HLTV Interview

"Game over, congratulations to Fnatic!"

"No one expected before the start that Fnatic would actually secure a spot in the Legends Stage with a 3-1 record."

The commentator on the main stage was hoarse, seemingly conveying his excitement to the audience.

"It's been a while since the Faceit Major in 2018 since a Chinese player stood on the Major Legends Stage."

"Congratulations, Aether!"

"..."

As for the Fnatic player's area at this moment, everyone could no longer hide their excitement.

The entire team members took off their headphones and threw them on the table, hugging each other in a frenzy, cheering joyfully.

Coach Samuelsson could hardly contain his excitement, raising his arms and shouting.

Fnatic's slump before the Major Qualifiers had already made Samuelsson prepare for Fnatic's early exit.

After all, Aether, who had just joined the team not long ago, was just an unknown young player, and the team's synergy was far from complete.

Who would have thought that they would charge all the way into the Legends Stage of the PGL Major with unstoppable momentum.

"Aether, you played incredibly today!"

As Fnatic finished shaking hands with forZe, Samuelsson, with an excited face, rushed to Qin Feng's side.

Of course, besides Samuelsson, HLTV reporters, who were already prepared in the PGL offline broadcast hall, also came to Qin Feng's side with cameras:

"Hello, Aether, I'm KingDempz from HLTV. Would you have a moment to spare for an interview?"

Samuelsson glanced at Qin Feng and smiled like a 200-pound child: "Go ahead, Aether, you're the hero who got our team into the Legends Stage."

"Mhm," Qin Feng nodded slightly.

KingDempz handed the microphone to Qin Feng's mouth and said with a smile:

"First of all, congratulations on defeating forZe and advancing to the Legends Stage of the PGL Major! What are your thoughts on this match?"

Qin Feng took the microphone, "I feel forZe is a worthy opponent, but our players performed even better."

KingDempz nodded and looked at Qin Feng curiously again:

"Speaking of which, the 2022 Antwerp PGL Major is your first Major-level competition."

"Yet, in this first Major you've participated in, you've helped Fnatic secure a spot in the Major Legends Stage."

"How do you feel right now? Do you feel like you've had such a wonderful start?"

Qin Feng blinked, "How should I put it, I feel great right now."

"Of course, reaching the Major Legends Stage is only part of the reason."

"A larger part of the reason is being able to enjoy a bigger stage with my teammates."

"And I don't want to disappoint the expectations of the Chinese audience."

KingDempz continued to ask:

"By the way, do you know, Aether, that many people on HLTV have mixed opinions about you."

"Some believe that Fnatic's new system has made your AWPing shine, while others believe you are the future s1mple or ZywOo."

"What do you think, Aether?"

Coach Samuelsson suddenly took the microphone from Qin Feng's hand:

"In fact, it's not Fnatic that has made Aether."

"He made himself."

"Aether's AWPing deserves us to build a system around him."

KingDempz looked at Fnatic's coach Samuelsson in surprise, "Oh, is that so? But I heard that Fnatic only signed a two-month contract with Aether."

"Was it because you didn't expect Aether to perform well at the PGL Major at first?"

Samuelsson's mouth twitched, and he forcibly calmed himself down, "Of course, it wasn't because we didn't have high hopes for Aether."

"The opposite is true, we have high hopes for Aether's potential."

"After Aether joined the team for a tryout, I felt that he had the potential to become a world-class superstar."

"He's not the next dev1ce everyone talks about, nor is he the next s1mple or ZywOo."

"He is Aether, the one and only Aether."

At this point, Samuelsson sighed.

It was all the fault of that damn manager, otherwise, he would have signed at least a one-year contract with Qin Feng.

Pursing his lips, Samuelsson continued:

"The reason we only signed a two-month contract with Aether is to respect Aether's own choices."

"We know that Fnatic and the PGL Major are just the starting point for Aether, and definitely not his destination."

"His skill deserves all the teams in the world to extend an olive branch to him."

"We hope that player Aether has the potential to freely choose his team."

"Although Fnatic is a great club, it should not become a constraint on Aether's future."

"This is why we only signed a two-month contract with Aether."

"Yeah, that's right."

Samuelsson nodded after speaking.

Reporter KingDempz: ...

If Samuelsson's expression hadn't looked like he was owed $100 by everyone, KingDempz might have actually believed Samuelsson's nonsense.

The brief interview quickly concluded.

Back in the lounge, Qin Feng first opened his computer as usual, then looked at the semi-transparent light blue screen in the upper right corner of his vision.

After the match against forZe, the system, which had been silent for a long time, once again popped up a quest completion notification.

[Congratulations on your outstanding performance in the Major Challenger Stage. Reward: 1000 Dream Points.]

[Congratulations on completing the special achievement: Stepping into the Major Legends Stage. Reward: One free ten-pull wish.]

It was time for the long-awaited wish session again.

However, this time, Lady Luck did not seem to favor Qin Feng.

The results were just some points and ordinary potions, making this draw instantly bland.

Blinking, Qin Feng looked at his status panel.

After unlocking some attribute caps with Dream Points, Qin Feng's current status panel was no longer comparable to what it once was.

[Qin Feng]

[Player ID: Aether]

[Age: 19]

[Team: Fnatic]

[Marksmanship: 94 (S+)]

[Movement: 90 (S)]

[Awareness: 95 (SS+)]

[Looks: Data Overflow]

[Specialties: Sniper Rifle Mastery (A+), Pistol Mastery (A)]

[Skills: Killing Intent Perception, Absolute Focus, World's Best Utility Player.]

[Current Stability: 64.22]

[Current Stamina: 77.35]

[Available Task Today: Get 30 headshot kills using the SSG-08.]

Looking at his status panel, Qin Feng casually opened the AIMBOT Map.

As the bots in the map were continuously headshot and killed, Qin Feng's stability increased to 66.57, while his stamina decreased to 75.53.

Based on previous experiments, Qin Feng knew that when his game time was too long and his stamina dropped below 60, his stability would also fluctuate significantly.

The reason professional players constantly practiced and trained before matches was ultimately to maintain their stable condition.

The real-life study and work that people find annoying largely lack this kind of visible feedback.

However, Qin Feng could see his own condition clearly through the status panel.

And this made him enjoy it.

"My stamina is still enough today, I can play some FPL," Qin Feng rubbed his eyes and opened the Faceit platform interface.

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Two more updates later tonight.