On the other end of the phone, Guo Hao gave him a solution.
"Really?" Lin Yan thought it was a bit ridiculous. "Is that even possible?"
"Yes." Guo Hao was probably standing in the hallway of the hospital when he answered the phone. He could faintly hear the sound of a nurse's reminder. Lin Yan could even smell the unique smell of disinfectant through the phone. "I'll report it to Teng Jing right away... Otherwise, there's no other way."
Lin Yan thought about it.
Team One didn't have a support, and Team Two also had a match today, so they left early for Jing'an.
He couldn't find those young players who couldn't even play in the secondary league, could he?
"Okay, okay." He thought for two seconds. "But if we lose today, we still have to take a break."
The club's break during the spring and summer regular season was mostly related to results. The competition department would find a suitable reference and standard to measure it.
For example, if YM won against JDG today, the BO3 match would end in an hour. Then, they could take a full break, which was 24 hours.
If the match was dangerous, but they won in the end, then they could rest for half a day and take a break at eight o'clock that night.
But if they lost the match, then sorry, their break would be gone.
It was said that spring and summer were tired. Lin Yan was too lazy to move and wanted to rest more. That was reasonable, right?
On the other side, Guo Hao chuckled. "Okay, the break will continue."
There was nothing they could do about it. Although Liu Qingsong's cervical vertebra didn't have any major injuries, he probably wouldn't be able to participate in team training for a day or two.
YM couldn't even find a support in a mock competition, so how could they train?
Lin Yan finally relaxed. He put away his phone and went back to gather the team members to tell them Guo Hao's plan.
"Really?!"
For a moment, the empty competition department building was filled with screams and screams.
"I play support?" Lin Weixiang's eyes, hidden under his thick eyebrows, widened. His face was full of disbelief.
"Yeah, you play support..." Lin Yan repeated. Then he saw that Da Mei's expression wasn't right. Afraid that he would misunderstand, he said, "I'm not asking you to play Liu Qingsong."
"... I know, I know." Lin Weixiang couldn't keep up with Lin Yan's train of thought. He waved his hand impatiently. "How are we going to play when we're actually on the field?
Our two ADCs going to the bottom lane? "
"Don't worry, listen to me." Lin Yan began to suggest ideas. Red Rice and Gouba also listened.
Not long after, a series of extremely sinister laughter rang out in the empty training building, filling up the entire space.
...
At 2: 20 in the afternoon, everyone who followed YM's official Weibo received a message: [Announcement of YM's starting lineup against JDG at 19: 00 today.]
[YM League of Legends division player Liu Qingsong (ID: YM.CRISP) is unable to play normally due to sudden cervical pain. The club has sent him to the hospital for a check-up. After emergency treatment, his body is fine. After sufficient communication with player Liu Qingsong, it has been decided that player Lin Weixiang (ID: YM.LWX) will play in his place...]
YM was now the LPL's number one player. Less than half an hour after the Weibo was posted, there were already thousands of comments.
[My Song Song (cry cry) My Song Song (cry cry)...]
[Something wrong with his cervical spine?
I saw it when he was showing off during the fan interaction that day.]
[Show off?
Crazy show off!]
[Am I the only one paying attention to Lin Weixiang?
Who is YM's support?]
The last comment was pushed to the top three.
None of the viewers understood how YM's bottom lane worked. Were two Edisis trying to ascend to the heavens?
JDK was not sure either. The competition department saw YM's announcement and knew that Liu Qingsong would not be playing today. It could not be helped. The rich Guo Hao's PR team was too aggressive. In comparison, Teng Jing's reaction was slower by a beat.
The normal reporting process was for YM to report the situation to the competition authorities and provide sufficient information to prove that Liu Qingsong would not be playing today. After Teng Jing approved and replied, they would explain the situation to JDG. YM would then organize the words to post on Weibo.
However, before Teng Jing's message arrived, the JDK manager, who had already arrived at Zhengda Square, saw the Weibo message.
That was too fast, wasn't it?
