Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

"Karsa?"

"What is he here for?"

The posture is a bit curious.

Zzitai had been in the IG team before, and served as the mid laner in the Snake team in the S7 season. Since the strength of the two teams was relatively average and there were fewer matches with Flash Wolves FW, Zzitai was not very familiar with Karsa, and they were only at the stage of knowing each other's name.

And it's not a good name.

The heroic figure of playing DJ with his left hand and playing Zed with his right hand has long become history as his spiritual energy was sucked away by his sister who is ten years older than him, and has been replaced by Huni's value-enhancing device.

Karsa is invincible in civil wars, but as for foreign wars...even the words "Wanchang" are considered an insult to the factory director.

This makes Zzitai and Karsa dislike each other.

but.

Ye Tian and Karsa have a pretty good relationship.

Flash Wolves FW is a unique club in the LMS region. They basically get no benefit from playing training games with those losers in the LMS region. They usually have more battles with EDG. Karsa is a fan of Clearlove and is good at talking. He can get along well with everyone in EDG both on and off the court.

Ye Tian could guess almost exactly why Karsa came to visit him.

as predicted.

When Karsa entered the room, he praised everything from the entrance to the dining room and then to the balcony, not even missing any decorative patterns. After praising Ye Tian for more than ten minutes, he sat on the sofa in the living room and told him the purpose of his visit.

"Brother Tian, ​​I plan to come to LPL for the S8 season. What do you think?"

Karsa held the half-drunk can of ice cola in both hands and looked at Ye Tian's face with anticipation in his eyes.

The LMS region has an extremely glorious history.

In the S2 season, the assassin star TPA easily defeated the Azubu Frost team led by the support god MadLife with the split push of the top lane emperor Stanley and AD Nidalee, and won the world championship that year.

Unfortunately.

The latecomers did not inherit the will of TPA.

Even the Flash Wolves FW, which dominates the LMS region, can only boast of the title of "Anti-Korean Heroes" in the world. Apart from sanctioning the Korean team once a year, the performance of the LSM region in various competitions can only be described as not worth mentioning.

Now, there are rumors that Riot Games is going to cancel the LMS region.

Although nothing has been confirmed yet, there is always a reason for every smokeless smoke. This fabricated news, which has little traffic to attract, is most likely true.

at this point.

Karsa has no choice but to think about finding his next club.

Karsa, the Wolf King, who was born in 97, will only be years old next year. The jungle position is a position that requires a lot of experience and the requirements for operation are relatively low. It is no problem to say that Karsa still has one or two years of prime time.

It’s easier to find a new home now.

If you delay any further, it will be too late.

Another reason that cannot be ignored is salary.

Ye Tian played for EDG in the S game and received nearly 20 million in cash. Adding all the income together, his pre-tax profit reached more than two small goals.

Apart from Ye Tian, ​​there are many LPL players whose annual comprehensive income can reach tens of millions. Even Iboy's "child labor" contract, which was promoted from youth training, has an annual net salary of nearly one million.

What about Karsa?
As a top-level figure in the LMS region, Karsa's salary at FW last year was only NT$1 million, which is only NT$4.5 million when converted at a ratio of to .

This does not take into account the differences in live broadcast income, endorsement revenue, and other aspects.

LPL endorsements are booming, with investments coming not only from the electronics industry and live streaming platforms, but also from food, daily necessities and even car brands.

The LMS region is relatively pitiful. Even a strong team like Flash Wolves FW only has MSI as its main source of sponsorship. They can hardly get any money without MSI.

As the pillar of Flash Wolves FW, Karsa gets about the same amount of money every year as the talented newcomers in LPL, or even less, so he inevitably feels unbalanced.

“Come to LPL to develop... it’s a good thing!”

"Your level will definitely rank among the top few in LPL. Mingkai may not be able to beat you now. You just need to be careful of Mala Xiangguo and Sofm. Others are not a threat."

Ye Tian avoided the topic and didn't respond at all.

"Brother Tian, ​​this is it."

Karsa couldn't hold it in any longer and had to tell the truth: "I want to join EDG, not to compete with Mingkai, but to be Mingkai's substitute. But EDG has not given me a clear attitude, so I found you..."

"EDG will certainly not give you a clear attitude." Ye Tian smiled and shook his head: "Don't say anything about being a substitute for Mingkai. Mingkai is four years older than you. He has declined a lot this year. It's hard to say whether he can play next year. EDG has been looking for the next 'crown prince' for Mingkai. As long as you can perform at the level of the training games, you will have no problem starting. Even if Mingkai plays slightly better than you for the time being, he will take the initiative to give up his position."

