Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

"Who's afraid of who?"

Ye Tian was not afraid at all. After the voice chat, he fired at the factory manager: "Mingkai, don't you think you are ashamed? Your fans have not learned anything good from you. They can't even get stuck in the field of vision."

"Don't your back hurt when you're talking while standing, right?" The factory manager retorted, "You have many more fans than I do, go teach one and show everyone!"

"I'm still playing in the game, how can I teach casually? Do you know that teaching the apprentice will starve the master to death?" Ye Tian had a good reason: "You, the LPL001 old guy, have actually retired. What's the point of hiding it?"

"Hiss..." The factory manager frowned and realized that things were not simple.

I've never won an argument with this little brat.

Karsa's ability to block vision is not as good as that of Clearlove, but it's not because Clearlove is too self-centered and unwilling to pass on his experience.

This is because Karsa is not too old at the moment, and is focusing more on head-on confrontation and counter-camping, without paying special attention to the study of vision.

to be honest.

Karsa wants to be the Wolf King and Radar Brother. He doesn’t want to be someone else’s shadow, even if that person was his idol when he was a teenager.

The factory manager knew the reason very well.

The problem is, these kinds of words can't be said in public.

From the perspective of professional players, it is understandable that except for the monster Ye Tian, ​​everyone else has their own shortcomings, and it is normal that they cannot do everything.

But from the audience's perspective, if professional players have loopholes, they will definitely be criticized.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

The factory manager scratched his head and skipped the topic: "Ye Tian, ​​do you plan to officially sign a team next year?"

"For example, EDG?" Ye Tian knew what the factory manager was going to say without having to guess.

"Of course." The factory manager didn't need to hide anything: "A strong LCK team invited Zhiyuan (Ray), Zhiyuan thought he was pretty good, and planned to return to LCK for further study. EDG has been unable to find a suitable top laner for a while."

As the audience base of League of Legends increases and its influence continues to expand, the new generation of masters no longer have only one path to professional play as in previous seasons.

Players who are strong enough can go to the Canyon King level and start live streaming. Players with weaker strength can become masters in other regions and play as companions. They can all earn a good income. There is no need to fight in the professional circle where there are thousands of people competing for a single spot.

In addition, the game content is becoming more and more complicated, it is becoming more and more difficult for new players to get started, and the proliferation of crews, actors and scripts has affected the quality of the game, resulting in a lack of successors in all major competition areas.

Just look at the three seeded teams of LPL this year.

Only IG's The shy can barely meet the definitions of "new generation" and "expert".

RNG's Langxing and Letme have lost their former glory and become mediocre.

FPX's Gimgoon is indeed very strong, and can often achieve the highest output with the least economic share, but Xiba, who entered the professional circle in S3, has become a veteran a few years ago and has nothing to do with the word "new generation". It is a big question how long he can maintain his current state, and growth is completely non-existent.

This is the case for the top laners who made it to the World Championship, let alone those who didn't.

EDG's youth training camp has not produced a new top laner who can be of great use, and they cannot find anyone who meets the requirements in all aspects if they want to poach from other teams.

and.

EDG’s recruiting will also be influenced by Ye Tian.

——Players who have ambitions for world championship results will definitely not be willing to be a pendant. After all, even if A Guang and Ray Zhi, two second-rate top laners with zero win rate in the world championship, can win the championship with Ye Tian, ​​their value and reputation will be far less than the runner-up of the same year, even if that runner-up was Huni who made SKT feel cheated.

Players who have no ambition for good results in the World Championship...Who would not have ambition for good results if they have the ability to enter the World Championship?
"Then don't even think about getting me to work there."

"I usually do live broadcasts to sell goods, and it's so comfortable to travel to different cities. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to sign a formal team?"

Ye Tian refused outright: "Besides, you are okay when you are on the court and can handle the pressure. If you are not on the court, won't I call Li Can, Tian Ye and Xiao Zhao autistic? Even the EDG psychologist can't save them."

[It’s so real hahahahaha]

[Brother Tian would curse? His teammates didn’t say a single curse word even when they were giving him a kill]

[New fan, I only noticed the influence after Tiange won the world championship. Before the world game, I criticized nine people in Rank. I am definitely the number one troll in the national server.]

[UZI has been scolded by Tian Ge for how many times he has been in red temperature]

[Do you know "Lone Swimmer" and "No God"? The original two versions were written by Tian Ge, and the rest are adaptations]

[The factory manager's half-step Da Man Xiao and e-sports grandson were also proposed by Brother Tian]

[Fuck, when will Brother Tian recover? I want to see the show results]

"Brother Tian, ​​a netizen asked when you will turn on the troll mode again?"

