second in the team.
Upon seeing the white path suddenly appear, one immediately knows that another competitor has emerged from nowhere.
A sense of tension immediately arose in my heart.
It's already difficult enough that Ninth Master is willing to step down and make way for someone else, let alone compete with Bai Cai to get the starting position.
Now another competitor has emerged.
He simply couldn't bring himself to smile.
Bai Dao didn't care; giving him face wasn't everyone's duty.
I sat back down and listened to the debriefing and tactical explanations.
I also learned that Bomber, Cabbage, and that I would be playing against LvG from now on.
Yeah, it's pretty hard to schedule scrims with other teams...
We played on the Nuke map.
LvG has been TyLoo's nightmare lately.
Based on memory, in the Major Asia Qualifiers at the end of February, they were defeated by lvg again in a best-of-one series.
Then they lost to Atox, the second-best betting team in Mongolia, and were eliminated, losing their chance to enter the Major.
Soon, the debriefing and the trial training for the cabbage were over.
Score 14:10
Unlike ranked matches, training matches don't have a system where the first player to reach 13 points wins.
You need to complete all the rounds.
And the data for cabbage is also quite good.
1.3, the best in the team!
Don't be fooled by the seemingly low 1.3; the average person here is a professional.
This isn't like ranked matches or live streams where you can play however you want, purely for personal stats.
That's already pretty much C.
The average rating of top performers each year is around 1.2-1.3, except for supermodels and adults who have a rating of 1.4+.
Bai Dao nodded to himself.
The current situation is quite clear: 259 is observing the data and chemistry of different trial players within the team.
Bomber, Cabbage, and himself are competitors.
And the veteran cabbage undoubtedly set a very high standard for him.
"Come on, it's your turn, Beer Kun."
259 closed the tactical board and glanced at the white path.
"Come on, get him! Don't be nervous." Danking reappeared beside Bai Dao at some point and encouraged him in a low voice.
"It's okay, it doesn't matter if we don't play well. I'll make some money and start another team, and you can join us. We'll still play in the Shanghai Major together!"
Bai Dao's lips twitched slightly.
Putting aside the fact that the egg wanted to comfort itself, the suggestion does have some potential, but not much!
"Thank you, Egg, but it's not worth it."
Bai Dao smiled and calmly pulled out a gaming chair and sat down.
If Slowly, who had just turned the roof, were still here, he would probably be really nervous, but now...
Excuse me.
With a wave of his hand, Bai Dao pulled a USB flash drive out of his pocket.
Just as I was about to insert it, a stern voice from behind stopped me:
"etc!"