However, the team members were not too nervous. The tanned fatty was still eating the spicy burger that Kaifeng had sent over. After two bites, half of the burger was gone.
"Why do I feel like this burger is getting smaller and smaller?
It's not filling at all. "He looked at the neat crescent-shaped gap on the burger and could not help but complain.
"... Toothpaste, why don't you try to find the reason from yourself?" The bespectacled green-haired guy sat next to him and took out a spicy burger from his bag.
Compared to Toothpaste, his table manners were much more civilized.
"LokeN, do you have this kind of spicy burger over there too?" the green-haired guy asked Edisi.
The good-looking Korean guy glanced at it. "More or less. We have a drumstick burger with cheese over there."
"With cheese?" Toothpaste perked up. "What's it like? I haven't eaten it before."
"There's also a ginger burger. The taste is quite unique..." LokeN was also an old foodie. The three chubby guys sat in a row on the sofa, each holding a hamburger and gnawing on it.
"I say..." A man was holding his phone and walking around the room. When he saw his team members still eating hamburgers, he immediately became angry. "Can you guys be more serious?"
"YM changed to a support!"
The green-haired guy looked confused. "We know. You've been talking about it just now."
"..." The man did not speak.
"Boss Lan, don't worry too much." Toothpaste sat like a secretary. He had a strong aura and even spoke slowly. "What difference does it make to us whether Lin Weixiang or Liu Qingsong is going to play?"
"It's going to be a loss anyway."
LokeN took over the conversation and then burst into laughter. His Chinese was much better than some of the Korean helpers.
"618 today, brother is cute!"
The man called Boss Lan by Toothpaste, whose real name was Lan Baiqing, was exasperated. "Can everyone cheer up?"
For JDG, 618 was obviously an extraordinary day — the anniversary of the parent company, DogDong, was today.
How could Lan Baiqing not be anxious?
"Good, good, good..." Toothpaste saw the boss's reaction and quickly responded to comfort him. At the same time, he criticized the man for being anxious. "Let's think of a way to take down YM."
After this sentence, he did not believe it himself. Kukuku laughed.
With this laugh, LokeN and the green-haired guy also looked at each other and also began to eat Kukuku.
The door of the lounge was pushed open, and two more chubby guys came in.
The two did not walk side by side, mainly because the aisle was a little narrow and could not accommodate the two of them.
"F * ck!"
Clid saw his three teammates sitting on the sofa eating hamburgers. He went up and scolded them. "Don't eat all the hamburgers!"
If it was placed in other teams, there would always be leftovers. Sometimes, the team would take the leftovers away after the game and heat them up when they returned to the base. However, JDG was an exception.
Since the beginning of the summer competition, the two large bags of takeout food were never left. The sponsors would not treat them differently. The food quota for each club was the same, but it was not enough for JDG.
"New treasure, come quickly!" Toothpaste made room for the person behind Clid. "I left you a piece of original chicken."
Now it was five chubby guys sitting in a row. The sofa was overwhelmed by them. The five faces were filled with satisfied smiles. The aroma of hamburgers and fried chicken wantonly spread in the lounge.
Lan Baiqing put his hands on his hips and sighed.
The team was not easy to lead.
...
"Welcome to Zhengda Square!"
Ze Yuan's voice was loud and clear. "This is the 2018 LPL Summer Competition in Shanghai!"
Rita next to him said, "Earlier today, WE, who was in Xi'an, successfully defeated BLG and won their first victory in the summer competition. The competition between JDG and YM will be held in Zhengda Square."
"This game is very interesting," Ze Yuan nodded. "It's mainly because YM has made personnel adjustments."
He knew that most of the audience did not read Weibo, so he first talked about the substitute message that YM sent out today.
"I paid attention before the game," he said with interest. "Lin Weixiang is sitting in the support position today!"
Da Mei sat on the eSports chair and spun around twice. He felt that something was wrong.
"This position is a bit weird. It's too far out."
Lin Weixiang felt that he did not have a sense of security. On the left was Jack, and on the right was the open space in the center of the stage.
