[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-gaming-expert":3,"chapter-gaming-expert-gaming-expert-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Gaming Expert",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2222478,4083,"Chapter 17: Sweden","gaming-expert-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>Sweden, located in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, is not very large, with an area of only 450,000 square kilometers, but it has a coastline of 2,181 kilometers. Under the influence of the North Atlantic Current, the winter here is not as cold as other regions at the same latitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were heading to the Swedish capital, Stockholm. This city, known as the \"Venice of the North,\" is located at the confluence of the Baltic Sea and Lake Mälaren. It consists of 14 islands and two land areas, Uppland and Södermanland. The city has crisscrossing waterways and beautiful scenery. Coupled with its mild climate and rich medieval atmosphere, it has always been a famous tourist destination in Europe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, it is also a famous \"IT capital\" in Europe. The KISTA High-Tech Park gathers the R&D centers of almost all high-tech companies in the information and communication field. It can be said that this is an ancient yet brand-new beautiful city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>>>>>>>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked down at the rolling sea of clouds outside the plane window. With a beautiful woman by my side and flying to a romantic and beautiful city, my mood was naturally very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, the beauty’s mood was obviously very bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My dad seems to be really old... He actually let you be the team leader!\" The height of 100,000 feet didn't seem to have any effect on Xue'er’s mood, \"Why should I listen to your command? If I hadn't begged him, you wouldn't even be able to go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remained calm on the surface, but my heart was shocked: What? It turned out that Director Lei wanted me to go not by accident, but because of Xue'er’s request? Xue'er chose me to accompany her... So, Xue'er actually also... to me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, I couldn't help but reveal a wild smile, narrowed my eyes, and looked at Xue'er: \"Is that so... Then how do you want me to thank you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rare blush appeared on Xue'er’s fair face, but her tone was even tougher: \"What are you giggling about? If I didn't think you were more useful, I wouldn't have brought you here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...! You finally recognized my excellence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue'er was about to retort, but Ling Tian, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke: \"Sister, if you don't eat that snack, give it to me.\" He pointed to the small snacks distributed per person in front of Lei Xue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it! ...Wait, let me taste it first... Hmm... delicious... not giving it to you... Xiao Linzi, give me your portion too...\" Lei Xue was a girl after all, and her obsession with snacks was indeed very amazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Tian and I were speechless, when Xue'er suddenly clapped her hands again: \"Right, anyway, Dad can't see it now... Xiao Linzi, give me the card with the money, from now on I am the team leader! What is this called... Oh... right, this is called 'the general is outside, the monarch’s orders are not accepted'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of mess is this! I frowned, and Xue'er immediately placed her gentle little hand on my ear, \"Why? Do you have an opinion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft, moist touch and the naked threat made my body go numb on one side immediately, \"No opinion, no opinion! But... can you stop calling me Xiao Linzi? This name always makes me think of a guy who castrated himself...\" (Note 1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I’ll call you Xiao Lin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not bald...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Lizi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m even less of a eunuch...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the pleasant bickering, I vaguely felt that something had been ignored, but I couldn't think deeply at this time, because the plane was about to land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>>>>>>>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was late autumn, the wind at the airport blowing on my body carried a soft humidity. We stood on the square where the twilight was gradually deepening, experiencing the fresh feeling of arriving in a foreign land for the first time. Until...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are hungry.\" Ling Tian and I looked at Xue'er pleadingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m a girl and I didn't shout that I was hungry, you guys just endure it!\" The guy who didn't realize she had just eaten two portions of snacks said cruelly, \"There will be free dinner in a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So about 20 minutes later, in the bitter anticipation of two hungry and cold people, the legendary free dinner finally walked slowly from a distance with a dashing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s, it’s here!\" Two pairs of hungry eyes immediately shone with crystal light, staring at KID, so much so that his originally dashing smile became a bit stiff. And my subconscious action of swallowing saliva obviously evoked some not-so-pleasant memories for KID. As a result, when shaking hands, I found that his hand was obviously a bit cold and slightly sweaty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wouldn't be so poor that he couldn't even afford a dinner...\" I wondered secretly, because the touch on my hand told me that this guy was clearly nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding a cold and wet hand was very uncomfortable, but for the sake of dinner, I still followed the Chinese etiquette, shook his hand very hard, and tried to express my concern for him with my most enthusiastic smile: \"Your hand is very cold, are you sick...?\" As I said, I even rubbed his back of the hand slightly with my thumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my rubbing, KID’s face twitched several times in a row, then he quickly pulled his hand back as if it were on fire, looking at me with an expression half-fear and half-despair, arguing: \"I’m in good health! ...And I’m also very normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that I didn't have any further actions, KID seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and finally announced a piece of good news in a relatively normal tone: \"My home is nearby, and dinner is already prepared...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pleasant dinner, it was an even more pleasant hot bath, and then we very happily decided to stay at KID’s house for this trip to Sweden. KID’s parents were very kind and gladly went to prepare the rooms. KID’s house was a detached two-story small building with a lot of space, so Ling Tian and I occupied a guest room on the second floor, and Xue'er lived across from us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When KID’s father heard that we were here to participate in the competition, he even moved the computer in his room to our room, saying it was for Ling Tian to practice, and Xue'er used KID’s laptop. As a result, the first night of arriving in Sweden began with Ling Tian and Xue'er playing StarCraft 2v2 on the battle net...