Shen Chao joined in the fun: "Everyone wants to see the famous scene where you criticized nine people."

"It's a bit annoying." Ye Tian's voice was filled with nostalgia: "When we didn't play games, they could curse at me, which was a bit interesting. Now they don't dare to talk back. If they curse again, it will be bullying."

"By the way, I'd like to share some knowledge with you guys. The number one troll in the national server is not me. It's this Mingkai who insists on connecting to the voice chat."

【what? 】

[No, Mingkai has never scolded anyone, right? ]

[Didn’t the factory manager just say go home and raise pigs? What else did he say?]

Most viewers don't know this.

"That's for the closed beta and S1 season."

“Not many people played the beta test, and S1 was only released for a month, so many of Mingkai’s die-hard fans don’t know his true identity.”

Ye Tian continued to expose the factory director's past: "Come on, Mingkai, show everyone your twelve-word motto from that year!"

"You know this?" The factory manager didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Indeed, I am the first generation of trolls in the national server. I told Wei Zhen, 'Why play a profession if you are so bad? Just go home and raise pigs.' This is an improved version after playing professionally. The most original version is - I am yours, you are so cute, go home and raise pigs, okay?"

【? ? ? ? ? ? 】

【What's the meaning? 】

[Try to type the first letter]

【WSND，NMSL】

[Vosni Butterfly? That's fine.]

【Awesome! 】

[It seems that all powerful professional players are trolls. The original three trolls in the Korean server are The shy, Doinb, and Gimgoon]

[I understand. If you want to become stronger, you must first criticize others.]

【Welcome to Zaun! 】

[Let mom come over here, this is how the people of Zaun greet each other! ]

The comments were full of enthusiasm. Before long, Zizi, Meiko, and Xiao Zhao, two people who were on holiday, joined in, briefly chatting about interesting things that happened during this period, and then went their separate ways.

10 month 20 day.

The second round of Group D officially begins.

Judging from the data of the entire season and the performance in the first round of the group stage, it is still unknown who will win among IG, DWG, and TL, who all have a score of 2-1. Even Red Pegasus AHQ, who is at 0-3, has a chance to take advantage of the chaos and grab a qualifying spot.

The first game is between IG and AHQ.

This point is something IG cannot afford to lose. If they lose to AHQ, it will become even more difficult for them to qualify from Group D.

Fortunately, there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides. After IG replaced Ning, they pushed down AHQ's high ground in just seventeen minutes, showing the style of peak IG that never works overtime.

The second game is DWG vs. North American TL.

As the team that defeated IG in the Mid-Season Invitational, TL is now in a completely different state. They suppressed DWG through the lane-swapping tactics at the beginning. Unfortunately, they lost a group fight for the little dragon in the mid-term and were perfectly developed by DWG's double C. The lineup was unable to cope with the split push, and ultimately they lost regretfully.

In the third game, TL easily defeated AHQ, cutting off AHQ's last theoretical chance of advancing.

The fourth game came to the focus battle.

——DWG vs. IG!

DWG is on the blue side, with a lineup of Vladimir on top, Lee Sin in the jungle, Akali in the middle, and Kaisa + Dawn on the bottom lane.

IG is on the red side, with a lineup of Jayce on top, Jarvan IV in the jungle, Clockwork in the middle, and Syndra + Titan on the bottom lane.

From the lineup perspective, IG wants to attack around the top lane, with the mid, jungle and support ensuring team battle capabilities. Syndra is chosen for the duo lane, and the task can be completed as long as a one-for-one exchange is formed with any C position on the opposite side.

In an ideal situation, Jayce defeats Vampire, and Syndra locks down one of Kaisa or Akali in a team fight.

Before the vampire developed, it was difficult for DWG to engage in battle with IG. They had to choose to retreat whether facing IG's advancement or the competition for resources. And when the snowball accumulated to a certain level, even if the vampire developed, it would not be enough to change their fate.

Very good idea.

But Baolan's Titan is still quite worrying.

Fortunately, Baolan rushed to the top lane at the beginning of the game, and before the minions came online, he used his Q [Clear the Channel] to hook the vampire who was twisting his butt wildly.

The shy switched to hammer form and smashed forward to deal a combo of damage, then switched to cannon form and entered the tower to chase after the attacker. He took advantage of Nuguri's desire to keep his summoner skills to get the first blood and forced Nuguri to use his death flash.

"The shy is a little stronger than last year."