Jack was playing solo with Jin Gong. He had no time to pay attention to him.
Da Mei frowned.
He wanted to play the game, but a girl told him that she was going to switch to the support position.
How did I become a support when I was playing Edisi?
While the commentator was still warming up, YM adjusted their equipment and returned to the backstage to wait for the opening ceremony.
"Next, let's welcome the Young Miracles!" Luo Xin smiled.
"Top laner GimGoon, jungler Tian, mid laner Ran, bottom laner JackeyLove..." She paused and the corner of her mouth continued to rise to an exaggerated angle. "Support Lwx!"
The YM fans below the stage were very cooperative, and they even laughed mockingly. Even though Lin Weixiang was thick-skinned, he was still a little embarrassed. He stood like he was skating, and his two hands were behind his back, wringing them in an unknown corner.
"JDG has priority today. They got the blue side and banned Karma first!"
Ze Yuan laughed out loud. "Now Jin Gong's money-stealing Karma is quite disgusting."
"The main thing is that the hero is too versatile," Rita echoed. "If Jin Gong gets Karma, the top laner won't need to line up."
It was that domineering.
Karma was currently in a dominant position in the top laner's ecosystem. Crocodile, Kenan, and the four sisters were no match for it.
Moreover, Jin Gong was disgusting. He pushed the minions into the opposite tower and took advantage of the time when the enemy was clearing the minions. He might be able to steal a bag of money.
As time passed, the economic disparity in the top laner's matchup became apparent.
Most importantly, Karma's equipment was very cheap. Athena's Evil Holy Grail (2/100), Blazing Incense Burner (2/300), plus a Killer Book. The cost of these equipment was probably about the same as the average mage's two-piece set.
Cheap equipment meant that the formation period had come early. For a team like YM that emphasized early and mid-game offense, this was simply a joyous occasion.
Although other teams were also learning this strategy, the results were not very good. As the saying went, "Those who copy me will live, those who copy me will die."
This was not a problem with the proficiency of a single hero. After all, Karma's operation was not difficult for this group of professional players who could be called game geniuses.
The problem was the combination of the system and the lineup.
Although the top laner, Stealing Money Karma, was very strong in lane suppression, in the mid-game, she was more inclined to the team's support position.
She did not have the means to start a team, was average, and did not have much damage output ability.
Her skill set and equipment set were more like a team booster. She could provide more space for the other four to pull, more damage output, and a higher margin for error in their control …
This was very demanding of the other people in the team.
Because someone had to fill in the gap of damage output, starting a team, and being frank that was missing from the top laner Karma.
In the entire LPL, there were very few teams that could do this.
YM was one of the few teams that could control the top laner Karma.
Because they had the two C's with the strongest damage output ability in the world, and the support with the top team and coordination ability, this was the reason why YM was strong in team battles.
The two C's were hovering between 1-2 in the damage output ranking in their respective positions. Among them, Jack's average damage output was around 700, and Lin Yan was close behind with an average of 600 + damage. Together, it was 1300 + damage.
What kind of concept was this?
In a 30-minute match, Lin Yan and Jack could deal more than 39,000 damage on average. In the early middle of the game, when everyone's equipment and level had not improved, this damage output could only be described as exaggerated.
YM's performance in the past two years also proved that they really did not lack damage output.
Whether Jin Gong could provide damage or not was not that important to the entire team.
Mongoose and Liu Qingsong in the support position were good at heroes like Blind Monk, Wine Barrel, Titan, Hammer Stone, and so on. They were all ruthless characters that started a team, and they all had a certain amount of damage resistance in the front row.
In other words, YM did not say that Jin Gong had to take on the heavy responsibility of starting a team and taking damage.
To put it in a more extreme way, the four people in YM already covered the three tasks of starting a team, being frank, and dealing damage, and they all did quite well.
Under normal circumstances, the top laner would say, "Then I'll go." However, Red Rice had found a new position for Jin Gong.
Karma, a hero that could help the other four teammates play their strengths, was simply too suitable for the Xiba team. Moreover, she had a sense of pleasure in suppressing the short top laners. Stealing Omen, an interesting rune, could also give Jimu Gong some fun, and it would not be so boring when he was alone.
