League of Legends: Reborn in Season 3, Tuning the Entire League

Chapter 132 Youth Training Preparation!

[If you don't understand, just ask! How would you rate LPL's performance on the first day of the All-Star event?]

[A perfect score is a must!]

[Give them 82 points, and the rest will be given to them in the form of 666.]

[What else is there to say? Undefeated in individual solo matches, and a 2-0 thrashing of LCS.NA in team matches—a perfect performance, right?]

JM really went all out; I think the NA mid laner was completely demoralized after the match.

[I got schooled by the same hero in three consecutive matches, from solo to team games. In the last match, I finally got to play a team hero, but the game ended before we even got a single team fight. I'd be devastated too.]

I initially thought that with the All-Star team reshuffled and lacking the discipline and teamwork of NXG, JM and Door might struggle to adapt. But it seems that true talent shines wherever they go.

[JM's two solo matches and one team match finally reminded players that he is indeed the number one player in the Chinese server.]

The biggest surprise was actually from Smile and PDD. Not only did the bot lane duo have excellent teamwork, but PDD, who was most prone to getting caught in the top lane, didn't get killed even once.

[Enemy jungler: Heh, shouldn't you take a look at the situation I'm in before you speak?]

After winning the match against North America NA 2-0, Jiang Ming and his team returned to the hotel.

They thought they would be back in a tense training atmosphere, but unexpectedly, at Jiang Ming's instruction, Pang Ran led PDD and a few others to experience NXG's unique forum mentality training culture.

Ok?
Ninety-nine percent, a rare thing!

PDD and the others had never seen such a novel way of playing before.

They've browsed forums before, and even argued with people online, but this is the first time they've ever seen someone specifically go to forums to find fault with others in order to identify their own shortcomings.

"Old Jiang is really something. He seems so sunny and cheerful, but when we dig him up, it's all black," PDD couldn't help but complain.

Mingkai, who's smiling, felt the same way. Who would deliberately go back and reread their own posts to test their mentality?

However, after listening to Pang Ran recount his experiences with several of his NXG teammates, they recalled the performances of those teammates in the LPL and felt that there was some truth to it.

For example, Norsha was targeted by OMG and was down 0-4, but he was still able to happily play house with Gogoing's Renekton, eventually dragging the game out until his teammates helped him win.

Thinking of this, Mingkai and the other two adjusted their perspective and, like Pang Ran, started looking for those special analysis posts on the forum.

A dozen minutes later, in the LPL players' room, the air temperature, which was set to 22 degrees Celsius, was still rising uncontrollably.

PDD: "Hey, what do you mean I, the 'Sassy Pig,' get caught every day? Look at my IG matches, besides Clearlove, who else has been caught more times?"

"Goodness, you're really good at praising Jiang Zemin. If I were here, I'd praise him even if I just looked at him a little more closely. Are you guys hired shills by the principal?"

Dark Kai: "When I play jungle, I always like to wait for my teammates to initiate, I'm as timid as a turtle?"

Smiling: "Have I become a 'passive winner'?"

The three originally thought that since they had won the game with a huge advantage, no one on the forum would be willing to start a smear campaign against them. However, due to the experienced Pang Ran's deliberate push, those posts that seemed to be praising them turned into a hot topic that made people blush when they clicked on them.

Fortunately, Jiang Ming, who was prepared, judged that everyone's temperature had risen to a certain level and promptly shared a cooling remedy in the group.

#TV5 Report: In the All-Star event, the Chinese team delivered a perfect performance in their first match.#
"Beijing Time: May 24, 2013, the League of Legends All-Star event, the first large-scale e-sports event held in my country, kicked off on the grand stage of Shanghai."

"The Chinese All-Star team, representing the LPL region, won both the individual skills competition and the team competition with great success, perfectly concluding the first day of their journey."

"After the match, the LPL team even greeted their opponents with a fist bump, a gesture unique to my country, demonstrating their sportsmanship..."

