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

Chapter 254 Jiang's Bible!

The moment the photographer pressed the shutter, the image of the League of Legends 2013 World Championship winning team was transmitted to every corner of the world via the live broadcast signal.

Korean online forums were abuzz with discussion.

Korean netizens could no longer contain their frustration after their regional teams missed out on the championship trophy for two consecutive years, suffering a "double runner-up" defeat.

In several countries within the Asian cultural sphere, people are deeply influenced by historical traditions and have an almost obsessive desire for the championship.

Especially for the Korean players who were eager to prove themselves in various fields, their anger at SKT losing the finals 0-3 was understandable.

What are these SKT guys doing? A 0-3 score is a disgrace to Dahan and Minguo.

[Except for Faker, all of you better swim back from the Pacific Ocean.]

[Swimming back? I think we should just throw them onto the west coast of Los Angeles to feed the sharks!]

[They boasted about their plane combination for a week before the game, but it got shot down before it even took off.]

[Is this the invincible mid-lane protection strategy? What do you do when the opponent's mid and jungle are both stronger than yours?]

[If it's a 3-0 scoreline, I could do it too!]

[The gap was huge; I was completely crushed from every angle. I lost the laning phase in the first game, and I lost the roaming phase in the second game.]

[In the end, even the JM team didn't want to play with you anymore. If you have any shame, you should just die right now!]

When Korean online forums descended into near-hysteria, Chinese fans, who had previously engaged in verbal clashes with OGN fans, added fuel to the fire.

Taking advantage of Coach Jiang Ming's last-minute substitution in the third game of the finals, which was tantamount to not using his full strength, LPL players who had bypassed the Great Firewall created GIFs of the incident and added highly sarcastic captions:
"SKT: I'm sorry, I really apologize for not being able to get NXG to use his full strength."

This action is like tearing a gaping hole in the already fragile psychological defenses of OGN fans.

The defeat in the competition had already infuriated them, and the GIF incident became the catalyst for their emotional outburst.

Some extreme fans even threatened to drive large trucks to block the gate of the SKT club in order to vent their anger.

The LPL region, on the other hand, was completely transformed into a sea of ​​jubilation.

The moment the NXG players raised the trophy high above their heads, countless spectators from different backgrounds simultaneously erupted in a deafening roar: college students staying up all night to watch the game in their dormitories, gamers battling it out in internet cafes, young tenants in low-rent apartments, and office workers who had separated from their wives and children to watch the game and were alone in front of their computers in their studies.

Some audience members, unable to contain their excitement, even ran into the streets and started singing and dancing. They could connect with any passerby, even if they were complete strangers, as long as they were shouting "NXG".

After experiencing a shared emotional connection, more and more people spontaneously joined the revelry, to the point that in the middle of the night, many men in hats rushed out of bed after being notified to maintain order on the streets.

All the words in the world can be summed up in one sentence—NXG is awesome!

At that very moment, the traffic value of the e-sports industry experienced a volcanic eruption.

Those investors who were initially hesitant about the market were shocked and bewildered when they witnessed the enthusiastic reaction from players in real life and saw the discussion volume on online forums skyrocket to the sky in just over ten minutes.

After a brief moment of surprise came an extreme frenzy of desperate desire for the youth market.

This night is destined to be sleepless for countless people, just like NXG.

"Hurry up!"

"Make the call and contact NXG!"

"No, no, no, go directly there, send someone to fly to their club tonight."

"Oh, the person who did my data analysis last week and thought there was no need to talk about investment in advance, I've arranged for him to go to Antarctica to feed penguins."

……

However, the outside noise has not yet disturbed the NXG team members.

On the stage of Staples Center, the crowd, having raised their glasses to celebrate their victory, stood in a row, waiting for the organizers' post-match interview.

"Congratulations!" Whether it was pre-arranged or the North American commentators couldn't contain their desire to create a spectacle, the three of them, who were originally standing on the commentary stage, suddenly switched roles, grabbed their microphones, and moved in front of the NXG team to act as hosts.

Sjokz, who was in the semifinals, retreated to the back of the crowd.

(As shown in the picture, the bearded man on the right holding the microphone!)
"Summoners in the arena, please cheer for our S3 World Championship winning team with your passion once again!"

"NXG!" "NXG!"

"NXG!"

After a few seconds, once the atmosphere had calmed down a bit, the staff handed the interview microphones to the NXG team members and asked them about their feelings one by one, following the established procedure.

Song Yuan took the microphone first, his face beaming with barely suppressed excitement, and said loudly, "My feelings can be summed up in one sentence: being able to stand here today and lift the championship trophy makes all the hard work worthwhile."

