Chapter 427: A Day Off Routine

After easily defeating ENCE, the bald coach gave the players a day off as promised.

While other teams were still working hard for playoff spots, Xu Beifang, as a "local," had already taken his teammates to play around Beijing.

After all, it was a rare day off, and the teammates were very enthusiastic.

Xu Beifang took his teammates out early in the morning, asked his former Beijing classmates, and arrived at a relatively remote small restaurant.

The soy milk in this small shop was free, and even white porridge was free to serve yourself.

Xu Beifang didn't quite understand the owner's strategy, but at least as soon as he saw these things, he had a good evaluation of this shop.

He ordered a bowl of salty soy milk for himself, then got a bowl of purple rice porridge, plus two Foundation Establishment Pills.

Immediately after, he also helped his teammates order some buns and the like, but most of the others were just eating what he was eating.

It was just looking at that bowl of yellow-green Douzhi in front of shox, Xu Beifang deliberated for a long while, and then said: "Are you sure you really want to try it?"

"Most people might not be able to get used to this thing; its taste will be very pungent."

shox shook his head: "I think you just don't want me to eat good food."

He looked at Xu Beifang with disdain, and then explained to apEX: "Actually, knowing that I was coming to Huaxia for a match this time, many of my Huaxia fans recommended a lot of good food, and many people mentioned this 'Douzhi' thing."

Your fans are not good people... Xu Beifang complained inwardly.

But he also understood that some things have to be tried to know what it means to retreat in the face of difficulty.

Besides, what if shox likes to eat it?

Everyone's taste buds are different, just like when he ordered sweet soy milk, the boss kept staring at him.

It was like he couldn't understand why anyone would drink salty soy milk.

Xu Beifang thought for a while, dug a big spoonful of chili on the side, put it into the soy milk and stirred it, and then drank it in one gulp.

"Where did this guy come from, how can there be someone who drinks spicy soy milk!!!" The boss felt heartbroken looking at Xu Beifang's actions. For someone who opened a shop in the north, although he didn't like salty soy milk, he could understand regional differences.

But what is this spicy soy milk!

The boss directly put on a pain mask; he couldn't imagine what kind of taste that was.

No one noticed the battle of wits between Xu Beifang and the breakfast shop owner; they were still focusing their attention on shox.

After all, shox had been talking about "Douzhi" for several days, making them curious too.

Especially since the statements of Xu Beifang and shox were completely opposite, one said it might be delicious, and one said the taste would be very pungent.

The assistant on the side felt that something very interesting might happen next, so he took out the camera and started recording on the side.

shox was also a bit nervous, but perhaps to convince himself: "I feel it will definitely be delicious."

Zywoo was eager to try, "shox, you try it first, if you think it's delicious, I'll have a bowl too later."

The assistant gave that bowl of Douzhi a close-up. In the eyes of everyone, shox seemed to be Wu Dalang, nervously picking up that bowl of Douzhi.

Xu Beifang was already waiting for shox's subsequent expression.

shox brought the bowl to his mouth and took a sip.

He frowned, but soon calmed down.

Xu Beifang was a bit surprised; he didn't expect shox to really be able to adapt to this Douzhi thing.

The others were also a bit surprised; apEX even started pointing at Xu Beifang, seeming to say that he didn't know how to share good things.

To this, Xu Beifang could only sigh; he really couldn't get used to this Douzhi thing and didn't think it was any delicious thing.

Maybe the Frenchman's taste buds were different from his; after all, the blue cheese eaten at the club before was not something a normal person could eat.

The assistant was a bit disappointed; he thought he could see shox put on a pain mask.

The greedy kid heard shox's words and couldn't wait to pick up the bowl of Douzhi and pass it to his mouth.

However, when the Douzhi entered his mouth, he realized something was wrong, this taste!

"Pfft!!"

How to describe it, it was like drinking a bowl of soy milk, and then because of motion sickness, it caused nausea, sour, smelly, and rancid, making people feel uncomfortable from the heart.

Zywoo sprayed JackZ all over his face.

JackZ wiped his face with a tissue expressionlessly, apEX looked at shox on the side in surprise: "Didn't you say it was delicious?"

Then he saw shox, who had been enduring for a long time, "yue" at him.

Xu Beifang saw this scene and smiled, giving shox a thumbs up.

This shox was an old schemer.

"Didn't you say it was delicious?" Zywoo asked with a painful face.

shox spread his hands: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't say that."

