iEM Cologne's journey is finally over, but the excitement is far from over.
In the csgo page of Perfect App, there is an endless stream of new posts about vitality’s championship, which is dazzling.
【aether! Another mvp! Our ia is really proud of us! 】
[It was really golden rain at the scene, congratulations to r...vitality! 】
[Although vitality won the championship, if you look closely, there are still big problems. For example, in the fourth picture, the two big brothers Zywoo and Aether do not kill each other, Apex has no command, and Adu and Demon are more like invisible (funny)]
[Twenty-year-old fan of God A came here uninvited. I heard that God A only signed a one-year contract with Vitality. After the contract ends, God A can go anywhere. I just ask God A not to return to China to play games. 】
[Why are you coming back? Is there a succubus in the village or is the domestic CSGO environment getting better? If he could lead Tyloo to win the championship after returning to China, wouldn't it be more fantasy than fantasy? 】
[Do you think any of the top 1 in hltv this year is a god? The data in the past two months is too explosive. The data of s1pmle and zywoo are both far behind! 】
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Of course, in addition to the heated discussions among players who like CSGO, the up owners of major video platforms are even more busy.
A certain music host named "2-16 Wins the First Place" looked at the video he had just edited and took a deep breath.
Back then, he started editing aether's videos during the Asian major qualifiers.
At that time, aether only had over 10,000 fans on Bizhan.
Now, even he, a part-time editor, has accumulated nearly 200,000 fans.
"It's bad, God A is really shaking now." Pressing the release button, "2-16 won the first place" he thought with some evil humor.
There is no doubt that aether is now the traffic password in a certain music csgo zone, just like chovy is in a certain music lol zone.
But the only difference is that judging from the current performance, aether is really capable of competing for the throne of the world's number one sniper.
Soon, a paragraph titled "For me, use awp on them, god a!" 》The video was displayed in front of many csgo players through push.
In the video, in addition to the highlights of Qin Feng in iem Cologne, the most famous scenes of players such as zywoo, s1mple, kennys, cuardian and so on are also attached.
At the top of the comment area, "2-16 wins first place" also thoughtfully sets the pace:
[Looking at the entire history of CSGO, is the current Aether the strongest sniper at his peak? 】
In just ten minutes, hundreds of replies appeared below the video.
Under the premise that vitality wins the championship, almost no one will ask for trouble by going against the wind and outputting.
The wind direction at the bottom of the video is almost one-sided.
[At its peak? I mean, is it possible, one possibility, that the recent God A is actually in a normal state and has not yet reached the so-called peak (thinking)]
[Let me go, this aether you are talking about is my classmate! 】
[Pure passerby, although I really want to say that Up is suspected of causing war, but the current God A is indeed the only sniper. With a rating of about 1.5 in the two competitions, it seems that no one can compare. 】
[In terms of data alone, it is indeed true. When God A faces snipers like s1mple or sh1ro, it is about the same as Shen Zhenzhen beating Ke Jie in Go. His dominance is really strong. 】
[In the three finals, except for the amusement park in the third picture, which is the MVP of Big Sweet Potato, the remaining two pictures are both the MVPs of A God. Can you win two MVPs from Shushu? Do you think it is strong? 】
[Antwerp major mvp Rain God’s average rating is 1.24, Stockholm major mvp Mori’s average rating is 1.53. What’s the reason... What do you think? 】
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On the other side, after the celebration, Qin Feng returned to the hotel and did not open the domestic CSGO community forum as usual. Instead, he opened the computer provided by the organizer and uninstalled the Blizzard Battle.net that he had just downloaded not long ago.
There were still two days before the team left Cologne, and he just wanted to have a good rest at this time.
Anyway, Blizzard will not shut down the server, and the president has not been blessed with "good health" by Brother Huang. I can't be sure that I won't be able to play Blizzard's games in a few days, right?
Most importantly, Qin Feng suspected that the vague soreness in his wrist was related to his high-intensity gaming habits.
In the past days, in addition to the fixed csgo training content, he would also find time to play a few games of StarCraft on the ladder every day.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons that further increased the load on his wrist joints.
In fact, Qin Feng had the idea of going to the hospital before.
However, the schedule was too intensive at that time, and the stability and physical status of the system did not fluctuate much, so he gave up the idea of communicating with the team leader.
Qin Feng took another look at the values of his own status on the system.
[Current stable value: 55.22]
[Current physical strength value: 66.57]
"Well... it shouldn't be very serious." After reading the content in the status bar, Qin Feng looked thoughtfully at the two recovery potions in the system backpack.
