While Lin Yan was looking at the information, Red Mi walked into the training room after filling his stomach.
"Stop after this round of Rank. Red Mi has something to say!"
Jiang Chenglu conveyed the head coach's orders to each player in turn, then ran to the live broadcast room to find Jin Gong.
Half an hour later, everyone in the YM competition training department gathered around the central monitor connected to the head coach.
"The German Cup is just a practice game. To be honest, I didn't expect us to win the championship..."
Red Mi's words amused the YM players. The Shiba Inu, who was getting fatter and fatter, laughed until his mouth was crooked.
He was not the kind of person who took pleasure in others' misfortune, but when he thought of the German Cup, the iboy who jumped into the Dragon Pit and was sprayed to death by the dragon appeared in his mind.
He really couldn't control his urge to laugh.
"It's before the start of the new season." Red Mi adjusted his glasses. "There are some things I need to say in advance."
He stopped laughing. "I'm here to partner with you..."
Jiang Chenglu paused, making sure that Red Mi used the word partner instead of coach, and then accurately translated.
"There is only one goal." Red Mi's eyes swept over everyone. "The world championship."
"The rest of the season, spring, and summer championships are ranked behind the importance of the world championship. I hope you can understand."
The YM players did not raise any objections. They were also very clear about the significance of three consecutive Rank S championships.
In contrast, all the other championship trophies were incomparable.
Guo Hao spent five times the price of Lin Weixiang to hire the coaching team. Naturally, he was aiming for the Summoner's Trophy. He wanted the club to complete this achievement that had not been conquered in the history of the League of Legends.
"If you have any problems during the competition, you can report them to me and the Gouba analyst." Gouba, who had been silent until now, heard his name being mentioned, nodded.
"The coaching team is to solve problems for the players." Red Mi's attitude was very sincere. "I hope we can always maintain good communication between us."
The newly hired Red Rice talked a lot, and finally picked up the cup and took a sip of water.
Gouba showed an envious expression. He was introverted and not good with words, so he was not qualified to be a coach. The analyst position, which dealt with data, was more suitable for him.
However, the difference in salary between the two positions was more than double.
This salary difference is NT $10 million. How many pineapples can I buy with this amount?
Red Rice's speech came to an end. Gou Ba collected his thoughts and distributed the Excel sheet that he had printed earlier to everyone.
Then, he clenched his hands into fists and poured a mouthful of water into his mouth. He adjusted his tone to make it sound as soothing as possible.
"I took advantage of the time when the German Cup was over to sort out all the usage of YM's Vanguard after the revision of the Canyon Vanguard in the S7 season. Today, we will focus on discussing tactics around this neutral resource..."
The players and Red Rice lowered their heads to look at the table. Next to the number of matches was the usage percentage — 55% in the middle lane, 38% in the bottom lane, and 7% in the top lane.
7%. This meant that when YM obtained the Canyon Vanguard, they would give it to the top lane to help push down towers on average 1 out of 14 rounds.
It was an exaggerated figure. Jin Gong estimated that his treatment was similar to that of EDG's top laner.
When the Siberian saw the number, he coughed twice. His voice was rough and heavy.
Little Tortoise quickly shrunk his head. At the same time, he used his slippers to grab onto the floor and move the gaming chair closer to Lin Yan.
"Protect, protect!" This time, Mongoose not only protected his neck, he even hid the top of his head under his collar.
"Xiao Tian!
Trash Xiao Tian! "
Jin Gong pretended to be angry. He grabbed Phyllostachys Pubescens and gave it a good rub. The training room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
The corners of Gou Ba's mouth curled up slightly. He waited for his team members to stop messing around before he continued, "Although this figure is a little extreme, the overall strategy that Su Cheng and White Crescent left behind was not wrong.
"Our mid laner is the absolute core of the team. Under normal circumstances, pouring resources into him is a very correct choice."
When Gou Ba talked about work related content, he spoke much faster and his voice became smoother.