While watching the game, Ye Tian explained to the G2 players, mainly the A-walking monster and Wunder: "Jayce's hammer form Q can be dodged by flash. If The Shy uses the cannon form to attack the first set, even if Nuguri is reluctant to dodge at the first time, he can't die. The Q when switching to cannon is deliberately missed, the purpose is to block the movement. It seems that Nuguri has turned away the skill, but in fact he will take two more basic attacks."

"You are all monsters!" Wunder shook his head. "At first I was wondering why Jayce didn't play AQ first and then switch to Hammer. Later I understood why he switched to Hammer first, but I thought his cannon Q was not accurate... We are not playing the same game at all!"

"What do you think of Titan's hook?" G2 support Mikyx was even more curious about the runner-up player in the same position: "Jayce was twisted like that, but he still hooked straight out without any prediction. Did he calculate that Vladimir would turn around and catch it?"

"Uh..." Ye Tian paused before continuing: "Brother Lan's Titan can only be said to be a work of God and the devil. With my level, I can't analyze Brother Lan's thoughts."

"Got it!" The A-walking monster understood immediately and translated to the G2 team: "Titan's Q that was not predicted was a blind hook."

“Oh——” Mikyx finally dispelled his doubts about his own vision and level.

In the game.

DWG jungler Canyun knew that the disadvantage in the top lane could not be reversed, so he focused his energy on the bottom lane and killed Titan and Syndra once each.

The shy made a solo kill on the vampire at 7 minutes and 7 seconds, giving DWG a taste of its own medicine.

At nine minutes, IG crossed the tower in the top lane.

Ten minutes later, DWG got a double kill in the bottom lane and took the Fire Dragon.

Fifteen minutes later, IG won 2v2 in the top lane.

In sixteen minutes, DWG killed Titan and took the Earth Dragon.

The two sides fought back and forth, the fighting was extremely bloody, and their overall combat power was evenly matched.

It was not until the 10nd minute that in the team fight around the fire dragon, DWG's support Dawn took the initiative and lost touch with his teammates, giving away a front-row hero who had both control and damage-bearing capabilities. IG fought a one-for-three team fight and got a % attack power/spell strength bonus, gaining a certain advantage.

In the 29th minute, IG killed Dawn first in the Baron team battle, and then got the enhanced BUFF, winning two for four and pushing DWG to the ground in one wave.

The two teams are tied at 5-1 and have the same win-loss record, so an extra game is needed to determine the final ranking.

IG won the rock-paper-scissors stage and got the blue side with a higher winning rate, which gave them a certain advantage.

DWG had to take on the responsibility of banning Pantheon and fell into a passive position in the selection stage. Although the fledgling Nuguri burst out with a burst of energy and held up The shy under the psychological pressure of two consecutive disadvantages, the other IG players all returned to S8 and showed their best form in this World Championship, successfully defeating DWG and winning first place in Group D.

Since then.

The top eight teams have all been confirmed.

G2 is first in Group A and GRF is second.

FPX is first in Group B and SPY is second.

SKT first in Group C, FNC second.

IG is first in Group D and DWG is second.

All three seeded teams from LCK and Europe advanced, each occupying one first place in the group and two second places in the group.

Although one of the three LPL teams was eliminated, the remaining FPX and IG were both first in their groups, and their results were enough to compete with the other two major regions.

North America, LMS, and Vietnam, as mainstream regions, failed to gain anything and left the stage in dismay.

[It was expected that G2 would get first place in the group, but it was a pleasant surprise that both FNC and SPY could qualify.]

[It turns out that our European division is already one of the strongest in the world]

[One of the strongest? Too conservative. As long as G2 can win the championship, our European division will be number one in the world! ]

[LCK's dominance lasted until S6, LPL's dominance lasted until S8, and now it should be Europe's dominance of the World Championship]

[FNC was a bunch of shit in the first round, but they played really well afterwards]

Although European audiences knew the advancement of their local teams a day in advance, they still couldn't help but let out a series of exclamations when they saw the list displayed on the big screen.

how many years.

From the S1 champion and the pioneer of EU-style tactics, the European region has gradually fallen to the European and American B-list, and finally stood up again!
LPL viewers were equally happy.

In the past two years, RNG did not achieve any success in the World Championship. This year, RNG, with all the players except UZI in a daze, has no ability to challenge for the championship. Being eliminated in the round of 16 and the quarterfinals or semi-finals makes no difference to the LPL region, which has won two championships.

FPX and IG both won first place in their groups, which not only allowed them to avoid Ye Tian's G2 in the quarterfinals, but more importantly, it ensured that one of the teams would not be assigned to the same half as G2, which is a gratifying thing.

With the performances that FPX and IG showed in the second round of the group stage, they both have the potential to make it to the finals! (End of this chapter)