Beyblade: You call this a four-wheel drive vehicle?

Chapter 169: Draw Results, Return to Neon

"Neon? Isn't that America?" Chen Xiaohu asked in confusion.

"Because of the father of mini racing, Tetsujin Okada, the first WGP was held in Neon," said Dr. Chen.

"Grandpa Tiexin?" Chen Hewang asked curiously.

"What? You know him? Is he very powerful?" Huo Yuesheng raised his eyebrows.

"Scorpio is his work from ten years ago. Tell me if he's good or not. You should have seen him." Lin Che said at this time, referring to the weird old man who stayed with the coach at Shijingshan Amusement Park. "If it's him, he can really make those people in the association helpless."

"This old man is really hard to deal with." Lin Che told everyone about the days when Tie Xin Lao Deng ate and drank for free at his place in Neon. "First of all, this old man is of a high rank. If he starts to act up, no one can do anything about it. The WGP, the grand event of world mini racing, would be a little less interesting without him, the father of world mini racing."

"Besides, under normal circumstances, people with this status in the underworld would have to have some dignity, but this old man would definitely do something like this if he doesn't do it in Neon."

After listening to Lin Che's analysis, Dr. Chen nodded. As a close friend, he was naturally very clear about his friend's personal quality level. He estimated that the reason for changing the venue was similar to what Lin Che said.

"Actually, it's not bad to go to Neon. My research institute in Neon can come in handy." Lin Che shrugged and looked at Dr. Chen, "When do we leave?"

"The day after tomorrow, after the draw is done, we will set off right away. We have to get to Neon as soon as possible. After the venue is changed, the home venue previously designed in the United States cannot be used temporarily, and we also have to design a new runway." Dr. Chen said.

The original track was designed by Dr. Chen within a week after the national team members were selected, combining the characteristics of the five of their cars. The location was chosen inside Yellowstone Park in the United States. It is a 2.5-kilometer comprehensive road track. But this time in Neon, it had to be redesigned because the same track design cannot be used twice in a row.

This also shows the status of Teacher Tie Xin in the world of mini racing. The home tracks of the 24 participating teams in the United States have almost been built, but Teacher Tie Xin can force this group of people to change the venue to Neon.

"Well, before we set off, let's practice the basic team formation." Lin Che said, "Also, coach, you've seen the current situation. When designing the new track, try to make it a single lap. And our home race system must also avoid the fourth place battle that completely tests teamwork. If possible, it's best to increase the proportion of relay races."

"Of course." Dr. Chen nodded. "However, you still have to master the most basic team formation, otherwise you will suffer a great loss in away games. According to the rules, home games only account for 1/3 after all."

The coach's message had been delivered, and Dr. Chen quickly left the training ground to design the running track, while Lin Che and others continued their group formation practice.

The scene was still as chaotic as before. It was okay at a low speed. With the assistance of AI, everyone's group formation improved rapidly.

But once the speed increases, the formation will soon become a mess. Lin Che has no choice but to separate the Phantom Blood Bat and the Sword Shark King, which have the greatest aerodynamic structure conflict.

The situation was slightly alleviated by the combination of the Lightspeed War Dragon, Phantom Blood Bat, and Yin-Yang Scorpion, and the two high-torque racing cars, Thunder Tiger and Sword Shark King.

The two groups are assisted by Yin Yang Scorpion and Jing Tianhu respectively.

After the grouping, there was some effect. The lap time of the assisted Lightspeed War Dragon, Phantom Blood Bat and Sword Shark King was reduced. Although the speed improvement was not as exaggerated as those teams with tacit cooperation of five cars, at least everyone would not hold each other back. Generally speaking, this is a good start.

The next day, the online grouping ceremony held in Neon began, and the domestic CCTV also broadcast it. The five people in the training base sat in front of the TV in the cafeteria, watching the live broadcast of the grouping. Soon, Lin Che saw a long-lost acquaintance.