"There are two reasons why the Vanguard is invested in the bottom lane. First, the ADCs need more resources in the middle of the game. Furthermore, they can also give back to the team after they earn money..."
In the early stages, most ADCs were weak and their damage output was not high. After entering the middle stage, even though their bodies were still weak, they at least had a certain amount of damage output ability.
At this point in time, the ADCs had already transformed into the main force to push down the tower. If they did not raise archers, the tower that could be pushed down with two waves of troops might not be destroyed. They would have to wait for another wave of troops.
A wave of troops took 30 seconds. No one knew what kind of variables would be triggered by such a long delay.
"Moreover, the Vanguard is given to the bottom lane, which can also give priority to the support position." Gou Ba looked at everyone. "YM's strong point is the combination of the mid laner and the support. Once the three rhythm points are released, this game will most likely be won."
He felt that the YM players should understand this point, but he still explained it just in case.
Seeing that the players all nodded, Gou Ba was finally relieved.
"The overall strategy is not a problem. The main problem is the detailed handling of the Vanguard in each game. There are still some points that need to be strengthened..."
"For example, in this game." Gou Ba showed the video of the German Cup final that had just ended. "Xiao Tian, after you successfully took control of the Vanguard in the middle lane, you directly put it in the middle lane."
Phyllostachys Pubescens, who was called out, stretched his neck and moved forward. Lin Yan also opened his glasses case and put on the gold-rimmed glasses that he had just equipped.
"At this time, the middle tower has about 70% HP left, and the Vanguard has 30% HP left." Gou Ba waved the laser pointer on the big screen and circled a circle. "After that, Xiao Tian and Lin Yan go to the jungle together and try to grab the position of EDG's jungler Haro."
"But in this jungle invasion, the mid laner scout still managed to get to the battlefield in time." Gou Ba looked at Xiao Tian. "This is a very obvious mistake. You were too anxious."
"This Vanguard shouldn't have completed its mission just by hitting it once. It can play a more important role."
Phyllostachys Pubescens nodded. He knew that he had made a mistake this time. Although he had cast the Vanguard in the middle lane, it didn't put much pressure on the scout.
This was because at the ten-minute mark, the middle tower with 30% HP was still quite strong. As long as there were no artillerymen, it would be difficult for heroes to destroy it.
The scout obviously knew this. He went to the jungle to support without any hesitation. He wasn't worried that YM would destroy his middle tower at all.
"On the surface, this jungle invasion didn't earn anything. The role of this Vanguard can be said to be zero," Gou Ba said. "At this time, you can completely hold on to the Vanguard and go to the jungle to set the pace. The opponent will be in a dilemma."
Mongoose held his chin and understood what Gou Ba meant.
Invade the jungle first, wait for the scout to support the jungle, and summon the Vanguard through the wall to force the opponent's middle tower.
If the scout still dared to support at this time, the Vanguard could completely flatten the defense tower with Lin Yan's help. After all, it had good endurance. After destroying the tower, it could be used as a super soldier.
If the opponent didn't support, then the goal of the jungle invasion would be declared a success.
At this time, Red Rice took over the topic. "The other mistake is that your team communication didn't mention this point."
He hit the nail on the head. "Xiao Tian, after you use the middle lane to take the Vanguard, other than the most important middle lane, you have to pay attention to the bottom lane."
"Can Liu Qingsong move at this time?"
Red Rice pointed at the bottom lane's minions. "If you can move, then you should take the initiative to wander to the middle lane and help Xiao Tian to threaten the enemy's middle tower and jungle. If you can't move, then the middle and jungle should go to the bottom lane to relieve the pressure on the minions. Then let Liu Qingsong wander with you guys.
"This Vanguard buff lasts for four minutes. As long as the jungler doesn't rush to use it, the opponent will be cautious. We have to use it to gain enough economic advantage for us.
"The bottom lane's artillerymen at ten minutes and seven seconds is very important. We have to control the tempo at this time. With one more person, we can put more pressure on the opponent …"
Red Rice's understanding of the Vanguard was very advanced. Lin Yan listened as he wrote down notes. He planned to slowly digest it when he returned.