The factory manager who debuted in the S2 season has achieved success after experiencing ups and downs. Although he did not say it, he had the idea of ​​retiring at the peak of his career.

The worry is that there is no one to succeed.

'The eldest prince' Ai Loli is not up to the task. Even if he had not clashed with Ye Tian and been driven away, EDG would not have let this useless brother go into battle.

There is a Haro in EDG's youth training camp. He has been performing very well recently and seems to have the potential to become the "second prince".

But compared to other youth training players, Haro is older, only one year younger than the Wolf King Karsa. If given a choice, EDG will definitely prefer Karsa, who has already realized his potential and formed a unique style.

"Then why didn't EDG make a statement?"

Karsa scratched his head and said, "I really want to join EDG. There are so many teams in LPL, but EDG is the easiest to achieve results."

"You want to curry favor with Brother Tian, ​​right?" Zizi said it all.

"Of course I do!" Karsa said what was in his mind. "My level may not be that strong, but it shouldn't be hard to get a ticket to the World Championship with EDG's championship team. If we can get to the World Championship and invite Brother Tian to come, what team can stop us?"

"It's not about why EDG doesn't express their stance, it's about why you don't express your stance." Ye Tian said this without hiding anything: "Do you think EDG is waiting for my attitude? You are wrong. EDG is waiting for your attitude."

In the original trajectory, Karsa joined the RNG team, which was an all-Chinese team and was regarded as the hope of the LPL region. Even so, he still had the title of "out-of-date man" on his head.

After EDG won the first S series championship of LPL, the word "state power" has changed from a derogatory meaning to a complimentary one. In addition, it was nominated and praised by C Station, and LOL has the hope of representing e-sports as an event in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, so EDG is very careful about its reputation.

Karsa's strength is not strong enough to be irreplaceable.

Speech is dangerous.

Unless Karsa makes a clear statement, EDG is not willing to take this bomb after finally erasing its dark history.

"I understand!"

"Thank you, Brother Tian!" Karsa woke up as if from a dream, said goodbye to Ye Tian with many thanks, and firmly stated in the live broadcast that he was Chinese. Finally, after passing the test, he got the contract with the EDG team.

In this regard.

Ye Tian was also happy to see it happen.

Karsa received a different education since childhood, so it is inevitable that he will have some wrong views. Once he leaves that environment, learns the truth, and comes into contact with everyone's kindness, his thinking will definitely change.

It is normal for young people to be deceived, as long as they know where to go and turn back.

Again.

With Karsa, EDG has an invincible general in terms of public opinion - no matter how much HZ and GSL argue, they dare not say that Karsa should be expelled from the country, right? !
With the relationship between Ye Tian, ​​EDG team and Karsa himself, they can borrow Karsa at any time... If EDG has it, it is equivalent to Ye Tian having it!

Time passes day by day.

The lineups of the major clubs are gradually becoming clear.

Compared with the drastic signings in previous years, this year, due to EDG winning the first S series championship in the LPL region and the LPL abolishing the promotion and relegation system, the major clubs did not make too many adjustments to their lineups.

In addition to the original championship team, EDG introduced top laner Ray, jungler Karsa, and promoted jungler Haro and shooter Hope from the youth training camp to form the roster for the S8 season.

The RNG team had just experienced a backlash from public opinion and had no funds to adjust its lineup. It was only by relying on contract restrictions that it was able to barely maintain its original starting five.

WE also maintained its original lineup, but coach Hongmi chose to leave the team, and coach Hoon transferred to VG. It is unknown what impact this will have.

Below the three great families.

The IG lineup under Principal Wang remains unchanged, but JackeyLove has reached the age of 17 and is qualified to play. As a talented newcomer awaited by the entire IG team, JackeyLove is likely to bring certain changes to IG.

VG, which planned to buy a monkey in the Year of the Monkey and a chicken in the Year of the Rooster, did not make a move, which ended fans' expectations of buying a dog in the Year of the Dog and a pig in the Year of the Pig.

Snake didn’t buy any new people, but was kidnapped by Ye Tian in a sneaky way.

OMG bought Ai Loli from EDG.

Little Lion SNG bought in Xiaotian and Knight.

JDG bought Zoom, Xiaohang, Toothpaste, LokeN, and RD, and sold Kabe, Xinyi, and Doinb.

LGD's lineup remains unchanged, except for the addition of three new players.

TOP took over the original team of DAN, hired a new jungler Xx, and abandoned coach White Crescent.

BLG also did not make any changes when it acquired IM.

The lineup of RW is top laner Mouse, jungler Flawless, mid laner Doinb, bottom lane Sima Laozei + support Killua.

