LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 341 I'm a professional at carrying girls in Dota.
"Congratulations to EDG! They swept IG 2-0 to win their third victory in the Spring Split and continue to lead the Western Conference in inter-group matches."

I remember shouting from the commentary booth: "We didn't give IG a single chance in the two games today. They have undoubtedly proven to us that, under Lin's leadership, this EDG team is still the absolute hegemon of the LPL."

In Jide's opinion, his statement about being able to consecutively defeat two formidable rivals, RNG and IG, in the Spring Split championship might be a bit too lenient.

With the addition of RW, the super team that IG has already defeated, all three of the most promising S+ teams in the Spring Split have suffered their first loss.

The facts only prove one thing: EDG will most likely defend their league title easily.

This is not only his opinion, but also the opinion of most LPL viewers after the match.

There's been a lot of discussion about it on Baidu Tieba.

[An episode where the Spring Split champion was no longer in doubt.]

[Damn, Lin Gou is still the same Lin Gou. Turns out he switched to jungle just to make it easier to stomp noobs.]

[AD carries have been thoroughly outclassed; now it's the junglers' turn. Mid laners, please be prepared for next season.]

[Haha, EDG is finished after the transfer window closes. This is the biggest joke I've ever heard.]

I'm the only one who firmly believes EDG won't fail, because I always know who EDG's backer is.

Team A+ still needs to work harder. There are many opponents at your level. Team S has only defeated two. You should keep a low profile.

[They definitely need to keep a low profile. I think EDG can barely secure the Spring Split championship right now; the MSI championship is still uncertain, considering how strong KZ is next door.]

[You shouldn't have mentioned it, because the moment you did, I thought of Peanut...]

Peanut is a consistent feeder for Lin, unbeatable in both tournaments and ranked games.

[To reunite with Lin and hand out the championship, Peanut really put in a lot of effort in the league, leading KZ to an unexpected four-game winning streak and the top spot.]

...

"Let's go, it's a holiday!"

The atmosphere in the EDG team's rest room after the match was cheerful. Post-match analysis? Whoever wants to do it, let them. We're on holiday tomorrow for Chinese New Year.

"Who will participate in the post-match interview?" As he said this, Abu couldn't help but turn his gaze to Lin Ruo.

Lin Ruo lay on the sofa and shook her head: "Give the newcomers a chance, okay? You go, Xiao Gongzi. Next time, Da Tou will go."

After saying that, Lin Ruo turned around and started packing up her peripherals. It was time to go back and continue her quest for higher scores.

He doesn't want to waste a moment right now. Of course, if Abu has the idea of ​​continuing to treat them to a big meal as a reward, well, then there will be a reason to delay.

As Lin Ruo thought about it, her eyes filled with hope as she looked at Abu.

Abu wanted to avoid the situation, but Lin Ruo had already started ordering food on her phone.

"You started before I even told you?"

Lin Ruo smiled knowingly: "Some things don't need to be said. I understand you."

He knew that Abu had enough money to afford the dinner.

...

After having a good meal and thoroughly enjoying himself with Abu, Lin Ruo returned to the club and started her live stream as usual. She still had a few days of hard work to reach the level 13 rank that would allow her to rank up.

For the first half hour of the live stream, Lin Ruo continued to stream as usual.

First, he went to the Kingdom of Rock to complete the daily check-in task, then played two rounds of Dou Dizhu (a card game), fought zombies, planted sunflowers, and frantically showed off his dazzling screen-switching speed in front of the camera.

For accustomed viewers, it's fine, but for many new viewers, it's a real headache.

Constantly switching screens is like getting dizzy playing games like CrossFire to them; for them, even looking at the super-enhanced version is a sin.

"If you really want to play ranked matches, just buy an account or I can give you mine," Mingkai said as he walked over, picking his teeth.

The reason why Dota 2 requires level 13 to play ranked matches is obvious: it's to give players a basic level of proficiency so that ranked matches don't feel like playing against bots.