"Then why did you pass it to me..." Halfway through, Zywoo understood everything.

shox didn't say a word, just to find a scapegoat.

He felt it wasn't delicious when he ate it, so he used actions to trick him into falling for it too.

"You are too bad."

shox smiled and shrugged: "So don't slander me, I didn't speak at all, I was afraid I would spray it out if I opened my mouth."

However, he also looked at Xu Beifang curiously: "This thing tastes so bad, why does the boss still sell it?"

Xu Beifang was also curious about this question, so he asked the boss directly.

The boss was overjoyed when he heard this question: "Because it makes money, there are always outsiders like you who don't believe in evil and come to try it."

Xu Beifang gave the boss a thumbs up: "Too authentic!"

The boss smiled, and he finally regained some face.

After finishing the Douzhi, Zywoo had PTSD and became vigilant about every food.

Xu Beifang was scrolling through his phone and saw Danking send a message: "Are you up? Let's go eat together."

Xu Beifang took a photo of the breakfast and sent it to Danking: "Eating Foundation Establishment Pills, soon I will be a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator."

Looking at Xu Beifang on the other side of the phone playing with puns like an elementary school student, Danking was speechless. He had just woken up and originally intended to call Xu Beifang to go downstairs for breakfast, but Xu Beifang got up earlier than a chicken.

Danking directly made a video call. After waiting for Xu Beifang to answer, he asked: "Which breakfast shop are you at, I'm coming over right now."

Xu Beifang listened to Danking's voice and turned the camera to the teammates' perspective.

"I'm taking them to drink Douzhi."

Hearing this, Danking was stunned: "Are you really that mean, is that something a normal person can eat?"

Xu Beifang shook his head: "That's because you haven't eaten authentic Douzhi. Authentic Douzhi tastes quite good, and you have to eat it with Jiaoquan, and then add some pickles and fried dough sticks, that taste is just amazing!"

Danking had eaten Douzhi, but it was a long time ago. Hearing Xu Beifang's words, he was really a bit suspicious.

Could it be that what he ate before was really not authentic?

Just as he was thinking, Xu Beifang asked: "What's your situation, how is your record?"

Danking's expression wasn't very good when asked about his record: "Currently 2-1 in the group stage, we smashed VG before, we really took it down, now it depends on how the last round goes. If we win this BO3 today, we will enjoy the match on the big stage."

"If we can't win, then I'll just hold a sign for you offline."

Xu Beifang recalled: "If I remember correctly, you are playing ENCE today, right."

"What do you say, Master Ye, teach me some experience?" Danking asked with some anticipation. Vitality had beaten ENCE twice in BO3s, and he felt his brother must have some secret technique.

Xu Beifang lowered his voice: "Secretly tell you, ENCE is actually not strong, as long as you can stably kill 30 on every map, you will win this match."

Danking was originally looking at Xu Beifang with great anticipation, but fell silent the moment he heard the answer.

This is not as good as saying you win if you kill five every round.

"Forget it, forget it, I won't brag with you, I'm going to eat breakfast, I have to train later." Danking added, "Seeing you makes me annoyed."

After speaking, Danking hung up the phone.

Xu Beifang shrugged, he did give Tyloo the best solution.

They did have experience playing ENCE, but this experience couldn't be explained in a few words. The best solution for Tyloo to win against ENCE was to go god-mode.

With Tyloo's playstyle, only going god-mode could win this match.

After breakfast, the Vitality members drove together to the Ba Da Ling Chang Cheng.

Even though today was not a day off, there were still many people climbing the Ba Da Ling Chang Cheng, and the natural scenery was quite beautiful.

It is worth mentioning that during the process of climbing the Great Wall, they even met several CSGO players who excitedly asked Xu Beifang and the others for photos.

The Vitality group also had a good time playing, leaving a group photo at the highest point of the Hero Slope for commemoration.

It was just that the whole process took a long time, and in the end, Zywoo was exhausted.

In the Vitality team, most of them had a foundation of daily exercise. apEX, JackZ, and shox were all frequent football players. At the Paris base, they would run out to play football whenever they had time.

Xu Beifang's mountain climbing ability could also be considered commendable, after all, his aerobic ability was not bad.

But Zywoo was more uncomfortable; he was already fatter, so climbing this thing was more strenuous.

After returning to the hotel in the afternoon, he even curiously stepped on the scale and found that he had lost 5 pounds.

Xu Beifang was also quite exhausted. After returning to the hotel, he leaned in the lounge and scrolled through the updates he posted on Bilibili.