【Recovery Potion】*2
[Quality: Rare]
[Description: It can be used at any time to restore your body to a healthy state and get rid of the troubles caused by tenosynovitis, cervical spondylosis, myopia, etc. Purely natural ingredients, it is said to be made from a rare medicinal material called "Eastern Snow Lotus" as the main ingredient. 】
Speaking of which, Qin Feng hasn't used the various props provided by the system for a long time.
On the one hand, he is now powerful enough, and on the other hand, with the update of the system, the props provided by the system are gradually developing towards an abstract style.
For example, after IEM Cologne won the championship just now, the system provided rewards:
[KFC vivo 50 cards]
[Quality: Legend]
[Explanation: A pale golden card seems to be Broky’s dream prop. There is no need to use this card. Whenever Thursday comes in China time, the system will automatically credit 50 dollars into your KFC e-wallet. 】
"Should I use a recovery potion now?" Qin Feng looked at his wrist and hesitated.
After all, the status value provided by the system was not enough for Qin Feng to judge the severity of his hand injury.
There are only two recovery potions. After using them, the body can be instantly refreshed, but if the pain in his wrists and fingers is caused by ordinary minor injuries, then using the props produced by the system would be a bit fussy.
If the consequences of going to the hospital are very serious, then Little Bee's management will let Qin Feng rest for a while anyway. After all, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to disclose the existence of the "recovery potion" to others.
You can't use the secret recipe from your hometown as an excuse to fool you, right?
But just when Qin Feng stared at his wrist and hesitated, apex suddenly opened the door and walked in.
Just after holding the IEM Cologne cup, Doudou was in a good mood, but just as he was about to return to the hotel to rest, he saw Qin Feng staring at his wrist, which seemed a little dull.
Apex's mood fell from the clouds to the bottom almost instantly.
It's as if a friend asked you to go to a dinner party, and you went happily.
In the end, I discovered that what I came to was a members-only restaurant.
Apex doesn’t think it’s because he thinks too much.
Professional players themselves are easily troubled by hand injuries. He has seen almost countless examples.
StarCraft's Martial Saint Byun, Dota 2's Godfather Fear, LoL's puppy Uzi... there are many well-known professional players who are more or less troubled by hand injuries in their careers.
As for the most famous players in CSGO, they may be mantuu's tenosynovitis and nafany's mouse hand.
The most important thing is that Qin Feng is the same as Zywoo in the team, and he also assumes the responsibility of the sniper in the team.
If Qin Feng is really injured, it will definitely have a big impact on the now sharp-edged vitality.
"Feng, are you okay?" Apex rushed over worriedly and held Qin Feng's shoulders.
"I'm so stupid." Qin Feng was scared out of his native language by Apex who suddenly rushed over.
His attention was focused on the system's light screen and recovery potions, and naturally he didn't notice Doudou who had pushed the door open at some point.
"Well, it's okay. It's just that my fingers and wrists are sore from time to time." Qin Feng naturally had no need to hide the pain on his hands from Apex.
"What? Wrists and fingers?"
"Is it serious? Are the symptoms just present, or have they lasted for a while?"
Apex frowned, thinking of many possible hand injuries that could cause such symptoms.
Carpal tunnel syndrome, radial nerve injury, tenosynovitis…
If it's a minor injury, that's okay, but if it's serious...
apex doesn’t dare to think about it anymore.
"Come on, let's talk to the team leader quickly and then go to the hospital."
"We happen to be in Germany. I once heard that German orthopedics is the best in the world."
Qin Feng: "..."
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evening.
In a hospital in Cologne, Germany.
In the orthopedic department, Apex stared nervously at the doctor in a white coat in front of him.
Even because he was a little worried about Qin Feng's condition, he did not ask the team leader to go with Qin Feng, but followed him personally.
"Doctor, may I ask Feng...how is the patient's condition?"
The doctor glanced at Qin Feng, who had just finished the examination, and spoke in a relaxed tone.
"Don't worry, it's not a big problem."
"Your current symptoms are some stiffness and numbness in your fingers, a slight bulge in the index finger joint, and a slight swelling in your wrist. Judging from the examination results and symptoms, it is relatively mild tenosynovitis."
"It's not even necessary to have injections or surgery."
"Hand massage and warm compresses are both ways to relieve symptoms."
"However, tenosynovitis itself is easy to relapse. My suggestion is that you try not to overuse the mouse in the last two to three months."
Apex finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Not having severe tenosynovitis and carpal tunnel syndrome is already a big blessing for Qin Feng.
Even if it is easy to relapse, Qin Feng's training tasks will be reduced in the future.
The only headache for apex is the Rio rmr European ranking tournament that will start in early October.
After the BLAST autumn season and esl16, vitality can be selectively played casually.
But as rmr is a qualifier for the Rio major, Little Bee must pay attention to it no matter what.
