LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 194: Chicken Asia server topped the list, brothers, I am in great shape

At 17 pm in the evening, RNG finished the last regular season game before the Intercontinental Championship, regained their form and defeated IM 2:0, avenging the pain of being double-killed in the Spring Season.

In the backstage corridor, the RNG players who were leaving the stage met the oncoming EDG team.

"It's okay today. I didn't see you make any mistakes. You heard that we have to play a foreign war, so you have to get back into shape quickly, right?" Lin Ruo walked forward to greet him.

"Don't be ridiculous. In terms of mistakes, nothing can compare to EDG's rigorous and chance-free performance."

Xiao Ming responded with a wry smile, saying that the second game was a mess without any mistakes, which did not affect the first game. The team would have a lot of problems to review when they returned.

Upon hearing about the upcoming Intercontinental Championship, the Firefox in the front frowned. UZI is still recovering from injury. The team is under great pressure in the current league. The early record of 4 wins and 2 losses is obviously not enough to satisfy the fans. There are too many areas that need to be adjusted.

It's not a good sign to encounter the Intercontinental Championship.

Playing well might help the team find its direction and recover its form.

But if you don't play well, it will be a big trouble, and it may even be a precursor to the team's collapse.

In addition, dealing with the issue of early version updates requires considerable investment and effort.

"EDG always manages to stay ahead of the meta. When the time comes to work together, it's essential that you share your research. Don't be so stingy."

Firefox teased with a half-smile.

Abu was also very direct: "Of course, if I can provide help, I will definitely do so. Anyway, the four coaching staffs of the Intercontinental Championship will be gathered together to discuss. Team competitions cannot rely on a single team alone. There is a lot that needs to be shared."

They all understand this.

The current overall strength of the LPL is not enough to compete with the LCK, so we naturally cannot be stingy in brainstorming strategies and research.

And everyone knows the current LPL environment.

With the team suffering a Waterloo in the World Championship every year, breaking into the quarterfinals has almost become the long-cherished wish of every team.

The audience's tolerance also has a limit. If there are still weird internal fights, will the popularity of the LPL league be maintained in the future?

After all, we are representing the region, not competing alone in the World Championship, so sharing is a must.

Sincere and united cooperation is the only way to defeat LCK.

This is exactly the significance of Riot Games' careful planning to host the Intercontinental Series.

The group stage matchups in the Asia Challenge are based on league rankings, so for example, Spring Split champion EDG will face LCK champion SKT and LMS champion Flash Wolves.

The teams are arranged in the same way. After two days of group matches, the region with the best results will advance to the finals in advance.

After the group stage, in the semi-finals and finals, it is time to test assistance and strategy.

Both sides will have the ability to arrange their teams to play in order. The deployment of troops will undoubtedly provide more possibilities for flexibility and greatly increase the probability of Tian Ji's horse racing and the weak defeating the strong.

The excitement and surprise it brings are self-evident, and it will naturally attract the attention of the audience.

……

After a brief greeting and conversation with RNG, EDG's game soon began.

NB is the opponent of this game.

After the departure of Uzi and the brief introduction of new mid laner Corn, the team's condition remains the same as before, steadily maintaining its top six position in the spring season, and ranking in Group A only after EDG and WE.

Obviously, with the core player Swift still in charge, NB's playing style has not changed much, so after a brief early elimination in the German Cup, they quickly regained their rhythm at the beginning of the summer season.

It is also worth mentioning that the choice of NB in ​​the bottom lane is no longer a rotation.

The combination of lwx and lqs completely replaced Death Sentence and Doomsday to become the team's starting lineup.

At present, the Xiangsong duo focuses on stability, so thinking about breaking through the bottom lane is not a good method. In the two games, EDG focused on the confrontation between the mid, top and jungle, and fought with NB in ​​the early stage, and won without exception.

NB's biggest problem is that its core output point is weak. Swift's rhythm must not be interrupted. Facing EDG's continuous attack and early targeting, if Swift fails to do anything, the team will inevitably fall into a long period of silence.

This is similar to QG in the spring season.

The difference is that by the start of the summer season, QG (now JDG) had already fully exposed its problems.

Due to the version changes and the fact that Doinb was not in good shape as in the spring season, he was unable to effectively integrate the team with his strong roaming ability. It was natural that the team's performance declined after the name change.

