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

Chapter 158 Are you guys trying to kill me instead of just being buddies?

#NXG's championship win premiere!#
#Take you through the training process of a professional gamer!#
#JM allegedly did something out of the blue, with a wealthy patron reportedly spending a fortune?#
#Mysterious Tournament, JM adds a new role to his resume: commentator, following his roles as a college student, club owner, professional player, and head coach.#
All I can say is that these shockers outside the media are all incredibly good at coming up with headlines.

The UC Shock Department was so busy recruiting that it was amidst all this discussion that NXG's championship premiere event, which thoughtfully avoided the time of senior high school exams, became even more popular.

With such exposure, NXG no longer needs to worry about having hype without substance, as they did before. Once they have the title of champion club, even the most disgruntled people will have to back down. Starting a fight when things are going badly is not advisable. At least until they defeat NXG next season, no other opinions are allowed.

Time flies by.

NXG base.

The five people are preparing for today's live broadcast.

"Xiao Xu is in charge of leading the audience in basic skills training, while Pang Ran is doing vision exercises."

Team leader Chen Muxin is doing the work of a host today—well, the club is paying her double the salary. "Xiao Wu will have some more intense training, working on his movement skills with Song Yuan."

"Sister Chen, what about me?" Shi Zhenyu asked anxiously when he saw that his work had not been assigned for a long time.

Chen Muxin put her hands on her hips and looked the boy up and down. "As for you... Brother Ming specifically instructed you to teach the audience a lesson!"

"Attend class?"

"Well, it can be any topic, whether it's vision control, understanding minion waves, or resource planning. As for how to get involved in product promotion, you can figure that out yourself."

On the YY Live platform, on the 9th, a banner celebrating NXG's victory in the Spring Finals was updated to the platform's homepage by the technical department well in advance.

Whether it's a live streamer or a viewer clicking to enter the platform to watch a program, they can clearly see this eye-catching banner as soon as they enter the platform.

This is why, even though there was still a long time before the live stream officially started at 19 p.m., the popularity of the live stream had already skyrocketed, reaching an astonishing number of hundreds of thousands.

Upon closer examination, this is not surprising.

The news of NXG's undefeated championship victory has had an impact not only on LPL viewers, but also on many professional teams and players in other regions.

In addition, the All-Star promotion was not yet over, and some resourceful individuals managed to bypass the Great Firewall to access the platform through various means, adding to the popularity of the live stream.

Even though the live stream screen was still completely black in channel 120021, some idle players were already waiting there.

What time does the live stream start?!

[Is the guy upstairs a StarCraft player who switched to League of Legends?]

How did you know, bro?

[Hmm, didn't it already say on the homepage? See you at 19 PM tonight.]

Ah... this is going to be a long wait. Can't the streamers start earlier? Even just a short video about the players' daily lives would be nice.

[Hurry, hurry! I can't wait to experience what it's like to be a professional gamer. Today is the day I'll make a name for myself!]

I was simply curious about today's mysterious match.

[Some experts have analyzed that this is very likely a match between NXG's first and second teams, and I think this speculation is quite plausible.]

Wow, this match is definitely going to be exciting! During the championship interview, Pang Pang himself said that the lads in the youth training camp are incredibly talented. I really wonder what it will be like when the first team and the second team play against each other.

[JM's understanding of the game is so high, with his commentary, Mom no longer has to worry about me not understanding the matches.]

As time ticked by, the clock struck 19 PM, and the chat in the live stream refreshed faster and faster. More and more players entered the channel, all eagerly awaiting the start of the live stream.

Just then, viewers suddenly discovered that the original channel room name had been quietly changed:
#NXG team takes you through the daily life of an esports player#
#PS: This is definitely not some kind of "internet addiction treatment" event.#
Just as players were about to complain about NXG's channel livestream name being "hidden in mystery," the livestream screen suddenly lit up.

The arrangement this time was similar to the team's first live stream with all members present. Jiang Ming and team leader Chen Muxin were still in the main live stream room to control the overall situation, while several players also had their own secondary live stream rooms.

However, some sharp-eyed viewers immediately noticed something unusual about these players' live streams: the layout of one of the rooms was completely different from the NXG players' training room.

"Hello, fellow Summoners, good evening!"

"This is the NXG eSports Club's live stream room. I am Chen Muxin, the team leader of NXG, and I will be the host tonight."

Since this was an event, it couldn't be as casual as a personal livestream. Chen Muxin gave a simple opening speech: "The person sitting next to me is the person in charge of our NXG club, as well as the team's head coach and mid-laner—"

Before Chen Muxin could finish speaking, the comments section had already completed the task for her.
【JM!】

【Wait, who are you, handsome guy?】

What's the point of dressing up in this wasabi-inspired outfit today?

[Oh ho, legendary skin - commentator "JM"]

[Okay, okay, the team leader is also the host. Is NXG really going to take this part-time culture to the extreme?]

[Hurry up, hurry up, coach, we want to "go pro"!]

Jiang Ming first greeted the camera, "Good evening, everyone!"

His year as a live streamer gave him the ability to quickly scan comments and obtain information.