After YM banned Camille, JD banned Lucian.
When Ze Yuan saw this, he couldn't help but laugh. "Ever since Ran Bro used the new Blue Absorbing Blade Lu Xian against Top, this hero's BP rate has remained high. Its popularity has returned to the time when it was in the S7 Spring Competition."
Rita was also very tactful. "Interestingly, Brother Ran was the one who started the Lucian mid laner trend. At that time, it was the S6 International Finals."
These words made YM's fans feel very comfortable.
BP moved forward step by step.
"YM took out three heroes in the top, middle, and jungle in the first round and chose to leave the bottom lane duo for the last..." Ze Yuan felt that there was no point in just watching BP and began to tease his partner. "Rita, who do you think YM will play support in this round?"
"Hmm?" Rita was stunned for a moment. "Isn't it Lin Weixiang?"
She pointed at Lwx on YM's fifth floor in the BP screen, not understanding what was going on.
It had to be said that Rita was also an experienced actress. She had checked Weibo beforehand, and she had also discovered the comment section of YM's official Weibo, "Which of the two Edisis in YM's bottom lane will support who?". Now, she was purely playing the supporting role.
"That's not necessarily true." Ze Yuan's words had a deeper meaning, and his smile was full of meaning.
This sentence whetted the audience's appetite.
YM's fourth blue pick, Lulu.
"JDG got Captain and Morgana in the last two picks. Let's see what YM will do in the last pick and who will be the support..." Ze Yuan continued to use his tone to keep the suspense.
In fact, not only did the commentator, audience, and opponents not know the answer to this question, but YM also did not know the answer.
"Who will be the support?"
Lin Weixiang shook his legs and looked at the more than a hundred heroes on the selection panel. He was still urging, "Have you guys finished discussing?"
"Big Mei, I'll be your dog in this round!" Jack felt that he was too good for Brainless.
"Okay, okay, okay. I choose?" Lin Weixiang beamed.
Let's hunt down those who have fallen into darkness.
The cold and calm female voice echoed in the stadium with the help of the surround sound!
The live audience set off a wave of cheers in an instant!
"Vayne?!" Ze Yuan originally only wanted to whet the appetite, but he did not expect to catch a shark!
"Who will play?
Jack or Lin Weixiang? "Rita was very cooperative, tearing at her vocal cords.
[I didn't expect Vayne. How long has it been since this hero appeared?]
[This bowl, this bowl is inviting Ouze to descend to the mortal world!]
[You don't deserve to use Vayne without writing an application?]
[I think Ouze doesn't have Vayne's skin, right?
Big Mei, can't you use it yourself?]
[Que, Ouze's Vayne's chances of winning are low. How can it be compared to Lin Weixiang?]
[First of all...]
The appearance of Night Hunter Vayne undoubtedly made the live audience and the live stream restless. The number of bullet screen comments skyrocketed.
It could only be said that YM had chosen the strategy with the most bullet screen comments.
In the hero swapping segment, YM began to show off their maneuvers to the audience.
Vayne was in Jack's hands for a while, and then in Lin Weixiang's arms for a while.
The Night Hunter could only stay between the two of them, swapping back and forth.
"Are you guys having a 3p?" Xiao Tian's words were shocking.
The two Eddisians were stunned by his words.
Red Rice patted Lin Weixiang's shoulder, indicating that the other team had to be steady.
"It's about Ai Yamei." Lin Weixiang frowned, indicating that it was not a big problem. "As long as Jack doesn't send me, I won't be a burden."
"What the f * ck are you talking about?" Jack had never spoiled him and retorted, "Do you think I'll send you?"
Two minutes later.
"What the f * ck!"
In Jack's incredulous voice, Green Hair controlled Morgana to throw a Q [Dark Imprisonment]. The dark energy that was supposed to go straight ahead seemed to have turned a corner, aiming at Lulu who was controlled by Shiba Inu, and was sucked in!
