"Congratulations to YM for defeating WE in two straight sets!"
Mille was very excited. Another hour to get off work. Money was coming in so fast that it took him longer to drive from Taicang than it did to YM!
Doll was also grateful to YM for increasing her work efficiency. "After two sets, it felt like they were crushing us. YM is really invincible right now!"
"And WE needs to focus and prepare for the next few matches before the end of the year." Mille changed the topic. "It's obvious that Kandy is not in good condition in this BO3. The players and coaches need to adjust as soon as possible..."
On the stage, Mr. Kang had already taken off his headphones and could hear the two commentators' evaluation of him.
He rubbed his eyes gloomily. The dark circles under his eyes were more obvious and he looked dispirited.
When the radiant Lin Yan came over to shake his hand, there was a sharp contrast between the two's mental states.
"He didn't sleep well, did he?"
Xiaosu mumbled. He wiped his hair and let his bangs, which had been growing for more than half a month, drooped down to form a helmet.
Phyllostachys Pubescens still felt that he had an unfair advantage. After all, it was normal for players to lose sleep due to nervousness before a match. Not being in the right state of mind would affect one's judgment on the field, so naturally their performance would be weaker.
Lin Yan and Kandy were quite familiar with each other from the Intercontinental Tournament to the S7 World Championship. He went up and punched Kandy in the chest.
"Are you staying up all night to practice? Are you trying to steal the dragon?"
Kandy laughed dryly and didn't reply. The two brushed past each other.
Lin Yan and his teammates stood side by side in the center of the stage and bowed to the audience.
He didn't expect his glasses to slip off when he bent down. Fortunately, he was quick enough to grab the frame with two fingers.
The audience laughed non-stop. Even during the post-match interview, Yu Zhen was still thinking about Lin Yan's glasses.
When he heard Yu Zhen ask him why he was wearing glasses, he answered honestly without hesitation. "My eyesight has been a bit bad recently. I was afraid that I couldn't see clearly so I got a pair."
This was the question that Yu Zhen and Lin Yan had discussed earlier. It was mainly to explain the reason to the interested audience.
"Is it because you've been training too hard?"
Yu Zhen continued to ask with a smile. She also wanted Lin Yan to establish the image of a hardworking leader.
Lin Yan's mind wasn't on the post-match interview. Over the past two months, he had been eating dinner on time. Because he had to prepare for the opening match today, he had only eaten two bananas for lunch. Now, he was starving.
He subconsciously wanted to say that it had nothing to do with training. After all, Jack and Lin Weixiang in the team had no problem with their eyesight. Although Liu Qingsong had glasses, he did not wear them most of the time.
Roughly half of the team did not have vision problems.
Lin Yan was just about to answer when he suddenly felt a chill come over him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw waves of killing intent coming from Yu Zhen's eyes.
He couldn't help but shudder. This murderous aura was like a Snickers bar that swept away his hunger.
Lin Yan realized that if he answered like that, Yu Zhen would tear him apart.
He pondered for two seconds before answering the question fluently.
"It has something to do with it. After all, I spend a lot of time looking at the computer screen. I usually don't pay attention to science and use my eyes …"
Only then did Yu Zhen retract his murderous intent. He curled his lips into a satisfied smile and asked another question. "There are many new teams in the new LPL season, and they are more competitive than in previous years. Which opponents do you think we should be wary of in S8?"
"I think it's about the same," Lin Yan said truthfully. His expression was calm. "They're all the same. There's no difference."
[You're starting again?]
[Damn it, he's pretending.]
[The key to pretending is that what he says sounds reasonable, and you can't refute it.]
[The only S + team in the new LPL season. There's nothing wrong with that, right?]
After the post-match interview, Lin Yan handed the microphone back to the on-site staff. He rubbed his stomach and planned to go back to the lounge to pack his bag.
As soon as he walked into the player's tunnel, Lin Yan saw the RNG team walking towards him.
Casa had taken off his Lightning Wolves uniform. RNG's black and gold color didn't look out of place on him.
