LOL: What is a self-destructive jungler?

"Hey! Handsome guy, who are you?" Luo Sen suddenly grabbed someone's arm.

I saw a handsome guy turned around and looked at Luo Sen with a confused look on his face.

Meiko teased, "Boss Luo, you know him, don't you? But that's right, when I first met him, I felt quite strange too. It seems that our constant comments about him being fat do have some effect."

This person was none other than Yu Wenbo.

The difference is that Yu Wenbo is a lot thinner than before, and seems to be in peak condition.

Luo Sen looked him up and down, and Yu Wenbo suddenly asked, "Should you give me a little more red envelope?"

Luo Sen smiled: "That's enough, you can lose weight on your own, it's none of my business, I didn't fine you when you got fat before."

Luo Sen glanced at the others, and there was no change in them.

Luo Sen greeted Hong Hou and said, "I was too busy last year. You should know that. I needed to talk to you alone, but I didn't have time. Then I had a holiday, so I didn't catch up. Come now, let's talk one by one."

"Wenbo, start with you. Come to my office."

So Yu Wenbo followed Luo Sen to the office.

After entering, Yu Wenbo found a place to sit down.

Luo Sen then asked, "How do you feel? Do you plan to continue with your current job? Have you ever considered selling meatloaf?"

Yu Wenbo joked: "If I had Doinb's talent for live streaming, I would have sold meat floss cakes a long time ago. People like us have a hard life and can only play in competitions and earn hard-earned money."

Luo Sen smiled: "If this is called hard-earned money, then there is no such thing as easy money. As for the salary and benefits, are you satisfied with it now?"

Luo Sen's conversation with Yu Wenbo was naturally different from that with other people. It was straightforward and did not require too much scheming or probing.

"I feel good. That's enough. Having this much money is enough." Yu Wenbo replied.

Luo Sen nodded and said, "Keep working hard. If you win three more championships, I'll let you invest in the LOL theme park."

Yu Wenbo was stunned: "Ah? I have to take three more? Is the standard so high? Aren't the others holding me to the same standard?"

Luo Sen joked, "I'm trying to motivate you. Think about it. You've won so many championships and made enough money. If you can easily get the qualification to invest in the LOL theme park, what else do you want to pursue in life? Right? You must just want to slack off."

Yu Wenbo was embarrassed on the spot, while Luo Sen looked at him with a smile.

"No! Let's talk about the salary increase first!" Yu Wenbo didn't mention the salary increase just now because he felt it was unnecessary. He could get dividends from the LOL theme park anyway.

But now I suddenly find that the plan has changed!

"That won't work. We've already agreed that there won't be a salary increase. You said it yourself, and you can't go back on your word." Luo Sen glanced at the time.

"Okay, that's about it. Our conversation ends here. Call Theshy in when you go back."

Yu Wenbo was stunned, but he did not argue and chose to leave.

After a while, Theshy knocked on the door and came in. Luo Sen greeted him, "Come in."

"Jiang Chenglu, sit down."

Theshy sat in front of Luo Sen, quite serious.

Luo Sen asked, "How do you feel now? What are your plans for the future?"

Theshy responded: "I can feel that my condition has declined. After all, I am a very old player."

"But I think I can still play, at least this year it should be fine."

Luo Sen could see that Theshy had high demands on himself. If he felt that he was not playing well anymore, he might choose to retire on his own and would not need pressure from others.

Luo Sen nodded: "Well, what about the salary and benefits?"

Theshy replied: "I think I am worth 10 million yuan a year now."

When signing last year, Theshy left IG and no other more suitable player was found at the time, so the requirements for salary must have been lowered.

Now that he has won the championship, this salary level is completely acceptable.

Generally speaking, the mid and top laners who are more popular will get an annual salary of more than 10 million after winning the championship. This is normal.

"No problem. Is there anything else you want to say?" Luo Sen asked.

"No more, that's all."

"Okay, then call Scout over when you get back."

After Luo Sen talked to Scout, Xun and Meiko separately, he finally talked to coach Hongmi.

Basically, a salary increase of around two to three million is considered a reasonable request.

Luo Sen did not refuse.

The main thing is to understand their general ideas and see if they still have the drive, which is crucial.

The physical condition of players declines relatively slowly, such as Faker. League of Legends does not require such high reaction speed and hand speed.

Generally, the main reason for a sudden and sharp decline is not physiological but psychological.

You become lax after winning the championship, or you lose motivation when you never win the championship.

