"What's wrong?" Lin Yan heard the argument and quickly pushed the door open to take a look, afraid that the two sides would fight.
He saw Bai Jiahao, the top laner number 09, arguing with the youth training coach about something with a red face. There was a group of people watching from the side.
They only stopped when they saw Lin Yan and Guo Hao enter the door.
The coach was the first to complain. "We just finished a training match and are reviewing it, but he refuses to admit his fault!"
"I'm fine!" Bai Jiahao said with his neck straightened under the stares of so many people.
However, when he saw Lin Yan standing at the door, he subconsciously lowered his voice. He probably did not want to leave a negative impression on his idol.
Bai Jiahao was the person with the highest score in the entire youth training camp. He dared to go against the youth training coach because of this confidence.
Who else could he choose from among the 60 players in the entire youth training camp?
Even if he did not get chosen, he could still go to any LDL club to try out with his 1,300 points in the King of the Valley.
People who had a way out were always fearless.
Moreover, Bai Jiahao was like many young people who had never experienced a professional game. He felt that these youth training coaches were useless.
Your score is lower than mine. What right do you have to educate me?
Why don't we try a solo game?
He was confident that he could hang these youth training coaches up and beat them!
"Show me the video. Start from the beginning." Lin Yan had not figured out the whole story and could not conclude who was right and who was wrong.
Guo Hao quickly turned on the projector and projected the God's view of the training match on the screen so that everyone in the room could see it clearly.
The news of Lin Yan helping to review the training match quickly spread throughout the youth training camp. Players who did not have training missions rushed over and crowded the place.
Even a few youth training coaches brought chairs over to watch and learn.
"You can watch, but stand back. Don't block the screen!" Guo Hao asked them to make space.
Lin Yan's finger was on the fast forward button on the keyboard. He skipped from the moment the ten heroes left the spring to one minute and fifteen seconds.
Out of habit, he wanted to see the initial positioning of both sides.
But when he glanced at it, he found that there were no details.
The accessory eyes were basically made carelessly and did not have any tactical use at all. Only a support had set up an eye position in the grass of the opposite lane in advance. It seemed like he wanted to seize control of the lane.
Lin Yan frowned. The 60 players in the Youth Training Camp were divided into 12 teams. Every afternoon, the 12 teams would fight each other in pairs. To be honest, five training matches a day was not a small number even for LPL teams. After all, the most ridiculous time back in IG was when they only played a three-minute training match in the afternoon. After BP, they entered the game and gave away two people, directly Alt + F4.
However, with the number of mock competitions as support, and now that the camp was about to be set up, their initial arrangements were still very poor.
"It can't be helped. You should also help Sister Li." The youth training coach saw Lin Yan press the pause button and knew where the problem was. He quickly explained, "Previously, when we reviewed the game, we taught some opening eye position skills, but these are all children who have no professional experience. Their minds are still stuck in a passer-by game, so they don't have this concept …"
Lin Yan had heard this sentence countless times since the morning. Now that he heard this excuse, the anger in his heart surged.
Who has ever played a professional game when they were born?
Didn't they all need someone to teach them?
What are you doing?
In one month, you can't even teach the opening eye position?
Guo Hao and Lin Yan had been together for three years. At this moment, looking at his expression, Guo Hao knew that he was holding back a bellyful of anger. He quickly reached out and patted Lin Yan on the shoulder, indicating that he should calm down.
Lin Yan was considered cultured. He was not the direct leader of these people, so he could not scold them.
There was no need for that.
He just felt that he was wasting time.
Running from Shanghai to Taicang and then back at night. What was the point of running here during the off-season?
Lin Yan had been listening to Brainless and Unhappy say that the mainland's coaching team was ridiculous. At that time, he thought that the duo of the bottom lane was exaggerating and smearing. After all, Hanyi and White Crescent were quite good.
Although there were times when their abilities were lacking and they would be at a disadvantage in a confrontation with a top coach, these disadvantages were mostly on the tactical level. There was nothing wrong with these two coaches when it came to reviewing the game and catching the mole.
Liu Qingsong was too lazy to explain at that time. He just said, "I understand what you know, but I can't say much about what you don't know. This matter involves too much."
Lin Yan finally understood the joke of tearing open wounds and teasing that "mainland's coaches are only responsible for ordering takeout." As expected of someone who had experienced the City Hero Tournament, he could be said to be experienced and knowledgeable.