"In the individual skills competition, PDD, the top laner for the Chinese team, faced off against Stanley from the GPL region, and JM, the mid laner..."

"In the team competition, the LPL team demonstrated outstanding individual skills and textbook-level team coordination, especially mid-laner JM in the early game..."

"According to the head coach's post-match interview, the team's success was due to their superior discipline, as well as their united teamwork and communication..."

PDD: !!!
Smile:!!!
Mingkai: !!!
Pang Ran: ╰(*°▽°*)╯

All I can say is that Jiang Ming understands perfectly what the first generation of LPL professional players truly desire.

With each of them having worked in the esports industry for more than two years, nothing is more inspiring for Smile and his team than gaining mainstream social recognition.

Imagine the strange experience it would be if a group of players, yearning for recognition, were watching TV5 broadcast footage of their victory and the five North American players, each with a small flag on their face, bumping fists with each other.
That night, the LPL players' room at the end of the hotel corridor was unusually quiet; the usual sounds of keyboard typing and game audio had disappeared.

The LPL representative came over for a routine greeting, but through the slightly ajar door, all he could see were four wriggling "cocoons" on the four single beds—four players wrapped in blankets, curled up like shrimp, their faces contorted with suppressed laughter in the cold light of their phone screens.

……

In 13, when computers were not yet widely available, TV5, as a television channel, had a broad audience.

The following summary was given after the first day of the esports all-star live stream;

Although it only lasted a few minutes and didn't even touch on the later OGN match briefing from South Korea, nor did it provide any further explicit description of esports, the mere mention of the Chinese team's participation, leaving the rest unsaid, was enough to create a huge uproar in society. For the esports community, it was like a heavy hammer blow, leaving a powerful and lingering impact.

Many adults who were indifferent to esports, or even viewed it as a monstrous beast, have begun to learn about esports, either voluntarily or involuntarily.

At this point, the LPL operators played a significant role in promoting the representative player "JM".

Chinese parents don't care about champions or the future prospects of esports. If you want to remove the mountain of prejudice against esports in their minds as soon as possible, nothing is more effective than a trending topic like "Outstanding student of Jinling University, a sophomore, has invested in the emerging esports industry, founded an esports club, formed an esports team, and played in the All-Star game as the captain and head coach of the Chinese team..."

Just like a key unlocking the shackles of cognition, it was enough to subtly change their views on e-sports. After all, in traditional values, a child who can manage both academics and career at the same time is always worthy of being looked up to.

What? There's a difference between the national team and the Chinese regional team?
Well, there's no need to get too hung up on those details at this point.

northeast.

The morning light always carries a chilling clarity, and the dark blue sky has not yet faded completely.

Deep in the alley, the iron door of the old-fashioned computer room rattled loudly in the cold wind, and the bamboo stick in Li's father's hand was still covered with dew from the family's vegetable garden.

Looking up at the lights in his computer room, which had been off for two days due to the closure but had suddenly come back on, Li's father, who had once again suppressed his anger, rushed upstairs and opened the door to see his son hunched over in the corner computer booth.

"Go, go, go! Protect me! Pay attention to protecting the back row!"

"Don't rush too fast, don't rush too fast, take the Baron first before going to the high ground."

"Li Weijun!!"

Whoosh!
The crisp sound of the bamboo stick striking the metal chair back startled the dust off the ceiling fan.

The boy, caught in the middle of a team battle, suddenly turned around, nearly ripping off his freshly heated instant noodles with his headphone cord. A few drops of red fell onto the screen, creating a stark contrast with the bright blue "Victory" message in the game.

"Dad...Dad...I think you can listen to my excuse."

quibble?

Seeing the dark circles under his son's eyes and the teacher's inquiry about his absence last night, Mr. Li, whose anger was at its peak, immediately transformed into a prehistoric beast and began a physical confrontation with his son, who loved playing AD games.