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Tian’s seven-worker Pylon! Then double Gateway! Three Gateways! Four Gateways! ...A sea of Zealots soon walked out of the base. Lei Xue’s Terran was not to be outdone, eight-worker supply depot, followed by double Gateway transitioning to four Gateways, and more Marines followed behind the Zealots. Under the attack from both far and near, the opponent Zerg’s defense line had a gap, and soon had to gg helplessly, and his ally was even worse. Although the Dark Templar came out, it was of no avail in the face of overwhelming troops. With a few flashes of radar, the Protoss base was also razed to the ground in an instant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah! Won again!\" The excited Xue'er and the cold-faced Ling Tian formed a sharp contrast, and I, who was pretending to sleep in the back, could understand Ling Tian’s mood quite well. The so-called \"tactics\" that Xue'er dragged Ling Tian to practice were actually both families massing troops together. Except for the need for fast hands and correct construction order, there was almost no technical content. At most, one had to pay attention to the time of merging the troops, so it was no wonder Ling Tian felt it was boring. In fact, I, who was peeking from behind, was almost asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, practice another round!\" Xue'er was tireless, but Ling Tian almost cried when he heard this. Coincidentally, KID pushed the door and walked in at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't know how to knock? No manners!\" Xue'er didn't give KID a good face at all, \"Quick, Ling Tian, another round!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KID didn't care about Xue'er’s reprimand, but sat behind the two with interest to watch them play. Most of the opponents on the Internet were temporary partners, how could they block the perverted troop massing of these two guys? So history repeated itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the opponent’s last building was dismantled, KID finally couldn't help but speak: \"Garimto once had a one-Pylon ten-Gateway troop massing game. From the middle stage, the population remained at 200 for twenty minutes, every Gateway was full of troops, and every mineral patch had countless workers. And Foru once had the experience of producing troops from forty-five Gateways, but unfortunately, most of the Gateways were idle, and eventually, he was pushed by Nada, and he could never surpass Garimto...\" (Note 2) KID said very seriously for a long time, \"Ling, tell me, can you surpass him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, even if I could, it would be meaningless.\" Ling Tian was very frank. \"That’s just a performance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"KID! Don't point fingers at my tactics!\" Xue'er didn't like to hear it, \"Do you know what it means to use one force to drop ten meetings? This is the most effective playstyle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it’s very effective, but it doesn't help much in improving individual level.\" KID spread his hands with great demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...!\" Xue'er seemed to be about to go berserk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"KID!\" Ling Tian suddenly asked, \"Why do you use Terran?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" KID scratched his hair, \"Terran has good defense, few flaws, and is good at air drops and harassment. The ultimate technology is also powerful. In short, I use it because it’s easy to use.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what do you think of the Protoss I’m using?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Powerful, noble, mysterious... in short, it’s also very powerful.\" KID’s words were obviously insincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the 2000 game finals, Grrr’s crowning battle let the world know that StarCraft 1.07 version is not just the world of Zerg, the mixed unit types of Protoss are the most powerful. In the 2001 Coca-Cola Cup, the weakening of Protoss in version 1.08 stopped Into the Rain in the top 8, and the Protoss era ended here. It’s ridiculous that this game where Rain was eliminated was also called the Battle of Blessing...\" Suddenly saying so much in one breath, Ling Tian’s face was a bit flushed, obviously excited in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the 2001 Sky League, Garimto finally found a way to deal with Terran mechanization. This year he also successfully won the OGN championship. However, this was only the last glory of toss... Since then, and even for the whole year of 2002, there were few Protoss figures in the top 8 of various competitions. In the Nate League, there were only 2 Protoss players in the top 16...\" Ling Tian’s voice gradually lowered, \"In the deepest part of the night, God is dead...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deserving to be a P-race user, you remember the data very well...\" KID couldn't help but praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I used to be a very loyal Zerg player.\" Ling Tian’s answer was beyond KID’s expectation, \"But this loyalty only lasted until the 2003 WCG.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That year’s WCG was called the Feast of the Gods, not just because of the final victory of Protoss. More than half of the top 16, 5 of the top 8, and the final champion and third place all used Protoss. Especially in the top 8 to 4, the PvP between Lucifei and Grrr was regarded as a classic, all of which left a deep impression on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what really changed me was the battle with =LOST=Lucifei in the top 4. In that battle, I felt that no matter how I played, I couldn't be his opponent, which directly led to my doubt about Zerg and I lost to Nal_Ra and stayed in fourth place... So I chose to use Protoss, because the power of toss had already left too deep an impression on me, and I always felt that as long as I kept using Protoss, I would meet that demon sooner or later... At that time, I will challenge him again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a great determination... How about this, after this competition, let’s have a single-player battle again!\" KID was also a bit hot-blooded by Ling Tian’s words, \"Actually, I also hope to have a chance to fight that demon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the change of topic, Xue'er had been completely forgotten by the two, so no one noticed the crystal light in Xue'er’s eyes... And another forgotten person was hiding in the quilt and couldn't calm down for a long time. He was also asking himself: \"Why did you choose Protoss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer was chilling: \"Because Protoss sounds cooler...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>>>>>>>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Note 1: Xiao Linzi is Lin Pingzhi from \"The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.\" I don't need to elaborate on the specific plot... As for Xiao Lin... sweat, the popularity of Dragon Ball should be about the same as \"The Smiling, Proud Wanderer\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Note 2: That kind of troop massing game uses the average of up and down, infinite\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>16977.16977 mini-games are updated daily with fun games, waiting for you to discover! ===== CHAPTER 18 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",2211,"2026-06-17T19:21:55.775Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b209b57f3b3048d4b23579c7f053078d3c3271920edee41d2450abd16be7ba21","gaming-expert-chapter-18","gaming-expert-chapter-16",21,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgaming-expert-cover.jpg"]