He certainly couldn't ignore the audience's requests. "Don't rush, don't rush. You can't rush things. Before serving the dishes, we should first introduce how many good things we have prepared for everyone today!"

Chen Muxin smiled and said, "Ahem, please allow me, as a part-time host, to introduce the details of today's live broadcast."

"First of all, our live streaming channel is divided into one main live streaming room and six secondary live streaming rooms!"

"Five players + one each from the NXG youth training base."

"The first segment is of course our champion interview. However, the questions will not be prepared by us, but will be asked by the viewers in the live broadcast room. You ask, and the five contestants will answer. After all, the questions we ask do not represent what the audience wants to know, and we cannot just boast about ourselves."

"Of course, we will also send a small gift carefully prepared by the club to the viewers whose comments are drawn."

【! ! ! 】

[Okay, okay, I love NXG's events where you don't treat your fans like outsiders.]

Hehehe, leave the problems to us, we guarantee you'll be satisfied.

[There's a question; only five contestants answered. Does that mean JM wasn't included?]

As Chen Muxin methodically introduced the day's activities, off-camera, Lin Jingyi, who was in real-time communication with the YY platform, was intently watching the backend data of the live stream shared by the other party.

Starting at 19 PM, less than ten minutes later, all the data showed an astonishing surge to an incredibly high number, and this number continued to rise rapidly at an alarming pace.

[Number of viewers: 110,000]

[Ratio of new to existing users: 1.7:3]

[Interaction Data: Number of bullet comments: 172222, Number of likes: 222222, Gift data, Live stream revenue: ...]

Lin Jingyi focused intently and quickly typed: "If there is any new information from the platform, please let us know in time so that we can adjust the pace and progress of the event if the data fluctuates."

Xu Tao nodded slightly and replied crisply, "No problem!"

……

After introducing all the activities for the day, Chen Muxin quickly adapted to her role as host and began selecting questions for the champion interview segment.

The rules are very simple. To prevent viewers from accusing her of manipulating the situation behind the scenes, Chen Muxin would announce in advance that she would call a pause a few seconds later, and then take a screenshot of which comment in the live chat it was.

"The first question, with five seconds left in the countdown, seven is our team's lucky number, so it will be the seventh comment."

As Chen Muxin spoke, she began the countdown, "Five, four, three..."

The chat in the live stream exploded at that moment, with countless team fans wanting to be the lucky one to ask the first question.

"one!"

When the countdown ended, Chen Muxin took a screenshot in front of hundreds of thousands of people in the live stream, putting the almost countless questions that had appeared on the right side of the room into a blank TXT document on her desktop.

"For the seventh question, let's see which lucky player asked it and what kind of question they asked." As she spoke, Chen Muxin's expression froze, while the viewers who saw the first question in the live stream burst into laughter.

"I'm curious, during the Spring Finals, did anyone make any strange preparations before the match, like trying to accumulate good karma, such as wearing specific socks, red underwear, or eating or not eating specific foods, thinking that this would help them win?"

【puff! 】

[Haha, I've seen the look in your eyes, this isn't a fixed script.]

[Okay, okay, red underwear, huh? That's a really explosive first question!]

What the hell?
Strange preparations, specific socks, and then red underwear?

When they learned the first question from the audience, the people in the secondary live broadcast room stared at each other in bewilderment.

Pang Ran scratched his head: "Strange preparations? No, my clothes are not much different from usual."

Xiao Wu: "Does the fact that Doflamingo wasn't allowed to eat beef before the Spring Finals count?"

Upon seeing this answer, the audience immediately perked up:

[Let's do the math, how can we not? Oh, it seems there really are taboos in the NXT world.]

[Don't eat beef? What's wrong with beef!]

The topic quickly shifted from the contestants to Jiang Ming.

"Well, the reason I don't eat beef actually stems from our NXG's first month-long team dinner. To celebrate the team's official establishment, and considering how hard the players had been training, we were treating everyone to a beef hot pot. Little did we expect..."

"I never expected that three out of five people would have diarrhea for three whole days!" Song Yuan recalled in his live stream, still feeling lingering fear.

Later, the club made a rule against eating beef, and everyone just went with the flow.

When the answer to the question reached AD, remembering Ming Ge's repeated emphasis before the live stream that the answer couldn't be made up, the flamboyant Xu gritted his teeth and lowered his voice to almost penetrate the screen: "I feel pressured during the competition, so I call my sister before each match."

【! ! ! 】

[Wait, should I call my sister?]

[I never expected this! Li Yunlong... cough cough, the most flamboyant guy in the NXG team, Xu, is actually a sissy?]

I've seen plenty of mama's boys, but this is the first time I've seen a sister's boy.

[You people, what's wrong with a loving sibling relationship? There's nothing wrong with a sister being a "baby" (or "older sister").]

Hey bro, I have a Blu-ray restored version of "Yosuga no Sora" that I'd like to discuss with you in more detail! (doge)

I'm on Xu's side this time. Everyone has a weakness.

[Upstairs, your weakness is your older sister, and your biggest flaw is your lack of skill, right?]