"Morning, morning." Casa waved at him.
"Are you confident in today's match?" Lin Yan asked.
"I think so …" Casa had a habitual smile on his face. He looked very kind, similar to Shi Senming.
However, he really didn't have much confidence. As an LPL rookie, RNG gave him a chance to be a starter. However, he was facing IG today.
Most of the audience thought that YM was a unique S + team, and that IG was in the second tier. After all, they had added Old Thief Sima and were now a star team in the Alliance. Their individual strength was quite good.
If Ouze was here, Casa felt that he could take the first victory today. However, Ouze had put up a waiver card and even replaced a youth player.
Was this a river?
Lin Yan patted him on the shoulder.
Casa's body was like an inverted triangle. He looked like he had wide shoulders and long legs. Other than being thin, there was nothing wrong with him. Even Lin Yan couldn't help but feel that he was a good horse in the eSports circle.
"Don't think so. Isn't that Ning Wang?
You should look for Xiao Ming. He's good at killing people he knows. "Lin Yan sincerely recommended to Casa.
"F * ck off. Weren't you the one who asked Gao Zhenning to kill me in the water room?
Are you trying to sow discord? "
Shi Senming laughed. "If you continue to bark here, I'll beat Jack Love to death in the match after the New Year."
Lin Yan felt his stomach tighten. He shrugged. "Go ahead. I'm not the one who's going to suffer anyway. What does killing Shiba Inu have to do with me, Lin Yan?"
Mi Dehu covered his mouth and laughed at the side. He looked gay.
"What are you laughing at?"
Lin Yan had a good relationship with him. He didn't hold back. "People say that you're weak in external battles and fierce in internal battles. Why do I feel that there's no difference?"
Mi Dehu stopped laughing. He looked around. The IG team members were still on the other side of the entrance. Lin Yan was the only one here.
"Do you think you're Ye Wen?
You want to fight 10 people by yourself? "The account administrator decisively called out." Brothers, let's go! "
Everyone laughed and joked. It took Lin Yan some time to get rid of them and rush to the lounge.
Before he left, he found that the RNG player who replaced Ouze looked at him strangely.
Along the way, he thought about it carefully. He didn't have any impression of this person and couldn't have offended him.
Lin Yan thought for a while and didn't feel anything wrong. He put this matter to the back of his mind.
He couldn't expect everyone to like him. After all, he, Lin Yan, wasn't money. He wasn't loved by everyone.
Thinking of this, Lin Yan suddenly remembered that not everyone liked money.
When he returned to the lounge, the sentence was still lingering in his mind. "I've never touched money. I'm not interested in money."
As soon as he got his phone, Lin Yan saw a message from Su Cheng on WeChat. [MVP * 2!
You were amazing today. I'm going back first.]
There were two emojis at the end.
Lin Yan paused for two seconds. He wanted to type and ask if the team's car should take her back to school, but he thought it was inappropriate.
[Be careful on the road. If you want to take a taxi, remember to send me the license plate number.]
After receiving two emojis from his girlfriend, Lin Yan put his phone away.
"Let's go, let's go. Pack your bags. Don't forget your keyboard and mouse …" Guo Hao yelled as he entered the room.
"What are we eating tonight?" Jack put his hands together and asked excitedly, "Want to order takeout?"
It was currently the evening rush hour, and the better restaurants had to wait for a table. The LPL competition venue was in Lujiazui, and the center of Shanghai would definitely be crowded at this time. YM and the others did not want to wear their team uniforms and be seen as mascots.
Ordering takeout was the only solution. Guo Hao nodded. "Pick the restaurant. We'll probably be there by the time we get back to the base."
"Yay!"
This was one of Jack's few joys. He opened the takeout app with great familiarity and began to ask for the opinions of the other team members.
Lin Yan ordered a braised pork shoulder and left the rest to Jack.
Until they got into the car, Liu Qingsong was still arguing with Jack about whether or not to add sugar to the scrambled eggs with tomatoes. The two of them were red in the face and did not give in to each other.
