LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 463 I become a monarch and hire college students to work for me.

What is a "dog shill"?

In short, it means having incredibly good luck in the game, to the point that you'd think it was a paid promotion by the official team. This phrase perfectly expresses the speaker's teasing, envy, and jealousy.

The truth is, it's impossible for the viewers in the live stream not to be envious, since the official Romance of the Three Kingdoms team is giving him money to use for card draws at will.

Goodness, it's even more impressive now.

I haven't spent much money yet, but the cards I've drawn are getting better and better.

The daily limit for drawing cards in Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition is 200,000 gold coins, which translates to no more than 20,000 RMB.

Because of the double reward event for the first Emperor Set in the new server, even though Lin Ruo spent nearly an hour drawing, the actual amount he recharged was probably less than 18,000.

And with this not-so-high amount of 18,000, you can get almost anything in the general card pool.

"Three red Zhuge Liangs! Two red Liu Beis, and you even got the rare Sun Quan to be a three-red."

Mingkai was terrified. It was barely acceptable that he had spent nearly 20,000 to collect all the necessary generals and tactics.

But what's with the "redness" thing...?

Don't forget, in the game Three Kingdoms, to achieve a fully maxed-out character, you need to spend at least 100,000 RMB to even be considered a starting point.

However, Lin Ruo only spent less than one-fifth of his resources, and several of the mainstream lineups from the first season, including the Taoyuan Three Brothers, Tianqiang, and Qihu Dun, almost reached the level of half-red.

It's already good enough to draw all the blank cards, how can you possibly get red cards?

If this isn't defying the heavens, then nothing is defying the heavens.

Mingkai and the viewers in the live stream were all thinking "mmp" but didn't know whether they should say it.

For Lin Ruo, having higher-level orange cards with higher red rarity, plus the fact that all the three-star and lower-level generals he draws can be converted into battle points to improve their skill strength, is a great advantage.

Basically, the team that can fight is fully formed.

Why bother with Sun Jian clearing the land now? Of course, it'll be Liu Bei and Zhang Fei!

This was an absolutely god-tier early-game combination in Season 1. With the addition of red stats and complete tactics, their early-game capabilities have undoubtedly improved significantly.

By the afternoon, Lin Ruo had already progressed from attacking level 1 lands to directly unlocking higher-level level 5 lands.

However, due to a training match after 2 PM, when Lin Ruo, who had been inactive for nearly four hours, logged back in, he was nowhere to be found in the top 300 of the power rankings.

On the contrary, the game's world chat channel became incredibly active. Through internet news reports, it seemed that all players knew that Lin Ruo, the world champion in League of Legends and Go, was also playing in their region.

Therefore, the conversation almost entirely revolved around Lin Ruo.

Where is Lin Shen? Does anyone have his coordinates? I need to take a look.

[It seems to be called EDG Zhao Da Mao, and the main city's location is in Jiangdong.]

【No, why did you end up in that godforsaken place, Jiangdong? Wouldn't it have been better to come to Hebei? Shandong would have been fine too.】

[Rise again, Lin Shen! Come to Hebei and join our Changge sect. Let's break through the pass together, conquer the world, and achieve hegemony!]

[What's so great about Hebei? Shandong is much better. Lin Shen doesn't even need to rise again; he can just come out of the pass and wait for us to conquer the resource state and join our alliance.]

Many players disagreed with Lin Ruo's random choice of where to land.

After all, a suitable geographical location has a significant impact on the struggle for hegemony.

Among the six birth states in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the three rich resource states in the middle are known as the "Upper Three" and the "Lower Three".

This also led to a situation in most regions where initially the alliances of the three upper states fought against the alliances of the three lower states, with the battles mainly taking place in the three major resource states in the middle.

In particular, there was a fierce battle for the access points to and from the Guanzhong and Jianghan resource prefectures.

Hebei and Shandong have an absolute first-mover advantage in this regard.