Hanyi and White Crescent were already considered the best of the mainland's domestic coaches. Lin Yan, whose professional career had been smooth sailing, had been surrounded by top-notch equipment since his debut. Naturally, he did not know what the youth training camp, which was at the bottom of the professional e-sports circle, was like.
He glanced at the youth training coach standing beside him.
What was the status of a youth training coach?
It was very awkward.
A little higher up, in the top leagues, it could be said that no matter how many coaches there were, they had some skills. They could teach those star players, and the more famous ones could sign contracts for seven figures.
Below that, in the City Hero Tournament, it could not even be considered a professional entry. Most of them were small workshops in internet cafes. The coaches at that level also knew that they were not good enough and were just playing around.
But what about the youth training coach?
He felt that the people in the City Hero Tournament did not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as him because they were at the bottom of the Teng competition ecosystem. However, he could not go up. He was not capable enough, so he was stuck there.
Many of these youth training coaches were also veteran players of games like DOTA and Chenghai 3c. They did have a certain amount of theoretical knowledge about MOBAs, but their teaching was not systematic at all. The guidance they could provide to these young people who had not played professionally was quite limited.
Lin Yan sighed in his heart. Compared to the developed e-sports regions like Europe, America, and Korea, the youth training in China did not have a good foundation. In the past few years, the youth training in China relied on the strength of the players to compete in international competitions. It was the same from bottom to top.
He took a set of simple microphones from Guo Hao and tested them first. Then, he used a laser pointer to draw circles on the Summoner's Canyon on the screen.
"The eye position is very important. It can be said that it is the first threshold to distinguish between professional and amateur players." Lin Yan was already there. Although the quality of the players in the youth training camp was worrying, he still wanted to teach them something. At the very least, he could not let these 60 people come to Taicang for nothing. "Especially the eye position at the beginning of the game. It is even more important … After all, as the saying goes, a good start is half the battle."
"Then how do we set the eye position at the beginning of the game?
Every game is not the same. Let's look at the lineup first … "He pointed the red dot of the laser pointer at the hero frames on both sides of the spectator's view.
Everyone in the room turned to look at her.
Blue side: Top Laner Vampire, Jungler Troll, Mid Laner Zooey, Bottom Laner Kesha + Boulogne.
Red side: Top Laner Jess, Jungler Scorpion, Mid Laner Ryze, Bottom Laner EZ + Tam.
Bai Jiahao, who looked like a comedian, also pursed his lips and looked at the screen attentively.
He, who had used Jess in the previous game, also wanted to hear how a top professional player like Lin Yan analyzed the game.
"Top Laner Jess is up against Vampire, and jungler Scorpion is up against Troll. This is a typical example of a strong top laner and weak jungler." Lin Yan had received at least a thousand tactical reviews in the past three years. At this time, he naturally talked about this tirelessly. "Look at the positions of the next two lanes. Think carefully about how to position your eyes at the beginning of the game."
Bai Jiahao raised his hand and took the initiative to speak. "I can time it and go to the top half of the opponent's blue buff and Magical Swamp Frog camp before the minions come out. This way, I can see the early movements of the opponent's jungler."
When he saw Lin Yan looking over, he even puffed out his chest to make himself more eye-catching. "I, Jess, will definitely bet on Vampire's line in the early game. I'm afraid that Troll will catch me. This position can guarantee my safety …"
"I did this in the mock competition just now. The opponent's Troll didn't catch me in the early game!"
Lin Yan nodded. When Bai Jiahao saw his expression, he thought that he was right. He grinned and did not forget to glance at the youth training coach who taught him a lesson earlier.
In the end, Lin Yan waved his laser pointer and drew a circle in the blue buff camp. "If Troll's blue buff starts eating Magical Swamp Frog and Sanlang, rises to Level 3 in two minutes and thirty seconds, and then runs back to the top lane to catch you, what will you do?"
"Huh?" Bai Jiahao did not react.
"Now, when a hero is Level 1, the duration of Accessory Eyes is only 60 seconds. Even if you place your eyes in one minute and thirty seconds, the position of your eyes will disappear in two and a half minutes." Lin Yan used his laser pointer to draw the possible routes of Troll's blue jungler. "If you place your Accessory Eyes between the blue buff and Magical Swamp Frog and see Troll finish farming these two groups and go down, can you imagine that he will rush to the top lane to gank in half a minute?"