"The ones with sugar are all pig's noses." Liu Qingsong looked disgusted. "It's like Coke and Pepsi."
"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes without sugar?
Is that for human consumption? "Jack did not back down and retorted.
Lin Yan didn't think it was interesting. They didn't take the SUV sponsored by BMW today. The sponsor said that he wanted to change to a new model. The YM players could only take the bus to and from the base and the stadium.
The car slowly drove out of the stadium. He took off his glasses, laid down the seat, and continued to watch the live broadcast of the game.
The match between RNG and IG had already begun. Casa got his signature Wine Barrel for the first time and fought against Ning Wang's Pig Girl.
Cancel seemed to be enlightened today. In the middle lane, he fought well against Dean Chicken, who was known for his strong lane. He was not at a disadvantage at all.
When the director cut to the middle lane, Lin Yan glanced at it and felt it was ridiculous. Could it be that Cancel was really inspired by his teasing just now?
But the speed of the top lane's collapse was too fast.
The Sh's Captain went up at level 1 and fought against letme's Qing Gang Yin. The two of them both flashed. The Sh's vision in the grass was better, and he took the first hit. He was also killed by the minions.
But the minions in the top lane were already in the palms of The Sh's hands. He blocked two minions and didn't let letme eat them. He teleported online again and used his skillful suppression skills to torture letme.
The Immortal Grasp consumed two waves of minions, and Qing Gang Yin's health was in danger. Ning Wang, who had a keen sense of smell, rushed over. The Pig Girl Q flashed and used W's Wrath of the Winter and successfully took the kill.
Casa originally wanted to use his Wine Barrel to interfere with Tranquil King in the early game, but the equipment and experience provided by this head instantly reversed the situation in the jungle.
"What are you looking at?" Xiao Yu, who was sitting at the side, was curious. He tilted his head to look at Lin Yan's phone.
"Do you know RNG's ADC?"
Lin Yan missed the introduction of the players at the beginning, and he did not know where this player came from. He also did not have any impression of the ID Able.
Mongoose glanced at the ID. "Oh … it's that lane lane monster."
“Happygame。”
When this Korean ID was mentioned, Lin Yan immediately had an image in his mind.
This Summoner's ID was more famous than Dansha Faker and Hideonbush in the Korean server.
When the incense burner was popular, this account was reported by Lin Yan, Bao Lan, and Tarzan, and was banned for a month.
However, life was full of ups and downs. After recovering from the ban, Happy Game quickly showed this group of Korean Masters what it meant to be cruel.
During the international tournament, the participating professional players were fighting at the top of the canyon in the Chinese server. The Korean Masters who stayed behind were weaker.
Under such circumstances, Happy Game relied on Ratty and Big Mouth, the two ADC's crazy lane attacks. He went against many people's doubts about his script. His lane was as beautiful as a painting, and it was as easy as drinking water. In the end, he became the number one player in the Korean server and dominated the leaderboard for almost half a month.
Dopa, who also tried to become the number one player in the Korean server during the international tournament, was suppressed by him.
Although this number one player in the Korean server might not be as valuable as last _ dazzling _ S6 who became the number one player in Ionia, it was still the number one player in a foreign server. During the international tournament, it still caused a lot of commotion on the tournament forums.
Most importantly, this was a new ID. Previously, when famous players like Jack, Defter, Bang, and Lin Yan reached the top of the Korean server, it did not cause such a huge commotion. This was because they had already started their professional careers and did not need to use this kind of ranking to prove anything.
However, a new player was different.
Being the number one player in the Korean server was enough for all the clubs in the world to open up trials for him. He would even be guaranteed a starting spot in the secondary league.
For a time, many team's youth trainers were looking for this number one player in the Korean server. The manager and leader of YM's second team were also using their connections to contact him.
In the end, Royal came out to claim him, saying that he was a member of RNG's youth trainers. For a time, the lane player was in the limelight. There were even RNG fans who said that the lane player could inherit Ouze's legacy in the future.