The other three in the bottom lane were stunned.
Green Hair swore that he had only wanted to loot a prize, but he had not expected to get it like that.
With such a long distance and a warning in advance, how could he catch Morgana's Q?
Are you still a professional player?
The JD duo was stunned for a moment, but they quickly reacted and attacked.
"F * ck your dam!"
Seeing Green Hair put Ignite on Jack, Lin Weixiang knew that this person was hopeless. He used Q [Dodge Ambush] and quickly retreated.
"First blood was spawned just like that?" Ze Yuan could not believe his eyes. "Jack's positioning was too careless!"
Shiba Inu's face was red as he argued, "What does this have to do with me?
Morgana's Q was f * cking sucked in. How can you blame me for that? "
"Stinky dog, don't bark!" Lin Weixiang interrupted him. "Just lie down for me."
Perhaps it was because he had just lost a blood, but Jack suddenly lost his confidence. "... I'll lie down then. I want to play ADC in the next game too!"
As it turned out, Lin Weixiang's Vayne was in a good state, and Jack's support skills were quite good as well. His shield and W [Ingenious Thinking] gave him outstanding timing.
At the eight minute mark, relying on a Blink, the duo of YM champion Edisi even managed to get a lane kill.
In the middle lane, Lin Yan controlled Little Temptress to play around with Toothpaste, who had just debuted not long ago.
Toothpaste's head was full of bumps. As a team commander, he was not a particularly strong mid laner. Now, he could only be considered to be at the bottom of the league.
In front of Lin Yan, a mid laner of this level was a piece of cake. He could rely on his lane suppression to make his opponent breathless.
At the nine minute mark, Toothpaste guessed that Little Temptress had made a mistake and gave up a Blink for 25 gold coins. When he turned around, he was trampled to death by Lin Yan's W [Phantom Steps].
After that, it became a snowball time in the middle lane.
"Brother Ran is not roaming around this game. He's going to focus on killing Toothpaste in the middle lane!"
When Ze Yuan saw Toothpaste's Zooey fall under Little Temptress's ghostly movements once again, he could not help but feel sad for him. "This is already his third solo kill!"
Chubby Toothpaste sent an emoji of Amumu crying, as if he was questioning why. Lin Yan replied with a thumbs up of Lux, which looked both cheap and cute.
He had no choice. He was asked by someone to help Sister Li.
Last night, Zhuo Ding specially sent a WeChat message to Lin Yan, asking him to "take care" of his good brother who had broken out of the Pingxiang Internet Cafe with him.
Lin Yan did not know that Toothpaste and Zhuo Ding had such a relationship. When he received the message, he was still lamenting how such a pair of young talents had appeared in the small Pingxiang Internet Cafe.
Playing around was just messing around. He naturally had to fulfill Zhuo Ding's request. Lin Yan immediately went for the kill.
...
"Lin Weixiang is showing off!"
In Rita's slightly high-pitched voice, Vayne used her ultimate skill, Final Moment, and then Q, Dodge Ambush, to hide herself in the Summoner's Canyon.
When the woman appeared again, the crossbow arrow was already shot at Morgana.
He took full advantage of the short cooldown of Dodge Ambush. Every roll was to adjust his position, so that he could obtain a more comfortable output environment.
Although Lin Weixiang was a simple-minded person, he was still someone who could brazenly show off Vayne's win rate in front of Ouze and Filial Child Wandering God. His proficiency was indeed high.
JDG was originally a mid-level team in the Alliance. Once they could not open up the situation in the lane, they were no match for YM in the team battle.
Jack's Lulu performed very well in the second half of the game. His ultimate skill, Wild Growth, interrupted Clid Blind Monk's Double Echo Strike, and then turned him into a sheep.
Poor Clid died on the spot before he could use a single skill.
"Lin Weixiang has obtained three kills. With a score of 806, he will lead his teammates to win this game!"
At the 29th minute, Lin Weixiang used his Vayne skin to destroy JDG's base!
"Jack's support effect in this game is not bad!" Rita's eyes were shining.