It seems to you that he is slow to react and can't operate properly, which seems to be a physiological problem, but in fact he just doesn't try so hard anymore.

At present, the DYG players are in good condition and have fighting spirit, which is a good thing.
In the evening, Luo Sen took everyone in DYG out for a meal, and then they officially resumed training after returning.

A few days passed quickly, and the opening game of the 2023 LPL Spring Season is about to begin.

At noon, in the DYG lounge, the DYG members who had just eaten were making preparations.

Hongmi greeted, "You should all be familiar with the equipment changes and new heroes for the new season. We have experienced them all during the training over the past few days."

"Because it's a new season, both us and JDG are still in the exploratory stage, so don't put too much pressure on yourself. Even if you lose a game, it's also a learning process."

Yu Wenbo joked: "Coach, it's unlucky to discuss losing the game before we even start playing."

"Let's discuss where to eat after we win the game."

Meiko smiled: "Wenbo, do you want to entertain us today? Then we have prepared the stage for you and are waiting for you to perform."

Yu Wenbo responded: "Of course, the popular ADCs in this version are all core ADCs, who can fight one against five if they develop well."

Theshy has a different opinion: "The top lane heroes in this version are all very powerful, and they are very restrained against ADC. I think ADC cannot fight five alone."

Meiko laughed and said, "Shy bro, don't take it too seriously. He is just bragging. It's okay to let him brag."

Luo Sen looked at Xun next to him and said, "How do you feel about this version of the jungle?"

Xun looked a little nervous, probably because this version was not very friendly to him: "The popular junglers now... are basically warrior junglers, and JDG's jungler is Kanavi."

Luo Sen understood. Kanavi's specialty is warrior jungle. Monkey King, Wei, and Lee Sin, these heroes happened to be strengthened in this version, either the heroes or the equipment.

It was very stressful for Xun.

"It's okay. The version is only one aspect. You can win the game by making full use of the advantages of your teammates. You don't have to be stronger than the opponent." Luo Sen comforted.

Xun was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't thought about this aspect yet, but then it suddenly dawned on him.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Luo Sen called out, "It's almost time, let's go! Let's go!"

So everyone in DYG got up, took their things, left the training base together, got in the car and headed straight to the game venue.

Luo Sen started a live broadcast in the car: "Family, we are off, see you at the stadium!"

The comments in the live broadcast room are all:
[Can you win, Jack?]

[JDG seems to be very strong, their bottom lane is Ruler. ]

[I feel this should be the strongest lineup in JDG's history. ]

[If JDG can't win the championship with this lineup, then there's nothing we can do. ]

[Their lineup is strong, but their top laner is 369. ]

A moment later, the DYG team arrived at the competition venue and found that the JDG bus was already parked in the parking lot.

JDG members were getting off the bus. After getting off the bus, Luo Sen led DYG members to greet them. After all, they were partners and brother teams.

"Happy New Year, everyone at JDG."

Hearing the noise, everyone from JDG looked over.

369 teased, "Boss Luo! Happy New Year! Didn't you prepare red envelopes for us?"

Luo Sen smiled: "I was ready, but suddenly I thought, if we win later, will anyone think that we won the game with red envelopes?"

369 exclaimed: "How big is this red envelope? It can't be that big."

Yu Wenbo joked: "69, play better in the top lane and don't hold your teammates back."

369 was about to get angry, but when he saw Yu Wenbo, he exclaimed: "Brother Shuizi? How come you look younger, brother Shuizi? Did your family introduce you to someone during the Chinese New Year?"

Yu Wenbo complained: "Can you think of something else?"

So 369 used his imagination: "You...could it be that you have cancer? I remember that people with cancer will lose a lot of weight."

"Alright, alright, stop talking." Yu Wenbo chose to end the communication forcibly.

So the two teams went in together and then went their separate ways.

The audience in the live broadcast room were already laughing like crazy:
[Is 369's EQ so low? ]

[If I were Brother Shuizi, I would go up and slap him. ]

【69 He is good at making things happen. 】

[I laughed my ass off. How can he be so talented? ]

A moment later, the host came on stage and the competition was about to begin.

Luo Sen called out, "Come here."

Everyone gathered around Luo Sen, and Luo Sen continued:

"This is the first game of the new season. I hope you can perform well and have a good start!"

"DYG, must win!"

"DYG, must win!"

Everyone came on stage. Luo Sen arranged for Xun to play and chose to watch the game.