There is no other reason.

The most important resource-rich state of Sili is closer to Hebei and Shandong, which makes it possible for those born in those two states to enter Sili faster and earlier.

The tower near the water gets the moon first.

Whoever first enters Sili and captures the capital Luoyang will undoubtedly gain absolute initiative in the pursuit of hegemony.

This leads most players to choose to land in Hebei or Shandong for a better gaming experience, resulting in the two provinces having a stronger overall strength.

Other than those born in other states, they often could only serve as vassals of the hegemony, either being integrated or willingly becoming subordinates.

However, Lin Ruo, who was just playing around from the beginning, naturally didn't think about these things.

It doesn't matter where you land, it's all the same.

Does dominance really matter? It's just about getting more gold coins to draw the special Dominance card packs in the new season.

I'm a whale (someone who spends a lot of money), so what card can't I get?

If you don't have money, just ask the official Romance of the Three Kingdoms team to send you money.

After finishing the training match, Lin Ruo would casually set up a piece of land and leave it running until the review was completed and dinner was finished. Around 18 PM, he would slowly sit back down in front of his computer to continue his exploration.

He doesn't pay much attention to the world chat, but that doesn't stop his in-game private messages from exploding, with over a hundred unread messages popping up frequently.

Other states' administrators tried to win him over to leave Jiangdong, some tried to chat him up by calling him their fan, and the biggest power in Jiangdong invited him to join their alliance.

Lin Ruo thought for a moment and chose to ignore it.

As for joining an alliance, let's wait until we're fully developed and ready to leave the pass before joining.

Given his current underdeveloped state, as I said before, by the next morning, the prime real estate in front of his house will probably already have someone else's famous name written on it.

"Look at you, you've wasted your money, and you're not even bothering to farm and develop your character properly."

Mingkai stood by with his hands shrugged, feeling that Lin Ruo was wasting the value of the account.

After all, more than half of the first day of pioneering has passed, and we haven't even reached 3000 power points yet. It'll be ages before we can develop properly.

I'm afraid that by then everyone else will have already come out of seclusion and started fighting, while Lin Ruo will still be in his birth state, using a semi-auto-play mode to outwit and outfight the barren land.

He just hopes Lin Ruo can quickly find a power leveler to help her level up and recover, otherwise it will be troublesome if she can't keep up with the game's pace.

Normally, a red account with all the generals and tactics would be very easy to start a new game, but unfortunately the account owner is not up to par. Although there was a four-hour training match and post-match review in the afternoon, it had an impact.

However, Lin Ruo didn't really do any more land reclamation after returning from dinner...

First, he started a live stream and flirted with the audience, then he played cards and fought zombies. Only after realizing what was happening did he open the Romance of the Three Kingdoms interface and conquer a piece of land.

Mingkai even had the urge to help Lin Ruo play.

This account is very popular; it's shameful to waste it.

[Is Lin Gou still playing? It seems like you're planning to run away. Here's the deal: I'm shameless, just remember to give me your account if you do.]

[I'm a college student, so send this to me first. Summer vacation is almost here, and I can lie in bed all day without eating and play all day long.]

【Are you guys dreaming? Knowing Lin Gou's personality, if he were going to run away, he'd definitely list it on the trading platform and sell it to recoup his losses. Do you really think we're joking about Lin Shen's money-grubbing ways?】

[I'm just asking Lin Gou if he still wants to play. If he does, I'll buy an account in this region right now, not for any other reason than to hang out with Lin Gou.]

[Damn, I'm going to buy an account too, create an alliance and make Lin Ruo the leader, then help him ascend to the throne as monarch. I don't have any other plans, I just want to see Lin Ruo show off.]

[Damn, are you guys trying to prevent Lin from playing properly? Unlike me, I already have an account in this region, so I just rejoined Lin in Jiangdong.] "You all want to team up with me that much? Okay." Lin Ruo proactively spent 500 gold coins to create an alliance.