"I am Norsha, the world's best top laner!"

Mr. and Mrs. Song watching the live stream: !!!
Is there any hope for my mentally challenged son?
Fortunately, Xiao Shitou, who ranked second, answered much more seriously: "I really can't describe my feelings after winning the championship in words! Before the competition, the pressure was really immense, after all, it was the championship. However, I believed in my teammates, the coaching staff, and Ming Ge, who was always silently supporting us. From beginning to end, I firmly believed that we could win this competition."

Yihan turned to look at Jiang Ming and continued, "From the moment I joined the team until now, I've experienced too many setbacks. I've failed, I've made fatal mistakes, and I even doubted whether I truly had the ability to continue in the professional League of Legends arena. Here, I want to thank one person for his constant encouragement and guidance. Thank you for giving me this life-changing opportunity. Without him, I might have given up halfway through—"

"Ming-ge, thank you!"

Xu Jing, on the other hand, maintained his composure: "Haha, my mood? I feel like I can fly right now!"

"Actually, before joining NXG, I never imagined that someone like me could one day stand on the world stage of a competition and even win a championship."

As he spoke, Xu Jing made the classic gesture of defeat from the Dragon Ball Tragedy Tower and chuckled, "But now, sorry, even if you have any objections, you have to say sorry, you are the world's number one AD."

[I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but you really are the world's number one AD carry today.]

[Goodness, it seems the flamboyant Xu's ID is right here.]

LPL viewers watching the post-match interviews in the live stream were speechless.

Following Xu Jing was Pang Ran, and although the organizers did not make any special arrangements, the NXG players, who had undergone extensive training at the club, spontaneously answered according to their positions.

Pang Ran's gaze swept over his teammates, knowing in his heart that this might be the last time the five of them stood on the world stage of a major competition. His tone unconsciously carried a hint of emotion: "This journey has been incredibly difficult, truly incredibly difficult..."

"First, I want to thank myself. That kid who always gives up halfway through persevered to the end. Then, I want to thank my teammates. Thank you for being willing to accept the command of a support player with no experience, starting from scratch..."

……

Finally, the microphone was handed to Jiang Ming, and the bearded man spoke in unison:
"Thank you to the NXG players for their responses."

"Just now, we witnessed the birth of a legendary team. Since its official establishment last December, they have progressed all the way from the city League of Legends qualifiers to the LPL league and then to the World Championship. They have defeated all their opponents, and even now, they still maintain an undefeated record in the main tournaments of BO3 and BO5."

"Finally, I'd like to ask you a question on behalf of players worldwide: Now that you've won the S3 championship, what would you like to say?"

Jiang Ming gazed into the distance, raising the microphone slightly:
"In the name of esports, please allow me to first pay tribute to all those who love and persevere!"

"Standing here today, we first want to thank esports for providing us with this stage. It has allowed a group of young people with dreams to start from training rooms in the corners of the city, from computers in internet cafes that cost two yuan an hour, to step into the spotlight and gradually etch their footprints onto the Summoner's Cup at the World Championship."

"I want to dedicate NXG's first championship to every fan who loves esports. Without you, there would be no JM, and there would be no NXG!"

"Of course, I also want to say to my teammates - you are the best players in the world right now."

“Since the team was established last December, I have always believed that the ultimate opponent of esports is never a particular team, but the self-imposed limitation of ‘impossible’.”

"From the tears shed in underground training matches, the sweat poured into city qualifiers, the tempering of the LPL league, and the battles of the World Championship, every victory stems from the players' relentless refinement of last-hitting, positioning, and team fight details day after day..."

"Finally, I want to say to all young people who dream of esports: This era is not lacking in people with exceptional talent, but in people with great perseverance who can turn their talent into strength!"

"We are never short of starting points, but we lack the perseverance to turn those starting points into legends."

"Hopefully, the story of the five NXG players and the S3 championship trophy can plant a seed in everyone's heart, and may it sprout in the hearts of many more people. No matter which arena you are in, may you always believe that when passion and perseverance resonate, an ordinary starting point will eventually lead to an extraordinary journey."

Translator: !!!
Is this the workload I should be doing for a $200 part-time job?

The telephoto lens of the photographer in the back row followed the translator's trembling shoulders. The young man, his face flushed and sweating, looked utterly hopeless as he tried to recall what Jiang Ming had just said.

The scene fell silent, and the bearded man who was conducting the interview could hardly believe his ears.

Is this really the level of interview quality expected for an esports competition?

However, the viewers in the TGA live stream remained calm, with only occasional comments floating in the chat:
[Basic operations, don't be silly!]

(End of this chapter)