By then, it is still unknown whether Qin Feng can recover, and vitality must find a substitute in advance who can continue to play.
"Actually... I feel that I must have recovered during the major." After walking out of the hospital, Qin Feng glanced at Apex beside him with a complicated mood.
Even if he really hasn't recovered, he can still use "Recovery Potion" to recover directly.
By then, not only the tenosynovitis can be fully recovered, but other root causes of the disease in the body can also be eliminated.
However, apex did not know what Qin Feng was thinking, let alone the existence of the "recovery potion".
Doudou glanced at Qin Feng, who had a troubled expression next to him, thinking that Qin Feng was worried about his starting position, and comforted him:
"Don't worry, Feng, as long as you are in the team for one day, you will always be the core player of our team."
"Even if you haven't recovered well enough for the Rio major, you can choose not to play."
"You still have a long career ahead of you. Don't ruin your career just because of a minor wrist injury."
"We are still waiting to celebrate the championship with you when the major is held in Paris."
"..."
Qin Feng didn't say anything more.
It seems that at least a month or two of rest is inevitable.
Even if I really want to play in the near future, I'm afraid I will be dissuaded by the team doctor and team leader.
In this case, taking some time off seems like a good option.
Anyway, there are still nearly three months until the Rio major.
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Apex thinks about much more than Qin Feng.
The blast premier autumn season will start in mid-August. Within this month, vitality must find a relatively reliable substitute.
Moreover, the substitute player may stay with the team until October or even November. After all, no one can predict whether Qin Feng's hand will recover well.
"If aether still can't play in the major, it means that the substitute will have to help aether get the major sticker."
"Which free agent should I look for?"
apex fell into deep thought.
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The next day, in the early morning of China time, a piece of news that was pushed to the top of the csgo section of the perfect e-sports app once again caused a huge sensation in the cs community that had been silent for less than a few hours.
"aether player will miss the blast premier autumn competition due to hand injury, or may miss the Rio major"
The picture accompanying the news is the latest tweet from vitality’s official Blue Bird, as well as the diagnosis results of a German orthopedic surgeon.
This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for both Little Bee fans and Qin Feng fans.
【What the fuck? Yesterday I was saying that Vitality was going to establish a dynasty, but today everything has changed? 】
[It’s broken, so I told God A to do less interstellar play during his rest. Now his hand is really broken! 】
【a god? God, what's wrong with you? God, why don't you fight? God, please take me away! a God, how can I live without you (crying loudly)]
[Brothers, don’t forget our ia teachings: love a! Letter a! Wait a! 】
[Did Sun Xiaochuan or Olaf do it? Hurry up and find out! 】
[The question now is what to do with Little Bee. It is impossible to find a long-term substitute. We can only choose someone from the rest of the second-line team. 】
【misutaaa: aether? He can take his place! 】
[You misutaaa are fighting and everything, can he take the place of God A? You can't replace me, you don't have the ability, you know? After losing og, lose sprout, after losing sprout, lose ldlc, if you keep losing, it’s time to lose tyloo! 】
[Oh, thank God. In some ways, vitality may be the first team to prepare for the 2023 Paris major...]
Of course, there are also many sensible fans.
[The body is the capital of revolution. It doesn’t matter whether God A takes a break for a while, as long as there are no sequelae. At least we can still see God A on the field in the future. 】
[I saw on Twitter that God A is going to rest for two to three months. It’s actually not bad. He might still be able to compete in the Rio major, but I don’t know what his condition will be like by then. 】
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Due to the time difference, the major teams and players in Cologne received news of Qin Feng's hand injury only the second time.
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For other teams, this is good news and bad news.
s1mple was tweeting on Little Blue Bird, feeling very emotional.
For the navi club, aether's injury is a good thing.
However, for s1mple, he wanted to defeat Qin Feng in an upright manner to avenge his loss in the blast finals.
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Of course, not everyone thinks so.
After seeing the news of Qin Feng's injury, some free players were more happy than sorry.
Qin Feng's injury means a vacancy in the Bees lineup.
Which free agent doesn't want to join the Little Bees who recently won two consecutive offline competition championships?
In a spacious room in Denmark, natosaphix, a job seeker, couldn't help but get excited when he saw the content of Little Bee's official promotion.
How can a man live in the world between heaven and earth and live in depression for a long time?
In the past few years, he has moved to more than ten teams.
It wasn't until September 21 that he finally thought about taking a break after leaving the team.
Up to now, he has been away from the CSGO arena for more than half a year.
Now, the opportunity to apply for a job is right in front of him, and the job seeker must consider whether this will be his only opportunity in this life.
Thinking of this, the job seeker posted another tweet and liked Little Bee's official Twitter.