The live stream chat became increasingly absurd, but fortunately, the last person in the team to answer a question was Xiao Shitou, and many viewers had high expectations for the jungler who frequently uttered witty remarks.

Shi Zhenyu took off his jacket, revealing a red shirt underneath, and pointed to the small print on it with his right hand, saying, "I have performed a special victory ritual."

"Wearing this red 'Victory in Ranking' outfit before a match significantly improves my win rate."

"Some fans are curious about where I bought this outfit."

"Our NXG eSports Apparel Store just received the five-player team outfits today! The jungler set, which was sold out, is now back in stock. Order the other four positions to complete the team's outfit! We're also offering a limited-time bonus for today's championship celebration: get 10 RMB off orders over 300 RMB, plus a championship bonus! Click the link below to place your order and remember to click the bottom right corner to claim the discount coupon for an additional 5 RMB off! Hurry, while supplies last..."

[Looking for a beanbag, starting with zero frames!]

Did I ask? No, I didn't ask.

This ad placement was more sudden than when I accidentally flashed into a wall!

[As expected of you, Little Stone, NXG's top sales performer.]

Ten or five yuan... I suppose even with discounts, it would be fifty or sixty yuan.

[Buy, buy, buy! Fine, I'll buy! Last time I bought twenty boxes of pork floss cakes, this time I'll buy a whole set of five black outfits.]

[He really is... I'm devastated, all he cares about is selling products.]

Send me the official store link; I want to see if this outfit can cure my low blood pressure.

[I've recorded the screen, quick, quick, I want to see the next question! Experts, get moving! The week's laughs will depend on your questions!]

Clearly, the question and answer of the first intriguing question significantly contributed to the popularity of NXG's live stream.

The number of viewers, bullet screen interactions, and even gift rewards all reached a small peak.

Chen Muxin pressed her advantage and took screenshots of the second question:
"The next question comes from a netizen named Seven Sins!"

"After winning the championship, has anyone thought about doing something really weird with the prize money, like buying a bunch of your favorite snacks, filling your room with them, and then guarding them like a miser? Or maybe getting a full account with all the skins..."

"Or could you tell us how you all plan to use your bonuses?"

It would have been fine if the prize money hadn't been mentioned, but as soon as it was, Song Yuan instantly transformed into a drama queen, dramatically clutching his chest at the camera: "Family members, who understands this! NXG fans, please be my judge!"

"Why can they all freely dispose of their bonuses? Just because I slipped up and told the truth during an interview, the heartless Jiang Bapi actually wants to deposit all of my bonuses into my mother's bank account!"

He suddenly switched to a sobbing voice, "Now I even have to submit a report to buy a bag of spicy snacks. I just applied to buy a skin yesterday and it was rejected. They said this is the beginning of the decline of esports players!"

Song Yuan, who was addicted to acting, suddenly raised his phone screen.

"Is this reasonable? This is not reasonable!"

[Pfft, that's really unreasonable. Having the bonus deposited into the parents' account is no different from being asked to keep their New Year's money safe.]

[I feel like Jm is being too nosy. Aren't all club players under contract? They should have the right to manage their own prize money.]

There might be some hidden story behind this, so we won't speculate. But if the players themselves are not satisfied with this approach, shouldn't the club reconsider?

The live stream suddenly became more intense, and the comments seemed to be deliberately guided, all pointing towards the conclusion that Jiang Ming's decision to distribute the Spring Champion prize money to the players' parents was excessive interference.

However, just as Jiang Ming was about to speak and give a brief explanation, several team members spoke up one after another.

Pang Ran: "You all know my family's situation. My mom said that the money I earn from playing games is not even a fraction of the daily revenue of her barbecue chain."

Xu Jing (laughing while picking his nose): "What are you saying? Didn't Brother Ming contact my sister first and say he would give the money to her? But my sister didn't want it and told me to keep it for when I get married later."

Xiao Wu: "My family situation is special, and the club is already helping me apply for a change of guardian."

Little Stone: "Oh, I'm an orphan, I don't have parents."

Song Yuan, who was deeply immersed in the role, suddenly froze after hearing the answer from the Nakano duo.

The joke was still stuck in his throat when the serious response from the Nakano duo came crashing down like a hammer blow.

A wave of guilt washed over me.

I was just joking, you guys are trying to kill me.
Outside the live stream, a group of viewers who were typing away on their keyboards, following the rhythm of the streamer's interrogation of JM, suddenly stopped typing.

[Is there a special family situation requiring a change of guardian?]

I am an orphan, I have no parents!

Just a second ago, the chat was filled with cheerful banter and playful banter, with some even saying they'd spend 50 yuan to buy a skin. But just like Song Yuan's suddenly frozen expression, there was a brief moment of silence.

“It turns out that JM wasn’t doing evil, acting as a bad guy who took away New Year’s money.” A viewer suddenly murmured, “He was desperately trying to provide shelter for a few homeless children.”

Many people realized that all five members of NXG were under the age of eighteen, which made the handling of such a large bonus seem...

　There will be 5k tomorrow morning.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)