The four-wheel-drive fighter made a grand appearance as the guest of the lottery.

Back then, the fighter stood on Tsuchiya's side when the great god was in power, and now he has reaped the rewards. Although he is still working on the front line as a race host and commentator, his status in the Neon Mini Racing Association has been greatly improved. All the games of the TRF Victory Team in this conference will be commented on by him, and no one else can snatch his position away from him.

CCTV also produced a special program for this draw in order to introduce the participating teams to domestic audiences who usually don't know much about international supercar competitions.

As for the commentators, they are still the familiar Su Fan and Han Qiao.

"Okay, the drawing guests in the screen have started." On the TV screen, the four-wheel drive fighter reached into the drawing box and took out a small ball. Su Fan's voice also sounded at this time.

"The first team drawn is the first team in Group A - the Austrian Red Bull team!" Han Qiao looked at the national flag and team logo on the paper that the four-wheel drive fighter unfolded after opening the ball and said, "This team is sponsored by the famous sports drink company Red Bull. In the F1 arena, the glory under the Red Bull flag is outstanding. I wonder if they can continue their magic in the field of mini racing." (Although the Red Bull F1997 team had not been established in 1, it was still used here.)
"Then we have the first team in Group B - the Italian Pegasus team! As a world power in the automotive industry, the strength of this team should not be underestimated. They once won second place in the European Cup. Whether it's the flaming color of their chariot Excalibur or the Pegasus with wings flapping on the team logo, they all have a strong Italian racing flavor. Yes, I'm referring to the legendary team in the F1 arena - Ferrari!"

As the four-wheel drive fighters took out the balls one by one, the groups were officially announced.

Group A: China, South Korea, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Argentina, Russia, Austria, England, South Africa.

Group B: China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, United States, Brazil, Jamaica, Tanzania, Egypt, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Portugal
After the grouping was completed, in the CCTV studio, the two commentators began to discuss the results of the draw, focusing on Group A where the Chinese team was located.

"We can see that there are still many strong teams in Group A where the Huaxia Zhanlong team is located. According to the information we have, Germany, England, Austria, South Africa, and Argentina are all extremely strong teams. Among them, the German team is the double champion of the European Cup and the Atlanta Cup held in the United States. Its strength should not be underestimated. So, Mr. Han, what do you think of the prospects of our Huaxia Zhanlong team to qualify?"

"In Group A where the Chinese team is located, there is no denying that the German team is the undisputed overlord, and England's strength should not be underestimated. However, I optimistically predict that the strength of the Chinese team is roughly on par with that of Austria, South Africa and Argentina. We should be able to win the third qualifying spot." Han Qiao said.

However, although Han Qiao said so, he was still not optimistic about the Chinese team's qualifying situation. After all, China started too late in super racing. The teams ahead had already been playing super racing a long time ago, while the cars of the Chinese team's Zhanlong team were just ordinary mini racing cars more than a month ago.

However, in the training base, Lin Che was quite satisfied with the result of the draw. At least three of the four finalists in the original novel went to another group, although the remaining German team might have been the strongest among them before the Victory Team updated its hardware. "What do you think of this draw result?" Lin Che turned around and asked.

"Who cares about the draw result? It's fine as long as I win them all!" Huo Yuesheng was still as confident as ever, especially after seeing the introduction of Michael as the world's number one mini racer in the draw program. "What world's number one? I will let him know that the fastest man in the world can only be me!"

"No one would compete with you for this nickname..." Lin Che said helplessly, "Xiao Man, what do you think?"

"If we look at their performance in the Atlanta Cup, Lightspeed War Dragon should be on par with Michael's Mountain Emperor, but I'm not sure that's all his strength." Gao Xiaoman said, "Besides, Michael is not the only one who is strong on the German team. Their vice-captain Hugh and the captain of the second team, Ye Li, who was just transferred to the first team, are both very strong drivers. More importantly, their teamwork can be said to crush us. If it were our home court, we could still fight with our individual abilities in the form of a relay race, but if it was a five-on-five team race or the fourth-place competition that values ​​teamwork the most, we would definitely lose."