…
January 15th, 2018, the opening day of the LPL Spring Season.
Shanghai Zhengda Square.
YM naturally had to be there for the opening match. They gathered in the afternoon and arrived at the competition venue.
Shiba Inu pushed open the door and barged into the lounge. He immediately found his favorite gaming chair to lie on.
"Brothers, we haven't been here for five months, right?" He flung his backpack, kicked his hind legs, and shrunk his entire body into the chair.
After careful calculation, it was true. Ever since the end of the LPL summer regular season in mid-August, YM had not come to Zhengda Square.
Playoffs, S7 World Championship, Demacia Cup …
After going around in circles for nearly half a year, they returned here with the glory of being the Double Champions. They once again started from scratch as challengers.
Lin Yan had just taken out the glasses case from his bag when Xiao Ming pushed open the door and entered.
"Hehehe, hehehehe …" Shi Senming could not help but greet his old teammate.
"What's going on?"
After pinching each other's cheeks for a minute, Shi Senming ran to Lin Yan and stared at the gold-rimmed glasses in his hand. "Are you nearsighted?"
"200 degrees, it's okay." Lin Yan put on the glasses and tried to overcome the discomfort.
Shi Senming pondered for two seconds. "… Tell me honestly, did you play too much StarCraft during the off-season?"
"What, League of Legends is no longer a challenge for you, right?
You have to bring your talent to StarCraft? "
Lin Yan stretched out his hand as if he was about to hit someone. Before he could touch Xiao Ming, he jumped up and took the glasses case with him.
"Come and chase me. If you can catch me, I'll let you …" Shi Senming sprinted and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The backstage was in chaos. Lin Yan did not chase after him. He got up and went to get a disposable paper cup.
However, there was no chrysanthemum wolfberry tea option in the beverage machine. Lin Yan could only go to the boiler room to pour himself a cup of hot water and brew the tea.
"Eh?
Brother Ran, what are you doing here? "
Lin Yan knew it was Ning Wang as soon as he heard the northeastern accent. He turned around. "Nothing, I'm just making a cup of tea."
It was funny. After Ning Wang left YM, the relationship between the two had improved by leaps and bounds. During the international tournament, Ning Wang even helped him pick out a pair of matching shoes in Wuhan.
Both of them knew very well that the conflict back then could only be attributed to differences in gaming philosophy and team focus. It had nothing to do with character. Now that they were in different clubs, the only point of conflict had disappeared without a trace.
Ning Wang glanced at the teacup and saw the red wolfberry floating on the surface. He instantly showed an unfathomable expression.
"I understand, I understand …"
You understand sh * t. You understand everything.
Lin Yan put the lid back. "You guys are playing RNG at seven?"
"Yeah." Ning Wang was a straightforward person. Lin Yan smoothly changed the topic. "But if Ouze doesn't play, we'll win for sure."
Ouze wanted to take advantage of the first half of the spring season before everyone started fighting for points and rankings to rest for a while. He wanted his palms to recover enough strength to support the playoffs.
Currently, the leaked news was that Ouze would be absent from the four intra-group round-robin matches before the spring festival.
Lin Yan was quite disappointed when he heard the news because RNG was not in the same group as them. By the time the round-robin matches started, Ouze would be back. It would probably be another fierce battle then.
Lin Yan patted Ning Wang's shoulder. The two of them were similar in height and body shape. This posture looked quite brotherly.
If it weren't for the huge difference in skin color, people would believe it if they said they were brothers.
"Fight with all your might." His tone was heroic. "Kill Shi Senming ten times!"
Revenge for stealing the glasses case!
Ning Wang wanted to say something but stopped. "Shi Senming is my beloved friend, my brother."
This was his best friend during his time in YM. Every time he used the Olaf skin, he could see Shi Senming when he closed his eyes.
"I know. You have to pay more."
Lin Yan understood Ning Wang's unspoken words. "As long as you can kill Shi Senming ten times in a best-of-three, I'll give you a big red packet for the new year."