What should we call it? Let's call it Kunmen.

Since he didn't want to join any other alliances anyway, he might as well create his own alliance, take charge, and have some fun with the viewers in the live chat.

After all, if someone can watch his livestream all day long, regardless of anything else, they definitely have the time, so they're absolutely perfect for playing this game that requires two people to grind.

Soon after its creation, more than five people joined the alliance.

Lin Ruo, who had a bright idea in mind, decisively assigned corresponding official positions to these people, such as deputy leader, commander, and officials.

Establishing an alliance is no trivial matter. Once more people join, it becomes crucial for those in charge to formulate battle strategies, compete for supremacy, and manage alliance affairs.

Lin Ruo dares to guarantee that he definitely can't do these things. I'm too lazy to even clear land, let alone have the mood to bother with these mundane matters of money and daily necessities.
Forget it, I might as well relinquish power sooner and become a retired emperor to enjoy life to the fullest.

"Alright, those of you who joined early and were assigned official positions by me, you will be in charge of my Kun Sect from now on. You will be responsible for handling important matters of the world. Whether you can compete for hegemony depends on your performance."

He first paints a rosy picture, then offers a monthly card worth a few dozen yuan as a consolation prize. It's hard to say about other people, but college students will definitely be devoted to him, calling him their godfather and working for him hand and foot.

Lin Ruo was also surprised that in just two and a half hours of pioneering work, the number of allies had surged to nearly one hundred.

These people generally have low power levels, which means they are either newly created accounts and entered the Jiangdong region, or they bought accounts and started over from other states.

Seeing the barrage of comments saying "I'm here," Lin Ruo knew that this was the prelude to being crowned emperor.

Their influence is quite significant.

It is precisely because of the continuous addition of new accounts that the prices of all accounts in Zone 3135 on the trading platform have almost doubled, completely exceeding the value of the accounts.

However, since Lin Ruo is in this area, his presence is absolutely attractive. Most people who want to enter the area either create their own accounts or buy accounts to log in for convenience.

Especially for accounts in Jiangdong, which can join the Kunmen at any time, the price of these accounts has more than doubled.

Players no longer introduce their team composition; they simply state in their promotional description that they were born in Jiangdong and can join the Kun Clan at any time. In the next second, someone will place an order to buy the account without even looking at it.

The number of people a region can hold is limited, so for most of the viewers who want to play games with Lin Ruo, the first thing they need to do is try every possible way to get into the region.

We'll talk about the rest later.

It doesn't matter if your account isn't valuable; in games like Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition, grinding is also part of your fighting power.

As time went on, less than a day after the server opened, the popularity of server 3135 skyrocketed, and it quickly became a well-known server packed with players.

The alliance is almost overcrowded, but there are still many players applying to join. We need to acquire some cities to upgrade them so we can continue recruiting.

[It seems like the Lingxiao Alliance next door wants to start a war with us. Wait, why are they all building camps near Lin Gou's main city? Are they preparing to send troops over?]

"Of course! A birth state can only have one strongest ally. If two allies coexist, it'll be chaos."

However, we're still in the early stages, so they probably won't be in such a hurry to start a war with us.

【Then we need to quickly take down all the bridgeheads in the birth state that we can attack, so that we can cut off their movement routes when the war starts.】

In the bustling alliance channel, as more and more people joined and chatted, several administrators, who looked like college students, were very attentive in arranging the next steps.

Unlike Lin Ruo, who focused solely on farming and developing his character, he preferred this kind of development.

Actually, he was too lazy to fight, but he had many good brothers, and some comrades in the alliance actually took the initiative to pave the way for him, which showed that he was very conscious of his position.

That makes developing your territory much easier. Just send your troops to high-level lands and wait to be picked off. Then, your allies can spread out from low-level lands to your chosen locations, and once you have a link to a land, you can quickly take down the defending troops and occupy it.