There were whispers in the room.
Bai Jiahao followed Lin Yan's words and deduced this scene in his mind. His forehead began to break out in cold sweat.
This kind of vision deception felt normal to the spectators who were watching from God's perspective, but from the players' first-person perspective, it was like playing a horror game. It was enough to make people tremble.
"Not, not necessarily …" Bai Jiahao was used to being stubborn. "Will the opponent know where I'm placing my eyes?"
Lin Yan glanced at him indifferently. "Do you think that the top laner in the professional arena will stand under the tower and wait for the lane to come out?"
"Especially Vampire. This hero has no ability to steal lane control from Jess, so naturally, there is no need for him to come online in advance. It's better for him to wait in his own jungle and see if the opponent has the intention to invade."
When the player who controlled Vampire heard Lin Yan's words, he immediately lowered his head in shame.
He went to the jungle for a stroll, but in the end, he stayed in the bushes on the river for a long time. He didn't see Bai Jiahao, who had entered the top half of his jungle from above by sticking close to the river wall.
"… Then what should I do?" Bai Jiahao raised his voice and suppressed the soft whispers in the room.
Lin Yan used the laser pointer to hit the small map on the screen. "First of all, Izreal and Tam in the bottom lane of the red team. With your combination facing Kesha and Boulogne in the early game, it's impossible for you to steal lane control. Moreover, with Tam's W [Feast], there's no possibility of the tower being breached …"
"Unless you don't learn W when Tam is level 3." Lin Yan made a lame joke.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became lively.
"How can someone not learn W when Tam is level 3?
Bok bok bok … "Bai Jiahao wanted to shout.
Lin Yan continued, "Because of the early game, Izreal and Tam don't need to guard against gank in the first three waves of minions. They can use their two accessory eyes to light up the opposite jungler's red zone."
"In this way, the blue team's Troll's position in the jungle is basically locked." He looked at Bai Jiahao again. "You, Jayce, can definitely suppress Vampire in the early game. It's fine as long as you have hands … After pushing through two waves of minions, go to the middle of the Dragon's Pit and the river in the top lane."
"This eye must be slightly deeper, or the coverage won't be large enough."
Lin Yan used the laser pointer to point to a precise location on the map, and then continued, "The red team's mid laner, Ryze, is playing Zooey. Similarly, after eating the minions, run to his Beak Bird's camp and make an accessory eye."
"Because Troll doesn't have the ability to move, these two eye positions in the top lane will seal off all his top half attack routes. As long as he dares to cross the river, you'll be able to get a warning in advance. This kind of eye position can ensure that the top laner, Jayce, is absolutely safe on the top lane before the minions enter the tower and push back."
Someone in the room suddenly understood. "Ah … I see."
"I've failed, I've failed!"
"There's such a vision setup?
I've lived long enough to see it! "
Lin Yan listened to the exaggerated praises of the youth training camp players and did not know what to say.
These people were like a blank piece of paper. They knew nothing about the professional arena. The knowledge of eye positions that they were used to in LDL was an eye-opener for them.
Lin Yan finally concluded. "Time is limited. I can't teach you more about eye positions, but there are two points you have to remember."
"First, in the first three minutes of the current version, there is only one accessory eye on each person's map. This means that the error tolerance is reduced. After inserting the eye position, there is no way to backtrack time. Before the arrival of the fourth wave of minions, you don't have any other ability to set up your vision to ensure your safety. Therefore, you have to be careful when placing the eye position. Think carefully before placing the yellow accessory where you think it's most valuable!"
"Second, vision is a matter of the entire team. Only when multiple positions are linked together can the greatest effect of the eye position be exerted. It's not enough to rely on one or two people."
After he finished talking, he took a sip of Nongfu Spring water and continued playing the video.
His fingers kept pressing the fast forward button, his eyes staring at the small map, quickly skipping over the worthless points.
"Every time you return to the city in the bottom lane, communicate more with the jungler." Lin Yan was looking at the problems of both red and blue. At this time, when he realized that the blue Fang Kesha and Boulogne had returned to the city, the jungler Troll was almost at the red buff camp in the bottom half of the zone. He frowned. "This time, Troll came down. There's nothing left in the jungle. It's obvious that he's going to use the little dragon. If you go back now to resupply, won't the jungler have wasted his time?"