The first strike with the bamboo stick is to the hand, causing the person to get up on their own due to the unbearable pain. The second strike is to the foot, preventing them from jumping out of the window and running away. The third strike is to the buttocks, as the buttocks are too weak to cause any major problems.

"You dare skip class now, huh?"

"I told you to study, and you hide here playing these stupid games?"

In just a few breaths, Comrade Li received three blows from his father's bamboo stick.

It wasn't that he didn't want to run away, but he had already run out of pocket money after skipping school for three consecutive days. Even if he ran away now, there was no possibility of continuing to go online and roam Summoner's Rift.

Faced with his father's loving gestures—a gesture that was delivered at a precise angle, raised at a certain height, and lowered with force—Li Weijun could only resort to endless wailing, trying to awaken the little rationality his father had left.

"Aww, I was wrong, I was really wrong, I'll go back, I'll go back, I'll go back to class right away."

“Go back to class? It’s already Sunday and you’re thinking about class now? Even if you go back, you’re just going to skip class again on Thursdays, right?”

"No, no, Dad, I really mean it this time."

"Really?"

"We're both playing games, but some people can bring glory to their country. What would you do?"

"We're both playing games, but he's successful in both his studies and career. You're good at lying to your father."

"..."

Finally, whether from exhaustion or some other reason, Li's father, with red eyes and heavy breathing, stared intently at his son, whose body was covered in red welts from the beating.

Yes, it's just a superficial wound; applying some mercurochrome won't kill you.

Recalling the scene he saw on TV at his friend's house this afternoon, and comparing it to his own son who skips school and stays up all night playing games, he even felt a bit of heart attack pain.

Li Weijun also heard what his father was saying and complained, "Dad, you can't compare me to a monster like JM. He's a superman..."

"Why can't we compete? Don't you always brag to me about your high gaming rank?"

"You've always been bragging to me that going pro is a viable career path, haven't you? Okay, now I'm giving you that chance."

Li's father, furious at his useless account that could only remember heroes' skill cooldowns but couldn't recite the periodic table, said, "Tomorrow, you'll be going to that NXG eSports club's youth training program. If you don't perform well, or get kicked out—"

"You'll have to figure out what to do then!"

"There's an Internet Cafe"

Inside the VIP room!
"Go! Go! Go! Give me a pentakill! Give me a pentakill!"

"Keep him here, keep him here! Xiao Duan, Q him for me, it's my pentakill!"

"Wow, so cute! Duan, you're my god of support!"

When the announcement of the pentakill spread throughout the entire internet cafe, Guo Lin, who was sitting in his seat, was not afraid of the internet cafe owner causing him trouble. He threw off his headphones and roared with his arms raised.

He then frantically shook the body of a thin boy beside him, saying, "Xiao Duan, you are truly my lucky star! Wahaha, my first pentakill in my life!"

The young man called Xiao Duan touched his nose, his tone somewhat ingratiating, "Brother Guo, as long as you have fun."

"Haha, I'm so happy, today was so much fun! I'd like to see those guys still laughing at my Vayne."

"I've already said it, the only thing I'm missing when I'm about to become a god is a good support."

Xiao Duan scratched his head and said, "Well, if you mean Vayne who was pulled down to half health by the female police officer's basic attack at level 1, then I have no objection."

Despite not having read many books, he wisely refrained from saying this to his favorite carry. After all, for him, even if feeding the AD carry was useless in a Gold rank game, he could still ensure victory by feeding other lanes.

Finally, Guo Lin, a local tycoon known far and wide, was in a great mood and pulled out seven or eight red bills from his pocket and slapped them onto Xiao Duan's table.

"Stay up with me tonight, my buddies are coming over later, you're in charge of carrying us."

"Um... Brother Guo, if we're playing ranked matches with multiple players, I can't guarantee that I'll win every single one."