Above was a group photo of the Vitality six.

Netizens were all wailing that they were climbing the Great Wall today, but didn't meet Xu Beifang, feeling it was a pity.

Xu Beifang's heart was a bit complicated.

Because he understood that this might be the last group photo of the six of them.

His thoughts returned to the process of climbing the Great Wall. At that time, they had just reached the top, and Zywoo, apEX, and others were taking photos on the side.

shox took the initiative to find Xu Beifang and asked: "Beifang, you have good connections in the circle. After this tournament, try to find a new member for the team."

Xu Beifang was a bit surprised at the time: "Didn't we agree before that we would retire after there were new French talents?"

In the past half a year, their lineup had been getting along quite harmoniously. After the Major, shox had mentioned wanting to retire once, but it was just joking at the time.

But today shox said this very calmly, and Xu Beifang realized that he really wanted to retire.

"Why did you suddenly have the idea of retiring? Isn't it playing quite well?" Xu Beifang couldn't figure it out.

shox smiled: "Actually, part of the reason is because of you."

"Me?"

"Yes, because you and Zywoo are too outstanding. The appearance of you two completely broke my cognition. I had never thought before that CSGO could be played like this." shox was telling the truth. Before Zywoo appeared, he was one of the most outstanding players in France.

Even when Zywoo first debuted, his nickname was "Little shox".

He was once one of the peak players.

"You are too outstanding. Although my data is going up, I know very well that my data is getting better not because I am still getting stronger, but because you two are playing well, and I can have better performance as a lurker." shox knew very well whether his data was due to his own strength or because the team was outstanding.

Xu Beifang and Zywoo were still young and were trying to push their upper limits, but he was already going downhill.

Now the atmosphere in the team was good, but the strong enemies they would face next would only be more and more. shox knew very well that his combat power would be insufficient in this regard.

If he was invited out at that time, it would be quite uncomfortable.

He didn't want to be like NBK, who was finally "invited" out.

Because of his early experiences, he and NBK were actually a bit at odds.

So he also understood that NBK actually didn't really want to retire from the previous Vitality, RPK was quite indifferent, feeling that playing delayed the young people, so he just left.

But NBK actually wanted to stay, and then the Vitality management directly asked shox to come over.

He and NBK were in a state of "either you or me", and NBK could be considered to have been forced out.

Vitality had now won the Major, and the team's vision and goals would be quite different next.

Before, every tournament, as long as they entered the playoffs, it was considered quite good, but next, their goal was only the championship.

Once the teammates were not in good condition, leading to any problems, his problems in individual ability would be magnified. NBK being "invited" away before could also become his ending.

shox didn't want to make it to that extent, plus the matches in the past half year were indeed quite heavy, and he had just gotten married not long ago, so he thought about focusing on his family first.

"Then did you tell everyone?" Xu Beifang asked.

shox shook his head: "I'm afraid of affecting their mentality. After all, this tournament hasn't finished yet. If this messes up their mentality, that would be bad."

"Aren't you afraid of affecting my mentality?" Xu Beifang rolled his eyes.

shox hooked Xu Beifang's shoulder: "Not afraid, I understand you, you won't have any psychological fluctuations because of this little thing. Besides, I also want to win this Grand Slam, and then retire successfully. Vitality fans will also remember my good at this time."

"Maybe even if the newcomer doesn't perform well in the future, they will have to invite me back."

Listening to shox's analysis, Xu Beifang felt that it was indeed possible.

Finally, shox patted his shoulder again: "So, next, even for me, we have to win this Grand Slam."

"Remember to find a few good lurkers, otherwise I won't feel at ease on vacation..." apEX shouted at him from not far away, and shox then left.

Xu Beifang pulled himself out of the memory. He couldn't interfere much with shox's idea of wanting to retire. shox was indeed not young, and it was a good time to retire successfully.

He just felt a bit sudden for a moment.

However, shox wanted him to help find some good candidates, and he didn't have any ideas.

French CS and Huaxia CS were not much different now, and talents were in a state of disconnection.

He hadn't seen any players in the French circle that made his eyes light up.

If they transformed into an international team, Xu Beifang had a few good candidates, such as JKS and ropz, and there was also someone named IM who was not bad in this position.

Changing people was something to consider after this tournament ended.

Maybe shox was just hot-headed.

However, shox still understood him quite well. Xu Beifang's state would not be affected by this news. He focused more on the list of group stage qualifiers.

For him, the next match was the most important thing.

... ===== CHAPTER 428 =====