"Also, remember to buy as many True Eyes as possible every time you return to the city …" Lin Yan saw that the red Fang Ruiz had bought a True Eye in 15 minutes. He could not help but remind them. "Unless you have just enough money to buy a big one, everyone has to buy one."
"75 gold coins. It's possible to buy your life, and at the same time provide enough vision support for the team." Lin Yan spoke eloquently. "Now that the green jungler is gone, there's a lot of pressure on the support's vision. If you don't buy a True Eye, you're putting pressure on your own support. He alone has three fake eyes and one True Eye. He can't take care of everything."
"Also, after a tower falls, you can put a spy in the ruins."
"From this position, you can see the minions and the movement trajectory of the opposing hero. It can be used as a defense tower that doesn't have any attack power or health points. You guys should have used this when you were playing Ranked, but you have to develop a habit as a professional player. This line of sight is a must …"
The youth training camp players wanted to record every word Lin Yan said, but because there were no mobile phones during the day during the training camp, they could only use a pen to write on A4 paper.
Lin Yan looked at this group of high-scoring passersby who were listening carefully, and a thought came to his mind. If this group of people worked so hard when they were in school, they probably wouldn't have to come to the lowest level of the youth training camp to find a way to enter the e-sports circle.
To be honest, he had watched more than half of the training match. Except for the No. 09 top laner called Bai Jiahao, the others really didn't have any outstanding performance. He estimated that there wouldn't be many people left in the youth training camp in the end.
Although Bai Jiahao's pulling ability was not very good, it was already a great blow in the training match. The red jungler Scorpion helped him a little, and then he could expand his advantage. In 20 minutes, Jayce had 7 kills and 1 death, and he had already made three sets.
This was Jayce's strongest period. Lin Yan thought that there was no suspense in the game, but the blue team suddenly counterattacked!
Troll's pillar cooperated with Zooey's bubble to seal the way, Vampire's Binding Orb flashed to open the team, and with Kesha's [Hunter's Instinct], they instantly came to the back of the red team's formation, forcing Tam to eat Azreal, and at the same time, killing Ryze!
Bai Jiahao's Jayce missed a QE Enhanced Cannon, and then he actually switched to his hammer form and used Q [Sky's Leap] to hammer Kesha's face!
In the next moment, the blue side's support, Bloom, cautiously and conscientiously flashed W [Stand Up Bravely] to Kesha. While raising the security door, he also used Q [Bite of Cold Winter] to add a passive effect on Jayz!
Lin Yan instantly knew why Bai Jiahao was scolded by the youth training coach.
Good scolding!
With this kind of advantage, how could Jayce rush up to die?
He wasn't the only one who noticed it. The other youth training players in the room also noticed Jayce's top-notch performance.
"Hahaha, is this Jayce serious?"
"If I meet him in the canyon ranking, I'll use the keyboard to scatter his ashes!"
"He helped the jungler twice, and the 7-1 three-piece set Jayce suddenly died. Buddha has gone to Buddha."
"Shouldn't he have pulled?"
The young and energetic youth training camp players spoke without any restraint. Bai Jiahao's face turned red as he listened, and he lowered his head and began to nibble on his fingers.
…
In the evening, Lin Yan said goodbye to Guo Hao and dragged his tired body back to Tongji North Court.
He took out his key and opened the door. He sat down on the shoe cabinet and shouted weakly, "I'm back!"
"Hurry up and wash up. I've already prepared dinner. We're eating hotpot today!" Su Cheng poked her head out of the living room.
Lin Yan carefully looked at his girlfriend's hair.
"How is it? Pretty, right?" Su Cheng shook her head.
She had an air fringe, and her long hair was cut short. The slightly curved black hair hung over her shoulders, and she looked gentle and intellectual.
"It's pretty." Lin Yan changed into slippers. "The main thing is that you're good-looking."
"You really know how to talk." Su Cheng laughed.
The sound of the hotpot gradually subsided. Lin Yan looked at the empty lunch box on the coffee table, leaned back on the sofa, and reached out to touch his lower abdomen.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he wanted to sleep now.
Su Cheng came to Lin Yan's side and let her boyfriend rest on her lap. She gently pressed his forehead with her slender white fingers.
"I heard from Hao today that you were quite angry?" she asked softly.