Currently, they are at the bottom of Group B with only one win.

After finishing with a score of 2:0, all EDG players were very relaxed. The six-game winning streak in the league was a good sign for the upcoming Intercontinental Championship.

The person who was interviewed after the game today was the factory manager.

Both the black and white worlds were disappointed to see that Lin Ruo did not come on stage, but when they heard that it was the factory director who came up, they suddenly could accept it.

After all, the first generation King of Dirty Talk lived up to his reputation.

The factory director's ability to organize things is extraordinary.

The sentence 'We are already studying the Intercontinental Championship' ignited the whole audience.

The screen was filled with 777 comments.

The research found that we don’t know how strong our opponents are, but we are ridiculously strong.

At this time, Lin Ruo was packing up peripherals in the lounge. He was very anxious and couldn't wait to go back.

But bad luck.

I avoided one interview, but couldn't avoid another, an exclusive interview with Wanjia Esports.

People have come to the door of the lounge and are questioning you in person. There is no reason for you to refuse to cooperate.

Lin Ruo had no choice but to go to another separate compartment with the staff.

"Hello, contestant Lin Ruo, please say hello to our audience first."

The reporter in charge of the interview was a long-legged beauty with a sweet voice. Lin Ruo felt a little better after seeing her. He nodded slightly and waved towards the camera:

"Hello everyone at Wanjia Esports, I'm EDG's bottom laner, Lin Ruo. Yes, the man who won the Spring Split, MSI, and Demacia Cup titles, and also won all the finals MVP awards. And, as a bonus, I'm also the man who's about to win the Intercontinental Championship."

"Is contestant Lin Ruo so confident?" Regarding the question about the upcoming intercontinental competition, the reporter had already prepared the relevant wording, but before the link came up, Lin Ruo had already blurted it out.

She originally thought that KT coach's claim that they would win 3:0 against EDG in the finals made them invincible, but she didn't expect that there were people who were even more arrogant than KT.

Sure enough, when it comes to appearances, Lin Ruo is still the one who has the best looks.

But is the current LPL really good?
The reporter couldn't help but have a big question mark in his heart, feeling both expectant and worried.

Given the performance at MSI, current LPL fans are more confident in EDG, but it is hard to say about other teams.

The reporter, regaining his composure, changed the subject appropriately: "Contestant Lin Ruo, please first discuss your feelings about winning six consecutive games in the summer season."

Lin Ruo nodded and said frankly, "Sister, let me ask you, didn't EDG win six games in a row in the summer split last year? Did they also win six games in a row in the spring split this year? Now they're winning six games in a row again. So, the question is, if you repeat something three times, how can you feel about it?"

"It seems we've become accustomed to it." The beautiful reporter agreed, but couldn't help but complain in her heart.

However, last summer...

Does it have anything to do with you, brother?

For the sake of her calling her "sister," the beautiful reporter smiled and passed over the topic. "Has Lin Ruo ever played against KT in regular practice matches? I heard from the KT coach in an interview that they are very confident against EDG in the Intercontinental Championship."

"During the Spring Split, we played against each other in scrimmages. Overall, we lost more often, so that might have given KT's coach confidence. Because of Deft and Pawn, KT does know us better."

Lin Ruo could see where KT's confidence came from.

But he just wanted to say that it was a mess.

Are you using the spring season record to brag about the summer season?
Are you going to use the sword of the previous dynasty to kill the current EDG?

"So if Lin Ruo faces KT and his old EDG teammates in the Intercontinental Championship, is he confident he can defeat them?"

Lin Ruo smiled slightly: "To be honest, I really like Master An from Samsung."

The interview came to an end with his irrelevant answers.

The beautiful reporter was confused.

It was not until several months later, after S7, that she understood the true meaning of this sentence.

……

After eating outside and returning to the club, Lin Ruo immediately started the live broadcast and started playing PUBG.

He is in a hurry.

As the competition stage is about to be updated, he has been playing on and off this month, but his ranking in the Asian server is firmly stuck near the second place.

I wish you good luck and happy chicken dinner every day. You told me that you will be ranked second in the Asian server in the end.

This is just a matter of time.

After logging into the server to check the ranking points, Lin Ruo was about 30 points behind the first place. With only a few hours left, he began his journey to rush for points.