"Don't worry, losing a few games occasionally is perfectly normal. Besides, we guys all follow your lead. What did JM say in his video? A good commander can often win the game more easily than simply crushing a lane. With your King-level skills, carrying a small Gold or Silver rank team is a piece of cake." Guo Lin was full of confidence, frantically calling for people in the group chat.

Generally speaking, it's harder to get the guy next to you to play ranked games for a whole day than to have fun with three or four girls in one night, so you have to cherish him.

"Speaking of which, with Duan's incredible skill, have you ever considered going pro?"

"It's the League of Legends All-Star event these past two days. Today, the LPL team crushed North America 2-0. The atmosphere was really exciting. I watched NXG's support player; his bot lane laning skills weren't much better than yours."

Xiao Duan rummaged through the money on the table, stuffed it into his pants, and then sealed it tightly with a zipper.

After roughly calculating the travel expenses in her mind, and realizing that she had almost raised enough, she didn't hide it from the other party and smiled shyly, "I'm buying a ticket to Jiangsu Province tomorrow. I've already made plans with a friend who has a high score in the provincial exams."

"Hey bro, are you serious?" Hearing this, Guo Lin, whose internet addiction had almost completely disappeared, turned over. "Tell me, which team are you planning to try out for, WE or OMG..."

“NXG, we plan to try out JM’s club first; our friends all recommend them.”

"NXG is great, an invincible team in the LPL. Turtle won all three rounds. Even WE isn't this strong."

"Speaking of which, the owner of an internet cafe mentioned to me that he was planning to form an e-sports team. Why don't you go for a tryout first, and if it doesn't work out, you can come back here and play in the city league together!"

"it is good!"

……

NXG Esports Club.

About 700 meters from the main base, Mo Ziye stood in front of three two-story row houses.

In the bright light, construction workers were pushing the last batch of furniture into the room. The latex paint that had already been applied had no smell, and only the faint, cool fragrance of wood wafted through the air.

Lin Jingyi wrapped her down jacket tighter around herself and turned out through the side door. She lightly pressed the switch with her fingertips, and the warm yellow light in the training room on the first floor went out.

Moonlight streamed through the window, revealing a spacious room filled with long tables and chairs, and a dozen or so computers still covered in plastic protective covers.

NXG's various management rules and regulations have been hung on the wall.

"How's it going in the dorms?"

"It should be ready tonight, so it won't delay the newcomers' move-in tomorrow. There are six rooms in total, and each room will have four bunk beds for students, which can accommodate quite a few people."

"The accommodation space problem is solved, since it's impossible to accommodate so many people all at once."

"What about the basic facilities inside?"

"Hot water and electricity are both fine; now we only have some minor, peripheral issues left."

"As for the management staff, Manager Lin needs to give me one or two more."

"No problem, don't worry."

"Leave professional matters to professionals. Since President Jiang has entrusted you with the entire youth training system, I will not overstep my authority and interfere. However, President Jiang emphasized three points, which I will reiterate:"
First, establish a player personality assessment system, focusing on monitoring stress resistance and teamwork index; second, open up multi-dimensional promotion channels—the second team and youth training camp should reserve at least 10% of flexible trial slots, with positions such as tactical analyst, sparring partner, and assistant coach open simultaneously; give each player as many opportunities as possible from different levels, considering their game rank, even those not suitable to be players can be retained for appropriate development, third…

Lin Jingyi emphasized, "For those players with high rank but flawed character, it's better to miss out than to compromise. Let's make our bottom line clear first. Those who can accept it can stay, and those who can't, we'll arrange for them to leave in advance."

"Hehe, don't worry at all. We won't miss out on the good stuff, and as long as the bad stuff is usable, we won't waste it." The young man suddenly revealed a fox-like smile.

A high rank score indicates talent. Even if you can't use your talent for some reason, you can still put it in the youth training camp to serve as a whetstone for others in the short term.

After all, the NXG youth training camp provides food, accommodation, and a certain salary, so it's reasonable to expect players to contribute to the team, right?

