GTRSH Chapter 18

The second support hero assigned to Yu Xinche was [Swamp].

“Yes, the hero selection is good.”

“This is a required supplementary course for HPL.”

The prototype of [Swamp] was a quagmire that gets deeper and deeper, but since a swamp generally refers to all wetlands, the copywriting team of HIT strictly defined the hero as the single word [Swamp] as distinction.

Players, however, don’t have so many concerns and just call it whatever comes to mind, generally calling it Swamp.

Swamp could accumulate a certain amount of soil on their bodies. When they wanted to use it, they could throw out mud blocks to stick to the enemy, or they could release it in the form of gas.

The more soil accumulates, the heavier the hero would be, but the wider the range of mud blocks that could be thrown would be, and the more powerful the gas released would be.

If not used at all, the soil could still provide high shield protection when being attacked.

This hero was relatively difficult to operate, and you needed to be able to control the amount of soil on your body.

If there were too few, not only would you not be able to use skills in a team fight, but you would also be killed because you were too fragile; if there were too many, your movement speed would be too slow and you would easily separate from the team, which would hinder you when escaping or supporting.

The advantage was that he was not very dependent on the lineup, had high tolerance for errors, and was a jack of all trades.

He Ci had never seen Yu Xinche play Swamp. When he looked at his player profile at that time, Swamp was not among his commonly used heroes.

However, He Ci still had confidence in him. If he could play other supports well, then Swamp should not be difficult for him.

But reality soon slapped him in the face.

In Yu Xinche’s game perspective, after selecting Swamp, the first thing he did was not to choose a rune skin, but to click on the skill introduction.

“What does that mean?” Some people didn’t understand.

Xu Le coughed dryly to ease the embarrassment: “I’ve seen his information. He hasn’t played Swamp this season. I guess he needs to review his skills.”

“Ah?? How could you forget the skills?”

He Ci didn’t say anything and also felt strange.

Even if he hasn’t played Lunar Eclipse for a long time, it was impossible for him to forget the basic skills.

Could this really be forgotten?

After entering the game, Yu Xinche was not able to control the accumulation of mud.

Swamp could also go to the top lane, and the team’s top laner BURN had a lot to say about this hero.

He watched for a while and couldn’t help but say, “Isn’t this someone else playing the game? This isn’t a lack of proficiency, but a lack of familiarity.”

“How should I put it? He looks like he has never played this hero before.”

He Ci looked at it carefully for a few minutes, then took out his cell phone.

Yu Xinche didn’t call or send a message.

He couldn’t believe it, so he walked to the projection equipment without saying a word, switched the screen and looked at the surveillance footage in the trial room.

There was no sudden situation, it was indeed Yu Xinche himself who was playing.

“Tsk.”

He Ci narrowed his eyes, a little surprised.

The tryout was still going on, so he switched the screen back to the game perspective and sat back down.

Noticing his displeasure, the conference channel fell silent and no one joked around anymore. Only the coaching staff occasionally spoke a few words.

Under the silent gaze of everyone, Yu Xinche gradually learned the hero.

In the middle and late stages of the game, his control skills had become very accurate, and his ideas for controlling the soil had become significantly clearer. He played much better than in the first few minutes.

With his normal strength, and the addition of two quasi-second-team players, the situation was quickly reversed and victory was achieved.

Winning was always a good thing, and the team could finally laugh and joke again.

BURN sighed: “Yes, this can also be turned over.”

Xiao Ou: “Bad news: He can’t play Swamp. Good news: He has a very fast learning ability and can get started in one game!”

CONTROL: “I have a question, Brother Xu, is there anything else he can’t play?”

Xu Le said: “The game account panel is usually checked after the interview, and the only basic information we can know in advance is name and age.”

 

“No need to register your rank, what heroes can he play?”

“Well, our tryout registration form only asks what you are good at, not what you haven’t played.”

“Haha.” CONTROL smiled awkwardly, “That’s right… I understand.”

He didn’t finish his words, but everyone present knew what he wanted to say.

We were all going to play professionally, how could there be heroes in your position that you haven’t played before?

Before you only needed to ask which heroes you were good at, because it was assumed that the player can play all the heroes.

“It’s okay. There’s still a simple interview session. I’ll go talk to him first.” Before Xu Le left, he asked He Ci, “Would you like to come with us?”

He Ci seemed quite calm: “No.”