"No problem. Leave it to me!" Ning Wang received a guarantee. His eyes lit up and he patted his chest.
"F * ck!" Shi Senming's voice came from outside the kitchen. "What are you two doing?"
He and Mi Dehu rushed in and the four of them wrestled together.
However, Lin Yan and Gao Zhenning were both 1.8 meters tall. It was not difficult for them to pinch RNG's assistant like pinching a chicken.
Lin Yan's right hand pinned Shi Senming's arms behind his back. His left hand successfully took the glasses case from Shi Senming's trouser pocket.
"Let's talk nicely. Let's talk nicely …" Shi Senming was now very regretful. He shouldn't have come in.
If only Ouze was here. His dorm room Uzi would probably be on par with Lin Yan.
"Brother Ming, can you treat us to supper tonight?" Lin Yan threatened with a smile.
"Why don't you ask Liu Qingsong to treat us … Aiyo, aiyo, please!" Shi Senming admitted defeat.
…
"Good afternoon, everyone in the stadium and in front of the screen!"
Mille was full of energy in the commentator's seat. "Welcome back to Shanghai Zhengda Square after five months!"
The live audience was very supportive. Cheers swept through the stadium without stopping.
Most of them were working and studying in Shanghai. They couldn't follow the team around just to watch the competition.
Since the start of the international competition, they hadn't had the chance to watch the competition live. The only official competition was the S7 semifinals.
However, Barley Net Shark went crazy at that time. The audience couldn't get a ticket at all.
Now that it was 2018, they could finally watch the competition live. Naturally, they wanted to vent their excitement.
Doll took over the topic and started to read the advertisement. Even though he didn't know much about the game, he was still qualified to be a commentator. His voice was smooth and professional.
Doll finally stopped after reading the newly added advertisement for Kaifeng's vegetable wings.
"Today's opening match is between YM and WE," Mille continued. "The two teams don't have any grudges. They're even comrades who defended the honor of LPL together in this year's international competition …"
"That's right. The biggest attraction isn't the ten starting players." Doll and his partner looked at each other and smiled. "It's the coach in charge of BP and tactical guidance.
"YM Red Rice and WE White Crescent will change teams this season. What will they do in the opening match against their old team?"
It had to be said that Teng Jing was really good at arranging the competition schedule. YM originally didn't have any grudges in the Eastern division. EDG had just lost to YM in the German Cup half a month ago. Naturally, they couldn't let the two teams repeat the match in the opening match.
They found a gimmick for the opening match from the remaining five teams.
WE。
Not only did they change coaches with YM, but they also didn't change the starting players.
Oh, the control variable method worked!
Whoever lost would be embarrassed. When the time came, the fans would dig up the record of last year's match. Wouldn't the loser's corpse be whipped?
When the time came, the screen would be filled with the change of coaches. Wouldn't the traffic for the opening match increase?
Teng Jing knew what traffic meant. They had the heart to let Otto come to their house to play suona for the sake of traffic.
It could be seen from the best lineup and the annual award ceremony. They could always come up with new tricks for the audience. When the time came, the audience would be noisy, and their traffic would be full.
The opening match made both coaches a little nervous. In contrast, Red Rice was more stressed.
If he lost, not only would the huge number of YM fans scold him on the forum, but 60E would also mock him for a while. He went to the champion team to ride on their coattails, but in the end, he still couldn't beat his old team.
Red Rice from Korea knew the power of the shotgun. He judged the situation and even gave his midlaner a massage before the match.
He squeezed Lin Yan's neck and shoulder muscles with both hands to make him relax.
"You're the key in this match. Remember …" Before the BP began, Red Rice was still teaching him the trick.
The director's camera captured this scene.
However, the audience didn't pay attention to Red Rice the masseuse. The gold-rimmed glasses captured all their attention.
[What's the situation? (Ruo Feng limited style.jpg)]
[Xiao Hu is not wearing glasses. You're starting again, right?]