On the big screen, welcomed by the host, contestants from both teams came on stage one after another, and the audience was very enthusiastic.

After entering the stage, they shook hands in the middle of the stage and then walked to their respective seats.

The BP for the first game has begun.

For Luo Sen now, BP may be the point he cares more about.

It's a new version after all.

In this game, 369 picked up the crocodile in the top lane. Seeing him pick out this hero, Luo Sen felt that JDG might be lacking in quality.

369 may be an excellent first-class top laner, but it is almost impossible for him to become a top-level top laner.

Just because he chose a crocodile in the new version.

And Theshy got a new hero, Quesanti, in the top lane!
In fact, the player’s mentality and talent can be seen in the hero selection.

Generally speaking, players with better talents and stronger mentality will choose to interact to get new heroes.

When new heroes are first released, their stats and mechanisms will be quite impressive, and then they will be gradually weakened.

Therefore, if you have strong talents and can get started quickly, you can enjoy the benefits of the new hero.

In the jungle position, Kanavi got the Monkey King, which was a considerable threat.

Then in the bottom lane, Aphelios faces off against Zeli, both of whom are late-game cores.

The mid laner is not much different from last season.

After the BP ended, Hongmi returned to the lounge.

Hongmi said, "Boss Luo, what do you think of the lineups on both sides?"

Luo Sen responded: "I think our lineup is pretty good. If nothing unexpected happens, we can win."

Entering the game screen, the director gave a close-up of the top lane.

In the top lane, Crocodile faces off against Quesanti.

Pull, pull like crazy.

The hero Quesanti's skills have a relatively short CD, especially the Q skill, which is very short at level one.

The operability is relatively strong. 369 was stretched to the limit by constantly using the crocodile to finish off the enemy.

The middle and bottom lanes are the main focus of development, and the top lane is the main focus of melee.

Luo Sen commented: "Right now, the laning ability in the top lane is the most important, because the top lane is the easiest to get a single kill. If you can't win the laning phase, it's basically over."

369 was obviously not very familiar with this hero. He was forced to flash at level and was almost killed.

Everything went smoothly, and the live broadcast room was filled with comments:

[If Luo is not needed to play against JDG, then I think Luo can rest from now on. ]

[Ah? This is not a good thing, I still want to watch Mr. Luo play. ]

[Kanavi, please do something. You are so powerful, you can't be useless this time, right? ]

[Can Ruler help a little? ]

Judging from the situation in the bottom lane, Ruler shouldn't be able to play a big role and can just develop peacefully.

Kanavi is that variable.

The game lasted eight minutes, a classic Rift Herald team fight.

Sure enough, Kanavi came into play. His Monkey King came into the field and dealt explosive damage, almost killing Xun's Treant alone. At the same time, Quesanti took the crocodile to fight alone. Although he killed the crocodile alone, his teammates couldn't hold on. As a result, JDG got the first Rift Herald as they traded one for two.

Sure enough, Xun’s worries were justified, Kanavi’s warrior jungler was really good.

Hongmi muttered, "What a pity! I feel like we need Quesanti to lead the pace in subsequent teamfights, otherwise it will be hard to win."

Luo Sen said: "The key is to keep the monkey against the wall, otherwise you can't take it away without a big move. The opponent will definitely pay attention to this. It's not that simple."

Kanavi chose to put the Rift Herald in the bottom lane to support the bottom lane.

Kanavi's thinking is still quite clear, and now the bottom lane is their absolute core.

Ruler really lived up to his teammates' expectations. After gaining a little advantage, he started to snowball and put pressure on Yu Wenbo.

Fourteen minutes into the game, the bottom lane was beaten 1 for 2, and Ruler's Zeli was a bit blocked.

The comments in the live broadcast room are all:
[His Zeli is a bit fierce, it makes me numb from pulling. ]

【Wenbo, please do something, Wenbo. 】

[JDG is still strong. I feel like TES can’t beat them when Xun is on the court. ]

[I can only look at the top lane. Can the top lane restrict Zeli? 】

So in the next sixteen minutes of team battle for the Rift Herald, an outrageous scene occurred!

Quesanti did find Zeli, and used his ultimate to take her away for a duel.

However, Zeli used her E skill to flip back from the wall, but it was Quesanti himself who became disconnected from his teammates and suffered a crushing defeat in the team battle.

Luo Sen smiled and shook his head. Is there such a mistake? I can only say that I am unlucky. (End of this chapter)