The two exchanged questions and answers. While Jiang Ming was playing in the All-Star game in Shanghai, the others were not idle either. In fact, it could be said that NXG's internal operations were greatly boosted by the attention brought by their leader.

Lin Jingyi looked at the club, which had suddenly expanded considerably, and felt somewhat dazed.

NXG's development speed is truly remarkable. Just half a year ago, it was only a three-and-a-half-story attic building. Now, not only are they considering a second team, but the selection and formation of a youth training camp has also been put on the agenda.

Mo Ziye also smiled broadly. After working for more than a month, looking at the newly implemented youth training camp of NXG, he felt that he, as the youth training manager, finally had a sense of holding the reins of power.

Okay, we have the military tally; all that's left is for the soldiers to be in place.

My dear youth training kids, hurry up and come to your big brother's bowl.

My baseball bat is itching for a fight!

……

"Oh, is everything ready?"

After washing up, Jiang Ming lay in bed and looked at the work progress reports sent by the two "managers" from the club in the work group.

"Please send me a copy of the list of people invited for the trial training tonight," Jiang Ming typed, making a request.

Mo Ziye's reply arrived quickly: "No problem, wait for me for half an hour."

He didn't think his boss was doing anything unnecessary. Jiang Ming was the number one ranked player in the Chinese server, so he must have some understanding of how many high-ranking players perform in matches. Reviewing the trial list in advance was probably to select some player IDs for him to focus on.

NXG's eagerness to establish a youth training system is the result of Jiang Ming's long-term consideration.

With the massive online traffic generated by the All-Star team as a benchmark, Tencent and Riot Games will undoubtedly accelerate their efforts to promote League of Legends.

Although the youth training and second team are currently facing financial constraints, the school provides support for the facilities, so they can manage by tightening their belts.

The City League Championship in the second half of the year is crucial for LPL teams to qualify for the Summer Split, and some wild wolves, smelling the blood, will definitely want to get into the circle and grab a share of the pie.

With the butterfly effect, players from teams that couldn't survive in the LPL were inevitably eliminated, and forming new teams doesn't require a large number of talented players.

He had to get ahead of them and recruit as many of the second batch of talented prodigies in the League of Legends professional scene as possible.

It's important to know that many of the first batch of professional players in the LPL actually switched from other games midway through their careers. The real prodigies are still on their way. If they accidentally miss out on those few SSRs, they'll regret it terribly.

Even without considering the long term, just the end of Season 3 and the sale of a batch of contracts would be enough for NXG to make a hefty profit.

Otherwise, once the LSPL secondary league is fully implemented, the timeline and costs will be significantly increased if we want an opportunity like S3.

He didn't even want to overlook the LCK. During the two rounds of regular season matches before the All-Star event, he trained a number of professionals who monitored the Korean, Chinese, and even European ranked servers every day in order to search for some skilled players in advance.

uh-huh?

Half an hour later, after browsing through the trial list sent by his own youth training manager, Jiang Ming's eyes lit up when he spotted several familiar names and IDs.

Top lane: Long, Nexus, Silence...

Junglers: MLXG, hero, silent...

Mid laners: Free, xiyang, Theking, U
AD: Vasilii, XuanXuanPi, lustre
Support: Duang, moon, Five, Britz
We've always said that casting a wide net and catching more fish is effective!

Although several strange IDs appeared on the trial list, which gave Jiang Ming a sense of familiarity, he was certain that he had never seen them before upon careful reflection.

Well, let's go back and see how things go. This little mishap didn't affect Jiang Ming's good mood at all. His eyes still sparkled with the anticipation and excitement of a card drawer looking for a new card pack.

We haven't seen the ultimate SSR yet, but getting several SR cards in the first batch of youth training is already a big victory for NXG.

　Ahem, observant readers may have noticed a few interesting IDs on this list. It's purely for fun, and it's a way of bringing over the inspiration from that unfinished book. I'm just listing these IDs so I might write about them in a side story sometime.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)