“Okay, you have to avoid suspicion anyway, so it’s not appropriate for you to go.” Xu Le went over with a coach.

He Ci did not take the interview into consideration.

He said he didn’t want to go because he felt Yu Xinche didn’t want to see him at the moment.

It’s hard to tell what he’s feeling now. Yu Xinche and him haven’t had much contact, and strictly speaking, neither of them could be considered friends.

But maybe people who have a good understanding of each other in the game would have similar personalities, and he just knew that Yu Xinche would think this way.

Which was indeed the case.

Yu Xinche breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xu Le was the only one who came.

When he was instructed to play Swamp in the second game, something suddenly occurred to him.

During the live broadcast that day, He Ci said that the tryout would consider the hero pool.

When He Ci finished speaking, Yu Xinche was so absorbed in the intense battle in the game that he did not respond for a moment.

Afterwards he tried to recall what happened, but he had a cold and was not very clear-headed, so he could not remember what it was.

Now he finally remembered it.

But it’s too late, and he may not pass the tryout.

Yu Xinche was mentally prepared for this when he played Swamp, but he became serious the next second.

Even if he had no idea how to answer a question, he would try his best to answer it and get some marks.

Besides this, there was another reason.

Yu Xinche recalled the image of He Ci waiting for him at the door, and the way he gave him his final advice.

He Ci himself might not have realized that when he said “Call me directly if anything happens”, his voice was low and much gentler than usual, and even his eyes seemed to become gentler.

Yu Xinche didn’t want to disappoint He Ci too much.

Now that the exam was over, maybe the score won’t be ideal, but it was the best he could do at the moment.

After going to another small room with Xu Le, Xu Le indeed asked him about the hero pool.

“I usually like to play good-looking heroes.” Yu Xinche was very frank.

“Ah?” Xu Le was so shocked that his voice became twice louder.

“En.” Yu Xinche was a little embarrassed by his reaction, but still said truthfully, “Swamp is too ugly, I don’t want to play it, and I haven’t played other ugly heroes… much.”

This situation did exist among ordinary players, but high-level ranking games and competitions required great attention to lineup matching. Xu Le could hardly imagine how a support like Yu Xinche, who had obvious shortcomings, could survive in high-rank games.

Xu Le really wanted to criticise a bit, but looking at Yu Xinche’s face that looked like a good student, Xu Le found that he couldn’t bring himself to say anything harsh.

Just bear with it.

The coach then asked some more questions, focusing on the details of the two games just now and Yu Xinche’s previous gaming experience.

Yu Xinche remembered that his roommate said that he should play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, but when it came to this part, he chose to “answer honestly” and told everyone his strengths and weaknesses without reservation.

Just like a job interview, after learning about Yu Xinche’s situation, there was also a round of reverse questioning from Yu Xinche.

Yu Xinche knew that he had not performed well. He felt a little disappointed and had no intention to find out anything more. He politely asked about the cafeteria and the daily schedule, and that was the end of the communication between the two parties.

Afterwards, Xu Le asked Yu Xinche to wait for a while and returned to the meeting room with the coach.

Several people in the conference room had already had a round of discussion. After Xu Le and the others came in, the coach just repeated the key points of the conversation.

“He only started playing at the end of last year, and has played for about 500 hours. He is indeed talented to be in the top 50 in the national server.”

“Also, I just asked about a few details. His game ideas are OK. He’s very smart and has a sense of the overall situation. If I train him, he can try commanding.”

“But the hero pool is a big problem.”

“He said he likes good-looking heroes, and basically doesn’t like to play ugly ones. Roughly estimated, there are about ten supports who are as proficient as Swamp, and another ten who are half-baked. The same goes for ugly heroes in other positions.”

After he finished speaking, another coach looked serious and said, “…It’s quite troublesome. It may not be possible to train one in three days.”

“Three days is a bit optimistic. It takes time for a new player to transition from an ordinary player to a professional player. He also needs time to maintain his touch for the heroes he usually uses. He probably doesn’t have much time to practice other heroes in a day.”

“Indeed. Unless you put them in the second team first, with less intensity, and take it slow.”

Xu Le glanced at He Ci and asked, “What does He Ci think?”

He Ci: “It’s a bit of a waste to let him go to the second team, but I don’t have the final say, it’s up to you guys.”

“…Okay. Then let’s do as we agreed and vote.”

 

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