Given Lin Ruo's current abilities, Ming Kai can say without hesitation that if Lin Ruo isn't capable of playing ranked matches, he wouldn't even be qualified to play casual matches.

Of course, he didn't think that Lin Ruo's slow and deliberate gameplay was a waste of time; he just felt that it was too unfortunate for those novice players to be matched with Lin Ruo.

This constant drama of fathers beating their sons is driving players who haven't even reached level 13 to quit the game.

Mingkai said this for the sake of Dota 2's sustainable development. After all, the current environment of the Chinese server is just average, but this average doesn't mean that it's like League of Legends where there are too many actors throwing the game.

It specifically refers to the issue of online player numbers. Dota 2 is not as popular as League of Legends right now, so it's a good thing if it can reduce the number of players Lin Ruo is forcing to quit.

As for worrying that Lin Ruo is too tired or that playing matchmaking is too time-consuming, that's just wishful thinking.

Mingkai doesn't care about players who constantly use his memes; he's a man who clearly distinguishes between hatred and resentment in this regard.

Ignoring the head coach's words, Lin Ruo started a match during a break between N matches. After a few minutes of queuing, he entered the selection screen, found Shadow Fiend in the special selection channel, and made a decision. This had been his go-to tool for climbing the ranks in the past few days.

Shadow Fiend can unleash extremely high magical burst damage in the early game, and his physical damage output in the late game is also quite good. His strong wave clear ability allows him to farm gold and push lanes at high speed.

In other words, if you play well, you can crush the opponent in the mid lane and end the game in fifteen minutes. The key is to achieve a fast push effect.

The player laning against him in this game used Viper in the second position, another hero with excellent laning capabilities.

The first skill, Poison Attack, inflicts a venom effect on basic attacks, dealing continuous damage and reducing the target's movement speed and magic resistance. This effect can stack, up to a maximum of 6 times.

The second skill, Netherworld Poison, releases a poisonous mist into a target area, causing continuous damage to enemies within the area. The longer the mist lingers, the higher the damage. Simultaneously, enemy attack speed is reduced.

These two skills are somewhat similar to Cassiopeia from League of Legends, but to put it another way, well, that might be a bit of a reversal of the natural order.

Compared to this.

The third skill is what Lin Ruo finds most annoying: any enemy that damages the Nether Dragon within a 1200-range radius will suffer a backlash, not only taking damage but also having their attack speed reduced. Furthermore, this skill also increases the Nether Dragon's magic resistance.

The Shadow Fiend he controlled, whose first skill, Shadow Destruction, has a maximum attack range of only 700 (close, mid, long, and medium range).

But it doesn't matter, defeating the strong laner will obviously end the game faster.

I went out and bought a money-giving chicken, three tree branches, a large medicine jar, and a tree-eating item, and as usual, I went to the river to show off.

Then I went back to hold the lane. I held the first wave of minions quite skillfully, only letting one minion slip through first, which naturally gave me an advantage in the minion positioning.

Then it's time to start wearing down the opponent. Although the attacks will be reflected, it doesn't matter. He just needs to make sure that the damage the opponent takes is higher than the damage he takes.

In the one-sided operation, Lin Ruo managed to last-hit all the minions in the first wave and even denied two more. His skill was so strong that the opposing mid laner typed a question mark in the public chat.

He comes to play matchmaking to have fun, but it seems like the other side is playing it to vent their frustrations.

Under Lin Ruo's continued pressure, the opponent tried to find a counterattack point, but the result was that he could not counterattack at all.

The Nether Dragon has very low base armor, and its most fatal weakness is that it has the lowest movement speed in the entire game, only 275, and it does not have any skills to accelerate its movement.

In other words.

Trying to dodge Lin Ruo's poke with positioning is too difficult.

In addition, Lin Ruo's Shadow Fiend poke is already accurate, making it seem like he's just taking targeted skills.

With the movement speed of the Underworld Dragon, it couldn't escape. It could only turn around and spit out spell orbs to fight back. Under the unfavorable minion wave situation, it was still beaten quite badly and finally had to retreat to the tower.