After all, the smooth lane player was the most direct way for the audience to watch an ADC's performance in a highlight reel, and the lane player obviously satisfied this request.
In short, it was to let the audience enjoy watching.
RNG also used the marketing strategy that they were good at to promote the lane player. They really intended to make him Ouze's successor. From the stream to the professional operation resources, the lane player enjoyed much more traffic than Jack in the past.
Today, they even let him take over Ouze's starting ADC position and compete with a group of famous players.
"This guy's career path is even smoother than mine." Jack also stopped arguing with Liu Qingsong. "I'm so jealous."
Shiba Inu was the youngest of YM's starting five. He was the best example of a live streamer becoming a professional player. He had his own fan flow and his fierce play style. Coupled with the glory of being at the peak of his debut, many other professional players of the same age were envious.
At present, the lane player's career path was even more dazzling than Jack and Lin Yan in the past. After all, both of them had been in the secondary league for a while. Their first match as a lane player was in the LPL.
However, the lane player's debut, Azreal's performance was quite average.
As EZ's attack speed was not high before his passive was stacked, it was difficult for him to get a Captain Bucket.
In the end, Lil Dino was turned upside down by The Sh in the team battle.
"Three Consecutive Buckets plus a big move!"
Lin Yan could feel the excited screams and the hot atmosphere of the live audience through his headphones. "The Sh's damage is too exaggerated!"
The Hy was a rather irascible person. Using Indestructible Grasp against Qing Gang Ying was his final compromise. Triple Strength + Blue Sucking Blade + Infinity Edge, he was unstoppable in the team battle. He played like a big bug that was fully made of meat. This critical hit was enough to send RNG into the sky!
It could be said to be a replica of Fat General. The same Lil Dino River, the same Captain.
The difference was that the eternal background IG had become a famous scene maker this time!
The translator, Jiang Chenglu, was also leaning on the back of the chair to watch the game. He could not help but sigh when he saw this scene. "As expected of the other me in the world, Cheng Lu!"
"Wow, this is too ruthless …" Jack praised and turned to tease Jin Gong who was wearing an eye mask. "Brother Jin Gong, is your Captain as strong as him?"
"I'm not sure." Jin Gong's voice was muffled. "I only know that I win every time."
"Hey, you're really good at pretending?"
Jack began to talk to himself. "If I were to go to IG, it would be okay to have a top laner like him. If I have to send him to IG, he can help me attract attention in the team battle …"
However, he was just saying. Shiba Inu felt very comfortable in YM. From the management to the coaching staff to the players, everyone was working together towards the same goal.
There was a traffic jam on the road again. The bus stopped and stopped all the way. It was estimated that it would take at least half an hour to get out of Pudong.
Lin Yan yawned and closed the curtains. He then turned off the overhead light button and curled up into a ball.
The game on the screen was still going on. Casa's face turned green after losing the first game. In the second game, he brought out Blind Monk to drive the pace of the game.
He quickly sneaked into the red buff camp of the top half of IG and tried to ambush Ning Wang.
However, Casa did not see Ning Wang even after waiting for 10 seconds in the bushes. He thought that he had misjudged the opponent's farming route. Broiler, who had control of the middle lane, wanted to set up his vision in the jungle. Casa had no choice but to retreat temporarily.
However, he did not expect that Ning Wang would run over leisurely three seconds after he retreated and started farming the monsters in a relaxed manner.
After farming the red buff in the top half of IG, he went to the top lane and caught a wave of monsters.
The player from letme was stunned. He saw Casa camping in the top half of IG for a while and thought that Ning Wang would not come. Great, he was caught red-handed!
On the other hand, he made a mistake in the bottom lane. He and Little Ming were chased by Old Thief Sima and Bao Lan, and even managed to kill one of them!
Although Old Thief Sima did not like Bao Lan when he first joined IG, he had a good impression of Bao Lan after getting along with him for a month.