[It was great to take a sabbatical earlier this year, but now I have to focus on work! If you need an experienced player, please contact me and I will never let you down. @teamvitality】
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At the same time, there was also a huge turmoil within the vitality team.
The accompanying team leader, manager Matthew who sent the video call, as well as coach zonic and the four players except Qin Feng, were seriously discussing the selection of substitutes.
Thanks to the power of the zywoo sniper rifle, the substitute does not have to be a sniper like Qin Feng, but zonic does not want the newly added substitute players to destroy the system that vitality has just established.
"It is best to have a certain level of sniper rifle play, a free agent, at least have the experience of playing in the first team, and have no communication and communication barriers."
After a long discussion, Little Bees manager Matthew finally sorted out the key points for selection.
Afterwards, there was another series of heated discussions.
Except for Zywoo, almost everyone present expressed their opinions.
In the end, only three names appeared on the substitute list:
French Fry God of War – ya.
Polish White Bear - x.
Job seeker——x.
After another few minutes of discussion, the job seeker was the first to be eliminated from the substitute list.
The reason given by manager Matthew is: he has been away from the first-line arena for too long and has no obvious highlight moments in his career.
After seeing everyone nodding in agreement, Matthew quietly moved the camera away and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Huh, luckily they also think I'm a loser when it comes to job hunting."
"Hey, nato, nato, it's not that I don't approve of you. If I'm to blame, it's because you have Danish ancestry."
"There are two Danes in the team now. If you come, the flag next to the vitality team logo on hltv will have to be changed to a red and white cross flag."
"Then by then, wouldn't our vitality become the Danish team?"
Subsequently, smooya, the French fry god of war, was excluded again.
The reason is that conflicts with teammates are likely to occur.
Matthew nodded, convinced.
For those who are loud in the team, one Apex is enough.
If smooya really joins the team, I'm afraid he won't be able to quarrel with apex at the beginning.
Smooya is strong but has no team. If there is any explanation.
Although apex likes to taunt, it usually taunts the opponent after winning a round.
What about smooya? Smooya is a player who doesn't even spare his own people when he mocks.
In Matthew's words, he can't distinguish the occasion and boundaries of joking, and always makes jokes that displease his teammates.
In the end, everyone at Vitality brainstormed and finally chose Snax, who was once a member of the VP Golden Five.
In all aspects, the Polish Bear perfectly meets the requirements of vitality.
He has strength, humility, trains hard, and has had many wonderful performances in the past.
Even at IEM Dallas just over a month ago, snax, who played as a substitute for spinx, scored a 1.27 rating in the first game.
If there is only one flaw, it may be that snax is too old. At 28 years old, he is almost at the end of his career.
However, as a substitute in the team, age is an issue that can be ignored.
Thinking of this, Matthew no longer hesitated and opened his private Twitter directly, trying to send a private message to Snax for discussion.
But then he thought that snax would probably ignore his private message.
Matthew looked at the employee next to him who was responsible for maintaining the Twitter content of the vitality csgo section.
"Cough, cough."
"Alain, you should know Snax. Use our official Twitter to like him and ask him if he is willing to come to Vitality to play as a substitute in the game."
The employee named alain nodded, and without thinking, he directly sent a private message to snax using vitality’s official account.
[Hello, snax, are you willing to play as a substitute for aether? Please join our tour leader and he will tell you more. 】
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On the other side, when Qin Feng just woke up, he found that Apex, who was in the same room with him, had already left the room.
Without the pressure of competition and training, Qin Feng had a rare good sleep. When he picked up his phone, the time displayed on it had already reached 10 a.m. German time.
"Tsk, it's already ten o'clock."
Yawning, Qin Feng unlocked his phone, but then he discovered a serious problem.
On the corner mark, the number of unread messages has reached 99+.
You know, his QQ and WeChat are only for private use, and his contact list only has relatives and friends he is familiar with.
But he soon understood the reason for the explosion of messages on QQ and WeChat——
News of his hand injury has spread to the country.
Most of the 99+ messages in QQ come from classmates in college, but the + messages are all from my parents.
Qin Feng pursed his lips and first read the message sent by his mother on WeChat.
Due to the time difference, seven or eight hours had passed by the time he saw the news.
They are all thoughts and concerns.
There were even some messages that he hadn't clicked on before, reminding him to pay attention to his health.
Qin Feng looked at the messages one by one, typed a lot of words, and deleted a lot of words.
"Mom, don't worry. I'm fine. It's just a small injury on my wrist. It will recover in two months."
In the end, he only sent out this one.
The reply on the other side of WeChat was also very prompt.
"As long as it's okay, you must pay attention to your health when you are abroad. (Smiley face)"
"Um."
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