So tell me if this saves you trouble or not.

Lin Ruo, whose power was rapidly increasing, was still dawdling during the day, but by nightfall or early morning, his power value, representing the corresponding amount of land, had directly exceeded 5000.

Finally, I made it back onto the power rankings for the entire region after a long absence. Although I'm still at the bottom, it's better than not being on the list at all.

This performance undoubtedly surprised Mingkai again: "How can you hit the ground so fast?"

She was dawdling all afternoon, but quickly broke through 5,000 power points in the evening. This can only mean one thing: Lin Ruo didn't rest for a moment after dinner.

Lin Ruo was indeed not idle. Under Jin Gong's watchful eye, he played more than twenty rounds of Dou Dizhu and earned countless beans, which made people envious.

Jingong also likes to play cards, but he has lost so many beans that he has to share his card-playing software with his friends in order to receive welfare benefits.

"Oh, you finally joined the alliance, and you're even the leader. So you didn't join before because you wanted to go it alone, huh?"

"Huankun Sect, you little black-hearted devil." Mingkai looked at the alliance name, laughed, and then left.

In the past, when Lin Ruo mentioned things like Kun or chicken, even her brother was not very knowledgeable.

However, I'm sorry to say now, because my brother's variety show has already been broadcast successfully, and that basketball video has already spread all over the internet.

Nowadays, there is no one in the world who doesn't know the meaning of "kun" and "chicken".

Okay, now we're just waiting for the lawyer's letter.

...

The following day, Lin Ruo got up at eight o'clock as usual, logged into Romance of the Three Kingdoms to develop his forces, conquer lands, and upgrade his generals. At the same time, he worked hard to increase his resource acquisition to ensure he had sufficient supplies.

With great comrades paving the way for him, Lin Ruo didn't have to lift a finger. He could just relax and play other games, waiting for people to reach him so he could log in and play. It was impossible for him not to be happy.

The newbie period will end two days after the server opens, and today is already the second day.

Lin Ruo naturally had to speed things up, since during the novice period, not only was marching stamina halved, but it also meant that he could run around more and conquer more land.

At the same time, occupying a piece of land takes less than two minutes.

In the normal stage after the beginner period, it can take a full five minutes to clear a plot of land, and the waiting time is self-evident.

It takes forever to scroll through Douyin (TikTok).

Therefore, the effort put into development during the first two days of the beginner phase can be equivalent to several days of normal development, which is why it is so important.

Around 22 PM, while Lin Ruo was still working hard on the field, Abu came to the training room to inspect as usual.

That's what they said, but what they really meant was to tell everyone to go to bed early, since there's a match against IG tomorrow.

Then, watching Lin Ruo play the new game, Abu shook his head with a forced smile and left.

His obsessive-compulsive disorder got the better of him, and he couldn't control her. Lin Ruo could achieve good results even when she was just playing around, so he had to coax her.

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would have to pour Lin Ruo a glass of water and put it aside.

At this time, the announcement of EDG's starting lineup on Weibo immediately sparked a lot of discussion.

Lin Ruo's long-awaited return to the starting lineup has instantly heightened the excitement of the derby match between EDG and IG, making many viewers eagerly anticipate it.

Unlike Lin Ruo, who was thinking about something else entirely at that moment.

Tomorrow the newbie period ends, and the alliance management he assigned has already formulated city-attacking tasks to facilitate future deployments and recruitment.

Meanwhile, Lingxiao, also from the Jiangdong region, is eager to start a war. It is highly likely that after conquering the city by noon tomorrow, the battle will take place in the area around the pass in the afternoon.

Both sides want to cross the border and advance into the resource state, so occupying the border position to take the initiative and restrain each other is very important.

Everything was fine, except that Lin Ruo was thinking about the competition tomorrow afternoon and wouldn't have time to log in.

Good heavens, it seems we're destined to miss the first Allied battle.

(End of this chapter)