This support woke up earlier than him and went to bed later than him. Every day, he would play 7 rounds of ranked matches. This amount of training was already a rather exaggerated number when there were mock matches and replays.
Moreover, his ranking was higher than his … Oh, Old Thief Sima was the only local in IG now. That was fine.
Old Thief Sima admired hardworking people. In 2014, he had an argument with the support Ah Li on the internet because that person was a hardworking hooligan.
Old Thief Sima now felt that Bao Lan's mindset had a problem. It had nothing to do with his skills. If he persevered, he would be able to help Bao Lan change his habits.
After a month of adjustment, Old Thief Sima, who had achieved a small success in his godly skills, directly killed off the top lane monsters!
Able held his forehead in grief. Only when he stepped onto the professional stage did he realize that this was not the same game as ranked matches. The difference in strength was too great.
There was no room for him to display his fluency in the top lane.
Lin Yan watched half of it and turned off his phone. Without Ouze, RNG had become a second-rate team.
In the top lane, Di noob could only resist the pressure. Towards the end, The Sh was bullying him in front of the Defense Tower. In the bottom lane, Xiao Ming was killing monsters and self-destructing all the way. He was suppressed all the way until Xiao Ming could not even move.
Even the most popular mid-laner could not gain much of an advantage over the Broiler.
IG also adhered to the principle of not working overtime. The two rounds of matches ended easily in just over an hour.
After the match, Casa was at a loss. He felt that he had been cheated.
There was no other way. He could only say that the results of his LPL debut with the top lane monsters were not ideal.
After the match, YM's bus finally stopped being congested and returned to the suburban base.
"Where's the rice?" Jack the Glutton got off the bus and ran straight to the front desk to find his takeout.
The LPL competition team, including Lin Weixiang who smelled the aroma of the food, did not even have 10 people in total. The takeout box filled three full bags.
Jack even specially ordered Jeonju Mixed Rice for Red Rice and Jin Gong. It could be said that everything was taken care of.
However, Korean food was ultimately monotonous. Red Rice looked at the braised pork shoulder on the table with some envy.
Lin Yan took a bite. The color and taste were rich. The texture was a perfect balance between softness and toughness.
"Wow …" Jack squinted his eyes. He looked satisfied.
Jin Gong's expression was normal as he picked up a piece of pork shoulder.
Although the Xiba team ate Korean food, they did not leave out Chinese food. In short, he wanted everything.
Red Rice finally could not take it anymore. She picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.
Then, she looked satisfied. The aroma of the meat overflowed in her mouth.
Lin Yan took a picture of everyone eating and sent it to Su Cheng. He received a pitiful emoji.
It's Chengzi, Not Tangerine: [I just got to the library. I can't even bite into the dumplings I ate tonight!]
She also added an exclamation mark to express her strong dissatisfaction.
Lin Yan ate the braised pork shoulder and picked up a fried prawn. His left hand's fingers were flying. [When I'm on holiday, I'll go back and cook something delicious for you.]
Su Cheng, who was sitting in the library, glanced at YM's competition schedule. Before the New Year, their competition schedule was relatively relaxed. There were only two matches left.
Their opponents were Hangzhou LGD and FPX.
Now, these two teams were not very good.
After Gao Dewei used his 98k to escape from danger, LGD's golden generation that had created all kinds of positive and negative miracles in 2015 had come to an end. They became a weak team. Queen Ruru started her new five-year plan.
FPX was even more miserable. The optimistic family at least had a few fans supporting them. After all, the optimistic culture was deeply rooted in people's hearts. They, on the other hand, could not even find a single supporter.
The first five players were all nameless juniors. They did not have any memes, were not handsome, and the live stream effect was average.
In summary, this team was Zhen De Lan.
This was a pure passerby. If he walked on the street, no one would recognize him.
However, the sponsor behind FPX was not in a hurry. They had already decided to suck in the spring competition and wait for the summer competition to take off in Wuhu.
Su Cheng glanced at them and knew that YM would not lose. She was already thinking about the ticket back to Suzhou for the New Year.