[Tactical eyepiece activated!]
[Boohoo, Ran Bao, why are you short-sighted?]
[But he does look a little handsome with glasses. It's different from before.]
There were also a few bullet screen comments. It wasn't clear if it was a real fan girl or someone trying to play the role.
[Ahhhh, I can do it, I can do it!!!]
Lin Yan didn't know the reaction of the bullet screen comments. He reached out to adjust his glasses.
Glancing at the WE team members, Lin Yan realized that he wasn't the only one who had changed his appearance.
His brother-in-law dyed his hair blonde. He looked like he was cosplaying as Izreal.
Lin Yan tilted his head to see if Kang Di's dark circles had improved. However, he was too far away to see clearly.
He could only look at the audience in front of him.
Su Cheng, who was wearing a white down jacket and loose jeans, sat in the front row. When she saw her boyfriend looking over, she took the initiative to wave in greeting.
At this moment, Lin Yan's thoughts seemed to have returned to two years ago.
At that time, at Jing 'an Sports Center, it was his first professional match. In the vast winter, Su Cheng also wore a white down jacket to cheer for him.
"Brothers, let's do our best in the new season!" Jin Gong's roar pulled Lin Yan back.
After receiving the referee's instructions to start the match, Jin Gong opened the room and entered BP!
"Ban Yellow Chicken first."
The current version was the same as the Deutschland Cup. Red Rice didn't plan to choose this type of developmental hero for Lin Yan or Xi Ye.
White Crescent was forced to take Aoun's position in the red team. Uncle Sheep was still popular in the top team. No one dared to casually release this hero.
"YM banned Tam again. Their intention is still very obvious. They want to restrict WE from choosing a defensive hero in the bottom lane."
LPL was considered a division that started later. During this time, Mille had also watched the regular BPs of the other major divisions. He knew this in his heart.
Nowadays, hard supports were popular in the bottom lane. Bull's Head and Sunshine Girl led brainlessly and forcefully opened supports. Boulogne, Hammer Stone, Tam, and other heroes with defensive functions made a comeback.
Now, the ecological environment of the bottom lane support was back to the S7 Summer Competition.
White Crescent paced behind the players' seats and finally chose to ban Zooey.
Although Lin Yan had no record of using Zooey in the All-Star Game or the Deutschland Cup after Zooey entered the League, White Crescent had coached Lin Yan before and naturally knew how good he was. There were no strong heroes in the version that wouldn't use it.
Especially Zooey. How could there be a mid laner that wouldn't know how to use this hero?
There was a high probability that he didn't choose Deutschland Cup previously because Red Rice wanted to hide his moves. He definitely wouldn't put such a strong character in YM's hands.
"Ban Azreal." Red Rice glanced at the BP deduction recorded in his notebook and had a rough idea. "We can snatch Princes or Malzahar."
White Crescent started to press the pen spring again. Amidst the familiar clicking sounds, his brain was spinning rapidly.
As the key point of the rhythm in the early and middle stages of the game, Malzahar and Princes were strong choices in the current version.
More importantly, it was difficult for these two heroes to meet their natural enemies in the professional arena. They could completely choose first.
White Crescent thought for two seconds. Being on the red side, the best solution to this situation was to release all of them and then pick up the rest of Red Rice.
He would definitely be at a disadvantage in the first place, but White Crescent planned to get back at him later.
"WE sent Hammer Stone to the ban position in the first round to restrict YM's support from Nakano's coordinated roaming!"
Red Rice picked Princes directly. Mongoose was overjoyed.
He smiled slightly and looked at the golden helmet on Jiawen the Fourth's head. He felt extremely safe.
"Lie down for this round. I'll show you the power of Irascible Wen!"
YM's players were laughing and cheering. On the commentary platform, Mille stared at the hero selection box. "WE took Boulogne and Malzahar!"
"Taking both of them at once. Grasshopper is currently a jack of all trades mid laner. He won't be at a disadvantage against mainstream heroes," he explained.