"Hey! Why are you trying to boost others' morale and destroy our own prestige?" Huo Yuesheng said with some dissatisfaction.

"I'm just making an objective analysis. What's the point of you just getting carried away like this?" Gao Xiaoman said.

"Alright, alright!" Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Lin Che flipped through the newly released schedule and said, "Fortunately, our luck is pretty good. Our first game against Germany is at our home ground, and the second game at their home ground is already in the second half of the schedule. By that time, I think we should have developed some teamwork.

"However, I think that the Russian team is the opponent we should pay the most attention to right now." Chen Hewang also said while reversing the schedule, "After all, after our first home game against South Africa, we will immediately go on an away game to challenge them, and this team is famous for its teamwork."

"That's true," Lin Che nodded in agreement. "Although I estimate that all of our individual abilities are better than theirs except for the captain, even in a 5-on-5 team match we have a chance to break through with our individual abilities, but if it's a battle for fourth place we'll be in trouble."

After saying that, Lin Che looked at Dr. Chen and said, "Then, during this period of time, I'll ask you to help us collect some information about the Russian team. We should try to win as many games as possible in the previous matches. After all, our early schedule is not very friendly. In addition to Russia and Germany in the same group, we will face three strong teams, the United States, Sweden, and Italy, in the random track competitions in different groups. We are not sure of winning against these opponents. If the score is too low in the early stage, the pressure will be too great later."

"Okay." Dr. Chen nodded. "Then, let's go to bed early tonight. We have to catch a flight tomorrow morning."

……

The next day, everyone on the Huaxia team boarded a plane to Tokyo.

After landing, under the guidance of WGP official personnel, everyone completed all the preparation procedures including enrollment in Japan's international school, and just waited for the opening ceremony a week later.

As half the host, Lin Che took everyone to his research institute during this free time.

"Is this the place where you played with cars in Neon before? It's really impressive." In front of the gate of the institute, Huo Yuesheng looked up at the gate of Lin Che's institute and said.

"Xiao Hao and the others should be here too." Chen Hewang said.

"Maybe he'll be there." Lin Che said as he greeted the gatekeeper.

“Xiao Che? You’re back?” In the security room at the entrance, the gatekeeper was stunned when he saw Lin Che after he came out, and then showed a surprised expression, “It’s good that you’re back. J and Xiao Hao haven’t been here for a while. It’s so lonely for an old man like me to guard such a big place.”

"They didn't come?" Lin Che asked in surprise, "J moved away too?"

"It seems like he was going to participate in the World Cup. He's been gone for almost two weeks. I'm not sure about the details." The security guard helped Lin Che open the door of the research institute.

"They're not here? That's a bit of a shame." Huo Yuesheng said, "I wanted to have a good sparring session with Xiao Hao before the World Cup starts."

Lin Che led everyone into the research institute they had been away from for a long time, and found that just as the security guard had said, the electricity in the institute had been turned off except for two studios.

Just at this moment, a faint voice sounded in everyone's ears: "Ah Che, long time no see."

The figure of a boy slowly emerged in front of everyone.

Huo Yuesheng: !!!!!!!!!

Chen Xiaohu: !!!!!!!!!

"Ghost!" Huo Yuesheng and Chen Xiaohu hugged each other instantly and screamed. At this moment, Huo Yuesheng did not show any of his ambition to become the fastest man in the world.

"Long time no see, Xiaoyou." Lin Che greeted Xiaoyou with a smile.

"Sorry, I scared your friend." Xiao You looked at Huo Yuesheng who was holding his head and wailing, and said after shaking his head helplessly.

"You...you...do you know each other?" Chen Hewang said after swallowing. Although he did not lose his composure like Huo Yuesheng and Chen Xiaohu, his face was full of nervousness at this moment.

(End of this chapter)