After finishing the ointment, the opponent wanted to call for the chicken to transport supplies, but Lin Ruo would not give him the chance and easily took the first blood while carrying the tower.

Go back and get bracers, bottles, and boots to increase movement speed.

Starting at level 3, Shadow Fiend gains even stronger pressure. He can farm minions, control the minion wave, and quickly push the creeps to the enemy tower, making things increasingly difficult for the opponent's Viper. If he can't win, he'll have to call for backup, but Shadow Fiend is a hero particularly vulnerable to being caught.

However, the imagination was beautiful, but the reality was cruel. Lin Ruo had already called her teammates.

After one wave of attacks, both the helpers and the opponents were accidentally killed.

Next, purchase eyes and place them on both sides of the river to control the flow of energy and ensure survival.

During the peak periods of levels 5 and 7, Lin Ruo's suppressive power entered an even more terrifying stage.

Lin Ruogang, who had just gotten his fourth kill, used a teleportation scroll to log back in, only to find that his opponents had vanished without a trace.

"Did they wander off?" Lin Ruo was just about to decide whether to follow them to take a look at other routes.

Other opponents in the public chat were cursing: "Damn, there's an AFK player."

Oh, so you made the other team go AFK. Oh well, there's nothing we can do about that.
Realizing that he had gone a bit too far and might have dealt a huge blow to the novice players, Lin Ruo could only continue to be ruthless, trying his best to put pressure on the other four people on the other side, so that they would understand as much as possible why the Underworld Dragon was AFK.

Seeing them surrender at lightning speed as soon as the time was up, Lin Ruo felt that they should be understanding and at least wouldn't report them to their second-instance site.

【It’s too brutal.】

[Lin Gou really went all out. What kind of skill is it to bully newbies in a match? If you're so capable, go and fight those pros. Oh, right, you've already fought Liu and Lu. Never mind then.]

[I didn't have a good time dominating the match this afternoon, so even in a casual game I have to stomp on noobs.]

[Just kidding, what does it have to do with me, Lin Gou, beating noobs in LoL and beating noobs in Dota 2?]

[It's obvious that I didn't get a good game this afternoon. It's all IG's fault for not giving me, Lin, enough of a gaming experience, so I had to come back and find enjoyment in Dota.]

Yes, it's all IG's fault. I suggest Dota players flood IG's official Weibo account with criticism.

Watching the comments for amusement, Lin Ruo took a sip of water and started the next game. Stomping noobs gets boring after a while.

After torturing Lin Ruo three or four times, he lost interest and started his career of providing commentary.

"Any netizens who want to duo queue with the streamer, oh no, I mean duo match? The entry fee isn't high, just send a big sword and we'll play a game," Lin Ruo said, coughing.

Enjoying something alone is not as fun as enjoying it with others; playing a game alone is not as fun as playing with someone else; and playing a game with someone else is certainly not as fun as playing with five people.

Of course, all of this is contingent on them paying for it.

[How disgusting, Lin is here again to freeload. Brothers, don't spoil him, or he might retire on the spot after making enough money. I heard from a rumor that Lin has been playing professionally for the money all along, and he even plans to retire at 25.]

I remember retiring at 20, so brothers, please don't aid the enemy!

[No brothers would spoil him like that; you should tell your sisters not to spoil him.]

[No one's actually going to send Lin Gou some kind of magic sword, is duo queuing such a big deal? If you want to duo queue, come find me. Not 998, not 648, just 6.48 yuan.]

[6.48 yuan is still too much; it's consumer fraud. I only need 4 yuan to buy a cup of instant noodles. That's a fair price, no deception.]

I don't want money, but the only requirement is that she's a girl, hehe.

Don't change the subject, damn it! It's one thing to scam money using League of Legends, but now you're trying to scam me using Dota.

[If it had been delivered yesterday, I would have done so. Unfortunately, I got scammed after helping an old lady last night, and now I'm surviving on instant noodles. Lin Gou, please don't blame me.]