"And Boulogne is currently the only protective support other than Tam and Hammer Stone. His tower defense is not bad and he is very strong in small-scale team battles. From this point alone, he has already restrained YM's rhythm."
"What's more, Boulogne happens to be the natural enemy of the female gunner. WE snatched Boulogne first, so YM has to lower the priority of the female gunner. They can even snatch this version's T1 archer from the last position in the first round!"
Mille was still explaining, but Red Rice had already begun to laugh.
This laugh was extremely sinister. He couldn't help but snap his fingers.
Seduce Cheng Kun.
This Boulogne was bait that Red Rice had placed outside to catch the big fish, White Crescent!
After all, only a coach who had reached the average LPL level would snatch Boulogne in the second round. If they encountered a real noob who didn't play according to the rules, then Red Rice's previous arrangements would all be for naught.
"Pick pick pick pick!" Red Rice patted Lin Yan's shoulder and said excitedly.
"YM first picked Captain Gongzi's signature, and also used Steal's Omen and Indestructible Grasp to become a popular top laner hero …"
"Rambo?!"
Doll shouted. "The top laner captain has already been chosen. Rambo is revealing his mid laner choice!"
"Captain + Princes + Rambo …" Mille frowned and realized that something was wrong. "The combination of these three big moves is a bit strong."
White Crescent, who was at the back of the player's seat, only felt a chill go up his spine and straight into his brain!
Mid laner Rambo was not difficult to beat Malzahar. Q's Pyromaniac Feast could ignore Grasshopper's passive membrane and roast Grasshopper.
From line pushing to blood swapping, Grasshopper was defeated in all aspects!
Moreover, YM's top laner was obviously targeting WE's two C's. There was no need to talk about Grasshopper's short legs. In the choice of ADC, Azriel had already been blocked. The remaining gunner, Verus, and Ember, each one of them had no displacement.
The two C's had no displacement. Although Boulogne was a protective support, he couldn't block any of the three big moves of Princes, Captain, and Rambo!
Red Rice's Boulogne was obviously a trap. It was useless to take it out. It couldn't even restrict the opponent's core skills!
What should I do?
White Crescent thought hard. Seeing that his 30-second selection countdown was about to end, he decided to make his choice.
"I'll take Camille?" 957 doubted his life.
He was better at dealing with Qing Gang Yin's top laner, not how to use it. He had only used Qing Gang Yin twice in his career. Was he going to take it?
"I'll take it," White Crescent said firmly.
He had done his homework before coming to WE. He thought that 957 was very similar to Jin Gong's style.
Both were top blue collared players. Their overall strength was quite good, but they were both tactically abandoned by the team.
The difference was that Jin Gong preferred to use warrior-type heroes to resist pressure. Captain Kenji and so on, stayed in the lane to develop. The mid and late game was his stage. Whether it was solo or in a team, there was room to play.
Although 957 had Ke Lie, Shen, Princes, and other heroes to choose from, they still used tanks more often.
White Crescent wanted to train 957 to be like Jin Gong, trying to create another YM template.
In the second round of BP, the bottom lane became a disaster area. White Crescent sent Luo and Ox-Head, Liu Qingsong's two unique skills, to the ban position. Red Rice, on the other hand, banned Verus and Gunslinger, the strong tower defender.
When the final lineup was confirmed, White Crescent broke out in a cold sweat.
Blue YM: Top Captain, Jungler Princes, Mid Laner Rambo, Bottom Laner Lu Jin + Leona.
Red WE: Top Laner Qing Gang Yin, Jungler Mantis, Mid Laner Malzahar, Bottom Laner Lu Xia + Boulogne.
"Hiss …" Mille frowned. "WE's lineup is very short handed."
Even Doll could see that something was wrong. If the five WE's players wanted to deal damage, they would have to stand on YM's side!
The key was that they had Captain and Rambo. With the two of them playing short handed, there was almost no pressure to deal damage.
Lin Yan subconsciously adjusted his glasses. As Summoner's Canyon loaded, he braced himself for the challenges of the new year!