"Mmm …" Lin Ran felt sleepy from the massage, but since his girlfriend asked him, he told her everything that had happened that day.
"When I first arrived at the youth training camp, I saw the office building rented by Teng Jing. I thought they had spent a lot of money, but I didn't expect …"
Su Cheng changed her position and continued to massage Lin Yan to relieve his fatigue. "If you think youth training isn't good now, you can do it yourself when you retire."
"Hmm?" Lin Yan expressed his doubts with a nasal voice.
"If your name is put up, you won't be afraid that no one will come," Su Cheng explained to him. "As long as there are good seedlings, you can guide them."
"You don't say, it's really a good idea." Lin Yan was quite interested. "Anyway, the LDL isn't expensive. Buy a team to train the youth. That way, I can work behind the scenes."
"And I can guarantee that you'll have something to do after you retire. You won't be bored at home until you become moldy." Su Cheng rubbed and started to be naughty.
She stroked Lin Yan's cheek with her fingers as if she wanted to copy her boyfriend's handsome face.
The ends of her hair with the fragrance of conditioner tickled the tip of Lin Yan's nose, making him feel uneasy.
Su Cheng was also addicted to playing. She grabbed her long hair with her hands and stroked Lin Yan's face.
"Do you want to …" She whispered in her boyfriend's ear.
"I definitely can't today." Lin Yan shook his head.
After staying in the youth training camp for a day, he only felt mentally and physically exhausted. He was not in the mood to think about anything else. He just wanted to have a good sleep.
"Sigh …" Su Cheng heard that and did not want to force him. She could only give up on the idea and planned to go to the market tomorrow to buy some kidneys.
The next day, the youth training camp ceremony was successfully held.
Lin Yan sat on the rostrum and saw the 60 children below staring at him. He also realized that this was likely to be the last time he would see most of them.
"It's the last day. I'll just tell you the truth." Lin Yan held the microphone. "Most of you won't be able to enter the LPL stage."
After a month of training, these 60 contestants already had a certain understanding of their own strength.
Now that they heard Lin Yan mercilessly tear open the wounds in their hearts, some lowered their heads and chose to compromise. They planned to go back to school. Some held their heads high and had the determination to not turn back until they hit a wall.
"Then how can we enter the LPL?" Someone below the stage asked. "Do we have Brother Ran's approval?"
"What's the use of my approval?" Lin Yan laughed. "If I say you can enter the LPL, then you can go?"
"Yes!" A fanatical fan answered.
"Let's talk about the simplest criteria." Lin Yan looked at them. "As long as you can crush all the competitors in the LDL, then you can enter the LPL."
"Isn't that obvious?"
A player spoke without thinking. After blurting it out, he realized that his words were too offensive and quickly covered his mouth.
"That's the truth." Lin Yan was offended. He was not angry. "That's the advantage of eSports."
"As long as you're strong enough, there will be a day when you shine."
"Let me ask you guys a question …" Lin Yan started another topic. "What do you guys think is the most important quality for a pro player?"
"I think a pro player should be able to control their emotions well." Someone rushed to answer.
"That's right." Lin Yan shrugged. "Unfortunately, there's no reward."
"Arrogance, laziness …" He casually said two. "Whether it's daily training or competition, negative emotions are taboo."
"Don't underestimate any opponent. Don't waste your short career …"
"There's another question. I know a lot of people here don't think that the mechanics of a pro player are too exaggerated. Maybe they feel that I can do it too." Lin Yan admitted. "Sometimes that's true."
"That's because a pro player emphasizes stability, not flashy moves."
Bai Jiahao raised his hand. "But I think a lot of pro players' mechanics are quite outrageous."
"It's related to the sample size. Players who have played a lot will naturally pull their hips. Plus, the audience is watching from a bird's eye view, so they can always find loopholes."
Lin Yan asked back, "In the past month, everyone has seen their own training videos. Do you feel that you made few mistakes?"
He looked at Bai Jiahao, which made the chubby guy recall Jesse's top-level pulling.
Lin Yan gave a few words of encouragement and prepared to leave.
Bai Jiahao rushed up.
"Brother Ran … Do you think I can do it?" His eyes were bright and full of expectation.
"I've seen it. Your performance is not bad, and your score is quite high." Lin Yan pushed him to Guo Hao. "This is our competition manager. You can talk to him about the second team's training arrangements."