[The Intercontinental Championship is here, and you're still playing PUBG.]

He ate during MSI, so why do you care if he eats now? I'm used to it. Lin plays other games every day besides scrimmages, and his form hasn't declined.

Yes, if I see Lin Gou playing ranked in League one day, I might be worried about his condition.

【Reverse the Tiangang.】

"Dude, you've already snatched my second place, and you're still going strong. You're not even a professional, so why are you working so hard?"

Wei Shen, who was connected to the microphone, expressed dissatisfaction with his third ranking in the Asian server.

He finally understood why all the professional players on Overwatch disliked Lin Ruo.

He is always trying to steal the limelight from other industries. Anyone who sees him will raise their fists. He is really disrespectful.

However, although Wei Shen said this on the surface, he was actually very happy in his heart.

It’s a good thing that Lin Ruo is obsessed with eating PUBG, as it means his plan to win over people will be very successful.

...

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye. With the combined efforts of the two Jedi Gods, Lin Ruo overtook the opponent to the limit and finally reached the top of the Asian server ranking before the end of the stage around midnight.

[666, really going all out.]

[Great! It's Lin Ruo! Our Chinese PUBG business is saved.]

[Pick up a bit, we Overwatch fans are still waiting for him.]

Did the Alliance win the World Championship? Just keep saying it here, we'll talk about it in two years.

[Actually, it won't take two years. When PUBG or the Overwatch League becomes more popular than the League of Legends, Lin Ruo will start playing PUBG.]

That might be in the next life.

[Nothing can be done about it. Lin Ruo's dream is so pure, and he only cares about money from the beginning to the end.]

More than a month's hard work paid off and Lin Ruo was very satisfied.

And it wasn't just Lin Ruo who was satisfied. The official Chinese PUBG team was even more delighted. They posted a message on their official Weibo overnight to congratulate EDG's bottom laner Lin Ruo for reaching the top of the Asian PUBG server.

Once the hot search is purchased, the traffic will take off.

I accidentally got a big boost, which had an immediate effect on promoting the game.

You should know that during that period, there was only an international version of PUBG. As for the national version, there was no news of it going online yet. Currently, there were only rumors that Tencent was interested in becoming the agent.

Although it has already caused a certain amount of popularity in China since its release in March, who would mind taking advantage of the celebrity effect to make the popularity even higher?

Over the past month, Lin Ruoke has brought PUBG to every corner of the league through live broadcasts day and night.

Seeing the situation was good, Wei Shen began to flatter him: "Brother, you are so strong, it would be a shame if you don't come to the PUBG Pro League and become a big shot."

"Sure." Lin Ruo agreed.

Wei Shen was very surprised: "Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. My requirements are not high. An annual salary of 15 million is enough."

There was no more sound coming from the headset.

Wei Shen got off the plane faster than anyone else.

Fifteen million? Forget it, man. Just focus on playing in the league.

After sending godv away, Lin Ruo gave up the chicken dinner. After so much effort, he finally reached the top. It’s time to play a game of League of Legends to relax.

When he opened it, he saw that there was still an update. Lin Ruo was bored, touching his chin and leaning on the table, looking at the barrage.

"When are we going to Kaohsiung? July 7nd."

"Can we beat the South Korean team? Keep a low profile. We have to beat the provincial team first."

“Will you still live stream when you go to Taiwan?”

Lin Ruo thought for a moment and said, "That shouldn't be possible. The competition is non-stop and will end in four days. I won't have time to do a live broadcast. Let's talk about it after I get back."

Looking at Lin Ruo's reply, netizens laughed and pretended to be humble. If they hadn't read the interview content released by Wanjia Esports in the evening, they would have really believed it.

[You're just pretending. I've already booked the Intercontinental Championship for this afternoon's interview.]

[It's a sure thing anyway. Lin Gou has spoken, so they'll definitely crush KT.]

When did Lin Gou mention beating up KT? When reporters asked him about it, I only remember him saying he liked SSG's An Zhangmeng.

[It should be said that Lin Gou has so many idols, and he is really not loyal to Xiao Gou.]

[Gahaha, only dogs are loyal to humans, but no one is loyal to dogs.]