[If you don't want to send it, then don't. Your excuses are endless. I'll just be blunt: Lin Gou, I don't have money. Even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you. Last year, buying you fan light sticks was my biggest contribution, and I still regret it now, boohoo.]

[What's wrong? You bought at least 10,000 light sticks for your fans, and now you regret it?]

[You bunch of idiots, it seems I'm the only true fan. If Lin is considering staying up all night, I can send him some.]

"Staying up all night is impossible," Lin Ruoyi said firmly, refusing the request.

It's normal for viewers who post comments not to send gifts, but there will always be true fans who will.

Before long, Lin Ruo met with his true fan and connected via microphone. As expected, it was a female fan, while the male fans could only express their sympathy for their idol.

"Lady, what hero do you want to play? Will you support me, or should I be your carry?"

The female fan on the other end listened and felt that the words seemed to convey the same meaning from beginning to end.

But it doesn't matter, it's the same no matter what position she plays.

At the start of the game, the two naturally went to the top lane together. Lin Ruo played the position one Juggernaut, but the hero's appearance didn't resemble a swordsman or a saint at all. If you didn't know better, you would think he was a red-haired monster.

True fans use Vengeful Spirit, a hero who appears to be a support but can actually play positions one through five, simply because of his high damage output.

As long as the firepower is sufficient, it's obviously fine to attack any lane.

"Hey lady, aren't you online yet?" The minion wave was almost there, but Lin Ruo saw that the person was still in the fountain. Didn't they buy a mouse?

"I was looking at the skill prompts, but there were too many words, and I didn't understand some of them," the woman honestly answered his question over the microphone.

Lin Ruo didn't know where she bought the account, so she could only start the arduous one-against-two laning phase.

A true fan demonstrated Vengeful Spirit's skills as soon as he logged on, showing what it means to attack thin air.

Lin Ruo was in a calm mood, but when she looked at the equipment inventory, she realized what shock meant: "Why did you only buy one item for starting out?"

"Save some money, what if you spend it all and then have no money left?" the other person replied matter-of-factly.

Lin Ruo paused for a moment, then said softly, "Do you usually watch my matches or my live streams?"

"I'm not watching, I'm a new fan and a fan of your looks, but I'm still supporting you in the rankings."

"What list?" Lin Ruo asked, puzzled.

"Weibo Gaming Celebrity Value Ranking".

Lin Ruo hummed in agreement and fell silent. What was the point of voting every day if there was no reward? Oh well, as long as he and Tian Ye's crappy CP didn't reach number one in activity on the super topic list, that was a good thing.

Having suffered the blow of being reassigned, this super topic is likely already half dead.

Now they should be shipping iboy and Tianye, but it's clear they can't really get into it, since the former's looks don't fit their aesthetic preferences.

After a brief Q&A session, the game continued, and to be honest, it was quite difficult.

Anyway, after the game, Lin Ruo never wanted to play with girls again. Even if he wanted to, he would first check if the game account belonged to him.

Who can guide a complete beginner?

While Lin Ruo was deeply tormented by the pressure of being in the center position, the viewers in the live chat were actually enjoying it, all calling for the next person to take the lead. They found the tough match much more interesting than the easy one, especially seeing the possibility of Lin Ruo losing.

Lin Ruo refused.

Until someone offered him ten great swords, Lin Ruo once again entered the mode of taking girls along without hesitation. As long as the money was enough, he was actually willing to make some sacrifices.

Great, this time the partner wasn't too bad either.

However, even Yun is easy to win against, though there will inevitably be some twists and turns, since he is not a genius but a blatant cheater.

When in doubt, just call out "Deep Blue"—or rather, "System Points"—and you're all set. The experience points accumulated over so many years of gaming are deeply ingrained in my mind; they weren't earned for nothing.

Everything that could be resolved with money didn't end until midnight, because Lin Ruo, who advocated a healthy lifestyle, wanted to log off and rest.

As I said before, what's the point of making money if you can't take care of your health?

(End of this chapter)