The lineup of the Phoenix FPX is top laner Gimgoon, jungler Hanqing, mid laner Bing, bottom lane LWX + support Liu Qingsong.

There is a very interesting episode here.

Originally, LWX and Liu Qingsong wanted to join SNG after the NB team was acquired, but due to a "two kids arguing about the sun" argument with Garlic Turtle, they simply stayed. It's just not known whether Garlic Turtle will join FPX in the future, and what FPX and Dacongming will react if he joins.

The opening match of the spring season was played between EDG and RNG, two teams with a long history of disputes. As soon as the matchup schedule was released, a very heated discussion broke out in the forum.

[We beat RNG in the first game. I want to ask if HZ and GSL are panicking]

[Panic? The top laner Tongtiandai is gone, I don't know who is panicking, did they forget about the 0-2 in the summer finals? ]

[I hope EDG will show mercy, don't do a one-minute BO5 and time rewind, and don't bring out the big daddy in the family after playing a regular season]

[RNG's current lineup can at least play a full BO5 with SKT. What about EDG? What will happen if they leave the top lane? Top ? ]

[It is enough for the factory manager to catch the bathing dog at level 2]

[Are you still praising Zzitai? I heard that you were beaten badly in the training matches these days. Are you going to play? ]

[It was so formal, I thought it was a match against IG, but it turned out to be EDG]

[EDG's top laner has been replaced, is there anyone who can resist Dog Lord? ]

[Dog Lord? I am dying of laughter. How can GSL be so filial? Have you forgotten what is under the base of the EDG Silver Dragon Cup? ]

[Brother Tian: We can’t let garbage stay on the stage]

[The championship trophy is the cleanest thing in the world because there are no stains on it]

With the momentum of the world champions, the two major fan groups, Starch and Piglets, have firmly held the upper hand in terms of public opinion, leaving HZ and GSL speechless.

While Ye Tian was browsing the posts, he was packing his things and preparing to go to the LGD home stadium in Hangzhou - the LGD E-sports Film and Television Cultural Center.

In 2018, the LPL region set up five home cities, namely the RNG home stadium in the imperial capital, the WE home stadium in Xi'an, the LGD home stadium in Hangzhou, the Snake home stadium in Chongqing, and the OMG home stadium in Chengdu.

The distribution of these home stadiums not only demonstrates the LPL teams' emphasis on different regions and provides viewers with more options for watching games, but also reflects the LPL's strategic intention to expand its influence and cover a wider area.

The home system is not so friendly to professional players and some small clubs. After all, they need to fly back and forth, which not only requires more energy, but also has expenses that cannot be ignored in terms of transportation and catering. However, this is a necessary step towards professionalism and formalization. Just like traditional sports, if there is a team settled in the hometown, a sense of belonging and inheritance will be formed over time, so that people in the circle of this area will come to support their own home team.

The opening match between EDG and RNG was held at LGD's home court in Hangzhou.

Of course, Ye Tian went to the scene not to support the EDG team or do anything like the shareholders are warming up, but he was invited by the LPL officials to go on stage as a special guest to commentate.

before going.

Ye Tian didn't reveal any information.

In the live broadcast room, he just said that he was not feeling well and asked for two days off.

Anyway, after Zzitai joined Datian Manor, his nature was liberated. He cooperated with various members of the Snake Team such as Brother Shuijing, Brother Shengqiang, and Zhu Kai, and everything was going well. Ye Tian's temporary departure did not have much impact.

Arrived at a hotel near LGD’s home stadium on the 14th.

At 15 pm on the 4th, Ye Tian was led by the staff into the backstage lounge and met with the "Haier Brothers" group first.

"Brother Tian, ​​long time no see!"

Wawa was the first to say hello, and took the initiative to extend his two hands: "Your performance in the World Championship was really awesome. We two old guys have been commentating the game since before the establishment of the LPL, and we are getting more desperate every year. I didn't expect that such a strong player like you would appear this year, and you beat three Korean teams by yourself."

"Coach Wa, stop bragging." Ye Tian quickly retorted after shaking hands: "It's mainly because EDG has a good foundation. I can win if I carry a little bit. If it's RNG's bottom lane that gives away kills, no matter how good I am at carrying, it's useless."

“Ahem…” Miller was about to say something, but when he heard Ye Tian’s last two sentences, he almost choked on his saliva: “Brother Tian, ​​forget about saying this in private, but you still have to save some face for UZI on stage. After all, this is our official live broadcast room. If the words are too intense, it may not be broadcast.”

"Let's rest assured, Coach Mi." Ye Tian took on the responsibility: "I have three principles for commentary - neutrality, neutrality, and fucking neutrality!" (End of this chapter)