As the barrage chat went on, it inexplicably turned to the familiar direction of starting a group. As soon as the update was completed, Lin Ruo immediately blocked it, ended the chat, logged into his account and went online. After a long absence, he habitually glanced at the friend list on the right.

Peanut is still in C.

I heard that Peanut’s condition has been very bad recently and is almost approaching the advanced state of a young brush student.

I clicked in to check out the RANK and Korean server rankings, and third place isn't considered low.

Look, Peanut just got five consecutive wins. It seems that the ranking status really cannot be linked to the game performance. Even if he kills a lot in the ranking, it still cannot cover up the fact that his game performance is average.

He also watched the regular season match between SKT and LZ a few days ago. The top and jungle combination of Huni and Xiaohuasheng were killed to pieces. A good regular season turned into Khan's big attack.

It was a great pleasure to beat Khan, the barber.

So roughly speaking, SKT is not the strongest in LCK in this Intercontinental Championship.

The rising LZ didn't show up, so it was obvious that the perennial runner-up KT was the most threatening. Otherwise, the KT coach wouldn't have dared to speak so publicly.

When facing LPL, KT's biggest advantage is that the two Cs in the team are quite familiar with the playing habits of LPL.

Lin Ruo still remembers the 17 Intercontinental Championship. KT did not lose a single game, while the LPL teams RNG and OMG that he faced were all beaten and eliminated.

Without thinking too much, Lin Ruo started to check the update status of version 7.12 while waiting for a break in the ranking.

The intercontinental version is much ahead of the LPL version, so before the game, every LPL team must familiarize themselves with the newly launched version.

This change is quite big.

Just the bottom lane AD, which rarely moved in the past, saw unusual changes this time.

For example, Xia cannot attack when casting her Q skill, and the cooldown of her W increases accordingly, which directly weakens her output capabilities in the middle and late stages.

And Jhin's Q base damage is lowered, while his R base damage is increased.

Camille's passive cooldown has been reduced, and the second damage of her Q has been increased, giving her a small boost.

For Corki, his base attack speed and attack damage have been increased, and his passive ability has increased magic damage. This has improved his combat effectiveness in the early game, and more mixed damage in the mid-to-late game.

With such a significant strengthening, there will definitely be a place for Corki in the mid lane of the Intercontinental Championship.

In addition, Jax, whose W skill provides additional attack range, has been strengthened for several consecutive versions.

Among all the changes in the current version, the bonus effect of Excavator Rek'Sai is undoubtedly the most significant. The basic attack power, armor per level, and underground W damage have been improved, and the R skill can hit the target more reliably.

With the overall strengthening, it has both damage and knockback.

Lin Ruo knew without a doubt that Excavator would become the only choice for the mainstream jungler in the Intercontinental Championship and subsequent leagues.

Glancing to the right, the silent factory manager was using an excavator to explore the canyon on the Korean server.

In the end, Zac, Karma, Malzahar, and the Empyrean were all weakened to varying degrees.

This completely fulfilled the factory manager's wish. Zac and Emerald Green were not his strong points.

After reading the version update, there happened to be a message prompt in the lower right corner, and Lin Ruo opened it to take a look.

Peanut sent him a question mark.

Across the ocean, in the SKT training room, Peanut was wondering to himself, "Does he only come online like this when a big tournament is approaching?"

It has been more than a month since MSI, and Xiaohuasheng hasn't seen any updates about this account on the Korean server.

"Peanut, I heard that you haven't been in good shape recently, but you must work harder. I'm still looking forward to playing against you in the Intercontinental Championship." Lin Ruo sent a string of Korean messages through the Internet to chat.

Upon hearing this, Peanut sighed and slowly typed a reply: "I feel like I might not even be able to play in the Intercontinental Championship."

Since the consecutive defeats to LZ and SSG at the beginning of the season, Xiao Hei has received many opportunities to play, and now he and Xiao Huasheng have started to split the training games on equal terms.

It's understandable that Peanut is worried about his future.

Since the summer season, he has been trying to transform and integrate into the team's tactics, and began to constantly farm jungle to protect development and take damage for the team's double C.

Although he felt awkward, he tried his best from beginning to end. Huni's condition in the top lane continued to decline, which was also the main reason why Peanut had a hard time playing.

The top-jungle synergy is not working, so all we can do is withstand the pressure.

(End of this chapter)